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Roger DavidsonPage 10Caffe Vivaldi

Tierney SuttonPage 21Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola

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Regina CarterJunior Mance

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By George Kanzler

10 Mance cover photo by Roberto Cifarelli, Carter by David Katzenstein, Davidson by Janaina Moreira Farias.

WINNING SPINSTWO PIANISTS WHO HAVE PLIED

their trade in the Big Apple for manyyears, Junior Mance and Roger Davidson,are the principals of the albums compris-ing this Winning Spins. Mance is a long-time veteran of the jazz scene, and one ofthe few musicians still with us who per-formed with Charlie Parker. Davidson isan eclectic player with roots in classicaland Brazilian music as well as jazz.

For My Fans, It's All About You, JuniorMance (JunGlo Music), is presented as arecording envoi, Mance's final such offer-ing, dedicated to his longtime listeners.After two solo tracks, it features the triowith whom he's worked in recent years atthe Café Loup in Greenwich Village, withthe unusual instrumentation of piano withviolinist Michi Fuji and bassist HidéTanaka. Except for the flag-waving closer,the old Count Basie Band standard, "9:20Special," tempos are medium slow to delib-erately paced, with Mance adding bluesygravitas.

"Emily" opens as a meditative pianosolo, Mance crawling deep inside thechords, treating the melody like a warmbath. A solo "Home On the Range" bringsout the blues inflections buried in thefamiliar tune, making it a jazz-bluesanthem. It is reprised by the trio later,with the leader and violinist Fuji tradingideas over the structure.

Two of the most impressive trio trackscome from Miles Davis and DukeEllington. The former is represented byone of the most popular tunes from Kind ofBlue, "All Blues." Mance and his cohortsreturn the tune to its early, slow walkingtempo, moodily outlining the slightly mys-terious modal feel of the piece, given fur-ther emphasis by Fuji's sustained longbowing over repeating piano figures and abass solo maintaining the mood. A piecefrom Ellington's Far East Suite, "Sunsetand the Mockingbird" follows; its romanticexoticness is perfectly spotlighted byMance's very Dukish piano chords andtrills behind Fuji's vibrating, slitheringmelody. The performance is a sustainedimpressionistic sound portrait right downto the final Ducal rumbles of the piano thatend it.

Long known as a pianist who mixesblues and bop, Mance invests the

Crusaders hit "Hard Times" with a deepblues feel, including locked hand tripletsand soul jazz backing to Fuji's persuasivesolo. The violinist carries the swing of"9:20 Special," with Mance joining in at theclimax for scintillating four-bar exchangesto take it out.

Live at Caffé Vivaldi, Volume 3, RogerDavidson (Soundbrush), is a collection of16 solo performances by pianist Davidson,the third such album recorded over thecourse of a long-running gig at theManhattan club. Davidson is not shy aboutdisplaying his fulsome classical techniquein these often virtuosic solo performances,but he also exhibits a couple of very wel-come attributes for a jazz musician: a vig-orous embrace of rhythms and a penchantfor creating catchy, memorable melodies.The tracks are three to five minutes longand Davidson sustains momentum andcreativity throughout.

This robustly two-handed pianist has agift for warm-hearted ballads, from theunabashedly romantic "Amazing You" tothe plush, tropically tinged "AmorBrasileiro." Davidson's wife is Brazilian,helping to explain his fondness for SouthAmerican rhythms and forms, which heemploys with practiced ease. The albumopens with a vigorous samba, "AlegriaBrasileira" and includes both bossa varia-tions—"Bossa Para Vocé" and "Bossa ParaCelia"—as well as tunes that suggest tangoand other Latin American rhythms.

Some of his selections tweak memoriesof other pieces, elusively on the suggestive-ly 6/8 "Comment Je t'Aime," and quite bla-tantly on the peppy, high-stepping "DiaFeliz," which borrows directly from the oftquoted and adapted "(Back Home in)Indiana." And he proves he can swing awaltz on his "Entradecer." Two standardsround out the album. Cole Porter's "I LoveYou" is given a tour de force at three dif-ferent tempos, while "Autumn Leaves"enjoys a rousing mid-tempo, totally two-handed rendition.

Roger Davidson has a release eventfor his new album at Caffé Vivaldi onApril 5. Junior Mance plays materialsfrom For My Fans, It’s All About Youat Saint Peter’s Church April 13.

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APOLLO THEATER: 253W 125th St. 212-531-5300. www.apollotheater.org. Apr 1 8pm & 33pm: Charlie Parker’s Yardbird; 10: 8pm NewYork City Jazz Festival feat The Real Gp; 14:8pm Esperanza Spalding & Emily’sD+Evolution; 22-23: 7:30pm Somi.

CASSANDRA’S JAZZ & GALLERY: 22567th Av (bet 132nd & 133rd Sts). 917-435-2250. www.cassandrasjazz.com. Sets:9&11pm except Sun 4pm, Mon 8pm-12am;free adm except $20 Sun, $10 Fri-Sat. Sun:Janice Marie Robinson & friends; Mon: Jam;Tues: John Webber All-Stars; Wed: DonaldSmith & friends; Thurs: Jam w/Dr. Dwight Qrt;Fri-Sat: Dr. Dwight Qrt w/spec guests.

CLEOPATRA’S NEEDLE: 2485 Bway (bet92nd & 93rd Sts). www.cleopatrasneedleny.com. 212-769-6969.

GIN FIZZ: 308 Lenox Av at 125th St. 2nd Fl.212-289-2220. www.ginfizzharlem.com. Sets:Wed 9&10:30pm, Thurs 10pm, Fri7&10:30pm, Sat 10pm; $10 adm except freeSat. Thurs: The Harlem Sessions by MarcCary; Sat: The Gin Fizz Harlem Dj SaturdayNight. Apr 1: Soul Understated feat Mavis“Swan” Poole; 6: The Underground Qnt; 8:Sweet Georgia Brown; 13: Vinnie Knight; 20:The Underground Qnt; 28: Uptown SoulLounge.

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. Apr 30: 7pm International Jazz Dayby The National Jazz Museum in Harlem featJonathan Batiste & guests.

NATIONAL JAZZ MUSEUM IN HARLEM:58W 129th St at Malcolm X Blvd. 212-348-8300. www.jmih.org. 7-8:30pm, $10 don.Tues: music & visual illustration series w/TimPorter, Joe Selly & Don Byron feat 04/5Sound, Architecture & Music, 04/12 UrbanDesign, Jazz & Creativity, 04/19 Jazz,Baroque Design & Beyond, 04/26 Jazz &Design as Global Forces. Apr 4: Desert IslandDiscs w/Chris Potter; 21: CannonballAdderley/The 1950s by Christian McBridefeat Julian “Cannonball” Adderley; 28: Afro-Beat/Fela Kuti & Tony Allen by SamNewsome feat Michael Veal.

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. Apr 5: Tulivuw/Seasoned Elegance Trio; 12: MelissaSlocum; 19: Kelvyn Bell; 26: Art Baron &friends

SHRINE: 2271 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd(bet 133rd & 134th Sts). 212-690-7807.www.shrinenyc.com. Sets: 6-8pm unless oth-erwise noted. Free adm. Residency (R): Sun5-8pm Jam w/Lu Reid. Apr 1: ValentinaMarino; 2: 7-8pm Brandon Coleman Trio; 3: R,8-11pm The Shrine Big Band; 4: New YorkJazz Workshop; 5: Elektrojazz; 6: 6-7pm AlanPlachta; 7: 6-7pm Amp Trio, 7-8pm ThreeLeaf, 8-9pm Giorgi Mikadze; 8: 6-7pm Tepa,7-8pm LoveTet; 9: 6-7pm Sinan Bakir, 7-8pmMoth To Flame; 10: R; 11: 6-7pm BradenSmith; 14: 6-7pm Larry Corban Electric Trio;15: 6-7pm Josiah Boornazian & BrandonSherman; 16: 6-7pm Alessandro Fadini Qrt, 7-8pm Alan Leatherman; 17: R; 19: 7-8pmAmanda Sprecher; 20: 7-8pm Ignacio Cacace;21: 7-8pm Three Leaf; 23: 7-8pm SigmarMatthiasson; 24: R; 28: Daniel Carter Band.

SILVANA: 300W 116th St at Frederick

UPPER MANHATTAN(Above 70th Street)

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Douglass Blvd. www.silvana-nyc.com. 646-692-4935. Sets: 6-8pm unless otherwisenoted. Free adm. Apr 1: 6-7pm Glauco LimaQrt, 7-8pm The Ullmann/McGorry Gp; 2: 6-7pm Jun Xiao, 7-8pm Candice Reyes; 3:David Neves, 8-9pm Yotam Ben-Or; 4: 6-7pmTakeshi Otani, 7-8pm Matt Snow Gp; 5: 6-7pm Low Key Qrt; 6: Elektrojazz, 8-9pm Dr.Gonzo; 7: Ron Wilkins; 8: 6-7pm OskarStenmark, 7-8pm The International Ens; 9:Noshir Mody; 10: 6-7pm Mia Mac; 12: AronCaceres; 13: Nick Grinder Gp; 14: McBone'sBones; 15: 6-7pm Andres Malagon Trio, 7-8pm Craig Yaremko Organ Trio; 16: 7-8pmDave Hassell Qnt; 17: Damian Cremisio Qrt;19: Jim Piela Project; 20: Charlie Rhyner; 21:Sebastian Cruz; 22: 6-7pm Tahira Clayton, 7-8pm Jure Pukl; 24: 7-8pm Jeff Mcgregor; 25:7-8pm Yvonnick Prene; 26: Hsinwei Chiang;27: Alex Woods; 28: Vitaly Golovnev; 29:Jacob Varmus Qrt; 30: Valentina Marino.

SMOKE JAZZ & SUPPER CLUB: 2751Bway (bet 105th & 106th Sts). 212-864-6662.www.smokejazz.com. Sets: Early (E), Late(L), Brunch (B); Mon E 7&9pm, L 10:30pm;Tues-Thurs E 7,9&10:30pm, L 11:30pm; Fri-Sat E 7,9&10:30pm, L 11:45pm&12:45am;Sun B 11:30am,1&2:30pm, E 7,9&10:30pm, L11:30pm. Adm/min vary. Residencies: (R)Mon E Captain Black Big Band, L SmokeJam; (R) Tues E Mike LeDonne & GrooverQrt, L Emmett Cohen Organ Trio & guests;Wed L 04/6&20 Lea DeLaria & House ofDavid, 04/13&27 Camille Thurman Qrt; ThursL Nickel & Dime OPS; Fri L 04/1,8&22 JohnFarnsworth Qrt, 04/15&29 Patience Higgins &Sugar Hill Qrt; Sat L Johnny O’Neal & friends;Sun B Annette St. John Trio, L WillermDelisfort Qrt. Apr 1-3: Bobby Watson Qrt; 4-5:R; 6-7: Charles Turner Qnt; 8-10: GeorgeColeman Qrt; 11-12: R; 13-14: FreddieHendrix Qrt; 15-17: JD Allen Qrt; 18-19: R;20-21: Jim Snidero Qnt; 22-24: Jeremy PeltQrt; 25-26: R; 27-28: Chris Turner; 29-May 1:Vincent Herring Qnt feat Jon Faddis.

SYMPHONY SPACE: 2537 Bway at 95th St.212-864-5400. www.symphonyspace.org. BarThalia (BT). Fri: BT 8-11pm $5 admExperimental Jazz Party & Jam w/MimiJones. Apr 1: 7pm Shunzo Ohno; 2: 7:30pmWooster Symphony w/Paquito D'Rivera; 3:BT 7&8:30pm $5 Marcus Goldhaber & MostlyMarcus feat Melissa Stylianou & RonJackson; 17: 8pm Columbia University JazzEnsembles w/John Faddis; 23 7pm, 242,4&8pm: Columbia University Jazz Ensem-bles.

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 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 6pm BarbaraCarroll. Apr 1-2: Alicia Olatuja; 5-9: PharoahSanders; 7: 6pm Joe Alterman Trio; 11: 7pmGabrielle Stravelli; 12-16: Karrin Allyson; 14:6pm Rob Silverman Qrt; 19-23:Yellowjackets; 21: 6pm Tom Tallitsch; 24:6pm The Matt & Brian Show; 26-30: BennyGreen Trio; 28: 6pm Bacha Mdzinarashvili.

CARNEGIE HALL: 57th St & 7th Av. 212-247-7800. www.carnegiehall.org. Apr 6: 8pm InesTrickovic & friends.

CLUB BONAFIDE: 212E 52nd St (bet 2nd &

(Between 35th & 69th Street)

MID-TOWN MANHATTAN

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3rd Avs). 3rd Fl. www.clubbonafide.com. 646-918-6189. Sets: unless otherwise noted SunEarly (E) 7pm, Late (L) 9pm, Mon-Sat E7:30pm, L 9:30pm, Late Night (LN) 11pm.Residencies (R): Sun L Brazilian Night w/DaviVieira; Mon African Night w/except 04/11 KofoThe Wonderman; Tues L Open Jam by BillTodd. Apr 1: Devin Bing & the Secret Service,L Noël Simoné Band of Friends, LN MattMalanowski Trio; 2: Emily Asher’s GardenParty feat Michele Zayla, Nadje NoordhuisTrio, Sean Cronin & Very Good, The NewWonders, Happy Orchestra; 3: Romero, L R;4: R; 5: PLS. Trio, L R; 6: Gracie Terzian, LThe Ted Chubb Band; 7: Carte Blanche, LNTomohiro Mori; 8: Big Fun(k) w/Don Braden &Karl Latham, LN The Chardavoine Band; 9:Sarah Elizabeth Charles, L Mike DiRubbo Qrt,LN André Carvalho Gp; 10: Audrey Silver, LR; 11: R w/Tosin & Afro-Groove Revival; 12:George Spanos Intergalactic Nucleus Trio, LR; 13: Thomas Galliano Qrt, L Jay Rodriguez& James Genus; 14: closed; 15: RobbyAmeen & the Days in Night Band, LN SergejAvanesov 4tet; 16: Alí Bello & The SweetWire Band, L Luiz Simas, LN Ada Pasternak;17: The NY Jazz Flutet, L R; 18-19: R; 20:Afro Bop Alliance, L Costas Baltazanis; 21:Dan Greenblatt Gp, L Marcus Machado; 22:Zem Audu, L Hans Lüdemann Trio Ivoire, LNAleks Fadini Gp feat Josiah Boornazian; 23:Possibilities, L Candice Hoyes Qrt; 24:Fernando Huergo Qnt, L R; 25: R; 26: RossKratter Jazz Orch, L R; 27: Samuel TorresGp, L Jay Rodriguez & James Genus; 28:Roxy Coss, L Svetlana & the Delancey Five,LN Xinlu Chen Qnt; 29: Frank Catalano/NirFelder Qrt, LN The Isak Gaines Electric Qnt;30: Gabriel Alegría Afro-Peruvian Sxt.

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, Students$15-30; Late Nights Sessions Tues-Wed $5,Thurs-Fri $10, Sat $20, Students Tues-Fri $5,Sat $10; $10 min. Apr 1-3: 04/3 $40 Uhadifeat Jazzmeia Horn; 4: Brubeck Institute JazzQrt; 5-6: Ryan Kisor Qnt; 7-10: 04/10 $40Tierney Sutton Band; 11: Manhattan Schoolof Music Jazz Orch; 12: North CarolinaCentral University Jazz Ens dir by IraWiggins; 13: Nancy Harms; 14-15: EdmarCastaneda Trio w/spec guest Andrea Tierra;16-17: Elio Villafranca; 18: Purchase JazzOrch dir by Jon Faddis & Todd Coolmanw/spec guest Gary Bartz; 19: $30 Jazz atLincoln Center Youth Orch; 20-23: Joe LockeQnt feat Kenny Washington; 24: ValeryPonomarev Jazz Big Band; 25: Terell Stafford& the Temple University Big Band w/specguest Ken Peplowski; 26-27: Ralph PetersonTrio feat the Curtis Brothers; 28: ChristianSands Trio; 29-May 1: Ulysses Owens, Jr. &friends. Late Night Sessions w/Apr 1-3:Brubeck Institute Jazz Qrt; 5-9: GabeSchnider; 12-16: Evan Sherman 04/12-13&15w/Entourage, 04/14&16 w/Big Band; 19-23:Camille Thurman & Darrell Green Trio; 26-30:Jonathan Barber.

IRIDIUM: 1650 Bway at 51st St. 212-582-2121.www.theiridium.com. Adm: $15/min, students1/2 price 2nd set Sun&Tues-Thurs. Apr 19:8:30pm $30/40 Bill Warfield & the Hell’sKitchen Jazz Orch feat Nicole Henry; 23:8:30pm $20 Divinity Roxx; 26: 8:30pm $25Hilary Kole; 28 8pm, 29 8&10pm: $25/35Hypnotic Brass Ens.

JAZZ AT KITANO: 66 Park Av at 38th St. 212-885-7119. www.kitano.com. Sets & adm: Sun12-2:30pm, Mon 8-11:30pm, Tues 8-11pm,Wed-Sat 8-9:15&10-11:15pm; Sun $40 buffet,

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Andrew Gould; 16: Sandro Albert; 17: R; 18:E Tommy Holladay, L Chiara Izzi; 19: E PeterAmos, L Nadav Peled; 20: E Paul JubongLee, L R; 21: E Junbeom Kim, L PatrickCornelius; 22: Jack Wilkins; 23: Ben Eunson;24: R; 25: E Mark Phillips, L Whitney James;26: E Alicyn Yaffee, L Isaac Darche; 27: ENanJo Lee, L R; 28: E Rodrigo Recabarren, LGioel Severini; 29: Paul Bollenback; 30: OrBareket.

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. Apr 1-3: OmarSosa Quarteto AfroCubano; 4: JacobShulman w/spec guests David Liebman &Ethan Iverson, 10:30pm Maurice “Mobetta”Brown; 5-10: John Scofield Qrt feat JohnMedeski; 11: Purchase Jazz Orch w/ToddCoolman; 12-13: Phony Ppl w/spec guests,10:30pm Mobb Deep & Phony Ppl; 14-17:The Manhattan Transfer; 18: Joyce Moreno &Kenny Werner; 19-24: Michel Camilo TrioLatino; 25: Berklee Rainbow All-Stars feat TiaFuller; 26: McCoy Tyner Trio; 27-May 1:Donald Harrison, Ron Carter & Billy CobhamTrio. Late Night Groove w/Apr 1: Lee Hogans;2: Loud Apartment; 8: Freelance; 9: DarrenLyons Gp; 15: Dahlia Dumont; 16: MattDickey & Try This At Home; 22: Joe Pino Qrt;23: Amalia Watty; 29: Underground Horns.Sunday Brunch w/Apr 3: Sarah McKenzie; 10:East Meets West feat Hiromi Suda Sxt; 17:East Meets West feat Yoko Miwa Trio; 24:East Meets West feat Martha Kato Ens.

CAFFE VIVALDI: 32 Jones St (bet Bleecker &4th St). www.caffevivaldi.com. 212-691-7538.Free adm. Sun: 1-3pm Jazz Brunch w/AfterHours, 9-11pm John Lander Trio. Apr 5: 7pmRoger Davidson.

The CAVE: At St. George’s. 209E 16th St atRutherford Pl. www.olmstedsalon.com. 2ndFri: 7:30&9:30pm $10 adm. Apr 8: RobertEdwards Big Band + Vanessa Perea.

CORNELIA STREET CAFÉ: 29 Cornelia St.212-989-9319. www.corneliastreetcafe.com.Sets unless otherwise noted: Sun&Mon-Thurs8:30pm, Fri-Sat 9&10:30pm. Adm varies. Apr1: Lage Lung & LL4; 2: Kris Davis Qrt; 3:Anna Webber & Simple Trio; 5: Tessa SouterTrio, 9:30pm Vicki Burns Trio; 6: Martin NevinGp, 9:30pm Sam Harris Trio; 7: Sofia RibeiroTrio; 8-9: Gilad Hekselman Zuperoctave; 10:Olli Soikkeli; 11: Lainie Cooke; 12: AnthonySmith/Michael Blanco Qrt, 9:30pm MichaelBlanco Qrt; 13: Eugenia Choe; 14: IgorLumpert & Innertextures; 15: Parks/Morgan/Sorey; 16: Rowboat; 17: 6pm Sarah BernsteinQrt, 8:30pm Fabio Gouvea; 20: NoahGarabedian & Big Butter and the Egg Men,9:30pm Adam Hopkins Sxt; 21: QuinsinNachoff Trio, 9:30pm Jeremy Powell Qnt; 22:Rhombal; 23: Jon Irabagon Trio; 24: DaveAmbrosio Trio; 26: Ergo; 27: Rafal SarneckiSxt, 9:30pm Kyle Nasser Qnt; 28: Arthur Vint& Associates; 29: Nate Radley Qrt; 30: MartaSanchez Qnt.

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); Sun E 6pm, L 9pm, N 1am;Mon E 6pm, L 9pm, N 12:30am; Tues-Wed E7pm, L 9pm, N 12:30am; Thurs&Sat E 7pm, L10pm, N 1:30am; Fri E 6pm, L 9pm +10:30pm, N 1:30am. Ev N: Jam. Residencies(R): Sun E Terry Waldo & Gotham City Band,N Brandon Lewis & Renee Cruz; Mon N BillyKaye; Tues E except 04/5 Saul Rubin Zebtet;Wed E Raphael D'Lugoff Trio + 1, N NedGoold; Fri 9pm Gospel Queens; Sat N GregGlassman. Apr 1: E Corin Stiggall Qnt, L R +

Mon free/$15 min, Tues free/$20 min, Wed-Thurs $15/20 min, Fri-Sat $30/20 min.Residencies (R): Sun Jazz Brunch 04/3&17w/Ms. Blu, 04/10&24 w/Tony Middleton; MonJam w/Iris Ornig; Tues: Chris Ziemba Solo.Apr 1-2: Roger Kellaway Trio; 3-5: R; 6: PaulJost Qrt; 7: Carl Bartlett Jr. Qrt; 8-9: DonFriedman/Peter Bernstein Qrt; 10-12: R; 13:Toku/John di Martino Qrt; 14: Mary FosterConklin Qrt; 15: Carol Fredette Qrt; 16:Barbara Fasano Qrt; 17-19: R; 20: MayaStoyanova Qrt; 21: Erena Terakubo Qrt; 22:Joyce Breach Trio feat Jon Weber; 23:Venessa Rubin Qrt; 24-26: R; 27: VadimNeselovskyi Trio feat Sara Serpa; 28: JonGordon Qrt; 29-30: Donny McCaslin/FrankKimbrough Qrt.

JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER: 10 ColumbusCr at 60th St. 5th Fl. www.jalc.org. 212-258-9800. Appel Room (AR), Rose Theater (RT).Apr 1-2: RT 8pm Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchw/Wynton Marsalis; 6: RT 7:30pm Steve Millerw/Jimmie Vaughan; 8-9: RT 8pm Bill Charlap;9: AR 7&9:30pm Steve Miller w/JimmieVaughan; 13 7pm, 14 7&9pm: AR MichaelFeinstein; 14-16: RT 8pm Jazz at LincolnCenter Orch w/Wynton Marsalis & Kate Davis;15-16: AR 7&9:30pm Catherine Russell Bandw/Carolyn Leonhart & La Tanya Hall.

SAINT PETER’S CHURCH: 619 LexingtonAv at 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: 5pm free Jazz Vespers. Apr 3: BirgittaFlick Qrt; 6: Lou Caputo Not-So-Big-Band; 10:Roosevelt Andre Credit & Choir; 13: JuniorMance; 16: 12-9pm $35 adm InternationalWomen in Jazz festival feat Grace Kelly, hon-oring Mercedes Ellington; 17: Emilio TeubalQrt; 20: Stan Rubin & Tigertown Five featBarry Bryson; 21: 7:30pm Duke EllingtonSociety; 24: Giuseppe De Gregorio Qrt; 27:Barry Harris.

TOMI JAZZ: 239E 53rd St (Bet 2nd & 3rd Avs).Lower level. www.tomijazz.com. 646-497-1254. Sets: Sun-Mon&Wed 8-11pm, Thurs 9-11:30pm, Fri 9pm-1am, Sat 8-10:30pm, addweekdays 9:40-11pm, Sat 11pm-1:30am.Adm: Sun-Mon&Wed free/$5 min, Thurs-Sat$10/10 min. Apr 9: Emi Takada Trio; 11: TheHighliners Qnt; 21: Scot Albertson Trio.

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 Ami Cervini; 1st Sat: E Ayana lowe;2nd Fri: E Tessa Souter; last Fri: E KendraShank. Apr 3: L Orlando le Fleming.

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. Apr1: Ben Monder; 2: Karl Latham; 3: R; 4: EDave Juarez, L Perry Beekman; 5: E KyleMoffatt, L Paul Jones; 6: E Arath Corral, L R;7: E Bobby Katz, L Syberen Van Muenster; 8:Ricardo Grilli; 9: Perry Smith; 10: R; 11: ERafal Sarnecki, L Dana Reedy; 12: E CarolineDavis, L Andrew Gould; 13: E Flavio Silva, LR; 14: E Yuto Kanazawa, L Matt Otto; 15: continued on page 20

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HARVARD PROFESSOR HENRYLouis Gates hosts a popular series on

PBS, Finding Your Roots, on which heinterviews famous people and traces theirancestry through genealogical researchand DNA analysis.

Regina Carter does the same thingthrough music.

The Detroit-born violinist was awardeda MacArthur "Genius" Grant in 2006 andhas worked with a wide range of artistsfrom Aretha Franklin, Lauryn Hill andMary J. Blige, to Kenny Barron, WyntonMarsalis, and her cousin, saxophonistJames Carter. She's on tour performingselections from her 2014 CD, SouthernComfort. The CD is a tribute to Carter'sgrandfather who was a coal miner inAppalachian Alabama, where Scot-Irish,Native and African Americans cast downtheir cultural buckets in the sonic soil.

She conducted family oral histories andlistened to field recordings of early gospelmusic, Cajun fiddle tunes and coal minersongs collected by folklorists Alan Lomaxand John Work III at the Library ofCongress. The result is a riveting reimag-ining of those mostly single-voiced, rawrecordings into an intelligently-designedand improvisationally impressive disc thatis equally down-home and up-south, fromthe Grand Ole Opry to Grand Boulevard.

"It was pretty amazing … to be trans-ported back in time," Carter says. "Thatwas as close as I was going to get, otherthan talking to him directly, to my grand-father."

The CD's 11 tracks form an intricatemusical quilt, from the Cajun-cadenced"Blues de Basile," Gram Parson's steelguitar-laced waltz, "Hickory Wind," andthe moody mid-tempo "See See Rider" tothe funkified "Trampin'" and "HonkyTonkin'" and the coal-mined counterpointof "Shoo-Rye."

"I had a couple of people say to me, 'Oh,you recorded a hillbilly record,'" Cartersays. "And I was totally offended by thatword. This is part of my history. This is myfamily. I'm proud of them."

At first blush, you might be at odds tofind a link between Southern Comfort andCarter's 2010 CD, Reverse Thread: herpowerful, Pan-African investigation of hermotherland ancestry. Though the CD fea-tures the incredible kora virtuoso, YacoubaSissoko, it is the accordion, which is alsofound in the folk music of Lesotho, Ghanaand Gabon, that appears on the two CDs,and highlights the power of culturalassimilation.

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throughout our cultures," Carter says. "Iplayed 'Cornbread Crumbled in Gravy'[from Southern], at Birdland and a bunchof tourists from Finland came up to mesaid they recognized the melody. Otherpeople would say they came from this partof the world, or this part of the south andknew that song. You just see how connect-ed we are."

Southern Comfort, Reverse Thread andI'll Be Seeing You: A Sentimental Journey,Carter's heart-rendered 2006 tribute to herdeceased mother, form a three-part encoreto Paganini after a Dream, her critically-acclaimed 2003 CD she recorded playingNiccolo Paganini’s legendary Guarneri vio-lin known as the Cannon and featuring themusic of Claude Debussy, Maurice Raveland Astor Piazzola.

The story of Carter's life-changingencounter with the Cannon, whichPaganini willed to the city of Genoa in1840, is the stuff of legend. ComposerAndrea Liberovici encouraged Carter totravel to Genoa to play the instrument.She endured grueling interrogations andinterviews before playing on the Cannon ata post-9/11 concert at the city's CarloFelice Opera House where she received astanding ovation. She was the first jazzmusician and the first African American toplay the revered violin.

"It was an amazing story and time,"Carter fondly recalls. "The Cannon had apowerful sound—a very deep sound. Andjust to know that Paganini had touched itand so many other violinists had playedthat instrument. I feel that when you playan instrument, a little bit of you gets leftbehind on it and in it."

Carter was well-primed to leave hermark on Paganini's instrument. A childprodigy, she performed with the DetroitCivic Orchestra, recorded and toured withthe 1970s R&B group Brainstorm and wasintroduced to jazz when she heard Jean-Luc Ponty and Stephane Grappelli at age16. She attended the New EnglandConservatory of Music, and earned her BAin Music from Oakland University inRochester MI, where she serves as Artistin Residence and will conduct a jazz work-shop in June. As she sees it, she's not onlyteaching jazz, she's teaching classicalmusic.

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By Ken Dryden, Ken Franckling, Seton Hawkins, Stephanie Vinson photo by Jimmy Katz, NYSQ by Gene Jackson, McCaslin by Nick Chao.

S P O T LANNA WEBBERCORNELIA STREET CAFÉ / APRIL 3The current new creative improvised jazz era is in a great place with artists likeBrooklyn's Anna Webber at the forefront. A saxophonist and flutist originally fromBritish Columbia, Webber sits on the cutting edge while avoiding precipitous falls intoclichés or honking. Her signature sound rests on the thorny, restless, riveting arenainspired by John Coltrane and Archie Shepp and, especially, her mentor GeorgeGarzone. As literate as she is inventive, Webber holds degrees from McGill Universityin Montreal, and dual Master's at the Manhattan School and the Jazz Institute Berlin.Whether recording for the Skirl label, leading, or contributing compositions to varioussmall ensembles, she is a force to be reckoned with. Webber fronts her Simple Trio,featuring rising star pianist Matt Mitchell, and the revered percussionist JohnHollenbeck. MGN

PHAROAH SANDERSBIRDLAND / APRIL 5-9When considering the titans of the tenor saxophone, the names Prez, Dexter andTrane may come to mind. Equally important in this pantheon is Pharoah Sanderswhose mix of free jazz, African rhythms and hard bop is unparalleled. With time spentas a sideman with Coltrane, Don Cherry and many others, Sanders' pedigree is incom-parable, in a class all its own. Sanders has demonstrated his unique style on morethan 40 albums as a leader including 1969's Karma, which JazzTimes selected in 2012as one of the “50 Most Important Tenor Saxophone Albums in Jazz History.” At age75, Sanders shows no signs of slowing down and continues to be the free jazz force ofnature that audiences at Birdland will surely adore. EW

JUMAANE SMITHRIDGEFIELD PLAYHOUSE / APRIL 8A thrilling and exuberant voice on the trumpet, Jumaane Smith is a chameleonicartist capable of anything from high-energy, hard-swinging jazz to more mellow R&B-infused endeavors. A onetime protégé of Wynton Marsalis and a current collaboratorof Michael Bublé, Smith has commanded respect and admiration from all walks ofmusic. Slowly but surely, he has begun to step into his own as a bandleader, notablywith the critically acclaimed I Only Have Eyes for You, an outing that saw the hornmaestro tackling standards with interpretations that draw in equal parts from popand jazz. Many lesser artists have tried and failed to fuse these worlds in artisticallysatisfying ways; Smith is indeed a rare individual whose unique vision and chopsafford him crossover success paired with profound musical insights. SH

EHUD ASHERIEMEZZROW / APRIL 12Ehud Asherie is one of the most versatile pianists of his generation due to his abilityto play a wide range of jazz styles with authority, especially stride and swing. AnIsraeli who was raised in the U.S., Asherie is primarily self-taught. He has consis-tently developed fresh approaches to standards, timeless jazz works and overlookedgems on his recordings, while his inventive spirit makes him a player of choice by vet-erans like Ken Peplowski, Harry Allen and Grant Stewart. As a young man, he spentmany nights at Smalls playing in jam sessions into the wee hours, where he was men-tored by the late pianist Frank Hewitt. Asherie performs songs from his new CD,Shuffle Along, Eubie Blake's 1921 Broadway hit, along with clarinetist EvanChristopher and vocalist Hilary Gardner. KD

LEA DELARIASMOKE / APRIL 6 AND 20The general public knows Lea DeLaria as one of the principal actors on the acclaimedmade for television prison drama Orange Is the New Black. Music listeners have beenappreciating DeLaria for a much longer period as a recording artist for the Sh-K Boomlabel. She's a blues belter and hard swinging jazz vocalist, spinning tales of lovedashed to the rocks. In between serious video production, she'll head for two gigs atSmoke to feed the singing side of her creative persona. DeLaria equally delights andcajoles her audiences, employing a bawdy bravado of perhaps a boisterous styleinspired by Anita O'Day on steroids. Her band is not as well-known but pulls nopunches, comprising pianist Chris Zamba, bassist Dylan Shamat and drummer AaronKimmel. MGN

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L I G H TTHE MANHATTAN TRANSFERBLUE NOTE / APRIL 14-17The Manhattan Transfer, the first album by the vocal quartet, was released in late1975. Over the last 40 years, the group has garnered ten Grammy Awards and numer-ous best-selling recordings. It has upheld and popularized the high musical standardsof jazz vocal group singing, especially vocalese: the challenging art of singing lyrics setto recorded jazz solos. Nit-pickers might say that Lambert, Hendricks & Ross developedand were the gold standard of vocalese, but The Manhattan Transfer has had moreimpact in bringing the style to a mass audience. They carry on impeccably today,despite the death of founder Tim Hauser in 2014. He's been replaced by Trist Curliss,who joins veteran members Janis Siegel, Alan Paul and Cheryl Bentyne. GK

NEW YORK STANDARDS QUARTET SMALLS / APRIL 28Celebrating ten years together as a working band, the New York Standards Quartet(NYSQ) plays their arrangements on a range of modern mainstream jazz as well asoriginals. Their new CD for the British Whirlwind label sports the double (or triple)entendre title Power of 10, but a previous recording, The New Straight Ahead, gives youa clearer picture of their intent and purpose. Influenced by the hard bop/post-bop soundfrom the Blue Note/Prestige record catalogues, NYSQ updates this approach to jazzwith a "new thing" concept from the stable of Impulse era 1960s artists à la SonnyRollins or John Coltrane. NYSQ is saxophonist Tim Armacost, pianist David Berkman,bassist Michael Janisch and drummer Gene Jackson, veteran musicians who knowtheir stuff, inside and outside. MGN

BILL O'CONNELLSUBROSA / APRIL 25Pianist Bill O'Connell is one of the more versatile pianists on the Latin jazz scene,working over the years with Mongo Santamaria, Dave Valentin, Gato Barbieri, the FortApache Band and most recently, trombonist Conrad Herwig's "Latin Side of" projects.While O'Connell has mainstream touring credits with Chet Baker and Sonny Rollins,among others, the predominant Latin side of his 40-year career makes him a naturalfor Subrosa's Latin Jazz Monday series. O'Connell, a highly regarded composer andarranger who always is pushing the stylistic envelope, is featured with his Latin JazzAll-Stars, a sextet that released its latest CD, Heart Beat, in January on Savant.O'Connell's band includes Herwig, saxophonist Steve Slagle, bassist Luques Curtis,drummer Richie Barshay and Cuban conguero Roman Diaz. KF

DONNY McCASLINJAZZ AT KITANO / APRIL 29-30Tenor saxophonist Donny McCaslin's angular, intense and swinging sound has beenevolving for three decades. He is well known to modern jazz insiders, but found agrander spotlight when his quintet backed pop singer-songwriter David Bowie on hisjazz-infused final recording project, Blackstar. McCaslin led the instrumental unit, butwas a sideman to conceptualist Bowie. This gig finds him in a prominent sideman rolewith pianist Frank Kimbrough. The two men have worked together for more than 20years on a range of musical adventures including Maria Schneider's Jazz Orchestra andRyan Truesdell's Gil Evans Project. At Jazz at Kitano, Kimbrough's quartet honors latesaxophonist Joe Henderson with its interpretations of his songbook. Bassist JayAnderson and drummer Billy Drummond round out the band. KF

WILL VINSONJAZZ GALLERY / APRIL 26A player at once sensitive and intensely resolute, saxophonist/composer, Will Vinson,enters a new artistic dimension every time he plays. His creative harmonic expressionexplores paths of receptivity and collaboration, while his rhythmic manipulation openshis compositions to further spontaneity and discovery. In addition to his own projectsand recordings that have featured distinctive voices including Aaron Parks, ShaiMaestro, Ari Hoenig, Jeff Ballard, Mike Moreno, Kurt Rosenwinkel, and his critically-acclaimed OWL trio, Vinson regularly collaborates with other artists of equal depth ofexpression, including masters Gonzalo Rubacala and Miguel Zenón. He appeared onRubacala's Grammy-nominated records, Suite Caminos and Charlie (5Passion) and onZenón's Identities Are Changeable (Miel Music). His quintet features Moreno on guitar,Maestro on piano, Matt Penman, bass and Ballard on drums. SJ

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Wilner Solo, 04/14&21 Ehud Asherie Solo, NDavis Whitfield; Fri E 04/1,15&29 SachaPerry Solo, 04/8&22 Ehud Asherie Solo, NJohnny O'Neal; Sat E Spike Wilner w/guests.Apr 1-2: Todd Coolman/Bill Mays; 3: DaynaStephens; 4: Lage Lund; 5: Dan Tepfer/ChrisPotter; 6: Myron Walden; 7: Don Friedman; 8-9: Gerald Clayton; 10: Emmett Cohen; 11:Sullivan Fortner; 12: Ehud Asherie; 13: SamYahel; 14: Mark Soskin; 15-16: MikeLeDonne; 17: Randy Ingram; 18: EvanChristopher; 19: Harvey Diamond; 20:Dominick Faranacci; 21: Frank Amsellam; 22-23: Andy Bey; 24: Ben Van Gelder; 25: TardoHammer; 26: Champian Fulton; 27: BrynRoberts; 28: Jonathan Kreisberg; 29-30:Michael Weiss.

NEW YORK CITY BAHA’Í CENTER: 53E11th St (bet Bway & University). 212-222-5159. www.bahainyc.org. Tues: 8&9:30pm$10/15 adm. Apr 5: Hal Galper Trio; 12: CharliPersip Big Band Super Sound.

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. Apr 3: Roz Corral w/PeteMcCann & Lorin Cohen; 10: Double Bass,Double Voice feat Emily Braden, NancyHarms & Steve Whipple; 17: Lainie Cooke;24: Roz Corral w/Freddie Bryant & NealMiner.

SMALLS JAZZ CLUB: 183W 10th St at 7thAv. 212-252-5091. www.smallslive.com. Sets:1-3pm Sun; Afternoon (PM) Sun 4:30-7pm,Fri-Sat 4-7pm; Early (E) except Tues 7:30-10pm, Tues E 7:30-9pm; Late (L) except Tues10:30pm-1am, Tues 9:30pm-12am; Night (N)Sun 1-3am, Mon 1-4am, Tues 12:30-3am,Wed-Sat 1:30-4am; Jam following N. Admvaries. Residencies (R): Sun 1pm Vocal mas-terclass by Marion Cowings, E Johnny O'NealTrio, N except 04/24 Hillel Salem; Mon Lexcept 04/25 Ari Hoenig, N 04/4&18 JonathanMichel, 04/11&25 Jonathan Barber; Tues NNext Generation Sessions 04/5&19 w/CoreyWallace DUBtet, 04/12&26 w/Kyle Poole &friends; Wed N 04/6&20 w/Sanah Kadour,04/13&27 w/Aaron Seeber; Thurs N Jam; FriPM Jam 04/1,15&29 w/Andrew Forman,04/8&22 w/Tuomo Uusitalo; Sat PM Jam04/2,16&30 w/Jonathan Thomas Trio,04/9&23 w/Robert Edwards, N 04/2,16&30w/Philip Harper, 04/9&23 w/Brooklyn Circle.Apr 1: PM R, E Michael Weiss Qrt, L PhilipHarper Gp, N Lawrence Leathers Trio; 2: PMR, E Hal Galper's Youngblood Qrt, L PhilipHarper Gp, N R; 3: 1pm R, PM Ai MurakamiTrio feat Sacha Perry, E R, L Saul Rubin Qrt,N R; 4: E Matt Geraghty Qrt, L-N R; 5: E EhudAsherie Trio, L Theo Hill Trio, N R; 6: E AdamBirnbaum Qnt, L Tommaso Cappellato Qrt, NR; 7: E Adam Birnbaum Qnt, L Ken FowserQnt, N R; 8: PM R, E Ralph Lalama & Bop-Juice, L Orrin Evans Gp, N Joe Farnsworth;9: PM R, E Bill Moring & Way out East, LOrrin Evans Gp, N R; 10: 1pm R, PM EyalVilner Big Band, E R, L Fabien Mary Qnt, NR; 11: E Glenn Zaleski Trio, L-N R; 12: ESpike Wilner Trio, L The Smalls Legacy Band,N R; 13: E Nate Radley Qnt, L Jared GoldTrio, N R; 14: E Steve Davis Qnt, L NickHempton Qrt, N R; 15: PM R, E GregoryTardy Trio, L Steve Davis Qnt, N Eric WyattQrt; 16: PM R, E Fukushi Tainaka Qrt, L SteveDavis Qnt, N R; 17: 1pm R, PM Ai MurakamiTrio feat Sacha Perry, E R, L Behn Gillece Qrt,N R; 18: E Avi Rothbard Trio, L-N R; 19: EJeremy Manasia Trio, L Abraham Burton Qrt,N R; 20: E Myron Walden Gp, L HaroldMabern Trio, N R; 21: E Richard SussmanQnt, L JC Stylles Qrt, N R; 22: PM R, E BobDeMeo Gp, L Melissa Aldana Qrt, N Joe

Jared Gold/Dave Gibson, N Craig Wuepper;2: E Paul Nowinski Qnt, L Raphael D'lugoffQnt, N R; 3: E R, 8:30pm Jade Synstelien &FCBB, N R; 4: E Ben Patterson, L tba, N R; 5:E Ai Murakami Qrt, L John Benitez, N YoshiWaki; 6: E R, L Groover Trio, N R; 7: E Toku,L Saul Rubin Zebtet, N Ray Parker; 8: E AlexHoffman Qnt, L R + Mimi Jones, N ReidTaylor; 9: E Tal Ronen, L Christopher McBride& the Whole Proof, N R; 10: E R, L GerryGibbs, N R; 11: E tba, L Ned Goold Qrt, N R;12: E R, L Peter Brainin & the Latin JazzWorkshop, N tba; 13: E R, L Harold MabernTrio, N R; 14: E tba, L Greg Glassman Qnt, Ntba; 15: E tba, L R + tba, N tba; 16: E-L tba, NR; 17: E R, L tba, N R; 18: E tba, L GeorgeBraith, N R; 19: E R, L-N tba; 20: E R, L TheDon Hahn/Mike Camacho Band, N R; 21: tba;22: E Duane Eubanks Qnt, L R + tba, N tba;23: E-L tba, N R; 24: E R, L tba, N R; 25: E-Ltba, N R; 26: E R, L Itai Kriss & Gato Gordo,N John Benitez's Latin Bop; 27: E R, L tba, NR; 28: tba; 29: E tba, L R + tba, N tba; 30: E-L tba, N R.

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.Apr 1: Jeff Taylor; 2: Maria Grant; 5: GuilhemFlouzat & Portraits and Songs; 7: ChristopherZuar Orch; 8-9: Lee Konitz Qrt; 12: OkkyungLee Trio; 14: Joe Dyson Gp; 15: PeterBernstein, Larry Goldings & Bill Stewart; 16:Matt Brewer Gp; 21: Mentoring seriesw/Aaron Parks Gp feat Joel Ross; 22-23:weekend of solos feat 04/22 7:30pm FabianAlmazan, 8:15pm Victor Gould, 9pm KrisDavis, 04/23 7:30pm Aaron Parks, 8:15pmKris Davis, 9pm Luis Perdomo; 26: WillVinson Gp; 28: Linda Oh Qrt; 29: MarioCastro; 30: Dayna Stephens.

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 $30, Mon $25, Wed-Sat$35. Residencies: Sun 1-3pm Jazz for Kids;Mon (R) Mingus Monday feat Mingus BigBand. Apr 1-3: 04/2 + 11:30pm Ravi Coltrane;4: R; 5-10: 04/10 $35 The Bad Plus; 11: R;12: $25 Pedro Giraudo Big Band; 13-17: AnatCohen Tnt; 18: R; 19-21: SFJAZZ Collective;22-24: 04/22-23 $30 Patricia Barber Qrt; 25:R; 26-27: $25 Avishai Cohen Qrt; 28-May 1:Billy Hart Qrt.

JOE’S PUB: At Public Theater. 425 LafayetteSt & Astor Pl. www.joespub.com. 212-967-7555. Adm varies. Apr 6: 9:30pm Jeff Lederer& Brooklyn Blowhards.

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. Apr 2: E SonyaPerkins, L Vivian Reed; 5: L R; 6: L KateChaston; 9: 1pm Michelle Lordi; 12: L R; 16:E Steve Washington; 17: 4pm JonathanKarrant, L Wren Marie Harrington; 19: L R;21: L Perez; 23: E Antoinette Montague; 26: LR.

MEZZROW: 163W 10th St (bet 7th Av &Waverly Pl). www.mezzrow.com. 646-476-4346. Sets/adm: Early (E), Late (L), Night (N);Sun E 7:30-9pm, L 9:30pm-12am, Mon E7:30-9pm, L 9:30pm-12am, N 12-1am, Tues E7:30-10:30pm, L 11pm-12am, Wed E 7:30-10:30pm, L 11pm-12:30am, Thurs E 7:30-9pm, L 9:30pm-12am, N 12-1:30am, Fri-Sat E7:30-9pm, L 9:30pm-12am, N 12:30-2am;adm E free except Tues $20, L $20, N $10.Residencies: Sun E 04/3&17 PasqualeGrasso Solo 04/10&24 Saul Rubin Solo; MonE John Merrill w/guests, N Theo Hill; Tues-Wed L “Polite” Jam; Thurs E 04/7&21 Spike

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SOME JAZZ SINGERS IMPRESSyou with their incredible voices which

are gifted with sounds that can only beproduced by the most exquisite musicalinstruments. Others overwhelm us withsheer emotional force. Tierney Sutton com-mands a fine musical instrument in hervoice, but it is not an overpowering one.And she can invest a song with emotionsyou never knew were there. But herstrongest suits are subtlety and intelli-gence. Sutton can take a song that youassume you know everything about, like"Get Happy," and give it a unique twistthat makes you hear it in a completelynew way.

While Sutton's approach to jazz isunique and intelligent, unlike manysingers, she is no diva, imperiously reign-ing over her band and dictating everynuance of her and their performances.

"The essence of jazz is collaboration,"Sutton says from her home in California."Every jazz performance is more than thesum of its parts." So she thinks of herrecords as collaborative projects, not justsinger's albums. That's why she has a fair-ly unusual arrangement with the musi-cians she's worked with for more than twodecades. "We came up with a businessmodel," she says, "The Tierney SuttonBand (TSB) is a corporation, with everyone of us [pianist Christian Jacobs, drum-mer Ray Brinker and bassists Trey Henryand Kevin Axt] invested in the corporationand final product. We've been incorporatedover ten years now and we consult togeth-er on everything. Like repertory, if some-one doesn't like a piece, it doesn't get

played. I wanted the guys to be playingmusic they loved; wanted them to shineand enjoy the gigs. And it's been amazinghow much they all bring to the table."

The Tierney Sutton Band developsarrangements in collaboration. Sutton saysshe may suggest a song, then one of themusicians may begin a vamp or play somechords. For an example she sites "You AreMy Sunshine," reharmonized by Jacobs ina minor key because, as she notes, it isthought of as an upbeat song but when youconsider the last line, "'I hung my head andcried.' There's a lot of pathos there, and theminor key brings it out."

Sutton is also proud that one of the cre-dos of the band is "we never do the sameshow twice. We have over 150 arrange-ments to choose from and we're alwaysbringing new things in." They also like tosize up the audience, acoustics of thevenue and even the condition of the pianoin helping to determine their repertory forthe show. "In places we don't play often,it's always great to feel you're servingsomebody.

"It's a very different band in the liveshows than on the recordings," sheexplains. "The shows are much moreimprovisational and we're always workingthe new material in that we're going torecord. But every album is a kind ofmoment and mood; it's important to realizethat whatever you're doing it's a momentin time and you can't try to put the wholekitchen sink on everything. My favoritealbums are of the moment and have amood throughout."

For instance, her latest offering, ParisSessions, is with the duo of TSB memberAxt on bass and the Parisian guitaristSerge Merlaud. The original intent was torecord a couple of songs for Sutton's JoniMitchell project, After Blue, made withouther band. But they ended up recording awhole CD, jettisoning tracks that did notfit the mellow mood. "I decided I wanted areal moody album," she says, "it's the onealbum I've done that can get you to loweryour blood pressure."

Currently Sutton is performing some ofher music with big bands in occasional con-certs as well as developing material on theroad with the TSB for an upcoming discdevoted to the music of Sting. "We werelooking for someone related to jazz on somedeeper level so we can do what we do buthave it come together in an interestingway. As it's turning out, Miles Davis isinserting himself in a lot of the arrange-ments." She also hopes to do some datesthis summer with singer Kate McGarryand her guitarist husband plus bassist Axt.

The Tierney Sutton Band appearsApril 7-10 at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola,where their sets will probably includesome of the new Sting material they'reworking on.

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I-BEAM: 168 7th St. www.ibeambrooklyn.com.Sets: 8:30pm $15 don. Apr 1-2: AndreaParkins Duo & Trio; 9: Josh Sinton Solo,9:15pm Jermiah Cymerman Solo, 10pmJeremiah Cymerman/Josh Sinton; 15: 8pmAaron Irwin Qrt, 9:30pm Weathervest; 16:8pm Jay Rattman/Can Olgun, 9:30pmWeathervest; 23: Joe Morris & Arcade; 28:Aaron Irwin Trio & Jeff Davis Trectangle.

JAZZ 966: 966 Fulton St. 917-593-9776.www.jazz966.com. Fri: 8:15&10:15pm $15don. Apr 1: Ray Abrams Big Band featTulivu.

SEEDS: 617 Vanderbilt Av. www.seedsbrooklyn.org. Apr 19: 9pm $10 adm Jazz GalleryMentoring series w/Aaron Parks feat JoelRoss.

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. Apr 5: E Frank Basile Sxt, L-N JohnYao & His 17-piece Instrument; 6: E HorseTors, L Gabriel Zucker, N Adam O’ Farrill &Guy Mintus; 7: 8pm Jazz Gallery Mentoringseries w/Aaron Parks feat Joel Ross; 8: 8pmTake Off Collective, 8:45pm Rosa, N MarkoDjordjevic & Sveti; 10: E-L Muzik ExportAssociation; 11: L Jure Pukl Qrt w/specguest Melissa Aldana; 12: E $8 Matt KellyQrt, L Window; 13: 8pm University ofQueensland Big Band feat Randy Brecker;14: E $12 David Fiuczynski w/spec guestRudresh Mahanthappa, L Patrick Brennan &transparency kestra, N Trout Cake; 15: EVinegar Mother, L Kate Yeager; 18: EDownPly; 19: E-L Shai Maestro; 20: $8 LAlon Yavnai; 25: E Berta Moreno Qnt featShai Maestro & Jason Rigby; 27: E $8Bumgardner/Gillingham/Parks Trio; L FilipeDuarte Gp, N Craig Brann; 28: L Ziv Ravitz.

SISTAS’ PLACE: 456 Nostrand Av atJefferson Av. www.sistasplace.org. 718-398-1766. Sets: 9&10:30pm adm. Apr 2: AwaSangho; 8: Tribute to Randy Weston; 9:Anthony Wonsey; 16: Sistas' Place JazzFestival & Central Brooklyn Jazz Festivalfeat 04/16 Don Braden & Vanessa Rubin,04/22 Brandon Sanders, 04/23 VincentChancey All-Stars, 04/30 Ahmed Abdullah &Diaspora feat Donald Smith.

WILLIAMSBURG MUSIC CENTER: 367Bedford Av. www.wmcjazz.org. 718-384-1654. 10pm-2am. Fri: free adm/2 drink minJam w/Gerry Eastman Qnt & friends. Apr 15-30: Central Brooklyn Jazz Festival.

The 9th NOTE JAZZ & SUPPER CLUB:15 Bank St. Stamford. www.the9thnote.com.203-504-8828. Apr 9: 9pm Jimmy Cobb Qrt;14: 8pm Jumaane Smith; 20: 8pm GeorgeGee Swing Orch; 23: 9pm George ColemanQrt; 29: 9pm Ralph Peterson Trio &Triangular III.

RIDGEFIELD PLAYHOUSE: 80 East Ridge.Ridgefield. www.ridgefieldplayhouse.org.203-438-5795. Sets: 8pm. Apr 8: JumaaneSmith; 10: Christian McBride Trio.

The SIDE DOOR JAZZ CLUB: At Old LymeInn. 85 Lyme St. Old Lyme. 860-434-0886.www.thesidedoorjazz.com. Sets: 8:30pm.Apr 1: Bobby Broom Trio; 2: Allan Harris; 7:8pm Dr. Lonnie Smith; 8: Matt Baker Trio; 9:Eddie Allen Qnt; 15: Renee Rosnes Qrt; 16:Manuel Valera Trio; 22: Transient Beings;23: Karrin Allyson; 24: 8pm DelfeayoMarsalis; 29: Christian Sands Trio; 30: DaveLiebman Expansions Qnt.

Farnsworth; 23: PM R, E Lines Of Reason, LMelissa Aldana Qrt, N R; 24: 1pm R, PMGeorge Gee Swing Orch, E R, L DavidGibson Qnt, N tba; 25: E Matt Pavolka &Horns Band, L Joel Frahm Gp, N R; 26: ESpike Wilner Trio, L Josh Evans Gp, N R; 27:E Eliot Zigmund Gp, L Rob Garcia 4, N R; 28:E David Berkman & The New York StandardsQrt, L Craig Wuepper Qrt, N R; 29: PM R, ERay Gallon Trio, L Alex Sipiagin Qnt, NCharles Ruggiero Qrt; 30: PM R, E RichieVitale Qnt, L Alex Sipiagin Qnt, N R.

The STONE: 2nd St at Av C. www.thestonenyc.com. Adm varies. Sun&Tues-Sat:8&10pm weekly residencies. Sun: 3pmexcept 4pm 04/17 John Zorn & friends. Apr1-3: Meg Okura; 5-10: Frank London; 12-17:Andy Biskin; 18: 8pm John Zorn's Bagatelles;19-24: Ned Rothenberg; 25: 8pm Richard"Duck" Baker Solo; 26-May 1: ScottRobinson.

VILLAGE VANGUARD: 178 7th Av S at 11thSt. 212-255-4037. www.villagevanguard.com. Sets: 8:30&10:30pm. Adm: Mon-Thurs$30/1 drink min. Residency (R): MonVanguard Jazz Orch. Apr 1-3: Tom Harrell; 4:R; 5-10: Harold Mabern Trio; 11: R; 12-17:Scott Colley Qrt; 18: R; 19-24: Eric Reed Qrt;26-May 1: Trio 3.

ZINC BAR: 82W 3rd St (bet Thompson &Sullivan). 212-477-8337. www.zincbar.com.Sets: Early (E) 7pm except Sat 8pm +9,11pm&12:30am except Fri 8pm, Mon +2am. Adm varies. Residencies: Sun TangoTrio & Milonga, Mon 10pm-2am Ron AffifTrio, Tues 10pm Evolution Band + Jamw/Igmar Thomas, Thurs 12am Roman DiazMidnight Rumba, Sat 8pm Misha PiatigorskyTrio + Monika Oliveira & The Brasilians. Apr4: 10pm-2am VandoJam feat Gary Smulyan;8: Dimitri Vassilakis Qrt; 15: 10pm-1am SethWeaver Big Band feat Sveltana; 22: 8pmLaura Andrea Leguía Afro-Peruvian JazzOrch, 10pm Gabriel Alegría Afro-PeruvianSxt, 12am Saxofón Criollo.

BAMCAFÉ: 30 Lafayette Av. 718-636-4100.www.bam.org. Sets: 9pm free adm. Apr 15:The New Cookers; 22: Kenyatta Beasley &The Frank Foster Project; 23: E.J. Strickland& Transient Beings.

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.Apr 1: 10pm Big Lazy; 6: 8pm Andy Statman;9: 8pm Lucian Ban Transylvianian Concertw/Jorge Sylvester; 17: 7pm Jessica Fichot;20: 8pm Tom Swafford & String Power; 21:10pm Chris Speed Band feat Jesse Quarrto;22: 8pm The Regional de NY, 10pmSupermambo.

BROOKLYN CENTER FOR THE PER-FORMING ARTS: At Brooklyn College.Campus Rd & Hillel Pl. 718-951-4500.www.brooklyncenter.org. Apr 16: 8pm $35adm Regina Carter & Southern Comfort.

BROOKLYN CONSERVATORY OFMUSIC: 58 7th Av. www.bqcm.org. 718-622-3300. 1st Fri: 7pm $5 adm Open Stage. Apr23: 8pm $10 adm Connection Works pres-ents Brooklyn Jazz Wide Open series featMichel Gentile FLOW.

CENTRAL BROOKLYN JAZZ CONSOR-TIUM: 718-569-1896. www.centralbrooklynjazzconsortium.org. Apr 15-May 15: CentralBrooklyn Jazz Festival.

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

Bernstein photo by Jordi Suol.

PETER BERNSTEIN TRIOBETHANY BAPTIST CHURCH / APRIL 2Guitarist Peter Bernstein has been part of the New York jazz scene for more thantwo decades. His considerable talents have been heard alongside Joshua Redman,Diana Krall, Sonny Rollins, Jimmy Cobb and Lou Donaldson. He is documented onmore than 80 recordings, including several with organ great Dr. Lonnie Smith andfive with Melvin Rhyne who worked with Wes Montgomery. Bernstein's own organtrio, with Larry Goldings and Bill Stewart, was hailed as the best of the last decadeby the New York Times. In this setting, Bernstein takes pride in deconstructing aMiles Davis or Thelonious Monk tune, expressing himself with an economy oflines—with stunning results. In Newark, the guitarist with organist MikeLeDonne and drummer Willie Jones III won't be beholden to any particular era.

BERNARD PURDIE SHANGHAI JAZZ / APRIL 29Growing up as the 11th of 15 children, drummer Bernard "Pretty" Purdie knewearly he'd have to bang the drum loudly to be heard. Those early attempts at atten-tion resulted in Purdie becoming a star of jazz, soul and rock, appearing on morethan 3,000 recordings. His funky soul beat has provided the shuffle-boil to albumsby Aretha Franklin, B.B. King, Steely Dan, Larry Coryell, Joe Cocker, Hall &Oates, Herbie Mann, Miles Davis and Dizzy Gillespie, among countless others. Hisbook, Let The Drums Speak (Prettymedia) is a primer for all who desire to put therhythm in the riff. Purdie's Soul to Jazz and Soul to Jazz II recordings (Act) are fullof the fatback rhythms he's known for. Expect some Purdie good cookin' with histrio in Madison.

MICHEL CAMILONJPAC / APRIL 17Pianist Michel Camilo's work is familiar to both jazz and classical fans. He can dis-play warp-speed runs, on classics like "I Got Rhythm," "Caravan," "Take Five" or"Love for Sale," then move things to a delicate hush on a silky ballad. Camilo's per-formance with the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra, Rhapsody in Blue (Telarc), is anawesome demonstration of technique and touch in a large setting. On Solo (Telarc),Camilo shows he keeps his ears open, whether interpreting standards, Brazilianmusic or his own inventive originals. As Camilo says of the solo experience, "I startquietly, to attract the listener into the music. Once they're with me, they're in forthe whole ride." For this solo ride, expect the piano to collapse in defeat.

THE COOKERSTRUMPETS / APRIL 8Everything old is new again. For musicians true to the jazz canon, that's what thecreative mind is about. What happens when you get seven like minds together, eachwith a unique voice, collectively amassing over 250 years of experience with ArtBlakey, Max Roach, Charles Lloyd, Herbie Hancock and Lee Morgan? Nate Chinenof the New York Times says, "a dream team of forward leaning hard bop!" TheCookers are drummer Billy Hart, bassist Cecil McBee, pianist George Cables, altosaxophonist Jaleel Shaw, tenor saxophonist Billy Harper and trumpeters EddieHenderson and David Weiss. As Weiss says of the group, "The process of rehears-ing this music and then performing or recording it is an amazing experience withsurprises at every turn." A band like this doesn't just push play, they come to play.

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NEW JERSEY PERFORMING ARTS CEN-TER: 1 Center St. Newark. 888-466-5722.www.njpac.org. Apr 9: 6&8:30pm $50-70 admLea DeLaria; 17: 4&7pm $55 Michel CamiloSolo; 22: 8pm $15 PoemJazz feat RobertPinsky & Laurence Hobgood; 23: 12:30pmWBGO Kids Jazz Concert feat Don Braden.

SOPAC: 1 SOPAC Way. South Orange. 973-313-2787. www.sopacnow.org. Apr 5:7:30pm $5 adm Seton Hall University FacultyJazz Ens; 17: 7pm $15 James Gibbs III; 24:7pm $15 Radam Schwartz; 30: 8pm $45-65Juan de Marcos & The Afro-Cuban All Starsfeat Members of the Buena Vista Social Club.

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. Apr1: Michael Lington; 2: Paul Abler; 3: 3-6pmPeter Furlan Qnt & the Rockland Youth JazzEns w/guest Duane Eubanks, 7:30pm ScottReeves Jazz Orch; 5: 7pm Jazz House KidsChica Power!; 8: The Cookers; 9: Mike LongoFunk Band; 16: Dee Lucas; 22: EnricoGranafei Qrt.

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

MIDDLESEXThe NEW BRUNSWICK JAZZ PROJECT:

www.nbjp.org.

MONMOUTHCOUNT BASIE THEATRE: 99 Monmouth St.

Red Bank. www.countbasietheatre.org. 732-842-9000. Apr 6: 7:30pm The ManhattanTransfer & Take 6; 16: 8pm EsperanzaSpalding & Emily's D+Evolution.

MORRISBICKFORD THEATRE: 6 Normandy Heights

Rd. Morristown. 973-971-3706. Concerts 8-9:30pm. www.njjs.org. $15/18 adm. Apr 11:Marlene verPlanck Trio feat Warren Vaché;25: Carrie Jackson, Nancy Nelson & SandySasso.

MAYO PERFORMING ARTS CENTER: 100South St. Morristown. www.mayoarts.org.973-539-8008. Apr 1: 8pm $150-79 admYanni; 8: 8pm $89-39 The ManhattanTransfer Meets Take 6.

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: except04/19 John Korba; Apr 1: Grover Kemble/Jerry Vezza Trio; 15: Rob Paparozzi Gp; 16:SaRon Crenshaw Qrt; 23: Geoff Galante Trio;29: Bernard “Pretty” Purdie Trio.

OCEANOCEAN COUNTY COLLEGE: College Dr.

Toms River. 732-255-0500. www.ocean.edu.$18/22 adm. www.njjs.org. Concerts: 8-9:30pm. Apr 13: Glenn Crytzer & SavoySeven.

PASSAICWILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY: 300

Pompton Rd. Wayne. www.wpunj.edu. 973-720-2371. Apr 17: 4pm Bill Charlap Trio; 23:8pm City of Poets w/Cédric Hanriot, JasonPalmer & Donny McCaslin.

DEER HEAD INN: 5 Main St. Delaware Water

FALCON ARTS: 1348 Rte 9 West. Marlboro.www.liveatthefalcon.com. 845-236-7970. $20don suggested. Sets: 7pm, Sun 10am-2pmBrunch (B). Apr 9: The Cookers; 13: JazzSessions at The Falcon Undergroundw/Doug Weiss; 17: Ed Palermo; 24: B TheSaints of Swing.

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

FLUSHING TOWN HALL: 137-35 NorthernBlvd. Flushing. www.flushingtownhall.org.718-463-7700. 1st Wed: 6pm Clinic, 7pmJam. Apr 16: 12-10pm free adm Queens JazzOver Ground Spring Jazz Fest.

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.

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. Apr 10: Antoinette Montague.

CAPE MAYEXIT ZERO INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FES-

TIVAL: Cape May. www.exit0jazzfest.com.888-943-1864. Apr 22-24: 04/22 6pm PedritoMartinez Gp, Joey Alexander, Brian Betz Qrtfeat Behn Gillece, Ameranouche, Lisa FischerGrand Baton, Son Little, Frank Bey, 04/2312pm René Marie, Breckerville, Sofia Rei,John Scofield/Joe Lovano Qrt, Pat Metheny &Ron Carter, Lee Fields & the Expressions,Ameranouche, Nadjah Nicole, BrotherJoscephus & the Love Revolution, High &Mighty Brass Band, 04/24 Amina FigarovaSxt, Breckerville, Joanna Pascale, High &Mighty Brass Band, Sofia Rei, Lee Fields &the Expressions.

ESSEXBETHANY BAPTIST CHURCH: 275W

Market St. Newark. www.bethanynewark.org. 973-623-8161. Apr 2: 6-7:30pm JazzVespers feat Peter Bernstein Gp.

DORTHAAN’S PLACE: At Nico Kitchen + Barin NJPAC. 1 Center St. Newark. 888-466-5722. www.njpac.org. Apr 10: 12pm $45/15adm Jazz Brunch feat Freddy Cole Qrt.

DUKE’S SOUTHERN TABLE: 11 Clinton St.Newark. www.dukesnewark.com. 862-763-5757. Sun: 1-4pm, Wed 7-10:30pm, Fri-Sat:7:30-11:30pm. Apr 1: Russ Nolan; 2:Lawrence Qualls; 3: Carrie Jackson; 6: OpenMic w/the Brick City Soul Collective; 8: PatVan Dyke; 9: Carlos Francis; 10: AndreBarnes; 15: John Bauers; 17: Vanessa Perea;20: Open Mic w/the Brick City Soul Collective;22: Ted Chubb; 23: Walter Christopher; 24:Erin & The Project; 29: Pat Van Dyke; 30:Matt Kane.

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Serious whimsySaxophonist/clarinetist Jeff Lederer

tends to get interested in a theme, thendelve wholeheartedly into reading,researching and exploring the topic anddiscovering ways to express what he'slearned through his music. "It's the bestthing to do as a young musician—followyour interests," Lederer says.

This time around, Lederer has conveneda band called the Brooklyn Blowhards topresent a collection of traditional seashanties re-envisioned through an AlbertAyler-tinted filter. The project wasinspired in part by a 1950s-vintageFolkways recording of shanties by theFoc'sle Singers, an a cappella group thatincluded Greenwich Village folk stalwartssuch as Dave Van Ronk and Paul Clayton.

"[Trumpeter/cornetist] Kirk Knuffkebrought over the Foc'sle Songs andShanties CD; he was enamored with it.That got me into nautical music. I waslearning more every day," Ledererexplains. He cites drummer Matt Wilsonas the project's first point of connection toAyler: During his high school years, Wilsonwas blasting Ayler's Love Cry, and hismother commented, "I like that one; itreminds me of sea shanties."

The remark hit a chord with Lederer."Ayler's music has always struck me asfolkloric and very direct, not anxiety rid-den." Following this "direct but circuitouspath of circles within circles," the saxo-phonist decided it was time to get morefamiliar with Moby Dick. "I read it in myyounger life—boring," he declares. "Thistime it was revelatory. It's a book abouteverything in life—hubris, humility, tri-umph, disaster, the terror of the sea, allthe things I wanted to bring to the project."

Lederer admits that there's more thanan undercurrent of light-heartedness andhumor in his approach, a trait he shareswith Wilson. "Matt creates musicalmoments that begin as a joke and after a

minute or two turn into really deep music.We begin at the ridiculous and try to get tothe sublime, and that does happen quite abit, I'm happy to say. You start with anoutrageous proposition and stick with ituntil you find something profound insideit—like the absurd proposition of chasing awhite whale." And lest Lederer shouldbegin to sound as if he's taking himself tooseriously, he points out, "There's no ques-tion—we go overboard!"

With the new Brooklyn Blowhards CDcoming out this month on the Little i Musiclabel, Lederer is looking into chartering aboat and playing the shanties at whalingmuseums along the Atlantic coast, a con-cept similar to a promo tour of museums hedid to celebrate his earlier recording withthe Shakers n' Bakers project. In themeantime, landlubbers can join Ledererand Blowhards including Wilson, Knuffke,drummer/percussionist Allison Miller,singer Mary Larose, saxophonist JonIrabagon and others in celebrating the CDrelease at Joe's Pub April 6.

Moving to the frontBassist Melissa Slocum's rich back-

ground encompasses a lifetime of learningand multiple degrees in several musicalgenres. However, she especially cherishesthe lessons she picked up on the band-stand. "I love classical; I grew up learningclassical, but when I heard jazz, to me itwas alive. Classical is beautiful and great,but it didn't seem alive to me."

When she arrived in New York threedecades ago, she aimed to become an in-demand sideman. Stints with Art Blakey,Leon Thomas, Hank Jones, Dee DeeBridgewater, the Diva Jazz Orchestra,Frank Wess, and others leave no doubtthat she's achieved her goal. "I've been for-tunate to play with the greats, and try toremember them in my music," Slocumsays. "I developed my approach to musicfrom working with a lot of great drum-

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mers: Charli Persip was a champion ofmine, and I miss Art Blakey every day."

She values tips from trumpeter WoodyShaw: "He was on a whole other level fromme. He'd let me know if I played somethinghe thought was interesting. That gave mesomething to build on; his feedback helpedme grow."

Slocum recalls that the band leaders sheplayed with were all pretty tough. "But Ilike being in a situation where a lot isdemanded from me. I like to get out thereon the edge, to find out what my mind, bodyand heart can do. That's where the heart,the life, is for me—how far can you go?"

Countless people have heard Slocumperform in symphony orchestras and in thepit bands of hit Broadway shows such asPhantom of the Opera. However, very fewhave had the opportunity to catch her play-ing her own music, a situation she hopes toremedy soon.

While working with multi-instrumen-talist Howard Johnson over the years,Slocum often had "let's put a band togeth-er" conversations with her HoJo Five col-leagues, pianist Carlton Holmes anddrummer JT Lewis. "It's been a work inprogress for a long time," she says, but thethreesome will be joined by saxophonistJay Rodriguez to play a concert producedby trombonist Craig Harris on April 12 atmidday at Harlem's Rendall MemorialPresbyterian Church.

"I appreciate this opportunity to explorebeing a band leader a little bit," Slocumsays. "As a bass player, I find it a challengeto be the leader—I'm standing in the back,trying to front the band. I hope to developsomething little by little. Mingus was mymain idol; that's why I always wanted totry to lead a band; I want to confront theobstacles."

Besides original material by Slocum,Holmes and Lewis, the gig will includesome Charles Mingus compositions tohonor the legendary bassist in his birthdaymonth, as well as material by trombonistMelba Liston. "I played in Melba Liston'sband when I was first in New York. I wasjust a baby; I was star-struck by Melba andwanted to explore her music. Not manypeople play her tunes, and I love them somuch."

In good handsSaxophonist Grace Kelly just moved to

the Big Apple in December and she's excit-ed to be performing at one of the jazz com-munity's celebrated annual events, theInternational Women in Jazz Festival, atone of the music's most cherished loca-tions: Saint Peter's Church.

"Anything to do with women's initia-tives and creating a community of womenis something I want to be part of, and I'mlooking forward to hearing more and learn-ing as much as I can about the IWJ's goalsand mission," Kelly says. "I'm honored thatthey asked me and I'm looking forward toplaying in such a beautiful, historicvenue."

Kelly will present a mix of originals andstandards, including material from hernew CD, Trying to Figure It Out (Pazz). "Ilike to play familiar tunes, though they'llbe 'Graceified,' I always put my own spinon everything." To do that, Kelly harksback to lessons learned from jazz elderssuch as saxophonists Phil Woods, FrankMorgan and Lee Konitz. "I'm so lucky ourpaths crossed and they saw something inme and wanted to help teach me." ThoughKelly had done her homework, literally,listening to records and transcribing solos,"It was a whole different ball game tostand next to them and play. I learnedabout the roots of the music and I learnedto make it my own."

Woods, in particular, was a sterntaskmaster. "It was a dream to stand nextto my idol and play his originals and myoriginals. It was exhilarating and nerve-racking. He always let me know if I wasn'tcutting it, he never sugar-coated any-thing," Kelly recalls.

She took the lessons to heart and, at 23,the alto player is enjoying a remarkablyfull schedule. For starters, she's a regularin Jon Batiste's Stay Human band on TheLate Show with Stephen Colbert. MichaelConnelly, author of the Harry Bosch mys-tery novels, has come out as a fan of Kelly'splaying, mentioning her in his books, andwriting a role for her in the Amazon TVseries Bosch. She has even contributed tothe soundtrack for the show. And there's afull slate of festival gigs to look forward toin the coming months.

Kelly hopes that her success will be abeacon for the next generation of younggirls who want to play jazz. "One of my joysis not only performing, but doing educa-tion. Sometimes really young girls come tomy gigs, 12 or 14 years old, and say that Iinspire them," she says happily. Kellyremembers jazz events from her past."When I was 12 or 13, a lot of times it wasme, 14 boys and a faculty that was all men.I'm glad the girls coming up now havemore role models on horns—there's no rea-son the young girls shouldn't be able to

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By Seton Hawkins

HOT FLASHESThe Jazz Cruise Artist SpotlightOne of the brightest lights in jazz today,

trumpeter, vocalist and bandleader BriaSkonberg delivers thrilling horn work andhigh-spirited vocals in performances andcritically acclaimed albums, winning her adevoted audience and placing her as one ofthe most promising and exciting trumpetstars on the scene. Though particularlyrenowned for her work in hot jazz,Skonberg is a thoroughly versatile andbroad-minded musician, whose showsdraw on a tremendous array of popularmusic.

As a co-founder of the New York HotJazz Festival and of the forthcoming NewYork Hot Jazz Camp, Skonberg is also adriving force in the hot jazz revival thathas been fomenting in New York City anddeveloping among its younger musicians.

Indeed, finding innovative means ofreaching audiences and celebrating themusic has always been central toSkonberg's efforts, leading her to branchout from strictly performer and into pre-senter and educator duties. Perhaps mostexciting, this coming May she and vocalistMolly Ryan will launch the New York HotJazz Camp—a week-long intensive foradult students looking to develop theirchops and gain experience in the style—and will be joined by a top-shelf facultythat includes Catherine Russell, Jon-ErikKellso, Vincent Gardner and DanLevinson.

For Skonberg, the camp honors her ownexperiences of coming into jazz as a youthand studying at jazz camps on the West

Coast. "For me, launching this camp wasonly a matter of time," she explains. "WhenI was a teenager I was sponsored by a localjazz society in British Columbia to attend asummer camp in California and it was aprofoundly important experience in mylife. With this camp, we want to bring thatsame energy to the East Coast and we'll beusing a similar format: throughout eachday there will be sectional training, timefor one-on-one lessons, and time to play inbands with the other students."

Drawing on the talents of an incrediblefaculty, Skonberg and Ryan will assemblesix bands, comprising 48 students fromaround the United States, to jam, performand network with one another. The weekof activities will conclude with a studentperformance at Iridium on May 22, fol-lowed by faculty performances at Birdland.Throughout it all, Skonberg hopes toengender the same sense of communitythat defined the camps she attended. "Youbecome a family over the course of theweek," she explains. "The students arechallenged to do their best and try newmusic, but it's a safe environment andeveryone learns from one another."

An ideal artist to appear on theJanuary 28-February 4, 2017 MarcusMiller-curated Jazz Cruise, Skonberg isexcited for the opportunity next year."Events like these are truly immersive,and sort of a 360-experience for connectingwith your fans and bringing them into yourprocess," notes Skonberg. "There's a hugeopportunity to build new relationshipsover the course of the cruise that will hope-fully continue on."

To learn more about Bria Skonberg andthe New York Hot Jazz Camp, visitwww.nyhotjazzcamp.com. To find out moreabout The Jazz Cruise or to make a reser-vation, visit www.thejazzcruise.com.

Education Events, Album Releases,and International Jazz Day

Versatile trumpeter Shunzo Ohnoreleases ReNew, his 16th album as aleader, and will celebrate with a perform-ance at Symphony Space on April 1.Drawing on a wide range of styles, thealbum focuses on the recovery of Japan fol-lowing the 2011 tsunami and features awide array of extraordinary talents in jazz.Go to www.symphonyspace.org to find outmore.

The innovative New York-based stringensemble Sirius Quartet release their

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By Nathan Kamal, student at The New School

FRESH TAKES

Martinez photo by Martin Cohen.

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ANATIVE OF SAPPORO JAPAN,alto saxophonist Erena Terakubo's

young ambitions were quickly recognizedand cultivated and, at 18, the wunderkindmade her first record, North Bird, withKenny Barron, Christian McBride, LeePearson and Peter Bernstein. Subsequentalbum collaborators included Ron Carterand Jimmy Cobb. The altoist moved to thestates in 2011 when she was selected as aBerklee Presidential Scholar.

Terakubo's signature approach to thealto is her bright tone and her highly punc-tuated phrasing.

This month she showcases her quartetat Jazz at Kitano. Her performance followsthe debut of A Time for Love, her first U.S.release, and her fourth overall. A Time forLove features more good company: pianistDavid Hazeltine, bassist David 'Happy'Williams and drummer Lewis Nash. Thealbum indulges Terakubo's passion for jazzstandard adaptation. But in the heart ofthe album is "88," which she composed as a

tribute to Japanese producer Yasohachi"88" Itoh.

As her first U.S. release, A Time forLove carries special weight. "I am reallyfortunate to release my album in the statesthis time," she says. "I make so much effortto record great standards."

The ErenaT e r a k u b oQ u a r t e twith pianistDon Fried-man, bassistHarvie S andd r u m m e rT o n yJe f f e r s on ,p e r f o r m s on April 21at Jazz atKitano.

sophomore album Paths Become Lines onApril 8 and will present a launch concert atthe cell on April 13. To purchase ticketsvisit www.thecelltheatre.org.

On April 1 at Roulette, the innovativedrummer and bandleader WilliamHooker pays tribute to literary titanJames Baldwin with "EVIDENCE: TheBaldwin Suite," a genre-defying work thatfeatures performances by dancer KimaniFowlin, guitarists Tor Snyder and JesseHenry, pianist Mark Hennen, trumpeterMatt Lavelle, rapper AkuStyx and Hooker.Check www.roulette.org for details.

The Local 802 American Federation ofMusicians has launched Jazz Mentors, aseries that connects rising artists withestablished veterans of the industry in dis-cussions on the business side of music.Featuring forum discussions that are opento the public, the initiative aims to educatemusicians on audience development, pro-fessional growth and financial stability.The next event, on April 28, will take placeat the union's Club Room. Learn more atwww.local802afm.org.

Master saxophonist Sam Newsomecontinues his performance and lectureseries at the National Jazz Museum inHarlem, offering Afro-Beat: Fela Kuti andTony Allen April 28, taking an in-depthlook at African-inspired jazz and jazz

musicians who create from an African sen-sibility. Find out more at www.jazzmuseuminharlem.org.

April 30 marks International JazzDay, and venues throughout the world willbe offering specially curated events in cele-bration of the occasion. Special events willtake place throughout all five boroughs ofNew York City and a full listing may befound at www.jazzday.com.

Exit Zero Jazz FestivalCape May's Exit Zero Jazz Festival

returns April 22-24 and hosts a remark-able line-up of artists including Motémaartists Pedrito Martinez, Joey Alexanderand Rene Marie, Joe Lovano, JohnScofield, Amina Figarova, Ron Carter,and many more. See a full schedule onlineat www.exit0jazzfest.com/.

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TROMBONIST PAPO VAZQUEZ IS Ahighly creative, versatile composer andband leader who was looking for a newsound. "What I was interested in creatingwas a new brand of jazz," Vazquezexplains. "I wanted to break away fromLatin jazz, which was mostly Afro-Cubanjazz." Vazquez's music is Afro-Puerto Ricanjazz and, as such, a tribute to the magic ofimprovisation.

Vazquez, 58, has used his experience ofplaying, touring and recording with giantssuch as Dizzy Gillespie, Tito Puente andHilton Ruiz to hone his own voice, influ-enced by the Puerto Rican musical genresbomba and plena. With all those influences,"you make a mofongo," he says, referring tothe popular Afro-Puerto Rican plantaindish. "A new mofongo, with the blues, thebomba and the clave."

...Vazquez, who is also drawn to HermetoPascoal and Sonny Rollins, believes in his-tory, knowledge and spirituality. "Whenyou come with the wrong intention inmusic, God leaves the stage," Vazquez says."And when the holy spirit leaves, the magicgoes away too."

The Mighty PiratesTroubadours is atHostos Center for thePerforming Arts onApril 30. The band fea-tures Willie Williams,Rick Germanson,Dezron Douglas, JoelMateo, Gabo Lugo andReinaldo de Jesus withspecial guests JerryMedina and Joe Locke.

AMODERN SOUND SEARCHER,Rob Brown is truly a saxophonist,

composer beyond category. His threedecade long collaborations with WilliamParker, Matthew Shipp, Hamid Drakeamong other boundary pushing improvisorsis a portrait of an artist in modern music.

Q. Do you remember what the transitionfelt like when you moved to NYC from Boston?

A. I was 22 when I got to NYC. I was stillin school but I felt like I had graduatedfrom Boston. Boston felt like the world ofschool, teachers and students, while NewYork was the real world and real musicworld. A world with much more diversity ofall types and where I gained experience andunderstanding from being around workingmusicians and other artists who were notpart of that system.

Q. Tell us somethingabout your associationswith Matthew Shippand William Parker?

A. Matthew Shippand I go back to our timein Boston, early 80s.Our own musical con-ceptions were alwaysquite different, but ourmusic and thinkingwere very intertwined inthose formative years. He had a big influenceon me at that time. We developed a deep musi-cal rapport that is now ingrained. We canalways play together. William Parker has hada huge impact on my music and life. I've beenplaying steadily with him for 30 years. Henever ceases to amaze me. ...

Rob Brown preforms with differentoutfits April 2, 4 and 6 at ClementeSoto Vélez during the Arts For Art'sSpring Evolving Festival.

By Cary Tone

Gap, PA. www.deerheadinn.com. 570-424-2000. Sets: Sun 5-8pm, Thurs 8-11pm, Fri-Sat7-11pm. Adm varies. Residency (R): ThursJam w/Bill Washer & friends. Apr 1: Skip &Dan Wilkins Gp; 2: Kim Parker & friends; 3:Bob Leive & the Wooster Street Trolley Band;7: R; 8: Denny Carrig & friends; 9: DaveLiebman Expansions; 10: Stephanie Nilles &Zach Brock; 14: R; 15: Bill Warfield & the HellsKitchen Funk Orch feat Nicole Henry; 16:Nellie McKay; 17: Luiz Simas & Su Terry; 21:R; 22: The Jost Project; 23: Marc Mommaas &Nikolaj Hess; 24: Dan Wilkins Gp; 25: 7:30-10:30pm Deer Head Inn Jazz Orch; 28: R; 29:Martin Pizzarelli, Frank Vignola & Ed Laub;30: Nancy & Spencer Reed.

LISTINGS...continued from page 24 HOSTOS: 450 Grand Concourse at 149th St.www.hostos.cuny.edu. Bronx. 718-518-4455.Apr 9: 10:30am workshop + 11:30am TheVillalobos Brothers; 30: 7:30pm PapoVazquez & The Mighty Pirates Troubadorsw/spec guests Jerry Medina & Joe Locke.

PAPASITO: 223 Dyckman St. 212-544-0001.Sat: 1-4pm Latin Jazz Brunch w/Paul CarlonLatin Jazz Trio.

SUBROSA: 63 Gansevoort St (bet Washington& Greenwich Sts). www.subrosanyc.com.212-997-4555. Mon: 8&10pm Latin JazzMonday feat 04/4 Cristina Morrison, 04/18Chembo Corniel Qnt, 04/25 Bill O’Connell &The Latin Jazz All-Stars.

Hot House is not responsible for any errors in the listings which mayhave occured from late changes or incorrect information supplied to us.

Please call the venues or check website for up to date calendars.

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

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"We think classical music and we auto-matically think Beethoven, Bach and allthe European composers," she says. "Butevery culture has its classical music. Yougo to India, there's a strong, beautiful tra-dition of classical music. But they don'tthink 'European.' They think of their ownmusic. Jazz is our classical music. It's ourtreasure."

Regina Carter's Southern Comfortwith bassist Chris Lightcap, guitaristMarvin Sewell, accordionist WillHolshouser and drummer SatoshiTakeishi is at the Brooklyn Center forthe Performing Arts April 16.

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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.

Herb Gardner told me: "The Smith Street Society Jazz Band had a Sunday night concertto play in Syracuse, NY. Since we were split up on different jobs the night before, we all flewin separately. 'Deacon Jim' Lawyer was particularly looking forward to an exceptionally lux-urious flight, since he'd booked one that promised X-7 service to Syracuse. When we went topick him up at the airport he was nowhere to be found. The girl at the counter explained thatX-7 service means it doesn't fly on Sundays."

Todd Barkan asked Dexter Gordon what kind of guy Thelonious Monk was. Dextermused, "Monk was not exactly the boy next door."

A Moment You Missed by Fran Kaufman Hot House

Contributing PhotographerIt was hard to tell whether more vocalists wereon the program or in the audience when themusic world came together to pay tribute toMark Murphy at Saint Peter's Church on Mar.14 at a memorial organized by Ari Silverstein.And it was difficult to make a photograph with-out bumping into another photographer! Here,vocalist Kurt Elling adjusts his microphoneand the extraordinary Sheila Jordan, a life-long friend of Murphy, sound checks.

play whatever they want."Catch Kelly in action at The

International Women in Jazz Festival2016, April 16 at Saint Peter's Church.Mercedes Ellington is this year's honoreeat the annual fund-raiser, which offers afull day of events, performances and jams(see the full schedule at http://www.internationalwomeninjazz.org/).

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