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Pianist Hiromi Uehara To Play Benefit For Disaster Relief in Japan

drumminfabe — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 17:28:33 +0000

Wednesday, March 30th world renowned pianist Hiromi Uehara will be the featured artist for a benefit concert in honor of the disaster relief in Japan. The show will take place at The Falcon in Marlboro, NY.

Her performance at the Falcon will be a very specail night with all proceeds going to the Japanese Red Cross to help the disaster relief effort. Suggested donations $50. Call (845) 236-7970 to make a dinner reservation.

Since the beginning of the decade, pianist-composer Hiromi Uehara has supported her impressive body of work with an ambitious tour schedule that has electrified audiences throughout the U.S., Europe, Asia with performances that have pushed the limits of piano jazz to new frontiers of compositional and technical skills.

Heralded as one of the brightest lights on the piano jazz landscape, the Japanese prodigy has not only lived up to the initial praise for her early efforts but surpassed it entirely. And now to celebrate her “travel journal” and the youth of her 20’s, the Pianist embarks on her first solo piano recording.

More About Hiromi

Details:

The Falcon
1348 Rte 9w
Marlboro, NY 12542

Suggested donation $50. All proceeds from the benefit will go to the Japan Civic Force & the Japanese Red Cross. Doors will open at 6:00 pm for dinner – reservations suggested (call 845-236-7970).

Opening the show will be a set of music by the soulful Akie Bermiss at 7:00 pm.

Hiromi will perform at 8:00 pm.

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The Antoinette Montague Group Performing At The Lenox Lounge October 8th and 9th

drumminfabe — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 12:08:31 +0000

We want to inform you of 2 very special performances coming up this weekend by The Antoinette Montague Group. This Friday and Saturday night – October 8th, 9th – this fantastic group will be performing with Bill Easley, Hassan Shakur at the Historic Lenox Lounge, in New York City.

Antoinette Montague’s name and elegant physical appearance have the touch of royalty. It’s silly to take the regal comparison too far, yet her singing on her second album suggests a fitting for a tiara isn’t out of the question. Focused and with purity of intent, she skillfully advances stories that are open-hearted gifts to listeners rather than exhibits of showy technique or solipsistic disclosure.

Long under the spell of Sarah Vaughan and Ella Fitzgerald, mentored by Carrie Smith and Etta Jones, Montague has the vocal command and depth of feeling to make you believe the words to songs, even potentially mawkish ones.

Performance Details

Friday, October 8 and Saturday, October 9th, 2010
(8:00 pm, 9:30 pm and 11:00 pm)

Lenox Lounge
Malcolm X Boulevard between 124th & 125th Street
New York City 10027
www.lenoxlounge.com
Reserve your space early and pass the word to all organizations

2nd Annual “Company of Heaven Jazz Festival” At Cornelia Street Cafe: Jan. 8th-10th

drumminfabe — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 07:58:06 +0000

Get ready to join in the fun at the 2nd Annual Company of Heaven Jazz Festival, hosted by Cornelia Street Cafe in New York City. The event is set to take place January 8th-10th, 2010, featuring some of the most exciting jazz artists New York City has to offer.

Cover charge is $10 for each individual set OR $25 cover charge for the entire night (3 sets). APAP Conference attendees with official badges get free admission for entire Jazz Festival. Additionally there is a $7 food/drink minimum per set. Reservations are highly recommended.

- Festival Details
- Venue Info

Festival Set List

Friday, January 8, 2010
8:30pm “R*Time” w/special guest Judith Insell(viola)
Reut Regev – trombone
David Phelps – electric guitar
Sean Conly – bass
Igal Foni – drums

9:45pm “The Other Quartet”
Ohad Talmor – tenor saxophone, clarinet
Russ Johnson – trumpet
Pete McCann – guitar
Mark Ferber – drums, percussion

11pm Mario Pavone’s “Totem”
Mario Pavone / bass
Peter Madsen / piano
Dave Ballou / trumpet , flugelhorn
Gerald Cleaver drums

Saturday, January 9, 2010
8:30pm “The Thirteenth Assembly”
Taylor Ho Bynum – cornet
Mary Halvorson – guitar
Jessica Pavone – viola
Tomas Fujiwara – drums

9:45pm Tony Malaby’s “Paloma Recio”
Tony Malaby, saxophone
Ben Monder, guitar
Eivind Opsik, bass
Nasheet Waits, drums

11pm Mark Helias’ “Open Loose”
Mark Helias – bass
Tony Malaby – tenor saxophone
Tom Rainey – drums

Sunday, January 10, 2010
8:30pm Michael Musillami’s Trio + 3
Michael Musillami – guitar
Joe Fonda – bass
George Schuller – drums
Marty Ehlich – Alto Sax
Matt Moran – Vibes
Ralph Alessi – trumpet

9:45pm George Schuller “Circle Wide”
George Schuller – drums, comp, arr
Peter Apfelbaum – tenor/soprano sax
Dave Ambrosio – bass
Tom Beckham – vibes
Brad Shepik – guitar

11pm Matt Darriau’s “Ballin’ the Jack”
Matt Darriau – alto/soprano sax, clarinet
Andy Laster – baritone sax, clarinet
Frank London – trumpet
Curtis Hasselbring – trombone
George Schuller – drums
Joe Fitzgerald – bass
Anthony Coleman – keyboard, piano

More Info can be found online at www.companyofheaven.com.

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Festival Location

Cornelia Street Cafe
29 Cornelia Street
Greenwich Village, NYC
(212) 989-9319
www.corneliastreetcafe.com

Shelia Anderson Presents Her Experience In Jazz At Harlem’s “Jazz For Curious Readers”

drumminfabe — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 01:45:33 +0000

Kick off the new year with the National Jazz Museum In Harlem for this week’s Jazz For Curious Readers. Join JFCR this week as Shelia Anderson, a.k.a. “The Queen of Hang” and author and WOBC jazz radio host, discusses her career in the jazz literary world. She will be presentin her work Monday, January 4th, 2010 at the NJMH Visitors Center in New York at 7:00pm. The event is FREE

Artist Info

As host-producer of a TV and a radio program on jazz in the New York City area, Shelia Anderson, author of The Quotable Musician: From Bach to Tupac, has met and interviewed musicians, composers, and other music industry professionals from all genres, classical to jazz.

For her latest book, How to Grow as a Musician: What All Musicians Must Know to Succeed (above, right), she put her connections to good use and culled the wisdom and personal experiences of 30 prominent musicians, including Grammy Award-winning performer Al Jarreau; Paula Kimper, a composer of opera, theater, film, and dance music; and Eric Reed, a jazz pianist who has played with the Wynton Marsalis Septet, Joe Henderson, Cassandra Wilson, and a multitude of other masters.

Shelia Anderson weaves together a comprehensive guide that reveals the fundamentals necessary for living a creative and successful life in music, with insights on getting started, developing as an artist, composing, recording, songwriting, preparing for performance, working with a manager, and signing contracts. She shares musicians’ candid and poignant advice on triumph and failure, self-evaluation, ego checks, and personal growth.

More Info

Event Details

Monday, January 4th, 2010
(7:00pm – 8:30pm)
Event is FREE!

Location:
Jazz Museum in Harlem Visitors Center
104 E. 126th Street (Suite 2C)
New York, NY 10035
(212) 348-8300
http://jazzmuseuminharlem.org

Sammy Figueroa Does Tribute To Cal Tjader At Iridium Jazz Club: Jan. 8th

drumminfabe — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 08:56:07 +0000

Reknowned percussionist Sammy Figueroa will bring his Cal Tjader tribute band, ‘Sally’s Tomato’ to the Iridium Jazz Club on Friday, January 8th 2009 for a special midnight show.

This performance coincides with the opening of the Association of Performing Arts Presenters Conference at the New York Hilton, which has put a special focus on jazz this year. For those who love the lilting, tropical sounds of vibraphonist Cal Tjader this evening will be a hot ticket.

Performance Background

Sammy Figueroa

Cal Tjader, who recorded almost 80 albums in his long career, and collaborated with Eddie Palmieri, Willie Bobo, Mongo Santamaria, Tito Puente and many others, was one of the great innovators of Latin jazz. His sound, combining the celestial quality of the vibraphone with the intricate swinging rhythms of mambo and salsa, helped establish Latin Jazz as a genre and is considered to be the foundation of “cool jazz” and acid jazz.

- Other Jazz Styles

Artist Info

A classic tribute band , “Sally’s Tomato” strives to capture every nuance of Cal Tjader’s “Willy Bobo” period and is perhaps the first genuine Latin tribute band (as opposed to a ‘cover’ band). The group’s name, “Sally’s Tomato” (from a song that Tjader composed and recorded for the film “Breakfast At Tiffany’s”), reflects the playfulness and lightness of the music. The band will perform Tjader classics such as The Continental, Soul Sauce, Mambo Terrifico, Cuban Fantasy, Alonso and Tu Creas Que.

‘Sally’s Tomato’, formed in November 2008, debuted at the Miami Book Fair and was an instant success, obtaining an enthusiastic following and the blessings of Cal Tjader’s children. Sammy Figueroa, who has been living in South Florida since 2001, gathered together some great musicians for this special project, among them Richard Bravo on timbales, Brian Potts on vibraphone, Alexander Hoyt on piano and Freddy Lugo on bongos. The band will be joined by New York-based bassist Waldo Chavez.

Performance Details

When:
Friday, January 8th, 2010
(Midnight)

Cover:
$20 admission $10 for pre-reservations
Free admission for APAP badgeholders

Location:
Iridium Jazz Club
1650 Broadway (51st St.)
New York, NY 10019
(212) 582-2121
www.iridiumjazzclub.com

Bring In The New Year With The Tessa Souter Group: Jan. 2nd

drumminfabe — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 04:11:52 +0000

The Tessa Souter Group will make an appearance in New York at Joe’s Pub. Only performing one set at 7:30pm on January 2nd, 2010, the group is promoting their latest release Obsession (Motema Music, 2009)

On her stunning third recording, Obsession (Motema Music), London-born (of Trinidadian and English parents), New York-based Tessa Souter (soo-ter) presents a multicultural banquet that reflects her conjoined African, Indian, and English bloodlines. Her first CD, Listen Love, won critical raves for her “crystal clear voice and diamond cut phrasing” (Philadelphia Inquirer) and “direct, soulful sound”(Village Voice).

Her sophomore CD, Night of Key Largo, on Japanese audiophile label, Venus – with all-stars Kenny Werner, Billy Drummond, Jay Leonhart, Joel Frahm, and Romero Lubambo – won the coveted Gold Disc review in January 2009’s Swing Journal, which said of her, “there are traces of Billie Holiday and Carmen McRae in her phrasing, and Julie London and Peggie Lee in her delicate breathing, which harbors a touch of sorrow.”

“A true jazz singer, she employs her voice as a musical instrument and as the member
of an ensemble … [bringing] … this approach [on Obsession] to … a collection of jazz
tunes by the likes of Kenny Barron, Freddie Hubbard and Milton Nascimento along with
jazz versions of Nick Drake’s “River Man,” Cream’s “White Room” and the Beatles’
“Eleanor Rigby.” In doing so, she creates a kind of modern Great Anglo-American
Songbook.” [Berkshire Living magazine]

Background

After moving to New York in 1996, Souter started sitting in at jazz jams, before winning a scholarship to New York’s Manhattan School of Music in 1998. She left to study with jazz vocal legend Mark Murphy, her mentor for four years, who says of her, “She is a true musician …. extraordinary and very moving.” Since then, Souter has developed into a phenomenal live performer, “… completely captivating her audience”[Mark Murphy] — singing to sold out houses all over the world, from the Blue Note, New York to the Samara Philharmonic, Russia.

To quote a recent live review [of her sold out return to the Rochester International Jazz Festival, 2009]:

“To say Souter enchanted the audience would be an understatement ….. The capacity
crowd seemed transfixed by Souter’s gorgeous voice and wonderful personality.”
(Rochester City Paper).

“Better still, she delivers it with a wit and a wink worthy of the toniest joints in town.”
(Time Out New York).

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Performance Details

Janurary 2nd, 2010
(7:30pm)
Cover: $15 pre-sale; $18 at the door

Joe’s Pub
425 Lafayette St
New York, NY 10003-7021
(212) 539-8777
www.joespub.com

Upcoming Events Calendar: Turning Point Cafe in New York

drumminfabe — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:21:23 +0000

The Turning Point Cafe is excited to bring you a great line-up for November and December, 2009. Located in in Piermont, New York, the venue is an intimate setting ideal for jazz and is within 25 minutes of NYC, NJ, Westchester, CT, Orange in Rockland. They are also featuring a new menu of Mexican cuisine also American items.

Events

Saturday November 21
Vocalist Extravaganza
$30 for both shows combined
(6:00 pm -7:30 pm)
Downbeat Poll Winner, Grammy Nominee
Vocalist Giacomo Gates
David Budway, piano; Bill Moring, bass;
Steve Johns, drums; John Richmond, saxophone
http://www.giacomogates.com/

(9:00 pm)
Vocalist Jacqui Naylor

Sunday December 6th, 2009
(7:00 pm -10:00 pm)
Drummer Winard Harper Group
http://www.winardharper.com

Saturday December 12th, 2009
(6:00 pm – 7:30 pm)
Trombonist Clifton Anderson Group
Benito Gonzales, piano; Russel Blake, bass
Dion Parsons, drums
http://www.cliftonanderson.net

Thursday December 17th, 2009
(8:00 pm – 10:30 pm)
Neil Alexander & NAIL
present their Annual Winter Solstice Party
Neil Alexander (Mahavishnu Project) Keyboards,
Jim Cammack (Ahmad Jamal), bass;
Nadav Zelniker, drums.
$15
http://www.nailmusic.com

Details & Location

$20 usual music charge (unless stated otherwise on website)
(no minimum)

Turning Point Cafe
468 Piermont Ave.
Piermont, NY 10968
(845) 359-1089
www.turningpointcafe.com

National Jazz Museum in Harlem: December 2009 Schedule

drumminfabe — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:08:40 +0000

The National Jazz Museum in Harlem invites you to join in the final month of programming in 2009! The month begins and ends with the co-director of the museum, Christian McBride, who comes off the road for five FREE Jazz for Curious Listeners sessions focusing on the role of the bass in jazz history, the jazz ensemble, and in his illustrious career.

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009

Christian McBride (bass)
(7:00 pm – 8:30 pm)

Grammy Award winner Christian McBride, chameleonic virtuoso of the acoustic and electric bass, stands tall at the top of the jazz world. Beginning in 1989 – the beginning of an amazing career in which he still has wider-reaching goals to attain – the Philadelphian has thus far been first-call-requested to accompany literally hundreds of fine artists, ranging in an impressive array from McCoy Tyner and Sting to Kathleen Battle and Diana Krall.

His clear mastery of the bass, undisputed respect and admiration of his peers, and acclaim in the media offers a unique opportunity for those in attendance at tonight’s session. Hear one of the greatest artists on his instrument discuss the role of the bass in the jazz ensemble throughout jazz history and also demonstrate on his own bass.

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009

Ben Riley (drums)
(6:30 pm – 8:30 pm)

The association that secured Ben’s place in jazz history was his four year stint with the legendary Thelonious Monk. He toured extensively with Monk and recorded several now classic albums with the pianist, such as It’s Monk’s Time, Underground, and Straight, No Chaser. A marvelous example of Riley’s playing with Monk is also found in the black-and-white DVD released by Jazz Icons.

During his tenure with Monk, Riley also showcased his ability to play with a wide variety of musicians, including Earl “Fatha” Hines, Andrew Hill, Hank Jones, Barry Harris and Clark Terry. After leaving Monk in the late 1960’s, Ben chose to take time off from the road and took a position with the Wyandanch, New York school district, where he remained for five years.

In 1992, because of his vast contribution to jazz music, Riley was inducted into his hometown-based Coastal Jazz Hall of Fame in Savannah, Georgia.

Monday, December 7th, 2009

Greg Tate
(7:00 pm – 8:30 pm)

Greg Tate was a staff writer at The Vil¬lage Voice from 1987–2003. His writings on culture and politics have also been published in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Artforum, Rolling Stone, VIBE, Premiere, Essence, Suede, The Wire, One World, Downbeat, and JazzTimes. He was recently acknowledged by The Source magazine as one of the ‘Godfathers of Hiphop Journalism’ for his groundbreaking work on the genre’s social, political, economic and cultural implications in the period when most pundits considered it a fad.

His published interviews include dialogues with Miles Davis, George Clinton, Richard Pryor, Carlos Santana, Lenny Kravitz, Sade, Erykah Badu, Wayne Shorter, Joni Mitchell, Lisa Bonet, Samuel R Delany, Ice Cube, Dexter Gordon, Betty Carter, King Sunny Ade, Chuck D of Public Enemy, Cassandra Wilson, Jill Scott, Wynton Marsalis, Branford Marsalis, Ornette Cole¬man, Henry Threadgill and Vernon Reid of Living Colour.

Other Upcoming Events

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009
A Month with Christian McBride: On Film
(7:00 pm – 8:30 pm)

Monday, December 14th, 2009
All about jazz in the 21st century – Part One with Jonathan Batiste
(7:00 pm)

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009
A Month with Christian McBride: My Bands
(7:00 pm – 8:30 pm)

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009
All about jazz in the 21st century – Part Two with Jonathan Batiste
(7:00 pm)

Thursday, December 17th, 2009
Ray Santos, (saxophonist/composer)
(6:30 pm– 8:30 pm)

More Event Details

Performance Location

The National Jazz Museum in Harlem
104 East 126th Street
New York, NY 10035
212 348-8300
http://www.jazzmuseuminharlem.org/

Guitarist Jim Hall To Play Birdland, Nov. 10th-14th

jazzman — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:42:01 +0000

Jazz guitarist Jim Hall will be stopping by Birdland Jazz Club November 10th-14th, 2009. Playing alongside him are Greg Osby, Scott Colley, & Joey Baron, to round out the quartet. Sets are at 8:30 pm & 11:00 pm each night, and tickets run between $30 – $40.

He is also promoting his latest release Hemispheres, which originally started as a duo with Bill Frisell and developed into a quartet. The album pays homage to standards and new creations, some improvised on the spot. All the pieces are mystical, swinging, and cover all hemispheres of mind, brain, and world.

Make Reservations

Artist Info

Guitar great Jim Hall has been a major player in the jazz world since the 1950s. He’s worked with everybody from Sonny Rollins to Bill Evans, and has performed everywhere from the Village Vanguard to the White House.

Along with being a favorite guitarist among fellow musicians and jazz fans, he has gained international recognition and praise among critics for his work as a composer and arranger. Jim has received honors such as the New York Jazz Critics Circle Award for Best Jazz Composer/Arranger in 1997, and a 2004 NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship Award.

In addition to his recent focus on orchestral and choral composition, Jim remains an active player and leader, working and recording with a variety of ensembles and his regular trio with a long list of special guests such as Joe Lovano, Greg Osby, the New York Voices, Kenny Barron, Pat Metheny, Slide Hampton, and many more. The New Yorker has called Jim “… the reigning master of the jazz guitar. This poetic player says more with fewer notes than any living improviser.”

This special appearance at Birdland celebrates his latest release, Hemispheres (above, on right), which pays homage to standards and new creations, some improvised on the spot. All the pieces are mystical, swinging, and cover all hemispheres of mind, brain, and world. Released in November of 2008 (ArtistShare), the album is very rich, offering intimate duo sessions between Hall and Bill Frisell as well as exploding tracks that feature the quartet.

More Artist Info

Performance Details & Location

Tuesday, Nov. 10th – Saturday, Nov. 14th, 2009
Sets: 8:30 pm & 11:00 pm
Tickets: $30 side seating; $40 center seating

Birdland Jazz Club
315 W. 44th St.
New York, NY
(212) 581-3080
www.birdlandjazz.com

Iridium Jazz Club Announces November Performance List

jazzman — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:01:23 +0000

The Iridium Jazz Club in New York has announced their list of featured performers for month of November. In particular, they would like to draw your attention to three great artists: guitarists Steve Miller, Stanley Jordan, and Mike Stern. These featured artists will be playing alongside the ever popular Les Paul Trio, which includes Lou Pallo (guitar), John Colianni (piano), and Nicki Parrott (bass).

Join the gang at the Iridium Jazz Club every Monday night to get a glimpse of these notable performers. Sets are at 8:00 pm and 10:00 pm. Read their descriptions below.

About Iridium Jazz Club

Monday, Nov. 9th

Steve Miller
Steve Miller is one of the most famous blues-rock guitarists to emerge from the 1960s. From his early days in San Francisco to his top-selling pop/rock hits of the ’70s and early ’80s “The Joker,” “Fly Like an Eagle,” “Rock’n Me,” and “Abracadabra.

Born in Milwaukee, Wi. in 1943 Steve was befriended by guitar pioneer Les Paul who was a frequent visitor to the Miller household and is considered Les’s ‘Godson’. A portion of the door proceeds for this show will benefit the Les Paul Foundation dedicated to keeping his legacy alive for future generations.

Monday, Nov. 16th

Stanley Jordan
From the moment he made his debut in 1985 with the gold-selling Grammy nominated album Magic Touch, guitar virtuoso Stanley Jordan has proven himself as a forward thinking innovator. With his nimbly executed “touch” or “tap” technique, he ushered a dazzling and spellbinding new sound into the world of progressive instrumental music. His latest album, State of Nature, was release in 2008 through Mack Avenue.

Artist Info

Mondays, Nov. 23rd and 30th

Mike Stern
In a career that spans three decades and a discography that includes more than a dozen eclectic and innovative recordings, five-time Grammy nominee Mike Stern has established himself as one of the premier jazz and jazz-fusion guitarists and composers of his generation.

Artist Info

Stay tuned for December line-up