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By George Kanzler

Williams cover photo by Chris Drukker.

WINNING SPINSTWO SAXOPHONISTS STEP INTO

the limelight to feature very differentaspects of their talents in the pair ofalbums that make up this Winning Spins.Bruce Williams spotlights his alto andsoprano sax playing in quartet, quintetand sextet settings, all on a program of 11originals that display his wide rangingcompositional skills. Camille Thurmanlargely sets her tenor sax aside to concen-trate on her vocal gifts in a program ofstandards and pop songs delivered in avariety of combo contexts over a broadscope of rhythms and tempos.

Private Thoughts, Bruce Williams(Passin' Thru), has Bruce playing in aquartet with piano, bass and drums on fivetracks, a quintet adding trumpet on two,and a sextet with trumpet and guitar onfour others. Bruce has a rich, full sound onalto sax, one with a heft and virility com-parable to the tenor sax, and he asserts itcommandingly, especially on muscular bal-lads and on the Coltrane-influenced "I StillCarry On." A quartet number with pianistBrandon McCune channeling McCoyTyner, it opens in the loose, 6/8 rhythmassociated with Trane's classic quartetbefore segueing into emphatically swing-ing 4/4 for the piano and alto solos. Thereare also shadows of Coltrane in Bruce'sreverberant tone on soprano sax on hisquick-stepping riff tune, "The Void."However, Bruce's versatility as a com-

poser, arranger and player go beyondColtrane influences, his originals encom-passing a vast swath of today's music."Mata Leon," the opener, pits a first strainof deep alto sax staccato notes recalling aThelonious Monk blues against a secondthat has Bruce's alto and Josh Evans'trumpet bouncing a bopish line over asprightly rhythm. That fast tempo contin-ues under puckish solos from Bruce andJosh, as well as pianist Alan Palmer, whosplits keyboard duties with Brandon. The title track, at a comfortable mid-

tempo swing, finds Bruce's alto in a con-templative mode, one that turns thought-ful on the slower ballad, "Forever AskingWhy?" as he builds his solo with com-pelling logic. Bruce conjures an eerie,spacey vibe blending soprano sax withtrumpet (Frederick Hendrix) and guitar(Brad Williams) over a free sprungrhythm on "Premonitions," the horns andguitar going off in a tandem collective

improvisation.In complete contrast, "Old Forrester,"

which also features Frederick and Brad, isa funky, boogaloo-beat piece of soul jazzwith raw-edged, vocalized alto sax.Whether the tracks are fast and driving ordreamy and slow, Bruce and his cohortsare in firm control on this engaging album.

Waiting for the Sunrise, CamilleThurman (Chesky), kicks off with crack-ling drumbeats from Steve Williams andsnappy guitar courtesy of Jack Wilkinsunder Camille's rendition of the lyrics of "IJust Found Out About Love," deliveredwith precise, syncopated swing. She is fol-lowed by a trumpet solo from Jeremy Pelt,Camille jumping back in with scat chorus-es that display her vocal musicianship.That virtuosity extends to her tenor saxsolo, after singing the lyrics, over a stylizedrhythmic pattern, on "Some of TheseDays." Exotic rhythms abound on this record-

ing, from the easy, Brazilian samba-tangoof "Tarde," wherein Camille sings aPortuguese lyric before adding wordlesssighing behind Jeremy's trumpet; to thetom-toms, guitar and bass (Cecil McBee)that bring a tropical feel to "After You'veGone," a song giving Camille a chance toshowcase her voice at its most supple.A sultry samba mid-tempo propels "The

World Is Waiting (for the Sunrise)," anoth-er track where Camille follows her singingof the lyric with a romantic, breathy tenorsax solo. She brings a hushed tenor saxinto the most intimate tune,"The Nearnessof You," accompanied, as in her vocal, onlyby Jack's caressing guitar.Cecil introduces "September in the

Rain," another tender ballad sung overSteve's brushes, but building momentumafter Jack's solo to overdrive as Steve initi-ates a backbeat with sticks underCamille's swinging tenor sax solo and cli-mactic vocal. This album confirmsCamille's prowess as a singer in the tradi-tion of such jazz greats as Ella Fitzgeraldand Sarah Vaughan (just catch her scat-ting on "Easy to Love") as well as a first-rate tenor saxophonist.

Bruce Williams Quintet plays theSmokestack Brunch at Jazz Standard,Aug. 5. Camille Thurman is at Dizzy'sClub Coca-Cola on Aug. 30.

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CLUBS & HALLS

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UPPER MANHATTAN(Above 70th Street)

32nd PRECINCT: 250W 135th St (betFrederick Douglass & Adam Clayton PowellJr. Blvds). www.jazzmobile.org. 212-866-4900. Aug 7: 7-8:30pm free adm Tribute toDiz.

449 LA: 449 Lenox Av (bet 132nd & 133rd Sts).212-234-3298. Sun: 1-3:30&4-7pm Patio Jazz;Thurs: 1-3:30pm Jazz & Dessert; Fri-Sat:8:30pm.

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

CLEOPATRA’S NEEDLE: 2485 Bway (bet92nd & 93rd Sts). www.cleopatrasneedleny.com. 212-769-6969. Sets: Early (E), Late (L);Sun E 4-8pm, L 9pm-1am; Mon-Tues E 8-9pm, L 10pm-1am; Wed-Thurs E 7-11pm, L11:30pm-2:30am; Fri-Sat E 8pm-12am, L12:30-3am. Free adm/$10 min. Trios exceptMon&Thurs Duets. L Jam. Residencies: SunE Open mic w/Keith Ingham, L Kelly Green;Mon Jon Weiss; Tues Marc Devine; Wed EOpen mic w/Les Kurtz, L Nathan Brown;Thurs L Kazu; Fri L Robbie Lee; Sat L T.Kash. Aug 2: Hiroshi Yamazaki; 3: DanteJames; 4: Denton Darien; 9: Durrah David;10: Julia Banholzer; 11: Walter Williams featGitesha; 16: Joel Forrester; 17: Art Lillard;18: Carol Sudhalter; 23: Noriko Kamo; 24:Dan Furman; 25: Justin Lees; 30: JustinWert; 31: Matt Baker.

GINNY’S SUPPER CLUB: At Red Rooster.310 Lenox Av (bet 125th & 126th Sts).www.ginnyssupperclub.com. 212-792-9001.Sets/adm: 7&9pm/$15/20. Thurs: except09/2&23 Pedrito Martinez. Aug 3: DezronDouglas & Black Lion; 4: Johnny O’Neal; 10:Charles Anthony Bryant; 11: Afro YaquiMusic Collective; 24: Charles AnthonyBryant; 31: Chris Turner.

GRANT’S TOMB: Riverside Dr & W120nd St.www.jazzmobile.org. 212-866-4900. Wed: 7-8:30pm free adm. Aug 1: Dany Mixon; 8: BillSaxton; 15: Yunior Terry & Oyu Oro AfroCuban Experimental Dance Ens; 22: BerthaHope; 29: Winard Harper & spec guestAntoinette Montague.

GREAT HILL: Central Park West & 106th St.www.jazzmobile.org. 212.866.4900. Aug 4: 4-7pm free adm Jimmy Heath Big Band,Alyson Williams & spec guest.

GREATER CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH:55W 124th St (bet Malcolm X Blvd & 5th Av).212-348-6132. www.harlemjazzboxx.com.Tues 12pm $15 adm & Fri 7pm $20: HarlemJazz series. Aug 7: Hilliard Greene Trio.

LENOX COFFEE: 60W 129th St at Lenox Av.646-833-7839. www.lenoxcoffee.com. Mon6pm Keyed Up feat Ilya Lushtak Trio.

LENOX SAPHIRE: 341 Lenox Av at 127th St.Thurs: 11pm-4am Keyed Up series w/PhilYoung Oct.

MARCUS GARVEY PARK: 122nd St atManhattan Av. Fri: 7-8:30pm free admwww.jazzmobile.org 212-866-4900 feat 08/3

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TK Blue, 08/10 Women Transforming OurWorld, 08/17 Craig Harris, 08/31 ArturoO’Farrill. Aug 24-25: 7-9pm free CharlieParker Jazz festival www.cityparksfoundation.org feat 08/24 Charles Tolliver w/GaryBartz, Jack DeJohnette & Buster Williams,Brianna Thomas, 08/25 Monty Alexander &Harlem Kingston Express, CatherineRussell, Keyon Harrold, Matthew WhitakerTrio.

MINTON’S: 206W 118th St (bet St. Nicholas Av& Adam Clayton Powell Blvd). 212-243-2222.www.mintonsharlem.com. Sets: 7:30&9pm,Thurs-Sat 7:30&9:30pm. Aug 1: Joe GraziosiQrt; 2: Nelson Riveros; 3: Allan Harris; 4:Marions Cowings; 8: Brian Charette Trio; 9:Gabriel Chakarji; 10: Laurin Talese; 11: JCHopkins Biggish Band; 15: Andy Bianco Qnt;17: Charenée Wade; 18: Barbara Kings featJames Cammack; 24: Jeffery Miller; 25: LukeCarlos O’Reilly; 27: Live Bird feat JeffRobinson; 30: Robby Ameen Trio.

MIST HARLEM: 46W 116th St (bet Lenox & 5thAv). www.mistharlem.com. 646-738-3043. Fri:10pm-2am $10 adm Harlem Late Night Jazz.

NATIONAL JAZZ MUSEUM IN HARLEM:58W 129th St at Malcolm X Blvd. 212-348-8300. www.jmih.org.

PARIS BLUES: 2021 Adam Clayton Powell Jr.Blvd at 121st St. 917-257-7831. www.parisbluesharlem.webs.com. Sets: Early (E) 5-9pm, Jam 9pm-1am. Free adm. Sun: EDouble G & the Possee, 9pm La BandaRamirez; Mon: Keyed Up feat John CookseyQrt; Tues: Charles Davis Trio; Wed: LesGoodson & the Intergalatic Soul Jazz Band;Thurs: Tyrone Govan & Der Secret; Fri: Tiger& Beautiful Journey Band; Sat: Tom & The69th Street Band.

RIVERBANK STATE PARK: 679 Riverside Drat 145th St & Hudson River. 212.866.4900.www.jazzmobile.org. Aug 12: 1-5pm freeadm Harlem Renaissance Orch, Baba Don &Jaambo, Feeling Collective Band.

SETTEPANI: 196 Lenox Av at 120th St. 917-492-4806. www.settepani.com. Thurs: 7-10pm Keyed Up series.

SHOWMAN’S: 375W 125th St at Morningside.www.showmansjazzclub.com. 212-864-8941.

SHRINE: 2271 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd(bet 133rd & 134th Sts). 212-690-7807.www.shrinenyc.com. Sets: Early (E) 6-7pm,Late (L) 7-8pm. Residencies (R): Sun 6-8pmJam w/Andrew Kushnir; 1st Sun 8-11pm TheShrine Big Band. Aug 3: E Mary-CatherinePazzano; 4: E Lior Milliger; 5: R; 6: L JoseanJacobo & Tumbao; 7: E Fer González; 10: EHarry Smith Trio; 12: R; 14: E Takeshi OtaniBand; 19&26: R; 30: L The Dom PalombiProject.

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. Aug 1: E TakeshiOtani Band, L Scott Stenten, 8-9pmParadigm Jazz Gp; 2: E-L Aquiles Navarro; 3:E César Haas Qrt, L Chris Beaudry Trio; 4: E-L Mary-Catherine Pazzano; 5: L JoseanJacobo & Tumbao; 6: 6-10pm Forces inMotion; 7: E-L Carrie Jackson; 9: E-L JeremyPowell; 10: L The Dom Palombi Project; 16:E-L Brian Pareschi; 18: E Ken Kobayashi; 23:E-L McBone Jazz series feat tba; 30: E-LFrank Basile; 31: L Zohar Mokady.

SMOKE JAZZ & SUPPER CLUB: 2751 Bway(bet 105th & 106th Sts). 212-864-6662.www.smokejazz.com. Sets: Early (E), Late (L); Sun,Wed&Fri E 7,9&10:30pm, L11:45pm; Mon-Tues E 7,9&10:30pm; Thurs E7,9&10:30pm, L 11:30pm; Sat E 7,9&

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Dray-Barel/Gabriel Hermida; 4: 6&8pmFrancois Wiss Trio, 10pm Olivia Foschi; 5:6pm Josean Jacobo & Tumbao; 6: 7pmInternational Women in Jazz Open Mic; 7:7pm Jamie Baum; 9: 9pm Rebecca NicoleChubay; 10: 7pm Yael & Gabriel; 11: 6pmChloé Perrier & French Heart; 13: 7pmInternational Women in Jazz Open Mic; 14:8pm Lou Caputo & The Not So Big Band; 16:7pm Emilie Surtees; 17: 7pm Maria AlejandraRodriguez; 18: 7:30pm Chloe; 21: 8pm DaveChamberlain & Band Of Bones; 23: 7pmEmilie Surtees; 24: 7pm Chloé; 25: 6pm Yael& Gabriel; 30: 7pm Emilie Surtees; 31: 8pmB’s Bees.

DAMROSCH PARK: 62nd St (bet Columbus &Amsterdam Avs). 212-721-6500. Aug 8:6:30pm Sun Ra Arkestra; 10: 7:30pm WestSide Story Reimagined feat Bobby SanabriaMultiverse Big Band.

DAVID RUBENSTEIN ATRIUM: At LincolnCenter. Bway at 62nd St. www.lincolncenter.org/atrium. 212-875-5350. Aug 2: 7:30pm freeadm Negro Leo.

DIZZY’S CLUB COCA-COLA: At Jazz @Lincoln Center. 10 Columbus Cr at 60th St.5th Fl. www.jalc.org. 212-258-9800. Sets/ admunless otherwise noted: 7:30&9:30pm,11:30pm Late Night Sessions; Sun-Wed $35,Thurs-Fri $40, Sat $45; $10 min. Aug 1:Dennis Litchman & Queensboro Six w/specguests; 2-5: Ben Wolfe Sxt feat Tom Harrell; 6:Christian McBride & Jazz House Kids; 7: $30Victor Provost; 8-9: Jane Bunnett &Maqueque; 10-12: $45 08/10 Ted Nash Qnt;13: Jonathan Ragonese Ens w/spec guestMicaela Diamond; 14-19: $40 08/14-15, $4508/16-17 Trio da Paz & friends w/MauchaAdnet, Harry Allen & Claudio Roditi; 20: MegOkura & The Pan Asian Jazz Ens feat TomHarrell; 21-26: $40 08/21-22, $45 08/23-24 Trioda Paz & friends w/Maucha Adnet, HarryAllen & Claudio Roditi; 27: DW Jazz Orch; 28-29: William Parker; 30: $35 Camille Thurmanw/Darrell Green Trio; 31: $45 George Colemanw/Emmet Cohen Trio. Late Night w/Aug 1-4:Ryan Slatko; 7-11: Charles Goold; 14-18:Adam Moezinia; 21-25: Alphonso Horne; 28-Sep 1: tba.

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

The IRIDIUM: 1650 Bway at 51st St. 212-582-2121. www.theiridium.com. Aug 9-10:8&10pm $30 adm Jeff Lorber; 13: 8pm $25Ed Palermo Big Band; 23-25: 8&10pm $30Stanley Jordan.

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 $45 buffet, Mon-Tuesfree/$15 min, Wed-Thurs $18/$20 min, Fri-Sat $34/$20 min. Residencies (R): Sun JazzBrunch w/Tony Middleton; Mon Jam by IrisOrnig; Tues Takaaki Otomo Solo. Aug 1: RickHollander Qrt feat Brian Levy; 2: Erli PerezTrio; 3-4: Frank Kimbrough Trio; 5-7: R; 8:Ben Rosenblum Trio; 9: Pucci AmandaJhones Qrt; 10-11: George Cables Trio; 12-14: R; 15: Adam Hutcheson Qrt; 16: VickiBurns Qrt; 17: Bob DeVos Qrt; 18: Ran BlakeSolo; 19-21: R; 22: David Stern Qrt; 23:Akemi Yamada Qrt; 24: Mark Soskin Trio; 25:Michael Carvin Trio; 26-28: R; 29: AlexisParsons Qrt; 30: Erika Matsuo Sxt; 31: SantiDebriano Qnt.

MICHIKO STUDIOS: 149W 46th St (bet 6th &7th Avs). 3rd Fl. 212-302-4011. www.michikostudios.com. 2nd Wed: 8-10:30pm$20/15 adm Lew Tabackin Trio.

The RUM HOUSE: 228W 47th St (bet Bway &8th Av). www.edisonrumhouse.com. 646-

10:30pm, L 11:45pm&12:45am; adm/minvary. Residencies: Sun L Willerm DelisfortQrt; Mon (R) Harold Mabern Qrt; Tues (R)Mike LeDonne & Groover Qrt; Wed (R) ELezlie Harrison, L Emmet Cohen Organ Trio;Thurs L Nickel & Dime OPS; Fri L SaRonCrenshaw Band; Sat L The Harlem Sessionsby Marc Cary. Aug 1: R; 2: John FarnsworthQnt; 3-5: Duane Eubanks Qnt feat RobinEubanks; 6-8: R; 9: The Goods Project; 10-12: Tribute to Mulgrew Miller feat TerellStafford, Steve Nelson; 13-15: R; 16: StevenKroon Latin Jazz Sxt; 17-19: Eric AlexanderQrt; 20-22: R; 23: Rodney Green Qrt; 24-26:Karrin Allyson; 27-29: R; 30-Sep 2: CharlieParker B’day celeb feat Vincent Herring &Gary Bartz.

SUGAR BAR: 254W 72nd St (bet Bway & WestEnd Av). 212-579-0222. www.sugarbarnyc.com.Sets: 8pm/$10 adm unless otherwise noted.Residencies: Wed except 09/15&29Electrikana; Thurs 9pm Open Mic w/SugarBar All Star Band. Aug 4: 9pm Irini Res & theJazz Mix; 10: Jon Sheckler Trio; 17:8&9:30pm $15 Joe Bonacci; 31: $15 JasonAbraham

SYMPHONY SPACE: 2537 Bway at 95th St.212-864-5400. www.symphonyspace.org.Bar Thalia (BT). Aug 5: BT 7pm Jamie BaumTrio w/guest Hefi; 7-Sep 2: Sun 2&5pm, Tues-Fri 7pm, Sat 4&7pm $30-120 adm TheAnderson feat Songbook Summit w/MollyRyan.

The TRIAD THEATER 158W 72nd St (betBway & Columbus). www.triadnyc.com. 212-362-2590. Aug 2: 7pm As Is feat Alan &Stacey Schulman.

The WEST END LOUNGE: 955 West End Av.212-531-4759. www.thewestendlounge.com.Aug 5: 4-6:45pm Another Sunday Serenade917-882-9539/www.vtyjazz.com $25 adm EricAlexander Qrt w/Harold Mabern.

BIRDLAND: 315W 44th St (bet 8th & 9th Avs).212-581-3080. www.birdlandjazz.com. Sets:Early (E) 5:30pm except Sun 6pm, Mon 7pm,Fri 5:15pm; 8:30&11pm, except Sun 9&11pm,Mon 9:30pm. Adm varies. Residencies: Sun(R) Birdland Latin Jazz Orch; Mon JimCaruso Cast Party; Wed E David Ostwald &Louis Armstrong Eternity Band; Fri E TheBirdland Big Band. Aug 1-4: John Pizzarelliw/Jessica Molaskey; 2: E Nicole Zuraitis; 4: EJay Leonhart; 5: E Troy Roberts + R; 7-11:John Pizzarelli & Swing 7; 9: E Emily Braden;11: E Eric Comstock Duo; 12: E Ladybugs +R; 14-18: Mike Stern 4 Generations of Miles;16: E John Yao; 18: E Eric Comstock Duo; 19:E Renee Manning/Earl McIntyre Spt + R; 20:E Tribute to Ella feat Natalie Douglas; 21-25:Count Basie Orch; 23: E Duos w/SeanHarkness; 25: E Olivia Chindamo; 26: EBorislav Strulev & friends + R; 28-31: CharlieParker B’day celeb; 29-Sep 1: 7pm @Birdland Theater Katie Thiroux & spec guestKen Peplowski; 30: E Kat Gang.

BRYANT PARK: 6th Av (bet 41st & 42nd Sts).www.bryantpark.org. 212-768-4242. Mon-Fri12:30-2:30pm except 08/3,10&17 2-4pm:Piano in the Park. Aug 1-3: Isaac ben Ayala;6-10: Russ Kassoff; 13-17: Victor Lin; 20-24:Bertha Hope; 27-31: Frank Owens.

CLUB BONAFIDE: 212E 52nd St (bet 2nd &3rd Avs). 3rd Fl. www.clubbonafide.com.646-918-6189. Residency: Fri 12pm New York Jazz Academy. Aug 1: 8pm ADAAWE; 2:9pm Michael Anne Hoffert-Cone; 3: 7pm Yael

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

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490-6924. Sets: 9:30pm-12:30am. Mon: TerryWaldo & Rum House Jass Band. Aug 26:Lou Caputo & Company.

RUSSIAN SAMOVAR: 256W 52nd St (betBway & 8th Av). www.russiansamovar.com.212-757-0168. Sun: 3-7pm Jazz Brunch. Aug5: Tommy Morimoto Band; 12: Sandro AlbertTrio; 19: Kay Mori Trio; 26: Ray Blue Qrt.

SAINT PETER’S CHURCH: 619 LexingtonAv at 54th St. (Citicorp Bld). www.saintpeters.org. 212-935-2200. Wed: 1pm $10 donMidday Jazz Midtown; Sun: 5pm free admJazz Vespers. Aug 1: Akiko Tsuruga; 5:Gene Bertoncini; 8: Jeff Newell & New TradOct; 12: Catherine Russell; 15: Beat Kaestli;19: Harlem Blues + Jazz Band; 22: RoniBen-Hur Trio; 26: Jean Chaumont; 29: CarrieJackson.

SONY HALL: 235W 46th St (bet 7th & 8thAvs). www.sonyhall.com. 212-997-5123.Sets: 8pm. Aug 14: 8pm $39.50/79.50 admMaceo Parker; 30: $45-85 Jean-Luc Ponty &the Atlantic Years Band.

The SOUND BITE RESTAURANT: 737 9thAv (bet 49th & 50th Sts). 917-409-5868.www.the soundbiterestaurant.com.

SWING 46: Jazz & Supper Club. 349W 46th St(bet 8 & 9th Avs). www.swing46.com. 212-262-9554. Sets/adm: Sun-Thurs 8:30-11:30pm/$15, Fri-Sat 9:30pm-1am/$20.Residencies (R): Mon 5:30-7:30pm Mr. BsA29 Big Band, 8:30pm Swingadelic; TuesGeorge Gee Swing Orch; Wed Stan RubinOrch w/Joe Politi. Aug 1: R; 2: George GeeSwing Orch; 3: Ron Sunshine Orch; 4:Swingadelic; 5: Harlem Renaissance Orch;6-8: R; 9: Professor Cunningham & His OldSchool; 10: George Gee Swing Orch; 11:Swingadelic; 12: TKO Disco Band; 13-15: R;16: Kevin Blancq Big Band; 17: George GeeSwing Orch; 18: Gordon Webster & friends;19: Fleur Seule; 20-22: R; 23: Fat Cat BigBand; 24: George Gee Swing Orch; 25:Crescent City Maulers; 26: Felix & The Cats;27-29: R; 30: Sarah Hayes & Swing Society;31: Ron Sunshine Orch.

TOMI JAZZ: 239E 53rd St (Bet 2nd & 3rd Avs).Lower level. www.tomijazz.com. 646-497-1254. Sets: Early (E), Late (L), Night (N); Sun8-11pm; Mon-Wed L 8-11pm, N 11pm-12:30am; Thurs E 7-8:30pm, L 9-11:30pm; Fri9pm-1am; Sat E 6-7:30pm, L 8-10:30pm, N11pm-1:30am. Adm: Sun-Wed free/$5 min,Thurs-Sat $10/10 min. Aug 1: L MichaelGallant Trio, N Paul Lee Trio; 2: E Jasper DutzDuo, L Atsushi Ouchi Trio; 3: Sharp Tree; 4: EKen Kobayashi Trio, L the Highliners, N CraigBrann Trio; 5: Bill Stevens Trio; 6: L AndrewLicata Trio, N Nicholas Brust Duo; 7: L DorianDevins Trio, N Marius Douboules Duo; 8: LAbel Mireles Qrt, N Marcio Garcia Duo; 9: EMiho Sasaki Duo, L Greg Merritt Trio; 10:Takenori Nishiuchi Qrt; 11: E Rocco JohnTrio, L-N tba; 12: Linda Presgrave Qrt; 13: LWishing On Star, N Tomoko Yanagita Duo;14: L Suyoshi Yamamoto Trio, N KeriJohnsrud Duo; 15: L Akemi Yamada Trio, NRichard Thai Duo; 16: E Joe Spinelle Trio, LJohn Marino Trio; 17: Kuni Mikami Trio; 18: EAkihiro Yamamoto Trio, L Daniel Bennett Trio,N Sharp Tree; 19: Kana Miyamoto Qrt; 20: LDavid Love Duo, N Juan Carlos Polo Duo; 21:L Karen Tennison Duo, N Yuto KanazawaDuo; 22: L Afriko, N Alex Hamburger Duo; 23:E Kazuya Araki Duo, L Linda Presgrave Qrt;24: Takenori Nishiuchi Qrt; 25: E KathrynAllyn Duo, L Richard Thai Trio, N Annie ChenTrio; 26: Kengo Yamada Qnt; 27: L AndrewKushnir Trio, N Kazuki Yamanaka Duo; 28: LJohn Marino, N Yukiko Matsuda Duo; 29: LMiki Yokoyama, N Yuto Kanazawa Duo; 30: EYoshiki Miura Trio, L tba; 31: Kuni MikamiTrio.

11TH STREET BAR: 510E 11th St (bet Av A &B). www.11thstbar.com. 212-982-3929. Mon:8pm Keyed Up feat Jam w/Murray Wall.

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 Wed: E Paul Jost; last Fri: EKendra Shank.

75 CLUB: At the Bogardus Mansion. 75 MurraySt (bet W Bway & Greenwich St). 212-268-1746. www.the75clubnyc.com. Aug 3-4:8&10pm Ricky Ford.

B FLAT: Basement 277 Church St (bet Franklin& White Sts). www.bflat.info. 212-219-2970.Sets: Mon 8-11pm, Wed 8:30-11:30pm, Sat10pm-12am. Mon&Wed: Jordan Young Trio.

BAHA’Í CENTER: 53E 11th St (bet Bway &University). www.bahainyc.org. 212-222-5159. Tues: 8&9:30pm $10/15 adm. Aug 7:Rob Silverman Gp; 14: Rosemary George &friends; 14: Brian Pareshi Band; 28: JeffSiegal Qnt.

BAR NEXT DOOR: 129 McDougal St. 212-529-5945. www.lalanternacaffe.com. Sets: Sun8&10pm, Mon-Thurs Early (E) 6:30-7:45pm,Late (L) 8:30&10:30pm, Fri-Sat 7:30,9:30&11:30pm. Adm: $12 all night + 1 drink min/setexcept Fri-Sat $12/set + 1 drink min/set, Efree. Mon-Thurs: E Emerging Artists series;Mon: L Vocal Mondays series. Residency (R):Wed L Jonathan Kreisberg. Aug 1: E JulphanTilapornputt, L R; 2: E Vaughn Stoffey, LAndrew Van Tassel; 3: Nate Radley; 4: BenEunson; 5: Alex Goodman; 6: E RyanHernandez, L Dana Reedy; 7: E Joey Lamb, LKevin McNeal; 8: E Cole Davis, L R; 9: E DavidStern, L Zakk Jones; 10: Alex LoRe; 11: AlexWintz; 12: Daniel Eli Weiss; 13: E AJ Kushnir,L Michelle Walker; 14: E Andrew Pereira, LAdam Larson; 15: E Julphan Tilapornputt, L R;16: E tba, L Pete McCann; 17: Tom Dempsey;18: Ben Bryden; 19: Jeff Miles; 20: E ElijahShiffer, L Carlota Guascier; 21: E GermanDamianich, L Nick Biello; 22: E GermanDamianich, L R; 23: E Vaughn Stoffey, L BennyBenack III; 24: Larry Corba; 25: PasqualeGrasso; 26: Peter Mazza; 27: E David Leon, LLes Grant; 28: E Jonah Udall, L Nick Brust; 29:E Paul Jubong Lee, L R; 30: E Luke Schwartz,L Leandro Pellegrino; 31: Tom Beckham.

BLUE NOTE JAZZ CLUB: 131W 3rd St at 6thAv. 212-475-8592. www.bluenotejazz.com.Sets: 8&10:30pm + Fri-Sat 12:30am LateNight Groove series, Sun 11:30am&1:30pmSunday Brunch. Adm varies. Aug 1-5: SeuJorge; 6-7: Ben Williams & friends featMarcus Strickland, BigYuki; 8-12: Seu Jorge;13-16: Roy Hargrove feat Paquito D'Rivera;17-19: Kyle Eastwood; 20-22: Christian ScottaTunde Adjuah; 23-26: Roberta Gambarini;27: McCoy Tyner; 28-Sep 2: Roy HargroveQnt. Night Groove w/Aug 10-11: Jair Oliveira;17: Zaccai Curtis Qrt; 25: Corcoran Holt. SunBrunch w/Aug 5: Joey Morant & CatfishStew; 12: Danny Bacher Qrt; 19: PollyGibbons; 26: Machiko Ozawa Tango Trio.

BOWERY BALLROOM: 6 Delancey St (betBowery & Chrystie St). 212-533-2111.www.boweryballroom.com. Aug 8: 9pm $30adm GoGo Penguin.

CITY WINERY: 155 Varick St (bet Spring &Vandam Sts). www.citywinery.com. 212-608-0555. Aug 3: 8:30pm Strictly Sinatra featMichael Dutra.

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HIGHLINE BALLROOM: 431W 16th St (bet 9th& 10th Avs). www.highlineballroom.com.212-414-5994. Aug 14: 8pm $55-89.50 admLarry Carlton.

JAZZ GALLERY: 1160 Bway at 27th St. 5th Fl.www.jazzgallery.org. 646-494-3625. Sets/adm: 7:30&9:30pm $10, $25/15 Fri-Sat. Aug1: Flyways; 2: Persistence Of Memory; 3:Jazz Composers; 7: Eric Alexander Trio; 8:Mute; 11: Tomas Fujiwara Triple Double; 16:Big Heart Machine; 18: Matana Roberts; 24-25: Charles Altura.

JAZZ STANDARD: 116E 27th St (bet Park &Lexington Avs). www.jazzstandard.net. 212-576-2232. www.jazzstandard.net. 212-576-2232. Sets/adm unless otherwise noted:7:30&9:30pm/$30; Sun Brunch (B) 12-1:30pm/$10, $35 all-inclusive. Residencies(R): Sun B except 08/26 The SmokestackBrunch; Mon Mingus Monday feat MingusBig Band except 08/27 Mingus Orch. Aug 1:$25 Harold López-Nussa Trio; 2-5: BillyChilds Qrt; 5: R w/Bruce Williams; 6: R; 7-8:$25 Stranahan/Zaleski/Rosato; 9-12: AliciaOlatuja; 12: R w/The Slim Tones; 13: R; 14-15:Ohad Talmor & Lee Konitz Nnt; 16-19: WarrenWolf Qrt; 19: R w/Nabaté Isles & EclecticExcursions; 20: R; 21-22: Brandee YoungerQnt; 23-24: Etienne Charles Creole Soul; 27:R; 28: Dayna Stephens Gp; 29: Darcy JamesArgue & Secret Society; 30-Sep 2: $35 CyrusChestnut Trio.

JOE’S PUB: At Public Theater. 425 Lafayette St& Astor Pl. www.joespub.com. 212-967-7555.Aug 8: 9:30pm $15 adm Blair Crimmins &The Hookers; 9: 9:30pm $20 Bernard Purdie& David Haney; 12: 7pm $15 Vuyo Sotashe;31: 7pm $18 Monday Michiru.

LE POISSON ROUGE: 158 Bleecker St atThompson St. www.lepoissonrouge.com.212-796-0741. Adm varies. Aug 1: 8pm $20/25adm Tony Allen; 14: 8pm $20/25 AdamMinkoff; 23: 10pm $10/15 Sexmob Summer.

MEZZROW: 163W 10th St (bet 7th Av &Waverly Pl). www.mezzrow.com. 646-476-4346. Sets/adm: 8-10:30pm, Late (L) 11pm-1am except Fri-Sat 11pm-2am; adm varies.Residencies: Sun L John Merrill & friends;Mon L Pasquale Grasso; Tues L tba; Thurs LSpike Wilner w/spec guest. Aug 1: MarionCowings Trio, L Pete Malinverni; 2: LewTabackin/Toshiko Akiyoshi; 3: Mike LeDon-ne/Peter Washington, L Raphael D'Lugoff; 4:Mike LeDonne/Peter Washington, L AnthonyWonsey; 5: Jesse Gelber Qrt; 6: AnatCohen/Marcello Gonçalves; 7: PollyGibbons; 8: Jim Ridl Trio, L Pete Malinverni;9: Chris Byars; 10: Kirk Lightsey, L BennyBenack III; 11: Kirk Lightsey, L Jon Davis; 12:4:30-7pm Alex Wintz Trio, 8pm Larry HamTrio; 13: Alan Broadbent; 14: EvanChristopher/Eli Yamin; 15: Uri Caine, L tba;16: Sheila Jordan; 17: Richard Wyands, LMarc Devine; 18: Richard Wyands, L AnthonyWonsey; 19: Deborah Davis; 20: KyokoOyobe; 21: Paul Jost Qrt; 22: Ed Laub Trio, LSullivan Fortner; 23: Ben Allison; 24: AaronGoldberg, L Steve Ash; 25: Aaron Goldberg,L Jon Davis; 26: Richie Vitale Trio; 27: SarahJane Cion; 28: Libby York Trio; 29: YotamSilberstein, L tba; 30: Saul Rubin; 31-Sep 1:Dan Nimmer, L tba.

NEIGHBORHOOD CHURCH: 269 Bleecker St(bet Jones & Cornelia Sts). 212-691-1770. 1stFri: 8&9:30pm free adm All Things Projectwww.allthingsproject.org. Aug 3: ChicoPinheiro/Julian Shore.

The NEW SCHOOL JAZZ PERFORMANCESPACE: 55W 13th St, 5th Fl. 212-229-5488.www.newschool.edu/jazz. Tues-Sat: 8:30pmThe Stone at the New School. Aug 1-4:Michaël Attias; 7-11: Nicole Mitchell; 14-18:

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CORNELIA STREET UNDERGROUND: 29Cornelia St. www.corneliastreetcafe.com.212-989-9319. Sets unless otherwise noted:Sun-Thurs 8&9:30pm, Fri-Sat 8:30&10pm.Adm varies. Aug 1: Martin Nevin Qnt; 2: 8pmEitan Kenner Qrt, 9:30pm Gaya Feldheim-Schorr; 3: 6pm LehCats, 8:30pm Or BareketTrio, 10pm Nadav Remez; 4: 8:30pm ItaiKriss Telavana, 9&10pm Hadar Noiberg/Cesar Garabini; 5: Gonzalo Bergara AcousticTrio; 6: Olli Soikkeli/Henry Acker; 7: 6pmJavier Rosario Trio, 8pm Dallas Vietty Qrt,9:30pm Thor Jensen Trio; 8: 8pm TheBrothers Garabedian, 9:30pm DesmondWhite Qrt; 9: Jeff Miles Qnt; 10: 6pm JuanmaTrujillo Qrt, 8:30&10pm Ben Monder Qrt; 12:Matt Aronoff Qrt; 13: Noam Wiesenberg Qrt;15: 6pm Root Systems; 16: 8pm JohnHadfield/Nitai Hershkovits, 9:30pm TheGathering; 18: Glen Velez & Handance: 21:6pm Julia Chen Qrt; 22: Michael Blanco Qrt;23: 6pm David Bertrand Qrt, 8pm Janet GriceBrazilian Jazz Bassoon, 9:30pm Jim Nolet;24: 8:30pm Vitor Gonçalves Trio, 10pm ZeLuis Qrt; 25: Helio Alves; 26: 8:30pm VocalFestival feat Judi Silvano & The ZephyrBand.

The DJANGO: At Roxy Hotel. 2 Av of theAmericas at Walker St. www.roxyhotelnyc.com. 212-519-6600.

DOWNTOWN MUSIC GALLERY: 13 MonroeSt (bet Market & Catherine Sts). 212-473-0043. www.downtownmusicgallery.com.Sun: 6pm In-Store shows. Aug 5: 6pm JesseDulman Qrt, 7pm Matteo Liberatore Trio; 12:6pm Ben Goldberg/Kirk Knuffke, 7pmJuanma Trujillo Trio; 19: 6pm RobertDick/Leszek “Hefi” Wisnioski, 7pm AlexLoudoudis/Ras Moshe.

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); Sun E 6pm, L 9pm, N 1am; MonE 6pm, L 9pm, N 12:30am; Tues E 7pm, L9pm, N 12:30am; Wed 7pm, L 9pm, N12:30am; Thurs 7pm, L 10pm, N 1:30am; Fri6pm, L 9pm + 10:30pm, N 1:30am; Sat E 7pm,L 10pm, N 1:30am. Residencies (R): Sun ETerry Waldo & Gotham City Band, N TheProgram; Mon N Billy Kaye; Tues E SaulRubin Zebtet; Wed E except 08/1 RaphaelD'Lugoff Trio + 1, N Ned Goold; Fri L TheSupreme Queens; Sat N Greg Glassman.Aug 1: E Tadataka Unno Trio, L Groover Trio,N R; 2: E Bruce Jackson, L Saul RubinZebtet, N Yoshi Waki; 3: E T.W. Sample, L R +Jared Gold/Dave Gibson, N Pablo Bencid; 4:E Sin Fronteras, L Raphael D'lugof Qnt, N R;5: E R, 8:30pm Jade Synstelien & FCBB, N R;6: E Ben Patterson, L Brandon Lee, N R; 7: ER, L Jainardo y su Kumbakin, N Ray Parker;8: E R, L Harold Mabern Trio, N R; 9: E KenFowser, L Silvano Monasterios Qnt, N PaulNowinski; 10: E Ai Murakami Qnt, L R +Rodney Green, N Will Terrill; 11: E RadamSchwartz, L Steve Carrington, N R; 12: E R, LAlexi David & Three Or Four Shades ofMingus, N R; 13: L Ned Goold Qrt, N R; 14: ER, L Peter Brainin & the Latin JazzWorkshop; 15: E R, L Don Hahn/MikeCamacho Band, N R; 16: E POD, L&N AviRothbard; 17: L R + Greg Glassman Qnt; 18:E Steve Blum Trio, N R; 19: E&N R; 20: LGeorge Braith, N R; 21: E R, L Victor Santos;22: E&N R; 23: L NYC SKA Orch; 24: L R +David Weiss & Point of Departure; 25: N R;26: E&N R; 27: N R; 28: E R, L Itai Kriss &Gato Gordo, N John Benitez & Latin Bop; 29:E&N R; 30: L Bruce Williams Qnt; 31: L R.

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TRUMPETER JOHN MARSHALLmay be unfamiliar to many jazz fans

because he has spent the past quarter cen-tury living and working in Germany. Somemay remember this expressive bop stylistfrom his two decades playing in New YorkCity and his albums with Buddy Rich,Lionel Hampton and Mel Lewis. John was exposed to music early, since

his father was a saxophonist and gradeschool music teacher. John began trumpetlessons and before long was getting regularexposure to jazz, as he explains, "Around1967, Clem De Rosa became the banddirector at my high school. He was one ofthe first to push big band swing music andthere were contests between schools." By the time John graduated, he pur-

sued his dream of becoming a professionalmusician by abruptly moving from hishometown in upstate New York to NewYork City. He says, "I didn't want to sit ina conservatory. There was no jazz programthat I knew about in New York. There wasIndiana University, North Texas State andBerklee. I didn't want to live in any ofthose places, I just wanted to be in NewYork, which fascinated me. I drove a taxiand did whatever I had to do to survive. Ialso played R&B, salsa and free jazz. Theearly 70s wasn't a fertile time for straightahead jazz." One of the first bandleaders John

worked for was drummer Buddy Rich. Herecalls, "You'd go in as a kid and come outa professional. He expected 110% everynight, being on time, looking presentableon the bandstand, not making the samemistake twice in reading, although hecouldn't read at all."Cassettes of Buddy Rich chewing out

his band have long circulated, but Johnhas a different view of the fiery drummer'srants. "It's unfortunate that he's known forthem by people who didn't know how greathe was. That was like method acting, hewas moody and petulant, but I think hefelt that if the band was united in theirhatred of him, they would play tighter andwith more fire." John gained a jazz education after join-

ing Gerry Mulligan's Orchestra. "Thetrumpet section was always shifting

around, Laurie Frink, who was a greatteacher and Glenn Drewes, we were alldoing a lot of the same gigs in New York."He also toured Europe with DizzyGillespie, noting, "Dizzy was always largerthan life, he was a god to every trumpetplayer. I worked a lot with LionelHampton, who loved to play two hour setsor longer. My mentors were more the peo-ple with whom I studied trumpet. I studiedwith Carmine Caruso, the great brassteacher, for two years and he helped me alot, he was like a guru. I tried to hangaround with quality older players whoknew more about music and life. "I regularly studied with Lonnie

Hillyer, he was a brilliant musical mind.Tommy Turrentine was a very uniquevoice and I hung around with him. Playingwith Victor Paz taught me a lot, that styleis a whole different way of phrasingmusic." John was a member of the Metropolitan

Bopera House (later the Bopera House),with whom he made several albums. "Wehad Tardo Hammer, Ralph Lalama andTom Melito. It stayed together until Imoved to Germany." John made many recordings as a mem-

ber of the Mel Lewis Orchestra and hisrelationship with Mel proved to be fruitful."The WDR Big Band was like a danceorchestra and in the 80s they started to domore serious jazz projects. They brought inMel Lewis, Bob Brookmeyer or BillHolman to play and maybe a hot leadtrumpeter. Mel would take charts out ofthe book on Mondays because he was goingto Cologne for a week. Since I had playedwith Mel for years, it was a selling point

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By Ken Dryden, Seton Hawkins, Stephanie Jones, George As Is photo by The Triad Theater, Caputo by Steven Goldberg, Rosenwinkel by Osamu Kurihara, Tolliver by Rod Arroyo.

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GEORGE CABLESJAZZ AT KITANO / AUGUST 10-11One of the most lyrical pianists active today, George Cables is well known for his workwith Freddie Hubbard, Dexter Gordon, Art Pepper (who called him "Mr. Beautiful")and Frank Morgan. Since the mid-1980s, George has focused more on leading his owngroups, which are well represented in his extensive output for SteepleChase andHighNote. Not only does the pianist bring a fresh, inventive approach to familiar stan-dards, he is also a prolific composer of stunning works, such as the delicate ballad"Lullaby" (a favorite of Morgan), the playful "I Told You So" and the lovely "Helen'sSong." Side-lined for several months after major health issues earlier this year,George is excited about returning to the stage. He is accompanied by bassist EdHoward and drummer Mike Clark. KD

BEAT KAESTLISAINT PETER'S CHURCH / AUGUST 15Born in Bern, Switzerland, Beat Kaestli (Bay-ott Kest-lee) sings in hushed tones andromantic visions with a voice that has been gauged somewhere between Chet Bakerand Kenny Rankin. His immaculate phrasing goes beyond Mark Murphy's stoic per-sona which also plays a part in how Beat interprets jazz and pop. This light but funkyfirelight or candlelight mood music is the type both genders can get next to. An EllaFitzgerald scholarship led to a Master of Music at the Aaron Copland School of Musicand a nomination for a Grammy in 2010. This afternoon concert showcases music fromhis six CDs including Invitation recorded at Saint Peter's, the recent Live in Europe,songs written by Cole Porter and Antonio Carlos Jobim, and some new material. MGN

AS ISTHE TRIAD THEATER / AUGUST 2While Tuck and Patti are usually held as the gold standard for vocal/guitar duos, thehusband-and-wife team of Alan and Stacey Schulman and their ensemble As Is provethemselves essential to any fan of the format. Diving into the sparer outfit, theSchulmans utilize the duo's flexibility to its utmost potential. At times almost pointil-list and focusing on textures, the As Is' music can smoothly shift in a moment's noticeto confident swinging fare that showcases Stacey's scat skills and Alan's superb stringtechnique. Indeed, their recently released album Here's to Life displays a beautifultaste of their musical palette: A sensuous take on “A Night in Tunisia” and a spright-ly “Willow Weep for Me” highlight the best of what this pairing has to offer. SHKURT ROSENWINKELVILLAGE VANGUARD / AUGUST 7-12 and 14-19Kurt Rosenwinkel is an astonishing guitarist whose ideas and concepts don't fall intoeasily pigeonholed or definable terms. The Philadelphia native's compositions featurecomplex, brightly colored melodies strung together. As an original, inventive stylist,he's closest to latter-period Pat Metheny/mid-period Pat Martino, but as a soundsculptor, his electrified guitar resembles John Scofield. Acclaimed as a sideman forBrad Mehldau, Chris Potter, Paul Motian and Gary Burton, some 15 albums for theFresh Sounds, Verve and Criss Cross labels, and RazDaz's 2017's issue Caipi, Kurtrecently established his own Heartcore label, with which he uses proceeds to help theyouth of Africa. He returns to the Village Vanguard where he recorded The Remedy.For his first week, his band consists of bassist Dario Fromit and drummer GregHutchinson; and Aaron Parks, piano; Eric Revis, bass, and Allan Mednard, drums forthe second one. MGN

LOU CAPUTOCLUB BONAFIDE / AUGUST 14A versatile and utterly masterful reedman, Lou Caputo is one of the music's belovedmainstays. An artist who appears to have played with virtually everyone, fromFrankie Valli to Shirley Bassey, Lou's true mastery shines in his own jazz projects.Most recently, his delightful (and humorously named) Not So Big Band has gainedtremendous and deserved acclaim, using a 12-piece format to capture both the rich-ness of the big band tradition as well as the fire and spontaneity of the smaller ensem-bles. The setting also provides an excellent showcase for Lou's own prodigious talents,framing and highlighting the beautiful lyricism in his playing. The Not So Big Bandperforms at Club Bonafide on Aug. 14; Lou brings a different ensemble, Lou Caputoand Company, at the Rum House on Aug. 26. SH

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CHARLES TOLLIVERCHARLIE PARKER FESTIVAL AT MARCUS GARVEY PARK / AUGUST 24Trumpeter Charles Tolliver's style is a study of extremes encompassing an approachthat exudes a tactful defiance and a delicate explosiveness. Charles' interest in musicbegan at age 8 when his grandmother gave him a cornet. Without any formal educa-tion, he set out to build a sound all his own. Charles began to make a name for him-self as a young man when he cut his teeth in the bands of Jackie McLean and MaxRoach. Since 1969, Charles has led his group Music Inc., wowing audiences across theworld. Charles' appearance at the Charlie Parker Festival celebrates the 50thanniversary of his debut album, Paper Man, and features luminaries Gary Bartz, JackDeJohnette and Buster Williams. EW

YUNIOR TERRY JAZZMOBILE AT GRANT'S TOMB / AUGUST 15Immersed in rhythms, chants and ceremonies that originated in the African kingdomof Dahomey, bassist and composer Yunior Terry brings a vital lineage to the music hecomposes and spontaneously creates. His approach to harmony and melodic figurescontinues to develop as expansively as his ability to groove, compelling him to collab-orate with singers, dancers and a range of art forms and disciplines. Born and raisedin the Camagüey province of Cuba, Yunior embraced myriad styles and influencesfrom an early age, even touring as a violinist with the Cuban National Philharmonic.Peers and collaborators include Claudia Acuña, Steve Coleman, Roy Hargrove, DafnisPrieto and Gonzalo Rubalcaba, among many others. Yunior's performance features theOyu Oro Afro Cuban Experimental Dance Ensemble. SJ

KATE BAKERJAZZ FORUM AT PIERSON PARK / AUGUST 24For people who miss the era of vocalists like June Christy or Beverly Kenney, KateBaker is a dream come true. Though renowned as a skilled vocal educator, Kate's tal-ents on the bandstand are criminally under-appreciated. A master of fabulouslyunderstated artistry, she offers up a gorgeous mix of standards and Brazilian farewith an effortlessly languid delivery, coated in a richly warm and deep tone. Indeed,while her ballad work particularly shines, Kate's ability to swing up-tempo numberswith a relaxed style is truly a gem in this music. At her performance at Pierson Park,Kate is joined by a cavalcade of top-flight artists, thanks to the backing of acclaimedguitarist Vic Juris and his ensemble. SH

RENÉE MANNING BIRLDAND / AUGUST 19Effortless connection to the music and a commitment to an expression all her ownhave allowed singer, composer and educator Renée Manning to engage audiences fromNew York to Paris. Slow burning phrases or diving into hard swinging repertoire,Renée never seems to second guess what she means to say on the bandstand or in thestudio. Perhaps most well known for her work with Mel Lewis and his orchestra,Renée serves every musical context she approaches with personal yet versatileartistry. Spontaneous and scheduled collaborations have included such varied voicesas McCoy Tyner, Pharoah Sanders, Carmen McRae and Dizzy Gillespie, among otherlike-minded artists. Renée co-leads her septet with multi-instrumentalist, composerand arranger Earl McIntyre. SJ

CRAIG HARRISJAZZMOBILE AT MARCUS GARVEY PARK / AUGUST 17Duke Ellington called his trombones the “slippery horns,” and trombonist CraigHarris would fit right in. At once on the cutting edge of the avant-garde while embrac-ing the rich, vocalized and verbalized traditions of pre-bebop trombone techniques, hecan bray, honk and neigh as well as execute arpeggiated runs. In Australia withAbdullah Ibrahim early in his career, he discovered the aborigines’ didgeridoo andmade it his second instrument. Craig emerged on the Big Apple scene in the 1980s asa typically boisterous member of David Murray’s rambunctious Octet. Recently he’scollaborated on a ballet about Muhammed Ali, and composed a large ensemble work,Souls Within the Veil, inspired by the writings of W.E.B. DuBois. He brings hisTailgaters Tails combo to this Jazzmobile free concert. GK

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Julian Lage; 21-25: Bill Frisell; 28-31: GCalvin Weston.

NORTH SQUARE: At Washington SquareHotel. 103 Waverly Pl at McDougal.www.northsquareny.com/about-jazz. 212-254-1200. Sun: 12:30&2pm free adm JazzBrunch Trios. Aug 5: Melissa Stylianou; 12:Roz Corral w/Gilad Hekselman & MattClohesy; 19: Roz Corral w/Ron Affif & GaryWang; 26: Ben Cassara.

NUYORICAN POETS CAFÉ: 236E 3rd St (betAvs B & C). www.nuyorican.org. 212-780-9386/212-505-8183. Sets: 9:30pm. Tues: $10adm Latin Jazz feat 08/7 Chembo Corniel,08/14 Bronx Conexión, 08/21 Willie Martinez& La Familia Sxt; 1st Wed: $13 All That - HipHop Poetry & Jazz; 1st Sat: $15 BananaPuddin’ Jazz series feat Rome Neal + Jam.

PORCHLIGHT BAR: 271 11th Av (bet 27th &28th Sts). www.porchlightbar.com. 212-981-6188. Mon: 6-9pm free adm Keyed Up series.

ROCKWOOD MUSIC HALL: 196 Allen St at EHouston St. www.rockwoodmusichall.com.212-477-4155. Thurs: 9pm-12am EthanEubanks & Detroit Grease. Aug 13: 7pmMichael Sarian & The Chabones.

RUSS & DAUGHTERS CAFE: 127 Orchard St(bet Delancey & Rivington Sts). 212-475-4880. www.russanddaughterscafe.com. LastThurs: 8pm free adm The Stone at Russ &Daughters Cafe. Aug 30: Bill Frisell.

SMALLS JAZZ CLUB: 183W 10th St at 7th Av.212-252-5091. www.smallslive.com. Sets:Afternoon (PM) Sun 4:30-7pm, Sat 4-7pm,Early (E) 7:30-10pm, Late (L) 10:30pm-1am,Night (N) 1-4am; jam following N; adm varies.Residencies (R): Sun 1pm Vocal masterclassby Marion Cowings, PM except 08/5 SachaPerry Trio, N 08/12&26 Jon Beshay, 08/5&19Hillel Salem; Mon E except 08/6&20 AriHoenig Trio, N After-hours Jam Session;Tues N After-hours Jam Session; Fri N08/3,17&31 Corey Wallace, 08/10&24 JDAllen; Sat N 08/4&18 Brooklyn Circle,08/11&25 Philip Harper. Aug 1: E MichaelBlake Qrt, L Dan Pratt Qrt, N Isaiah J.Thompson; 2: E Roxy Coss Qnt, L MattPavolka & Horns Band, N tba; 3: E RickHollander Qrt, L John Marshall Qnt, N R; 4:PM Alex Clough, E Billy Kaye Qrt, L JohnMarshall Qnt, N R; 5: 1pm R, PM Tango JazzQrt, E Larry Ham/Woody Witt Qrt, L ToddHerbert Qrt, N R; 6: E Ricardo Grilli Qrt, LNeal Caine Qnt, N R; 7: E Jon Irabagon Gp, LDavid Schnitter Qrt, N R; 8: E Kirk LightseyQnt, L Christopher McBride & The WholeProof, N Jovan Alexandre; 9: E Kirk LightseyQnt, L Alexander Claffy Qnt, N DavisWhitfield; 10-11: E Bob DeVos Qrt, L MikeDiRubbo Qrt, N R; 12: 1pm-PM R, E JohnnyQuara Trio, L Fabien Mary Qnt, N R; 13: E R,L Joe Farnsworth Gp, N R; 14: E SteveNelson Qrt, L Abraham Burton Qrt, N R; 15:E Lauren Sevian & LSQ, L Harold MabernTrio, N Aaron Seeber; 16: E Adam LarsonQrt, L Darrian Douglas Gp, N JuliusRodriguez; 17: E Jerome Jennings Sxt, LSteve Davis Qnt, N R; 18: PM Jon Elbaz Trio,E Jerome Jennings Sxt, L Steve Davis Qnt, NR; 19: 1pm-PM R, E Tad Shull Qrt, L CharlesOwens Qrt, N R; 20: E Gilad Hekselman Trio,L Joe Farnsworth Gp, N R; 21: E GiladHekselman Trio, L Lucas Pino Nnt, N R; 22: EPierre Christophe/Joel Frahm/Joe MartinTrio, L Curtis Nowosad & CNQ, N Mike Troy;23: E Tony Tixier Trio, L Carlos Abadie Qnt, NJonathan Thomas; 24: E David Berkman Qnt,L Jared Gold Organ Qrt, N R; 25: PMBrandon Goldberg, E David Berkman Qnt, LJared Gold Organ Qrt, N R; 26: 1pm-PM R, EPete Zimmer Qnt, L Bruce Harris Qnt, N R;27: E R, L Rafal Sarnecki Sxt, N R; 28: E

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Robert Edwards Gp, L Abraham Burton Qrt,N R; 29: E Sebastian Chames Qrt, L SanahKadoura Gp, N Isaiah J. Thompson; 30: ERoberta Piket Qrt, L Dan Pugach Nnt, NCharles Goold; 31: E Philip Dizack Qnt, LAlex Sipiagin Qnt, N R.

TOMPKINS SQUARE PARK: 500E 9th St (betAvs A & B). Aug 26: 3-7pm free admwww.cityparksfoundation.org Charlie Par-ker Jazz festival feat Gary Bartz Qrt, The BadPlus, Amina Claudine Myers, Unheardw/Adam O’Farrill, Immanuel Wilkins & JoelRoss.

TURNMILL: 119E 27th St (bet Park &Lexington Avs). www.turnmillnyc.com. 646-524-6060. Wed: 11pm-2am Keyed Up seriesfeat Late Night Jam.

VILLAGE VANGUARD: 178 7th Av S at 11thSt. 212-255-4037. www.villagevanguard.com.Sets: 8:30&10:30pm. Adm: $30/1 drink min.Residency (R): Mon Vanguard Jazz Orch.Aug 1-5: Gerald Clayton Qnt; 6: R; 7-12: KurtRosenwinkel Trio; 13: R; 14-19: KurtRosenwinkel Qrt; 20: R; 21-26: HaroldMabern Trio; 27: R; 28-Sep 2: Joe Lovano Qrt.

ZINC BAR: 82W 3rd St (bet Thompson &Sullivan). 212-477-8337. www.zincbar.com.Residencies: Sun 9pm Zinc Tango Trio; Sat10pm Monika Oliveira & The Brasilians. Aug1: 10pm-2am VandoJam feat Ralph Bowen;2: 7:30&9pm $25 adm Dave Liebman; 18:8pm $25 Adam Nussbaum Trio; 22:7:30&9pm $25 Craig Handy Qrt; 24:7&8:30pm $25 Sullivan Fortner Trio; 30:7:30&9pm $20 Tommy Mattioli & Rico Vibes.

PELHAM BAY PARK: Bronx County Line &Middletown Rd. 718-430-1891. Aug 17: 6-7:30pm free adm Jay Hoggard &Africaribbean Vibes.

BAR CHORD: 1008 Cortelyou Rd. 347-240-6033. www.barchordnyc.com. Sun: 9pmCortelyou Jam; Mon: 8pm Keyed Up series.

BAR LUNÀTICO: 486 Halsey St. 718-513-0339.www.barlunatico.com. Sets: 8:30pm. Sun:2pm Keyed Up feat Gospel Brunch. Aug 2:Erik Deutsch Band; 3: Armo; 10: Itai KrissTelavana; 16: Michaël Attias Qrt; 22: Kulik &Voltzok Gp; 23: Armo; 28: Wayne Tucker &The Bad Mothas.

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.Aug 9: 10pm Sean Noonan.

BLUEBIRD BROOKLYN: 504 Flatbush Av.718-484-9494. www.bluebirdbrooklyn.com.Wed: 9pm Keyed Up feat Nest sessions byPerry Smith.

BOROUGH HALL: 209 Joralemon St. 718-802-3700. Sets: 12-1:30pm. Aug 3: BenitoGonzales Trio.

COUNTING ROOM: 44 Berry St. 718-599-1860.www.countingroom.com. Sun: 4-7pm KeyedUp feat The Cafe Society.

IL PORTO: 37 Washington Av. 718-624-0954.www.ilportobrooklyn.com. Thurs-Sat: 7-10pm Keyed Up feat Charlie Apicella & IronCity.

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AT THE GERMAN-AUSTRIAN BOR-der not far from where the Inn River

meets the Donau, Kirk Lightsey watchesboats dip and bob in the moving water.From his hotel room in Passau, the citywhere he's spent the past week playingand teaching students of all ages, heobserves every movement along the river,diverse passersby contributing differentenergies that collectively become the vital-ity of the city. For more than 60 years, Kirk has been

drawn to that kind of sum vitality, pullinginspiration from its individual compo-nents. He began playing piano when hewas 5, but soon gravitated toward clarinet.His first paying gigs were clarinet calls inhis hometown, Detroit. By the time he began making a serious

career for himself as a piano player whoserésumé credits comprise, among others,Dexter Gordon, Yusef Lateef, Cecil McBee,Freddie Hubbard and Chet Baker, Kirkhad developed a profound appreciation forthe instrument as sections of a completeorchestra, an appreciation that wouldinform and evolve his musical identity. "In playing in bands and orchestras, you

play different parts of the whole situationthat's created, in the orchestral sense ofthe music. This is what I try to get out ofthe piano," he says. "For me, the piano isan orchestra." As he began to experiment with the

piano orchestrally, Kirk also began experi-menting with other components of music,each in a deeply personal way that contin-ues to inspire the creation of music that's

meaningful and real to him. His relation-ship with melody, both in his soloing andhis comping, reflects some of those person-al perceptions. "Melody. It's the main point of the

music: To impart your feeling to someoneelse," he says. "It's what you do with threenotes. That can be a melody—the timingand the repetition of the three notes andthe space between, and especially the wayyou deal with the time and triplets. That'svery important to making melodies,triplets, the two against three or fouragainst five, whatever creates in the flowof your emoting. This is all the creation ofmelody." In live settings, the multi-instrumental-

ist draws spontaneous inspiration from theinstruments he hears and feels interactingwith him, not least of which is drums. "Thedrummer and I play together or sometimeswe mark each other or we play completelyapart and see if we can come back to themoment together," he says. "We playaround with his time sometimes, meagainst him or him against me. It's allkinds of things that make the music moreinteresting. It's that interaction. He canplay melodies sometimes on the drums,and I can sing with him, or play with himon his melody that he's creating. And Ihave to see the drummer. We have to hookup visually, so that we can give nods anddirections and count-offs." Over the years, Kirk's view on how to

inhabit his role within the music hasevolved, but his understanding of the roleitself has remained consistent. Viewinghimself as a master accompanist, he drawscertain inspiration from inhabiting thatrole to serve the music. "My job most of thetime is accompanying," he says. "It's to lis-ten to how [the drummer] feels about therhythm the soloists are making, or whatdance he would create." Kirk's voice enters a higher register

when he discusses "the dance." He's pulledperhaps the most abundant inspiration ofhis career from an emotional connection hefeels with the people playing alongside himon the bandstand. "There's some kind of an emotional

speaking. It's this hang together in joyousfeeling: This time that we all dance togeth-er," he says. "And it's fun—like dancingwith your partner. It's the moment thatyou choose these points and focus: How youget there, where you're coming from andwhat are the lyrics to the song you're play-ing, and what's the real story that you'recharacterizing in music and color. Andbecause we can create music and colorsand atmospheres, we can have fun doingour job, and hopefully save the world some-how with music." Reflecting on every configuration he's

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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. Aug 7: 9pmVadim Trio, 10:30pm Michaël Attias; 14: 9pmRavi Coltrane, 10:30pm Fourth Floor.

MURMRR THEATRE: 17 Eastern Pkwy. 516-510-1477. www.murmrr.com. Aug 4: 8pm $35-65 adm Béla Fleck Solo.

NATIONAL SAWDUST: 80N 6th St. 646-779-8455. www.nationalsawdust.org. Aug 3: 8pm$20 adm Alan Braufman; 29: 7pm $25 BillFrisell/Ikue Mori.

SCHOOL FOR IMPROVISATIONAL MUSIC:58 7th Av. www.schoolforimprov.org. 718-622-3300. Aug 8: 12:15-1:45pm Art LandeMaster Class.

SHAPESHIFTER LAB: 18 Whitwell Pl.www.shapeshifterlab.com. 646-820-9452.Sets/adm unless otherwise noted: Early (E)7pm, Late (L) 8:15pm, Night (N) 9:30pm; $10adm. Aug 2: 8pm Sean Noonan; 3: E $12Arthur Sadowsky & The Troubadours; 6: ELeszek Wisniowski Qnt; 17: L Tim ChernikoffQrt feat Noah Preminger.

VELVET LOUNGE: 174 Bway. 718-302-4427.www.velvetbrooklyn.com. Tues: 9pm Key Upseries.

WILLIAMSBURG MUSIC CENTER: 367Bedford Av. www.wmcjazz.org. 718-384-1654. Sets: Early (E) 9pm, Late (L) 10:30pm,Fri-Sat E 10pm, L 11:30pm. $10 adm.Residency (R): Fri E Gerry Eastman &friends + L Jam. Aug 4: E Rebecca Chubay;9: E-L Rosemary Minkler; 25: E RonnyBurrage; 26: E Olli Hirvonen.

PALACE THEATER: 100 East Main St.Waterbury. www.palacetheaterct.org. 203-346-2000. Sets: 8-9:30pm. Aug 3: $45 admJane Bunnett & Maqueque; 17: $29 DanPugach Nnt.

The SIDE DOOR JAZZ CLUB: At Old LymeInn. 85 Lyme St. Old Lyme. 860-434-0886.www.thesidedoorjazz.com. Sets: 8:30-11pm.Aug 2: Marquis Hill Blacktet; 3-4: closed; 9-10: Freddy Cole; 11: Polly Gibbons; 17-18:Pat Martino Trio; 24: Nat Reeves Blue RidgeQrt; 25: Eddie Allen & 3hree for Louis; 31-Sep 1: Harold Mabern Trio.

BAY BURGER: 1742 Sag Harbor Tpke. SagHarbor. 631-899-3915. www.bayburger.com.Thurs: 7-9pm Keyed Up series Jam.

GRASSO’S: 134 Main St. Cold Spring Harbor.www.grassosrestaurant.com. 631-367-6060.ets: Sun 12-3pm Brunch (B) + 6-9pm;Mon&Wed-Sat 7-11pm. Residencies: Sun BDanny Marx Duo; Mon Robert LePley; WedWayne Sabella & Company.

The JAZZ LOFT: 275 Christian Av. StonyBrook. 631-751-1895. www.thejazzloft.org.Sets/adm: 7pm $20-10. Wed: 7-8pm $10, 8pm$5 Jam w/FM Band. Aug 9: NYS All StarCollegiate Jazz Ens; 16: 8pm Dan PugachNnt; 17: Matt Wilson Qrt; 18: 11am InterplayJazz Orch, 1:30pm Warren Chiasson Qrt,4pm Nicki Parrott Qrt feat Houston Person,9pm Bill Charlap/Warren Vaché; 19: 12pmMarc Devine Trio w/Tom Manuel, 3pm Stony

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Brook Roots Ens, 7pm The Jazz Loft BigBand; 30: Interplay; 31: Harry Allen Qrt.

TREME: 553 Main St. Islip. 631-277-2008.www.tremeislip.com. Sets: Sun&Wed 7-11pm; Thurs-Sat 8pm-12am. Aug 1: MikeArmando; 5: New Endeavors Jazz Oct; 19:John Restrepo; 24: Thom Penn Nnt; 26: Jamby Bob Lepley Trio.

ATLANTICHARD ROCK CAFE: 1000 Boardwalk. Atlantic

City. www.hardrock.com/cafes/atlantic-city.609-449-1000. Sun: 11am-3pm Jazz Brunch.Aug 5: Alex Brown/Victor Provost Qrt; 12:John Beasley & friends; 19: Frank VignolaQrt w/John di Martino Qrt; 26: Dave StrykerBand.

ESSEXELEVEN CLINTON: 11 Clinton St. Newark.

862-234-2269. www.elevenclinton.com. Sun:1-4pm; Fri-Sat: 7:30-11:30pm. Free adm. Aug3: Pat Van Dyke; 4: Kate Curran; 5: CarrieJackson Jam; 10: Bruce Williams; 11: JamesGibbs; 12: Gospel Brunch; 17: Lee Hogans;18: John Bauers; 19: tba; 24: LaQuin Lay &The Family Tree Band; 25: Sharp Radway; 26:Lance Bryant; 31: T.W. Sample.

JAZZ HOUSE KIDS: 14 S Park St. Montclair.973-744-2258 www.jazzhousekids.org. SeeNishuane Park.

MONTCLAIR CENTER STAGE: 2 Church St.Montclair. www.montclaircenter.com. 973-509-3820. Aug 4: 5-10pm Jazz House Kids;11: 5:30-6:30pm Little Hat Big Hat, 7-8pmBlue Light 3; 18: 5:30-6:30pm Lyden Street,8:30-10:30pm Maurício de Souza & BossaBrasil®; 25: 5:30-6:30pm Little Hat Big Hat,8:30-10:30pm Watchung Mountain Riders.

NEWARK MUSEUM: 49 Washington St.Newark. www.newarkmuseum.org. 973-596-6550. Aug 2: 12:15-1:45pm Jazz in theGarden series feat Carla Cook.

NISHUANE PARK: Montclair. 973-509-4900.Aug 11: 12-9pm Montclair Jazz Festivalwww.montclairjazzfestival.org 973-744-2273feat Eddie Palmieri, Christian McBride,Oliver Lake, The Royal Bopsters, Jazz HouseFaculty Collective, Jazz House Student BigBands.

SUZYQUE’S BBQ & BAR: 34 S Valley Rd.West Orange. www.suzyques.com. 973-736-7899. Free adm. Sun: 2-5pm Brunchw/Curtis Lundy Ens; Thurs: 8pm-12am JohnLee & friends. Aug 6&20: 8-10pm GlennFranke's BigBand.

TRUMPETS: 6 Depot Square. Montclair. 973-744-2600. www.trumpetsjazz.com. Sets:7:30-10:30pm, Fri-Sat 8-11pm/adm varies.Aug 2&23: 6:30-9:30pm Bossa Nova Sxt.

HUDSONThe BRIGHTSIDE TAVERN: 141 Bright St.

Jersey City. www.brightsidetavern.com. 201-435-1234. Mon: 8pm Keyed Up featBrightside Tavern Trio.

PORT IMPERIAL: 55 Riverwalk Pl. West NewYork. Thurs: 6-8pm Sunset Music series. Aug2: Victor Provost + Lorin Cohen + ErikLawrence/Hanan Rubenstein + Chris Pasin/Vic Juris; 16: Trinidad North + Vic Juris/KateBaker + Erik Lawrence/Hanan Rubenstein.

MERCER1867 SANCTUARY AT EWING: 101 Scotch

Rd. Ewing. www.1867sanctuary.org/series

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NEW JERSEY JAZZBy Don Jay Smith

Skonberg photo by John Herr, Prima, Jr. by Shane O'Neal.

CARLA COOKNEWARK MUSEUM / AUGUST 2Detroit native Carla Cook made a splash on the jazz scene when her first CD It’s AllAbout Love received critical acclaim and a 1999 Grammy nomination for best jazzvocal. Influenced by a wide range of genres from Motown to gospel, Carla brings aunique improvisational style to her repertoire, but she always swings. And fans andcritics have loved it. JazzTimes called her "a real presence" and Time magazineeffused "she can sing, really sing." She has worked with many great players includingJimmy Heath, Regina Carter, Don Byron, Cyrus Chestnut and Wycliffe Gordon. Bringyour lunch to the Newark Museum and enjoy this wonderful jazz singer and song-writer as she revisits well-known standards and puts her personal stamp on pop clas-sics as Jazz in the Garden celebrates its 54th year.

BRIA SKONBERGMORRISTOWN JAZZ & BLUES FESTIVAL ON THE GREEN / AUGUST 18Singer, songwriter and trumpet player Bria Skonberg has been garnering attentionsince moving to New York from her hometown of Chilliwack, British Columbia.Critics have raved with the Wall Street Journal calling her one of the "most versatileand imposing musicians of her generation" and The New York Times proclaiming her"the shining hope of hot jazz." She has already racked up scores of awards fromDownbeat, Hot House, Jazz at Lincoln Center and the New York Bistro Awards. Andshe co-founded the NY Hot Jazz Festival and the NY Hot Jazz Camp. But if you wantto catch Bria in person, run to Morristown for the annual free festival on the Greenwhere she appears with sax player Evan Arntzen, pianist Mathis Picard, bassistDevon Starks and drummer Darrian Douglas.

LOUIS PRIMA, JR. & THE WITNESSESBICKFORD THEATRE AT THE MORRIS MUSEUM / AUGUST 16As the only son of famed entertainer Louis Prima, Louis Prima, Jr. had a very hardact to follow but he possesses the showmanship, stage presence and talent to becomea success despite the shadow of a musical legend. Louis' show is high energy, payinghomage to his dad with songs such as "Just a Gigolo," "Jump Jive an' Wail," and "SingSing Sing" interspersed with swinging originals and foot-tapping covers. A whirlingdervish on stage, he augments his singing with a fiery trumpet, leaving his audiencebreathless. And he has surrounded himself with equally talented and energetic musi-cians: Reedmen Marco Palos and William Pattinson, trumpeter Steve Sharp, trom-bonist Philip Clevinger, keyboardist Tris Duncan, guitarist Ryan McKay, bassistMarcus Howell II, drummer A.D. Adams and singer Olivia Kuper Harris.

THE ROYAL BOPSTERSMONTCLAIR JAZZ FESTIVAL AT NISHUANE PARK / AUGUST 11The Royal Bopsters grew out of an idea vocalist Amy London had to honor her musi-cal hero, the revered vocalist Mark Murphy. A renowned singer and educator, Amyhas been performing for years at New York's top clubs including Dizzy's, Birdlandand Blue Note, and has spent more than 25 years on The New School faculty. Sheenlisted three friends: Holli Ross, Dylan Parmuk and Darmon Meader to record a CDthat Downbeat magazine called "extraordinary" and included five vocalese pioneers.The award-winning vocalist Pete McGuinness has replaced Darmon but the groupremains the best exponent of jazz vocalese around. The eighth annual Montclair JazzFestival takes place in Nishuane Park from noon until 9:00 p.m. and is free.

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continued from page 22 789-9444. Tues: 7-9pm free adm SweetSounds Downtown Jazz Festival. Aug 7:Glenn Alexander & Shadowland + JustinHernandez + Daniel Rufolo + Maurício deSouza & Bossa Brasil®; 14: Radam Schwartz+ B.D. Lenz + Thos Shipley + Chuck LambertBand; 21: Mike Neer & Steelonious + Watson+ Carrie Jackson + Eric Frazier; 28: PatCuttitta + Jazz Lobsters + Ali Ryerson + New-Trad Sxt.

WARRENRUTHERFURD HALL: 1686 Rte 517.

Allamuchy. 908-852-1894. www.rutherfurdhall.org. Aug 24: 7:30pm Allan Harris Qrt.

ALBERT WISNER LIBRARY: One McFarlandDr. Warwick. www.albertwisnerlibrary.org.845-986-1047. Aug 12: 2pm Hudson ValleyJazz Festival www.hudsonvalleyjazzfest.orgfeat Eric Person Gp.

ANNARELLA’S RISTORANTE: 247 MaldenTpke. Saugerties. 845-247-7289. www.annarellaristorante.com. Wed: 6:30-9pmRoiger/Levin/Menegon Jazz Trio.

BARD COLLEGE: 60 Manor Av. Annandale-on-Hudson. www.fishercenter.bard.edu. 845-758-7900. Aug 2: 8-10pm $25 adm PatrickBartley, Jr. Orch.

BOURBON STREET BAR & GRILL: 78Millpond Pkwy. Monroe. 845-782-8501.www.bourbonstreetbarandgrill.net. Aug 10:7pm www.hudsonvalleyjazzfest.org HudsonValley Jazz Festival feat Larry Newcomb/Steve Kaiser.

EDDIE’S ROADHOUSE: 18 Main St. Warwick.www.eddiesroadhouse.com. 845-986-7623.Aug 9: 10pm free adm Hudson Valley JazzFestival www.hudsonvalleyjazzfest.org featQuave w/Michael Purcell.

The FALCON: 1348 Rte 9 West. Marlboro.www.liveatthefalcon.com. 845-236-7970.Sets/adm: 8pm, Sun 11am Brunch (B); $20don suggested. Falcon Underground (FU).Aug 2: 8pm Latin Jazz Express + FU AndyStack's American Soup; 5: 8pm Theo CrokerQnt; 8: FU 7pm Jazz Sessions; 9: Sam Reider& the Human Hands; 11: 7pm Bernard“Pretty” Purdie & friends; 12: Jamie Saft Trio;16: Matt Finck; 19: B Big Joe Fitz & The Lo-Fis; 19: Jeff “Tain” Watts Travel Band; 20:Jenny Scheinman & Allison Miller's ParlourGame; 23: Natalie Forteza; 25: Ed PalermoBig Band; 26: B Saints of Swing, 8pm Trio ofOZ.

GLENMERE BREWING COMPANY: 55 MapleAv. Florida. www.glenmerebrewingco.com.845-651-1939. Aug 10: 7pm Hudson ValleyJazz Festival www.hudsonvalleyjazzfest.orgfeat Chloe Borthwick.

IRON FORGE INN: 38 Iron Forge Rd. Warwick.www.ironforgeinn.com. 845-986-3411. Aug11: 12pm free adm Hudson Valley JazzFestival www.hudsonvalleyjazzfest.org featMike Jackson.

LIMONCELLO: 159 Main St. Goshen. 845-294-1880. www.limoncelloatorangeinn.com. Aug12: 8pm Hudson Valley Jazz Festivalwww.hudsonvalleyjazzfest.org feat Persad/Kopec En Masse.

LYDIA’S CAFE: 7 Old US Hwy 209. StoneRidge. www.lydias-cafe.com. 845-687-6373.Sets: 7-10pm. Aug 11: Matt Finck Trio; 25:Rhythm Rising.

MAUREEN’S JAZZ CELLAR: 2 N Bway.Nyack. www.maureensjazzcellar.com. 845-535-3143. Sets: Sun 6pm, Fri-Sat 8&9:30pm.

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jazz. 609-392-6409. Aug 11: 8pm EllaFitzgerald Tribute w/Yvette Norwood-Tiger;12: 3pm Sue Maskaleris; 17: 8pm TomTallitsch; 25: 8pm The Jazz Thieves.

CANDLELIGHT LOUNGE: 24 Passaic St.Trenton. www.candlelightevents.way.to. 609-695-9612. Sat: 3:30-7:30pm free adm/$10min. www.jazztrenton.com. Aug 4: MikeBond; 11: James Stewart; 18: AndreMutcherson; 25: Josh Lawrence.

MIDDLESEXDUE MARI: 78 Albany St. New Brunswick.

www.duemarinj.com. 732-296-1600. Fri: 6:30-9:30pm free adm The New Brunswick JazzProject/www.nbjp.org. Aug 3: Stephen FullerDuo; 10: Emma Larsson Duo; 17: EllenLaFurn Duo; 24: Kate Curran Duo.

GEORGE STREET ALE HOUSE: 378 GeorgeSt. New Brunswick. www.gsalehouse.com.732-543-2408. The New Brunswick JazzProject/www.nbjp.org. Tues: 8-11pm Emer-ging Artists + Jam. Aug 7: Chelsea HugheyTrio w/spec guest Matt Chertkoff; 14: CharlieBarber Gp; 21: Paul Cuffarii Qrt; 28: DomPalombi Qrt.

HYATT HOTEL: 2 Albany St. New Brunswick.www.newbrunswick.hyatt.com. 732-873-1234. Thurs: 8-11pm free adm The NewBrunswick Jazz Project/www.nbjp.org. Aug2: SMC Faculty Ens; 9: Nick Hempton Qrt;16: Lance Bryant Qrt; 23: Mike Lee Qrt; 30:Oscar Perez Qrt.

NOVITA: 25 New St. Metuchen. 732-549-5306.www.novitanj.com. Aug 9: 6-10pm ChampianFulton.

PELZMAN PARK: Tappen St. Avenel.http://www.woodbridgeartsnj.org/second-friday-jazz.html. 7:30pm: Second Friday Jazz.Aug 10: Mike Stern.

TAVERN ON GEORGE: 361 George St. NewBrunswick. www.tavernongeorge.com. 732-545-6205. Wed: 8-11pm free adm The NewBrunswick Jazz Project/www.nbjp.org. Aug1: Jackie Jones Trio; 8: Sharp Radway Trio;15: David Gibson Trio; 22: Nat Adderley, Jr.Trio; 29: Vince Ector Trio.

MONMOUTHMOONSTRUCK: 517 Lake Ave. Asbury Park.

732-988-0123. www.moonstrucknj.com. Aug17: 6-10pm Maurício de Souza Trio.

MORRISBICKFORD THEATRE: 6 Normandy Heights

Rd. Morristown. 973-971-3706. www.morrismuseum.org/jazz-showcase. Sets: 7:30-9pm.Aug 2: Dan Levinson's Midsummer Night'sJazz Party; 16: Dance Party w/Louis Prima,Jr. & the Witnesses.

MORRISTOWN GREEN: DowntownMorristown. www.morristownjazzandblue.org. Aug 18: 12-10pm Morristown Jazz &Blues Festival feat Rhythm In Blue, BriaSkonberg, LaBamba & the Hubcaps, BernardAllison Gp, Davy Knowles Band.

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&8:35pm, Sat6:15&8:35pm. Closed Mon. Aug 3: “King”Solomon Hicks; 4: SaRon Crenshaw Band;7: John Korba; 8: Warren Vaché; 9: MichaelRabinowitz Qrt.

SUSSEXNEWTON THEATRE: 234 Spring St. Newton.

973-383-3700. www.thenewtontheatre.com.Sets: 8pm. Aug 10: $49/34 adm MaceoParker; 23: $44-59 Jean Luc Ponty.

UNIONDOWNTOWN WESTFIELD: Westfield.

www.westfieldtoday.com/jazzfestival. 908-

NEW YORK STATE

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ANOTHER REASON TO CELEBRATEBy Elzy Kolb

Savian photo by Sharon Bushman.

Love is in the airIt's been ten years since baritone saxo-

phonist Lauren Sevian released her firstalbum. When she began planning to recordher second, the recent Bliss (Posi-Tone),she took inspiration from a long-timefriend and musical collaborator, guitaristAmanda Monaco.

With Amanda's music, every tune has astory," Lauren says. "I really thoughtabout it for my new album, how ideas—atheme—can come across in the music." Thetheme turned out to be the many faces oflove, from the title tune written for herhusband, through pieces composed withfamily, friends, collaborators and influ-ences in mind.

"Bliss is a concept album coming froman honest place," Lauren says. "A lot oflife-changing things happened in the pastten years. I did things outside my comfortzone. Life takes unexpected turns on theself-discovery path and doing things you'renot completely comfortable with is anamazing way to evolve as a person." Besides fronting her own bands, Lauren

appears with ensembles including the DivaJazz Orchestra, the Mingus Big Band, theBirdland Latin Jazz Orchestra, the GeorgeGee Swing Orchestra, Amanda Monaco,Christian McBride, Terri Lyne Carringtonand others. She also teaches at Jazz HouseKids and is director of an all-female bigband for high school and middle school stu-dents, part of Jazz at Lincoln Center's edu-

cational programming."I'm trying to be a positive force out

there. I enjoy seeing the enthusiasm, espe-cially from the young women who want tolearn this music."Catch Lauren in action when she focus-

es on music from Bliss at Smalls JazzClub Aug. 15 with pianist Helen Sung,bassist Marcos Varela and drummer E.J.Strickland; she also appears atWaterfront Park in Dobbs Ferry, NY,Aug. 8, with Marcos, E.J. and pianist TheoHill."I love what different players bring to

the table. It's great to switch musiciansand hear them interact with the rest of theband," Lauren says. It's so cool and inter-esting to hear how the musical chemistrychanges."

On the doubleViolinist and composer Meg Okura

released two CDs this year, NPO Trio Liveat the Stone (Chant) with saxophonist SamNewsome and pianist Jean-Michel Pilc,and Ima Ima (NewMusic), with the 10-piece Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble. "They're very contrasty: One took years

to make (Ima Ima) and the other is allimprovisation and was completed in anhour," she notes. "But they're similar inthat they both incorporate styles of impres-sionists and classical sounds, Jewish infer-ences, free jazz, blues, swing. There are alot of textures."The word "ima" means "mom" in

Hebrew and "now" in Japanese. For Meg,who has a 7-year-old daughter, "becominga mother made me realize what I wantedand led to me making my own choices,including choosing jazz over classicalmusic, choosing to be free from the religionI was born into, choosing the music I wantto pursue, which led to new discoveries inmusic and in my career. There are lot ofadvantages to being a mother, musically,though I lose time and sleep," she sayswith a laugh.The classically trained violinist has

always loved French impressionist com-posers such as Ravel and Debussy andfinds that the harmonies lend themselvesto jazz. But Meg considers jazz more chal-lenging and more satisfying."It's so inspiring, there is no such joy as

hearing your creation come alive beyondyour imagination, changing each time. Youhave to give up control of what you write,trust the musicians and let them be whothey are," she says. "There's a certain level

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Meg Okura, Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola

of trust. That's an amazing thing aboutjazz: If a baby cries or a cell phone goes off,we can incorporate it into the music mak-ing. We react to each other and to thesounds of the environment."Expect to hear two totally different sets

when Meg and the Pan Asian ChamberJazz Ensemble including trumpeter TomHarrell, saxophonist Sam Newsome, flutistAnne Drummond, harpist Riza Printup,clarinetist Sam Sadigursky, guitarist RezAbbasi, pianist Brian Marsella, bassistEvan Gregor and drummer Paul Wells hitsDizzy's Club Coca-Cola Aug. 20. In addition to celebrating the release of

Ima Ima, Meg and company are likely todebut some compositions for a project shehopes to record in the future. "The musicwill be more open for improvisation at thegig than on the album. It's an all-star bandand I want to feature all the great soloists.And everyone always wants to hear TomHarrell as much as possible."

Happy Bird-dayCharlie Parker would have turned 98

this month, and that anniversary will notgo unmarked in the Big Apple. Alto saxo-phonist Vincent Herring and his bandwith drummer Carl Allen, pianist DaveKikoski and bassist Yasushi Nakamuraconvene with special guest Gary Bartz atSmoke Jazz & Supper Club Aug. 30-Sept. 2 to celebrate Bird's music andlegacy.Since moving to New York in the early

1980s, Vincent has built a solid reputationthrough his playing with artists such asDizzy Gillespie, Freddie Hubbard, CarlaBley, Art Blakey, the Mingus Big Band,Jack DeJohnette, Kenny Barron, HoraceSilver and others. His extensive jazz histo-

ry includes working with Nat Adderley'sband and with Cannonball Adderley alum-ni Cedar Walton and Louis Hayes, withwhom Vincent founded the CannonballAdderley Legacy Band.

In addition to releasing close to twodozen albums as a leader, including 2017'sHard Times, the California-born altomaven has appeared on more than 250recordings as a sideman.Like most alto players, Vincent cites

Charlie Parker among his influences, butnotes that he took a circuitous route toBird, gravitating instead to Cannonball asan early inspiration. You could say thattechnical difficulties were behind hisdelayed immersion in all thingsParkerania.

"Cannonball was recorded so well, Icould get high-quality records by him thatI listened to constantly when I was start-ing out," he says. Vincent's early recollec-tions of Parker albums? He mimics thehissing sound of the vintage recordings."But when the high-fidelity Verve record-ings came out, they changed my perspec-tive on Bird. As I continued learning andhoning my craft, I became a big fan. I loveand respect Charlie Parker as an innova-tor and respect the high bar he set for all ofus."

Vincent is excited that fellow alto saxo-phonist Gary Bartz is on hand for the gigat Smoke. "Gary is one of my favorite sax-ophonists in the whole world, he's one ofour elder statesmen—he's been around somuch music, in so many situations and weboth love Bird," Vincent notes. "I'm reallylooking forward to playing with him forthis occasion." He predicts that the sextetis going to feature Parker's compositionsand tunes associated with him, along withsome surprises.

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By Seton Hawkins

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Lichtman photo by Aidan Grant.

Artist Talks Inspirations: Dennis Lichtman on Queens

IT IS OF NO SURPRISE TO ANY NEWYorker that many of its jazz artists havecalled Queens home. However, what maystill surprise is the sheer number of artistswho have resided in the borough. In addi-tion to the famous home of LouisArmstrong, Queens has also housed BixBeiderbecke, Fats Waller, Billie Holiday,Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie, LesterYoung, Benny Goodman, Lena Horne,Dizzy Gillespie, John Coltrane and manymore.

Dennis Lichtman

While perhaps lacking the cachet ofManhattan's scenes or even of theBrooklyn bebop explosion, Queens has nev-ertheless played a pivotal, if more low-keyrole in jazz's development. This unique his-tory of the borough comes to the forefrontin the latest work of the multi-instrumen-talist extraordinaire Dennis Lichtman,as he gears up for the album release of JustCross the River, a project celebrating themusicians of Queens' past and present."I was approaching my tenth anniver-

sary as a resident of Queens and I hadfound out about these grants from theQueens Council on the Arts," Dennisrecalls. "I applied and was awarded agrant to write a set of compositionsinspired by this incredible history of jazzmusicians living in Queens."For Dennis, the stories of early pivotal

figures like Clarence Williams and EvaTaylor settling together in Queens res-onated with him and he noted a common-ality in many of the artists' stories. "Many of these musicians moved to

Queens for the same reasons that I did,which was a calmer pace of life with a goodcommute. They were looking to be nearManhattan and the gigs, while having acomfortable place to live," he explains. "Allthe things Queens has—the food, thediversity—are kind of a secret: Manhattanpeople either don't know about it or don'tbelieve it!"Taking his cues from artists' stories and

his research, Dennis composed a suite ofmusic inspired by the borough's earlier res-idents. Premiering this work in 2015 at theLouis Armstrong House Museum, Denniswas also backed by a band of fellow Queensresidents. While the three-year gap between the

suite's premiere and its album release isan unfortunate lag for fans of hot jazz, theresults are stunning and worth the wait.As one hears the music, it becomes clearthat Dennis achieved a remarkable bal-ance, offering original works that managedto tip the cap to his Queens forebears, allwhile avoiding parody or derivativeclichés. Indeed, a movement like the heart-wrenching "For Bix" beautifully conjuresthe story and image of the late trumpetmaster, while at the same time clearlyillustrating Dennis' own musical voice.As he prepared to release the music

onto record, Dennis folded into the songmix a few works associated with the earli-er residents: "Cake Walking Babies fromHome," which appeared on an earlyClarence Williams recording with EvaTaylor and Louis Armstrong closes thealbum, while "Just Cross the River fromQueens" provides the record with its nameas well as one of its stranger stories."It seemed to me that the musicians

wanted to keep Queens a secret and maybethey wanted peace and quiet," Dennisexplains. "I assumed some of these artistswould have written songs about Queens,but I couldn't find anything. So, I talked toVince Giordano and he looked through hisdatabase of 40,000 or so of songs from the1910s to the 1940s and he found exactlyone song, 'Just Cross the River fromQueens.'"Dennis Lichtman's Queensboro Six per-

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TRUMPETER NABATÉ ISLES HASappeared on a wide range of musical

projects in and out of the jazz scene. Havingperformed with musicians such asChristian McBride, Dianne Reeves, MosDef and the Mingus Big Band, he'sachieved quite the reputation as a powerfulforce on his instrument. Now in the process of releasing his first

record as a leader, Eclectic Excursions,Nabaté says: "It was time for me to expressmyself musically through the many experi-ences I've had. I also wanted to create analbum which called upon the many styles ofmusical sounds that have inspired andguided me."Having shared the bandstand with

many great artists, it's only fitting thatNabaté is supported by a diverse cast offirst-class bandmates on this record,including Alita Moses, Johnathan Blakeand Jimmy Owens. Referencing the title ofthe record, Nabaté explains: "The albumhas different denominations of musicians

throughout. I wanted each track to havedifferent supplies to paint a unique pic-ture."

Nabaté Isles plays at Jazz Standardon Aug. 19 in celebration of his debutrecord, Eclectic Excursions.

Performances and EventsThe indefatigable saxophone virtuosos

Peter and Will Anderson undertake athrilling, not to mention ambitious,endeavor entitled Songbook Summit: TheAndersons Play Berlin, Kern, Carmichael,Van Heusen. Beginning Aug. 7 and run-ning through Sept. 2, the Andersons offer a32-show run at Symphony Space that trav-erses the songbooks of some of America'smost beloved writers. Visit www.symphonyspace.org to learn more.Guitar legend Bill Frisell serves as a

curator for The Stone's events at the NewSchool Aug. 21-25. Focusing on duo set-tings with drummers, Bill performs along-side Gerald Cleaver, Kenny Wollesen,Andrew Cyrille, Johnathan Blake andMark Guiliana throughout the week. Visitwww.thestonenyc.com for a full listing.

forms at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola onAug. 1 celebrating the release of JustCross the River. To learn more, visitwww.dennislichtman.com.

entrepreneur died on June 27, 2018 at age77. Born in Brooklyn, Paul grew up aroundthe corner from Ebbets Field, a few blocksfrom where his cherished daughterCharlotte now lives. He attended ErasmusHall High School and later the CherryLawn School in Connecticut, where he firstbegan writing poetry. After graduatingfrom Bard College in 1961, he moved to theLower East Side of New York where hefound his artistic home among the poets,writers, artists, and musicians whose cre-ativity was flourishing synergisticallythere. In 1973, he opened his jazz club theTin Palace on Bowery and 2nd, whichbecame a Mecca for cutting edge music andpoetry for many years thereafter. Paul'sfirst novel, The Tin Angel, a brilliant mur-der mystery, vividly recreates that singu-lar time and ambience. A NYS Council forthe Arts writer-in-residency brought Paulto the Glens Falls /Lake George area in1984. He was soon introduced to JohnStrong of the Lake George Arts Project,and the two began planning the first everLake George Jazz Weekend. John and Paulremained partners in that endeavor for 35years. Paul's "connect" with the world,jazz, musicians and the audience he nur-tured is irreplaceable. He leaves behind hisloving wife and daughter, Carol andCharlotte, thousands of friends and admir-ers, and a remarkable legacy for Jazz atthe Lake.

Special Announcement from Lake George Arts Project

Paul Andrei Pines, poet, novelist, psy-chotherapist, literature professor, and jazz

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generation he's touched, Kirk offers a wordof advice for younger players: "Listen andlisten and listen." "Listen to great recordings of great

players, and how they lock. They don'talways lock. All the songs on every record-ing aren't great takes, you know, but some-times they just want to put the record out.But always listen, and play with other peo-ple as much as possible, and relax, andlearn to dance," he says, clearing histhroat. "Learn to dance."

Kirk Lightsey's quartet plays SmallsJazz Club Aug. 8 and 9; he appears soloat Mezzrow Aug. 10 and 11.

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when my predecessor, Jon Eardley, sud-denly passed away. By this point, DennisMackrel was often a guest. Dennis knewthat I was looking for a gig in Europe, hecalled me and said, 'When they do get tohiring a fifth trumpet player, you shouldcheck it out.' I went over as a guest in 1991and they offered me the job." This gig enabled John to have steady

work with minimal travel, great pay,health insurance and a good pension, whilehe has also found numerous opportunitiesto record his own groups for Europeanlabels.Since reaching the state's mandatory

retirement age last year, John has free-lanced around Europe. "I have favoriterhythm sections. I have a wonderful trio onmy new CD (The Saint PetersburgSessions). When I'm in New York, I havemy old buddies, I'll be working with GrantStewart and Phil Stewart."

The John Marshall Quintet featur-ing Grant Stewart, Steve Ash, PaulGill and Phil Stewart performs atLyndhurst Estate in Tarrytown Aug. 2for Jazz Forum Arts, and at SmallsJazz Club Aug. 3 and 4.

each time it is performed: "Stay hip," Bobbysays. "And stay alert too…Community iseverything."

Hipness Alert: Bobby Sanabria'sMultiverse Big Band performs WestSide Story Reimagined with poetry byLa Bruja and Rich Villar on Aug. 10 atDamrosch Park.

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.

Bassist Don Payne lived in a cottage in the Hollywood hills that became the place wherea group of local musicians rehearsed. Don Cherry, the trumpet player with the group, intro-duced them to Ornette Coleman, who had written some interesting originals. One day theywere working on one of Ornette's tunes. Walter Norris had figured out the harmonies, andthey were playing it over and over to memorize it. Suddenly the door opened, and a manwalked in. After nodding hello, he took a sheet of music paper and quickly wrote down thetune they had been playing, and added an improvement to the chords at the end of thebridge. He reached over Walter's shoulder and put the music on the piano, bowed and smiledto the other musicians, and went back out the door. Walter said, "This works!" He turnedaround to say thank you, but the man was already gone. Walter asked, "Who was that?" Donsaid, "That's my neighbor, Johnny Mandel!"

A Moment You Missed by Fran Kaufman Hot HouseContributing Photographer

Saturday, June 23 saw the AlternativeGuitar Summit alight at the JazzGallery. Among the half dozen duets atthe venue were Peter Bernstein (cen-ter) and Gilad Heckselman whounwound after the gig in the Gallery’soffices, enjoying a laugh as Gallery exec-utive director Rio Sakairi looks on.

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Aug 3: $15 adm Neil Alexander & Nail; 4:closed; 5: $15 Sue Matsuki Trio; 10: $15 PeterFurlan Qnt; 11: $20 Jean-Michel Pilc Trio; 17:$20 Trio Redux; 18: closed; 19: $25 SheilaJordan/Cameron Brown; 24: $20 MartinPizzarelli Trio; 25: $15 Ethan Cohen Qrt; 31:$15 Marshall McDonald Qrt.

MAVERICK CONCERT HALL: 120 MaverickRd. Woodstock. www.maverickconcerts.org.845-679-8348. Aug 4: 8pm Fred Hersch/GiladHekselman.

MOFFAT LIBRARY OF WASHING-TONVILLE: 6 West Main St.Washingtonville. 845-496-5483. Aug 11: 1pmwww.hudsonvalleyjazzfest.org HudsonValley Jazz Festival feat Bill Pernice Gp.

ORANGE COUNTY HOPS: 771 State Rte 52.Walden. Aug 10: Hudson Valley Jazz Festivalwww.hudsonvalleyjazzfest.org feat 7pmMike Antonelli & friends, 8pm Judi Silvano.

PINE ISLAND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE:Glenwood Rd. Pine Island. 845-258-1469.Aug 11: 5pm Hudson Valley Jazz Festivalwww.hudsonvalleyjazzfest.org feat RickSavage Gp.

SAINT URSULA PLACE: Saint Ursula Pl.Phoenicia. Aug 3: 8-10pm PhoeniciaInternational Festival of the Voice featDamien Sneed.

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

VILLAGE GREEN: Railroad Ave. Warwick. Aug9&11-12: Hudson Valley Jazz Festivalwww.hudsonvalleyjazzfest.org feat 08/9 7pmThe NY Swing Exchange, 08/11 7pm PeteLevin & The Mobius Band, 08/12 5pm RaveTesar Trio.

WARWICK CENTER FOR PERFORMINGARTS: 63 Wheeler Av. Warwick. 845-986-2466. www.warwickperformingarts.com. Aug9-10: Hudson Valley Jazz Festival www.hudsonvalleyjazzfest.org feat 08/9 8pm KarlLatham & Acoustic Unit, 08/10 7pm JazzBeyond, 8pm $5 adm Gabriele Tranchina Gp.

CHRIS’ JAZZ CAFE: 1421 Sansom St.Philadelphia. www.chrisjazzcafe.com. 215-568-3131. Sets: 8&10pm. Aug 3: CharlesOwens; 4: Odean Pope; 8: Kara Grainger; 10:Sam Greenfield; 11: Ken Fowser; 17: ThePhiladelphia Ambassadors Big Band; 18:Jump City Jazz Orch; 24: Brian Betz; 25:Lucy Yeghiazaryan; 31: Sam Reed.

DEER HEAD INN: 5 Main St. Delaware WaterGap, 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. Aug 1: MattBurkett Qrt; 2: R; 3: Zach Brock/Jim Ridl; 4:Nancy Reed Trio; 5: Mitchell Cheng; 8: MattBurkett/Violetta Maria-Norrie; 9: R; 10: KateBaker/Vic Juris; 11: Alan Broadbent Trio; 12:Luiz Simas/Wesley Amorim; 15: DaveLiebman Qrt; 16: R; 17: Tamuz Nissim Qnt;18: Esteban Castro; 19: Jim Robitaille Qrt;23: R; 24: Amina Figurova Qnt; 25: TomokoOmura & Post Bob Gypsies; 26: GalvanicIgnition; 27: 7:30-10:30pm Matt Vashlishan &The Water Gap Jazz Orch; 29: JohnOtten/Matt Burkett/Pete Wikle Spt; 30: R; 31:Spencer Reed.

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continued from page 24Philadelphia. www.southrestaurant.net. 215-600-0220. Sets: 7&9:30pm. Aug 2-3: CindyBradley w/Gerald Veasley Band; 4-5: JoeyDeFrancesco Trio; 6: Oli Silk; 9-10: PaulJackson, Jr.; 11: Lezlie Harrison Organ Qrt;17-18: Allan Harris w/spec guest RichieCole; 23: Marc Antoine; 24-25: JoannaPascale; 30-31: Marion Meadows.

BLISS PLAZA: Queens Blvd & Bliss St.Sunnyside. Aug 7: 5pm free adm BixBeiderbecke Sunnyside Memorial feat TheSunnyside Wolverines feat Jordan Sandke &Carol Sudhalter.

DOMINIES: 34-07 30th Av. Long Island City.718-728-1834. Sun: 9pm Keyed Up featTrampleman.

ESPRESSO 77: 35-57 77th St. JacksonHeights. www.espresso77.com. 718-424-1077. Aug 9-11: 9-10:30pm Jackson HeightsJazz Festival feat 08/9 Haruna Fukazawa/Shu Odamura, 08/10 Ed Fuqua, Jed Levy &Jeff Brillinger, 08/11 Daisuke Abe Trio.

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

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

LOUIS ARMSTRONG HOUSE MUSEUM: 34-56 107th St. Corona. 718-478-8274.www.louisarmstronghouse.org. Sun&Sat 12-5pm, Tues-Fri 10am-5pm: $10 adm GuidedTours of Louis Armstrong House. Aug 11: 2-5pm $20 adm Hot Jazz/Cool Garden feat BriaSkonberg; 23: 7-8:30pm free www.jazzmobile.org/212-866-4900 feat Roland Guerrero.

QUEENS LIBRARY JACKSON HEIGHTS:35-51 81st St. Jackson Heights. 718-899-2500. www.queenslibrary.org. Aug 11: 2:30-3:30pm Jackson Heights Jazz Festival featJavier Arau & Jazz On Fire.

RORY STAUNTON FIELD PARK: 78th St &34th Av. Jackson Heights. Aug 12: 4-5pmJackson Heights Jazz Festival feat GoussyCelestin & Ayiti Brass.

The SANDWICH BAR: 33-01 Ditmars Blvd.Astoria. 718-777-1078. Tues: 7pm Keyed Upfeat Matt Smith.

TERRAZA: 40-19 Gleane St. Elmhurst.www.terraza7.com. 718-803-9602. Sun:9:30pm-2am $7 adm Jam w/John BenitezTrio.

WAYANDA PARK: 217-60-217-72 Hollis Av.Queens Village. www.jazzmobile.org. 212-866-4900. Aug 18: 12-4pm free adm Hon. IDaneek Miller family concert.

ALVIN & FRIENDS: 14 Memorial Hwy. NewRochelle. www.alvinandfriendsrestaurant.com. 914-654-6549. Aug 4: 7-10:30pm RockyMiddleton Trio; 11: 7:30-11pm Leslie PintchikTrio; 18: 7-10pm Jared Pauley Qnt; 24: 7-10pm Jaana Narsipur Trio; 25: 7:30-11pmLeslie Pintchik Trio.

BEANRUNNER CAFÉ: 201 S Division &Esther St. Peekskill. 914-737-1701.www.beanrunnercafe.com. Fri-Sat: 8-

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FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW, AL-most everything that Bobby Sanabria

does, musically or otherwise, comes with aunique statutory warning the drummercalls a "Hipness Alert." He has every right to sound this

Kerouac-like warning because if it pertainsto music, chances are you'll be forced to getoff your rear end and dance. The seductionof the clave is that strong. If it refers tothings extra-musical, then you can be sureit is something that will shake you out ofyour comfort zone and more than likelyhave you add your support to a worthysocial issue. Either way, the legendary fig-ure of the South Bronx Puerto Rican com-munity has your attention and when youtake heed, you will not likely forget theexperience. In 2009 Bobby introduced his recording

Kenya Revisited Live!!!, a re-imagining ofthe iconic Machito album of the same nameby quoting another early drumming men-tor, Art Blakey, with the following words:"Anywhere jazz is played is holy…So wel-come to church!" He then proceeded to puta spark to the music, one explosive songafter another. Here, as on other releases,Bobby revealed his skills as a percussioncolorist with an electrifying display ofchops on timbales, on the song "CongoMulence" before returning to share thelimelight with the legendary Candido, whoplayed congas on the title track, "Kenya." If this was the birth of Bobby's "Hipness

Alert" then the statutory warnings could-n't have come at a better time. The albumgave rise to a series of "Re-imagined" Latinjazz recordings. The first was Tito PuenteMasterworks Live!!! (Jazzheads, 2011) fol-lowed by ¡Qué Viva Harlem! (Jazzheads,2014). These two seminal CDs featured theyoung musicians of the Manhattan Schoolof Music Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra,where Bobby teaches and heralded his "Re-Imagined" series of recordings which helpkeep alive some of the most timeless Latinjazz repertoire. Those albums paved the way for

Bobby's greatest work to date: West Side

Story Reimagined (Jazzheads, 2018). Thismusic by Leonard Bernstein is among themost famous works by an American com-poser, and is about to become more famousthanks to Bobby's recording. But thealbum's significance, coming as it doesafter Hurricane Maria's devastation ofPuerto Rico, suggests that Bobby was alsohonoring the community to which hebelonged to since birth, in addition to pay-ing tribute to Maestro Bernstein, of course.This is why a significant part of the pro-ceeds from the record sales will go towardPuerto Rico's disaster relief.Which brings us back to Bobby's

"Hipness Alert" epithet: "Art must play apart in the well-being of Community," hesays. "I'm sure that Maestro Bernsteinwould not have had it any other way,either. After all, not for nothing did hechoose to make West Side Story in the firstplace. It is more than a re-imagining ofShakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. It is acautionary tale about real social issues. Inour day and age, it's about guns, gangs…the disadvantaged people of Puerto Ricoand my community of the South Bronx,where Puerto Ricans like me still live."And what other way to do so than with thestory Leonard Bernstein once used to bringthe Puerto Rican community to nationalattention. That's also a tale Bobby's WestSide Story Reimagined will continue to tell

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10:30pm $10 adm. Aug 3: 3D Ritmo de Vida;10-11: Hudson Valley Jazz Festival www.hudsonvalleyjazzfest.org feat 08/10 7pm KristinaKoller, 08/11 8pm Doug Munro & La PompeAttack; 18: Ray Blue Qrt; 25: Alexis Cole Ens.

HENRY GOURDINE PARK: 3 Westerly Rd.Ossining. www.jazzforumarts.org. 914-631-1000. Mon: 6:30-8:30pm free adm. Aug 6:Souren Baronian & Taksim; 20: T.K. Blue Qrt.

HORAN’S LANDING PARK: 9 River St. SleepyHollow. www.jazzforumarts.org. 914-631-1000. Tues: 6:30-8pm free adm. Aug 7:Hiroshi Yamazaki Qrt; 14: Mark Morganelli &Jazz Forum Brazil Project; 21: Greg BurrowsQrt; 28: Mark Morganelli & Jazz Forum BrazilProject.

JAZZ FORUM: 1 Dixon Ln. Tarrytown. 914-631-1000. www.jazzforumarts.org. Sets: SunEarly (E) 4pm, Late (L) 6pm; Fri-Sat7&9:30pm. Aug 3-4: T.S. Monk Sxt; 5: E DiegoFigueiredo, L Neal Spitzer Qrt; 10-11:Sherma Andrews Gp; 12: E Enrico GranafeiQrt, L Roni Ben-Hur/Harvie S Trio; 17-18:Barry Harris Trio; 19: E Denise Reis Trio, LBill O'Connell Qrt; 24-25: Julius RodriguezQnt; 26: E Miho Nobuzane Samba Jazz Qrt, LValery Ponomarev Qrt; 31-Sep 1: HoustonPerson Qrt.

LYNDHURST ESTATE: At Hudson River. 635S Bway. Tarrytown. www.jazzforumarts.org.914-631-1000. Thurs: 6-8:30pm free admSunset Concerts. Aug 2: John Marshall Qntfeat Grant Stewart; 9: Rodney Green Qrt; 16:Marianne Solivan Qrt; 23: Brian Q. Torff &New Duke.

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PIERSON PARK: W Main St & Hudson River.Tarrytown. www.jazzforumarts.org. 914-631-1000. Fri: 6:30-8pm free adm. Aug 3: VictorProvost Gp; 10: Ofer Assaf Qrt; 17: MichaelSarian & The Chabones; 24: Kate Baker/VicJuris Band.

WATERFRONT PARK: Dobbs Ferry. HudsonSocial if Rain. 914-631-1000. Free adm.www.jazzforumarts.org. Wed: 6:30-8pm. Aug1: Nick Hempton Organ Qrt; 8: Lauren SevianQrt; 15: Mel's Jazz Zone; 22: Monika Herzig &SHEroes; 29: Vincent Herring Qrt.

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changes or incorrectinformation suppliedto us. Please call thevenues or check websites for up todate calendars.

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