Where To Go & Who To See Since 1982

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Scott RobinsonPage 17Birdland Theater

Al FosterPage 10Smoke Jazz & Supper Club

Ginny's Supper ClubPage 10Jazz AtAtA Kitano

Brianna ThomasChuck Redd

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By George Kanzler

Foster cover photo by John Abbott, Robinson by Bud Glick.

WINNING SPINSDRUMMERS ARE KNOWN AS MAS-

ters of the groove, the band memberswho keep ensembles percolating. Both ofthe albums covered here are from leaderswho spend much of their time behind drumkits: One CD even has the word "groove" inthe title. But this time around, leaderChuck Redd sticks to his other malletinstrument, vibes, leaving the groove-keeping to the master drummer LewisNash. The other album is from Al Foster, aversatile drummer famous for his work inMiles Davis' later funk- and fusion-orient-ed bands. As Al's current trumpeter,Jeremy Pelt, affirms, "No matter what thesetting, Al is always swinging with a deepgroove."

On Groove City (Dalphine), ChuckRedd presides over a rhythm team thatpairs Lewis with the formidably swingingbassist Nicki Parrott; pianist John diMartino rounds out the quartet. Tenor sax-ophonist Jerry Weldon, long a featuredsoloist in Harry Connick Jr.'s big band,joins in on five tracks. Chuck's tune "AGroove for Gail," dedicated to his wife, is afunky take on "I Got Rhythm" changes,alternating backbeat and straight 4/4 timebehind soloists, including John's onlyFender Rhodes excursion on the album.There's also a coruscating solo from Jerry,and shout chorus riffs punctuating Lewis'drum solo. "Blues in the Shedd," anotheroriginal from Chuck, is a lively bluesnotable for intricate trade-offs betweenplayers during the theme, and spiritedsolos from all.

Almost more intriguing are Chuck'schoices of covers and standards, and hisapproach to arranging them. He haspicked ballads perfect for the resonantsound of his vibes, including "Don't Let theSun Catch You Cryin'" and "All or Nothingat All" (patterned after a 1966 FrankSinatra-Nelson Riddle recording). BillyStrayhorn's "A Flower Is a LovesomeThing," is a lyrical vibes/piano duet. Alsomesmeric is the quartet's subtly shiftingperspectives on Ornette Coleman's "LonelyWoman," emphasizing the melody's deepresonance. Chuck keeps his Brazilian ref-erences fresh too, choosing "Tide," AntonioCarlos Jobim's lesser-known variation onhis hit "Wave," for the CD's bossa nova,and turning Thelonious Monk's "Evidence"into a high-stepping samba, with Jerry'stenor sax featured. Chuck references the

Caribbean in two compositions byJamaican Monty Alexander, one of hisfavorite bandleaders. "Renewal" buildsslowly from two introductory repeatednotes through rising solos from Chuck,John and Nicki. "Regulator" is a hot rifftune built on funk beats that shifts tostraight, hard-driving swing for Jerry's saxsolo. Throughout, the album lives up toChuck's promise of a rewarding jazzgroove.

On Al Foster's Inspirations andDedications (Smoke Sessions), he book-ends 11 originals with tunes from leadershe greatly admires. Both Herbie Hancock's"Cantaloupe Island" and Miles Davis'"Jean-Pierre" are fueled by variations ofthe shuffling, calypso-inflected grooveknown as Al's "Fungi Mama" beat. Al'smemorable originals are surprising in thatthey are all composed by a drummer whodoesn't read much music and writes hissongs intuitively on the piano, picking outmelodies and harmonies by ear.

On this album, the drummer is ablyabetted by his quintet members: tenor sax-ophonist Dayna Stephens (who also sup-plies baritone on one track), trumpeterJeremy Pelt, pianist Adam Birnbaum, anda longtime associate, bassist Doug Weiss.Al's tunes celebrate family members,including his wife, his late son, four daugh-ters, and a grandson, as well as Doug andhimself. That last, "Aloysius," begins withthe album's only extended drum solo. Mostof Al's pieces are introduced by Adam's solopiano, and there is a cornucopia of varyingtimes, tempos and rhythmic feels to thesongs, with all propelled by what Daynacalls Al's "loose precision." Except for theshort piano solo "Brandyn" and theHarmon mute trumpet dirge "Our Son,"both dedicated to Al's deceased son, themood of the album is celebratory. Amongthe highlights are the light-footed 6/8"Simone's Dance," the pulsating Caribbean"Song for Monique," and the shifting times(3/4, 6/8, 4/4) of "Jazzon," a bright quintetsalute to Al's grandson.

Al Foster's quintet, featuring thepersonnel from Inspirations &Dedications, will play a CD release gigat Smoke Jazz & Supper Club, June20-22. Chuck Redd and his band willcelebrate the release of Groove City atJazz at Kitano June 28-29.

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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.

AARON DAVIS HALL: At City College. 138Convent Av at W133rd St. www.citycollegecenterforthearts.org. 212-650-6900. Jun 12:7:30pm National Jazz Museum in Harlembenefit Concert feat Valerie Simpson &Camille Thurman, honoring Benny Golson.

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

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

CLEOPATRA’S NEEDLE: 2485 Bway (bet92nd & 93rd Sts). www.cleopatrasneedleny.com. 212-769-6969. Sets: Early (E), Late (L);Sun E 4-8pm, L 9pm-1am; Mon-Tues E 8-9pm, L 10pm-1am; Wed-Thurs E 7-11pm, L11:30pm-2:30am; Fri-Sat E 8pm-12am, L12:30-3am. Free adm/$10 min. Trios exceptMon&Thurs Duets 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. Jun1: Denton Darien; 7: Libby Richman; 8:Justin Lees; 13: Dave Hirschman; 14: RobertRucker Project; 15: Richard Russo Qrt; 20:Equilibrium; 21: Steve Sandberg; 22: PhillBriggs Band; 27: Joel Forrester; 28: KuniMikami; 29: Dan Furman.

GIN FIZZ: 308 Malcolm X Blvd at 125th St. 2ndFl. www.ginfizzharlem.com. 212-289-5550.Sets unless otherwise noted: 7:30&9pm.Residency: Mon Full Circle Mondays byNoah Jackson. Jun 1: 6pm Joe De GregorioTrio Reunion, 8pm Louise Cappi; 5: RasChemash; 6: Carlos Gomez Qrt; 8: 6pmSimas & Amorim Duo, 7:30&9pm Nickel &Dime Ops; 12: Circular Time; 15: BevinTurnbull & New Jazz City; 19: DennisLlewellyn Day; 20: Julieta Eugenio Qrt; 25:Aubrey Barnes; 29: 8pm Ty Stephens & (the)SoulJaazz.

GINNY’S SUPPER CLUB: At Red Rooster.310 Lenox Av (bet 125th & 126th Sts).www.ginnyssupperclub.com. 212-792-9001.Sets: 7&9pm. Jun 1: Dezron Douglas BlackLion Qrt; 6: Allan Harris; 13: SugartoneBrass Band; 14: Gotham Kings; 15: CharlesTurner Uptwon Swing; 20: Havana In Harlem;22: Charenée Wade; 28-29: Brianna ThomasBand.

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. Jun 7: Melissa Slocum; 11:Richard Fairfax; 14: Yayoi Ikawa; 18: KelvynBell; 21: Carla Cook; 25: Art Baron; 28:James Brandon Lewis.

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LENOX SAPHIRE: 341 Lenox Av at 127th St.www.lenoxsaphireharlem.com. 212-866-9700. Thurs: 8-11pm Keyed Up series w/PhilYoung Oct.

MEXICAN FESTIVAL RESTAURANT: 2672Bway. www.mexicanfestivalrestaurant.com.646-912-9334. Thurs: 7-10pm. Jun 6:Benjamin Samuelson Trio; 13: Benny RubinJr. Qrt; 20: Marvin Horne Trio; 27: Maria PaulaPulgarin Tropical Beat Qnt.

MINTON’S: 206W 118th St (bet St. Nicholas Av& Adam Clayton Powell Blvd). 212-243-2222.www.mintonsharlem.com. Sets: Sun7:30&9pm, Wed-Sat 7:30&9:30pm. Residen-cies: Sun Christopher McBride w/guest; Satexcept 06/8 Hopkins & The Biggish Band.Jun 6: Vanisha Gould; 12: Eyal Vilner BigBand; 14: Alfredo De La Fé; 20: VanishaGould.

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

NABE HARLEM UNDERGROUND: 2367Frederick Douglass Blvd at 127th St. 646-370-4008. www.nabeunderground.com.Wed: 7:30-10:30pm Jam w/John“Satchmo” Mannan Trio feat Bill Wurtzel.

NATIONAL JAZZ MUSEUM IN HARLEM:58W 129th St at Malcolm X Blvd. 212-348-8300. www.jmih.org. Jun 1: 2pm FirstSaturday Jam Session w/David Durrah; 23:2-5pm $5-10 don Jazz Power YouthShowcase.

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: Keyed Up feat John CookseyQrt; Tues: Tyrone Govan & Der Secret; Wed:Les Goodson & the Intergalatic Soul JazzBand; Thurs: Chiemi & Chiemistry; Fri: tba;Sat: 69th Street Band.

RENAISSANCE HARLEM: 2245 AdamClayton Powell, Jr. Blvd at 132nd St. 646-838-7604. www.renaissance-harlem.com. Sets:Sun 6-9pm; Wed 7-10pm. Jun 2: LouiseRogers & Mark Kross; 5: Anna LouiseAndersson & Alex Ayala; 9: Takaaki OtomoDuet; 12: Arjana Andris & Ivan Dnylets; 16:Nobuyuki Yamasaki & Nabuko Kiryu; 19:Sachiko Tatsuishi & Sam Kulok; 23: AnnetteSt. John Duet; 26: Lucy Galliher & SusanKramer; 30: Dennis Llewellyn Day Duet.

ROOM 623: At B Squared Harlem. 271W 119thSt (bet Frederick Douglass & Adam ClaytonPowell Jr. Blvds). www.b2harlem.com/room623. 212-280-2248. Jun 7: Mark McLeanTrio; 14: Roy Dunlap Trio; 21&28: BrianCharette Trio.

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.Residencies: Sun E-L Jam; 1st Sun 8-10pmThe Shrine Big Band. Jun 7: E NickPanoutsos Qrt; 13: L Joe Pino Qnt; 15: LRodrigo Bonelli Qnt; 19: E Swing of France;21: L Joe Barna; 22: E Martina Liviero, L NYJazz Force; 29: L Michael Morgan Trio.

SILVANA: 300W 116th St at FrederickDouglass Blvd. www.silvana-nyc.com. 646-692-4935. Sets unless otherwise noted:

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Gonzalez; 28-29: Stanley Cowell Qnt; 30: R.SUGAR BAR: 254W 72nd St (bet Bway & West

End Av). 212-579-0222. www.sugarbarnyc.com.Sets: 8pm/$10 adm unless otherwise noted.Residencies: Wed except 06/5 Electrikana;Thurs 9pm Open Mic w/Sugar Bar All StarBand. Jun 8: 9pm Irini Res & the Jazz Mix;14: 8&9:30pm $20 Joe Bonacci's ArethaFranklin tribute feat Tina Fabrique; 29: RobSilverman Qrt.

SYMPHONY SPACE: 2537 Bway at 95th St.212-864-5400. www.symphonyspace.org.Jun 9: 3pm free adm Wall to Wall JohnColtrane feat Reggie Workman + BrooklynRaga Massive, Soul Science Lab, WallaceRoney, Lakecia Benjamin, Ben Allison Qrt,Jaleel Shaw Trio, James Francies, BenWilliams, Brandee Younger, Carl HancockRux, Ashley Kahn + Ken Druker, AbiodunOyewole, Melanie Charles, Kassa Overall,Raydar Ellis, MuMu Fresh, John Robinson,Da'Von Doane, Savannah Harris Trio, Jazz atLincoln Center Youth Orch & Mykel MaraiNairne; 30: Bar Thalia 7pm Tunes at Thalia byArianna Armon.

The TRIAD THEATER: 158W 72nd St (betBway & Columbus). www.triadnyc.com. 212-362-2590. Jun 15: 7pm Uncommon Chord.

AMERICAN FOLK ART MUSEUM: 2 LincolnSq on Columbus Av (bet 65th & 66th Sts).www.folkartmuseum.org. 212-595-9533.Wed: 2-3pm free adm Bill Wurtzel Trio.

BIRDLAND: 315W 44th St (bet 8th & 9th Avs).212-581-3080. www.birdlandjazz.com. Sets:Early (E) 5:30pm except Mon 7pm & Fri5:15pm; 8:30&11pm. Residencies: Sun (R)Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orch;Wed E David Ostwald & Louis ArmstrongEternity Band; Fri E The Birdland Big Band;Sat E Eric Comstock. Jun 1: The JazzMasters Play Ornette Coleman w/TomHarrell, Donny McCaslin, Ben Allison, SteveSmith; 2: E Felipe Salles InterconnectionsEns + R; 4-8: Ravi Coltrane Trio; 6: E DavidBixler; 9: E Alexander Claffy + R; 11-15:Stacey Kent; 13: E Ben Paterson Qrt featJerry Weldon; 16: E City Rhythm Orch + R;18: Frank Kimbrough Monk Qrt; 19-22: KurtElling; 20: Hyuna Park Trio; 23: E Mark Gross+ R; 25-29: Django Reinhardt Festival featSamson Schmitt, Pierre Blanchard, LudovicBeier w/spec guests 06/25-26 Veronica Swift,06/27 Grace Kelly, 06/28 Chris Washburne,06/29 Cynthia Sayer; 27: E Denise Reis; 30: EJennifer Wharton + R.

BIRDLAND THEATER: 315W 44th St (bet 8th& 9th Avs). www.birdlandjazz.com. 212-581-3080. Sets: 7pm except Sun 7:30pm & Mon8:30pm, Late (L) 9:45pm. Jun 1: AlanBroadbent Trio; 3: Melissa Errico; 5:Stephanie Nakasian w/Michael Kanan Trio; 6-7: Veronica Swift Trio; 8, 9 9pm: New York OldFriend feat Clint Holmes, Veronica Swift &Nicholas King; 12: Camille Bertault Qrt; 13:Camille Bertault & Diego Figueiredo Duo; 14-15: Nicole Zuraitis; 16: 7pm Kristin BeradriQnt feat Ingrid Jensen; 18-19: 7pm CaseyAbrams; 19: L Jazz Vocal Mania feat JanisSiegel & Lauren Kinhan; 20: 7pm AbigailRockwell Qnt feat Harry Allen, L Lucy & BramWijnands; 21-22: Scott Robinson Qrt; 24:8:30pm Alexa Tarantino; 25: 7pm Peter LinTNT Qrt; 26: Charnett Moffett; 27: PeteMalinverni; 28-29: Paul McCandless

Early (E) 6-7pm, Late (L) 7-8pm. Jun 1: E JeffKrol Qnt; 3: 9pm-12am Jazz in Harlem Jam;4: E Andrew Pereira; 6: E-L Josh LevinsonSpt; 7: L Phillipe Lemm Trio; 8: L Juan CarlosPolo; 11: L The Terranean Tinge; 13: E-LKarina Colis; 14: E-L Barry Wallenstein &friends feat Eric Plaks; 15-16: 12-5:30pmNew York Jazz Workshop Recital; 18: ETakeshi Otani Band; 20: E-L Sam Hoyt; 21: EJacob Varmus Qrt; 22: L Evan Main; 23: LSwing of France; 27: E-L Slide Appeal; 28: EJoe Pino Qnt.

SMOKE JAZZ & SUPPER CLUB: 2751 Bway(bet 105th & 106th Sts). 212-864-6662.www.smokejazz.com. Set: Early (E), Late (L);Sun E 5,7&9pm, L 10:30pm; Mon E 7&9pm, L10:30pm; Tues 7,9&10:30pm; Wed-Thurs E7,9&10:30pm, L 11:30pm; Fri-Sat E 7,9&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) except 06/25Mike LeDonne & Groover Qrt; Wed (R) Eexcept 06/26 Lezlie Harrison, L EmmetCohen Organ Qrt; Thurs L Isaiah J.Thompson Qrt; Fri L Johnny O’Neal &guests; Sat L The Harlem Sessions by MarcCary. Jun 1: Nicholas Payton Trio; 2-5: R; 6-8:Orrin Evans Qnt; 9-12: R; 13-15: One For All;16-19: R; 20-22: Al Foster Qrt; 23-24: R; 25-27: New York Japanese Jazz Festival feat06/25 Akiko Tsuruga Qrt feat Fukushi Tainaka + Takahiro Izumikawa Qrt featVincent Herring + Tomoaki Baba Qrt, 06/26Tadataka Unno Trio feat Jimmy Cobb + MikiHayama Qnt feat Mark Shim + Rina YamazakiTrio, 06/27 Migiwa Miyajima Sxt + ErenaTerakubo & Nana Qnt feat Louis Hayes + TheMaguire Twins Qrt feat Steve Nelson & Benito

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w/Charged Particles; 30: 7pm MondayMichiru.

BRYANT PARK: 6th Av (bet 41st & 42nd Sts).www.bryantpark.org. 212-768-4242. Mon-Fri:12:30-2:30pm Piano in the Park. Jun 3-7:Todd Robbins; 10-14: Luiz Simas; 17-21:Dona Carter; 24-28: Joel Forrester.

CARNEGIE CLUB: 156W 56th St. 212-957-9676. www.hospitalityholdings.com. Sat:8:30&10:30pm $40/2 drink min Sinatra trib-ute feat Steve Maglio & Stan Rubin Orch.

CENTER BAR: 10 Columbus Cr, 4th Fl. 212-823-9482. www.centerbarnyc.com. Tues-Fri:6-10pm Janice Friedman Solo.

CLUB BONAFIDE: 212E 52nd St (bet 2nd &3rd Avs). 3rd Fl. www.clubbonafide.com.646-918-6189. Jun 1: 4pm Yoichi Uzeki, 6pmSo French Cabaret; 2: 6:30pm Chloé Perrier& French Heart Jazz Band, 8:30pm Violette;3: 7pm Marianne Solivan’s Jazz VocalWorkshop; 6: 6&8pm James Austin Jr.; 7:10pm Imraan Khan; 8: 4pm Yoichi Uzeki; 9:6pm Stephanie Jeannot Gp, 8pm ChloéPerrier & French Heart Jazz Band; 13: 6pmEmilie Surtees; 14: 6pm Chloé Perrier &French Heart Jazz Band, 10pm Carlos Dias;15: 4pm Yoichi Uzeki, 6pm Barbara Martinez;16: 6:30pm So French Cabaret, 8:30pmViolette; 19: 6:30&8:30pm Emilie Surtees; 206:30&8:30pm, 21 6pm, 22 4&6pm, 23 5&7pm:Andres Laprida; 21: 8pm La Banda Ramirez,10pm Vanessa Falabella & Carlos Dias; 23:8:30pm Violette; 26-27 6:30&8:30pm, 28 9pm,29 4pm, 30 5&7pm: Andres Laprida; 30:8:30pm Violette.

DIMENNA CENTER FOR CLASSICALMUSIC: 450W 37th St (bet 9th & 10th Av).www.dimennacenter.org. 212-594-6100. Jun15: 8-9:30pm $20/15 adm Maurício de Souza& Bossa Brasil®.

DIZZY’S CLUB: At Jazz @ Lincoln Center. 10Columbus Cr at 60th St. 5th Fl. www.jalc.org.212-258-9800. Sets/adm unless otherwisenoted: 7:30&9:30pm, 11:30pm Late NightSessions; Sun-Wed $35, Thurs-Fri $40, Sat$45; $10 min. Jun 1-2: $40 06/2 GeorgiaHorns; 3: Jazz at Lincoln Center Youth Orch;4, 5 9:30pm: Kenny Werner Trio; 6: 9:30pmHilary Gardner & Ehud Asherie; 7-9: $45 06/7,$30 06/9 Dion Parson & 21st Century Band;10: Dion Parson & the VI Jazz Collective; 11-16: $40 06/11-12, $45 06/14 Christian McBrideBig Band; 17: Chico Pinheiro Qrt; 18-19: TheScottish National Jazz Orch; 20-23: $35 06/20,$45 06/21 Christian McBride's Tip City Trio;24: $30 Randy Napoleon's Midwest GuitarLegacy; 25: $30 Jonathan Michel & L'Ouverture; 26: $30 François Bourassa Qrt;27-29: Sean Jones; 30: $40 Rodney Whitaker.Late Night Sessions w/Jun 1: Kenny Banks,Jr. Trio; 11-15: Mathis Picard; 18-22: tba; 25-26: Empirical; 27-29: Que Vola?

FEINSTEIN’S/54 BELOW: 254W 54th St,Cellar (bet Bway & 8th Av). 646-476-3551.www.54below.com. Jun 7-8: 7pm The DIVAJazz Orch w/Maurice Hines; 25-29: 7pm AnnHampton Callaway.

FLÛTE MIDTOWN: 205W 54th St (bet Bway &7th Av). 212-265-5169. www.flutebar.com.Wed: 7-10pm. Jun 12: Ellen Bullinger; 19:Sarah Rayani.

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

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

IL GATTOPARDO: 13-15W 54th St (bet 5th &6th Avs). www.ilgattopardonyc.com. 212-246-0412. Sat: 11:30am-3pm Brunch w/BillWurtzel Duo.

The IRIDIUM: 1650 Bway at 51st St. 212-582-2121. www.theiridium.com. Jun 4-5: 8:30pmVirgil Donati Band; 6: 8:30&10:30pm Krantz,Carlock, Lefebvre; 18: 8:30pm Frank Vignola;21: 8:30pm Wé McDonald; 22-24: 8:30&10:30pm Steve Gadd Band feat Mike Landau,Jimmy Johnson, Kevin Hays & Walt Fowler;27 7:30pm, 28 7:30&10pm: Raul Midón & Lionel Loueke; 29-30: 8:30&10:30pmOzmosys feat Omar Hakim, Rachel Z, LinleyMarthe, Kurt Rosenwinkel.

ITALIAN CULTURAL INSTITUTE: 686 ParkAv (bet 68th & 69th sts).www.iicnewyork.esteri.it/iic_newyork/it/.212-879-4242. Tues: 6:30pm. Jun 4:Alessandro Lanzoni Trio; 11: Giovanni GuidiSolo; 18: Bebo Ferra & Paolino Dalla PortaDuo.

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. Jun1: Mark Soskin Qrt; 2-3: R; 4: ArturAkhemetov Gp; 5: Marcos Varela Qrt w/specguest George Cables; 6: Carl Bartlett Jr. Qrt;7: Janis Mann & Frank Kimbrough Duo; 8:Frank Kimbrough Trio; 9-10: R; 11: VickiBurns; 12: Ryan Baker Qrt; 13: SteveSandberg Qrt; 14-15: Joe Locke Trio; 16-17:R; 18: Mareike Wiening Qrt; 19: David LopatoQnt; 20: Christian Artmann Qnt w/spec guestElena McEntire; 21: Ronny Whyte Qrt; 22:Tony Middleton Qnt; 23-24: R; 25: Jon SnellQrt; 26: Helio Alves Trio; 27: Steve Swell Qrt;28-29: Chuck Reed Qrt; 30: R.

JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER: 10 ColumbusCr at 60th St. 5th Fl. www.jalc.org. 212-258-9800. Appel Room (AR), Rose Theater (RT).Jun 1: 7&9:30pm AR Danny Barker feat Dr.Michael White, Catherine Russell, LucienBarbarin, Gregg Stafford, Leroy Jones; 57pm, 6 7&9pm: AR Michael Feinstein & TeddFirth Trio; 7-8: 8pm RT Jazz at Lincoln CenterOrch w/Wynton Marsalis.

LE RIVAGE: 340W 46th St (bet 8th & 9th Avs).www.lerivagenyc.com. 212-765-7374. Thurs:7pm Thursday Sessions w/Kyle Colina &friends.

The LEOPARD: 1W 67th St (bet Columbus &Central Park W). www.theleopardnyc.com.212-787-8767. Jun 22&30 11:30am-3pmBrunch w/Bill Wurtzel Duo.

LOCAL 802: Associated Musicians of GreaterNew York Club Room. 322W 48th St (bet 8th& 9th Sts). www.jazzfoundation.org. 212-245-4802. Jun 1: 5pm Jazz in the Afternoon featRuss Kassoff Band; 3&17: 7-9:30pm JazzFoundation of America feat Jam.

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.

MORGAN LIBRARY: 225 Madison Av at 36thSt. www.themorgan.org. 212-685-0008. Fri:6:30-8:30pm BeBimBop Ens.

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

PULSE CLUB: At Marriott Vacation. 33W 37thSt (bet 5th & 6th Avs). 212-448-1024. Sets:Tues-Thurs 5-8pm. Tues: Charlie Apicella &

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Iron City; Wed: Latin Sounds; Thurs: PeterManes & The Keys.

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. Jun 13&19: 9:30pm-12:30am LouCaputo & Company.

RUSSIAN SAMOVAR: 256W 52nd St (betBway & 8th Av). www.russiansamovar.com.212-757-0168. Sun: 3-7pm. Jun 2: MarcusPersiani Trio w/TC III; 9: Ray Blue Trio featAnnette St. John; 16: Seydura Avecmoi Trio;23: Vinnie Knight Trio; 30: Keith Dames Qrt.

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. Jun 2:Nadje Noordhuis; 5: Minas Brazilian Jazz; 9:Ike Sturm Ens feat Johnathan Blake; 12:David Chamberlain Band of Bones; 15: MattSlocum Trio; 16: Ryan Keberle; 19: Peter &Will Anderson; 20: 7:30pm Duke EllingtonSociety; 23: Jean Chaumont; 26: EddieMonteiro Trio; 30: Jordan Pettay Qrt.

SCANDINAVIA HOUSE: 58 Park Av (bet 37th& 38th Sts). www.scandinaviahouse.org.212-879-9779. 7:30pm: $15/10 adm SummerJazz Series. Jun 20: Sigmar Matthíasson;24: Mikkel Ploug Trio; 25: Kari Ikonen Trio;27: Thomas Backman.

SONY HALL: 235W 46th St (bet 7th & 8th Avs).www.sonyhall.com. 212-997-5123. Jun 7:8pm Sweet Honey in the Rock; 8: 8pmMonsieur Periné; 14-15: 8&10:30pm ChrisBotti; 17: 8pm Keb' Mo' Solo w/spec guestJontavious Willis.

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

SWING 46: Jazz & Supper Club. 349W 46th St(bet 8 & 9th Avs). www.swing46.com. 212-262-9554. Sets/adm: Sun-Thurs 8:30-11:30pm/$15; Fri-Sat 9:30pm-1am/$20.Residencies: Mon Swingadelic; Tues GeorgeGee Swinging’ 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. Jun 2: 7pm/free adm Bill Stevens;9&20: 7pm/free Linda Presgrave Qrt.

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-Sat 8&9:30pm.Residencies: Tues Michael Kanan Trio; WedTardo Hammer Trio + Jam; Thurs Andy Bey.Jun 1: Clovis Nicolas feat Carl Allen; 7: Billy

Kaye; 8: Helio Alves & friends; 11: BillyDrummond; 14: Victor Jones Big Band; 15:Grant Stewart Qrt; 21: Harry Allen Qrt; 22:Tardo Hammer feat Houston Person; 28-29:Jay Hoggard Qnt.

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.

BAHA’Í CENTER: 53E 11th St (bet Bway &University). www.bahainyc.org. 212-222-5159. Tues: 8&9:30pm $10/15 adm. Jun 11:Paul Hefner Black & Tan Gp; 18: Mike LongoTrio.

BAR NEXT DOOR: 129 McDougal St. 212-529-5945. www.lalanternacaffe.com. Sets: Sun8&10pm, Mon-Thurs Early (E) 6:30-7:45pm,Late (L) 8:30&10:30pm, Fri-Sat 7:30,9:30&11:30pm. Adm: $12 all night + 1 drink min/setexcept Fri-Sat $12/set + 1 drink min/set, Efree. Trios unless otherwise noted. Mon-Thurs: E Emerging Artists series; Mon: LVocal Mondays series. Residencies (R): SunPeter Mazza; Wed L Jonathan Kreisberg. Jun1: Steve Bloom; 2: Peter Mazza & BennyBenack; 3: E Ryan Hernandez, L Erli Perez; 4:E Andrew Cheng, L Prawit Siriwat; 5: E tba, LR; 6: E Andrew Pereira, L Sean Nowell; 7: JeffMcLaughlin; 8: Perry Smith; 9: R; 10: E ChrisParker, L Marianne Solivan; 11: E AlecAldred, L Caroline Davis; 12: E JocelynGould, L R; 13: E tba, L Phil Robson Duo; 14:Faton Macula; 15: Mark Cocheo; 16: R; 17: EJake Kolhas, L E.J. Decker; 18: E JakeKolhas, L Nate Radley; 19: E Artur Akhmetov,L R; 20: E Adam Cordero, L Tal Yahalom; 21:Jack Wilkins; 22: Michael Valeanu; 23: R; 24:E Stephen Boegehold, L Les Grant; 25: ENiklas Lukassen, L Daniel Eli Weiss; 26: EJuan Munguia, L R; 27: E Nick Marziani, LGrant Gordy; 28: Aki Ishiguro; 29: PeterSlavov; 30: R.

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, Sat-Sun 11:30am&1:30pm Brunch. Adm varies. Jun 1-2: KennyGarrett; 3: Makowicz-Medyna-Dingler JazzEns; 4-5: James Francies w/spec guestBILAL; 6-9: Joey Alexander; 10-12: RoyHaynes; 13-16: The Martin Family; 17: Jean-Michel Pilc; 18-19: Dizzy Gillespie AfroCuban All-Stars; 20-23: Lisa Fischer & GrandBaton; 24-26: Savion Glover; 27-30: Kenny G.Late Night Groove w/Jun 1: Brent Birckhead;7: The Soul Rebels; 8: The Lab; 14: Anu Sun& The Shed All-Stars; 21-22: Grand Baton.Jazz Brunch w/Jun 1: JazzyBIT; 2: JasonHunter; 8: Marta Sanchez; 9: Philippe Lemm;15: Matthias Loescher; 16: Ernie HammesGp; 22: Warren Galea Trio; 23: PhilipWeberndörfer; 29: Dalius Naujo Band; 30:André Carvalho.

The CELL: 338W 23rd St (bet 8th & 9th Avs).646-861-2253. www.thecelltheatre.org. Jun 1:8-9pm Sivan Arbel, 9-10pm Pia Salvia.

The CUPPING ROOM CAFE: 359W Bway (betBroome & Grand Sts). 212-925-2898.

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LOWER MANHATTAN(Below 34th Street)

17Robinson photo by Bud Glick.

MUSICIANS WHO PLAY REEDSand at least some brass instruments

are usually considered versatile, but to callScott Robinson versatile is woefully inad-equate. Scott not only knows his wayaround all the saxophones, flutes and clar-inets, he also plays the brass family fromtrumpet all the way down to tuba. Not tomention his theremin, sheng, or bassmarimba.

Scott's versatility stretches beyond thelengthy list of instruments he's at homewith to encompass the kinds of music he'scomfortable with. Concert-goers at NewJersey Jazz Society gigs will fondlyremember him playing trumpet, clarinetand C melody saxophone at their trad jazz-oriented events. Sun Ra fans will want tocheck out his work with Arkestra alumniin his Heliosonic Tone-tette's HeliosonicToneways CD on his own ScienSonic label.And followers of Maria Schneider's award-winning orchestra will remember him asthat band's baritone saxophonist, who dou-bles on woodwinds like clarinet and flute.

When talking to Scott on the phonerecently, I suggested that he, like thebassist Greg Cohen, is a jazz musician whocan go in any stylistic direction, from tradand swing to avant-garde and everythingin between.

"What I love about Greg is he's so natu-ral and genial and gets down with any-thing, making himself comfortable in anysituation," Scott says. "I'm a little differ-ent. I'm picky about music but I'm notpicky about style."

As to his astounding instrumental ver-satility, Scott notes, "I've never forgotten,but other people have, that tenor sax is mymain instrument. I love all these othersounds, and still love to play trumpet buttenor is my main horn, it's central to myworld."

The tenor Scott plays is a silver Conn1924 model he bought in an antiques storein 1975, one that he has rehabbed andrepaired many times but still prefers toother tenors he occasionally plays. It "justsings," he explains.

His ScienSonic Laboratories, what Scottcalls his "lab," occupies a soundproof build-

ing behind his house in New Jersey. Hebecame serious about his daily practiceregimen in the lab last year when heagreed to take on pianist FrankKimbrough's project of recording all ofThelonious Monk's compositions. Theresult is the six CD Monk's Dreams album,with a quartet rounded out by bassistRufus Reid and drummer Ray Drummond.

"I'm not so conceited as to say I learned70-plus Monk tunes," Scott says, "but I didlisten to all of Monk's recorded versions.But the word 'learn' is a very large word. Itis not the same as 'mastered,' and I can'tsay I've mastered all those Monk tunes. Infact, I still mix them up when I'm trying toremember one from another."

Scott plays mostly tenor sax on thealbum, since Monk's quartets always fea-tured a tenor. "Of all these great tenorplayers, my favorite foil for Monk wasSonny Rollins, who was in synch withMonk rhythmically and harmonically," henotes.

The musician turned 60 in April, a mile-stone that spurred him to step up his dailypracticing, concentrating on tenor sax. Itwas also an impetus to start a dream proj-ect of his own, creating a symphony for 50instruments. "It's all improvised and I'mcreating it one note at a time in my lab,playing all the instruments. I'm still work-ing on the first note after a week, with sax,sousaphone, clarinet, bass drum, tuba andmore. If I want a theremin, I can have it; Ican have 13 theremins. It's not music youcan see done anywhere but I can do it,right here in my lab."

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www.cuppingroomcafe.com. Jun 21: 8-11pmMark Capon/Michelle Duda Trio.

The CUTTING ROOM: 44E 32nd St (betMadison & Park Av). 212-691-1900. www.thecuttingroomnyc.com. Jun 8: 10:30pmChameleonize; 23: 2pm Rebecca Angel.

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

DOWNTOWN MUSIC GALLERY: 13 MonroeSt (bet Market & Catherine Sts). 212-473-0043. www.downtownmusicgallery.com.Sun: 6pm In-Store shows. Jun 2: 6pm WhatHappens in a Year, 7pm Urs LeimgruberSolo.

DROM: 85 Ave A (bet 5th & 6th Sts). 212-777-1157. www.dromnyc.com. Jun 11: 7:30pmfree adm Silver Arrow Band; 19: 7:30pm$15/20 Pablo Lanouguere Qnt; 25: 7:30pmfree adm Silver Arrow Band; 29: 8pm $20/25Requinte Trio.

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 except06/4 Saul Rubin Zebtet; Wed E RaphaelD'Lugoff Trio + 1, N Ned Goold; Fri L TheSupreme Queens; Sat N Greg Glassman. Jun1: E Steve Blum Trio, L Raphael D'Lugoff Qnt,N R; 2: E R, 8:30pm Jade Synstelien's FCBB,N R; 3: E Abhik Mukerjee, L Behn Gillece, NR; 4: E Jonathan Elbaz, L Kumbakín, N AlexiDavid; 5: E R, L Groover Trio, N R; 6: E KeithBrown, L Saul Rubin Zebtet, N PaulNowinski; 7: E Andrea Domenici, L R + JaredGold/Dave Gibson, N Ray Parker; 8: E FlavioSilva, L Corcoran Holt, N R; 9: E R, L JonDavis Trio, N R; 10: L Ned Goold Qrt, N R; 11:E R, L Peter Brainin & the Latin JazzWorkshop; 12: E R, L Harold Mabern Trio, NR; 13: L Greg Glassman Qnt; 14: L R +Lawrence Clark; 15: N R; 16: E&N R; 17: LGeorge Braith, N R; 18: E R; 19: E R, L DonHahn/Mike Camacho Band, N R; 21: L R; 22:L POD, N R; 23: E&N R; 24: N R; 25: E R, L ItaiKriss & Gato Gordo, N John Benitez's LatinBop; 26: E&N R; 27: L Bruce Williams Qnt;28: L R; 29: N R; 30: E&N R.

JAZZ GALLERY: 1160 Bway at 27th St. 5th Fl.www.jazzgallery.org. 646-494-3625. Sets/adm: 7:30&9:30pm/varies. Jun 1: ColinStranahan; 6: tba; 7-8: Shai Maestro; 11:Michaël Attias; 13: Theo Walentiny; 14:Dezron Douglas; 15: Dan Weiss & MattMitchell Duo; 19: Mahavishnu Project; 20:Chris Morrissey; 21-22: Kassa Overallw/Nate Lewis + spec guests; 25: NikaraWarren; 26-27: Liberty Ellman; 28-29: CamilaMeza.

JAZZ STANDARD: 116E 27th St (bet Park &Lexington Avs). www.jazzstandard.net. 212-576-2232. Sets/adm unless otherwise noted:7:30-8:30&9:30-10:30pm/$30. Residency (R):Mon Mingus Monday feat Mingus Big Band.Jun 1-2: $35 Fred Hersch Trio 06/1,w/Sullivan Fortner 06/2; 3: R; 4-5: Joel Ross;6-9: David Sánchez; 10: R; 11: MichaelLeonhart Orch; 12: Marcus Gilmore; 13-16:Theo Croker; 16: 12:30pm $20 Mike Lee's

Family Affair; 17: R; 18-23: Jazzmeia Horn;24: R; 25-30: $35 The Bad Plus.

JOE’S PUB: At Public Theater. 425 Lafayette St& Astor Pl. www.joespub.com. 212-967-7555.Adm varies. Jun 14-15: 7pm StephaneWrembel w/spec guest Bria Skonberg; 16:4:30&7pm Kendall Thomas; 21: 5pm GaryLucas Trio, 9:30pm Jorge Glem & CesarOrozco; 26: 7pm Jamie Leonhart; 29: 7pmLeonid Fedorov; 30: 7pm New York JazzStories w/Andrew Cyrille, Julian Priester,Adam Lane & David Haney.

KNICKERBOCKER BAR & GRILL: 33University Pl at 9th St. 212-228-8490.www.knickerbockerbarandgrill.com. Fri-Sat:9pm-1am. Jun 5: Jack Redsecke & MikeyMigliore; 7-8: Kathleen Landis Duo; 12:Charles Blenzig & Mikey Migliore; 14-15: TomPlacido Trio; 19: Gerand McDowell & JasonClotter; 21-22: Ehud Asherie Duo; 26: MihoSasaki Duo; 28-29: Joel Forrester Duo.

(LE) POISSON ROUGE: 158 Bleecker St atThompson St. www.lepoissonrouge.com.212-796-0741. Adm varies. Jun 20: 8pm$20/25 adm Jazz at Pride w/The YoungSwangers Orch.

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 + 5-6:45pm; adm varies. Residencies: Sun 5pmexcept 06/9 Spike Wilner Solo; Mon LPasquale Grasso; Thurs L Spike Wilner &Pasquale Grasso. Jun 1: Joanne Brackeen &Lonnie Plaxico, L Miki Yamanaka; 2: tba, LJohn Merrill & friends; 3: Garry Dial Trio; 4:Angela Roberts, L Naama Gheber; 5: StevenFeifke Trio, L Angela Roberts; 6: CamilleBertault & Peter Martin; 7: Cyrus Chestnut &Dezron Douglas, L Neal Caine; 8: CyrusChestnut & Dezron Douglas, L Jon Davis; 9:Bryn Roberts Trio; 10: Milton Suggs &Tadataka Unno; 11: Christine Tobin Trio, LLucy Yeghiazaryan; 12: Zach Lapidus Trio;13: Roberta Piket Trio; 14: tba, L Theo Hill; 16:Tom Guarna Trio; 17: Ingrid Jensen &Geoffrey Keezer; 18: Mike Lipskin Trio, LVanessa Perea; 19: Allen Farnham & JayLeonhart; 20: Lafayette Harris Trio; 21: JonnyKing Trio, L Pete Malinverni; 22: Jonny KingTrio, L Jon Davis; 23: Deborah Davis & A FewGood Men; 25: Diego Figueiredo Solo, LVanisha Gould; 26: JP Jofre Qnt; 27: YotamSilberstein; 28: Bill Mays Trio, L BenRosenblum; 29: Bill Mays Trio; 30: tba, LJohn Merrill & friends.

NEIGHBORHOOD CHURCH: 269 Bleecker St(bet Jones & Cornelia Sts). 212-691-1770. 1stFri: 8&9:30pm free adm All Things Projectwww.allthingsproject.org. Jun 7: AndréCarvalho Qnt.

The NEW SCHOOL JAZZ PERFORMANCESPACE: 55W 13th St, 5th Fl. 212-229-5488.www.newschool.edu/jazz. Tues-Sat: 8:30-9:30pm The Stone at the New School. Jun 1:Uri Caine; 4-8: Uri Gurvich; 11-15: MyraMelford; 18-22: Anthony Coleman; 25-29:Wadada Leo Smith.

NORTH SQUARE: At Washington SquareHotel. 103 Waverly Pl at McDougal.www.northsquareny.com/about-jazz. 212-254-1200. Sun: 12:30&2pm free adm JazzBrunch Trios. Jun 2: Paul Jost; 9: Roz Corralw/John Hart & Paul Gill; 16: Val Hawk; 23:Ben Cassara; 30: Roz Corral w/JoshRichman & Yoshi Waki.

NUBLU 62: 62 Av C (bet 4th & 5th Sts). 212-375-1500. www.nublu.net.

NUBLU 151: 151 Avenue C (bet 9th & 10thSts). www.nublu.net. Jun 19: 8pm CurtisNowosad.

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SINCE HER ARRIVAL IN NEW YORKin 2007, the Peoria, Ill.-born vocalist,composer and arranger Brianna Thomasis among the best-kept secrets in the BigApple, though seemingly hiding in plainsight. She's worked as a sidewoman withseveral jazz stars including HoustonPerson, Clark Terry and Russell Malone,but she is primarily known for her longassociation with Wynton Marsalis andJazz at Lincoln Center. Her supple sopra-no voice can effortlessly mine the deepestemotional nuances of any lyric, and deliverthe most soulful and syncopated scat andthe speed of swing. Brianna has been awelcome presence at JALC's ColumbusCircle headquarters and is also featured onWynton's soundtrack for the new movieBolden. continued on page 29

This month, Brianna brings her band toGinny's Supper Club, a Harlem venuewhere she's performed several times. She'llbe backed by pianist Conun Pappas,bassist Ryan Berg, Brazilian percussionistFernando Saci, guitarist Marvin Sewell,and an alternating roster of drummersthat includes John Davis, Kyle Poole,Wayne Smith and Darrian Douglas. Thevocalist leads her ensemble through apleasing potpourri of reimagined stan-dards and original compositions, with asound that purrs and percolates."Everybody in the band likes all kinds ofmusic, and has strong roots in blues, jazzand R&B," she proudly proclaims. "RyanBerg described the band as the sound ofthe Mississippi River, and I love thatdescription! The band has that Africandiaspora, Great Migration sound."

Among the originals Brianna plans toperform at Ginny's is "You Are Not Mine,"a tune with a decidedly French-Africancharacter, which will be on her upcomingCD, tentatively titled Everybody Knows,produced by Grammy Award-winning pro-ducer Brian Bacchus. "The songs on thealbum speak some truths that I thinkeverybody knows," she says cryptically. "Idid the arrangements on my first album,You Must Believe in Love [released in2014]. There were four original songs onthat album, and on this new album, we'llhave two original songs. This is my firstrecording with my working band. Thisalbum is going to show that we're a family."

Growing up in the Midwest, Briannawas surrounded by music from an earlyage, thanks to her mother, a non-musicianwho had an eclectic record collection, andher father, drummer/vocalist Charlie "CJ"Thomas, who took her to clubs when shewas 2, and had her singing in his groupswhen she was 6. "My parents gifted mewith an open mind to sound," she says. "Iwas fortunate to grow up watching myfather have a regular working band andhearing the sound they were able toachieve. And my mom listened to every-body from Bessie Smith and DinahWashington to James Brown."

Brianna's familial music education paidoff. At age 12, she toured Europe with thePeoria Jazz All-Stars, led by educatorMary Jo Papich. The singer moved toNashville in 2005, after finishing highschool, and performed in numerous bands,including a salsa ensemble. A year later,producer Todd Barkan invited her to singin JALC's Women in Jazz Festival in NewYork; she moved to the city in 2006 andenrolled at The New School, from whichshe graduated in 2011. Brianna spentyears singing in local jam sessions, andeventually caught Wynton's ear; he firsthired her to perform in his Harvard

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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 06/4 Chembo Corniel,06/11 Bronx Conexión, 06/18 Willie Martinez& La Familia Sxt; 1st Wed: $13 All That - HipHop Poetry & Jazz; 1st Sat: $15 BananaPuddin’ Jazz series feat Rome Neal + Jam.

PANGEA: 178 2nd Av (bet 11th & 12th Sts). 212-995-0900. www.pangeanyc.com. $20 min.Jun 11: 7-8:30pm $20/25 adm ElizabethTomboulian Qnt feat Ingrid Jensen; 28: 9:30-11pm $10/15 adm Jazz Bastards.

ROCKWOOD MUSIC HALL: 196 Allen St at EHouston St. www.rockwoodmusichall.com.212-477-4155. Thurs: 9pm-12am EthanEubanks & Detroit Grease. Jun 5: 7pmChiemi Nakai; 18: 8:30pm $15 adm BennettPaster.

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:Miss Maybell & friends; Wed: Sam BarriosQrt feat Andrea Chavarro; Thurs: GreggRobbins Trio. Jun 7&21: Luc Moutin Trio;14&28: The Blue Moons; 18&22: The GothamEasy.

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. Jun 27: Jon Madof.

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.Jun 1: E Winard Harper Sxt, L PeteMalinverni’s Invisible Cities Band, N EricWyatt; 2: E Marianne Solivan Qnt, L BruceHarris Qnt; 3: E Morgan Guerin Qrt, LRodney Green Qrt; 4: E Justin Robinson Qrt,L Abraham Burton Qrt; 5: E JonathanKreisberg Qrt, L Tony Tixier Trio; 6: EJonathan Kreisberg Qrt, L Avi Rothbard Qrt;7: E Jared Gold Qrt feat Jeremy Pelt, L DavidBixler Qnt; 8: E Jared Gold Qrt feat JeremyPelt, L David Bixler Qnt, N Brooklyn Circle; 9:E Tardo Hammer Trio, L Ralph Lalama & Bop-Juice; 10: E Or Bareket Trio, L JoeFarnsworth Qrt feat Jeremy Pelt; 11: E EvanSherman & friends, L Bruce Williams; 12: Etba, L Andrew Gould Qrt, N Mimi Jones; 13:E Anne Mette Iversen Qnt, L Carlos AbadieQnt; 14: E Neal Smith Qrt, L Tim ArmacostQnt, N JD Allen; 15: E Neal Smith Qrt, L TimArmacost Qnt, N Philip Harper Qnt; 16: EEhud Asherie Trio, L Ned Goold Qrt; 17: ELucas Pino Nnt, L Jonathan Barber Qrt; 18: ESteve Nelson Qrt, L Frank Lacy'sTromboniverse; 19: E Emanuele Cisi Qrt, LHarold Mabern Trio; 20: E Itamar BorochovQrt, L Peter Slavov Gp; 21-22: E Dave StrykerQrt, L Donald Edwards Qnt; 23: E Sam TaylorQnt, L tba; 24: E tba, L Joe Farnsworth Trio;25: E Spike Wilner Trio, L Josh Evans Gp; 26:E Myron Walden Gp, L Miles Tucker Gp, NMimi Jones; 27: E Myron Walden Gp, LSimona Premazzi Qnt; 28: Mike Boone Qrt, LVictor Gould Gp, N JD Allen; 29: E MikeBoone Qrt, L Victor Gould Gp, N PhilipHarper Qnt; 30: E Chris Byars Original Sxt, LNick Hempton Band.

TRIBECA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER:199 Chambers St. www.tribecapac.org. 212-220-1460. Jun 20: 8pm $45/50 admHighlights in Jazz series Tribute to RandyWeston feat T.K. Blue & the Weston AlumniBand w/Alex Blake, Neil Clarke & spec guestSteve Turre + The Erroll Garner Project

w/Christian Sands, Ulysses Owens &Luques Curtis.

TURNMILL: 119E 27th St (bet Park &Lexington Avs). www.turnmillnyc.com. 646-524-6060. Wed: 11pm-2am Keyed Up series.Jun 5: Josh Evans; 12: Nick Hempton; 19:Bill Saxton; 26: tba.

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. Jun1-2: Mark Guiliana Jazz Qrt; 3: R; 4-9: ReneeRosnes Qrt; 9: 3pm New Masada Qrt; 10: R;11-16: Peter Bernstein Qrt; 17: R; 18-23: BradMehldau Qnt; 24: R; 25-27: Ethan Iverson &Mark Turner Duo; 28-29: Ethan Iverson Qrt;30: closed.

VISION FESTIVAL: www.artsforart.org. 212-254-5420. See Roulette.

WALKER’S: 16N Moore St at Varick. 212-941-0142. www.walkerstribeca.com. Sun: 8-11pmDuos.

WESTBETH COMMUNITY ROOM: 155 BankSt. www.westbeth.org. 646-691-4330. Jun 21:8pm $25 adm Michael Moss Accidental Orch.

ZINC BAR: 82W 3rd St (bet Thompson &Sullivan). 212-477-8337. www.zincbar.com.Sets: unless otherwise noted 7:30&9pm. Jun2: 4-6:45pm $25 Another Sunday Serenade917-882-9539/www.vtyjazz.com tribute toBilly Higgins feat Joe Farnworth Qrtw/Jeremy Pelt; 3: Andy Bianco Qrt; 5: 9pm-1am free VandoJam feat Bruce Williams; 10:Rale Micic Qrt; 11: Jeff “Siege” Siegel; 15:Carmen Intorre, Jr. Qrt; 17: Jimmy BrunoTrio; 22: Craig Holiday Haynes; 24: RodneyJones Trio; 25: Mark Morganelli & The JazzForum All-Stars; 30: 4-6:45pm $25 AnotherSunday Serenade www.vtyjazz.com/917-882-9539 tribute to JJ Johnson feat Steve TurreQnt w/Ron Blake.

AN BEAL BOCHT CAFÉ: 445W 238th St. 718-884-7127. www.lindasjazznights.com. 1stWed: 8&9:30pm $30-10 adm Linda's JazzNights. Jun 5: Eric Alexander Qrt.

BRONX MUSIC HERITAGE CENTER: 1303Louis 9 Blvd. www.bronxmusic.org. 718-839-1100. Jun 2: 4pm Bobby Sanabria &Multiverse Big Band.

440 GALLERY: 440 Sixth Av. 718-499-3844.www.440gallery.com. Jun 16: 4:40pm $10don Me, Myself and Eye feat HarrisEisenstadt.

ARETÉ: 67 West St #103. www.aretevenue.com. Jun 12: 8:30pm $15 adm SarahBernstein VEER Qrt.

BAR BAYEUX: 1066 Nostrand Av. 347-533-7845. ww.barbayeux.com. Wed: 8-11pm freeadm Keyed Up series. Jun 5: Vanisha GouldQrt; 12: tba; 19: Jaleel Shaw; 26: JD AllenTrio.

BAR CHORD: 1008 Cortelyou Rd. 347-240-6033. www.barchordnyc.com. Sun: 9pmCortelyou Jam.

BAR LUNÀTICO: 486 Halsey St. 718-513-0339.www.barlunatico.com. Sun: 2-5pm 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 Soul

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NEW JERSEY JAZZBy Don Jay Smith

Lin photo by Chris Drukker, Mariel by Alex Christian Jackson.

STEPHANIE NAKASIANDEER HEAD INN / JUNE 1We are fortunate that almost 40 years ago Stephanie Nakasian forsook her economicsdegree to go on the road with vocal master Jon Hendricks. Now with 13 CDs as aleader and performances at places like the Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center and theNorth Sea Jazz Festival, she is universally acclaimed as an exciting, innovative, high-energy singer who enthralls audiences with her swinging delivery. The BiographicalEncyclopedia of Jazz lists her as one of the world's leading jazz singers and she hasbeen compared to many of the greats. According to The Washington Post, she "evokesElla and Sarah," and The New York Times has praised her "vocal virtuosity." JoiningStephanie at the Deer Head Inn are guitarist Chris Whiteman, bassist Karl Kimmeland drummer Bill Goodwin. She can also be heard at Shanghai Jazz June 2 and willperform at Birdland Theater in New York City with Michael Kanan trio on June 5.

AUDRA MARIELSHANGHAI JAZZ / JUNE 30Acclaimed for her vocal interpretations of an eclectic mix of musical styles, NewJersey native Audra Mariel has developed a loyal following with her monthly gig atthe Asbury Hotel. The release of her self-titled CD in 2014 caught the attention of thelegendary broadcaster Jonathan Schwartz, who plays her cuts frequently and haspraised her as "a real singer." In 2016, he invited her to perform at his annualChristmas Show. She has also recorded and toured with guitarist Frank Vignola, whoenabled her to work with Mark O'Connor, Bucky Pizzarelli, and Al Caiola. In additionto her jazz gigs, she has appeared in scores of regional theater productions. Her returnto Madison will feature A Real Human Jazz Band, with guitarist Tom Monica, bassistCody McCorry and drummer Kevin Grossman.

LEONIEKE SHEUBLETAVERN ON GEORGE / JUNE 26Only 16, pianist Leonieke Scheuble has been turning heads since organist JoeyDeFrancesco introduced her to his Hammond B-3 at Dizzy's in 2011. Two years latershe was featured on the WBGO special "The Future of Jazz," then recorded her firstCD, Debut. Since then the accolades have been nonstop. She was named Best Up andComing Young Artist in the Hot House Jazz Fans Decision Awards, followed by twoinvitations to perform and speak for TEDx Talks. In 2017 she was awarded the NewJersey State Governor's Award for Exceptional Promise in Music and won her secondYouth in Action Award from International Women in Jazz. Joining her will be bassistTodd Coolman and drummer Nick Scheuble.

PETER LINHYATT REGENCY / JUNE 20With degrees from jazz programs at both William Paterson and Rutgers, theTaiwanese-American trombonist Peter Lin is making a name for himself on both sidesof the Hudson. His approach reflects the influences of Slide Hampton, J.J. Johnson,Curtis Fuller, Al Grey, Benny Green and Jimmy Cleveland. His first CD, WithRespect, reached No. 3 on the NACC Radio Chart and No. 4 on the Roots Music Report.Since its April release, his second album, New Age Old Ways, has already reached No.2 on the RMR Chart and No. 6 on NACC. A teaching artist at Jazz House Kids, Peteris an established educator as well as player, performing with top musicians such asWinard Harper, Charli Persip and Radam Schwartz. Peter's quartet will include sax-ophonist JD Allen, bassist Ian Kenselaar and drummer Nic Cacioppo.

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Party; Wed 10pm Mandingo Ambassadors. BEDFORD STUYVESANT RESTORATION

CORPORATION: Restoration Plaza. 1368Fulton St. 718-569-1896. Jun 9: 6pmwww.cbjcjazz.org Brooklyn Jazz Hall of Famehonoring Randy Weston feat JazzteenthFreedom Ens, Emmanuel Baptist ChurchWorship Team, Shanto’s Drum Procession.

BLUEBIRD BROOKLYN: 504 Flatbush Av.718-484-9494. www.bluebirdbrooklyn.com.Wed: 9pm-12am Keyed Up feat NoahGaribedian + Jam.

BRIC ARTS: 647 Fulton St. 718-683-5600.www.bricartsmedia.org. See Prospect ParkBandhell.

BROOKLYN CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC:58 7th Av. www.bkcm.org. 718-622-3300. Jun8: 7:30pm $15 adm Wide Open; 21: 7:30pmYoko Yates Qnt.

BUSHWICK PUBLIC HOUSE: 1288 Myrtle Av.www.bushwickpublichouse.com. 917-966-8500. Jun 3: 9pm Newsome, Morris & Lee.

The COPPER POT: 347 Van Brunt St. 929-276-3330. www.copperpotbk.com. Wed: 7:30-10:30pm Keyed Up series.

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. Jun 4: John McNeil’s HushPoint; 11: Bruno Raberg; 18: SebastianNoelle; 25: Ralph Alessi.

IBEAM: 168 7th St. www.ibeambrooklyn.com.Jun 8: 8:30pm Ches Smith Qrt; 14: 7:30pmGordon Beeferman Organ Trio, 9pm Novoa/Kamaguchi/Smith; 15: 9pm Laubrock/Novoa/Gress/Rainey.

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

ISSUE PROJECT ROOM: 22 Boerum Pl. 718-330-0313. www.issueprojectroom.org. Jun 1:8pm Henry Flynt.

NATIONAL SAWDUST: 80N 6th St. 646-779-8455. www.nationalsawdust.org. Jun 26:7pm $25 adm Simon Hanes & Tredici Bacci.

PROSPECT PARK BANDSHELL: at 9th St.Park Slope. www.celebratebrooklyn.org. 718-855-7882. Jun 26: 7:30pm free adm BricCelebrate Brooklyn! Festival feat ChuchoValdés + Dafnis Prieto Si o Si Qrt.

ROULETTE: 509 Atlantic Av at 3rd Av.www.roulette.org. 917-267-0363. Jun 4: 8pm$18 adm Nick Dunston; 11-16: $40 admVision Festival feat 06/11 celeb AndrewCyrille w/Peter Brötzmann, Milford Graves,Wadada Leo Smith, 06/12 6:30pm MarcRibot, Tomas Fujiwara's 7 Poets Trio,Davalois Fearon, Kidd Jordan, 06/13 6:30pmAlain Kirili, Alto Gladness, Whit Dickey &Michael Bisio, Melvin Gibbs, Yoshiko Chuma,06/14 7pm Ava Mendoza, Marty Ehrlich,William Parker & Matthew Shipp, Rob BrownQrt, Kris Davis Trio, 06/15 5:30pm Douglas REwart, David Virelles, Patricia Nicholson,James Brandon Lewis, Darius Jones, 06/165:30pm Ingrid Laubrock, Jason Kao Hwang,Jorgo Schäfer, Dianne McIntyre, Heroes areGang Leaders, DD Jackson.

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.Jun 2: 9pm Samuel Blais & Split Cyclew/Jamie Baum; 11: E Alex Stanila + PleadThe Fifth; 12: E Take Off Collective; 13: E-L

$15/10 Susan Wagner H.S. Jazz Bandw/Arturo O'Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Orch;16: E Jon Heagle Gp, L Matt Panayides, N $15Dave Pietro Gp; 17: E Andrew DeNicol,7:50pm Simona Minns Qrt, 8:40pm $15Danae Greenfield Gp; 18: 7:30pm Franglais,8:30pm Daniel John Martin, N Romane Qrt;19: E Andrew Van Tassel; 24: Dale WilsonEns; 26: Moppa Elliott; 27: E Yumi Kim.

VELVET LOUNGE: 174 Bway. 718-302-4427.www.velvetbrooklyn.com. Tues: 9pm-12amKey Up series. Jun 4: Sivan Arbel; 11: DaveMiller Trio; 18: Tuomo Uusitalo; 25: AlexMinasian Trio.

WILLIAMSBURG MUSIC CENTER: 367Bedford Av. www.wmcjazz.org. 718-384-1654. $10 adm. Residency: Sat 10pm Jamw/Gerry Eastman & friends. Jun 2: 9pmDecatur Street Jinx; 6: 9pm Steve Bilodeau;7: 8:30pm Francis Hon Trio; 9: 9pm MegumiSaruhashi; 13: 9pm JIyoun Lee; 14: 8:30pmMercer Shavelson Jazz Opera; 15: 9pmTorganic Produce; 20: 9pm Benny SaxableQrt; 22: 10pm Dig Up Trio; 27: 9pm NinoWenger Qrt; 28: 8:30pm Yumi Kim Jazz Trio;29: 10pm Kevin Stevenson “Blue Layk”; 30:9pm Liberty Styles.

BUTTONWOOD TREE: 605 Main St.Middletown. www.buttonwood.org. 860-347-4957. Sat: 8-10pm. Jun 8: Benno Marmur; 28:Sharp 5 Jazz Ens.

PALACE THEATER: 100 East Main St.Waterbury. www.palacetheaterct.org. 203-346-2000. Jun 14: 7&9pm Yoko Miwa.

RIDGEFIELD PLAYHOUSE: 80 East Ridge.Ridgefield. www.ridgefieldplayhouse.org.203-438-5795. Sets: 8pm. Jun 5: $40 admChristian McBride Trio; 15: $49.50 Al DiMeola; 21: $75-175 Gala feat Jon Batiste &Stay Human; 26: $130 Boz Scaggs.

The SIDE DOOR JAZZ CLUB: At Old LymeInn. 85 Lyme St. Old Lyme. 860-434-0886.www.thesidedoorjazz.com. Sets: 8:30-11pm.Jun 1: Wallace Roney Qnt; 7: CatherineRussell; 8: Jonathan Kreisberg Qrt; 14: FelixPastorious & Hipster Assassins; 15: JeremyPelt Qrt; 21: Dayramir Gonzalez & HabanaEntrancé; 22: Rene McLean & JMAC’sDynasty; 28: Wolff & Clark Expedition; 29:Allan Harris.

The GIG SHACK: 782 Main St. Montauk. 631-668-2727. www.668thegigshack.com. Sets: 7-9:30pm. Jun 5: Sherly Baily & Harvie S; 12:Bill O'Connell & Peter Weiss w/guests; 19:Patrick Cornelius & Peter Slovov w/guests;26: Bill O'Connell & Ada Rovatti w/guests.

GRASSO’S: 134 Main St. Cold Spring Harbor.www.grassosrestaurant.com. 631-367-6060.

The JAZZ LOFT: 275 Christian Av. StonyBrook. 631-751-1895. www.thejazzloft.org.Sets: 7-9:30pm. Jan 8: Daniel Meron Qrt; 20:The Bad Little Big Band; 22: Harry Allen Qrt;27: Interplay Jazz Orch.

TREME: 553 Main St. Islip. 631-277-2008.www.tremeislip.com. Sets: Sun&Wed 7-11pm; Thurs-Sat 8pm-12am. Jun 1: GilParris; 2: Interplay Jazz Orch; 7: Sabori; 9:Lepley/Cammack/Bellucci Jazz Trio; 21:

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ANOTHER REASON TO CELEBRATEBy Elzy Kolb

Clarke photo by Solwazi-Afi-Olusola, Hayama by Gulnara Khamatova.

Rhythm nation

MANY MUSICIANS AIM TO BEband leaders from the get-go, but Neil

Clarke has found satisfaction through hislong-running collaborations with a coupleof musical masters. The percussionistworked with singer/songwriter/actor/activist Harry Belafonte for almost 15years, followed by close to three decadeswith Randy Weston, until the pianist'sdeath in September 2018.

"I would definitely not be the musician Iam today without my tenure with Randy.It was an incredibly inspiring and chal-lenging opportunity, and it was totally lib-erating," Neil notes. "Randy said he wastrying to play drums on piano, and I wastrying to play piano on drums. We met inthe middle."

Weston's African Rhythms ensembleoften performed without a drum set, whichcould be a surprise to concert-goers expect-ing the familiar piano-bass-drums configu-ration. "People believed Randy used per-cussion because of Africa," Neil says, "Buthe preferred percussion because a drum-set player put time on the cymbals andthat dominated the high register.Percussion left the high register wide open,without the overarching sustain of the ridecymbal. I use a cymbal to accentuate—notdefine—the time."

These days, playing music he's thor-oughly familiar with presents a new chal-lenge for the percussionist. He quotes thelate trombonist Benny Powell, anotherAfrican Rhythms mainstay, as saying:"Randy doesn't have gigs, he has adven-tures." Neil muses, "How do we navigatethese adventures with Randy's guidancebut without his presence? That's a newadventure."

He continues, "Because of the amount oftime I spent with him, there were instinc-tive communications between us. Now, it'slike Fred and Ginger swapped partners:Whoever you're dancing with is just asgood, but that intangible connection isn't

there."In the past year, Neil has been testing

the waters as a leader, playing Westoncompositions with unique instrumentationincluding percussion, bass, vibes and steeldrums. He debuted the ensemble inBrooklyn in honor of the NEA JazzMaster's 92nd birthday in April 2018, withRandy attending. "He was the first onethrough the door," Neil recalls with achuckle. "It was such an honor and such achallenge. Instead of stressing, over-think-ing, over-orchestrating, I just took a pagefrom Randy's book and let it happen. Itwas an incredible evening, he loved it. I gotto interpret his music in a configuration henever used." Neil got the same playerstogether again this year, celebrating whatwould have been Randy's 93rd birthday."He inspired and challenged me and sentme on a path I'm beginning to explore onmy own now."

Neil will reunite with African Rhythmsbandmates saxophonist T.K. Blue andbassist Alex Blake, along with a specialguest, trombonist Steve Turre, to performas the Weston Alumni Band at theHighlights in Jazz concert. "RememberingErroll & Randy" is the theme of the June20 concert at BMCC Tribeca PerformingArts Center, paying tribute to Westonand fellow pianist Erroll Garner. Sharingthe bill will be the Erroll Garner Project,featuring pianist Christian Sands, drum-mer Ulysses Owens and bassist LuquesCurtis. Producer Jack Kleinsinger makesno secret of his hope that every Highlightsin Jazz concert will end in a jam, so therecould be some surprises in store.

June is a big month for saluting RandyWeston. Neil, T.K., Alex and others willhonor him at the Kennedy Center inWashington, D.C., June 9. On June 19,the Central Brooklyn Jazz Consortium willinduct the pianist into its hall of fame witha concert and celebration at BedfordStuyvesant Restoration Corporation.

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MATT SLOCUMSAINT PETER'S CHURCH / JUNE 15From his early days on the jazz scene, Matt Slocum has asserted his role as both adrummer and a bandleader. A noted holistic composer and player savvy beyond hisyears, since his salad days in Wisconsin, Matt has followed a path not often taken,through studies in Minneapolis and time at USC with Peter Erskine. With a handfulof recordings, the drummer has established a spiritual yet swinging sound few haveachieved. An early CD, Portraits, set a tone for further explorations, leading to his newSunnyside effort, Sanctuary. It's a beautiful set of music made as a tonic for the troops.Pianist Gerald Clayton and bassist Larry Grenadier help Matt through his journey tosanity and common sense via a vision of peace and safety. MGN

YOKO MIWAPALACE THEATER / JUNE 14Yoko Miwa is without any doubt Boston's best-kept jazz secret. A formidable pianistand composer, Yoko finds a remarkable balance between jaw-dropping keyboard tech-nique paired with an almost Bill Evans-like lyricism. Indeed, in her hands, well-wornstandards by figures like Monk and Mingus feel like exciting new premieres, whilepieces representing unusual fare for jazz—songs by Lou Reed or even Aerosmith—get astonishingly thoughtful and compelling treatments. Leading a trio of bassist WillSlater and drummer Scott Goulding, Yoko will celebrate the release of her latestalbum, Keep Talkin', a joyfully exciting record that highlights both her interpretiveand composing chops. The world has slept long enough on Yoko Miwa's talents; herupcoming appearance is essential for any fan of jazz piano. SH

DAVID BIXLERBIRDLAND / JUNE 6 Alto saxophonist David Bixler took a break from music after his youngest child suf-fered a brain injury. Now he's back to jazz with renewed focus and purpose. His newCD, In the Face of Chaos (Red Piano Records), addresses not only the current politi-cal climate, but the need for us all to recognize our family priorities. His music andtone are soft, lyrical and melodic on this program of original compositions and anadapted spiritual, sounding as reflective or introspective as you might expect consid-ering his ordeal. Bandmates on the recording include pianist Jon Cowherd, bassist IkeSturm and drummer/percussionist Rogerio Boccato. David, who splits his timebetween New York and Bowling Green State University in Ohio, also has recorded anupcoming nonet CD, Blended Lineage. David and his band will perform at Smalls JazzClub June 7-8 as well. MGN

CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE RIDGEFIELD PLAYHOUSE / JUNE 5Those who hear Christian McBride's ensembles live immediately discover that hiscompositions and arrangements teem with the fire, refinement and sonic boom pres-ent in his playing. Ability to command the direction of the music is a hallmark of hisexpression. A man with many titles—bass player, composer, arranger, leader, com-munity facilitator, keyholder—who has collaborated with diverse icons from SonnyRollins to Carly Simon, Christian takes the legacy of oral tradition and mentorshipseriously. He seeks to create lasting opportunities for young artists to be heard, seen,inspired and encouraged through real-world inclusion. In Ridgefield, Christian's TipCity band will feature pianist Emmet Cohen and guitarist Dan Wilson. His big bandwill appear at Dizzy's June 11-16 and 20-23, including trumpeter Freddie Hendrix,singer Melissa Walker and saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin among others. SJ

SAM NEWSOMEBUSHWICK PUBLIC HOUSE / JUNE 3Soprano saxophonist Sam Newsome is a prime example of what a modern jazz musi-cian can achieve, with his tone beautifully balancing post-bop characteristics and out-side-the-box extended techniques. After cutting his teeth with trumpeters DonaldByrd, Terence Blanchard and others, Sam's work took a giant leap with the release ofSam I Am. This inspired debut album captured his brilliant compositions as well ashis approach to standard jazz repertoire. That approach has resulted in more than adozen albums since, with his latest, Chaos Theory: Song Cycles for PreparedSaxophone, set for June 3 release. Singer Charmaine Lee and guitarist Joe Morris willjoin Sam in concert for an evening of improvised music that will no doubt exceedexpectations and shine a light on the saxophonist's creative output. EW

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BILL MAYS MEZZROW / JUNE 28-29From the moment that he takes the stage, Bill Mays shows he is a multifaceted com-municator. A versatile improviser at the piano, he also has a vast repertoire at his fin-gertips and is a skilled arranger with the ability to add a few twists to the most fre-quently played standards. As evidenced by his song "Judy," which has appeared onseveral film soundtracks, Bill is a gifted composer. Besides occasionally adding afriendly vocal or two to his set, the pianist takes the time between selections to givebackground about some of the composers he's playing, something uncommon thesedays. For this engagement, he will be joined by frequent collaborators bassist MartinWind and drummer Matt Wilson, both of whom appear on his recently released CD,Live At COTA. KD

RANDY NAPOLEONDIZZY'S CLUB / JUNE 24Still young though quite experienced, Randy Napoleon is moving to the forefront ofexcellent mainstream jazz guitarists. Randy, who is from Ann Arbor, Mich., went fromstudent to prodigy and frontman through experiences with Michael Bublé, FreddyCole, and various organ combos, plus roles as instructor at the University of Michigan,and currently Michigan State University. His fluidity and ease of invention is impres-sive, but the happiness of his music is what truly stands out. He even-handedly blendssingle line, chords, swing and soul. At this show, Randy will showcase his love for theMidwestern guitar legacy of Wes Montgomery, Grant Green and Kenny Burrell.M.S.U. Jazz Chair bassist Rodney Whitaker, pianist Jeb Patton and drummer QuincyDavis will join Randy for what promises to be a memorable tribute. MGN

DAVE STRYKER SMALLS JAZZ CLUB / JUNE 21-22With a presence his listeners can feel before they hear him play a single note, guitaristand composer Dave Stryker lights a fire that burns holes in the bandstand. Loose andlyrical, his expression stretches out over familiar changes, and explores new and col-laborative ideas. Though individualism pushes his artistry, Dave remains connectedto a lineage bigger than his own sound—a lineage he engaged directly when he joinedBrother Jack McDuff's band in the mid-1980s. His new album, Eight Track III,released on Strikezone Records, Dave's own label, includes his arrangements for com-positions by Curtis Mayfield, Roy Ayers, Stevie Wonder, and Walter Becker andDonald Fagen, among other influential artists. Dave's release gig will feature organ-ist Jared Gold, drummer McClenty Hunter and vibraphonist Joe Doubleday. SJ

BENNETT PASTERROCKWOOD MUSIC HALL / JUNE 18A very fine keyboardist and pianist, Bennett Paster grows seemingly by leaps andbounds with every project. On his new CD, Indivisible, he doesn't synthesize his influ-ences, but rather turns every composition into his own private vision of blues, main-stream jazz, funk, New Orleans and beyond. The Albuquerque native studied withGeri Allen and Stanley Cowell at New England Conservatory, was known for co-lead-ing the famed Grupo Yanqui, and has been a sideman with Kurt Elling and AnnHampton Callaway. He displays bebop sensibilities while reserving the best of hisimmense talents for a sense of teamwork. His bandmates on the CD include bassistJeff Hanley, drummer Tony Mason, guitarist Al Street, tenor saxophonist KennyBrooks, percussionist Todd Isler and conga player Samuel Torres. MGN

ALLAN HARRISSIDE DOOR / JUNE 29A singer with both romantic charisma and what Jon Hendricks called "hipness," AllanHarris carries on in the tradition of jazz-soul baritones like Billy Eckstine and ArthurPrysock. In his tenderer moments, Allan can also conjure the suave sophistication ofNat King Cole. He's recorded an admirable tribute to Nat, as well as rememberingsome of his underappreciated forebears on a couple of CDs in his Black Bar Jukeboxseries. As a songwriter, Allan's crowning achievement is Cross That River, his musi-cal evocation of Old West black cowboys, proving that he's an outstanding composer aswell as an interpreter. On his latest album he pays tribute to the pioneer of vocalese:The Genius of Eddie Jefferson. In NYC, Allan can be heard at Ginny's June 6. GK

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Latinology; 30: Jam by Lepley/Cammack/Bellucci Jazz Trio.

UNION CANTINA: 40 Bowden Sq.Southampton. www.unioncantina.net. 631-377-3500. 7-9pm: Keyed Up series. Jun 6:Morris Goldberg Trio; 13: Oscar Felman Qnt;20: Juanga Lakunza Qrt; 27: Combo Nuvow/spec guest Tom Scott.

BERGENENGLEWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY: 31 Engle

St. Englewood. www.englewoodlibrary.org.201-568-2215. Thurs: 7-9:30pm. Jun 20:Calvin Hill; 27: Kamau Adilifu.

ESSEXBETHANY BAPTIST CHURCH: 275W Market

St. Newark. www.bethany-newark.org. 973-623-8161. Jun 1: 6-7:30pm Jazz Vespers featthe Wells Fargo Jazz for Teens.

CLEMENT’S PLACE: At Rutgers University. 15Washington St. Newark. Sets unless other-wise noted: 7:30pm. www.facebook.com/jazz973. 3rd Thurs: 5:30pm Wells Fargo Jazzfor Teens, 7:30pm Jam by James Austin, Jr.Jun 5 7pm & 6: tba; 7: Nat Adderley, Jr.; 13:Tim Armacost Qrt; 14: tba; 19: Carlos Frias &Circulo Social; 21: James Austin, Jr. Qnt; 26:tba; 27: Willie Williams Qnt; 28: NasheetWaits Gp; 29: 8pm The Family.

GATEWAY CENTER PLAZA 4: 100 MulberrySt. Newark. 973-624-8880. Jun 5: 12-1pmJamaaladeen Tacuma Trio.

SOUTH ORANGE GAZEBO: 17 Sloan St.South Orange. Fri: 7-10pm. Jun 14: CarolDeminski & the Little Jazz Birds; 21: LynetteSheard Qnt; 28: Leonieke Scheuble Trio.

SPIOTTA PARK: 20-32 Village Plaza. SouthOrange. Jun 7: 7-10pm Swing Town Big Bandof Maplewood Community Music; 16: 6-9pmViva Flamenco Jazz.

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. Jun 10&24: 8pm GlennFranke's BigBand.

TRUMPETS: 6 Depot Square. Montclair. 973-744-2600. www.trumpetsjazz.com. Sets:7:30-10:30pm, Fri-Sat 8-11pm/adm varies.Jun 1: Felice Reggio; 7: Angela & Ron ApreaQnt; 8: Bob Baldwin; 14: Wallace Roney; 15:Good Stuff; 20: Broadway Night; 21: AmandaPucci Jhones; 22: Ty Stephens; 23: 3pm-6pmCarrie Jackson & Jazz Vocal Collective, 7:30-10:30pm One More Once Special Event; 27:Brazilian Night; 29: Enrico Granafei &friends.

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Fronting her own ensemble in clubsaround Manhattan was once a regularthing for pianist Miki Hayama. But thisworking mom's band leading has been onhiatus for a while, since her busy schedulehas left her with scant time to devote tobooking her own gigs. In recent years, she'sbeen playing, touring and recording withthe likes of Nnenna Freelon, SylviaCuenca, Sharel Cassity, Victor Lewis, LeaDeLaria, Jazzmeia Horn, Adonis Rose,Greg Osby and others. Miki also has a reg-ular church gig and sets aside time forcomposing. "Everyone thought I disap-peared. That's not so. I have stayed busywith other bands."

That's about to change, on June 26,when Miki is set to front a quintet in theBig Apple for the first time in seven years.She'll be at Smoke Jazz & Supper Club aspart of the New York Japanese JazzFestival, produced by alto saxophonistVincent Herring. "I've known him for 18years, and I played in his band back in theday," she notes. "There are so many peoplestruggling to get gigs, I was honored to becalled."

Miki is known for her straight-aheadplaying on countless gigs and four albumsunder her own name. But she notes thather style has evolved, thanks to a combi-nation of life experience, her travels andmusic she's playing in church. "As life goeson, I've met a lot of people, a lot of musi-cians. I've been influenced by the differentenvironments, and that experience is mov-ing my music in different directions. Itfeels natural to play and write music forwhere I'm at now."

She continues, "There's been a lot ofinfluence from gospel music while playingHammond organ at a black church for thepast 10 years. It's modern gospel with a lotof reharmonizing." At Smoke, Miki plansto play piano and synthesizer: "I've beenstudying synthesizer for the past threeyears, that's opened up a lot of possibilitiesin music for me." She's been writing steadi-ly, and expects to premiere four originalsand likely her take on a Japanese folk tuneat the gig.

Accompanying her will be Mark Shimon tenor sax and wind controller, JamieBaum on flute, Matt Brewer on electricbass, and Kweku Sumbry on drums andpercussion. The tenor/flute combination isnew for Miki, who has often led trios,sometimes adding an alto or trumpet. Shehas a long-running musical relationshipwith Mark and Jamie, but this will be herfirst outing with the rhythm section. "Iplayed with Mark years ago, we touredwith Mimi Jones and recorded with her. Iknew that for my next project I'd call him.I like that he plays wind controller, whichI've been into for a couple of years. Jamieis a great composer; I've known her for

about 10 years. We used to jam at herplace."

She hopes to record with the quintetsoon, which she assembled to reflect hernew sound. "It has elements of avant-gardewith a lot of groove, so it has to be the rightmusicians," Miki notes, adding that there'sa good chance special guests will join thequintet on the bandstand at Smoke.

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By Seton Hawkins

HOT FLASHESDouble Hat: Dion Parson on Music

and Education

TO SEE DION PARSON'S 21STCentury Band in performance is to

receive a master class in a range of modernpopular music. Incorporating a vast arrayof styles heard throughout the Caribbean,Dion has, in his ensemble, built a micro-cosm of the musical experiences heabsorbed during his upbringing in the U.S.Virgin Islands. As the 21st Century Bandreadies for its return to Dizzy's ClubJune 7-9, it prepares to offer Dion's trade-mark ability to re-forge and reinterpretjazz standards employing the full array ofthe Caribbean's musical vocabulary.However, exciting as it will be, the 21stCentury Band's performances offer onlypart of the story: On June 10, another sideof Dion's efforts—educator and mentor—will be featured at Dizzy's by the VI JazzCollective, an ensemble comprising some ofthe Virgin Islands' top young talents, men-tored by Dion.

Dion Parson

For Dion, the fusing of education andperformance has always been central to hiswork, in particular providing education tothe Virgin Islands. "I left St. Thomas in1985 to study at Rutgers, but I came home

every single year," he recalls. "I would goback to my old high school and talk to thestudents. I'd donate instruments, and I'dwork summer band programs with RonBlake." Rising organically from a desire togive back, Dion's early efforts ultimatelyled to grant funding to establish an educa-tion presence. From this initial work,paired with the efforts and vision of hiswife, Nicole, United Jazz Foundation wasborn. "That allowed me to develop a cur-riculum," he notes. "United JazzFoundation became a platform for talentedyoung students from the Virgin Islands tostudy with me and members of my band.We would come home throughout the yearto mentor these students."Indeed, the breadth of musical ability in

the Virgin Islands is nothing short ofremarkable, and the tremendous range oflive music heard there ensures a wonder-fully diverse array of young talents. WithUnited Jazz Foundation, Dion has built aplatform that helps to translate that skillinto professional and educational develop-ment opportunities through touring andscholarship support. "Once the studentsare in, they're committed," he notes. "Andthe best students travel with me in thesummer. They see the opportunities forthem if they're willing to study hard andlearn." VI Jazz Collective therefore repre-sents both the top young talent of theVirgin Islands as well as the results ofyears of hard work on Dion's part, buildingand nurturing the jazz education platform."This is a labor of love for me," Dionexplains. "This is a summer tour for us,and the students will be learning andrecording."Ultimately, Dion's efforts enable him to

harness his lifetime of knowledge andhard-earned experience to set up the nextgeneration for success. "When I left home,I didn't have much guidance," he recalls."So the concept of United Jazz Foundationis to bridge the gap between the students'music education and the real world. We'vebeen fortunate to have great partnershipsthat nurture the students."Dion Parson and the 21st Century Band

will release their latest CD Live at Dizzy'sClub Vol. III and celebrate their 20thAnniversary at Dizzy’s Club June 7-9;Dion will direct the VI Jazz Collective atDizzy’s June 10. To learn more about Dionand United Jazz Foundation, visitwww.unitedjazz.org.

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FRESH TAKESJUST BACK FROM A THREE-MONTH

residency in Shanghai, once again NewYork is lucky to have pianist, composer,and improviser Theo Walentiny back inthe fold of its jazz and contemporary musiccommunities. Preparing for an upcomingsolo concert at the Jazz Gallery, Theo dis-cusses his personal relationship with theinstitution of solo piano performance: "Ilike how vulnerable solo playing is, it's achance to really open up and connect withan audience. Even though it's a solo per-formance, it has the power to become com-munal almost instantaneously."

That's not to say that this practice does-n't come with formidable challenges. AsTheo says, "Sometimes I take sound forgranted because I spend a lot of time play-ing solo when I'm practicing or preparingfor gigs with ensembles. It's easy to forgetthe weight of the materials we work with as

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

MADAME CLAUDE: 390 4th St. Jersey City.www.madameclaudejc.com. 201-876-8800.Tues&Thurs: 7:30pm Manouche Bag.

PORT IMPERIAL: 55 Riverwalk Pl. West NewYork. Thurs: 6-8pm Sunset Music series. Jun13: Karl Latham, Calvin Jones, Oscar Perez+ Chris Pasin & Vic Juris + SteelImpressions; 27: Ria Curley & Chuck LambNu-Soul-Jaz Trio + Erik Lawrence & MalaWaldron + Alan Bates Steel Pan IslandBreeze.

MERCER1867 SANCTUARY AT EWING: 101 ScotchRd. Ewing. www.1867sanctuary.org/seriesjazz. 609-392-6409. Jun 5: 7:30pm NatePhilips; 14: 8pm The Monika RyanExperience; 16: 3pm Sue Maskaleris, JeffRaheb & Julian Raheb.

CANDLELIGHT LOUNGE: 24 Passaic St.Trenton. www.candlelightevents.way.to.609-695-9612. Sat: 3:30-7:30pm freeadm/$10 min. www.jazztrenton.com. Jun 1:Peter Lin/JD Allen TNT Qrt; 8: JamesStewart; 15: Landom Brothers; 22: AndreMurchison, Lee Smith & Aaron Craig; 29:Tony Williams.

HOPEWELL VALLEY BISTRO & INN: 15East Broad St. Hopewell. 609-466-9889.www.hopewellbistro.com. Thurs: 6-9pm/

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Galas and Special EventsThe Ridgefield Playhouse continues its

Moffly Media Evening of Art, Wine & JazzSeries in June, offering wine tastings andart exhibitions paired with jazz perform-ances by Christian McBride on June 5and Al Di Meola June 15. Its summergala on June 21 will feature pianist extra-ordinaire Jon Batiste with his band StayHuman. To learn more visit www.ridge-fieldplay house.org.

Throughout June, a series of jazzmovies and live concerts intersect at theJacob Burns Film Center in Pleasantville.The month opens with a preview screeningof the new documentary She's Got Jazz,celebrating rising young female stars inthe music; vocalist Veronica Swift willperform that evening as well. The serieswill continue with more intriguing moviesplus concerts with Ben Paterson andBryan Carter; the full schedule is avail-able at www.burnsfilmcenter.org.

On June 12, the National Jazz Museumin Harlem will host its annual GalaBenefit Concert. Honoring Benny Golsonand Representative Adriano Espaillat, theevening will also feature the talents ofValerie Simpson and CamilleThurman. Visit www.jazzmuseuminharlem.org for more details.

Theo Walentiny will play the JazzGallery June 13.

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A very different project is Scott's newCD, his first exclusively on tenor sax, withhis working quartet: Tenormore (ArborsRecords). The band, with Helen Sung onpiano, Martin Wind on bass, and DennisMackrel on drums, satisfies his yearning,as he puts it, "to get out there and swingjazz tunes with a conventional band,rather than the quartets with three tubaslike I've had."

The album begins with Scott thriceplaying a high-pitched version of the intro-ductory four-note phrase from The Beatles'"And I Love Her." When it's suggested he'splaying falsetto, he begs to differ. "I try notto think of it as falsetto, I don't want tohave any 'false' in it," he says. "I want purenotes, clean and beautiful. I figured out myown system for playing that high on tenorway back when I was in high school." Andjust as he incorporates all the instrumentshe plays into his solo symphony, he incor-porates all the registers available into histenor sax playing.

Scott Robinson's quartet fromTenormore will play Birdland TheaterJune 21-22.

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University seminar, "Meet Me at theCrossroad." She also appeared at a numberJALC concerts, including Count MeetsDuke, in 2017; Black, Brown and Beige,the Best of Basie and the Ever FonkyLowdown, in 2018. "That place has reallycreated a situation for me as an artist,where it continues to give me something tolive for, and that has been invaluable tome," Brianna says.

What is intriguing about her career isthat, in an era where the managerial infra-structure is often more responsible forartists' success than the merits of their tal-ent, Brianna has been able to build a solidreputation the old-fashioned way: via jamsessions, gigs, auditions, and by simplybeing in the right place at the right time."When somebody calls you and they say,'You know, we hear you on this [gig], andwe want you to do that,' I just feel blessedand fortunate," she says. "And every timeit's been something that has helped me tosee myself in a different way, and how Ienvision myself."

The Brianna Thomas Band will per-form at Ginny's Supper Club June 28-29.

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

Gene Perla had a gig at the West Bank Cafe at 42nd St & 9th Av, NYC. He stopped infront of the club, unloaded his double-bass and amp and placed them just inside the frontdoor and then moved his car half a block away to a parking lot. At the end of the gig he didthe reverse and headed to another gig at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, PA.

He told me, "When I opened the hatchback I experienced a feeling I had never felt beforein my life or since. I had left my instruments inside the club's front door! Fortunately, I hadmy electric bass to do the gig with, and then drove back into New York to pick up my stuff."Which, fortunately, was still there.

A Moment You Missed by Fran Kaufman Hot HouseContributing Photographer

Peter Bernstein (left) and LarryGoldings, hanging backstage at JazzStandard between killer sets on April21. Drummer Bill Stewart, who wasalso in the trio, was upfront greetingfans when this photo was taken.

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$15/5 don Jazz On Broad. Jun 6: Tobias/Ernst/Plowman; 13: Alex Hiele Paris JazzCombo; 20: Trineice Robinson-Martin; 27:Houston Person.

McCARTER THEATRE: 91 University Pl.Princeton. 609-258-2787. www.mccarter.org.Sets: 8pm. Jazz in June Festival feat 06/7Cécile McLorin Salvant, 06/8 ChristianMcBride & Tip City, 06/14 Bill Frisell Trio,06/15 Bill Charlap Trio, 06/22 Vijay Iyer Sxt.Jun 16: 7pm Jazzmeia Horn.

MIDDLESEXDUE MARI: 78 Albany St. New Brunswick.

www.duemarinj.com. 732-296-1600. Fri: 6:30-9:30pm free adm The New Brunswick JazzProject/www.nbjp.org. Jun 7: Nancy &Spencer Reed Duo; 14: Emma Larsson Duo;21: Jackie Jones Duo; 28: Alex Collins 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.

HILTON GARDEN INN: Edison/RaritanCenter. 50 Raritan Center Pkwy. Edison. 732-225-0900. Jun 21-22: 8am $20-10 admwww.jazzbash.net Annual Jazz RecordCollectors’ Bash.

HYATT REGENCY: 2 Albany St. NewBrunswick. www.newbrunswick.hyatt.com.732-873-1234. Thurs: 8-11pm free adm TheNew Brunswick Jazz Project/www.nbjp.org.Jun 6: Frank Grasso Qrt; 13: Matt Echols Qrt;20: Peter Lin Qrt; 27: Ken Fowser Qrt.

OLD FRANKLIN SCHOOLHOUSE: 491Middlesex Av (Rte 27). Metuchen. 862-368-2202. First Sun: 3-5:15 pm CornerstoneJazzseries. Jun 2: Don Braden Qrt.

RUTGERS GARDENS: At Rutgers University.112 Ryders Ln. New Brunswick. 732-932-8451. www.nbjp.org. Jun 21: 6:30-8:30pmfree adm The New Brunswick JazzProject/www.nbjp.org Summer SolsticeConcert feat Swingadelic.

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. Jun5: Benito Gonzalez Trio; 12: Champian FultonTrio; 19: Bruce Williams Trio; 26: LeoniekeScheuble Trio.

MORRISSHANGHAI 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. Jun 1: SaronCrenshaw Qrt; 2: Stephanie Nakasian; 5:Martin Pizzarelli Trio feat Aaron Weinstein; 8:Eric Olsen Revision Trio; 19: Dan LevinsonTrio; 20: Peter & Will Anderson Trio; 30:Audra Mariel.

MONMOUTHMOONSTRUCK: 517 Lake Ave. Asbury Park.

732-988-0123. www.moonstrucknj.com. Jun28: 6-10pm Maurício de Souza Trio.

TWO RIVER THEATER: 21 Bridge Av. RedBank. www.tworivertheater.org. 732-345-1400. Jun 8-30: Sun 3pm, Wed 1&7pm, Thurs8pm + 1pm 06/27, Fri 7pm, Sat 3&8pm $55adm Oo-Bla-Dee.

OCEANThe JAY & LINDA GRUNIN CENTER FOR

THE ARTS: 1 College Dr. Toms River. 732-255-0500. www.grunincenter.org. Jun 23:3pm $24/20 adm Mike Kaplan Nnt.

SOMERSETWATCHUNG ARTS CENTER: 18 Stirling Rd.

Watchung. www.watchungarts.org. 908-753-0190. Jun 1: 8-11pm Rio Clemente.

ATLAS STUDIOS: 11 Spring St. Newburgh.www.atlasnewburgh.com. 845-391-8855.Jazz at Atlas series. Jun 22: 8pm $20/25 admTiconderoga Qrt.

The FALCON: 1348 Rte 9 West. Marlboro.www.liveatthefalcon.com. 845-236-7970.Sets/adm: 8pm, Sun 11am Brunch (B); $20don suggested. Falcon Underground (FU).Jun 2: David Stern/Marc Copland Qrt; 5: Jeff“Siege” Siegel Sxt; 7: Cyro Baptista &friends; 14: Pedrito Martinez Gp; 19:Common Tongue; 23: Sorgen Fonda CrispellTrio; 27: Latin Jazz Express; 30: B Saints ofSwing, 8pm Paul McCandless + ChargedParticles.

HOWLAND CULTURAL CENTER: 477 MainSt. Beacon. www.howlandculturalcenter. org.845-831-4988. Jun 15: 8pm $25/20 adm IkueMori.

HUDSON HALL: 327 Warren St. Hudson.www.hudsonhall.org. 518-822-1438. Jun 1: 7-8:30pm $25/35 adm Dominick Farinacci Qntw/Shenel Johns.

LYDIA’S CAFE: 7 Old US Hwy 209. StoneRidge. www.lydias-cafe.com. 845-687-6373.Sets: 7-10pm. Jun 1: Pete Levin Trio; 14:Patricia Dalton.

MAUREEN’S JAZZ CELLAR: 2 N Bway.Nyack. www.maureensjazzcellar.com. 845-535-3143. Sets/adm: unless otherwise notedSun 6pm/$15, Fri 8pm/$20, Sat 8&9:30pm/$20. Jun 1: Larry Fuller Trio; 2: Judi MarieCanterino; 7: Garry Dial Trio w/spec guestDick Oat; 8: 8pm Victor Jones Qrt; 9: $20Elizabeth Tomboulian Qnt w/Ingrid Jensen;14: Marya Lawrence Qrt; 15: Ted PiltzeckerQrt; 21: Gabriel Espinosa feat Kim Nazarian;22: $25 Peter Furlan; 28: Freddie Jacobs Qrt.

MOUNTAIN TOP ARBORETUM: 4 MaudeAdams Rd. Tannersville. 518-589-3903.www.mtarboretum.org. Jun 8: 2-3:15pmMichela Marino Lerman feat Mathis Picard &Russell Hall.

ORIGINAL VINYL RECORDS: 314 State Rte94 S #7. Warwick. www.originalvinylrecords.com. 845-987-3131. Jun 2: 4-5pmTalkin' Vinyl feat Arnold J. Smith.

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, Wed 7:30-10:30pm,Thurs 8-11pm, Fri-Sat 7-11pm. Adm varies.Residency (R): Thurs Jam w/Bill Washer &friends. Jun 1: Stephanie Nakasian &Virginia Gentlemen; 2: Michele Bautier Duo;6: R; 7: Victor Jones w/Taeko; 8: EliotZigmund Qrt; 9: The Pretty Boys & specguests; 13: R; 14: Najwa Parkins & friends;15: Jerry Vivino; 16: Nancy Coletti Trio; 20:

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THE TRUMPETER, FLUGELHOR-nist and tireless impresario Mark

Morganelli will celebrate his 40thanniversary as a jazz presenter and per-fofof rmer on June 29. Decades ago, his JazzForum was a celebrated part of the loftftfscene in and around Cooper Square, and isnow a Westchester County hot spot. Therehave been many other milestones: 22 yearsof producing concerts in Tarrytown and 34years since he came ashore frfrf om a river-boat and began putting on events at theRiverArts Festival.

For Mark, however, this month will bespecial fofof r another reason. Not long ago hetook out his Kanstul flflf ugelhorn, polished itto perfefef ction, reconnected with his prodi-gious chops and led a brilliant ensemble inmaking an epic tribute to Brazil. The coun-try has been a musical inspiration fofof ralmost as long as he has been playing pro-fefef ssionally. "I've been what you might callrestless fofof r quite a while," he says, "Ithought it was high time to play my hornagain, just like I did when I fifif rst hooked upwith the late genius Guilherme Franco.

"Guilherme may not have introducedme to Brazilian music, but my love fofof rbossa nova, the samba and maracatu dededbaque viradodod caught fifif re when he and Ibegan playing together in 1980," Markrecalls. "We were joined by Cliftftf onAnderson, Joe Ford and others. In fafaf ct, theexperience was so intoxicating that we con-tinued to play together fofof r a decade ormore, in clubs and on the riverboat inCentral Park—j—j— ust about everywhere! Iwas happily afffff lflf icted by the Brazilian bug."

The flflf ugelhorn seems a perfefef ct tool withwhich to sculpt the long, sensuous lines ofthe 27 songs on Brasil! (Jazz ForumRecords), his double CD with the JazzForum All-Stars. The all-Brazilian ensem-ble includes veterans such as the leg-endary guitarist Carlos Barbosa-Lima,bassist Nilson Matta, percussion coloristNanny Assis, drummer Adriano Santos,

vocalists Eddie Monteiro and MonikaOliveira, plus a relative newcomer: thesensational pianist-vocalist AbelitaMateus. The players perfofof rm in breathtak-ing ensemble, soloing oftftf en, but it is Markwho is the lead voice, seductively bendingand twisting notes on his burnished horn.

"I was smitten with the trumpet," Markconfefef sses, "When I fifif rst heard guys likeHerb Alpert, Doc Severinsen… and I fefef llin love with jazz—especially Al Hirt andthe music of New Orleans: Wow! It seemslike a lifefef time since I played at Montreux(1976), then traveled around Europe espe-cially Poland (1979) and elsewhere, laterRio aftftf er the Carnaval (1988). I think I'vecome fufuf ll circle now. I have discovered ahealthy diet of producing music andarranging and playing the music I holdclose to my heart. With my horns and withmusicians whom I love, we play the musicwe all adore: jazz, bossa nova, samba andother Brazilian idioms." And Mark's musicsays it all: por amor à música.

Mark Morganelli and the JazzForum All-Stars will celebrate therelease of Brasasa il! at Zinc Bar June 25.

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Chucho Valdés Cécile McLorin Salvant

MAY 6-OCTOBER 4 Bryant Park: bet 40th & 42nd Sts and 5th & 6th Aves,New York, NYwww.bryantpark.org/calendar, 212-768-4242. Mon-Fri, 12-1:45pm: Armen Donelian; Ayako Shirasaki;Bertha Hope; Charlie Judkins; Dan Manjovi; DarylSherman; Deanna Witkowski; Dona Carter; Frank Owens;Isaac ben Ayala; Joel Forrester; Jon Weber; Kuni Mikami;Larry Ham; Luiz Simas; Roy Eaton; Russ Kassoff; SueMaskaleris; Terry Waldo; Todd Robbins; Victor Lin; YukaAikawa.

PIANO IN THE PARK

MAY 31- JUNE 9Jersey City, NJwww.jerseycityjazzfestival.com, 347-645-3581.Adam Lomeo; The Afro Peruvian Connection; AkikoTsurgura; Akua Dixon; Beninghove's Hangmen; Big Lazy;Blue Vipers; Bryan Beninghove; Charles Sigler Trio; ChinoPons; Doug Beavers' Salsa Orch; Enildo Rasúa; FishHarmonics; Gengis Don & the Empire; Ghostik; The GoBailers; Gotham Easy; Ian Kenselaar Gp; Jack BreslinTrio; JD Allen Trio; Jenna Mammina & Rolf Sturm; JoeMagnarelli; Julian Meyers; Larry Banks; Lezlie Harrison;Manouche Bag; Marion Cowings Qrt; Miki Yamanaka Trio;Molly Tigre; NJCU Salsa Orch feat John Benitez; NobukiTakamen Trio; NY Palladium Mambo All-Stars; OrionTurre; Pasquale Grasso; Red Baraat; Sound in Color;Stacy Dillard & Brooklyn Circle; Swingadelic; Ted ChubbGp; Tim Horner Spt; Tony Malaby/Mike Formanek/TomRainey; Walter Parks; Winard Harper.

JERSEY CITY JAZZ FESTIVAL

JUNE 1-AUGUST 27 Central Park—East River Park, Marcus Garvey Park,Rumsey Playfield—Tompkin Square Park: New York,NY; Queensbridge Park: Long Island City, NY www.summerstage.org, 212-360-2777. Charlie Parker Jazz festival CP, Blue Note Jazz festi-val BN.Avery*Sunshine; BN Brandee Younger; CP BriannaThomas; CP Camille Thurman, Nikara Warren & BrandeeYounger; CP Carl Allen's Art Blakey Tribute; CP Dee DeeBridgewater; Eddie Palmieri; CP Fred Hersch; CP FredWesley; BN George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic; CPGeorge Coleman Trio; BN Jack DeJohnette, Ravi Coltrane& Matt Garrison Trio; CP Lakecia Benjamin; CP Mwenso &the Shakes; CP Quiana Lynell; CP Ravi Coltrane; CP VuyoSotashe; CP Winard Harper & Jeli Posse.

SUMMERSTAGE

JUNE 1-30Blue Note, Central Park, Sony Hall: New York, NYwww.bluenotejazzfest.com, 212-475-0049. André Carvalho; Brandee Younger; Brent Birckhead;Buddy Guy w/spec guest Tom Hambridge; Chris Botti;Dalius Naujo Band; Dizzy Gillespie Afro-Cuban All-Stars;Dumpstaphunk, Fishbone + Miss Velvet & The Blue Wolf;Ernie Hammes Gp; George Clinton & ParliamentFunkadelic; Grand Baton; Jack Dejohnette, RaviColetrane & Matt Garrison Trio; James Francies' FLIGHTw/spec guest BILAL; Jason Hunter; JazzyBIT; Jean-Michel Pilc; Joey Alexander; Keb' Mo' Solo; Kenny G;Kenny Garrett; Lisa Fischer & Grand Baton; Makowicz-Medyna-Dingler Jazz Ens; Marta Sanchez; The MartinFamily Trio; Matthias Loescher; Monsieur Periné; PhilipWeberndörfer Trio; Philippe Lemm Trio; Roy Haynes;Savion Glover; Sweet Honey in the Rock; Warren GaleaTrio.

BLUE NOTE JAZZ FESTIVAL

JUNE 4-AUGUST 10 Prospect Park Bandshell: Brooklyn, NYwww.bricartsmedia.org, 718-683-5600. Chucho Valdés; Dafnis Prieto Si o Si Qrt.

BRIC CELEBRATE BROOKLYN!

DC JAZZ FESTIVAL

JUNE 6-16Washington, DC www.dcjazzfest.org, 855-332-7767.Alex Parchment & AP Chemistry; Allyn Johnson & SonicSanctuary; Amy K Bormet Trio; Anat Cohen; Anne MetteIversen; Brass-A-Holics; Cécile McLorin Salvant; ChrisPotter; Cinema Italia; Coniece Washington; Dante' Pope

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Cyrille photo by Luciano Rossetti, Drummond by Roberto Cifarelli, Ikonen by Tanja Ahola, Iyer by Barbara Rigon.

Billy DrummondVijay Iyer

After Five Experience; El Violin Latino; Etienne CharlesCreole Soul; Evan Harris; Future Band; Georgia AnneMuldrow; Girls In Airports; Hailu Mergia; Herb Scott; TheJazz Academy Orch; Joe Herrera; Joey Alexander; JohnLamkin III; Jon Batiste & Stay Human; Jordon Dixon; JoseJames; José Montaño Trio; Joshua Redman; Kent MillerQrt; Kristin Callahan; Michael Franks; Nick Cannon;Nommo; Oleg Butman Trio; Olli Soikkeli Trio; The PeterBrown Project; Ralph Peterson; Sean Jones; ShannonGunn & The Bullettes; Snarky Puppy; SPAGA; StefonHarris; String Queens; Tarus Mateen; Terrence Nicholson;Terri Lyne Carrington; Todd Marcus; Trent Cokley; WitnessMatlou Trio; Yannick Rieu.

JUNE 11-16Roulette: 509 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn, NYwww.visionfestival.org, 212-254-5420.Alain Kirili & William Parker; Alto Gladness; AndrewCyrille; Darius Jones Qnt; Davalois Fearon/MikeMcGinnis; David Virelles Mbókò; D/B/K/LH; D.D. JacksonBluiett Tribute Band; Dianne McIntyre; Douglas R. Ewart &Bamboo Constellations; Dunston/Ribot/Rodriguez/ TaylorQrt; Edwin Torres/Fred Moten & Brandon Lopez/ GeraldCleaver; Haitian Fascination; Heroes are Gang Leaders;James Brandon Lewis Unruly Qnt; Jason Kao HwangHuman Rites Trio; Jorgo Schäfer Dance of theComedians; Kidd Jordan's Alvin Fielder Tribute Band; KrisDavis Trio; Lebroba Trio; Lisa Sokolov; Marty Ehrlich TrioExaltation; Matthew Shipp/William Parker Duo; Mendoza/Nelson/Lane/Drake; Milford Graves; Patricia Nicholson/Val Jeanty/Cooper-Moore; Peter Brotzmann; Rob BrownQrt; TISM; Tomas Fujiwara's 7 Poets Trio; Tomeka Reid;Visionary Youth Orch; Yoshiko Chuma & The School ofHard Knocks.

VISION FESTIVAL

JUNE 13 & 27, JULY 11 & 25, AUGUST 8 & 22 Port Imperial: 55 Riverwalk Pl, West New York, NJwww.facebook.com/portimperialsunsetmusicseries. Thurs, 6-8pm: Alan Bates Steel Pan Island Breeze; ChrisPasin & Billy Stein; Chris Pasin & Vic Juris; ChristineSpero & Elliot Spero; Erik Lawrence & Mala Waldron; ErikLawrence, Mala Waldron & Hanan Rubenstein; KarlLatham, Calvin Jones & Oscar Perez; Karl Latham, MarkPeterson & Oscar Perez; Kate Baker & Vic Juris; MaggieGould, Nanny Assis & Etienne Stadwijk; Mark Sganga &Morgan Treni; Pete Levin & Jeff Chiampa; SteelImpressions.

SUNSET MUSIC SERIES

JUNE 17-22McCarter Theatre Center: 91 University Pl, Princeton,NJ www.mccarter.org, 609-258-2787.Bill Charlap Trio; Bill Frisell Trio; Cécile McLorin Salvant;Christian McBride & Tip City; Vijay Iyer Sxt.

JAZZ IN JUNE FESTIVAL

JUNE 19-AUGUST 29Dobbs Ferry, Ossining, Tarrytown, Sleepy Hollow, NY www.jazzforumarts.org, 914-631-1000.Amaro Freitas Qrt; Billy Drummond Freedom of IdeasQrt; Camila Meza; Chiara Izzi Qrt; Dave Reiss & friends;Felix Pastorius’ Hipster Assasins; Frank Lacy Qrt; GarySmulyan; Giscar Smith & Ianbassa; Hastings JazzCollective; James Weidman Qrt; Jason Miles Qrt; JenieThai; Kirk MacDonald Qrt; Kristina Koller Gp; MarkMorganelli & Jazz Forum All-Stars feat Eddie Monteiro &Nanny Assis; Noriko Ueda Qrt; Matt King & Monk InBrazil; Mia Brazilian Jazz Ens; Pablo Mayor Qnt; PapoVasquez & Mighty Pirates Troubadors; Rodrigo BonelliBrasil Trio + Guilherme Dias Gomes; Roland Vazquez Sxt;Roni Ben-Hur Qrt; Scott Reeves Jazz Orch; Steve DavisQnt; Sylvia Cuenca Organ Qnt; Thierry Arpino Qrt; VicJuris, Dave Stryker & Charlie Apicella; Vanessa Racci;Victor Jones Qrt.

JAZZ FORUM ARTS

JUNE 19-22Rodney Square: 1100 N Market St, Wilmington, DEwww.cliffordbrownjazzfest.com, 302-576-3095. Lineup unavailable at press time.

DUPONT CLIFFORD BROWNJAZZ FESTIVAL

JUNE 20-JULY 11 Scandinavia House: 58 Park Ave, New York, NY www.scandinaviahouse.org, 212-847-9727.7:30pm: Jostein Gulbrandsen Trio; Kari Ikonen Trio;Mikkel Ploug Trio; Sigmar Matthíasso; Thomas Backman.

SUMMER JAZZ SERIES

JUNE 20-23 Pittsburgh, PA www.pittsburghjazzfest.org.Alton Merrell & Impact; Black Women Rock; Butcher

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JUNE 21-29Rochester, NYwww.rochesterjazz.com, 585-454-2060. 78 RPM Big Band; Acoustic Alchemy; Adam Ben Ezra; AlChez & The Brothers of Funk; All In Brass Band; AllmanBetts Band; Amanda Anne Platt & The Honeycutters;Ambassadors Jazztet; Andrea Brachfeld & Insight; AndreaKoziol & Bill Brennan; Aquaducks; Audrey Ochoa; BillCharlap; Bill Dobbins; Bill Frisell Trio; Bill Tiberio Band;Bonerama; Brecker Plays Rovatti; Bria Skonberg; TheBuddhahood; Campbell Brothers; Catherine Russell;Cha Wa; Christine Tobin; Circus No. 9; Cyro Baptista;Dave Glasser Qrt; Dawn Thomson's Imagine That; DelvonLamarr Organ Trio; DH's Random/Control; Dirty BourbonBlues Band; Djabe; Downchild Blues Band feat DanAykroyd; Durham County Poets; Elda Trio; Emilie-ClaireBarlow; Empire Strikes Brass; Empirical; Enemy; EscapeTerrain; Fred Costello; Funknut; Gary Versace w/ScottRobinson; Gene Perla Qrt; George Benson; GeorgeColeman Qrt; Gilad Hekselman; Girls in Airports; GregHumphreys Electric Trio; Grupo IFE; Harold Danko;Harold Mabern; Heather Bambrick; Herb Smith FreedomTrio; The Honey Smugglers; Ian Shaw; Itamar BorochovQrt; Jake Shimabukuro; Janice Friedman; Jared Schonig& friends; Jeff Goldblum & The Mildred Snitzer Orch;Jennifer Hartswick & Nick Cassarino; Jimmie HighsmithJr.; Joey DeFrancesco; John Fedchock NY Sxt; JohnPizzarelli Trio; Jon Stickley Trio; Jostein Gulbrandsen;Jubilation!; Kandace Springs; Kansas Smitty's HouseBand; Kari Ikonen; Karl Stabnau & Bob Sneider; KevinGordon; Kit Downes; The Klick; Laura Dubin Trio; LeoRichardson Qrt; Lionel Loueke & Raul Midon; Marc Cohn& spec guests The Blind Boys of Alabama; MatthewWhitaker; Michael Winograd & The Honorable Mentshn;Mike Kaupa; Mike Melito; Mikkel Ploug Trio; Nat King Coleat 100 w/Paul Marinaro; New Energy Jazz Orch; NubyaGarcia; Over The Rhine; Ozmosys; Paa Kow;Paris_Monster; Patti LaBelle; Paul McCandless &Charged Particles; Peter Johnstone & Tommy Smith;Prime Time Brass Band; Richie Goods; Rob Tardik; RonArtis II & The Truth; Roosevelt Collier; Russell ScarbroughSoul Jazz Big Band; Ryan Barski; Sasha Berliner Qnt;Scott Robinson Qrt; Scott Sharrard; Shamarr Allen & TheUnderdawgs; Sisters Euclid; The SNJO Sxt; SonidosUnidos; Soul Passenger; Soul Stew; Southside Johnny &The Asbury Jukes; Spaga; Stefon Harris Blackout; SteveGadd Band; Steve Miller Band w/special guests MartyStuart & His Fabulous Superlatives; Steven Taetz;Subdudes; Suitcase Junket; Sullivan Fortner; SyndicateJazz Band; Tamar Korn & A Kornucopia; Teagan & theTweeds; Thomas Backman; Trish Clowes My Iris;Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue; Tuomo Uusitalo Qrt;Under One Sun; United States Army Jazz Ambassadors;Veronica Swift; VickiKristinaBarcelona; Vilray; VincentPeirani; Western Centuries; William Petito; The Willows;Yellowjackets; Yuri Honing Acoustic Qrt; Zion Hill MassChoir.

ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL

JUNE 25-JULY 13 Lincoln Center’s Damrosch Park: West 62nd St, NewYork, NYwww.midsummernightswing.org, 212-721-6500.Bria Skonberg & Sisterhood of Swing Seven featCatherine Russell; Charles Turner & Uptown Swing; EyalVilner Big Band feat Brianna Thomas & Brandon Bain;Harlem Renaissance Orch; Joe Battaglia & The New YorkBig Band; Maria Muldaur; Vince Giordano & theNighthawks.

MIDSUMMER NIGHT SWING

JUNE 25-27Smoke Jazz & Supper Club: 2751 Broadway, NewYork, NYwww.smokejazz.com, 212-864-6662. Akiko Tsuruga Qrt; Erena Terakubo & Nana Qnt featLouis Hayes; Migiwa Miyajima Sxt; Miki Hayama Qnt;Rina Yamazaki Trio; Tadataka Unno Trio feat Jimmy Cobb;Takahiro Izumikawa Qrt feat Vincent Herring; The MaguireTwins Qrt feat Steve Nelson & Benito Gonzalez; TomoakiBaba Qrt.

NEW YORK JAPANESE JAZZ FESTIVAL

JUNE 27-JULY 6Montreal, Canada www.montrealjazzfest.com, 855-299-3378.Aaron Goldberg; Adrian Vedady; Alan Parsons; AlexHenry Foster; Alexandra Streliski; Allison Miller; alt-J;Ambrose Akinmusire; Andre Papanicolaou; AntonioSánchez; Bahamas; Bears of Legend; Bebel Gilberto; BenMonder; Benoît Charest; Beverly Glenn Copeland;Bigyuki; Biréli Lagrène; Black Legacy; Blaise Borboën-Léonard; Blue Rodeo; Bobby Bazini; Bobo Stenson; BradMehldau; Brian Blade; Bryan Adams; Buddy Guy; ButcherBrown; Charlie Cunningham; Chick Corea; ChristianMcBride; Christian Scott; Christine Jensen; ChuchoValdés; Cinematic Orch; Colin James; The Comet IsComing; Connan Mockasin; Courtney Barnett; CraigTaborn; Cyrille Aimée; Dan Weiss; Danilo Pérez; DenisFaucher; Dianne Reeves; DJ Noyl; Django Festival AllStars; Dominique Fils-Aimé; Donny McCaslin; EdmarCastañeda; Effendi; Eleni Mandell; Elisapie; ElliotMaginot; Emrical; Erik Truffaz; First Aid Kit; Flying Hórses;François Bourassa; Frank Lozano; Gabrielle Shonk;George Benson; Greg Hutchinson; Guillaume Martineau;Hailu Mergia; Hein Cooper; Helen Sung; Helena Deland;Hichem Khalfa; Holly Cole; ÌFÉ; J.S. Ondara; JacobCollier; Jacques Kuba Séguin; Jane Bunnett; Jean-MichelPilc; Jeremy Dutcher; Jesse Mac Cormack; Jim Doxas;Jimmy Johnson; Joe Bel; Joe Clausell; Joe Sanders; JoelFrahm; Joep Beving; John Hollenbeck; John Pizzarelli;Joshua Redman; Juan Carmona; Julian Lage; JustinWright; Kandace Springs; Karen Young; Kevin Hays; KevinWarren; Kris Davis; Kurt Elling; La Force; Land of Talk;Larry Grenadier; Lee Fields; Leon Parker; Leslie Odom,Jr.; Lisa Iwanycki-Moore; Lou Doillon; Ludovic Beier;Madeleine Peyroux; Makaya McCraven; Manu Katché;Maqueque; Marc-André Landry; Marianne Trudel;

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Marie-Pierre Arthur; Mario Légaré; Melissa Aldana;Melody Gardot; Mercury Rev; Michael Landau; MichelDonato; Morcheeba; Mr Eazi; Mulatu Astatke; NateSmith; National Jazz Orch of Montréal; Nik Bärtsch;Nikki Yanofsky; Norah Jones; Noriko Ueda; OlivierSalazar; Omara Portuondo; Papasoff; Patricia Barber;Pete Pételle; Peter Frampton; Pierre Blanchard; PierreTanguay; Pink Martini; PJ Morton; Quatuor Molinari;Rafael Zaldivar; Ranee Lee; Ravi Coltrane; RenéLussier; Reuben Rogers; Richard Galliano; RichardReed Parry; Riley Walker; Robbie Kuster; RobertoFonseca; Rodrigo Amarante; Rodrigo y Gabriela; RonCarter; Samson Schmitt; Samuel Blais; Sheenah Ko;Simon Blouin; Snarky Puppy; Stacey Kent; Steel Pulse;Stéphane Wrembel; Steve Gadd; The Strumbellas;Tamino; Theon Cross; Thus Owls; Tord Gustavsen;Vijay Iyer; Vincent Peirani; Voïvod; Walt Fowler; WrayDownes; Yamandu Costa; Yannick Rieu; Yaron Herman;Youn Sun Nah; Yungblud.

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JUNE 29-30Saratoga Springs, NYwww.spac.org, 518-584-9330. 12pm: Allison Miller Boom Tic Boom; Antonio Sánchez &Migration; Black Art Jazz Collective; Cha Wa; DjangoFestival All-Stars w/spec guests Edmar Castañeda &Grace Kelly; Donna Grantis; George Benson; JamesCarter Organ Trio; Joe Locke's Subtle Disguise w/specguest Raul Midón; Joel Harrison's Angel Band; JoeyDeFrancesco Trio feat Billy Hart; Joshua Redman Qrt;Kandace Springs; Kansas Smitty's House Band; LionelLoueke & Raul Midón; Los Van Van 50th Anniversary;Mercy Project; Norah Jones; Ruthie Foster; TromboneShorty & Orleans Avenue; Veronica Swift w/EmmetCohen Trio; Youn Sun Nah.

FREIHOFER’S JAZZ FESTIVAL

JULY 4-SEPTEMBER 13 Grant’s Tomb, Marcus Garvey Park, New York, LouisArmstrong House Museum, Queens, NY www.jazzmobile.org, 212-866-3616. Alyson Williams; Antonio Hart; Antoinette Montague;Barry Harris; Bertha Hope; Bill Saxton; Bobby Sanabria;Brianna Thomas; Charenée Wade; Dayramir Gonzalez;Harlem Renaissance Orch; Houston Person; JamesZollar; Jay Rodriguez; Jeremy Pelt; Jimmy Owens; Sage;Winard Harper; Wycliffe Gordon.

JAZZMOBILE SUMMERFEST

JULY 10-AUGUST 1College of Saint Elizabeth, 2 Convent Rd, Morristown,NJ www.lksarts.org. The Bishop & his Abbotts feat Rio Clemente; DannyBacher All-Star Band; Louis Prima Jr. & the Witnesses;Nicki Parrott Trio feat Harry Allen.

SUMMER JAZZ FESTIVAL

JULY 11-AUGUST 1Bickford Theatre: at Morris Museum 6 NormandyHeights Rd, Morristown, NJwww.morrismuseum.org, 973-971-3706.Thurs, 7:30pm: Amani; Dan Levinson; Evan Sherman BigBand; Grove Street Stompers.

SUMMER JAZZFEST

JULY 11-14 Dillsburg, Harrisburg, Hummelstown, Mt Gretna, PAwww.friendsofjazz.org, 717-540-1010. Dave Stahl Qnt; George Cables; The River City Big Bandw/spec guest Ali Ryerson.

CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA JAZZ FESTIVAL

George Cables

JULY 16-18 AND 23-25 92Y: 1395 Lexington Ave at 92nd St, New York, NY www.92Y.org/jazz, 212-415-5500.Bill Charlap; Bill Stewart; The Brazilian Trio w/MauchaAdnet, Helio Alves, Nilson Matta & Duduka da Fonseca;Carl Allen; Cécile McLorin Salvant; The Curtis BrothersAfro-Cuban Jazz Qnt w/Zaccai Curtis, Luques Curtis,Willie Martinez, Camilo Molina & Reinaldo De Jesus;Dennis Mackrel; Harry Allen; Jay Leonhart; JoeMagnarelli; John Pizzarelli; Ken Peplowski; KennyWashington; Michael Dease; Peter Bernstein; PeterWashington; Renee Rosnes; Roxy Coss; Sandy Stewart;Sean Smith; Steve Wilson; Tom Harrell; Warren Vaché;Veronica Swift.

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JULY 18-AUGUST 8Newark Museum: 49 Washington St, Newark, NJ www.newarkmuseum.org, 973-596-6550. Thurs, 12:15-1:45pm: Akiko Tsurga; Chembo Corniel;Etienne Charles; Vanessa Rubin.

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JULY 19-21Bushnell Park: Hartford, CTwww.hartfordjazz.com, 860-727-0050.Lineup unavailable at press time.

GREATER HARTFORD FESTIVAL OF JAZZ

JULY 20Katonah, NY www.caramoor.org/events/jazz-festival, 914-232-1252.Abdias Armenteros Trio; Andrea Motis Qnt; AndrewRenfroe; Cedric Easton; Eddie Palmieri Salsa Orch;Etienne Charles & Creole Soul; Isaiah J. Thompson Qrt;Jorge Glem; Lakecia Benjamin Qrt; Marquis Hill Qrt;Michela Marino Lerman's Love Movement; Sammy Miller& The Congregation; Willie Jones III Qnt.

CARAMOOR JAZZ FESTIVAL

JULY 26-AUGUST 10 Montclair, NJwww.montclairjazzfestival.org, 973-744-2273. Abraham Burton Qrt; Adult Community Big Band; BettyeLaVette; Candice Reyes Qnt; Christian McBride; EdPalermo Big Band; Eddie Palmieri; Emmet Cohen Trio;Isaiah J. Thompson Trio; Jazz House Faculty BiG Band;Jazz House KidsAlmuni All-Stars; Jazz House StudentBig Bands; Joey DeFrancesco; Mark Whitfield; MatthewWhitaker; Mike Lee; Quincy Phillips.

MONTCLAIR JAZZ FESTIVAL

JULY 27 Low Tide Bar: Broadwalk, Rockaway, NY www.facebook.com/RockawayBeachJazzFest.Claire Daly; Christian Ly & Mike Bono Qrt; Spine Cycle.

ROCKAWAY BEACH JAZZ FESTIVAL

AUGUST 2-4Newport, RI www.newportjazz.org, 401-848-5055. Aaron Diehl; Alexander Heffner; The Bad Plus; Ben MorrisQnt; Billy Hart Qrt; Brandon Goldberg Trio; Brian Marsella;Buika; Camila Meza & The Nectar Orch; Cécile McLorinSalvant; Christian Sands-3 Piano Erroll Garner Tributefeat Helen Sung & Tadataka Unno; Common; CorinneBailey Rae; Dafnis Prieto Big Band; Darcy James Argue'sSecret Society; Dayna Stephens Gp; Dee DeeBridgewater & The Memphis Soulphony; Dianne Reevesw/Peter Martin, Romero Lubambo, Reginald Veal &Terreon Gully; DOMi & JD Beck; ELEW; EricWurzelbacher Qrt; Gary Bartz feat Ravi Coltrane; Ghost-Note; Hailu Mergia; Herbie Hancock; Herbie Hancockw/Christian McBride & Vinnie Colaiuta; IN COMMON;James Francies' Flight; Jenny Scheinman & AllisonMiller's Parlour Game; Joel Ross & Good Vibes; JonBatiste & friends; Kamasi Washington; Kandace Springs;Lauren Sevian/Helen Sung Duo; Laurin Talese; MakayaMcCraven; Marcus Strickland Twi-Life feat Smithsoneon;Marika Hughes & The New String Qrt; Mark Stryker;Marshall Allen & Sun Ra Arkestra; Matana Roberts;Mwenso & the Shakes; PJ Morton; Ralph Peterson & TheMessenger Legacy; Ravi Coltrane/David Virelles; RonCarter Trio; The Royal Bopsters feat Sheila Jordan;Sammy Miller & The Congregation; Sons of Kemet;Spanish Harlem Orch; Tank & the Bangas; TerenceBlanchard feat The E-Collective; Thundercat; Tia Fuller;Tom Oren; Women of the World.

NEWPORT JAZZ FESTIVAL

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JULY 26-28Gunnery School: 22 Kirby Rd, Washington, CT www.litchfieldjazzfest.org, 860-361-6285. Antoinette Montague & Don Braden Band; Carmen Staaf;Duchess; Litchfield Jazz Orch feat Alexis Cole, AndrewHadro, Kris Allen, Albert Rivera, Avery Sharpe; Mike

LITCHFIELD JAZZ FESTIVAL

Eddie PalmieriVanessa Rubin

AUGUST 8-11 Beacon, Chester, Highland Mills, Monroe, PinesIsland, Sugar Loaf, Walden, Warwick, Washingtonville,NYwww.hudsonvalleyjazzfest.org, 917-903-4380.The Altered 9; Big Fun(K) w/Don Braden & Karl Latham;The Hudson Valley Jazz Ens; Jeff Ciampa Gp; Jennie'sJazz Trio feat Jennie Colabatistto; Judi Silvano Gp; LarryNewcomb & Joe Vincent Tranchina; Neil Alexander & Nail;Pete Levin Gp w/Rob Paparazzi; Quave w/MichaelPurcell; Rave Tesar Gp; Roland Vazquez Qnt; ShannonEarly, Tom DePetris & Lou Pappas; Teri Roiger.

HUDSON VALLEY JAZZ FESTIVAL

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MORRISTOWN JAZZ & BLUES FESTIVAL

AUGUST 17Morristown, NJ www.morristownjazzandblues.org. 12pm: The Antoinette Montague Experience; BernardAllison Gp; Davy Knowles; Frank Vignola Trio; RobPaparozzi’s Juke Joint.

AUGUST 18Waryas Park: Poughkeepsie, NYwww.jazzinthevalleyny.org, 845-384-6350. Lineup unavailable at press time.

JAZZ IN THE VALLEY

AUGUST 23-24 Center St, Lewiston, NYwww.lewistonjazz.com. Aimée Allen; Andrew Nixon Trio; Carol Welsman & NickiParrott; DeeAnn DiMeo Tompkins Band; DonnyFrauenhofer Trio; Elliot Scozzaro Qnt; Lucia Jackson; MikeJones; Monty Alexander & The Harlem-Kingston Express;Paradigm Shift; Patti Parks Band; Phil DeRe Qrt; RobertaGambarini; Ron Davis & Susan Kincaid; Vincent JamesExplosion; Walt Sopicki Trio.

THE NORTHWEST JAZZ FESTIVAL

Judi Silvano Frank Vignola

Roberta Gambarini

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R; 21: Alex Desriviere; 22: Carrie Jackson;23: Dave Roth Trio w/spec guest SandraProthman; 24: 7:30-10:30pm Matt Vashlishan& The Water Gap Jazz Orch; 27: R; 28: COTACampJazz Faculty Band; 29: HoustonPerson w/David Leonhardt Trio; 30: BillCharlap Solo.

DOMINIES: 34-07 30th Av. Long Island City.718-728-1834. Sun: 9pm-12am Keyed Up featChristian Coleman’s Trample Man.

FLUSHING TOWN HALL: 137-35 NorthernBlvd. Flushing. www.flushingtownhall.org.718-463-7700. 1st Wed: 7pm $10 adm Jamw/Carol Sudhalter. Jun 21: 8pm $42-20 admJimmy Heath & Queens Jazz Orch.

JACKSON ROOM: 192-07 Linden Blvd. StAlbans. www.jacksonroom.com. 718-525-2387. Last Sat: 8-11pm. 8&10pm $20 adm inclsnacks/beverage feat Ed Jackson Qrt.

LOUIS ARMSTRONG HOUSE MUSEUM: 34-56 107th St. Corona. 718-478-8274.www.louisarmstronghouse.org. Sun&Sat 12-5pm, Tues-Fri 10am-5pm: $10 adm GuidedTours of Louis Armstrong House.

TERRAZA 7: 40-19 Gleane St. Elmhurst.www.terraza7.com. 718-803-9602. Sun:9:30pm-2am $7 adm Jam w/John Benitez Trio.Jun 14: 9:30pm Manuel Valera Cuban Qrt.

ALVIN & FRIENDS: 14 Memorial Hwy. NewRochelle. www.alvinandfriendsrestaurant.com. 914-654-6549. Sets/adm: Fri 7pm & Sat7:30pm/free. Jun 1: Rocky Middleton Trio; 8:Leslie Pintchik Trio; 14: The Brazilwood Trio;15: Jared Pauley Qnt; 21: Dinah Vero; 22:Leslie Pintchik Trio; 28: Victor LaGamma Trio.

BEANRUNNER CAFÉ: 201 S Division &Esther St. Peekskill. 914-737-1701.www.beanrunnercafe.com. Fri-Sat: 8-10:30pm $15 adm. Jun 1: Valerie Capers Qrt;8: Ray Blue Qrt; 15: Gerry Malkin Qnt; 21;Daniel Rivera Band; 22: Winard Harper & theJeli Posse.

JAZZ FORUM: 1 Dixon Ln. Tarrytown. 914-631-1000. www.jazzforumarts.org. Sets/adm: Sun4&6pm/$15-20; Fri-Sat 7&9:30pm. Jun 1: $25-30 Helen Sung w/spec guest Steve Wilson; 2:Alan Broadbent Trio; 7-8: $25-30 ChristianSands Trio; 9: Hiromi Kasuga Qrt; 13: 7pm$30-35 An All Star Tribute celeb Ed Xiques;14-15: $35-40 David Sanborn; 16: LalamaBrothers & Nicole Pasternak; 21-22: $30-35Bill Charlap Trio; 23: Tony Jefferson; 28-29:$30-35 Kurt Elling/Danilo Pérez Duo; 30:Mike Clark Trio.

WATERFRONT PARK: Dobbs Ferry. HudsonSocial if Rain. 914-631-1000. Free adm.www.jazzforumarts.org. Wed: 6:30-8pm. Jun19: Steve Davis Qnt; 26: Hastings JazzCollective.

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