catherine russell randy brecker reggie watkins

Where To Go & Who To See Since 1982

September 2016 www.hothousejazz.com

Steve Turre0Smoke

Reggie WatkinsPage 10Cornelia Street Cafe

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10 Russell cover photo by Sandrine Lee, Watkins by Sienna Watkins, Brecker by Fran Kaufman, Turre by John Abbott.

WINNING SPINSASENSE OF JAZZ HISTORY AND

tradition permeates the two albumsthat are this month's Winning Spins.Trombonists Steve Turre and ReggieWatkins organize their albums aroundhomages to rich heritages. In Reggie'scase: a whole CD dedicated to a legendarytrombonist of the mid-to-late 20thCentury, Jimmy Knepper; in Steve's CD: adesire to honor those who influenced him,both the leaders he worked with and theplayers who came before him and helpedshape his conception of the instrument.Additionally, Steve enlists the help ofthose he calls "three grandmasters" of jazzfor his rhythm section.

Avid Admirer: The Jimmy KnepperProject, Reggie Watkins (BYNKRecords), features Reggie in a quintet set-ting with tenor and soprano saxophonistMatt Parker, pianists Orrin Evans (6tracks) and Tuomo Uusitalo (3 tracks),bassist Steve Whipple and drummerReggie Quinerly. The album's closer isGordon Jenkins's standard, "Goodbye," butthe other eight selections are all composi-tions by the late trombonist, probably bestknown for his extensive big band work andstints with Charles Mingus' bands.

Now in his mid-40s, Reggie only metJimmy, who died at 75 in 2003, once. ButJimmy's daughter was so impressed withhis interest that she gave Reggie herfather's trombone. Jimmy's tunes, in smartarrangements by Reggie, are among themany pleasures of this album, along with ascintillating rhythm section and engagingsolos by the leader and the saxophonist.

Among Jimmy's obsessions was CharlieParker, whose solos the trombonist spentmany hours transcribing and analyzing; soit's surprising that his compositions hereshow more Mingus influence."Cunningbird," which might allude toParker's sobriquet, is ethereal with thetheme by trombone and soprano sax in sus-pended time, sans rhythm, and with solosover an implied 6/8 beat, with Orrin get-ting Monkish in his solo.

Most of Jimmy's pieces are mid-to-upswingers, cast in the 32-bar, AABA songform with the performances enlivened byarrangements fleshed out with contrapun-tal horn introductions and theme choruses.The Mingus strategy of changing tempos,and contrasting A and B sections, showsup on the funky blues with a smoother Bsection, "Ogling Ogre."

The perky, boppish "Primrose Path,"highlights the interaction of bass anddrums in a series of on-the-money fourstrades. Reggie, like Jimmy, manages toimprovise with an originality and creativi-

ty avoiding clichés and predictable phras-es—in an entirely distinctive trombonestyle. His playing and the constantlyengaging repertoire, as well as the first-rate band, make this a welcome album aswell as a fitting tribute.

Colors for the Masters, Steve Turre(Smoke Sessions), comes from a musiciana full generation older than Reggie, onewho has become among the most distin-guished trombonists on the jazz scenetoday. Here, for the first time, Steve workswith a super rhythm section of genuinegiants and NEA Jazz Masters: pianistKenny Barron, bassist Ron Carter anddrummer Jimmy Cobb.

Joining them on four of the ten tracks toform a hard bop-like quintet, is tenor saxo-phonist Javon Jackson, channeling strainsof early John Coltrane in his sound.

One of Steve's originals helpfully con-firms this impression: "JoCo Blues," amid-tempo blues with wide, modal-like,intervals suggestive of Coltrane andMcCoy Tyner, culminating in the hornstrading fours.

Besides demonstrating his masterfulcommand of the trombone at varied tem-pos, Steve also pays tribute to his men-tors/early leaders and trombone influences.Among the former is Art Blakey, whoseJazz Messengers are invoked in the quin-tet original, "Taylor Made," with its funkytune and stop-times; Rahsaan RolandKirk, who recommended Steve play seashells, which he does here brilliantly onthe bossa standard "Corcovado;" and trum-peter Woody Shaw, with whom he firstrecorded Wayne Shorter's "United," donehere in a brisk, catchy quartet version.

In what has become a tradition on hisalbums, Steve includes a tune by pioneer-ing bebop trombonist J. J. Johnson, "CoffeePot," a boppish contrafact of "All God'sChillun Got Rhythm." In a nod to hisCaribbean roots, his title tune swings inand out of 4/4 and an Afro-Latin montunorhythm.

Steve also honors the rich tradition ofmuting the trombone, an art largely lostamong modern players. He uses a Harmonmute on Monk's "Reflections," a subtle cupmute on his Cedar Walton influenced"Mellow D for R.C.," and an Ellingtonianplunger-muted open bell on "When SunnyGets Blue." Throughout, Steve and thetruly grandmaster rhythm section makethis a stellar album.

Reggie Watkins Quintet showcaseshis new CD at Cornelia Street Café onSept. 1. Steve Turre celebrates hisnew CD at Smoke, Sept. 9-11.

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CLUBS & HALLS

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UPPER MANHATTAN

(Above 70th Street)CAVATAPPO: 1712 1st Av (bet 88th & 89th

Sts). www.cavatappo.com. 212-987-9260.Mon: 7-10pm free adm Roger Lent. Thurs: 9-11pm $8 adm/$10 min. Sep 8: GabrielleStravelli; 15: Nick Myers Qrt; 22: RalphLalama Qrt; 29: Robert Edwards Qrt.

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. L Jam. Residencies: SunE Open mic w/Keith Ingham, L Kelly GreenDuet; Mon Jon Weiss; Tues Marc Devine;Wed E Open mic w/Les Kurtz, L NathanBrown; Thurs L Kazu; Sat L T. Kash. Sep 1:Lluis Capdevila; 2: Rudi Mwongozi; 3: WalterWilliams & Cohost Gitesha; 8: Kuni Mikami; 9:Emanuele Basentini; 10: Kayo Hiraki; 15: RayParker; 16: Libby Richman; 17: SoneliusSmith; 22: Joel Forrester; 23: Alan Rosenthal;24: Sharif Zaben; 29: Matt Baker; 30: OscarWilliams.

GINNY’S SUPPER CLUB: At Red Rooster.310 Lenox Av (bet 125th & 126th Sts).www.ginnyssupperclub.com. 212-792-9001.Sets: 7:30&9:30pm $15 adm unless other-wise noted. Thurs: Marc Cary & The HarlemSessions. Sep 2: 8&10pm $20 Gregorio UribeBig Band; 3: Evan Sherman Big Band; 9: $20Brianna Thomas; 10: $30 Norman Connors &the Starship Orch.

MINTON’S: 206W 118th St (bet St. Nicholas Av& Adam Clayton Powell Blvd). 212-243-2222.www.mintonsharlem.com. Sets: Sun 7:30&9pm, Fri-Sat 7&9:30pm, Sat except 09/211pm Jam w/Don Palmer. Sep 2: TomohiroMori; 3: Mike Casey Trio; 4: Emily Braden; 10:Eva Cortés; 11: Kristina Koller Qrt; 16: KassaOverall Trio; 17: Tom Tallitsch; 23: EricWyatts; 24: Tobias Meinhart; 25: LorensChuno; 30: King Solomon Hicks.

MIST HARLEM: 46W 116th St (bet Lenox &5th Av). www.mistharlem.com. 212-828-MIST.1st Mon: 10am-12pm Open meeting byHarlem Arts Alliance www.harlemaa.org 347-735-4280. Sep 18: 4-8pm $25 adm/20 minSunday Serenade series 917-882-9539/www.vtyjazz.com feat Louis Hayes & the JazzCommunicators.

NATIONAL JAZZ MUSEUM IN HARLEM:58W 129th St at Malcolm X Blvd. 212-348-8300. www.jmih.org. 7-8:30pm, $10 don. Sep13: Four Walls Benny Carter’s Coat; 20:Harlem Celebrates Tito Puente; 22: The AfroCuban Beat feat Yosvany Terry & LarryBlumenfeld; 24: National Museum of AfricanAmerican History and Culture OpeningCelebration; 27: Four Walls Ellington ScoredLife.

PARIS BLUES: 2021 Adam Clayton Powell Jr.Blvd at 121st St. www.parisbluesharlem.com.212-222-9878. Sets: Early (E) 5-9pm, Jam9pm-1am. Free adm. Sun: E Double G & thePossee, 9pm The Ramirez Gp, last Sun ElliotPineiro & Sumbaswing; Mon: John Cooksey

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& Spontaneous Combustion; Tues: TheSultans of Soul; Wed: Les Goodson & theIntergalatic Soul Jazz Band; Thurs: TyroneGovan & Top Secret; Fri: tba; Sat: alternateThe 69th Street Band/The Antoine DowdellGp.

RENDALL MEMORIAL PRESBYTERIAN:59W 137th St, #61 (bet Malcom X Blvd & 5thAv). 212-283-2928. www.welcometoharlemcalendar.com Tues: 12-1:45pm $15 admHarlem Afternoon Jazz series w/Craig Harrisfeat guest. Sep 13: Eddie Allen; 20: VincentChancey.

SHRINE: 2271 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd(bet 133rd & 134th Sts). 212-690-7807.www.shrinenyc.com. Sets unless otherwisenoted: Early (E) 6-7pm, Late (L) 7-8pm.Residency (R): Sun 5-8pm Jam w/Lu Reid.Sep 2: E Horace Bray Trio; 4: R, 8-11pm TheShrine Big Band; 6: E Dan Saulpaugh Qrt; 9:E-L Tony Williams Trio; 11: R; 13: E DanSaulpaugh Qrt; 15: E Elise Wood Duo; 18: R;20: E Dan Saulpaugh Qrt; 21: E MarcosRosa; 23: E-L Corina Bartra Spt; 25: R; 27: EDan Saulpaugh Qrt; 28: E-L NY Jazz Force.

SILVANA: 300W 116th St at FrederickDouglass Blvd. www.silvana-nyc.com. 646-692-4935. Sets unless otherwise noted: Early(E) 6-7pm, Late (L) 7-8pm. Sep 1: E-L BrianPareschi; 4: E Bangin' Bülows Nice Jazz Qrt;7: E Hao-Wen Cheng; 8: E-L Mark Patterson;9: E Jacob Varmus Qrt; 14: E Marcos Rosa;15: E-L Peter Lin; 16: E Kanaceptrio; 17: LB.J. Jansen; 18: E Pearring Sound; 20: EElise Wood Duo; 21: E-L Bill Stevens, RichRusso & Gary Fogel Trio; 22: E-L JohnathanVoltzok; 23: E David Caldwell-Mason Trio; 29:E-L John O'Brian.

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, L11:45pm&12:45am; Adm/min vary.Residencies: Sun B Annette St. John Trio, LWillerm Delisfort Qrt; Mon (R) E Philly MeetsNY Jam w/Orrin Evans, L Smoke Jam; Tues(R) E Mike LeDonne & Groover Qrt, L EmmetCohen Organ Trio; Wed L 09/7,21& 28 JovanAlexandre Qrt, 09/14 Camille Thurman Qrt;Thurs L Nickel & Dime OPS; Fri L 09/2,16&30John Farnsworth Qrt, 09/9&23 PatienceHiggins & Sugar Hill Qrt; Sat L Johnny O’Neal& friends. Sep 1: Freddie Bryant BrazilianHang feat Vanessa Falabella; 2-4: BobbyWatson Qrt; 5-6: R; 7-8: Marianne Solivan; 9-11: Steve Turre Qnt; 12-13: R; 14-15:Jonathan Barber Qnt; 16-18: Cyrus ChestnutTrio; 19-20: R; 21-22: Jim Snidero Qnt; 23-25:Mary Stallings; 26-27: R; 28-29: Allan Harris;30-Oct 1-2: Eric Reed Qrt.

SUGAR BAR: 254W 72nd St (bet Bway & WestEnd Av). 212-579-0222. www.sugarbarnyc.com. $10 adm. Residencies: Wed 8pmElectrikana; Thurs 9pm Open Mic w/SugarBar All Star Band. Sep 3: 9pm Irini Res & theJazz Mix; 9: 8:30pm Abe Ovadia Trio; 23:8pm Rob Silverman Qrt.

SYMPHONY SPACE: 2537 Bway at 95th St.212-864-5400. www.symphonyspace.org. BarThalia (BT). Sep 8: 9pm BT Reine Sophie; 9:9pm BT Rale Micic's Guitar x 2 Series; 11:7&8:30pm BT Marcus Goldhaber feat MostlyMarcus w/guest; 15: 9pm BT Andrea Wolperw/Paul Bollenback; 23: 9pm BT Rale Micic'sGuitar x 2 Series; 25: 7pm BT The New YorkJazzharmonic Trio - The Mini-monic w/specguests Jim Saporito & HarrisonHollingsworth.

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B. B. KING BLUES CLUB & GRILL: 237W42nd St (bet 7&8th Avs). 212-997-4144.www.bbkingblues.com. Sun: 11am Lucille’sGrill $20.95/29.95 adm Sunday brunch partyfeat Hot Jazz & Swing Bands.

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 Birdland BigBand by Tommy Igoe; Sat except 09/3 6pmBarbara Carroll. Sep 1-3: Charlie ParkerB’day celebration feat Vincent Herring, GregOsby, 09/1 Eric Alexander, 09/2-3 w/specguest Sheila Jordan; 3: 6pm Jay Leonhart &Tomoko Ohno; 4: 9pm R; 5: 7pm NatalieDouglas; 6-10: John Pizzarelli; 8: 6pm PollyGibbons; 11: 6pm Joe Alterman Trio, 9pm R;13-17: The Cookers; 15: 6pm PaulMcCandless w/Charged Particles; 18: 9pm R;20-24: Coltrane Revisited feat Steve Kuhn,Eric Alexander, Jaleel Shaw; 25: 9pm R; 27-Oct 1: Ron Carter Big Band.

BRYANT PARK: 6th Av (bet 41st & 42nd Sts).www.bryantpark.org. 212-768-4242. Mon-Fri:12:30-2:30pm Piano in the Park. Sep 1-2:Frank Owens; 5-9: Todd Robbins; 12-16: LuizSimas; 19-23: Yuka Aikawa; 26-30: KuniMikami.

CLUB BONAFIDE: 212E 52nd St (bet 2nd &3rd Avs). 3rd Fl. www.clubbonafide.com. 646-918-6189. Sets: Early (E), Late (L), Late Night(N); Sun E 7pm, L 9pm; Tues-Sat E 7:30pm,L 9:30pm, N 11pm. Sep 1: E Negroni Trio, LSR 5, N Gentle Ben Qrt; 2: E Yako Eicher Qrtw/spec guest Shunzo Ohno, L Tyler BlantonQrt, N Filtron M; 3: E Oscar Feldman Qrt, LCarl Bartlett Jr. Qrt; 4: E Giuseppe DeGregorio & the NYC Gospel Jazz Syndicate;6: E Hal Galper & Youngbloods Qrt; 7: E AMPTrio + Yuma Uesaka Qrt + Ben Rolston Ens;8: E Karl Latham Gp w/Sean Driscoll & AlexEchardt, L Dirk Quinn Band; 9-10: E-LRichard Bona & Mandekan Cubano; 10: NMaz; 11: E Mehmet Polat Trio; 13: E YasserTejeda & Palotré; 14: L Gonçalo LeonardoQrt; 15: E Aimée Allen, L Marcus Machado;16: E Tatum Greenblatt, L David BixlerAuction Project feat Arturo O’Farrill, N Hao-Wen Cheng Qnt; 17: L Audrey Silver, N AdaPasternak & Alec Hutson Trio; 18: E LeonFoster Thomas; 20: L Aurelia Trio; 21: E-LPaa Kow; 22: E Phat Bottom Lip, 8:30pmFlickadecoco, L Sivan Arbel Spt, N LaurenLee “Space Jazz” Trio; 23: E No Small MoneyBrass Band, L-N Alain Nkossi Konda & JimSavitt; 24: E Onaje Allan Gumbs, L JoshLevinson Spt, N Joe Pino Qrt; 25: E SamuelTorres Gp; 27: E-L Joi Cardwell; 28: E RachelTherrien Latin Jazz Qrt, L Noa Fort; 29: EYoonmi Choi Trio, L Mattan Klein Qnt, NCookin’ Hooks w/Billy Ruegger; 30: E-LMichelle Walker, N Koi4.

DIZZY’S CLUB COCA-COLA: At Jazz @Lincoln Center. 10 Columbus Cr at 60th St.5th Fl. www.jalc.org. 212-258-9800. Sets:7:30&9:30pm; Late Night Sessions 11:30pmTues-Sat. Adm: unless otherwise noted Sun-Wed $35, Thurs-Fri $40, Sat $45; Late NightsTues-Wed $5, Thurs-Fri $10, Sat $20;Students discount; $10 min. SeptemberGenerations in Jazz Festival. Sep 1: Bruce

MID-TOWN MANHATTAN

(Between 35th & 69th Street)

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Harris & the Big Sax Section; 2: JoanneBrackeen Qrt; 3: Dayna Stephens Qnt featTom Harrell & Al Foster; 4: Nate Smith Trio; 5:Robin Eubanks & the Mass Line Big Band; 6:Abraham Burton/Eric McPherson/JonathanBarber, 9:30pm Theo Croker Acoustic Qnt; 7:$30 Sharel Cassity & Elektra; 8: JimmyHeath, Lee Konitz & Gary Bartz; 9-11: DaveLiebman & EXPANSIONS; 12: Jimmy GreeneBig Band; 13: $30 Veronica Swift, 9:30pmCharles Turner; 14: Ben Wendel; 15: AndyGonzalez; 16-18: 09/16 $45, 09/18 $40Marilyn Maye; 19: Josh Evans Big Band; 20:$30 E.J. Strickland; 21-22: FONT www.fontmusic.org feat Marquis Hill & Signatures inBrass; 23-25: 09/23&25 $45 Stefon Harris &Sonic Creed feat 09/23-24 ElenaPinderhughes; 26: Ryan Keberle Big BandLiving Legacy Project; 27-28: The NewCharles Tolliver & MUSIC INC; 29: $45Catherine Russell; 30-Oct 2: 7&9pm09/30&10/2 $45 Joey Alexander Trio. LateNight w/Sep 1-2: Julian Lee; 6-10: JonathanPinson; 13-16: Alphonso Horne; 20-24:Shenel Johns; 27-Oct 1: Emmet Cohen.

FEINSTEIN’S/54 BELOW: 254W 54th St,Cellar (bet Bway & 8th Av). 646-476-3551.www.54below.com. Sep 10: 9:30pm $25-65adm Kenia.

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. Sep 1: 8pm $25/35 admSatellite Paradiso; 7: 8pm $25 BrianNewman; 14: 8:30pm $25/35 Jaimoe JasszBand; 15: 8&10pm $25 Alex Skolnick Trio; 29-Oct 1: 8:30pm $35/45 Kenny Garrett.

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 Mamiko Watanabe Solo. Sep 1:Tom Pappas Qnt; 2: Ray Mantilla & VibrationBand; 3: Vanessa Rubin Qrt; 4-6: R; 7: JaniceFriedman Trio; 8: Beat Kaestli Qrt; 9-10: JudyNiemack & Darmon Meader; 11-13: R; 14:Harvey Diamond Trio; 15: Scott Morgan Qnt;16-17: Janis Mann Qrt feat Kenny Werner;18-20: R; 21: The Heritage Ensemble Qrt; 22:Yuka Mito Qnt; 23-24: Mark Sherman Qrt; 25-27: R; 28: Daryl Sherman Trio; 29: JohnDokes Qnt; 30-Oct 1: Wolff & ClarkExpedition feat Eddie Henderson.

JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER: 10 ColumbusCr at 60th St. 5th Fl. www.jalc.org. 212-258-9800. Appel Room (AR), Rose Theater (RT).Sep 22-24: 8pm RT Jazz at Lincoln CenterOrch w/Wynton Marsalis & spec guests JoeyAlexander, Dick Hyman, Myra Melford, DanNimmer, Helen Sung, Isaiah J. Thompson,Larry Willis; 23-24: 7&9:30pm AR Dee DeeBridgewater; 30-Oct 1: 7&9:30pm AR IbrahimMaalouf, 8pm RT Brad Mehldau.

PETER JAY SHARP THEATER: 155W 65thSt (bet Amsterdam & Bway). 212-769-7406.www.juilliard.edu. Free adm. Sep 28: 7:30pm$20/10 adm Juilliard Jazz Orch w/VinceGiordano & Andy Farber.

RAINBOW ROOM: 30 Rockefeller Plaza. 65thFl. www.rainbowroom.com. 212-632-5000.Sun: 11am-3pm $125 Jazz Brunch. Sep 11:Glenn Crytzer Qrt; 18: Nightingale Jazz Band;25: Avalon Jazz Band.

SAINT PETER’S CHURCH: 619 Lexington Avat 54th St. (Citicorp Bld). www.saintpeters.org.212-935-2200. 1st Mon: 7:30pm $5 adm

International Women in Jazz Jam; Wed: 1pm$10 don Midtown Jazz at Midday; Sun: 5pmfree adm Jazz Vespers. Sep 4: Levon HenryQrt; 7: Barbara Carroll/Jay Leonhart; 11:Michael Webster & Leading Lines; 12: 7-9pmDon Friedman Memorial; 14: John Eckert &New York Jazz Nine feat Carol Fredette; 15:7:15pm $20 Duke Ellington Society www.thedukeellingtonsociety.org feat Nancy ValentineBand w/Warren Vaché & Ken Peplowski; 18:Jesse Lewis Trio; 21: Penny Fuller & AnitaGillette; 24: 5pm Charles Davis Memorial; 25:Laila Biali Trio; 28: Marlene VerPlank.

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. Sun: 12-3pm Brunch.Residencies (R): Mon Swingadelic; TuesGeorge Gee Swing Orch; Wed Stan RubinOrch w/Joe Politi. Sep 1: ProfessorCunningham & His Old School; 2:Swingadelic; 3: Maulers; 4: Timotha Kastan &T.K.O Band; 5-7: R; 8: Vanessa Trouble &Red Hot Swing; 9: George Gee Orch; 10:Maulers; 11: Felix & The Cats; 12-14: R; 15:Vanessa Trouble & Red Hot Swing; 16:Gordon Webster & friends; 17: Maulers; 18:Felix & The Cats; 19-21: R; 22: HarlemRenaissance Orch; 23: Ron Sunshine SwingOrch; 24: Swingadelic; 25: Fleur Seule; 26-28: R; 29: Harlem Renaissance Orch; 30:George Gee Orch.

TOMI JAZZ: 239E 53rd St (Bet 2nd & 3rd Avs).Lower level. www.tomijazz.com. 646-497-1254. Sep 11: 8&9:40pm free adm/$5 min BillStevens Trio.

6BC GARDEN: 6th St (bet Ave B & C).www.6bc.org/www.artsforart.org. Sep 25: freeadm In Gardens series feat 2pm Karen BorcaTrio, 3pm Yuko Otomo/Patricia Spears Jones,3:45pm Ingrid Laubrock Duo, 4:45pm WhitDickey & Kirk Knuffke.

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 TessaSouter; last Fri: E Kendra Shank. Sep 2: EJane Irving; 7: L Humanity Qrt feat JoelFrahm; 18: E Jim Ridl.

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 unless otherwise noted.Mon-Thurs: E Emerging Artists series; Mon: LVocal Mondays series. Residencies (R): SunPeter Mazza, Wed L Jonathan Kreisberg. Sep1: E Peter Amos, L Adam Larson Trio; 2: JonIrabagon; 3: Paul Bollenback; 4: R; 5: E MarkPhillips, L Dida Pelled; 6: E Kyle Moffatt, LDave Stryker; 7: E Tal Yahalom, L R; 8: EDave Juarez, L Bjorn Solli; 9: Criss Cross; 10:Real Feels; 11: R; 12: E Prawit Siriwat, LDeborah Latz; 13: E David Kuhn, L NickBiello; 14: E Flavio Silva, L R; 15: E SamZerna, L Tyler Blanton; 16: Ed Cherry; 17:Rotem Sivan; 18: 3 Solo Guitars feat FreddieBryant, Michael Valeanu & Peter Mazza; 19:E Jeff Mile, L Kendra Shank; 20: E TommyHolladay, L Daniel Weiss; 21: E Dan Hartig, LR; 22: E Nanjo Lee, L Will Bernard; 23: TomDempsey; 24: Rale Micic; 25: R; 26: E

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St (bet Market & Catherine Sts). 212-473-0043. www.downtownmusicgallery.com. Sun:6pm In-Store shows. Sep 4: Herb RobertsonQrt; 11: Camilo Angeles/Chris Pitsiokos Trio;18: Abraham Mennen, 7pm Alec Harper; 25:Ghosts of the Holy Ghost SpermicBrotherhood, 7pm Steve Swell/DidrikInvaldsen Duo.

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

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; N1:30am except Sun 1am, Mon-Wed 12:30am.Residencies (R): Sun E Terry Waldo &Gotham City Band, N Brandon Lewis &Renee Cruz; Mon N Billy Kaye; Tues E SaulRubin Zebtet; Wed E Raphael D'Lugoff Trio +1, N Ned Goold; Fri L The Supreme Queens;Sat N Greg Glassman. Sep 1: E TW SampleOrgan Gp, L Saul Rubin Zebtet, N KenFowser; 2: E Dida Pelled, L R + JaredGold/Dave Gibson, N Nick Hempton; 3: ESanah Kadoura Qnt, L Raphael D'lugoff Qnt,N R; 4: E R, 8:30pm Jade Synstelien & FCBB,N R; 5: E Osso String Qrt, L Alexi David, N R;6: E R, L Cocomama, N Yoshi Waki; 7: E R, LGroover Trio, N R; 8: E Katsuko Tanaka Trio,L Greg Glassman Qnt, N Avi Rothbard; 9: EDaniel Weiss Qnt, L R + Richard Padron Sxt,N Paul Nowinski; 10: E Ray Parker Qrt, L TroyRoberts, N R; 11: E R, L Willie ApplewhiteQnt, N R; 12: L Ned Goold Qrt, N R; 13: E R,L Peter Brainin & the Latin Jazz Workshop;14: E R, L Harold Mabern Trio, N R; 15: LOscar Perez Nuevo Comienzo; 16: L R; 17: NR; 18: E R, L Jon Davis Trio, N R; 19: E AmitChaterjee, L George Braith, N R; 20: E R; 21:E R, The Don Hahn/Mike Camacho Band, NR; 22: L POD; 23: L R; 24: E Theo Hill Trio, NR; 25: E&N R; 26: L Kelly Green Sxt, N R; 27:E R, L Itai Kriss & Gato Gordo, N JohnBenitez & Latin Bop; 28: E R, L Camile GainerQnt, N R; 30: L R + Point of Departure.

GREENWICH HOUSE MUSIC SCHOOL: 46Barrow St (bet 7th Av S & W 4th St). 212-242-4770. www.greenwichhouse.org. SoundIt Out series: 8pm $15/12 adm. Sep 10: TimBerne & John Hébert; 16: Angelica SanchezNnt.

JAZZ GALLERY: 1160 Bway at 27th St. 5th Fl.www.jazzgallery.org. 646-494-3625. Sets:7:30&9:30pm $15/10 adm, $22/12 Fri-Sat.Sep 8: Immanuel Wilkins Qnt; 9-10: PedroGiraudo; 13: 6-8pm free Exhibition opening &Book signing by Adriana Mateo; 14: $60-35Bucky Pizzarelli 90th B'day celebration featGene Bertoncini, Jack Wilkins, Ed Laub &Harry Allen; 15: Mario Castro; 16: AdamLarson 5; 17: Stephan Crump & Rhombal Qrt;20: Scott Tixier; 22: John Raymond RealFeels; 23: Joel Ross Good Vibes; 24: CharlesAltura Gp; 27: Judi Silvano & Zephyr 2-GuitarBand; 29: Chet Doxas Rich In Symbols; 30-Oct 1: $25-40 Roy Hargrove.

JAZZ STANDARD: 116E 27th St (bet Park &Lexington Avs). www.jazzstandard.net. 212-576-2232. Sets/adm unless otherwise noted:7:30&9:30pm; $30, Mon $25. Residency (R):Mon Mingus Monday. Sep 1-4: AntonioSanchez & Migration; 5: closed; 6: TivonPennicott Qrt; 7: Kevin Hays New Day Trio; 8-11: Aaron Goldberg Trio; 12: R; 13: $25Charenee Wade; 14: $25 Roxy Coss; 15-18:Etienne Charles; 19: R; 20-21: The AndrewHill Legacy Project feat 09/20 Vijay Iyer,09/21 Frank Kimbrough, Ron Horton, J.D.Parran, Marty Ehrlich; 22-25: Russell Malone

Andrew Shillito, L Beat Kaestli; 27: E PaulJubong Lee, L Rafal Sarnecki; 28: ETommaso Gambini, L R; 29: E Bobby Katz, LQuentin Angus; 30: Paul Meyers.

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. Sep 1-4: TheDuke Ellington Orch; 5: Eric Harland/JamesFrancies/Love Science Music; 6-7: McCoyTyner Qrt; 8-11: Rebirth Brass Band; 12:Ahmad Jamal; 13-18: Taj Mahal Trio; 19: EricPerson & Meta-Four; 20-25: David Sanborn;26: Dizzy Gillespie™ All Stars; 27-Oct 2: JohnScofield. Late Night Groove w/Sep 2: MichaelVeal & Aqua Ife; 9-10: Rebirth Brass Band;16: Ritmosis; 17: Yoojin Park Qnt; 23: ManuelValera; 24: Emma Larsson; 30: Adrian Hibbs.Sunday Brunch w/Sep 11: Assaf Kehati Trio;18: Rhythm Future Qrt; 25: Gene Ess &Fractal Attraction.

The CAVE: At St. George’s. 209E 16th St atRutherford Pl. www.olmstedsalon.com. 2ndFri: 7:30&9:30pm $15 adm. Sep 9: VincentHerring Qrt.

CHILDREN’S MAGICAL GARDEN: 129Stanton St at Norfolk St. www.artsforart.org.212-254-5420. Sep 17-18&24: free adm InGardens series feat 09/17 2pm Dave Sewelson,Nabate Isles, 2:30pm Music Workshop forChildren, 3pm Children's Ens, 3:45pm SteveSwell, Michael Foster, 4:45pm Bill Cole, RasMoshe, 09/18 2pm JP Carletti “Xul” Trio, 3pmPaul Harding/Steve Dalachinsky, 3:45pm CMW,4:45pm Tony Malaby Trio, 09/24 2pmLathanFlinAli, 3pm Larry Roland Duo, 5pmAvram Fefer, 4:45pm tba.

CORNELIA STREET CAFÉ: 29 Cornelia St.212-989-9319. www.corneliastreetcafe.com.Sets unless otherwise noted: Sun-Thurs8:30pm, Fri-Sat 9&10:30pm. Adm varies. Sep1: Reggie Watkins; 2: Peter Brendler Qrt,10:30pm Jeff Davis; 3: Kermit Driscoll Qrt; 4:Clement Django Experience; 6: SuzanneLorge, 9:30pm Louise Rogers & Mark Kross;7: Matt Marantz Qrt, 9:30pm Matt PanayidesQrt; 8: Sabbagh, Jermyn, Miller; 9: MartinNevin Gp; 10: Ari Hoenig & Chico PinheiroTrio; 11: Mostly Other People Do The KillingSpt; 12: Jay Clayton; 13: Caleb Mason,9:30pm Marta Sanchez Qnt; 14: SamTrapchak Qrt, 9:30pm Paul Jones Gp; 15:Igor Lumpert & Innertextrures, 9:30pm ChetDoxas Trio; 16: Tom Rainey & Pool School,10:30pm Sean Conly & True North; 17: JacobSacks Qnt; 18: Ofri Nehemya Gp, 10pm UriGurvich Qrt; 20: Tulio Araujo; 21: Dan WeissTrio; 22: Lorin Cohen Gp; 23: Jon IrabagonQnt; 24: Lucian Ban & Elevation; 25: EriYamamoto Trio; 27: Ingrid Laubrock &Ubatuba; 28: Tom Chang; 29: Joonsam LeeTrio, 9:30pm Tom Guarna Qrt; 30: GeorgeGarzone & Soft Core Porn Trio.

The CUTTING ROOM: 44E 32nd St (betMadison & Park Av). 212-691-1900. www.thecuttingroomnyc.com. Sets: 7:30pm $20/25adm/$20 min. Sep 21: Turtle Island Qrt; 22:Luba Mason & Mixtura.

The DJANGO: At Roxy Hotel. 2 Av of theAmericas at Walker St. www.roxyhotelnyc.com. 212-519-6600. Sets: Fri-Sat Early (E)7:30-10pm, Late (L) 10:30pm-1am. Sep 8: LChris Norton; 9: E Alex Minasian Trio; 10: EKen Fowser Qnt, 10pm-1am Pat Van DykeQnt; 16: E Alex Clough Trio; 17: E NickHempton Qrt, L Joe Saylor; 20: E Justin DeanThomas, 10:30-11pm Beau, 11pm-1am JustinDean Thomas; 22: E Huntertones, L DavidJohansen; 23: L Buster Poindexter; 24: EChino Pons, L Buster Poindexter; 30: E JohnIannuzi Trio.

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17Russell photo by Sandrine Lee.

THROUGHOUT HER VIBRANTcareer, Catherine Russell has proved

that she's at home in virtually every genreof music. But with a couple of recent proj-ects, she's reminding her listeners thatshe's a lady who really digs the blues.

"Blues is as big a word as jazz; it's a bigcategory," the vocalist points out. "You canlisten to the blues your whole life and youcan't hear all of it. Jazz and blues arestyles that are inseparable to me. Theyinform each other and there's a mix of his-tory in there—you can hear how peopleneeded this music to get them through. It'sa survival thing—the music got them tothe next plane. There were prison songsthat got the job done; there were tunes thathelped people and healed them."

In her new CD, Harlem on My Mind(Jazz Village), Catherine explores blues-inflected jazz associated with Harlem inthe first half of the 20th Century, throughcompositions by Irving Berlin, Fats Waller,Benny Carter, Clarence Williams and oth-ers. The singer, who is constantly on thelookout for new material, came across thetitle tune while putting together a showdedicated to the vocalist and actress EthelWaters.

"Every African-American artist in everygenre played Harlem," she said "I thoughtI could expand on that for an album." Shealso drew inspiration from the song stylingsof Billie Holiday and Dinah Washington,with tunes associated with each diva:"Swing! Brother, Swing!" and "Let Me Bethe First to Know," respectively.

Catherine's reason for choosing "TheVery Thought of You" came from even clos-er to home. "That was a hit for my dad'sorchestra in the 1940s. I always like toinclude something associated with him, orthat he wrote. And, he played Harlem."Her father, Luis Russell, was LouisArmstrong's long-time musical director, aswell as a renowned pianist, composer andband leader in his own right.

She has jazz pioneers on both sides ofher family tree. Her mother, Carline Ray,was a guitarist, bassist and singer whoworked with the International Sweet-hearts of Rhythm, Mary Lou Williams andSy Oliver. Catherine's grandfather playedbrass with James Reese Europe's orchestraduring the World War I era.

For Harlem on My Mind, her sixthrecording as a leader, Catherine had a veryspecial guest artist who brought first-handexperience with the musical era: FredStaton, tenor saxophonist for the HarlemBlues and Jazz Band, was 100 years old atthe time of the recording. "He's the nicest,most respectful human being I have evermet," she says, enthusiastically. "He camein and nailed it. It was thrilling to havehim there. What a beautiful tone; hegraced me with his playing." Catherinedoesn't know if the saxophonist will sit inat her CD release gig, "But it would beincredible if he could be there."

Catherine is also involved with a sec-ond, separate blues-related project, LadiesSing the Blues, in which she shares thestage with vocalists Charenee Wade andBrianna Thomas. "They are incredible,we're singing funny songs everyone foundand brought in. It's a complete package initself."

With a busy international touringschedule, sold-out gigs, numerous awards,scores of critical accolades and a handful ofchart-topping CDs as a leader, Catherinehas reached a level of recognition andacclaim afforded to few jazz musicians. Butthe vocalist achieved her goals long beforefame came her way. "I just wanted to be aworking musician, and travel; that was myoriginal incentive," she says.

She found her early success 20 feet fromstardom, providing backup for DavidBowie, Steely Dan, Cyndi Lauper, PaulSimon, Levon Helm, Samantha Fox,Rosanne Cash and Carrie Smith. Herefforts comprise an exhaustive rangeincluding jazz, pop, country, rock, tradi-tional American string bands, gospel,blues, a cappella harmony alá the TallisScholars, and R&B.

Catherine appeared on more than 200recordings as a singer, guitarist, key-boardist and percussionist before she con-sidered putting out an album of her own.But when it came time to record as aleader, she knew what she wanted: It hadto swing. "I like all eras of jazz, but tradi-tional music is where I live."

Catherine Russell has her CDrelease party for Harlem on My Mindat Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola on Sept. 29.

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By Ken Dryden, Seton Hawkins, Stephanie Jones, GBlue photo by R. Andrew Lepley, Serpa and Matos by Clara Pereira, Wendel by Paul Rivera, Kuhn by Chris Drukker.

S P O T LDUKE ELLINGTON ORCHESTRABLUE NOTE / SEPTEMBER 1-4What would jazz be without Duke Ellington? The genius that was the Duke helpedshape the jazz establishment and left an indelible mark. Duke was the golden bridgebetween jazz and classical music; the figurehead that classical music aficionados whomay not have been hip to jazz could turn to, and the respected appreciator of classicalmusic's lineage that jazz fans could understand. With a catalogue that includes bluechip standards such as "Sophisticated Lady," "Mood Indigo" and "Satin Doll," Duke'slegacy has made him one of the most admired composers of our time. The DukeEllington Orchestra celebrates his legacy by performing and honoring his work andthe rich tapestry of sounds that continue to excite and influence to this very day. EW

TK BLUEZINC / SEPTEMBER 5Saxophonist/flutist TK Blue (formerly Talib Kibwe) was active on the Big Apple jazzscene in the 1970s, then spent a decade in Paris. When he returned at the end of the1980s, he began what has become long and fruitful ties with pianist Randy Weston,serving as musical director of Weston's African Rhythms band, and the Jersey City-based Spirit of Life Ensemble, a large band that incorporates African and Caribbeanrhythms into its unique blend of jazz and world music. TK, whose parents are from theCaribbean, brings that Afro-Caribbean rhythmic sensibility to his own work as aleader, too, whether on alto sax or flute. At Zinc his quartet leads the VandoJam, host-ed monthly by Vandoren, a reed and mouthpiece company. GK

AARON GOLDBERGJAZZ STANDARD / SEPTEMBER 8-11Since graduating from Harvard and settling in New York two decades ago, pianistAaron Goldberg has become a super sideman, a versatile post-bop player whose scoperanges from swing to creatively interpreting Thelonious Monk. While also workingperiodically with his own trio, Aaron has been in the bands of such stellar contempo-raries as saxophonists Mark Turner and Joshua Redman, touring with the latter forfour years, and guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel as well as serving stints with Betty Carterand Wynton Marsalis. Aaron values collaboration in his music, and this gig for his lat-est trio with bassist Matt Penman, features drummer Leon Parker to, in his words,"expand the sonic, communicative and expressive possibilities in the piano trio…withBody Percussion and Body Rhythm techniques." GK

REINE SOPHIESYMPHONY SPACE / SEPTEMBER 8One voice, many sounds—singer/composer/lyricist Reine Sophie infuses all the com-ponents of her music with sensitivity and celebration. The lyricism pervasive in herphrasing and songwriting reflects the myriad perspectives she brings to the music.Born on the island Réunion and raised in Corsica, Reine received an integrated musiceducation that began in vocal competitions at age 4, and led to studying at the NewSchool, where she began composing at the piano. Drawing inspiration from Réunion'straditional maloya music and Corsica's traditional padiela, Reine composes contem-porary pieces from deep-rooted rhythms and harmonies. An inclusive approach dis-tinguishes her compositions as uniquely compelling works conceived from honestexploration. She performs a collection of American, Brazilian, French and Italianstandards, as well as her original tunes. SJ

POLLY GIBBONSTRUMPETS / SEPTEMBER 9Polly Gibbons has quickly become a darling of listeners and reviewers. Finding initialacclaim in Britain, the young singer/songwriter was nominated for a BBC jazz awardin 2006, well before her debut recording My Own Company, issued in 2014. She thensigned to Resonance records for her follow-up Many Faces of Love. More than a jazzsinger interpreting standards, Polly embraces popular R&B, ballads, gospel, the poet-ic music of Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen, and bop/scat. In 2015 she was the vocalcategory winner of the Made In New York Jazz Competition and this summer, sheopened for George Benson and Gladys Knight for 11 concerts in the UK. For her East-Coast shows starting on Sept. 8 with Birdland’s early set, she is accompanied by herUK music director/pianist James Pearson, bassist Marco Panascia, drummerMauricio Zottarelli and guitarist Paul Bollenback. MGN

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SARA SERPA AND ANDRÉ MATOSJOE'S PUB / SEPTEMBER 15When vocalist Sara Serpa and guitarist André Matos unveiled their inaugural duo proj-ect in 2014—the enchanting Primavera—they turned heads for their highly unusualand distinctly intimate sound. Indeed, André's contemplative-yet-versatile guitar workpaired beautifully with Sara's otherworldly, plaintive voice. As their collaboration hasdeepened, the pair has stretched out even further, making especially sterling use ofAndré's ethereal guitar sounds and Sara's mastery of wordless vocals on their forth-coming release All the Dreams. Traversing a wide range of musical styles from the gen-tly fun "Lisboa" to the atmospheric "Estado De Graca," the duo finds particularly fertilecreative ground in ambient-leaning works. As they celebrate their album's release, Saraand André are joined by keyboardist Pete Rende and drummer Billy Mintz. SH

STEVE KUHNBIRDLAND / SEPTEMBER 20-24Pianist Steve Kuhn, who has the distinction of preceding McCoy Tyner during a briefstint with John Coltrane's quartet, leads a group of all-stars to honor the birth date ofthe pioneering saxophonist, admired bandleader and prolific composer. Steve's stylehas reflected the ethereal, atmospheric, yet rooted in tradition, techniques that have ledto a lengthy, fruitful career as a performer and composer in his own right. Through hiscritically acclaimed ECM recordings in the 1970s, his famed collaboration with SheilaJordan, and orchestral, solo and trio projects, the Brooklyn native has literally done itall in whatever he could imagine. Among Steve's special guests for these Coltrane trib-utes are saxophonists Eric Alexander and Jaleel Shaw. MGN

BEN WENDELFIREHOUSE 12 / SEPTEMBER 16Of the tremendous talent emerging from the new generation of New York artists, BenWendel is unique. The tenor player/composer/producer plays with equal parts individ-ual expression and honest response to synergy—his reactions to harmony as sponta-neous as his creation of it. Having played with a treasury of artists from TigranHamasyan to Snoop Dogg to the late and legendary Prince, the founding member ofGrammy-nominated band Kneebody has produced award-winning records and a liveseries coast to coast. Following the success of his video project inspired byTchaikovsky's The Seasons, which was released throughout 2015 and featured JoshuaRedman, Jeff Ballard, Mark Turner and Julian Lage, Ben's latest project brings togeth-er four colossal voices in contemporary music: Gerald Clayton, Joe Sanders and HenryCole. In Manhattan, Ben can be heard at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola Sept. 14. SJ

ONAJE ALLAN GUMBSCLUB BONAFIDE / SEPTEMBER 24Pianist Onaje Allan Gumbs is a veteran of several decades as a jazz performer. He hasplayed many different styles and recorded with greats such as Woody Shaw, NatAdderley, Betty Carter and Kenny Burrell, and shared the stage with many more.Onaje has released albums as a leader only occasionally, though not for a lack of talent.He has a knack for creating fresh approaches to familiar jazz standards, while he is justas likely to surprise listeners with inspired treatments of unexpected songs, like thetheme from "The Andy Griffith Show." Onaje also makes his case as a composer, blend-ing his gospel roots, funk, post-bop and more into his innovative works. Onaje's TrioPlus birthday celebration features Marcus McLaurine on bass, saxophonist V JeffreySmith and drummer Vince Ector. KD

PAUL McCANDLESSFALCON ARTS / SEPTEMBER 18One of the most important woodwind players in spiritually inspired jazz, PaulMcCandless holds a unique place in world music, fusion and "new age" music. With thePaul Winter Consort, and for five decades teaming with the pivotal world music ensem-ble Oregon, Paul has pioneered improvising on sopranino and soprano sax, bass clar-inet, English horn, a variety of flutes and, especially, the oboe. On over 200 albums, he'sworked with artists from Steve Reich to Carla Bley to Bruce Hornsby and presented ahandful of projects on his own as a leader, spanning progressive jazz, orchestral music,and so-called "new age" 21st Century music. Now his career is taking yet another turn,collaborating with Northern California-based jazz fusion trio, Charged Particles—key-boardist Murray Low, bassist Aaron Germain and drummer Jon Krosnick. MGN

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Qrt; 26: R; 27-28: $25 Sullivan Fortner; 29-10/2: Steve Wilson & Wilsonian’s Grain.

JOE’S PUB: At Public Theater. 425 LafayetteSt & Astor Pl. www.joespub.com. 212-967-7555. Adm varies. Sep 13: 9:30pm NikolettPankovits; 14: 7pm Roswell Rudd & HeatherMasse; 15: 9:30pm Sara Serpa & AndréMatos; 18: 7:30pm Indo-Pak Coalition featRudresh Mahanthappa, Rez Abassi & DanWeiss.

KNICKERBOCKER BAR & GRILL: 33University Pl at 9th St. 212-228-8490.www.knickerbockerbarandgrill.com. Fri-Sat:9pm-2am.

LE POISSON ROUGE: 158 Bleecker St atThompson St. www.lepoissonrouge.com.212-796-0741. Adm varies. Sep 7: 8:30pmJason Lindner w/Donny McCaslin; 10: 7&9pmPatrick Zimmerli Qrt w/The Westerlies; 12:7pm Gwen Hughes.

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. Residency(R): Tues L Annie Ross. Sep 1: E RebeccaAngel feat Dennis Angel; 6: L R; 10: 4pmRosena Hill Jackson & Jason Jackson; 13: LR; 17: 4pm Catherine Marie Charlton Trio, EKathy Troccoli; 19: E Metropolitan Room/ HotHouse Jazz magazine Jazz Awards; 20: EPerez, L R; 24: L John Minnock; 25: L JeremyWarren & The Rudiment; 26: L Vivian Reed;27: L R; 28: L Alex Leonard feat A Tribute toGentleman John Bunch.

MEZZROW: 163W 10th St (bet 7th Av &Waverly Pl). www.mezzrow.com. 646-476-4346. Sets/adm: Early (E) 7:30-10:30pmexcept Sun 7:30-9pm; Late (L) 11pm-1amexcept Sun 9:30pm-12am, Fri-Sat 11pm-2am;adm varies. Residencies: Sun E Spike Wilner;Mon L John Merrill & friend; Tues: L MikiYamanaka & Adi Meyerson; Wed: L TonyHewitt & friends; Thurs L Spike Wilner; Fri LJohnny O'Neal. Sep 1: 4pm Taylor EigstiPiano Masterclass, E Taylor Eigsti; 2-3: EChristian Sands; 3: L Ehud Asherie; 4: LTadataka Unno; 5: E Willerm Delisfort; 6: EXavier Casellas w/Emilio Solla; 7: tba; 8: EGeorge Garzone; 9-10: E Harry Allen; 10: LJon Davis; 11: L Shai Maestro w/GretchenParlato; 12: E Will Sellenraad w/Ed Howard;13: E Fred Hersch w/Chris Potter; 14: EBruce Harris; 15: E Claudia Acuña; 16-17: EHod O'Brien; 17: L Anthony Wonsey; 18: LMyron Walden; 19: E Champian Fulton; 20: EBarbara Rosene; 21: E Seamus Blake; 22: ERachel Z; 23-24: E Steve Nelson; 25: LDominick Farinacci; 26: E Fleurine; 27: EEvan Christopher; 28: E Yotam Silberstein;29: E Mike Longo; 30-Oct 1: E Jonny King.

NEIGHBORHOOD CHURCH: 269 BleeckerSt (bet Jones & Cornelia Sts). 212-691-1770.www.ncgv.net. 1st Fri: 8&9:30pm free adm AllThings Project. Sep 2: Matthew Sheens Qrt.

NEW SCHOOL: 66W 12th St. 212-229-5600.www.newschool.edu. Sep 23-24: 7-10pm $20adm FONT www.fontmusic.org feat 09/23Brooklyn Brass Qnt, The Practical TrumpetSociety, Jason Price Solo, Jason Price & JenBaker Duo, 09/24 Taylor Ho Bynum &PlusTet, Wadada Leo Smith feat Ted Daniel,Hugh Ragin & Graham Haynes.

NEW SCHOOL JAZZ PERFORMANCESPACE: 55W 13th St. 212-229-5488.www.newschool.edu/jazz. Sep 25: 3-7pmdonation FONT www.fontmusic.org PanelDiscussion w/Laurie Frink, 5pm HonoringJohn McNeil w/Jeff Beal & Tony Glausi.

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St (bet Bway & University). 212-222-5159.www.bahainyc.org. Tues: 8&9:30pm $10/15adm. Sep 13: Cecilia Coleman Big Band; 26:Claire Daly Gp; 27: Eyal Vilner Big Band.

NEW YORK UNIVERSITY: 75 3rd Av at 11thSt. www.nyu.edu. Sep 14: Jim Snidero.

NORTH SQUARE: At Washington SquareHotel. 103 Waverly Pl at McDougal.www.northsquareny.com/about-jazz. 212-254-1200. Sun: 12:30&2:15pm free adm JazzBrunch Trios. Sep 4: Gabrielle Stravelli; 11:Fay Victor; 18: Roz Corral w/Paul Bollenback& David Finck; 25: Roz Corral w/Nir Felder.

NUYORICAN POETS CAFÉ: 236E 3rd St(bet Avs B & C). www.nuyorican.org. 212-780-9386/212-505-8183. Sets: 9:30pm. Tues:$10 adm Latin Jazz feat 1st Tues ChemboCorniel, 2nd Tues Bronx Conxión, 4th TuesWillie Martinez & La Familia Sxt; 1st Wed: AllThat - Hip Hop Poetry & Jazz. 1st Sat: $15adm Banana Puddin’ Jazz series feat RomeNeal + Jam.

ROCKWOOD MUSIC HALL: 196 Allen St at EHouston St. www.rockwoodmusichall.com.212-477-4155. Sep 10: 11:30pm $10 adm IrisOrnig & IO-5; 18: 7pm Gustavo AssisBrasil.

RUE B: 188 Ave B (bet 11th & 12th Sts). 212-358-1700. www.ruebnyc.com. Sets: 8:30,9:30&10:45pm. Jam Mon-Thurs. Sun: JocelynMedina; Mon: Bobby Katz Trio; Tues: AdrianThomas Moring Trio; Wed: Sean Fyfe; Thurs:Andrew Forman Trio; Fri-Sat: CNote FunkTrio.

SMALLS JAZZ CLUB: 183W 10th St at 7thAv. 212-252-5091. www.smallslive.com. Sets:Afternoon (PM), Early (E), Late (L), Night (N);PM 4:30-7pm Sun, 4-7pm Fri-Sat; E 7:30-10pm; L 10:30pm-1am; N 1-4am; jam follow-ing N; adm varies. Residencies (R): Sun 1pmVocal masterclass by Marion Cowings, Eexcept 09/18 Johnny O'Neal Trio, N HillelSalem; Mon L Ari Hoenig, N 09/5&19Jonathan Barber, 09/12&26 Jonathan Michel;Tues N 09/6&20 Jovan Alexander, 09/13&27Jon Beshay; Wed N 09/7&21 Sanah Kadoura,09/14&28 Aaron Seeber; Fri PM Jam; Sat PMJam 09/3&17 w/Jonathan Thomas Trio,09/10&24 w/Robert Edwards, N 09/3&17Philip Harper, 09/10&24 Brooklyn Circle. Sep1: E Tim Hagans Qnt, L Nick Hempton Qrt, NTyler Clibbon; 2: PM Andrew Forman, E tba, LGeorge Burton Qnt, N Joe Farnsworth; 3: PMR, E Lines Of Reason, L George Burton Qnt,N R; 4: 1pm R, E R, L Grant Stewart Qrt, N R;5: E Marko Crncec Gp, L-N R; 6: E SpikeWilner Trio, L Frank Lacy Gp, N R; 7: E EdCherry Trio, L Jimmy O'Connell Gp, N R; 8: ERoberta Piket Sxt, L Ken Fowser Qnt, NSarah Slonim; 9: PM Tuomo Uusitalo, E PeteMalinverni Trio, L Abraham Burton Qrt, NCorey Wallace; 10: PM R, E Chuck Redd Gp,L Abraham Burton Qrt, N R; 11: 1pm R, E R,L Joe Magnarelli Qrt, N R; 12: E TuomoUusitalo Qrt, L-N R; 13: E Jon Davis Trio, LSteve Nelson Gp, N R; 14: E GiladHekselman Trio, L Tyler Blanton Qrt, N R; 15:E Gilad Hekselman Trio, L JC Stylles Qrt, NJoel Ross; 16: PM Andrew Forman, E GregSkaff Trio, L Frank Basile Oct, N JoeFarnsworth; 17: PM R, E Mark Elf Gp, L FrankBasile Oct, N R; 18: 1pm R, E MarionCowings Gp, L Bruce Harris Gp, N R; 19: EZhenya Strigalev & Never Gp, L-N R; 20: ESpike Wilner Trio, L Lucas Pino Nnt, N R; 21:E Harold Mabern Trio, L Troy Roberts Qrt, NR; 22: E Cory Cox Gp, L Carlos Abadie Qnt,N Sarah Slonim; 23: PM tba, E TardoHammer Trio, L Sam Newsome Gp, N CoreyWallace; 24: PM R, E Woody Witt/Sorin ZlatQrt, L Sam Newsome Gp, N R; 25: 1pm R,PM George Gee Swing Orch, E R, L Dmitry

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ANYONE WHO GREW UP DURINGthe turbulently creative late 1960s and

early 1970s has undoubtedly heard ofBlood Sweat & Tears. This genre breaking,horn-centric band broke onto the scenewith its debut album The Child is Fatherto the Man in 1968. The brainchild oforganist/singer Al Kooper, the band was aprescient merging of rock and R&B using ajazz horn section, à la Maynard Ferguson,and it redefined the music of the era.

One of the original members was thejazz trumpeter Randy Brecker. Randyhad been paying his dues with stints in thejazz bands of Clark Terry and DukePearson and the Thad Jones/Mel LewisOrchestra. Unfortunately, the originalBS&T was short lived. After a rift betweenKooper and other founding members, theband had a shakeup. Randy joined HoraceSilver's group before entering the age offusion. A year and a half later, he wentwith his brother Michael, drummer BillyCobham and trombonist Barry Rodgers tocreate the fusion super group known asDreams and the music changed foreveragain.

Concurrently, BS&T was totallyrevamped and began to veer more heavilyinto the pop realm. They added a new leadsinger, Canadian David Clayton Thomasand two new trumpet players—ChuckWinfield and Lew Soloff. Lew was a yearolder than Randy and honed his jazz chopswith groups led by Machito, Tony Scottand Maynard Ferguson.

The second album titled Blood Sweat &Tears hit a chord with the public and wona Grammy in 1968. Lew's trumpet solo on"Spinning Wheel" is legendary and hestayed with the group until 1974, eventu-ally leaving to pursue more mainstreamjazz and studio work.

Randy and Lew shared more than a fewpassing commonalities. Besides the BS&Tconnection, the two were both very activeas in-demand studio musicians. Their con-tributions can be heard on countless iconicalbums by artists including BruceSpringsteen, Paul Simon, Frank Sinatraand George Clinton. With Lew's suddenpassing in March 2015, it comes as no sur-prise that fellow trumpeter and friendRandy Brecker would want to pay tributeto his fallen comrade in the best way heknows how: by playing his music.

"Lew was one of the all-time characters.He was one of the first trumpet players I

had heard when I was thinking of movingto New York," Randy recalled. "When Ifirst heard him on a tape of keyboardistBarry Harris' group, I thought to myself,'Oh man, I'm going to have to practice a lotbefore I get to New York in order to keepup with everybody' because Lew soundedjust great."

After Randy got to New York, it was hewho recommended Lew to BS&T after AlKooper had left the group in a dispute overbringing in a new lead singer. "Theybegged me to stay and said they were cut-ting in everyone equally going forward.'We're sharing things. We think we can gofar with this new lead singer.' But I had anoffer from Horace Silver that I wanted topursue so I begged my friend Lew Soloff,who I met at a Joe Henderson big bandrehearsal the next day, to take my place.He was pretty anti-rock, which is kind ofironic. He really didn't want to do it. Hesaid 'I don't want to play in a rock band, Iwant to play jazz.'"

The rest is history. "Blood Sweat &Tears went on to record their next album,which had hits like 'Spinning Wheel' and'And When I Die' and went on to sell 11million records. So Lew's salary went to, Ithink it was $5,000 a week, which in 1968was like $20,000 a week. I went out withHorace Silver making $250 a week, whichwas better than the $100 a week, but I did-n't know Horace was going to take taxesout. I think I netted $147.50 out of which Ihad to pay for my own hotel, which I didn'tknow at the time."

But Randy held no remorse for throw-ing Lew the gig. "He was one of my closestfriends and I miss him very much." And as


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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.Sep 2: 8pm Percy Jones & MJ-12, 10pm BigLazy Trio; 4: 7pm Michael Sheridan; 5: 7pmTamar Korn; 7: 8pm Andy Statman; 9: 8pmWill Holshouser; 13: 7pm Dayna Kurtz; 15:8pm Sanda Weigl.

BROOKLYN CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC:58 7th Av. www.bqcm.org. 718-622-3300. 1stFri: 7pm $5 adm Open Stage. Sep 10: 7-10pm $20 adm incl food/drink Brooklyn JazzWide Open 10th Anniversary rent party featMarty Ehrlich, Tony Malaby, Noah Preminger,Kris Davis, Scott Robinson, Dave Scott,Briggan Krauss, Owen Howard, Brian Drye,Kenny Wessel, Peck Allmond, Matt Pavolka,Tammy Scheffer, Carlo De Rosa, Paul Carlon,Anders Nilsson, Adam Kolker, MelissaStylianou, Tony Romano, Michel Gentile,Daniel Kelly, Rob Garcia; 23: 7pm $10 NoahHaidu.

The DRAWING ROOM: 56 Willoughby St #3.www.drawingroommusic.com. Sets: 7pm.Sep 10: $10 adm Pete Malinverni; 18: $20Gene Bertoncini.

FOWLER SQ: Fulton St at Lafayette Av. Sep10,16-17&24: 4-6pm free adm BrooklynMusic School feat BMS faculty membersw/09/10 Nate Sutton, 09/16 Brian Woodruff,09/17 Duane Eubanks, 09/24 Jeff Newell.

I-BEAM: 168 7th St. www.ibeambrooklyn.com.Sets: 8:30pm $15 don. Sep 18: Susan Alcorn;21: 9&10pm Gordon Grdina Qrt.

JAZZ 966: 966 Fulton St. 917-593-9776.www.jazz966.com. Fri: 8:15&10:15pm $15don.

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 KonceptionsMusic series by James Carney. Sep 6:Caroline Davis Qrt, 10:30pm Jacob SacksChamber Qrt; 13: Billy Mintz Qnt, 10:30pmTim Berne & Snakeoil; 20: James Carney,10:30pm Loren Stillman; 27: tba, 10:30pmHitz and Bitz.

The ROSEMONT: 63 Montrose Av. 347-987-3101. www.therosemontnyc.com. Thurs:9pm-12am Aaron Burnett Qrt + Jam. Sep 2:9:30pm Marcos Varela Trio; 6: 9pm NathanielMorgan & Ancient Enemies, 10pm JacobWick & Josh Sinton Band; 10: 9:30pm DorHeled Trio; 13: 9pm Josh Sinton Solo,9:45pm Nate Wooley Solo, 10:30pm Wooley& Sinton Duo; 17: 9:30pm Nadav Peled Trio.

ROULETTE: 509 Atlantic Av at 3rd Av.www.roulette.org. 917-267-0363. Sep 13:8pm $25/15 adm Damon Smith, Alvin Fielder& Joe McPhee Trio; 16: 8pm Ikue Mori &Obelisk w/Sylvie Courvoisier; 18: 7pm $15-60 Ned Rothenberg B’day; 25: 8pm $25/15Matt Lavelle & the 12 Houses Orch.

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. Sep 1: $8 7:30pm Jessica Ackerley,8:30pm Brillbird, N Double Ens; 6: L $8Bangin' Bülows Nice Jazz Qrt; 7: L ChiaraIzzi/Shai Maestro Duo; 8: L-N $15 MichaelWebster & Leading Lines; 9: 8pm $12Tribecastan; 10: E $8 The Gentle Ben Qrt; 11:free Digital & Acoustic Sessions 6:30-

Baevsky Qrt, N R; 26: E Carol Morgan Qrt, L-N R; 27: E Ehud Asherie Trio, L Josh EvansGp, N R; 28: E Arcoiris Sandoval Qnt, LGeorge DeLancey Gp, N R; 29: E Bob DeVosQrt, L-N Joel Ross Gp; 30: PM AndrewForman, E Jean-Michel Pilc Gp, L BehnGillece Qrt, N Craig Wuepper.

SPECTRUM NYC: 121 Ludlow St 2nd Fl (betDelancey & Rivington Sts). 212-533-5470.www.spectrumnyc.com. Sep 2: 8:30pm-12amCanyons w/Flin Van Hemmen; 9: 8:30-10:30pm Spectral Interzone.

The STONE: 2nd St at Av C. www.thestonenyc.com. Adm varies. Sun&Tues-Sat: 8&10pmweekly residencies. Sep 1-4,6-11,13-18&20-25: Steve Coleman; 27-Oct 2: Ches Smith.

SUBROSA: 63 Gansevoort St (bet Washington& Greenwich Sts). www.subrosanyc.com.212-997-4555. Residency (R): Sat 12amHabana Nights feat except 09/24 GerardoContino Y Los Habaneros. Sep 3: R; 8: 8pmMaya Kamaty; 9: 8&10pm Mitch Frohman &The Bronx Horn; 10: 8pm Maya Kamaty,12am R; 13: 7&9pm Pedrito Martinez Gp; 15:8&10pm J.A.S.S. Qrt; 16: 8&10pm JesusPagan & Conjunto Barrio; 17: R; 19:7:30&9:30pm Francois Wiss; 20: 7&9pmPedrito Martinez Gp; 22: 8&10pm SoniaAlfonso; 23: 7:30&9:30pm Lautari; 24:8&10pm Sonia Alfonso, 12am El Montuno YLa Cimarrona; 27: 7&9pm Pedrito MartinezGp; 29-30: 8&10pm Luisa Maita.

VILLAGE VANGUARD: 178 7th Av S at 11thSt. 212-255-4037. www.villagevanguard.com.Sets: 8:30&10:30pm. Adm: Mon-Thurs $30/1drink min. Residency (R): Mon Vanguard JazzOrch. Sep 1-4: Kurt Rosenwinkel Trio; 5: R; 6-11: Cécile McLorin Salvant & Aaron DiehlTrio; 12: R; 13-18: Bill Charlap Trio; 19: R; 20-25: Bill Charlap Trio; 26: R; 27-Oct 2: HenryThreadgill.

ZINC BAR: 82W 3rd St (bet Thompson &Sullivan). 212-477-8337. www.zincbar.com.Residencies: Sun 9pm-12am Tangow/Jaurena-Solla-Aslan Band; Mon 10pm-2amRon Affif Trio; Tues 11pm $10 Evolution Jamby Revive Music; Thurs 11pm&12am $15Roman Diaz Midnight Rumba; Sat10,11:30pm&1am Monika Oliveira & TheBrasilians. Sep 1: 8-10:30pm New Light featDavid Liebman, Adam Niewood; 2:10pm&12am Memo Acevedo & BuildingBridges Band feat Jacquelene Acevedo; 5:10pm-2am free VandoJam Jam feat T.K. BlueQrt; 9: 7-9:30pm $20 Dave Chamberlain &Band of Bones, 10pm&12am ValeryPonomarev & Our Father Who Art Blakey BigBand; 14: 9:30&11pm Valery Ponomarev Sxt;16: 10pm $20, 11:30pm $15, 1am $10 SwingDance w/Svetlana Shmulyian & SethWeaver's Big Band; 22: 8pm Klaus Mueller;23: Afro-Peruvian Foundation for the Arts 8pmSaxofón Criollo, 10pm The Terraza Big Band.

AN BEAL BOCHT CAFÉ: 445W 238th St.718- 884-7127. www.lindasjazznights.com.1st Wed 8&9:30pm $15/set, $25 two sets, $10students adm Linda's Jazz Nights. Sep 7: EricAlexander Qrt.

LEHMAN CENTER FOR THE PERFORM-ING ARTS: At Lehman College. 250Bedford Park Blvd W. 718-960-8833.www.lehmancenter.org. Sep 17: 7:30pm $60-50 adm Eddie Palmieri & friends.

UNIVERSITY OF THE STREETS: 2381Belmont Av. 2nd Fl. www.universityofthestreets.org. 212-254-9300. Sat: 9pm-12am$10 don Jam w/Rob Anderson Qrt.

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

Jackson photo by Jimmy Katz.

CARRIE JACKSONDUKE'S SOUTHERN TABLE / SEPTEMBER 2For Newark native Carrie Jackson, the spirit of song started at age 6 singing at MountCalvary Baptist Church and developed in school with piano and voice studies withDuke Anderson, eventually singing professionally with Duke's big band. Comfortablein the worlds of jazz, pop, blues and gospel, Carrie and her musical friends regularlyshare with audiences the spirit of Basie, Ellington, Armstrong, Gillespie and Waller,spicing things up with the best of the Great American Songbook. Carrie's latestrecording, A Tribute to Sarah Vaughan, Newark's Own (C-Jay) is a swinging,poignant salute to The Divine One, divinely done. Carrie is sure to cover this and morewith a personal attitude in her hometown, alongside Lou Rainone on piano, ThaddeusExpose on bass and Gordon Lane on drums.

JAVON JACKSONSOMERSET COUNTY COURTHOUSE GREEN / SEPTEMBER 18Downbeat magazine says of saxophonist Javon Jackson, "there's no disputing hisimprovisational abilities, magnetic melodies and emotional heft!" With home trainingby his father who took him to see Dexter Gordon and Sonny Stitt, to a self determi-nation to make music his life, Javon eventually recorded and shared stages with BettyCarter, Freddie Hubbard, Dr. Lonnie Smith and Ron Carter and as a Jazz Messengerwith Art Blakey. Javon's big, explosive sound can be free or funky. Featured on over135 recordings with giants including Elvin Jones, Cedar Walton and Ron Carter,Javon's latest, Expression (Smoke Sessions), is a spirited mix of his originals along-side the music of Stevie Wonder. Javon's blending of classic and neo-soul sounds putshim firmly in the future of the music.

STEVEN KROONNEW BRUNSWICK’S MONUMENT SQUARE / SEPTEMBER 17For folks who grew up in Spanish Harlem, hot summer nights held a special place, asthey fled melting homes to find a wisp of breeze they could identify as cool.Percussionist Steve Kroon grew up in this climate, wanting the infectious rhythms heheard to be his life. Steve studied with Dom Um Romao and Tommy Lopez Sr., whotook Steve to clubs on fire with wall to wall rumberos. Steve's own fire would have himsharing stages or studios with Paulinho Da Costa, Ron Carter, Diana Krall, ArethaFranklin, Paul Butterfield and two decades with Luther Vandross, highlighting hisextensive diversity. Steve's release On the One (Kroonatune) documents the jazzblended with Afro-Cuban and Brazilian music which he features with his LatinSextet.

HOUSTON PERSONSTROUDSBURG HIGH SCHOOL / SEPTEMBER 8Houston Person plays tenor sax with a soul and purpose like no other. It's the Person-ification of a musical man who still knows where every bar with an organ is located.It sounds like he's gleaned a bit of his spirit from every one. Houston grew up in SouthCarolina, where there was always music in the house and become attracted to the bigbold sound of sax players like Illinois Jacquet. Through all kinds of changes in jazz,from bebop to modal to avant-garde, Houston has remained a steadfast beacon for theabsolute soulful expression of the tenor saxophone, whether purely instrumental, orworking and recording with vocal legends Etta Jones, Ernie Andrews and FreddyCole. Houston visits Pennsylvania to take part in a tribute to saxophonist Phil Woods.

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continued from page 22 Afrikan Amerikan Jazz, Linda Presgrave,Dotti Anita Taylor, Deborah Weisz, BerthaHope, Nu-Trio, Lucianna F Padmore.

The JAZZ LOFT: 275 Christian Av. StonyBrook. 631-751-1895. www.thejazzloft.org.Sets/adm: 7pm $20-10. Wed: 7-8pm $10,9pm $5 Jam w/FM Band. Sep 1: The JazzLoft Big Band; 15: Rich Iacona Bad Little BigBand; 24: Melanie Marod; 29: Interplay JazzOrch; 30: Bill Rignola Qrt.

TRATTORIA GRASSO: 134 Main St. ColdSpring Harbor. www.trattoriagrasso.com. 631-367-6060. Residencies: Wed 7pm WayneSabella, Thurs 6:30pm Frank O’Brien. Sep10&17: 7pm Noriko Ueda Duo.

ESSEXDUKE’S SOUTHERN TABLE: 11 Clinton St.

Newark. www.dukesnewark.com. 862-763-5757. Sun: 1-4pm, Fri-Sat: 7:30-11:30pm.Sep 2: Carrie Jackson; 3: Charlie Apicella &Iron City; 10: Flavuh; 11: Roz Corral; 16: PatVan Dyke feat Lezlie Harrison; 17: Pat Tandy;18: Champian Fulton; 23: John Bauers; 24:Russ Nolan; 25: Patricia Walton; 30: Pat VanDyke.

GATEWAY CENTER 2: 2 Gateway Center.283-299 Market St. Newark. 973-624-8880.Sep 7: 12-1pm Vincent Herring.

NEWARK MUSEUM: 49 Washington St.Newark. www.newarkmuseum.org. 973-596-6550. Sep 16: 6:30-9:30pm $25/40 adm RonCarter.

OSKAR SCHINDLER PERFORMING ARTSCENTER: 4 Boland Dr. West Orange. 973-669-7385. www.ospac.org. Sep 17: 12-8pmfree adm Jazz and Brew Fest feat JeffBradshaw spec guest Alyson Williams, NatAdderley Jr, Bob DeVos Trio, Glenn WeberQnt, Jan Carden, Jazz House Kids.

PRIORY JAZZ CLUB: 233W Market St.Newark. 973-242-8012. Sep 30: 7-11pm JazzGenerations.

SOPAC: 1 SOPAC Way. South Orange. 973-313-2787. www.sopacnow.org. Sep 30: $45-$65 adm 8pm Dee Dee Bridgewater Qnt.

TRUMPETS: 6 Depot Square. Montclair. 973-744-2600. www.trumpetsjazz.com. Sets:unless otherwise noted 7:30&9pm, Fri-Sat8&10pm, closed Mon-Tues. Adm varies. Sep9: Polly Gibbons Qrt; 18: Paul Abler Sxt; 30:Dave Stryker Trio.

HUDSONJ. OWEN GRUNDY PIER: At Exchange Pl.

Jersey City. 201-547-5000. Sep 16: 6pmNJCU Alumni Jazz Big Band Tribute to LewSoloff feat Randy Brecker.

HUNTERDONDEER PATH PARK: 120 West Woodschurch

Rd. Flemington. Sep 16: 6-10pm free admwww.centraljerseyjazzfestival.com CentralJersey Jazz Festival feat Freddie Hendrix,Alexis Suter, Cynthia Sayer Qrt, CharlieApicella & Iron City.

MERCERPALMER SQUARE GREEN: Downtown

Princeton (off Rte 206). www.njjs.org/p/jazzfeast. Sep 18: 12-6pm free adm Alan Dale &


8pm workshop, 8:30-11pm performance; 12:$12 E-L Hay/Liebig Duo + Sara Schoenbeck;13: 8pm Bryan & the Aardvarks, N NovasTrio; 14: L Key Lime Pie; 15: E free Hearhere!; 18: E-L $5 The Diverse Comedy Show;19: L Julphan Tilapornputt Qrt; 21: E Sveti, L$12 SS+ Sound Underground, N Take OffCollective; 22: E Italian Surf Academy, LBright Dog Red; 24: 11am Lucy Kalantari; 27:E Zach Larmer, L Xinlu Chen Qnt; 29: L WillBrahms; 30: E Charlie Rauh, DavidRothenberg, John Wieczorek, N TheoWalentiny Oct.

SISTAS’ PLACE: 456 Nostrand Av at JeffersonAv. www.sistasplace.org. 718-398-1766. Sat:9&10:30pm $30/25 adm.

THREES BREWING: 333 Douglass St. 718-522-2110. www.threesbrewing.com. Sep 7:8pm Alto Qrt feat Charlotte Greve, CarolineDavis, Curtis MacDonald & Caleb Curtis, 9pmAaron Irwin Trio, 10pm Nathaniel Morgan &Chopper; 19-20: 8-11pm $10 adm FONTwww.fontmusic.org feat 09/19 Nadje Noordhuis& James Shipp Duo, Kenny Warren Qrt, RalphAlessi w/Wing Walker Orch, 09/20 AaronShragge & Eli Asher Duo, Shane Endsley Qrt,Shane Endsley w/Wing Walker Orch.

WILLIAMSBURG MUSIC CENTER: 367Bedford Av. www.wmcjazz.org. 718-384-1654. Fri: 10pm-2am free adm/2 drink minGerry Eastman Qnt w/spec guest Joe Ford +Jam. Adm: $10. Sep 3: 10pm Raina Sokolov/Gonzalez Duo, 11:30pm Noël Simoné WipplerBand of Friends; 10: 10pm Coleman HughesColdman, 11:30pm VGM Dance Party; 15:8pm The Liberté Big Band; 22: 9pm HaileyNiswanger “Mae-Sun”; 29: 8pm Dan PugachNnt.

The 9th NOTE JAZZ & SUPPER CLUB: 15Bank St. Stamford. www.the9thnote.com.203-504-8828. Sets except Mon: 9pm. Mon:8pm $20 adm The 9th Note Orch; Tues: Jamw/Steve Davis. Sep 2: Albert Rivera Qnt; 3Ark Ovrutski; 21: George Gee Swing Orch.

BUTTONWOOD TREE: 605 Main St.Middletown. www.buttonwood.org. 860-347-4957. Sep 9: $15 adm Composers &Improvisers Festival feat 7:30pm Joe Fonda& Mike Musillami, 8:30pm Paul ArslanianSolo, 9:30pm Brenda Bufalino; 17: 8-10pm$12 Karen Frisk Gp feat Donn Trenner; 24: 8-10pm $10 Doug White Qnt.

FIREHOUSE 12: 47 Crown St. New Haven.203-785-0468. www.firehouse12.com. Fri:8:30pm $20 adm, 10pm $15. Sep 16: BenWendel Gp; 23: Taylor Ho Bynum 7-tette; 30:Kris Davis & Craig Taborn Duo.

PALACE THEATER/POLI CLUB: 100 EastMain St. Waterbury. 203-346-2000. www.palacetheaterct.org. Fri: 7&9pm. Sep 9: AdaRovatti; 23: Marcos Varela.

RIDGEFIELD PLAYHOUSE: 80 East Ridge.Ridgefield. www.ridgefieldplayhouse.org.203-438-5795. Sep 10: 7:30pm BernieWilliams All Star Band.

The SIDE DOOR JAZZ CLUB: At Old LymeInn. 85 Lyme St. Old Lyme. 860-434-0886.www.thesidedoorjazz.com. Sets: 8:30pm.Sep 2: Michael Olatuja; 3: Steve Kroon Sxt; 9:Yosvany Terry Qnt; 10: Wallace Roney Qnt;16: Rudresh Mahanthappa; 17: CliftonAnderson Qnt; 23: Brubeck Brothers; 24:Freddie Hendrix Qrt.

UNITARIAN SOCIETY: 50 Bloomfield Av.Hartford. 860-233-9897. Sep 24: 8pm TheMany Colors of a Woman feat Nicki Mathis &

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ANOTHER REASON TO CELEBRATEBy Elzy Kolb

Talking drumsIt's no wonder tenor saxophonist

Abraham Burton has such an affinitywith drummers. Since elementary school,he's been hanging out with Nasheet Waits,whose father, Freddie Waits, was a drum-mer renowned for his work from earlyMotown to Max Roach's M'Boom. OnceAbraham picked up the sax and Nasheetstarted on drums, it was only a matter oftime before they made their way toFreddie's home studio, often joined bydrummer Eric McPherson. "That's how westarted," Abraham recalls. "We hung outand jammed, creating, and making cas-settes."

Since those early days, Abraham hasworked with a breathtaking range ofdrummers including Louis Hayes, CindyBlackman Santana, Billy Hart, ArthurTaylor and Roy Haynes. "I've always got-ten along with drummers—there's no ego,they're laid back. Of course, it's importantto have some ego, it will push you to be bet-ter. It's how you channel it that matters."

Abraham points out, "Louis opened meup completely. He gave me so much free-dom; if I had an idea, he'd have me work itout—on the bandstand. Cindy is off thechain, she can play so many moods andstyles. Art taught me music, what thisthing is all about. And Roy—I'd wonder if Iwas even in the right place, he'd be playingso much incredible stuff."

The saxophonist will hit the bandstand

with a two-drum trio—comprising EricMcPherson and Jonathan Barber—atDizzy's Club Coca-Cola Sept. 6, as partof Jazz at Lincoln Center's month-longGenerations in Jazz festival which aims tofeature players across generations."Jonathan has been an inspiration to me;it's been beautiful to see him growing andtaking the music seriously. This trio hasplayed together in private, and in differentcombinations publicly, so we're extremelyfamiliar with one another."

They'll focus on originals, playing as aunit as well as solo and in different duopairings. "It's going to be exciting anddiverse, not all about exploring and play-ing hard," he notes. "I love ballads, so we'resure to get one or two in each set. And Ilove old tunes, so it will be a combination ofthings. We keep it fun." And there may besome special guests joining in.

Abraham also plays Smalls Sept. 9-10with his quartet, including Eric, bassistDezron Douglas and pianist David Bryant.

Age of EnlightenmentThe six years between albums has been

a time of personal and professional growthfor saxophonist Roxy Coss, as the Seattlenative explored how to navigate her wayaround the music business and life. Shewrote the ten original pieces for her newCD, Relentless Idealism, between 2011and 2014, while in the midst of an extend-

Abraham Burton, Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola

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residency at Smoke, plus going on the roadwith trumpeter Jeremy Pelt, and workingregularly with others.

"It was a steep learning curve, all aboutlearning to live in New York, being a musi-cian and becoming an adult," Roxyobserves. "I was doing the whole tour lifewith Jeremy and learning how to balanceeverything."

That quest for balance is more thanhinted at in her choice of album title.Hunter S. Thompson employs the phrasein his book Rum Diaries, crediting the ten-sion between a restless idealism and asense of impending doom with keeping himgoing.

"There's a challenge in how we can lookat a tiny little view of our lives and how itreflects on what's going on around us inour community and in the world. We couldbe making progress or going into a blackhole; and we're not certain which waywe're going," Roxy muses.

There's no secret to success; some of themost talented people have given up andquit. But if you commit to work and keepgoing, constantly taking risks as an artist,I think this is the right direction. Trustthat it's the right way, choosing idealismover doom, gaining perspective and hopingfor longevity—that's hard to remember ina climate of instant gratification."

Roxy's looking forward to her releasegig at Jazz Standard Sept. 14, withJeremy, guitarist Alex Wintz, pianistChris Pattishall, bassist Rick Rosatto anddrummer Jimmy MacBride. The band willfocus on material from the recording, butthere may be some surprises. "It's always achallenge to come up with a set in a caselike this. I want to celebrate the CD andconnect people with what's on it, and I alsowant to play the new music I've writtensince then."

Besides fronting her own band, Roxyhas played with Clark Terry, the Diva JazzOrchestra, the Mingus Big Band anddrummer Louis Hayes. She has a privatewish list of elders she hopes to play withand learn from. "I grew up looking up tothese artists. Being a servant to that musicis important to my music."

Beyond wordsThis is a year of milestones for pianist

Eri Yamamoto. She's celebrating 20years in New York; the release of Life(AUM), her tenth CD as a leader; and her17th year of weekly gigs at Arthur'sTavern, from which she's taken breaksonly when she's on the road.

Eri doesn't feel that two decades in NewYork have affected her style or writing.She began composing at age 8 as a way tocommunicate. "I started because I wasafraid of writing with words; so many peo-ple are so much better at it. I was so shy inspeaking out and showing what I feel.

Music is the best way to express my feel-ings; it's like a diary for me."

Although she downplays her skill withwords, Eri's liner notes for Life containmarvelously concise, poetic descriptions ofthe source for each tune. But she has nointerest in writing lyrics for any of hercompositions, feeling that could limit peo-ple's interpretation of her work. "It's reallyup to the listener. Some might feel a pieceis so cheerful, another might feel it's sad ornostalgic. That's why I love writing music."

Eri's creative muse can be triggered byan idea she gets while walking, by a snatchof overheard chatter or simply by beingoutside. "I get inspired by nature, I getmany tunes from looking at the sky. Orfrom the experience of having a conversa-tion with people when I travel in differentcountries. This world is big and full ofinspiration when you open your eyes andears."

The pianist thrives on living in themoment. "Every day is important. I wantto keep doing what I'm doing. I'm thinkingahead musically, but have no particulargoals." Eri is considering writing a "bigger"piece of music, maybe a suite, perhaps fora band larger than her standard trio for-mat. "But I won't tell yet," she declareswith a laugh.

Through her ten albums, weekly gigsand extensive touring, Eri has accrued aninternational following that constantlysurprises, and thrills, her. "There are peo-ple who come out to hear me every timethey visit New York; I have met so manyinteresting, wonderful people," she says."And I receive emails from countries Ihaven't been to, from people who are verypassionate about my music."

Join Eri and her trio in celebrating therelease of Life at the Cornelia StreetCafé on Sept. 25.

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The Bad Plus photo by Josh Goleman.

Contemporary Jazz Cruise ArtistSpotlight: The Bad Plus

IN THIS AGE OF ALL-STAR SUPER-groups, pick-up bands and guest spots,

it's rare to find a working jazz band thatholds a consistent line-up. Rarer still, is tofind a successful working jazz band operat-ing under a collective leadership model.This is a shame since, historically, suchoutfits—the Art Ensemble of Chicago, theWorld Saxophone Quartet, the ModernJazz Quartet, among others—have devel-oped some of the most extraordinary musicin jazz while forging truly iconic identities.

Therefore, it's no small wonder that anensemble like The Bad Plus has stood outso profoundly in this century. Co-led by

pianist Ethan Iverson, bassist ReidAnderson and drummer Dave King, thisMidwest trio burst onto the scene morethan 15 years ago and has remained thegold standard of modern piano trios withits unique fusion of multitudinous styles.Making its cruise debut on the 2017Contemporary Jazz Cruise, The Bad Plusundoubtedly stands out as a highlight inthe already stellar line-up.

The polymath approach and sharedleadership of The Bad Plus has been a hall-

mark of the group since its origins. "I thinkwe've managed to be a force in the jazzworld in saying that this needs to be groupmusic," Ethan notes. "Historically, you'llfind the jazz records we love have a groupaesthetic. You may see 'John ColtraneQuartet' on the cover, but A Love Supremeexists because of the way those four musi-cians played together. The music we lovedfrom jazz and from rock—groups like Rushand The Police were very illuminating forus—had this group aesthetic. What's greatabout this is that every night all three of usare equally invested in communicating thegroup message."

Indeed, even a cursory glance at itsdiscography demonstrates the collectivelynegotiated and shared vision of three high-ly distinct musical personalities; and it hasallowed them to tackle anything from stan-dards to Bowie to Bacharach toStravinsky, with their interpretations ofThe Rite of Spring standing as a particulargroup highlight.

Most recently, the band turned headswith a highly acclaimed quartet outing,inviting Joshua Redman—who alsoappears on the cruise—into the fold fortours and a successful recording. "Thereare many connections between us andJosh," Ethan notes. "So when we had aweek at the Blue Note and were asked tobring in a guest, we suggested Josh. Itwent really well and that led to our makingthe recording."

As the group prepares for their firstvoyage on a Jazz Cruise, they'll be going inwith fresh material and concepts. Theirlatest album, It's Hard, hit stores inAugust, offering a series of refreshingtakes on works of Prince, Cyndi Lauper,the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and OrnetteColeman. Indeed, the ensemble has neverstood still musically and has frequentlyoffered game-changing epiphanies onwhere this music is capable of going. Onthe cruise, they will be one of the mostexciting prospects.

To book a space on The ContemporaryJazz Cruise, visit www.thecontemporaryjazzcruise.com.

Festivals and MemorialsThe 3rd Annual Rockaway Beach Jazz

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By Nathan Kamal, student at The New School

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Hear the Tuomo Uusitalo Trio fea-turing bassist Myles Sloniker anddrummer Itay Morchi with specialguest Will Vinson on sax at SmallsJazz Club on Sept. 12 for the LoveSong release party.

THIS MONTH, PIANIST TUOMOUusitalo's trio celebrates the release of

Love Song, a work of clear and quiet inten-sity and his second CD as a leader.

Tuomo's compositions and standardsrepertoire employ a wide variation of colorand density and free improvisation weavesin and out of his work. In his trio'srehearsals, broad, conceptual conversa-tions play predominantly. Tuomo says, "Inrehearsal we play something and then talkabout whether it was musical or not. Howdid it serve the purpose we wanted it to? Wehear different perspectives from each play-er," he says. "You might even consider justtalking before the gig to be a 'rehearsal.'"

A native of Finland, Tuomo's CD is adocument of changes in his musicianshipduring his time in New York. "It's a goodimage of how I sound, and the direction inwhich I want to go," he explains. His CDrelease set will include works from therecord, new compositions and standards.

the Low Tide Bar. This free event featuresThe Ancient Jazz Quartet, the 718 trioand the Richard Bennett Quintet.

Legendary saxophonist Dave Liebmancelebrates his 70th birthday this year withconcerts throughout the city. He performs

at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola Sept. 9-11 as apart of the venue's Generations in JazzFestival, joined by saxophonist MattVashlishan, pianist Bobby Avey, bassistTony Marino and drummer Alex Ritz. Fortickets, visit www.jazz.org/dizzys.

On Sept. 12, a host of artists will gatherat Saint Peter's Church in a musical trib-ute to the master pianist and composerDon Friedman. Don, who passed away inJune, had enjoyed a remarkable anddiverse career working with artists includ-ing Dexter Gordon, Clark Terry andPepper Adams. For more details, visitwww.saintpeters.org.

An unsung gem of jazz festivals, TheLake George Jazz Festival runs Sept. 17-18 in Shepard Park. Charenee Wade, theBrubeck Brothers, Edmar Castaneda,Amina Figarova and others round-out afull weekend of music. Visit www.lakegeorgearts.org to find out more.

FONT—The Festival of New TrumpetMusic—marks its 14th anniversary withconcerts throughout the city Sept. 19-25.Highlights include performances by RalphAlessi, Nadje Noordhuis, Marquis Hilland Wadada Leo Smith in a wide rangeof settings and premieres. Find out more atwww.fontmusic.org.

Jazz at Lincoln Center's SwingUniversity kicks off this month, continuingthe program first created by former JALC

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for Lew's chops, "Lew had total commandof the instrument. He was one of the firstguys that could literally do anything. Ifyou wanted him to play lead he could do it.If you wanted him to play solo, he could doit. He was a great section player. If youwanted him to play a classical piece hecould do it. He was the world's greatestjazz piccolo trumpet player. After Miles,Lew was Gil Evans' trumpet player foryears."

Randy Brecker and saxophonistLou Marini join the NJCU Jazz BigBand, under Richard Lowenthal'sdirection, to play music from LewSoloff's career at J. Owen GrundyPier in Jersey City on Sept. 16.

At rehearsal for the final concert of thisyear’s Jazz in July at the 92nd Street Y,NEA Jazz Master Dick Hyman, who wasthe original artistic director of the series,takes a break and listens intently as thecurrent artistic director, pianist BillCharlap and bassist Peter Washingtonprepare for the evening's concert:“American Rhapsody: Gershwin, Arlenand the Blues.”

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curator Phil Schaap. Opening the series onSept. 22 is a six-week course on LouisArmstrong, taught by Armstrong authorityRicky Riccardi. The intro course Jazz 101begins its eight-week run on Sept. 27. Toregister, visit www.jazz.org/swingu.

Nearly 30 artists will gather on Sept. 30at The Priory in Newark for JazzGenerations, an event showcasing nearly100 years of jazz performance. Four gener-ations of artists ranging in ages from 15 to85 will appear.

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.

Reed man Kirby Tassos once did a tour of the Broadway show "Annie." On one perform-ance, after a long bus ride, Kirby's stand partner nodded off and slept through the entire firstact. At intermission, the conductor asked Kirby why he hadn't waked the guy. Kirby replied,"Well, the band sounded so good…"

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the New Legacy Jazz Band, 1:15-2:15pmChuck Redd Qnt, 2:30-3:30pm Spanglish Fly,3:45-4:45pm Peter & Will Anderson Qnt, 5-6pm Professor Cunningham & Old School.

MIDDLESEXNEW BRUNSWICK: The New Brunswick Jazz

Project. www.nbjp.org. MONUMENT SQUARE: Livingston Av at

George St. New Brunswick. Sep 17: 1-6pm freeadm www.centraljerseyjazzfestival.com CentralJersey Jazz Festival feat Jeremy Pelt Qrt,Steven Kroon Latin Sxt, Johnny O' Neal Qrt.

MORRISBICKFORD THEATRE: 6 Normandy Heights

Rd. Morristown. 973-971-3706. Concerts 8-9:30pm. www.njjs.org. $15/18 adm. Sep 19:Lenore Raphael.

SHANGHAI JAZZ: 24 Main St. Madison. 973-822-2899. www.shanghaijazz.com. Free adm.Sets: Sun 6-8:30pm, Tues 6:30-9pm, Wed-Thurs 7-9:30pm, Fri 6:30&8:30pm, Sat6:30&8:45pm. Closed Mon. Tues except 09/6John Korba. Sep 1: Isaiah Thompson; 23:Rob Paparozzi Gp; 25: Catherine Russell Qrt.

SOMERSETSOMERSET COUNTY COURTHOUSE

GREEN: E Main & Grove Sts. Somerville.Sep 18: 1-6pm free adm Central Jersey JazzFestival www.centraljerseyjazzfestival.comfeat Bobby Sanabria & Quarteto Aché, JavonJackson Qrt, Vanessa Rubin w/spec guestDon Braden, Isaiah J. Thompson Qnt.

WARRENRUTHERFURD HALL: 1686-R Rte 517.

Allamuchy. 908-852-1894. www.rutherfurdhall.org. Sep 18: 3-5pm $25/30 adm Jazz atthe Rutherfurd feat Ted Rosenthal & BillMays.

76 HOUSE: 110 Main St. Tappan. 845-359-5476. www.76house.com. Wed: 8-11pm freeadm Quintets w/Mark Hagan & feat artists +Jam. Sep 7: Jack De Salvo; 14: AllanChaubert & Elijah Shiffer; 21: Tony Speranza& Matt Garrison; 28: Scott Reeves & AllanNamery.

FALCON ARTS: 1348 Rte 9 West. Marlboro.www.liveatthefalcon.com. 845-236-7970. $20don suggested. Sets: 7pm; Sun 10am-2pmBrunch (B). Sep 3: Natalie Forteza; 4: Themusic of Ornette Coleman, Don Cherry andDewey Redman feat Cameron Brown, DaveBallou, Jane Ira Bloom & Anthony Pinciotti;11: Dave Stryker & Eight-Track; 14: JazzSessions w/Doug Weiss; 17: John TropeaBand; 18: Paul McCandless & ChargedParticles.

MOHONK MOUNTAIN HOUSE: 1000Mountain Rest Rd. New Paltz. 855-883-3798.www.mohonk.com. Sep 6-9: Music on theMountain feat 09/6 10:30am StevenBernstein, 09/7 10:30am Yayoi Ikawa, 09/910:30am Marlene VerPlanck.

QUINN’S: 330 Main St. Beacon. www.quinnsbeacon.com. Sets: 8pm, free adm. Mon:Monday Night Jazz Sessions. Sep 4:Snehasish Mozumder & SOM; 5: GeoffVidal/Derrick James Qrt; 12: GeorgeMuscatello Trio; 19: Nick Mellivoi Qrt; 26: TomBeckham & Slice.

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SHEPARD PARK: Canada St. Lake George.www.lakegeorgearts.org. Free adm. Sep 17:1pm The Brubeck Brothers, 2:45pmCharenee Wade, 4:30pm Tizer feat KarenBriggs, 7:30pm The Diva Jazz Orch; 18: 1pmEdmar Castaneda Trio, 2:45pm The GaryMcFarland Legacy Ens w/Dick Oatts, 4:30pmAmina Figarova Sxt.

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

DEER HEAD INN: 5 Main St. Delaware WaterGap, 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. Sep 1: R;2: Denny Carrig & friends; 3: Dave Liebman &Expansions; 4: Bill Washer & Walt Bibinger; 8:R; 9: 8pm-12am COTA Festications; 10: 8pm-12am COTA Cats; 11: 8pm-12am Post COTAFestival Jam; 15: R; 16: Peter & WillAnderson Trio; 17: Paul McCandlessw/Charged Particles; 18: Vinny Bianchi Gp;22: R; 23: Mike Collins Gp; 24: Bob DoroughTrio; 25: Regina Sayles Solo; 26: 7:30-10:30pm Deer Head Inn Jazz Orch; 29: R; 30:Najwa Parkins + The After Hours Trio.

DELAWARE WATER GAP: www.cotajazz.org. Sep 9-11: COTA festival feat 09/101:15pm David Liebman & Expansions,2:30pm Bill Mays, 3:45pm Brian Lynch Qrtfeat Emmet Cohen, 5pm Co-op Bop feat AlanGaumer, Nelson Hill, Tom Hamilton, 6:15pmBill Goodwin Trio, 7:45pm The COTA festOrch, 09/11 10am Jazz Mass, 12:15pm SteveGilmore/Steve Brown Qrt, 1:30pm Hal Galper& Youngbloods Qrt, 2:45pm COTA Cats,4:15pm Bill Charlap, 5:30pm Jon Gordon Trio,6:45pm Bob Dorough & Friends of PhilWoods, 8pm SheilaMark Band.

STROUDSBURG HIGH SCHOOL: 1100West Main St. Stroudsburg. Sep 8: 8pmTribute to Phil Woods www.philwoods.comfeat Houston Person, Randy Brecker, GraceKelly.

BOARDWALK: At Low Tide Bar. Shore FrontParkway at Beach 97th St. Rockaway Beach.Sep 3: 6-10pm free adm Rockaway BeachJazz Festival feat 6pm Ancient Jazz Qrt,7:30pm Matthew Fries & 718, 9pm RichardBennett Qnt.

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.

TERRAZA 7 TRAIN CAFÉ: 40-19 Gleane St.Elmhurst. www.terrazacafe.com. 718-803-9602. Sun: 9pm $5 adm Jam w/John BenitezTrio; 3rd Thurs: 9:30pm $7 Victor Prieto. Sep2: 9:30pm $10 Michael Eckroth Latin Trio.

THOMASINA’S: 205-35 Linden Blvd. St.Albans. www.thomasinascateringhall.com.718-525-5273. Wed: 8-10pm $10 admCreative Jazz Organization series feat CJOQrt w/Patsie Grant, Ron Service & guests.

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By Cary Tone

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For the complete interview visit http://hothouse jazz.com/blog/eddie-palmieri.

PIANIST EDDIE PALMIERI EXU-des self-confidence: "I don't guess that I

will excite you with my orchestra," Eddiesays, "I know it." The groundbreakingNEA Jazz Master has been awarded aLifetime Achievement Award and tenGrammy Awards; he recorded with TitoPuente and he changed the recordingindustry format from 3.5 to 8.5 minuteswith his “Azuca Pa Ti," which was added tothe Library of Congress in 2009.

Eddie thinks that performing is aboutmaking people feel good. Being on stage is"the most sacred moment of my life," hesays, "because at that moment, whoeverworks so hard to buy tickets to come to seeme…there is nothing else on their mindexcept the music that I am giving them:they are not thinking about their prob-lems, the rent they have to pay, their bills,the low wages that they are receiving; allof that is erased as soon as I start playing."

The pianist, who describes himself as a"frustrated drummer," says that the secretto successful performances has to do withthe mastery of tension and release. "To

BORN IN SWITZERLAND AND RES-iding in Brooklyn since 1998, pianist

and composer Sylvie Courvoisier hasover 25 recordings as a leader and is a for-midable creative force on the internationalimprovising scene.

Q- What do you think life would be likefor you if you had remained living inSwitzerland, where you were born andraised?

A- I would play piano, play gigs andwrite music, like I do now. I probablywould have started a venue or a music fes-

reach the maximum rhythmic and har-monic musical climax," he explains, "youhave to have tension and release within allthese compositions. That takes study; thattakes knowledge; that takes reading. Thattook me many years." And rhythm is whatEddie thrives on: "The drums, to me, in therhythms section, is the pulse of my life," hesays. "There's no other rhythm in the plan-et that excites me like the structures thatcame out of Cuba. I learnt them intuitivelyand then I learnt them scientifically.” …

On Sept. 17, Eddie Palmieri per-forms at the Lehman Center for theArts with his large orchestra.

tival in my hometown and invite myfavorite musicians to come and play there.

Q- Two musicians with whom you haveclose associations, John Zorn and MarkFeldman. How did those relationshipsdevelop?

A- John Zorn and Mark Feldman areamazing people, musicians and composers.They both challenge me to become a bettermusician and composer. I've been playingmusic with Mark for 19 years and we havebeen married for 16 of those years! It ishard for me to talk about how our relation-ship developed. I just know that we playbetter now than 19 years ago. John Zorn isjust an incredible composer and musicianwho cares about his community and hisfriends. He has been a great inspiration forme, even before I met him. …

Sylvie Courvoisier performs atRoulette Sept. 16 with Ikue Mori'sOBELISK and Sept. 18 at NedRothenberg's 60th Birthday Party.

For the complete Q&A visithttp://hothousejazz.com/blog/sylvie-courvoisier.

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ALVIN & FRIENDS: 14 Memorial Hwy. NewRochelle. www.alvinandfriendsrestaurant.com. 914-654-6549. Sun: 11:30am-3:30pmJazz Brunch. Sep 3&17: 7:30-11:45pmJazmyn; 10&24: Leslie Pintchik Trio; 16: 7-10pm Jon Weiss w/Sol Yaged.

BEANRUNNER CAFÉ: 201 S Division &Esther St. Peekskill. 914-737-1701.www.beanrunnercafe.com. Fri-Sat: 8-10:30pm $10 adm. Sep 9: Alonzo WrightProject; 10: Lines of Reason w/MichaelCochrane; 17: The Ray Blue & LarryNewcomb Project; 18: Orch Pastrana featTony Pastrana.

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: 199NColumbus Av at E Lincoln Av. Mount Vernon.www.pjsjazz.org. 914-636-4977. 2nd Sun:5:15-9pm $25 adm Second Sunday Jazzseries. Sep 11: Houston Person.

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