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By George Kanzler

Green cover photo by Don Dixon, Locke by John Abbott, Reed by Jimmy Katz.

WINNING SPINSPIANISTS BENNY GREEN AND

Eric Reed served formative apprentice-ships with a couple of champions ofstraight-ahead post-bop modern jazz,Betty Carter and Wynton Marsalis. Incareers spanning three decades, bothBenny and Eric have continued to carrythe banner, as their latest albums attest.

Then and Now (Sunnyside) finds BennyGreen emphasizing not only his playingbut also his composing and arranging. Thealbum includes five of his own tunes, six bypost-bebop era musicians, plus a balladstandard. Singer Veronica Swift appearson the standard, "Something I DreamedLast Night"; she sings her own vocalese-like lyrics to Benny's "Naturally," and addswordless vocals to three other selections.The Then and Now lineup also includesBenny's regular trio partners, bassistDavid Wong and drummer KennyWashington; flutist Ann Drummond isshowcased on three tracks and percus-sionist Josh Jones on two.

The CD opener, "Donny Hath a Way," isa short tribute to the late soul singerDonny Hathaway, featuring electric piano,flute and Latin percussion. Benny incorpo-rates "The Closer I Get To You" into hisoriginal composition. On Cedar Walton's"Latin America," another track featuringflute and percussion, Benny plays thetheme on electric piano but solos, in anexuberant, Cuban-inflected style, onacoustic piano.

The whole album is a display of Benny'sexuberance, his playing extroverted andbrio filled. Whether he's flying through theblistering bop tempo of Hank Jones'"Minor Contention," rolling out bluesytriplets on Hank Mobley's "HipsippyBlues," or joining Veronica in shout kickerson his tight, intricate "Humphrey," Bennyis assured and assertive at the keyboard.

On three tracks with Veronica—"Humphrey," Dexter Gordon's "ForRegulars Only" and Horace Silver's "SplitKick"—she overdubs a second vocal. Shesings to the melodies in tandem withBenny's piano, and her scintillating scatsolos function like a horn. The tunes Bennyhas resurrected from the oeuvre ofdeceased jazz masters of the second half ofthe 20th century prove that there is a richtrove of material that has not been suffi-ciently explored.

On Everybody Gets the Blues (SmokeSessions), Eric Reed prefers subtlety to

flash, finding a strong but still spiritualcenter in playing that is never rushed orflamboyant. Eric makes strategic use ofsilence, spacing his notes and deliveringthem with a sure, crystalline touch. Themost familiar tune he covers, FreddieHubbard's "Up Jumped Spring," demon-strates his approach. He takes the piece—typically played at a brisk pace—at a slowtempo while retaining the waltz time,turning the usually hard-bop compositioninto a resonant ballad. Adding heft is thesonorous alto sax of Tim Green, whoappears on five of the tracks. On boardthroughout are bassist Mike Gurrola anddrummer McClenty Hunter.

Eric also creates a soft palette of FenderRhodes keyboard for John Coltrane's"Naima," bringing a quiet, reverentialapproach at a slower than normal tempo.He does include a swinging waltz, pairinghis tribute to Cedar Walton with a StevieWonder outro, "Cedar Waltzin'/Don't YouWorry 'Bout a Thing," featuring a vigorousturn from Tim's alto sax and a captivatingpiano solo judiciously mixing single noteswirls and block chords. On Cedar's"Martha's Prize," Eric incorporates call-response into his solo, as if dueting withhimself.

Except for "Naima," the tracks withTim's alto swing out; Eric is more contem-plative in a trio setting. The title piece isan understated blues, taken at a slowwalk; his melding of Jerome Kern and theBeatles, "Yesterday/Yesterdays," is deeply,deliberately lyrical, even though it endswith a gospel flourish. "Dear Bud," dedi-cated to Bud Powell, portrays the latepianist's mental anguish in descendingminor chords. With Tim on soprano sax,Eric's "New Morning" builds from a slowpiano intro through a ruminating, gospel-tinged theme, to a final climactic sectioninfused with a churchy spirit. Gospel andswing come together in the CD's finale,James Williams' "Road Life," a bright end-ing to an often moody recital.

Benny Green commemorates his56th birthday (April 4) with his trio atBirdland on April 2-6. Eric Reed cele-brates the release of Everybody Getsthe Blues at Smoke Jazz & SupperClub on April 11-13, with alto saxo-phonist Julius Tolentin, bassistCorcoran Holt and drummer McClentyHunter.

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CLUBS & HALLS

UPPER MANHATTAN(Above 70th Street)

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

AMERICAN LEGION POST: 248W 132nd St(bet 7th & 8th Avs). 212-283-9701. Sun, atler-native Wed & Thurs: 6:30-10:30pm Jam.

APOLLO THEATER: 253W 125th St. 212-531-5300. www.apollotheater.org. Apr 4: 8pmhttps://jazzfoundation.org/Apollo2019/ JazzFoundation of America feat A Great Night inHarlem gala concert w/Lifetime AchievementAward Honorees Harry Belafonte & TonyBennett, feat August Greene, Patti Smith,Bettye LaVette, The Count Basie Orch, BruceWillis w/spec guest Savion Glover.

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

CAFÉ CARLYLE: At Carlyle Hotel. 35E 76th Stat Madison. www.thecarlyle.com. 212-744-1600. Sets: 8:45pm. Mon: Woody Allen &Eddy Davis New Orleans Jazz Band. Apr 30:John Pizzarelli.

CLEOPATRA’S NEEDLE: 2485 Bway (bet92nd & 93rd Sts). www.cleopatrasneedleny.com. 212-769-6969. Sets: Early (E), Late (L);Sun E 4-8pm, L 9pm-1am; Mon-Tues E 8-9pm, L 10pm-1am; Wed-Thurs E 7-11pm, L11:30pm-2:30am; Fri-Sat E 8pm-12am, L12:30-3am. Free adm/$10 min. Trios exceptMon&Thurs Duets unless otherwise noted. LJam. Residencies: Sun E Open mic w/KeithIngham, L Benno Marmur; Mon Mark Hagan;Tues Marc Devine; Wed E Open mic w/LesKurtz, L Nathan Brown; Thurs L NathanBrown; Fri L Robbie Lee; Sat L T. Kash. Apr4: Didi Grooves; 5: Isaac Raz; 6: DaveHirschman; 11: Noriko Kamo; 12: KuniMikami; 13: Justin Lees; 18: Equilibrium JazzGp; 19: Masami Ishikawa; 20: Roland Temple;25: George Young Band; 26: Art Lillard; 27:Phil Briggs Band.

FIRST CORINTHIAN BAPTIST CHURCH:1912 Adam Clayton Powell Blvd at 116th St.Apr 29: 6:30-9:30pm Jazzmobile Fundraiserwww.jazzmobile.org w/Music DirectorWinard Harper.

GIN FIZZ: 308 Malcolm X Blvd at 125th St. 2ndFl. www.ginfizzharlem.com. 212-289-5550.Apr 16: 7:30&9pm $15 adm Ross Kratter Qrt.

GINNY’S SUPPER CLUB: At Red Rooster.310 Lenox Av (bet 125th & 126th Sts).www.ginnyssupperclub.com. 212-792-9001.

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

HAN DYNASTY RESTAURANT: 215W 85thSt (bet Bway & Amsterdam Avs). 212-858-9060. www.handynasty.net/uws. Thurs: 6-8pm free adm Steve Wirts Qrt w/spec guests.

HARLEM STAGE: At Aaron Davis Hall. 150Convent Av at W135th St. 212-281-9240.

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www.harlemstage.org. Apr 5: 7:30-9:30pmJim McNeely & Manhattan School of MusicJazz Orch; 11: 7:30-9:30pm Christian ScottaTunde Adjuah w/Steve Turre; 12: 7:30-11pmChristian Scott aTunde Adjuah.

LENOX COFFEE: 60W 129th St at Lenox Av.646-833-7839. www.lenoxcoffee.com. Sun: 5-7pm Keyed Up feat Ilya Lushtak Trio.

LENOX SAPHIRE: 341 Lenox Av at 127th St.www.lenoxsaphireharlem.com. 212-866-9700. Thurs: 11pm-4am Keyed Up seriesw/Phil Young Oct.

MANNA HOUSE: 338E 106th St (bet 1st & 2ndAvs). www.mannahousejazz.org. 212-722-8223. First Sun: 4pm $20-10 adm MEEE JazzConcert series. Apr 7: Keith A. Dames & DemKat's In Black Hats.

MILLER THEATRE: At Columbia University. 2960Bway at 116th St. 212-854-7799.www.millertheatre.com. Apr 6: 8pm $35-7adm Alfredo Rodríguez Trio.

MINTON’S: 206W 118th St (bet St. Nicholas Av& Adam Clayton Powell Blvd). 212-243-2222.www.mintonsharlem.com. Sets: 7:30&9pm,Thurs-Sat 7:30&9:30pm. Residencies: SunSinger Meets Saxophonist feat ChristopherMcBride w/guest; Tues Minton's Legacy Jamby Joe Graziosi; Thurs Latin Jazz series byLuisito Quintero & spec guest. Apr 5: “King”Solomon Hicks; 6: Bobby Harden; 12: JTBowen & The Mighty Kings of Soul; 13&27:Hopkins & The Biggish Band.

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

NATIONAL JAZZ MUSEUM IN HARLEM:58W 129th St at Malcolm X Blvd. 212-348-8300. www.jmih.org. 10 don. Apr 6: 2pm FirstSaturday Jam Session w/David Durrah; 13:3:30pm Vinyasa Jazz Flow; 14: 2pmIntergenerational Jazz Jam; 16: 7pm Jazz &Social Justice feat Taurus Mateen - TheSound of Islam.

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

PARIS BLUES: 2021 Adam Clayton Powell Jr.Blvd at 121st St. 917-257-7831. www.parisbluesharlem.webs.com. Sets/adm: Early (E)5-9pm, Jam 9pm-1am/free. Sun: E Double G& the Possee, 9pm 1st&3rd La BandaRamirez; Mon: Antoine Dowdell; Tues:Tyrone Govan & Der Secret; Wed: LesGoodson & the Intergalatic Soul Jazz Band;Thurs: Chiemi & Chiemistry; Fri: tba; Sat:69th Street Band.

SHOWMANS: 375W 125th St at Morningside.212-864-8941.

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 E-L Jam w/AndrewKushnir. Apr 7: R; 9: 8-9pm Nick Biello Qnt;11: E Amanda Addleman; 12: E Joe Pino Qnt;14: R; 18: L Lukas Pfeil & friends; 20: LMichael Morgan Trio; 21: R; 25: 6-9pmManhattan School of Music; 26: E CésarCardoso Qrt; 28: R, 8-9pm Captain Hook Trio.

SILVANA: 300W 116th St at FrederickDouglass Blvd. www.silvana-nyc.com. 646-692-4935. Sets: Early (E) 6-7pm, Late (L) 7-8pm. Apr 1: L Common Qrt; 4: E-L MattMcDonald; 10: E-L Joe Breidenstine Qnt; 11:E-L Scott Reeves; 12: E Matt Mannino; 13: ELukas Pfeil & friends; 16: E Takeshi OtaniBand; 17: L Joe Pino Qnt; 18: E-L Mike Fahn;24: L Andy Bianco Qnt; 25: E-L Ron Wilkins;

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26: E-L The Young Lions Jazz Orch; 27: EJacob Varmus Qrt, L César Cardoso Qrt

SMOKE JAZZ & SUPPER CLUB: 2751 Bway(bet 105th & 106th Sts). 212-864-6662.www.smokejazz.com. Sets: Early (E), Late(L); Sun E 5,7&9pm, L 10:30pm; Mon E7&9pm, L 10:30pm; Tues 7,9&10:30pm; Wed-Thurs E 7,9&10:30pm, L 11:30pm; Fri-Sat E7,9&10:30pm, L 11:30pm&12:45am; adm/minvary. Residencies: Sun (R) E Cynthia Scott, LPublic Sound; Mon (R) Vincent Herring Qrt, LNew Jam Session; Tues (R) Mike LeDonne &Groover Qrt; Wed (R) E Lezlie Harrison, L04/3&10 Joe Saylor & friends, 04/17&24Emmet Cohen Organ Qrt; Thurs L Isaiah J.Thompson Qrt; Fri L Johnny O’Neal &guests; Sat L The Harlem Sessions by MarcCary. Apr 1-3: R; 4-6: no 10:30pm set GeorgeColeman Qrt; 7-10: R; 11-13: Eric Reed Qrt;14-17: R; 18-20: Robin Eubanks Qnt; 21-24:R; 25-27: Sammy Figueroa Latin JazzExplosion; 28-30: R.

SUGAR BAR: 254W 72nd St (bet Bway & WestEnd Av). 212-579-0222. www.sugarbarnyc.com.Sets: 8pm/$10 adm unless otherwise noted.Residencies: Wed Electrikana; Thurs 9pmOpen Mic w/Sugar Bar All Star Band. Apr 5:Rob Silverman Qrt; 6: 9pm Irini Res & theJazz Mix.

SYMPHONY SPACE: 2537 Bway at 95th St.212-864-5400. www.symphonyspace.org.Bar Thalia (BT). Apr 5: BT 9pm free adm TheNY Jazz Flutet; 14: 7pm $40-10 New York CityJazz Festival, 8pm free Columbia UniversityJazz Ensembles w/spec guest Helen Sung.

The TRIAD THEATER: 158W 72nd St (betBway & Columbus). www.triadnyc.com. 212-362-2590. 2 drink/min. Apr 12: 9:30pm $25adm Khemestry & The Harlem Society; 24:7pm $25 Ron Dabney.

ALICE TULLY HALL: 1941 Bway (65th St betBway & Amsterdam). 212-671-4050. www.lincolncenter.org. Apr 4: 7:30pm WyntonMarsalis & Juilliard Jazz Orch.

BIRDLAND: 315W 44th St (bet 8th & 9th Avs).212-581-3080. www.birdlandjazz.com. Sets:Early (E) 5:30pm except Sun 6pm & Mon7pm; 8:30&11pm, except Sun Late (L)9&11pm. Residencies: Sun (R) ArturoO’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orch; Wed EDavid Ostwald & Louis Armstrong EternityBand; Fri E The Birdland Big Band; Sat Eexcept 04/27 Eric Comstock. Apr 2-6: BennyGreen; 4: E Diane Marino; 7: E GabrielleStravelli, L R; 9-13: James Carter Organ Trio;11: E Koh “Mr. SaxMan” Duo; 14: E AlonYavnai Qrt, L R; 16-20: João Bosco; 18: EDenise Reis; 21: E Sam Dillon, L R; 23-27:Kurt Rosenwinkel; 25: E Rob Silverman; 27:E Purchase Latin Jazz Orch; 28: E KenPeplowski Big Band w/spec guest JohnPizzarelli, L R; 29: E Natalie Douglas w/MarkHartman; 30-May 1: Frank Catalano Qrt.

BIRDLAND THEATER: 315W 44th St (bet 8th& 9th Avs). www.birdlandjazz.com. 212-581-3080. Sets: Early (E) 7pm except Sun 7:30pm& Mon 8:30pm; Late (L) 9:45pm. Apr 2: LarryFuller Trio; 3-6: L Joe Alterman; 7-8: E The JiveAces; 9: E Ashley Pezzotti; 10-13: AubreyLogan; 15: E Jed Levy; 16: Daryl Sherman Triow/Art Baron; 17-20: E Sheila Jordan; 19-20: LMichael Wolff Trio; 21: E Chelsey GreenBerklee Qnt; 22: E Wayne Tucker & The BadMotha's; 23: E Celia Berk Trio w/Sean Gough;24-27: Dena DeRose feat spec guest 04/24

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Houston Person, 04/25 Jeremy Pelt, 04/26Ingrid Jensen; 30: Daniel LeClaire.

CARNEGIE HALL: 57th St & 7th Av. 212-247-7800. www.carnegiehall.org. Zankel Hall(ZH). Apr 13: ZH 10pm $44-53 adm DevaMahal; 24: 8pm $35 Santiago Leibson/JasonYeager.

CHRIST & ST. STEPHEN’S CHURCH: 120W69th St (bet Bway & Columbus Av).www.csschurch.org. 212-787-2755. Apr 25:8&9pm $20 adm Dave Chamberlain & BandOf Bones feat Mercedes Ellington &Antoinette Montague.

CLUB BONAFIDE: 212E 52nd St (bet 2nd &3rd Avs). 3rd Fl. www.clubbonafide.com.646-918-6189. Apr 4: 6:30pm Emilie Surtees;5: 8pm Michael Dutra; 6: 4&6pm Yael &Gabriel, 8pm Barbara Martinez, 10pm MariaAlejandra Rodriguez; 11: 6:30pm EmilieSurtees; 12: 6pm Chloé Perrier & FrenchHeart Jazz Band, 8pm David Stern Qrt,9:30pm Maria Alejandra Rodriguez; 13: 4pmRichard Miller; 14: 6pm Chloé Perrier &French Heart Jazz Band; 17: 5pm EmilieSurtees; 18: 7&9pm Darren Lyons Gp; 19:6pm Chloé Perrier & French Heart JazzBand, 8pm Maria Alejandra Rodriguez; 20:4pm Richard Miller; 21: 5&7pm JulieEigenberg/Richard Miller; 26: 6pm ChloéPerrier & French Heart Jazz Band, 8pmMichael Dutra; 27: 4pm Richard Miller, 6pmMaria Alejandra Rodriguez, 8pm BarbaraMartinez; 28: 5pm Julie E. & Alex Blakew/spec guest Yoichi Uzeki.

DIMENNA CENTER FOR CLASSICALMUSIC: 450W 37th St (bet 9th & 10th Av).www.dimennacenter.org. 212-594-6100. Apr13: 8pm $25/20 adm World Piano Summit featLuiz Simas, Steve Sandberg & ArmenDonelian.

DIZZY’S CLUB: At Jazz @ Lincoln Center. 10Columbus Cr at 60th St. 5th Fl. 212-258-9800.www.jalc.org. Sets/adm unless otherwisenoted: 7:30&9:30pm, 11:30pm Late NightSessions; Sun-Wed $35, Thurs-Fri $40, Sat$45; $10 min. Apr 1: William Paterson JazzUniversity Orch & Jazz Qnt w/spec guestIngrid Jensen; 2-3: Yotam Silberstein Qrt featJohn Patitucci; 4-7: $45 04/4-5 Ben Vereenfeat Juilliard Jazz Ens; 8: Manhattan Schoolof Music Jazz Orch; 9: Julien Labro & TheChanson Experiment; 10-11: 04/10 $30Mason Brothers Qnt; 12-14: Sherman Irby &Momentum; 15: $40 The Yale Jazz Ens featRandy Brecker & Wayne Escoffery; 16: TheAmerican Pianists Awards feat Kenny Banks,Jr., Emmet Cohen, Billy Test, David Meder &Keelan Dimick; 17: closed; 18-21: MontyAlexander Trio; 22: Todd Coolman &Purchase Jazz Orch w/Jon Faddis & specguest Steve Nelson; 23: Sam Reider &Human Hands; 24: Evan Christopher; 25:Clint Holmes, Veronica Swift & Nicolas Kingw/DIVA Jazz Orch; 26-28: 04/26 $45 KennyBarron Qrt; 29: Terell Stafford & The TempleUniversity Jazz Band feat spec guestMarshall Gilkes; 30: Camille Thurmanw/Darrell Green Trio. Late Night Sessionsw/Apr 2-6: Miki Yamanaka; 9-13: Sean MasonTrio; 16&18-20: Bruce Harris; 23-27: EddieBarbash String Band.

DON’T TELL MAMA: 343W 46th St atRestaurant Row. 212-757-0788. www.donttellmamanyc.com. Apr 5: 7-8:30pm $20adm/2 drink min Russ Kassoff & DonShelden’ Sinatra Jukebox w/spec guestAnnette Sanders.

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

The IRIDIUM: 1650 Bway at 51st St. 212-582-2121. www.theiridium.com. Apr 2-3: 8:30&10:30pm Lee Ritenour; 6-7: 8:30&10:30pmSteve Smith & Vital Information NYC Edition;10: 8:30pm Jane Getter Premonition w/specguest Vernon Reid; 20: 8:30pm JoePolicastro Trio; 23: 8:30pm JJ Sansaverino;30-May 1: Tuck & Patti.

JAZZ AT KITANO: 66 Park Av at 38th St. 212-885-7119. www.kitano.com. Sets/adm: Sun12-2:30pm, Mon-Tues 8-11pm, Wed-Sat 8-9:15&10-11:15pm; Sun $45 buffet, Mon-Tuesfree/$15 min, Wed-Thurs $18/$20 min, Fri-Sat $34/$20 min. Residencies: Sun (R) JazzBrunch w/Tony Middleton; Mon (R) Jam byIris Ornig; Tues Emerging Artists series. Apr1: R; 2: Jesse Simpson Qrt; 3: Ayako Shira-saki Trio; 4: Hendrik Meurkens Qrt; 5-6:Quartette Oblique; 7-8: R; 9: Caili O'DohertyQrt; 10: Greta Matassa Qrt; 11: Koh “Mr.SaxMan”; 12-13: Ed Neumeister Qrt; 14-15:R; 16: Kelly Green Qrt; 17: Erli Perez Qrt; 18:Coalescence; 19: Jack Wilkins Gp; 20:Kendra Shank Qrt; 21-22: R; 23: JulietaEugenio Qrt; 24: Jocelyn Medina Qrt; 25:Judimarie Canterino Qrt; 26-27: Jonny KingTrio; 28-29: R; 30: Alex Pryrodny Qrt.

JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER: 10 ColumbusCr at 60th St. 5th Fl. www.jalc.org. 212-258-9800. Appel Room (AR), Rose Theater (RT).Apr 5-6: RT 8pm McCoy Tyner & CharlesMcPherson at 80 feat Jazz at Lincoln CenterOrch w/Wynton Marsalis; 17: RT 7pm $150-200 adm Gala feat Jazz at Lincoln CenterOrch w/Wynton Marsalis & spec guestsHarry Connick, Jr., Jon Batiste, SullivanFortner, Vince Giordano, Noah Halpern,Anthony Hervey, Branford Marsalis, JasonMarsalis, Dianne Reeves, Don Vappie & RenoWilson; 25-27: RT 8pm Wynton Marsalis &Ken Burns w/Jazz at Lincoln Center Orch.

LE RIVAGE: 340W 46th St (bet 8th & 9th Avs).www.lerivagenyc.com. 212-765-7374. Mon:6:30pm Joe Cohn Trio feat Harry Allen04/22&29.

LOCAL 802: Associated Musicians of GreaterNew York Club Room. 322W 48th St (bet 8th& 9th Sts). www.jazzfoundation.org. 212-245-4802. Apr 8&22: 7-9:30pm Jazz Foundationof America Jam; 9&25: 5pm Jazz in theAfternoon feat 04/9 The New YorkJazzharmonic, 04/25 Ross Kratter Jazz Orch.

MARRIOTT VACATION CLUB PULSE: 33W37th St (bet 5th & 6th Avs). 212-448-1024.Sets: Tues-Thurs 5-8pm. Tues: CharlieApicella & Iron City; Wed: Latin Sounds;Thurs: Peter Manes and The Keys.

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

The PIERRE: 2E 61st St at 5th Av. 212-838-8000. www.thepierreny.com. Thurs-Sat: 6:30-9:30pm Antonio Ciacca.

RESIDENCE INN TIMES SQUARE: 1033 6thAv at 39th St. 212-768-0007. Tues: 7:30-10:30pm free adm Daniel Bennett Gp.

The RUM HOUSE: 228W 47th St (bet Bway &8th Av). www.edisonrumhouse.com. 646-490-6924. Sets: 9:30pm-12:30am, Mon 10pm-2am. Apr 17&25: 9:30pm Lou Caputo &Company.

RUSSIAN SAMOVAR: 256W 52nd St (betBway & 8th Av). www.russiansamovar.com.212-757-0168. Sun: 3-7pm. Apr 7: MichaelRorby/Louise Rogers Qrt; 14: SatishRobertson/Deborah Davis Qrt; 21: SteveMalski Niles/Marie Aiken/Aaron JohnsonQrt; 28: Kristen Lee Sergeant Trio.

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SAINT PETER’S CHURCH: 619 Lexington Av at54th St. (Citicorp Bld). 212-935-2200.www.saintpeters.org. Sun: 6pm free admJazz Vespers; Wed: 1pm $10 don MiddayJazz Midtown; 1st Mon: 7:30pm $5 admInternational Women in Jazz Jam. Apr 3: BenCassara Qrt; 7: Stylianou/Bertoncini/SturmTrio; 10: Lou Caputo Not-So-Big Band; 14:Ike Sturm Qnt; 21: Ike Sturm Ens featCatherine Russell; 24: Russ Kassoffw/Catherine Dupuis; 25: 7:30pm DukeEllington Society meeting www.thedukeellingtonsociety.org; 28: Sarah McCaslin.

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

SPOONFED NYC: 331W 51st St (bet 8th & 9thavs). 646-368-1854. www.spoonfednyc.com.Apr 7: 7pm $12 adm Sunday Vocal Jazz &Jam w/Jocelyn Medina; 10&24: 8:30-11pmfree/$12 min Chris Crocco Fluid Trio.

SWING 46: Jazz & Supper Club. 349W 46th St(bet 8 & 9th Avs). www.swing46.com. 212-262-9554. Residencies 8:30-11:30pm/$15adm: Mon Swingadelic; Tues George GeeSwinging’ Dance Band; Wed Stan RubinOrch w/Joe Politi.

TOMI JAZZ: 239E 53rd St (Bet 2nd & 3rd Avs).Lower level. www.tomijazz.com. 646-497-1254. Apr 7: 7-8:30pm free/$5 min BillStevens; 14: 7-8:30pm free/$5 min LindaPresgrave Qrt.

The TOWN HALL: 123W 43rd St (bet 6&7thAvs). www.thetownhall.org. 212-840-2824.Apr 24: 7:30pm $30 adm Zakir Hussain; 27:8pm $47-77 Stephane Wrembel feat DjangoA Gogo w/Simba Baumgartner, RaphaelFays, Serge Krief, David Gastine, EzeckielKrief, Lior Krief.

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

55 BAR: 55 Christopher St (bet 6th & 7th Avs).212-929-9883. www.55bar.com. Sets: Early(E) 7-9pm except Sun&Fri-Sat 6-9pm, Late10pm. 1st Mon: E Sean Wayland; 1st Thurs: EAmy Cervini; 1st Sat: E Ayana lowe; 2ndThurs: E Nicole Zuraitis; 2nd Fri: E TessaSouter; 3rd Sun: E Ray Anderson & PocketBrass Band; last Wed: E Paul Jost; last Fri: EKendra Shank.

75 CLUB: At the Bogardus Mansion. 75 MurraySt (bet W Bway & Greenwich St). 212-268-1746. www.the75clubnyc.com. Sets: Tues-Wed 7-11pm; Thurs 7:30-11pm; Fri-Sat8&9:30pm. Residencies: Tues Michael KananSolo; Wed Tardo Hammer Trio + Jam. Apr 4:Gabriele Donati w/friends; 5: Bill Easley Qrt;6: TK Blue; 11: John Marshall Trio; 12: EvanSherman Big Band; 13: Peter Leitch BigBand; 19: Joe Magnarelli Qrt; 18: GabrieleDonati w/friends; 20: Clovis Nicolas featKenny Washington; 25: Johnny O’Neal Solo;26: Ehud Asherie; 27: Grant Stewart Qrt.

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

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

Apr 6: Erena Terakubo Trio; 13: Takeshi AsaiTrio; 20: Kent Thompson Trio; 27: TakeshiAsai Trio.

BAHA’Í CENTER: 53E 11th St (bet Bway &University). www.bahainyc.org. 212-222-5159. Tues: 8&9:30pm $10/15 adm. Apr 2:Jorge Sylvester & the ACE Collective featNora McCarthy; 9: Jay d'Amico Trio; 16:Cynthia Hilts Gp; 23: Gary Morgan &PanAmericana.

BAR NEXT DOOR: 129 McDougal St. 212-529-5945. www.lalanternacaffe.com. Sets: Sun8&10pm, Mon-Thurs Early (E) 6:30-7:45pm,Late (L) 8:30&10:30pm, Fri-Sat 7:30,9:30&11:30pm. Adm: $12 all night + 1 drink min/setexcept Fri-Sat $12/set + 1 drink min/set, Efree. Trios. Mon-Thurs: E Emerging Artistsseries; Mon: L Vocal Mondays series.Residencies (R): Sun except 04/14 PeterMazza; Wed L Jonathan Kreisberg. Apr 1: EElijah Shiffer, L Valentina Marino; 2: E AlecAldred, L Nadav Peled; 3: E Olin Clark, L R; 4:E Andrew Pereira, L Chet Doxas; 5: PeterSlavov; 6: James Silberstein; 7: R; 8: E RyanHernandez, L Nora McCarthy; 9: E NickSemenykhin, L Aleksi Glick; 10: E RicoJones, L R; 11: E Juan Munguia, L PeterBernstein/Ed Cherry Duo; 12: John Stowell;13: Ricardo Grilli; 14: Daniel Eli Weiss; 15: EAlex DeLazzari, L Jocelyn Medina; 16: EChris Parker, L Jonah Udall; 17: E ArturAkhmetov, L R; 18: E Bill Raikovsky, LAndrew Renfroe; 19: Pete McCann; 20: JustinLees; 21: R; 22: E Stephen Boegehold, LDana Reedy; 23: E Niklas Lukassen, L AlicynYaffee; 24: E Juan Munguia, L R; 25: E MattSetzler, L Vaughn Stoffey; 26: Rodney Jones;27: Quentin Angus; 28: R; 29: E JocelynGould, L Perry Beekman; 30: E Yuma Uesaka,L David Leon.

The BLACK DOOR: 127W 26th St (bet 6th &7th Avs). www.blackdoornyc.com. 212-645-0215. Mon: 11pm-2am Terry Waldo & GothamCity Band.

BLUE NOTE JAZZ CLUB: 131W 3rd St at 6thAv. 212-475-8592. www.bluenotejazz.com.Sets: 8&10:30pm + Fri-Sat 12:30am LateNight Groove series, Sun 11:30am&1:30pmSunday Brunch. Adm varies. Apr 1: DeborahDavis benefit; 2-7: Joshua Redman Qrt; 8:Pablo Sainz Villegas; 9-10: tba; 11-14: ArturoSandoval; 15: Jon Faddis & Purchase JazzOrch w/Ken Peplowski; 16: Big Sam & FunkyNation; 17: tba; 18-21: Terence Blanchardfeat The E-Collective; 22-24: Roy Haynes; 25-28: The Manhattan Transfer; 29: NYU JazzOrch feat Mike Mainieri; 30-May 1: KarriemRiggins. Late Night Groove w/Phony Ppl evSat. Sunday Brunch w/Apr 7: MichaelRodriguez & NYU Jazz Ens; 14: LaurenHenderson; 21: Nao Yoshioka; 28: PatriceWilliamson.

CHELSEA MUSIC HALL: 407W 15th St at 9thAv. www.chelseamusichall.com. 646-609-1344. Apr 3&17: 7:30pm $17/20 adm GlennCrytzer Orch.

CITY WINERY: 155 Varick St (bet Spring &Vandam Sts). www.citywinery.com. 212-608-0555. Apr 6: 12:30pm Brunch w/Violette; 10:7&10pm Robert Glasper; 17: 6-9pm JazzHouse Kids gala honoring John Schreiber &Jimmy Cobb, feat Christian McBride w/JazzHouse all-star alumni & students, RaviColtrane, Ledisi, Bill Charlap Trio, IngridJensen & Christian McBride’s New Jawn.

The CUTTING ROOM: 44E 32nd St (betMadison & Park Av). 212-691-1900. www.thecuttingroomnyc.com. Apr 25: 7pm TheWorld of Captain Beefheart.

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

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PERHAPS BEST KNOWN AS Atrombonist, Wycliffe Gordon spends

his time in the company of others: otherlike-minded artists, other inquiry-driveneducators and, of course, other instru-ments. In addition to trombone, the com-poser and bandleader plays 22 instru-ments, including didgeridoo. Humannessin his phrasing and an evolving technicalmastery have garnered the Georgia nativea number of accolades in recent years. ADownBeat Critics Poll favorite, Wycliffehas received an International TromboneAssociation award, and the LouisArmstrong House Museum's Louie Awardfor his commitment to preserving the lega-cy of Louis Armstrong.

An artist who always has had a pro-found connection to phrasing, Wycliffefound that when he began integratingsinging into his big band rehearsals, andlater into his performances, somethingunnamable began to resonate. "A lot oftimes we rely on markings in the music foreverything from dynamics to how we artic-ulate. You can mark it down, but when yousing something, you connect to it a certainway," he explains.

A full-time faculty member at AugustaUniversity and artist in residence at JohnsHopkins' Peabody Institute in Baltimore,Wycliffe has honed a number of strategiesfor effective band leading, with singingoften emerging as the magic bullet. "If I'mworking with a trombone, trumpet or sax-

ophone section, to get them to play aphrase, if you want them to learn how toplay it almost immediately, get them tosing it. And then say: When you play it,just play it like you sing it. Almost imme-diately, it will come together," he explains.

At a recent Peabody master class,Wycliffe observed his trombone studentsreadying themselves to play an orchestralexcerpt. He cites how singing immediatelyconnected them to the music that was intheir ears—or, at least, on the page—amethod that benefits their playing, theirphrasing and their listening. "They had toget their minds ready," he notes. "It's justsimple. If you sing, you don't even thinkabout it."

According to Wycliffe, singing phrasesbefore playing them, particularly whenrehearsing a big band, is one of the mosteffective ways for every player to work outsimilar phrasing so they can move togeth-er as a unit. He adopted this technique forhis own bandleader's tool kit after a fatefulrehearsal with the Jazz at Lincoln CenterOrchestra in its early days. He recalls thatthe legendary trombonist and big bandmainstay Britt Woodman played a partthat had been written on the chart as aCharleston rhythm.

"But there was a way that he played it,"Wycliffe recalls. "I said, 'Mr. Woodman,can you do that again?' And it was just theway that he phrased it—and we haven'tyet figured out a way to mark that [articu-lation]. Hearing that one phrase, Ithought, Wow. This is how some of thebands develop their sounds. You can't real-ly mark it—you can put dynamics, you canput marcato, staccato, legato, and eventhough we have things like turns or theappoggiatura, you have to hear it. It's noton the horn. It's something that's com-pletely human, and the best way to get tothat is to sing."

Another of Wycliffe's missions as anartistic leader and a global mentor is toinspire institutions' to continue evolvingtheir understanding of American music.He and his fellow practitioner-educatorswork tirelessly with universities to instillvalues of historical exploration and for-ward thinking within their music pro-grams through initiatives like the jazzmasters series Wycliffe has started inAugusta.

"Several colleges like University ofNorth Texas and Miami, they know it'simportant to get the Euro-centric musicthat was prominent in the States, but[they also know] that a new music wasbeing created out of America and it'simportant to expose our students, as wellas themselves, to that music, because it isright here—jazz being the biggest contrib-utor, but there have been other forms orstyles that have come after that."

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By Ken Dryden, Ken Franckling, Seton Hawkins, Stephanie Jones Christopher photo by April Renae, DeRose by Antonio Porcar Cano, Freeman by Lois Gilbert, Leitch by Karen Zajak.

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ED NEUMEISTERJAZZ AT KITANO / APRIL 12-13Throughout a career that began in the 20th century and includes long tenures in theVanguard Jazz Orchestra and the Duke Ellington Orchestra (post-Duke), EdNeumeister has honed his craft as a master trombonist. He's branched out to Europein this century, where he also developed his skills as a composer, arranger and con-ductor with big bands. Not content with jazz technique, Ed also has played with clas-sical orchestras. He currently teaches trombone, composing and arranging at RutgersUniversity in New Brunswick, New Jersey. He's a virtuoso on his instrument, whetherspinning off fast bebop runs, wielding a plunger in front of a big band, or blending hisimpeccable tone with a guitar in a duo. This gig is a rare chance to hear him in an inti-mate quartet setting with pianist Marc Copland, bassist Kenny Davis and drummerTom Rainey. GK

VITALI IMERELIMULBERRY 147 / APRIL 6 Though nowhere near as well-known stateside as his skills deserve, the Georgia,Eurasia-born Vitali Imereli is a truly staggering violin virtuoso. While comparisons tothe legendary Stéphane Grappelli are inevitable when describing jazz violin talents,in Vitali's case, they are especially apt: His playing lives and breathes the easy swing,rich tone and effortless melodic work of Grappelli. Having built up an impressiverésumé that includes collaborations with Bucky Pizzarelli, Frank Vignola, KenPeplowski and others, over the past decade Vitali has increasingly established hisfootprint in the United States. His performance with the harmonica and guitar maes-tro Enrico Granafei will offer a wonderful opportunity to catch his gifts in action. Forfans of swinging violin music, Vitali Imereli is not to be missed. SH

CHICO FREEMANJAZZ FORUM / APRIL 5-6Of the many post-John Coltrane tenor saxophonists to emerge in the 1970s, ChicoFreeman has always stood out as a refreshingly off-the-cuff original. Chico's sound hasstemmed from modern icons including his individualistic father, Chicagoan and NEAJazz Master Von Freeman. Pivotal recordings including The Outside Within andSpirit Sensitive for the India Navigation label put Chico's name on the map, and he'sdelved into his share of funk, tender ballad standards and creative improvisation. Thisis a rare stateside engagement for Chico. Some recent efforts include working along-side European bassist Heiri Kanzig, drummer Reto Weber, and ensembles includingTrio Exotica, Squeezeband and the Makanda Project big band. This latest ChicoFreeman Quartet includes pianist Zaccai Curtis, bassist Essiet Okun Essiet anddrummer Jason Brown. MGN

SIVAN ARBELNUBLU 151 / APRIL 3Layered performances featuring original compositions, percussive explorations andinvitational dance breaks are part of singer-composer Sivan Arbel's mission to chal-lenge preconceptions and unite a community of artists and listeners. Her lyrics, bothin Hebrew and in English, often reflect glimpses into the human condition, and shenavigates odd meter sections and compositions with an internal pulse that bends andbows with human elasticity. In live performance as well as on recordings, Sivan seemsto reach the music's climactic moment with natural awareness and sophisticated pac-ing. Her 2019 release Change of Light brings together her long-running septet withstring quartet members Meitar Forkosh, Audrey Hayes, Yumi Oshima and TerrenceThornhill. Sivan's release performance features Ori Jacobson, Jack Sheehan, RonWarburg, Nick Hetko, Sam Weber and Evan Hyde. SJ

ANTONIO HARTVANDOJAM AT ZINC / APRIL 3Baltimore-reared alto saxophonist Antonio Hart is a titan among his colleagues.Astute and confident, Antonio's playing is sensitive and far-reaching, showcasing astyle that is ahead of the curve. Having cut his teeth at Berklee College of Music,Antonio's first professional endeavors included performing with Roy Hargrove andDizzy Gillespie, with the latter acting as a mentor. Since then, Antonio has crafted hissound over nearly a dozen albums as a leader. Of his most recent CD, 2015's Blessing,JazzTimes declared, "Hart, on soprano and mostly alto saxophone, never puts a wrongfoot forward as player or composer." Antonio's style will be on full display when hehosts Zinc Bar's monthly VandoJam jam session. EW

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KARRIEM RIGGINSBLUE NOTE / APRIL 30-MAY 1Sprung from the legendary lineage of Detroit drummers like Roy Brooks, GeorgeGoldsmith, Elvin Jones, George Davidson and Gayelynn McKinney, Karriem Rigginshas become a standout. It's not so much because he plays like his predecessors andpeers. Though his fierce energy parallels them, he is of the hip-hop generation, so hisstyle and beat perspective are quite different. As much a producer and mentor as per-former, he's won an Emmy, backed many legit jazz greats, and appeared withcrossover keyboardist Robert Glasper, as well as in the pop world with PaulMcCartney and Diana Krall. Since moving to Los Angeles, Karriem has become an in-demand club/house/floor DJ, so he can go solo and his live shows can include any num-ber of jazz-influenced performers, often involving a who's who of unusual and diversecontemporary artists. MGN

DENA DEROSEBIRDLAND THEATER / APRIL 24-27 One of just a few artists who excel on both piano and vocals, Dena DeRose combines asensitivity for lyrics with instrumental chops and creative arrangements, recastingtime-tested favorites in brand-new settings. Dena is a master of understated singingand avoids gimmicks, though she can deliver a sassy take and scat up a storm whenthe song calls for it. Joined by bassist Martin Wind and drummer Steve Williams, herspecial guests will include Houston Person (April 24), Jeremy Pelt (April 25) andIngrid Jensen (April 26). Much of the music they'll focus on will be recorded forHighNote this fall, including Bob Dorough's "Nothing Like You," Mark Murphy's lyricsto Alan Broadbent's "Don't Ask Why" and several originals. The CD will includeJeremy, Houston and Sheila Jordan. KD

PETER LEITCH75 CLUB / APRIL 13When guitarist Peter Leitch suffered nerve damage from cancer treatments a few yearsago that left him unable to play, he saw it as an opportunity to focus on composing andarranging for a large ensemble. After months of rehearsals with some of New York'stop instrumentalists, he premiered the New Life Orchestra at 75 Club. Encouraged bythe reaction of the musicians, critics and audiences, Peter has continued to expandand refine his repertoire, with a goal of recording the band in the near future. The cur-rent group includes trumpeters Bill Mobley and Duane Eubanks; saxophonists DavePietro, Jed Levy and Carl Maraghi; trombonists Matt Haviland and Brandon Moodie;pianist Peter Zak, plus flute, drums, two guitarists and two bassists. KD

GREG ABATETHE SIDE DOOR / APRIL 26High-energy jazz is the forte of hard-bop saxophonist Greg Abate, whose intensity andfresh ideas fuel his playing on originals and standard fare. Even his approach to slow-er material has that lilt. Ballads and sambas start out breezy or laid-back, but haveburning moments. This performance is a release event for Gratitude, his 20th CD asa leader. The title track refers to Greg's appreciation for his life, family and the musicthat constantly courses through him. The CD was recorded last April 26 at theZeiterion Theater's Stage Door Live! concert series in New Bedford, Massachusetts,with Boston-based pianist Tim Ray's trio, comprising bassist John Lockwood anddrummer Mark Walker. This is their fourth CD together, and they join him here. KF

EVAN CHRISTOPHERDIZZY'S CLUB / APRIL 24 Evan Christopher has won acclaim for his mastery of traditional New Orleans Creole-infused clarinet, inviting comparisons to Sidney Bechet, Omer Simeon, Barney Bigardand Jimmy Noone, though he blends their approaches into his own unique style. Thefocus of this concert will be the "Kings of the New Orleans Clarinet," covering every-one from Bechet to Alvin Batiste. Evan refers to his interpretations as being "in thetradition without being overly traditional." A talented composer who has contributedmany songs to the jazz clarinet repertoire, Evan will play excerpts from his recent"The Faubourg Variations," which is intended as a musical tour of New Orleans, guid-ed by his clarinet. His band Clarinet Road will feature pianist David Torkanowsky,bassist Neal Caine and drummer Darrian Douglas. KD

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

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

FAT CAT: 75 Christopher St at 7th Av. 212-675-6056. www.fatcatmusic.org. $3 adm/no min.Sets unless otherwise noted: Early (E), Late(L), Night (N); Sun E 6pm, L 9pm, N 1am; MonE 6pm, L 9pm, N 12:30am; Tues E 7pm, L9pm, N 12:30am; Wed 7pm, L 9pm, N12:30am; Thurs 7pm, L 10pm, N 1:30am; Fri6pm, L 9pm + 10:30pm, N 1:30am; Sat E 7pm,L 10pm, N 1:30am. Residencies (R): Sun ETerry Waldo & Gotham City Band, N TheProgram; Mon N Billy Kaye; Tues E except04/2 Saul Rubin Zebtet; Wed E except 04/3Raphael D'Lugoff Trio + 1, N Ned Goold; Fri LThe Supreme Queens; Sat N GregGlassman. Apr 1: E Camila Celin, L RichieVitale Oct, N R; 2: E Oscar Williams, L SonoraNuyorkina, N Craig Wuepper; 3: E KellyGreen, L Luke Carlos O’Reilly, N R; 4: EBruce Harris, L Saul Rubin Zebtet, N PaulNowinski; 5: E Andrew Latona, L R + JaredGold/Dave Gibson, N Todd Herbert; 6: E SinFronteras, L Raphael D'Lugoff Qnt, N R; 7: ER, L Jade Synstelien & FCBB, N R; 8: L NedGoold Qrt, N R; 9: E R, L Peter Brainin & theLatin Jazz Workshop; 10: E R, L HaroldMabern Trio, N R; 11: L Greg Glassman Qnt;12: L R + Rodney Green; 13: E Steve BlumTrio, L Samuel Torres & Astoria SalsaCompany, N R; 14: E&N R; 15: L GeorgeBraith, N R; 16: E R; 17: E R, L DonHahn/Mike Camacho Band, N R; 19: L R +Manuel Valera; 20: N R; 21: E&N R; 22: E AmitChaterjee, N R; 23: E R; 24: E&N R; 26: L R; 27:N R; 28: E&N R; 29: N R; 30: E R, L Itai Kriss &Gato Gordo, N John Benitez's Latin Bop.

GREENWICH HOUSE: 46 Barrow St (bet 7thAv S & W 4th St). www.greenwichhouse. org.212-242-4770. Apr 6: 7:30pm Sound It Outseries feat Michaël Attias; 11: Uncharted featScott Kettner & Nation Beat; 20: 7:30pmSound It Out series feat Andy Milne's Unison& Friends; 25: 8pm Uncharted feat AlinaEngibaryan.

JAZZ GALLERY: 1160 Bway at 27th St. 5th Fl.www.jazzgallery.org. 646-494-3625. Sets:7:30&9:30pm/adm varies. Apr 3: EricaSeguine/Shan Baker Jazz Orch; 4: PoliticalGangster Trilogy; 5: Joe Fiedler & OpenSesame; 6: Ricky Rodriguez & The New Qnt;11: Alfredo Colon; 12: Brandon RossPhantom Station Tourmaline; 13: Crump/Laubrock/Smythe; 16: Emma Frank; 18: RyanKeberle & Catharsis; 19: Pedro GiraudoTango Ensembles; 20: Pedro Giraudo BigBand; 25: Kassa Overall Time Capsule featKris Davis; 26: Tomeka Reid Qrt +Reid/Fujiwara Duo; 27: Tyshawn Sorey; 30-May 1: Harish Raghavan.

JAZZ STANDARD: 116E 27th St (bet Park &Lexington Avs). www.jazzstandard.net. 212-576-2232. Sets/adm unless otherwisenoted: 7:30-8:30&9:30-10:30pm/$30; Sun 2-3pm/free. Residencies: Sun 2pm Jazz ForKids Sunday Lunch feat Jazz StandardYouth Orch; Mon (R) Mingus Monday featMingus Big Band. Apr 1: R; 2-3: JD Allen Qrtfeat Liberty Ellman; 4-7: Veronica Swift; 8:R; 9-14: $35 SFJAZZ Collective; 15: R; 16:Michael Leonhart Orch; 17: Miho Hazama &m_unit; 18-21: Larry Goldings/PeterBernstein/Bill Stewart; 22: R; 23-24: DarcyJames Argue's Secret Society; 25-28: $3504/26-27 Stefon Harris & Blackout; 29: R; 30-

May 1: Joe Locke Gp + spec guest RaulMidón.

JOE’S PUB: At Public Theater. 425 Lafayette St& Astor Pl. www.joespub.com. 212-967-7555.Adm varies. Apr 7: 7pm $25 Kathryn Allison;12: 9:30pm $40 Fedor Chistyakov; 14: 9:30pm$25 Banda Magda; 20: 7pm $35 Grace Kelly;26: 9:30pm $30 The Hot Sardines; 28: 1pm$20 Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer & Shazad IsmailyTrio; 30: 9:30pm $15 Rhythm Future Qrt.

KNICKERBOCKER BAR & GRILL: 33University Pl at 9th St. 212-228-8490.www.knickerbockerbarandgrill.com. Fri-Sat:9pm-1am. Apr 5-6: Michael Wolff Trio; 12-13:Jon Davis & Ben Wolfe; 20: no music; 21: tba;26-27: Mark Sganga & Martin Pizzerelli.

(LE) POISSON ROUGE: 158 Bleecker St atThompson St. www.lepoissonrouge.com.212-796-0741. Adm varies. Apr 14: 9pm$14/18 adm Chiara Civello w/spec guest JimCampilongo.

MEZZROW: 163W 10th St (bet 7th Av &Waverly Pl). www.mezzrow.com. 646-476-4346. Sets/adm: 8-10:30pm, Late (L) 11pm-1am except Fri-Sat 11pm-2am, Sun + 4:30-7pm; adm varies. Residencies: Mon LPasquale Grasso; Thurs L Spike Wilnerw/spec guest. Apr 1: Manuel Valera, HansGlawischnig & Clarence Penn; 2: JohnDokes Trio; 3: David Berkman Trio, L IsaiahThompson; 4: Adrian Cunningham & TedRosenthal; 5: Kenny Werner & Scott Colley, LMarc Devine; 6: Kenny Werner & ScottColley; 7: Alan Broadbent Trio; 8: NitaiHershkovits & Rick Rosato; 9: Omer Avital &Yonathan Avishai, L Vanessa Perea; 10:Massimo Farao; 11: Lafayette Harris; 12:Steve Davis, L Greg Murphy; 13: Steve Davis;14: Neal Kirkwood Trio; 15: Russ Lossing &Cameron Brown; 16: Jesse Harris; 17: JanisSiegel & Diego Figueiredo; 18: Mike Moreno& Jon Cowherd; 19: Ray Gallon Trio, L MikiYamanaka; 20: Ray Gallon Trio; 21: ChrisFlory Trio; 22: Chuck Redd & John diMartino; 23: Vanisha Gould Qrt, L LucyYeghiazaryan; 24: Franck Amsallem &Alexander Claffy, L Sullivan Fortner; 25:Peter Beets Trio; 26-27: Jeb Patton Trio; 28:Frank Carlberg Trio; 29: Ben Paterson Trio;30: Hilary Gardner Trio feat Ken Peplowski.

MULBERRY 147: At Capri Ristaurante. 147Mulberry St (bet Grand & Hester Sts). 212-625-2626. www.caprinyc.com. Sets/adm: Sun4pm Brunch (B), 7:30&9pm; Sat 8&9:30pm/$15 min. Sun B: Enrico Granafei. Apr 6: VitaliImereli; 7: Peter Lin & the Lintet; 13: DaveFields; 14: Kate Baker; 20: Burr Johnson; 21:Amy London; 27: Lula Valdivia; 28: Roni Ben-Hur Trio.

NEIGHBORHOOD CHURCH: 269 Bleecker St(bet Jones & Cornelia Sts). 212-691-1770. 1stFri: 8&9:30pm free adm All Things Projectwww.allthingsproject.org. Apr 5: JohnStowell Trio.

The NEW SCHOOL JAZZ PERFORMANCESPACE: 55W 13th St. 212-229-5488.www.newschool.edu/jazz. Tues-Sat: 8:30-9:30pm The Stone at the New School. Apr 2-6: Paola Prestini; 8: 6-8pm SHEroes; 9: LuigiLai; 10-13: Jonathan Finlayson; 16-20: SylvieCourvoisier; 23-27: Okkyung Lee; 30-May 4:Satoko Fujii.

NORTH SQUARE: At Washington SquareHotel. 103 Waverly Pl at McDougal.www.northsquareny.com/about-jazz. 212-254-1200. Sun: 12:30&2pm free adm JazzBrunch Trios. Apr 7: Beat Kaesteli; 14: RozCorral w/Pete McCann & Chris Berger; 21:Roz Corral w/Roni Ben-Hur & Harvie S; 28:Linda Ciofalo.

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SINCE HIS ARRIVAL IN MANHAT-tan in 1981 from Rochester, New York,

the 60-year-old vibraphonist, bandleaderand educator Joe Locke has served as abridge from Milt Jackson, Gary Burtonand the late Bobby Hutcherson, to today'svibraphonists, including Stefon Harris andWarren Wolf. Besides releasing 35 record-ings as a leader, Joe has appeared on 65albums as a sideman with artists likeGrover Washington Jr., Eddie Henderson,Dianne Reeves and Jim Rotondi. Joe is afive-time recipient of the Jazz JournalistsAssociation's Mallet Instrumentalist of theYear award, and earned recognition at the2013 Hot House NYC Jazz Awards as BestVibes Player. His most recent release,2018's Subtle Disguise, successfully meldsstraight-ahead jazz with radio-friendlyarrangements, not unlike the legendaryCTI albums of the '70s.

Joe will play music from the CD at JazzStandard this month, supported by musi-cians from the recording: pianist/key-boardist Jim Ridl, bassist Lorin Cohen anddrummer Samvel Sarkisyan, along with acouple of special guests: guitarist AdamRogers and vocalist Raul Midon. "What welaid down in the studio has evolved," Joesays. "It's exciting to watch the music getlooser and tighter at the same time. Sowhat happens at the gig is that there's riskand spontaneity, and that's fun to be a partof. Everybody on this album has that wide-ranging catholic taste: We dig the entirespectrum of the music."

On Subtle Disguise, Joe delves into theentire spectrum of his musical palette withhis shimmering and soulful four-malletvibraphone improvisations. The selectionscover a lot of territory, ranging from "RedCloud," a Pat Metheny-like paean to thelegendary Oglala Sioux leader, to a rhyth-mically rousing, 15/8 rendition of BobDylan's rarely heard 1963 song "WhoKilled Davey Moore?" There's also a bluesybackbeat take on Blind Willie Johnson's"Motherless Children," with vocals by Rauland a Mason-Dixon guitar solo by Adam."Blondie Roundabout," Joe's tribute to his

manager, Nadja von Massow features amaze-like melody. Other selections includethe propulsive "Rogues of America," themoving title track, and the Bill Evans-esque ballad "A Little More Each Day,"featuring vocalist Alina Engibaryan, saxo-phonist Dave Binney and Joe on piano.

Joe's performance on Subtle Disguise isa 21st-century vibes tour-de-force, showingthe influence of two masters of the instru-ment, Hutcherson and Roy Ayers. "I'veknow Roy a long time," the vibraphonistsays. "I was listening to him when heplayed with [pianist] Jack Wilson in the'60s; he was an unbelievable straight-ahead player. But at some point, he want-ed to go in another direction and connectwith people. His music has been sampledmore than anybody's, and it still stands up.And I wouldn't have taken the path I'm on,if it weren't for Bobby. He's been my touch-stone from almost the beginning." Hisheartfelt ballad tribute to Hutcherson onthe CD, "Make Me Feel Like It's Raining,"aurally echoes his touching testimony.

Joe's wide-open musical philosophycomes from years of performing for thepeople in his hometown. He was alreadyplaying piano by the time his motherbought him his first vibes, when he was 12years old. "I'm not a product of the conser-vatory. I'm a product of the street," hedeclares. "From the beginning of my expe-rience in this music, there was a socialaspect to it, which was part and parcel tothe community and I was a part of it. Istarted playing jazz live when I was 15 ata club called, Jenks N' Jones in theTenderloin district of Rochester. I was

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Sts). www.nublu.net. Tues: 8pm StevenBernstein & Millenial Territory Orch. Apr 3:9pm Sivan Arbel; 8: 8:30pm Danton Boller;10: 8:30pm Nate Wood + Dan Weiss & BenMonder; 17: 8pm Adam Neely.

NUYORICAN POETS CAFÉ: 236E 3rd St (betAvs B & C). www.nuyorican.org. 212-780-9386/212-505-8183. Sets: 9:30pm. Tues: $10adm Latin Jazz feat 04/2 Chembo Corniel,Bronx Conexión, 04/9 Latin Jazz Big Band;04/16 Willie Martinez & La Familia Sxt; 1stWed: $13 All That - Hip Hop Poetry & Jazz;1st Sat: $15 Banana Puddin’ Jazz series featRome Neal + Jam.

PANGEA: 178 2nd Av (bet 11th & 12th Sts). 212-995-0900. www.pangeanyc.com. $20 min.Apr 13: 7-8:30pm $20/25 adm RebeccaAngel; 26: 9:30-11pm $10/15 Jazz Bastard.

The PLAYERS: 16 Gramercy Park South. (betPark Av S & 3rd Av). 212-475-6116. www.theplayersnyc.org. Apr 28: $25-99 adm GothamJazz Festival. Ballroom (BR), Kinstler Room(KR), Library (LB). 12pm KR tba, 12:30pm BRNYHJC Ensembles, LB The Hot Toddies,2:15pm LB The Anderson Twins, 2:30pm KRNYHJC, 2:55pm BR Queen Esther, 3:45pmKR Champian Fulton, 4pm LB Ben PatersonTrio, 4:15pm BR NYHJC Faculty All Stars,6:45pm LB Ladybugs, 7pm BR Sisterhood ofSwing Seven, 8:15pm LB Sweet Megg & theWayfarers, 8:45pm BR Eyal Vilner Big Band,10pm LB John Gill Jazz Band, KR EhudAsherie, 10:30pm BR High & Mighty BrassBand, 11:45pm KR Late Night All Star Jamby Dennis Lichtman w/Mona’s Hot Four.

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

ROCKWOOD MUSIC HALL: 196 Allen St at EHouston St. www.rockwoodmusichall.com.212-477-4155. Thurs: 9pm-12am EthanEubanks & Detroit Grease. Apr 20: 7pmGabriela Martina.

ROXY HOTEL: 2 Av of the Americas at WalkerSt. www.roxyhotelnyc.com. 212-519-6600.Apr 18: 7:30pm John Marshall Qnt.

RUE B: 188 Ave B (bet 11th & 12th Sts). 212-358-1700. www.rueb-nyc.com. Sets: 9pm-12am. Sun: Kazu Pf Yokoshima Qrt featFrank Sr.; Mon: Paul Bollenback Trio; Tues:Sophia Sarlat; Wed: Juliette Shipp; Thurs:Gregg Robbins Trio. Apr 5-6: The BlueMoons; 12: Luc Moutin Trio; 13: The GothamEasy; 20: Luc Moutin Trio; 26: Frankie ValdesSalsa Mambo Orch.

RUSS & DAUGHTERS CAFE: 127 Orchard St(bet Delancey & Rivington Sts). 212-475-4880. www.russanddaughterscafe.com. LastThurs: 8pm free adm The Stone at Russ &Daughters Cafe. Apr 25: Tim Sparks.

SMALLS JAZZ CLUB: 183W 10th St at 7th Av.212-252-5091. www.smallslive.com. Sets:Early (E) 7:30-10pm, Late (L) 10:30pm-1am,Night (N) 1-4am; jam following N; adm varies.Residencies (R): Mon N 04/1,15&29 JonElbaz Trio, 04/8&22 Sean Mason Trio; Tues NMalik McLaurine Trio; Wed N 04/3&10 DavisWhitfield Trio, 04/17&24 Micah Thomas Trio;Thurs N 04/4&18 Malick Koly, 04/11&25Jonathan Thomas; Fri N 04/5&19 JD Allen,04/12&26 Corey Wallace; Sat N 04/6&20Brooklyn Circle, 04/13&27 Philip Harper. Apr1: E Ari Hoenig Qrt, L Joe Farnsworth Trio, NR; 2: E Hillel Salem Qnt, L Abraham BurtonQrt, N R; 3: E Brent Birckhead Trio, L SamDillon Gp, N R; 4: E Aaron Seeber Qrt, LFrancisco Mela & the Crash Trio, N R; 5-6: EEliot Zigmund Qnt, L Ken Fowser Qnt, N R; 7:E Jeremy Manasia Qnt, L The Zebtet, N tba;8: E Omer Avital Trio, L Rodney Green Gp, NR; 9: E Justin Robinson Qrt, L Frank Lacy's

Tromboniverse, N R; 10: E Remy Le BoeufQnt, L Mike Lee Trio, N R; 11: E MontezColeman Gp, L Jerry Weldon Qrt, N R; 12-13:E Ralph Bowen Qrt, L John Marshall Qnt, NR; 14: E Joey “G-Clef” Cavaseno Qrt, L BruceHarris Qnt, N tba; 15: E Joe Martin Qrt, L JoeFarnsworth Trio, N R; 16: E Spike Wilner Trio,L Josh Evans Qrt, N R; 17: E Stephen RileyQrt, L Harold Mabern Trio, N R; 18: E NewYork Jazz Nine, L Moutin Factory Qnt, N R;19-20: E Michael Dease Qrt, L George BurtonQnt, N R; 21: E Glenn Zaleski Trio, L NedGoold Qrt, N tba; 22: E Ari Hoenig Qrt, L JoeDyson Qnt, N R; 23: E Gene Jackson Gp, LFrank Lacy's Tromboniverse, N R; 24: E MattPavolka's Horns Band, L Dave Baron Qnt, NR; 25: E Matt Haviland Qrt, L Jim SnideroQnt, N R; 26-27: E Christopher McBride &The Whole Proof, L Noah Preminger Qnt, NR; 28: E Chris Byars Original Sxt, L JCStylles Gp, N tba; 29: E Ari Hoenig Trio, LKennci 4, N R; 30: E Steve Nelson Qrt, LAbraham Burton Qrt, N R.

TRIBECA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER:199 Chambers St. www.tribecapac.org. 212-220-1460. Apr 27: 7:30pm $21/11 admJonathan Barber & Vision Ahead.

TURNMILL: 119E 27th St (bet Park &Lexington Avs). www.turnmillnyc.com. 646-524-6060. Wed: 11pm-2am Keyed Up seriesfeat Rob Duguay & Low Key Trio + specguests.

VILLAGE VANGUARD: 178 7th Av S at 11thSt. 212-255-4037. www.villagevanguard.com.Sets: 8:30&10:30pm. Adm: $35/1 drink min.Residency (R): Mon Vanguard Jazz Orch. Apr1: R; 2-7: Sullivan Fortner; 8: R; 9-14: SteveWilson & Wilsonian’s Grain; 15: R; 14: 3pmNew Masada Qrt; 15: R; 16-21: Tom Harrell;22: R; 23-28: Gerald Clayton Qnt; 29: R; 30-May 5: Gilad Hekselman Qrt.

ZINC BAR: 82W 3rd St (bet Thompson &Sullivan). 212-477-8337. www.zincbar.com.Sets: unless otherwise noted 7:30&9pm. Apr1: Tom Guarna Qrt; 3: 9pm-1am freeVandoJam feat Antonio Hart; 5: 8&10:30pmMemo Acevedo & Manhattan Bridges Orch;8: Bruce Edwards Trio; 12: Gary Thomas Qrt;13: Cyro Baptista; 14: 4-6:45pm $25 AnotherSunday Serenade 917-882-9539/www.vtyjazz.com feat The New York Jazz Collective;15: Freddie Bryant Kaleidoscope Trio; 19:Rachel Z Trio; 22: David Gilmore/MaurizioBrunod Qrt; 24: Janis Siegel & LaurenKinhan feat Nellie McKay; 26: EddieHenderson Qrt; 29: Ed Cherry Trio.

AN BEAL BOCHT CAFÉ: 445W 238th St. 718-884-7127. www.lindasjazznights.com. 1stWed: 8&9:30pm $30-10 adm Linda's JazzNights. Apr 3: Vincent Herring Qrt.

ARMOR HALL:West 249th St @ IndependenceAv. www.wavehill.org. 718-549-3200. Apr 7:2pm Josh Lawrence Color Theory.

HOSTOS: 450 Grand Concourse at 149th St.www.hostos.cuny.edu. 718-518-4455. Apr 6:7:30pm Tribute to Dave Valentín feat AndreaBrachfeld & Bill O’Connell Afro-CaribbeanEns.

BAR BAYEUX: 1066 Nostrand Av. 347-533-7845. ww.barbayeux.com. Wed: 8-11pm freeadm. Apr 3: Spin Cycle; 10: Dave AmbrosioQnt; 17: David Berkman Trio; 24: OwenHoward Trio.

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NEW JERSEY JAZZBy Don Jay Smith

Farber photo by Amara Photography.

ADONIS ROSE and The NOJO 7EXIT ZERO INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL at CONVENTION HALL / APRIL 13Raised in New Orleans, drummer Adonis Rose is imbued with the timeless rhythmsof the city's music; he's an enthusiastic jazz proponent in the classroom and on thebandstand. A graduate of Berklee College of Music, Adonis began his career withNOLA trumpeter Terence Blanchard and has toured with Dee Dee Bridgewater,Nnenna Freelon, Harry Connick Jr., Kurt Elling, Delfeayo Marsalis and EllisMarsalis. The Grammy Award-winning musician comes to Cape May with the NOJO7, a New Orleans-based ensemble spun off from the popular New Orleans JazzOrchestra. The band blends its unique style with the Big Easy sound, playing songsby the likes of Allen Toussaint, Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin and Queen, remind-ing audiences of the important legacy and influence of jazz.

ANDY FARBERPEE WEE STOMP at HYATT REGENCY / APRIL 7How appropriate that bandleader and educator Andy Farber will headline the 50thPee Wee Russell Memorial Stomp, which was created by the New Jersey Jazz Societyas a fund-raising concert for music scholarships. Andy moves effortlessly between theclassroom, the recording studio and the bandstand. He teaches jazz composition andarranging at Juilliard, tours and records with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra,and leads his own band. In addition to his extensive jazz credits, the multitalentedsaxophonist composes, orchestrates and conducts for television and film. Joining Andywill be bassist Jennifer Vincent, drummer Alvester Garnett, trumpeters BrianPareschi and James Zollar, trombonists James Burton and Wayne Goodman, reedmanDan Block, and Grammy Award-winning vocalist Catherine Russell.

DIANE MARINOTRUMPETS / APRIL 6Pianist and vocalist Diane Marino captivates audiences wherever she performs, draw-ing on the Great American Songbook, traditional jazz standards, Latin compositions,and soul music. She has released six CDs, her most recent paying tribute to singerGloria Lynne. Although not as well-known as she deserves, Diane has earned highpraise from critics who cite her superb vocals, ability to "swing with the best of them,"creating "a world of sound that listeners don't want to leave." She has performed andrecorded with Houston Person, Joe Henderson, Wycliffe Gordon and Harry Allen,among others. Her Trumpets gig features tenor saxophonist Don Aliquo, alto saxo-phonist Ron Aprea, trumpeter Brian Pareschi, trombonist Rick Faulkner, guitaristDoug Munro, bassist Frank Marino and drummer Neal Smith.

JERRY BRUNO SHANGHAI JAZZ / APRIL 3The extraordinary bassist Jerry Bruno began his incredible career with the VaughnMonroe Orchestra back in the '40s, and he is still swinging. He has played with animpressive roster of legendary artists, Tony Bennett, Don Costa, Liza Minelli, TommyDorsey and Louis Prima among them. He toured with Frank Sinatra for several years,including some historic performances at Carnegie Hall and Radio City Music Hall. Ofcourse, he is closely associated with his good friend, the 7-string guitar master BuckyPizzarelli. Jerry has a long list of recording credits with the likes of pianist Bill Evans,vibist Red Norvo, singer Marlene VerPlanck and crooner Bing Crosby. Jerry celebrateshis 99th birthday this month, with pianist Russ Kassoff and vocalist Catherine Dupuisjoining him in a tribute to the music of Frank Sinatra.

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BAR CHORD: 1008 Cortelyou Rd. 347-240-6033. www.barchordnyc.com. Sets: 9pm.Sun: Cortelyou Jam. Apr 9: David Stern Trio.

BAR LUNÀTICO: 486 Halsey St. 718-513-0339.www.barlunatico.com. Sun: 2pm Keyed Upfeat Gospel Brunch.

BARBÈS: 376 9th St at 6th Av. Park Slope.www.barbesbrooklyn .com. 718-965-9177.Residencies: Sun 9pm Stephane Wrembel;Mon 7pm Brain Cloud; Tues 9pm Slavic SoulParty; Wed 10pm Mandingo Ambassadors.Apr 2: 7pm Nifty Knuckles; 3: 8pm AndyStatman.

BROOKLYN CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC:58 7th Av. www.bkcm.org. 718-622-3300. Apr28: 8pm Jessica Pavone String Qrt + JamesBrandon Lewis Trio.

BROWNSTONE JAZZ: 107 Macon St atNostrand Av. Fri-Sat: 9pm-12:30am CentralBrooklyn Jazz Consortium festival 718-773-2252/www.cbjcjazz.org feat BSJAZZ Ensam-ble, BrownstoneJAZZ series & Fish Fry.

BROWNSVILLE HERITAGE HOUSE: 581Mother Gaston Blvd. Apr 20: 3-6pm free admCentral Brooklyn Jazz Consortium festivalwww.cbjcjazz.org/718-773-2252 Wade BarnesTribute Band.

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

HALYARDS: 406 3rd Av. 718-532-8787.www.barhalyards.com. Tues: 8-9:30pm $10adm/1 drink min. Apr 2: James Carney Qrt; 9:Jochen Rueckert Qrt; 16: Matt Pavolka Qrt;23: Russ Lossing’s King Vult; 30: JeffWilliams Trio.

IBEAM: 168 7th St. www.ibeambrooklyn.com.Apr 12: 8pm Lesley Mok + Florian Herzog'sSplinter; 13: 8pm Sean Conly, 8:45pmHooker/Conly/Rosenbloom/Gauci Qrt; 20:8pm Billy Mintz Qnt.

IL PORTO: 37 Washington Av. 718-624-0954.www.ilportobrooklyn.com. Thurs-Sat: 7-10pmKeyed Up feat Charlie Apicella & Iron City.

JAZZ 966: 966 Fulton St. 917-593-9776.www.fortgreenecouncil.org/jazz966. Fri: 8&9:45pm $15 don. Apr 12&26: 8-11pm CentralBrooklyn Jazz Consortium festival 718-773-2252/www.cbjcjazz.org feat 04/12 BuyuAmbroise, 04/26 Double A Blues Band.

KUMBLE THEATER: 1 University Pl. Apr 11:6-9pm Central Brooklyn Jazz Consortiumfestival www.cbjcjazz.org/718-773-2252 featCBJC All Star Band w/Reggie Woods,Anthony Wonsey, Winard Harper.

MILK RIVER: 960 Atlantic Av. Apr 30: 6-10pmCentral Brooklyn Jazz Consortium festival718-773-2252/www.cbjcjazz.org feat BKN-NYC meets International Jazz Day w/Brook-lyn Jazz All-Stars.

NATIONAL SAWDUST: 80N 6th St. 646-779-8455. www.nationalsawdust.org. Apr 24: 7pmMalika Zarra; 29-30: 7:30pm Bruce Hornsby& The Noisemakers.

ROULETTE: 509 Atlantic Av at 3rd Av.www.roulette.org. 917-267-0363. Sets/adm:8pm/$18. Apr 5: Oliver Lake; 15: LevyLorenzo & Peter Evans; 23: OGJB Qrt.

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/$10.Apr 2: $12 E Friends&Neighbors, L BrandonLopez; 4: L $8 The Alpine Ens; 5: E ROSA, LMarko Djordjevic & Sveti, N $15 Sarma; 11: EJulian Jimenez Qrt, 8:30pm PawelIgnatowicz; 12: 8pm High Key People +Alicyn Yaffee Qrt; 14: 8pm Les Nunes &Clovis High School Jazz Band feat RandyBrecker; 18: E Tristan Geary Trio; 19: E $15Dimitrije Vasiljevic Qrt; 25: E Jonathan

Gardener Qrt, L Process Big Band; 28: E $12Berta Moreno Afro-Jazz Soul Project, L $8Arctic Circle.

SISTAS’ PLACE: 456 Nostrand Av at JeffersonAv. www.sistasplace.org. 718-398-1766. Sat:9&10:30pm $30/25 adm. Apr 6: Neil ClarkeEns; 13,20&27: Central Brooklyn JazzConsortium festival 718-773-2252/www.cbjcjazz.org feat 04/13 Eric Wyatt Qnt, 04/20 CraigHarris & Tailgator’s Tails, 04/27 AhmedAbdullah’s Diaspora Meets Fransico MoraCatlett’s Afrohorn.

The SLOPE LOUNGE: 837 Union St. www.thes-lopelounge.com. 347-889-5005. Mon: 8-11pmBig Band Jazz. Apr 1: Joshua Shneider LoveSpeaks Orch feat Saundra Williams; 8: DanPugach Nnt + 1; 15: Eitan Gofman Big Band;22: Tammy Scheffer Large Ens; 29: The NewYork Youth Symphony Jazz Band.

SUGARHILL SUPPER CLUB: 609 Dekalb Avat Nostrand Av. Mon: 7-11pm CentralBrooklyn Jazz Consortium festival 718-773-2252/www.cbjcjazz.org feat Stanley Banks &friends.

VELVET LOUNGE: 174 Bway. 718-302-4427.www.velvetbrooklyn.com. Tues: 9pm-12amKey Up series Jam.

WILLIAMSBURG MUSIC CENTER: 367Bedford Av. www.wmcjazz.org. 718-384-1654. $10 adm. Residency: Sat 10pm CentralBrooklyn Jazz Consortium festivalwww.cbjcjazz.org/718-773-2252 feat Jamw/Gerry Eastman & friends. Apr 4: 9-11pmEndea Owens & The Cookout; 7: 9-10pm DanMontgomery, 10:30-11:30pm Prawit “Wit”Siriwat; 11: 9-11pm Christopher McBride &The Whole Proof; 12-13,18, 20,25&27: CentralBrooklyn Jazz Consortium festival 718-773-2252/www.cbjcjazz.org feat 04/12 8:30-9:30pm Ariel Vera, 04/13 10pm-12amBenjamin Tiberio, 04/18 9-11pm WillermDelisfort Project, 04/20 10-11pm AndrewDeNicola, 04/25 9-11pm Jonathan Michel,04/27 10pm-12am Paul Shaw Trio.

FIREHOUSE 12: 47 Crown St. New Haven. 203-785-0468. www.firehouse12.com. Fri: 8:30pm$20 adm, 10pm $15. Apr 5: Moppa Elliot &Unspeakable Garbage; 6: Wadada LeoSmith; 12: Crump/Laubrock/Smythe; 19: JoeFiedler; 26: Elder Ones.

The SIDE DOOR JAZZ CLUB: At Old LymeInn. 85 Lyme St. Old Lyme. 860-434-0886.www.thesidedoorjazz.com. Sets: 8:30-11pm.Apr 5: Donald Edwards; 6: Broken Shadows;11-12: Buster Williams; 13: Ricky Ford; 19:Steve Kroon; 20: Curtis Lundy; 26: GregAbate; 27: Brian Charette.

GRASSO’S: 134 Main St. Cold Spring Harbor.www.grassosrestaurant.com. 631-367-6060.Sets: Sun 12-3pm Brunch (B) + 6-9pm; Mon6-9pm; Wed&Fri-Sat 7-11pm; Thurs 6:30-10:30pm. Residencies: Sun B Danny MarxDuo; Mon Robert LePley; Wed WayneSabella; Thurs Jen & Larry. Apr 6: AyakoShirasaki & Noriko Ueda; 13: Ben Phillips &Bob Gallo; 20: Noriko Ueda Duo; 27: DannyMixon.

The JAZZ LOFT: 275 Christian Av. StonyBrook. 631-751-1895. www.thejazzloft.org.Sets: 7-9:30pm. Apr 9: Oswego Jazz Project;12: Escher Qrt w/Warren Vaché; 13: TedRosenthal Trio; 18: The Bad Little Band; 23:Darrell Smith.

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ANOTHER REASON TO CELEBRATEBy Elzy Kolb

Hazama photo by Hiroyuki Seo.

Here, there, everywhere

THROUGHOUT HIS DECADES INmusic, pianist John di Martino has

played with his share of jazz royaltyincluding David Fathead Newman, JonHendricks, Billy Eckstein and SheilaJordan, to name a few. This month, how-ever, he'll turn his attention to royalty of adifferent kind in a concert focusing onmusic written by one of the longest-reign-ing monarchs of the modern era, the lateBhumibol Adulyadej Rama IX, who ruledThailand from 1946 till 2016.

The concert, scheduled for April 13 atFlushing Town Hall, is a celebration ofSongkran, the Thai New Year festival. AThai jazz player, Koh Mr. Saxman, willjoin John and his trio mates, bassist YoshiWaki and drummer Vince Cherico, onstage; Koh is traveling to the Big Apple forthe occasion. "Koh is an excellent musi-cian, he has a very soulful, David Sanbornkind of sound. He reminds me of a HankCrawford-style player," John says. "Koh isa big star in Thailand and throughoutAsia. His band Sound of Siam blends tra-ditional Thai music with a pop-fusion aes-thetic."

The evening's first set will be dedicatedto the Thai monarch, often referred to asRama IX, who was an accomplished jazzsaxophonist. Besides composing dozens oftunes and recording a couple of jazzalbums, the Thai king played with theKing of Swing, Benny Goodman, as well asStan Getz, Lionel Hampton, Benny Carter,and others.

The second set will likely include somestandards and "great straight-ahead jazz."

It will be a reunion for John and Koh,who have played together in Thailand. Thetwo plan to record while Koh is in town. "Iwant to put him with some great New Yorkmusicians where he can realize his full jazzpotential," John notes. "We'll probably dopart traditional Thai music and part GreatAmerican Songbook."

If proof is needed that John di Martinois a versatile musician, his busy April line-up should settle the matter. Perhaps theicing on the cake this month is John's solopiano gig at 75 Club, where he'll celebratea milestone birthday on April 2. He's hop-ing to have plenty of help in blowing outthe candles: "Singers have been showingup like crazy at 75 Club when I'm there, soI'd love to see this date turn into a realvocal fest. Everyone is invited to sit in," hedeclares.

John's affinity with singers is natural:His first exposure to jazz was through hismom, an amateur vocalist. "My motherwas always feeding me singers' records.Later I played with Gloria Lynne and shedid 'The Folks That Live on the Hill.' I wasso thrilled, I remembered being 12 yearsold and listening to her sing it on a recordfrom my mom."

When he began playing professionallyat age 15, his mother would point out hiptunes he needed to learn in the Fake Book."That's how I started to develop my reper-toire," John recalls. He loves working asaccompanist. "It's about surrendering, lis-tening and supporting—then you get totake a solo!"

He'll appear with singer Deanna Kirk at75 Club on April 19, with vocalistCynthia Scott at Smoke Jazz & SupperClub on April 21 and 28, and atMezzrow with vibes player Chuck Reddon April 22. The pianist is also set toappear with singer Nicholas King at theBeach Café on April 27, and with guitaristEd Cherry's trio at Zinc Bar April 29.

John is also looking forward to anupcoming studio date with clarinetistPaquito D'Rivera to record Billy Strayhornclassics, and to his ongoing involvementwith the monthly Vocal Mania series atZinc Bar.

Creative dance

Composer/conductor/arranger MihoHazama has a goal: "To make even myself

John di Martino, 75 Club, Flushing Town Hall, Mezzrow,Smoke Jazz & Supper Club, Zinc Bar

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feel moved by my music." The realizationcame to her while she was working onmaterial for her new release, Dancer inNowhere (Sunnyside). In Japanese, thetitle had been something like "Stand Here,Feel the Wind," but there was no exacttranslation that felt right to Miho.

"The feeling was hard to express, thewords felt weird. My initial feeling aboutthe piece was, you have to move on, youhave to go forward, but I wanted a betterEnglish title," she muses. Miho describesfeeling a combination of emotions rangingfrom fear to anger to happiness to sadness.The breakthrough came when she recog-nized, "You have to accept what it is, youhave to control yourself. It was a shakyoccasion I was in trouble with, I was notreally happy, not really sad. I wanted themusic to move me."

Dance is more than a word in a compo-sition title for the Japan-born musician.Miho studied ballet for years, and hasrecently taken up contemporary jazzdance.

Her early musical studies focused onclassical, and she entered college as a clas-sical composition student. "I enjoyed theclasses but they were a little boring," Mihorecalls. One day on campus, "I heard a wel-coming concert, it sounded like fun. A bigband was playing music by Michel Camilo,Vince Mendoza, Gordon Goodwin. It wasmore modern than the classic big bandslike Glenn Miller." She joined the big band,"It got me into the jazz world," and exposedher to composers who continue to influenceand inspire, including Jim McNeely andMaria Schneider, whom she describes asher hero.

Her classical background plays an ongo-ing role in Miho's writing. "My brain stillworks for the symphony sound—an orches-tra with strings is the sound in my head.I'm still most comfortable writing forstrings and horns," she says. "I have astronger tendency to jazz these days. I alsolike rock and dance music. I balance whatI can do as an artist with what I like. Idigest everything and it comes out in mymusic."

Miho and her ensemble M_Unit will cel-ebrate the release of Dancer in Nowhere onApril 17 at Jazz Standard, where she'llhave the same instrumentation, but some-what different personnel from the record-ing. She notes that she started the bandwhen everyone was going to the sameschool, "But after eight years, some aremarried, some have kids, some have movedback to their home country. I love to workwith them and try to bring them back forbig gigs and recordings," but with playersliving in Japan, Germany and Australiait's not always possible.

The band has played the compositionsfrom Dancer in Nowhere only once beforein New York, and the music has been

revised since then, so Miho views the gig asa "re-debut. How the musicians interpretthe charts is always different. When youhave written charts played by jazz musi-cians there's always a magical point whereyou hear something you expect and some-thing you don't expect."

This is Miho's third release withM_Unit, and now she has several otherprojects in mind. She is looking forward tothe debut of a concerto she wrote, sched-uled to premiere next summer with theTokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, featuringpianist Shai Maestro. "It's a very writtenpart for orchestra and a very improvisedpart for Shai."

Another goal is developing a composi-tion that will be "a bridge between sym-phonic music and jazz, written for orches-tra but played in the jazz method." Shealso hopes to record pieces she was com-missioned to write for smaller ensembles,and is interested in composing for solopiano. "That instrument is like a smallorchestra you can control yourself," shesays. "I haven't played piano in a long timeand I'm not a great improviser, but I wouldlike to play this."

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LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY-POST: 720Northern Blvd. Brookville. www.liu.edu/post.www.tillescenter.org. 516-299-2895. Apr 26:8pm Chick Corea & Béla Fleck.

BERGENBERGEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE: 400Paramus Rd. Paramus. www.bergen.edu.201-447-7100. Apr 25: 7pm $20/10 adm JoelZelnik Trio feat Time Remembered.

BERGEN PERFORMING ARTS CENTER: 30N Van Brunt St. Englewood. 201-227-1030.www.bergenpac.org. Apr 3: 8pm $99-39 admPat Metheny Side Eye.

CAPE MAYALEATHEA’S: At the Inn of Cape May. 7 OceanSt. Cape May. Apr 12&14: Exit ZeroInternational Jazz Festival feat 04/127&9:30pm Veronica Swift, 04/14 12:30&3pmSullivan Fortner.

CABANAS BEACH BAR & GRILL: 429 BeachAv. Cape May. Apr 12-14: Exit ZeroInternational Jazz Festival feat 04/129&11pm Swift Technique, 04/13 12:30&2:15pm Cintron, 4:20&8pm Swift Technique,10&11:45pm Red Baraat, 04/14 12&2pm RonArtis, 4:15&6:10pm Red Baraat.

CAPE MAY CONVENTION HALL: 714 BeachAv. Apr 12-14: Exit Zero International JazzFestival feat 04/12 7pm Preservation HallJazz Band, 8:30pm Lizz Wright, 9:45pmPreservation Hall Jazz Band, 04/13 1pmAdonis Rose & The NOJO 7, 4pm VeronicaSwift + Sullivan Fortner Trio, 04/14 12pmMusic Connects Big Band, 2pm José James.

CARNEY: 411 Beach Av. Cape May. Apr 12-14:Exit Zero International Jazz Festival feat

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By Seton Hawkins

HOT FLASHES

Wrembel photo by Irene Ypenburg.

Artists Talk Inspiration: Stephane Wrembel

HEARING GUITARIST STEPHANEWrembel play is like glimpsing into

the universe that is Django Reinhardt'sgenius. Indeed, in Stephane's guitar work,the rich vocabulary pioneered by Djangosurges to the forefront, enabling the listen-er to explore the many paths the legendaryguitarist took while also hearing new ideasforged by Stephane out of Django's musicalstyle.

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Consequently, it may seem somewhatsurprising that when asked to cite an inspi-ration, Stephane chose not the obvious can-didate, but instead hopped genres toacknowledge another luminary in music:French Impressionist Maurice Ravel. "It'svery simple: I'm obsessed with Ravel!"Stephane enthuses. "I've developed a com-plete obsession with him for the past two orthree years. I've never heard anything socomplete as Ravel. In his piano repertoire,I've never heard anything that makes mefeel like that. He spent so much time carv-ing everything, so his repertoire isn't huge,and it's manageable."

Citing Ravel is a truly inspired choice,given Stephane's work. Indeed, the Frenchcomposer was one of jazz's early admirers,writing extensively in praise of it. What'smore, the admiration was mutual: Key fig-

ures including George Gershwin and BillyStrayhorn were noted Ravel enthusiasts,and indeed the French composer's harmon-ic sophistication can be heard in some ofthe boundary-breaking work in many jazzcompositions. "Jazz is swing, and the swingis a miracle," Stephane explains. "Butwhen you listen to Ravel's 'Jeux d'eau,'that's appearing in 1901, and it already hasthe harmony that jazzmen would laterlearn and incorporate into swing." As to thepossibility of a two-way exchange of ideas,Stephane notes that jazz "may havebrought a certain form of freedom, a certainlightness of thinking" to composers likeRavel.

The blurring and navigating of the clas-sical and jazz lines have certainly been onStephane's mind. He recently completed athree-year project of transcribing andrecording solo guitar compositions ofDjango Reinhardt's that are positivelyoverflowing with musical ideas, cuttingacross any stylistic considerations. "TheImpressionists—Ravel, Debussy, Fauré—were almost the popular music of the day,"he notes. "It seems that Django soaked inthat style of music. It stuck to him. But theclassical pieces he wrote are still 'Django';it's not classical guitar." The extensivestudy has paid dividends to Stephane, whohas in turn found a vast array of musicalpossibilities for his own performances andworks. "People like Django are completeinnovators. They start something, andwhen you go back to their roots, it doesn'tcorrupt your identity. It helps you to moveforward with the music itself. If you listento Django, you hear pure guitar."

On April 27, Stephane will present atribute to Django in a star-studded gather-ing at Town Hall. Dubbed "Django AGogo," the evening will feature Stephaneand his ensemble with guests ranging fromDjango's grandson Simba Baumgartner toBria Skonberg to David Langlois. Guidedby Stephane's particular vision, theevening will offer an exciting look atDjango's works, while exploring the sheerrange of his music. For even longtime fans,the evening will undoubtedly prove revela-tory.

For more information on StephaneWrembel, visit www.stephanewrembel.com.

Special eventsThe 17th annual A Great Night in

Harlem will take place April 4 at the

Stephane Wrembel

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By Nick Dunston

FRESH TAKESABDULRAHMAN AMER IS A PRO-

minent voice in the expanding commu-nity of young virtuosos on New York's jazzscene. The trombonist plays in ensemblessuch as Arturo O'Farrill's Afro-Latin JazzOrchestra, but also frequently leads hisown band, Ba Akhu. "The name originatesfrom my studies of ancient Egypt. The ba isour soul which manifests through our phys-ical selves, called the khat. However, whenwe pass, our souls enter a state of akhuwhere there are no barriers preventing itfrom being one with everything. I believethis state of akhu to be achievable on Earththrough healing and by destroying all thebarriers we have created against love."

Abdulrahman connects with his band asdeeply as he does with his spirituality, say-ing "I love every second of exploring withthem. There is a sensitivity to one anotherthat exists because we love and trust oneanother. I can be the most vulnerablearound them, and they have greatly con-

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Apollo Theater. A gala concert supportingthe efforts and mission of the JazzFoundation of America, the evening—host-ed by Danny Glover—will honor HarryBelafonte and Tony Bennett, and willinclude appearances by Common, PattiSmith, Bettye LaVette and the CountBasie Orchestra. Find out more atwww.jazzfoundation.org.

Jazzmobile celebrates the 120thanniversary of the birth of Duke Ellingtonon April 29 at the First CorinthianBaptiste Church with "Keep the MusicPlaying." Headliners will include TKBlue, Lisle Atkinson, AntoinetteMontague, Craig Harris, BobbySanabria, Akiko Tsuruga, MarionCowings and many more. For tickets, visitwww.jazzmobile.org.

tributed to helping me break the barriersthat contain my true sounds. Trust createsfreedom and gifts us the ability to discovernew things."

Abdulrahman Amer performs withBa Akhu at the Jamaica Center forArts and Learning on April 11.

Arpeggio Jazz Ens, 1:50pm Lucky Chops,3:45pm Brian Betz & Denis Diblasio, 4pmJon Cleary, 5:30pm Brian Betz & DenisDiblasio, 6pm Jon Cleary.

EXIT ZERO INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FES-TIVAL: Cape May. www.exit0jazzfest.com.609-849-9202.

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: 500Hughes St. Cape May. Apr 12-13: Exit ZeroInternational Jazz Festival feat 04/126&8:20pm Max Hatt/Edda Glass, 04/13 11amMax Hatt/Edda Glass, 1:30pm Jana Herzen& Nothing But Love feat Charnett Moffett,5:30pm Charnett Moffett & Bright New Day,8pm Max Hatt/Edda Glass.

IRON PIER CRAFT HOUSE: 429 Beach Av.Cape May. Apr 12-13: Exit Zero InternationalJazz Festival feat 04/12 8:30&10:45pmNettDuo, 04/13 9pm Arpeggio Jazz Ens.

RUSTY NAIL: At the Beach Shack Hotel. 205Beach Av. Cape May. Apr 13-14: Exit ZeroInternational Jazz Festival feat 04/13 1:30&3:10pm Ron Artis II, 8:30&10:15pm TamecaJones, 04/14 10&11:40am Hevee Levee.

SCHMIDTCHEN THEATER: 687 Route 9.Cape May. Apr 13: 8pm Exit ZeroInternational Jazz Festival feat Chick CoreaTrilogy.

ESSEXBETHANY BAPTIST CHURCH: 275W MarketSt. Newark. www.bethany-newark.org. 973-623-8161. Apr 6: 6-7:30pm Jazz Vespers featReggie Workman.

CLEMENT’S PLACE: At Rutgers University.15 Washington St. Newark. 3rd Thurs: 5:30-7pm Wells Fargo Jazz for Teens, 7:30-9:30pm Jam by James Austin, Jr. Apr 24:7pm Vince Ector.

DLV LOUNGE: 300 Bloomfield Av. Montclair.973-783-6988. Apr 20: 9pm-12am Maurício

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04/12 5:30pm High & Mighty Brass Band,7:30pm Tameca Jones, 8:30pm Paul Jost,9:30pm High & Mighty Brass Band, 10:20pmPaul Jost, 11:20pm Tameca Jones, 04/1312pm High & Mighty Brass Band, 12:45pmPaul Jost, 1:50pm High & Mighty BrassBand, 2:45pm Paul Jost, 3:45&7pm LuckyChops, 8pm Brian Betz & Denis DiBlasio,9pm Jon Cleary, 10:10pm Brian Betz &Denis DiBlasio, 11pm Jon Cleary, 04/1411:30am Lucky Chops, 12&1:45pm

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

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

Ron Wasserman gave me this one: David Baker told about a gig he played with theGeorge Russel sextet. He said, "I was taking a solo and I had my eyes closed. When I wasdone, I opened my eyes and Thelonious Monk was standing right there. He said, "Theywere right, you do look like me."

A year later, I was playing with the same band in the same club with my eyes closed. Iopened them and there Monk was again, but this time he said, "But you're uglier."

A Moment You Missed by Fran Kaufman Hot HouseContributing Photographer

Jazz musicians wear lots of hats, and pianist,composer, educator Helen Sung dons so manythat she could be the grand marshall of theEaster Parade. She's been named jazz artist inresidence at the prestigious Zuckerman MindBrain Behavior Institute at ColumbiaUniversity. On a snowy January evening,Helen was at Columbia talking about the rela-tionship of jazz music and the brain with trom-bonist/professor Chris Washburn and MichaelShadlen, a professor of neuroscience, in front ofan audience of neuroscience graduate students.

hired by David Rugless, who was a[Hammond] B-3 player. So for me, themusic was not about, 'Look how smart I amthat I can play these chord scales.' It wasalways about touching people who aren'tmusicians, making people feel better withthe music. That's how it started for me."

Joe balances one mallet in academiaand another in the performing world. Hedoesn't just present his embraceable visionof the music in the studio, on the band-stand and in the classroom. He has alsoserved as the international vibraphoneconsultant at the Royal Academy of Musicin London since 2008, and has been on fac-ulty at Manhattan School of Music since2013. "In some circles, the music is gettingmore obscure, and devoted to a superniche, intellectual audience. But in othercircles, there's a real desire to reach outand connect with folks. If the music's notdoing that, then it's lacking for me."

Joe Locke, pianist/keyboardist JimRidl, bassist Lorin Cohen, drummerSamvel Sarkisyan and special guestsguitarist Adam Rogers and vocalistRaul Midon, will appear at JazzStandard on April 30-May 1.

Big band culture and a commitment toenhancing higher education programs rep-resent only part of Wycliffe's artistic narra-tive. Over the course of his career he hasreleased 29 recordings as a leader and co-leader, and worked with countless era-defining artists from Lionel Hampton toWynton Marsalis to Shirley Horn. In recentyears, he's worked through many smallensemble compositions and arrangementsfor his International All-Stars, whichincludes pianist Ehud Asherie, saxophonistAdrian Cunningham, drummer AlvinAtkinson, and bass players YasushiNakamura and Corcoran Holt. Wycliffe'supcoming performance reprises the ensem-ble's multiple appearances at PJS JazzSociety and, as is always the case with hisAll-Stars, he looks forward to the hit. "It'llbe a pretty good showing," he says with alaugh. Wycliffe also appears as a soloistwith the Salvation Army Band at theWestside Presbyterian Church inRidgewood, New Jersey, on April 13.

Wycliffe Gordon's International All-Stars play PJS Jazz Society at FirstPresbyterian Church in Mount Vernon,New York, on April 14.

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de Souza & Bossa Brasil®. GATEWAY CENTER 2: 2 Gateway Center. 283-299 Market St. Newark. 973-624-8880. Apr 3:12-1pm Matthew Whittaker.

NEW JERSEY PERFORMING ARTS CEN-TER: 1 Center St. Newark. 888-466-5722.www.njpac.org. Apr 12: 8pm $39-79 admChick Corea Trilogy w/spec guest JoeyAlexander.

NEWARK PUBLIC LIBRARY: Branch BrookBranch. 235 Clifton Av. Newark. 973-733-7757. Apr 17: 5-6pm free adm Jazz in theStacks series feat NJPAC’s Wells Fargo Jazzfor Teens.

SOPAC: 1 SOPAC Way. South Orange. 973-313-2787. www.sopacnow.org. Apr 9: 7:30pmSeton Hall University Faculty Jazz Ens; 13:8pm John Pizzarelli; 14: 7pm Bob DeVos Qrt.

SUZYQUE’S BBQ & BAR: 34 S Valley Rd.West Orange. www.suzyques.com. 973-736-7899. Free adm. Sun: 2-5pm Brunchw/Curtis Lundy Ens; Mon: 8pm-12am JohnLee & friends. Apr 1&15: 8pm Glenn Franke'sBigBand.

TRUMPETS: 6 Depot Square. Montclair. 973-744-2600. www.trumpetsjazz.com. Apr 6: 8-11pm Diane Marino; 26: 8-10pm LarryCorban Qrt.

HUDSONThe BRIGHTSIDE TAVERN: 141 Bright St.Jersey City. www.brightsidetavern.com. 201-435-1234. Mon: 8pm Keyed Up featBrightside Tavern Trio.

MOORE’S LOUNGE: 189 Monticello Av. JerseyCity. 201-332-4309. Sun: 6:30pm Keyed Upfeat Meet the artist series.

HUNTERDONFLEMINGTON DIY: 90 Main St. Flemington.www.flemingtondiy.org. Apr 20: 7:30pm/$15adm Behn Gillece.

MERCER1867 SANCTUARY AT EWING: 101 ScotchRd. Ewing. www.1867sanctuary.org/seriesjazz. 609-392-6409. Apr 3: 7:30pm NatePhilips; 6: 1pm Danny Tobias & friends, 8-10pm $20/5 adm Maurício de Souza & BossaBrasil® w/Andrew Beals; 27: 8pm CarrieJackson; 28: 3pm Ocean County CollegeJazz Band.

CANDLELIGHT LOUNGE: 24 Passaic St.Trenton. 609-695-9612. Sat: 3:30-7:30pm freeadm/$10 min. www.jazztrenton.com. Apr 6:Orrin Evans; 13: Landom; 20: Pat Tandy; 27:Lawrence Clark.

HOPEWELL VALLEY BISTRO & INN: 15East Broad St. Hopewell. 609-466-9889.www.hopewellbistro.com. Thurs: 6-9pm/$15/5 don Jazz On Broad. Apr 4: Phil Orr &More; 11: Doris Spears; 18: Audrey WelberTrio; 25: Larry McKenna & Warren Vaché.

MCCARTER THEATRE: 91 University Pl.Princeton. 609-258-2787. www.mccarter.org.Sets: 7:30pm. Apr 2: Pat Metheny Side Eye;10: Jack DeJohnette, Joe Lovano, EsperanzaSpalding & Leo Genovese.

PRINCETON UNIVERSITY: RichardsonAuditorium. 68 Nassau St. Princeton. 609-258-5000. www.music.princeton.edu. Apr 13:Princeton University Jazz Festivalw/Rudresh Mahanthappa feat 12pm SmallGp X w/spec guest Joel Frahm, 1:20pmSmall Gp A w/Tia Fuller & Ingrid Jensen,2:40pm Charenée Wade Qrt, 4pm PedritoMartinez Gp, 5:20pm Donny McCaslin Qrt.

MIDDLESEXCHAMBER 43: 427 Raritan Av. Highland Park.www.chamber43.com. 732-317-9427. Apr 7:6pm Virginia Mayhew Trio feat Roberta Piket.

DELTA’S RESTAURANT: 19 Dennis St. NewBrunswick. www.deltasrestaurant.com. 732-249-1515. Apr 27: 6:30-10:30pm Maurício deSouza & Bossa Brasil® feat Gerson Galante.

DUE MARI: 78 Albany St. New Brunswick.www.duemarinj.com. 732-296-1600. Fri: 6:30-9:30pm free adm The New Brunswick JazzProject/www.nbjp.org. Apr 5: Tamuz NissumDuo; 12: Jackie Jones Duo; 19: Alex CollinsDuo; 26: Jen Starr & Jame Popik Duo.

GEORGE STREET ALE HOUSE: 378 GeorgeSt. New Brunswick. www.gsalehouse.com.732-543-2408. The New Brunswick JazzProject/www.nbjp.org. Tues: 8-11pm Emer-ging Artists + Jam. Apr 2: Saul Dautch Gp; 9:Andrew Wagner Gp; 16: Jared Clifton Gp; 23:tba; 30: Grady Barber Gp.

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. Apr4: Evan Sherman Qrt; 11: Mike Lee Qrt; 18:Dave Schumacher Qrt; 25: HendrikMeurkens Qrt.

TAVERN ON GEORGE: 361 George St. NewBrunswick. www.tavernongeorge.com. 732-545-6205. Wed: 8-11pm free adm The NewBrunswick Jazz Project/www.nbjp.org. Apr3: Massimo Faraò Trio feat Jerry Weldon; 10:Josh Lawrence Trio; 17: Sylvia Cuenca Trio;24: Nick Hempton Trio.

MORRISBICKFORD THEATRE: 6 Normandy HeightsRd. Morristown. 973-971-3706. www.morrismuseum.org/jazz-showcase. Apr 8: 7:30-9pmRio Clemente & friends.

HYATT REGENCY: 3 Speedwell Av.Morristown. 973-647-1234. Apr 7: 12-5pm$40-50 adm www.njjs.org The Pee WeeJubilee feat Andy Farber Orch w/spec guestCatherine Russell & James Chirillo, AdrianCunningham, Warren Vaché, Don Braden,Julius Tolentino.

MAYO CENTER FOR THE PERFORMINGARTS: 100 S St. Morristown. 973-539-8008.www.mayoarts.org. Apr 6: 8pm $49-99 admChris Botti.

SHANGHAI JAZZ: 24 Main St. Madison. 973-822-2899. www.shanghaijazz.com. Free adm.Sets: Sun 6-8:30pm, Tues 6:30-9pm, Wed-Thurs 7-9:30pm, Fri 6:30&8:45pm, Sat6:15&8:45pm. Closed Mon. Apr 2: JohnKorba; 3: Jerry Bruno; 4: Matt Kane; 5: BlueSoul; 6: Bernard Purdi; 7: Leonieke ScheubleTrio; 9: John Korba; 10: Charlie Apicella Trio;11: Abelita Mateus; 12: Doris Spears; 13:Helio Alves; 17: Ed Laub Trio; 18: WarrenVaché; 19: Eric Mintel Qrt; 20: César Orozco& Jorge Glem; 21: closed; 25: Peter & WillAnderson Trio; 27: Big Funk!.

OCEANThe JAY & LINDA GRUNIN CENTER FOR

THE ARTS: 1 College Dr. Toms River. 732-255-0500. www.grunincenter.org. Apr 26:8pm John Pizzarelli.

PASSAICWILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY: 300Pompton Rd. Wayne. www.wpunj.edu. 973-720-2371. Apr 28: 4pm Ray Vega w/the WPLatin Jazz Ens.

SOMERSETWATCHUNG ARTS CENTER: 18 Stirling Rd.Watchung. www.watchungarts.org. 908-753-0190. Sets: 8-10pm. Apr 6: Marty Eigen &Amani; 27: Dan Crisci Trio w/Brynn Stanley.

WARRENRUTHERFURD HALL: 1686 Rte 517.Allamuchy. 908-852-1894. www.rutherfurdhall.org. Apr 7: 3-5pm $25/20 adm Jazz at theRutherfurd feat Ronny Whyte Trio.

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LIKE ALL THINGS MYSTERIOUS,miraculous, magical and Brazilian,

João Bosco seems to distill aspects of hismusic and life into Buddhist-like apho-risms or koans. With each one he brings alittle more clarity to what it means to bequintessentially Brazilian. The singer/songwriter explains just how life-changinghe finds the bacchanalian Carnaval cele-bration of samba and African culture thatexplodes in Rio, and what it really meansmusically: "Samba is a black feeling, streetwise, full of curses, full of syncopation. Thegreat secret of samba is the syncopation;the time isn't in the samba itself, but in thehead and foot of each person."

This, of course is what lies at the heartof João's music, a completely new vocalesedialect, with a mixture of African andPortuguese words connected by a series ofpercussive sounds made by clicking tongueto palate and providing a vocal line forsamba. Prodded to explain he deepens themystery: "Who was born first? This beauti-ful trickery or samba? I think samba ownsthe body." Using a Brazilian analogy, heexplains, "Popular music and football haveaffinities. I think that the dribble, charac-teristic of the Brazilian player, has anaffinity with musical syncopation. Theydisguise tempo in music and the dodging ofthe football."

João's music employs elements of fasci-nating lyrical and rhythmic purity, yet heis modest to the point of being self-effacingabout it. And mysterious too: "I'm an intu-itive musician," he says, explaining some-what enigmatically, "I always picked upthe musical signals in the air. The songpresents itself as a mysterious bird. Eversince I've been listening to music, I'vealways found the rhythm of melody andharmony inseparable. Remembering alsothat the music contains color, form,

words... You grind it all together into amistura fina to organize what the musicalidea asks for."

He remembers one childhood Christmaswhen he asked for a couple of revolvers,but his dad bought him a monkey with adrum around his waist. His mother spentall night winding the monkey and trying toconvince him that it was the bestChristmas gift. The experience found itsway into a song, "Falso Brilhante," whichhe and long-time lyricist Aldir Blanc creat-ed: "Love is a fake shiny ring on the debu-tante's finger / love is nonsense / in thetrunk of the peddler / a monkey's drum..."

Over the years João has shared muchwith Aldir, an association blessed by theirlifelong mentor Vinicius de Moraes. ButJoão has also shared his many gifts andmusicianship with scores of others fromSergio Mendes to Cesar Camargo Mariano,Milton Nascimento, Chico Buarque,Gilberto Gil, Hamilton de Holanda,Yamandú Costa, Guinga and Kiko Freitas.

When asked how much more there is tobe done in music, his reply is another enig-matic aphorism, "As long as there is bam-boo there is an arrow. Or as I say, as longas there is desire there is music, and a newDVD is coming soon."

Bossabrasil presents João Bosco atBirdland on April 16-20.

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ATLAS STUDIOS: 11 Spring St. Newburgh.www.atlasnewburgh.com. 845-391-8855. Apr20: $20/25 adm Sun of Goldfinger.

CAFFE LENA: 47 Phila St. Saratoga Springs.www.caffelena.org. 518-583-0022. Apr 9: 7pmLena w/Chuck Lamb Trio & spec guest; 25:7pm Wallance Roney Qnt.

The FALCON: 1348 Rte 9 West. Marlboro.www.liveatthefalcon.com. 845-236-7970.Sets/adm: 8pm, Sun 11am Brunch; $20 donsuggested. Falcon Underground (FU). Apr 5:Wayne Krantz Trio; 7: David Amram Qnt; 10:FU 7pm Jazz Sessions; 11: Latin JazzExpress; 13: Ed Palermo Big Band; 14:Jason Kao Hwang & The Human Rites Trio;18: Jonah Smith, FU bigBANG; 19: PedritoMartinez Gp; 25: 7pm Dennis Yerry Qnt.

FISHER CENTER: At Bard College. 60 ManorAv. Annandale-on-Hudson. 845-758-7900.www.fishercenter.bard.edu. Apr 19: 7:30-9pm $25-5 adm Linda Briceño, Jorge Glem &Etienne Charles.

LYDIA’S CAFE: 7 Old US Hwy 209. StoneRidge. www.lydias-cafe.com. 845-687-6373.Sets: 7-10pm. Apr 6: Vinnie Martucci Trio; 12:Ann Belmont & Todd Anderson; 20: MattFinck Trio; 27: Rob Scheps Core-tet.

MAUREEN’S JAZZ CELLAR: 2 N Bway.Nyack. www.maureensjazzcellar.com. 845-535-3143. Sets/adm: unless otherwise notedSun 6pm, Fri-Sat 8&9:30pm/$20. Apr 5: PaulJost Qrt; 6: Pete Malinverni Trio; 7: 2pm freeStreet Fair feat David Budway Trio; 12: RobbyAmeem Qrt feat Troy Roberts; 13: MarkPaterson Qrt; 14: Teri Roiger; 19: DaveBerkman NYSQ; 20: Dave Schnitter Qrt; 26:Don Falzone Qrt; 27: Kenia; 28: $15 AnneCarpenter Qrt.

QUINN’S: 330 Main St. Beacon. 845-202-7447.www.quinnsbeacon.com. Apr 4: 9pmPrevite/Saft/Cline; 8: 8pm Andrea WolperQrt; 18: 9pm Peter Evans & Levy Lorenzo.

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

DEER HEAD INN: 5 Main St. Delaware WaterGap, PA. www.deerheadinn.com. 570-424-2000. Sets: Sun 5-8pm, Thurs 8-11pm, Fri-Sat7-11pm. Adm varies. Residency (R): ThursJam w/Bill Washer & friends. Apr 4: R; 5: ErinMcClelland Band; 6: closed; 7: Go Fine WineTrio w/spec guest Dave Liebman; 8: COTAfundraiser feat Bill Goodwin Trio & specguests; 11: R; 12: Adison Evans Qrt; 13: AlanBroadbent Trio; 14: Amani; 18: R; 19: JayRattman & Billy Test; 20: Nancy Reed & BillyTest; 21: closed; 25: R; 26: Vicki Doney Qrt;27: Quartette Oblique; 28: Moravian CollegeJazz Band; 29: 7:30-10:30pm Matt Vashlishan& The Water Gap Jazz Orch.

AIRTRAIN JAMAICA STATION: 93-02Sutphin Blvd. Jamaica. www.theairtrainjazzfestival.com. Thurs: 5-7pm. Apr 4: TakeshiOgura; 11: L A Blacksmith & Jazz-Plus; 18:Sharp Radway; 25: Eric Paulin Qrt.

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

FLUSHING TOWN HALL: 137-35 NorthernBlvd. Flushing. www.flushingtownhall.org.718-463-7700. 1st Wed: 7pm $10 adm Jamw/Carol Sudhalter. Apr 13: 8pm Koh “Mr.Saxman” & John di Martino Trio; 26: 8pmRenee Rosnes Qrt.

JAMAICA CENTER OF ARTS & LEARN-ING: 161-04 Jamaica Av. Jamaica.www.jcal.org. 718-658-7400. 2nd Thurs: 8pm$10 adm Thursday Night Jazz series. Apr 11:Abdulrahman Amer.

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

TERRAZA 7: 40-19 Gleane St. Elmhurst.www.terraza7.com. 718-803-9602. Sun:9:30pm-2am $7 adm Jam w/John BenitezTrio. Apr 10: 9-11:30pm Stringwise.

ALVIN & FRIENDS: 14 Memorial Hwy. NewRochelle. www.alvinandfriendsrestaurant.com. 914-654-6549. Sets/adm: Fri 7-10:30pm,Sat 7:30-11pm/free. Apr 5: Dinah Vero; 6: 7-11pm Rocky Middleton Trio; 12: 7-11pmPeter Hand Trio; 13: Leslie Pintchik Trio; 19:7-11pm Jared Pauley Qnt; 20: Ken Dircks Triow/Nicole Alifante; 26: Victor LaGamma Trio;27: Leslie Pintchik Trio.

BEANRUNNER CAFÉ: 201 S Division &Esther St. Peekskill. 914-737-1701.www.beanrunnercafe.com. Fri-Sat: 8-10:30pm $15 adm. Apr 6: Tadataka Unno Trio;12: Andy Polay Qrt feat Waldon Ricks; 13:Todd Londagin Band; 20: ConigliaroConsort; 27: Shunzo Ohno.

EMELIN THEATRE: 153 Library Ln.Mamaroneck. www.emelin.org. 914-698-0098. Apr 27: 7&9:30pm $59/49 adm JohnPizzarelli.

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: 199NColumbus Av at E Lincoln Av. Mount Vernon.www.pjsjazz.org. 914-636-4977. 2nd Sun:5:15-9pm $25 adm Second Sunday Jazzseries. Apr 14: Wycliffe Gordon.

JAZZ FORUM: 1 Dixon Ln. Tarrytown. 914-631-1000. www.jazzforumarts.org. Sets: Sun4&6pm; Fri-Sat 7&9:30pm. Apr 5-6: ChicoFreeman Qrt; 7: Massimo Farao Qrt, 8-10pmJam feat David Janeway Trio; 12-13: BobJames Trio; 14: John Marshall Qnt; 19-20:Alexis Cole Trio; 21: closed; 26-27: VincentHerring Qnt feat Jeremy Pelt; 28: CarlosBarbosa-Lima & Larry Del Casale.

PERFORMING ARTS CENTER: At PurchaseCollege. 735 Anderson Hill Rd. Purchase.www.artscenter.org. 914-251-6200. Apr 73pm, 8 10am&12pm: Tiempo Libre.

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