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Dmitry BaevskyPage 19Smalls Jazz Club

Nicki ParrottPage 4Birdland

Page 17Jazz StandardPage 4Nublu

Azar LawrenceOrlando le Fleming

2017 Festival & Outdoor Concert Guide pages 30-37 & 41-42

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By George Kanzler

Sponsored by Dot Time Records

Parrott cover photo by Brian Wittman.

WINNING SPINSTWO 40-SOMETHING MUSICIANS

from other countries who have becomeprominent on the Big Apple jazz scene asacoustic upright bassists—Australia'sNicki Parrott and England's Orlando leFleming—showcase alternate talents onnew CDs that comprise this WinningSpins. Nicki does play bass, but featuresher burgeoning vocal prowess, whileOrlando eschews his usual acoustic instru-ment to concentrate on electric bass.

Dear Blossom, a Tribute to BlossomDearie, Nicki Parrott (Arbors Records),finds Nicki essaying 14 songs that the latecabaret/jazz singer and pianist featured inher repertoire, delivering vocals on adozen. Nicki's voice is clear and clean, butfuller in tone, less "girlie" and cute, thanBlossom's. She also has that rare andadmirable ability to fashion even the slow-est verses and refrains into coherent state-ments that illuminate the emotionalweight and intent of the lyrics. And shecan do it all with impeccable swingwhether the tempo is dirge-like or swing-ingly up, while simultaneously playinglines on her bass that complement the songand her vocals.

Blossom had a sly sense of humor whichwas reflected in her choice of songs, andNicki brings a wry, dryly ironic twist tothat repertoire. Dave Frishberg's classic"Peel Me A Grape," inspired by a Mae Westmovie quip, is less comically seductivethan Blossom's, but coyer, milking the con-descension of lines like "Never outthinkme/Just mink me." The track is one of twoduets on the CD, this one featuring Nicki'svoice and bass with, in his only appearance,Warren Vaché's harmon-muted cornet. Also nicely coy is her up-tempo version

of Rodgers & Hart's caustic "EverythingI've Got Belongs to You" with a trio plusChuck Redd on vibes, and an updated ver-sion with references to Justin Bieber andthe Kardashians, of Bob Dorough's trench-ant voicing of a chaser of au couranttrends, "I'm Hip." A brisk up-tempo fromthe full band—Chris Grasso, piano; reed-man Englebert Wrobel, clarinet; Chuck'svibes and Lenny Robinson, drums—pro-pels the Arthur Schwartz and HowardDeitz pun-filled "Rhode Island Is Famousfor You." Englebert also adds a sumptuoustenor sax solo, very Ben Webster-ish, onthe Sy Coleman and Carolyn Leigh ballad"I Walk a Little Faster;" and bossarhythms invigorate versions of the stan-dards "I Wish You Love" and "It Might AsWell Be Spring." A gentler bossa beat cushions Blossom's

own bittersweet "Inside a Silent Tear"(lyrics by Mariah Blackwood) and anotherunfairly obscure ballad, "Try Your Wings"by Dion McGregor and Michael Barr, floatson a vibes-driven waltz time, Nicki deliver-ing a lyrical pizzicato bass solo as well asthe tender lyrics. Her bass is also promi-nent, averring why she's prized in neo-swing circles, on the two instrumentals,the standards "Between the Devil and theDeep Blue Sea" and "Surrey with theFringe on Top."Orlando le Fleming & Romantic Funk

(OLF Records) is the first album featuringOrlando's electric bass. A former cricketeerin England who moved here in 2003 to pur-sue a new career in jazz, Orlando workedas an acoustic bassist with a wide cross-section of jazzmen, from Branford Marsalisto Bill Charlap.This CD, his first venture on electric

bass, channels the vibe of 1970s jazz-rockand funk from Weather Report to HerbieHancock's Headhunters, with specialattention to the groundbreaking work ofelectric bassist Jaco Pastorius. The trackshere abound, as do the aforementionedbands, with electric keyboards and guitaras well as Orlando's electric bass. However

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CLUBS & HALLS

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UPPER MANHATTAN(Above 70th Street)

AARON DAVIS HALL: At City College. 138Convent Av at W133rd St. www.citycollegecenterforthearts.org. 212-650-6900. Jun 9:7:30pm $25/30 adm La Diva-La Lupe featCaridad de La Luz “La Bruja”, NinaRodriguez, Calma Carmona & spec guestJohnny “Dandy” Rodriguez.

BEACON THEATER: 2130 Bway at W75th St.212-496-7070. www.beacontheatre.com. Jun10: 8pm Blue Note Jazz Festivalwww.bluenotejazzfestival.com feat PatMetheny w/spec guests Antonio Sanchez,Linda May Han Oh & Gwilym Simcock; 21:7:30pm Diana Krall.

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

CAVATAPPO: 1712 1st Av (bet 88th & 89thSts). www.cavatappo.com. 212-987-9260.Sets/adm: Mon 7-10pm free adm Roger LentSolo; Tues 8-10pm $10; Thurs 9-11pm $10;Sat Brunch 12:30-3:30pm free feat GabrielleStravelli. Jun 1: Jason Prover Qrt; 6: BuckyPizzarelli Trio; 8: John Dokes Qrt; 13: 8-11pmStuart Mack Trio; 15: Pasquale Grasso; 20: $5Jam; 22: Matthew Fries w/Kat Gang; 27: 9-11pm Dennis Joseph Trio; 29: 8-11pmDonald Vega Qrt.

CLEOPATRA’S NEEDLE: 2485 Bway (bet92nd & 93rd Sts). www.cleopatrasneedleny.com. 212-769-6969. Sets: Early (E), Late (L);Sun E 4-8pm, L 9pm-1am; Mon-Tues E 8-9pm, L 10pm-1am; Wed-Thurs E 7-11pm, L11:30pm-2:30am; Fri-Sat E 8pm-12am, L12:30-3am. Free adm/$10 min. Trios exceptMon&Thurs Duets. L Jam. Residencies: SunE Open mic w/Keith Ingham, L Kelly GreenDuet; Mon E Jon Weiss, L Nathan Brown;Tues Marc Devine; Wed E Open mic w/LesKurtz, L Nathan Brown; Thurs L Kazu; Fri LBen Zweig; Sat L T. Kash. Jun 1: MikhailRomanov; 2: Denton Darien; 3: MasamiIshikawa; 8: Uri Zelig; 9: Libby Richman; 10: Clifford Parparo; 15: Bob Albanese; 16: Julie Bluestone; 17: Matt Baker; 22:Robert Rocker; 23: Satchmo Mannan Qrt; 24:Phil Briggs; 29: Elan Bortniker; 30: JoelForrester.

GINNY’S SUPPER CLUB: At Red Rooster.310 Lenox Av (bet 125th & 126th Sts).www.ginnyssupperclub.com. 212-792-9001.Sets: 7:30&9:30pm. Jun 1: $20 adm JohnnyO'Neal; 3: $15/20 Gotham Kings; 8: $15/20Willerm Delisfort Project; 15: $15/20 EvanSherman Big Band; 16: $15/20 Chris Turner &The DropOuts; 22: $20 Johnny O'Neal; 24:$15/20 Anbessa Orch; 30: $20 Winard Harper.

MINTON’S: 206W 118th St (bet St. Nicholas Av& Adam Clayton Powell Blvd). 212-243-2222.www.mintonsharlem.com. Sets: Sun 6:30-10pm, Fri-Sat 7-10:30pm, Sat-Sun 12-3pmBrunch (B). Sun: Singer Meets Saxophonist.Jun 1: Jerome Sabbagh Trio; 7&14: KelleyGreen Trio; 9: Josh Lawrence; 11: B BrandonBain; 17: Curtis Nowosad Qnt; 18: B DandyWellington; 21: Jerome Sabbagh Trio; 23:Christopher McBride; 25: B Dandy Wellington.

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NATIONAL JAZZ MUSEUM IN HARLEM:58W 129th St at Malcolm X Blvd. 212-348-8300. www.jmih.org. 7-8:30pm $10 don. Jun27: Jazz and the Environment w/FabianAlmazan.

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, last Elliot Pineiro &Sumbaswing. Mon: Keyed Up series w/JohnCooksey Qrt; Tues: The Sultans of Soul;Wed: Les Goodson & the Intergalatic SoulJazz Band; Thurs: Tyrone Govan & TopSecret; Fri: tba; Sat: alternate The 69th StreetBand/The Antoine Dowdell Gp.

RUMSEY PLAYFIELD: Central Park. 212-360-2756. www.summerstage.org/www.bluenotejazzfestival.com. Jun 17&25: free adm BlueNote Jazz Festival feat 06/17 7-10pm TaylorMcFerrin & Marcus Gilmore + Blue LabBeats, 06/25 3-7pm Robert Glasper Experi-ment.

SHRINE: 2271 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd(bet 133rd & 134th Sts). 212-690-7807.www.shrinenyc.com. Sets unless otherwisenoted: Early (E) 6-7pm, Late (L) 7-8pm.Residency (R): Sun 5-8pm Jam w/Lu Reid.Jun 1: E Jonathan Saraga; 4: R; 5: E-L RonWilkins/Becca Patterson Big Band; 6: E-LTom Blatt Project; 8: E Joe Pino Qnt, L ShunIno; 9: E-L Wilson & The Human Hearts Triow/Daniel Carter; 11: R; 12: E Miki YokoyamaTrio; 13: E Elise Wood Duo; 15: E-L OulipiansPlus; 17: E David Kardas; 18: R; 24: E DylanBuzz Gold Trio; 25: R; 29: E Joel ForresterQnt; 30: L Rodrigo Bonelli Qnt.

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. Jun 1: E-L MattMcDonald; 3: E Chris McCarthy; 4: 12-5pmNew York Jazz Workshop Recital, E-L JacobVarmus Qrt; 5: E Mack Walters Gp; 7: E DavidLove Trio; 8: E-L Irv Grossman Sxt; 11: E-LThe Lycee Francais de New York; 12: E JonMenges Gp; 13: E Andy Bianco Band; 14: E-L Gernot Bernroider; 15: E-L Scott ReevesQnt; 16: E Tom Blatt Project, L Alea; 17: 8-9pm Gabe Condon Band; 18: 8-9pm PittsonFamily Band; 21: E Youngbloods; 23: E ChrisClark Trio; 24: E Tomoko Yangita Trio; 25: EDylan Buzz Gold Trio, L Rina Komai; 26: E Rajiv Jayaweera; 28: E Andrew Kushnir Trio; 29: E-L Mercedes Beckman/BeccaPatterson; 30: E David Kardas.

SMOKE JAZZ & SUPPER CLUB: 2751 Bway(bet 105th & 106th Sts). 212-864-6662.www.smokejazz.com. Sets: Early (E), Late(L), Brunch (B); Sun B 11:30am,1&2:30pm, E7,9&10:30pm, L 11:30pm; Mon E 7&9pm, L10:30pm; Tues-Thurs E 7,9&10:30pm, L11:30pm; Fri-Sat E 7,9&10:30pm, L 11:45pm&12:45am; Adm/min vary. Residencies: SunB Annette St. John Trio, L Willerm DelisfortQrt; Mon (R) E Vincent Herring Qrt, L SmokeJam; Tues (R) E Mike LeDonne & GrooverQrt, L Emmet Cohen Organ Trio; Wed (R) ELezlie Harrison, L Mel Davis B-3 Trio; Thurs LNickel & Dime OPS; Fri L 06/2,16&30Patience Higgins & Sugar Hill Qrt, 06/9&23John Farnsworth Qrt; Sat L Johnny O’Neal &friends. Jun 1: Alexis Cole; 2-4: Steve DavisSxt; 5-7: R; 8: George Coleman Jr. Qnt; 9-11:Cyrus Chestnut Trio; 12-14: R; 15: MarianneSolivan; 16-18: no 10:30pm George ColemanQrt; 19-21: R; 22: Steven Kroon Latin JazzSxt; 23-25: Harold Mabern Trio; 26-28: R; 29:Reuben Wilson Trio; 30-Jul 1-2: EricAlexander Qrt.

The WEST END LOUNGE: 955 West End Av.

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212-531-4759. www.thewestendlounge.com.Jun 25: 4-7pm Sunday Serenade 917-882-9539/ www.vtyjazz.com $25/1 drink min admfeat Giacomo Gates Qnt w/Joshua Bruneau.

B. B. KING BLUES CLUB & GRILL: 237W42nd St (bet 7&8th Avs). 212-997-4144.www.bbkingblues.com. Lucille’s Grill (LG).Jun 3-5,25&30: Blue Note Jazz Festivalwww.bluenotejazzfestival.com feat 06/3 8pmKool & The Gang, 06/4 8pm Incognito, 06/58pm Candy Dulfer, 06/25 8pm Jean LucPonty, 06/30 7:30&9:30pm LG ProfessorCunningham & His Old School New YorkJazz Band.

BIRDLAND: 315W 44th St (bet 8th & 9th Avs).212-581-3080. www.birdlandjazz.com. Sets:8:30&11pm, except Mon 7&9:30pm, Sun6,9&11pm. Adm varies. Residencies: Sun9pm (R) Arturo O’Farrill Afro-Latin JazzOrch; Mon 9:30pm Jim Caruso Cast Party;Wed 5:30-7pm David Ostwald & LouisArmstrong Eternity Band; Fri 5:15-7pmBirdland Big Band by Rob Middleton; Sat6pm except 06/17 Veronica Swift. Jun 1-3:Ravi Coltrane; 1: 6pm Emmet Cohen; 4:Vanessa Racci, 9pm R; 6: Troy Roberts; 7-8:Nicki Parrott; 8: 6pm David Finck w/specguest Alexis Cole; 9-10: Urbanity feat Albare& Phil Turcio; 11: Barbra Lica, 9pm R; 12:7pm Jessica Molaskey; 13-17: Freddy ColeQrt; 17: 6pm Eric Comstock; 18: DonaldVega, 9pm R; 19: 7pm Spencer Day; 20-24:Stacey Kent; 22: 6pm Lynn Stein; 25:Interplay Jazz Orch, 9pm R; 27-Jul 1:Saxophone Summit w/Joe Lovano, DaveLiebman & Greg Osby; 29: 6pm Afro LatinJazz Alliance Fundraiser feat ArturoO'Farrill.

CARNEGIE HALL: 57th St & 7th Av. 212-247-7800. www.carnegiehall.org. Jun 3: 8pm atZankel Hall $25-40 adm Marie Incontrera &Eco-Music Big Band.

CLUB BONAFIDE: 212E 52nd St (bet 2nd &3rd Avs). 3rd Fl. www.clubbonafide.com.646-918-6189. Sets: Early (E) 7:30pm, Late(L) 9:30pm, Late Night (N) 11pm. Jun 2: EBrian Pareschi & The BP Express, L RoninAli, N René Calvin; 3: E Dom PalombiProject, L-N Circular Time Gp; 6: 7&8:30pmNYJW vocal showcase by Fay Victor; 7: E-LChris Rob; 8: E Nate Hook/ProgressiveOverload; L Sol Liebeskind/Andres Rotmis-trovsky; 9: E Stan’s Bir-Earth Day concert w/Stan Chovnick & friends; 10: E-L RichardBona & Mandekan Cubano; 11: E MelvinSmith Ens, L Annie Chen Spt; 14: L JohnMaurice Restrepo Qrt; 15: E Jimbo Ro, LSirius Qrt; 16: E Patricia Essong, L Tango-landó + El Farabute; 17: E-L Richard Bona &Mandekan Cubano; 21: E West Side 5; 22: ETrioMed & the Kolker, L Osmant Paredes Qrt;23: E-L The Harry Belafonte Performing Gp;24: L Ty Stephens & the SoulJaazz; 28: E-LYuca Mito Qrt; 29: L-N 3D Rhythm of Life.

DAMROSCH PARK: 62nd St (bet Columbus &Amsterdam Avs). 212-721-6500. www.midsummernightswing.org. Jun 27: 7:30-10pm$17/25 adm Scotty Barnhart & TheLegendary Count Basie Orch w/guestCarmen Bradford.

DIZZY’S CLUB COCA-COLA: At Jazz @Lincoln Center. 10 Columbus Cr at 60th St.5th Fl. www.jalc.org. 212-258-9800. Sets/ admunless otherwise noted: 7:30&9:30pm,11:30pm Late Night Sessions; Sun $35, Mon-Wed $30, Thurs-Fri $40, Sat $45; $10 min. Jun 1: 9:30pm $35 Gabe Schnider & friends;2-4: Russell Hall; 5: $35 Jazz at Lincoln

MID-TOWN MANHATTAN

(Between 35th & 69th Street)

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Center Youth Orch; 6: $35 Paul Nedzela Qrt;7-8: Chico Freeman Plus+tet; 9-11: DionParson; 12: Samora Pinderhughes; 13: $35Peter & Will Anderson Qnt; 14-15: AllanHarris Band; 16-18: $45 06/16, $40 06/18Barry Harris Trio; 19: Jon Gordon Qrt; 20:Theo Hill Trio; 21-22: $35 06/21 JazztopadFestival feat Stryjo/Wójcinski/Szmanda Qrt;23-24: $45 06/23 Kurt Elling Qnt; 25: MontereyJazz Festival Next Generation Jazz Orch; 26:$35 Band Director Academy Faculty Band;27-28: $35 Black Art Jazz Collective; 29-Jul 2:Willie Jones III Qnt. Late Night w/Jun 1: MicahThomas; 6-10: Alphonso Horne; 13-17: KushAbadey; 20-24: tba; 27-Jul 1: Poole & theGang.

IRIDIUM: 1650 Bway at 51st St. 212-582-2121.www.theiridium.com. Jun 2 8:30pm, 38:30&10:30: $35/50 adm Raul Midón; 9-10:8:30&10:30pm $40-60 Les Paul B’day celebfeat Jose Felicano; 18: 8:30pm $25 OlaOnabulé; 19: 8:30pm $25 Ed Palermo BigBand; 21: 8:30pm $27.50 Jon Herington/JimBeard; 23-25: 8:30&10:30pm $55-125 Al DiMeola; 28: 8:30pm $25/35 Jaimoe JassszBand; 29: 8:30&10:30pm $25 Jane GetterPremonition.

JAZZ AT KITANO: 66 Park Av at 38th St. 212-885-7119. www.kitano.com. Sets/adm: Sun12-2pm, Mon-Tues 8-11pm, Wed-Sat 8-9:15&10-11:15pm; Sun $40 buffet, Mon-Tuesfree/$15 min, Wed-Thurs $17/$20 min, Fri-Sat $32/$20 min. Residencies (R): Sun JazzBrunch w/Tony Middleton; Mon Jam w/IrisOrnig; Tues except 06/27 Chris ZiembaSolo. Jun 1: Masami Ishikawa Qrt; 2: HelioAlves Qrt; 3: Jay Clayton Trio; 4-6: R; 7:Kelley Suttenfield Band; 8: MelissaHamilton Qrt; 9: Janice Friedman Trio; 10: ASleepin' Bee-Tribute to Nancy Wilson featLauren Kinhan; 11-13: R; 14: MamikoWatanabe Trio; 15: Carl Bartlett Jr. Qrt; 16:Mike DiRubbo Qrt; 17: Ronny Whyte Qnt;18-20: R; 21: Nick Vayenas Sxt; 22: TonyMiddleton Qrt; 23-24: George Cables Trio;25-26: R; 27: Billy Test Solo; 28: Vicki BurnsQrt; 30-Jul 1: Frank Kimbrough Trio.

JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER: 10 ColumbusCr at 60th St. 5th Fl. www.jalc.org. 212-258-9800. Appel Room (AR), Rose Theater (RT).Jun 1-4: The Monk Festival feat 06/1-3 8pmRT Jazz at Lincoln Center Orch w/WyntonMarsalis & spec guests Baqir Abbas &Hamilton de Holanda, 06/2-3 7&9:30pm ARJoey Alexander & Sullivan Fortner; 7 7pm, 87&9pm: AR Tedd Firth Big Band w/VuyoSotashe & Nicole Henry; 9: 7:30pm ARGustavo Casenave Qrt feat John Patitucci.

KAYE PLAYHOUSE: At Hunter College. E68thSt at 3rd Av. 212-772-4448. www.kayeplayhouse.hunter.cuny.edu. Jun 14: 7:30pm $25-50 adm Jazz Museum in Harlem benefit con-cert feat Cécile McLorin Salvant, AaronDiehl, Joey Alexander & honoring RandyWeston, Jazzmobile & Arthur H. Barnes.

SAINT PETER’S CHURCH: 619 Lexington Av at54th St. (Citicorp Bld). www.saintpeters.org.212-935-2200. Wed: 1pm $10 don MidtownJazz at Midday; Sun: 5pm free adm JazzVespers. Jun 1: 7:30pm Debra Kay; 4: IkeSturm & Evergreen; 7: Matt Baker; 11: tba;12: 6pm Bill O’Connell celeb Dave Valentinfeat Lincoln Goines, Robby Ameen, SammyFigueroa w/Andrea Brachfeld, ConnieGrossman, Karen Joseph, Papo Vazquez; 14:Dave Chamberlain & Band Of Bones featAntoinette Montague; 18: tba; 21: RonnyWhyte Qrt; 22: 7:30pm Duke EllingtonSociety; 25: tba; 28: Jay Clayton Trio.

SWING 46: Jazz & Supper Club. 349W 46th St(bet 8 & 9th Avs). www.swing46.com. 212-262-9554. Sets: Sun-Thurs 8:30-11:30pm, Fri-Sat 9:30pm-1am. Residencies (R): Mon

Swingadelic; Tues George Gee Swing Orch;Wed Stan Rubin Orch w/Joe Politi. Jun 1:George Gee Swing Orch; 2: Ron SunshineOrch; 3: Swingadelic; 4: Jerry Costanzo &Gotham City Swingers; 5-7: R; 8: HarlemRenaissance Orch; 9: George Gee SwingOrch; 10: Crescent City Maulers; 11: SarahHayes & the Swing Society; 12-14: R; 15:Harlem Renaissance Orch; 16: George GeeSwing Orch; 17: Sarah Hayes & the SwingSociety; 18: Fleur Seule; 19-21: R; 22: TheEyal Vilner Big Band; 23: Ron SunshineOrch; 24: Jerry Costanzo & Gotham CitySwingers; 25: Vanessa Trouble Red HotSwing; 26-28: R; 29: Bronx Charanga; 30:George Gee Swing Orch.

TOMI JAZZ: 239E 53rd St (Bet 2nd & 3rd Avs).Lower level. www.tomijazz.com. 646-497-1254. Sets: Sun 8-11pm; Mon&Wed L 8-11pm, N 11pm-12:30am; Tues E 8-9:20pm, L9:40-11pm, N 11pm-12:30am; Thurs 9-11:30pm; Fri 9pm-1am; Sat E 6-7:30pm, L 8-10:30pm, N 11pm-1:30am. Adm: Sun-Wedfree/$5 min, Thurs-Sat $10/10 min. Jun 1: tba;2: Sharp Tree Trio; 3: E Ken Kobayashi, LGreg DeAngelis, N Annie Chen Trio; 4: tba; 5:L Atushi Ouch, N Arthur Sadowsky; 6: EMark Kross, L Conor Hall, N Allan Kwan; 7: LAntorio Feula, N Tori Gee; 8: Greg Merritt; 9:Takenori Nishiuchi; 10: E Kathryn Allyn, LDaniel Bennett, N Craig Brann; 11: BillStevens; 12: L Yoshiki Miura, N tba; 13: EMarco Bolfelli, L The Quatro, N TomokoOmura; 14: L Abel Mireles, N Raquel Rivela;15: Linda Presgrave; 16: Sharp Tree; 17: EAkihiro Yamamoto, L Ken Koyayashi, N PeterLamalfa; 18: Tsuyoshi Yamamoto; 19: L MattGordeuk, N David Love; 20: E KennyShanker, L tba, N Jun Xiao; 21: L MichaelGallant, N Gil Schwartz; 22: tba; 23: TakenoriNishiuch; 24: E the Highliners, L tba, N PaulLee; 25: Kengo Yamada; 26: L Wishing onStars, N Dana Reedy; 27: E Juan Carlos Polo,L tba, N Richard Thai; 28: L Akemi Yamada, NDayeon Seok; 29: Senri Oe; 30: Kuni Mikami.

The TOWN HALL: 123W 43rd St (bet 6&7thAvs). www.thetownhall.org. 212-840-2824.Jun 15: 8pm Blue Note Jazz Festivalwww.bluenotejazzfestival.com feat Dr. John& Henry Butler.

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. Jun 26: E Elsa Nelsson.

BAHA’Í CENTER: 53E 11th St (bet Bway &University). www.bahainyc.org. 212-222-5159. Tues: 8&9:30pm $10/15 adm. Jun 6:Mike Longo & NY State of the Art Jazz Ensw/Ira Hawkins; 13: Russ Kassofff Orchw/Catherine Dupuis; 20: Lou Volpe Gp; 27:Jeff Siegle Qnt.

BAR NEXT DOOR: 129 McDougal St. 212-529-5945. www.lalanternacaffe.com. Sets: Sun8&10pm, Mon-Thurs Early (E) 6:30-7:45pm,Late (L) 8:30&10:30pm, Fri-Sat 7:30,9:30&11:30pm. Adm: $12 all night + 1 drink min/setexcept Fri-Sat $12/set + 1 drink min/set, Efree. Trios unless otherwise noted. Mon-Thurs: E Emerging Artists series; Mon: LVocal Mondays series. Residencies (R): SunPeter Mazza, Wed L Jonathan Kreisberg. Jun1: E Bobby Katz, L Hironobu Saito; 2: Ed

LOWER MANHATTAN

(Below 34th Street)

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Craig Wuepper; 7: E R, L Groover Trio, N R;8: E Jordan Young, L Greg Glassman Qnt, NRay Parker; 9: E Tad Shull Qrt, L R + StaffordHunter, N Ray Gallon; 10: E RafaelMonteagudo Music Connection, L JasonMarshall, N R; 11: E R, L Jamale Davis Qnt,L R; 12: L Ned Goold Qrt, N R; 13: E R, LPeter Brainin & the Latin Jazz Workshop; 14:E R, L Harold Mabern Trio, N R; 15: L P.O.D.;16: L R; 17: L Essiet Essiet, N R; 18: E R, LTelavana, N R; 19: L George Braith, N R; 20:E R; 21: E R, L Don Hahn/Mike CamachoBand, N R; 22: L Lord Tannenbaum &Jamaican Orch; 23: L R + David Weiss & ThePoint Of Departure; 24: N R; 25: E&N R; 26:L Asaf Yuria, N R; 27: E R, L Itai Kriss & GatoGordo, N John Benitez & Latin Bop; 28: E R,L Powell-Fouche Latin Jazz Project, N R; 30:L R + Darryl Yokley.

GREENWICH HOUSE MUSIC SCHOOL: 46Barrow St (bet 7th Av S & W 4th St). 212-242-4770. www.greenwichhouse.org. Jun 3:7:30pm Concert for Connie Crothers featUrsel Schlicht, Ken Filiano, Andrea Wolper;22-23&29-30: 7:30pm Sound It Out seriesfeat 06/22 $30 adm Motian in Motionw/Michaël Attias, Ralph Alessi, LorenStillman, Dan Blake, 06/23 $25 Fay Victor &Herbie Nichols Sung, 06/29 $25 Matt MitchellSolo + Tim Berne & Matt Mitchell Duo, 06/30$30 Monk on Guitars feat Rez Abbasi, NelsCline, Miles Okazaki, Liberty Ellman, SteveCardenas, Anders Nilsson, Mike Baggetta.

HIGHLINE BALLROOM: 431W 16th St (bet9th & 10th Avs). www.highlineballroom.com.212-414-5994. Jun 1-2,11&17: Blue NoteJazz Festival www.bluenotejazzfestival.comfeat 06/1 8pm Ana Popovic, 06/2 8pm BriaSkonberg, 06/11 8:30pm Terence Blanchard,06/17 12:30pm Brunch w/Andres Laprida,8pm Daymé Arocena.

JAZZ GALLERY: 1160 Bway at 27th St. 5th Fl.www.jazzgallery.org. 646-494-3625. Sets:7:30&9:30pm $15/10 for members adm,Thurs $15/free, Fri-Sat $22/12. Jun 1: PeterEvans; 2-3: Alexis Cuadrado A LorcaSoundscape; 8: Samourai Mama Big Band;9: John Escreet; 10: Sextet Collective; 15:Kenneth Salters; 16-17: $22/free MaríaGrand; 22: Ole Mathisen; 23: tba; 24:Jazztopad Festival feat Wójcinski/SzmandaQrt w/Erik Friedlander.

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 Mon-Wed $25.Residency (R): Mon Mingus Monday featMingus Big Band. Jun 1-4: Sean Jones Qrt;5: R; 6: Sasha Masakowski & New OrleansArt Market; 7: Charnett Moffett & NeTTwork;8-11: Etienne Charles & Creole Soul; 12: R;13: David Gilmore Gp; 14: Benoit Delbecq;15-18: $35 06/16-17 Tierney Sutton Band; 19:R; 20: Shai Maestro Trio w/spec guestGretchen Parlato; 21: Steve Slagle & A.M.Band; 22-25: Azar Lawrence Qnt; 26: R; 27-Jul 2: $30 06/27-28, $35 06/30-07/1 Dr. LonnieSmith 06/27-29 Trio, 06/30-07/2 Evolution.

JOE’S PUB: At Public Theater. 425 LafayetteSt & Astor Pl. www.joespub.com. 212-967-7555. Adm varies. Jun 11: 7:30pm SaraSerpa/André Matos, 9:30pm MichaelMwenso’s Melting Pot feat Michela MarinoLerman; 23: 7:30pm Jazztopad Festival featMarcin Masecki w/Jerzy Rogiewicz; 26:9:30pm Polly Gibbons.

JUDSON MEMORIAL CHURCH: 55Washington Sq South at Thompson St. Jun1-3: Vision Festival www.artsforart.org/212-254-5420. Jun 1: 7pm Odean PopeSaxophone Choir, 8pm Djassi Dacosta

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Cherry; 3: Phil Robson; 4: E R; 5: E TommyHolladay, L Dida Pelled; 6: E Alicyn Yaffee, LKyle Nasser; 7: E Peter Amos, L R; 8: EVaughn Stoffey, L Patrick Cornelius; 9: PaulMeyers & World on a String; 10: WillBernard; 11: R; 12: E David Kuhn, L PerryBeekman; 13: E Paul Jubong, L Aleksi Glick;14: E Sagi Kaufman, L R; 15: E NanJo Lee, LJon Irabagon; 16: Adriano Santos; 17:Rotem Sivan; 18: R; 19: E Alan Kwan, LDeborah Latz; 20: E Michael Bliss, LLeandro Pellegrino; 21: E Prawit Siriwat, LR; 22: E Tommaso Gambini, L Assaf Kehati;23: Ricardo Grilli; 24: Tobias Meinhart; 25: R;26: E Noah Gershwin, L Dorian Devins; 27: EMark Phillips, L Benjamin Bryden; 28: EAndrew Shillito, L R; 29: E Stuart Mack, LRandy Villars; 30: Brandon Coleman.

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. Blue Note JazzFestival www.bluenotejazzfestival.com.Residency (R): Mon: The Hot Sardines. Jun 1-4: Dirty Dozen Brass Band; 5: R; 6-11: Hiromi& Edmar Castañeda Duet; 12: R; 13-18:Danilo Pérez/John Patitucci/Brian Blade Trio;19: R; 20-21: Jacob Collier; 22-25: MichelCamilo Trio; 24: 4pm Ntozake Shange; 26: R;27: Charlie Haden's Liberation Music Orchw/Carla Bley; 28: McCoy Tyner; 29-Jul 2:Cassandra Wilson. Late Night Groove w/Jun2: Prodigy; 9-10: Too Many Zooz; 16: AnimusRexx; 25: Tank & the Bangas; 30: TobiasMeinhart. Sunday Brunch w/Jun 4: Svetlana& The Delancey Five; 11: tba; 18: Joey Morant& Catfish Stew; 25: Joe Alterman Trio.

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

CORNELIA STREET UNDERGROUND: 29Cornelia St. www.corneliastreetcafe.com.212-989-9319. Sets unless otherwise noted:Sun 8:30&10pm, Mon-Thurs 8&9:30pm, Fri-Sat 9&10:30pm. Adm varies. Jun 1: MichaelBlanco Qrt; 2: Dayna Stephens Qrt; 3: ScottDuBois Qrt; 4: Koran Agan; 5: Amram & Co;6: Sari Kessler Qrt, 9:30pm Beat Kaestli; 7:Devin Gray & Deeg Trio; 9: Michael Bates &Northern Spy; 10: Matt Brewer Trio; 13:Jesse Elder/Blanca Cecilia González,9:30pm Jesse Elder Trio; 14: Eri YamamotoTrio; 15: Tom Chang Qrt; 16: YotamSilberstein & La Familia; 17: Matt PavolkaBand; 18: Eduardo Belo Gp, 10pm RichardMiller Trio; 20: 6pm Vicki Burns Trio, 8pmAlex Goodman Qnt; 21: Adam Kolker; 23-24:Gilad Hekselman Zuperoctave; 26: SarahBernstein Qrt; 27: John Raymond & RealFeels; 28: Atlantico; 29: Or Bareket Qrt; 30-Jul 1: Russ Johnson Qrt.

FAT CAT: 75 Christopher St at 7th Av. 212-675-6056. www.fatcatmusic.org. $3 adm/no min.Sets unless otherwise noted: Early (E), Late(L), Night (N); E 7pm except Sun-Mon&Fri6pm; L 9pm except Thurs&Sat 10pm, Fri add10:30pm; N 1:30am except Sun 1am, Mon-Wed 12:30am. Residencies (R): Sun E TerryWaldo & Gotham City Band, N BrandonLewis & Renee Cruz; Mon N Billy Kaye; TuesE Saul Rubin Zebtet; Wed E RaphaelD'Lugoff Trio + 1, N Ned Goold; Fri L TheSupreme Queens; Sat N Greg Glassman.Jun 1: E Tyler Blanton, L Saul Rubin Zebtet,N Pablo Bencid; 2: E Emma Dayhuff, L R +Jared Gold/Dave Gibson, N Nick Hempton;3: E Malik Washington, L Raphael D'lugoffQnt, N R; 4: E R, 8:30pm Jade Synstelien &FCBB, N R; 5: E Abhik Mukerjee, L Alexi, NR; 6: E R, L Willie Martinez Y la Familia, N

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WHILE MANY SAXOPHONISTShave a sound inspired by John

Coltrane, Azar Lawrence claims an inter-esting distinction: as a young saxophonist,Azar was picked by none other than McCoyTyner for the pianist's post-Coltraneensemble. Indeed, this historic tie has ledmany to indelibly associate Azar withTrane for decades, and with some justifica-tion. Brandishing a powerful tenor andsoprano sound and exploring deeply spiri-tual themes in his work, Azar unquestion-ably has drawn heavily from Coltrane'slessons.

However, a glance at his career revealsa deeper, broader and more genre-defyingaesthetic to him, one that has taken Azarnot only through the bands of McCoyTyner and Elvin Jones, but of fusion-eraMiles Davis, Marvin Gaye and even Earth,Wind & Fire. As he gets ready to launch aworld tour in the coming year, Azarreturns to this deep well of inspiration,preparing three distinct projects that willoffer remarkable new insights into hismusic and artistic vision.

While longtime fans may be familiarwith Azar's broad palette of work from the1970s, newer devotees might know himmore by his seemingly out-of-nowherecomeback following a two-decade near-absence, in which he demonstrated analmost overwhelming fire and intensity onquartet and quintet albums like MysticJourney and, more recently, The Seeker.Since his return to prominence, a bandbegan to congeal around Azar and toevolve into a highly distinctive unit, fea-turing pianists like Benito Gonzalez andGeorge Cables, bassist Essiet Okon Essietand drummers Jeff "Tain" Watts and BillyHart.

Always packing an intense punch forlisteners, the band also surprises throughvery thoughtful interplay, strong composi-tions and a genuine coming together ofutterly distinct personalities to form aremarkable whole. "Benito brings a certain

unique texture to the band," Azar notes."Pianists who know my background think'McCoy' when we play together. They sayTain is the new Elvin, too, but for me, eachof these individuals in my band ultimatelybuilt on what the earlier artists haveimparted to them. They've brought theirown expressions to the band and we'vemanaged to evolve and change with oneanother."

As this acoustic project has continued togrow and develop, Azar has also sought toextend his tonal palette. Drawing from hisdiverse musical roots, he will also unveil inlate 2017 and early 2018 two electricensembles: Electric Zar and Azar into theNight. "My friend Mtume noted to me thatinstruments like the violin, acoustic bassand piano are 18th Century technologies,and now we have new technologies we canuse to express ourselves," Azar explains.

"That made a lot of sense to me. Whatpeople have been hearing of mine in thepast few years has been the acousticapproach and I'm working now to unveilnew expressions. Even John Coltrane wasexpressing in his music how he had playedmany styles when he was growing up. Forme, I enjoyed early experiences like playingwith Jimmy Cliff and Marvin Gaye, or writ-ing for Earth, Wind & Fire. I have alwaysendeavored to write and perform songsthat I love, and express what's inside me."

As Electric Zar and Azar into the Nightpoint to innovative musical directions forAzar, the similarly forthcoming projectElementals offers new glimpses into hisacoustic project's evolution. "Elementalspays homage to the nature spirits," Azarsays. "It's been told that when you're in thepresence of really great music, and you getgoose bumps, that's when the music hasinspired the elementals to come in closerapport with us. This project will be a trib-ute to those elementals."

This month, Azar unveils works fromElementals, paired with music from hisprevious project, The Seeker, as he isjoined by Steve Turre, Benito Gonzalez,Essiet Okon Essiet and Billy Hart. Indeed,even as his musical projects broaden intomore fusion efforts, Azar also sees contin-ued possibilities for the acoustic side of hisworks.

"I'm still experimenting, trying to finddifferent sounds, keep moving and keeppeople interested," he explains. "For me,the music is always growing and theexpression within the compositions isalways changing. My whole goal is to healpeople with music and bring higher con-cepts to audiences through the music. Iwant my music to help people find mean-ing, to find themselves." As a turbulentyear continues, the multi-faceted projectsof Azar Lawrence undoubtedly will helpsome listeners find comfort, meaning andjoy.

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Johnson/Shayna Dulberger, 8:30pm DariusJones & Farmers by Nature, 9:30pm JesusPapoleto Melendez, 10pm Artifacts Trio; 2:7pm Chicago Plan, 8pm Joe McPhee & theDream Book, 9pm Fred Moten, 9:30pm DaveBurrell Qrt, 10:30pm Bassdrumbone; 3:6:30pm Positive Know-ledge, 7:30pmMalaby/Maneri/Levin, 8:30pm Ivo PerelmanQrt, 9:30pm David Murray Trio, 10:30pmSongs for a Free World.

KNICKERBOCKER BAR & GRILL: 33University Pl at 9th St. 212-228-8490.www.knickerbockerbarandgrill.com. Fri-Sat:9pm-1am. Jun 2-3: Roy Meriwether/ZaadiZane; 9-10: Rob Silverman/David Zox; 16-17:Mark Sganga/Larry D'Albero; 23-24: tba.

LE POISSON ROUGE: 158 Bleecker St atThompson St. www.lepoissonrouge.com.212-796-0741. Adm varies. Jun 4: 7pm PRISMQrt w/Joe Lovano; 15: 8pm Auktyon w/JohnMedeski.

METROPOLITAN ROOM: 34W 22nd St (bet.5th & 6th Avs). www.metropolitanroom.com.212-206-0440. Sets unless otherwise noted:Early (E) 7pm, Late (L) 9:30pm. Jun 1: EStacey & Alan Schulman; 8: L Steven FriederQnt; 16: 6:30pm Michelle DellaFave w/RichieVitale Qrt; 17: L Corina Bartra Spt; 18: L7Crossing; 23: L Rose Colella; 30: ECourtney Fortune.

MEZZROW: 163W 10th St (bet 7th Av &Waverly Pl). www.mezzrow.com. 646-476-4346. Sets/adm: Early 8-10:30pm, Late (L)11pm-close; adm varies. Residencies: Sun LJohn Merrill & friends; Mon L 06/5&19 AriRoland, 06/12&26 Pasquale Grasso; Tues LJam w/Miki Yamanaka & Adi Meyerson; WedL Tony Hewitt & Pete Malinverni; Thurs LSpike Wilner w/spec guest; Fri L JohnnyO'Neal. Jun 1: Warren Vaché Trio; 2-3: FrankKimbrough Trio; 4: Danny Fox Trio; 5: NickSanders/Logan Strosahl; 6: Daryl Sherman;7: Randy Napoleon/John Pizzarelli; 8:Geoffrey Keezer/Joe Locke; 9-10: Peter ZakTrio; 10: L Anthony Wonsey; 11: BrynRoberts/Chuck Israels; 12: Dan Cray; 13:Barbara Rosene/Conal Fowkes; 14: MarkSoskin/Jay Anderson; 15: John Colianni; 16-17: Spike Wilner; 17: L Emmet Cohen; 18:3:30-5:30pm SmallsLIVE Workshop w/GiladHekselman, 8pm Deborah Davis; 19: EricComstock/Barbara Fasano; 20: Paula WestTrio; 21: Immanuel Wilkins/Aaron Parks; 22:Luques Curtis; 23-24: Mike LeDonne; 25: tba;26: David Hazeltine; 27: Vanisha Gould/VictorGould; 28: Pete Malinverni Trio; 29: SamNewsome/Jean-Michel Pilc; 30: AaronGoldberg.

NEIGHBORHOOD CHURCH: 269 Bleecker St(bet Jones & Cornelia Sts). 212-691-1770.free adm All Things Project www.allthingsproject.com. Jun 2-3: Vocal fest feat 06/28pm Sara Serpa & Sofia Rei, 9:30pm AubreyJohnson, 06/3 8pm Chiara Izzy & Kevin Hays,9:30pm Arasan Earth Trio.

NEW SCHOOL JAZZ PERFORMANCESPACE: 55W 13th St, 5th Fl. 212-229-5488.www.newschool.edu/jazz. Fri-Sat: 8:30pmThe Stone at the New School. Jun 2: JohnZorn, Ikue Mori, Peter Evans, Wadada LeoSmith; 3: John Zorn, Dave Douglas,Jonathan Finlayson, Jim Staley; 9-10: MarkFeldman/Sylvie Courvoisier; 16-17: Bran-don Ross; 23-24: Wadada Leo Smith; 30-Jul1: Dave Douglas, Chet Doxas, Steve Swallow.

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. Jun 4: Roz Corral w/JoshRichman/Jay Leonhart; 11: closed; 18: JaneIrving; 25: Marianne Solivan.

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NUBLU 62: 62 Av C (bet 4th & 5th Sts). 212-375-1500. www.nublu.net. Jun 1-3: 12amVision Festival www.artsforart.org/212-254-5420 feat 06/1 Aruan Ortiz/Darius Jones, 06/2Fay Victor/Joe Morris/Reggie Nicholson, 06/3Heroes Are Gang Leaders.

NUBLU 151: 151 Avenue C (bet 9th & 10thSts). www.nublu.net. Jun 2: 8:30pm KathleenPotton; 13: 8:30pm Orlando le Fleming &Romantic Funk.

SMALLS JAZZ CLUB: 183W 10th St at 7th Av.212-252-5091. www.smallslive.com. Sets:Afternoon (PM) Sun 4:30-7pm, Sat 4-7pm,Early (E) 7:30-10pm, Late (L) 10:30pm-1am,Night (N) 1-4am; jam following N; adm varies.Residencies (R): Sun 1pm Vocal masterclassby Marion Cowings, PM except 06/4 AiMurakami Trio feat Sacha Perry, N 06/4&18Jon Beshay, 06/11&25 Hillel Salem; Mon Lexcept 06/5&12 Ari Hoenig, N 06/5&19Jonathan Michel, 06/12&26 JonathanBarber; Wed N 06/7&21 Aaron Seeber,06/14&28 Jovan Alexandre; Thurs N06/1,15&29 Jonathan Thomas, 06/8&22 SarahSlonim; Sat N 06/3&17 Philip Harper,06/10&24 Brooklyn Circle. Jun 1: E PatrickWolff Qnt, L Nick Hempton Band, N R; 2: EValery Ponomarev Qnt, L Wayne Escoffery &Tenor Traditions, N Eric Wyatt; 3: PM RobertEdwards, E Ronnie Burrage Trio/Holographic Principle, L Wayne Escoffery &Tenor Traditions, N R; 4: 1pm R, PMVibraphone Workshop, E Johnny O'Neal Trio,L Clifford Barbaro Gp, N R; 5: E JonathanSaraga Sxt, L Noam Wiesenberg Qnt, N R; 6:E Frank Lacy Gp, L Abraham Burton Qrt, Ntba; 7: E Steve Lyman Trio, L Wayne TuckerQrt, N R; 8: E Russ Meissner Gp, L TatumGreenblatt Qrt, N R; 9: E Tardo Hammer Trio,L Dmitry Baevsky Qnt, N Joe Farnsworth; 10:PM Tuomo Uusitalo, E Lenny Robinson Qrt,L Dmitry Baevsky Qnt, N R; 11: 1pm-PM R, EChris Byars Oct, L JC Stylles Qrt, N R; 12: EAaron Burnett Gp, L Lesedi Ntsane Gp, N R;13: E Steve Nelson Qnt, L Abraham BurtonQrt, N tba; 14: E Francisco Mela Qrt, LJacques Schwarz-Bart, N R; 15: E RobGarcia Qrt, L Yotam Silberstein Qrt, N R; 16:E Aaron Parks Gp, L Amanda Sedgewick Qrt,N Corey Wallace; 17: PM Andrew Forman, EEliot Zigmund Qrt, L Amanda Sedgewick Qrt,N R; 18: 1pm-PM R, E Johnny O'Neal Trio, LCharles Owens Qrt, N R; 19: E Rafal SarneckiSxt, L-N R; 20: E Lucas Pino Nnt, L AbrahamBurton Qrt, N tba; 21: E Jure Pukl Qrt, LHarold Mabern Trio, N R; 22: E Dave RobaireQnt, L Asaf Yuria Qnt, N R; 23: E JoshuaBreakstone & Cello Trio, L Mike DiRubbo Qrt,N Corey Wallace; 24: PM Michael Bond, ERalph Lalama & Bop-Juice, L Mike DiRubboQrt, N R; 25: closed; 26: E Shauli Einav Gp, L-N R; 27: E Spike Wilner Trio, L AbrahamBurton Qrt, N tba; 28-29: E Jochen RueckertQrt, L Kirk Lightsey Qrt, N R; 30: E LeonParker Qrt, L Ken Fowser Qnt, N JoeFarnsworth.

The STONE: 2nd St at Av C. www.thestonenyc. com. Adm varies. Sets: 8:30pm. Jun 1-4:Joe Morris; 5: Brian Marsella Trio; 6-11: UriCaine; 13-18: Michael Coltun; 19: Bruce LeeGallanter B’day celeb feat 7pm LouieBelogenis, 8:30pm Franklin Kiermyer Qrt;20-25: Chris Brown; 27-Jul 2: Karl Berger.

SUBROSA: 63 Gansevoort St (bet Washington& Greenwich Sts). www.subrosanyc.com.212-997-4555. Sets: Mon 7&9pm, Tues7,9&10pm, Wed 7:30&9:30pm, Thurs 6pm, Fri7:30,9:30&11pm, Sat 8:30&11pm.Residencies: Mon (R) Eddie Palmieri &guests; Tues 10pm Salsa; Thurs 6pm CubaCaliente Afterwork Happy Hour w/GerardoContino; Sat 11pm Habana Nights w/Gerardo

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DOWN A CARPETED STAIRCASE,across the row of staggered barstools,

an alto player quietly squares off with aroom full of clamoring Friday night revel-ers. Lights dim. He lifts his horn aboveendless clinking and end-of-week unwind-ing. But in less than four measures, nearlyeveryone falls silent.

Dmitry Baevsky's quiet composuresharply contrasts dizzying lines escapingthe bell of his horn. More than melodiesover changes, the virtuoso's spontaneouscompositions develop out of an ongoing dia-logue among players. Subtleties he bringsto both listening and reacting are theresult of what he has worked to achieveand what's been handed down from thosewho came before him.

"Everything that happened, happenedbecause I really really really wanted it," hesays. Following an eight—or nine—yearhiatus from the childhood piano lessons he"quit" taking, a 15-year-old Dmitry pickedup a saxophone and began what wouldbecome a lifelong journey of discipline,exploration and creative expression. Andthough he admits he was a latecomer tothe music, relative to many peers andpredecessors, he rarely considered hisartistic pursuits in terms of a timeline. "Ididn't think that I was starting late, I justwanted to get it going," he says.

Frank determination led Dmitry fromSaint Petersburg, where he studied withGennady Goldstein at the MussorgskyCollege of Music, to New York City at age19. And after only a handful of years famil-iarizing himself with the music, and theinstrument, Dmitry landed an incredibleopportunity to play with Cedar Walton andJimmy Cobb, eventually recording hisdebut album Introducing Dmitry Baevsky(Lineage Records, 2004) with the leg-endary artists. He remembers experiencinghis share of insecurities before heading intothe studio, but none intense enough to pre-vent him from showing up for the session.

"I wouldn't say I was really prepared,but maybe that was good. You just try to doyour best and be as prepared as you canand when, if you're lucky enough, theopportunity comes, you just jump in. Nosecond guessing, 'Can I, or not?' you just doit. These guys are some of the best jazzmusicians ever, so it's not like I wouldimpress them, even if I were playing great;they don't care—they've seen everything.So I was like, 'Okay. Let me just do as well

as I can and basically try to learn, or atleast absorb.' It's great not just to play, butto see how they are in a professional envi-ronment, in the studio, talking; there arelittle tips you pick up."

That self-imposed reality check, in part,would set Dmitry on a creative upswing,propelled by risk-taking and rudiments.While some players view their artisticdevelopment in stages, each with its ownbeginning middle and end, Dmitry viewshis in layers. "I don't think there's amoment when you stop (thinking aboutvocabulary)," he says.

"At the very beginning, when you can'tplay, it's like learning a language: You'rejust practicing little phrases. But I thinkyou never really stop working on that. Idefinitely don't have it to the level I wouldlike to; I'm always trying to grow in everyaspect, meaning trying to play music evenif you're not there yet, just to communi-cate. You're always trying to work on yourvocabulary, trying to be together with therhythm section."

Language and communication are criti-cally important to Dmitry's musical part-nerships, particularly those with rhythmplayers. His new record, The Day After(Jazz Family, 2017), marks his first releasewith a working band: longtime colleaguesand close friends David Wong, Joe Strasserand Jeb Patton, the latter contributing hisoriginal compositions along with Dmitry's.Among these players, communication hap-pens almost exclusively within the music,as opposed to before anyone begins to play."They inspire me tremendously so,"Dmitry says.

"For me, one of the most importantthings about this music is that you playtogether. Everybody has a different role,but it's really a conversation. Of my gener-ation they are (among) the best of the best.When you play with them, the level ofunderstanding is so high, you don't have totalk about it."

Musical conversations take manyforms. In 2015, Dmitry released a triorecord with bass and drums, format famil-

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Contino Y Los Habaneros. Jun 2: RománDíaz & Brooklyn Raga Massive All-Stars; 3:8:30pm Williamsburg Salsa Orch; 5: Rw/Alfredo de la Fe; 7: Francois Wiss; 9:9:30pm Strings N Skins; 10: 8:30pm BandaMagda; 12: R w/Herman Olivera; 14: ZemAudu; 16: FELA aKUsTic; 17: 8&10pm LenaBurke; 19: R w/Jimmy Bosch; 20: PedritoMartinez Gp; 21: Meklit; 23-24: 7:30&9:30pmLes Nubians; 26: R w/Roy Haynes; 27:Pedrito Martinez Gp; 30: Kelli Sae.

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. Jun1-4: Javon Jackson; 5: R; 6-11: Mark Turner;12: R; 13-18: Russell Malone Qrt; 19: R; 20-25: Chris Potter Qrt; 26: R; 27-Jul 2: DaveHolland Trio.

ZINC BAR: 82W 3rd St (bet Thompson &Sullivan). 212-477-8337. www.zincbar.com.Residencies: Sun 9pm-12am Tango featFernando Otero; Mon 9:30pm-2am Ron AffifTrio; Tues 10pm Evolution Jam by ReviveMusic; Thurs 10pm Román Díaz MidnightRumba; Sat 10,11:30pm&1am MonikaOliveira & The Brasilians. Jun 5: 10pm-2amVandoJam feat Dmitry Baevsky.

RIVERDALE Y: 5625 Arlington Av. 718-548-8200. www.riverdaley.org. Jun 4: 7pm $35-15adm Ted Rosenthal Qnt feat Ken Peplowski,Randy Sandke.

BAM: 30 Lafayette Av. 718-636-4100.www.bam.org. Jun 1: 8pm Pink Martini; 8:12pm Ramsey Lewis; 15: 12pm Raul Midón.

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;Fri 5pm Crooked Trio. Jun 2: 10pm Big Lazy.

BROOKLYN CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC:58 7th Av. www.bqcm.org. 718-622-3300. 1stFri: 7pm $5 adm Open Stage. Jun 3: 1pm freeAmy Winehouse Teen Jazz Program feat BillStevens & Josh Sinton w/spec guest MattWilson.

The DRAWING ROOM: 56 Willoughby St #3.www.drawingroommusic.com. Jun 10:7:30pm $20 adm Russ Lossing, Billy Mintz &Lena Bloch.

I-BEAM: 168 7th St. www.ibeambrooklyn.com.$15 don. Jun 1: 8pm Keir Neuringer Duo +Jonathon Haffner Qrt; 2: 8pm Brian DryeSolo, 8:45pm Innocent When You Dream; 3:9pm Devin Gray & Dirigo Rataplan; 5: 8pmNotes to Connie; 9: 9pm Eva Novoa Trio; 10:8pm Novoa/Kamaguchi/Takeishi; 17: 8:30pmGregorio/Giallorenzo Duo + Jaimie BranchTrio; 23: 8:30pm Kaze; 29: 8:30pm AaronIrwin Trio + New Nemesis Trio.

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. Jun 6: 9pmAngela Morris Trio, 10:30pm GloryHole; 13:9pm Gary Versace w/Theo Bleckmann,10:30pm The Mannequins; 20: 9pm NickFraser Trio, 10:30pm Tony Malaby Band; 27:9pm James Carney, 10:30pm JohnO’Gallagher.

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NATIONAL SAWDUST: 80N 6th St. 646-779-8455. www.nationalsawdust.org. Jun 7:10pm Fabian Almazan & Rhizome; 15: 7pmPetros Klampanis; 17: 11am Oran Etkin &Timbalooloo Duo Workshop; 25: 4pmJazztopad Festival feat Lutoslawski Qrtw/Mark Feldman & Sylvie Courvoisier; 28:7pm The Stone feat Julian Lage.

PROSPECT PARK BANDSHELL: at 9th St.Park Slope. www.celebratebrooklyn.org. 718-855-7882. Jun 10&23-24: BRIC CelebrateBrooklyn! Festival feat 06/10 7pm AliceSmith, 06/23 7:30pm Pharoah Sanders/Brooklyn Raga Massive, 06/24 7pm The SoulRebels.

ROULETTE: 509 Atlantic Av at 3rd Av.www.roulette.org. 917-267-0363. Sets: 8pm.Jun 5: James Brandon Lewis/Chad Taylor; 6:Hans Tammen & Third Eye Orch; 7: TomekaReid Large Ens; 12: 7:30pm Face the Music;30: Bill Frisell/Thomas Morgan.

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. Jun 5: E Sympho & Progger; 6: L-N JimNolet feat Arturo O'Farrill; 8: 7-7:30pm MikeAvram Fefer/Michael Bisio Duo, 7:45-8:30pmIn the Sea, 8:45pm PEOPSSONGS by FranzNicolay, N $12 Mó; 10: 4pm $15 Lights Livingin the Dark; 12: E $15 Om Shalom Trio, L $8Birth of a City; 13: E Shawn Lovato Qnt, LMarko Djordjevic & Sveti; 15: E $8 MammalDap, L $15 The Corban Nation Qrt; 16: E RichBomzer Projects, L Stephan Haluska; 20: ENani w/spec guests Michael Winograd & DanNadel, L Ben Sher Tempestade, N $12Dongfeng Liu Qnt; 21: L Clay Giberson &Pastures Project, N Avi Granite & Verse; 22:L Jonathan Saraga Sxt; 23: E JosephBranciforte/Theo Bleckmann, L Ikonen/Moses/Mathisen; 26: L $8 JKXCM, N NavinChettri & Goonj; 27: L Torrey Newhart &Obsidian Animals; 28: E $15 Maureen ChoiQrt, L Michael Cain; 29: E Moppa Elliott &Mostly Other People Do the Killing, LCharles Evans/Ron Stabinsky Duo; 30: EToby Tobias Ens, L The Recess Bureau.

URBAN MEADOW: President St at Van BruntSt). Columbia Waterfront District. RedHook/Carroll Gardens. Jun 11&18: 1-6pm $10adm Red Hook Jazz Festival feat 06/11William Parker/Cooper-Moore, Thana AlexaProject, Richi Debonis & NOWtet, Jane IraBloom Trio, Eric Person Qrt, 06/18 MattLavelle & the 12 Houses Orch, Iris Ornig &IO-5, 40Twenty, David Binney Fifty Five,Matthew Garrison.

WILLIAMSBURG MUSIC CENTER: 367Bedford Av. www.wmcjazz.org. 718-384-1654. 10pm-2am. Fri: 10pm-2am free adm/2drink min Gerry Eastman Qnt w/spec guests+ Jam. Jun 3: 8pm Paul Corn Big Band,Marco Bolfelli 4et, Marika Galea; 17: 9pmRogiérs.

RIDGEFIELD PLAYHOUSE: 80 East Ridge.Ridgefield. www.ridgefieldplayhouse.org.203-438-5795. Jun 6: 8pm Trombone Shorty& Orleans Avenue; 11: 8pm Ramsey LewisTrio.

The SIDE DOOR JAZZ CLUB: At Old LymeInn. 85 Lyme St. Old Lyme. 860-434-0886.www.thesidedoorjazz.com. Sets: 8:30-11pm.Jun 2-3: Terell Stafford Qnt; 9: JazzmeiaHorn; 10: Charnett Moffett; 17: David

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

Etkin photo by John Abbott, Stryker by Chris Drukker, Vaché by John Herr.

ORAN ETKINNEWARK MUSEUM / JUNE 3Clarinetist Oran Etkin moved to the United States from his birthplace in Israel at agefour. An early exposure to Louis Armstrong pulled Oran toward New Orleans and afascination with Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton and those who came after. Described asa "composer of eminent individuality" by former teacher and mentor Yusef Lateef,Oran's creative spirit has been seen on stages around the world and documented onCDs like What's New: Reimagining Benny Goodman (Motéma), where his clarinetdances around the vocals of Charenée Wade. Timbalooloo, Oran's program for chil-dren, teaches young people how their own musical inclinations could sing, sing, singout as well, with his CD Wake Up Clarinet! (Motéma) a primer on how children canbring to life their own musicality through song and dance.

WARREN VACHÉDEER HEAD INN / JUNE 24Warren Vaché first heard the call of the cornet as a child growing up in a musical fam-ily in New Jersey listening to his father's Bobby Hackett records, motivation thatwould inspire Warren and lead him to performances with Rosemary Clooney, BennyGoodman, Scott Hamilton, Phil Woods, Jon Faddis and Bill Charlap, and along theway building a library of his own works on record, from duets to string settings to liverecordings with the Newport Festival All-Stars. With a style that has been describedas lyrical, daring, warm and exciting, Warren has a delightful way of engaging anyaudience with the beauty and joy of his playing and the warmth of his vocals. Warrenbrings it all to the stage with pianist Tardo Hammer and bassist Earl Sauls.

DAVE STRYKERINC / JUNE 14The absolute soulfulness of guitarist Dave Stryker comes with a musical pedigree oftraveling the country in a van with organ great Jack McDuff, working alongside tenorgiant Stanley Turrentine, writing, arranging and playing with vocalist KevinMahogany and appearing on more than 50 albums as a sideman. Dave's own record-ings bring a gritty scorch to any setting, be it in his Blue to the Bone Band, co-lead-ing his band with saxophonist Steve Slagle, his salute to Turrentine or exploring R&Bhits on his Eight Track and Eight Track II (Strike Zone). Whether it's a Temptationsclassic, a Stevie Wonderment, a Coltrane anthem or one of his many inspired origi-nals, Dave's guitar lines always connect, something it's guaranteed he'll do alongsideorganist Jared Gold and drummer Byron Landham.

NEVILLE DICKIEBICKFORD THEATRE / JUNE 5The rumble of pianist Neville Dickie's left hand gets your attention right away and,before you know it, you're right in the middle of his world of ragtime and stride, found-ed by Fats Waller, Willie "The Lion" Smith and James P. Johnson, all of whom caughtNeville's ear as a teenager growing up in England. He has devoted his life to this style.With a left hand that will take your breath away, this boogie woogie master can makeany piano shout. As Tony Betts of The Jazz Rag writes, "to see this man sit down andchannel James P. Johnson's 'Harlem Strut' is quite the experience." Featured on hun-dreds of recordings, Neville strides into the Bickford with Joe Midiri on saxophonesand clarinet and brother Paul Dickie on drums, vibes and trombone.

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RAUL MIDÓN IRIDIUM / JUNE 2-3When pushing boundaries becomes insufficient, some artists dissolve them. And whentalent can't be quarantined, an artist like Raul Midón creates a platform all his own—one with soulful expression and layers of sophistication. With a pure and virtuosicvoice and a percussive approach to playing guitar, Raul's music effects impossible sub-tleties in syncopation and evocative harmonic ideas. His versatility and openness haveallowed him to collaborate with artists from Dianne Reeves to Snoop Dogg to MarcusMiller and to be a member of the Monterey Jazz Fest on Tour. Raul's latest releaseBad Ass and Blind (Mack Avenue, 2017) is the focus of his upcoming gig which kicksoff France Rocks Summer Fest presented by Bureau Export and France Rocks. SJ

ODEAN POPEJUDSON MEMORIAL CHURCH / JUNE 1Although he's from Philadelphia, tenor saxophonist Odean Pope plays with thebrawny swagger associated with the Texas Tenor tradition. His big, raw tone hasgraced recordings by R&B icons James Brown, Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder. ButPope's most lasting musical connection was with drummer Max Roach, with whom hetoured in the late 1960s before becoming a member of the quartet that Roach led dur-ing the final decades of his life. There, Odean often soloed over just drums and bass(trumpet was the fourth instrument). In the 1980s he also formed the SaxophoneChoir, an extended sax section with rhythm. This Vision Fest concert features thatband with Odean, Gene Ghee and Terry Lawson on tenors; Julian Priestly, LouisTaylor and Robert Landham, altos; Joe Sudler, baritone; Tom Lawton, piano; LeeSmith, bass and Craig McIver, drums. GK

TERELL STAFFORDSIDE DOOR / JUNE 2-3Few artists can conjure up the intense joy, bravura and deep blues-drenched expres-sion that trumpet master Terell Stafford achieves every time he puts the horn to hismouth. Brandishing a rich, layered tone, Terell can throw out anything from growl-ing, funky tones to achingly beautiful melodies and his extraordinary versatility hasrightly made him one of the most sought-after trumpet talents in jazz today. While aconsummate sideman, Terell shines as a leader, as recorded efforts like BrotherleeLove more than demonstrate. At the Side Door, Terell offers a mix of originals pairedwith works from his Lee Morgan tribute album as well as his Billy Strayhorn musicproject. He is joined by Tim Warfield, tenor; Bruce Barth, piano; Peter Washington,bass and Billy Williams on drums. SH

HIROMI AND EDMAR CASTAÑEDA BLUE NOTE / JUNE 6-11Individually, Japanese pianist Hiromi Uehara and Colombian harpist EdmarCastañeda are marvels on stage. Each lights up performances with musical inventionand fiery passion. Imagine how explosive it can be when they perform together, asthey're doing on a three-month, ten-country tour. It's just Hiromi on grand piano andEdmar on his cobalt blue llanera harp, a customized version of the traditional 32-string instrument played in Colombia and Venezuela. Their first collaboration washere last July, a few weeks after Hiromi heard Edmar perform at the MontrealInternational Jazz Festival. This weeklong run, part of the Blue Note Jazz Festival,features original compositions by both artists, including the "Suite for Piano andHarp" that Hiromi wrote just for their collaboration. Sparks will fly. KF

GEORGE COLEMANSMOKE JAZZ & SUPPER CLUB / JUNE 16-18A giant of the tenor saxophone, George Coleman shows no signs of slowing down inhis 80s. Known for his lyrical, often harmonically adventurous solos that are accent-ed by his big, warm tone, George is also a master of the blues. His inventive improvi-sations always respect the melody, yet he consistently finds new paths through famil-iar songs. Honored as an NEA Jazz Master in 2015, the Memphis native's extensiverésumé includes stints with B.B. King, Max Roach, Miles Davis and Lee Morgan, inaddition to his far too infrequent recordings as a leader. His most recent CD, A MasterSpeaks, issued by Smoke Sessions last fall, includes several of his infectious originals.Joining him are Jeb Patton on piano, bassist John Webber and drummer JoeFarnsworth. KD

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DAVE HOLLANDVILLAGE VANGUARD / JUNE 27-JULY 2Bassist Dave Holland's adventurous approach and vigorous melodic qualities have dec-orated albums by Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock and numerous others. Dave's tastefuland timeless timbre has proven time and time again that his skills enhance any proj-ect he's involved with. Since the early 1970s, Dave's output as a leader has chronicleda trajectory that mixes avant-garde, post-bop and modern improvisatory practices. Asa result, Dave has been showered with accolades including an honorary doctorate fromthe New England Conservatory, multiple Grammy Awards and most recently beingnamed an NEA Jazz Master. For his shows at the Village Vanguard, Dave is joined byguitarist Kevin Eubanks and drummer Obed Calvaire. EW

DONALD VEGACAVATAPPO / JUNE 29A native of Nicaragua, classically trained pianist Donald Vega immigrated to theUnited States as a teenager, lived in Los Angeles, attended the Colburn School ofPerforming Arts, was mentored in California by Billy Higgins and John Clayton, wentto USC, the Manhattan and Juilliard schools and studied with piano great KennyBarron. Donald has tackled Scriabin and plays cool but can turn up the heat, throw-ing in a Latin tinge when called upon. He works regularly with Ron Carter as the wor-thy successor to the late Mulgrew Miller. His third CD, With Respect To Monty,(Resonance) is a tribute to Monty Alexander. Joining Donald for this performance, aswell as at Birdland June 18, are Hassan Shakur, Monty's bassist in theHarlem/Kingston Express Project, guitarist Anthony Wilson and drummer LewisNash. MGN

NICK VAYENASJAZZ AT KITANO / JUNE 21Trombonist Nick Vayenas is at the vanguard of younger emerging contemporary jazztrombonists. Evidence of this is heard on his excellent new independent release FlowMotion, where he and his sextet play original music in the post-bop mode with rever-ence to such bands as those led by Art Blakey, Curtis Fuller, Bobby Watson and DonaldHarrison/Terence Blanchard. Over different projects working with pop singers, LionelLoueke, Herbie Hancock or Wayne Shorter, Nick plays fluid, spare melodic lines thatperfectly display reverence for past masters, but also reveal a personalized, more pro-gressive Nick Vayenas as his own man and voice. For this CD release party, the tal-ented band includes pianist Glen Zaleski, saxophonists Dayna Stephens and PatrickCornelius, bassist Peter Slavov and drummer Colin Stranahan. MGN

VANESSA RUBINROCHESTER JAZZ FESTIVAL / JUNE 27A highly charismatic singer who has mastered a no-nonsense, swinging and often sassyvocal style, Vanessa Rubin has been a favorite of jazz vocal aficionados since the 1990s.Drawing on a rich pool of material, Vanessa plays to her strengths across varied styles,showing ease in calypso-influenced works, contemporary R&B sounds, Motown andmany other styles in addition to standard vocal jazz fare. Eschewing the highly styl-ized vocal mannerisms of some of her contemporaries, Vanessa is instead noted forsinging close to the melody and, in doing so, has made her mark as a master storytellerin the music. That talent particularly shines both in her original compositions, as wellas in her vocal settings of classic jazz repertoire like Frank Foster's "Simone" andWayne Shorter's "Speak No Evil." SH

OLE MATHISENJAZZ GALLERY / JUNE 22An endlessly inventive, sometimes dizzyingly diverse and quirky composer and reedsmaster, Norwegian saxophonist Ole Mathisen has enlivened projects ranging fromAfro-Cuban outings to highly avant-garde ambient efforts. Wielding a deceptively cleantone, Ole can deliver an extraordinary volley of music, ranging from minimalist state-ments to full-on rock guitar-styled shredding of notes, a thrilling approach matched byhis remarkable, genre-defying compositions. Ole features his Floating Points ensemble,offering up works inspired by the unpredictability of such natural phenomena as windturbulence, wave patterns and water currents. Backed by trumpeter Amir ElSaffar,pianist Bobby Avey and bassist Gregg August, Ole presents an evening of music that isbound to excite, surprise, occasionally befuddle, and ultimately exhilarate. SH

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continued from page 20 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. Jun 2: Kate BakerDuo; 9: Candice Reyes Duo; 16: MishaJosephs Duo; 23: Stephen Fuller Duo.

GARDEN STATE ALE HOUSE: 378 GeorgeSt. New Brunswick. www.gsalehouse.com.732-543-2408. Tues: 8pm + 9:30pm Jam freeadm The New Brunswick Jazz Project/www.nbjp.org feat Emerging Artists. Jun 6:tba; 13: Mike Bernabe Band; 20&27: tba.

HYATT HOTEL: 2 Albany St. New Brunswick.www.newbrunswick.hyatt.com. 732-873-1234. Thurs: 8-11pm free adm The NewBrunswick Jazz Project/www.nbjp.org. Jun1: Radam Schwartz Qrt; 8: Ted Chubb Qrt;15: Behn Gillece Qrt; 22: Brandon SandersQrt.

INC RESTAURANT: 302 George St. NewBrunswick. www.increstaurant.com. 732-640-0553. Wed: 8-11pm free adm The NewBrunswick Jazz Project/www.nbjp.org. Jun7: Sandy Sasso Trio; 14: Dave Stryker Trio;21: Lee Hogans Trio; 28: Frank Lacy Trio.

RUTGERS GARDENS: At Rutgers University.112 Ryders Ln. New Brunswick. 732-932-8451. www.rutgersgardens.rutgers.edu. TheNew Brunswick Jazz Project/www.nbjp.org.Jun 21: 5:30-8:30pm Alexis Morrast Gp.

The YARD @ COLLEGE AVENUE: AtRutgers. 40 College Av. New Brunswick.www.theyardru.com. The New BrunswickJazz Project/www.nbjp.org. Jun 22: 7-9pmfree adm Tia Fuller Qrt.

MORRISBICKFORD THEATRE: 6 Normandy Heights

Rd. Morristown. www.njjs.org. 973-971-3706.Jun 5: 7:30-9pm $15/18 adm Neville Dickie &the Midiri Brothers.

SHANGHAI JAZZ: 24 Main St. Madison. 973-822-2899. www.shanghaijazz.com. Free adm.Jun 2: 6:30&8:35pm Jerry Vezza/GroverKemble Qt; 4: 6:30pm John Pizzarelli Trio;18: 6:30pm Stephanie Nakasian.

OCEANOCEAN COUNTY COLLEGE: College Dr.

Toms River. 732-255-0500. www.ocean.edu.Jun 21: 8-9:30pm $18/22 adm www.njjs.orgMidWeek Jazz in Ocean County feat The JazzLobsters Big Band.

76 HOUSE: 110 Main St. Tappan. 845-359-5476.www.76house.com. Wed: 8-11pm free admQuintets w/Mark Hagan & feat artists + Jam.

DENNING’S POINT DISTILLERY: 10 NChestnut St. Beacon. www.denningspointdistillery.com. 845-230-7905. Jun 24: 7-10pmRob Scheps B3 Organ Trio.

FALCON ARTS: 1348 Rte 9 West. Marlboro.www.liveatthefalcon.com. 845-236-7970.$20 don suggested. Sets: 7-10pm, if openingact 8-10pm main act; Sun 10am-2pm Brunch(B). Falcon Underground (FU). Jun 1: PICKPlus; 4: Maurice Brown; 8: Thana AlexaProject; 9: 8pm Banda Magda; 14: FU JazzSessions w/Doug Weiss; 15: Reuben WilsonCombo, FU bigBANG; 18: Karl Berger &Together; 25: B Saints of Swing, 7pm KarlLatham Gp.

HOWLAND CULTURAL CENTER: 477 MainSt. Beacon. www.howlandculturalcenter. org.845-831-4988. Jun 24: 8pm $20 adm MostlyOther People Do the Killing.

MAUREEN’S JAZZ CELLAR: 2 N Bway.Nyack. www.maureensjazzcellar.com. 845-

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DeJesus & Drive; 23: Ed Reed; 24: AdamO'Farrill & Stranger Days; 30-Jul 1: BillCharlap Trio.

GRASSO’S: 134 Main St. Cold Spring Harbor.www.grassosrestaurant.com. 631-367-6060.Sets: Sun 6pm; Tues-Wed&Fri-Sat 7pm;Thurs 6:30pm. Residencies (R): Wed WayneSabella, Thurs Frank O’Brien. Jun 9: MikeFrost Band; 17: Ayako Shirasaki/NorikoUeda.

The JAZZ LOFT: 275 Christian Av. StonyBrook. 631-751-1895. www.thejazzloft.org.Sets/adm: 7pm $20-10. Wed: 7-8pm $10, 8pm$5 Jam w/FM Band. Jun 1: The Jazz Loft BigBand; 8: Charli Persip; 9: Chiara Izzi; 10:Ruben Salles Qnt; 15: Rich Iancona & TheBad Little Big Band; 17: The Jazz Loft AllStars; 22: The Tristano-Konitz Project featAlejandro Aviles, Dave LaLama & JohnMarshall; 23-24: Charlie Parker w/Stringsfeat Chris Donohue; 29: Interplay Jazz Orch;30: Bill Rignola Qrt.

TREME: 553 Main St. Islip. 631-277-2008.www.tremeislip.com. Sets: Sun&Wed 7-11pm; Thurs-Sat 8pm-12am. Jun 1: GrupoSabrosura; 3: Gil Parris; 4: Interplay JazzOrch; 7: Mind Open; 11: Vinny Loccisano; 14:Eric Berg Qrt; 17: Ralph Lalama Qrt; 18:Marianne Solivan; 21: Swing Sessions; 22:Jose Trombone; 25: Jam; 29: Mambo Loco.

ESSEXBETHANY BAPTIST CHURCH: 275W Market

St. Newark. www.bethany-newark.org. 973-623-8161. Jun 3: 3:30pm Randy Weston, 6pmJazz Vespers feat Alexis Morrast.

GATEWAY CENTER 2: 2 Gateway Center. 283-299 Market St. Newark. 973-624-8880. Jun 7:12-1pm Lew Tabackin Trio.

NEW JERSEY PERFORMING ARTS CEN-TER: 1 Center St. Newark. 888-466-5722.www.njpac.org. Jun 16: 8pm $48.75-128.75adm Diana Krall.

NEWARK MUSEUM: 49 Washington St.Newark. www.newarkmuseum.org. 973-596-6550. Jun 3: 12:30pm WBGO Kids JazzConcert feat Oran Etkin; 23: 6:30pm $15/25adm tribute to Ella Fitzgerald & SarahVaughan feat Ulysses Owens Jr. & friendsw/Alyson Williams & Brianna Thomas.

PRIORY JAZZ CLUB: 233W Market St.Newark. 973-242-8012. Jun 23: 7-11pmMaurício de Souza & Bossa Brasil® w/AntonDenner.

TRUMPETS: 6 Depot Square. Montclair. 973-744-2600. www.trumpetsjazz.com. Jun 2:7:30-11pm Celebration of Paul Abler featJames Weidman, Mark Sherman, JohnFedchock & spec guest Larry Corban; 9: 8-11pm Walt Weiskpf Qrt; 10: 8-11:30pm TheRoyal Scam; 21: 7:30-10:30pm DeboraPetrina; 24: 8-11pm Lula Valdivia.

MERCER1867 SANCTUARY AT EWING: 101 Scotch

Rd. Ewing. www.1867sanctuary.org/seriesjazz. 609-392-6409. Jun 3: 8pm Jack FurlongQrt; 11: 3pm Joe Holt; 24: 8pm Luiz Simas.

CANDLELIGHT LOUNGE: 24 Passaic St.Trenton. www.candlelightevents.way.to. 609-695-9612. Sat: 3:30-7:30pm free adm/$10min. www.jazztrenton.com. Jun 3: MonnetteSudler; 10: Jeanne Brooks; 17: JasonMarshall; 24: Stafford Hunter.

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ANOTHER REASON TO CELEBRATEBy Elzy Kolb

Freeman photo by Lois Gilbert.

Homecoming celebrationSinger, composer and lyricist Allegra

Levy has fond feelings about her home-town, West Hartford Conn., especially forthe public schools' highly regarded jazzprograms and the community's intensesupport and respect for jazz. "Some highschools celebrate the cheerleaders and ath-letes, but in West Hartford they celebratethe jazz band. It's a healthy environmentfor music," she explains.She was introduced to the music at age

6 when her parents took her to a pops andjazz concert, where she was entranced bythe be-gowned vocalist fronting a big band.She immediately realized that's what shewanted to do.

By age 14, Allegra had discovered EllaFitzgerald and was inspired to sing "Lovefor Sale" for her audition with the highschool band director. "I had no idea what'Love for Sale' was about, though I waspretty precocious and I was obsessed withlove. I picked it because I had a low voicefor a kid and the music was in my register."Her first CD, Lonely City, came out in

2014 to very good reviews, including onecomparing her songwriting chops to ColePorter, Harold Arlen and StephenSondheim, which shocked the young com-poser. "It was cool to hear that; I love andam so influenced by standards. I wanted asimilar feel, that was part of my goal,"Allegra says. "But it puts a lot of pressureon future writing; it makes me wonder ifeach new tune is up to snuff."For her newly released second CD,

Cities Between Us (Steeplechase), Allegrawrote words and music for seven tracksand penned original lyrics for compositionsby Duke Jordan, Dexter Gordon and JohnMcNeil. "I'm very lyric-centric and I want-ed to challenge myself by writing lyrics totunes that don't have any. I love DukeJordan's music and 'Lullaby of the Orient'is one that really spoke to me," says theyoung vocalist, who recently spent severalmonths as artist in residence at the FourSeasons in Hong Kong.

Allegra has recruited several WestHartford denizens to appear with herwhen she celebrates the release of CitiesBetween Us on June 3 at the PolishNational Home in Hartford. Tenor saxo-phonist Joel Frahm and drummer RichieBarshay are both alumni of Hall HighSchool, Allegra's alma mater, and bassistTim Norton hails from West Hartford;pianist Carmen Staaf, who appears on thealbum, rounds out the band. It’s their firstouting together. "I'm excited to hear this band and what

they bring to the music. People know usfrom when we were growing up; it's excit-ing to come back and play our own music,they can hear how we've grown andexpanded. That connects you in a coolway—it's like you're a family member."Listeners can also catch Allegra singing

at the Hotel Hugo in the Big Apple onJune 8.

All roads lead homeSaxophonist Chico Freeman is cele-

brating a rare visit to NYC after more thana decade living overseas. He relished hisyears abroad and the opportunities forimmersing himself in indigenous musicacross multiple continents. "It was adream come true. I wanted to experiencefolk music and play with folk musicians.That music is very technical and requires alot of musical skill," he says.

Chico recalls his first visit to Africa fora week-long festival in Morocco with aband that included fellow saxophonistArthur Blythe. "I was going to play with atypical jazz rhythm section, but that's nothow it worked out. There were so manymusicians from all over Africa, and Iplayed with different people every day, intheir style of playing. It was a challenge toadapt, but it was wonderful to have theopportunity. We didn't speak the same lan-guage but had no problem communicatingand playing together. Jazz is about self-expression. It's the highest form of democ-

Allegra Levy, Hotel Hugo

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racy. I wish governments would modelthemselves after what it takes to be a jazzmusician on a bandstand every night."Another time, Chico played in Paris

with Archie Shepp and percussionists fromIndia. "The feeling was so different from4/4," he recalls with a laugh. "It expandedmy head to the way things can be done." Inreturning to New York, "I wanted to bringsome of that back to the U.S. I missed theenergy of New York and wanted to playwith American musicians again."A variety of inspirations will fuel

Chico's playing when he brings his Plus-Tet band to Dizzy's Club Coca-ColaJune 7-8. Besides presenting tunes fromhis most recent recording, Spoken intoExistence (Jive), the saxophonist will debutsome pieces, including one inspired by acamel riding adventure in Africa. "It's got adifferent rhythm. A horse has an even gait,but it's a different experience on a camel."The Plus-Tet includes bassist Kenny

Davis and pianist Anthony Wonsey, whoshare the saxophonist's Chicago roots.Both players were mentored by Chico'sfather, NEA Jazz Master Von Freeman."He helped prep them to come to NewYork," the bandleader recalls. "There's acertain musical understanding we sharefrom being from Chicago."Chico also goes way back with drummer

Nasheet Waits; years ago, the saxophonistwas playing with drummer Freddie Waitswhen he brought his very young sons onthe road with him. "I have a special placein my heart for Freddie and Nasheet,"Chico notes.Vibraphonist Warren Wolf will also be

on hand. "I wanted to do a little bit of a callback to Bobby Hutcherson. We both playedwith McCoy Tyner. I want to tip my hat tohim."I'm happy to be home. I hope the ener-

gy I brought back will bring positivethings. We need to remember we're all justpeople. I learned most of us are the same inmany ways, but the differences are whatmakes it beautiful," he muses. "Each leafon a tree is different, but the tree existsand is beautiful as a whole."

Question everythingAccording to veteran bassist Steve

Swallow, all the best things happen whenthe phone rings, rather than through hisown instigation. That's certainly the casewith his role in Riverside, the quartet co-led by trumpeter Dave Douglas and saxo-phonist Chet Doxas (drummer Jim Doxascompletes the foursome). When Chet calledto outline the project, goals and repertoire,Steve was quick to jump on board.Riverside's multigenerational makeup

was part of the appeal. "When playing withpeers, which I love, there's so much youdon't have to agree upon, there's so muchbuilt into your experience. But having my

assumptions questioned is wonderfullystimulating. Finding what works withRiverside pushes me out of what's comfort-able. That's one of the primary virtues ofthe band from my point of view."The quartet has a new CD out this

month, The New National Anthem(Greenleaf), honoring the impact of theiconic pianist, composer and NEA JazzMaster Carla Bley. The album includesthree of her compositions along with origi-nal pieces by Dave, Chet and Steve, who isCarla's longtime life partner and musicalco-conspirator. Her response to Riversidehas been positive from the get-go: Shenoted that Dave and Chet play together ina way that evokes the partnership ofOrnette Coleman and Don Cherry, a pair-ing that deeply influenced her music.

Steve explains, "Don and Ornette had aparticular way of linking phrasing—it wasvery specific—that had a lot to do with theimpact their music had initially. That'salso an aspect of Riverside's music thathas considerable value: The way Dave andChet hookup without saying anything,that's an aspect of the best front lines; theywalk in step."Riverside's first recording focalized on

the music of Jimmy Giuffre, which madethe focus on Bley this time around a natu-ral progression, according to Steve."Carla's work was in Jimmy's repertoireand that's what led Dave and Chet toCarla. They had kind of a natural famil-iarity with the idiom, which sprang fromtheir interest in Jimmy. It was a smallstep from there to Carla's music."The bassist appreciates that he and his

bandmates share two characteristics thathave been his priorities since his earliestdays in music: continuity and restlessness."We're looking to find new answers to thesame old questions," Steve muses. But thefoursome also shares a sense of fun, whichhe sees as the most important factor."There's an element of play, in all senses ofthe word and it's nice to have that broughtso clearly to the front. There's out-and-outlaughter on the bandstand mid-tune.Chet's a cutup—you've got to keep an eyeon him or he'll pull your trousers downfrom behind!" Join in the fun when Riverside cele-

brates the release of The New NationalAnthem June 30-July 1 at The Stone atThe New School.

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HOT FLASHESArtists Talk Inspirations: Sasha

Masakowski

LISTENING TO THE MUSIC OFNew Orleans native Sasha Masakowski

makes one feel more secure about thefuture and continued vitality of jazz. A cre-ative, versatile and often delightfullyquirky vocalist, Sasha has demonstrated adeep love and affinity for the music's histo-ry, matched by a willingness to take risks,try new styles and have fun creatingunique, endlessly enjoyable recordings.

As she prepares to unveil her latestoffering Art Market, Sasha sought to deliv-er a musical snapshot that showcased hervaried artistic influences, curated—as itsvery title would suggest—in a detailed andexciting way. "When you go to an art mar-ket, you get inside the brains of particularartists," Sasha notes. "Every stall is verydifferent, but well curated. So, on myalbum, some of the songs are really rootedin New Orleans music, but some also drawon my influences in electronic music, orfrom New Orleans Bounce music. As aresult, a song might start sounding like a1920s New Orleans song and then moveinto electronic territory."The concept sounds tantalizing, if slight-

ly intimidating, and speaks to a remark-able font of inspirations for Sasha, whopoints to several artists as inciting her tonew ideas and new approaches. Noting thatArt Market has its roots in using the voiceas an instrument, Sasha identifies a vocal-ist whose own genre-defying efforts helpedpoint the way as Sasha was developing herown sound and voice."The first vocalist that was a ground-

breaking influence on me was RachelleFerrell," she explains. "She's more knownin the gospel world nowadays, but she hada record on Blue Note called First continued on page 28

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Instrument. That was absolutely transfor-mative for me. She is one of the most pow-erful and soulful singers I've ever heard:the amount of control and range she has inher voice, combined with her ability toexpress songs and tell stories, opened myeyes in a very profound way."While talking about vocal influences,

Sasha also turns to compositional inspira-tions and offers up another side to hermusical personality. "A huge part of myartistic persona is songwriting," sheexplains. "Expressing yourself throughcomposition is one of the best ways you canget your vision across to the audience." Indeed, while Sasha receives many thor-

oughly deserved accolades for her vocalwork, she may deserve even more for hersongwriting. Exceptional original workslike Wishes amply demonstrate her formi-dable writing chops and highlight extreme-ly open ears, musically speaking. "I've beenwriting a ton of music lately, and the songsthat I write are definitely more in the artrock kind of vein," Sasha says. "Bands likeLittle Dragon and Deerhoof are big influ-ences for me, as are artists like DavidBowie and St. Vincent."A combination of New Orleans-rooted

jazz chops, mixed with a fearless ability tostretch her voice into impressive instru-mental territory and a willingness to drawon the wider world of pop music into herown works: Sasha may well have one of thisyear's most remarkable new releases onher hands. At Jazz Standard on June 6,she unveils this project, joined by brotherMartin Masakowski on bass, Mike Morenoon guitar, Sullivan Fortner on piano, BjörnIngelstam on trumpet and Peter Varnadoon drums.For more information, visit

www.sashamasakowski.com.

Remembrances, Education and FilmsThe life and music of guitarist Paul

Abler are remembered at Trumpets JazzClub on June 2. A thoroughly versatileartist, Paul made strong contributions tothe Detroit and New York City jazz scenesduring his career. Paul's wife, vocalistYashmin Abler, leads the celebration of hislife and music, joined by James Weidman,Mark Sherman, John Fedchock, Harvie S,Steve Williams and Larry Corban. Visitwww.trumpetsjazz.com for more details.On June 7, the Jazz Power Initiative,

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SWEDISH FLUTIST AND COMPOS-er Elsa Nilsson has been composing

and improvising since early in her life, andshe has a diverse background of musicaltraditions. So, it's no wonder she hasbecome one of the most dynamic bandlead-ers in the New York jazz scene. Elsa started playing the flute in an

interesting way. On her early beginnings,she recalls, "When I was 14, I had beenspending a lot of time backpacking, but Iwas also addicted to practicing piano andknew that I couldn't do both at the sametime. So I took up flute because I couldbring it with me and I immediately fell inlove with it." The music she's playing on her gig this

month also reflects her appreciation fortravel and nature. "We'll be playing myoriginals, as well as traditional Swedishfolk melodies mixed with music from cul-tures that you wouldn't necessarily expect.It's a parallel to how, in life, you can always

find something in common to connect withpeople from cultures other than your own."

Elsa Nilsson plays at The 55 Bar onJune 26.

its spring gala at the DiMenna Center.Composer Bob Dorough, who will be hon-ored at the evening's events, will perform,as will the Zah! Jazz Youth ensemble. Formore details, or to learn more about theprogram and its director Eli Yamin, visitwww.thejazzdramaprogram.org.The music of the legendary drummer

and educator Michael Carvin has beencelebrated in the recently release documen-tary Michael Carvin: No Excuses.Chronicling his band's ramp up and CDdebut, the film offers a wonderful portraitof an extraordinary artist, paired withample live footage. Visit www.malcolmentertainment.com to find out more.

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Coltrane, Miles Davis, Joe Henderson andHorace Silver.Talent, for Conrad, isn't enough. The

secret to expressing feelings through musicis hard work, Conrad explains. "Freedomfor a jazz musician is the ability to playwhat we hear, or at least as close as possi-ble. Those moments of freedom come aboutthrough a disciplined approach to practice.It's about the ability to express feelingsthrough the music." Ultimately, express-

ing those feelings allows musicians toreveal their own personality. That freedom also allows for the music

to become a healing force and a "transfor-mative power," Conrad says. For him, theaudience echoes what is happening onstage. "Each person is a mirror," he says."My energy goes out to the audience andit's reflected back." For Conrad, art has thepower to change people's energies andvibrations.And while the audience and the musi-

cians are being transformed and upliftedduring the performance, musiciansonstage develop connections and have per-meable boundaries. They organically flowinto each other. "If you have a long historywith people, there is a very deep sense oftrust," Conrad explains. "And when youhave that sense of trust, you can relax.Eddie [Palmieri] and I have played a thou-sand gigs together and if you play withsomeone so many times, you develop asixth sense of where they're gonna go. Itreally is about love and a bond that's builtover decades."

Conrad Herwig performs at theRochester Jazz Festival on June 26and at Jazz Standard July 13-16 withhis Latin Side Ensemble.

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WINNING SPINS...continued from page 4 LAWRENCE...continued from page 17a jazz balance on all eight originals by theleader, is struck with the presence of saxo-phones, most prominently Seamus Blake'stenor and soprano, but also Will Vinson'salto sax on one number. The variety in the material is sufficient

to avoid that bane of jazz-rock—numbingrepetitiveness. The longest track,"Pretentious Brooklyn," leavens the synth-heavy feel with bright solos from Seamus'tenor sax and, surprisingly, the acousticpiano of Sullivan Fortner. An eerie synthsound, funky bass and slithery keyboards,as well as echo-electrified soprano sax givea trance music vibe to "Myth." Seamus'tenor sax is the highlight of the only(almost) ballad, "Melancholy." "Ellington," while only glancingly

evocative of Duke, has a mesmerizing,repeating long riff and engaging solos bySeamus' tenor sax and Orlando's pizzicatoelectric bass. Another highlight is"Focustrate," a polyrhythmic take onHeadhunters with Will's alto sax out front(his overdubbed flute behind) with key-boards and funky guitar.

Nicki Parrott leads a quartet withKen Peplowski on clarinet, pianistJohn DiMartino and drummer AlvinAtkinson at Birdland June 7-8.Orlando le Fleming & Romantic Funkhave a CD release show at Nublu onJune 13.

Azar Lawrence performs at JazzStandard June 22-25, with trombonistSteve Turre, pianist Benito Gonzalez,bassist Essiet Okon Essiet and drum-mer Billy Hart.

BAEVSKY...continued from page 19iar to him on the bandstand but new in therecording studio. "It definitely shapes youup as, in my case, a saxophone player," hesays. "It makes you stronger and, if itworks, it's great. It's liberating." But with liberation comes risk, accord-

ing to Dmitry. "It's dangerous," he says. "Ifit doesn't work, it really doesn't work. I'vehad gigs where something doesn't work—you're not inspired or something doesn'tclick. It's not that we're making mistakes;it's that the music isn't very interesting." Whatever format he chooses for his next

album, Dmitry will continue to strive towardgrowing his musicianship to expand themusical discussion. "It's an organic thing,"he says. "That's how the music's made, howit's done. So when you do play, you canenjoy—it's almost corny—the work."

Dmitry Baevsky's record releasefeatures Peter Bernstein (Friday), JebPatton (Saturday), David Wong andJoe Strasser at Smalls Jazz Club onJune 9-10. He is also VandoJam’s fea-tured artist at Zinc June 5.

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.

Louis Armstrong told a story about a musician who worked on the riverboat with himon a trip up the Mississippi. He said that the guy had a farm in Louisiana where his rela-tives were raising cotton for him. He saved every nickel he earned on the boat, and sent itall home to pay for the farm. He wouldn't even spend money on meals, subsisting on apples.Then he discovered that the boll weevils had eaten his crop, the relatives had spent themoney, and after worrying and scrimping and starving himself for the whole trip, he endedup losing the property. Louis said, "That taught me never to deprive my stomach. I'll proba-bly never be a rich man, but I will be a fat man."

Smoke Jazz & Supper Club celebrated its 18thbirthday in April with a week-long performance bythe Harold Mabern/Eric Alexander Quartet.Their special guest was the great drummer,Jimmy Cobb. Before the first set of the last night,April 17, the two greats, Cobb and Mabern, shareda moment before getting settled on the bandstand.Needless to say, the gig was astounding, as itwould be when the titans of jazz convene.

A Moment You Missed by Fran Kaufman Hot HouseContributing Photographer

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Jimmy Cobb

Ivo Perelman Pat Metheny

Ramsey Lewis

Metheny photo by John Peden.

MAY 29-JUNE 3Judson Memorial Church: 239 Thompson St, NewYork, NYwww.visionfestival.org, 212-254-5420.Artifacts, BassDrumBone, Black Host w/Trevor Dunn, CarlHancock Rux, Charles Gayle Trio, Chicago Plan, DariusJones & Farmers by Nature, Dave Burrell Qrt, DaveMurray Trio, Dickey/Maneri/Shipp, Digital Primitivesw/guest Brian Tully Price, Djassi DaCosta Johnson/Shayna Dulberger, In Order To Survive, Ivo PerelmanQrt, Jason Kao Hwang Burning Bridge, Jazz & PoetryChoir Collective, Jessica Jones & Visionary Youth Orch,Joe McPhee & The Dream Book, K.J. Holmes/JeremyCarlstedt, Malaby/Maneri/Levin, Miya Masaoka/JoëlleLéandre/Robert Dick, Odean Pope Saxophone Choir,Positive Knowledge, Songs for a Free World, TomasFujiwara Double Trio, Tracie Morris w/Marvin Sewell, Trio3, Yoshiko Chuma.

VISION FESTIVAL

JUNE 1-30BB King, Beacon Theatre, Blue Note, HighlineBallroom, Rumsey Playfield, Subrosa, The Town Hall:New York, NYwww.bluenotejazzfestival.com, 212-475-0049. Andres Laprida, Ana Popovic, Banda Magda, Blue LabBeats, Bria Skonberg, Candy Dulfer, Cassandra Wilson,Charlie Haden & Liberation Music Orch w/Carla Bley,Danilo Pérez/John Patitucci/Brian Blade Trio, DayméArocena, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Dr. John/Henry Butler,Eddie Palmieri, Francois Wiss/Damian Quinones/DannyValdez, Hiromi & Edmar Castañeda Duet, The HotSardines, Incognito, Jacob Collier, Jean-Luc Ponty, Kool &The Gang, La Voz Del Caribe feat Jimmy Bosch, McCoyTyner, Michel Camilo Trio, Pat Metheny w/spec guestsAntonio Sanchez, Linda May Han Oh & Gwilym Simcock,Robert Glasper Experiment, Taylor McFerrin/ MarcusGilmore, Terence Blanchard, Williamsburg Salsa Orch.

BLUE NOTE JAZZ FESTIVAL

JUNE 3-10Riverview Fisk Park, Jersey City Heights, NJwww.riverviewjazz.org, 347-645-3581.Beninghove's Hangmen, Camille Thurman, CharenéeWade, International Jazz Qrt feat Jimmy Cobb, LakeciaBenjamin & Soul Squad, Mark Whitfield, Moore's LoungeAll-Stars feat Wycliffe Gordon, NY Mambo All-Stars, TheSnarky Horns, Stephane Wrembel, Ted Chubb.

RIVERVIEW JAZZ FESTIVAL

JUNE 8-10Syracuse, NYwww.syracusejazzfest.com, 800-234-4797. Asleep at the Wheel, Canen, Marc Broussard, TheMavericks, Nick DiMaria, Peter Mack & the Macktet,Ramsey Lewis Electric Qnt, Rebirth Brass Band, SoftSpoken Band, Todd Rundgren, UAD Kings of the Fall.

SYRACUSE JAZZ FESTIVAL

DC JAZZ FESTIVAL

JUNE 9-18Washington, DC www.dcjazzfest.org, 855-332-7767.Aaron Myers, Alison Crockett, Allyn Johnson UDCJazztet, Amy Shook & The Sr5trt, Anthony Nelson Qrt, BillCole Trio, Billy Hart, Black Violin, Brandee Younger, BrianSettles, Cesar Orozco & Kamarata Jazz, ChanoDomínguez, Charles Rahmat Woods Duo, ChristieDashiell, Cowboys & Frenchmen, David Schulman,Debora Petrina, Donato Soviero, Donvonte McCoy,Emmet Cohen, Freddie Dunn Ens, Gregory Porter,Harlem Gospel Choir, Herb Scott Qrt, Herman Burney &Ministerial Alliance, Hiromi/Edmar Castañeda Duo, HopeUdobi Ens, Irene Jalenti, Jacob Collier, James King Band,Jane Bunnett & Maqueque, Janelle Gill, Jeff Antoniuk &The Jazz Update, Jogo Project, John Lee Trio, KandaceSprings, Kendall Isadore, Kenny Garrett Qnt, Kris Funn &Cornestore, Lalah Hathaway, Leigh Pilzer, Lena Seikaly,Lennie Robinson, Lori Williams, Mary Halvorson Oct,Michael Thomas Qnt, Miho Hazama w/Brad LindeExpanded Ens, New Century Jazz Qnt, Odean PopeSaxophone Choir, Ola Onabulé, Origem, Pat Metheny,Pepe Gonzalez Ens, Princess Mhoon Dance Project,Reginald Cyntje, Robert Glasper Experiment, RonCarter/Russell Malone Duo, Roy Haynes Fountain ofYouth Band, Sarah Elizabeth Charles & Scope, SlavicSoul Party, Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orch, Sun RaArkestra, Tim Whalen Spt, Tiya Adé Ens, Tommy Cecil,Trio Vera w/Victor Dvoskin, Warren Wolf Ens, YoungjooSong Spt.

JUNE 9-17Canoe Studios, St. Paul's German Lutheran Church:New York, NYwww.chelseamusicfestival.org. Aaron Diehl, Adam Birnbaum, Helen Sung, QuincyDavis.

CHELSEA MUSIC FESTIVAL

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Erik Friedlander

Chris Washburne

Veronica Swift

Diehl photo by John Abbott, Friedlander by Rachel Stern, Garrison by Gari Garaialde, Haynes by Joe Giblin.

Jimmy Heath

Matthew GarrisonJason Moran

Roy Haynes Aaron Diehl

JUNE 10-AUGUST 10 Prospect Park Bandshell: Brooklyn, NYwww.bricartsmedia.org, 718-683-5600. Alice Smith, Béla Fleck & The Flecktones, Brooklyn RagaMassive, Dawn of Midi, Esperanza Spalding, JasonMoran & Wordless Music Orch, Nels Cline, PharoahSanders, The Soul Rebels, Sexmob.

BRIC CELEBRATE BROOKLYN!

JUNE 11 AND 18Urban Meadow: President & Van Brunt Sts, Brooklyn,NYwww.facebook.com/RedHookJazzFestival. 1-6pm: David Binney Fifty Five, Eric Person Qrt, Iris Ornig& IO-5, Jacob Garchik & 40Twenty, Jane Ira Bloom Trio,Matt Lavelle & the 12 Houses Orch, Matthew Garrison,Richi Debonis NOWtet, Thana Alexa Project, WilliamParker/Cooper-Moore.

RED HOOK JAZZ FESTIVAL

JUNE 16, JULY 14 AND AUGUST 18 New York Botanical Garden: 2900 Southern Blvd,Bronx, NYwww.nybg.org, 718-817-8700. Alphonso Horne & The French Connection w/CamilleBertault, Chris Washburne, Damien Sneed/KeyonHarrold.

JAZZ & CHIHULY

JUNE 17-AUGUST 27Central Park—Marcus Garvey Park, RumseyPlayfield, Tompkin Square Park: New York, NY;Springfield Park: Queens, NY www.summerstage.org, 212-360-2777. Charlie Parker Jazz festival CP, Blue Note Jazz festi-val BN.CP Alicia Olatuja, CP Anat Cohen Tnt, CP CharenéeWade , Aurora Nealand Royal Roses, Blue Lab Beats, CPJason Samuels Smith feat Chasin' The Bird Remixed,Jimmy Heath Big Band, CP Joshua Redman Qrt, LauraMvula, CP Lee Konitz Qrt, CP Lou Donaldson, CP LouisHayes, BN Robert Glasper Experiment, Sofia Ribeiro,Tatiana Eva-Marie & Avalon Jazz Band, Taylor McFerrin/Marcus Gilmore, CP Terri Lyne Carrington & SocialScience, CP Tia Fuller, Tom Browne, Vince Giordano &The Nighthawks w/Catherine Russell.

SUMMERSTAGE

JUNE 21-AUGUST 25Dobbs Ferry, Tarrytown, Sleepy Hollow, NY www.jazzforumarts.org, 914-631-1000.Andrea Brachfeld Qrt tribute to Dave Valentin, AndrewBeals Organ Qrt, Andrew Halchak Qrt, Ayako ShirasakiQrt, Bill Warfield & Hell's Kitchen Funk Orch, BobAlbanese Qrt, Bobby Molina & TimbaWah, ChemboCorniel Qnt, Cynthia Sayer & Joyride Qrt, DarrianDouglas Unity Band, DOMI Qrt, Erik Lawrence Qrt, Essiet& IBO, Freddie Hendrix Qrt, Geoff Gallante Qrt, GerryMalkin Qnt, Jordan Young Organ Qrt, Mark Morganelli &The Jazz Forum All-Stars, Marshall McDonald JazzProject, Matthew Hartnett & The Gumbo All-Stars,Melanie Scholtz Trio, Michael Tate & 3D, Rhythm Rising,Rocky Middleton Sxt, Steve Kroon Latin Jazz Sxt,Vanessa Racci Qrt, Veronica Swift Qrt, Vic Juris Triow/Kate Baker, Vincent Herring Qrt, Willie Martinez LaFamilia Sxt.

JAZZ FORUM ARTS

JUNE 21-25Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola, Jazz Gallery, Joe’s Pub: NewYork, NY; National Sawdust: Brooklyn, NYwww.polishculture-nyc.org, 917-821-3700. Lutoslawski Qrt feat Mark Feldman & Sylvie Courvoisier,Marcin Masecki/Jerzy Rogiewicz, Stryjo, Wójcinski/Szmanda Qrt w/Erik Friedlander.

JAZZTOPAD FESTIVAL

JUNE 23-JULY 1Rochester, NYwww.rochesterjazz.com, 585-454-2060. 4 by Monk By 4 feat Kenny Barron/Benny Green/GeorgeCables/Cyrus Chestnut, 78RPM Big Band, Adam KolkerTrio, Adam Wakefield, Al Chez & The Brothers of Funk,Alana Davis, Allan Harris, Ariel Pocock, Balkun Brothers,

ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL

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Brianna Thomas Claudia Acuña

Gee photo by Lia Chang.

George Gee Wycliffe Gordon

Tierney Sutton

Barbra Lica, Ben Tiberio, Benny Green, Biel Ballester Trio,Bill Dobbins, Bill Evans Band feat Tommy Smith, BillFrisell/Thomas Morgan, Bill Goodwin Trio, Bill TiberioBand, Billy Childs Qrt, Binker & Moses, Bobby MilitelloQrt, Bonerama, Brockport Big Band, Buried Treasure,Caravan Palace, Charles Pillow Large Ens feat TimHagans & Clay Jenkins, Charlie Hunter Trio, ChrisNorthingham, Christian Crawford, Colin James, ConradHerwig Latin Side, Cynthia Sayer, Dakha Brakha, DaniellePonder & The Tomorrow People, Dave O'Higgins Qrt,Derek Gripper, Django Festival All Stars, Donny McCaslinGp, Down North, The Dustbow Revival, Early James,Eivor, Electric Kif, Eliot Galvin Trio, Eri Yamamoto, EricKrasno Band, Erik Stabnau, EYJO, Fred Costello, GabrielAlegria Afro-Peruvian Sxt, Gard Nilssen & Acoustic Unity,Gene Bertoncini, George Cables, Gwilym Simcock,Harold Danko, Herb Smith & Freedom Trio, Holophonor,The Hooligans, Hot Club Of Cowtown, The Huntertones,Igor Butman Qrt, Ikonostasis, International Orange, IrisBergcrantz Gp feat Anders Bergcrantz, Jack Broadbent,Jacob Collier, Jae Sinnett & Zero To 60 Qrt, Jeff Coffin InOrbit, Jerry Douglas Band, Jimmie Highsmith Jr., JochenRueckert Qrt, Johannes Linstead, John La Barbera BigBand, John Paul White, Joss Stone, Katy Wright, KendrickScott & Oracle, King Crimson, Klabbesbank, KristianBlak, Labarbera Brothers, Laura Dubin, Laura JurdDinosaur, Lera Lynn, LSAT, Maceo Parker feat RayCharles Orch & The Raelettes, The Majestics, ManuelValera, Marcia Ball, Mario Rom Interzone, Mark Kelso &The Jazz Exiles, Marquis Hill Blacktet, Matthew Stevens,Mavis Staples, Melissa Gardiner, Miguel Zenón & Tipico,Monty Alexander, Moscow Jazz Orch, Neil Cowley Trio,New Breed Brass Band, New Energy Jazz Orch, NewHorizons Big Band, Next Generation Jazz Orch, NobleVibes, The Nth Power, Ole Mathisen Floating Points,Oskar Stenmark, Penfield Rotary Big Band, Phronesis,Polly Gibbons, Prime Time Brass, The Quebe Sisters,Red Hook Soul, The Red Hot & Blue Band, Roberta Piket,Roberto Occhipinti Trio, Ronnie Foster Organ Trio, RyanKeberle & Catharsis, Sammy Miller & The Congregation,Scott Bradlee & Postmodern Jukebox, Shabaka & theAncestors, Shauli Einav Qrt, Sheryl Crow, Soul Stew, StPaul & The Broken Bones, The Steppin' Stones, SteveKuhn Trio, Tessa Souter, Tierney Sutton, Tim Woodson &The Heirs Of Harmony, Tommy Smith, Vanessa Rubin,Vanishing Sun Band, Vince Ercolamento Qnt, WaltWeiskopf Qrt, The Wee Trio, Yggdrasil, Youn Sun Nah, theZion Hill Mass Choir.

JUNE 24-25Saratoga Springs, NYwww.spac.org, 518-587-3330. 12pm: Adam O'Farrill & Stranger Days, Aruan Ortiz Trio,Barbara Fasano, Blind Boy Paxton, Cecile McLorinSalvant, Chaka Khan, Cory Henry & The Funk Apostles,Danilo Perez/Joe Lovano/Jason Palmer/Josh Roseman/Roman Diaz/Ben Street/Adam Cruz, Dave Stryker OrganQrt feat Eric Alexander & Jared Gold, Dee DeeBridgewater, Gipsy Kings, Hudson feat Jack DeJohnette/Larry Grenadier/John Medeski/John Scofield, JackBroadbent, Jacob Collier, Jane Bunnett & Maqueque,Jean-Luc Ponty, Maceo Parker w/Ray Charles Orch & theRaelettes, Noah Preminger/Jason Palmer Qrt, QuinnSullivan, Shabaka & The Ancestors, The Suffers.

FREIHOFER’S JAZZ FESTIVAL

JULY 1-22 Kingsborough Community College: 2001 OrientalBlvd, Brooklyn, NYwww.onstageatkingsborough.org, 718-368-5596. Sat, 8pm: Dan Levinson & Gotham Sophisticats feat MollyRyan, Rob Stoneback Big Band w/Kathy Jenkins & RobKevlin, Swingadelic, Wycliffe Gordon International All-Stars.

HOT SUMMER NIGHTS

JUNE 27-JULY 15 Lincoln Center’s Damrosch Park: West 62nd St, NewYork, NYwww.midsummernightswing.org, 212-721-6500.Count Basie Orch, David Ostwald & Louis ArmstrongEternity Band, George Gee Swing Orch, HarlemRenaissance Orch, Michael Gamble & the RhythmSerenaders, Ron Sunshine Orch.

MIDSUMMER NIGHT SWING

JULY 5-AUGUST 30 Grant’s Tomb, Central Park—Great Hill & MarcusGarvey Park, New York, NY www.jazzmobile.org, 212-866-3616. Allan Harris, Alyson Williams, Antonio Hart, BriannaThomas, Craig Harris, Houston Person, Jeremy Pelt,Jimmy Heath Big Band, "King" Solomon Hicks, MatthewWhitaker, Sonny Fortune, Winard Harper, Wycliffe GordonQrt.

JAZZMOBILE SUMMERFEST

JULY 6-AUGUST 3Newark Museum: 49 Washington St, Newark, NJ www.newarkmuseum.org, 973-596-6550. Ev Thurs, 12:15-1:45pm: Claudia Acuña, Five Play,Howard Johnson, Russell Malone, Stefon Harris.

JAZZ IN THE GARDEN

JULY 6, 17 AND 25Katonah, NY

CARAMOOR JAZZ FESTIVAL

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McCoy Tyner

Donald Harrison

Bria Skonberg

Jane Monheit

Mahanthappa photo by Jimmy Katz, Monheit by Kirk Stauffer.

www.caramoor.org/events/jazz-festival, 914-232-1252.Butler, Bernstein & The Hot 9, Camille Thurman w/DarrellGreen Trio, Christian Sands Trio, Citizens of the Blues,Fernando Saci, Jazz at Lincoln Center Youth OrchEnsembles, Joseph Doubleday/Simon Moullier, MarielBildsten Trio, Mary Halvorson/Stephan Crump, McCoyTyner Trio w/spec guests Geri Allen & Craig Taborn,Michael Mwenso & the Shakes, The Mini Shakes, PedritoMartinez Gp, Riffin' with Riley, Riley Mulherkar, SullivanFortner, Christian Sands & Helen Sung, Swingin'w/Camille Thurman, The Westerlies, Zaccai Curtis Qrtfeat Little Johnny Rivero.

JULY 10-AUGUST 3Bickford Theatre: at Morris Museum 6 NormandyHeights Rd, Morristown, NJwww.morrismuseum.org, 973-971-3706.Bria Skonberg, Dan Levinson's Midsummer Night's JazzParty feat Molly Ryan, Mike Davis, Harvey Tibbs, MarkShane, Rod Adkins & Kevin Dorn, Full Count Big Band.

BICKFORD JAZZFEST

JULY 14-16Bushnell Park: Hartford, CTwww.hartfordjazz.com, 860-727-0050.Aziza Miller, Decades By Dezyne, Dexter's Lab, DonaldHarrison, Fo/Mo/Deep, The Funky Dawgz Brass Band,Groove Project, Jazz & Strings, Nelson Garcia, Sez ZionJazz Band, Side Street, Toscha Comeaux feat ReneToledo.

GREATER HARTFORD FESTIVAL OF JAZZ

JULY 26 AND AUGUST 4-8Count Basie Theatre: 99 Monmouth St, Red Bank, NJwww.thebasie.org, 732-842-9000. Bela Fleck & the Flecktones, Chick Corea Elektric Band,Dave Koz/Larry Graham, Herbie Hancock, SnarkyPuppy.

BASIE SUMMER JAZZ FEST

JULY 18-20 AND 25-27 92Y: 1395 Lexington Ave at 92nd St, New York, NY www.92Y.org/jazz, 212-415-5500.Aaron Diehl, Benny Golson, Bill Charlap, Brian Lynch,Carl Allen, Cécile McLorin Salvant, Chuck Redd, DavidWong, Dennis Mackrel, Dick Hyman, Eric Alexander,Gary Smulyan, Harold Mabern, Harry Allen, HowardAlden, Ingrid Jensen, Jane Monheit, Jay Leonhart,Jeremy Pelt, Jimmy Heath, Joe Farnsworth, John Allred,John Webber, Jon Faddis, Jon Gordon, Ken Peplowski,Kenny Washington, Nick Russo, Paul Wells, PeterWashington, Randy Sandke, Renee Rosnes, RogerKellaway, Sandy Stewart, Sean Smith, Ted Rosenthal,Walter Blanding, Warren Vaché.

JAZZ IN JULY

Herbie Hancock

Cécile McLorin Salvant

AUGUST 4-6Newport, RI www.newportjazz.org, 401-848-5055 Amir ElSaffar & Rivers of Sound Orch, Andra Day, AntonioSanchez & Migration, Béla Fleck & the Flecktones, BennyGolson Qrt, Bokanté, Branford Marsalis Qrt, CécileMcLorin Salvant, Christian McBride Big Band, ChristianSands Qrt, Cyrille Aimée, Cyrus Chestnut Trio, DavidLeon, David Torkanowsky, DJ Logic & Project Logic,Dominick Farinacci, Evan Christopher Clarinet Road,George Burton Qnt, Geri Allen/Terri Lyne Carrington/Esperanza Spalding, Gilad Hekselman, Henry ThreadgillZooid, Hudson, Jason Moran, Jason Palmer & BerkleeSpt, Jazz 100: The Music of Dizzy, Mongo and Monk,Jimmy Greene Qrt, JoAnne Brackeen, Joey DeFrancesco+ The People, John Medeski, Leslie Odom, Jr., MaceoParker, Maria Schneider Orch, Marilyn Crispell, Naturally7, One For All, Orrin Evans, Peter Evans, PhiladelphiaExperiment, Rhiannon Giddens, Rodriguez Brothers, TheRoots, Sean Jones Qnt, Snarky Puppy, Theo Croker, TimBerne & Snakeoil, Uri Caine Trio, Vijay Iyer/Wadada LeoSmith, Vijay Iyer Sxt.

NEWPORT JAZZ FESTIVAL

AUGUST 5-6Goshen Fairgrounds: Goshen, CTwww.litchfieldjazzfest.com, 860-361-6285. Ada Rovatti Qrt, Gabriel Alegria Afro-Peruvian Sxt, Joe

LITCHFIELD JAZZ FESTIVAL

Rudresh Mahanthappa

JULY 22Beach 97th, Rockaway, NY.6-10pm: Jay Rodriguez & Relativity, JC Stylles OrganTrio, Vincent Chancey & Phat Chance.

ROCKAWAY BEACH JAZZ FESTIVAL

Jay Rodriguez

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MORRISTOWN JAZZ & BLUES FESTIVAL

AUGUST 19Morristown, NJ www.morristownjazzandblues.com. 12-10pm: Ana Popovic Band, Bucky Pizzarelli, LouisPrima Jr. & the Witnesses, Vince Giordano & theNighthawks, The Walter Trout Band.

AUGUST 21Waryas Park: Poughkeepsie, NYwww.jazzinthevalleyny.org, 845-384-6350. 12pm: Christopher Dean Sullivan, Cyrus Chestnut,Delfeayo Marsalis, Elio Villafranca, Javon Jackson, MalaWaldron.

JAZZ IN THE VALLEY

Alterman Trio, John Pizzarelli Qrt, Julian Shore Qnt, KenPeplowski’s Benny Goodman Tribute, LJO w/spec guestw/Jen Allen, Michael Mayo Qnt, Rudresh MahanthappaIndo-Pak Coalition.

Vince Giordano

MAY-SEPTEMBER Bryant Park: bet 40th & 42nd Sts and 5th & 6th Aves,New York, NYwww.bryantpark.org/calendar, 212-768-4242. Mon-Fri, 12-1:45pm.

PIANO IN THE PARK

JUNE 21-24Rodney Square: 1100 N Market St, Wilmington, DEwww.cliffordbrownjazzfest.com, 302-576-3095.

DUPONT CLIFFORD BROWNJAZZ FESTIVAL

AUGUST 17-20 Campbell Hall, Malboro, Montgomery, Peekskill, PinesIsland, Warwick, NY. www.warwickvalleyjazzfest.com, 917-903-4380.

HUDSON VALLEY JAZZ FESTIVAL

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"TROMBONE SOMETIMES DOESN'Tget the front line status that other

instruments get," luminary ConradHerwig explains. "But the trombone hasone of the most energetic impacts. Thesound of the trombone in its attack is veryforceful. It's loud. It carries. So trombonehas a power." At the same time, Conradadds, trombone is flexible and does notoverpower vocals.That power and that flexibility are what

drew some of the most renowned musi-cians in the history of jazz and Latinmusic—Clark Terry, Tito Puente, FrankSinatra, Cab Calloway, Miles Davis,Quincy Jones, Joe Henderson and McCoyTyner—to welcome Conrad into theirbands. "My pure goal was to do everythingI could to make their aura as great as theyalready were," the trombonist says. Initiated to the trombone in his native

Hawaii by Trummy Young, Conrad wasfortunate to envisage, very early on, thewide range of possibilities of his instru-ment. For him, there was nothing other

instruments could play that the trombonecouldn't play. That may explain whyConrad became versatile in both jazz andLatin music. "There were many yearswhen I didn't know if I was a salsero play-ing jazz or a jazz musician playing salsa,"Conrad explains.But he was happy because the trom-

bone, for him, is a great outlet for improvi-sation. It is also a "musical and spiritualoutlet." Conrad is known for his "Latinside" series of albums that pay tribute, in aLatin vein, to jazz masters such as John

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FLUSHING TOWN HALL: 137-35 NorthernBlvd. Flushing. www.flushingtownhall.org.718-463-7700. 1st Wed: 7-10pm $10 adm Jamw/Carol Sudhalter. Jun 9: 8pm $42-20 admJimmy Heath & The Queens Jazz Orch trib-ute to Sonny Rollins.

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.

The BASS LINE: 130 East 1st St. MountVernon. 914-699-1722. Jun 4: 4-7pm SundaySerenade 917-882-9539/www.vtyjazz.com$25 adm tribute to Gene Ammons & SonnyStitt feat Anthony Nelson Jr., LawrenceClark.

JAZZ FORUM: 1 Dixon Ln. Tarrytown. 914-631-1000. www./jazzforumarts.org.

WATERFRONT PARK: Dobbs Ferry. 914-631-1000. Free adm www.jazzforumarts.org. Wed:6:30-8pm. Jun 21: Chembo Corniel Qnt LatinJazz; 28: Essiet & IBO.

535-3143. Sets: unless otherwise noted8&9:30pm $10 adm. Jun 2: Wolfe/ClarkExpedition; 3: Jeff “Tain” Watts Trio; 4: BuckyPizzarelli; 9: Gene Bertoncini; 10: SonnyBarbato Qrt; 11: Gabrielle Stravelli; 16: JohnMalino Band; 17: Matt Haviland Qrt; 21: 9pmGinetta's Vendetta; 23: Burr Johnson; 25:Karrin Allyson; 28: 9pm Bobby Belfry; 30:Hendrik Meurkens.

NYACK CENTER: 58 Depew Av. Nyack. 845-358-2600. www.nyackcenter.org. Jun 23: 8pm$20/25 adm Bill O'Connell & the Latin JazzAll-Stars.

SENATE GARAGE: 4 N Front St. Kingston.www.senategarage.com. 845-802-5900. 7:30&9pm $15 adm Jazzstock series www.jazzstock.com. Jun 1: Francesca Tanksley Trio;29: Crispell/Fonda/Sorgen Trio.

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. Jun 1: R; 2:Vincent Hsu Trio; 3: Dave Liebman &Quarette Oblique; 4: Joanie Samra &Joaniestillme; 8: R; 9: Behn Gillece Trio; 10:Carrie Jackson & Jazzin' All Stars; 11:Viktorija Gecyte w/Go Trio; 15: R; 16: The TestSubjects; 17: Stephanie Nakasian/VeronicaSwift; 18: Danny Tobias Qrt; 22: R; 23: TomHamilton Sxt; 24: Warren Vaché Trio; 25: JayRattman/Billy Test; 26: 7:30-10:30pm MattVashlishan & The Water Gap Jazz Orch; 29:R; 30: Camp Jazz Faculty Concert w/JayRattman, Bill Warfield, Sam Burtis.

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B R I D G E C R O S S I N G SBy Ellery Eskelin

FEARLESS, DEEPLY RESOURCE-ful tenor heavy-weight Rob Scheps

embodies the modern jazz life. Leadingbands, traveling the globe playing withregional rhythm sections, composing forvarious projects, teaching at multiple con-servatories, he's a big-hearted musical footsoldier who thinks like a general. Hismusical credits from Mel Tormé to HenryThreadgill is a study in what it means tolive as a working jazz musician in the 21stCentury.

Q- Early in your musical career you leda big band in Boston, True Colors. Whatmusic did you have together at that pointin your musical life?

A- True Colors was an incredible bigband. John Medeski, Donny McCaslin,Kenny Brooks, Andy Gravish were some ofthe players. We were very diverse: SunRa, Dirty Dozen, Coltrane, etc. The bandcut a wide swath in Boston. We were alsonuts. The duck walk, the inflatable rhino,the peppermint twist.

Q- Then you came to NYC in 1988 andformed your Core-tet. How did that bandcome into being? You continue to use thatname for some of your aggregations, right?

A- Yes, I still do. I named the bandCore-tet while making posters for a gig. Irealized that the re-spelling made the bandexpandable. It could be a small jazz groupof different sizes without altering thename. It has been seven pieces; when itwas three, it was called Core-tet Junior.It's also Core-tet West on the West Coastand Core-tet Oahu in Hawaii.

Q- Lighting Round. Tell me the firstthing that comes to mind when you hearthese names: Gil Evans, Bob Moses, BuddyRich, Sam Rivers.

A- Gil: The most beautiful large ensem-ble sounds imaginable; he created the per-fect frames for Miles. Also for Kenny

Burrell, Astrud Gilberto, Wayne Shorterand Johnny Coles. Bejeweled magicalframes. I'm proud to be a member of hisband now and back in the day at SweetBasil in NY.Moses: A great storyteller. I dressed as

a giant carrot for his Gramavision show atBerklee Performance Center. The reviewin the paper was titled, "Pass the Carrots,Please." That was the first time I playedwith Bob Mintzer. The next time I sawhim, I said, "Bob, you probably don'tremember me." Bob said. "The carrot,right?"Buddy Rich: an amazing drummer, a

great big band. Many of my colleagues inNY and Boston worked with him. Chops inthe SERVICE of music. Like Art Tatum,Michael Brecker, Trane... I got to play withhim on the Merv Griffin Show on "Love forSale."Sam Rivers: Versatile like an octopus;

played so many instruments well; greatwriter. Crunchy voicings. Funny cat...oncein Boston we did a three-hour rehearsal ofhis music. He was conducting; at the end,he looked down at his tenor, soprano andflute and exclaimed, "I forgot to play!!"

Q- It looks to me like you're consistent-ly on the road. Without giving away yoursecrets, how do you manage to keep gig-ging?

A- Actually, I am on the road just partof the time. But I've established bands andbeachheads in many towns: New York,Kansas City, Seattle, Portland andHonolulu. To keep gigging? This is thehardest time in music in 100 years. So youdiversify...many markets, many instru-ments, styles. And you have to occasional-ly be your own agent. That's how. Plus, likeBlanche DuBois I sometimes rely on thekindness of strangers.

Rob Scheps performs with EssietOkon Essiet's IBO at The Cell June 3,Fat Cat June 17 and at Jazz ForumArts series at Dobbs Ferry’sWaterfront Park June 28; he is alsowith the Rob Scheps B3 OrganQuartet at Dennings Point Distilleryin Beacon on June 24.

For complete interview visit our website:http://hothousejazz.com/blog/Rob-Scheps

“This is the hardest time inmusic in 100 years. So you

diversify...many markets, manyinstruments, styles.”

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