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Ed PalermoPage 10Iridium

Richard WyandsPage 19The 75 Club

The New School Jazz Perfofof rmance SpacePage 17Smoke Jazz & Supper Club

Monika Herzig & SHEroesMary Stallings

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By George Kanzler

Palermo cover photo by Chris Drukker, Stallings by Mars Breslow, Wyands by Fran Kaufman.

WINNING SPINSTWO GROUPS, ONE A NONET, THE

other a big band, with specific points ofview or agendas, have new albums thatcomprise this Winning Spins. The nonet isan all-female band, with music composedor arranged by its members; the big bandis dedicated to playing rock tunes in a jazzformat.Monika Herzig's Sheroes (Whaling

City Sound) is the second CD from thenonet led by Monika, a pianist, composerand arranger based at Indiana University.She wrote four of the ten tracks andarranged two others. The band includesIngrid Jensen, trumpet; Reut Regev, trom-bone; Jamie Baum, flute; Ada Rovatti,tenor sax; Jennifer Vincent, bass; LeniStern, guitar; Mayra Casales, percussion,and Rosa Avila, drums.Monika's take on the two pop songs here

demonstrates the versatility of the group."Ain't No Mountain High Enough," theAshford & Simpson R&B anthem, is pareddown for a hornless electric approach, themelody emerging stealthily from Leni'sguitar and Monika's Fender Rhodes key-board. "The House of the Rising Sun," anold English ballade turned rock hit by TheAnimals in the first British (rock)Invasion, is propelled by Rosa's brushes,lightening the rhythmic volume as Jamie'sflute and Leni's guitar play the theme andMonika has a central solo on acousticpiano. Monika pays tribute to her mentor at

Indiana, the late David Baker, with "TimeAgain, D.B.," alternating duple and tripletime meters, a Baker trait, and featuringIngrid's trumpet and Reut's trombone aswell as a piano solo. Reut introduces herown "I Am a Superstar" with tromboneharmonics in a cadenza before duetingwith Jaime over the rhythm section'sklezmer-inflected stop-times. Jennifergives us her richly episodic, multi-tempoedand polytonal "Song for C.C." and therhythm section's Afro-Cuban potential isfulfilled on Monika's "Cantos."

The Adventures of Zodd Zundgren, TheEd Palermo Big Band (CuneiformRecords), mixes the New Jersey-foundedband's original goal, big band Frank Zappamusic, with Ed's love of another rockerfrom the 1960s-1970s, Todd Rundgren.With 25 short tracks, almost all segueingone to another, excepting three pairs ofTodd's or Frank's tunes, the album is akaleidoscopic whirlwind of contrasting yetcomplementary styles.Ed does not lead your standard jazz big

band, often utilizing Katie Jacoby'sacoustic or electrified violin or his own orBruce McDaniel's rock-tinged electric gui-tars as the lead. In many ways this is bigband jazz rock, although it isn't smart totry to categorize or pigeonhole Ed's music;like Frank Zappa, he is ultimately suigeneris as a musical conceptualist.Among those conceptions is leading into

Bruce's fairly straight vocal rendition ofTodd's most famous song, "Hello, It's Me"(think Frank Sinatra big band ballad) firstwith a rocking violin cameo of Zappa's"You Are What You Is" followed by a fullblown Zappa "Echidna's Art (Of You)"delivered mostly by a Swingle Singers-likevocal group called Louisiana SwindleSingers, confining themselves to baby talk-like scat singing.Ed can redeem Zappa's carefree lyrical

whimsy (celebrating dental floss; rhyming"heart breaks" with "crab cakes") by sur-rounding it with top notch big band jazz, ason long versions of "Montana" and"Florentine Pogen" spotlighting alto sax byEd on the former, and trombone byCharley Gordon and deep groove swingingorgan by Ted Kooshian on the latter.Ed appears to honor the lyrical depth

and melodic rock gifts of Todd Rundgren—just check out the nigh-perfect "BrokeDown and Busted"—as much as he revelsin the zaniness of Zappa, which he seemsable to convert to eccentric but often solid-ly swinging big band jazz. Case in point:"Janet's Big Dance Number," a feature fortenor saxophonist Ben Kono, could prof-itably be added to any current big bandjazz book. As for zaniness, don't miss the"hidden track" at the CD's end, a piano barsinger coda, with doo wop female chorus,too lewd to repeat here.

Monika Herzig's Sheroes performs afree CD release concert at the NewSchool Performance Space April 4 at 6p.m., following a panel discussion at4:40 p.m. The Ed Palermo Big Band isat The Iridium on April 2 and at TheFalcon in Marlboro, April 21.

From left to right: 1st row Monika Herzig, Ingrid Jensen, Reut Regev, 2nd row Jamie Baum, Ada Rovatti, Jennifer Vincent,

3rd row Leni Stern, Mayra Casales, Rosa Avila.

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CLUBS & HALLS

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UPPER MANHATTAN(Above 70th Street)

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

APOLLO THEATER: 253W 125th St. 212-531-5300. www.apollotheater.org. Apr 20: 7:30pmwww.jazzfoundation.org/Apollo2018 TheJazz Foundation of America feat A GreatNight in Harlem honoring Roberta Flack,Otis Rush, Jimmy Heath, Jimmie Vaughan,Nona Hendryx.

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

CAFÉ CARLYLE: At Carlyle Hotel. 35E 76th Stat Madison. www.thecarlyle.com. 212-744-1600. Mon: 8:45pm Woody Allen & EddyDavis New Orleans Jazz Band.

CLEOPATRA’S NEEDLE: 2485 Bway (bet92nd & 93rd Sts). www.cleopatrasneedleny.com. 212-769-6969. Sets: Early (E), Late (L);Sun E 4-8pm, L 9pm-1am; Mon-Tues E 8-9pm, L 10pm-1am; Wed-Thurs E 7-11pm, L11:30pm-2:30am; Fri-Sat E 8pm-12am, L12:30-3am. Free adm/$10 min. Trios exceptMon&Thurs Duets unless otherwise noted. LJam. Residencies: Sun E Open mic w/KeithIngham, L Kelly Green; Mon Jon Weiss; TuesMarc Devine; Wed E Open mic w/Les Kurtz, LNathan Brown; Thurs L Kazu; Fri L BenZweig; Sat L T. Kash. Apr 5: Noriko Kamo; 6:Kate Cosco; 7: Carol Sudhalter; 12: Uri Zelg;13: Julie Bluestone; 14: Joe Bonacci; 19:Matt Baker; 20: Robert Rocker; 21: SatchamoMannan Qrt; 26: Roland Temple; 27: DonaCarter; 28: Rudi Mwongozi.

FIRST CORINTHIAN BAPTIST CHURCH:1912 Adam Clayton Powell Blvd at 116th St.www.fcbcnyc.org. 212-864-5976. Apr 30:6:30pm $20-50 adm Jazzmobile fundraiserfeat Winard Harper w/Alexis Cole, CraigHarris, Antoinette Montague, Ray Mantilla.

GIN FIZZ: 308 Malcolm X Blvd at 125th St. 2ndFl. www.ginfizzharlem.com. 212-289-2220.Mon: 6-0pm The Harlem Swing DanceSociety free adm Swing Dance + $10Christine Melton Jazz Qnt + guest Kiara Ray+ Open Mic & Dancing. Ev other Fri: 7-8&8:30-9:30pm My Billie Holiday Tribute con-cert series 917-863-7854 feat 04/13 JennJade Qnt, 04/27 Emily Braden Qnt.

GINNY’S SUPPER CLUB: At Red Rooster.310 Lenox Av (bet 125th & 126th Sts).www.ginnyssupperclub.com. 212-792-9001.Sets/adm: 7:30&9:30pm/$15-20 unless other-wise noted. Apr 5-6: “King” Solomon Hicks;7: Milton Suggs; 12: Johnny O'Neal; 13:SaRon Crenshaw; 14: Lakecia Benjamin; 19:$35 Bobbi Humphrey; 20: Marcus Gilmore,James Francies & Chris Turner; 21: DezronDouglas; 26: $15 Chris Turner & HumanResource; 27: Doug Wamble; 28: WinardHarper/Jeli Posse.

GREATER CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH:55W 124th St (bet Malcolm X Blvd & 5th Av).

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212-348-6132. www.harlemjazzboxx.com.Tues 12pm $15 adm & Fri 7pm $20: HarlemJazz series. Apr 17: Jason Marshall; 24:Curtis Nowosad.

MANNA HOUSE: 338E 106th St (bet 1st & 2ndAvs). www.mannahousejazz.org. 212-722-8223. First Sun: 4pm $15-7 adm MEEE JazzConcert series. Apr 1: The Sugar Hill Qrt featPatience Higgins.

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, Sun + 12-4pmBrunch (B). Residencies: Sun B feat AvalonJazz Band, 7:30&9pm (R) Singer MeetsSaxophonist feat Christopher McBridew/guest. Apr 1: R w/Jeffery Miller; 4: RossKratter Qrt; 5: Yuri Juárez Afroperuano Gpfeat Steve Turre; 6: Amy London + Bardamu;7: Queen Esther feat Patience Higgins; 8: Rw/Emily Braden; 9: Young Lions series featHarish Raghavan; 11: Jenn Jade Ledesna;12: Dom Salvador Qrt; 13: Jade De Lafleur;14: JC Hopkins Biggish Band feat MelanieCharles & Charles Turner; 15: R w/TahiraClayton; 21: Emily Braden; 22: R w/CharlesTurner; 27: Tony Middleton.

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. 7-8:30pm $10 don. Apr3: Conversations w/Christian McBride; 10:Race, Gender, and the Culture of Equalityw/Terri Lyne Carrington; 17: Conversationsw/Christian McBride; 24: Desert Island Discsfeat Houston Person; 30: International JazzDay.

NEW AMSTERDAM MUSIC ASSOCIATION:107W 130th St (bet Lenox & Adam ClaytonPowel Blvds). 347-712-8568. $5/15 adm. Mon:7-11pm Jam.

PARIS BLUES: 2021 Adam Clayton Powell Jr.Blvd at 121st St. www.parisbluesharlem.com. 212-222-9878. Sets: Early (E) 5-9pm, Jam 9pm-1am. Free adm. Sun: EDouble G & the Possee, 9pm 1st&3rd LaBanda Ramirez; Mon: Keyed Up seriesw/John Cooksey Qrt; Tues: The Sultans ofSoul; Wed: Les Goodson & the IntergalaticSoul Jazz Band; Thurs: Tyrone Govan & TopSecret; Fri: tba; Sat: alternate The 69th StreetBand/The Antoine Dowdell Gp.

SHRINE: 2271 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd(bet 133rd & 134th Sts). 212-690-7807.www.shrinenyc.com. Sets unless otherwisenoted: Early (E) 6-7pm, Late (L) 7-8pm.Residencies (R): Sun 6-8pm Jam w/AndrewKushnir; 1st Sun 8-11pm The Shrine BigBand. Apr 1: R; 5: E Jun Miyake Trio; 6: 6-7:30pm Chelsea Lee; 8: R; 11: E Fumi TomitaGp; 12: E Eric Siereveld & Organic Qnt; 15:R; 17: L Just Another Foundry; 21: E NY JazzForce; 22: R; 24: E Rebecca Chubay; 27: LJacob Varmus Trio; 29: R.

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. Apr 1: E JLF Trio;2: E Tobiasz Siankiewicz Qrt; 3: E ChelseaLee; 4: 9-10pm Ravi Campbell; 5: E-L IrvGrossman Sxt; 6: E Rico Jones Qrt; 7: LMagis; 10: E Gil Schwartz Duo; 12: E-LMercedes Beckman; 13: E Mike DeiCont; 15:E Ken Kobayashi; 16: E Jon Sheckler; 17-18:E Rebecca Chubay; 19: E-L LehCats; 27: EFurmi Gomez.

SMOKE JAZZ & SUPPER CLUB: 2751 Bway(bet 105th & 106th Sts). 212-864-6662.www.smokejazz.com. Sets: Early (E), Late

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4pm Soul Infinity, E Negroni’s Trio, N TheDayz; 13: E Moth to Flame Jazz; 14: E FreddyVelas & The Silvertones Italian Doo Wop Gp;17: 8pm Ross Kratter Jazz Orch; 20: E StanChovnick & friends; 21: E Chip SheltonPeacetime Ens, L Vanishing Sun; 22: 7pmMika; 23: 8pm Jim Self; 26: E Las Áñez; 28: LChardavoine Band.

DIMENNA CENTER FOR CLASSICALMUSIC: 450W 37th St (bet 9th & 10th Av).www.dimennacenter.org. 212-594-6100. Apr6: 8pm $15/20 Rita Selby Trio; 7: 8pm $20-15adm Keith A. Dames & Lafayette Harris, Jr.Qrt.

DIZZY’S CLUB COCA-COLA: At Jazz @Lincoln Center. 10 Columbus Cr at 60th St.5th Fl. www.jalc.org. 212-258-9800. Sets/adm: 7:30&9:30pm, 11:30pm Late NightSessions; adm varies. Apr 1: DIVA Jazz Orch;2: Brubeck Institute Jazz Qnt w/spec guestCarl Allen; 3-4: Lew Tabackin Trio w/specguest Randy Brecker; 5: Charles Turner; 6-8:Monk festival feat 04/6 Helen Sung Qrtw/spec guest Catherine Russell, 04/7 theMonk Mob Oct w/spec guest Michela MarinoLerman, 04/8 Helen Sung Qrt w/spec guestEddie Henderson; 9: MSM Jazz Orch; 10-15:Christian McBride & New Jawn; 16: EmmetCohen Trio feat Tootie Heath; 17: JamesMorrison Qrt; 19-22: Christian McBride BigBand; 23: Purchase Jazz Orch w/spec guestMike LeDonne; 24: 9:30pm Dan “Chimy”Chmielinski Qrt w/String Qrt; 26-29: JoeLocke & Subtle Disguise w/spec guest PaulJost 04/27-28; 30: Temple University JazzBand w/Terell Stafford & spec guest AnnHampton Callaway. Late Night Sessionsw/Apr 3-7: Joel Wenhardt; 10-14: Theo Hill;17&19-21: Evan Sherman; 24&26-28: NoahHalpern.

DON’T TELL MAMA: 343W 46th St atRestaurant Row. 212-757-0788. www.donttellmamanyc.com. Apr 13: 7pm $20 adm/2min Don Shelden & Sinatra Jukebox w/specguest Annette Sanders.

GUANTANAMERA: 939 8th Av. 212-262-5354.www.guantanamerany.com. Sets: Sun-Thurs8:30pm-12am, Fri-Sat 8:30pm-1am. Tues-Wed: Ariacne Trujillo Trio.

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

IRIDIUM: 1650 Bway at 51st St. 212-582-2121.www.theiridium.com. Sets: 8:30pm. Apr 2:$25 adm Ed Palermo Big Band w/spec guestKasim Sulton; 5-6: $27.50 Lionel Loueke; 17:$25 Jane Getter Premonition feat VernonReid; 18: $25/35 Jaimoe & Jasssz Band; 29-28: $30 Hilary Kole.

IRISH ARTS CENTER: 553W 51st St (bet 10th& 11th Avs). www.irishartscenter.org. 866-811-4111. Apr 19: 8pm $24/20 adm Tobin’sRun on 51 series feat Christine Tobin &Roseanna Vitro.

JAZZ AT KITANO: 66 Park Av at 38th St. 212-885-7119. www.kitano.com. Sets/adm: Sun12-2:30pm, Mon-Tues 8-11pm, Wed-Sat 8-9:15&10-11:15pm; Sun $40 buffet, Mon-Tuesfree/$15 min, Wed-Thurs $18/$20 min, Fri-Sat $34/$20 min. Residencies (R): Sun JazzBrunch w/Tony Middleton; Mon Jam by IrisOrnig; Tues Keith Brown Solo. Apr 1-3: R; 4:Yuka Mito Qrt; 5: Daryl Sherman Trio; 6: MarkSoskin Trio; 7: Alexis Cole Qrt; 8-10: R; 11: Jocelyn Medina Qrt; 12: Mamiko Watanabe Trio; 13: Roni Ben-Hur Qrt; 14: John Menegon & Quartet East w/spec guests; 15-17: R; 18: Maria Guida Qrt; 19: David Berkman Trio; 20: Harry Allen Qrt; 21: Kendra Shank Qrt; 22-24: R; 25: Teri Roiger

(L), Brunch (B); Sun B 11:30am,1&2:30pm, E7,9&10:30pm, L 11:30pm; Mon-Tues E7,9&10:30pm; Wed-Thurs E 7,9&10:30pm, L11:30pm; Fri-Sat E 7,9&10:30pm, L 11:45pm&12:45am; adm/min vary. Residencies: SunB Annette St. John Trio, L Willerm DelisfortQrt; Mon (R) The New Smoke Jam Session;Tues (R) Mike LeDonne & Groover Qrt; Wed(R) E Lezlie Harrison, L Emmet Cohen OrganGp; Thurs L Nickel & Dime OPS; Fri L TheHarlem Sessions hosted by Marc Cary; Sat LJohnny O’Neal Trio & friends. Apr 1: TiaFuller Qrt; 2-4: R; 5: Amina Figarova Sxt; 6-8:Mary Stallings; 9-11: R; 12: Sammy FigueroaLatin Jazz Explosion; 13-15: Smoke’s 19thAnniv Celeb feat Eric Alexander Qrt; 16-18:R; 19: Sharel Cassity Collective; 20-22:Nicholas Payton Qrt; 23-25: R; 26: AverySharpe Trio; 27-29: Allan Harris w/CyrusChestnut Trio; 30: R.

SUGAR BAR: 254W 72nd St (bet Bway & WestEnd Av). 212-579-0222. www.sugarbarnyc.com.Sets: 8pm/$10 adm unless otherwise noted.Residency: Thurs 9pm Open Mic w/SugarBar All Star Band. Apr 4: $15 Nat AdderleyTrio; 7: 9pm Irini Res & the Jazz Mix; 11:Electrikana; 14: 8:30pm $25 Aziza Miller &Prime Time 27; 18: Electrikana; 25: $15 NatAdderley Trio; 27: 8&9:30pm $15 JoeBonacci.

SYMPHONY SPACE: 2537 Bway at 95th St.212-864-5400. www.symphonyspace.org.Apr 12: 8pm $25-85 adm John Zorn.

TRIAD: 158W 72nd St (bet Bway & Columbus).www.triadnyc.com. 212-362-2590. Adm $24 +2 drink/min. Apr 3: 7-8pm Suzanna Ross; 14:4pm Khemestry & The Harlem Society; 21:7pm Lenore Raphael/Doug MacDonald; 22:10pm Gabriela Martina.

The WEST END LOUNGE: 955 West End Av.212-531-4759. www.thewestendlounge.com.Apr 8&29: 4-7pm Another Sunday Serenade917-882-9539/www.vtyjazz.com $25 adm feat04/8 tribute to Blue Mitchell w/VitalyGolonev, David Gibson, 04/29 DavidHazeltine Qrt.

BIRDLAND: 315W 44th St (bet 8th & 9th Avs).212-581-3080. www.birdlandjazz.com. Sets:8:30&11pm, except Mon 7&9:30pm, Sun6,9&11pm. Adm varies. Residencies: Sun (R)9pm Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro-Latin JazzOrch; Mon 9:30pm Jim Caruso Cast Party;Wed 5:30-7pm David Ostwald & LouisArmstrong Eternity Band; Fri 5:15-7pm TheBirdland Big Band; Sat 6pm Eric ComstockDuo. Apr 1: Emilio Solla y La Inestable deBrooklyn, 9pm R; 3-7: Jane Monheit; 5: 6pmLainie Cooke; 8: 6pm Fernando Garcia, 9pmR; 10-14: Eliane Elias; 12: 6pm Yoav Eshed;15: 6pm Alon & Joca, 9pm R; 17-21: CurtisStigers; 19: 6pm Julien Hucq Qrt feat specguest Claudio Roditi; 22: 6pm GunhildCarling, 9pm R; 24-28: Karrin Allyson; 26:6pm Dena DeRose; 29: 6pm Joe Alterman,9pm R.

CARNEGIE HALL: 57th St & 7th Av. 212-247-7800. www.carnegiehall.org. Apr 28: ZankelHall 9pm $35-45 adm John Patitucci ElectricGuitar Qrt.

CLUB BONAFIDE: 212E 52nd St (bet 2nd &3rd Avs). 3rd Fl. www.clubbonafide.com.646-918-6189. Sets unless otherwise noted:Early (E) 7:30pm, Late (L) 9:30pm; Fri-Sat E8pm, L 10pm, Night (N) 11:30pm. Apr 1: EWayne Holmes; 2: E JAZZ-ology, 9:15pmGeorge Spanos; 4: E New Moon Blues Band;6: 6pm LaRita Gaskins, L Mark Berman; 7:

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

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Qrt; 26: Alexis Parsons Qrt; 27-28: FrankKimbrough Trio; 29-30:R.

JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER: 10 ColumbusCr at 60th St. 5th Fl. www.jalc.org. 212-258-9800. Appel Room (AR), Rose Theater (RT).Apr 5-7: Monk festival feat 04/5-7 8pm RTChick Corea & the Jazz at Lincoln CenterOrch w/Wynton Marsalis, 04/6-7 7&9:30pmAR Herlin Riley & friends; 26-28: 8pm RT theJazz at Lincoln Center Orch w/WyntonMarsalis.

KAUFMAN CENTER: 129W 67th St (bet Bway& Amsterdam). www.kaufman-center.org.212-501-3330. Apr 14: 8:30pm $25 admPatrick Zimmerli.

LOCAL 802: Associated Musicians of GreaterNew York Club Room. 322W 48th St (bet 8th& 9th Sts). 212-245-4802. www.jazzfoundation.org/what-we-do/monday-night-jam-series. Mon: 7-9:30pm Monday Night Jampresented by Jazz Foundation of America.

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. Apr 11: Lew Tabackin Trio.

PARK AVENUE ARMORY: 643 Park Av (bet66&67th Sts). www.armoryonpark.org. 212-616-3930. Apr 24: 7-9pm $45 adm MatanaRoberts.

RUSSIAN SAMOVAR: 256W 52nd St (betBway & 8th Av). www.russiansamovar.com.212-757-0168. Sun: 3-7pm Jazz Brunch. Apr1: Ray Blue Qrt; 8: Lady Leah Trio; 15: MilesGriffith Trio; 22: Marco Do Gennaro Trio; 29:Michael Rordy Qrt.

SAINT PETER’S CHURCH: 619 Lexington Av at54th St. (Citicorp Bld). www.saintpeters.org.212-935-2200. 1st Mon: 7:30pm $5 admInternational Women in Jazz Jam; Wed: 1pm$10 don Midtown Jazz at Midday; Sun: 5pmfree adm Jazz Vespers. Apr 4: JonathanKarrant; 8: Miho Hazama; 11: Yuko Hoshi &Japan Jazz Flute Big Band w/spec guest AliRyerson; 15: Miho Hazama; 18: Libby YorkTrio; 19: 7:30pm Duke Ellington Societymeeting www.thedukeellingtonsociety.org;22: Mimi Jones/Luis Perdomo; 25: LouCaputo & Not-So-Big-Band; 28: 1-9pm $35adm International Women in Jazz festivalhonoring Dotti Anita Taylor, feat CharenéeWade; 29: Mimi Jones/Luis Perdomo.

The SOUND BITE RESTAURANT: 737 9th Av(bet 49th & 50th Sts). 917-409-5868. www.thesoundbiterestaurant.com. Apr 21: 7pmBarbara King.

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 Swingadelic; TuesGeorge Gee Swing Orch; Wed Stan RubinOrch w/Joe Politi. Apr 19: Jennifer Leitham.

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. Apr 1: Bill StevensTrio; 2: L Jasper Durst, N Nicholas Brust; 3:N Dillion Mansour; 4: N Paul Lee; 5: LAtsushi Ouchi Trio; 6: Sharp Tree; 7: E KenKobayashi Trio, L the Highliners, N CraigBrann Trio; 8: tba; 9: L Shoko Igarashi Trio;10: L Wishing on Star, N Keri Johnsrud; 11: LMichael Gallant Trio, N Andrew Kushnir; 12: LGreg Merritt Trio; 13: Takenori Nishiuchi Qrt;14: E Rocco John Trio, L Daniel Bennett, N Candice Rayes Qnt; 15-16: tba; 17: L Dorian Devins Trio, N Yukiyo Masuda; 18: L David Love, N Richard Thai; 19: L Linda

Presgrave Qnt; 20: Kuni Mikami Trio; 21: EAkihiro Yamamoto Trio, L StandardProcedures, N Sharp Tree; 22-23: tba; 24: NMarcio Garcia; 25: L Hiroko Kanna Trio; 26: LSenri Oe; 27: Takenori Nishiuchi; 28: ERichard Thai Trio; 29: Kengo Yamada; 30: NJuan Carlos Polo.

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.

The 75 CLUB: At the Bogardus Mansion. 75Murray St (bet W Bway & Greenwich St). 212-268-1746. www.the75clubnyc.com. WilburWare Institute presents Wilbur’s Warehousewww.wilburwareinstitute.com. Sets/adm:8&10pm; Tues-Thurs free adm, Fri-Sat $20.Residencies: Tues-Wed Tardo Hammer/JohnWebber; Thurs Richard Wyands Trio. Apr 6-7:John Colianni Sxt; 13-14: Bill Easley Trio; 20-21: $25/20 Reggie Workman Sxt; 27-28: CraigHandy & 2nd Line Smith.

ARTHUR’S TAVERN: 57 Grove St. 212-675-6879. www.arthurstavernnyc.com. Sets: 7-10pm. Sun: Creole Cooking; Mon: GroveStreet Stompers feat Joe Licari; Tues: YuichiHirakawa; Wed: Eve Silber; Thurs-Sat: EriYamamoto Trio.

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.Apr 14: Takeshi Asai Trio; 21: ShailahEdmonds Trio; 28: Takeshi Asai Trio.

BAHA’Í CENTER: 53E 11th St (bet Bway &University). www.bahainyc.org. 212-222-5159. Tues: 8&9:30pm $10/15 adm. Apr 3: BillWarfield Funk Band; 10: Gary Morgan &Panamericana; 17: Cynthia Hilt & Lyric Fury;24: Greg Ruvalo Big Band.

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. Trios. Mon-Thurs: E Emerging Artistsseries; Mon: L Vocal Mondays series.Residencies (R): Sun Peter Mazza, Wed Lexcept 04/18 Jonathan Kreisberg. Apr 1: R;2: E Alan Kwan, L Perry Beekman; 3: E NiallCade, L Aleksi Glick; 4: E Austin Zhang, L R;5: E Vaughn Stoffey, L Adam Larson; 6: LarryCorban; 7: Ben Eunson; 8: R; 9: E JonahUdall, L Valerie Farber; 10: E Nicola Caminiti,L Peter Amos; 11: E Julphan Tilapornputt, LR; 12: E Paul Jubong Lee, L Tomas Janzon;13: Alessio Menconi; 14: Paul Bollenback;15: R; 16: E Julphan Tilapornputt, L DanaReedy; 17: E Ryan Hernandez, L AlexGoodman; 18: E NanJo Lee, L ChicoPinheiro; 19: E David Leon, L Austin Becker;20: Nelson Riveros; 21: Dario Chiazzolino;22: R; 23: E Ryan Hernandez, L PerryBeekman; 24: E Jonah Udall, L DavidRosenthal; 25: E David Kuhn, L R; 26: E RicoJones, L Jeff Miles; 27: Freddie Bryant; 28:Ben Flocks; 29: R; 30: E Alan Kwan, L DorianDevins.

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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, L 9pm,N 12:30am; Wed 7pm, L 9pm, N 12:30am;Thurs 7pm, L 10pm, N 1:30am; Fri 6pm, L 9pm+ 10:30pm, N 1:30am; Sat E 7pm, L 10pm, N1:30am. Residencies (R): Sun E except 04/8Terry Waldo & Gotham City Band, N TheProgram; Mon N Billy Kaye; Tues E except04/3 Saul Rubin Zebtet; Wed E except 04/4Raphael D'Lugoff Trio + 1, N Ned Goold; Fri LThe Supreme Queens; Sat N Greg Glassman.Apr 1: E R, 8:30pm Jade Synstelien & FCBB,N R; 2: E Jarod Kashkin, L Bobcat Qnt, N R; 3:E Miki Yamanaka, L Danitos Salsondria, NYoshi Waki; 4: E Dan Aran, L Groover Trio, N R;5: E Steve Hall, L Saul Rubin Zebtet, N PaulNowinski; 6: E Alycin Yafee, L R + JaredGold/Dave Gibson, N Craig Wuepper; 7: E SinFronteras, L Raphael D'lugof Qnt, N R; 8: EGamelan Dharma Swara, L Phil Stewart Sxt, NR; 9: E Osso string Qrt, L Ned Goold Qrt, N R;10: E R, L Peter Brainin & the Latin JazzWorkshop, N Mimi Jones; 11: E R, L HaroldMabern Trio, N R; 12: E Lafayette Harris, LGreg Glassman Qnt, N Avi Rothbard; 13: E LaDescarga, L R + Steve Carrington, N RayGallon; 14: E Steve Blum Trio, L Brawlik, N R;15: E R, L Behn Gillece, N R; 16: L GeorgeBraith, N R; 17: E R, L Kumbakín; 18: E R, LThe Don Hahn/Mike Camacho Band, N R; 19:L P.O.D.; 20: L R + Ricky Rodriguez Qnt; 21: NR; 22: E&N R; 23: N R; 24: E R, L Itai Kriss &Gato Gordo, N John Benitez & Latin Bop; 25:E&N R; 27: L R + David Weiss & Point ofDeparture; 28: N R; 29: E&N R; 30: N R.

GREENWICH HOUSE MUSIC SCHOOL: 46Barrow St (bet 7th Av S & W 4th St). 212-242-4770. www.greenwichhouse.org. UnchartedConcert series feat 04/5 Camille Thurman,04/12 Brianna Thomas; Sound It Out seriesfeat 04/13 8pm Andrew Drury & ContentProvider, 04/21 7:30pm MOPDtK + NickMillevoi & Ron Stabinsky.

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. Apr 5:Song Yi Jeon Qnt; 6: Justin Brown; 7: AdamLarson; 12: Jochen Rueckert Qrt; 13: CarolineDavis; 14: Brandon Ross; 19: Maria Grand; 20-21: Amir Elsaffar Raga Maqam w/the BrooklynRaga Massive; 24: Ingrid Laubrock AntiHouse 4; 26: Walter Stinson.

JAZZ STANDARD: 116E 27th St (bet Park &Lexington Avs). www.jazzstandard.net. 212-576-2232. Sets/adm unless otherwise noted:7:30&9:30pm/$30 except Tues-Wed $25; Sun2-3pm free/$5 don; Sat + 04/1 Brunch (B) 12-2:30pm/$10, $35 all-inclusive. Residencies:Sun 2-3pm except 04/1 Jazz for Kids; Mon (R)Mingus Monday feat Mingus Big Band except04/23 Mingus Orch; Sat B + 04/1 TheSmokestack Brunch. Apr 1: B Carmen IntorreJr., 7:30&9:30pm Ravi Coltrane Trio w/RalphAlessi; 2: R; 3-4: $30 Mary Halvorson; 5-8: $35Randy Weston & African Rhythms Sxt w/specguests 04/5 Cecil Bridgewater & CandidoCamero, 04/6 Sxt Gnawa of Morocco & MinXiao Fen, 04/7 Ayodele Maakaru, Bob Stewart& Stafford Hunter, 04/8 Salieu Suso & CynthiaScott; 7: B Josh Lawrence & Color Theory; 9:R; 10: Walter Smith III; 11: Manuel Valera Trio;12-15: $35 SFJAZZ Collective; 14: B TedChubb Band; 16: R; 17: $30 Ethan Iverson Qrt;18: Roxy Coss; 19: $25 Mike McGinnis/ArtLande/Steve Swallow; 20-22: Mingus BigBand; 21: B Andrew Gould; 23: R; 24-25: NateSmith Kinfolk; 26-29: Houston Person Qrt; 28:B Theo Hill; 30: R.

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Lexington Av at E25th St. (bet Lexington &3rd Avs). www.baruch.cuny.edu/bpac. 646-312-5073. Apr 13: 8-9:30pm Jane Ira Bloom.

BLUE NOTE JAZZ CLUB: 131W 3rd St at 6thAv. 212-475-8592. www.bluenotejazz.com.Sets: 8&10:30pm + Fri-Sat 12:30am LateNight Groove series, Sun 11:30am&1:30pmSunday Brunch. Adm varies. Apr 1: BobbyMcFerrin Spirityouall; 2: Deborah Davis; 3-8:John Scofield Qrt; 9: Purchase Jazz Orchw/Todd Coolman feat Dick Oatts; 10-11: RoyAyers; 12-15: Michel Legrand Trio feat RonCarter; 16: McCoy Tyner w/spec guests; 17-18: The Dizzy Gillespie Afro Cuban All-StarExperience; 19-22: Kenny Garrett; 23: AaronComess; 24-29: Chucho Valdés; 30: McCoyTyner w/spec guests. Late Night Groovew/Apr 6-7: Black Moon; 13: Statik Selektah &friends; 20: Soni withanEYE; 21: Phony Ppl.Sunday Brunch w/Apr 1: Chris Potter & NYUJazz Ens; 8: Yasushi Nakamura Trio; 15: AiMurakami Qnt; 29: Mikarimba feat RichardStoltzman w/guests.

The CAVE: At St. George’s. 209E 16th St atRutherford Pl. www.olmstedsalon.com. 2ndFri: 7:30&9:30pm $15 adm. Apr 13: XiomaraLaugart & Jonathan Ragonese.

The CELL: 338W 23rd St (bet 8th & 9th Avs).646-861-2253. www.thecelltheatre.org. Apr21: 8pm Randal Despommier/Jason Yeager.

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. Apr 1: Sara L'Abriola; 2: 8:30pmAmram & Co; 3: Mia Jazz Ens, 9:30pm E. J.Decker; 4: 6pm Raina Sokolov-Gonzalez,8pm Geminiani/Schmiedel/Rosato/Rueckert,9:30pm Matt Marantz Qrt; 5: Marta SanchezQnt, 9:30pm Perry Smith Qnt; 6: 6pm AlbertMarques Trio; 7: Ari Hoenig Trio; 8: 6pmTamuz Nissim/George Nazos, 8pm SivanArbel Qrt, 9:30pm Eden Bareket Trio; 11:Jarrett Cherner Trio, 9:30pm Remy Le BoeufQrt; 12: Jeff Miles Sxt, 9:30pm André MatosTrio; 13: 10pm Pascal Le Boeuf w/Strings;14: Sara Serpa Trio; 15: Helio Alves Qrt; 17:8pm Dan McCarthy Qrt; 18: Andrew HadroQrt; 19: Peter Slavov Qrt, 9:30pm TomGuarna; 25: 8pm Sean Conly Trio, 9:30pmMichael Bates Qrt; 27-28: Lage Lund; 29:Jenny Scheinman & Allison Miller's ParlourGame.

The CUTTING ROOM: 44E 32nd St (betMadison & Park Av). 212-691-1900. www.thecuttingroomnyc.com. Apr 21: 7:30pm$20/15 adm, $20 min Dan Pugach Nnt.

DIXON PLACE LOUNGE: 161 Chrystie St (betRivington & Delancey). 212-219-0736.www.dixonplace.org. Apr 11: 7:30pm ErikFriedlander.

The DJANGO: At Roxy Hotel. 2 Av of theAmericas at Walker St. www.roxyhotelnyc.com. 212-519-6600. Apr 10: 7:30&10:30pmSteven Kroon Latin Jazz Sxt; 14: 7:30&10:30pm Dave Stryker Qrt.

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

DROM: 85 Ave A (bet 5th & 6th Sts). 212-777-1157. www.dromnyc.com. Apr 3: 7:30pm freeadm Silver Arrow Band; 8: 7:30pm $15/20Book of Harmony; 16: 8pm $15/10 ItamarErez w/spec guests John Hadfield & OrBareket; 17: 7:30pm free Silver Arrow Band;25: 10:15pm $10/15 Burak Bedikyan Trio; 26:8pm $12-25 Marbin.

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

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BEFORE SHE WAS 10, MARY STAL-lings found herself beside the piano in

a San Francisco basement surrounded bytrumpets and saxophones. That was herroutine. Every Thursday night, when heruncle Orlando Stallings rehearsed his bigband, he'd invite her to sit in on sometunes. "The music was so inspiring," shesays. "It shaped my ears for jazz. I alwaysheard parts of that music on the radio, butto hear it live, I really experienced first-hand how that music should be played."

Not realizing the full impact thoserehearsals had on her musicianship at thetime, Mary hung in there every week,soaking up the music, camaraderie andleadership. She immediately garneredrespect from the musicians, singing withthe same virtuosity they had on theirhorns. "I remember singing the bebop lineswith them. I stood by the piano and juststarted singing and my uncle and the guysin the band were just so amazed, so I justwent on."

But by the time she started attendingthose weekly sessions, Mary had alreadydeveloped a strong spiritual connection tothe music. "It was an experience that start-ed in the church," says Mary, who traveledwith her sisters along the West Coast,assuming the role of lead singer at variouschurch programs and events. "My family—my sisters—were really into music.Playing with them kind of shaped me fornot being afraid or nervous. I looked for-ward to it—the music and the togethernessof being with my sisters, because they werevery talented."

Because of her older sisters' early influ-ence, a quality of seriousness resonatesamong the curiosities and playful deliver-ies that pervade much of Mary's music."It's all serious, but it's all fun, too," shesays. "No matter what music I'm singing, itcomes from my soul and my heart. And Ithink, as a young girl, I was very inspiredin that way. It just filled me up. It was sodeeply within us—and I feel the same waytoday."

A hallmark of Mary's expression is herability to deliver a lyric, making a state-ment that's equally musical and emotional.Her tendency toward back phrasing devel-oped, in part, out of how she internalizestime, but also out of what she considers acommitment to storytelling with honestyand clarity of intention. "When I deliverthese stories, I try to have truth in them.In the way I phrase, I try to make certainpoints clear. So, I'm not really thinkingabout particularly how I'm phrasing it; itjust comes out that way."

Admittedly, Mary's mind works "fasterthan her mouth." When she approaches aballad, laying back in the phrase affordsher, quite literally, the time to express herintention; at the same time, engaging withan internal pulse keeps her grounded inthe music, a skill she's refined over theyears.

"I feel it much more internally," shesays. "I'm able to lay back—just feel therhythm within me. When you put the pulseinside you, you know where you're at. It'shaving the rhythm there, and being socomfortable, like sitting back in a lovelychair and having it all hang out. That's theway I like to feel."

Early exposure to ways instrumental-ists interpret the music had an impact onMary's own expression. Horn players, inparticular, resonated with her, and she fol-lowed their lead when phrasing lyrics.Years later, when she heard of BenWebster's abrupt pausing in the middle ofa solo because he forgot the lyrics, a mem-ory clicked into focus.

"Being in touch with what you'resinging is so important for people to reallyget it—and feel, with you, where you'retrying to go," she says. "I remember stand-ing next to Ben Webster while he played.And when I heard that story, I startedlaughing, 'Maybe that's what I was pickingup!'"

Mary's upcoming performance featuresa multigenerational aggregation. Havingenjoyed multiple performance dates withGerald Cannon, and currently gearing upfor a tour with renaissance cat MikeLeDonne, Mary looks forward to sharingthe bandstand with new and familiarfaces. "Aaron Kimmel is going to be newblood," she says. "That's really going to besweet. These new kids coming up, they'vegot something to say, and it's beautiful tohave this music in their hands."

Life is music for Mary Stallings. With aperformance résumé that reflects timespent with the Basie Orchestra, EarlHines, the Montgomery Brothers and, ofcourse, Ben Webster, and a discographythat includes Cal Tjader, Sweets Edison,Monty Alexander and the late Geri Allen,

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& Astor Pl. www.joespub.com. 212-967-7555.Adm varies. Apr 6: 9:30pm Bernard Purdie &David Haney-New York Jazz Stories; 5: 7pmEunbi Kim w/spec guest Fred Hersch; 7: 7pmWé McDonald; 10: 7pm Eleanor Dubinsky;15: 12pm Sam Javitch Qrt; 18: 9:30pm GraceKelly; 20-21: 7&9:30pm The Hot Sardines; 25:9:30pm Bria Skonberg.

KNICKERBOCKER BAR & GRILL: 33University Pl at 9th St. 212-228-8490.www.knickerbockerbarandgrill.com. Fri-Sat:9pm-1am. Apr 6-7: Jill McCarron Trio; 13-14:Michael Wolff Trio; 20-21: Roy MeriwetherTrio; 27-28: Mark Sganga/Martin Pizzeralli.

LE POISSON ROUGE: 158 Bleecker St atThompson St. www.lepoissonrouge.com.212-796-0741. Sets: 8pm. Apr 4: $20/25 admSpanish Harlem Orch; 16: $25/30 The NelsCline 4; 19: $35/45 Pharoah Sanders.

MEZZROW: 163W 10th St (bet 7th Av &Waverly Pl). www.mezzrow.com. 646-476-4346. Sets/adm: 8-10:30pm, Late (L) 11pm-close; adm varies. Residencies: Sun Lexcept 04/8 John Merrill & friends; Mon LPasquale Grasso; Tues L Jam w/MikiYamanaka & Adi Meyerson; Wed L PeteMalinverni; Thurs L Spike Wilner w/specguest. Apr 1: Freddie Bryant/Helen Sung; 2:Cameron Brown/Aruan Ortiz; 3: Behn GilleceTrio; 4: Evan Christopher/Eli Yamin; 5: MonteCroft Trio; 6: E Donald Vega Trio, L BennyBenack III; 7: Donald Vega Trio; 8: 4:30-7pmDominick Farinacci/Aaron Diehl, 8pm BrynRoberts/ Lage Lund, L Jordan Piper &friends; 9: Mike Moreno; 10: Michelle LordiQrt; 11: Ray Gallon/David Wong; 12: GlennCrytzer Qrt; 13-14: Buster Williams/BrandonMcCune; 15: Peter Bernstein/Larry Goldings;16: Ed Cherry; 17: Tessa Souter Trio; 18: UriCaine/ Mark Helias; 19: Roberta Piket Trio;20-21: Jonny King Trio; 22: Ben Waltzer Trio;23: Randy Ingram Trio; 24: Veronica Swift; 25:Todd Coolman Trio; 26: Bobby Avey/DaveLiebman; 27: E Gary Smulyan Trio, L BenPaterson; 28: Gary Smulyan Trio; 29: JamieReynolds Trio; 30: Peter Bernstein Trio.

NEIGHBORHOOD CHURCH: 269 Bleecker St(bet Jones & Cornelia Sts). 212-691-1770. 1stFri: 8&9:30pm free adm All Things Projectwww.allthingsproject.org. Apr 6: Nate RadleyQrt.

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. Apr 3-7: DanWeiss; 4: 4:30pm panel discussion onWomen, 6pm Monika Herzig & SHEroes; 8:8pm $15/10 adm Andy Milne; 10-14: TomasFujiwara; 17-21: David Buchbinder; 24-28:Sofía Rei.

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. Apr 1: Yaala Balin; 8: RozCorral w/Eddie Monteiro; 15: Alexis Cole; 22:Roz Corral w/Roni Ben-Hur & SantiDebriano; 29: Ronny Whyte.

NUBLU 62: 62 Av C (bet 4th & 5th Sts). 212-375-1500. www.nublu.net. Apr 12: 9pmArnan Raz; 19: 9pm $10 adm David BertrandQrt.

NUBLU 151: 151 Avenue C (bet 9th & 10thSts). www.nublu.net. Apr 1: 8pm $20/25 admDan Weiss.

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 04/3 Chembo Corniel,04/10 Bronx Conexión, 04/17 Willie Martinez

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& La Familia Sxt; 1st Wed: $13 All That - HipHop Poetry & Jazz; 1st Sat: $15 BananaPuddin’ Jazz series feat Rome Neal + Jam;last Sun: Bobby Sanabria & New SchoolAfro-Cuban Jazz Band.

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. Apr 26: Uri Caine.

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 Sacha Perry, N04/1,15&29 Hillel Salem, 04/8&22 JonBeshay; Mon E except 04/2&16 Ari Hoenig;Tues L 04/3&17 Abraham Burton Qrt,04/10&24 Frank Lacy Gp; Fri N 04/6&20Corey Wallace, 04/13&27 JD Allen; Sat N04/7&21 Brooklyn Circle, 04/14&28 PhilipHarper. Apr 1: 1pm-PM R, E Ned Goold Qrt, LGrant Stewart Qrt, N R; 2: E Ricardo GrilliQrt w/spec guest Chris Potter, L-N JoeFarnsworth; 3: E Robert Edwards, L R, N tba;4: E Mimi Jones Qrt, L Wayne Tucker Sxt, NJovan Alexandre; 5: E Kyle Nasser Sxt, LGene Jackson Trio, N Jonathan Thomas; 6: EJay Rodriguez Qrt, L Walt Weiskopft Qrt, N R;7: PM Julius Rodriguez, E Roberto Gato Qrt,L Walt Weiskopft Qrt, N R; 8: 1pm-PM R, ETardo Hammer Trio, L Ken Fowser Gp, N R; 9:E R, L-N Joel Frahm Gp; 10: E Spike WilnerQrt, L R, N tba; 11: E John Stetch Qrt, L TroyRoberts Qrt, N Isaiah Thompson; 12: E PhilipDizack Qnt, L Steve Hall Sxt, N DavisWhitfield; 13: E Scott Neumann & SpinCycle, L Rob Scheps Core-tet, N R; 14: PMArk Ovrutski Qrt, E Mark Zaleski Sxt, L RobScheps Core-tet, N R; 15: 1pm-PM R, E DavidSchnitter Qrt, L tba, N R; 16: E Lucas PinoNnt, L Jonathan Michel, N tba; 17: E SteveNelson Qrt, L R, N tba; 18: E Adam LarsonQrt, L Harold Mabern Trio, N Theo Hill; 19: EBrockowitz Qrt, L Carlos Abadie Qnt, NCharles Goold; 20: E Paul Nedzela Qrt, LQuincy Davis Sxt, N R; 21: E Paul NedzelaQrt, L Quincy Davis Sxt, N R; 22: 1pm-PM R,E Nick Hempton Band, L JC Stylles/SteveNelson Hutcherson Band, N R; 23: E R, LJonathan Barber Gp, N tba; 24: E IanHendrickson-Smith Qrt, L R, N tba; 25: EMassimo Farao Qrt, L ArcoIris SandovalSonic Asylum Qnt, N Aaron Seeber; 26: EChet Doxas Qrt, L Matt Chertkoff Qnt, N AsafYuria; 27: E John Ellis Qrt, L Lew TabakinTrio, N R; 28: PM Ben Barnett, E John EllisQrt, L Lew Tabakin Trio, N R; 29: 1pm-PM R, EAlex Hoffman Qnt, L Joe Magnarelli Qrt, N R;30: E R, L-N Joe Farnsworth.

SPECTRUM NYC: 121 Ludlow St 2nd Fl (betDelancey & Rivington Sts). 212-533-5470.www.spectrumnyc.com. Apr 13: 7-9pm MattPanayides Qrt; 15: 3-5pm Sunday Jazz Salonfeat Peter Watrous Qrt.

TRIBECA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER:199 Chambers St. www.tribecapac.org. 212-220-1460. Apr 3: 7pm Randy Cohen featRandy Weston; 30: 7:30pm SULA.

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. Apr1: Andrew Cyrille Qrt; 2: R; 3-8: ReneeRosnes Band feat 04/3-7 Steve Nelson, 04/6-8 Melissa Aldana; 9: R; 10-15: EnricoPieranunzi Trio; 16: R; 17-22: Linda May HanOh Qnt; 23: R; 24-29: Javon Jackson Qrt; 30:R.

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SINCE HIS PROFESSIONAL DEBUTin 1944 at age 16, Oakland-born pianist

Richard Wyands has been one of jazz'smost esteemed sidemen. Stereo Reviewcalled Richard's lean and lyrical pianism acombination of "the virtues of Mose Allisonand Red Garland." When most musicianswould call it a career at 89, Richard is stilltickling those ivories.The pianist can be heard on nearly 40

recordings including: Freddie Hubbard(First Light), Gene Ammons (Jug, VelvetSoul), Frank Foster (Manhattan Fever),Kenny Burrell (Night Song, 'RoundMidnight), Etta Jones (Don't Go toStrangers, Easy Living), Charles Mingus(Jazz Portraits), Oliver Nelson (StraightAhead) and Gigi Gryce (The Rat RaceBlues). By contrast, he's recorded only seven

albums as a leader, beginning in 1978:Then, Here and Now, The Arrival,Reunited, Get Out of Town, Half and Half,As Long as There's Music and Lady of theLavender Mist.In February, he began a weekly resi-

dency at The 75 Club in Lower Manhattan,in mostly duo and trio settings, supportedby two longtime accompanists, bassistLisle Atkinson and drummer LeroyWilliams. In this era of one-nighters, thechance to hear a master on a weekly basisis priceless."The audience gets to hear me with dif-

ferent musicians," Richard says, "The firsttime I was here, I used bassist JohnWebber, but I like playing with a trio. I'veknown Lisle and Leroy a long time and weplay a lot of standards and some newmusic, too." Richard is a complete pianist who plays

with two hands—meaning his left handprovides a solid rhythmic foundation forwhat right hand is doing improvisational-ly, which was pretty much how one played

piano before the advent of bebop in the1940s. Born in California on July 2, 1928in Oakland and raised in nearby Berkeley,Richard's formal piano studies started atage 7 and he briefly played drums. One of his first influential piano teach-

ers, Lora Toombs Scott, schooled him inthe European classics and featured him inrecitals at St. Paul Episcopal Church inBerkeley. He listened to jazz on the radio,and to his parents' Fats Waller and JamesP. Johnson recordings. He started playingjazz at 12 and took invaluable lessons froma local pianist and bandleader WilbertBaranco, who recorded for the Tops andBlack & White labels. "He taught me how to transpose, how to

play songs in different keys in case youhave to play with musicians who want toplay in different keys," Richard says aboutBaranco. "He recommended that I buyTeddy Wilson's records. I loved the way heplayed with two hands. He never over-played." After he graduated from high school in

1945, he enrolled at San Francisco StateCollege, where future stars Cal Tjader,Jerome Richardson and Paul Desmondalso matriculated, and he got his degree inmusic in 1950. Richard gained invaluableexperience as the house pianist at the leg-endary Blackhawk jazz club in SanFrancisco. "I played with a lot of people who came

in from out of town," Richard recalls. "Iplayed opposite Art Tatum … oh my! Hewould actually talk to me while he wasplaying. I also played opposite ErrolGarner. I saw him break one of the blackkeys on the piano!" He was thinking of expanding his hori-

zons beyond the Bay Area when he becameElla Fitzgerald's music director for threemonths in 1956. He relocated to Canadaand worked in a jazz club near Ottawa asan accompanist for singers. He later touredwith Carmen McRae and moved to NewYork in 1958, where he scored major gigswith the likes of Mingus, Roy Haynes andKenny Burrell, with whom Richard workedfrom 1965 to 1974. The pianist also enjoyed a fruitful asso-

ciation with alto saxophonist Gigi Gryceand made several recordings with him. "Hewas a great composer," Richard says ofGryce, "I could recognize him when I heardhim play. I was familiar with his sound,the way he improvised." Today, at the zenith of his pianistic

powers, Richard Wyands gives evidence tothe fact that he is one of the music's virtu-osos, who continues to hone his craft. "Ihave to listen to everybody," Richard says."I try to understand everybody's playing."

The Richard Wyands Trio withbassist Lisle Atkinson and drummerLeroy Williams performs everyThursday at The 75 Club.

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S P O T LDEBORAH DAVISBLUE NOTE / APRIL 2To hear her once is to fall in love with vocalist Deborah Davis (DeBo). Whatever herrepertoire on any given evening, she draws the listener into her intimate space andshares her experiences through line and lyric. Playful and deliberate, DeBo's phrasingserves the music and the spirit of spontaneity. Versatility and enthusiasm for jazzearned her the opportunity to travel the world as a musical ambassador, formally rep-resenting the U.S. across Latin America. DeBo has collaborated with legends andemerging artists including Ray Brown, Lionel Hampton, Clark Terry, ChristianMcBride and Gerald Clayton, and she has opened for a range of iconic artists fromDiana Ross and Celine Dion to Jill Scott and Alanis Morissette. For her 20th AnnualJazz Benefit for Leukemia & Lymphoma, she’s joined by Ben Rosenblum, CorcoranHolt and Ben Zweig. SJ

ENRICO PIERANUNZI VILLAGE VANGUARD / APRIL 10-15Enrico Pieranunzi is a lyrical pianist, primarily a post-bop player but with a wide sty-listic range. The Italian native keeps a busy schedule in Europe and has recordedextensively as a leader in addition to collaborating with orchestras, accompanying vis-iting American greats and playing chamber and classical music. A prolific composer,Enrico continues to surprise his fans with shifts in new directions, while he is also amaster of group improvisation, especially in a trio setting. Although his sublime balladplaying sometimes shows Bill Evans' influence, he has developed a distinctive sound ofhis own. Enrico's visits to perform in the U.S. are infrequent and not to be missed.Joining him for the week are bassist Scott Colley and drummer Clarence Penn. KD

TOOTIE HEATHTHE SIDE DOOR / APRIL 13-14"Heat," "fire" and "finesse" might pass through the lips of someone who has heardTootie Heath play. The drummer and bandleader embodies the notion, "Know thy self,know thy instrument." Celebrating an incredible career spanning more than sixdecades, Tootie embraces the multigenerational component of the jazz scene, mentor-ing students and collaborating with younger artists, most notably Ethan Iverson andBen Street. A member of the legendary Heath Brothers, Tootie has played with mas-ters Sonny Rollins, Herbie Hancock, Dexter Gordon, Cedar Walton, Bobby Timmonsand Nina Simone. With every stroke and each click of the rim, Tootie plays the sum ofhis experiences along with an irrepressible excitement for what's to come. The trio isled by pianist Emmet Cohen with Russell Hall on bass. SJ

CAROLINE DAVIS THE JAZZ GALLERY / APRIL 13Former Chicagoan, now living in NYC, alto saxophonist Caroline Davis is a true risingstar. Since her time with the pioneering ensemble Zing!, the former Litchfield Jazzcamper has built a career in modern and contemporary jazz as a valued accompanistand leader with a string of projects for Ears & Eyes Records. She sports a sound thatis challenging, creative and goes beyond her peers. She recently produced a spokenword and historical musical triptych to the Windy City, Doors: Chicago Storylines, andbroke through this year with a Sunnyside Records CD Heart Tonic, working with Chi-Town compadre trumpeter Marquis Hill, Israeli bassist Tamir Schmerling, key-boardist Julian Shore, drummer Jay Sawyer and percussionist Rogerrio Buccato.Tenor saxophonist Noah Preminger also joins Caroline for this CD release gig. MGN

MARK ZALESKISMALLS JAZZ CLUB / APRIL 14Originally from the Boston area, and brother to acclaimed pianist Glenn Zaleski, MarkZaleski doubles on acoustic upright bass and woodwinds, mainly alto and soprano sax-ophones, a distinctive combination. An alumnus of the Brubeck Institute, currentlyenrolled at the New England Conservatory and bandmate of Ian Anderson/Jethro Tull,Mark adds bandleader and composer to his résumé with his new, independently issuedCD, Days, Months, Years, some 11 years in the making. Encompassing straight ahead,rearranged classic bebop and contemporary swinging jazz with intricate charts, Markhits a high note playing with a band of best friends including his brother Glenn. Tenorsaxophonist Jon Bean, guitarist Mark Cocheo, drummer Oscar Suchanek, pianist JeffD'Antona and bassist Danny Weller round out this potent ensemble. MGN

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JAMES MORRISONDIZZY'S CLUB COCA-COLA, APRIL 17Some musicians call James Morrison the "Thunder from Down Under." The Australianjazz man is best known for his bright, forceful artistry on the trumpet, but he also playspiano, trombone, saxophones and double bass. He also writes music for film and hasestablished an academy of music in South Australia that teaches jazz and offers abachelor's degree in music. It is eye-popping to see and hear James trade four-barphrases with himself, quickly shifting between trumpet and trombone. This gig withhis quartet celebrates the release of its first CD, Midnight Till Dawn, which wasrecorded in one night at London's Abbey Road Studios. The band includes James' sonsWilliam on guitar and Harry on bass, and Patrick Danao on drums. KF

VINNY RANIOLORECKSON CENTER at CRADLE OF AVIATION MUSEUM / APRIL 27Guitarist Vinny Raniolo is best known for his long-running partnership with fellow vir-tuoso guitarist Frank Vignola, with whom he has played thousands of concerts andrecorded numerous CDs. A gifted accompanist, Vinny has appeared on several PBSshows and film soundtracks, in addition to recordings by Tommy Emmanuel, LeonRedbone and others. But he is best experienced live in concert, as the combination ofhis brilliant improvising, precise rhythm at seemingly impossible tempos and oftenhumorous detours guarantees that he will delight any audience. This is the CD releaseparty for Air Guitar, Vinny's debut as a leader, inspired by the guitarist's love of fly-ing. This set with bassist Elias Bailey features songs with an aeronautical theme,including standards, jazz classics and a few surprises. KD

JONNY KINGMEZZROW / APRIL 20-21Jonny King is quite the career juggler. For 27 years, the Ivy League-schooled pianistand composer has practiced intellectual property law by day and played jazz by night.Jonny is teamed here with bassist Ed Howard and drummer Victor Lewis; the threelongtime friends have worked together for some 20 years. Over two nights, the trioexplores new tunes by Jonny plus some music from the trio's all-originals recording,Above All (Sunnyside 2012). They may also dig into some of Victor's compositions. Intheir hands, every song, and sometimes every chorus, becomes a fresh conversationthrough their interaction. "I am always experimenting with new tunes," Jonny says."Ed and Victor are almost like co-authors, because they give each tune its own distinctpersonality." KF

BEN FLOCKSBAR NEXT DOOR / APRIL 28Too often, we hear saxophonists who have placed themselves fully in the mold of JohnColtrane. As such, encountering young tenors who cast their net widely into multiplepossibilities is always refreshing. In the case of Ben Flocks, we find exactly that typeof exciting vision. A thoughtful, sensitive player, Ben can throw down on hard swing-ing straight-ahead fare but, as demonstrated on his 2014 debut Battle Mountain, real-ly shows his range by delving into threads of Americana and weaving them into a cohe-sive and compelling whole. An artist whose works could appeal to fans of anyone fromBill Frisell to Joshua Redman to Bob Dylan, Ben Flocks is a name to watch for and tocatch while the cover charge for his shows is still affordable. SH

KARRIN ALLYSONBIRDLAND / APRIL 24-28Karrin Allyson has been nominated five times for a Grammy for Best Jazz Vocalincluding tributes to John Coltrane, Wayne Shorter, Brazilian music (her Portugueseis pretty good) and, most recently, Rodgers & Hammerstein: Many a New Day(Motéma 2015), which is her best CD to date. For her annual Birdland gig, she’ll nodoubt mix it up with music from those CDs and include songs by Mose Allison, BonnieRaitt, Abbey Lincoln, Oscar Brown Jr., Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, ChrisCaswell, Paul Simon, Joni Mitchell and by Karrin herself, plus, she says on her website,(now) even more songs that speak to our challenging times. Karrin is joined by thepromising young pianist Miro Sprague, bassist Jeff Johnson and drummer JeromeJennings. YE

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www.facebook.com/ervsonbeekman. 916-936-2122. Apr 18: 8-10pm CBJC festivalwww.cbjcjazz.org feat Art Lillard & BlueHeaven.

I-BEAM: 168 7th St. www.ibeambrooklyn.com.Sets: 8:30pm $15 don. Apr 12: MatteoLiberatore + Mara Rosenbloom/EmilieLesbros + Slideshow Junky; 14: AramShelton/Harald Berg + Aram Shelton/JaimieBranch Qrt.

JAZZ 966: 966 Fulton St. 917-593-9776.www.fortgreenecouncil.org/jazz966. Fri:8&10:15pm $15 don. Apr 13&20: CBJC festi-val www.cbjcjazz.org feat 04/13 PucciAmanda Jhones, 04/20 Lonnie Youngblood.

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. Apr 3: 9pmChet Doxas, 10:30pm Daniel Levine; 10: 9pmSimon Jermyn; 17: 9pm Brian Drye Qnt,10:30pm Hank Roberts Sxt; 24: 9pm CatToren & Human Kind, 10:30pm RichardSears.

MASTER THEATER: 1029 Brighton Beach Av.718-732-3838. www.mastertheater.com. Apr27: 8pm Endless Generosity feat JoeyMorant, Monica Oliviera & the Brazilians,Silvano Monasterios, Baby Soda Jazz Band,Darrell Smith, Yaacov Mayman, Gene Torres.

NATIONAL SAWDUST: 80N 6th St. 646-779-8455. www.nationalsawdust.org. Apr 7: 11am$20/5 adm Oran Etkin feat Timbalooloo; 9:7pm $15 Rafiq Bhatia; 13: 8pm $35/50Terrace Martin & friends; 14: 7pm $20Ma*JiD; 20: 7pm $21.75-29 Yoshie Fruchter &On Pitom; 25: 7pm $25 Uzupis.

The OWL MUSIC PARLOR: 497 Rogers Av.www.theowl.nyc. 718-774-0042. Sets/adm:7:30pm/$10 don. Apr 5: Sara Serpa Trio; 8:The Inbetweens; 14: Trio Love Call.

ROULETTE: 509 Atlantic Av at 3rd Av.www.roulette.org. 917-267-0363. Apr 5: 8pm$20 adm William Hooker.

SCHOLES STREET STUDIO: 375 Lorimer St.www.scholesstreetstudio.com. 718-964-8763. Apr 22: 7:30pm $15 adm Lena Bloch &Feathery.

SHAPESHIFTER LAB: 18 Whitwell Pl.www.shapeshifterlab.com. 646-820-9452.Sets/adm unless otherwise noted: Early (E)7pm, Late (L) 8:15pm, Night (N) 9:30pm; $10adm. Apr 2: E $8 Garland Wells & Bad Ties; 3:E Dave Drake & Common Ground; 4: NAndres Carvalho; 5: E Omercan Sakar, LTake Off Collective; 6: E Alden Hellmuth Qnt;9: E Alex Frondelli; 13: E AbdulrahmanAmer/Brandon Woody Qnt, L Abdulrahman(Rocky) Amer; 16: 8pm $5/free Broco Mass;17: E Colin Hilton; 20: E Justin Mullens, LMarko Djordjevic & Sveti; 22: 11am $8/12Camille Harris w/the Silly Jazz players; 23: EFlorian Herzog, L Gene Perla Qrt, N BenEngel; 25: 6:30pm Critian Rojas; 26: L BobbySpellman Nnt & Sami Stevens; 27: E Moira loBianco, N Patrick Andy Band; 29: E EmmaGrace Stephenson Trio feat Kristin Berardi, LRichard Sussman Sxt, N JC Sanford; 30: 8pm$5/free Broco Mass.

SIR D’S LOUNGE: 837 Union St. 718-623-9065.www.facebook.com/Sirdslounge. Mon: 8-11pm Monday Night Big Band Jazz. Apr 2:Jon DeLuca Oct; 23: Scott Reeves Jazz Orch.

SISTAS’ PLACE: 456 Nostrand Av at JeffersonAv. www.sistasplace.org. 718-398-1766. Sat:9&10:30pm $30/25 adm. Apr 7: Eric PersonGp; 14,21-22&28: www.cbjcjazz.org CBJCfestival feat 04/14 Neil Clarke, 04/21 JimmyOwens, 04/22 4-8pm Lesedi Ntsane Band &

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ZINC BAR: 82W 3rd St (bet Thompson &Sullivan). 212-477-8337. www.zincbar.com.Residencies: Sun 9pm Zinc Tango Trio; Tues7pm Julius Rodriguez, 9pm Eric Lewis; Sat10pm Monika Oliveira & The Brasilians. Apr2: 10pm-2am VandoJam feat Adam Kolker; 4:8&10pm Janis Siegel/Lauren Kinhan; 5:7&8:30pm T.J. English & his Latin JazzExplosion feat Bobby Sanabria & SextetoIbiano; 11: 8&10pm George Garzone; 12:7&8:30pm T.J. English & his Latin JazzExplosion feat Jorge Chicoy Qnt; 14: 8pmDavid Kikoski; 19: 7&8:30pm T.J. English &his Latin Jazz Explosion feat GerardoContino Y Los Habaneros; 20: 7&8:30pmDavid Hazeltine.

AN BEAL BOCHT CAFÉ: 445W 238th St. 718-884-7127. www.lindasjazznights.com. 1stWed: 8&9:30pm $30-10 adm Linda's JazzNights. Apr 4: Eric Alexander Qrt.

BRONX LIBRARY CENTER: 310EKingsbridge Rd. www.nypl.org. 718-579-4244. Apr 14: 2:30pm free adm ArturoO'Farrill Sxt.

LEHMAN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMINGARTS: At Lehman College. 250 BedfordPark Blvd W. 718-960-8833. www.lehmancenter.org. Apr 14: 8pm Alex Conde + Diegoel Cigala.

440 GALLERY: 440 Sixth Av. 718-499-3844.www.440gallery.com. 1st Sun: 4:40pm $5don Me, Myself and Eye. Apr 1: KaoruWatanabe.

BAM: 30 Lafayette Av. 718-636-4100.www.bam.org. Apr 18-19: 8pm The JazzEpistles feat Abdullah Ibrahim & Ekayaw/spec guest Ravi Coltrane 04/19, FreddieHendrix 04/18-19.

BARBÈS: 376 9th St at 6th Av. Park Slope.www.barbesbrooklyn.com. 718-965-9177.Residencies: Sun 9pm Stephane Wrembel;Mon 7pm Brain Cloud; Tues 9pm Slavic SoulParty; Wed 10pm Mandingo Ambassadors.Apr 13: 10pm Big Lazy; 20: 8pm TheRegional de NY.

BEDFORD STUYVESANT RESTORATIONCORP: Restoration Plaza. 1368 Fulton St.718-569-1896. Apr 28: 12-5pm CBJC festivalwww.cbjcjazz.org feat tribute to RandyWeston w/Kenny Barron + Youth JazzEnsembles.

BROOKLYN CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC:58 7th Av. www.bkcm.org. 718-622-3300. Apr6: 7pm Sean Moran w/Sun Tiger; 14: 7:30pm$15 adm Mark Dresser w/Works.

BROWNSTONE JAZZ: 107 Macon St atNostrand Av. 917-704-9237. https://www.ticketweb.com/events/org/203803. Fri-Sat:9pm-12:30am CBJC festival www.cbjcjazz.org feat BSJAZZ Ensamble.

The DRAWING ROOM: 56 Willoughby St #3.www.drawingroommusic.com. Apr 29: 7pm$20 adm Gene Bertoncini.

EMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH: 279Lafayette Av at Washington Av. 718-622-1107. www.ebcconnects.com. Apr 22: 3-5pm$20 adm CBJC festival www.cbjcjazz.org featJazz Vespers w/Ronnie Burrage.

ERV’S ON BEEKMAN: 2122 Beekman Pl.

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

DeFrancesco photo by Jay Gilbert.

RHODA SCOTTBETHANY BAPTIST CHURCH / APRIL 7Organist Rhoda Scott first put her bare feet on the organ pedals in her father's churchin New Jersey. She later blended classical piano into the mix with studies atManhattan School of Music, despite being offered recording dates with both JohnnyGriffin and Lockjaw Davis. In the late 60s Rhoda moved to Paris, where a chancemeeting resulted in a record date with the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra, in addi-tion to over 30 albums as a leader. Now back in New Jersey, the access and thrill of aRhoda Scott performance is not to be missed. You might hear a jazz tune, a spiritualor even a classical theme. Rhoda returns to Jazz Vespers in Newark with her trio. Andby the way, the feet are still bare.

CASSANDRA WILSONNJPAC / APRIL 28In the early 1980s I remember meeting the wife of a co-worker at WBGO, both ofwhom had just moved to the area. Asking what she wanted to do here, she said, "I'ma singer and I'm going to test my best in the jazz Capitol!" Cassandra Wilson sings aheartfelt and soulful story, brimming with that Wilsonian introspection. She's sungnew insight into Miles Davis, the Great American Songbook, Bob Dylan, WillieNelson and Robert Johnson. Cassandra recently toured with Irish pianist and singerLiam O'Maonlai, sharing a rendition of Van Morrison's "Tupelo Honey," making usfeel the tune was hers. Cassandra joins Don Braden, Steve Turre, Brandee Youngerand many others in a tribute, "Dorthaan Kirk at 80: Newark's First Lady of Jazz."

SHARP RADWAYINC / APRIL 25Growing up in Connecticut, pianist Sharp Radway gained early inspiration from thework of Oscar Peterson, John Coltrane, Red Garland, Bud Powell, Thelonious Monkand McCoy Tyner. Sharp's focus led to work with Bucky Pizzarelli, Yusef Lateef,Benny Golson, Steve Turre and Randy Brecker, among countless others. Sharpshares a versatility in jazz, Latin, R&B, hip-hop and gospel. He has served as musi-cal director for The Celebration of Lionel Hampton Big Band and has been seen in thefilm Cadillac Records, and performed in the off-Broadway play The Connection.Sharp has books on music instruction and passes along his spirit as instructor on bothelementary and collegiate levels. Imagine the soul of a church organist with the fleet-ing fingers of a bebop pianist, which Sharp displays with his trio.

JOEY DEFRANCESCOWILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY / APRIL 8When organist Joey DeFrancesco plays, it's the embodiment of a modern approach tojazz and blues, infused with what The New York Times calls "the stomping bass linesbeneath pulsating chords and riffs." Mentored at age 4 by his organ-playing father,"Papa John" DeFrancesco, young Joey jammed with legends Hank Mobley and PhillyJoe Jones, and toured or recorded with Miles Davis, George Benson, Ray Charles andDavid Sanborn, in addition to creating over 20 recordings of his own, including hismost recent Grammy-nominated Project Freedom (Mack Avenue), where the messageof search and hope is delivered through the sanctified soul of a church morphing withthe smoldering sweat of a late night club in Philly. The flame Joey ignites with hisvintage Hammond organ is something you won't forget.

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continued from page 22 $5 Jam w/FM Band. Apr 12: SBU Big Band;13: Min Xiao Fen + Blue Pipa Trio; 14: AndrewGould; 28: Andrea Brachfeld Insight Qrt featBill O’Connell.

LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY-POST: 720Northern Blvd. Brookville. www.liu.edu/post.www.tillescenter.org. 516-299-2895. Apr 28:7:30-9pm&9:30-11pm $42 adm Spider Saloff.

TREME: 553 Main St. Islip. 631-277-2008.www.tremeislip.com. Sets: Sun&Wed 7-11pm; Thurs-Sat 8pm-12am. Apr 8: AlejandroAvilles; 15: Interplay Jazz Orch; 25: MikeArmando; 27: Professor Cunningham & hisOld School; 29: Jam by Bob Lepley & FrankBellucci.

BERGENPUFFIN CULTURAL FORUM: 20 Puffin Way.

Teaneck. www.puffinculturalforum.org. 201-836-8923. Apr 14: 8pm Ngoma Hill; 27: 7pmAlex Harding/Lucian Ban Duo.

ESSEXBETHANY BAPTIST CHURCH: 275W Market

St. Newark. www.bethany-newark.org. 973-623-8161. Apr 7: 6-7:30pm Jazz Vespers featRhoda Scott.

ELEVEN CLINTON: 11 Clinton St. Newark.862-234-2269. www.elevenclinton.com. Sun:1-4pm; Fri-Sat: 7:30-11:30pm. Free adm. Apr6: Pat Van Dyke feat Lezlie Harrison; 7: TedChubb; 8: Lance Bryant; 13: John Bauers;14: Amy London + Bardamu; 15: Joe Taino;20: Laquin Lay & the Family Tree Band; 21:Vanessa Perea; 22: Champian Fulton; 27: TheAlly Mac Project; 28: Bryan Beninghove; 29:Jamale Davis.

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH: 40SFullerton Av. Montclair. 973-744-6560.www.outpostintheburbs.org. Apr 8: 3:15-5:15pm $10 adm Spiritual DrummingWorkshops by Richard Reiter.

NEW JERSEY PERFORMING ARTS CEN-TER: 1 Center St. Newark. 888-466-5722.www.njpac.org. Apr 28: 7:30pm CelebratingDorthaan at 80 feat Don Braden, AntoinetteMontague, Steve Turre, Cassandra Wilson.

NEWARK PUBLIC LIBRARY: Branch BrookBranch. 235 Clifton Av. Newark. 973-733-7760. Apr 25: 5-6pm free adm Jazz in theStacks series feat NJPAC’s Wells Fargo Jazzfor Teens.

SOPAC: 1 SOPAC Way. South Orange. 973-313-2787. www.sopacnow.org. Apr 8: 7pm DonBraden; 10: 7:30pm The Seton HallUniversity Faculty Jazz Ens.

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. Apr 2,16&30: 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. Apr 5: 8-11pm Organic Qnt; 6: 4-7pm Enrico Granafeifeat the Bob Cat Qrt; 8: The Frank PiomboProject; 13: Amy London + Bardamu; 14:Pucci Jhones Qrt; 15: Scott Reeves JazzOrch; 18: 7:30pm Parsippany Hills HS,8:15pm One More Once Big Band w/SteveTurre; 19: Suzanna Ross Trio; 20: Gene PerlaQrt; 21: John Colianni Sxt; 22: 6pm CresskillHS, 6:45pm One More Once Big Bandw/Steve Turre; 27: Burak Bedikyan Trio.

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Gifton Gelin Band, 04/28 Akua Dixon.TOHMA’S PLACE: 1583 Fulton St. 504-292-

3605. Mon: 8-11pm $10 adm. Apr 16,23&30:CBJC festival www.cbjcjazz.org feat 04/16Tori Gee, 04/23 Louis Vega, 04/30 ZakiyyahModeste.

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. Apr 1: E Aidan O'Connell, LJake Leckie; 5: L Justin Salisburg; 6: R; 7: 6-9pm free CBJC festival www.cbjcjazz.orgpress conference/public forum feat GerryEastman Trio, E&12am Joe Abbatantuono &Funk Thing; 8: E David Acevedo; 12: L SivanArbel; 13-15,19-22&26-29: CBJC festivalwww.cbjcjazz.org feat 04/13 R, 04/14 E-LAaron Burnett & Big Machine, 04/15 ESébastien Bachand & Allegra Krieger, LEdith Boucher-Hazelton, 04/19 E EladioRojas, L Aaron Edgcomb, 04/20 R, 04/21 E-LAycee Lovely, 04/22 E Robert Taylor, L HaleyHaerr-Hartmann, 04/26 E Rosemary Minkler,L Joshua Walker, 04/27 R, 04/28 E-L LisanneTremblay & Codeswitch + Jam, 04/29 E BillyCarrión Jr., L Zerlina Devi.

FIREHOUSE 12: 47 Crown St. New Haven. 203-785-0468. www.firehouse12.com. Fri: 8:30pm$20 adm, 10pm $15. Apr 7: 7pm $30/55 admLamar Smith Ens + Kosmic Music Ens +Wadada Leo Smith Great Lakes Qrt; 8: 7pm$30/55 Harriet Tubman w/spec guest WadadaLeo Smith + Wadada Leo Smith Golden Qnt;13: Joseph Daley Tuba Trio w/spec guests;20: Susie Ibarra & DreamTime Ens; 27:Manuel Valera Trio.

The SIDE DOOR JAZZ CLUB: At Old LymeInn. 85 Lyme St. Old Lyme. 860-434-0886.www.thesidedoorjazz.com. Sets: 8:30-11pm.Apr 6-7: Joey DeFrancesco Trio; 13-14:Emmet Cohen/Tootie Heath Trio; 20-21: BillCharlap Trio; 27: Mike Casey Trio; 28: DaveLiebman Gp Expansions.

BRIDGEHAMPTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY:2539 Montauk Hwy. Bridgehampton.www.bridgehamptonhistoricalsociety.org.631-537-1088. Apr 16: 7:30pm $25/15 admParlor Jazz series feat Hilary Gardner.

CRADLE OF AVIATION MUSEUM: CharlesLindbergh Blvd. Garden City. 516-572-4111.www.cradleofaviation.org. Apr 27: 7-11pmVinny Raniolo/Elias Bailey.

GRASSO’S: 134 Main St. Cold Spring Harbor.www.grassosrestaurant.com. 631-367-6060.Sets: Sun 12-3pm Brunch (B) + 6-9pm;Mon&Wed-Sat 7-11pm. Residencies: Sun BDanny Marx Duo; Mon Robert LePley; WedWayne Sabella & Company. Apr 1: Jen &Larry; 5: Vanessa Trouble Duo; 6: MarissaMulder Trio; 7: Ayako Shirasaki Duo; 12: Jen& Larry; 13: Alexis Cole Trio; 14: Noriko UedaDuo; 15: Paula Atherton Duo; 19: Jen &Larry; 20: Mala Waldron Trio; 21: AyakoShirasaki/Noriko Ueda; 22: Dr. Bob Allan Duofeat James Cammack; 26: Gail Storm; 27:James Weidman Trio feat Marion Cowings;28: Noriko Ueda Duo.

The JAZZ LOFT: 275 Christian Av. StonyBrook. 631-751-1895. www.thejazzloft.org.Sets/adm: 7pm $20-10. Wed: 7-8pm $10, 8pm

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ANOTHER REASON TO CELEBRATEBy Elzy Kolb

Weston photo by Chester Higgins.

History in his handsOn the verge of his 92nd birthday,

pianist, composer and educator RandyWeston's lifelong quest for knowledgerecently took him to Cuba for the firsttime, a trip inspired by a meeting atHarvard with the saxophonist YosvanyTerry. "I went because of him and wastreated royally," Randy says. He played asolo piano concert, visited remote villagesthat maintain African heritage and culturethrough language, music and dance, andchecked out the local musicians. "It was anincredible discovery," he notes. "The tradi-tion is very much alive in Cuba. I was veryimpressed."

The pianist will share what he's discov-ered about music, history, and himself, ashe celebrates his birthday at JazzStandard April 5-8. With his AfricanRhythms mainstays (saxophonists TKBlue and Billy Harper, percussionist NealClarke, bassist Alex Blake and drummerLewis Nash) and a host of special guests,Randy will present a spectrum of Africanand African-American music, going backmore than a century for inspiration. "All the great people in my life in music"

will be on hand, focusing on different erasand concepts each night. All of the players"like that whole rhythmic concept and areinterested in history. They have greatrespect for those who preceded us," henotes.Randy won't be the senior member on

the bandstand April 5: That distinction

Randy Weston, Jazz Standard

goes to fellow NEA Jazz Master, percus-sionist Candido Camero, who turns 97 onApril 22. "I'm the baby with Candido,"Randy declares with a laugh. "He's thevery first Cuban musician I ever playedwith, I met him in the Berkshires at theMusic Inn in 1951. We've played off and onup until today." Trumpeter CecilBridgewater is also among the specialguests that night.Sextet Gnawa of Morocco joins Randy

on his actual birthday, April 6. The pianistdiscovered the Gnawa's centuries-old spir-itual tradition of percussion, dancing andsong while on his first State Departmenttour of Africa in the early 1960s. Min XiaoFen, who plays the pipa, a traditionalChinese stringed instrument, also is sched-uled to appear.Low brass will be in the house April 7,

with Stafford Hunter on trombone and BobStewart on tuba paying tribute to band-leader James Reese Europe, credited withintroducing jazz to France during WorldWar I. Randy's voice crackles with excite-ment as he describes how Lt. Europefought in battle with the 369th InfantryRegiment, as well led the regimentalband; Europe is buried in ArlingtonNational Cemetery. Weston recentlyfocused on Europe's music at a KennedyCenter concert."We don't know enough about the peo-

ple who created this music, about the sac-rifice and genius of the artists in early 20thCentury America," he says. "James ReeseEurope was a pianist, composer and vision-ary who played Carnegie Hall in 1913 with150 African-American musicians and tenpianos. I was always a fan, and I composedthese pieces in the style of 1912-1913. Thisis not old music, this is great music."Banjo player Ayodele Maakaru alsoappears, as does drummer Vincent Ector.The maestro's birthday run wraps up

April 8 with singer Cynthia Scott, andSalieu Suso playing the 21-stringed WestAfrican instrument, the kora. "The blues isreally African music in America," Randydeclares. "It came directly from MotherAfrica. You hear it in Africa, theCaribbean, the black church."In his tenth decade, Randy Weston con-

tinues to look ahead—he's just released anew solo piano double-CD, Sound (AfricanRhythms). But he feels the ongoing pres-ence of giants of jazz such as ColemanHawkins, Nat "King" Cole and Art Tatum."I'm just amazed at what those guys did.They created original ways to play

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European instruments, something thatnever happened before. Every time I go tothe piano, Duke is there; Monk is there;Basie is there."

Sound foundationsName any jazz musician of the past 40-

plus years, and it’s likely that Boston-based tenor saxophonist George Garzonehas played with them. "Boston is such aneducation town, all the cats come throughthere. I get a chance to hang with themand they like the way I play," he says. His long-running Monday night gig at

the Lilypad with his band, The Fringe, islegendary for its parade of guest artists."Jerry Bergonzi plays the first set, thenThe Fringe. Each week, a different all-starsits in with The Fringe. That night is thehighlight of my life," the veteran saxo-phonist declares.

Mention any of today's stars or up-and-comers, there's a very good chance thatGeorge taught them at a string of notedcolleges in New York and Boston, includ-ing Berklee College of Music. Count DonnyMcCaslin, Mark Turner, BranfordMarsalis, Joshua Redman, Chris Cheek,Chris Speed, Luciana Souza, Danilo Perez,Antonio Sanchez, Wayne Escoffery andMarcus Strickland among those whopassed through George's studio, classesand ensembles."I didn't want to teach, I never thought

I'd be a teacher, but when you live inBoston…," George muses. "It takes a lot ofdiscipline. They take you as their father,they're not dependent, they ask about a lotof different things. I don't do theteacher/student thing—they can becomevery dependent. I like that they can go neck-and-neck with me when they play, and it's achallenge for me to go beyond them."

George Garzone, Zinc Bar

George's Uncle Rocco taught him to playsax. "I came from a saxophone family, Igrew up with drummers and people whoreally love music. There's a family soundhanded down three generations," he says."I heard that in Joe Lovano: His fathertaught him to play and I developed a rela-tionship with him because of that. I met hisdad; we had the same kind of upbringing."George will be in the Big Apple April

11, when he plays Zinc Bar with pianistDave Kikoski, bassist Peter Slavov anddrummer Victor Lewis. "These guys are socool, I look forward to playing with them.Dave and Peter were in my ensemble atBerklee when they were 18. And Victor, tohear this guy lay the time down is areminder of the greats like Elvin Jones,"the saxophonist says. Known for his freeplaying with The Fringe, George expects tofocus on "hip standards" at Zinc Bar."We'll do tunes that are a little moreobscure; these guys make everythingsound great."

Keyed inYou'll often find singer Libby York in

the company of great piano players, withJohn Di Martino, Renee Rosnes and BruceBarth among the fine musicians she'sgigged or recorded with. But there's onekeyboard maven in particular who standsout in her memory: Leonard Bernstein,whom she met at a dinner party in KeyWest. She recalls grappa flowing generous-ly that evening, and at some point, the leg-endary musician said, "Libby, let's go tothe piano and play some blues." "Soundedlike a great idea!" she recalls. "It took awhile for the realization to sink in: Oh mygod, I just sang 'Fine and Mellow' withLeonard Bernstein!"

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HOT FLASHES

Amy London photo by Janis Wilkins.

Musician-Producer's Corner: Amy London

ONE OF NEW YORK'S MOST VER-satile and sought-after vocalists, Amy

London has amassed a dazzling résumé ofmusical achievements throughout her timein the city. An accomplished bandleader,vocalist, actor, collaborator and educator,Amy has most recently come to acclaimthrough her efforts establishing and lead-ing the Royal Bopsters, a vocal ensemblethat serves as one of the truest heirs to theinnovations of Lambert, Hendricks andRoss.

Amy London

Considering her exceptional magnitudeof accomplishments, Amy has also come torealize an additional role that has definedher career, that of producer, an epiphanythat has given rise to an even wider scopeof artistic possibilities for an alreadyboundary-pushing musician. Although hercareer is unquestionably filled with arange of producer-style credits, the realiza-tion that she is a gifted producer came toAmy recently. "I've been in New York for more than 35

years, and recently I looked back on it andthought 'Wow, I've produced a lot of stuff!'"she recalls. "I thought that was interest-ing; female vocalists are often not thought

of as producers. Especially in earlier days,'girl singers' were put in front of the band,and the guys would take care of thearranging and leading, but that was yearsago. I realize I've produced a number ofprojects and as an educator I teach mysingers to be producers."On the proverbial table sits a mountain

of evidence to support this: the recentrelease of Bridges, a compilation of previ-ously unreleased material Amy recorded inthe 1980s and 1990s, shows a keen ear forbuilding projects even at the outset of hercareer; the recent success of the RoyalBopsters; and the exciting prospect of aforthcoming collaboration with Italianensemble Bardamu, all demonstrate Amy'sability to envision end products for com-plex projects and drive them to completion. Indeed, looking through Amy's works,

the projects all speak to a producer's mind:Rather than simple assemblages of songs,her works always tell a compelling story,offer up a definable theme and raise theartistic bar. For Amy, the projects developand emerge through a continued aware-ness of possibilities. "I think the process isintuitive," she explains. "You choose yourpath and walk it, and along the way cer-tain things appear to be special to you. Itlights a fire; it sets off a spark."Case in point: The emergence of the

Royal Bopsters wove together severalstrands of Amy's life and career into one ofthe 2010s' most compelling projects in jazz.Drawing inspiration from outstandinggroup vocal charts that her former studentDylan Pramuk had been writing, Amyfound her love for group singing reignited.She also found herself spending more timewith the legendary Mark Murphy, bring-ing him to her work at the New School andseeing shows with him. The two strandsultimately came together when she invitedMark to sing Dylan's charts with her vocalgroup in a New School concert. From there,the Royal Bopsters began to emerge. "My vocal class did this concert with

Mark singing lead and it was a big hit. Iasked Mark if we should go into the studioand he said he'd love to. Dylan and I talkedabout this further, and we began to inviteour heroes to sing on the record. So, webrought on Darmon Meader [who has sincebeen replaced by Pete McGuinness] andHolli Ross, and we all wrote charts andlyrics. Then our heroes—Mark Murphy,

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THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER, SAX-ophonist Andrew Gould has been a

particularly active sideman. On his inspi-ration for releasing his debut record, FirstThings First (Outside in Music) Andrewrecalls: "There are so many amazing musi-cians on the scene playing every night andwhen you play a lot as a sideman in differ-ent styles it's always a huge opportunity tolearn and grow and absorb more music. Atsome point, I was literally just too inspiredand I decided that I had to record." Being based in New York, Andrew has

no shortage of phenomenal players to workwith. "For me, technical ability and styleand all of the nuts and bolts are very impor-tant, but they don't mean anything if theplayers aren't playing with soul and feelingand energy. That's one main thing that Ifeel like Steve Feifke, Scott Wendholt,Ioana Vintu, Marco Panascia and JakeGoldbas all do so well. Every single notehas a direction and a purpose, and it serves

Annie Ross, Jon Hendricks, Sheila Jordanand Bob Dorough—all sang on it. I had anend goal in mind. Once Mark said 'yes,' Iknew what the project should look like."This same keen eye for projects' poten-

tials will be on display in April when Amyjoins with the genre-hopping Italianensemble Bardamu for performances inNew York. While on a trip in Rome, Amyheard the group performing at their houseparty, prompting a continued discussionand correspondence. Upon her return tothe States, she heard more of their music,and saw potential in a collaboration. "Their music struck me as a cross

between classic Neapolitan melodies,

to bring the whole group sound to a higherplace."

Andrew Gould releases his debutalbum First Things First at JazzStandard on April 21.

Cuban rhythms, jazz and hip-hop," sheexplains. "I wrote to them and asked ifthey wanted to do a project together, andthey said 'Sure! Let's do something.' I wentto Italy to work with them and we came upwith two sets of music."The pairing is certainly a striking

departure from the Royal Bopsters project,yet nevertheless feels a perfectly naturalfit for Amy's abilities and speaks to hervision as a producer. "Part of being a musician or any kind of

artist is to follow your instincts, which Iknow can be hard," she notes. "But youhave to break through, believe in it, andbelieve it is good. That's the bottom line. Ifyou have a vision, and if you are patient,you can work toward that vision."Amy London and Bardamu perform at

Minton's Playhouse April 6, andTrumpet's Jazz Club April 13.

Special EventsThe 19th Annual Central Brooklyn Jazz

Festival kicks off April 13, commencing aseries that will draw more than 500 artiststo 50 different venues. Highlights includeperformances by Jimmy Owens, LesediNtsane, Akua Dixon, LisanneTremblay and more. To see a completeschedule, visit http://www.centralbrooklynjazzconsortium.org/.On April 18, Jazz at Lincoln Center cel-

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she continues to let the music infiltrateher soul."It's so deeply inside me that sometimes

I have to turn it off," she says. "I have tosilence myself and not engage in it. Butwhen I'm there, I'm there. I'm reallythere."

Mary Stallings performs with MikeLeDonne, Gerald Cannon and AaronKimmel at Smoke Jazz & Supper ClubApril 6-8.

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JAZZ ANECDOTE BY BILL CROWBill Crow's books "Jazz Anecdotes" and "From Birdland to Broadway" can be

found at your favorite bookstore, and at www.billcrowbass.com along with many interesting photos and links.

Guitarist Bill Wurtzel knew the former New York police commissioner Ray Kelly. Hewas a fan of jazz organist Bill Doggett. When he heard that Wurtzel was playing withDoggett at Showmans Jazz Club in Harlem, Kelly came in with an entourage of uniformedpolicemen. Wurtzel said it looked like a raid.

A Moment You Missed by Fran Kaufman Hot House Contributing Photographer

Friday, March 2 was a snowy, wintery day inManhattan—schools were closed, the streetswere slippery, bus service erratic. But where Iwas—at the 92Y for a rehearsal by the groupArtemis, things were as hot as can be. The all-woman group, newly formed, was playing to afull house that snowy night. Around 5 p.m., thegroup sat down in the theater for some rest andlaughs and I had my camera ready. Here, fromleft to right, are: Drummer Allison Miller,vocalist Cecile McLorin Salvant, saxophonistMelissa Aldana, clarinetist Anat Cohen, trum-peter Ingrid Jensen, pianist (and bandleader)Renee Rosnes, and bassist Noriko Ueda.

she'd consider doing it in public. But thatdoesn't mean it will never happen. Afterall, Libby didn't start singing professional-ly until age 35. More than three decadeslater, she jokes about finally getting thehang of it. So much so that the vocalist,who now splits her time between Chicagoand Key West, is considering moving backto the Big Apple to be at the epicenter ofjazz."I'm still fascinated by singing; it never

gets old. I have a list a mile long of songs I

want to do. I kind of have the hang of it bynow, and the process has not lost its inter-est. As long as the voice holds out, I'mthere," she declares.This month, listeners can catch Libby in

action in New York. "It's kind of sentimen-tal in a way," she notes, since she'll appearwith pianist Bruce Barth and bassist NealMiner, both of whom she frequentlyworked with when she lived in New Yorkfor 15 years in the '80s and '90s. You cancatch them at Saint Peter's Church’sMidtown Jazz at Midday on April 18, avenue she's played many times in hercareer.The singer will delve into her long list of

songs for the gig. In honor of Bernstein'scentenary, she's planning to do his tune"It's Love" from Wonderful Town. Alsoamong her picks could be Blossom Dearie's"Rhode Island is Famous for You," citingthe "cute and funny lyrics" as part of theappeal. Barry Manilow's "When OctoberGoes" may also be on tap. Libby points out,"I'm not a huge Barry Manilow fan; I don'tthink of him as a jazz musician. ButJohnny Mercer is my favorite composerand this song is based on some of his unfin-

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Thurs 7-9:30pm, Fri 6:30&8:35pm, Sat6:15&8:35pm. Closed Mon. Tues: JohnKorba. Apr 4: Warren Vaché; 5: The DivaJazz Trio; 6: Jerry Vivino; 7: Helio Alves Qrt;12: Thaddeus Expose; 13: The Webb FamilyQrt; 14: SaRon Crenshaw; 15: 3:30-5:30pmNJJS Social feat Gene Bertoncini/Roni Ben-Hur, 6pm Daryl Sherman; 18: Don Sheldon& Sinatra Jukebox; 20: John Korba; 21:Pablo Bencid Trio; 22: Audra Mariel Trio; 25:John Carlini; 26: Tomoko Ohno Trio; 27:Blue Soul Qnt; 28: Eric Mintel Trio.

OCEANOCEAN COUNTY COLLEGE: College Dr.

Toms River. 732-255-0500. www.ocean.edu.$20/24 adm. www.njjs.org. Apr 11: 8-9:30pmGlenn Crytzer.

PASSAICWILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY: 300

Pompton Rd. Wayne. www.wpunj.edu. 973-720-2371. Sets: 4pm. Apr 8: JoeyDeFrancesco Organ Trio; 15: Mark GuilianaQrt; 29: Alexis Cole.

SOMERSETThe BARN: 1225 Easton Av. Somerset. Apr

14: 7-10pm $15 adm The New BrunswickJazz Project/www.nbjp.org Anniversary &Fundraiser honoring Stephen K. Jones featWinard Harper Gp.

HOUSE OF GOOD FORTUNE: 278 WestPoint Av. Somerset. 908-848-1637.https://www.facebook.com/houseofgoodfortuneconcertseries. Apr 7: Maurício deSouza & Bossa Brasil®.

WATCHUNG ARTS CENTER: 18 Stirling Rd.Watchung. www.watchungarts.org. 908-753-0190. Apr 7: 8pm The Scheuble Familyfeat Leonieke & Natasha Scheuble; 13: 8pmImpresaRIO Series feat Rio Clemente.

WARRENRUTHERFURD HALL: 1686-R Rte 517.

Allamuchy. 908-852-1894. www.rutherfurdhall.org. Apr 22: 3-5pm $25/20 adm Jazz atthe Rutherfurd feat Tony DeSare.

76 HOUSE: 110 Main St. Tappan. 845-359-5476. www.76house.com. Wed: 8-11pm freeadm Quintets w/Mark Hagan & feat artists +Jam. Apr 4: Tony Speranza; 11: FrankTolksdorf, Allan Namery, Steven Frieder; 18:Warren Chiasson; 25: Andy Gravish.

ATHOS RESTAURANT: 1814 Western Av.Albany. www.athosrestaurant.com. 518-608-6400. Fri: 6:30-9:30pm. Apr 6: Andrea ScowBand; 13: Patricia Dalton & the JazzColleagues; 20: Mark Kleinhaut Trio w/TeriRoiger; 27: Roben Kosek Jazz & Blues.

BEATTIE-POWERS HOUSE: Prospect Av atBridge St. Catskill. www.beattiepowersplace.blogspot.com. 518-945-2669. Apr 14:5pm $10 adm Diane Moser Trio.

The CULINARY INSTITUTE OF AMERICA:1946 Campus Dr. Hyde Park. 845-452-9600.www.ciachef.edu. Apr 28: 6-9pm $85 admincl 3-course meal Veronica Swift.

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).Apr 1: B Big Joe Fitz & The Lo-Fis; 4:Common Tongue; 8: John Stetch &Vulneraville; 11: 7pm FU Jazz Sessions,8pm Gabriele Tranchina Qrt; 12: Latin JazzExpress; 14: John Tropea Band; 15: B BigJoe Fitz & The Lo-Fis; 19: 7pm FU bigBANG;

HUDSONMILLER BRANCH LIBRARY: 489 Bergen Av.

Jersey City. 201-547-6907. Apr 14: 7:30-9pmT. K. Blue Qrt w/Gregoire Maret, GeorgeColeman, Jr. & Allan Harris.

NEW JERSEY CITY UNIVERSITY: 2039Kennedy Blvd. Jersey City. www.njcu.edu.201-200-2000. Apr 4: free adm New ThreadQrt; 5: 7&9pm free Ronald Carter & NJCUJazz Ens.

MERCERCANDLELIGHT LOUNGE: 24 Passaic St.

Trenton. www.candlelightevents.way.to. 609-695-9612. Sat: 3:30-7:30pm free adm/$10min. www.jazztrenton.com. Apr 7: JerryWeldon; 14: Pat Tandy; 21: Lynn Riley; 28:Landom Italian Connection.

MCCARTER THEATRE: 91 University Pl.Princeton. 609-258-2787. www.mccarter.org.Apr 12: 7:30pm Chucho Valdés; 24: 7:30pmRoberto Fonseca Qnt.

PRINCETON UNIVERSITY: Fine Hall. 304Washington Rd. Princeton. 609-258-4200.www.princeton.edu/music. Apr 19: 7:30pmJazz Vocal Collective dir by TrineiceRobinson; 26: 7:30pm Vocal ImprovisationEns dir by Jay Clayton.

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. Apr 6: Stephen FullerDuo; 13: Marianne Solivan Duo; 20: CarrieJackson Duo; 27: Molly Mason 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. Apr 3: Dom Palombi Gp;10: Stephen Yee Qrt; 17: Ben Weise Gp; 24:Dave Mosko Qrt.

The GREEK ON MAIN: 419 Main St.Metuchen. www.thegreekonmain.com. 732-515-9457. Apr 15: 11:30am $50 all inclBrunch feat Gene Bertoncini Trio.

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. Apr5: Ark Orvrutski Qrt; 12: Dave SchumacherQrt; 19: Landham Brothers & MassimoFarao; 26: Ralph Bowen Qrt.

INC: 302 George St. New Brunswick.www.increstaurant.com. 732-640-0553. Wed:8-11pm free adm The New Brunswick JazzProject/www.nbjp.org. Apr 4: Chris BergerTrio; 11: Nat Adderley Jr. Trio; 18: KyleKoehler Trio; 25: Sharp Radway Trio.

STATE THEATRE: 15 Livingston Av. NewBrunswick. www.statetheatrenj.org. 732-246-7469. Apr 5: 8pm $65-150 adm Tony Bennett.

MONMOUTHCOUNT BASIE THEATRE: 99 Monmouth St.

Red Bank. www.countbasietheatre.org. 732-842-9000. Apr 23: 4pm $20 adm Jazzy Ash &the Leaping Lizards.

MORRISBICKFORD THEATRE: 6 Normandy Heights

Rd. Morristown. 973-971-3706. www.morrismuseum.org/jazz-showcase. Apr 5: 7:30-9pm$20/25 adm Jerry Vezza Trio & GroverKemble.

MAYO PERFORMING ARTS CENTER: 100South St. Morristown. www.mayoarts.org.973-539-8008. Apr 26: 8pm Larry Carlton/John Pizzarelli.

SHANGHAI JAZZ: 24 Main St. Madison. 973-822-2899. www.shanghaijazz.com. Free adm.Sets: Sun 6-8:30pm, Tues 6:30-9pm, Wed-

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THE FACTS ARE REMARKABLE:For 15 years the Spanish Harlem

Orchestra has been a force of nature asthe group rules the salsa waves that startin El Barrio in East Harlem and wash overthe whole world wherever salsa and Latinjazz is heard and loved. Since their inception under the musical

direction of pianist, composer and arrangerOscar Hernández, the group has delightedaudiences with music featuring intricatearrangements and viscerally excitingrhythms, steeped in the authentic salsatradition. Their high-energy performances have

thrilled crowds across the globe from Asiato Australia, from Latin America toEurope. Grounded in the past, but with afocused eye on the future, Spanish HarlemOrchestra continues to play an integralrole in ensuring salsa dura or hard salsa isnot just alive, but a thriving musical force. "Over the course of 15 years, the consis-

tent thread in each of our records has beenthe hardcore rhythm, sophisticatedarrangements and a lot of care toward pro-ducing quality music with high integrityfor our genre," Oscar says.Each member of Spanish Harlem

Orchestra has a significant connection tothe authentic salsa tradition. It beginswith Oscar, who has long been consideredone of the most prominent musicians onthe Latin, salsa and Latin jazz musicscene. Oscar's musical legacy can be tracedback to the 1970s, when he performed with

salsa legends including Tito Puente,Machito, Celia Cruz, Ray Barretto, RubénBlades, Conjunto Libre and Willie Colon.Later, Oscar went on to become musicaldirector for Paul Simon as well as arrangerfor Gloria Estefan.The group is fronted by the vocal

prowess of longtime members MarcoBermudez and Carlos Cascante who, alongwith livewire brass, woodwinds and

rhythm sections, have powered the bandthrough two Grammy-nominated and twoGrammy-winning albums: Across 11thStreet (Libertad Records 2004) and VivaLa Tradicion (Concord Picante 2010).To celebrate their 15th year together,

the group is releasing their sixth album,appropriately titled Anniversary, and willfeature one of Latin music's most promis-ing, new stars, vocalist and flutist JeremyBosch. On his recording debut for SHO, the27-year-old can be heard on the album'ssecond offering "Yo Te Prometo" and hisvirtuosic flute playing is featured on "GozaEl Ritmo."While Spanish Harlem Orchestra's pre-

vious album featured jazz greats ChickCorea and Joe Lovano, Anniversary allowsthe band to speak for themselves over thecourse of 13 lively tracks. Standoutmoments include the opener "Esa Nena,"which will instantly bring listeners to theirfeet. Jazz trumpet legend Randy Brecker isa featured guest on Oscar's original song"Somos Uno." The album is co-produced bySpanish Harlem Orchestra's trombonistand 2018 Grammy Nominee DougBeavers.

Spanish Harlem Orchestra underthe musical direction of OscarHernández and featuring vocalist andflutist Jeremy Bosch celebrates therelease of Anniversary on April 4, atLe Poisson Rouge.

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21: 6pm FU Debbie Major B'day Bash, 8pmEd Palermo Big Band Blasphemy; 22: DavidLiebman & Expansions; 29: B Saints ofSwing.

FISHER CENTER: At Bard College. 60 ManorAv. Annandale-on-Hudson. 845-758-7900.www.fishercenter.bard.edu. Apr 21: 7:30-9pm $25-45 adm Damien Sneed feat TheLevites.

HOWLAND CULTURAL CENTER: 477 MainSt. Beacon. www.howlandculturalcenter. org.845-831-4988. Apr 14: 8pm $20 adm JoeMcPhee & Plan B.

LYDIA’S CAFE: 7 Old US Hwy 209. StoneRidge. www.lydias-cafe.com. 845-687-6373.Sets: 7-10pm. Apr 21: Matt Finck, LukeFranco, Mark Usvolk.

MAUREEN’S JAZZ CELLAR: 2 N Bway.Nyack. www.maureensjazzcellar.com. 845-535-3143. Sets/adm: unless otherwise notedSun 6pm, Fri-Sat 8&9:30pm/$15. Apr 4: 9pm$5 Purchase Jam w/Jason Clotter & friends;6: Duane Eubanks Qrt; 7: Hudson River JazzEns; 13: Scott Wendholt/Adam Kolker Qrt;14: Matt Haviland Qrt; 15: JudimarieCanterino; 20: Kimberly Hawkey & TheSwingaroo; 21: Roberta Piket Trio; 27: PeteMalinverni Trio; 28: Mike Longo Trio; 29: DonShelden & Sinatra Jukebox.

QUINN’S: 330 Main St. Beacon. 845-202-7447.www.quinnsbeacon.com. Mon: 8pm freeadm Monday Night Jazz Sessions. Apr 9:Bobby Previte Trio.

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

DEER HEAD INN: 5 Main St. Delaware WaterGap, PA. www.deerheadinn.com. 570-424-2000. Sets: Sun 5-8pm, Thurs 8-11pm, Fri-Sat7-11pm. Adm varies. Residency (R): ThursJam w/Bill Washer & friends. Apr 1: closed;5: R; 6: Nancy Reed Qrt; 7: Alan BroadbentTrio; 8: Bob Cat Qrt; 12: R; 13: MichaelCollins 4tet; 14: Paul Jost Qrt; 15: BillWarfield; 19: R; 20: Alan Gaumer & TonyDiSantis; 21: Dave Liebman Expansions Gp;22: Bill Charlap Trio; 26: R; 27: MarianneSolivan Qrt; 28: Carolyn Leonhart Trio; 29:Moravian College Band; 30: 7:30-10:30pmMatt Vashlishan & The Water Gap Jazz Orch.

AIRTRAIN JAMAICA STATION: 93-02Sutphin Blvd. Jamaica. www.theairtrainjazzfestival.com. Thurs: 5-7pm. Apr 5: L ABlacksmith & Jazz-Plus; 12: DougRichardson & Urban Rebellion; 19: KeithJordan Gp; 26: Libby Richman & Co.

EMERALD: 9704 Queens Blvd. Rego Park.www.restaurant-emerald.com. 718-275-2045.Apr 25: 8-10pm Deborah Davis.

FLUSHING TOWN HALL: 137-35 NorthernBlvd. Flushing. www.flushingtownhall.org.718-463-7700. 1st Wed: 7pm $10 adm Jamw/Carol Sudhalter. Apr 14: free adm QueensJazz OverGround Spring Jazz Fest feat 3pmJazz Triangle 65-77, 3:45pm Steve KortykaQrt, 6:45pm Daisuke Abe Qrt, 7:30pm BognaKicinska Qnt, 8pm Ron Horton & HashemAssadullahi Qrt, 8:45pm The OKB Trio; 28:6pm free adm Arun Luthra.

JACKSON ROOM: 192-07 Linden Blvd. St

Albans. www.jacksonroom.com. 718-525-2387. Last Sat: 8&10pm $15 adm inclsnacks/beverage feat Ed Jackson Qrt.

JAMAICA CENTER OF ARTS & LEARN-ING: 161-04 Jamaica Av. Jamaica.www.jcal.org. 718-658-7400. Apr 12: 8pmJazz Gallery feat Adam O’Farrill.

KUPFERBERG CENTER PERFORMANCES:At Queens College. 65-30 Kissena Blvd.Flushing. 718-997-5000. www.kupferbergcenter.org. Apr 15: 3-5pm $25-40 adm EdmarCastaneda Qrt w/spec guest Gregoire Maret.

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.

QUEENS LIBRARY CENTRAL BRANCH: 89-11 Merrick Blvd. Jamaica. 718-990-0700.www.queenslibrary.org. Apr 8: 3pm BrandeeYounger, Wendy Kerner & Teresa Mango.

TERRAZA: 40-19 Gleane St. Elmhurst.www.terraza7.com. 718-803-9602. Sun:9:30pm-2am $5 adm Jam w/John BenitezTrio.

ALVIN & FRIENDS: 14 Memorial Hwy. NewRochelle. www.alvinandfriendsrestaurant.com. 914-654-6549.

BEANRUNNER CAFÉ: 201 S Division &Esther St. Peekskill. 914-737-1701.www.beanrunnercafe.com. Fri-Sat: 8-10:30pm $10 adm. Apr 6: Chico Alvarez &Mauricio Smith; 7: Ray Blue; 13: MalaWaldron Qrt; 14: Charlie Alletto Gp; 15: 4-6pm Simon Boyar School Jazz Ens; 21: AlvaNelson Qnt; 28: Gerry Malkin Qnt.

EMELIN THEATRE: 153 Library Ln.Mamaroneck. www.emelin.org. 914-698-0098. Apr 28: 8pm $65-45 adm The DukeEllington Center Big Band dir by MercedesEllington.

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: 199NColumbus Av at E Lincoln Av. Mount Vernon.www.pjsjazz.org. 914-636-4977. 2nd Sun:5:15-9pm $25 adm Second Sunday Jazzseries. Apr 8: Winard Harper/Jeli Posse.

JAZZ FORUM: 1 Dixon Ln. Tarrytown. 914-631-1000. www.jazzforumarts.org. Sets: Sun4&6pm + 8pm; Fri-Sat 7&9:30pm. Apr 1:Martin Wind Gp feat Maucha Adnet, IngridJensen, Scott Robinson; 6-7: Marquis HillBlacktet; 8: Richard Sorce Project + JamSessions; 13-14: Gary Smulyan/Tom HarrellQnt feat Renee Rosnes; 15: OrlandoHaddad/Patricia King Haddad + TamuzNissim; 20-21: Massimo Faraò Qnt feat JerryWeldon; 22: Mauricio Zottarelli Qrt + GenePerla Qrt; 27-28: Vincent Herring Qrt; 29:Portinho Qrt + Steve Slagle Qrt.

PERFORMING ARTS CENTER: At PurchaseCollege. 735 Anderson Hill Rd. Purchase.www.artscenter.org. 914-251-6200. Apr 28:$72.50-52.50 adm 7pm Pre-concert artisttalk, 8pm Jon Faddis & the Purchase JazzOrch.

TARRYTOWN MUSIC HALL: 13 Main St. Tar-rytown. www.tarrytownmusichall.org. 914-631-1000. Apr 29: 7pm $40-70 adm Madeleine Peyroux.

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featuring performances by Bill Charlap,Paquito D'Rivera, Jimmy Heath,Renee Rosnes, Dianne Reeves, WyntonMarsalis and more. Special honorees forthe evening include Lisa and Dick Cashinas well as Tony Bennett. For more details,visit www.jazz.org. At the Apollo Theater on April 20, the

Jazz Foundation of America celebrates its16th annual Great Night in Harlem.Honoring Roberta Flack, Jimmy Heathand Otis Rush, the evening includesappearances by Nona Hendryx and JimmieVaughan, with more guests to beannounced. Find out more at www.jazzfoundation.org. On April 27, food rescue and delivery

organization Endless Generosity will hostJazz for Cause at the Master Theater inBrooklyn, bringing a host of talents includ-ing Darrell Smith, Gene Torres, JoeyMorant, Monika Oliveira and more.Proceeds support food delivery to vulnera-ble populations in New York. Visitwww.endlessgenerosity.org to learn moreand donate.Jazzmobile hosts a fundraiser for its

organization, Keep the Music Playing, onApril 30 at the First Corinthian BaptistChurch. The top-notch line-up includes

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appearances by Winard Harper, LouisHayes, Wycliffe Gordon, WarrenSmith, Brianna Thomas, BobbySanabria, Marion Cowings, and more.To learn more, visit www.jazzmobile.org.

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stages (her most recent, Memoir, came outin 2014). "I approach recording in anorganic manner—choosing songs that are-current favorites." While she doesn't startout with a theme in mind, sometimes onereveals itself as the process continues. Onething listeners can count on: "I don'tapproach songs with nostalgia, thinkingabout the good old days, or as a periodpiece. To me, it's all very current. As a jazzmusician, we don't play anything the sameway twice. Staying present and in themoment, improvising with the phrasing,that keeps it fresh and makes it so muchfun!"Libby has an attitude of gratitude about

her life in music. "It's endlessly fascinatingand it's a blessing to have something youfeel that way about," she says. "Creativepeople are very fortunate. It's not a securelifestyle, but we have goals and things welove to do. We're lucky."

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