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By George Kanzler

Sponsored by Dot Time Records

Green cover photo by RR Jones, Mabern Jimmy Katz.

WINNING SPINSTHE ENDURING VITALITY OF JAZZ

rooted in the post-bop, modern main-stream back when the term "record" usual-ly meant an LP and recording sessionswere routinely captured in real time, isreflected in this pair of Winning Spins bypianists whose stylistic sources are firmlyin that era.Harold Mabern, now 81, actually lived

through it, first recording as a sideman inthe late 1950s. He has played with many ofthe greats of that time including in theMiles Davis Quintet of 1963, which record-ed the At the Blackhawk live sessions.Benny Green, at 54 a generation youngerthan Harold, came on the scene in the1980s, honing his skills in those "post-graduate" bands led by Betty Carter andArt Blakey (Jazz Messengers).

To Love and Be Loved, Harold Mabern(Smoke Sessions), comprises standardsand jazz originals associated with Harold'searly years in jazz. He's joined by a rhythmsection anchored by a true jazz elder,drummer Jimmy Cobb, still a vital rhyth-mic force at 88, and veteran bassist NatReeves. Joining them is Harold's former

student and frequent collaborator, tenorsaxophonist Eric Alexander, 49, and onthree tracks, an even younger former stu-dent, trumpeter Freddie Hendrix, 41.On the album's opening title tune by

Jimmy Van Heusen, Cyro Baptista addsAfro-Latin percussion, turning it into whatHarold calls a "samba slash bossa." Haroldhas a well-earned reputation as a harddriving, two-fisted pianist, as his full-fin-gered solo on this track affirms. In fact,Eric's original blues here, "The Iron Man,"is titled for one of Harold's nicknames.Harold and Eric share space on the

Schwartz-Dietz standard "If There IsSomeone Lovelier Than You" with buoy-antly swinging, heartbeat tempo solos. Ablues feel is also a big part of the hard bopthat Harold grew up on; his funky, bluesyside, as well as Eric's and Freddie's, comesout on Harold's early employer and mentorLee Morgan's 6/8 rocker, "The Gigolo." An even more down-home blues feel

emanates from Gene Ammons' "Hittin' theJug," spiced up by playing it in G instead ofthe original B-flat and shifts in and out ofdouble-time during the solos. Harold alsopays tribute to two of his contemporarieson the piano, doing McCoy Tyner's boppish"Inner Glimpse" with the two-horn quintetand essaying Bobby Timmons' "Dat Dere"as a solo tour-de-force stroll through jazzhistory.Nat gets to step out front playing the

lead on Miles Davis' "So What," the lastquintet track, highlighted by a sparklinglyanimated trumpet solo from Freddie.Harold reshuffles the order of a familiarstandard, Cole Porter's "I Get a Kick Out ofYou," keeping everyone on their toes by fol-lowing the verse with the bridge beforeintroducing the familiar chorus strains.

Happiness!, Benny Green (Sunnyside),is a trio date recorded live one night inJune 2016 at Kuumbwa Jazz Center inSanta Cruz, Calif. Benny is joined bybassist David Wong and drummer RodneyGreen. The repertoire is firmly rooted inthe hard bop era with tunes from six ofthat period's leading lights. Rounding outthe eight tracks is Benny's own"Pittsburgh Brethren," his hard bop blueswith a bridge notable for a piano solo build-ing increasingly intricate right-hand lineswith plenteous left-hand commentary, andfor a solo from Rodney that becomes aninventive trading of breaks and fours withBenny. Pianist Cedar Walton is the only com-

poser with two titles on the CD. Bennyromps through "Martha's Prize," a trickyline with stop-times and two-bar flights

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CLUBS & HALLS

For comprehensive daily updated listings with sort-by options—by artist, location, day or time—go to www.hothousejazz.com.

UPPER MANHATTAN

(Above 70th Street)32nd PRECINCT: 250W 135th St (bet

Frederick Douglass & Adam Clayton PowellJr. Blvds). www.jazzmobile.org. Aug 1: 7-9pmfree adm T.K. Blue Qrt.

BEACON THEATER: 2130 Bway at W75th St.212-496-7070. www.beacontheatre.com. Aug7: 7:30pm $75-125 adm Herbie Hancock.

BILL’S PLACE: 148W 133rd St (bet Lenox &7th Avs). www.billsplaceharlem.com. 212-281-0777. Fri-Sat: 8&10pm $20 don BillSaxton Bebop Band.

CLEOPATRA’S NEEDLE: 2485 Bway (bet92nd & 93rd Sts). www.cleopatrasneedleny.com. 212-769-6969. Sets: Early (E), Late (L);Sun E 4-8pm, L 9pm-1am; Mon-Tues E 8-9pm, L 10pm-1am; Wed-Thurs E 7-11pm, L11:30pm-2:30am; Fri-Sat E 8pm-12am, L12:30-3am. Free adm/$10 min. Trios exceptMon&Thurs Duets unless otherwise noted. LJam. Residencies: Sun E Open mic w/KeithIngham, L Kelly Green Duet; Mon NathanBrown; Tues Marc Devine; Wed E Open micw/Les Kurtz, L Nathan Brown; Thurs L Kazu;Fri L Ben Zweig; Sat L T. Kash. Aug 3: JoelForrester; 4: Sachamo Mannan Qrt; 5: KayoHiraki; 10: Robert Rocker; 11: Alex Layne; 12:Masami Ishikawa; 17: Matt Baker; 18: ChipShelton; 19: Denton Darien; 24: SoneliusSmith; 25: Art Lillard; 26: Walter Williams featGitesha; 31: Joe Bonacci.

COOPER HEWITT MUSEUM: 2 E91st St(bet 5th & Madison Avs). www.cooperhe-witt.org. 212-849-8400. Aug 17: 6-9pm$13/15 adm Juilliard Jazz Ens.

FARAFINA CAFÉ & LOUNGE HARLEM:1813 Amsterdam Av (bet 149th & 150th Sts).www.farafinacafeloungeharlem.com. 212-281-2445. Mon: 7:30&9:30pm $10 adm. Fri-Sat: 11pm-4am Keyed Up series. Aug 5&19:8:30-11pm Jazz In The Heightzz; 7: “KAT”Modiano progressive-funky-jazz Trio; 19:Elliot Pineiro & Sumbaswing.

GINNY’S SUPPER CLUB: At Red Rooster.310 Lenox Av (bet 125th & 126th Sts).www.ginnys supperclub.com. 212-792-9001.Sets: 7:30&9:30pm $15 adm. Aug 3: JohnnyO'Neal; 4: Chris Turner; 5: Louis Fouché/Jonathan Powell; 10: Sharel Cassity &Elektra; 11: Afro Yaqui Music Collective; 12:Gotham Kings; 17: Johnny O'Neal; 18-19:Allan Harris; 24: Poole & the Gang, 9:30pmJam Celeb of the 25th Charlie Parker JazzFestival; 25: Bobbi Humphrey.

GRANT’S TOMB: Riverside Dr & W120nd St.www.jazzmobile.org. 212-866-4900. Freeadm. Wed: 7-8:30pm. Aug 2: HoustonPerson; 9: Alyson Williams; 16: Harlem/Havana Festival; 23: T.K. Blue; 30: SonnyFortune.

GREAT HILL: Central Park West & 106th St.www.jazzmobile.org. 212.866.4900. Freeadm. Aug 5: 4-7pm Great Jazz on the GreatHill feat Jimmy Heath Big Band w/specguests, Allan Harris Band, Matthew WhitakerTrio.

LUCA’S JAZZ CORNER: At Cavatappo. 1712

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1st Av (bet 88th & 89th Sts). 212-987-9260.www.lucasjazzcorner.com. Sets/adm: Mon 7-10pm free adm Roger Lent Solo; Tues 8-10pm $10; Thurs 9-11pm $10. Aug 1: HilaryGardner/Ehud Asherie; 3: David Gibson Qnt;8: 6-8pm Bucky Pizzarelli Trio; 10: Nick Myers& The Varitones; 15: Jam by Mike Sailors; 17:Kat Gang/Matthew Fries; 22: Jonny King; 24:Citizens of the Blues; 29: Dennis Joseph Qrt;31: Lew Tabackin Trio.

MARCUS GARVEY PARK: 122nd St atManhattan Av. Fri: 7-8:30pm free admwww.jazzmobile.org/212-866-4900. Aug 4:Jeremy Pelt; 11: Craig Harris; 18: “King”Solomon Hicks; 24-26: 7-9pm free admwww.cityparksfoundation.org feat 08/24Jason Samuels Smith’s Chasin’ The BirdRemixed, 08/25 Anat Cohen Tnt, 08/26 3-7pmCharlie Parker jazz festival feat Lee KonitzQrt, Terri Lyne Carrington & Social Science,Louis Hayes, Charenée Wade.

NATIONAL JAZZ MUSEUM IN HARLEM:58W 129th St at Malcolm X Blvd. 212-348-8300. www.jmih.org. 7-8:30pm $10 don.

PARIS BLUES: 2021 Adam Clayton Powell Jr.Blvd at 121st St. www.parisblues harlem.com.212-222-9878. Sets: Early (E) 5-9pm, Jam9pm-1am. Free adm. Sun: E Double G & thePossee, 9pm 1st&3rd La Banda Ramirez.Mon: Keyed Up series w/John Cooksey Qrt;Tues: The Sultans of Soul; Wed: LesGoodson & the Intergalatic Soul Jazz Band;Thurs: Tyrone Govan & Top Secret; Fri: tba;Sat: alternate The 69th Street Band/TheAntoine Dowdell Gp.

RIVERSIDE PARK: 97th St & Riverside Dr.www.jazzmobile.org. 212-866-4900. Aug 22:7-8pm free adm Lynette Washingtonw/Dennis Bell NY Jazz.

SHRINE: 2271 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd(bet 133rd & 134th Sts). 212-690-7807.www.shrinenyc.com. Sets: Early (E) 6-7pm,Late (L) 7-8pm. Residencies (R): Sun 5-8pmJam w/Lu Reid; 1st Sun 8-11pm The ShrineBig Band. Aug 1: E Michael Bank Spt, LMichael Sarian & The Chabones; 3: E MiguelAngel Crozzoli; 4: E NY Jazz Force, L Magis;6: R; 9: E-L Nick Di Maria; 11: E The SugarHill Trio; 13: R; 15: E Joe Pino Qnt; 20: R; 26:E-L Kuumba Soul Band; 27: R; 29: L AndrewPereira Qrt.

SILVANA: 300W 116th St at FrederickDouglass Blvd. www.silvana-nyc.com. 646-692-4935. Sets: Early (E) 6-7pm, Late (L) 7-8pm. Aug 3: E-L Kevin Sun Trio; 10: E-LAaron Irwin Trio; 17: E-L Alex Nguyen; 18: LDana Reedy; 22: E Joe Pino Qnt; 24: E-L JoeMagnarelli; 25: E-L Kuumba Soul Band; 31:E-L Andres Rot/Angela Watson.

SMOKE JAZZ & SUPPER CLUB: 2751Bway (bet 105th & 106th Sts). 212-864-6662.www.smokejazz.com. Sets: Early (E), Late(L), Brunch (B); Sun B 11:30am,1&2:30pm, E7,9&10:30pm, L 11:30pm; Mon E 7&9pm, L10:30pm; Tues-Thurs E 7,9&10:30pm, L11:30pm; Fri-Sat E 7,9&10:30pm, L 11:45pm&12:45am; Adm/min vary. Residencies: SunB Annette St. John Trio, L Willerm DelisfortQrt; Mon (R) E 08/21&28 Vincent Herring Qrt,L Smoke Jam; Tues (R) E Mike LeDonne &Groover Qrt; Wed (R) E Lezlie Harrison;Thurs L Nickel & Dime OPS; Fri L 08/4&18John Farnsworth Qrt, 08/11&25 PatienceHiggins & Sugar Hill Qrt; Sat L Johnny O’Neal& friends. Aug 1-2: R; 3: Gregory Generet; 4-6: Victor Goines; 7-9: R; 10: Juan Carlos Polo& Neo Latin Jazz Qrt; 11-13: Kevin MahoganyQrt; 14-16: R; 17: M’Balia; 18-20: Tribute toJohn Coltrane feat Azar Lawrence; 21-23: R;24: George Burton Qrt feat Terell Stafford; 25-27: Harold Mabern Qnt; 28-30: R; 31:Brandon Bain.

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SUGAR BAR: 254W 72nd St (bet Bway & WestEnd Av). 212-579-0222. www.sugarbarnyc.com. Sets: 8pm/$10 adm unless other-wise noted. Residencies: Wed Electrikana;Thurs 9pm Open Mic w/Sugar Bar All StarBand. Aug 5: 9pm Irini Res & the Jazz Mix;25: $15 Joe Bonacci feat Ty Stephens; 26:Rob Silverman Qrt.

The WEST END LOUNGE: 955 West End Av.212-531-4759. www.thewestendlounge.com.Aug 20: 4-7pm $25 adm Sunday Serenade917-882-9539/www.vtyjazz.com feat Mike DiRubbo Line Of Flight Qnt.

59E59 THEATERS: 59E 59th St (bet Park &Madison Avs). www.59e59.org. 212-753-5959. Sets/adm: Sun 3&7pm, Tues-Thurs7pm, Fri 8pm, Sat 2&8pm + 08/26 5pm, 08/27no 7pm, closed Mon; $35/24.50. Aug 2-27:Songbook Summit feat Peter & WillAnderson.

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: Sun9pm (R) Arturo O’Farrill Afro-Latin Jazz Orch;Mon 9:30pm Jim Caruso Cast Party; Wed5:30-7pm David Ostwald & Louis ArmstrongEternity Band; Fri 5:15-7pm Rob Middleton &Birdland Big Band; Sat 6pm except 08/12 EricComstock/Sean Smith. Aug 1-5: The BirdlandBig Band; 6: 6pm Tom Tallitsch, 9pm R; 8-12:John Pizzarelli; 10: 6pm Laila Biali; 12: 6pmTony DeSare; 13: 6pm Rebecca PattersonOrch, 9pm R; 15-19: Scotty Barnhart & TheLegendary Count Basie Orch; 17: 6pmDenise Reis Brazilian Jazz Trio; 20: 6pmBorislav Strulev, 9pm R; 22-26: Benny GreenTrio; 24: 6pm Michelle Lordi; 27: 6pm LorinCohen, 9pm R; 29-Sep 2: Charlie ParkerB’Day Celeb feat Vincent Herring, Greg Osby,Jeremy Pelt.

BRYANT PARK: 6th Av (bet 41st & 42nd Sts).www.bryantpark.org. 212-768-4242. Mon-Fri:12:30-2:30pm except 08/3&10 2-4pm Pianoin the Park. Aug 1-4: Bertha Hope; 7-11: DanManjovi; 14-18: Deanna Witkowski; 21-25:Armen Donelian; 28-Sep 1: Frank Owens.

CLUB BONAFIDE: 212E 52nd St (bet 2nd &3rd Avs). 3rd Fl. www.clubbonafide.com. 646-918-6189. Sets: Early (E) 7:30pm, Late (L)9:30pm, Late Night (N) 11pm. Fri: 3:15pm NYJazz Academy Student & Faculty Showcase.Aug 1: 7&8:30pm NY JazzWork VocalShowcase by Fay Victor; 10: E Audrey Silver;16: E The En Route Trio; 17: E MJ Territo &Ladies Day Jazz Ens; 23: E Mthakathi.

DAMROSCH PARK: 62nd St (bet Columbus &Amsterdam Avs). 212-721-6500. www.midsummernightswing.org. Aug 9: 7:30-10pm$17 adm Spanish Harlem Orch feat EdmarCastañeda.

DIZZY’S CLUB COCA-COLA: At Jazz @Lincoln Center. 10 Columbus Cr at 60th St.5th Fl. www.jalc.org. 212-258-9800. Sets/ admunless otherwise noted: 7:30&9:30pm,11:30pm Late Night Sessions; Sun&Tues-Wed$35, Mon $30, Thurs-Fri $40, Sat $45; $10min. Aug 1: Sachal Vasandani & friends; 2:Dominick Farinacci; 3-6: Ben Wolfe Sxtw/spec guest Randy Brecker; 7: $35 Christian McBride & Jazz House Kids; 8: $30 John Ellis Sxt; 9-10: Ulysses Owens, Jr.; 11-13: René Marie; 14: Jane Bunnett & Maqueque; 15-20: $40 08/15-16, $45 08/17-18 Trio da Paz & friends w/Maucha Adnet,Harry Allen & Claudio Roditi; 21:Danowsky/Wolsk Jazz Orch; 22-27: $4008/22-23, $45 08/24-25 Trio da Paz & friends

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

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w/Maucha Adnet, Harry Allen & ClaudioRoditi; 28: Bill O’Connell & The Latin Jazz All-Stars; 29: Axel Tosca; 30-31: $40 08/30 AnnHampton Callaway. Late Night Sessionsw/Aug 1-5: Luke Sellick; 8-12: Zoe Obadia;15-19: Nate Sparks 08/15-18 Ens, 08/19 BigBand; 22-26: Martina DaSilva & JustinPoindexter; 29-Sep 2: Patrick Bartley.

IGUANA RESTAURANT: 240W 54th St atBway. www.iguananyc.com. 212-765-5454.Mon-Tues: 8-11pm Vince Giordano & TheNighthawks.

IRIDIUM: 1650 Bway at 51st St. 212-582-2121.www.theiridium.com. Adm: Student 1/2 price2nd set Tues-Thurs&Sun. Aug 16: 8:30pm$25/35 adm Jaimoe & Jasssz Band; 21: 8pm$25 Ed Palermo Big Band; 26-27: 8pm $30/40Steve Turre Band; 31-Sep 2: 8&10pm $35/45Sax Appeal feat Jimmy Heath, Gary Bartz,Javon Jackson & Donald Harrison.

JAZZ AT KITANO: 66 Park Av at 38th St. 212-885-7119. www.kitano.com. Sets/adm: Sun12-2:30pm, Mon-Tues 8-11pm, Wed-Sat 8-9:15&10-11:15pm; Sun $40 buffet, Mon-Tuesfree/$15 min, Wed-Thurs $17/$20 min, Fri-Sat $32/$20 min. Residencies (R): Sun JazzBrunch w/Tony Middleton; Mon Jam w/IrisOrnig; Tues Kazuhiro Yokoshima Solo. Aug 1:R; 2: John Fedchock Qrt; 3: Lines OfReason; 4: Martin Piecuch & Jazzical Fusion;5: Assaf Kehati Qrt feat Joel Frahm; 6-8: R; 9:Pucci Amanda Jhones Qrt; 10: Dawn ClementTrio; 11: Leslie Pintchik Trio; 12: RoseannaVitro; 13-15: R; 16: Paul Jost Qrt; 17:Geoffrey Gallante Band; 18: LynetteWashington & Dennis Bell Jazz NY; 19: ScottRobinson Qrt; 20-22: R; 23: Giacomo GatesTrio; 24: Yuko Ito Qrt; 25: Dominick FarinacciQrt; 26: Marlene VerPlanck Trio; 27-29: R; 30:Alan Broadbent Trio feat Harvie S; 31: TonyHewitt Qrt.

MICHIKO STUDIOS: 149W 46th St (bet 6th &7th Avs). 3rd Fl. 212-302-4011. www.live.michikostudios.com. 1st Wed: 8-10:30pm$20 adm. Aug 2: Lew Tabackin Trio.

SAINT PETER’S CHURCH: 619 LexingtonAv at 54th St. (Citicorp Bld). www.saintpeters.org. 212-935-2200. Wed: 1pm $10 donMidtown Jazz at Midday; Sun: 5pm free admJazz Vespers. Aug 2: Carli Muñoz/JesseMurphy; 6: Jon Gordon; 9: Melissa HamiltonAll Gershwin; 13: Andrew Hartman Qrt; 16:Eyal Vilner Big Band; 20: Yotam Ben-Or Qrt;23: Peter & Will Anderson; 27: Sari Kessler;30: Kat Gang.

SWING 46: Jazz & Supper Club. 349W 46th St(bet 8 & 9th Avs). www.swing46.com. 212-262-9554. Sets: Sun-Thurs 8:30-11:30pm,Fri-Sat 9:30pm-1am. Residencies (R): MonSwingadelic; Tues George Gee Swing Orch;Wed Stan Rubin Orch w/Joe Politi. Aug 24:Eyal Vilner Big Band’s Swing Party.

TOMI JAZZ: 239E 53rd St (Bet 2nd & 3rd Avs).Lower level. www.tomijazz.com. 646-497-1254. Aug 5: 8-10:30pm Rocco John; 17: 9-11:30pm Linda Presgrave Qrt.

55 BAR: 55 Christopher St (bet 6th & 7th Avs).212-929-9883. www.55bar.com. Sets: Early(E) 7-9pm except Sun&Fri-Sat 6-9pm, Late(L) 10pm. 1st Mon: E Sean Wayland; 1stThurs: E Amy Cervini; 1st Sat: E Ayana lowe;2nd Thurs: E Nicole Zuraitis; 2nd Fri: E Tessa Souter; last Wed: E Paul Jost; last Fri:E Kendra Shank. Aug 9: L Brian Charette &Kürrent.

B FLAT: Basement 277 Church St (bet Franklin& White Sts). www.bflat.info. 212-219-2970.

Sets: Mon 8-11pm; Wed 8-11:30pm; Sat10pm-12am. Mon&Wed: Jordan Young Trio.Aug 5: Mamiko Taira Trio; 12: Takeshi AsaiTrio; 19: Misa Ogasawara Duo; 26: TakeshiAsai Trio.

BAHA’Í CENTER: 53E 11th St (bet Bway &University). www.bahainyc.org. 212-222-5159. Tues: 8&9:30pm $10/15 adm. Aug 1:Lena Bloch & Feathery; 8: Rosemary George& friends; 15: Rob Silverman Gp; 22: ArtLillard Heavenly Band.

BAR NEXT DOOR: 129 McDougal St. 212-529-5945. www.lalanternacaffe.com. Sets:Sun 8&10pm, Mon-Thurs Early (E) 6:30-7:45pm, Late (L) 8:30&10:30pm, Fri-Sat7:30,9:30& 11:30pm. Adm: $12 all night + 1drink min/set except Fri-Sat $12/set + 1 drinkmin/set, E free. Trios. Mon-Thurs: E EmergingArtists series; Mon: L Vocal Mondays series.Residency (R): Wed L except 08/30 JonathanKreisberg. Aug 1: E Tommy Holladay, L YvesBrouqui; 2: E Horace Bray, L R; 3: E PrawitSiriwat, L Kyle Moffatt; 4: Jack Wilkins; 5:Gene Segal; 6: Jeff Miles; 7: E tba, L LesGrant; 8: E Sagi Kaufman, L Kevin McNeal; 9:E Michael Bliss, L R; 10: E Vaughn Stoffey, LTim Hayward; 11: Nelson Riveros; 12: JeffBarone; 13: Jeff McLaughlin; 14: E AlanKwan, L Nora McCarthy; 15: E tba, L NadavPeled; 16: E NanJo Lee, L R; 17: E DanHartig, L Steve Bloom; 18: Adison Evans; 19:Ben Sher; 20: Daniel Weiss; 21: E AndrewShillito, L Tammy Scheffer; 22: E Peter Amos,L Paul Jones; 23: E Stuart Mack, L R; 24: ENanJo Lee, L Alex Sipiagin; 25: RichardPadron; 26: Greg Skaff; 27: Peter Mazza; 28:E Daniel Dickinson, L Dana Reedy; 29: EDavid Kuhn, L Jure Pukl; 30: E GermanDamianichl, L Rez Abbasi; 31: E TommasoGambini, L Yuto Kanazawa.

BLUE NOTE JAZZ CLUB: 131W 3rd St at 6thAv. 212-475-8592. www.bluenotejazz.com.Sets: 8&10:30pm + Fri-Sat 12:30am LateNight Groove series, Sun 11:30am&1:30pmSunday Brunch. Adm varies. Aug 1-2: JoeyDeFrancesco & The People; 3-6: ChristianScott; 7: Eddie Palmieri; 8-13: Earl Klugh; 14:McCoy Tyner; 15-20: Bob James feat specguests 08/16 w/Randy Brecker; 21: JessicaCare Moore, 10:30pm Theo Croker; 22: JoyceMoreno; 23: Derrick Hodge; 24-27: JamesCarter; 28: Eddie Palmieri; 29-31: RoyHargrove. Late Night Groove w/Aug 4: AlexHan; 5: Gabriel Royal. Sunday Brunch w/Aug6: The New Lionel Hampton Band feat JasonMarsalis; 13: Sony Holland; 20: tba; 27:Nanny Assis & friends.

The CELL: 338W 23rd St (bet 8th & 9th Avs).646-861-2253. www.thecelltheatre.org. Aug12: 8pm Simona Premazzi feat Philip Dizack,Mark Shim.

CORNELIA STREET UNDERGROUND: 29Cornelia St. www.corneliastreetcafe.com.212-989-9319. Sets unless otherwise noted:Sun 8:30&10pm, Mon-Thurs 8&9:30pm, Fri-Sat 9&10:30pm. Adm varies. Aug 1: BrendaEarle Stokes, 9:30pm Eliane Amherd; 2: AlexWyatt Gp; 3-5: Tony Malaby; 6: Chloe Perrier;9: Dave Scott Qnt; 10-12: Gilad HekselmanTrio; 16: Satoshi Takeish/John Hadfield,9:30pm Rogerio Boccato, Keita Ogawa &James Shipp; 17: 6pm Nick Finzer; 18:Valerie Naranjo/Barry Olsen; 22: 6pm TheReaders; 29: 6pm Maria Guida Trio; 31: 6pmDorian Devins Qrt.

The CUTTING ROOM: 44E 32nd St (betMadison & Park Av). 212-691-1900. www.thecuttingroomnyc.com. Aug 9: 7:30pm $20/25 adm Louis Prima Jr. & the Witnesses.

The DJANGO: At Roxy Hotel. 2 Av of theAmericas at Walker St. www.roxyhotelnyc.com. 212-519-6600. Aug 4: 10pm JC HopkinsBiggish Band.

LOWER MANHATTAN

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KOLA HOUSE: 408W 15th St (bet 9th & 10thAvs). www.kolahouse.com. 646-869-8873.Mon: 7:30-10:30pm free adm/$20 min @ bar,$35 min @ table Glenn Crytzer Orch.

LE POISSON ROUGE: 158 Bleecker St atThompson St. www.lepoissonrouge.com.212-796-0741. Adm varies. Aug 13: 7:30pmSophia Bacelar/Dan Tepfer; 15: 7pm MichaelMwenso’s Sacred Protest Songs w/VuyoSotashe & Sullivan Fortner; 16: 8pm CyrilleAimée.

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. Aug 3: EBobby Belfry; 12: E Veronica Swift, N JohnMinnock; 15: L Annie Ross; 24: E LauraAinsworth w/Brian Piper; 25: E Jeanne Gies &Jazz Masters.

MEZZROW: 163W 10th St (bet 7th Av &Waverly Pl). www.mezzrow.com. 646-476-4346. Sets/adm: Early 8-10:30pm, Late (L)11pm-close; adm varies. Residencies: Sun LJohn Merrill & friends; Mon L PasqualeGrasso; Tues L Jam w/Miki Yamanaka & AdiMeyerson; Wed L Tony Hewitt/PeteMalinverni; Thurs L 08/3,24&31 Spike Wilnerw/spec guest, 08/10&17 Joe Magnarelli; Fri LJohnny O'Neal. Aug 1: Gene Bertoncini/JoshMarcum; 2: Paul Bollenback/Dave Kikoski; 3:Jim Rotondi Trio; 4-5: Rufus Reid/GaryVersace; 5: L Joe Davidian; 6: SeamusBlake/Dave Kikoski; 7: Jim Ridl Trio; 8: JaniceFriedman/Marco Panascia; 9: Roberta PiketTrio; 10: Scott Robinson/Bill Cunliffe; 11-12:Ken Peplowski Trio; 12: L Benny Benack III;13: Simona Premazzi Trio; 14: Ehud AsherieTrio; 15: Nellie McKay; 16: Matthew FriesTrio; 17: Lafayette Harris Trio w/TerellStafford; 18-19: Kenny Barron/RayDrummond; 19: L Emmet Cohen; 20: EdenLadin; 21: Bruce Harris; 22: HarveyDiamond/Cameron Brown; 23: Steven Feifke;24: Orrin Evans; 25-26: JoanneBrackeen/Richie Goods; 26: L Ben Paterson;27: 3-6pm SmallsLIVE Workshop feat LageLund, 8pm Lage Lund/Sullivan Fortner; 28-29: Sullivan Fortner; 30: Dred Scott Trio; 31:Bob DeVos/Andy Laverne.

NEIGHBORHOOD CHURCH: 269 BleeckerSt (bet Jones & Cornelia Sts). 212-691-1770.1st Fri: 8&9:30pm free adm All Things Projectwww.allthingsproject.com. Aug 4: JulianShore Qnt.

NEW SCHOOL JAZZ PERFORMANCESPACE: 55W 13th St, 5th Fl. 212-229-5488.www.newschool.edu/jazz. Fri-Sat: 8:30-9:30pm $20 adm The Stone at the NewSchool. Aug 4-5: Trigger plays John Zorn; 11-12: Kris Davis Trio; 18-19: Sylvie Courvoisier;25-26: Uri Gurvich Qrt.

NORTH SQUARE: At Washington SquareHotel. 103 Waverly Pl at McDougal.www.northsquareny.com/about-jazz. 212-254-1200. Sun: 12:30&2pm free adm JazzBrunch Trios. Roz Corral w/Paul Bollenback &Paul Gill; 13: Melissa Stylianou; 20: VanessaPerea; 27: Kate Baker.

ROCKWOOD MUSIC HALL: 196 Allen St at EHouston St. www.rockwoodmusichall.com.212-477-4155. Aug 1: 10-11pm SergejAvanesov Qrt; 14: 7pm Alex Hahn; 17:8:30pm $10 adm Colleen Clark Collective; 27:6pm free Elsa Nilsson Qrt.

RUSS & DAUGHTERS CAFE: 127 OrchardSt (bet Delancey & Rivington Sts). 212-475-4880. www.russanddaughterscafe.com. LastFri: 8pm free adm John Zorn feat The Stoneat Russ & Daughters Cafe. Aug 31: ShanirBlumenkranz.

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DOWNTOWN MUSIC GALLERY: 13 MonroeSt (bet Market & Catherine Sts). 212-473-0043. www.downtownmusicgallery.com. Sun:6pm In-Store shows.

The EAR INN: 326 Spring St (bet Greenwich &Washington Sts). www.earinn.com. 212-431-9750. Sun: 8-11pm EarRegulars feat Jon-ErikKellso & friends. Aug 13: w/David Sager.

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); E 7pm except Sun-Mon&Fri6pm; L 9pm except Thurs&Sat 10pm, Fri add10:30pm; N 1:30am except Sun 1am, Mon-Wed 12:30am. Residencies (R): Sun E TerryWaldo & Gotham City Band, N Brandon Lewis& Renee Cruz; Mon N Billy Kaye; Tues Eexcept 08/1 Saul Rubin Zebtet; Wed E except08/2 Raphael D'Lugoff Trio + 1, N Ned Goold;Fri L The Supreme Queens; Sat N GregGlassman. Aug 1: E Horne Electric Band, LDavid Oquendo & Havana 3, N CraigWuepper; 2: E Ilya Lushtak Qnt, L GrooverTrio, N R; 3: E Eiko Rikuhashi & La DescargaBand, L Saul Rubin Zebtet, N Paul Nowinski;4: E Sarah Slonim, L R + Jared Gold/DaveGibson, N Nick Hempton; 5: E Mike King, LRaphael D'lugoff Qnt, N R; 6: E R, 8:30pmJade Synstelien & FCBB, N R; 7: E JarodKashkin, L Jon Michel Gp, N R; 8: E R, LPeter Brainin & the Latin Jazz Workshop, NKelly Green; 9: E R, L Harold Mabern Trio, NR; 10: E Steve Hall Band, L Greg GlassmanQnt, N Avi Rothbard; 11: E Alycin Yaffee Gp,L R + Eric Wheeler, N Will Terrill; 12: E JohnBenitez Latin Qnt, L Anthony Nelson Qnt, NR; 13: E R, L Ark Ovrutski Qnt, N R; 14: EOsso String Qrt, L Ned Goold Qrt, N R; 15: ER, L Danitos Salsondria, N Todd Herbert; 16:E R, L Don Hahn/Mike Camacho Band, N R;17: E Rafael Monteagudo Music Connection,L POD; 18: L R + Troy Roberts; 19: E RomanSkakun Qnt, L Bruce Williams Qnt, N R; 20: ER, L Alex Hoffman Qnt, N R; 21: L GeorgeBraith, N R; 22: E R; 23: E&N R; 25: L R +Claffy; 26: N R; 27: E&N R; 28: L ToddHerbert, N R; 29: E R, L Itai Kriss & GatoGordo, N John Benitez & Latin Bop; 30: E&NR.

JAZZ GALLERY: 1160 Bway at 27th St. 5th Fl.www.jazzgallery.org. 646-494-3625. Sets/adm: 7:30&9:30pm $15/10, $22/12 Fri-Sat.Aug 3: Jazz Composer’s Showcase; 10:Rotem Sivan Trio; 11: Manuel Valera; 17:Ricky Rodriguez Gp; 18: David Gilmore; 21:Shai Maestro Solo.

JAZZ STANDARD: 116E 27th St (bet Park &Lexington Avs). www.jazzstandard.net. 212-576-2232. Sets/adm unless otherwise noted:7:30&9:30pm, Sun Brunch (B) 11am&1:30pm; $30 except Mon-Wed $25, B $10/$35all-inclusive. Residencies: Sun B TheSmokestack Brunch; Mon (R) Mingus Mondayfeat Mingus Big Band. Aug 1: Nate Smith &Kinfolk; 2: Mike Rodriguez Qnt; 3-6: $35 08/4-5 Pat Martino Trio; 6: B w/Poole & the Gang;7: R; 8-13: $30 08/8-9 Eric Harland; 13: Bw/John Chin; 14: R; 15: Sara Gazarek; 16:James Francies; 17-19: $35 Joey AlexanderTrio; 20: B w/Tubby, 7:30pm $25 The BaylorProject; 21: R; 22: Brandee Younger Qrt; 23-24: 08/24 $25 Marquis Hill Blacktet; 25-27:Dafnis Prieto Big Band; 27: B w/Jay SawyerTrio; 28: R; 29-30: Kendrick Scott Oracle; 31-Sep 3: Cyrus Chestnut Trio.

JOE’S PUB: At Public Theater. 425 LafayetteSt & Astor Pl. www.joespub.com. 212-967-7555. Adm varies. Aug 5-6: 7pm $30 admThat's Not Tango feat Lesley Karsten, 9:30pm$20 Bernard Purdie & David Haney; 11:6:30pm $15 Livia Nestrovski/Fred Ferreira;18: 9:30pm $15 Rhythm Future Qrt; 24: 7pm$25 Nicole Henry.

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COLORADO, 1993. UNDER THEblaze of a midday sun, a young woman

fixes dual straps across her chest, resting aset of marching band quads just below herwaist in the middle of a schoolyard.Someone raises a baton. Patterns of singlestroke rolls and paradiddles echo acrossthe field and the young woman slips into ameditative trance of time and texture. Decades later, saxophonist and compos-

er Tia Fuller has collected a collaborativeroster of influential artists from RufusReid and Terri Lyne Carrington to ArethaFranklin and Beyoncé. And, after four suc-cessful releases as a leader and a fifth onits way, the young woman playing drumsin the schoolyard has grown into a power-house of rhythmic complexity and harmon-ic exploration. "The rhythmic component has always

been big for me," she says. "My connectionwith the drummer, especially if I'm hiringthem for my band, is probably one of themost essential connections. If it's some-body I'm not able to really communicatewith rhythmically and to feed off of andvice versa, it really doesn't work for me." Fortunately for Tia, she's earned the

opportunity to play with some of themusic's most distinctive masters of time.Her brother-in-law Rudy Royston left anearly impression on her playing, as did thementorship she enjoyed with TerreonGully when she was an undergrad atSpelman. As she matured as an artist,extended associations with Terri Lyne andRalph Peterson would further shape Tia'srelationship to rhythm and overall musi-cianship. "Terri Lyne is very melodic with her

playing," she says. "But she can also inte-grate rhythm, and she's great with beingan extremely supportive drummer, almostlike a fire underneath you. She doesn't nec-essarily have to dominate, but gives you anice rhythmic pad of texture. Somebodylike Ralph Peterson is going to interjectmore and make his voice a little bit moreknown, which is beautiful. Theirs is agreat balance." When she took her place in Beyoncé's

band among the unique percussive expres-sions of Nikki Glaspie and Kim Thompson,Tia describes her reaction as "a kid in acandy store." And she revels in the uniquepartnership she has with each. "Kim was coming more from the jazz

tradition and Nikki is coming more fromgroove," she says. "The most importantthing for Nikki was making sure it wasfeeling good, and Kim would interspersemore color." Beyond drums and cymbals, Tia opened

herself to rhythmic interpretations from avariety of voices, including bassist andvocalist Esperanza Spalding, with whomshe often would talk about different waysto dance around the "one." "Esperanza wasalways playing upbeats, and it makes itfeel like a cycle—an endless rotation oftime, as opposed to always marking thedownbeat," Tia says. "It's like you're play-ing towards the one, but you don't neces-sarily play the downbeat." As her playing has gone through

changes and her artistic expression hasboth expanded and refined, Tia views herpractice of composing as an evolution ofstyle that began with writing frombasslines and grooves. "I've always lookedat the bassline as the foundation forrhythm and harmony," she says, citing theinfluence of her father, bassist Fred Fuller.Composing for her upcoming record, how-ever, has shifted that paradigm."Many times I was singing a melody or

an idea into my phone," she says. "Also, ifI have an ostinato pattern, I start fromthere. On one or two of the tunes, I startedfrom a harmonic concept, so I feel like nowI'm a little more balanced in my process. Ican start from any point and still honor thepurity of the idea that's coming." An evolving composing style is but one

facet of the arc of Tia's artistic develop-ment. Another component of growth is therelationship she has with her audience asa result of her time spent as an educator."Students don't learn in the same way,"Tia says, at the advent of her fifth year asa professor at Berklee College of Music.Because of the intuitive teaching style sheemploys to determine which students areabsorbing what information and how, shehas found empathetic ways of reaching heraudience. "I'm constantly assessing theaudience as I'm playing, to make sure thepublic is receiving it," she says. A multi-layered instrumentalist and

composer making her mark in 2017, Tiavalues the lessons handed down fromartists who came before her. The recentpassing of Geri Allen has left a tendernessin Tia's heart. She remembers Geri as apillar of the artistic community. "She is thetrue embodiment of grace, patience andstrength—the embodiment of an angelicwarrior," Tia says. "She was always peace-ful and graceful, but when she got behind

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GREGORY TARDYWARYAS PARK for JAZZ IN THE VALLEY FESTIVAL / AUGUST 20A New Orleans native, Gregory Tardy studied classical clarinet in his youth and wasinfluenced by gospel music, R&B and funk. Following a switch to tenor saxophone ashis primary instrument, Gregory was drawn to John Coltrane's music and studiedunder Ellis Marsalis. He performed for several years in bands led by Elvin Jones andAndrew Hill, while he has played or recorded with Tom Harrell, Betty Carter, SteveColeman, Jay McShann and Bobby Watson, among others. Gregory's recordings as aleader have showcased the breadth of his interests, especially his latest CD, ChasingAfter the Wind, which features his explosive tenor saxophone, lyrical clarinet andintriguing originals and arrangements. At Jazz in the Valley, Gregory is part ofCuban pianist Elio Villafranco's group. KD

SHAREL CASSITYGINNY'S SUPPER CLUB / AUGUST 10One of the most exciting alto talents to come to prominence in the past decade, SharelCassity has quickly built a sterling reputation working alongside a veritable "Who'sWho" of jazz. Brandishing a rich, dark sound, Sharel is a superbly gifted and creativeimproviser who finds a comfortable balance between her ferocious chops and herthoughtful melodic work. As her career has continued to flourish, projects under herleadership have grown, developed and diversified. At Ginny's, Sharel presents herElektra project in which she blends a disparate set of genres-jazz, rock, soul, elec-tronica, hip hop—into a creative, groove-driven sound for the audience. Drawing onsuch atypical composer choices as Björk and Alicia Keys, Sharel offers up a funky,eclectic and exciting mix of music. SH

ULYSSES OWENS JR.DIZZY'S CLUB COCA-COLA / AUGUST 9-10Like predecessors Max Roach, Art Blakey, Roy Haynes and peers Eric Harland, MattWilson and Brian Blade, Ulysses Owens Jr. is a legitimate bandleader. His tactileskills and inspired architectural drumming have powered the Grammy Award-win-ning bands of Christian McBride and Kurt Elling, the late Mulgrew Miller, BennyGolson, as well as his own. In the past decade, the Florida native has created inter-national demand and acclaim while recording for the Criss Cross label. The Dizzy'sgigs feature his new CD project Falling Forward, a quartet with vibraphonist JoelRoss, bassist Reuben Rodriguez and vocalist Vuyo Sotashe on Wednesday and theNew Century Big Band on Thursday with saxophonist Tim Green, trumpeter BennyBenack, trombonist Michael Dease, a Japanese rhythm section and singers ShenelJohns and Charles Turner. MGN

JC STYLLES SMALLS JAZZ CLUB / AUGUST 3The jazz bug bit JC Stylles early and in a most unlikely locale. He discovered his step-father's extensive record collection while growing up in an Aboriginal rainforest townin northern Australia. At 16, JC moved to Sydney where his career path was deter-mined after hearing every set of a weeklong George Benson engagement. A soulfuland swinging guitarist in his own right, JC has been based in New York since 2005.Moving aside from his usual organ trio format, he has teamed with vibraphonist SteveNelson for a project focusing on material associated with late vibraphonist BobbyHutcherson, another of JC's musical heroes. For this gig, JC and Steve are joined byJon Davis on piano, Peter Washington on bass and Byron Landham on drums. KF

ADA ROVATTIGOSHEN FAIRGROUND for LITCHFIELD JAZZ FESTIVAL / AUGUST 5A superbly creative, diverse and genre-defying talent, Italian saxophonist Ada Rovattihas been a mainstay on the New York scene for nearly two decades. A chameleonic fig-ure in music, Ada has delivered across multiple highly acclaimed albums a vision thatcrosses many styles: her lean, disciplined, biting saxophone lines are just as likely tograce a funky groove-driven fusion outing as they are to swing through a hard boptune or, on one highly memorable record, Celtic music. Making her debut at theLitchfield Festival, Ada brings a quartet of top-shelf collaborators, featuring pianistJill McCarron, bassist Daryl Johns and drummer Steve Johns, in what promises to bean extraordinary glimpse into Ada's acoustic playing style. SH

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NICOLE HENRY JOE'S PUB / AUGUST 24Few voices can set a listening room on fire, then let it burn into a cinder like NicoleHenry's. The 2013 Soul Train Award winner for Best Traditional Jazz Performancehas been entrancing audiences since she arrived on the national scene from her home-town in Bucks County, Penn. Through a powerful command of her own language, bornout of the vocabulary of a cross-genre-section of predecessors, Nicole allows phrases tounfold in the spontaneity of the moment. She has recorded multiple releases as aleader and performed live at notable national and international venues from BlueNote and Jazz at Lincoln Center to Regattabar, Catalina Jazz and Madrid JazzFestival—and with such distinguished artists as Kirk Whalum, Gerald Clayton,Julian Lage, Larry Grenadier and Eric Harland. SJ

BILL WARFIELDLYNDHURST ESTATE for JAZZ FORUM ARTS / AUGUST 24Trumpeter Bill Warfield's unmistakable tone and unwavering delivery blends hardbop, Latin and funk flavors into a sound all his own. Cutting his teeth in theBaltimore scene of the 1970s, Bill settled into New York City in 1980 and began anassociation with bandleader Bill Kirchner, which led to numerous sideman gigs witha varied and stellar roster of musicians including Paul Anka and Ornette Coleman, toname just two. As a leader, Bill's vision has taken the shape of all different types offormats including quartets, octets, orchestras and big bands, with each ensembleshowcasing Bill's detailed compositions and arrangements. For this concert, Bill isjoined by his group, the Hell's Kitchen Funk Orchestra, whose most recent albumMercy, Mercy, Mercy was released in 2015. EW

MIKE DIRUBBOTHE WEST END LOUNGE / AUGUST 20Alto saxophonist Mike DiRubbo has garnered his share of praise since arriving in NewYork. The Connecticut native was granted a full scholarship at Hartt School of Musicby jazz master Jackie McLean, with whom he honed his skills. Mike worked andrecorded with trombonist Steve Davis in Hartford after graduation. Moving toBrooklyn in 1998, Mike built a reputation as an inventive improviser known for hispiercing tone and aggressive attack, while his gift for composing stimulating, catchyworks is another strength. The saxophonist enhanced his artistry working withHarold Mabern, Eddie Henderson and Steve Nelson, while he remains an in-demandsideman for gigs and recording sessions. Mike's Line of Flight band includes SteveDavis, pianist Anthony Wonsey, bassist Nat Reeves and drummer Carl Allen. KD

JASON MARSALISJAZZ FORUM / AUGUST 25-26The youngest sibling in the Marsalis jazz family dynasty, fathered by pianist Ellis andincluding brothers Wynton, Branford and Delfeayo, Jason Marsalis entered the musicas a drummer but in recent years has concentrated on mallet instruments from vibra-phone, marimba and xylophone to tubular bells and glockenspiel, although he stillrecords on drums, as on the latest trio CD by pianist Marcus Roberts. Jason calls hisquartet The 21st Century Trad Band, also the title of his latest release on the BasinStreet label, which features his compositions, including ones that bring a modern spinto the trad jazz idiom. At this concert in Tarrytown, Jason introduces two new quar-tet members from his hometown, New Orleans: Guitarist Cliff Hines and bassistJasen Weaver, along with his group's drummer, David Potter. GK

SAX APPEALIRIDIUM / AUGUST 31-SEPTEMBER 2Four visionaries of the saxophone come together to form an intergenerational har-monic institution: Donald Harrison, Gary Bartz, living legend and NEA Jazz MasterJimmy Heath and founder of Sax Appeal, Javon Jackson. Javon conceived the groupas an opportunity to collaborate with longtime friend and mentor Jimmy Heath; eachartist brings with him experiential wisdom, talent and creativity, with musical influ-ences ranging from the streets of New Orleans to the legacy of the Jazz Messengers.A cross-section of American and international musical cultures comprises the four dis-tinct sounds of each artist and invites an open exchange of exploration, interpretationand musical dialogue. The Sax Appeal rhythm section features pianist JeremyManasia, bassist David Williams and drummer McClenty Hunter. SJ

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SMALLS JAZZ CLUB: 183W 10th St at 7thAv. 212-252-5091. www.smallslive.com. Sets:Afternoon (PM) Sun 4:30-7pm, Sat 4-7pm,Early (E) 7:30-10pm, Late (L) 10:30pm-1am,Night (N) 1-4am; jam following N; adm varies.Residencies (R): Sun 1pm Vocal masterclassby Marion Cowings, PM except 08/20 AiMurakami Trio feat Sacha Perry, N 08/6&20Jon Beshay, 08/13&27 Robert Edwards; MonN 08/14 Jonathan Barber, 08/21&28 JonathanMichel; Tues L except 08/1 Abraham BurtonQrt, N Abraham Burton Qrt; Wed N08/2,16&30 Aaron Seeber, 08/9&23 JovanAlexandre; Thurs N 08/3,17&31 SarahSlonim, 08/10&24 Jonathan Thomas; Sat N08/5&19 Brooklyn Circle, 08/12&26 PhilipHarper. Aug 1: 7:30pm Miko Shinno Gp, 9pmKen Fowser Qnt, N R; 2: E Dan Blake & TheDigging, L Or Bareket Qrt, N R; 3: E JoshBrown Qnt, L JC Stylles/Steve Nelson-Hutcherson Project, N R; 4: E Tom GuarnaGp, L Tim Green Qnt, N Corey Wallace; 5: PMMichael Bond, E Behn Gillece Qrt, L TimGreen Qnt, N R; 6: 1pm-PM R, E LarryHam/Woody Witt Qrt, L Yves Brouqui Trio, NR; 7: BJU Festival feat E Rob Garcia 4, 9pmDavid Cook Qnt, 10:30pm Anne Mette IversenQrt + 1 feat John Ellis, 12am Tammy SchefferSxt, N Jonathan Barber; 8: E Frank Lacy Gp,L-N R; 9: E Vitaly Golovnev Qnt, L MichaelFeinberg Qrt, N R; 10: E Ralph Alessi Qnt, LLawrence Leathers Qrt, N R; 11: E DaveSchnitter Gp, L John Marshall Qnt, N EricWyatt; 12: PM Tuomo Uusitalo, E JackNovotny Qrt, L John Marshall Qnt, N R; 13:1pm-PM R, E Johnny O'Neal Trio, L JerryWeldon Qrt, N R; 14: E Greg Tardy Gp, L tba,N R; 15: E Steve Nelson Qnt, L-N R; 16: ENeal Caine Gp, L Harold Mabern Trio, N R;17: E Josh Ginsburg Qrt, L Rick Rosato Qrt,N R; 18: E Leon Parker Humanity Qrt, L VictorGould Gp, N Corey Wallace; 19: PM AndrewForman, E Leon Parker Humanity Qrt, LVictor Gould Gp, N R; 20: 1pm R, PM JonRoche & friends, E Tardo Hammer Trio, LSaul Rubin Gp, N R; 21: E tba, L Ari HoenigTrio, N R; 22: E Lucas Pino Nnt, L-N R; 23: EAndy Fusco Qnt, L Steam Trio, N R; 24: EKevin Harris Jazz All Stars, L HendrikMeurkens Qrt, N R; 25: E Joey “G-Clef”Cavaseno Qrt, L Melissa Aldana Qnt, N JoeFarnsworth; 26: E Eddie Allen Qnt, L MelissaAldana Qnt, N R; 27: 1pm-PM R, E JohnnyO'Neal Trio, L Bruce Harris Gp, N R; 28: Etba, L Ari Hoenig Trio, N R; 29: E Spike WilnerTrio, L-N R; 30: E Will Vinson Qrt, L TivonPennicott Gp, N R; 31: E Willy Rodriguez Qnt,L Nick Hempton Band, N R.

The STONE: 2nd St at Av C. www.thestonenyc.com. Adm varies. Tues-Sun: 8:30pmweekly residencies. Aug 1-6: Zeena Parkins;8-13: Bill Frisell; 15-20: Shanir EzraBlumenkranz; 22-27: Nels Cline; 29-Sep 3:Trevor Dunn.

TOMPKINS SQUARE PARK: 500E 9th St(bet Avs A & B). www.cityparksfoundation.org.Aug 27: 3-7pm free adm Charlie Parker jazzfestival feat Joshua Redman Qrt, LouDonaldson, Tia Fuller, Alicia Olatuja.

TURNMILL: 119E 27th St (bet Park &Lexington Avs). www.turnmillnyc.com. 646-524-6060. Wed: 11pm-2am Keyed Up seriesJam. Aug 2: Stan Killian; 9: Stafford Hunter;16: John Ellis; 23: Abraham Burton; 30: tba.

VILLAGE VANGUARD: 178 7th Av S at 11thSt. 212-255-4037. www.villagevanguard.com.Sets: 8:30&10:30pm. Adm: $30/1 drink min.Residency (R): Mon Vanguard Jazz Orch.Aug 1-6: Joe Lovano Nnt; 7: R; 8-13: Tributeto Geri Allen w/Terri Lyne Carrington &Esperanza Spalding feat 08/8 Joe Lovano,

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08/9-11 Nicholas Payton, 08/12-13 Cassan-dra Wilson & Ravi Coltrane; 14: R; 15-20:Billy Hart Qrt; 21: R; 22-27: Kurt Rosen-winkel Trio; 28: R; 29-Sep 3: Kurt Rosen-winkel Qnt.

ZINC BAR: 82W 3rd St (bet Thompson &Sullivan). 212-477-8337. www.zincbar.com.Residencies: Sun 9pm-12am Tango featFernando Otero; Mon 9:30pm except 08/7Ron Affif Trio; Tues 10pm Evolution Jam byRevive Music; Thurs 10pm Roman Diaz &Rumba Habanera; Sat 10,11:30pm&1amMonika Oliveira & The Brasilians. Aug 4: 8pmJack Jeffers & the New York Classics; 7:10pm-2am VandoJam feat Marty Ehrlich; 9:8,9:45&11pm The Not So Big Band; 11: 8pmYaacov Mayman Band.

AN BEAL BOCHT CAFÉ: 445W 238th St.718- 884-7127. www.lindasjazznights.com.1st Wed: 8&9:30pm $30-10 adm Linda's JazzNights. Aug 2: Eric Alexander & John WebberB’day celeb.

NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN: 2900Southern Blvd. www.nybg.org. 718-817-8700.Aug 18: 7-8:30pm Jazz & Chihuly featDamien Sneed w/Keyon Harrold.

BARBÈS: 376 9th St at 6th Av. Park Slope.www.barbesbrooklyn.com. 718-965-9177.Residencies: Sun 9pm Stephane Wrembel;Mon 7pm Brain Cloud; Tues 9pm Slavic SoulParty; Wed 10pm Mandingo Ambassadors.

BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK: 334 Furman St.www.brooklynbridgepark.org. 718-724-6444.Aug 15: 7pm free adm Eric Person Bandw/Houston Person & spec guests CentralBrooklyn Jazz Consortium.

The DRAWING ROOM: 56 Willoughby St #3.www.drawingroommusic.com. Sets: 7pm. Aug13: $20 adm Gene Bertoncini; 25: $15 HarveyDiamond Qrt; 26: $10 Martin Porter Gp.

I-BEAM: 168 7th St. www.ibeambrooklyn.com.Sets: 8:30pm $15 don. Aug 18: 8:30&9:30pmHermione Johnson; 19: Laura Hennings-dot-tir; 26: Billy Mintz Qnt.

KORZO RESTAURANT & BAR: 667 5th Av(bet 19th & 20th Sts). 718-499-1199.www.facebook.com/konceptions. Tues: 9&10:30pm $10 don/$10 min Konceptions Musicseries by James Carney. Aug 1: 9pm MariusDuboule, 10:30pm tba; 8: 9pm DezronDouglas, 10:30pm Good For Cows.

MEDGAR EVERS COLLEGE: 1638 BedfordAv. www.mec.cuny.edu. 718-270-4900. Fri: 7-10pm free adm JazzyJazz festivalwww.mec.cuny.edu/jazzyjazz. Aug 4: NgomaHill; 11: Melba Joyce Bradford & friends; 18:Bashiri Johnson; 25: Jazzmeia Horn.

NATIONAL SAWDUST: 80N 6th St. 646-779-8455. www.nationalsawdust.org. Aug 23:7&10pm Burnt Sugar Arkestra; 30: 7pm MaryHalvorson/Ambrose Akinmusire.

PROSPECT PARK BANDSHELL: at 9th St.Park Slope. www.celebratebrooklyn.org. 718-855-7882. Aug 5: 7:30pm free adm BRICCelebrate Brooklyn! festival feat Nels Cline.

SHAPESHIFTER LAB: 18 Whitwell Pl.www.shapeshifterlab.com. 646-820-9452.Sets/adm unless otherwise noted: Early (E)7pm, Late (L) 8:15pm, Night (N) 9:30pm; $10adm. Aug 6: $15 6pm Brooklyn YouthEnsembles w/Brooklyn Jazz Underground,7pm Brooklyn Jazz Underground Ens w/Anne

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TRUMPETER AND BANDLEADERMarquis Hill burst onto the jazz scene

when he won the 2014 Thelonious MonkInternational Trumpet Competition at age27. Blessed with a robust, ebullient sounddescended from Clifford Brown andFreddie Hubbard, Marquis played withseveral jazz stars including Joe Lovanoand Marcus Miller, and released four CDsas a leader between 2011 and 2014: NewGospel, Sound of the City, The Poet andModern Flows, Vol. 1.Like many artists before him, Marquis

moved to New York; but he also maintainsa residence in his hometown, to his musi-cal benefit. "I've been taking my Chicagoinfluences and my New York influencesand using them in both places," he says. "Icame here with the mindset that I wantedto learn as much as I could from the musi-cians I encounter here. Being able tobounce back and forth from New York toChicago has really helped me." Marquis formed his quintet, The

Blacktet, five years ago in Chicago. Its cur-rent lineup consists of longtime drummerMakaya McCraven, alto saxophonistBraxton Cook, bassist Jeremiah Hunt andvibraphonist Joel Ross. An earlier versionof Marquis' Blacktet is heard on his latestCD, The Way We Play: 12 tracks of modern4/4 tempos, luscious ballads, invigoratingLatin tinges and some ingeniously reimag-ined jazz and popular standards fromCarmell Jones' "Beep Durple" to JimmyVan Heusen's "Polka Dots andMoonbeams," with special guests trombon-ist Vincent Gardner and percussionistJuan Pastor. Vocalist Christie Dashiell's auburn

voice christens the energetic take on "MyFoolish Heart" and on Herbie Hancock's"Maiden Voyage" she delivers an etherealwordless vocal. Gigi Gryce's "Minority" isdriven into hard bop hyperdrive, contrast-ed by the airy, Afro-Peruvian rhythms onCharlie Chaplin's "Smile." The insurgenttitle track and the blistering Afro-Cubanrendition of Donald Byrd's "Fly Little Bird,Fly," feature the word/poetry of HaroldGreen III. "That's one of my favoriteDonald Byrd tunes," Marquis says. "Thetitle alone—so many images come to mind.It's one of my favorite tracks on therecord."It shouldn't come as a surprise that the

Donald Byrd tune is one of his favorites. "Idiscovered him in my first year of highschool," Marquis says. "I fell in love withhis musical voice and the way he couldhighlight changes. I could hear clearly

what he was saying and what he was try-ing to get across. His music falls under theumbrella of black music and that's onething that really spoke to me."Hailing from Chicago's South Side

neighborhood called Chatham, jazz spoketo Marquis in the fifth grade at DixonElementary School when he took up thedrums. Band director Diane Ellis turnedhim on to the music. "She's Sonny Stitt'sniece," Marquis says. "She gave me myfirst Lee Morgan record and I heardsounds I never heard before. That's themoment I knew that I wanted to figure outwhat this music is about."Another influential educator Marquis

learned from was Ronald Carter, who ranthe South Shore Youth Program whichpayed inner-city kids like Marquis for gigs,as well as rehearsals. "If you made the cut,you rehearsed in the summer," Marquisrecalls. "We got paid minimum wage andfor a bunch of black kids from the SouthSide, that was like, 'Wow!' Carter influ-enced many of us to go to college. So manymusicians on the Chicago jazz scenepassed through him."Carter also taught at North Illinois

University (NIU), which is where Marquisearned his bachelor's in music education in2009. Marquis received his graduatedegree in jazz pedagogy at DePaulUniversity. His career as an educatorincludes teaching gigs at the University ofIllinois, Chicago, the Birch Creek MusicPerformance Center in Wisconsin and theNIU Summer Jazz Camp. "Nowadays, in a lot of higher education

programs, the black oral tradition of jazz isgetting lost, and I think it should beemphasized" he laments. "When I teach, Isay, go to the records. Listen to the greats.All of the information you need is on therecord. Go to the jam sessions. Find theelders in your city."For Marquis, the Second City remains

second to none as the wellspring of his ever-evolving artistry, no matter where he callshome. "One thing the city ingrained in mewas to search for my own sound," he says."That's one thing that's stuck with me."

Marquis Hill and his Blacktet per-form at Jazz Standard Aug. 23-24.

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Mette Iversen, 7:50pm Owen Howard Gp,8:40pm Adam Kolker Gp, 9:30pm DavidSmith Qnt; 7: E $15 Be Steadwell; 9: E $8Nathan Peck & the Funky Electrical Unit, L $8Andy Bianco Qnt, N Beledo, Doron & Tonyw/spec guests; 11: E Earthdrive; 20: E ToddMarcus Jazz Ens, L Kaye Marie; 21: E-L ZackO'Farrill & Summer Youth Combos; 22: E $8So Wrong It's Right Trombone Qrt; 25: EEugene Seow Gp, L Kevin Quinn Protocol;29: E Sameer Gupta Trio, L Pawan BenjaminGp.

WILLIAMSBURG MUSIC CENTER: 367Bedford Av. www.wmcjazz.org. 718-384-1654. 10pm-2am. Fri: 10pm-2am free adm/2drink min Gerry Eastman Qnt w/spec guests +Jam.

GOSHEN FAIRGROUND: Goshen. 860-361-6285. www.litchfieldjazzfest.org. Aug 5-6:Litchfield Jazz Festival feat 08/5 12pm AdaRovatti Qrt, 1:45pm Michael Mayo Qnt,3:30pm Julian Shore Qnt, 5:15pm GabrielAlegria Afro-Peruvian Sxt, 7:45pm KenPeplowski, 08/6 2:15pm Joe Alterman Trio,4:45pm Rudresh Mahanthappa Indo-PakCoalition, 6:15pm John Pizzarelli Qrt.

PALACE THEATER: 100 East Main St.Waterbury. www.palacetheaterct.org. 203-346-2000. Aug 18: 8pm Caroline Davis Qrt.

RIDGEFIELD PLAYHOUSE: 80 East Ridge.Ridgefield. www.ridgefieldplayhouse.org.203-438-5795. Aug 20: 8pm Chris Botti.

The SIDE DOOR JAZZ CLUB: At Old LymeInn. 85 Lyme St. Old Lyme. 860-434-0886.www.thesidedoorjazz.com. Sets: 8:30-11pm.Aug 10-11: Freddy Cole; 12: CatherineRussell; 18: Emmet Cohen/Jimmy Cobb; 19:B.J. Jansen Common Ground; 25: Davina &the Vagabonds; 26: Joyce Moreno.

GRASSO’S: 134 Main St. Cold Spring Harbor.www.grassosrestaurant.com. 631-367-6060.Sets: Sun 12&6pm; Mon 6pm; Tues-Wed&Fri-Sat 7pm; Thurs 6:30pm. Residencies (R):Sun 12pm Brunch (B) feat Danny Marks Duo,Mon Andrew Carroll, Thurs Frank O’Brien.Aug 2: Wayne Sabella & Company; 3: R; 4:Madeline Kole Trio; 5: Ayako Shirasaki/NorikoUeda; 6: B R, 6pm Jen & Larry; 7: R; 9: AnnaMaria Villa & friends; 10: R; 11: Jim CammackTrio feat Kelly Green; 12: Danny Mixon Duo; 13: B R, 6pm Glafkos KontemeniotisDuo; 14: R; 15: New Generation SingersNight w/Madeline Kole; 16: Mark ButticeRemarkable Trio; 17: R; 18: Noriko Ueda Triofeat Ted Rosenthal; 19: Ayako Shirasaki/Noriko Ueda; 20: B R, 6pm Gail Storm; 21: R;23: Mark Buttice Remarkable Trio; 23:Vanessa Trouble Trio; 24: R; 25: PaulBollenback; 26: Tony Middleton Trio; 27: B R,6pm Melody Rose/ Andrew Carroll; 28: R; 30:Wayne Sabella & Company; 31: R.

The JAZZ LOFT: 275 Christian Av. StonyBrook. 631-751-1895. www.thejazzloft.org.Sets/adm: 7pm $20-10. Wed: 7-8pm $10,8pm $5 Jam w/FM Band. Aug 3: The Jazz LoftBig Band; 4: Pete Coco Trio; 9-13: HarborJazz Festival feat 08/10 Ray Anderson &Pocket Brass Band, 08/11 Hot Club of StonyBrook Band, 08/12 1-3:30pm Harry SheppardSolo Project, 4-6:30pm Bakithi Kumalo & the

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South African All Stars, 7-9:30pm DavidAmram Qrt, 08/13 12-2:30pm Harry SheppardAll Stars, 7-9:30pm The Jazz Loft Big Band;17: Rich Iacona & The Bad Little Big Band;18: Ray Anderson & His Organic Qrt feat GaryVersace; 31: Interplay Jazz Orch.

OLD WESTBURY GARDENS: 71 Old West-bury Rd. Old Westbury. 516-333-0048.www.oldwestburygardens.org. Aug 2: 7-9pm$12/10 adm Vince Giordano & theNighthawks.

TREME: 553 Main St. Islip. 631-277-2008.www.tremeislip.com. Sets: Sun&Wed 7-11pm;Thurs-Sat 8pm-12am. Aug 3: Kool ElegantTropical Jazz Project; 9: Bill Heller; 10: LaElegancia de la Salsa; 13: Bobby Sexton Trio;17: Grupo Los Sabrosura; 20: Interplay JazzOrch; 23: Swing Sessions w/Dudley Salmon;24: Mambo Loco; 26: Thom Penn Nnt; 27:Jam w/Bob Lepley; 30: Pete Coco Trio.

ESSEXJAZZ HOUSE KIDS: 14 S Park St. Montclair.

973-744-2258 www.jazzhousekids.org. seeNishuane Park.

NEWARK MUSEUM: 49 Washington St.Newark. www.newarkmuseum.org. 973-596-6550. Aug 3: 12:15-1:45pm free adm Jazz inthe Garden series feat Stefon Harris.

NISHUANE PARK: Montclair. 973-509-4900.Aug 12: 12-9pm Jazz House Kids presentsMontclair Jazz Festival 973-744-2273www.montclairjazzfestival.org feat DeeDeeBridgewater, Memphis Blues Band, AChristian McBride Situation, Cyrus Chest-nutTrio, Ted Chubb Band, Jazz House FacultyCollective.

SUZYQUE’S BBQ & BAR: 34 S Valley Rd.West Orange. www.suzyques.com. 973-736-7899. Free adm. Thurs: 8pm-12am John Lee& friends; Sun: 2-5pm Brunch w/Curtis LundyEns. Aug 7: 8pm Glenn Franke's BigBand.

TRUMPETS: 6 Depot Square. Montclair. 973-744-2600. www.trumpetsjazz.com. Sets:7:30pm, Fri-Sat 8pm/adm varies. Aug 5:Lionel Hampton Big Band; 19: Frank Piombo.

MERCER1867 SANCTUARY AT EWING: 101 Scotch

Rd. Ewing. www.1867sanctuary.org/seriesjazz. 609-392-6409. 8-9:39pm. Aug 4: NatePhilips Qrt; 11: Stephen Yee Qrt; 12: Rrage.

CANDLELIGHT LOUNGE: 24 Passaic St.Trenton. www.candlelightevents.way.to. 609-695-9612. Sat: 3:30-7:30pm free adm/$10min. www.jazztrenton.com. Aug 5: Pat Tandy;12: Lawrence Clark; 19: Monnette Sudler; 26:Radam Schwartz.

MIDDLESEXDUE MARI: 78 Albany St. New Brunswick.

www.duemarinj.com. 732-296-1600. Fri: 6:30-9:30pm free adm The New Brunswick JazzProject/www.nbjp.org. Aug 4: Brynn StanleyDuo; 11: Molly Mason Duo; 18: EmmaLarsson Duo; 25: Misha Josephs Duo.

GARDEN STATE ALE HOUSE: 378 GeorgeSt. New Brunswick. www.gsalehouse.com.732-543-2408. Tues: 8pm + 9:30pm Jam freeadm The New Brunswick Jazz Project/www.nbjp.org feat Emerging Artists. Aug 1:Greg DeAngelis Band; 8: Danny RaycraftBand; 15,22&29: tba.

HYATT HOTEL: 2 Albany St. New Brunswick.www.newbrunswick.hyatt.com. 732-873-1234. Thurs: 8-11pm free adm The NewBrunswick Jazz Project/www.nbjp.org. Aug 3:Brian Charette Qrt; 10: Ken Fowser Qrt; 17:

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NEW JERSEY JAZZGary Walker, “Morning Jazz Host”, WBGO, 88.3 FM/wbgo.org

Apicella photo by Chris Drukker.

STEFON HARRISNEWARK MUSEUM / AUGUST 3For vibraphonist Stefon Harris there are no walls, just good music or, as he describesit, "a grand unification theory." Stefon's mallet magic has been featured with SteveTurre, Jason Moran, Kenny Barron and Kurt Elling, interpreting classical music withBarron and Ron Carter, reimagining Duke Ellington, helping guitarist Dave Strykerrevisit R&B hits of the 70s and bringing Cuba closer with the 90 Miles Project(Concord Picante). On vibes and marimba, Stefon combines sparse melodic accompa-niment with complex, intricate patterns and soulful percussiveness, sharing a think-ing man's approach to the music. Astonishing artistry meets energetic stage presencewhen he features his Black Out band with pianist Brett Williams, bassist JoshuaCrumbly, drummer Terreon Gully and saxophonist Marcus Strickland, playingfavorites and previewing music from a future release.

VINCE GIORDANO & THE NIGHTHAWKSMORRISTOWN GREEN for JAZZ & BLUES FESTIVAL / AUGUST 19When Vince Giordano looks back to the 1920s or 30s, the result feels like a kid whodiscovered the music yesterday. Armed with this excitement, and his bass, bass saxo-phone, tuba and more than 60,000 pages of period sheet music, Vince and hisNighthawks don't just recollect a period, they take you there. Vince's incredible recallof the history leads to a spirited performance with all the tunes and solos given newlife. Vince's work can be heard in the films The Cotton Club, Sweet and Lowdown andthe HBO film on the life of Bessie Smith. Vince's musical re-creations for HBO's pro-hibition-centered series, "Boardwalk Empire," made you put your drink down, andwon him a Grammy. It's nostalgia paid forward in modern time.

TED CHUBBNISHUANE PARK for MONTCLAIR JAZZ FESTIVAL / AUGUST 12Ted Chubb knew his musical calling was the trumpet at age 10. Discovering MilesDavis and Lee Morgan strengthened his purpose. At Ohio State University, Tedinvested time with soul bands, Latin bands, big bands and the avant-garde, and wasinfluenced by travels abroad, taking in the folk music from France, Denmark, Spain,Italy and Brazil. His deep, connected palette comes out on bandstands with WinardHarper, Wallace Roney, the Christian McBride Big Band, Billy Hart and DaveStryker, as well as on his own recordings. Ted's new release, Gratified Never Satisfied(Unit Records), shows his warmth and power on originals and classics worthy of hisnew view. Ted features saxophonist Bruce Williams, guitarist Seth Johnson, bassistTom Dicarlo, pianist Oscar Perez and drummer Alvester Garnett.

CHARLIE APICELLA & IRON CITYDOWNTOWN WESTFIELD / AUGUST 8Guitarist Charlie Apicella's early years were filled with his father's blues collection ofMuddy Waters and Willie Dixon. Music studies included private mentoring fromYusef Lateef who passed along a serious sense of composition and crafting competentand engaging solos, which Charlie describes as a solid structure of grooves like abuilding's beams of iron and steel. Charlie's Big Boss (Zoho) is testament to the soulorgan sound with originals alongside nuggets from Grant Green, Willie Dixon andMotown masters Holland-Dozier-Holland. Charlie's classic jazz lines are nourished bycontinuing studies with guitar master Pat Martino. His upcoming November release,One Night Only (Carlo Music) salutes the Chitlin' Circuit with saxophonist GeneGhee, organist Radam Schwartz and drummer Alan Korzin who join Charlie here.

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continued from page 22 7373. Aug 17: 7-10pm Hudson Valley Jazzfestival www.hudsonvalleyjazzfest.org featHudson Valley Jazz Ens.

The GREEN ONION: 8 Greycourt Av. Chester.www.hvgreenonion.com. 201-788-6803. Aug18: 8:30-11:30pm Hudson Valley Jazz festivalwww.hudsonvalleyjazzfest.org feat RobertKopec & Hang 'em High.

HATHAWAY HOUSE: 781 County Rd 25.Tannersville. Aug 4: Aaron Johnson Ensw/Veronica Swift.

KAATERSKILL UNITED METHODISTCHURCH: 5936 Main St. Tannersville. 518-589-5787. www.kaaterskillumc.org. Aug 6:11am-12pm John Lumpkin Spt w/BriannaThomas & Vuyo Sotashe.

LAST CHANCE TAVERN: 6009 Main St.Tannersville. www.lastchanceonline.com.518-589-6424. Aug 11: 8-9:30pm VuyoSotashe Ens.

LIMONCELLO: 159 Main St. Goshen. 845-294-1880. www.limoncelloatorangeinn.com.Aug 20: 8:15-11pm Hudson Valley Jazz festi-val www.hudsonvalleyjazzfest.org feat ChrisPersad Gp.

MAUREEN’S JAZZ CELLAR: 2 N Bway.Nyack. www.maureensjazzcellar.com. 845-535-3143. Sets: unless otherwise noted Sun6pm, Fri-Sat 8&9:30pm. Aug 4: NoahBaerman Trio; 5: Roseanna Vitro Qrt; 11: TroyRoberts Qrt; 12: Scott Wendholt/Adam KolkerQrt; 18: Rob Scheps Core-tet; 19: DonAliquo/Rufus Reid Qrt; 20: Bucky Pizzarelli;25: Scott Reeves Qnt; 26: John Hart Qrt; 27:6pm Nancy Harms.

NORTHWEST JAZZ FESTIVAL: Center St.Lewiston. www.lewistonjazz.com. 716-754-9500. Aug 25: 5:30-7:30pm Buffalo Jazz Oct,8:30-10:15pm Dave Stryker Qnt w/EricAlexander; 26: 12:30-2:15pm Ernie KrivdaQrt, 2:45-4:45pm Phillippe Lemm Trio, 5:30-7:30pm Wayne Tucker Qrt, 8:30-10:15pm TheHot Sardines.

PHOENICIA PARK: St Ursula Pl. Phoenicia.Aug 6: 3:30-5pm Phoenicia InternationalFestival of the Voice feat John Lumpkin Sptw/Brianna Thomas & Vuyo Sotashe.

QUINN’S: 330 Main St. Beacon. 845-202-7447.www.quinnsbeacon.com. Aug 6: 8pm $10 donRobert Kopec & bigBANG.

THOMAS P. MORAHAN WATERFRONTPARK: Windermere Av. Greenwood Lake.Aug 19: 7-9:30pm Hudson Valley Jazz festivalwww.hudsonvalleyjazzfest.org feat GabrieleTranchina.

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

WARWICK PARK: Park Pl. Warwick. Aug 20:4-6pm www.hudsonvalleyjazzfest.org HudsonValley Jazz festival feat Russ Kassoff Triow/Alexis Cole.

WARWICK VALLEY COMMUNITY CEN-TER: 11 Hamilton Av. Warwick. 845-986-6422. www.wvcommunitycenter.org. Aug 19:8:30-10:30pm Hudson Valley Jazz festivalwww.hudsonvalleyjazzfest.org feat JeffCiampa/Pete Levin Band.

WARYAS PARK: Main St. Poughkeepsie. 845-384-6350. Aug 20: 12-6pm $60-20 adm Jazzin the Valley feat Jeff “Siege” Siegel Sxt,Christopher Dean Sullivan Ens, ElioVillafranca & The Jass Syncopators, DelfeayoMarsalis & Swing Unlimited.

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Lee Hogans Qrt; 24: Najwa Parkins Qrt; 31:Freddie Hendrix Qrt.

INC RESTAURANT: 302 George St. NewBrunswick. www.increstaurant.com. 732-640-0553. Wed: 8-11pm free adm The NewBrunswick Jazz Project/www.nbjp.org. Aug 2:Andrea Brachfeld Trio; 9: Pat Bianchi Trio; 16:Nat Adderley, Jr. Trio; 23: Oscar Perez Trio;30: Leonieke Scheuble Trio.

PELZMAN PARK: Tappen St. Avenel.www.woodbridgeartsnj.org. Aug 11: 7:30pmSecond Friday Jazz feat Duchess.

MONMOUTHCOUNT BASIE THEATRE: 99 Monmouth St.

Red Bank. www.countbasietheatre.org. 732-842-9000. Aug 6-8: 7:30pm Basie SummerJazz Fest feat 08/6 Herbie Hancock, 08/7screnning Bill Evans – Time Remembered,08/8 Chick Corea Elektric Band and BélaFleck & The Flecktones.

MORRISBICKFORD THEATRE: 6 Normandy Heights

Rd. Morristown. www.morrismuseum.org.973-971-3706. Aug 3: 7:30pm $17/20 admMidsummer Jazz Party feat Danny BacherQnt.

MORRISTOWN GREEN: DowntownMorristown. Aug 19: free adm Jazz & Bluesfestival www.morristownjazzandblues.comfeat 12-2pm Vince Giordano & theNighthawks, 2-4pm Bucky Pizzarelli Qnt, 4-6pm Louis Prima Jr. & the Witnesses, 6-8pmAna Popovic, 8-10pm The Walter Trout Band.

SHANGHAI JAZZ: 24 Main St. Madison. 973-822-2899. www.shanghaijazz.com. Free adm.Sets: Tues 6:30-9pm, Wed-Thurs 7-9:30pm,Fri 6:30&8:30pm, Sat 6:30&8:45pm. ClosedSun-Mon. Aug 1: Nicki Parrott/RossanoSportiello; 5: Champian Fulton Trio.

UNIONDOWNTOWN WESTFIELD: Westfield.

www.westfieldtoday.com/jazzfestival. 908-789-9444. Tues: 7-9pm free adm. Aug 1: JoeTaino Gp, Eric Frazier, Mike Mullan Qnt, TheGold Magnolias, Daniel Ori Qnt; 8: GlennAlexander & Shadowland feat Oria & NewYork Horns, Charlie Apicella & Iron City, TheMurphtet, Jonny Hirsch Band, New-Trad Sxt;15: Mike Kaplan Nnt, Jason Green & theLabor of Love, Lauren Shub & the Ilya MaslovTrio, Justin Hernandez, B.D. Lenz; 22: MikeNeer & Steelonious, Mauricio de Souza &Bossa Brasil®, Dave Leonhardt Trio, Watson,Ali Ryerson; 29: LehCats, Gus Bardaji Gp,Carrie Jackson, Jazz Lobsters, LaBalteuband.

76 HOUSE: 110 Main St. Tappan. 845-359-5476. www.76house.com. Wed: 8-11pm freeadm Quintets w/Mark Hagan & feat artists +Jam. Aug 2: Bryan Carrott; 9: Andy Farber;16: Freddy Jacobs; 23: Duane Eubanks; 30:Dave Schnitter.

BARD COLLEGE: 60 Manor Av. Annandale-on-Hudson. www.fishercenter.bard.edu. 845-758-7900. Sets: 8-9:30pm. Aug 3: Aaron JohnsonEns w/Veronica Swift; 10: Vuyo Sotashe Ens.

FALCON ARTS: 1348 Rte 9 West. Marlboro.www.liveatthefalcon.com. 845-236-7970. $20don suggested. Sets: 7-10pm; Sun 10am-2pm Brunch (B). Falcon Underground (FU).Aug 9: FU Doug Weiss; 13: Ryan Keberle &Catharsis; 17: FU bigBANG; 20: Jeff “Tain”Watts Trio; 27: B Saints of Swing, 7pm LillieHoward; 31: Latin Jazz Express.

GRAPPA RISTORANTE: 22 Railroad Av.Warwick. www.grappa.restaurant. 845-987-

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Let's put on a showPianist and composer JC Hopkins'

Biggish Band has a feel-good origin storythat would be at home in a Judy Garland-Mickey Rooney movie of the 1930s. ACalifornia native, JC started out as a BayArea singer/songwriter before gravitatingto jazz. He worked steadily in piano bars inSan Francisco and even penned a jazzmusical, Show Business, which hedescribes as a "smash hit in the under-ground scene," with a six-month run atCafé du Nord. Though JC and his bandstayed busy, "San Francisco musicians did-n't have the sound I was looking for. Iwanted a hard bop sound more thanswing."

The pianist visited a friend in Brooklyn,fell in love with the place and moved cross-country in 2001. "I went around to clubssaying, 'I have this big band…' which I did-n't," JC explains. He didn't begin puttingone together until he actually landed a gig.Now, he reels off names of Biggish Bandalumni including baritone saxophonistsClaire Daly and Patience Higgins, percus-sionist Warren Smith, drummer VictorLewis, French horn maven VincentChancey and a host of lauded singers,including Norah Jones. "I was still looking for a sound, for musi-

cians who played the way I heard themusic. I didn't have a lot of money, but ifmusicians don't have a gig, they'll come in.They want to play. It was magic," he says,a word that comes up often as JC talksabout the fluidly configured large ensem-ble."We had a residency at the Slipper

Room, a burlesque club. The band filled avoid with people who like jazz, cocktailsand dressing up. It fit like a dream and itwas all organic the way it happened. In theearly days, sometimes it was the greatestband in the world; at other times, it was atrain wreck."Numerous gigs and residencies followed

the stint at the Slipper Room, including alengthy run at Minton's, the inspiration forthe Biggish Band's newly released secondCD, Meet Me at Minton's (Harlem Jazz). A

lineup of players from 20-somethings tojazz senior statesmen join JC on thealbum's baker's dozen standards and origi-nals. For JC, a high point was recording"How I Wish (Ask Me Now)," a Monk tunewith lyrics written and performed by JonHendricks, joined by rising star JazzmeiaHorn. "It doesn't get any more magical than

Jon and Jazzmeia singing together, trad-ing scats. Jon was 94, so there was a 70-year age difference." Each singer had adaughter with them at the microphone,adding to the poignancy of the moment:Jon's daughter Aria stood with him to lendsupport; Jazzmeia, who had a last-minutechildcare glitch, held her tiny daughterMa'at in her arms as she sang. "Talk aboutmagic—this was beyond magic!"JC cites more magic in "Looking Back

(Reflections)," another Monk/Hendrickspiece. "Andy Bey singing about a man look-ing back on his life, with Brandee Youngerplaying harp, was so poignant and evoca-tive," the bandleader notes. "Claire Dalyhas a baritone solo and when Andy handsit off to her, she's right in tune with thesentiment of the song, showing her expert-ise and genius."Join JC Hopkins and his Biggish Band

in celebrating the release of Meet Me atMinton's Aug. 4 at Django at the RoxyHotel in Tribeca. Expect to hear BiggishBand mainstays, plus featured performersfrom the album, including vocalist BriannaThomas. Dancer DeWitt Fleming Jr., isalso on hand, singing and tapping, plusthere's a very strong chance of appear-ances by special guests.

It's a first!Roberta Piket likes to stay busy and

have multiple projects in the works. "I getbored easily and I like to keep things inter-esting. There are so many options in musicand it's fascinating to explore the possibil-ities," the pianist and composer says.She's recently put together a new trio

book featuring material by the likes ofChick Corea, longtime inspiration MarianMcPartland, and John Hicks. Roberta

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recalls John's kindness to her when shefirst moved to New York. He used to cometo her gigs, often with several friends intow, and he invited her to sit in when heplayed at Bradley's.Her respect for the pianist and compos-

er stretches back even further: "One of thefirst LPs I ever bought was by John Hicks:Hells Bells. I do 'Yeminja' from that album,it's a great tune. John was a great playerand composer; his music isn't played oftenenough. His memory should be sustained."She's also planning to release a piano

trio album she recently recorded inCalifornia with bassist Darek Oles anddrummer Joe LaBarbera. "Joe was on myfavorite Bill Evans record; I first got toplay with him at Cal Arts, and it felt natu-ral from the first note. I've wanted torecord with him for a long time." GuitaristLarry Koontz, whom Roberta calls "thebest guitarist on the West Coast," guestson the recording, which should be out byearly 2018. Though she used to think of herself as "a

closet singer," Roberta is coming out. Shecites a lack of confidence in her vocal skillsand the challenge of integrating her har-monically modern playing with the song-book tunes she was drawn to as among thereasons she used to call herself "not reallya singer." But in recent years Roberta hasbecome more comfortable mixing the mod-ern and the conventional, and notes that asshe approaches her 52nd birthday, she wor-ries less about what people think.Roberta has never done a birthday gig

before, but decided it will be fun to give ita try at Mezzrow on Aug. 9. "Originally, Iresisted the idea; I don't want people tofeel pressured to show up," she explains."Musicians love to play; we'd play everyday if we could, and Mezzrow has such awarm, friendly atmosphere, it's perfect fora birthday." Bassist Harvie S and drummer Billy

Mintz will be on hand to help her blow outthe candles. Expect to hear the trio presentmaterial from the upcoming album. "As abonus, I'll be singing some standards,"Roberta says, "and we may have some spe-cial guests." You can also catch Robertawith Billy Mintz's quintet at iBeam inBrooklyn on Aug. 26; and keep an ear outfor her on an upcoming CD from tenorgreat Virginia Mayhew.

Fearless leaderDrummer and composer Colleen Clark

laughs as she recalls her first experiencesplaying for an audience, sitting in withrock bands in bars, rarely knowing whatsong was coming next. That didn't matterso much, since she'd probably never heardof the tune—she was only 11 years old. "Iwasn't worried. At that age, everything isnew. I thought it was cool."More than 15 years later, Colleen still

greets new experiences with the sameopenness. She's in the process of becomingthe first woman to earn a doctorate in jazzperformance from the University of NorthTexas. "The first, but not the last," shedeclares. "Being a woman in any industrypresents challenges. But we have to fight,do our jobs and hope to inspire." Besidesdrum performance studies, she's delvinginto Mexican music.

"Mexican musicians have always beenopen to embracing the music of differentcultures, like bolero, tango and jazz,"Colleen points out. "There's incredible sto-rytelling in Mexican music and now it'sinfiltrating my jazz writing."The intersection of music and technolo-

gy is another focus. "Part of my research atNorth Texas is to build relationships withentrepreneurs to further jazz education.The wave of the future is to merge technol-ogy and music education," she notes, citingcurrent examples like lessons by Skypeand master classes on YouTube. "We needto find a way to connect the dots to developsomething functional and helpful, andwork with talented young tech entrepre-neurs who are doing great things.Mentorship is so important: Having funwith music is number one; we also need tonurture young, capable and curiousminds."Since 2013, she's led the Colleen Clark

Collective, a band she put together tostretch her composition and playing chopsand to create opportunities to write for acommunity of players. "When I write forsomeone, I study them, their music, thingsthey're featured on. I try to get into theirrealm and discover what would be inter-esting to them. And I want my own voice inthere as well."Colleen has another composing tool she

employs regularly: She dreams of music,records it on her phone when she wakesup, and later transcribes it. "Sometimes Ifall in love with a progression that wasbackground music in a dream," sheexplains. "I'll play it over and over on thepiano, singing over it and seeing whatworks. That's how a lot of my recent musichas been written. Other times, it's just'nope.'"When the Colleen Clark Collective hits

at Rockwood Music Hall Aug. 17, they'llpremiere three new pieces along with tworecent tunes. Joining the drummer on thebandstand will be tenor saxophonist Chad

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By Seton Hawkins

HOT FLASHESArtists Talk Inspirations:

Steven Feifke

WHEN PIANIST, COMPOSER ANDarranger Steven Feifke unveiled his

debut record, Peace in Time, in 2015, peo-ple took notice. Eschewing a pick-up band'ssolo-driven blowing session, Steven insteadopted for innovatively crafted arrange-ments, gorgeous melodies and an emphasison ensemble colors and textures.

On larger efforts, like his big band re-working of Rhapsody in Blue, Stevendemonstrates a remarkable vision for tack-ling extended works in music, playing withcontinually changing timbres and utilizingthe ensemble in fascinating and excitingmanners. In this way, his music managesnot to simply maintain an audience’s inter-est, but to keep them enraptured through-out. Perhaps it is no surprise that as hespeaks about what inspires his piano play-ing, he leans to discussing arrangers andorchestrators."I feel like I've been approaching the

piano more as an orchestrator than as apianist," Steven explains. "Over the pastyears, I've been feeling like my instrumentis the larger orchestra, and so for me, howI approach playing piano in a trio is similarto how I would play it as part of an orches-tra, whether it's jazz orchestra or strings." Leaning on colors, textures and tonal

possibilities of the piano and exploiting itsorchestral qualities has led Steven to findinspiration in interesting places. "Peoplelike Thad Jones, who have a strong com-mand of the bop language, but who can alsochange the texture of the ensemble, arevery inspiring to me," Steven notes. "Part ofthe excitement about Thad's writing is thatwithout changing the size of the ensemblechord, he can incorporate a ton of differentcrunches, orchestrationally. I try to bringthat into my own piano playing."In terms of pianists, an artist who also

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Steven Feifke

"For me, in his arrangements, a big part ofthe orchestration is how the piano itselfchanges in colors and textures. That's whatI've been finding most interesting aboutplaying piano." Fusing these worlds, Steven also notes

the artists' mastery of form, of buildingpeaks and valleys in works and ofapproaching both extended form and the-matically linked sets. "I like to think in myown work, of pulling together a whole setwhere the feel grows and changes through-out," he notes. "In a piano trio, there is avast amount of color available, and I wantto take advantage of that." Steven plays atMezzrow Aug. 23.

August ConcertsJazzmobile continues its jazz-filled sum-

mer with a series of exciting eventsthroughout August. Saxophonist TK Blueopens the month with music at the 32ndPrecinct on Aug. 1, while shows byHouston Person, Jeremy Pelt, AlysonWilliams and more fill out the remainderof the month. For a full schedule of events,visit www.jazzmobile.org. Jazz Forum Arts brings Veronica

Swift, Ayako Shirasaki, WillieMartinez, Andrew Beals, VincentHerring and many more to a variety ofstages throughout the month; for a full listof artists and venues, visit www.jazzforumarts.org.This month, artists are gathering to cel-

ebrate the life and music of the late masterGeri Allen. Terri Lyne Carrington andEsperanza Spalding lead a multi-night cel-ebration of Geri at the Village VanguardAug. 8-13 with special guests Joe Lovano,Nicholas Payton, Cassandra Wilson andRavi Coltrane appearing on select nights.To learn more, visit www.villagevanguard.com.

Guitar legend Bill Frisell sets up shopat The Stone for five nights of solo guitarmusic Aug. 8-13. Additionally, as The Stonebegins to wind down its operations at itsSecond Street location, it also launches itsresidency at The New School; performancesthere by Sylvie Courvoisier, Kris Davis,Uri Gurvich and more take place through-out the month. Visit www.thestonenyc.comfor more details. Vocalist Brianna Thomas closes out

the Hot Jazz/Cool Garden series at theLouis Armstrong House Museum on Aug.12. Visit www.louisarmstronghouse.org tobuy tickets.

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SINGER AND SONGWRITER M'BaliaSingley is based in Philadelphia, but

her mark as an artist rings loud and clearin the New York jazz scene as well.Characterized by her striking ability toconnect with a wide variety of audiences,M'Balia explains: "Growing up with par-ents from the south, music was casually inmy household. I knew all the hymns, all thechurch songs. Later being in the singer/songwriter scene, there would be timeswhere I would have to perform for peoplewho didn't even know that there was goingto be live music! That taught me a lot aboutways to connect with people." Having earned degrees in history from

Yale University and law from TempleUniversity while continuing her pursuit ofmusic, M'Balia recollects "I felt at first thatmy skills could be put to best use as alawyer, to help people. It wasn't until I hadmy first child that I realized I wanted topresent myself to them in my most honest

form and be someone that they could lookup to as an artist."

M'Balia sings at Smoke Jazz &Supper Club with Josh Lawrence ontrumpet, Sarah Slonim on piano,Adrian Moring on bass and AnwarMarshall, drums on Aug. 17.

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The Jazz & Chihuly series at the NewYork Botanical Garden concludes inAugust with pianist Damien Sneed lead-ing an all-star ensemble in a tour of jazzand gospel classics on Aug. 18. More detailsat www.nybg.org.

Festivals in AugustA staggering array of talents, including

Branford Marsalis, Cecile McLorinSalvant, Cyrus Chestnut and CyrilleAimée, fill-out the Newport Jazz Festivalline-up Aug. 4-6. Tickets are available atwww.newportjazz.org.At the Count Basie Theatre, the Basie

Summer Jazz Fest presents Chick Corea,Bela Fleck, Herbie Hancock andSnarky Puppy Aug. 4-8. For more details,visit www.countbasietheatre.org. Held at the Goshen Fairgrounds in

Goshen, CT Aug. 5-6, the Litchfield Jazzfestival presents such artists as KenPeplowski and John Pizzarelli. Checkwww.litchfieldjazzfest.com for full lineup. Jazz House Kids offers up an exciting

array of artists, including Dee DeeBridgewater, Christian McBride andCyrus Chestnut, at the 2017 MontclairJazz Festival on Aug. 12. To learn moreand to find out about Jazz House Kids' mis-sion, visit www.jazzhousekids.org.Sterling figures like Bucky Pizzarelli

and Vince Giordano headline the

tet featuring Tony Malaby and JohnGross, saxophones; Roberta Piket,piano; and Hilliard Greene, bass onAug. 26 at I-Beam.

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which is 'demystifying.' It's like decod-ing…it's challenging and it opens a wholeworld for me. I try to decode complexsongs." ...

For the complete interview, visit our website:http://www.hothousejazz.com/blog/Carlos-Munoz

On Aug. 2, Carli Muñoz plays withbassist Jesse Murphy at Saint Peter'sChurch.

Morristown Jazz & Blues Festival on Aug.19. For a full schedule, visit www.morristownjazzandblues.com. The Charlie Parker Jazz Festival cele-

brates its 25th anniversary with twoshows: Lee Konitz, Terri LyneCarrington, Louis Hayes and CharenéeWade all bring their bands to a perform-ance in Marcus Garvey Park on Aug. 26;while Joshua Redman, Lou Donaldson,Tia Fuller and Alicia Olatuja all graceTompkins Square Park on Aug. 27. Visitwww.cityparksfoundation.org to learnmore.

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WINNING SPINS...continued from page 4 FULLER...continued from page 17and then stomps into "Sixth Avenue," ablues march reminiscent of JazzMessengers and Jazztet numbers from thehard bop era.Benny is a high-spirited player whose

obvious enthusiasm for the music is joy-ously infectious. That is particularly evi-dent on his empathetic treatment ofHorace Silver's "St. Vitus Dance," wherehe not only nails the jaunty A sections butalso is able to change up moods for thereflective bridge. David and Benny team-up in unison on

the snappy theme and tags of Thad Jones'"50-21," also featuring a bravura display oftwo-handed contrapuntal soloing fromBenny, and his rollicking soloing enhancesDuke Pearson's "Chant" as well as themeaty closer, Wes Montgomery's "TwistedBlues."

Harold Mabern celebrates therelease of To Love and Be Loved atSmoke Jazz & Supper Club Aug. 25-27with a quintet featuring EricAlexander, Freddie Hendrix, NatReeves and drummer Joe Farnsworth.Benny Green brings his trio toBirdland Aug. 22-26.

the piano or was creating new initiatives,she was a force that led and really pavedthe way. "There was one specific lesson she

taught me. In her very light voice, she said,'Yeah Tia, I think it's important, early on,who you associate yourself with because,many times, people will want to lock youinto that certain genre.' For being on theavant-garde scene early on, she felt likeshe was always tagged as an avant-gardemusician, to where she wasn't called formore of the straight-ahead gigs. So, shewas giving me her words of wisdom: Let thecommunity know that you can do it all."

Tia Fuller plays music from hermost recent CD, Angelic Warrior(Mack Avenue), with pianist ShamieRoyston, bassist James Genus anddrummer Clarence Penn at theCharlie Parker Jazz Festival atTompkins Square Park Aug. 27.

Lefkowitz-Brown, pianist Randy Ingram,trumpeter Augie Haas and bassist HenryBeal. "I wrote a new piece each for Chad,Randy and Augie," she muses. "Anythingworks for those guys, they're brilliant. Ourgoal is to create great music and have fun."

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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.

When I was a child, the only musical entertainment in our house other than my mother'supright piano was an old Edison windup cylinder record player. We owned about a dozencylinders, one of which was a 1917 World War One song by Emil Breitenfield called TheLast Long Mile. I learned that song around 1930. Some eighty years later, I read DougRamsey's excellent biography of Paul Desmond, in which I discovered that Paul's birthname was Breitenfield, and that Emil, the composer of that song, was his father. How I wishI had known that while Paul was still with us! He always appreciated good jokes and stories,and I can hear him laughing as I imagine singing him his father's song.

A Moment You Missed by Fran Kaufman Hot HouseContributing Photographer

I spent some time with vocalist VuyoSotashe backstage at Jazz Standardbetween sets at the Smokestack Brunch onJune 25. Vuyo is a Fulbright scholar,Thelonious Monk competition winner andan all-around terrific musician who swingsthe American songbook and also brings therhythms of his native South Africa to hiswork.

Correction: In the Winning Spins of the July issue the name ofpianist/organist performing on Allan Harris' latest CD was mis-pelled. His name is Pascal Le Boeuf, not Pascalle Bouef.

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continued from page 24 Sunset Concerts. Aug 3: Willie Martinez LaFamilia Sxt; 10: Veronica Swift Qrt; 17: AyakoShirasaki Qrt; 24: Bill Warfield & Hell'sKitchen Funk Orch.

PIERSON PARK: W Main St & Hudson River.Tarrytown. www.jazzforumarts.org. 914-631-1000. Fri: 6:30-8pm free adm. Aug 4: BobbyMolina & TimbaWah; 11: Andrew Beals OrganQrt; 18: Vanessa Racci Jazz Italiano Qrt; 25:Jazz Forum Arts Vocal Winners.

WATERFRONT PARK: Dobbs Ferry. 914-631-1000. Free adm www.jazzforumarts.org. Wed:6:30-8pm. Aug 2: Vic Juris Trio w/Kate Baker;9: Geoff Gallante Qrt; 16: Jordan YoungOrgan Qrt; 23: Matthew Hartnett & TheGumbo All-Stars.

YONKERS WATERFRONT: 71 Water GrantSt. Yonkers. Aug 11: 6:30-8pm free admJazz, Blues & More at Dusk feat JoeyBerkley’s Bandits.

Gap, PA. www.deerheadinn.com. 570-424-2000. Sets: Sun 5-8pm, Thurs 8-11pm, Fri-Sat 7-11pm. Adm varies. Residency (R):Thurs Jam w/Bill Washer & friends. Aug 3: R;4: Nick Finzer; 5: La Tanya Hall/Andy Milne;6: closed; 10: R; 11: Kate Baker/Vic Juris; 12:Geoff Gallante; 13: Bill Washer/Walt Bibinger;17: R; 18: Najwa Parkins; 19: Adison Evans;20: Jon Weber; 24: R; 25: Davey Lantz; 26:Five Play; 27: Stephen Fuller; 28: 7:30-10:30pm Matt Vashlishan & The Water GapJazz Orch; 31: R.

CABELL-CAMBRIA HEIGHTS PARK:Francis Lewis Blvd. Cambria Heights.www.jazzmobile.org. Aug 24: 7-8:30pm freeadm Ghanniyya Green.

FLUSHING TOWN HALL: 137-35 NorthernBlvd. Flushing. www.flushingtownhall.org.718-463-7700. 1st Wed: 7pm $10 adm Jamw/Carol Sudhalter.

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

LOUIS ARMSTRONG HOUSE MUSEUM:34-56 107th St. Corona. 718-478-8274.www.louisarmstronghouse.org. Sun&Sat 12-5pm, Tues-Fri 10am-5pm: $10 adm GuidedTours of Louis Armstrong House. Aug 12:2pm $20 Hot Jazz/Cool Garden series featBrianna Thomas; 17: free jazzmobile.org5:30pm Eric Kurimski/Moneco Cumbia Band,7pm Ray Mantilla High Voltage.

TERRAZA: 40-19 Gleane St. Elmhurst.www.terraza7.com. 718-803-9602. Sun: 9:30-11:30pm $5 adm Jam w/John Benitez Trio.Aug 8: 9:30-11:30pm Daniel Rotem Qrt; 12:10:30pm-1am Manuel Valera Cuban Qrt.

BEANRUNNER CAFÉ: 201 S Division &Esther St. Peekskill. 914-737-1701.www.beanrunnercafe.com. Fri-Sat: 8-10:30pm$10 adm. Aug 4: Orlando Marin Orch; 5:Premik Russell Tubbs; 11: Daniel RiveraBand; 12: The Conigliaro Consort; 18-20:www.hudsonvalleyjazzfest.org Hudson ValleyJazz festival feat 08/18 Ray Blue Qrt, 08/19 7-11pm Richie Goods & Nuclear Fusion, 08/205-7pm Thunderhead Trio; 25: Alexis Cole Ens;26: Hot House Latin Jazz Ens.

HENRY GOURDINE PARK: 3 Westerly Rd.Ossining. www.jazzforumarts.org. 914-631-1000. Mon: 6:30-8:30pm free adm. Aug 7:Rhythm Rising Latin Jazz; 21: VincentHerring Qrt.

HORAN’S LANDING PARK: 9 River St.Sleepy Hollow. www.jazzforumarts.org. 914-631-1000. Tues: except 08/29 6:30-8pm freeadm Mark Morganelli & The Jazz Forum All-Stars.

JAZZ FORUM: 1 Dixon Ln. Tarrytown. 914-631-1000. www.jazzforumarts.org. Sets: Sun4&6pm; Fri-Sat 8&10pm. Aug 4-5: BarryHarris Trio; 6: Maria Tischia & Rio Bound; 11-12: Houston Person Qrt; 13: HendrikMeurkens Qrt; 18-19: Marvin Stamm Qrt; 20:Leco Reis Qrt; 25-26: Jason Marsalis & the21st Century Trad Band; 27: Joyce Moreno.

LYNDHURST ESTATE: At Hudson River. 635S Bway. Tarrytown. www.jazzforumarts.org.914-631-1000. Thurs: 6-8:30pm free adm

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By Cary Tone

Mintz photo by Mark Keller.

B R I D G E C R O S S I N G S

“IF YOU'RE A FAN OF MODERNdrumming but haven't heard BillyMintz, you haven't hear it all,” JazzTimeswrites. His recently released third record-ing as a leader, Ugly Beauty is a smallmasterpiece with a two-horn front lineincluding tenor saxophonist Tony Malaby.Billy is one of jazz music's stunning secretswhose time for discovery is now.

Q: The Two Bass Band has been aroundfor 25 years. How did that get started andhow has that band evolved over the years?

A: I don't really remember how it got

working studio for me," he says, "a placewhere I try new things and I challengemyself. I intermingle my original songswith the original American songbook.

"I am one of the last mainstream jazzplayers from that school of being self-taught," he says. "I don't go by the book. Ido what I need to do. I use my ear." A nat-urally musical person, he has performedwith luminaries Eddie Gomez and JackDeJohnette who advised him not to takeclasses because, he says, he had alreadydeveloped a method. "And I enjoy it verymuch," he adds.

For Carli, having his own way provideshis music with a certain edge. When helearns a new song, "it's like a discovery, aprocess," he says. "I have a term for that,

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started. But one of the first gigs was withfour or five bass players and a bunch ofhorns and piano and myself. It started outwhere everybody would bring in sketches.It's a nine-piece band: two basses, twosaxes, two trombones, two trumpets. Whenit started out we would approach the musicvery loosely. The music has evolved overthe years. I got more into arranging andorchestrating, but there's still room in thatband for looser interpretation. ...

Q: What do you struggle with in yourcreative life?

A: I have a desire to become a bettermusician and that bleeds over to my per-sonal life—my thoughts and my feelingsabout things. So, in that process I guessI'm striving for the indescribable thingthat turned me onto music in the firstplace, but it's hard sometimes to look atyourself that closely.

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For the complete interview, visit our website:http://www.hothousejazz.com/blog/Billy-Mintz

CARLOS "CARLI" MUÑOZ PLAYSjazz, rock 'n' roll, and even country music."I find my life a lot easier going with theflow of things," he says. The pianist soundslike Bill Evans who, for him, is "neitheroverly aggressive nor overly passive." ButCarli can also play the bass and he enjoysplaying the drums for fun. He performedon Hammond B3 and piano with the BeachBoys for more than a decade.

"What characterizes me most as a per-former," he explains, "is the duality ofbeing able to wear the hat of rock 'n' rolland jazz totally independently, withoutmixing the two." That versatility probablycomes from Carli's background, includingplaying professionally at 13. "I come from abig mixture," he says. "Some of my earlyexperiences were with Afro Cuban jazz.The jams were phenomenal. The musicianswanted to keep playing until seven in themorning."

That thirst for playing hasn't left Carli:He performs every night at his club Carli'sFine Bistro and Piano in San Juan, PuertoRico, a venue he opened in 1998. "It's a

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