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ALLAN HARRISARTURO O’FARRILL
ALEXA TARANTINO
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THIS YEAR WAS GOING TO BE Abig one for the Grammy Award-win-
ning pianist, composer, arranger, band-leader and educator Arturo O'Farrill, thefounder and artistic director of the 18-pieceAfro-Latin Jazz Orchestra (ALJO). He hadsome important festival gigs lined up, sev-eral commissions, plus a rigorous,bicoastal teaching schedule with theManhattan School of Music and UCLA'sGlobal Jazz Studies Program.
He also recently released a new ALJOCD, Four Questions, a compelling and com-prehensive eight-track tour de force, fea-turing Arturo's swinging modern jazzarrangements, propelled by Pan-Americanand African rhythms, and an evocativevocal chorus. The album also features thefiery oratory of writer, educator andphilosopher Cornel West, reading and riff-ing on four questions posed by the tower-ing African-American author, intellectualand social scientist W.E.B. Du Bois in hisepic 1903 book, The Souls of Black Folk:What does integrity do in the face of adver-sity? What does honesty do in the face oflies? What does decency do in the face ofinsult? How does virtue meet force?
Then the pandemic came, and the rest,unfortunately, was not history.
"I lost a ton of work," Arturo laments. "Iwas supposed to play the Newport JazzFestival and the Rochester Jazz Festivalthis year. I had two world premieres, oneat the Miller Theater at ColumbiaUniversity and at the Joyce Theater withthe Cuban Ballet Company. I had a filmpremiere for the documentary that wasmade about the Fandango Project that werecorded at the border of Mexico and theUnited States. And I was so looking for-ward to doing one of the greatest concertsof my life: a Carla Bley concert at TownHall, a [tribute] to one of my greatestheroes."
Arturo, a passionate and articulatethinker and commentator on musical andsocial matters, went into action. With hisown money and financial contributionsfrom others, he created the Afro-Latin JazzAlliance Emergency Fund, just days afterthe pandemic hit the U.S. Named for theumbrella organization that includes theALJO, the Alliance is a New York-basednonprofit organization "dedicated to pre-serving the music and heritage of big bandLatin jazz through performance and edu-cation." Arturo raised more than $50,000for over 150 musicians. "We've been reallylucky to extend our hands, to help people,"he says.
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Jazz in the Time of COVID-19 By Eugene Holley, Jr.
Tarantino cover photo by Anna Yatskevich. O'Farrill photo this page by Matthew Septimus.
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Though the bandleader definitely lostout on major work during this worldwidecrisis, he is fortunate to continue to findgigs. A long-time fixture at New York'sfamed Birdland club, Arturo producesVirtual Birdland, a weekly Internet broad-cast that "takes five days of recording arhythm section, recording horns, recordingsoloists, video editing and sound mixing,"he explains. The series celebrated the cen-tennial of Charlie Parker's birth with aperformance of the renowned Afro-CubanJazz Suite, composed and recorded byArturo's father, the great Cuban band-leader and composer Chico O'Farrill. Thecritically acclaimed alto saxophonistRudresh Mahanthappa reprises Parker'srole as the lead soloist on the originalrecording.
"Every week, we produce new materialfor this series," Arturo says. "I have to say,in view of this horrendous murder ofGeorge Floyd, and the tremendous painthis nation has been going through, it wasa difficult decision [to go through with thebroadcast]. But I decided that musiciansmake music: That's how we help heal theplanet. So this is not just a gig, or a cele-bration of mambo. It's really an attempt tostand strong, in the face of an extraordinar-ily scary and depressing time in history."
With the need for families to shelter inplace in recent months, Arturo moved hiswife (pianist Alison) and two sons (drum-mer Zachary and trumpeter Adam) fromBrooklyn to live with him in Los Angeles,where he has been staying since the virushit. "In this pandemic, my son [Adam] andI rubbed each other the wrong way a lot,"he notes with a laugh. "But we establishedthis beautiful bond, of looking at each, andforgiving each other, and understandingeach other. And I think we caught that onone of our livestreams at the GreeneSpace: 'Adam and Arturo O'Farrill Live.'
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FOR MORE THAN THREE MONTHS,a joyous event has occurred every
Sunday evening, as saxophonist andflautist Alexa Tarantino and pianistSteven Feifke offer a weekly webcast per-formance, via the Crowdcast platform.Mixing preshow discussions with a warm-ly presented recital, the duo has coveredmaterial from original compositions to fanfavorites like the Thelonious Monk song-book or the works of Miles Davis. Anyonetuning in might hear tunes drawn fromAlexa's latest album, Clarity (an essentialnew quartet record released in June),along with audience requests that help todetermine forthcoming shows, including acelebration of Frank Sinatra.
For Alexa, the decision to start stream-ing concerts developed earlier this year, asa tour was winding down. "I was on theroad with Cécile McLorin Salvant inOakland, and at that point we didn't reallyknow what to expect," she recalls. "But onthe road, we were talking about how larg-er orchestras in Europe were doing livestreams from empty halls. When I camehome, Steven and I decided to start per-forming right away." Premiering March15, the first concert offered a wonderfulmix of material, with a warm and invitingpresentation that set the tone for the run.Indeed, as the series has progressed, Alexaand Steven have refined the presentationmodel, consistently delivering some oftheir finest playing in a beautifully inti-mate setting. As much as we all miss clubsand concert halls, these duo shows manageto offer a closeness between artist andaudience that even the coziest venue can-not deliver.
The initial concert also set a precedentfor the pair, harnessing the events to helpraise funds in support of social good. Whilethe original streams focused on aid formusicians, dedicating 25 percent of the
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proceeds to organizations like the NewYork Foundation for the Arts and the JazzFoundation of America, later concerts havedirected funds to organizations includingthe NAACP and the Grassroots LawProject. "Neither of us had looked at this asa money-making venture," Alexa explains."It's been an amazing opportunity to giveback."
Her online voice has expanded furtherin recent weeks, as an ongoing relationshipwith Jazz at Lincoln Center has yielded asecond platform, focusing on artist devel-opment and education. The collaboration'soutput, "The Well-Rounded Musician," is aweekly Thursday webcast during whichAlexa discusses aspects of building a life inmusic. "I've felt there is a lack of informa-tion for students wanting to set them-selves up for success in their careers," shenotes. "So I wanted to use the platform tooffer a self-motivated, entrepreneurialeducation."
"The Well-Rounded Musician" hasindeed delivered on providing entrepre-neurial training, drawing on Alexa's owneducation at Eastman and at Juilliard aswell as skills honed on the job via profes-sional work. Webcast episodes include dis-cussions on often nonmusical but still cru-cial topics like developing press kits, hon-ing public-speaking skills, establishing aweb presence and more. "While the musicalways comes first, if you don't have thesepieces together, you might not be the first-call for the gig," Alexa points out. The con-tent on offer appears to have found anaudience: With viewers tuning in fromaround the world, the webcasts have notonly served to connect viewers with impor-tant educational content, they have alsohelped instill a broader sense of community.
In the midst of the COVID-19 epidemic,Alexa's work has served as a truly welcomeand deeply needed respite, and upcomingprojects of hers like an online summercamp will offer even more touchpoints withthe performance and educational commu-nities. The uncertainty of the immediatefuture of the performing arts poses anundeniable hardship and strain on everymember of the industry. To see an artistadapt to the current environment anddeliver such much-needed performanceand teaching work is an inspiration formany.
Catch Alexa Tarantino & StevenFeifke every Sunday for a preconcertconversation at 7 p.m. and a perform-ance at 8 p.m. on www.crowdcast.io/.You also can hear her every Thursdayat 9:30 p.m. when she presents the"The Well-Rounded Musician withAlexa Tarantino" series at www.facebook.com/jazzatlincolncenter. Tolearn more about Alexa's projects,visit www.alexatarantino.com.
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THE GALE-FORCE WINDS OFchange we've experienced in recent
months have triggered a period of intro-spection and re-evaluation for singer, com-poser, actor, and guitarist Allan Harris."I've been spending a lot of time with mymusic and myself. I haven't been alone inmy mind for quite a while. I'm not as excit-ing as I thought I was, I'm not that spe-cial," he muses, a dubious claim in light ofthe many and varied projects he has in theworks.
Describing himself as his "own worstcritic," Allan has been rethinking his per-forming technique, reevaluating how heuses space on stage, how he tells stories,how he relies on the band. "It's an egobreaker, but it's good. I think I'm growing."
His increasing social media presenceduring the pandemic has been at least apartial motivator for Allan's stepped-upself-improvement regimen. Since March,he has been livestreaming "Harlem AfterDark, Unplugged with Allan Harris" twiceweekly, and also has appeared on "BlueNote at Home" and other streams. "Weneed music more than ever now," he noteson his FB timeline.
"Being a personality on camera is a lotdifferent from being onstage, where youcan pick up nuances in the audienceresponse," Allan points out. "You can seethem smiling, clapping, notice lovers look-ing at each other during a ballad.Streaming from my man cave, I have toimagine what the listener is doing. Now Ihave to go inside myself to find my brava-do. It's hard for a performer to beunabashed without an audience. I'm feel-
AALLLLAANN HHAARRRRIISSLifelong Learning
By Elzy Kolb
ing my way, writing out scripts, putting setlists together."
Once a week Allan takes a solo turn on"Harlem After Dark," just the man and hisguitar, delving into a vast and variedrepertoire encompassing Billy Strayhorn,Charlie Pride, Duke Ellington, MarvinGaye and his own compositions. Othertimes, he's joined at home by musicianssuch as bassist Marty Kenney and pianistArcoiris Sandoval.
Drummer and percussionist ShirazetteTinnin has also been on hand, as on thespecial Juneteenth presentation, whenAllan debuted a song he's written in thewake of George Floyd's murder. Thestream included saying the names of vic-tims of police brutality; readings fromHarriet Tubman, James Baldwin, MarianAnderson, and Abraham Lincoln, amongothers; and a tender rendering ofEllington's "Come Sunday."
On the Juneteenth stream, "Terror inAmerica is going to end in my generation,"declared Allan, who has raised money forBlack Lives Matter on a previous stream.In a recent phone interview, he attributedhis optimism to the throngs of youngerpeople of all races and backgrounds whohave taken to the streets and to socialmedia to show their support for equalityand justice. "There's a mood happening, inthis country and in this world, that's won-derful and transcends racism. The youngpeople are coming together, they're doing iton their own without anger and bitter-ness."
He continues, "They know we're in thesame boat together, that we can rowtogether, and that lets us move in thedirection we want to move in."
Allan enjoys playing and spending timewith younger people, relating to theirenthusiasm and joy as they discoverartists, activists and authors from previousgenerations, such as Nikki Giovanni, MayaAngelou and Ralph Ellison. "The youngpeople are going full force now. They're likea sponge, they squeeze out that water ofwisdom and are very inclusive," he says."They know their music, but they alsoknow ours." Allan recently created aSpotify playlist, "Power to the People,"comprising the likes of Bob Dylan, GilScott-Heron, Bob Marley, Sam Cooke andNina Simone, to share some of the musiche considers influential.
He's also happy to learn from hisyounger friends, colleagues and associates."I had a hard time getting into theirmusic," Allan admits, "but I'm getting intoit now, and it's opening new avenues in mymind and in the melodies. Music reflectsthe times, and I'm going through mydiscography with that in mind. I'm puttinga twist on my own songs to make themmore inclusive, so they're not based on a
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12:45pm:Russ Kassoff’s Video Jazz Deli https://www.facebook.com/russkassoff
5pm Art Is Livehttps://www.artislive.net/concerts
6pm: Ginetta Vendettahttps://www.facebook.com/ginetta.silvi
7pm: Jay Leonharthttps://www.facebook.com/jay.leonhart.33
10pm Quarantine Concert Series hosted byKabir Sehgal with special guesthttps://www.facebook.com/kabirsehgal
MMOONNDDAAYY--FFRRIIDDAAYY5pm Alternative Venues For Jazzhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/altvenuesforjazz
6pm Mike Greensillhttps://www.facebook.com/mike.greensill
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12pm Bria Skonberg uplifting songs, sto-ries and singalongshttps://www.facebook.com/briamusic
3pm Gunhild Carling in the Gardenhttps://www.facebook.com/gunhildcarlingfanclub
Cynthia Hiltshttps://cynthiahilts.com/media
Byron Stripling, Bobby Floyd & AndyWoodsonhttps://www.facebook.com/jazzartsgroup
4pm Ben Rosenblumhttps://www.facebook.com/benrosenblummusic
5pm Champian Fultonhttps://www.facebook.com/champianfulton/?tn-str=k*F
Live From Dizzy’s Clubhttps://www.facebook.com/dizzysclub
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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6pm Lincoln Center at Home presentsMemorial For Us Allhttp://lincolncenter.org/lincoln-center-at-home
Vocal Jazz Jam by Jocelyn Medinawith special guesthttps://www.facebook.com/jocelynmedinamusic
Music on the Inside feat Music WhileWe're Inside hosted by Antoinette Montaguewith special guestshttps://www.musicontheinside.org
7pm Acute Inflectionshttps://www.facebook.com/acuteinflections
Kate Edmonsonhttps://www.facebook.com/katedmonsonmusic
Alexa Tarantino & Steven Feifke pre-concert conversation + 8pm concerthttps://www.crowdcast.io/stevenandalexa
8:30pm Virtual Birdland feat Arturo O'Farrill &the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestrahttps://www.facebook.com/birdlandjazzclub
9pm Sunday Evening Jazz with RonJacksonhttps://www.instagram.com/ronjacksonmusic
10pm Sammy Miller & The Congregationhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ivldae3GlTI&feature=youtu.be
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12:30pm Live From Dizzy’s Swing Universityhttps://www.facebook.com/jalcjazzacademy
1pm Fred Hersch at Homehttps://www.patreon.com/fredhersch
3pm Gunhild Carling Trombone Q&Ahttps://www.facebook.com/gunhildcarlingfanclub
Cynthia Hiltshttps://cynthiahilts.com/media
4pm JALC Master Classhttps://www.facebook.com/jalcjazzacademy
7:30pm Emmet Cohen Trio Live FromEmmet’shttps://www.facebook.com/heyemmet
Mingus Monday Livehttps://www.facebook.com/themingusbigband
8pm Nicki Parrott presents Chez NickiJamshttps://www.facebook.com/nickiparrott
9pm Skain’s Domain A Conversation withWynton Marsalishttps://www.facebook.com/jazzatlincolncenter
9:30pm Jonathan Karranthttps://www.stageit.com/jonathan_karrant/live_music_streaming_session/74258
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12pm Live From Dizzy’s A Closer Listenwith Seton Hawkinshttps://www.facebook.com/dizzysclub
2pm On the Road with Riley Mulherkarhttps://www.instagram.com/jazzdotorg/
3pm Gunhild Carling Trumpet Q&Ahttps://www.facebook.com/gunhildcarlingfanclub
7pm Gabriel Chakarji & Friends Live at theBronx Music Househttps://www.facebook.com/gabriel.chakarji
NJPAC @ home feat Tunes onTuesdayshttps://www.facebook.com/njpac
7:30pm Harlem After Dark, Unplugged SeriesCross That River feat Allan Harrishttps://www.facebook.com/theallanharrisband
8pm The Jazz Gallery Zoom Dance Partyhttps://www.jazzgallery.org/calendar
8:30pm Newvelle Online Listening Sessionhttps://mailchi.mp/newvelle-records/listeningsession?mc_cid=5b67c68e33&mc_eid=cdda309883
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8:30am From The Vaults archival concert pub-lishedhttps://www.youtube.com/user/jazzatlincolncenter
12:30pm Live From Dizzy’s Conversations withWyntonhttps://www.instagram.com/jazzdotorg
3pm Cynthia Hiltshttps://cynthiahilts.com/media
4pm Monika Herzig & Peter Kienlehttps://www.facebook.com/monika.herzig.35
JALC Master Classhttps://www.facebook.com/jalcjazzacademy
5pm Bria Skonberg uplifting songs, sto-ries and singalongshttps://www.facebook.com/briamusic
5:30pm Live From Dizzy’s Swing Universityhttps://www.facebook.com/jalcjazzacademy
6pm Gunhild Carling Singalonghttps://www.facebook.com/gunhildcarlingfanclub
8pm WaHi Wednesday Jazz Hanghttps://www.facebook.com/mark.kross.3
9pm Acute Inflectionshttps://www.instagram.com/acuteinflections
Chloe Perrier on the Grasshttps://www.facebook.com/chloe.perrier
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12pm Live From Dizzy’s A Closer Listenwith Seton Hawkinshttps://www.facebook.com/jalcjazzacademy
1pm Gunhild Carling Familyhttps://www.facebook.com/gunhildcarlingfanclub
3pm Gunhild Carlinghttps://www.facebook.com/gunhildcarlingfanclub
7:30pm Live From Dizzy’s Clubhttps://www.facebook.com/dizzysclub
9pm Kelly Green & Luca Soul Duohttps://www.facebook.com/kellygreenjazz
9:30pm The Well-Rounded Musician withAlexa Tarantinohttps://www.facebook.com/jazzatlincolncenter
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12:30pm Live From Dizzy’s Swing Universityhttps://www.facebook.com/jalcjazzacademy
2pm Carl Allenhttps://www.facebook.com/carlallenmusic
3pm Kevin Hays Facebook Live serieshttps://www.facebook.com/kevinhaysmusic
4pm JALC Master Classhttps://www.facebook.com/jalcjazzacademy
5pm Samora Pinderhughes Solohttps://www.facebook.com/pinderhughes
Nicole Zuraitishttp://www.nicolezmusic.com/merch
6pm Gunhild Carling Piano Chathttps://www.facebook.com/gunhildcarlingfanclub
7pm Lizzie Thomas & John Colianni Duohttps://www.facebook.com/lizziethejazzsinger
7:30pm Live From Dizzy’s Clubhttps://www.facebook.com/dizzysclub
8pm Hang @ Home with Christian McBride+ Melissa Walkerhttps://www.facebook.com/jazzhousekids
8:30pm Jason Yeager & Julie Benko PresentQuarentuneshttps://www.facebook.com/jyeagermusic
9pm Yoko Miwahttps://www.facebook.com/yokomiwapiano
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1pm Gunhild Carling Familyhttps://www.facebook.com/gunhildcarlingfanclub
Jazz Brunch with Renaud Penanthttps://www.renaudpenant.com
Jazz Vocal Repertoire Hanghttps://www.facebook.com/groups/137384737712045
2pm Sinne Eeghttps://www.facebook.com/sinne.eeg.vocal
Harlem After Dark, Unplugged SeriesCross That River feat Allan Harrishttps://www.facebook.com/theallanharrisband
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4pm Monty Alexander Reminiscing inRiddimhttps://www.facebook.com/officialmontyalexander
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8:30pm Phil Palombi & Kat GangContainment Concerthttps://www.facebook.com/philpalombi
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Tamir Hendelman Solohttp://www.tamirhendelman.com
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ART IS LIVE: https://www.artislive.net/concerts. Online sets: 5pm. Jul 1: Tomeka Reid;2: Jo Wallfish; 3: Chloe Rowlands; 4: J'royceJata; 5: Elsa Nillson; 6: Margaret Morris; 7:Alexa Barchini; 8: Kari vander Kloot; 9:Arooj Aftab; 10: Kavita Shah; 11: DarrianDouglas; 12: Ayo Awosika; 13-31: checkwebsite.
BIRDLAND & BIRDLAND THEATER: 315 W44th St (bet 8th & 9th Aves). New York, NY.www.birdlandjazz. com. Check website. Jul15: Allan Harris; 28: John Fedchock NY Sxt.
CARAMOOR CENTER FOR MUSIC ANDTHE ARTS: 149 Girdle Ridge Rd. Katonah,NY. www.caramoor.org. Jul 25: 7pm (raindate 07/26) Concert on the lawn feat Rachael& Vilray.
The JAZZ GALLERY: https://www.jazzgallery.org. 646-494-3625. Online concerts.Jul 1-8: closed; 9: 8pm Ravi Coltrane Qrt;13: 6pm Joel Ross; 16: 8pm ImmanuelWilkins; 18: 7pm Endless Field, Tropos, SaraSerpa & Justin Brown; 20: 6pm MikeMoreno; 23: 8pm Theo Bleckmann &Endless Field.
JAZZVOICE.ORG: https://www.jazzvoice.org/teachers. Online masterclasses. July 9: 2pmJohnny O’Neal; 18: 3pm Karrin Allyson; 23:9pm Jane Monheit; 29: 9pm John Proulx.
LIVE FROM OUR LIVING ROOMS:https://www.livefromourlivingrooms.com/schedule. Online events: 1pm workshops -voice (V), woodwinds (W), trumpet (TP),trombone (TB), drums (D), bass (B), piano(P), guitar (G), misc (M); 3pm webinars; 8pmconcerts. Jul 1: 1pm P Christian Sands, DClarence Penn, V Genevieve Artadi, M JoeLocke, TB Kalia Vandever, G Lage Lund, WMark Turner, B Rufus Reid, TP Theo Croker,3pm Katherine McViker, Lydia Liebman &Danny Melnick, 8pm Gretchen Parlato &Alan Hampton; 2: 1pm B Ben Williams, GGilad Hekselman, M Gregoire Maret, P HelenSung, D Johnathan Blake, V Michael Mayo,TP Mike Rodriguez, TB Ryan Keberle, W TiaFuller, 3pm Eric Lense & Maria Schneider,8pm Rachel Z & Omar Hakim; 3: 1pm W AlexHahn, P Carmen Staaf, B Endea Owens, GHorace Bray, M Michela Marino Lerman, TB
Natalie Cressman, D Obed Calvaire, TPShane Endsley, V Theo Bleckmann, 8pmTerri Lyne Carrington, Kris Davis & ValJeanty; 4: 3pm concert feat Lionel Loueke,8pm Kurt Rosenwinkel; 5: 11am concert featSarah Charles & Jarrett Cherner, 1pm webi-nar with Tyshawn Sorey, 3pm Billy Childs &Patrice Rushen, 8pm Jason Lindner; 6: 1pmTP Alex Sipiagin, G Ben Monder, TB JacobGarchik, W Miguel Zenón, P Miki Yamanaka,M Riza Printup, B Tim Lefebvre, 3pm FabDuPont & Steve Rodby; 7: 1pm TP ChloeRowlands, D Eric Harland, V Luciana Souza,G Mark Letteri, B Matt Brewer, P RachelEckroth, 3pm Kenny Werner & Ben Wendel;8: 1pm V Fay Victor, B Jorge Roeder, TPMarcus Printup, G Mark Whitfield, TBMarshall Gilkes, D Matt Wilson, W MelissaAldana, P Shai Maestro, 3pm Inara George &Michelle Willis; 9: 1pm W Jane Ira Bloom, VKate McGarry & Keith Ganz, G KevinEubanks, B Mai Leisz, D Nate Wood, 3pmMichael League & Louis Cole, 8pm ZakirHussain; 10: 1pm G Dave Gilmore, W DonnyMcCaslin, D Jamison Ross, B John Clayton,V Kurt Elling, TP Nadje Noordhuis, P OrrinEvans, TB Robin Eubanks, M Sara Caswell,3pm Cecile McLorin Salvant & RudreshMahanthappa, 8pm Chris Potter; 11: 1pmwebinar with Jim McNeely & Miho Hazama,3pm Chad Lefkowitz-Brown & Adam Neely,8pm Ingrid Jensen & the Que-Tee Trio; 12:11am concert feat Ryan Truesdell, 1pm TPBria Skonberg, W David Sanchez, V KateBaker, G Sheryl Bailey, webinar with NicHard & Pete Karam, 3pm Gargi Shinde &Fritzie Brown, 8pm Gerald Clayton.
The NEW BRUNSWICK JAZZ PROJECT:www.nbjp.org. Check website.
SHANGHAI JAZZ: 24 Main St. Madison, NJ.www.shanghaijazz.com. Check website.
SMALLSLIVE JAZZ CLUB: https://www.smallslive.com. Online sets: 4:45-6:30pm. Jul 1:Marc Devine Gp; 2: David Liebman Trio; 3:Rodney Green Gp; 4: Sullivan Fortner Gp; 5:Lew Tabackin Gp; 6: Ken Peplowski Qrt; 7:Victor Lewis Gp; 8: Nicole Glover Trio; 9:Michael Cochrane Gp; 10: Mike Moreno Qrt;11: Itai Kriss & Telavana; 14: Miki YamanakaGp; 15: Cyrus Chestnut Gp; 16: JonathanBarber; 17: Scott Robinson Qrt; 20: EthanIverson Gp; 24: Ken Fowser Gp; 25: TheZebtet; 26: Santi Debriano.
SOAPBOX GALLERY: https://www.soapboxgallery.org. Online sets: 7pm. Jul 1:Lafayette Harris; 3: Claudia Acuña; 5: LisaHoppe & Santiago Leibson Duo; 7: 11amNew England Conservatory Jazz Festival;11: Emilio Teubal; 15: Luis Perdomo; 18:Lewis Porter; 19: Jim & Kathy Ridl; 23:James Weidman; 25: Hayes Greenfield &Dean Johnson; 26: Luis Perdomo & MimiJones.
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certain period but on the era we're intoday."
As New York eases into reopening,Allan continues to work on new projectsand revisit some existing ones with hiswife and creative partner, Pat Harris. Thepair is writing a novel based on their stageplay, Cross That River, fleshing out char-acters and storylines to present a broaderpicture of the West after the Civil War.The play has been mounted several times,including an off-Broadway run in 2007;keep an eye out for 2021 productions.
The twosome is also developing a seriesof intimate gigs in various cities spotlight-ing local artists, which will be videoed forbroadcast or streaming. And the new yearwill bring a new Allan Harris album,Kate's Soulfood, which was originally slat-ed to drop this summer.
These turbulent times have brought toAllan's mind words of comfort and encour-agement he often heard from his motherand aunts while growing up. "Everything
A Moment You Missed by Fran Kaufman Hot House
Contributing PhotographerMy camera and I have spent way too many daysand nights at home, since all jazz venues shutdown in March. Since then, I've searching in myfiles for photos that mean a lot to me and, I hope,to you. This year has been particularly difficult for the jazzcommunity, with the loss of live venues and also ofsome of our favorite musicians. Here, two giantswho left us in 2020—drummer Jimmy Cobb andpianist Harold Mabern—consult before their lastjoint gig at Smoke Jazz & Supper Club. RIP, fellas.It won't be the same without you.
JAZZ ANECDOTE BY BILL CROWBill Crow's books "Jazz Anecdotes" and "From Birdland to Broadway" can be
found at your favorite bookstore, and at www.billcrowbass.com along with many interesting photos and links.
Eli Dimeff played with the bands of Si Zentner and Buddy Morrow, among others. Whenhe decided to leave the music business, he found a job at the Belmont Plaza Hotel. He noticedthat many racing fans filled the hotel during the Belmont Stakes, and he proposed that thehotel restaurant offer an item on the menu called the Belmont Steak Special. The idea wasso successful that Eli was promoted to assistant manager, got a raise in pay, got week-endsoff, and a free meal in the restaurant every evening. But he was told he could order anythingbut steaks or chops, and so he never got to enjoy the Belmont Steak Special.
Jim Collier was in Moscow some years back on a writing job, and was hanging out withsome Russian jazz guys—musicians, critics, etc. One of them said, "Jeem, you look like ZootSeems." Jim was surprised and said, "Really?" The guy then said, "All Americans look likeZoot Seems."
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It's the most awesome, sensitive, beautifulmusic I've ever performed in my life."
Arturo found common ground and newmusical inspiration playing with his sonthrough this sad and painful time in aworld ravaged by disease and racism. Hehopes that the jazz community—which hesees as a stratified binary between "tradi-tionalists and modernists"—will form amore diversified and integrated union,inspired by the multiracial protests led bythe Black Lives Matter movement, whichare unifying people around the planet.
"I think that jazz musicians are going tohave to take a long, hard look at how wealign ourselves," Arturo muses. "If we don'tthink of ourselves as part of each other'slife and a part of each other's music, thenwe haven't learned the lessons. I'd like tosee a lot more cross-pollination betweenthe worlds of jazz. That's what I hopewould happen."
Arturo O'Farrill performs everySunday at 8:30 p.m. at VirtualBirdland.
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STAY-IN TUNESJuly New CD Releases
Regina Carter Freedom Band
Swing States: Harmony in the BattlegroundRegina Carter, violin;
Jon Batiste, piano;
John Daversa, trumpet & flugelhorn;
Alexis Cuadrado, bass;
Kabir Sehgal, bass & percussion;
Harvey Mason, drums;
guest Brian Gorrell, tenor sax.
Gerald Clayton
Happening: Live at the Village Vanguard(Blue Note)
Gerald Clayton, piano;
Logan Richardson, alto sax;
Walter Smith III, tenor sax;
Joe Sanders, bass;
Marcus Gilmore, drums.
Ryan Cohan
Originations(Origin Records)
Ryan Cohan, piano; James Cammack, bass; Michael
Raynor, drums; John Wojciechowski, flute, alto flute, clar-
inet & tenor sax; Geof Bradfield, bass clarinet & soprano
sax; Tito Carrillo, trumpet & flugelhorn; Omar Musfi, riqq,
frame drum & dumbek;
the KAIA String Quartet with Victoria Moreira & Naomi
Culp, violin; Amanda Grimm, viola; Hope DeCelle, cello.
Eddie Daniels
Night Kisses: A Tribute To Ivan Lins(Resonance Records)
Eddie Daniels, clarinet, flute & tenor sax;
Josh Nelson, Kuno Schmid & Dave Grusin, piano;
Bob James, piano & keyboard;
Kevin Axt, bass; Mauricio Zottarelli, drums;
Harlem Quartet, strings.
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Tony Davis
Golden Year(Posi-Tone Records)
Tony Davis, guitar;
David Bryant, piano;
Dezron Douglas, bass;
Eric McPherson, drums;
with Steve Wilson, alto sax & flute;
Steve Davis, trombone;
Alina Engibaryan, vocals;
JK Kim, drums.
Michael Dease
Never More Here(Posi-Tone)
Michael Dease, trombone;
Steve Wilson, woodwinds;
Renee Rosnes, piano;
Gerald Cannon, bass;
Lewis Nash, drums;
with Diego Rivera, tenor sax; Markus Howell, alto sax;
Randy Brecker, trumpet; Luther Allison, piano; Jocelyn
Gould, guitar; Rufus Reid & Endea Owens, bass;
Jason Tiemann, drums.
Beth Duncan
I'm All Yours(Saccat Records)
Beth Duncan, vocals;
Joe Gilman, piano;
Steve Homan, guitar;
Matt Robinson, bass;
Rick Lotter, drums;
Jacam Manricks, sax, synth strings & flute; Tom Peron,
trumpet; Joe Mazzaferro, trumpet & flugelhorn;
Brian Kendrick, bongos, congas & triangle;
Guy Kowarsh, shaker.
John Fedchock NY Sextet
Into The Shadows(Summit Records)
John Fedchock, trombone;
Scott Wendholt, trumpet;
Walt Weiskopf, tenor sax;
Allen Farnham, piano;
David Finck, bass;
Eric Halvorson, drums.
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Derrick Gardner, Big dig! Band
Still I Rise(Impact Jazz)
Derrick Gardner, trumpet; Mark Gross, alto & soprano
saxes; Greg Gatien, alto sax; Rob Dixon & Tristan Marti-
nuson, tenor sax; Ken Gold, baritone sax; Bijon Watson,
Jeff Johnson, Curtis Taylor & Andrew Littleford, trumpet;
Vincent Gardner, Joel Green, Anthony Bryson & Bill
Green, trombone; Zen Zadravec, piano; Luke Sellick,
bass; Kasey Kurtz, guitar; Curtis Nowosad, drums.
Omer Kringel
Okan Project Omer Kringel, piano, keys, programming & vocals;
Lazaro Antonio Gonzalez Lopez, Adir Cochavi & Luis
Bravo, trumpet; Frank Echeverry, bombardino; Oded Meir &
Carlos Latoche, trombone; Tomer "George" Cohen & Alvaro
Martinez, tenor sax; Carlos Castrillon, clarinet;
Fernando Martinez "Chicho", piano; Shacham Ohana &
Lior Ozeri, bass; Omer Idan, guitar; Felipe Pumarada, gui-
tar & bass; Yankale Segal, bass, bouzuki & baglama; Eyal
Heller, guitar & palmas; Ido Maimon, Aryam Hernandez,
Sebastain Blackburn & Tal Cohen, drums; J. Hoard, Gissele
Ferrer, Yassel Sotomayor Vazquez, Raycel Sotomayor
Vazquez, Linda Caldas, Lali de la Hoz, Miguel Rosando,
Ana Polanco, Wilder Amado, Sofia Buitrón & Elisee
Akowendo, vocals; Juan Epifanio Baz, vocal, bombo, wasa
& cunono; Hermes Castro Caicedo, rap; Heryberto Bonilla
Granja, marimba; Marvin Diz, Jose Angel Blanco, Yasmane
Santos & Gianfranco Ramos "RAFI", percussion; Roxana
Valdez, timbal, Tambor Alegre & campana; Nadav Gvir,
oud; Eyal Sella, bansuri; Nadav Gaiman, congas & cam-
pana; Jafet Andrade Mosquera, bombo, platillos &
redolante; Nadav Gaiman, congas, percussion & bongos;
Eyal Sella, bansuri, ney & whistle flute; Yaara Beeri,
kamanche; Israel Katumba, percussion, palmas & vocals;
Javier Katumba, palmas; Yaniv Taichman, oud, saz & violin;
Israel Barrero, Ramon Ocaranza & Jose Angel Blanco,
bata; Roxana Valdez, tambor alegre; Sefi Asfori, oud, violin
& gambosh.
Eddie Henderson All-Star Quintet
Shuffle and Deal (Smoke Sessions Records)
Eddie Henderson, trumpet;
Donald Harrison, alto sax;
Kenny Barron, piano;
Gerald Cannon, bass;
Mike Clark, drums.
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Susie Meissner
I Wish I Knew(LydianJazz Records)
Susie Meissner, vocals;
John Swana, trumpet;
Larry McKenna, sax;
Lee Smith, bass;
Byron Landham, drums;
with Ken Peplowski, clarinet;
John Shaddy, piano;
Paul Meyers, guitar.
Mafalda Minnozzi
Sensorial - Portraits in Bossa & Jazz Mafalda Minnozzi, vocals;
Paul Ricci, guitar;
Art Hirahara, piano;
Essiet Okon Essiet & Harvie S, bass;
Victor Jones, drums;
Rogerio Boccato, percussion;
Will Calhoun, Udu drum & shaker.
Jorge Perez-Albela
The Time is NowSissy Castrogiovanni, vocals;
Tim Ray, piano & keyboard;
Jesse Williams, bass;
Jorge Perez-Albela, drums, cymbals, Peruvian cajon, per-
cussion & vocals;
guests Lihi Haruvi, soprano & alto saxes;
Santiago Paredes, vocals & guitar;
Phil Grenadier, trumpet.
Chico Pinheiro
City of DreamsChico Pinheiro, guitar & vocals;
Tiago Costa, piano, keyboard & Fender Rhodes;
Bruno Migotto, bass;
Edu Ribeiro, drums;
with Chris Potter.
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Jorge Roeder
El Suelo Mío(T-Town Records)
Jorge Roeder, double-bass.
Jordan Seigel
Beyond Images (Wonderbird Music)
Jordan Seigel, piano;
Alex Boneham, bass;
Christian Euman, drums;
Natsuki Sugiyama, sax & flute.
Julian Shore
Where We Started(Tone Rogue Records)
Julian Shore, piano & synths;
Dayna Stephens, tenor & soprano saxes;
Ben Monder, guitar;
Caroline Davis, alto sax;
Oded Tzur, tenor sax;
Edward Perez, bass;
Colin Stranahan, drums.
Alexa Tarantino
Clarity(Posi-Tone)
Alexa Tarantino, alto, soprano saxes, flute & alto flute;
Steve Feifke, piano & Fender Rhodes;
Joe Martin, bass;
Rudy Royston, drums.
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Shirazette & Sonic WallPaper Band
Sonic WallPaper Vol. 1 - The Cards, That, Life, Can, Deal(She Beats 2 Productions & Records)
Shirazette Tinnin, drums, background vocals;
Nimrod Speaks, bass;
Arcoiris Sandoval, keyboard & piano;
Seth L. Johnson, guitar;
Steffanie Christi'an, Shayna Small, Charenée Wade &
Courtney Cook, vocals;
Charisa TheViolinDiva, violin;
Christopher McBride, alto sax;
Corey Wallace, trombone.
Dan Willis and Velvet Gentlemen
The Monk Project (Belle Avenue Records)
Dan Willis, tenor, soprano & baritone saxes;
Pete McCann, guitar;
Ron Oswanski, Fender Rhodes;
Evan Gregor Driscoll, bass;
John Mettam, drums;
guests Kermit Driscoll, bass;
Ian Froman, drums.
Nicole Zuraitis
All Wandering Hearts(Dot Time Records)
Nicole Zuraitis, vocals;
Alex Busby, bass;
Idan Morim, guitar;
Carmen Staaf, Rhodes & organ;
Dan Pugach, drums;
Thana Alexa & Elise Testone, vocals;
Chase Potter, strings.
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happens for a reason," they'd tell him whenthe going got tough. "This could be a bless-ing in disguise." Their wisdom continues toresonate and encourage him.
Hear Allan Harris live at BirdlandJazz Club July 15. His "Harlem AfterDark, Unplugged with Allan Harris"streams at www.facebook.com/TheAllanHarrisBand, Tuesdays at 7:30p.m. and Saturdays at 2 p.m.
John Fedchock NY SextetTuesday July 287:00pm & 9:30pmBirdland315 W. 44th St. New York, NY212-581-3080CD Release Celebration!
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