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FIRST OF ALL, I HOPE YOU ANDyour family are safe and stay healthy.

Unfortunately, many have lost loved onesand our thoughts are with them in this dif-ficult time.

On March 17, I sent to all of our readersthe following email:

We are currently dealing with a totallyunknown situation, operating without aroadmap and have to be resilient, flexibleand supportive of each other.

As you probably know by now, the clubsand venues of the tri-state area were closedMonday evening per government order andall gigs have been canceled until furthernotice. This could last two months, maybemore, as nobody really knows what thefuture holds.

Therefore, it's with a heavy heart that Ihave to share with you that Hot House jazzmagazine will not be printed for the firsttime. I had been committed to going aheadwith the April issue, in spite of the loss inadvertising revenue, to support and pro-mote our beloved musicians. However,since the clubs and other locations that areour distribution outlets are closed, there isno way for the magazine to actually bedelivered to our readers.

I am at a loss for words to express mysadness. We are monitoring the evolvingsituation closely and I will announce anysign of light at the end of the tunnel.

Many artists will be doing live stream-ing events with a virtual tip jar. We will doour best to update you as we learn aboutthem. In these difficult times, we can stillhelp them by buying their CDs and music.

It is more than likely that the situationwill get worse before it gets better, but weare all in this together and we will all comeout of this stronger and more united thanever before. Again, I hope you all remainsafe and healthy.

So many of you replied with heart-warming messages that have kept us

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NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER

upbeat these past eight weeks. Today, westill don't have any clear idea when theban will be lifted, and how the social dis-tancing will impact the lives of the musi-cians on the road, the setting in jazz clubsand their audience. But there is one thingthat the past weeks have made brightlyobvious: Our jazz community is resilient,unified and resourceful, as demonstratedby all the musicians who switched plat-forms and are presenting concerts onlinevia Facebook, Zoom and other outlets,which are viewed and followed by the hun-dreds.

Times have changed, and so do we:- This May issue of Hot House Jazz

magazine is digital-only.- Although we usually write articles

about artists who have upcoming events,this month and until the ban on live per-formance is lifted, we will bring to youinterviews with jazz professionals whoinspire us, make the best of this unusualsituation and keep the music going.

- Our biweekly "Internet Jazz Rendez-vous Calendar" email blasts update you onall the opportunities to hear beautifulmusic in the comfort of your home.

- Our daily "Internet BirthdayCelebration" email blasts share previouslypublished articles on living artists who arecelebrating their birthdays; they alsoinform, unfortunately, on the passing ofjazz artists. Now more than ever, we needto keep our beloved musicians in mind, cel-ebrate and support them.

In these unchartered times of theCOVID-19 pandemic, Hot House Jazz mag-azine is hoping to provide some supportand joy to the jazz community. As we havebeen doing since 1982, we are committed tosharing with you the latest in jazz enter-tainment.

Stay upbeat, be safe.Gwen Kelley, Publisher

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BASSIST CHRISTIAN MCBRIDEand vocalist Melissa Walker live in

the present and imagine the future.Creativity, imagination and the ability

to improvise are key ingredients for thriv-ing in the jazz world. In this time of socialdistancing, shuttered venues and bans onpublic gatherings, these qualities are prov-ing more important than ever, even beforea single note has been played. Instead ofimagining ways of using instrumentation,time signatures or keys to give a uniquetwist to a standard, musicians now mustadapt their skills to navigate an increas-ingly complex world, protect their health,and find new ways to earn a living in theera of COVID-19.

"We're going to have to think of a modeldifferent from the current one, and it'sgoing to be a challenge," says vocalistMelissa Walker, the president and founderof the arts education and performanceorganization Jazz House Kids.

Since the shelter-in-place order wentinto effect in mid-March, she and her hus-band, bassist Christian McBride, havebeen looking for ways to safely share theirmusic. They found one right outside theirdoor. "We wondered what it would be liketo go out on the front porch and play forour neighbors," Melissa explains. "Theycame out of their houses, and people pulledup in cars to stop and listen." In a videoshared on Facebook, the twosome perform"Just in Time," to applause, shouts ofthanks and car horns honking theirapproval.

They are reaching a far broader audi-ence—tens of thousands of listeners inmore than 30 countries—with Hang @Home Listening Parties held everyFriday night at 8. The concert series,accessible via Zoom or Facebook, benefitsJazz House Kids through a Venmo virtualtip jar. Also available online are alunchtime concert series every Tuesday atnoon, featuring live performances, often byJazz House Kids' teachers, and masterclasses every Wednesday at 6 p.m. JazzHouse Kids currently offers more than adozen online classes weekly.

Christian sees an online presence as anecessity for musicians, now and into thefuture. "Which platform you pick makes abig difference. It's important to study thedemographics, as TikToc, Instagram,Facebook and all the others cater to differ-ent age groups. Where you choose to dis-play your work matters."

The singer and bassist both note howimportant live music is to people both onand off the stage. "Beyond the front line,

ALONE TOGETHER

By Elzy Kolb

beyond the essential workers, artists areamong the most important when it comesto saving people," says Melissa, musing onthe healing power of music.

"Part of the beauty of playing is feelingthat energy coming back from the people,"Christian points out. "I'm ready to startplaying for people again in person." But heacknowledges that may not happen in thenear future. Chris speculates that with thecurrent social distancing guidelines, thetight quarters of some of New York's ven-erable jazz clubs could likely accommodatea duo on the bandstand, performing for anaudience of 20. "Getting together willnever go away, but we won't go back to theway it was for a very long time. We all wantto live to be Roy Haynes' age," he says,referring to the 95-year-old drummer.

The bassist is right in thinking thatcrowded clubs and large-scale festivals arelikely to be off the table for a while. OnMay 4, Governor Andrew Cuomo of NewYork described a four-phase process togradually reopen businesses in the state,with arts, education and recreation slottedinto the final phase. Such activities drawcrowds, and contribute to the spread of thevirus.

Neither Christian nor Melissa thinkthings will ever go back exactly the waythey were at the start of 2020. "It will beinteresting, we don't know what will stayand what will go," says the bassist, a self-described optimist. "Ultimately, goodthings come from a bad situation. Youneed resistance to get something new tohappen."

Melissa notes, "It's interesting to lookaround the world and see how things arebeing handled. There was a drive-up festi-val in Europe, where people stayed in theircars for the show, like the old drive-inmovies. We could do that here!" Sheacknowledges that a commitment to mak-ing music available online will coexist withthe return of live shows. "Our Hang @ Homelast week reached 31 countries, includingCroatia, Taiwan, Peru. Why would we everwant to put that back in the box? Futuredevelopments will continue to be of a glob-al nature-things we can experiment withand globally experience together."

On June 5, Jazz House Kids sponsorsan online emergency relief concert to bene-fit the jazz community. On the program

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LOU CAPUTO & COMPANYLOU CAPUTO & THE NOT SO BIG BAND

".... pulsing organism of a band. Their charts are sophisticated complexand boy can they blow"... Don Mc Neil

" Tried and true Swingers, they can take you around the block with stopsin between. All of which are played to

perfection"... Chris Spector

Trumpets - John Eckert & Kerry Mac KillopTrombone - Sam Burtis

Tuba - Dale Turk, Alto/Flute - Geoff BurkeTenor sax - Virginia Mayhew, Piano - Don Stein

Guitar -Tom De Pietra, Bass - Yas TakadaDrums - Mike Campeni, Percussion - Leopoldo Fleming

Vocal - Susan Diedrichson

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NIGHTCLUBS, FESTIVALS ANDconcert halls, have been the tradition-

al venues where jazz musicians make theirmoney. With virtually no major-labelrecord industry, declining CD sales—thanks to rise of downloadable digital tech-nology—and the disappearance of jazz cov-erage in American newspapers, the need tofind alternative venues for the music is ata fever pitch. Cruise ships, churches andcommunity centers are just some of theperformance spaces jazz artists have beenutilizing well since the start of the 21stcentury. One online outlet highlighting thenew performance possibilities isAlternative Venues for Jazz (AVFJ), aFacebook public group page with morethan 2,500 members. It's a place for "thecommunity to talk about creating new per-formance opportunities for the jazz musi-cian," according to the group's Facebookpage.

Created in 2017, AVFJ is the brainchildof the manager Gail Boyd, of Gail BoydManagement, a New York-based enter-tainment law firm. Its current client listincludes saxophonists Don Braden andLakecia Benjamin, vocalist BriannaThomas, the Clayton Brothers Quintet, the

Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, andbassist Michael Olatuja. A native ofChicago, Gail earned her law degree fromDePaul University School of Law. Aftermoving to New York, in 1976 she became afounding partner in Boyd, Staton andCave, the city's first African-Americanfemale law firm.

"I wrote to JazzTimes magazine in 2017and offered to moderate a panel calledAlternative Sites for Jazz, after I had readan article saying the median income forjazz musicians was in the range of $14,000… which is unacceptable," Gail says. "Iwanted to have a panel where we had peo-ple talk about alternative ways for jazzmusicians to make money, other than jazzclubs and festivals. On my way to thepanel, I had my son create a Facebook pageso people at the panel could write andleave comments. It morphed into a commu-nity of jazz musicians talking about thingsother than where they were working:That's the one thing that I insisted theynot do."

That all changed after the emergence ofCOVID-19, the deadly pandemic thatbrought the world to a standstill, infectedmillions, killed thousands, and made largegatherings unsafe, leaving jazz musicianswithout performance venues. "After thestart of the pandemic, nobody was workinganywhere, and I reversed that policy of nottalking about gigs on AVFJ, and I invitedpeople to post their home concerts, and totalk about how you can buy their music,"Gail notes. "Since the pandemic, my ownclient, Lakecia Benjamin has been puttingthings on Facebook, where she's playing byherself and in a quartet setting. She hasn'ttried to monetize it, but I think that's thebeginning of something that could be mon-etized."

In recent weeks, there have been dozenof web-based performances, many fromhome. Others are streamed from emptyclubs, among them the International JazzDay Concert, a couple of online perform-ances by the Lincoln Center JazzOrchestra, and Jason Marsalis' tribute tohis late father, Ellis, from Snug Harbor inNew Orleans. The proliferation of thattechnology will continue, but the challengewill be how to fully monetize those newendeavors. "I have all of the questions, andnone of the answers," Gail admits. "So thewhole purpose is how do we monetize? Notjust the artists, but also agents and man-agers, who aren't making any money. Ifyour artists are not working, or if they'regetting a $1,000 grant to hold them over,no manager or agent is going to ask for apercentage of that."

As the solutions evolve, AVFJ providesmoral support in trying times. Every week-day at 5 p.m., a member will post a half-hour talk about their music and their gigs,with an emphasis on offering some words

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RIO SAKAIRI IS A FIXTURE IN THENew York City jazz community. For

the past 20 years, she's been the artisticdirector of The Jazz Gallery, a venuethat prides itself on its creative program-ming and the uplifting of young, up-and-coming musicians. Rio now tackles thisnew situation we all find ourselves in:With all venues closed for the foreseeablefuture, The Jazz Gallery has been one ofthe first to adapt. Through her blog, Rioshares her thoughts on what's going on inthe world, the age of the internet, andwhat that means for how we experiencemusic while in quarantine. "Initially, I wasso bummed that we had to close The JazzGallery. And with no end in sight, at that.But necessity is a mother of invention andcreativity," she says, and with that, sheintends to find a way to take advantage ofthe quarantine to create something newwhile staying true to the original conceptof The Jazz Gallery.

It seems that each day we are faced

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with new challenges, and we are slowlyand collectively learning what works andwhat doesn't in this new age of isolation.The live music industry is the same.There's simply no way to reproduce the all-encompassing experience of being in theroom with someone sharing a piece ofthemselves through their performance,feeling the energy of the room and theapplause from the audience. Live stream-ing, while the most common alternative, isnot ideal in most ways, whether because ofa poor internet connection causing latencyissues, low sound and video quality, or thefact that it can be hard to stare at a screenfor so much time.

Rio recognized this quickly, and soonafter came "The Lockdown Sessions," aim-ing to create an entirely new experience, asopposed to an attempt to recreate the liveperformances we miss. "In each session, Ihave asked four artists to prepare a 10- or15-minute video to be presented live onZoom. There was no parameter to whatthey can do with the videos, so long as it'sa video. Artists will be available through-out the duration of each session to interactwith the audience. In my mind, it's live-ishwithout compromising the quality ofmusic," she declares. With this new for-mat, Rio lets artists produce an experienceand gives them a platform to share it andconnect with people in these times.

With the internet and related media ouronly means of connecting with the largerworld, we have been forced to think inways we didn't have to before, especiallywhen it comes to the traditions of livemusic, which have stayed relatively simi-lar throughout the past few decades. Whenit comes to taking new risks in these newtimes, Rio muses, "Upside to the currenthorror show is that nobody is complainingthat I'm trying things out and sometimesthings don't pan out well. People are gen-erous with allowance for me to figurethings out. This would have never been OKwhen things were running normally andpeople had certain expectations from paidentertainment. But right now, people getthat we are dealing with somethingunprecedented in our lifetime and imper-fections are kindly ignored."

The Jazz Gallery has produced morethan 25 events so far, with more on theway, and has gained 30-plus new memberssince the quarantine began. Everyone'sworld has changed, and we are all adapt-ing to the best of our ability. Though thisyear has brought new hardships, it alsohas presented an opportunity to try some-thing new and different. Rio has tackledthis with enthusiastic resilience, continu-ing to bring the jazz community together.

Check the multiple and diverseevents proposed by The Jazz Galleryat: https://www.jazzgallery.org.

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5pm Rachel Therrienhttps://www.facebook.com/events/6094743165870

12/Champian Fulton

https://www.facebook.com/champianfulton/?tn-str=k*F

6pm Lincoln Center at Home presentsMemorial For Us Allhttp://lincolncenter.org/lincoln-center-at-home

Vocal Jazz Jam by Jocelyn Medinawith special guesthttps://www.facebook.com/jocelynmedinamusic

Music on the Inside feat Music WhileWe're Inside hosted by Antoinette Montaguehttps://www.musicontheinside.org/

7pm Acute Inflectionshttps://www.facebook.com/AcuteInflections/

8:30pm Virtual Birdland feat Arturo O'Farrilland the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestrahttps://www.facebook.com/BirdlandJazzClub

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12:30pm Live From Dizzy’s Jazz 101: ABeginner's Guide to Jazz with Seton Hawkinshttps://www.facebook.com/jalcjazzacademy/

3pm Cynthia Hiltshttps://cynthiahilts.com/media/

Gunhild Carling Trombone Q&Ahttps://www.facebook.com/gunhildcarlingfanclub/

4pm JALC Master Classhttps://www.facebook.com/jalcjazzacademy/

6pm The Jazz Gallery Happy Hour Hanghttps://www.jazzgallery.org/calendar

7:30pm Emmet Cohen Trio Live FromEmmet’shttps://www.facebook.com/heyemmet

Mingus Monday Livehttps://www.facebook.com/TheMingusBigBand/

9pm Skain’s Domain A Conversation withWynton Marsalishttps://www.facebook.com/jazzatlincolncenter

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12pm Live From Dizzy’s A Closer Listenwith Seton Hawkinshttps://www.facebook.com/jalcjazzacademy/

1pm Richie Barshay Drumming SupportGrouphttps://www.facebook.com/richie.barshay.3

3pm Gunhild Carling Trumpet Q&Ahttps://www.facebook.com/gunhildcarlingfanclub/

7pm Gabriel Chakarji and Friends Live at

DDAAIILLYYEthan Iversonhttps://www.facebook.com/ethan.iverson.9847Mark Morganellihttps://www.facebook.com/mark.morganelliTed Rosenthal https://www.facebook.com/ted.rosenthalRossano Sportiellohttps://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1000130

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12:45pm:Russ Kassoff’s Video Jazz Deli https://www.facebook.com/russkassoff/

1pm: Fred Herschhttps://www.facebook.com/fredherschmusic

5pm Art Is Livehttps://www.artislive.net/concerts

6pm: Ginetta Vendettahttps://www.facebook.com/ginetta.silvi

7pm: Jay Leonharthttps://www.facebook.com/jay.leonhart.33

Lattice concert https://www.elsanilssonmusic.com/lattice-concert-

series

MMOONNDDAAYY--FFRRIIDDAAYY12pm Stephan Crump Group Bass Lessonshttps://www.stephancrump.com/store?category=Lessons

Orlando le Fleming Group BassLessonhttps://www.shop-orlandolefleming.com/

5pm Alternative Venues For Jazzhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/altvenuesforjazz/

4pm Stephan Crump Group Bass Lessonshttps://www.stephancrump.com/store?category=Lessons

8pm Orlando le Fleming Group BassLessonhttps://www.shop-orlandolefleming.com/

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11am Bria Skonberg uplifting songs andstories, ask a question, sing alonghttps://www.facebook.com/briamusic/

3pm Cynthia Hiltshttps://cynthiahilts.com/media/

Gunhild Carling in the Gardenhttps://www.facebook.com/gunhildcarlingfanclub/

CALENDAR OF ONLINE EVENTS

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the Bronx Music Househttps://www.facebook.com/Gabriel.Chakarji

7:30pm Harlem After Dark, Unplugged SeriesCross That River features Allan Harrishttps://www.facebook.com/TheAllanHarrisBand

8pm The Jazz Gallery Zoom Dance Partyhttps://www.jazzgallery.org/calendar

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12:30pm Live From Dizzy’s Conversations withWyntonhttps://www.instagram.com/jazzdotorg/

3pm Cynthia Hiltshttps://cynthiahilts.com/media/

4pm JALC Master Classhttps://www.facebook.com/jalcjazzacademy/

Bria Skonberg uplifting songs andstories, ask a question, sing alonghttps://www.facebook.com/briamusic/

5:30pm Live From Dizzy’s Jazz 101: ABeginner's Guide to Jazz with Seton Hawkinshttps://www.facebook.com/jalcjazzacademy/

6pm The Jazz Gallery Happy Hour Hanghttps://www.jazzgallery.org/calendar

Gunhild Carling Singalonghttps://www.facebook.com/gunhildcarlingfanclub/

8pm WaHi Wednesday Jazz Hanghttps://www.facebook.com/mark.kross.3

Chloe Perrierhttps://www.facebook.com/chloe.perrier

9pm Acute Inflectionshttps://www.instagram.com/acuteinflections/

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12pm Live From Dizzy’s A Closer Listenwith Seton Hawkinshttps://www.facebook.com/jalcjazzacademy/

1pm Richie Barshay Drumming SupportGrouphttps://www.facebook.com/richie.barshay.3

Gunhild Carling Familyhttps://www.facebook.com/gunhildcarlingfanclub/

3pm Gunhild Carlinghttps://www.facebook.com/gunhildcarlingfanclub/

7:30pm Live From Dizzy’s Clubhttps://www.facebook.com/DizzysClub/

9pm Kelly Green & Luca Soul Duohttps://www.facebook.com/kellygreenjazz

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12:30pm Live From Dizzy’s Jazz 101: ABeginner's Guide to Jazz with Seton Hawkinshttps://www.facebook.com/jalcjazzacademy/

3pm Kevin Hays Facebook Live serieshttps://www.facebook.com/KevinHaysMusic

4pm JALC Master Class

https://www.facebook.com/jalcjazzacademy/

5pm Samora Pinderhughes Solohttps://www.facebook.com/pinderhughes

Nicole Zuraitishttp://www.nicolezmusic.com/merch

6pm The Jazz Gallery Happy Hour Hanghttps://www.jazzgallery.org/calendar

Gunhild Carling Piano Chathttps://www.facebook.com/gunhildcarlingfanclub/

7pm Lizzie Thomas & John Colianni Duohttps://www.facebook.com/LizzieTheJazzSinger/

8pm Hang @ Home with Christian McBride+ Melissa Walkerhttps://www.facebook.com/jazzhousekids/

8:30pm Jason Yeager & Julie Benko PresentQuarentuneshttps://www.facebook.com/jyeagermusic/

9pm Yoko Miwahttps://www.facebook.com/yokomiwapiano

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1pm Harlem After Dark, Unplugged SeriesCross That River features Allan Harrishttps://www.facebook.com/TheAllanHarrisBand

Jazz Vocal Repertoire Hanghttps://www.facebook.com/groups/1373847377120

45/Jazz Brunch with Renaud Penant

https://www.renaudpenant.com/Gunhild Carling Family

https://www.facebook.com/gunhildcarlingfanclub/

2pm Sinne Eeghttps://www.facebook.com/sinne.eeg.vocal/

Body Percussion Group Class byRichie Barshayhttps://www.facebook.com/richie.barshay.3

2:30pm Chloe Perrierhttps://www.facebook.com/chloe.perrier

Larry & Jake Newcombhttps://www.facebook.com/LarryNewcombGuitarM

ethod

5:30pm Eric Comstock & Barbara Fasanopresent 72andsong serieshttps://www.facebook.com/eric.comstock1

7pm The Jazz Gallery Online LockdownSessionshttps://www.jazzgallery.org/calendar

Jazz Forum @ Homehttps://www.facebook.com/jazzforumclub/live/

8:30pm Phil Palombi and Kat GangContainment Concerthttps://www.facebook.com/philpalombi

9pm Yoko Miwahttps://www.facebook.com/yokomiwapiano

Hot House is not responsible for any errorsin the listings which may have occured fromlate changes. Please check websites for up

to date calendars.

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BACKSTAGE PASSJAZZ ANECDOTE BY BILL CROW

Bill Crow's books "Jazz Anecdotes" and "From Birdland to Broadway" can befound at your favorite bookstore, and at www.billcrowbass.com

When pianist Gene DiNovi was getting started in the music business, he went on theroad with a small band accompanying Anita O'Day in Midwestern jazz clubs. In St. Paultheir trombone player was indisposed, so they hired a local guy. He had been with the HalMcIntyre band, had a good tone and could read well, but he was a lead player without jazzskills.

On the first night, the band's opening number was an arrangement by their drummer,Tiny Kahn, of Dizzy Gillespie's "Groovin' High." Don Fagerquist, their trumpet player, toldthe new trombonist that the tune was based on "Whispering," and so, when the guy took hissolo, he just played three identical choruses of the melody to "Whispering." When he finished,Tiny Kahn leaned over his drums and said to Gene, "What ideas!"

A Moment You Missed by Fran Kaufman Hot House

Contributing Photographer

On the evening of March 12, as the mayor wasannouncing that much of the city’s nightlife wasshuttered and musicians were receiving textsabout gigs cancelled because of the novel coron-avirus, I was making my way to a jazz party at theKitano in honor of the founder of About the Swing(a charity that brings jazz into NYC publicschools).

Most of the invited guests stayed away, but theroom filled with musicians—even some whoseother gigs had been cancelled. Among those whoshowed up—Amanda Monaco, Loren Sevian,Wayne Escoffery, Rob Duguay and Andre White.Here, Michela Marino Lerman and RussellHall select the vegetarian options among the horsd’oeuvres offered by everyone’s beloved server,Harumi.

And Kudos to the intrepid musicians who sharetheir beauty with us, even in the scariest of times.

are live performances by the organization'sstudents and teachers, and footage frompast Montclair Jazz Festivals.

"Artists are going to be artists. We'llmake sacrifices, that's what we need to doright now. But we'll keep creating, findcrevices we can sneak through. We'llevolve," Melissa declares. "Things arechanging at a rapid pace. If we can supportone another and find ways for artists tolive and support their families, we can getthrough this time with dignity."

Join Christian McBride andMelissa Walker’s Hang @ Home everySaturday at 5pm on Zoom orFacebook. Check https://www.facebook.com/jazzhousekids.

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of support for their fellow musicians, nego-tiating a treacherous landscape."Everybody is feeling the same way now,"Gail points out. "This pandemic is danger-ous. It's serious. And nobody has any ideaof when this horror of us not being able towork will end. And when [the virus] comesback, how will it come back? So that's anextra layer of despair that I think a lot ofpeople are going through. So if somebodyhas a word to encourage other musiciansduring this time, to just stay encouraged, Ithink that is helpful."

Catch AVFJ’s talks weekdays at 5p.m. https://www.facebook.com/groups/altvenuesforjazz/

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STAY-IN TUNESMay New CD Releases

Sebastien Ammann's Color

Wheel

Resilience(Skirl Records)

alto saxophonist Michaël Attias,

trombonist Samuel Blaser,

pianist/Fender Rhodes player

Sebastien Ammann,

bassist Noah Garabedian,

drummer Nathan Ellman-Bell.

Ajoyo

War Chant (Shems Records)

multi-reedist Yacine Boularès,

vocalist Sarah Elizabeth Charles,

keyboardist/producer Jesse

Fischer, bassist Kyle Miles, gui-

tarist Michael Valeanu, drummer

Philippe Lemm, with special guests

vibraphonist Joel Ross, trumpeter

Takuya Kuroda, vocalists Akie

Bermiss & Vuyo Sotashe.

Brian Andres Trio Latino

Mayan Suite(Bacalao Records)

pianist Christian Tumalan,

bassist Aaron Germain,

drummer Brian Andres.

David Bixler

Blended Lineage(Red Piano Records)

saxophonist/composer David

Bixler, trumpeter Mike Rodriguez,

pianist Jon Cowherd, bassist Luke

Sellick, percussionist Fabio Rojas,

a string quartet with violinists

Judith Ingolfsson & Heather Martin

Bixler, violist Josh Kail, cellist

Rubin Kodheli.

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Carolina Calvache

Vida Profunda(Sunnyside Records)

pianist/composer/arranger Carolina Calvache, drummers

Jonathan Blake & Keita Ogawa, bassists Petros

Klampanis, Ricky Rodriguez & Peter Slavov, violinists

Tomoko Omura, Leonor Falcon, Ben Russell, Annaliesa

Place & Adda Kridler, violists Allysin Clare & Jocelin Pan,

cellists Brian Sanders & Diego Garcia, flautist Hadar

Noiberg, oboist Katie Scheele, trombonist Achilles Liar-

makopoulous, bass clarinetist Paul Won Jin Cho, bongo

& djembe player Samuel Torres, special guests harmoni-

ca player Grégoire Maret, trumpeter Michael Rodriguez.

Gabriel Chakarji

New Beginningpianist Gabriel Chakarji, trumpeter

Adam O’Farrill,

tenor saxophonist Morgan Guerin,

bassist Edward Perez, drummer

Jongkuk Kim,

vocalist Carmela Ramirez,

percussionists Daniel Prim &

Jeickov Vital.

Professor Cunningham and His

Old School

The Swinging Professor(ZYX music)

Dave Douglas

Dizzy Atmosphere: Dizzy Gillespieat Zero Gravity

(Greenleaf Music)

trumpeters Dave Douglas & Dave

Adewumi, guitarist Matthew

Stevens, pianist Fabian Almazan,

bassist Carmen Rothwell,

drummer Joey Baron.

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Dave Glasser

Hypocrisy Democracy(Here Tiz Music)

saxophonist/composer Dave

Glasser,

pianist Andy Milne,

bassist Ben Allison,

drummer Matt Wilson.

Muriel Grossmann

Elevation(Jazzman Records)

saxophonist/composer Muriel

Grossmann, guitarist Radomir

Milojkovic, bassist Gina Schwarz,

drummer Uros Stamenkovic.

In Common-Walter Smith III /

Matthew Stevens

In Common II(Whirlwind)

tenor saxophonist Walter Smith III,

guitarist Matthew Stevens,

pianist Micah Thomas,

bassist Linda May Han Oh,

drummer Nate Smith.

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra

with Wynton Marsalis

The Fifties: A Prism(Blue Engine Records)

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra,

trumpeter Wynton Marsalis,

trombonist/composer/arranger

Christopher Crenshaw.

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Sofija Knezevic

Sofijazzvocalist Sofija Knezevic,

trombonist/bass trumpeter Elliot

Mason,

pianist Dan Nimmer,

bassist guitarist Tom Larsen,

flutist Baqir Abbas,

bassists Carlos Henriquez &

Orlando le Fleming,

drummers Obed Calvaire &

Rodney Green,

accordionist Mestrinho.

Kent Miller

The TNEK Jazz Quintet Plays themusic of Sam Jones

alto saxophonist Antonio Parker,

tenor saxophonist Benny Russell,

pianist Darius Scott,

bassist Kent Miller,

drummer Greg Holloway.

Aaron Parks

Little Big Dreams II: Dreams of aMechanical Manpianist Aaron Parks,

guitarist Greg Tuohey,

bassist David “DJ” Ginyard,

drummer Tommy Crane.

Marco Pignataro

Farfallinasaxophonist/composer Marco

Pignataro,

vocalist Luciana Souza,

pianist Kenny Werner.

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Kurt Rosenwinkel Trio

Angels Around (Heartcore Records)

guitarist/composer

Kurt Rosenwinkel,

bassist Dario Deidda,

drummer Gregory Hutchinson.

Adam Rudoplh

Karuna Trio

Imaginary Archipelago (Meta Records)

percussionists Adam Rudolph &

Hamid Drake,

saxophonist/multi-instrumentalist

Ralph M. Jones.

Diane Schuur

Running on Faith(Jazzheads)

vocalist Diane Schuur,

tenor saxophonist Joel Frahm,

pianist/arranger Alan Broadbent,

guitarists Romero Lubambo & Roni

Ben-Hur, bassist Ben Wolfe,

drummer Ulysses Owens Jr.

Matthew Shipp

The Piano Equation(Tao Forms)

pianist Matthew Shipp.

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Lori Sims, Andrew Rathbun,

Jeremy Siskind

Impressions of Debussy(Centaur Records)

saxophonist Andrew Rathbun,

pianists Lori Sims &

Jeremy Siskind.

Gary Smulyan

Our Contrafacts(SteepleChase)

baritone saxophonist

Gary Smulyan,

bassist David Wong,

drummer Rodney Green.

Spanish Harlem Orchestra

The Latin Jazz Project (ArtistShare)

pianist/artistic director Oscar Hernández, vocalists Jeremy

Bosch, Marco Bermudez & Marco Bermudez, saxophon-

ist/flutist Mitch Frohman, trombonists Reynaldo Jorge,

Doug Beavers, trumpeters Héctor Colón & Manuel

"Maneco" Ruiz, bassist Gerardo "Jerry" Madera, congas

player George Delgado, timbales player Luisito Quintero,

percussionist Jorge Gonzalez, with special guests vocalist

Kurt Elling, saxophonists Miguel Zenón, Bob Mintzer, Bob

Franceschini & Dave Liebman, trumpeters Tom Harrell,

Jonathan Powell & Michael Rodriguez, bassist Jimmy

Haslip, vibist Joe Locke.

Manuel Valera Trio

Live at L'Osons Jazz Club

pianist Manuel Valera,

bassist Yasushi Nakamura,

drummer Mark Whitfield Jr.

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Cory Weeds Quartet

Day by Day(Cellar Music)

alto saxophonist Cory Weeds,

pianist David Hazeltine,

bassist Ken Lister,

drummer Jesse Cahill.