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W I N N I N G S P I N SBy George Kanzler

10 Rosenthal, Alexander & Yamin cover photos by Fran Kaufman

ALBUMS BY TWO PIANISTS WHOhave a sure grasp of jazz traditions and

who incorporate their influences seamless-ly into their playing are featured in thisWinning Spins. Both offerings havethemes: Ted Rosenthal's trio takes a jazzview of winter holiday music, while EliYamin is joined by clarinetist EvanChristopher in a duo celebrating theirmusical heroes.

Wonderland, Ted Rosenthal Trio(Playscape), is a Christmas album thateven folks who loathe holiday music shouldlove. Hearing the joyous opening track,"Winter Wonderland," it is easy to forgetthat it's a seasonal song, as the trackswings along so effervescently. "SilentNight" is more reflective and Rosenthalinserts references to Thad Jones' "A ChildIs Born" to add to its jazz flavor. Propelledby Tim Horner's drumming and NarikoUeda's bass, "Angels We Have Heard onHigh" is driving bebop on which Rosenthal,who has recorded an album of Bud Powelltunes, draws deeply on his Powell roots.

"The Christmas Song," a lovely, lyricalballad, is enhanced by Horner's sensitivebrush work. He switches to toms on "Danceof the Reed Flutes," from Tchaikovsky'sNutcracker, as Rosenthal turns it into arollicking calypso. "Greensleeves" swingswith gentle insistence in 3/4, while "SantaClaus Is Coming to Town" becomes a romp-ing blues, backbeat and all.

"Have Yourself a Merry LittleChristmas" begins with a rubato pianoverse before slow brushes and empatheticbass support the pianist's sustainedromantic treatment, lyrically developedwith gorgeous turnarounds. Quickly shift-ing lines and contrasting hands conjure upAhmad Jamal on a "Sleigh Ride" full ofdelightful surprises. And a loping tempoadds to the Erroll Garner-esque stride andlocked hands of "Let It Snow," another oldchestnut freshly roasted into somethingoriginal.

"Snowscape," an impressionistic Rosen-thal original using the flexible rhythms oftoday with Horner's brushes swirling toemulate the title, is a perfect, modern clos-er, with the feel of a winter wonderland.Low, left hand ghostly echoes of "JingleBells" can be discerned if you listen closely.

Louie's Dream, Eli Yamin and EvanChristopher (The Jazz Drama Program),finds the pianist and clarinetist playingtributes to their musical heroes. There'seven a short poem in the middle of the pro-gram, "My Jazz Hero," recited by Yamin.

The title is that of a Louis Armstrong/Marty Napoleon tune which they play in a1920s style, with stride piano and NewOrleans clarinet, to open the album; it'sthen reprised as a ballad to close it.

Yamin gets orchestral on DukeEllington's "The Mooche," creating bigband like backgrounds under Christo-pher's ebony hues in a track dedicated toBarney Bigard and the Ellingtonians.Throughout the album Christopher dis-plays a virtuosic command of a variety ofclarinet tones and timbres, from the deepchalumeau register on much of "Mooche" towoody, sensual middle, to high pipingnotes. He even employs Sidney Bechet'strademark glissandi on his alluring tributeto Bechet, "You Gotta Treat It Gentle."

Other praises range widely: from a nodto Mary Lou Williams on her "What's YourStory Morning Glory" with Yamin stomp-ing out a boogie stride, to a surprisinglytender "Impromptu" by Christopher salut-ing John Coltrane. Yamin honors AmiriBaraka with a bluesy piece, "Baraka 75,"replete with stride section. The overlookedEllington gem "Azalea" is given a lyric bal-lad treatment in a joint tribute to Dukeand Armstrong, who recorded it together.

Ellington is again essayed, Yamin con-juring his piano style, in a tribute todancer, and Duke's granddaughter,Mercedes Ellington, on the infectiouslycute "Dancers in Love," which culminatesin stop-time finger snaps. Two numbersfrom a musical about women's suffragewith tunes by Yamin, Holding the Torchfor Liberty, are also included. "It's the WayThat You Talk" suggests early 20th centu-ry dance music like the cakewalk while"Don't Go Back on Your Raisin'" is a balladwith Christopher getting wistful in hisupper range with a fragile, vulnerable tone.

The album's dramatic highpoint is atribute to Mahalia Jackson. "Let His LoveTake Me Higher" begins with a procession-al tempo and builds into a rousing, gospelfinale with Yamin becoming churchy withrolling tremolos and Christopher wailinglike a lead singer in a choir.

Ted Rosenthal's trio has a CDrelease gig for Wonderland at Jazz atKitano on Dec. 6 and can also be heardat Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola on Dec. 3and Small's, Dec. 21. Eli Yamin's trio,with guests Evan Christopher andsinger Catherine Russell, appears atDizzy's on Dec. 17 and 18.

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CLUBS & HALLS

UPPER MANHATTAN(Above 70th Street)

SUPPORT THE JAZZ MUSEUM IN HARLEM

www.jazzmuseuminharlem.org

92Y: 92nd St at Lexington Av. 212-415-5500.www.92y.org. Dec 2&18: 9:30pm Open Mic.

449 LA: 449 Lenox Av (bet 132nd & 133rd Sts).212-234-3298. Thurs: 1-3:30pm Jazz &Dessert; Fri-Sat: 8pm; Sun: 4-7pm.

ABYSSINIAN BAPTIST CHURCH: 132W138th St (bet Lenox & Adam Clayton PowellBlvds). www.abyssinian.org. 212-862-7474.Dec 2: 4pm $20/10 adm Jazz Vespers.

AMERICAN LEGION POST: 248W 132nd St(bet 7th & 8th Avs). 212-283-9701.www.colchasyoungharlempost398.com.Wed-Thurs&Sun: 7:30pm-12am Jam.

APOLLO THEATER: 253W 125th St. 212-531-5300. www.apollotheater.org. Dec 7: 3&8pmEllington at Christmas feat David BergerJazz Orch, Lizz Wright, Abyssinian BaptistChoir, Savion Glover.

BEMELMANS: At Carlyle Hotel. 35E 76th St atMadison. www.thecarlyle.com. 212-744-1600.Adm varies. Mon 5:30-8:30pm&9pm-12am,Sun 5-8pm: Earl Rose; Tues-Sat 5:30-8:30pm:Chris Gillespie; Tues-Thurs 9:30pm-12:30am&Fri-Sat 9:30pm-1am: Loston Harris;Sun 9pm-12am: David Budway Trio.

BILL’S PLACE: 148W 133rd St (bet Lenox & 7thAvs). www.billsplaceharlem.com. 212-281-0777. $20 don. Fri-Sat: 9&11pm Bill SaxtonAll-Star Band.

BILLIE’S BLACK RESTAURANT &LOUNGE: 271W 119th St (bet St. NicholasAv & Frederick Douglass Blvd). 212-280-2248. www.billiesblack.com.

BISTRO TEN 18: 1018 Amsterdam Av at 110thSt. 212-662-7600. www.bistroten18.com.Thurs: 9:30pm-12am Morningside JazzCollective.

CAFÉ CARLYLE: At Carlyle Hotel. 35E 76th Stat Madison. www.thecarlyle.com. 212-744-1600. Sets: Mon 8:45pm; Tues-Fri 8:45pm;Sat 8:45&10:45pm. Adm varies. Mon: except12/23&30 Woody Allen & Eddy Davis NewOrleans Jazz Band. Dec 5: 10:45pm DanLevinson & Sophisticats feat Molly Ryan.

CAFÉ JAZZ: At Manhattan School of Music.Bway & 122nd St. 212-749-2802. Informalconcerts feat students from School's jazzdept. Free adm.

CAMPAGNOLA: 1382 1st Av at 74th St. 212-861-1102. Fri-Sat: 8pm-12am Effie Jansen.

CLEOPATRA’S NEEDLE: 2485 Bway (bet92nd & 93rd Sts). www.cleopatrasneedleny.com. 212-769-6969. Sets: Early (E), Jam (J).Mon-Tues E 8-9pm, J 9pm-1am; Wed-ThursE 7-11pm, J 11:30pm-2:30am; Fri-Sat E 8pm-12am, J 12:30-3am; Sun E 4-8pm, J 9pm-1am. Free adm/$10 min. Trios unless other-wise noted. Residencies (R): Mon E&J JonWeiss; Tues E&J Mark Devine; Wed E Openmic w/Les Kurtz, J Joonsam Lee; Thurs JKazu; Fri J Joanna Sternberg; Sat J JesseSimpson; Sun E Open mic w/Keith Ingham, JMichika Fukumori. Dec 1-4: R; 5: Marco Di

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Gennaro; 6: Masami Ishikawa Organ; 7:Richard Benetar Qrt; 8-11: R; 12: MasamiIshikawa Organ; 13: Rudi Mwongozi; 14: LarryNewcomb Qrt; 15-18: R; 19: Joel Forrester; 20:Kuni Mikami; 21: Ray Blue Qrt; 22-25: R; 26:Kayo Hiraki; 27: William Spaulding Qnt; 28:Satchmo Mannan Qrt; 29-31: R.

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY: 1214 AmsterdamAv. www.cs.columbia.edu. 212-939-7000.

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY: 622 Dodge Hall.W116th St at Bway. 212-851-1257.www.jazz.columbia.edu. Dec 5: 8pm freeadm Conversation w/Houston Person.

DINOSAUR BAR-B-QUE: 700W 125th St. 212-694-1777. www.dinosaurbarbque.com. Dec18: 8:30-11:30pm $20 adm Harlem Renais-sance Orch w/Tulivu-Donna Cumberbatch.

FIORELLO H. LAGUARDIA HIGH SCHOOLOF MUSIC & ART AND PERFORMINGARTS: 100 Amsterdam Av at 65th St. 212-496-0700. www.laguardiahs.org.

GARDEN CAFE: 4961 Bway at W207th St. 212-544-9480. www.gardencafenyc.com. Fri-Sat:8-11pm Annette Aguilar & String Beans orPaul Hemmings.

GINNY’S: At Red Rooster. 310 Lenox Av (bet125th & 126th). www.ginnyssupperclub.com.212-792-9001. Adm varies. Sets: 7:30& 9:30pmunless otherwise noted. Dec 5: 8:30pm FrankLacy; 7: Three Kings of Song; 12: RachelBrown; 14: Volora Howell Band; 21: CraigHarris & Harlem Night Songs Big Band.

GRAN PIATTO D’ORO: 1429 5th Av (bet 116th& 117th Sts). www.granpiattorestaurant.com. 212-722-2244/2161.

HARLEM STAGE: At Aaron Davis Hall. 150Convent Av at W135th St. 212-281-9240.www.harlemstage.org. Dec 4: 7:30pmGregoire Maret.

HARLEM TAVERN: 2153 Frederick DouglassBlvd at 116th St. www.harlemtavern.com.212-866-4500. Sat: 12-4pm Jazz Brunch.

LES AMBASSADES BAR & RESTAURANT:341 Lenox Av (bet 127th & 128th sts).www.lesambassadesbarresto.com. 212-866-9700. Wed: 7:30-11:30pm free adm JCStylles.

LIME LEAF: 128W 72nd St (bet Columbus &Amsterdam Avs). 212-501-7800. Mon-Thurs:7-10pm. Mon: Michael Vitali; Tues: MichelleZangara Trio; Wed: Julie Grahm; Thurs:Emma Larsson.

LOI: 208W 70th St (bet Amsterdam & West EndAvs). 212-875-8600. www.loirestaurant.com.Tues: 7-10pm Bill Wurtzel & Jay LeonhartDuo.

LONDEL’S SUPPER CLUB: 2620 FrederickDouglas Blvd (bet 139th & 140th Sts). 212-234-6114. www.londelsrestaurant.com. Fri-Sat: 8-11pm.

LURA: 949 Columbus Av (bet 106th & 107thSts). 212-866-7500. www.lurany.com. Thurs:9-11pm.

MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC: Bway &122nd St. 212-749-2802. www.msmnyc.edu.Dec 4: MSM Jazz Band cond by JustinDiCioccio; 5: 5pm $20 don www.jmih.orgHarlem Swing feat Jimmy Heath, EthanIverson, Aaron Diehl, Dominick Farinacci &Peter Evans.

MILLER THEATRE: At Columbia University. 116thSt & Bway. www.millertheatre.com. 212-854-7799. Dec 7: 8pm free adm Columbia JazzEns w/Houston Person.

MINTON’S: 206W 118th St (bet St. Nicholas Av& Adam Clayton Powell Blvd). 212-243-2222.www.mintonsharlem.com. Sets: Wed-Thurs7-11pm; Fri-Sat 7pm-12am; Sun Brunch 1-5pm, eve 5-9pm. Wed&Sun eve: Ed StouteQrt; Thurs-Sat: Rudy Lawless Band featBertha Hope & Mike Camoia; Sun Brunch

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Mike Camoia & Alex Lawne. MIST HARLEM: 40W 116th St (bet Lenox & 5th

Av). www.myimagestudios.com. 646-688-5886. Dec 12: 7pm $20 don www.jmih.orgThe Year in Jazz by Nate Chinen feat LarryBlemenfeld, Greg Tate, Seth Colter Walls &Kevin Whitehead.

NATIONAL JAZZ MUSEUM IN HARLEM:104E 126th St #2C. (bet Park & LexingtonAvs). 212-348-8300. www.jmih.org. Freeadm. Dec 3&10: 7-8:30pm Jazz for CuriousListeners series on Bill Savoy.

NEW AMSTERDAM MUSICAL ASSOCIA-TION: 107W 130th St (bet Lenox & AdamClayton Powel Blvds). 212-510-8140. $5/15adm. Mon-Fri. Mon: 7:30-11pm Jam.

NEW LEAF CAFÉ: 1 Margaret Corbin Dr. FortTryon Park. www.newleafrestaurant.com.212-568-5323. Fri: 7:30-10:30pm.

PARIS BLUES: 2021 Adam Clayton Powell Jr.Blvd at 121st St. 212-222-9878. Free adm.Sets: Mon-Thurs&Sun 8:30pm-12:30am, Fri-Sat 9pm-1am. Mon: John Cooksey Trio;Tues: Rakiem Walker RW5; Wed: Jam w/LesGoodson Band; Thurs: Tyrone Govan BluesBand; Fri: Melvin Vines Harlem JazzMachine; Sat: 68th Street Band; Sun: 6pmVoice Clinic, 8:30pm Melvin Vines HarlemJazz Machine. Dec 29: 5-9pm Elliot Pineiro &SumbaSwing.

PARLOR ENTERTAINMENT: 555 Edge-combe Av at 160th St. #3F. 212-781-6595.www.parlorentertainment.com. Sun: 4pmfree adm w/Marjorie Eliot, Bob Cunningham,Sedric Choukroun & spec guests.

RIVERSIDE THEATRE: 91 Claremont Av (bet120th & 122nd Sts) 212-870-6784/ www.theriversidetheatre.org, www. jazzmobile.org.

SETTEPANI: 196 Lenox Av at 120th St. 917-492-4806. www.settepani.com. Thurs:6:30pm. Dec 5: 6:30-10pm free adm WhitneyMarchelle Jackson Trio; 19: Solomon Hicks.

SHELL’S BISTRO: 2150 5th Av (bet 131st &132nd Sts). www.shellsbistro.com. 212-234-5600. Dec 20: 7:30-10:30pm Carrie Jackson.

SHRINE: 2271 Adam Clayton Powell Jr Blvd(bet 133rd & 134th Sts). 212-690-7807.www.shrinenyc.com. Free adm. Residen-cies (R): Fri 6-8pm Rakiem Walker Project;Sun 5-8pm Jam w/Lu Reid. Dec 1: 5pm R; 2:10-11pm Cortex; 3: 8-9pm Lauren Lee Duo;4: 6-8pm Jocelyn Shannon Qrt; 5: 6-8pmHajime Yoshida, 8-9pm Stephanie Rivers; 6:6pm R; 7: 6-8pm Tierney Ryan, 8-9pm MaddyRuff; 8: 5pm R, 9-10pm Lea Anderson, 10-11pm Jelani Bauman, 11pm-12am PharaoPhowler & Ka Mir; 10: 6-8pm Duke Bantu X;12: 6-8pm New York Bakery Connection; 13:6pm R; 14: 6-8pm Outer Bodies Qrt, 10pm-12am Soul’D Out NYC; 15: 5pm R, 8-10pmHighliners; 16: 8-10pm Martin Terens; 17: 6-8pm Ignacio Cacace; 19: 6-8pm Sunfree; 20:6pm R; 22: 5pm R; 24: 6-8pm Ruby Choi; 26:6-8pm Sunfree; 27: 6pm R; 28: 6-8pm PravinThompson Qnt; 29: 5pm R.

SHOWMAN’S: 375W 125th St at Morningside.www.myspace.com/showmansjazz. 212-864-8941.

SILVANA: 300W 116th St at Frederick DouglasBlvd. 646-692-4935. Sets: Early (E) 6-8pm,Late (L) 8-10pm, Night (N) 10pm-12am.Residency (R): Sun except 12/29 E EliseWood Duo. Dec 3: E Audubon Lab, 8-9pmTunk Trio; 4: E Eric Plaks Trio, L Ece Goksu,N Richard Bliwas Qrt; 5: E Rob Haight, NMem Nahadr; 6: L Joaquin Pozo; 7: E AlexCumming Qrt, L Samantha Carlson; 8: E R, LToni Gee; 9: E Daniel Bagutti Qnt, L DavidBertrand Trio; 10: E Audubon Lab, L LittleBand; 11: E Eric Plaks Trio, 8-9pm ShawnPatric Ferguson, 9-10pm Leni Stern, N XD 7;13: E Tierney Ryan; 14: E Laura Angyal; 15:E R, L Andrew Linn Gp; 16: E Daniel Bagutti

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SUNDAY JAZZBRUNCH

With The

BOB KINDRED TRIO

Bob Kindred, tenor saxophone, John Hart, guitar

Steve LaSpina, bass

Brunch menu from $9.50-$17.50 Bar minimum $5 Sunday 12:30-3:30

CAFE LOUP

105 West 13th Street

Reservations: 212-255-4746

A zagatRated Restaurant

Qnt, 8-9pm Brett Walberg; 17: E AudubonLab; 18: E Eric Plaks Trio; 19: E Andy O'Neil;20: E Nick Di Maria, L Joaquin Pozo; 22: E R,10-11pm Jelani Bauman; 23: EMisUndustanding, L Rubi Choi; 26: EGuillaume Laurent; 27: E Kojo Roney Triofeat Antoine Roney, 8-9pm Kristina Koller.

SMOKE: 2751 Bway (bet 105th & 106th Sts).212-864-6662. www.smokejazz.com. Early(E), Late (L), Brunch (B); E 7,9&10:30pm, L11:30pm + 12:45am Fri-Sat, B 11:30am,1&2:30pm. Adm/min vary. Residencies (R):Mon E except 12/23&30 Big Band night featJason Marshall 12/2&16, Captain Black 12/9,L except 12/23&30 Jam w/John FarnsworthQnt & friends; Tues E except 12/24&31 MikeLeDonne Groover Qrt, L Milton Suggs Qrt;Wed L Brianna Thomas Qrt; Thurs E except12/19&24 Gregory Generet, L except 12/26Nickel & Dime OPS; Fri L Patience HigginsQrt; Sat L Johnny O’Neal & friends; Sun BAnnette St. John Trio, E except 12/15,22&29Vivian Sessoms, L Roxy Coss Qrt. Dec 1-3:R; 4: Chris Washburne & SYOTOS; 5: R; 6-7:Javon Jackson Qrt; 8-10: R; 11: MishaPiatigorsky Qrt feat Barbara Mendes; 12: R;13-14: Bill Charlap Trio; 15: George Burton’sChristmas Yule Log; 16-17: R; 18: DezronDouglas Qnt; 19: Allan Harris Qrt; 20-22:Renee Rosnes Qrt; Dec 23-Jan 1: EricAlexander Bands.

STAGE 72: 158W 72nd St (bet Bway &Columbus). www.stage72.com. 212-362-2590. Adm varies + 2 drink/min. Dec3,10&17: 7pm Eric Comstock & BarbaraFasano; 5: 8-10pm Jake Hertzog Trio.

SUGAR BAR: 254W 72nd St (bet Bway & WestEnd Av). 212-579-0222. www.sugarbarnyc.com.Adm varies. Sets: 8pm unless otherwisenoted. Residency (R): Thurs 9pm Open Micw/Andre Smith & Sugar Bar All Star Band.Dec 5: R; 6: Emily Wolf; 7: Irini Res & JazzMix; 12: R; 14: Rob Silverman; 19: R; 21:Marsh Brothers Trio; 26: R.

SYMPHONY SPACE: 2537 Bway at 95th St.212-864-5400. www.symphonyspace.org.Dec 12: 9pm Mimi Jones Trio; 18: 8pmQuartet San Francisco.

54 BELOW: 254W 54th St, Cellar (bet Bway &8th Av). 646-476-3551. www.54below.com.Dec 17: 7pm Terese Genecco.

59E59 THEATERS: 59E 59th St (bet Park &Madison Avs). www.59e59.org. 212-753-5959. Sets: Tues-Thurs 7:30pm, Fri 8:30pm,Sat 5:30&8:30pm, Sun 3:30&7:30pm. Dec 3-29: The Andersons Play Le Jazz Hot featPeter & Will Anderson Qnt.

AMERICAN FOLK ART MUSEUM: 2 LincolnSq on Columbus Av (bet 65th & 66th Sts).www.folkartmuseum.org. 212-595-9533.Free adm. Wed: 2-3pm Bill Wurtzel & MikeGari Duo.

AACM: Association for the Advancement ofCreative Musicians. www.aacm-newyork.com.

B. B. KING: 237W 42nd St. 212-997-4144.www.bbkingblues.com. Dec 14: 8pm LouPallo & Les Paul Trio feat Johnny Farina; 31:1:30pm New Orleans jazz brunch feat JoeyMorant & Catfish Stew.

BIRDLAND: 315W 44th St (bet 8th & 9th Avs).212-581-3080. www.birdlandjazz.com. Sets:8:30&11pm, except Mon 7&9:30pm, Sun6,9&11pm. Adm varies. Residencies (R): Mon9:30pm Jim Caruso Cast Party; Wed 5:30-

MID-TOWN MANHATTAN(Between 35th & 69th Street)

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7pm except 12/25 Louis ArmstrongCentennial Band by David Ostwald; Fri 5-7pm Tommy Igoe & Birdland Big Band; SunArturo O’Farrill Afro-Latin Jazz Orch. Dec 3-7: Stacey Kent; 8-9: R; 10-14: Eddie Gomez,Kenny Barron, Al Foster & Wallace Roney;12: 6pm Shoshana Bush; 15-16: R; 17-198:30pm, 20-21 8:30&11pm, 24-26 9pm, 27-288:30&11pm: Michael Feinstein; 17-19: 11pmKarrin Allyson; 22-23&29-30: R; 31: BirdlandBig Band by Tommy Igoe w/spec guestDarmon Meader.

BLUE FIN: At W Hotel. 1567 Bway at 47th St.212-918-1400. www.bluefinnyc.com. Mon&Sun 6-10pm, Tues-Thurs 7-11pm, Fri-Sat8pm-12am: free adm Duos.

BROADWAY THAI RESTAURANT: 241W51st St (bet 8th Av & Bway). 212-226-4565.Mon&Sat-Sun: 8pm-12am Rick Bogart Trio.

CARNEGIE CLUB: At City Spire Centre. 156W56th St. www.thecarnegieclub.net. 212-957-9676. Fri: 9pm-12am; Sat: 8:30&10:30pmSinatra tribute feat Steve Maglio & StanRubin 11 Piece Orch.

CARNEGIE HALL: 57th St & 7th Av. 212-247-7800. www.carnegiehall.org. Dec 7: 9:30pmMiguel Zenón; 11: 8pm Keith Jarrett, GaryPeacock & Jack DeJohnette; 21: 7:30pmArkadiy Figlin & Valeri Grokhovski Duo.

DAVID RUBENSTEIN ATRIUM: At LincolnCenter. Bway at 62nd St. www.lincolncenter.org/atrium. Thurs: 7:30pm Target FreeThursdays series. Dec 12: 10³²K feat FrankLacy; 26: Sofía Rei.

DIZZY’S CLUB COCA-COLA: At Jazz @Lincoln Center. Bway at 60th St, 5th Fl. 212-258-9595. www.jalc.org. Sets: 7:30&9:30pm+ 11:30pm Fri; Late Night Sessions 11pmTues-Thurs&Sat, 12:45am Fri, hosted byMichael Mwenso Thurs&Sat. Adm: $10-45,student $5-15 w/ID, Late Nights $5-20; $10min. Dec 1: Wycliffe Gordon & friends; 2:Gabriel Alegria Afro-Peruvian Jazz Sxt; 3:Ted Rosenthal Trio; 4: Michael Mwenso,Brianna Thomas & Charenee Wade; 5: BriaSkonberg Qrt + Kate Davis Trio; 6-8: AnatCohen Qrt; 9: New York Youth SymphonyJazz Band; 10: Yosvany Terry & New SchoolWest African Heritage Ens; 11: Juilliard JazzEns; 12-15: Bobby Watson & Horizon; 16:Jazz at Lincoln Center Youth Orch; 17-18: EliYamin Trio feat Evan Christopher w/specguest Catherine Russell; 19-23: Duduka daFonseca & Helio Alves Jazz SambaChristmas w/spec guest Maucha Adnet; 24-25: closed; 26-31: Wynton Marsalis Spt.

DOCKS: 633 3rd Av at 40th St. 212-986-8080.www.docksoysterbar.com. Sun: 11:30am-3pm Jazz Brunch w/Oleg Osenkov & guest.Dec 1: Vic Juris; 8: tba; 15: Klaus Mueller; 22:Paul Bollenback; 29: Duduka Da Fonseca.

FLUTE BAR: 205W 54th St (bet Bway & 7thAv). 212-265-5169. www.flutebar.com. Wed:8-11pm.

GRATA: 1076 1st Av at 59th St. 212-842-0007.www.gratany.com. 9pm sets. Fri: TonyMiddleton; Sat: Sarah Hayes.

HUNTER COLLEGE: Lang Recital Hall. 695Park Av (68th St bet Park & Lex Avs). 4th Fl.212-772-4000.

IGUANA RESTAURANT: 240W 54th St atBway. 212-399-9457. Mon-Tues: 8-11pmVince Giordano & Nighthawks. Dec 9: 8pmVandoren Jam feat Mark Gross Qrt.

IRIDIUM: 1650 Bway at 51st St. 212-582-2121.www.theiridiumjazzclub.com. Sets: 8&10pm.Adm varies/$15 min. Student 1/2 price adm2nd set Tues-Thurs&Sun. Residency (R):Mon Les Paul Monday w/Les Paul Trio &spec guests. Dec 1: closed; 2: R w/Joe LouisWalker; 3: Myles Mancuso Band; 4: BillyMartin & Wicked Knee; 5: NRBQ; 6-8: Kenny

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Garrett Band; 9-11: tba; 12-14: Chad Smith &

Bombastic Meatbats; 15: tba; 16: 7pm Front &Center; 17: tba; 18-22: Mike Stern Band; 23: Rw/Mike Stern; 24-25: tba; 26: Popa Chubby;27-31: tba.

JAZZ AT KITANO: 66 Park Av at 38th St. 212-885-7119. www.kitano.com. Sets: Mon 8-11:30pm, Tues 8-11pm, Wed-Sat 8-9:15&10-11:15pm, Sun 11am-2pm. $10 adm/$15min/set, except Fri-Sat, $25 cover+min, Sun$29 buffet & 12/31. Residencies (R): Mon Jamw/Iris Ornig; Tues Solo w/Evan Thomas; SunJazz Brunch w/Tony Middleton Trio. Dec 1-3:R; 4: Lainie Cooke Qrt; 5: Scott Morgan Qrt; 6:Ted Rosenthal Trio; 7: Bill Mays & InventionsTrio; 8-10: R; 11: Ignacio Berroa Qrt; 13-14:Michael Carvin Experience; 15-17: R; 18:Ronny Whyte Trio; 19: Daryl Sherman Trio;20: Cuban/Jazzfusion feat Janis Siegel, DavidOquendo; 21: Jay Clayton; 22-24: R; 25:closed; 26: Aperturistic Trio; 27: NancyHarms Qrt; 28: Pre New Year's Eve Event featScot Albertson; 31: $115 adm/$25 min NewYear's Eve w/Roni Ben-Hur & New York -Brazil Connection.

JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER: Bway at 60th St,5th Fl. 212-258-9800. www.jalc.org. AllenRoom (AR), Rose Theater (RT). Dec 12-14: RT8pm + 2pm 12/24 Big Band Holidays featJLCO w/Wynton Marsalis & Cécile McLorinSalvant.

JUILLIARD SCHOOL: 60 Lincoln Center Plaza.212-799-5000. www.juilliard.edu.

KLAVIERHAUS: 211W 58th St (bet 7th Av &Bway). www.klavierhaus.com. 212-245-4535.Dec 11: 8-11pm Scot Albertson & DanFurman.

LAMBS CLUB: 132W 44th St (bet 6th Av &Bway). www.thelambsclub.com. 212-997-5262. Sun: Jazz Brunch.

LIGHTHOUSE: 111E 59th St (bet Park &Lexington Avs). 516-627-4468. Sets: 7:15pm.

LOCAL 802: Associated Musicians of GreaterNew York Club Room. 322W 48th St (bet 8th& 9th Sts). www.local802afm.org. Mon: 7-9:30pm Jazz Foundation of America Jam.

LUCY MOSES SCHOOL: At Kaufman Center.129W 67th St (bet Bway & Amsterdam).www.kaufman-center.org. 212-501-3360. Jazzprogram dir by Roni Ben-Hur.

L’YBANE: 709 8th Av (bet 44th & 45th Sts). 212-582-2012. www.lybane.com. Tues&Fri9:30pm-12am: Rick Bogart Trio feat LouisaPoster.

MEASURE: At Langham Place. 400 5th Av (bet36th & 37th Sts). 212-695-4005. www.newyork.langhamplacehotels.com. Sets: 8-11pm.Free adm/1 drink min. Dec 1: Steve Ash; 2-4,14,16-18,21,27-28&30: Antonio Ciacca; 5-7&9-13: Lucio Ferrara; 8&15: Kyoko Oyobe;19&29: Jon Davis; 22-26: Tadataka Unno.

MICHIKO STUDIOS: 149W 46th St 3rd Fl. 212-302-4011. www.robertoswinds.com. Dec 7:8pm $15 adm Seamus Blake & David KikoskiDuo.

NATIONAL: 557 Lexington Av at 50th St. 212-715-2400. www.thenationalnyc.com. Sun: 6-10pm. Dec 1: Rosalyn McClore Trio; 8: NickFinzer; 15: Shoshana Bush; 22: FatumBrother Trio + Deen Anbar; 29: LaurenHenderson; 31: Comic Tales of TragicHeartbreak.

PARNELL’S BAR & RESTAURANT: 350E 53rdSt at 1st Av. www.parnellsny.com. 212-753-1761. Dec 31: 9pm-1am Scot Albertson & BillyTest Duo.

PAUL HALL: 155W 65th St (bet Amsterdam &Bway). 212-769-7406. www.juilliard.edu. Dec10: 8pm free adm Juilliard Jazz Ens.

PERA MEDITERRANEAN BRASSERIE: 303Madison Av (bet 41st & 42nd Sts). 212-878-

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6301. www.peranyc.com. Free adm. Fri: 6-9pm.

PLAZA: Fifth Av at Central Park S. 212-759-3000. www.theplaza.com. Free adm. Wed:8:30pm Kat Gang; Thurs: 8:30pm Lapis LunaQrt feat Shawn Aileen Clark.

ROBERT: 2 Columbus Cir 9th Fl. 212-299-7730.www.robertnyc.com. Mon-Thurs: 7-10pm,Sat-Fri: 8-11pm, Sun Brunch: 12:30-2:30pm.

ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY: 1230 York Avat 66th St. www.rockefeller.edu. 212-327-8000.

RUSSIAN VODKA ROOM: 265W 52 St at 8th Av.www.russianvodkaroom.com. 212-307-5835.Mon 7pm-12am Vodka Duo.

SAINT PETER’S CHURCH: 619 Lexington Av at54th St. (Citicorp Bld). www.saintpeters.org.212-935-2200. 1st Mon: 7:30pm free admInternational Women in Jazz Jam; Wed: 1pm$10 don Midtown Jazz at Midday; Sun: 5pmfree adm Jazz Vespers. Dec 1: Ike Sturm &Evergreen; 4: Terese Genecco, ShayneeRainbolt & Little Big Band; 8: Frank Seniorw/Michael Kanan & spec guest ValerieCapers; 11: Steve Ross, Daniel Sefik &Maree Johnson; 15: J. P. Jofre Qnt; 18:Holiday Celebration w/Joyce Breach, CarolFredette, Daryl Sherman, MarleneVerPlanck, Alex Leonard, Ronny Whyte; 22:Luis Perdomo; 29: Healing Bill Carter.

SCALLYWAGS: 508 9th Av (bet 38th & 39thSts). www.scallywagsnyc.com. 646-490-4803. Sat: 3-6pm Susan Tobocman & LeeMetcalf Duo.

SOMETHIN’ JAZZ CLUB: 212E 52nd St (bet2nd & 3rd Avs). www.somethinjazz.com.212-371-7657. Adm varies/$10 min. Sets:Weekdays Early (E) 7-8:45pm, Late (L) 9-10:45pm, Night (N) 11pm; Sat-Sun PM 5-6:45pm, E 7-8:45pm, L 9-10:45pm, N 11pm.Residencies (R): Sat 2-4pm New York JazzAcademy Big Band. Dec 1: PM Jessica

Medina Qrt, E Elly Hoyt Band, L AcousticQrt; 2: E Drew Williams Trio, L MichaelBlanco Qnt; N The Collective; 3: E KevinHarris Project, L Kathleen Potton, N BenEunson Gp; 4: 5:45-8:45pm Elly Kouri, LMitch Marcus Qrt, N High Gain; 5: E GaryFogel Qnt, L Bojaira, N Lluis Capdevila Trio;6: E Fima Trio & Vuyo Sotashe, L DougWhite Qnt, N NB4tet; 7: 2pm R, PM Grautet,E Julius Rodriguez Gp, L Noshir Mody Qnt,N Jack Giannini Gp; 8: PM Linda PresgraveQrt, E Charanams, L Joe Benjamin; 9: EEaton Qrt, L Michael Sarian Qnt; 10: E JonLaTona Duo, L Kenji Herbert Trio, N DaveDamiani & Lyman Medeiros Trio; 11: E PLSTrio, L Yiannis Kassetas New YorkSessions, N Gustavo Cortinas; 12: E CarolLeven & New Standards, L Verve Jazz Ens, NJoshua Trinidad Qrt; 13: E Les Grant, LSomethin' Vocal w/Matt Baker Trio, NSibling; 14: 2pm R, E Russ Wilcox Jazz Gp,L Brust/Horowitz Qnt, N John Petrucelli Qrt;15: 4-6:45pm Ryu-Kaji w/Saki Taguchi, EWinelight Combo/Yusuke Kono Qnt; 16: EEileen Howard & friends, L Jidam Kang Gp;17: E Swallow by Sound, L Dorian Wallace &Free Sound Ahn-somble; 18: E Yuka Mito, LShuhei & Haruka Duo; 19: E John AllenWatts Trio, L Ark Ovrutski Qrt, N Ruby ChoiQnt; 20: E Bob Arthurs, L Aimee Allen Qrt, NKKC Gp; 21: 2pm R, PM Naomi Okai, EEmanuele Tozzi, L Geo's Band, N BrettSandler Trio; 22: E Golden Ratio Project, LTerry's Acoustic Trio; 23: L Yuhan Su Gp;26: E High East, L Ian O'Beirne; 27: L KevinHildebrandt Trio; 28: E Hiroko Kanna, LCharles Sibirsky; 31: 7pm-2am New Year’sEve party Super Jam.

STEINWAY HALL: 109W 57th St. 212-246-1100. www.steinwayhall.com.

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AMELIE NEW YORK CITY: 22 W 8th St. 212-533-2962. www.ameliewinebar.com. Sun: 6-9pm.

ANTIBES BISTRO: 112 Suffolk St. (betDelancey & Rivington Sts). 212-533-6088.www.antibesbistro.com. Free adm/no min.Tues-Wed: 7:30-10:30pm.

ANTIQUE GARAGE: 41 Mercer St. 212-219-1019. www.antiquegaragesoho.com. Sets:Sun-Thurs 7-10pm, Sat-Sun 1-4pm.

ARTHUR’S TAVERN: 57 Grove St. 212-675-6879. www.arthurstavernnyc.com. Sets: 7-10pm. Mon: Grove Street Stompers feat JoeLicari; Tues: Yuichi Hirakawa; Wed: EveSilber; Thurs-Sat: Eri Yamamoto Trio; Sun:Creole Cooking.

B FLAT: Basement 277 Church St (bet Franklin& White Sts). www.bflat.info. 212-219-2970.Mon 8-11pm & Wed 8:30-11:30pm: JordanYoung Trio.

BACK ROOM: 102 Norfolk St (bet Delancey &Rivington Sts). 212-228-5098. Mon: 9:15pm-12:30am.

BAR NEXT DOOR: 129 McDougal St. 212-529-5945. www.lalanternacaffe.com. Sets: Mon-Thurs Early (E) 6:30pm, Late (L) 8:30&10:30pm, Fri-Sat 7:30,9:30&11:30pm, Sun8&10pm. Adm: $12 all night + 1 drink min/setexcept Fri-Sat $12/set + 1 drink min/set, Efree. Trios unless otherwise noted. Mon-Thurs: E Emerging Artists series; Mon: LVocal Mondays series. Residencies (R): Wedexcept 12/25 L Jonathan Kreisberg; SunPeter Mazza. Dec 1: R; 2: E Nick Finzer, LEliane Amherd; 3: E Abe Ovadia, L MattMarantz; 4: E Kevin Wang, L R; 5: E NicholasBrust, L Mike Rood; 6: JC Stylles; 7: LesliePintchik; 8: R; 9: E Aleksi Glick, L MagosHerrera; 10: E Adam O'Farrill, L JeffMcLaughlin; 11: E Quentin Angus, L R; 12: EMike Robinson, L Assaf Kehati; 13: JonIrabagon; 14: Rick Stone; 15: R; 16: E PaulJones, L Deborah Latz; 17: E Nick Lancaster,L Justin Lees; 18: E Ricardo Grilli, L R; 19: EOllie Hirvonen, L Jonathan Greenstein; 20:Tom Dempsey; 21: Mike Baggetta; 22: R; 23:E Joe Pino, L Marvin Parks; 24: E tba, L DanOri; 25: closed; 26: E Benno Marmur, L LarryCorban; 27: Jerome Sabbagh; 28: DmitryBaevsky; 29: R; 30: E Andrew Van Tassel, LDida Pelled; 31: 7&10pm $70 adm Gala NewYear's eve 5-Course Lasagna Dinnerw/Champagne Toast feat Ed Cherry.

BARUCH PERFORMING ARTS CENTER: 55Lexington Av at E25th St. (bet Lexington &3rd Avs). www.baruch.cuny.edu/bpac. 646-312-5073. Dec 5: 7pm $25/15 adm Hot Clubof Detroit; 6: 8pm $25/15 adm Jazz Soul-stice Christmas/Chanukah/Kwanzaa Celebfeat Lynette Washington & Dennis Bell JazzNY; 11: 7pm $30 adm New York Voices; 15:5:30pm Jamie Baum.

BLACK DUCK: 122E 28th St. 212-204-5240.www.blackduckny.com. Fri-Sat: 7pm.

BLUE NOTE: 131W 3rd St at 6th Av. 212-475-8592. www.bluenotejazz.com. Sets: 8&10:30pm + 12:30am Fri-Sat Late Night,12:30&2:30pm Sunday Brunch. Adm varies.Dec 1: Freddy Cole; 2: Jermaine Paul; 3-8:David Sanborn; 9: Kendra Ross; 10-15:Fourplay; 16-Jan 5: Chris Botti. Late Nightw/Dec 7: Camille Ganier Jones; 13: SimonaMolinari & La Mosca Jazz Band; 14: GiuliaValle Qnt; 20: Vickie Natale; 21: RachelBrotman; 28: Baba Israel & Duv. Sun Brunchw/Claudio Roditi.

CAFÉ LOUP: 105W 13th St (bet 6th & 7th Avs).212-255-4746. www.cafeloupnyc.com. Freeadm/$5 min. Sun: Jazz Brunch 12:30am-3:30pm, eve 6:30-9:30pm. Sun brunch: BobKindred, John Hart & Steve LaSpina; Suneve: Junior Mance, Hide Tanaka & Michi FujiTrio.

CAFFE VIVALDI: 32 Jones St (bet Bleecker &

1024. Sets: 6-9pm. Dec 5: Low Key Trio; 11:Bill Wurtzel & Mike Gari Duo.

STUDIO 100 BAR: At Marriott Residence Inn.1033 6th Av (bet 38th & 39th St) 3rd Fl. 212-768-0007. Free adm/no min. Tues&Thurs: 7-10pm Trios.

SWING 46: Jazz & Supper Club. 349W 46th St(bet 8 & 9th Avs). www.swing46.com. 212-262-9554. Sets: Mon-Tues&Thurs 8:30pm,Wed&Sun 8pm, Fri-Sat 9:30pm. Residencies(R): Mon except 12/30 Ray Abrams Big Bandw/Tulivu-Donna Cumberbatch; Tues except12/31 George Gee Swing Orch; Wed StanRubin Orch; Thurs Felix & the Cats. Dec 1:Sarah Hayes & Savoy Seven; 2-5: R; 6&28:Ron Sunshine Orch; 7-8,14,22&30: Swinga-delic; 9-12: R; 13&27: George Gee SwingOrch; 15&29: Vanessa Trouble w/Red HotSwing; 16-18: R; 19: closed; 20: RonSunshine Orch; 21&31: Crescent CityMaulers; 23: R; 24-25: closed; 26: R.

TAGINE: 221 W38th St (bet 7th & 8th Avs).www.taginedining.com. 646-373-6265. $15min.

TGI FRIDAY’S: 677 Lexington Av at 56th St.212-339-8858. www.tgifridays.com. Sun: 6-9pm Marc Devine Trio.

TOMI JAZZ: 239E 53rd St (Bet 2nd & 3rd Avs).Lower level. www.tomijazz.com. 646-497-1254. Sets: Mon-Wed 8-11pm, Thurs 9-11pm,Fri 9pm-1am, Sat Early (E) 8-10:30pm, Late (L)11pm-1:30am. $10 adm/$10 min. Dec 2: ShuOdamura Duo; 3: Patricia Wichmann Duo +Laura Angyal Qrt; 4: Pier Luigi Salami Trio; 5:Yuko Ito; 6: Tak Iwasaki Duo; 7: E John Watts,L Caroline Davis Trio; 9: Takenori Nishiuchi;10: Joe Pino; 11: Yusuke Yamanouchi; 13:Haruka Yabuno; 14: E Chieko Honda, L ScotAlbertson Trio; 16: Emilio Teubal; 17:Shannon Soderlund Duo; 18: Kristen LeeSergeant; 19: Erika Matsuo; 20: Luiz EbertTrio; 21: E Daniel Bennett; 23: Hiroko Kanna;25: closed; 26: Annie, Kuni & Alan Trio; 28: EYuko Kimura Trio, L Complete Unknow; 30:Akemi Yamada; 31: Oe Senri.

TOWN HALL: 123W 43rd St (bet 6&7th Avs).212-840-2824. www.the-townhall-nyc.org.Dec 17: 8pm Gotham Holiday Swing featVince Giordano & Nighthwaks w/GarrisonKeillor, Nellie Mckay, Hot Sardines, JonBatiste & Stay Human Band.

ZANKEL HALL: At Carnegie Hall. 881 7th Av at57th St. 212-247-7800. See Carnegie Hall.

55 BAR: 55 Christopher St (bet 6th & 7th Avs).212-929-9883. www.55bar.com. Sets: Early (E)7pm except Sat-Sun 6pm, Late (L) 10pm. Dec5: E Amy Cervini Duets w/Roz Corral, FayVictor, Kendra Shank, Melissa Stylianou,Maria Neckam; 25: E Roz Corral Qrt.

ABC CHINESE RESTAURANT: 34 Pell St (betMott St & Bowery). 212- 346-9390.www.abcchinesenyc.com. Fri: Sandy JordanTrio.

ABC NO RIO: 156 Rivington St (bet Clinton &Suffolk Sts). www.abcnorio.org. 212-254-3697. Sun: 7pm 2 sets + Open Session. Dec1: Denis Beuret & Marc Edwards + AndersNilsson & Aaron Dugan; 8: Jesse Dulman,Ras Moshe & Will Connell + Flin vanHemmen; 15: Marc Sloan Solo + HarveyValdes Trio; 22: David Pleasant Ens; 29:Emmanuelle Zagoria Solo.

ALL THINGS PROJECT: At NeighborhoodChuch. 269 Bleecker St. 212-691-1770.www.allthingsproject.net. 1st Fri: 8&10pmfree adm.

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Saul Rubin, N Greg Glassman; Wed ERaphael D'lugoff Qrt, N Ned Goold; Fri 9pmGospel Queens; Sun E Terry Waldo &Gotham City Band, N Brandon Lewis &Renee Cruz. Dec 1: E R, 8:30pm Fat Cat BigBand, N R; 2: E&L tba, N R; 3: E R, LCocoMama, N R; 4: E R, L Groover Trio, N R;5: E David Weiss Qnt, L Saul Rubin Zebtet, Ntba; 6: E Jimmy Alexander, L R + JaredGold/Dave Gibson, N tba; 7: E Steve BlumTrio, L&N tba; 8: E R, L tba, N R; 9: E tba, LNed Goold Qrt, N R; 10: E R, L Peter Brainin& Latin Jazz Workshop, N R; 11: E R, LHarold Mabern Trio, N R; 12: E tba, L GregGlassman Qnt, N Mike King Qrt; 13: E tba, LR + Brian Charette Trio, N tba; 14: E tba, LDarryl Yokley Qnt, N tba; 15: 4pm Stride, ER, L tba, N R; 16: E tba, L George Braith, N R;17: E R, L tba, N R; 18: E R, L Don Hahn, N R;19: E Mike King Qnt, L POD, N tba; 20: E tba,L R + tba, N Jared Gold; 21: E tba, L ParisWight Qnt, N tba; 22: E R, L Jon Davis Trio,N R; 23: E&L tba, N R; 24: E R, L tba, N R; 25:E R, L tba, N R; 26: tba; 27: E tba, L R +Lawrence Clark, N tba; 28: E Pete Zimmer, LDialo House Sxt, N tba; 29: E R, L tba, N R;30: E&L tba, N R; 31: E R, L Itai Kriss & GatoGordo, N R.

FLUTE BAR: 40E 20th St (bet Bway & Park AvS). 212-529-7870. www.flutebar.com. Freeadm. Wed: 7-10pm.

GARAGE: 99 7th Av S (bet W 4th & Bleecker).www.garagerest.com. 212-645-0600. Freeadm/no min. Sets: Early (E), Late (L), Brunch(B); Mon E 7-10pm, L 10:30pm-1:30am; Tues-Thurs E 6-10pm, L 10:30pm-1:30am; Fri E6:15-10:15pm, L 10:45pm-2:45am; Sat B 12-4pm, E 6:15-10:15pm, L 10:45pm-2:45am;Sun B 11:30am-4pm, E 6:30-10:30pm, L11pm-2am. Residency (R): Sun E David CossQrt. Dec 1: B Todd Marcus Qrt, E R, L AbeOvadia Trio; 2: E Howard Williams JazzOrch, L Alex Menassian Trio; 3: E YvonnickPrene Qrt, L Nobuki Takamen Trio; 4: EMauricio de Souza Trio, L Adam MoezinaTrio; 5: E Nick Finzer Qrt, L Kyoko OyobeTrio; 6: E Guy Mintus Trio, L Jason Prover &Sneak Thievery Orch; 7: B Larry NewcombQrt, E Jesse Simpson, L Peter Valera &Jump Blues Band; 8: B Lou Caputo Qrt, E R,L Afron Mantra; 9: E Kyle Athayde, L ChrisBeck Trio; 10: E Rob Edwards Qrt, L JasonEnnis Trio; 11: E Margi Guanquinto DotsTrio, L Chris Carroll Trio; 12: E ChampianFulton Qrt, L Benjamin Sutton Qrt; 13: EJohn David Simon Trio, L Kevin Dorn & Big72; 14: B Alex Layne Trio, E Dre BarnesProject, L Daylight Blues Band; 15: B IrisOrnig Qrt, E R, L Justin Lees Trio; 16: EHoward Williams Jazz Orch, L Adam LarsonTrio; 17: E Miki Hirose Qrt, L Paul FrancisTrio; 18: E Nick Moran Trio, L Sam TaylorTrio; 19: E Rick Stone Trio, L Emiko OharaTrio; 20: E Masami Ishikawa Trio, L HotHouse; 21: B Marsha Heydt & Project ofLove, E Mark Marino Trio, L Joey MorantTrio; 22: B Mayu Saeki Trio, E R, L ChrisBeck Trio; 23: E Lou Caputo Not So BigBand, L Kate Cosco Trio; 24: 5:30-9:30pmKyoko Oyobe Trio feat David Coss; 25: 1:30-5:30pm Champian Fulton Qrt, E AlexHoffman Qrt; 26: E George Weldon Trio, LRotem Sivan Trio; 27: E Joel Perry & friends,L Kevin Dorn & Big 72; 28: B Jerry CostanzoQrt, E Champian Fulton Qrt, L Akiko TsurugaTrio; 29: B Michika Fukumori Trio, E R, LNobuki Takamen Trio; 30: E Cecilia ColemanBig Band, L Anderson Brothers; 31: 7:30-11:30pm David Coss Qnt.

GREENWICH HOUSE MUSIC SCHOOL: 46Barrow St (bet 7th Av S & W 4th St). 212-242-4770. www.greenwichhouse.org. Wed:8pm $12/10 adm Sound It Out series. Dec 6:CubIndus; 7: Ben Monder; 12: 7:30pm John

4th St). www.caffevivaldi.com. 212-691-7538.Free adm. Wed except 12/25: 7:15pmSoundbrush Wednesday Night series featRoger Davidson.

CAPITAL GRILLE: 120 Bway (at Pine &Nassau). www.thecapitalgrille.com. 212-374-1811. Free adm. Fri: 7pm Richard RussoTrio.

The CELL: A Twenty First Century Salon.338W 23rd St (bet 8th & 9th Avs). 646-861-2253. www.thecelltheatre.org. Dec 4&11: 8-10pm $25-20 adm Charles Tolliver Qrt.

CLEMENTE SOTO VÉLEZ CULTURAL &EDUCATIONAL CENTER: 107 Suffolk St(bet Rivington & Delancey Sts). 212-260-4080. www.csvcenter.org.

COBI: At Zeb’s. 223 W28th St (bet 7th & 8thAvs) 2nd fl. 516-922-2010.

CORNELIA STREET CAFÉ: 29 Cornelia St.212-989-9319. www.corneliastreetcafe.com.Sets unless otherwise noted: Mon-Thurs&Sun 8:30pm, Fri-Sat 9&10:30pm. Admvaries. Dec 1: Kirk Knuffke & Mike PrideDuo; 2: Amram & Co.; 3: Nikolaj Hess Trio; 4:Jean-Michel Trio + 1; 5: Cilla Owens Gp; 6:Sara Serpa 5tet, 10:30pm André Matos 4tet;7: Rez Abbasi Qrt; 11: Paul Jones Sxt; 12:Water Sign; 13: Ingrid Laubrock Qnt; 14:Sheila Jordan & Cameron Brown; 15: BillyNewman Qnt; 18: Jane Ira Bloom Qrt; 19:Relative Resonance; 20: Tony MalabyTubacello Qrt; 21: Mark Dresser Qnt; 22:Emilie Weibel Omoo Solo, 10pm CamilaMeza; 27: Petros Klampanis; 28: OpenLoose; 29: Eri Yamamoto Trio; 30: TomRainey Trio.

CROOKED KNIFE: 29E 30th St (bet Park &Madison Avs). www.thecrookedknife.com.212-696-2593. Tues: 7-10pm Iris Ornig Trio.

CUCINA DI PESCE: 87E 4th St (bet 2nd & 3rdAvs). www.cucinadipesce.com. 212-260-6800. Wed: Deanna Kirk.

CUPPING ROOM CAFE: 359W Bway (betBroome & Grand Sts). 212-925-2898.www.cuppingroomcafe.com. Sat: 8:30pm-12:30am Mal Stein.

DIXON PLACE LOUNGE: 161 Chrystie St (betRivington & Delancey). 212-219-0736.www.dixonplace.org. $10 adm. 7:30pm.

DOMA: 17 Perry St at 7th Av. 212-929-4339.www.domanyc.com. Sat: 7:45&8:45pm $10adm Gypsy Jazz.

DOWNTOWN MUSIC GALLERY: 13 MonroeSt (bet Market & Catherine Sts). 212-473-0043. www.downtownmusicgallery.com.Sun: 6pm In-Store shows. Dec 1: NicolasLetman-Burtinovic & Kyoko Kitamura; 8:Francois String Qt.

DROM: 85 Ave A (bet 5th & 6th Sts). 212-777-1157. www.dromnyc.com. Dec 15: 7:15pmEuphoria Ens.

DUANE PARK CAFÉ: 157 Duane St (bet Hud-son & W Bway). www.duaneparknyc.com.212-732-5555. Fri: 10pm Plume Revue featDP Jazz Qrt.

EAR INN: 326 Spring St (bet Greenwich &Washington Sts). 212-431-9750. Sun: 8-11pmEarRegulars w/Jon-Erik Kellso & friends; 1stMon: 12-3am Matt Munisteri Qrt w/Jon-ErikKellso.

ELLA LOUNGE: 9 Avenue A (bet 1st & 2ndAvs). www.ellalounge.com. 212-777-2230.Thurs: Dandy Wellington Band.

FAT CAT: 75 Christopher St at 7th Av. 212-675-6056. www.fatcatmusic.org. $3 adm/no min.Sets unless otherwise noted: Early (E), Late(L), Night (N); Mon E 6pm, L 9pm, N 12:30am;Tues-Wed E 7pm, L 9pm, N 12:30am;Thurs&Sat E 7pm, L 10pm, N 1:30am; Fri E6pm, L 9pm + 10:30pm, N 1:30am; Sun E6pm, L 9pm, N 12:30am. Ev N: Jam.Residencies (R): Mon N Billy Kaye; Tues E

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NEW YORK UNIVERSITY: 35W 4th St 6th Fl.www.nyu.edu. 212-998-4550.

NORTH SQUARE: At Washington SquareHotel. 103 Waverly Pl at McDougal.http://northsquareny.com/about-jazz.php.212-254-1200. Sun: 12:30-3pm free adm JazzBrunch. Dec 1: Shirley Crabbe Trio; 8: RozCorral Trio w/Eden Ladin & Boris Kozlov; 15:Roz Corral Trio; 22: Roz Corral Triow/Freddie Bryant & Boris Kozlov; 29: ValHawk Trio.

NUBLU: 62 Av C (bet 4th & 5th Sts). 212-375-1500. www.nublu.net. Dec 3-14: Jazz fest.

NUYORICAN POETS CAFÉ: 236E 3rd St (betAvs B & C). www.nuyorican.org. 9pm setsunless otherwise noted. Adm varies. Thurs:Latin Jazz; 1st Sat: Puddin’ Jazz series +Jam. Dec 5: Chembo Corniel; 19: HectorMartignon; 26: Willie Martinez y La FamiliaSxt.

ONE IF BY LAND, TWO IF BY SEA: 17Barrow St (bet 7th Av & W4th St). 212-255-8649. www.oneifbyland.com. Tues&Thurs 6-11pm, Sun 11:30am-3pm: Ryo Sasaki & NialDjuliarso Duo.

PIANO NYC: 158 Ludlow St at Stanton. 212-505-3733. www.pianosnyc.com. Dec 8: 7&8pm Florencia Gonzalez Candombe Project.

PIERRE LOTI: 258W 15th St (bet 7th & 8th Avs).www.pierrelotiwinebar.com. 212-645-5684.

ROCKWOOD MUSIC HALL: 196 Allen St (betHouston & Stanton Sts). 212-477-4155.www.rockwoodmusichall.com. Dec 4: 10pmNatalie Cressman; 5: 9pm Brian Haas &Allison Miller; 13: 7:30pm Gretchen Parlato.

RUBIN MUSEUM OF ART: 150W 17th St.www.rmanyc.org. 212-620-5000X344. $18/20adm. 7pm Harlem in the Himalayas serieswww.jmih.org/212-348-8300. Dec 6: MegOkura & Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ens; 13:Alan Broadbent.

SMALLS JAZZ CLUB: 183W 10th St at 7th Av.212-252-5091. www.smallsjazzclub.com. Setsunless otherwise noted: Afternoon (PM),Early (E), Late (L), Night (N); Mon-Tues E7:30pm, L 10pm, N 12:30am; Wed E 6pm, L9:30pm, N 12am; Thurs: E 6pm, L 9:30pm, N12am; Fri: PM 4pm, E 7:30pm, L 10:30pm, N1am; Sat: PM 4pm, E 7:30pm, L 10:30pm, N1:30am; Sun 1pm, PM 4:30pm, E 7:30pm, L10pm, N 12am. Jam following N. Adm varies.Residencies (R): Mon L except 12/16 AriHoenig Gp, N Spencer Murphy; Tues Eexcept 12/10 Spike Wilner Trio, L except 12/10Smalls Legacy Little Big Band, N NextGeneration Sessions by Kyle Poole; Wed ETap Dance w/Michela Lerman; Fri PM openjam; Sat PM open jam; Sun 1pm Vocal mas-terclass by Marion Cowings, L JohnnyO'Neal. Dec 1: 1pm R, PM Mauricio de SouzaGp, E tba, L R, N Ben Paterson Trio; 2: EHans Glawischnig Trio, L&N R; 3: R; 4: E R,L Brian Charette Sxt, N David Weiss Sxt; 5: Ejam w/Dwayne Clemons Qnt, L BrianCharette Sxt, N Carlos Abadie Qnt; 6: PM R,E Hayes Greenfield & Roger Rosenberg Qrt,L Melissa Aldana & Crash Trio, N GregMurphy Qrt; 7: PM R, E Greg Skaff Trio, LMelissa Aldana & Crash Trio, N TylerMitchell; 8: 1pm R, PM Eric Divito Trio featSteve Wilson, E Chris Flory Trio, L R, NGrant Stewart Qrt; 9: E Steve Lyman Gp, L&NR; 10: E Tap Dance Sxt, L SHIFT feat LoganRichardson, N R; 11: E R, L Harish RaghavanGp, N Noah Preminger Qrt; 12: E AlexHoffman Gp, L Harish Raghavan Gp, N NickHempton Band; 13: PM R, E Phil Palombi Trio,L Freddie Redd, N Lawrence Leathers; 14: PMR, E Dave Glasser Qnt, L Freddie Redd, NStacy Dillard; 15: 1pm R, 4pm Lamy Istrefi Jr.Trio feat Dave Leibman, E tba, L R, N DmitryBaevsky Qrt; 16: E Tardo Hammer Trio, L

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O’Gallagher; 18: 7:30pm Moonmouth; 19:7:30pm Bobby Avey Trio Qrt; 20: 7:30pm FayVictor & Herbie Nichols Sung.

GREENWICH VILLAGE BISTRO: 13 CarmineSt (bet Bleecker & 6th Av). 212-206-9777.www.greenwichvillagebistro.com.

JAZZ GALLERY: 1160 Bway, 5th Fl at 27th St.www.jazzgallery.org. 212-242-1063. Sets:9&10:30pm. Adm varies. Dec 5: NickSanders Trio; 6-7: David Virelles; 12: Poole& the Gang; 13: tba; 14: Patrick Cornelius &friends; 19: Mike McGinnis +9; 20-21: BenWendel + Dan Tepfer.

JAZZ STANDARD: 116E 27th St (bet Park &Lexington Avs). www.jazzstandard.net. 212-576-2232. Sets: 7:30&9:30pm + 11:30pm Fri-Sat. Cover varies/no min. Residencies (R):Mon Mingus Mondays w/Orchestra 12/2&16,Big Band 12/9,23&30; Sun except 12/1&291:30-3pm Jazz for Kids. Dec 1: MariaSchneider Orch; 2: R; 3-4 Motéma 10thAnniv Celeb feat Joe Locke & GeoffreyKeezer Gp 12/3, Marc Cary Focus Trio 12/4;5-8: Benny Golson Qrt; 9: R; 10: AlexSipiagin Qnt; 11-15: George Coleman NewOct; 16: R; 17-18: Matt Wilson & ChristmasTree–O w/spec guest Jason Moran; 19-22:no 11:30pm set Lenny White & friends; 23:R; 24-25: Closed; 26-29: Carmen Lundy; 30:R; 31-Jan 5: Henry Butler w/Steven Berns-tein & Hot 9.

JOE’S PUB: At Public Theater. 425 LafayetteSt & Astor Pl. www.joespub.com. 212-539-8778. Adm varies. Dec 3: 9:30pm BenAllison; 6: 9:30pm Sultans of String; 20:9:30pm Hot Sardines.

JULES BISTRO: 65 Saint Marks Pl (bet 1st & 2ndAvs). 212-477-5560. www.julesbistro.com.Dec 6: 8:30-11:30pm Ginetta & Vendetta.

KNICKERBOCKER BAR & GRILL: 33University Pl at 9th St. 212-228-8490.www.knickerbockerbarandgrill.com. Fri-Sat:9:45pm. Dec 6-7: Luis Bonilla Trio; 13-14:John DiMartino & Boris Kozlov; 20-21: JonDavis & Gianluca Renzi; 27-28: ValerieCapers & John Robinson; 31: Valerie CapersTrio.

LE PESCADEUX: 90 Thompson St (bet Prince& Spring Sts). www.lepescadeuxnyc.com.212-966-0021. Wed: Sultry Jazz series; Sun:Brunch 11am-4pm feat Gabrielle Stravelli.

LE POISSON ROUGE: 158 Bleecker St atThompson St. www.lepoissonrouge.com.212-796-0741. Adm varies. Dec 7: 6:30&9pmBill Frisell & Big Sur Qnt.

LITTLE BRANCH: 20 Leroy St at 7th Av S.212-929-4360.

METROPOLITAN ROOM: 34W 22nd St (bet.5th & 6th Avs). www.metropolitanroom.com.212-206-0440. Sets unless otherwise noted:Early (E) 7pm, Late (L) 9:30pm, Night (N)11:30pm, 11pm Tues. Residency (R): Tuesexcept 12/24&31 L Annie Ross. Dec 1: LSimona De Rosa; 3: E Martha Lorin &Aperturistic Trio, L R; 10: L R; 11: E StevenChera; 12: E Gabriel Johnson, L JocelynShannon Gp; 17: L R; 21: E Cat's Pajamas.

MICHAEL SCHIMMEL CENTER FOR THEARTS: at Pace. 3 Spruce St (bet Park Row &Gold St). www.schimmel.pace.edu. 212-346-1715. Dec 20: 7:30pm $35 adm BalanescuQrt feat Maria T.

NEIGHBORHOOD CHURCH: 269 Bleecker St(bet Jones & Cornelia Sts). 212-691-1770.www.ncgv.net. See All Things Project.

NEW SCHOOL: 66W 12th St. 212-229-5600.www.newschool.edu.

NEW YORK CITY BAHA’Í CENTER: 53E 11thSt (bet Bway & University). 212-222-5159.www.bahainyc.org/jazz. Sets: 8& 9:30pm.$10/15 adm. Dec 3: Richard Boukas BrazilianTrio; 10: Gary Morgan Latin Big BandPanamericana.

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ESPERANZA SPALDINGVILLAGE VANGUARD / DECEMBER 3-8Bassist/vocalist Esperanza Spalding's musical output permeates with the sounds ofjazz, soul and classical music. Whether laying down a solid groove or singing her heartout, Spalding's talents are those of a musician much older than her years. As the firstjazz musician to receive the Grammy Award for Best New Artist, Spalding has becomea shining star of the jazz community's vanguard and a high profile presence in popu-lar music. Spalding's latest album Radio Music Society (Heads Up) was met with crit-ical acclaim and added two Grammy Awards to her collection. For her VillageVanguard performances, Spalding will be joined by her group "Chamber MusicSociety" blending jazz and classical textures into a sound that is all her own. EW

DAVID BERGER ORCHESTRAAPOLLO THEATER / DECEMBER 7If you've heard the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra's renditions of classicEllingtonia, you have David Berger partly to thank. Berger has transcribed more than500 Duke Ellington/Billy Strayhorn charts and was the conductor of the JALCOrchestra from 1988 to 1994. He continues to transcribe for and occasionally conductthe orchestra. He also leads his own Swing Era oriented Sultans of Swing, which hashad a long run of early Tuesday gigs at Birdland. Here his orchestra will play a holi-day program of Ellingtonia, including the Duke and Strayhorn's re-imagining ofTchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite and selections from Ellington's Sacred Concerts.Guest performers will include dancer Savion Glover, singers Lizz Wright and PriscillaBaskerville, the Abyssinian Baptist Church Choir and Dance Theatre of Harlem stu-dents. GKDAVID LEONHARDTFLUSHING TOWN HALL / DECEMBER 20Pianist David Leonhardt's breakneck lyrical passages and soulful interpretations ofjazz classics have kept him in demand for more than 30 years. Whether leading histrio or performing with luminaries including late saxophonist late David "Fathead"Newman, Leonhardt's nimble touch and melodic sensibility are sure to shine. As aleader, Leonhardt's music generated tremendous praise. Dave Falconer ofJazzreview.com states: "David Leonhardt is a creative soloist and an intuitive andsympathetic accompanist." Leonhardt's commitment to instructing the next genera-tion of jazz artists is evident with his teaching posts at Lafayette College and The NewSchool where he has led workshops, given lectures and provided coaching sessions.For his concert in Queens, Leonhardt will bring his trio for a night of jazz-infused hol-iday classics. EWBROOKLYN JAZZ ORCHESTRALAFAYETTE AVENUE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH / DECEMBER 15A relative newcomer to New York City's jazz scene, the Brooklyn Jazz Orchestra wasfounded by drummer Paul Francis with a particular eye toward honoring the big bandera's repertoire. Continuing what is turning into a most-welcomed holiday tradition,the BJO will perform the Duke Ellington/Billy Strayhorn arrangement ofTchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite, in a program that also includes a selection of holidayclassics. While not a particularly well-known piece of Ellingtonia, the Nutcrackerarrangement is a delight and movements like "Sugar Rum Cherry" and "Chinoiserie"are essential listening for jazz lovers. Vocalist Carla Cook joins the ensemble, whichincludes artists like Frank Basile, Seneca Black and John Fedchock. SH

GREGOIRE MARETHARLEM STAGE / DECEMBER 4 This Carnegie Hall Neighborhood concert features the acclaimed jazz harmonicastylings of Gregoire Maret. Born in Switzerland to a Harlem-based African-Americanfather, Maret chose the instrument closely associated with his heroes TootsThielemans and Stevie Wonder. After formal training, Maret forged his own path incontemporary jazz, combining the influences of his idols while adding a romantic,serene approach. Following years as a prominent sideman with John Ellis & DoubleWide, Kurt Elling, Cassandra Wilson, Jacky Terrasson, Sean Jones, Marcus Millerand Herbie Hancock, he netted a Grammy award as a member of Pat Metheny'sensemble. Maret produced his eponymously titled and well-received debut recordingin 2012. He'll front an all-star quartet with drummer Terri Lyne Carrington, bassistBen Williams and keyboardist Christian Sands. MGN

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BENNY GOLSONJAZZ STANDARD / DECEMBER 5-8The theme "Stories from the Past" gives Benny Golson free rein, since the tenor saxo-phonist/composer has many musical stories to tell. This elegant player and 1995 NEAJazz Master blossomed in the 1950s with the Jazz Messengers and then co-led TheJazztet with Art Farmer. He added mightily to the jazz canon with "I RememberClifford," "Killer Joe," "Stablemates" and "Whisper Not," among others. His Hollywoodstudio work included music for the TV series "M*A*S*H," "Mannix," "MissionImpossible," "Mod Squad," "Room 222" and "The Partridge Family." Golson had a cameoin 2004's The Terminal, a movie appearance linked to Art Kane's classic "A Great Dayin Harlem" photograph. His all-star quartet includes Mike LeDonne on piano, BusterWilliams on bass and Carl Allen, drums. KF

ANDRE MATOSCORNELIA STREET CAFÉ / DECEMBER 6Melodically deft and harmonically challenging, guitarist Andre Matos' pure, contempo-rary sound aims to both test and charm the listener's ears. As a soloist or accompanist,Matos achieves the difficult task of molding a unique voice while serving the musicalintent of both the song and the ensemble. After graduating from the New EnglandConservatory, Matos moved to New York and began to perform and record with singerSara Serpa, drummer João Lencastre and as a member of the group Mikado Lab. Forhis performance on Dec. 6, Matos will be joined by his "4Tet," consisting of pianist PeteRende, bassist Eivind Opsvik and drummer Billy Mintz for a set that will explore theharmonic character of the modern jazz ensemble. EW

THE HOT SARDINESJOE'S PUB / DECEMBER 20Since it's unusual for young musicians to adopt vintage jazz, The Hot Sardines shouldbe seen as a rare bird. Taking cues from wartime Paris hot jazz through original NewOrleans swing, this New York band treats Dixieland and Tin Pan Alley tunes with aunique flair for the dramatic. You'll hear echoes of Louis and Lil Armstrong, FatsWaller or Django Reinhardt, a brass band complement, even tap dancer EddieFrancisco. Pianist/bandleader Evan "Bibs" Palazzo and Paris-born singer Miz ElizabethBougerol met via Craigslist, and the rest is history still in the making. They'll celebratethe release of their Live at Joe's Pub CD with Jason Prover on trumpet, bassist EvanCrane, violinist Pete Lanctot and several friends expanding the group to a little bigband. MGN

IVO PERELMANSHAPESHIFTER LAB / DECEMBER 13Like his South American counterpart, Argentine Gato Barbieri, Brazilian Ivo Perelmanhas a big, brawny tenor sax sound that comes out of the Coleman Hawkins/SonnyRollins tradition. But Perelman is no traditionalist; he's one of the world's more promi-nent avant-garde jazzmen. His preferred method is the essence of free jazz: begin play-ing with no preconceived forms, plans or written music. Yet like Rollins, he has both acommendable sense of form and an impish sense of humor that, combined with hisavoidance of extreme tonal distortions, informs his long improvisations with an inter-nal logic. At this gig he'll be celebrating the release of a handful of new albums, butplaying with the musicians, bassist Joe Morris and (rock) drummer Balasz Pandi, fromhis One (Rare Noise). GK

QUARTET SAN FRANCISCOSYMPHONY SPACE-LEONARD NIMOY THALIA THEATER / DECEMBER 18Quartet San Francisco is an eclectic string quartet that interweaves jazz, tango, rockand bluegrass into their inspired chamber music. Formed in 2001 by violinist and com-poser Jeremy Cohen, he is now joined by violinist Matthew Szemela, violist ChadKaltinger and cellist Kelley Maulbetsch. While they aren't the first string quartet toplay jazz, they've kept an improvisational spirit alive as they tackle challengingarrangements of music from many genres, playing with stunning synchronicity. Theygained critical acclaim for their 2009 CD salute to the music of Dave Brubeck. InSeptember they released their brilliant new CD Pacific Premieres: New Works byCalifornia Composers, which includes compositions by Cohen, Patrick Williams, VinceMendoza and Gordon Goodwin. The sound of surprise is always present in the QuartetSan Francisco's performances. KD

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add 2am. Adm varies. Early Evening Jazzseries: 7pm. Residencies: Mon 11pm RonAffif Trio; Tues Late Night Evolution Jamw/Orrin Evans; Thurs E Singers Jam, LateRoman Diaz Midnight Rumba; Fri AfricanJazz; Sat Marianni & Bossa Groove; SunTango w/Solla Tango Qrt & Milonga. LastMon: Band of Bones. Dec 2: ZeniaMcPherson & Jonathan Michel Trio; 3: JackJeffers Big Band; 4: Valery Ponomarev BigBand; 5: Gregorio Uribe Big Band; 9: EddieAllen Big Band; 10-12: Richard Bona; 16:Victor Jones; 17: Tony Madruga; 18: ManuelValera; 19: Pedro Giraudo Big Band. Earlyw/Dec 2: Kelley Suttenfield; 9: Nancy Harms;13: Bulgaria NY; 14: TENDRY; 16: BrandonBain; 20: Jocelyn Medina; 23: Sweet Diane;30: Melissa Hamilton.

61 LOCAL: 61 Bergen St in Cobble Hill.Brooklyn. www.61local.com. 347-763-6624.Dec 1: 6pm $10 adm Snug’s concert seriesfeat Ellery Eskelin Solo.

ASTOR ROOM: 34-12 36th St. Astoria. 718-255-1947. www.astorroom.com. Fri-Sat 7-10pm &Sun 12-3pm. Sun: Dandy Wellington Band.

BAMCAFÉ: 30 Lafayette Av. Brooklyn. 718-636-4100. www.bam.org. Dec 6: 9pm EugeneMarlow & Heritage Ens .

BAR TABAC: 128 Smith St at Dean St. CobbleHill. www.bartabacny.com. 718-923-0918.Tues&Thurs 7:30-10pm; Sun: Brunch 1-4pm+ 7pm; Tues: Blue Vipers of Brooklyn;Thurs: Stephane Wrembel; Sun: Brunchw/Lipbone.

BARBÈS: 376 9th St (corner of 6th Av). ParkSlope. www.barbesbrooklyn.com. 718-965-9177. Residencies: Mon 7pm Brain Cloud;Tues 9pm except 12/24 Slavic Soul Party;Wed 10pm Mandingo Ambassadors; Sun9pm Stephane Wrembel. Dec 1: 5:30pm KaneMathis & House of Water; 10: 7pm BenHolmes Qrt; 12: 8pm Jim Campilongo &Honeyfingers; 13: 10pm Howard Fishman &Biting Fish Brass Band; 14: 10pm Baby Soda.

BASIK BAR: 323 Graham Av. Brooklyn. 347-889-7597. www.basikbrooklyn.com. Sun 7-10pm: Jam w/Isaac Darche Qrt feat Matt LaVon.

BLACKBIRD’S: 41-19 30th Av. Astoria. 718-943-6899. www.blackbirdsbar.com. Sun:10pm-1am Jam Session w/Brian Woodruff.

BROOKLYN CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC:58 7th Av. Park Slope. www.bqcm.org. 718-622-3300. 1st Fri: 7pm $5 adm Open Stage.Dec 14: 8pm $10 adm Connection Workswww.connectionworks.org presents Brook-lyn Jazz Wide Open series feat Rob Garcia 4feat Noah Preminger & Dan Tepfer + PaulCarlon & La Rumba is a Lovesome Thing.

BROOKLYN LYCEUM: 227 Fourth Av (betPresident & Union Sts). Park Slope.www.brooklynlyceum.com.

BROOKS 1890 RESTAURANT: 24-28Jackson Av. Long Island City. Fri: 7-10pmOpen Mic by Charles Sibirsky & JonDeCesarez.

BROWNSTONE JAZZ: 107 Macon St atNostrand Av. Brooklyn. 917-704-9237.www.sankofaaban.com. Fri-Sat: 8pm $30adm incl 1 drink BrownstoneJAZZ; 11pm-1am Open Mic w/Eric Lemon & BJ Ens. Dec6: Cynthia Holiday; 7: Charlene Wynn; 13:Vanessa Rubin; 14: Carl Barlett Jr.; 20:Lynette Washington; 21: TC III; 28: LezlieHarrison; 31: New Year’s eve w/George Gray.

BROWNSVILLE HERITAGE HOUSE: 581Mother Gaston Blvd. Brooklyn. 718-385-1111. 3rd Sat: 3-6pm free adm Wade Barnes

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SPECTRUM NYC: 121 Ludlow St 2nd Fl (betDelancey & Rivington Sts). 212-533-5470.www.spectrumnyc.com. Dec 17: 9-11pmJazz Piano Salon feat Joel Forrester.

The STONE: 2nd St at Av C.www.thestonenyc. com. Adm varies. Tues-Sun: 8&10pm weekly residencies. Dec 1:John Zorn & Metempsychomagia; 3-8: JoeLovano; 10-15: Daniel Zamir; 17-22: IkueMori; 24: closed; 25-29: John Zorn; 31-Jan 5:Thurston Moore.

SUBCULTURE: 45 Bleeker St (bet Mott &Mulberry Sts). www.subculturenewyork.com. 646-504-6512. Dec 5: 10pm $12/15 admMolina & Meister Gp; 15: 7:30pm $15/25 admKen Thomson & JACK Qrt.

TOSHI’S LIVING ROOM: 1141 Bway at 26thSt. www.toshislivingroom.com. 212-839-8000.

TRIBECA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER:199 Chambers St. 212-220-1460.

UNIVERSITY OF THE STREETS: 130E 7thSt at Ave A 2nd Fl. 212-254-9300. www.universityofthestreets.org. $5 adm. Fri:11:30pm Jam w/Bernard Linnette; Sat: 10pmJam w/Rob Anderson.

VICK & ANTHONY’S STEAKHOUSE: 233Park Av South (bet 18th & 19th Sts). 212-220-9200. www.vicandanthonys.com. Dec 7: 6-9pm Ginetta & Vendetta.

VILLAGE VANGUARD: 178 7th Av S at 11thSt. 212-255-4037. www.villagevanguard.com.Sets: 8:30&10:30pm. Adm: Mon-Thurs $25/1drink min. Residency (R): Mon VanguardJazz Orch. Dec 1: Jason Moran &Bandwagon; 2: R; 3-8: Esperanza Spalding &Chamber Music Society; 9: R; 10-15:Fellowship Band; 16: R; 17-22: Geri AllenQrt; 23: R; 24-29: Dr. Michael White &Original Liberty Jazz Band of New Orleans;30: R; 31: New Year’s Eve feat Bad Plus.

WAYLAND: 700 E 9th St at Av C. 212-777-7022.www.thewaylandnyc.com. Sets: 9-11:30pm.Free adm. Wed&Sun.

WALKER’S: 16N Moore St at Varick. 212-941-0142. Sun: 8-11pm Peter Leitch Duo.

ZEB’S: 223W 28th St (bet 7th & 8th Avs). 2nd Fl.www.zebulonsoundandlight.com. 212-695-8081. Wed: 8pm $10 adm Saul Rubin Triow/vocalist guest + Jam. Fri: 6:30-9:30pm $10adm Open Mic/Jam by Frank Owens forSingers, Tap Dancers & Instrumentalists.Dec 8: 6-10pm $20 adm Holiday Festivitiesw/Singers, Dancers & Story Telling featFrank Owens Trio; 14: 8&10pm $20 admVictor Lin Trio; 15: 6pm $20 adm Big Band &Tap Preservation Society feat Calvin Booker& Carolyn Harding; 21: 8pm $25 adm BillyHarper & Voices.

ZINC BAR: 82W 3rd St (bet Thompson &Sullivan). 212-477-8337. www.zincbar.com.Sets: Early (E) 7pm + 9,11pm&12:30am, Mon

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CHEZ OSKAR: 211 Dekalb Av at Adelphie St.Fort Green. www.chezoskar.com. 718-852-6250. Mon&Wed: 8-11pm free adm. Mon:Blue Vipers of Brooklyn; Wed: Sarah King &Smoke Rings.

CLARET WINE BAR: 4602 Skillman Av at 46thSt. Sunnyside. www.claretwinebar.com. 718-937-7411. Sat: 9-12am.

CONNECTION WORKS: 718-369-6931.www.connectionworks.org. See BrooklynConservatory of Music.

CUBANA SOCIAL: 70 N 6th St. Williamsburg.Brooklyn. www.cubanasocial.com. 718-782-3334. Thurs: 9,10&11pm.

DRAWING ROOM: 56 Willoughby St #3.Brooklyn. Sets: 7pm. $20 adm. Dec 1: BillyLester; 29: Gene Bertoncini.

EMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH: 279Lafayette Av at Washington Av. Brooklyn.718-622-1107. www.ebcconnects.org. Dec29: 3-5pm free adm Jazz Vespers EricPerson Big Band.

FLUSHING TOWN HALL: 137-35 NorthernBlvd. Flushing. www.flushingtownhall.com.718-463-7700. 1st Wed: 5pm Jazz Clinics,7pm Jam. Sets: 8pm. Dec 6: AyodeleMaakheru & Windsong String Ens; 13:Amanda Monaco; 20: David LeonhardtHoliday Jazz.

FOR MY SWEET: 1103 Fulton St. Brooklyn.347-770-4735. Mon 7-11pm $10 adm BillJacobs Ens; 1st Mon: Jazz & Open Mic byJeff King.

FREDDY’S BAR: 627 5th Av (bet 17th & 18thSts). Brooklyn. www.freddysbar.com. 718-768-0131. Dec 24: 8:30pm NY Underground.

HOPE & ANCHOR: 347 Van Brunt St. RedHook. Brooklyn. www.hopeandanchorredhook.com. 718-237-0276. Wed: 7:30-10:30pmJam w/Ray Scro Qrt.

I-BEAM: 168 7th St. Brooklyn. info@ibeambroolyn.com. www.ibeambrooklyn.com.Sets: 8:30pm. $10 don. Dec 7: JesusHernandez; 11: Greenlief & Dunn + MaraRosenbloom Qrt; 13: John Dunlap Gp; 19:Lossing/Berne Duo; 20: Lotte Anker Trio.

INK WELL: 408 Rogers Av (bet Lefferts &Sterling Sts). www.inkwellcafe.com. 2nd&4th Thurs: 7:30pm $5 adm.

JACKSON ROOM: 192-07 Linden Blvd. StAlbans. www.jacksonroom.com. 718-525-2387. Last Sat: 8&10pm $15 adm inclsnacks/beverage.

JALOPY: 315 Columbia St (Columbia Water-front District). Brooklyn. www.jalopy.biz.718-395-3214. Sets: 9pm. Dec 12: BobWindows Qrt; 20: Matt Munisteri & NoamPikelny Duo; 21: Andy Statman Trio.

JAZZ 966: 966 Fulton St. Brooklyn. 718-638-6910X25. www.jazz966.com. Fri: 8pm $20adm.

KORZO RESTAURANT & BAR: 667 5th Av(bet 19th & 20th Sts). Brooklyn. 718-499-1199. www.facebook.com/konceptions.Tues: 9:15&10:30pm $10 don/$10 minKonceptions Music series by James Carney.

LAFAYETTE AVENUE PRESBYTERIANCHURCH: 85 S. Oxford St. Fort Greene.Brooklyn. www.lapcbrooklyn.org. 718-625-7515. Dec 15: 4pm Jazz Vesper feat BrooklynJazz Orch.

LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY: 1 UniversityPlaza. Brooklyn. www.liunet.edu/brooklyn.718-488-1011.

LOUIS ARMSTRONG HOUSE MUSEUM: 34-56 107th St. Corona. 718-478-8274.www.louisarmstronghouse.org. $10 adm.Tues-Fri 10am-5pm, Sat-Sun 12-5pm:Guided Tours.

MADIBA: 195 Dekalb Av. Fort Greene.Brooklyn. www.madibarestaurant.com. 718-

855-9190. Sun: $5 adm Shebeen Band.

MOMINETTE: 221 Knickerbocker Av. Brooklyn.929-234-2941. Tues: 9pm + Jam 10pm-2am.

PANASH RESTAURANT & LOUNGE: 144-14243 St. Rosedale. Queens. Dec 12: 8pm-12am Sharp Radway Trio w/Tulivu-DonnaCumberbatch.

PANE E VINO: 174 Smith St at Warren.Brooklyn. www.panevinony.com. 718-501-1010. Sun: 7-10pm Carl Thompson Gpw/Virginia Mayhew.

PROPER CAFÉ: 21701 Linden Blvd. CambriaHeights. Queens. 718-341-2233. Wed: 8-11:30pm $10adm.

ROULETTE: 509 Atlantic Av at 3rd Av.www.roulette.org. 212-219-8242. Sets: 8pm.Dec 8: Dan Blake & Mivos Qrt; 12: JamesIlgenfritz & Reinier Van Houdt; 14: AminaClaudine Myers.

RUSTIK NEIGHBORHOOD TAVERN: 417DeKalb Ave. www.rustiktavern.com. 347-406-9700. 1st Tues: 8pm $5 adm Jam w/EricFrazier.

SEEDS: 617 Vanderbilt Av. Brooklyn.www.seedsbrooklyn.org. Sets: 8:30&10pm.

SHAPESHIFTER LAB: 18 Whitwell Pl.Brooklyn. www.shapeshifterlab.com. 646-820-9452. Adm varies. Sets unless otherwisenoted: Early (E) 7pm, Late (L) 8:15pm, Night(N) 9:30pm. Dec 4: 8pm Iris Ornig; 13: IvoPerelman; 16: Marika Hughes; 18: E BrigganKrauss Qrt.

SISTAS’ PLACE: 456 Nostrand Av atJefferson Av. Brooklyn. 718-398-1766.www.sistasplace.org. Sat: 9&10:30pm$30/25 adm. Dec 7: Jimmy Owens; 14: EdStoute Gp; 21: Bluiett; 31: Craig Harris.

TEA LOUNGE: 837 Union St (bet 6th & 7th Avs).Park Slope. www.tealoungeny.com. 718-789-2762. Wed: 9pm free adm Tea And Jam.

TERRAZA 7 TRAIN CAFÉ: 40-19 Gleane St.Elmhurst. www.terrazacafe.com. 718-803-9602. Sets: 9:30pm unless otherwise noted.$5 adm. Sun: 9pm-12am Jam w/JohnBenítez; 3rd Thurs: Victor Prieto.

TWO STEPS DOWN RESTAURANT: 240Dekalb Av. Brooklyn. 718-399-2020.www.twostepsdown.com. $10 adm/1 drinkmin. 2nd Sun: 6-9pm Steve Cromity Trio &guests + open mic.

WILLIAMSBURG MUSIC CENTER: 367Bedford Av. Brooklyn. www.wmcjazz.org.718-384-1654. 10pm-2am. Fri: free adm/2drink min Jam w/Gerry Eastman Qnt &friends; Sat: $10 adm Greyson Hackleman.

YORK COLLEGE: CUNY. 94-20 Guy R. BrewerBlvd. Jamaica. www.york.cuny.edu. 718-262-2000.

ZE COUCH: 533 Ocean Av #6D. Flatbush.Brooklyn. http://www.pascalniggenkemper.com/ze_couch.html. Dec 1: Jake Henry &Kenny Warren + Michael Foster & LeilaLovell + Jean-Carla Rodea, Eva Novoa &Ryan Ferreira.

76 HOUSE: 110 Main St. Tappan. 845-359-5476. www.76house.com. Wed: 8-11pm freeadm Quintets w/Mark Hagan & feat artists +Jam. Dec 4: Frank Russo & John Philpott;11: Joe Magnarelli & Andrew Beal; 18: AndyGravish & Tim Armacost; 25: closed.

ALOR CAFÉ: 2110 Richmond Rd. 718-351-1101. www.alorcafe.com.

ALVIN & FRIENDS: 14 Memorial Hwy. NewRochelle. www.alvinandfriendsrestaurant.

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NEW JERSEY JAZZGary Walker, “Morning Jazz Host”, WBGO, 88.3 FM/wbgo.orgCARRIE JACKSONHYATT REGENCY / DECEMBER 18For Newark native Carrie Jackson, the spirit of song started at age six singing at MountCalvary Baptist Church and developed through school and piano and voice studies withDuke Anderson, eventually singing professionally with Anderson's big band. Comfortablein the musical worlds of jazz, pop, blues and gospel, Jackson and her Jazzin' All-StarEnsemble regularly visit the music of Basie, Ellington, Armstrong and Gillespie, spicingthings up with the best of the Great American Songbook. Jackson's new recording ATribute to Sarah Vaughan, Newark's Own (C-Jay) is a swinging, poignant look at TheDivine One, divinely done. She's sure to cover this and more in New Brunswick withorganist Noriko Kamo, bassist Thaddeus Expose and drummer Les McKee.

JAVON JACKSONSHANGHAI JAZZ / DECEMBER 13 AND 14DownBeat magazine says of saxophonist Javon Jackson, "there's no disputing hisimprovisational abilities, magnetic melodies and emotional heft!" With home trainingby his father who would take him to see Dexter Gordon and Sonny Stitt, to a selfdetermination to make music his life, Jackson would go on record and share stageswith Betty Carter, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Freddie Hubbard and Ron Carter and as a JazzMessenger with Art Blakey. Jackson's diverse abilities are well documented on record,most recently alongside legendary pianist Les McCann on Jackson's Lucky 13 (SolidJackson). Jackson will spend some Madison time with jazz, R&B, funk and fun along-side pianist Jeremy Manasia, bassist Corcoran Holt and drummer McClenty Hunter.

CRAIG YAREMKOTRUMPETS JAZZ CLUB / DECEMBER 8The dynamic abilities of saxophonist Craig Yaremko have taken him far from hisClifton NJ roots to shared stages with Geri Allen, Dee Dee Bridgewater, PaquitoD'Rivera, Jimmy Cobb and some of the area's finest big bands. He says that the chem-istry in the organ groups of George Benson, Jimmy Smith and Larry Young has left adeep impression on his playing. He shares that chemistry with listeners on his neworgan trio recording C Y O 3 (0A2), covering ground first tilled by Fats Waller,Thelonious Monk, Billy Strayhorn and Freddie Hubbard, alongside originals like "OilSlick" and "Blue Fontaine." His session mates Matt King on organ, drummerJonathon Peretz and guitarist Vic Juris will join Yaremko on saxes and flutes for anight of shuffles, bebop, ballads, blues and perhaps a musical visit to Brazil.

DAVE DOUGLASNEW JERSEY CITY UNIVERSITY / DECEMBER 2With numerous band projects, New Jersey-born trumpeter Dave Douglas has beenable to stretch the traditions of jazz while saluting the history of the music. He hascited diverse influences, from Billie Holiday and John Coltrane to Igor Stravinsky andStevie Wonder, along with the expected Miles Davis, Woody Shaw and Dizzy Gillespie.A Douglas composition or recording can give one a post-bop taste, a classical visit oreven a Dixieland or funk feel. This diversity led NJCU Jazz Director Ed Joffe to com-ment, "Dave Douglas represents the type of contemporary artist who speaks toyounger and older musicians alike. His big band compositions and arrangements aredifferent than any I've presented in 20 years of directing our ensemble. The sophisti-cation of the pieces shows a musical path and dedication sure to rub off on the stu-dents." It's sure to rub off on the Jersey City audience too.

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am-3:30pm Jazz Brunch feat Doug ClarkeDuo.

MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY: 1 NormalAv. Montclair. 973-655-4000.www.montclair.edu.

NEW JERSEY PERFORMING ARTS CEN-TER: 1 Center St. Newark. 888-466-5722.www.njpac.org. Dec 8: 4pm Ellington atChristmas w/David Berger Jazz Orch featLizz Wright, Savion Glover.

PALAZZO RESTAURANT: 11 S Fullerton Av.Montclair. www.palazzonj.com. 973-746-6778. Fri-Sat: 7-10:30pm. Dec 7,13,21&28:Betty Lisle.

PAPILLON 25: 25 Valley St. South Orange.973-761-5299. www.papillon25.com. Dec 19:8:30-11:30pm Bossa Brasil® feat DmitryBaevsky.

PRIORY JAZZ CLUB: 233W Market St.Newark. 973-242-8012. Fri: 7-11pm.

PRIVATE PLACE LOUNGE: 29 S Center St.Orange. www.privateplacelounge.com. 973-675-6620. Sun: 7:30-11:30pm. Dec 15: BennyBarksdale Jr. & friends.

RUTGERS UNIVERSITY: Institute of JazzStudies. 185 University Av. Newark.www.rutgers.edu. 973-353-5595.

SOPAC: 1 SOPAC Way. South Orange. 973-313-2787. www.sopacnow.org. Dec 6: 8pm DavidBenoit; 8: 3pm Alicia Olatuja & Juilliard JazzEns; 22: 7:30pm Glenn Miller Orch.

SUZYQUE’S BBQ & BAR: 34 S Valley Rd.West Orange. www.suzyques.com. 973-736-7899. Free adm. Tues: 7:30-10:30pm freeadm Greg Bufford Gp; Sun 1-5pm YvetteGlover.

TRUMPETS: 6 Depot Square. Montclair. 973-744-2600. www.trumpetsjazz.com. ClosedMon&Tues unless otherwise noted. Admvaries. Sets: unless otherwise noted7:30&9pm, Fri-Sat 8&10pm, Sun Brunch11:30am feat Enrico Granafei. Dec 1: CarrieJackson; 4: Jam; 5: Bill Farley; 6-7: BobBaldwin; 8: Craig Yaremko; 11: Holli Ross &MSU students; 12: Don Braden & MSU stu-dents; 13: Ron Aprea; 14: Houston Person;15: Brunch w/Anna Maria Mannarino + 7pmChris DeVito; 18: Diane Moser & ComposersBig Band; 19: Jerry Bergonzi, Vic Juris, BillyHart & Gene Perla; 20: Mike Bono; 21: TyStephens; 26: Dave Stryker; 27: Bob Devos;28: Wallace Roney; 29: Dalton Gang; 31:New Year's Eve w/Mel Davis & friends.

WBGO: 54 Park Pl. Newark. www.wbgo.org.973-624-8880.

HUDSONCASA DANTE: 737 Newark Av. Jersey City.

201-795-2750. www.casadante.com. Fri:6:30pm.

LIBERTY HOUSE RESTAURANT: 82 AudreyZapp Dr. Jersey City. 201-395-0300.www.libertyhouserestaurant.com. Sun:11:30am-2:30pm Jazz Brunch.

LIGHT HORSE TAVERN: 199 Washington St.Jersey City. www.lighthorsetavern.com.201-946-2028. Sun: 6-10pm.

MADAME CLAUDE: 364 1/2 4th St. JerseyCity. www.madameclaudecafe.com. 201-876-8800. Thurs: 8pm Manouche Bag.

MOORE’S LOUNGE AKA BILL & RUTH’S:189 Monticello Av. Jersey City. 201-332-4309. Fri-Sat: 8:30pm free adm/no min Jamby Winard Harper & Rosalind Grant; 1st Sun:6-10pm Winard Harper w/spec guests.

NEW JERSEY CITY UNIVERSITY: 2039Kennedy Blvd. Jersey City. www.njcu.edu.201-200-2000. Dec 2: Dave Douglas.

MERCERCANDLELIGHT LOUNGE: 24 Passaic St.

ATLANTICSOMERS POINT JAZZ SOCIETY: 609-927-

6677. www.spjazz.org.

BERGENBERGEN PERFORMING ARTS CENTER: 30

N Van Brunt St. Englewood. 201-227-1030.www.bergenpac.org.

BERRIE CENTER: Sharp Theater. 505Ramapo Valley Rd. Mahwah. 201-684-7844.www.ramapo.edu/berriecenter.

GLEN ROCK INN: 222 Rock Rd. Glen Rock.www.glenrockinn.com. 201-445-2362. Thurs:7pm Duos. Dec 5: Bob DeVos & Vic Juris;12: Bob Wylde & Tomas Kneeland.

PUFFIN CULTURAL FORUM: 20 Puffin Way.Teaneck. www.puffinculturalforum.org. 201-836-8923. Dec 7: 8pm Greg Abate Qrt.

SOLARI’S: 61 River St. Hackensack. 201-487-1969. Ev 1st Tues: One More Once Big Band.

STONY HILL INN: 231 Polifly Rd.Hackensack. www.stonyhillinn.com. 201-342-4085. Dec 14&28: 8pm-12am Betty ListeQrt.

TENAFLY LIBRARY: 100 River Edge Rd.Tenafly. 201-568-8680. Dec 8: 2-4pm freeadm Marlene VerPlanck.

WATERSIDE: 7800 B River Rd. North Bergen.www.watersiderestaurantandcatering.com.201-861-0700. Sun: 12-3pm Jazz Brunch.

BURLINGTONTRI-STATE JAZZ SOCIETY: PO Box 896.

Mount Laurel. www.tristatejazz.org. 856-720-0232.

ESSEXBETHANY BAPTIST CHURCH: 275W Market

St. Newark. www.bethany-newark.org. 973-623-8161. Dec 7: 6-7:30pm Jazz Vespers featClaire Daly Qrt.

CODA KITCHEN & BAR: 177 Maplewood Av.Maplewood. www.codamaplewood.com.973-327-2247. Sun: 12-3pm Jazz Brunch featLee Glantz.

DANA LIBRARY: Institute of Jazz Studies atRutgers University. 185 University Av.Newark. http://newarkwww.rutgers.edu/IJS/.973-353-5595.

DORTHAAN’S PLACE: At Nico Kitchen + Barin NJPAC. 1 Center St. Newark. 888-466-5722.www.njpac.org. Dec 15: 12pm $45/15 admJazz Brunch feat Cecil Brooks III.

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH: 40SFullerton Ave. Montclair. 973-744-6560,www.outpostintheburbs.org. Dec 1: 3-5pm$10 adm Spiritual Drumming Workshops byRichard Reiter.

HAT CITY KITCHEN: 459 Valley St. Orange.862-252-9147. Wed: 8pm Jam by Mike Lee.

HIGHLAND PLACE/CRANE’S: 5 Highland Pl.Maplewood. www.hpcranes.com. 973-763-3083. Dec 2&16: Glenn Franke BigBand.

IDEAL RESTAURANT & BAR: 219Frelinghuysen Av. Newark. 973-824-9308.Mon: Jam w/Eugene Goldson; Thurs: 8pm.

JAZZ HOUSE KIDS: 14 S Park St. Montclair.973-744-2258 www.jazzhousekids.org.

KEY CLUB: 58 Park Pl. Newark. 973-799-0306.www.keyclubnj.com. Sun: 11am-3pm $20adm.

LUNA STAGE: 555 Valley Rd. West Orange.973-395-5551. www.lunastage.org. Dec 8:Virginia Mayhew.

MCLOONE’S BOATHOUSE: 9 Cherry Ln atNorthfield Av. West Orange. 862-252-7108.www.mcloonesboathouse.com. Sun: 10:30

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Trenton. www.candlelightevents.way.to. 609-695-9612. Sat: 3:30-7:30pm free adm/$10min. www.jazztrenton.com.

MCCARTER THEATRE: 91 University Pl.Princeton. 609-258-2787. www.mccarter.org.Dec 13: 8pm Bad Plus.

PRINCETON UNIVERSITY: Princeton. 609-258-4241. www.princeton.edu/music.

SALT CREEK GRILLE: At Forrestal Village. 1Rockingham Row at Rte 1. Princeton. 609-419-4200. www.saltcreekgrille.com.

MIDDLESEXDESTINATION DOGS: 101 Paterson St. New

Brunswick. www.destinationdogs.com. 732-993-1016. Free adm. 1st Fri: 9pm-12am NewBrunswick Groove Fusion feat Matt Echols.

HYATT HOTEL: 2 Albany St. New Brunswick.www.newbrunswick.hyatt.com. 732-873-1234. Wed: 8-10:30pm. Dec 4: VanessaPerea Gp; 11: Tommy Campbell & Vocal-Eyes; 18: Carrie Jackson Trio.

LA TAVOLA CUCINA RISTORANTE: 700 OldBridge Tpke. South River. 732-238-2111.www.latavolacucinanj.com. Thurs: 7:30pmJam.

MAKEDA: 338 George St. New Brunswick. 732-545-5115. www.makedas.com. Thurs: 8-11pmfree adm/$5 min. Dec 5: Tia Fuller Band; 12:Ralph Bowen Qrt; 19: Shamie Royston Qrt.

NOVITA: 25 New St. Metuchen. 732-549-5306.www.novitanj.com. Sets: Thurs: 6pm; Fri-Sat 7pm. Thurs: Champian Fulton; Fri: LouWatson; Sat: George Fitzsimmons.

STATE THEATRE: 15 Livingston Av. NewBrunswick. www.statetheatrenj.org. 732-246-7469. Dec 15: 3pm John Pizzarelli & NewJersey Symphony Orch.

STEAKHOUSE 85: 85 Church St. NewBrunswick. www.steakhouse85.com. 732-247-8585. Fri-Sat 7-11pm.

TUMULTY’S: 361 George St. New Brunswick.www.tumultys.com. 732-545-6205. Tues:8pm + 9:30pm Jam. Dec 3: Suzan VenemanBand; 10: Tucker Flythe Band; 17: GustenRudolph Band.

MONMOUTHCOUNT BASIE THEATRE: 99 Monmouth St.

Red Bank. www.countbasietheatre.org. 732-842-9000.

GIAMANO’S: 301 Main St. Bradley Beach. 732-775-4275. www.giamanos.com. Free adm/nomin.

HOTEL TIDES: 408 7th Av. Asbury Park. 732-897-7744. www.hoteltides.com.

LANGOSTA LOUNGE: 1000 Ocean Av.Asbury Park. www.langostalounge.com.732-455-3275. Sat: 7-10pm Jazzbury featHammerheaded Qrt; Sun: 1-4pm Blue SkiesTrio.

MORRISBICKFORD THEATRE: 6 Normandy Heights

Rd. Morristown. 973-971-3706. Concerts 8-9:30pm. www.njjs.org. Dec 4: Rio Clemente;16: Warren Vaché Qrt.

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH: 51 WashingtonSt. Morristown. www.firstnightmorris.com.973-285-5115. Dec 31: Dan Levinson & FêteManouche.

HIBISCUS RESTAURANT: 270 South St.Morristown. www.hibiscuscuisine.com. 973-359-0200. Sets: Tues 6-9pm, Fri 7-10pm, SunBrunch 12-3pm.

MAYO CENTER FOR THE PERFORMINGARTS: 100 South St. Morristown.www.mayoarts.org. 973-539-8008.

NEW JERSEY JAZZ SOCIETY: 800-303-NJJS. www.njjs.org.

SHANGHAI JAZZ: 24 Main St. Madison. 973-

822-2899. www.shanghaijazz.com. Free adm.Sets: Tues 6:30-8:30pm, Wed-Thurs 7-9:30pm, Fri-Sat 6:30&8:45pm. Closed Mon.Dec 1: Marlene VerPlanck; 6: Matt King Trio;7: Keith Ingham Trio; 8: John Carlini & BillRobinson; 11: Bucky Pizzarelli; 13-14: JavonJackson; 19: Olli Soikkeli Trio; 20:Champian Fulton Trio; 21: Eric Mintel Trio;22: Brynn Stanley Trio; 24: Keith InghamTrio; 25: closed; 31: Catherine Russell Qrt.

OCEANOCEAN COUNTY COLLEGE: College Dr.

Toms River. 732-255-0500. www.ocean.edu.$15/13 adm. www.njjs.org. Concerts: 8-9:30pm. Dec 4: Molly Ryan & friends.

PASSAICBELLISSIMO’S: 1 Newark Pompton Tpke (Rte

23). Little Falls. www.bellissimos-nj.com.973-785-4225. Wed-Thurs: 6-10pm LeeGlantz.

CORTINA RISTORANTE: 118 Bershire Av.Paterson. 973-942-1750. Wed: 6:30-10pmJoe Licari & Mark Shane Duo.

WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY: 300Pompton Rd. Wayne. www.wpunj.edu. 973-720-2371. Dec 8: 4pm Eddie Henderson.

SOMERSETWATCHUNG ARTS CENTER: 18 Stirling Rd.

Watchung. www.watchungarts.org. 908-753-0190. Dec 13: 8pm Marty Eigen & Beacon HillJazz Band.

SUSSEXSTANHOPE HOUSE: 45 Main St. Stanhope.

973-347-7777. www.stanhopehousenj.com.

UNION16 PROSPECT WINE BAR & BISTRO: 16

Prospect St. Westfield. 908-232-7320.www.16prospect.com. Free adm/no min.Thurs: 8-11pm Carrie Jackson Trio.

CROSSROADS: 78 North Av. Garwood. 908-232-5666. www.xxroads.com. Tues: 9pm freeadm Jam w/Crossroads All Stars.

ROBIN’S NEST: 3103 Tremley Point Rd.Linden. www.robinsnestrhythmandblues.com. 908-275-3043. Sun: Cool Jazz Jamw/Don Williams.

VAN GOGH’S EAR CAFÉ: 1017 StuyvesantAv. Union. www.vangoghsearcafe.com. 908-810-1844. Sun: 8pm $4 adm.

DEER HEAD INN: 5 Main St. Delaware WaterGap, PA. www.deerheadinn.com. 570-424-2000. Sets: Thurs 8-11pm, Fri-Sat 7-11pm,Sun 5-8pm. Adm varies. Residency (R):Thurs Jam w/Bill Goodwin & friends Qrt. Dec1: Bill Charlap Solo; 5: R; 6: Kim Parker &friends; 7: Organik Vibe Trio + One feat DaveSamuels; 8: Bob Leive & Wooster StreetTrolley Band Bab; 12: R; 13: Vinny Bianchi &La Cuchina; 14: Bob Dorough Trio; 15:Samuel St. Thomas & Bovine Social ClubChristmas Xtravaganza; 19: R; 20: Bill Mays& Invention Trio; 21: Walt Bibinger & HowardAlden; 22: Fleetwing Jerry Bergonzi; 26: R;27: Michael Collins Qrt; 28: Dave LiebmanQrt; 29: Wayne Smith & Patrick McGee; 30:COTA All Stars; 31: New Year's Eve Partyfeat Bill Goodwin & Resolutions.

LAFAYETTE BAR: 15 N 4th St. Easton.www.lafayettebarjazz.com. 610-252-0711.1st & 3rd Sat: 9:30pm-12:30am free adm/nomin Jazz Nites feat Gene Perla Bands.

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EVER SINCE PLACING SECOND INThelonious Monk International Jazz

Saxophone Competition 22 years ago, EricAlexander has proven himself a standardbearer among new generations of tenorplayers. Capable of conjuring the steely fireof John Coltrane or the giant tone andrelaxed swing of Dexter Gordon, Alexanderhas established a voice that recalls jazz'spast even as he creates some of today'smost vibrant, exciting and swingingrecordings.

Despite his tenor bona fides, Alexanderactually began his studies on alto saxo-phone and initially enrolled at theUniversity of Indiana-Bloomington tostudy the horn. However, a professionalopportunity quickly led his career into anew direction. "During my freshman yearof college I had a chance to do a gig ontenor," he says. "I remember feeling socomfortable on the horn I decided to switchthen and there."

Shortly after his switch to tenor,Alexander felt the call of New York Cityand transferred to William PatersonUniversity in New Jersey in 1987. "I sim-ply wanted to be near New York City,"Alexander explains. "It was really puregood fortune that I ended up at a greatplace like William Paterson. I had greatteachers there—Rufus Reid, HaroldMabern, Norman Simmons, Joe Lovano,Ralph Lalama, Gary Smulyan and ToddCoolman—and I learned so much duringthose years." Indeed, not only didAlexander find himself in a rich education-al environment surrounded by inspiringteachers, he also embarked on a number oflongstanding collaborations with theseartists.

In particular, Alexander and Mabernhave established a particularly fruitfulsimpatico, marked by the pianist's fre-quent participation in the Eric AlexanderQuartet. Mabern's forceful keyboard chopshave been a consistently thrilling counter-part to Alexander's horn work and theirinterplay enlivens most of Alexander'sfinest albums. Most recently, this dynamicwas in full force on Touching, a ballad-leaning project that draws its inspirationfrom lesser-known tunes.

"While I was at WPU, Harold got mehooked on playing ballads and on findingrare or lesser-done material," Alexanderexplains. "I'm always looking for a way tokeep each successive project fresh and dif-ferent from the previous one. With that inmind, the idea for Touching came aboutnaturally."

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Eric AlexanderSwinging into the New Year

By Seton Hawkins

he has increasingly found himself servingas a mentor to developing artists, much asMabern and others did for him. An activeteacher, Alexander has been particularlyinnovative in his adoption of new methods,notably online lessons and ebooks, whichhe makes available via his website. Whilethe technology has changed the mediumdrastically, Alexander's aesthetic never-theless remains rooted in what he learnedfrom his tutors.

"I've been fortunate to play with artistswho are really passionate about the musicand who put 100 percent into everythingthey do," he notes. "With my students, I tryto share the lessons I've learned and thejoy of music that I got from my teachers. Ifeel that teaching is mostly about inspiringthe young players and getting them to real-ize that they, too, can make positive con-tributions to modern, straight-ahead jazzand that they will have a lifetime of joywith this great art form."

At Smoke this month, Alexander closesout 2013 with a holiday run that featurestwo bands. Starting off the week, he per-forms with his quartet featuring mainstaysMabern and John Webber and anchored byLouis Hayes. Hayes' presence is a particu-larly exciting addition to the quartet, asthe two artists have previously workedtogether on a variety of exceptional outings.

"I've admired Louis Hayes since I canremember!" Alexander says. "He's one ofthe all-time greats and it's an honor to playwith him. We've featured him for the firstthree nights of the holiday run for a fewyears now. It's a great way to get thingsfired up right away."

Leading into the New Year, Alexanderwill augment the band into a sextet, asJeremy Pelt and Vincent Herring join thehorn section and his longtime collaboratorJoe Farnsworth replaces Hayes. "The threeof us on the front line have worked togeth-er many times and share a common musi-cal sensibility," Alexander explains. "Forus, coming up with arrangements on thespot and just playing tunes that we allknow and love is a real treat. I'm reallylooking forward to being inspired by them."

The Eric Alexander Quartet per-forms at Smoke Jazz and Supper ClubDec. 23-25. From Dec. 26 through Jan.1, his sextet will play, featuring a spe-cial New Year's Eve celebration set.

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ALTO SAXOPHONIST DAVE GLAS-ser is an unabashed bebopper who is

keen on making sure new generations ofplayers understand and appreciate therich tradition of jazz as their musical voic-es evolve. Starting in his teens, he absorbedthe lessons and values of the masters andnow he's paying them forward. Indeed, hehas come full circle as a jazz musician andeducator.

The lessons came from his work in theFrank Foster-led Count Basie Orchestrafrom 1989 to 1991, the Illinois Jacquet BigBand in the early to mid 1990s and his 11years in trumpeter Clark Terry's quintetbeginning in 1995 as well as musical asso-ciations or studies with Barry Harris, LeeKonitz (with whom he started studying atage 15), Eddie Locke and Earl May.

"There is a certain feeling in the music,a joyous exuberance. That feeling is whatreally attracts people to this music. Thosethree (Foster, Jacquet and Terry) carried itforward in a great way. Whether you arelistening to Louis Armstrong or Clark Terryor John Coltrane, that essence is what Iam trying to carry forward," Glasser says.

The native New Yorker, 51, has been apart-time faculty member at The NewSchool for 18 years, sharing his knowledgeof the music with developing players. "Iwork with them a lot trying to get into thecore elements of the music, which I wasexposed to through the people I playedwith. I try to bridge that gap a little bit.Early on in my career, I tried to get as closeas I could to whom I felt were the creatorsof that music." He says the dialogue andinteraction with students has helped hisown music evolve as well. "A lot of the stu-dents challenge me because they play in adifferent way. They enable me to play dif-ferently."

Glasser has recorded five CDs as aleader; the latest is the self-producedCrossover, which he is preparing for distri-bution. He brings his quartet to Smallswith Larry Ham on piano, Dave Robaire onbass and Carl Allen on drums. "Larry andI have been playing together for years. Heis kind of my right-hand man," Glassersays. "Dave was one of my students a fewyears back at The New School. He hassince moved to California but will be inNew York that week so I am very happy tohave him back on the bandstand with us.He's a very good, musical, bass player. I'veworked with Carl in many settings for along time. We really click."

Glasser says the Smalls gig will includeseveral originals, some choice jazz stan-dards and a tune or two associated withTerry since the gig falls on the trumpeter's

93rd birthday. "He will be in my thoughtsthat night. I'll be playing for him. Workingwith Clark in his quintet was like a dreamcome true. We were like two peas in a podat times because of the telepathic thingsthat we did musically," Glasser says. "Tohave the opportunity to be around him, tosit next to him and hear his swing, to learnhis musical concepts of group play andstage presence, as well as his relationship tothe audience, had a profound effect on me."

As a player, Glasser absorbed muchtechnically and stylistically from CharlieParker, Sonny Stitt, Johnny Hodges, PaulDesmond, Dave Schildkraut, Gigi Gryce,Benny Carter, Lee Konitz and Stan Getz.He says his music explores the full gamutof human emotions: joy, sadness, anger andthe blues. "People experience all of thesethings," he says. "That's what life is about.That is what they are really connectingwith and sometimes we are lucky enoughto tap into that. When that happens, themusic is more powerful than the musicians.

"The bottom line is that when peoplecome to hear this music they want to feelsomething, they want to feel good. If thepeople are smiling, happy and don't wantto go home because it really feels good to bethere, that's when I know I've done a goodjob. That's what drew me to the music andthat's the most rewarding thing. Peoplelike Clark Terry were masters of that; theBasie Band is all about that. It's about avibe that is unique to jazz."

The Dave Glasser Quartet withpianist Larry Ham, bassist DaveRobaire and drummer Carl Allen willperform at Smalls on Dec. 14

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Sponsored by International Women In Jazzwww.internationalwomeninjazz.org

It's a wonderful worldSaxophonist Jane Ira Bloom has a long

history of working with Mark Dresser onbass and Min Xiao-Fen on pipa (a stringedinstrument played in China for more than2,000 years). But her Cornelia Street Cafégig Dec. 18 will be the first time percus-sionist Satoshi Takeishi joins them to playtheir innovative, internationally inspiredmusic in a quartet setting. "This is anextension of my interest in collaboratingwith world music musicians, of findinginteresting points of collaboration of Eastand West, where neither is distinct in itsown entity," Bloom says. "Mark and Minwill bring something new; we'll premierenew material. And we'll play new musicthat arises with musicians who are open.We explore the sound and silence with adifferent metabolism than is associatedwith my Western musical thought." Bloomdescribes her band mates as "sonic explor-ers, each with lots of experience. When youput that all together, lots of interestingthings happen." Not only will the music benew to the audience, Bloom expects to besurprised, too. "That's the point," she says."I'm interested in improvising with inter-national musicians. It's never boring and itkeeps us trying something new." The saxo-phonist delves into a more mainstreamside of jazz with her latest recording,Sixteen Sunsets (Outline), a mix of origi-nals and standards. "These are songs thatmean something to me, that have alwaysmoved me. I grew up listening to thatmusic and it's a touchstone for all my writ-ing." Although Bloom seems to be one ofthe few musicians who doesn't feel com-pelled to sing—"You wouldn't want to hearme," she says—the lyrics are the mainattraction for her. "I know all the words;that's equally as important as the melody.That's how you play a ballad: you have toknow what it means. It's not just notes; it'swhat the song is saying. I'm speaking thewords through my instrument, in a way."

Both sides nowArtists can find inspiration anywhere.

The spark for vocalist Jay Clayton's latestproject came from the obituary page in theInternational Herald Tribune. While on aplane, she noticed a piece about the com-poser Harry Warren. "I read his obituaryand found out he wrote hundreds of tunes,but nobody knows he wrote them," Claytonsays. Warren composed songs she's done foryears, such as "There Will Never beAnother You" and "The More I See You" andhits like "At Last," "I Only Have Eyes forYou" and "That's Amore." Before the planelanded, Clayton had decided there was atribute to Warren in her future. In choosingfrom his huge body of work, "I mostly didones I knew and love," she says. Claytonwill celebrate the release of the aptly namedHarry Who? A Tribute to Harry Warren(Sunnyside) at Jazz at Kitano Dec. 21, withsaxophonist Houston Person, pianist JohnDiMartino and bassist Boris Kozlov. Theclassically trained Clayton discovered jazzwhile in college. "I was turned on to Mingus,Monk and the others. When I got to NewYork in 1962 they were all there: EricDolphy, John Coltrane, playing hour-longsolos. Going to the clubs and hearing thegreats, that was my jazz school," she says.Besides being comfortable with straight-ahead jazz and standards, Clayton alsoexplored the wonderful world of improvisa-tion in the loft scene of the 1960s. "Musicdidn't start with a song: You learn it; youread it; you sing it. Before any of that, peo-ple just made it up. Little kids do it all thetime. It's not so weird." Because of her wide-ranging musical explorations, "It was hardto try to have people know what to do withme for years. In the middle of a standard I'dthink, I wish I could get free. Now I do both.I don't dissect and rewrite—if I love a tune,I want to stay true to it. That doesn't meanyou can't swing a sad song, but it can be soout of character to the message."

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Family businessCount cellist Marika Hughes among the

people who seem destined for a life inmusic, with influences from every end ofthe spectrum. Her grandfather was therenowned classical cellist EmanuelFeuermann. When she was a kid, Hughes'parents ran an Upper West Side jazz clubcalled Burgundy, which was her introduc-tion to the art of the hang. "I rememberhearing Danny Mixon, Bobby Watson, somany others. It was a fun place to growup," she recalls. Hughes studied classicalmusic, starting with violin at age three.But the first time she touched a cello,almost a decade later, she realized thatwas the instrument for her. Hughes feltthat classical and jazz take the sameamount of focus, study and determination,and she didn't want to dilute her results bydividing her attention, so she didn't try herhand at improvisation until her 20s. As aprofessional musician, Hughes' experiencehas run the gamut from symphony hall tostreet busker, from backing fledglingsinger-songwriters and internationallyrenowned pop stars to performing on filmsoundtracks to fronting her own band,Bottom Heavy. "So many different opportu-nities have come up; I like to try thingsthat are challenging and new. I might notbecome an expert, but I can learn from it,"Hughes says. "I feel self-conscious aboutbeing called a jazz artist. I've played Indianmusic, but I don't call myself an Indianmusician." But she cites the music ofGeorge Adams and Don Pullen when talk-ing about what she wants to do withBottom Heavy: "I want the quality thatband had, the authenticity, the openness,the trust among the members. We try tobring that to our band in the way we exe-cute songs. It's unrefined a little bit, not toobeautiful; it has a growl in it." Hughes andBottom Heavy will debut some new materi-al and play some longtime favorites at theShapeShifter Lab on Dec. 16 in prepara-tion for recording early in 2014.

New records and moreKick off the month with singer Carrie

Jackson at Trumpets Dec. 1; you can alsocatch her every Thursday at Prospect WineBar in Westfield NJ or at Shell's Bistro inManhattan Dec. 20; keep an ear out forJackson's new release A Tribute to SarahVaughan, Newark's Own (C-Jay) …

Vocalist Stacey Kent celebrates the releaseof The Changing Lights (EMI) at BirdlandDec. 3-7 … Pianist Linda Presgrave pre-mieres her new composition "Along thePath" at Somethin' Dec. 8 … SingerGretchen Parlato celebrates the release ofLive in NYC (ObliqSound) at the RockwoodMusic Hall Dec. 13 … Have a stellar timewhen Diane Moser's Composers Big Bandplays "Music for the Spheres" at TrumpetsDec. 18 … Singer Alexis Cole donates 10percent of the sales proceeds of her holidayrecording The Greatest Gift (Motéma) tobenefit World Bicycle Relief, which pro-vides transportation to people in needaround the world; catch Cole singingSondheim at 54 Below Dec. 22.

Sounds of the seasonBassist Noriko Ueda appears at Jazz at

Kitano with Ted Rosenthal Dec. 6 …Lynette Washington lifts her voice in cele-bration of the holidays at the BaruchPerforming Arts Center Dec. 6 … VocalistAlicia Olatuja and the Juilliard JazzEnsemble deliver Christmas classics atSOPAC Dec. 8 … Guitarist AmandaMonaco and Formula One play carols andmore at Flushing Town Hall Dec. 13 …Vocalist Terese Genecco fronts her "MerryLittle Big Band" at 54 Below Dec. 17 …Visit Karrin Allyson's Yuletide Hideawayat Birdland Dec. 17-19.

Live is bestMaria Schneider's orchestra plays the

Jazz Standard through Dec. 1 … Tulivu-Donna Cumberbatch sings with the RayAbrams Big Band every Monday at Swing46 … Vocalist Marlene VerPlanck playsShanghai Jazz Dec. 1 … Bassist IrisOrnig brings her quartet to the ShapeShif-ter Lab Dec. 4 … Dec. 5 is Duet Night atthe 55 Bar, with singers Amy Cervini,Roz Corral, Fay Victor, Kendra Shankand others … Vocalist Sara Serpa's 5tet,with pianist Kris Davis, hits the CorneliaStreet Café Dec. 6; Davis appears at thesame venue with Relative Resonance Dec.19 … Leslie Pintchik plays piano at TheBar Next Door Dec. 7 … Alissa Hornplays cello with Bill Mays at Kitano Dec. 7… Catch saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock'squintet at the Cornelia Street Café Dec. 13;she'll also be there Dec. 30 with drummerTom Rainey and guitarist MaryHalvorson … Baritone saxophonist CarolSudhalter will be at Cleopatra's NeedleDec. 14 … Maucha Adnet sings withDuduka da Fonseca and Helio Alves atDizzy's Club Coca-Cola Dec. 19-23 …Vocalist Janis Siegel plays Kitano Dec. 20… Catch Patrice Rushen on keyboardswith Lenny White at Jazz Standard Dec.21-22 … Carmen Lundy sings at JazzStandard Dec. 26-29 … Check out pianistEri Yamamoto at the Cornelia StreetCafé Dec. 29 … Amy London and

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By Seton Hawkins

HOT FLASHES

Musician-Booker's Corner"I feel very fortunate to be involved with

the music program at Garage," remarksvocalist and booking agent David Coss."I've been singing there every Sunday fornearly 17 years and booking for nine years.I'm happy to have met so many great musi-cians like Benny Powell, Dakota Statonand Dee Daniels, many of whom haveended up on the bandstand with me duringmy gig."

By now a veritable New York City jazzinstitution and one of the few places to pro-vide consistent performing opportunities toyoung musicians, Garage Restaurant &Café has developed a strong track recordfor presenting high-quality swinging jazz.This artistic success is thanks in no smallpart to Coss' ongoing efforts. "I'm alwayshappy to book great young talent," heexplains. "I've given many young peopletheir first gig in New York and some ofthem have moved on to play with some topnames in jazz. I'm so proud of them. It'sbeen a great starting point for so many."

Originally hailing from the West Coast,Coss found his way to New York in theearly 1990s, though he was initially slow togig in the city. Garage proved to be his ownjumpstart into performing more extensive-ly in New York. "I had a friend who workedat the Garage and he said they needed abartender," Coss explains. "I said 'okay,'because I needed the work, so I went overand got hired. I started singing therebecause one day I was working andVirginia Mayhew and Dena DeRose wereplaying the brunch. They said, 'David, comeup and sing!' I was a little shy—things havechanged now!—but they coaxed me to getup there. This kind of stuck and the man-agement asked me to do it every Sunday."

The opportunity to sing weekly, com-bined with the bartending work, ultimatelyplaced Coss in the path to book the venue'sacts and bring a consistent sense of qualityto the roster. "The Garage is an interestingplace. It's a restaurant with music, ratherthan a jazz club with food," Coss observes."What I do is make sure that the peoplewho come into the place are hearing thekind of jazz that even non-aficionados willlike. So I'm a purist in the way I book it,because it needs to be enjoyable for every-body."

The booking work has also allowed Cossto collaborate with a multi-generationalswath of talents, thus enlivening his ownwork. "Sometimes I ask prospective musi-

cians who are requesting a spot on theschedule to join me on my gig," he notes."That's always exciting and so much fun forme and for the audience. I learn a lot fromthe musicians and they get a short lessonon how to play with a singer and get someexposure. It's a win-win!"

More crucially, Coss sees his efforts atGarage in a larger context, one thatexpands the jazz audience. "Many of ourpatrons wouldn't go to places like theVanguard or Smoke, but they come here toeat and while here they'll hear music andenjoy it," Coss explains. "I get to broadenthe music's fan base and expose people tothings they normally wouldn't hear. That'sa unique situation we have here." CatchDavid Coss at Garage every Sunday from6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.

Online EducationVocalist Lenora Zenzalai Helm has

developed a series of affordable Internet-based programs titled Vocal Jazz Onlineand the Vocal Musicianship Academy,aimed at providing serious students with awell-rounded approach to artistry, theoryand technique. Find out more by visitingwww.vocaljazzonline.com

Jazz at Lincoln Center has launched theJazz Academy, a freely available musiclibrary comprising nearly 400 lessons oninstrumental technique, jazz history andensemble practice. Instructors include EricReed, Oliver Lake, Ingrid Jensen, DamienSneed and Marion Cowings. Visit acade-my.jalc.org to watch.

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By Angelo Di Loreto, student at the Manhattan School of Music

Arguably, an infinite number of factorsand experiences can influence a musician'scomposing process. Everything from peo-ple, places, relationships, philosophies, lit-erature, or even food can directly inspiresomeone to write. NYC-based saxophonistPaul Jones is an example of a literature-inspired composer. On Dec. 11, he willpresent a series of new compositions atCornelia Street Café with a newly-formedsextet, all based on books he has recentlyread. However, he has taken the concept tothe next level. Jones has created each com-position by pairing up each letter of themusical alphabet with a letter from theEnglish alphabet and the melody of eachcomposition is formed from the letters ofeach book title.

"Applying the musical alphabet to eachbook title has supplied me with infinitestarting points for composition," Jonessays. When asked why he chose a sextet toexpress these pieces, he responded, "Iwanted to write for something I've neverwritten for before. I've drawn a lot of influ-ence from the Brian Blade Fellowship."The sextet comprises Jones on tenor saxo-phone, alto saxophonist Alex LoRe, pianist

Sullivan Fortner, guitarist Matt Davis,bassist Johannes Felscher and drummerJimmy Macbride. For this project, Joneshas written compositions based off workssuch as Jack Kerouac's On the Road, aswell as Charles Bukowski's novel Womenand Bill Bryson's science book A ShortHistory of Nearly Everything. Jones sayshe plans to record the project in 2014.Jones is a native of Salisbury MD andattended Berklee College of Music andManhattan School of Music for his under-grad and graduate degrees, respectively,where he performed with Dave Liebmanand Joe Lovano and studied with GeorgeGarzone and Steve Wilson. In addition tohis jazz projects as a leader and sideman,he occasionallyplays with theindie pop artistSt. Lucia.

The PaulJones Sextetperforms atC o r n e l i aStreet Café onDec. 11.

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JAZZ ANECDOTE BY BILL CROWBill Crow's books "Jazz Anecdotes" and "From Birdland to Broadway" can be

found at your favorite bookstore, and at www.billcrowbass.com along with many interesting photos and links.

A little while ago I took a walk down 52nd Street with a film crew that was working on adocumentary about the old Swing Street. They wanted me to point out the locations of thejazz clubs that had existed there. We strolled between Fifth and Sixth Avenues, remember-ing the locations of the Famous Door, the Downbeat, the Onyx, Ryan's, the Three Deuces andKelly's Stable. When we walked west toward Seventh Avenue, where the original buildingshave all been replaced by office towers, a uniformed guard stepped out of a doorway andinformed us that we weren't permitted to film on the sidewalk in front of that building. Thesidewalk was private property! So we walked on by the site where the Hickory House usedto stand without filming. We noticed that even the stars that used to be embedded in thesidewalk with names of famous jazz musicians had been removed. With all the honorarystreet name signs around Manhattan, it seems reasonable that 52nd Street should havesome monument to the great music that used to be played there. We seem to have developeda generation that doesn't know who Lester Young was!

A Moment You Missed by Fran Kaufman Hot House

Contributing PhotographerYou probably know by now that my favorite ven-

ues are sound checks and recording sessions main-ly because I never know what unexpected talentswill be revealed. The Nov. 6, 2013 WBGOChampions of Jazz Gala at NJPAC honored CEOCephas Bowles and the Thelonious MonkInstitute. Christian McBride's "Inside Straight"was gathering for sound check and pianistChristian Sands took a turn at the vibes as hewaited for the official rehearsal to begin.

com. 914-654-6549. Fri: 7:30-10:30pmAlexander McCabe Trio.

BASS LINE: 130E 1st St. Mount Vernon.www.basslineclub.com. 914-699-1722. Freeadm/2 drink min. Fri: 9pm-12am TakeshiOgura Trio feat Dule Jones. Dec 15: 5-8pm$25 adm Another Sunday Serenade seriesfeat tribute to Hilton Ruiz by Peter Brainin,Jose Davila, Ruben Rodriguez, MarcusPersiani, Victor (Yah Ya) Jones & CristianRivera.

BEANRUNNER CAFÉ: 201 S Division &Esther St. Peekskill. 914-737-1701.www.beanrunnercafe.com. Fri-Sat: 8-10:30pm $10 adm. Dec 6: Esencia Gp; 7:Shunzo Ohno Band; 14: A Very GyspyChristmas w/Doug Munro; 20: RicardoGautreau Gp; 28: Lines of Reason.

CARNEGIE ROOM: At Nyack Library. 59 SBroadway. Nyack. www.rcjbs.org. Dec 6:7:30pm Don Friedman Solo.

CURIOUS-ON-HUDSON: 145 Palisade St#412B. Dobbs Ferry. 914-412-8393.www.curiousonhudson.com. Dec 13: 7:30-9:30pm $20 adm Jazz Salon w/BobAlbanese.

The DAUTAJ: 36 Oakland Ave. Warwick. 845-986-3666. www.thedautaj.com. Free adm. EvFri. Sat: 7:30-11:30pm Richard Wiggins. Dec6: 8pm Bob Wylde & Jed Levy Qrt; 20:8:30pm 3D.

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DIVISION STREET GRILL: 26 North DivisionSt. Peekskill. www.divisionstreetgrill.com.914-739-6380. Dec 13: 7:30-10:30pm MichelleLeBlanc.

ELEMENTS: 161 Mamaroneck Av. WhitePlains. www.elementswhiteplains.com. 914-358-4930. Tues: 6:30-9:30pm.

FALCON ARTS: 1348 Rte 9 West. Marlboro.www.liveatthefalcon.com. 845-236-7970.$20 don suggested. Sets: 7pm unless other-wise noted, Opening act (Op); Sun 10am-2pm Brunch (B). Dec 1: B w/JB & Soul Jazz;4: Sleeping Bee; 5: Anne McCue; 6: AllstarTribute to Roy Buchanan w/Jim Weider,Arlen Roth & Danny Kortchmar; 7: Racinesavec Steve Riley; 8: Op w/Keith Pray +Jazzmosis; 10: Poor/Rende/Vu; 11: NewWest Guitar Gp; 12: Organik Vibe Trio PlusOne; 13: Marco Benevento Band; 14: Opw/Flaming Meatballs + Chris Bergson Band;15: B w/Saints of Swing feat Marty Elkins +Club d'Elf feat John Medeski; 18: BrianCollazo; 19: Rhett Miller; 20: Mark SoskinTrio; 21: Ed Palermo Big Band w/NapoleonMurphy Brock; 22: B w/Mala Waldron + MattWilson & Christmas Tree-O; 28: SlideBrothers; 29: B w/Erik Lawrence Qrt; 31: Opw/Aubrey Haddard + Alexis P. Suter Band.

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: 10Academy St. Cold Spring. 845-265-3220.www.presbychurchcoldspring.org. Dec 21:5:30pm Jazz Vespers.

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Options abound this year for gifting jazzfans or filling up that extra space under theholiday tree. The CDs offer everythingfrom a really big box set to reissues in boxsets and individual discs, including thenewly hip retro option of vinyl LPs. At theother end of the spectrum, purely web-based music is also becoming prevalent.Performance DVDs have become morecommonplace too (just check out YouTube)but one documentary about a neglectedgiant of the mid-20th century stands out.And speaking of giants, new biographies oftwo of jazz's greatest are also available.And last but not least, there are, of course,new entries in that perennial recordingexercise: the holiday themed album.

SWINGING THE SEASONThe best new Christmas jazz album this

year is Let It Snow, New York Voices (FiveCent), a heady concoction with the hip,tight harmony singing of the vocal quartetcurrently celebrating its 25th year.Selections are a nice blend of pop songs likethe title track and traditional carols, allwith catchy jazz arrangements. KarrinAllyson, winner of the DownBeat CriticsPoll for Rising Star Female Vocalist, hasindependently released a holiday collec-tion, Yuletide Hideaway and the agelessJohnny Mathis is heard on Sending You ALittle Christmas (Columbia), featuringseveral duets with pop and countrysingers, including Natalie Cole.

A REALLY BIG BOX: HERBIE HANCOCK

The most ambitious and expansivealbum box set of the year is undoubtedlyHerbie Hancock: The Complete ColumbiaAlbum Collection 1972-1988 (Legacy) witha total of 31 albums, three of them consist-ing of two CDs, for a total of 34 discs.Included in the cube-shaped box is a 200-page color booklet with comprehensivediscographical data as well as criticalappreciations. Of particular interest tofans are the eight albums made forColumbia's Japanese subsidiary and neverbefore released internationally. Those con-

tain two live recordings: one of an electricHancock band (Flood) and one of the all-star quintet, V.S.O.P., with FreddieHubbard, Wayne Shorter, Ron Carter andTony Williams. There's also a trio albumwith those last two. Most interesting ofthem all is a solo recording Hancock madein Japan, Dedication, wherein he playsacoustic versions of "Maiden Voyage" and"Dolphin Dance," as well as electric ver-sions, with an array of instruments, of"Nobu" and "Cantaloupe Island." Theentire box presents a very full, 360-degreeHancock, from pastel pianist to rockingfunk keyboardist and innovative band-leader.

RETRO, VINYL AND MONOREISSUES

Available before in stereo-enhancedreissues, the Columbia recordings of thefirst great Miles Davis Quintet/Sextet,with John Coltrane, are now compiled inthe set Miles Davis: The Original MonoRecordings (Legacy-9 CDs). Hearing themthe way they were originally recordedmakes you wonder what was so enchantingabout the stereo versions. Among them arethree Davis studio albums with the GilEvans Orchestra and the rarity, JazzTrack, which includes the sound track tothe French film noir "Elevator to theGallows" and three studio pieces recordedby the sextet that, soon after, did Kind ofBlue.

The short-lived mid-1950s labelBethlehem has also been revived in a retro-heavy project that offers releasing 10- and12-inch LPs in the original mono with thecelebrated cover art Bethlehem was knownfor, as well as on CDs that preserve thelength and format of the original albums.The initial releases—all first officialappearances since the 1950s—include thedebut Nina Simone release, Little GirlBlue, and albums from Oscar Pettiford,Charles Mingus, Booker Ervin, DexterGordon and singers Chris Connor andBobby Troup. The release of vinyl LPs aswell as CDs is not limited to reissueseither; several labels, most recently Mack

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TAP & BARREL: 550-8 Smithtown Bypass.Smithtown. www.52taps.com. 631-780-5474.Tues: 9pm-12am.

TRATTORIA GRASSO: 134 Main St. ColdSpring Harbor. www.trattoriagrasso.com.631-367-6060. Sets: 7:30pm. Dec 3: MadelineKole; 10: Roberta Fabiano & friends.

WALK STREET TAVERN: 1218 Jericho Tpke.New Hyde Park. 516-354-9732. Last Tues:8:30pm-12am Jam w/Mark Buttice & SwingEasy Band.

ARCH STREET TAVERN: 85 Arch St.Hartford. www.archstreettavern.com. 860-246-7610. Mon: 8pm Hartford Jazz Orch.

CAFE EIKO: 11 Whitney St. Hartford. 860-232-4677. www.japanalia.com. Sets: 8pm. Dec 7:Helen Sung Gp; 14: Dana Lauren.

FUJI OF JAPAN RESTAURANT & BAR: 111Old Kings Hway North. Darien. 203-655-4995.www.fujiofjapan.com. Mon: 6:30-9pm MusicMondays series.

PICCOLO PIZZA: 24 Prospect St. Ridgefield.203-438-8200. Sets: 6-9pm. Free adm. Tues:Arildo Desouza Solo; Thurs: Gary MacFadden; Sun: John Judd Solo.

SIDEDOOR JAZZ CLUB: At Old Lyme Inn. 85Lyme St. Old Lyme. 860-434-2600.www.thesidedoorjazz.com. Dec 5: DonnyMcCaslin Trio; 6: Samuel Torres Oct; 7:Shawnn Monteiro All Star Band; 13: BruceBarth Qrt; 14: Kevin Hays Trio; 20: OrrinEvans w/Chelsea Baratz.

UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD: 200 Bloom-field Av. West Hartford. www.hartford.edu.860-768-4100.

WADSWORTH ATHENEUM MUSEUM OFART: 600 Main St. Hartford. 860-278-2670.www.wadsworthatheneum.org. Dec 29:11am& 12:30pm Jazz Brunch feat Erica T.Bryan Tio.

WILTON PIZZA: 101 Old Ridgefield Rd.Wilton. Wed: 6-9pm free adm Matt CriscuoloTrio.

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Columbus Av at E Lincoln Av. MountVernon. www.pjsjazz.org. 914-636-4977.$18/12 adm. Ev 2nd Sun: 5:15-9pm SecondSunday Jazz series.

HARVEST ON HUDSON: 1 River St. Hastings.www.harvest2000.com. 914-478-2800.Thurs: 7pm.

HIGH FALLS CAFÉ: 12 Stone Dock Rd. HighFalls. 845-687-2699. www.highfallscafe.com.Ev other Sun: 12-3pm. Dec 8: Jay ClaytonTrio w/Brenda Bufalino.

PIZZA PLACE: 92 Main St. Yonkers. 914-709-1050. www.thepizzaplaceinc.com. Thurs:7pm.

QUINN’S: 330 Main St. Beacon. www.quinnsbeacon.com. Mon 8pm: KMD Trio. Dec 2:Exposed Blues Duo; 9: Rich Rosenthal Qrt;16: Harmolodic Monk; 23: Kali. Z. Fasteau &L. Mixashawn Rozie.

RED HAT ON THE RIVER: 1 Bridge St.Irvington-On-Hudson. www.redhatbistro.com.914-591-5888. Wed: 6-10pm Bill Crow &Hiroshi Yamazaki Duo w/guest GlendaDavenport or Takeshi Ogura.

TURNING POINT CAFÉ: 468 Piermont Av.Piermont. www.turningpointcafe.com. 845-359-1089. Mon: 8-11:30pm $5 adm MondayJam by John Richmond.

UNDERHILLS CROSSING: 74.5 Pondfield Rd.Bronxville. 914-337-1200. www.underhillscrossing.com. Wed: 7-10pm Alexis Cole.

WARWICK REFORMED CHURCH: 16 MapleAv. Warwick. 845-986-4517. www.warwickreformedchurch.org. Dec 1: 4pm ChristmasAdvent concert feat 3D.

WATERCOLOR CAFÉ: 2094 Boston Post Rd.Larchmont. www.watercolorcafe.net. 914-834-2213.

WINERY: At St. George. 1715 E Main St.Mohegan Lake. www.thewineryatstgeorge.com/winery. 914-455-4272. Wed: 8pm. Dec 4:Natalie Forteza.

AN BEAL BOCHT CAFÉ: 445W 238th St. 718-884-7127. www.anbealbochtcafe.com. 1stWed 8-9:30pm Linda's Jazz Nights.

G-BAR: 579 Grand Concourse at 149th St. 718-402-6996. www.giovanninyc.com.

WILLIE’S STEAKHOUSE: 1832 WestchesterAv. 718-822-9697. Wed: 8pm Latin Jazz.

APERITIF: 242 Sunrise Hwy. Rockville Centre.www.aperitifbistro.com. 516-594-3404. Dec 8:6-9pm Carol Sudhalter Trio feat Lou Messana.

FIVE TOWNS COLLEGE: 305N Service Rd.Dix Hills. 631-656-2110. www.ftc.edu.

GLEN COVE MANSION: 200 Dosoris Ln. GlenCove. www.glencovemansion.com. 516-671-6400. Fri: 8pm-12am Les Stanco Bandw/spec guest.

HIGH NOTE: 136 Bway. Amityville. 631-608-8000. www.highnoteny.com. 1st Tues: BayBig Band.

ONDA LOUNGE: At Allegria Hotel. 80WBrodway. Long Beach. 516-889-1300.www.allegriahotel.com. Thurs: 8:30-11:30pmJazz & Sushi.

PIERRE’S: 2468 Main St. Bridgehampton.www.artofsong.org/Jazz_at_Pierres. 631-537-5110. Tues&Sun: 6:30-9:30pm. 1st Tues:

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Avenue, have begun issuing high-qualityvinyl pressings of their new releases.

ERROLL GARNER REDUXOne of the most popular concert attrac-

tions in jazz in the 1950s and early 1960s,pianist Erroll Garner, whose Concert bythe Sea (Columbia) was once the best-sell-ing jazz album and continues to be cited onjazz "best" lists, has been largely ignored inrecent years. This situation should be part-ly rectified by the excellent bio-DVD ErrollGarner: No One Can Hear You Read (FirstRun Films). "My hope," says filmmakerAtticus Brady, "is to bring Garner's musicback to the world's attention." Garner's lifeand career are recounted, with numeroussnippets of his music that should havewatchers seeking out his albums. As SteveAllen, one of many talking heads, says,Garner was not part of the logical progres-sion of jazz piano history, making him "thegreatest, but not influential."

NOTHING PHYSICALThere are now purely aural options for

hearing jazz, from Internet radio archivesto iTunes style online stores. Many labelsare offering downloads for sale, as well asphysical CDs or LPs. Some are even put-ting together packages suitable for gifting,like Motéma's 10th Anniversary Joe LockeAlbum Pack, bundling three of the vibist'salbums, available at www.motema.com.

ON THE BOOKSHELFTwo major biographies of towering

giants of 20th century jazz have hit theshelves. Duke: A Life of Duke Ellington byTerry Teachout (Gotham Books) is a syn-thesis of biographical and critical views ofEdward Kennedy Ellington that accessesresearch, and researchers, not tapped inearlier biographies of Ellington. Teachout,the Wall Street Journal theater critic andauthor of a Louis Armstrong biography,writes with true narrative skill. The bookcovers many lesser-known aspects of theDuke's career. Kansas City Lightning: TheRise and Times of Charlie Parker byStanley Crouch (Harpers) is the long-awaited first volume of the cultural critic'smuch more than biography of the beboptitan. Crouch riffs and rants about historyand culture during Parker's youth, seem-ingly forgetting about his subject for pagesat a time. The book ends before Parkereven recorded as a leader. Volume Two isawaited. Also out this year is a revised ver-sion of Jazz Conversations by vocalist andhost of The JaRon Eames Show, JaRon K.Eames (self-published): transcripts ofinterviews from his long-running, epony-mous show on New York's Channel 34.More than 40 interviews are included,from musicians to producers, publicists,critics and even a comic or two.

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