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By George Kanzler

Gambarini cover photo by Angela Sogi, Harrell by Angela Harrell, Malone by Fran Kaufman, Pelt by Ra-Re Valverde.

WINNING SPINSTWO TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICSof trumpet players today are that they

often double on the fuller, deeper-tonedflugelhorn and that they can usually befound as part of a frontline of two or morehorns in small groups. The two trumpeterswhose new albums comprise this WinningSpins do double on flugelhorn, but theirCDs are unusual in that both appear asthe lone horn player with a rhythm sec-tion, a setting that puts the horn playersquarely out front as the dominant solovoice.

Moving Picture, Tom Harrell(HighNote), finds the veteran trumpeter,who first came on the scene during the late1960s hard bop era, revisiting five compo-sitions he previously wrote and recordedwith multi-horn bands and five new onesespecially prepared for this session withpianist Danny Grissett, bassist UgonnaOkegwo and drummer Adam Cruz. Four ofthe tunes, including two new ones, featureDanny on electric piano. Tom also multi-tracks his horns on four selections. The title song leads off the CD with

Tom's trumpet echoed by four more trum-pet tracks on the theme, the extra hornsshadowing his lead and then letting it soaroff from an accelerating tempo into a skit-tering solo. Danny's solo flows directly outof Tom's final runs, with a short solo byAdam ushering back the five-horn mercu-rial theme."Apple House," another of the new com-

positions, showcases Tom's lyrical side on agraceful, swinging waltz, the theme dou-ble-tracked on trumpet. Loping Latinrhythms jauntily rock "Montego Bay," withDanny's electric piano engaging in a dia-logue with Tom's flugelhorn over the bassand drums. Flugelhorn and electric pianoalso are featured on the new "DifferentClouds," a gently rolling ballad with Tomand Danny sharing solo space withUgonna's pizzicato bass. Tom employs a variety of rhythmic

strategies: A shuffling backbeat and elec-tric piano ostinato riff driving "Gee, ABee," while a martial snare beat pairs withthe electric piano on "Happy Ring." A drumsolo opens another new tune, "TimePassage," Tom's trumpet negotiating trick-ily moving rhythms and chords. "Sea," a ¾-time piece Tom revisits, features fleetflugelhorn flurries. A virtuosic centerpiece of the CD, and

by far the longest track, is the long form(Tom cites the influences of Bud Powelland New Orleans classical composerOlivier Messiaen) "Vibrer," an oftenlabyrinthian duet for acoustic piano and

trumpet with scintillating bursts of cre-ativity. Despite the limited instrumenta-tion, the album is also a tribute to Tom'sfertile playing and consistently engagingcomposing and arranging.

Make Noise!, Jeremy Pelt (HighNote),is the latest CD from a trumpeter whoemerged three decades after Tom, butstands firmly in the modern, post-bopmainstream. Boasting a brighter tone thanTom, with a crackling bite to it, Jeremyalso features his horns with a rhythm sec-tion. But his includes Afro-Latin percus-sionist Jacquelene Acevedo as well asdrummer Jonathan Barber, bassistVicente Archer and pianist Victor Gould. The album is also a fully unplugged

affair, with no electronics or over-dubbedhorns. Seven of the eight pieces are origi-nals by Jeremy, the one exception is themodal-like ballad "Digression," by SimonaPermazzi, with one of Jeremy's most lyri-cal flugelhorn solos.Like Tom, Jeremy favors an open horn,

although one of the most enticing numbersis the congas-driven "Chateau d'Eau," withJeremy seductively employing a tightHarmon mute. Jacquelene opens thealbum with a percussion prologue to thetitle track, propelled by the kind of janglysprung rhythms that characterize open-ended, post-swing 21st Century jazz,Jeremy wrangling variations on a themat-ic phrase in his mercurial solo. "Evolution," prefaced by a two-minute

solo by Jonathan, finds Jeremy's flugel-horn soloing over snappy, broken rhythmsand spattering piano chords. On those twopieces and "Cry Freedom," Jeremy's play-ing sparkles with a fiery drive, but he isalso capable of lovely, tender moments. Hissolo on the heartbeat tempo "Prince" isrichly melodic and the flugelhorn ballad"Your First Touch…," with its whisperedcymbals, brings out his most lyrical playing.Crashing percussion and drums hint at

salsa rhythms on the energetic closer,"Bodega Special," Jeremy, on trumpet,engaging in a solo duet with Jacquelene,and Danny unleashing his most impressivesolo as a shaker provides the pulse overroiling rhythms.

Tom Harrell performs at the VillageVanguard, Jan. 9-14 and 16-21.Jeremy Pelt brings the Make Noise!band to Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola Jan.30-31. He can also be heard in altosaxophonist Vincent Herring's band atBirdland, Jan. 23-27 and with WarrenWolf and Ray Angry at the Blue Note,Jan. 22.

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CLUBS & HALLS

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UPPER MANHATTAN

(Above 70th Street)AARON DAVIS HALL: At City College. 138

Convent Av at W133rd St. www.citycollegecenterforthearts.org. 212-650-6900. Jan 26:7:30-9:30pm Manhattan School of MusicJazz Philharmonic Orch.

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. L Jam. Residencies: SunE Open mic w/Keith Ingham, L Kelly Green;Mon Nathan Brown; Tues Marc Devine; WedE Open mic w/Les Kurtz, L Nathan Brown;Thurs L Kazu; Fri L Ben Zweig; Sat L T. Kash.Jan 4: Peter Rubie; 5: Denton Darien; 6:Michika Fukumori; 11: Dan Furman; 12:Carol Sudhalter; 13: Alan Rosenthal; 18:Durrah David; 19: Walter Williams featGitesha; 20: Fuku & Chihiro; 25: Matt Baker;26: Art Lillard; 27: Justin Lees.

GINNY’S SUPPER CLUB: At Red Rooster.310 Lenox Av (bet 125th & 126th Sts).www.ginnyssupperclub.com. 212-792-9001.Sets: 7:30&9:30pm.

HARLEM STAGE: At Aaron Davis Hall. 150Convent Av at W135th St. 212-281-9240.www.harlemstage.org. Jan 16: 7pm benefitconcert honoring Ella Fitzgerald feat DeeDee Bridgewater & Wé McDonald.

LUCA’S JAZZ CORNER: At Cavatappo. 17121st Av (bet 88th & 89th Sts). 212-987-9260.www.lucasjazzcorner.com. Sets/adm: Sun 8-11pm free adm vocal jam by Jocelyn Medina;Mon 7-10pm free Roger Lent Solo; Tues 8-10pm $10; Wed 6-9pm free Vino & Jazz Sologuitar series; Thurs 9-11pm $10. Jan 2: RoniBen-Hur Trio; 4: Ralph Lalama Qrt; 9: 7-9pmMartin Pizzarelli Trio; 11: Jonny King Trio; 16:Jam w/Mike Sailors; 18: Citizens of Blues;23: $15 Fabrizio Sotti Trio; 25: MafaldaMinnozzi/Paul Ricci; 30: Pasquale Grasso Qrt.

MINTON’S: 206W 118th St (bet St. Nicholas Av& Adam Clayton Powell Blvd). 212-243-2222.www.mintonsharlem.com. Sets: Sun 6:30-10pm, Fri-Sat 7-10:30pm, Sat-Sun 12-3pmBrunch (B). Sun: Singer Meets Saxophonist.Jan 4: Falkner Evans Trio; 11: Eva CortesSxt; 13: APAP feat The Royal Bopsters; 17:Quentin Angus Trio; 20: Spinkick; 23: RyanSlatko Trio; 25: Emilio Solla & La Inestablede Brooklyn; 26: “King” Solomon Hicks; 31:Robby Ameen & the Days in the Night Band.

NATIONAL JAZZ MUSEUM IN HARLEM:58W 129th St at Malcolm X Blvd. 212-348-8300. www.jmih.org. 7-8:30pm $10 don.

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

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PARIS BLUES: 2021 Adam Clayton Powell Jr.Blvd at 121st St. www.parisbluesharlem.com.212-222-9878. Sets: Early (E) 5-9pm, Jam9pm-1am. Free adm. Sun: E Double G & thePossee, 9pm 1st&3rd La Banda Ramirez.Mon: Keyed Up series w/John Cooksey Qrt;Tues: The Sultans of Soul; Wed: LesGoodson & the Intergalatic Soul Jazz Band;Thurs: Tyrone Govan & Top Secret; Fri: tba;Sat: The 69th Street Band or The AntoineDowdell Gp.

SHRINE: 2271 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd(bet 133rd & 134th Sts). 212-690-7807.www.shrinenyc.com. Sets unless otherwisenoted: Early (E) 6-7pm, Late (L) 7-8pm.Residencies (R): Sun 6-8pm Jam w/Lu Reid;1st Sun 8-11pm The Shrine Big Band. Jan 3:L Juan Carlos Polo; 5: E Diego Ferreira Qrt;7: R; 10: E The Tom Blatt Project; 12: 6-7:30pm Joe Pino Qnt; 13: E Katherine EllaWood; 14: R; 16: E Stan Killian; 18: E The WayThings Go; 21: R; 23: E Wet Electric; 26: LOscar Feldman; 28: R.

SILVANA: 300W 116th St at FrederickDouglass Blvd. www.silvana-nyc.com. 646-692-4935. Sets unless otherwise noted: Early(E) 6-7pm, Late (L) 7-8pm. Jan 2: E TakeshiOtani Band; 4: E-L Satie Qrt; 11: E-LFilmharmonic Brass; 15: E-L Rico JonesQnt; 16: E Wet Electric; 17: E Rina Komai; 18:E-L Duo Scorpio; 19: L Flavio Silva; 20: LJuan Carlos Polo; 23: L IV; 25: E-LStringplay; 26: E Joe Pino Qnt; 27: L Burris.

SMOKE JAZZ & SUPPER CLUB: 2751 Bway(bet 105th & 106th Sts). 212-864-6662.www.smokejazz.com. Sets: Early (E), Late(L), Brunch (B); Sun B 11:30am,1&2:30pm, E7,9&10:30pm, L 11:30pm; Mon E 7&9pm, L10:30pm; Tues 7,9&10:30pm; Wed-Thurs E 7,9&10:30pm, L 11:30pm; Fri-Sat E7,9&10:30pm, L 11:45pm &12:45am; adm/min vary. Residencies (R): Sun B Annette St.John Trio, L except 01/7 Willerm DelisfortQrt; Mon R except 01/1 E Vincent Herring Qrt& The New Jam Session, L The New JamSession by Vincent Herring; Tues R except01/2 Mike LeDonne & Groover Qrt; Wed R Eexcept 01/3&10 Lezlie Harrison, L except01/3 Emmet Cohen Organ Trio + guests;Thurs L except 01/4 Nickel & Dime OPS; FriL 01/12&26 Patience Higgins & Sugar HillQrt, 01/19 John Farnsworth Qrt; Sat LJohnny O’Neal & friends. Jan 1: B AnnetteSt. John Trio; 1-7: E John Coltrane Festivalfeat Harold Mabern Qnt feat Eric Alexanderw/spec guest Steve Turre 01/1-2, GeorgeColeman 01/3-4, Vincent Herring & SteveDavis 01/5-7; 8-9: R; 10: E Steve Kroon Sxt;11: E Ben Allison & Think Free; 12-14: E BillyHarper Qnt; 15-17: R; 18: E Cedar WaltonBday celeb feat David Williams; 19-21: E AlFoster Qrt; 22-24: R; 25: E David Weiss Sxt;26-28: E Wayne Escoffery Qrt; 29-31: R.

SUGAR BAR: 254W 72nd St (bet Bway & WestEnd Av). 212-579-0222. www.sugarbarnyc.com.Sets: 8pm/$10 adm unless otherwise noted.Residencies: Thurs 9pm Open Mic w/SugarBar All Star Band.

SYMPHONY SPACE: 2537 Bway at 95th St.212-864-5400. www.symphonyspace.org.Bar Thalia (BT). Jan 12: 9pm BT TomasJanzon Trio; 14: 7pm BT Jamie Baum Duo +Hendrik Helmer Trio; 20: 9pm BT LauraCampisi Trio; 27: 9pm BT Matt Wolfe Trio.

TRIAD: 158W 72nd St (bet Bway & Columbus).www.stage72.com. 212-362-2590. Jan 27:9:30pm $20 adm + 2 drink/min JohnMinnock.

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www.dimennacenter.org. 212-594-6100. Jan7: 3pm Michele Rosewoman & New Yor-Uba.

DIZZY’S CLUB COCA-COLA: At Jazz @Lincoln Center. 10 Columbus Cr at 60th St.5th Fl. www.jalc.org. 212-258-9800. Sets/ admunless otherwise noted: 7:30&9:30pm,11:30pm Late Night Sessions; Sun-Tues $35,Wed $30, Thurs-Fri $40, Sat $45; $10 min. Jan1: closed; 2: Ghost Train Orch; 3-4: LarryWillis & Heavy Blue; 5-7: 01/7 $30 Ali JacksonQrt; 8: Latvian Radio Big Band; 9-10: 01/9 $40Lee Konitz; 11-12: Pedrito Martinez/AlfredoRodriguez; 13-14: Pedrito Martinez Gp; 15:Rhoda Scott Lay Qrt; 16-20: 01/17 $35 IgorButman & the Moscow Jazz Orch; 21: BennyBenack III; 22: Jazz at Lincoln Center YouthOrch w/spec guest Marcus Printup; 23-24:Elliot Mason; 25-28: 01/26 $45 Nilson Matta &Brazilian Voyage; 29: $30 Amina FigarovaSxt; 30-31: Jeremy Pelt Qnt. Late NightSessions w/Jan 2-6: Rodney Green; 9-11:Alexa Tarantino Qnt; 12-13: LSAT; 16-20:Evan Sherman Big Band; 23-27: MarielBildsten; 30-Feb 3: tba.

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.

HILTON NEW YORK: 1335 Avenue of theAmericas at 54th St 2nd & 4th Fl.www.hilton.com. 212-586-7000. Jan 13-14:APAP feat 01/13 10:30am Audrey Silver,11am Kristina Koller, 11:30am BriannaThomas, 12:30pm Shirazette & SonicWallpaper, 1pm Allan Harris & The Genius ofEddie Jefferson, 1:30pm Rochelle Rice, 2pmAllison Adams Tucker, 2:30pm Ben Paterson,3pm Ark Ovrutski, 3:30pm Shayna Steele,4pm Sam Reider & The Human HandsProject, 4:30pm Ron King Qrt, 5pm YukoMabuchi, 5:30pm Shirazette & SonicWallpaper, 6pm Allan Harris & Cross ThatRiver, 6:30pm Matthew Whitaker, 7pm AiméeAllen, 7:30pm Oleg Butman & NataliaSmirnova Trio, 8pm Bill Warfield & the HellsKitchen Funk Orch, 01/14 11am DannyBacher, 12pm Sivan Arbel, 12:30pm CynthiaSayer, 1pm Allan Harris & The Genius ofEddie Jefferson, 1:30pm Oleg Butman &Natalia Smirnova Trio, 2pm Ark Ovrutski,2:30pm Svetlana & The Delancey Five, 3pmKristina Koller, 3:30pm Brianna Thomas +Julie Michels, 4pm Richard Howell +Rochelle Rice, 4:30pm Aimée Allen +Perez/Misha Tsiganov, 5pm John Gray & TheJazz Thieves + Shayna Steele, 5:30pm JulieMichels + Ron King Qrt, 6pm Frank diBussolo & The Philly Reunion Gp + AudreySilver, 6:30pm Jason Marsalis, 7pm RichieGoods + Jesse Lutrell + Jarrod Lawson,7:30pm Suzzanne Douglas + MatthewWhitaker, 8pm Leon Parker + Bill Warfield &the Hells Kitchen Funk Orch, 8:30pmVanessa Rubin, 9pm Don Braden Earth,Wind & Wonder, 9:30pm Roseanna Vitro.

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

IRIDIUM: 1650 Bway at 51st St. 212-582-2121.www.theiridium.com. Jan 6: 8pm $25 admLevin Brothers; 11: $25 7:30pm VelvetCaravan, 8:30pm Tiempo Libre; 17: 8:30pm$25/35 Jaimoe & Jasssz Band.

JAZZ AT KITANO: 66 Park Av at 38th St. 212-885-7119. www.kitano.com. Sets/adm: Sun12-2:30pm, Mon-Tues 8-11pm, Wed-Sat 8-9:15&10-11:15pm; Sun $40 buffet, Mon-Tuesfree/$15 min, Wed-Thurs $17/$20 min, Fri-Sat $32/$20 min. Residencies (R): Sun JazzBrunch w/Tony Middleton; Mon Jam by IrisOrnig; Tues except 01/16 Addison Frei Solo.

The WEST END LOUNGE: 955 West End Av.212-531-4759. www.thewestendlounge.com.Jan 7&28: 4-7pm Another Sunday Serenade917-882-9539/www.vtyjazz.com $25 adm trib-ute to 01/7 Dizzy Reece feat Philip Harper &Javon Alexandre, 01/28 Sonny Criss featJustin Robinson & Mike DiRubbo.

B. B. KING BLUES CLUB & GRILL: 237W42nd St (bet 7&8th Avs). 212-997-4144.www.bbkingblues.com. Lucille’s Grill (LG).Jan 4: 8pm LG Pedrito Martinez; 12:7:30&10pm APAP feat David Sanborn.

BIRDLAND: 315W 44th St (bet 8th & 9th Avs).212-581-3080. www.birdlandjazz.com. Sets:8:30&11pm, except Mon 7&9:30pm, Sun6,9&11pm. Adm varies. Residencies: Sun9pm (R) Arturo O’Farrill Afro-Latin JazzOrch; Mon 9:30pm Jim Caruso Cast Party;Wed 5:30-7pm David Ostwald & LouisArmstrong Eternity Band; Fri 5:15-7pmBirdland Big Band; Sat 6pm 01/6&13Veronica Swift, 01/20&27 Eric Comstock/Sean Smith. Jan 1: 5:30pm Swingin' Wond-erland Jazz Orch, 9pm John Colianni BigBand; 2-6: Monty Alexander & FromKingston to Harlem; 4: 6pm Fleurine; 7: 6pmKen Peplowski Qrt, 9pm R; 9-13: Vijay IyerSxt; 11: 6pm Veronica Swift; 14: 6pm KurtElling/Ann Hampton Callaway, 9pm R; 16-20:John Pizzarelli; 18: 6pm La Tanya Hall & TheAndy Milne Trio; 21: 6pm The Empathia JazzDuo, L R; 23-27: Vincent Herring & The Storyof Jazz - 100 Years; 25: 6pm EricComstock/Barbara Fasano; 28: 6pm The WeeTrio, 9pm R; 30-Feb 3: David Murray InfinityQrt.

CARNEGIE HALL: 57th St & 7th Av. 212-247-7800. www.carnegiehall.org. Zankel Hall(ZH). Jan 11: 8pm Lisa Hilton Trio w/JD Allen;27: 9pm ZH Matthew Shipp Trio.

CLUB BONAFIDE: 212E 52nd St (bet 2nd &3rd Avs). 3rd Fl. www.clubbonafide.com.646-918-6189. Sets: Early (E) 7:30pm, Late(L) 9:30pm, Night (N) 11:30pm. Tues: 9pmJam by Bill Todd. Jan 1: closed; 2: E AndrewKushnir Trio, L Jon Sheckler Trio; 3: E BigSur, L Moon Sugar; 4: E Art Note Ens, L BrianKrock & Little; 5: E-L Richard Bona Gp; 6: EKaïssa, L Malick Koly & Kounadya; 7: ERonin Ali, L Corondi & the Rebellion; 8: EMichael Sarian & The Big Chabones, L NewMoon Acoustic Blues Band; 9: E Kevin SunNew Trio; 10: E Benjamin Sutin & Klazz-Ma-Tazz, L Bongwool Lee Trio, N Rotem SivanTrio; 11: E Joe Pino Qnt, L Maz; 12: E DavidBertand Qrt, L John Ferrara + Seth Moutal;13: E SlideAttack Jazz Qnt, L Mozayik, NBenjamin Furman Project; 15: E APAP featDendê Macêdo, L Harry Smith Trio; 16: EFlávio Silva 4tet; 17: E Nuci Nebieridze Sxt, LAndré Carvalho Gp; 18: E Samuel Torres Qrt,L Omer Ashano Qrt; 19: E Nir Naaman Qrt;20: E Audrey Silver, L-N Kevin Harris All-Stars; 21: 4pm ICE High School Jazz Band &Subway Moo, E Lior Milliger Qrt; 22: E DailzaRibeiro; 23: E alt.timers; 24: E Steve & JackieTrio w/spec guests, L Billy Carrión Jr. Trio;25: E-L Moth to Flame Jazz; 26: 8pm DahkaBand; 27: E Jazzmensoul, L-N ChardavoineBand; 29: E Tristan Geary Trio, L JonathanFritz; 30: E Karen Tennison Qrt; 31: E MinjiKim Qrt, L Yoshida/Kataoka Qrt.

DIMENNA CENTER FOR CLASSICALMUSIC: 450W 37th St (bet 9th & 10th Av).

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

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Jan 1-2: R; 3: Paul Jost Qrt; 4: Asen DoykinTrio; 5-6: Kenny Werner Trio; 7-9: R; 10: Johndi Martino Qrt Of The Americas; 11: BillGoodwin Trio; 12-13: Roger Kellaway Qrtw/spec guest Téka; 14-15: R; 16: RoseannaVitro Project; 17: Neal Kirkwood Qrt; 18:Sullivan Fortner/Vuyo Sotache; 19-20: DonMenza Qrt; 21-23: R; 24: Erika Matsuo Qnt;25: Sari Kessler Qrt; 26: Gene BertonciniTrio; 27: Ed Laub Qrt; 28-30: R; 31: Yuko ItoQrt.

JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER: 10 ColumbusCr at 60th St. 5th Fl. www.jalc.org. 212-258-9800. Appel Room (AR), Rose Theater (RT).Jan 11-13: 8pm RT Jazz at Lincoln CenterOrch w/Wynton Marsalis, Victor Goines featAnat Cohen, Janelle Reichman, KenPeplowski & Ted Nash; 11 9am-7pm & 129:30am-5:15pm: Jazz Congress conferencewww.jazzcongress.org; 30: 8pm AR TerellStafford & Temple University Jazz Bandw/Joe Lovano, René Marie, Dick Oatts, JohnClayton, Jon Faddis, Jimmy Heath.

RUSSIAN SAMOVAR: 256W 52nd St (betBway & 8th Av). www.russiansamovar.com.212-757-0168. Sun: 3-7pm Jazz Brunch. Jan7: Jack Jeffers Qrt; 14: Miles Griffith Trio; 21:Whitney Marchelle Band; 28: Charles DavisQrt.

SAINT PETER’S CHURCH: 619 Lexington Av at54th St. (Citicorp Bld). www.saintpeters.org.212-935-2200. 1st Mon: 7:30pm $5 admInternational Women in Jazz Jam; Wed: 1pm$10 don Midtown Jazz at Midday; Sun: 5pmfree adm Jazz Vespers feat Godwin Louis.Jan 3: Gabrielle Stravelli; 10: Iris Ornig; 17:Bill Mays; 18: 7:30pm Duke Ellington Societyfeat Dan Morgenstern; 24: Erli Perez; 31: ArtLillard & Heavenly Big Band.

SWING 46: Jazz & Supper Club. 349W 46th St(bet 8 & 9th Avs). www.swing46.com. 212-262-9554. Sets/adm: Sun-Thurs 8:30-11:30pm/$15, Fri-Sat 9:30pm-1am/$20.Residencies (R): Mon Swingadelic; TuesGeorge Gee Swing Orch; Wed Stan RubinOrch w/Joe Politi. Jan 6&27: Swingadelic.

TOMI JAZZ: 239E 53rd St (Bet 2nd & 3rd Avs).Lower level. www.tomijazz.com. 646-497-1254. Sets: Sun 8-11pm; Mon-Wed L 8-11pm,N 11pm-12:30am; Thurs 9-11:30pm; Fri 9pm-1am; Sat E 6-7:30pm, L 8-10:30pm, N 11pm-1:30am. Adm: Sun-Wed free/$5 min, Thurs-Sat $10/10 min.

The TOWN HALL: 123W 43rd St (bet 6&7thAvs). www.thetownhall.org. 212-840-2824.Jan 12: 8pm $40-70 adm Winter JazzFestwww.winterjazzfest.com feat Buika w/Camila Meza & the Nectar Orch; 20: 8pm TheKlezmatics w/guests Fred Hersch, HollyNear & Natalie Merchant.

ZANKEL HALL: At Carnegie Hall. 881 7th Av at57th St. 212-247-7800. See Carnegie Hall.

YAMAHA ARTIST SERVICES: 689 5th Av at54th St. 212-339-9995. www.yamaha.com.Jan 13: 11am APAP feat Brunch w/JazzmeiaHorn & The Baylor Project.

55 BAR: 55 Christopher St (bet 6th & 7th Avs).212-929-9883. www.55bar.com. Sets: Early(E) 7-9pm except Sun&Fri-Sat 6-9pm, Late(L) 10pm. 1st Mon: E Sean Wayland; 1stThurs: E Amy Cervini; 1st Sat: E Ayana lowe;2nd Thurs: E Nicole Zuraitis; 2nd Fri: E TessaSouter; last Wed: E Paul Jost; last Fri: EKendra Shank.

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 8-11:30pm, Sat10pm-12am. Mon&Wed: Jordan Young Trio.Jan 6: Erena Terakubo Trio; 13: Takeshi AsaiTrio; 20: Shailah Edmonds Trio; 27: TakeshiAsai Trio.

BAHA’Í CENTER: 53E 11th St (bet Bway &University). www.bahainyc.org. 212-222-5159. Tues: 8&9:30pm $10/15 adm. Jan 9:Mike Longo NY State of the Art Jazz Ens featIra Hawkins; 16: Claire Daly Gp; 23: DaveChamberlain & Band Of Bones feat SteveDavis, Clifton Anderson & AntoinetteMontague; 30: John Colianni Sxt.

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. Jan1: E tba, L Christine Tobin; 2: E Alan Kwan, LTal Yahalom; 3: E Alicyn Yaffee, L R; 4: EPeter Amos, L Andrew Van Tassel; 5:Pasquale Grasso; 6: Paul Bollenback; 7: R; 8:E Cole Davis, L Carlota Gurascier; 9: E DavidLeon, L Gene Segal; 10: E Sagi Kaufman, LR; 11: E Vaughn Stoffey, L Jeff McLaughlin;12: Michael Valeanu; 13: Ben Eunson; 14: R;15: E Julphan Tilapornputt, L TammyScheffer; 16: E Alan Kwan, L Phil Robson;17: E Niall Cade, L R; 18: E David Kuhn, LFlavio Silva; 19: Mike Rood; 20: Jack Wilkins;21: R; 22: E Paul Jubong Lee, L MelissaStylianou; 23: E Joey Lamb, L Prawit Siriwat;24: E Julphan Tilapornputt, L R; 25: E VaughnStoffey, L Jon Irabagon; 26: Ricardo Grilli;27: Tobias Meinhart; 28: R; 29: E DanielDickinson, L Nora McCarthy; 30: E DavidLeon, L Andrew Shillito; 31: E Sagi Kaufman,L R.

The BITTER END: 147 Bleecker St (betThompson & LaGuardia). 212-673-7030.www.bitterend.com. Jan 10: 8pm JoelHarrison & The Other River; 12-13: WinterJazzFest www.winterjazzfest.com feat 01/126:40pm Charnett Moffett, 8pm Gard NilssenAcoustic Unity, 9:20pm Mwenso & theShakes, 10:40pm Ryan Keberle & Catharsis,01/13 12am Mattson 2, 7:20pm Ranky Tanky,8:40pm Laura Perrudin feat Becca Stevens,10pm Guilhem Flouzat Trio, 11:20pm YacineBoularès, 01/14 12:40am Gael Horellou/AriHoenig.

BLUE NOTE JAZZ CLUB: 131W 3rd St at 6thAv. 212-475-8592. www.bluenotejazz.com.Sets: 8&10:30pm + Fri-Sat 12:30am LateNight Groove series, Sun 11:30am&1:30pmSunday Brunch. Adm varies. Jan 1-7: ChrisBotti; 8: McCoy Tyner w/spec guests; 9-14:Joshua Redman Qrt; 15-18: Keyon Harrold &friends; 19-21: Hypnotic Brass Ens; 22-24:Jazz-Ageddon; 25-28: Talib Kweli; 29-31:Roberta Gambarini. Late Night Groove w/Jan5: Victory Boyd; 6: Oscar Jerome; 12-13:Joshua Redman Qrt; 19: Hypnotic BrassEns; 26-27: DJ Green Lantern & friends.Sunday Brunch w/Jan 7: Alma Brasileira featYotam Silberstein w/spec guest MauchaAdnet; 14: Allison Adams Tucker; 21: SatoshiInoue NY Reunion Qrt; 28: Daniel BennettGp.

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Pasquale Grasso Solo; 11: E Joel Ross/BenWolfe/Evan Sherman Trio, L Evan ShermanBig Band; 12-13: www.winterjazzfest.comWinter JazzFest feat 01/12 5:30pm EhudAsherie, 6:50pm Duchess, 8:20pm EddyDavis New Orleans Jazz Band, 9:50pmStephane Wrembel Band, 11:20pm JumaaneSmith "Louis Louis Louis" feat NancyHarms, 01/13 12:50am Mike Sailors Qrt featVuyo Sotashe, 5:30pm Aaron Weinstein Duo,6:50pm Felix Peikli & Joe DoubledayShowtime Band feat Hetty Kate, 8:20pm KatEdmonson, 9:50pm Catherine Russell,11:20pm Jason Prover & Sneak ThieveryOrch, 01/14 12:50am Matt Munisteri &Tropical Hot Club Party; 17: E PasqualeGrasso Solo; 18: E Jonathon Barber & VisionAhead, L Mark Whitfield; 19: E Ken FowserQnt, L High & Mighty Brass Band; 20: E NealCaine Qnt, L Hudson Horns; 24: E PasqualeGrasso Solo; 25: E Philip Harper, L JeromeJennings Gp; 26: E Ken Fowser Qnt, L LosHacheros; 27: E Pedro Giraudo Tango Qrt, LLatin Grooves w/Gerardo Contino.

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

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

FAT CAT: 75 Christopher St at 7th Av. 212-675-6056. www.fatcatmusic.org. $3 adm/no min.Sets unless otherwise noted: Early (E), Late(L), Night (N); E 7pm except Sun-Mon&Fri6pm; L 9pm except Thurs&Sat 10pm, Fri +10:30pm; N 1:30am except Sun 1am, Mon-Wed 12:30am. Residencies (R): Sun E TerryWaldo & Gotham City Band, N Brandon Lewis& Renee Cruz; Mon N Billy Kaye; Tues Eexcept 01/2 Saul Rubin Zebtet; Wed E except01/3 Raphael D'Lugoff Trio + 1, N Ned Goold;Fri L The Supreme Queens; Sat N GregGlassman. Jan 1: E Harold O'Neal, L Quintero& Salsa Project, N R; 2: E Jack Glotman, LGerardo Contino y Los Habaneros, N CraigWuepper; 3: E Diego Voglino Qrt, L GrooverTrio, N R; 4: E Ryan Berg, L Saul Rubin Zebtet,N Paul Nowinski; 5: E Ai Murakami Qnt, L R +Jared Gold/Dave Gibson, N Kelly Green; 6: EMimi Jones, L Raphael D'lugoff Qnt, N R; 7: ER, 8:30pm Jade Synstelien & FCBB, N R; 8: EOsso String Qrt, L Ned Goold Qrt, N R; 9: E R,L Peter Brainin & the Latin Jazz Workshop, NYoshi Waki; 10: E R, L Harold Mabern Trio, N R;11: E Ivan Renta Qnt, L Greg Glassman Qnt, NAvi Rothbard; 12: E Bruce Jackson, L R +Silvano Monasterios, N Ray Parker; 13: ESteve Carrington, L Brickhouse, N R; 14: E R,L Alexi, N R; 15: L George Braith, N R; 16: E R;17: E R, L The Don Hahn/Mike Camacho Band,N R; 18: L P.O.D.; 19: L R; 20: L Antoine DryeSxt, N R; 21: E&N R; 22: L Brandi Disterheft, NR; 23: E R; 24: E&N R; 26: L R; 27: L BruceWilliams, N R; 28: E&N R; 29: N R; 30: E R, LItai Kriss & Gato Gordo, N John Benitez &Latin Bop; 31: E&N R.

GREENWICH HOUSE MUSIC SCHOOL: 46Barrow St (bet 7th Av S & W 4th St). 212-242-4770. www.greenwichhouse.org. Jan 13:$15/12 Sound It Out series feat 6:30pm LuciaCadotsch & Speak Low, 8pm Anna Webber &Jagged Spheres.

HIGHLINE BALLROOM: 431W 16th St (bet 9th& 10th Avs). www.highlineballroom.com.212-414-5994. Jan 26: 10pm Robert GlasperGrammy Joint.

JAZZ GALLERY: 1160 Bway at 27th St. 5th Fl.www.jazzgallery.org. 646-494-3625. Sets/adm: 7:30&9:30pm $10, $25/15 Fri-Sat. Jan11: Darcy James Argue & Secret Society; 14:

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BOWERY BALLROOM: 6 Delancey St (betBowery & Chrystie St). 212-533-2111.www.boweryballroom.com. Jan 12-13: WinterJazzFest www.winterjazzfest.com feat 01/127:20pm Revival Resistance Chorus, 8:40pmONYX Collective w/spec guests Nick Hakim &Roy Nathanson, 10pm Lakecia Benjamin &Soul Squad, 11:20pm Rudresh MahanthappaIndo-Pak Coalition, 01/13 12:40am MarcRibot's Ceramic Dog, 6pm Rich Medina, 7pmThe Invisible Man-An Orchestral Tribute to Dr.Dre, 8:20pm Freelance, 9:40pm CameronGraves, 11pm Miguel Atwood-Ferguson Ens,01/14 12:20am Ronald Bruner, Jr. Band,1:40am Pete Rock & The Soul Brothers.

The CAVE: At St. George’s. 209E 16th St atRutherford Pl. www.olmstedsalon.com. 2ndFri: 7:30&9:30pm $15 adm. Jan 12: TheLadybugs feat Martina DaSilva & VanessaPerea.

The CELL: 338W 23rd St (bet 8th & 9th Avs).646-861-2253. www.thecelltheatre.org. Jan13: 8pm Rachel Therrien.

CLEMENTE SOTO VÉLEZ CULTURAL &EDUCATIONAL CENTER: 107 Suffolk St(bet Rivington & Delancey Sts). 212-260-4080. Jan 2-12: $20/15 adm Arts for Artwww.artsforart.org/evolving Justice isCompassion/Action is Power feat 01/2 7pmAmina Baraka & the Red Microphone, 8pmMelanie Dyer's Baraka Project, 9pm JoeMcPhee Trio, 01/3 7pm Raymond Nat Turner/Larry Roland, 8pm Hooker/Parker, 9pmHeroes are Gang Leaders Abridged, 01/47pm Ensemble Fanaa, 8pm Whit Dickey/ MatManeri, 9pm Wooley/Lopez/Foster/Bennett,01/5 7pm LIP, 7:30pm David Henderson, 8pmJeremy Carlstedt Qrt, 9pm Tablopan, 01/67pm Ronnie Burrage/Greg Lewis, 8pm DeepEcology Trio +, 9pm Weasel Walter Qnt, 01/87pm Yoshiko Chuma/Megumi Eda/Jason KaoHwang, 7:30pm Nicole Peyrafitte, 8pm JPCarletti Xul Trio, 9pm Jeb Bishop Qrt, 01/97pm Devin Brahja Waldman, 8pm JamesBrandon Lewis/Aruan Ortiz, 9pm AmirthaKidambi/Sam Newsome, 01/10 7pm DaroBehroozi Qnt, 8pm Sana Nagano Qrt, 9pmSongs for a Free World, 01/11 7pm On Ka'aDavis Trio, 8pm Nasheet Waits, 9pm GeraldCleaver Qrt, 01/12 7pm The Mess, 8pmMixashawn/Joseph Palmer, 9pm RevolutionResurrection.

CORNELIA STREET UNDERGROUND: 29Cornelia St. www.corneliastreetcafe.com.212-989-9319. Sets unless otherwise noted:Sun 8:30&10pm, Mon-Thurs 8&9:30pm, Fri-Sat 9&10:30pm. Adm varies. Jan 2: EleneDee/Andy Laverne; 3: 6pm Andrea WolperQrt, 8pm Dan Loomis, 9:30pm Song Yi Jeon/Rogerio Boccato Trio; 7: 8pm Davy Lazar,9:30pm Gaya Feldheim Schorr Spt; 8:Michael Blanco Qrt; 9: 8pm Kari van derKloot Qnt, 9:30pm Hiske Oosterwijk Qrt; 10:6pm Vicki Burns Trio; 11: APAP feat 8pmGeorge Garzone/Colin Stranahan, 9:30pmStranahan/Zaleski/Rosato; 12: APAP feat8:30pm Yotam Silberstein; 13: APAP featAndrew Rathbun Qnt; 31: 6pm KristinaKoller.

The CUTTING ROOM: 44E 32nd St (betMadison & Park Av). 212-691-1900. www.thecuttingroomnyc.com. Jan 13: 10pm $25adm Richard Howell.

The DJANGO: At Roxy Hotel. 2 Av of theAmericas at Walker St. www.roxyhotelnyc.com. 212-519-6600. Sets: unless otherwisenoted Early (E), Late (L); Wed-Thurs E 7:30-9:45pm, L 10pm-1am; Fri-Sat E 7:30-10:15pm, L 10:30pm-1:30am. Wed: L Jam byAlex Claffy. Jan 3: E Ed Cherry Solo; 4: ERussell Hall Sxt, L "King" Solomon Hicks; 5:E Ken Fowser Qnt, L Etienne Charles; 6: EAnthony Wonsey Trio, L Theo Croker; 10: E

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FEELING THE WEIGHT OF A MIC-rophone in her hand, RobertaGambarini finds herself on the bandstandbetween James Moody and Clark Terry.Bars fly by. Hearing both master playersspontaneously interpret in real time, shetrades along with them and works to inter-nalize what they're offering.

"I thought, 'Wait a minute, let me graspthat,'" she says, recalling the moment sherealized the life lesson she'd been giventhat day. "Everything I think I've learned,or I am learning—everything I assimilat-ed—I got by listening to the masters of thismusic."

For most of her life, Roberta has beenlistening to the music's masters. In Torino,Italy, her parents' appetite for live andrecorded music created a daily soundtrackthat led a young Roberta first to the clar-inet, then to Milan to pursue her career asa singer.

While playing clubs in Northern Italy,she took every opportunity to hear herheroes play live. But as she began develop-ing her sound more seriously, Robertafound living abroad presented certain chal-lenges. "The main reason I wanted to cometo the U.S. is because I wanted to have aless sporadic contact with these masters,"she says. "I wanted to be able to talk tothem and ask them questions."

After Roberta took third place in theThelonious Monk Competition in 1998, shegot her wish, and began playing alongsidesuch artists as James Moody, JimmyHeath and Benny Carter, whom she con-siders her first real mentor. "I was veryfortunate and blessed. In many ways it'snot only musical, but I was honored bytheir friendship; I received a lot of adviceon life. I wouldn't be doing what I do if Ihadn't listened to all of these masters."

Eighty-nine years old when they met,Benny already had ended his tenure as aworking musician on the road but, accord-ing to Roberta, his contribution continuedto inspire her. "We'd talk about music," shesays. "He gave me a lot of suggestions.He'd advise me on repertoire; he'd show mecharts and arrangements.

Carter's influence left a lasting impres-sion on Roberta as she worked through herown repertoire and arrangements. But shecites Connecting Spirits (Groovin High,2015), her recent recording with JimmyHeath, to whom she refers in reverenceand affection as "Master Heath," as hermost comprehensive lesson on how todeliver a melody.

"Jimmy's one of the greatest composersof all time," she says. "So Master Heathinfluenced me not only under the aspect ofplaying the horn—although he did, ofcourse, he's one of the greatest voices of thesaxophone—but it's singing his music thatreally changed, and is changing my way offeeling the melody. With these masters,every moment is learning; and it's not onlylearning about one thing, it's learningabout everything."

Roberta seems to choose words thatreflect tremendous gratitude in everyanecdote she recounts. Detailing her expe-riences with some of the most influentialartists of her career, she pauses at the lateHank Jones, one of the more softly sungheroes of the music. "Everybody who playswith him experiences this sort of mysticalfeeling," she says. "The sound of HankJones' touch is different than any otherpiano player's. We all know he had incred-ible control of dynamics. It's not only that.It's kind of a mysterious quality in that hispiano sound, even when he would touchone note, was very rich in harmonics.There was a certain acoustic of resonanceto the Hank Jones' touch that did notdepend on the actual physical instrumentthat he was playing. He could play anypiano and out would come that sound—theHank Jones sound."

Jones revealed to Roberta his concep-tion of the piano as its own complete sym-phony. Hearing him play out thatmetaphor in live performance has stuckwith her and helped shape the way she lis-tens. "It would just hit you physically in away that your ears and your mind—andyour heart, of course—would start hearingin a deeper and more vertical way," shesays.

Describing Jones' expression as "dis-creetly daring," Roberta has begun tointernalize, from their exchanges, what itmeans to "serve the music." And servingthe music she loves most requires whatRoberta has learned from Dizzy Gillespiethrough pianist Mike Longo—a conceptshe can summarize in three words:"rhythm, rhythm, rhythm."

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S P O T LVIJAY IYER SEXTETBIRDLAND / JANUARY 9-13Best known in jazz as a pianist most often helming a trio that has a radically distinc-tive sound, Vijay Iyer is also a composer of modern classical music and song cycleswith poet and composer Mike Ladd. Vijay studied classical violin for well over a decadeand is largely self-taught on piano. He has a degree in math and physics from Yale anda PhD in Technology and the Arts from Berkeley. In 2013 he won a MacArthurFellowship, aka "genius grant" and his sextet is unique in boasting two MacArthurFellows, as drummer Tyshawn Sorey won the grant last year. The sextet expandsVijay's jazz vision beyond the trio, as he adds horns and electronics to his core sound,playing both piano and electric keyboard. Joining him are Graham Haynes, trumpet,flugelhorn and electronics, saxophonists Steve Lehman and Mark Shim and bassistStephan Crump. GK

LAUREN KINHANSHEEN CENTER / JANUARY 11The recent project for vocalist Lauren Kinhan, A Sleepin' Bee (Dotted i), is her tributeto the historic 1961 recording that teamed Nancy Wilson and Cannonball Adderley.Her new album reprises tracks from that collaboration as well as songs her motherloved. This is her first all standards effort. Discovered by Phil Ramone, she is a mem-ber of the quartet New York Voices. Lauren has carved out a unique presence on herown over five solo efforts, displaying her absolutely alluring voice and style withoutrelying on histrionics, moody darkness or overtly scatted phrasings. Pianist AndyEzrin, bassist Matt Penman, drummer Jared Schonig and trumpeter Ingrid Jensenare on the CD and on stage. MGN

QUENTIN ANGUSMINTON'S PLAYHOUSE / JANUARY 17A native of a small town in Australia, guitarist Quentin Angus came to the UnitedStates to complete his jazz studies, perform and teach. Quentin studied with the lateguitar great John Abercrombie and the young man has won many awards for his com-positions. He has a wide-ranging repertoire that includes timeless jazz standards andsurprising reworkings of modern pop songs, with a sound drawing from many inspi-rations, yet it is very much his own. His engaging improvisations make up the bulk ofhis two CDs, both of which are full of intricate interplay with his musicians. Quentinis joined by bassist Raviv Markovitz and drummer Kenneth Salters, playing musicfrom his new CD In Stride and familiar jazz standards, particularly hard bop. KD

JENNY SCHEINMAN JAZZ STANDARD / JANUARY 18-21The premiere violinist in modern creative improvised jazz, Jenny Scheinman alsobrings to the table a love for rural folk Americana. Her longtime association with gui-tarist Bill Frisell exposed her to a wider audience. The Northern California nativeworked with the late Lou Reed, Lucinda Williams, Bruce Cockburn and Ani DiFranco,while on the jazz side teammates included Jason Moran and Marc Ribot. 12 Songs,Shalagaster and The Rabbi's Lover remain enduring statements in her discography.Her latest effort is Here on Earth (Royal Potato Family) inspired by the film stills ofH. Lee Waters on his travels through Southern America during the Great Depressionand the Finn Taylor film Kannapolis: A Moving Portrait. With Jenny is guitarist NelsCline, drummer Jim Black and bassist Todd Sickafoose. MGN

ETHAN IVERSONMEZZROW / JANUARY 19-20With the grace of a classicist and the ethos of a jazz artist, pianist Ethan Iverson'smulti-disciplinary approach to music juggles numerous characteristics. As a memberof The Bad Plus, Ethan, alongside Reid Anderson and Dave King, redefined the jazztrio for the post-Y2K jazz audience with their atypical covers and thought-provokingoriginals. Additionally, Ethan's blog "Do the Math" has been an influential voice injazz criticism and was named "Jazz Blog of the Year" at the 2017 Jazz JournalistsAssociation's awards. As a composer, Ethan has been commissioned by the MarkMorris Dance Group and the modern classical group Brooklyn Rider and has a pianoconcerto titled Concerto to Scale slated to premiere with the American ComposersOrchestra in 2018. EW

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SEAMUS BLAKESMALLS JAZZ CLUB / JANUARY 24-25A quality of "other" pervades the torrent of harmony that escapes Seamus Blake'shorn. The saxophonist and composer can play a slow blues with the same degree ofnuance that helps define his boldest compositions. An artist whose facility and expres-sion have allowed him to play on multiple Grammy-nominated recordings, Seamushas worked with such master players as John Scofield, Dave Douglas, Nate Smith,Antonio Sanchez and Gonzalo Rubalcaba. In 2002, Seamus took first place in theThelonious Monk Competition, giving him the opportunity to play with HerbieHancock and Wayne Shorter. On his most recent recording, Superconductor(5Passion, 2016), Seamus introduced electric wind instrument (EWI) into his evolvingrepertoire of sounds. His quartet features Tony Tixier, Matt Clohesy and KushAbadey. SJ

DON MENZAJAZZ AT KITANO / JANUARY 19-20A criminally underrated reeds master, Don Menza nevertheless stands as one of thetruly great elder statesmen of the tenor saxophone. A hard-swinging musician with apowerful sound, Don brings a ferocious technique and a Texas tenor-like grit to up-tempo work, paired with a rich and rounded romanticism in his ballad playing.Contributing mightily to the bands of Maynard Ferguson, Stan Kenton, Buddy Richand Elvin Jones, Don is held in such esteem by fellow artists that, upon Don's decisionto leave music in 2005, none other than Sonny Rollins personally called to intervene.At Kitano, Don is joined by pianist Frank Kimbrough, bassist Ed Howard and drum-mer Bernd Reiter in what is certain to be a thrilling tour through the veritable histo-ry of jazz saxophone. He also performs at Smalls Jazz Club Jan. 21 with Bernd, pianistJeb Patton and bassist David Wong. SH

BEN MONDER WITH STRINGS ATTACHEDZINC BAR / JANUARY 29Strings Attached features four of NYC's six-string jazz masters on a single stage: JackWilkins, Vic Juris, Ron Affif and Mark Whitfield, with a special guest each time.Combined, they have about 150 years of jazz performing under their belts andrésumés including Dizzy Gillespie, Chet Baker, Tony Bennett, Herbie Hancock andSarah Vaughan. This month, one special guest is guitarist Ben Monder who hasplayed with Jack McDuff, Lee Konitz, George Garzone, Paul Motian and MariaSchneider and can be heard on more than 200 recordings, including David Bowie'sfinal CD and on six discs as a leader. Undoubtedly, he will more than hold his ownwith these other heavyweights. YE

FABRIZIO SOTTILUCA'S CORNER AT CAVATAPPO / JANUARY 23Electric guitarist Fabrizio Sotti has worked in many musical contexts, not the least ofwhich are various forms of jazz, as well as pop, soul and hip hop, as a player and pro-ducer. An Italian immigrant living in NYC for 25 years, he started as a classicalpianist before discovering Duke, Miles and Trane. Now he plays comfortably in a vari-ety of styles as reflected by those he has performed with, from Randy Brecker andGeorge Coleman through Cassandra Wilson, Claudia Acuña, Rachel Z, WhitneyHouston, Jennifer Lopez, Shaggy and various popular rappers. Three recordings as aleader emphasized how versatile he has become. He is also naturally quite a fan ofimported sports cars. Drummer Clarence Penn and bassist Peter Slavov work along-side the evolving guitarist. MGN

MINJI KIMCLUB BONAFIDE / JANUARY 31A native of Seoul, pianist Minji Kim relocated to the United States to complete stud-ies at Berklee College of Music and at NYU. While a relatively recent arrival to theNew York jazz scene, Minji has quickly demonstrated her unique musical gifts and tal-ents through a carefully cultivated pianistic touch. Her playing can evoke and suggestdiverse influences ranging from McCoy Tyner to Herbie Hancock and even to stridefigures like Fats Waller, all without feeling derivative; and she has a keen ear for com-position. At Club Bonafide, Minji appears with her quartet—tenor saxophonist JasonArce, bassist Sangouk Jung and drummer Jongkuk Kim—in a night that features aspecial guest appearance by one of Minji's mentors, trumpet master Alex Sipiagin. SH

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Gerald Clayton; 17: Wayne Tucker & The BadMotha’s; 18: Anna Webber Spt; 19: LageLund 4; 20: Tom Rainey; 21: Johnathan BlakeTrio; 24: Jen Shyu & Nine Doors; 25: SalimWashington/Darius Jones Qnt; 26: HarishRaghavan Qrt; 31: Kevin Sun New Trio.

JAZZ STANDARD: 116E 27th St (bet Park &Lexington Avs). www.jazzstandard.net. 212-576-2232. Sets/adm unless otherwise noted:7:30&9:30pm/$30 except Mon-Wed $25; Sun2-3pm free/$5 don; Sat Brunch (B) 12-2:30pm/$10, $35 all-inclusive. Residencies:Sun 2-3pm Jazz for Kids; Mon (R) MingusMonday feat Mingus Big Band; Sat B TheSmokestack Brunch. Jan 1: R; 2-7: OrrinEvans 01/2-3 $30 Captain Black Big Band,01/4-7 Sxt; 6: B w/Arthur Vint; 8: R; 9-10: TheBaylor Project; 11-14: $35 Dr. Lonnie SmithTrio; 13: B w/Emmett Cohen; 15: R; 16: JasonMarsalis & 21st Century Trad Band; 17:Sasha Masakowski & New Orleans ArtMarket; 18-21: Jenny Scheinman & Mischiefand Mayhem; 22: R; 23: closed; 24-27: $35Benny Golson Qrt; 27: B w/Martha Kato; 28:closed; 29: R; 30-31: David Virelles Nosotrosfeat Román Díaz.

JOE’S PUB: At Public Theater. 425 Lafayette St& Astor Pl. www.joespub.com. 212-967-7555.Adm varies. Jan 16: French Quarter feat6:30pm Perrine Mansury, 7:10pm SammyThiebault, 7:50pm Yacine Boulares; 17: 7pmNicole Henry; 23: Stephane Wrembel; 24:7pm Jamie Leonhart.

KNICKERBOCKER BAR & GRILL: 33University Pl at 9th St. 212-228-8490.www.knickerbockerbarandgrill.com. Fri-Sat:9pm-1am.

LE POISSON ROUGE: 158 Bleecker St atThompson St. www.lepoissonrouge.com.212-796-0741. Jan 10-17: Winter JazzFestwww.winterjazzfest.com feat 01/10 7pm TheComet is Coming, Nubya Garcia, Yazz Ahmed& Oscar Jerome, 01/11 7pm José Jamesw/My Brightest Diamond, No BS! BrassBand & Knower, 01/12 6:20pm SullivanFortner Trio, 7:40pm Sons of Kemet, 9pmDonny McCaslin, 01/13 6:20pm Theo Croker& Big Brother Big Band, 7:40pm AntonioSanchez & Migration, 9pm Mark Guiliana Qrt,01/14 7pm Ravi Coltrane, 01/16 8pm NicoleMitchell w/Tyshawn Sorey, 01/17 8pmDeerhoof meet Wadada Leo Smith w/NicoleMitchell Maroon Cloud.

MEZZROW: 163W 10th St (bet 7th Av &Waverly Pl). www.mezzrow.com. 646-476-4346. Sets/adm: Early 8-10:30pm, Late (L)11pm-close; adm varies. Residencies: Sun LJohn Merrill & friends; Mon L PasqualeGrasso; Tues L Jam w/Miki Yamanaka & AdiMeyerson; Wed L Pete Malinverni; Thurs LSpike Wilner w/spec guest; Fri L JohnnyO'Neal. Jan 1: Peter Bernstein; 2: tba; 3:Cameron Brown/Aruán Ortiz; 4: Ron Blake/Marc Cary; 5-6: Roger Kellaway; 7: Tad Shull;8: Peter Bernstein; 9: Janis Seigel; 10: JohnHebert; 11: Milton Suggs; 12-13: VanessaRubin; 14: Mary Ann Topper; 15: HendrickMeurkens; 16: Hetty Kate; 17: Jim Ridl; 18:Jerome Sabbagh; 19-20: Ethan Iverson; 21:Fred Hersch; 22: Danny Fox; 23: Jay Clayton;24: Shai Maestro; 25: Mike Longo; 26-27:Rick Germanson; 28: Alan Boardbent; 29:Vanisha Gould; 30: Jeff Hirshfield Trio; 31:Gary Versace.

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

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SPACE: 55W 13th St. 212-229-5488.www.newschool.edu/jazz. Fri-Sat: 8:30pmThe Stone at the New School. Jan 5-6: DanWeiss; 12-13: Okkyung Lee + WinterJazzFest www.winterjazzfest.com feat 01/126:20pm 5th Fl Anna Webber Simple Trio,6:40pm 2nd Fl Alexis Cuadrado & TheImmigrant, 7:40pm 5th Fl Ches Smith & WeAll Break, 8pm 2nd Fl The New Standards,9pm 5th Fl Fay Victor & SoundNoiseFUNK,9:20pm 2nd Fl Sara Serpa & Recognitionw/Zeena Parkins & Ingrid Laubrock, 10:20pm5th Fl Mara Rosenbloom Trio, 10:40pm 2nd FlBrandon Ross & For Living Lovers, 11:40pm5th Fl Sarah Manning & UnderworldAlchemy, 01/13 12am 2nd Fl Peter Apfelbaum& Sparkler feat Bill Laswell, 6:20pm 5th Fltba, 6:40pm 2nd Fl Sasha Berliner Qnt,7:40pm 5th Fl Sylvie Courvoisier/MarkFeldman, 8pm 2nd Fl Marquis Hill Blacktet,9pm 5th Fl Hank Roberts Sxt, 9:20pm 2nd FlKate Gentile New Qrt, 10:20pm 5th Fl WayneHorvitz, 10:40pm 2nd Fl Dan WeissStarebaby, 11:40pm 5th Fl Briggan Krauss &String and Reed Qrt, 01/14 12am 2nd FlDarius Jones; 19: Jon Irabagon; 20: MivosQrt; 26-27: Ryuichi Sakamoto.

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. Jan 7: Roz Corral w/JoshRichman; 14: Roz Corral w/Billy Test; 21:Gabrielle Stravelli; 28: Paul Jost.

NUBLU 151: 151 Avenue C (bet 9th & 10thSts). www.nublu.net. Jan 12-13: WinterJazzFest www.winterjazzfest.com feat 01/128pm Jaimie Branch & Fly or Die, 10pmMatthew Stevens, 01/13 12am MAST-Thelonious Sphere Monk, 2am IstanbulSessions, 8pm Susie Ibarra & DreamTimeEns, 10pm Rohey, 01/14 12&2am DaveHarrington & Merry Pranksters.

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 01/2 Chembo Corniel,01/9 Bronx Conexión, 01/16 Willie Martinez &La Familia Sxt; 1st Wed: $13 All That - HipHop Poetry & Jazz; 1st Sat: $15 BananaPuddin’ Jazz series feat Rome Neal + Jam;last Sun: Bobby Sanabria & New SchoolAfro-Cuban Jazz Band.

ROCKWOOD MUSIC HALL: 196 Allen St at EHouston St. www.rockwoodmusichall.com.212-477-4155. Jan 3: 7pm The Descant Triofeat Colin Hua; 24: 8:30pm $12 adm RichardX Bennett.

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. Jan 25: Brian Marsella.

SHEEN CENTER: 18 Bleecker St @ ElizabethSt. www.sheencenter.org. 212-925-2812. Jan11: 8pm Lauren Kinhan; 13-14:3,4,5:30&7:30pm Modern Warrior LIVE featDominick Farinacci; 25: 7:30-10pm $100 admJazz Legends For Disability Pride feat MikeLeDonne w/Kenny Barron, Peter Bernstein,Gerald Cannon, Bill Charlap, Jimmy Cobb,George Coleman, Al Foster, RobertaGambarini, Roy Hargrove, Eddie Henderson,Victor Lewis, Joe Lovano, Chris Potter,Kenny Washington, Peter Washington,Richard Wyands.

SMALLS JAZZ CLUB: 183W 10th St at 7th Av.212-252-5091. www.smallslive.com. Sets:Afternoon (PM) Sun 4:30-7pm, Sat 4-7pm,Early (E) 7:30-10pm, Late (L) 10:30pm-1am,Night (N) 1-4am; jam following N; adm

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RUSSELL MALONE'S PROFILE ASa guitarist gained significant recogni-tion when he spent his late 20s and early30s in the bands of two popular jazz/popsingers: Harry Connick Jr. and DianaKrall. His tenure with Harry included thesinger/pianist's transition from leading aquartet to a big band and he was a memberof pianist/singer Diana's trio. But thosetwo weren't the first singers in Russell'smusical life.

"I grew up in the church, playing forsingers," he says. "And a very formative,important part of my development as amusician was working with Freddy Cole."The singer/pianist's band was one of thefirst where Russell had a significanttenure, going on the road with organistJimmy Smith in between his spates withFreddy, Harry and Diana. "With Freddy Ilearned a lot about songs, how to treatsongs and respect songs. How it wasimportant to learn the words and themelody, the whole story of the song."

Russell is known for his encyclopedicknowledge of songs, but he says: "I can bestumped when a tune is called, but youcan't stump Freddy, you can't stumpHouston Person; they know all the songs.And Sonny Rollins too; when I got to workwith Sonny [in 2009] it was one of thegreatest experiences; I haven't ever heardso much saxophone in my life. And anoth-er thing I miss about working with him,besides the music, is the conversations.He's such a fascinating gentleman andlived so much; he had quite the life."

Talking with Sonny about the tenor sax-ophonist's early triumphs and recordingsconfirmed Russell's belief that musiciansneed to stay together in bands. "One of thereasons so many of the LPs from the 50sand 60s are classics and sound so good," hesays, "is that the bands used to play multi-ple week or even monthlong engagementsin the same place with the same personnel,and you can't help but create magic whenbands play together so long in one spot."

These days, top-flight jazz musiciansdon't have the luxury of long gigs in onevenue; an annual week or two booking isconsidered rare, but Russell has found thathe can keep his band together and workingby going on the road. "I prefer to be out,road testing the music in front of an audi- continued on page 29

ence," he says, "seeing how they respond toit. It's a formula that has always served mewell." All the tracks on his latest (andthird) album, Time for the Dancers(HighNote), were road tested by his quartetof pianist Rick Germanson, bassist LukeSellick and drummer Willie Jones III.

The tunes are introduced on the road,Russell says, and they evolve and takeshape. "The band starts to play them dif-ferently, and we continue with thatprocess. The tunes sound different nowthan what you hear on the record, they'vetaken shape, developed, evolved."

One of Russell's originals on the newCD is "Pocket Watch," dedicated to the latebassist Ray Brown. "Ray said what heloved about me was I liked playing time,"he recalls. "That's why he loved Herb Ellisin the Oscar Peterson Trio. He praisedHerb for his time; said that other gui-tarists could stand toe-to-toe with Oscar assoloists, but were not as good rhythmicallyas Herb. He made me rethink my opinionsabout Herb Ellis."

Unlike many of the spotlight-cravingjazz guitarists today, Russell truly likesplaying rhythm and accompanying. "Iwould be content doing Freddie Green's job[rhythm guitarist] in the Count BasieOrchestra," he says, "although I couldn't doit as long [over a half century] as Freddiedid. And I like to accompany singers andhorn players. You have to love keepingtime, love the song, love keeping that

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varies. Residencies (R): Sun 1pm Vocal mas-terclass by Marion Cowings, PM AiMurakami Trio feat Sacha Perry, N 01/7&21Robert Edwards, 01/14&28 Hillel Salem; MonL-N 01/8 Jonathan Barber, 01/22&29Jonathan Michel; Tues L-N 01/2,16&30Abraham Burton Qrt, 01/9&23 Frank LacyGp; Wed N 01/3,10&24 Jovan Alexandre,01/17&31 Aaron Seeber; Thurs N 01/4&18Davis Whitfield, 01/11&25 Jonathan Thomas;Fri N 01/5&19 Joe Farnsworth, 01/12&26Corey Wallace; Sat N 01/6&20 Philip Harper,01/13 Eric Wyatt Qrt, 01/27 Brooklyn Circle.Jan 1: E Ari Hoenig, L-N tba; 2: E SteveNelson Qnt, L-N R; 3: E Pat Bianchi Trio, L ItaiKriss, N R; 4: E Oleg Butman/NataliaSmirnova Qrt, L Sam Dillon Qrt, N R; 5-6: EJohn Marshall Qnt, L The SmallsLIVECollective, N R; 6: PM Nick Masters; 7: 1pm-PM R, E Deborah Davis Qrt, L Ralph LaLama& Bop-Juice, N R; 8: E Ari Hoenig, L-N R; 9:E Cory Weeds Qnt, L-N R; 10: E Bill GoodwinTrio, L Jamale Davis Sxt, N R; 11: E BruceHarris Qnt, L Fransisco Mella Sxt, N R; 12: EJoey “G-Clef” Cavaseno Qrt, L GeorgeBurton Qnt, N R; 13: PM Leo Yucht Qrt, ESteve LaSpina Qrt, L George Burton Qnt, NR; 14: 1pm-PM R, E Michela Lerman, L JCStylles/Steve Nelson Hutcherson Project, NR; 15: French Quarter feat 8pm PerrineMansuy/Christophe Leloil Qrt, 8:55pm FredNardin Trio, 9:50pm Samy Thiebault Qrt,10:45pm Gael Horellou/Ari Hoenig Qrt,11:40pm Guilhem Flouzat Trio, N JonathanBarber; 16: E Josh Evans Qnt, L-N R; 17: EMatt Pavolka & Horns Band, L Noah HaiduQrt, N R; 18: E Sarah Slonim Qrt, L NealCaine Qnt, N R; 19: E Tim Hagans Qrt, LFreddie Hendrix Qrt, N R; 20: PM JuliusRodriguez, E Santi Debriano Qrt, L FreddieHendrix Qrt, N R; 21: 1pm-PM R, E DonMenza Qrt, L Nick Hempton Qrt, N R; 22: EAri Hoenig/Edmar Castaneda, L-N R; 23: ELucas Pino Nnt, L-N R; 24: E Seamus BlakeQrt, L Dan Blake & The Digging, N R; 25: ESeamus Blake Qrt, L Carlos Abadie Qnt, N R;26-27: E Humanity Qrt, L Alex Sipiagin Qnt, NR; 27: PM Roberto Tarenzi; 28: 1pm-PM R, EMelanie Charles Qrt, L Ned Goold Qrt, N R;29: E Logan Richardson Gp, L-N R; 30: ESpike Wilner Trio, L-N R; 31: E GiladHekselman Trio, L Behn Gilece Qrt, N R.

SOBS: 200 Varick St. www.sobs.com. 212-243-4940. Jan 12-13: www.winterjazzfest.comWinter JazzFest feat 01/12 8pm Thiefs,9:20pm Sidewalk Chalk, 10:40pm MadisonMcFerrin, 01/13 12am Sonnymoon, 1:20amBlaque Dynamite w/Rache’, 6:40pm ItamarBorochov w/Innov Gnawa, 8pm BandaMagda, 9:20pm Nicholas Payton & Afro-Caribbean Mixtape, 10:40pm Red Baraat.

ST. GEORGE EPISCOPAL CHURCH: 209E16th St at Rutherford Pl. 646-723-4178.www.calvarystgeorges.org. Jan 18: 7pm freeadm Jazz Vespers feat Martina DaSilva.

ST MARKS IN-THE-BOWERY: 131E 10th St at2nd Av. www.stmarksbowery.org. 212-674-6377. Jan 21: 3-7pm $20/10 adm JohnColianni Sxt.

The STONE: 2nd St at Av C. www.thestonenyc.com. Sets: 8:30pm adm varies weeklyresidencies. Jan 1: Chris Speed Trio; 2-7:Ken Vandermark; 9-14: Uri Gurvich; 16-21:Ambrose Akinmusire; 23-28: Kris Davis; 30-Feb 4: Mary Halvorson.

SUBCULTURE: 45 Bleecker St at Lafayette St.www.subculturenewyork.com. 212-533-5470.Jan 12-13: www.winterjazzfest.com WinterJazzFest feat 01/12 6:20pm FrançoisMoutin/Kavita Shah w/spec guest Sheila

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TISHMAN AUDITORIUM: At New School. 635th Av at 14th St. www.events.newschool.edu. 212-229-5630. Jan 12-13&15: WinterJazzFest www.winterjazzfest.com feat 01/127pm Adegoke Steve Colson/Iqua Colson,8:20pm Stefon Harris & Blackout w/CaseyBenjamin, 9:40pm Marc Ribot & Songs ofResistance, 11pm Nicole Mitchell Art &Anthem For Gwendolyn Brooks w/JasonMoran, 01/13 7pm Jazzmeia Horn, 8:20pmJames Carter & Elektrik Outlet, 9:40pmHarriet Tubman, 11pm Sun Ra Arkestra,01/15 8pm $35-100 adm Tribute To Geri Allendir by Terri Lyne Carrington w/Angela Davis,Esperanza Spalding, Craig Taborn, Dee DeeBridgewater, Dianne Reeves, Farah JasmineGriffin, Ingrid Jensen, Jack DeJohnette,Jaimeo Brown, Jeff Tain Watts, KassaOverall, Kris Davis, Linda May Han Oh,Maurice Chestnut, Mino Cinelu, RaviColtrane, S. Epatha Merkerson, Tia Fuller,Vijay Iyer.

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

VILLAGE VANGUARD: 178 7th Av S at 11thSt. 212-255-4037. www.villagevanguard.com.Sets: 8:30&10:30pm. Adm: $30/1 drink min.Residency (R): Mon Vanguard Jazz Orch. Jan1: R; 2-7: Brad Mehldau Trio; 8: R; 9-14: TomHarrell Qrt; 15: R; 16-21: Tom Harrell Qnt; 22:R; 23-28: Steve Wilson Qrt; 29: R.

ZINC BAR: 82W 3rd St (bet Thompson &Sullivan). 212-477-8337. www.zincbar.com.Residencies: Sun 9pm Zinc Tango Trio; Tues8pm Eric Lewis, 11pm Blue After Dark; Satexcept 01/13 10pm Monika Oliveira & TheBrasilians. Jan 1: 10pm VandoJam featLucas Pino; 3: 8pm Valery Pomomarev Sxt;4: 9pm Roman Diaz & Rumba Habanera; 5:8pm Jack Jeffers & New York Classics, 10pmMeme Acevedo & Manhattan Bridges; 6: 8pmLivio Almeida Brazilian Jazz; 10: 9pm JohnColianni Sxt; 11: 8pm George Burton Trio;12-13: www.winterjazzfest.com WinterJazzFest feat 01/12 6:20pm Josh Lawrence &Color Theory, 7:40pm Manuel Valera Trio,9pm Bi TYRANT w/Brittany Anjou Trio,10:20pm Lucia Cadotsch & Speak Low,11:40pm James Brandon Lewis, 01/13 1amDon Byron/Aruán Ortiz, 6:20pm Greg LewisOrgan Monk, 7:40pm Rez Abbasi &Invocation, 9pm Strings Attached, 10:20pmGoran Ivanovic/Fareed Haque, 11:40pm EliDegibri Qrt, 01/14 1am tba; 15: 8pm StringsAttached feat Lage Lund; 17: 9pm SheriffBobs Bluegrass Jam; 18: 9pm Axel ToscaTrio; 19: 10pm Seth Weaver Swing Big Band;20: 8pm Misha Piatagorsky Trio; 22: 8pmStrings Attached feat Yotam Silberstein; 25:9pm Axel Tosca Trio; 26: 10pm Gary Morgan& Panamericana Big Band; 27: 8pm MishaPiatagorsky Trio; 29: 8pm Strings Attachedfeat Ben Monder; 31: 9pm the Eddie AllenAggregation.

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

RANDY SANDKETHE WOODLAND / JANUARY 7The New York Times had it right describing trumpeter Randy Sandke's ability "toplay in any idiom." Randy's sweet tone, articulation and limitless imagination havebeen part of recordings from Benny Goodman, Michael Brecker, Kenny Barron andBill Charlap and singers Rosemary Clooney, Joe Williams, Dianne Reeves, Sting andChaka Khan. Randy's filmography includes The Cotton Club, five Woody Allenmovies, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom and on Broadway in Chicago and Fosse. Randy'scompositions "In a Metatone" and "Ornette Chop Suey" clearly demonstrate a push-forward attitude also found in his book Harmony for a New Millenium (Hal Leonard).At The Chicken Fat Ball, Randy joins Randy Reinhardt, trombone/cornet; John Allred,trombone; Adrian Cunningham, reeds; Nikki Parrot, bass/vocals; Conan Fowkes,piano; and Paul Wells, drums.

TOMMY IGOE AND THE BIRDLAND ALL-STARSMAYO PERFORMING ARTS CENTER / JANUARY 25Drummer Tommy Igoe began his rhythm investigation at age 2 with weekly lessonsfrom his famed big band drummer father, Sonny, which Tommy calls a "lifetime warmup." Drum corps work and classical piano studies deepened Tommy's musical acumen,leading to tours with the Glenn Miller Orchestra, Blood, Sweat & Tears, and smallgroup work with Stanley Jordan and Dave Grusin. Tommy also wrote the drum bookfor the Tony-winning musical The Lion King, before eventually taking the helm of theBirdland Big Band, where the spirit of Buddy Rich and Mel Lewis is heard amongtoday's top players. But rather than a nostalgia-based approach, you'll hear newarrangements from the Basie and Kenton books steamed up with the music of MichelCamilo, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea and Michael Brecker.

CHRIS BRUBECK'S TRIPLE PLAYBICKFORD THEATRE / JANUARY 20Chris Brubeck first distinguished himself as an innovative jazz/rock performer andcomposer, later touring and recording with his legendary father, Dave Brubeck.Described by The Chicago Times as a "21st Century Lenny Bernstein," Chris playsbass, trombone, piano, guitar and sings with command in jazz, blues, folk, funk, popand classical worlds, where he's equally in demand as a composer and performer.Chris currently is on the road with Triple Play, an acoustic blues/jazz/folk trio withguitarist Joel Brown and harmonica virtuoso Peter "Madcat" Ruth. It's an excitingmix, as heard on Live at Arthur Zankel Music Center (Blue Forest), featuring DaveBrubeck, his tunes, and those of Fats Waller and W.C. Handy along with inventiveoriginals. Expect surprises and Brubeck favorites in a way you've never heard before.

BRUCE HARRISHYATT NEW BRUNSWICK / JANUARY 18Wynton Marsalis told Ebony magazine, "trumpeter Bruce Harris is one of the fiveyoung jazz players you should know"—big props for the Bronx-born musician whofirst picked up the trumpet at 13, immersed in Clifford Brown, Miles Davis andCharlie Parker, and was later mentored by Jon Faddis while pursuing musical edu-cation at the Conservatory of Music at Purchase College. For his hard work Bruce hasbeen rewarded with appearances at many New York area clubs, and onstage withBarry Harris, Tony Bennett and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with WyntonMarsalis. With his 2017 recording, Beginnings (Posi-tone), Bruce plays alongsidesome of today's top saxophonists, doing Bud Powell, Horace Silver, Harold Arlen andPrince, with originals like "Ask Questions," which he'll likely answer with his quartet.

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continued from page 22 Pistolesi Trio; 18: E $12 Mn'JAM experimentfeat Casey Benjamin; 19: 7-10pm $15 AndreaTierra; 23: E Ivan Baryshnikov Qrt; 24: E $8Jerrick Matthews & friends; 26: E $8 The SZNExperience.

SIR D’S LOUNGE: 837 Union St. 718-623-9065.www.facebook.com/Sirdslounge. Mon: 8-11pm Monday Night Big Band Jazz. Jan 1:tba; 8: Brian Pareschi Nnt.

SISTAS’ PLACE: 456 Nostrand Av at JeffersonAv. www.sistasplace.org. 718-398-1766. Sat:9&10:30pm $30/25 adm. Jan 6: BrandonSanders Gp; 13: Carl Bartlett Jr.; 20: EddieAllen Gp; 27: Reggie Woods Qnt.

VELVET LOUNGE: 174 Bway. 718-302-4427.www.velvetbrooklyn.com. Sets: 8-11pm. Jan2: Sivan Arbel Qrt; 9,16&23: Rob Duguay &Low Key Trio; 30: Andy Bianco Trio.

WILLIAMSBURG MUSIC CENTER: 367Bedford Av. www.wmcjazz.org. 718-384-1654. 10pm-2am. Fri: 10pm-2am free adm/2drink min Gerry Eastman Qnt w/spec guests+ Jam. Jan 11: 9pm Allegra Krieger Band; 20:10pm Ari Hoenig Nasty Factorz.

FAIRFIELD THEATRE COMPANY: 70Sanford St. Fairfield. www.fairfieldtheatre.org.203-259-1036. Jan 27: 7:45pm Julie BenkoBand w/Andy Warren, Kenny Pexton, AndrewMulherkar, Peter Nelson.

PALACE THEATER: 100 East Main St.Waterbury. www.palacetheaterct.org. 203-346-2000. Sets/adm: 7&9pm/$26 adm. Jan 5:Brian Charette Trio; 26: Dana Lauren.

SARAH’S WINE BAR: At Bernard’s. 20 WestLn. (Route 35). Ridgefield. 203-438-8282.www.bernardsridgefield.com. Jan 28: 6:30-8:30pm Mark Shane/Terry Blaine.

The SIDE DOOR JAZZ CLUB: At Old LymeInn. 85 Lyme St. Old Lyme. 860-434-0886.www.thesidedoorjazz.com. Sets: 8:30-11pm.Jan 5: Manuel Valera Trio; 6: Steve SandbergQrt; 12: René Marie; 13: Stranahan/Zaleski/Rosato; 19: Rodney Green; 20: AndyMilne Trio; 26: David Weiss Sxt; 27: RonnieBurrage Trio.

BAY BURGER: 1742 Sag Harbor Tpke. SagHarbor. 631-899-3915. www.bayburger.com.Thurs: 7-9pm Keyed Up series Jam. Jan 18:Julie Bluestone; 25: Bob Hovey & Bop NoirBand.

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

The JAZZ LOFT: 275 Christian Av. StonyBrook. 631-751-1895. www.thejazzloft.org.Sets/adm: 7pm $20-10. Wed: 7-8pm $10, 8pm$5 Jam w/FM Band.

TREME: 553 Main St. Islip. 631-277-2008.www.tremeislip.com. Sets: Sun&Wed 7-11pm; Thurs-Sat 8pm-12am. Jan 4: Sabori; 7:Interplay Jazz Orch; 10: Joe Roberts Trio; 11:Latin Rhythm; 12: Thom Penn Nnt; 13:Rashawn; 18: Conjuto Sabor; 21: EmmanuelDevassey Orch; 24: Harminica Bill & theMarked Deck; 25: Mambo Loco; 28: Jam.

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

HORACE MANN SCHOOL: 231W 246th St.718-432-4000. www.horacemann.org. Jan 28:2-4pm $125 adm Paquito D’Rivera Band.

LEHMAN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMINGARTS: At Lehman College. 250 BedfordPark Blvd W. 718-960-8833. www.lehmancenter.org. Jan 20: 8pm $100-50 adm Luis“Perico” Ortiz.

UNIVERSITY OF THE STREETS: 2381Belmont Av. 2nd Fl. www.universityofthestreets.org. 212-254-9300. Sat: 6-9pm$10 don Jam w/Rob Anderson Qrt.

440 GALLERY: 440 Sixth Av. 718-499-3844.www.440gallery.com. Jan 7: 2pm $10 donMe, Myself and Eye feat Hilliard Greene.

BARBÈS: 376 9th St at 6th Av. Park Slope.www.barbesbrooklyn.com. 718-965-9177.Residencies: Sun 9pm Stephane Wrembel;Mon 7pm Brain Cloud; Tues 9pm Slavic SoulParty; Wed 10pm Mandingo Ambassadors.Jan 3: 8pm $10 Andy Statman; 5: 8pm DanaHanchard & Karavan Kosmiko; 10: 8pm WillBernard & The BK Strays; 13: 9:30pm BigLazy; 17: 8pm Curhachestra; 18: 10pm BabySoda.

BROOKLYN MUSEUM: 200 Eastern Pkwy.www.brooklynmuseum.org. 718-638-5000.Jan 6: 5pm Sinkane.

The DRAWING ROOM: 56 Willoughby St #3.www.drawingroommusic.com. Jan 6: $10adm 7pm Peyton Pleninger, 8:30pm ThePolyfold Expandable Band; 14: 7pm $20Gene Bertoncini.

JAZZ 966: 966 Fulton St. 917-593-9776.www.jazz966.com. Fri: 8:15&10:15pm.

KORZO RESTAURANT & BAR: 667 5th Av(bet 19th & 20th Sts). 718-499-1199.www.facebook.com/konceptions. Tues: 9&10:30pm $10 don/$10 min KonceptionsMusic series by James Carney. Jan 2:Broken Shadows; 9: James Carney Gp,10:30pm Ben Perowsky; 16: 9pm MichaëlAttias, 10:30pm Peter Apfelbaum; 23: 9pmStephan Crump, 10:30pm Lisanne Tremblay;30: 9pm Jerome Sabbagh/Greg Tuohey Gp,10:30pm Ethan Iverson.

NATIONAL SAWDUST: 80N 6th St. 646-779-8455. www.nationalsawdust.org. Jan 31:7pm $25 adm The Stone feat Tyshawn Sorey.

ON STAGE AT KINGSBOROUGH: AtKingsborough Community College. 2001Oriental Blvd. 718-368-5596. www.onstageatkingsborough.org. Jan 27: 8pm IgorButman & friends feat Oleg Akkuratov.

SHAPESHIFTER LAB: 18 Whitwell Pl.www.shapeshifterlab.com. 646-820-9452.Sets/adm unless otherwise noted: Early (E)7pm, Late (L) 8:15pm, Night (N) 9:30pm; $10adm. Jan 3: L Rafal Sarnecki Sxt, N OlegButman Trio; 5: E $8 The BinghamtonVibrations; 9: E Unspeakable Garbage, 8pmMike Kennedy Trio, N Ryan Slatko Qrt; 12: E$8 Sheelar/Smith/Koozin Trio; 14: E MiekeShuman; 16: E Shai Maestro; 17: E Roberto

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ANOTHER REASON TO CELEBRATEBy Elzy Kolb

Branch photo by Peter Gannushkin.

Trumpeter of two citiesNew York-born, Chicago-reared, and

now a New Yorker again, Jaimie Branchlearned trumpet in school and followed itinto jazz by way of Miles Davis; OrnetteColeman, another early discovery, alertedher to the possibilities of free improvisa-tion. Her musical studies span the map,from Denver's Mile High Jazz Camp toBoston's New England Conservatory toBaltimore's Towson University, along witha decade the trumpeter spent firmlyensconced in the Chicago jazz scene.

Jaimie's Fly or Die band featured on herrecently released debut album, Fly or Die(International Anthem), is made up ofWindy City players including cellistTomeka Reid, bassist Jason Ajemian anddrummer Chad Taylor, plus special guests,cornetists Ben LaMar Gay and JoshBerman and guitarist Matt Schneider. "Iwrote this suite of songs for this group.This band started as an improvised band,but I wanted to write music for this record.It took me a while to make a statementand I wanted to make sure it was a strongimprovisational statement. All the trackshave elements of improvisation," Jaimieexplains.

To her surprise, Fly or Die has beenmaking quite a splash, landing on severalcritics' best of 2017 lists. "That's way moreattention than I thought the record wouldget," she admits.

"I love the cello, it's a super-versatileinstrument; it works in a string section, arhythm section or as a solo instrument.And Tomeka makes it easy to sound supercool in writing for it. I really wanted herparticularities," Jaimie continues. Butsince Tomeka can't make the Fly or Die gigat this year's Winter Jazzfest, Jaimie willswap in vibraphonist Joel Ross. "He's awildly virtuosic player, also from Chicago;I hear that sound in his playing a bit. And

the things I love about cello I also loveabout vibes—it's a rhythm instrument anda solo instrument," she notes. The bandwill focus on expanded versions of musicfrom the debut album, including someretooling for vibes.

Jaimie hopes to release another CD inthe spring with drummer Jason Nazary,her partner in a duo project, Anteloper. Inaddition to trumpet and drums, both playsynthesizers. She coined the name, amashup of antelope and interloper: "Anantelope is a good-looking animal, andinterlopers are much-needed members ofsociety, maybe," she explains, with the dryhumor that pops up throughout the con-versation. "Plus, playing a lot of electronicsin the jazz world can make you feel a littlelike an interloper."

Catch Jaimie Branch and her Fly or Dieband at Nublu, Jan. 12, part of theWinter Jazzfest marathon.

Right place, right timeTrinidad-born bassist David Williams

didn't plan to move to New York. But whileliving in London in 1969, he spent a coupleof weeks in the Big Apple, visiting familyand checking out the music. Among his lis-tening goals was to hear bassist JimmyGarrison with the 360-Degree MusicExperience, including Beaver Harris andGrachan Moncour III. But to his disap-pointment, the legendary bassist, knownfor his work with John Coltrane, OrnetteColeman and Sonny Rollins, was a no-show two nights in a row. David seized themoment, and got the go-ahead to sit in. "Ididn't know the tunes, but I had good ears,and really enjoyed playing with them," herecalls. As he packed up to leave, Beaveruttered a simple statement that Davidcalls "the sweetest words I ever heard"—"See you tomorrow night."

"The rest is history," he notes with a

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chuckle. David didn't return to London; he went

on to play with a roster of jazz giantsincluding Woody Shaw, Bobby Hutcherson,Abbey Lincoln, Stan Getz, Kenny Barron,Frank Morgan, Hank Jones, GeorgeCables, Abdullah Ibrahim, David"Fathead" Newman, Sonny Fortune, JohnHicks, Louis Hayes, Jackie McLean andClifford Jordan. But David's favorite gig,and longest lasting by far, was 33 years aspianist Cedar Walton's bassist of choice."He was at the top of my list of heroes, anAmerican treasure," David explains. Hespent so much time listening intently atWalton's gigs, that Cedar's longtimebassist Sam Jones told the pianist, "If I'maway, call this guy."

Besides Cedar's lyrical playing and hisgift for writing infectious tunes thatinstantly became jazz standards, Davidnotes that he was a generous leader, morelikely to feature his sidemen than to stepinto the spotlight himself. "He was alwaysencouraging; he'd say if we looked good itmade him look good." Besides being amusical mentor, Cedar's worldview alsomade quite an impact on the bassist. Davidpoints out that the bandleader focused onthe rewards of playing, rather than onreceiving awards.

"What we feel from the audience, whatwe get back from the listener matteredmore to Cedar than getting an award,"David says. "That was so profound."

Cedar also shared with David that hisearly goal was to "get" the music, but heeventually realized the opposite had hap-pened: The music "got" him instead.

"Once the music gets you—you submitto it—it's such a journey. It's different fromjust trying to get it," the bassist observes."It's wonderful, it becomes natural to beopen and to give. I can't think of a morerewarding way to live and to get—you getback so much."

Join David Williams, saxophonistVincent Herring, pianist David Hazeltineand drummer Willie Jones III in celebrat-ing the 84th anniversary of the birth ofNEA Jazz Master Cedar Walton at SmokeJazz & Supper Club, Jan. 18, the dayafter Cedar's birthday. "I'll be in good com-pany that night. We all miss him. We'rehoping friends will come by and hang andmaybe bring an instrument or two," Davidhints.

A way with wordsSinger Jay Clayton and pianist, com-

poser and arranger Kirk Nurock don't haveto struggle to find common ground. Thetwo trace their collaborations to the 1970s."I heard about Kirk's Natural Sound choir,and I went over to talk to him about impro-vising with voice; I didn't know he playedpiano till then," Jay recalls. The two began

working together almost immediately, asdocumented by a YouTube video of "MyFunny Valentine," made at the Kitchen in1978, and they have made several albumstogether since then.

The two are also both fans of poetry ingeneral and Emily Dickinson in particular,as evidenced by their newly releasedrecording, Unraveling Emily (Sunnyside),blending Jay speaking and singing withKirk's compositions and musical montages."Through the years I've played with differ-ent poems by E.E. Cummings, EmilyDickinson and others. I sing freely andmake a song out of them on the spot," Jayexplains. "Kirk has been composing andsetting Emily to music for a while.Whatever you hear of me on the recordingis improvised, it was all done live. I didn'tuse my delay; Kirk combined multiplerecordings to make these sound montages."

Kirk plays a "detuned" piano on the CD,inspired by seeing Dickinson's piano dur-ing a visit to her house in Amherst, Mass."That was a great idea of his; I'm sure herpiano sounded like that—untuned," Jaymuses, "Like a church piano, they nevertune them."

Jay starts her part of the process bystudying the poems, and once they'resoundly committed to memory, "I just gofor it and see what comes out. That's one ofmy favorite things—exploring on the spotis fascinating and challenging. People havetalked for years about where does wordand music meet. It comes out of the mes-sage of the poem, so it's better if you haveit memorized."

During the recording, "For a little whileI became Emily. It's a little bit of an artpiece—you have to listen to it from thebeginning, we put a lot of thought into theflow of it." One piece, "I May RememberHim," sounds like a classic jazz standard."That's the way Kirk wrote it," Jayexplains. "We decided, 'Let's see what hap-pens if we swing it.'"

Jay and Kirk celebrate the release ofUnraveling Emily at Mezzrow, Jan. 23;the duo will also perform fresh approachesto standards and perhaps debut an originalcomposition or two. "This will be a reunion

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Artists Talk Influences: Sasha Berliner

PERCUSSIONIST SASHA BERLI-ner recently came to the attention ofnational press outlets after she penned aninfluential open letter addressing misogy-ny in the jazz industry. The clarity andinsight—to say nothing of the bravery—ofher writing earned this New School stu-dent tremendous accolades which mightalso have inspired readers to listen to hermusical projects. As a versatile drummer

and gifted vibraphone player, Sasha wieldsa technique and musical sense that por-tends a thrilling career. In her originalworks, she also deserves significant praise,having already asserted herself as a cre-ative, genre-defying composer and excel-lent bandleader with a keen sense of possi-bilities for the music.

In discussing her influences, Sashapointed to rock music as an early and pro-found inspiration for her. Growing up inthe Bay Area, she entered music playingdrums at age 8, immersed in the rockrecordings her parents enjoyed. "My dadwas a bass player and he and my mom hada shared love of rock music," she recalls. "Itspans a lot of artists, but it was the musicI grew up with, bands like Led Zepplin,Frank Zappa, The Flaming Lips,Radiohead and The Pixies. I have a deepemotional connection with that music andI think it still inspires my music today."

Indeed, the childhood inspiration ofthese bands never left, but rather evolvedinto a key piece of her musical vision, onethat has shaped her approach to jazz. "Ihave such a strong association with thatmusic and my childhood," she explains."However, it was really cool to study jazz

harmony and improvisation and then toreturn to rock. I now have a more nuancedunderstanding of the music, as well as thisfundamental emotional connection. And Ifound that the music, which had alwaysbeen special, now means even more to meand has become an inseparable part of mycomposing."

As a composer, Sasha manages to covera tremendous amount of stylistic ground inher works, expanding well beyond the tra-ditional boundaries of jazz. A piece like herrecent "A Heroine's Manifesto" weavestogether audio recordings by political fig-ures with live performances and solos byher ensemble. This ambitious work high-lights Sasha's genre-defying goal. The mul-timedia collage approach certainly sug-gests the influence of The Flaming Lips orFrank Zappa, while Sasha's ferociouslyswinging drumming underneath the audioclips reminds one of Tony Williams'propulsive work in projects like Lifetime.

That type of genre-blurring is, to Sasha,a sign of a healthy artistic growth in con-temporary music, one she embraces andhas explored even more deeply under thetutelage of her current teacher, StefonHarris. "Contemporary music is emergingas something that is difficult to catego-rize," Sasha notes. "The music that's beingcreated now is influenced by so manypoints of view and so many genres. For me,I think my work is this multi-inspirationalhybrid of music I grew up with, plus musicI learned, plus the influences of styles thathave accumulated over many years now.It's reached an interesting place."

Sasha Berliner performs with her quin-tet at The New School for the WinterJazzfest on Jan. 13. For more information,visit www.sashaberlinermusic.com.

Festivals, Conferences and Education

The 2018 Winter Jazzfest runs Jan. 10-18 across a variety of venues throughoutthe city and promises a top-shelf array oftalents. Highlights include a highly antici-pated appearance by the masterful vocalistBuika as well as a collaboration betweenlegendary improviser and composerWadada Leo Smith and indie darlingsDeerhoof. The complete—and delightfullyextensive—lineup can be found at winterjazzfest.com.

WBGO hosts Jazz on the Mountain atthe Mohonk Mountain House Jan. 11-15.This multi-night upstate festival features

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JULIUS RODRIGUEZ IS A ONE-OF-a-kind. Although he's just started at The

Juilliard School, he's been gigging in NewYork since his early teens, in high demandas both a drummer and a pianist. On hisbeginnings on both instruments, Juliusrecalls "I've always just played both. I'dnever noticed it as uncommon to play twoinstruments because that's how I learned. Ilove drums and piano so much that as achild I'd always find a way to fit in practiceon both. Early on, my parents had to pushme to practice piano, but whenever I wasn'tat the piano, I was at the drums.Nowadays, I try to keep it pretty equal."

In addition to his accomplishments asan instrumentalist, Julius is also an expe-rienced composer. On his discipline, hesays "Composition gives me the chance towork on how I want to present myself musi-cally. I look up to people like TheloniousMonk, Charles Mingus and even StevieWonder in the way their compositions are

performances by Michael Carvin, MattWilson, Scott Robinson, Anat Cohen,Ingrid Jensen and more. Visitwbgo.org/jazz-mountain to find out more.

Jazz at Lincoln Center and JazzTimesjoin forces to launch the first annual JazzCongress, taking place Jan. 11-12 at Jazzat Lincoln Center. Participating speakers,including Terence Blanchard, AaronGoldberg, Ingrid Jensen, René Marie,Wynton Marsalis, Catherine Russell,Mehmet Ali Sanlikol, Nate Smith andMatt Wilson, cover a variety of topicsaffecting the industry and art form today.To learn more or register, visit jazz.org.

Jan. 12-16 marks the annualAPAP|NYC conference. A wide range ofpanel discussions, artists showcases, net-working events, awards and industry dis-cussions are held throughout the confer-

ence's run. To see a detailed schedule, visitwww.apap365.org.

Pocket trumpeter Ginetta Vendettaleads a musical trip to the HavanaInternational Jazz Festival Jan. 17-22.The all-inclusive package includes roundtrip transportation, accommodations, guid-ed tours, private concerts and more andhelps to support humanitarian work inCuba led by the TREE Institute. Visitwww.treeinstitute.org to learn more.

The Louis Armstrong House MuseumGala is on Jan. 23. Featuring music byWycliffe Gordon, this year's event cele-brates the 50th anniversary of Pops' semi-nal recording of "What a WonderfulWorld," and raises funds to support theconstruction of a new education center forthe facility. Visit www.louisarmstronghouse.org to learn more.

The Fourth Annual Jazz Legends forDisability Pride fundraiser is on Jan. 25 atthe Sheen Center. Organized by pianistand composer Mike LeDonne, the eventsupports the staging of the Disability PrideParade, aimed at increasing awarenessand breaking stereotypes around the dis-course on people with disabilities. An all-star cast turns out for the concert, includ-ing Chris Potter, George Coleman, AlFoster, Joe Lovano, Kenny Barron andJimmy Cobb. Visit www.disabilitypridenyc.org to learn more.

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extensions of their musical personality."

The Julius Rodriguez Quintet is atJazz Forum Jan. 19-20.

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frame around the singer or soloist, encasingthe artwork. I love doing that."

Another one of Russell's artistic tenets,besides his belief in keeping a band togeth-er and on the road as much as possible, isembracing who you are. "As I get older," hesays, "I'm listening even more to the musicI grew up with: Curtis Mayfield, PopsStaples, B.B. King, gospel and rhythm andblues. I tell young people: 'Don't shy awayfrom who you are, embrace those things youmay think are quirky or you deem imper-fect—ethnicity, background, culture—that's what sets you apart from everyoneelse.'"

The Russell Malone Quartet as heardon the new album, Time for theDancers, is at The Jazz Forum Jan. 5-6.

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"If we're talking about time, we're talk-ing about the founding elements of music,"she says. "Time, in Black American music,comes before everything. For example, youcan play a solo of all pitches that are care-fully chosen to sound in a certain pleasingway in relation to the harmony, but ifthere's not coherence and the right time-feel, it'll sound bad. The other way aroundis true, too. You can play a solo that has afew 'wrong' notes, but if the time is right,it'll sound good."

Among other 2018 projects, an upcomingrecord with Cyrus Chestnut and an explo-ration of Cuban bolero repertoire are keep-ing Roberta busy reviewing past masters'classes. But of the information, advice andlife lessons she's processed over the years,one that stays at the forefront is the lessonshe learned on the bandstand all thoseyears ago: "When you're on stage, you don'thave time to stop and reconsider. You haveto grasp it. Just by being in the middle andlistening in the moment and having to reacton the spot—that's what makes you grow."

Roberta Gambarini is at the BlueNote Jan. 29-31.

for us, we haven’t played live together foryears. We’re just conceptualizing the gigright now. I don’t know if I’ll use LoopStation, but I might, especially on theopening piece, ‘Still We Know,’ which is acollage of her sayings,” Jay says.

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

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

Playing solo piano at the Cafe Pierre, Ronny Whyte was approached by one of the cus-tomers. "Do you know any Count Basie?" he asked. Ronny began mentally running throughBasie titles: April In Paris? Jumpin' at the Woodside? The New Testament band or the Old?He asked the customer, "What would you like?" The immediate response was, "Take the ATrain!"

A Moment You Missed by Fran Kaufman Hot HouseContributing Photographer

The multi-talented Alan Harris pre-sented Cross That River, a musical theaterproduction written and produced by Alanand his wife Patricia Harris, at 59 East 59Theater in NYC during the month ofDecember. When I saw the story of blackcowboys in 19th Century America, I wasastounded at the amount of talent repre-sented on-stage and off. The rest of the audi-ence agreed, and mobbed Alan after theshow.

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Jazz Project/www.nbjp.org. Jan 5: StephenFuller Duo; 12: Carrie Jackson; 19: EmmaLarsson Duo; 26: Michael Bond 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. Jan 9: Matt Gordeuk; 16:Danny Raycraft; 30: tba.

HYATT HOTEL: 2 Albany St. New Brunswick.www.newbrunswick.hyatt.com. 732-873-1234. Thurs: 8-11pm free adm The NewBrunswick Jazz Project/www.nbjp.org. Jan4: Brian Charette Qrt; 11: Landham BrothersQrt; 18: Bruce Harris Qrt; 25: RadamSchwartz Qrt.

INC RESTAURANT: 302 George St. NewBrunswick. www.increstaurant.com. 732-640-0553. Wed: 8-11pm free adm The NewBrunswick Jazz Project/www.nbjp.org. Jan3: Nat Adderley, Jr. Trio; 10: Vanessa Perea &Lady Bugs Trio; 17: John Bianculli Trio; 24:Eric DeVito Trio; 31: Jackie Jones Trio.

MONMOUTHCOUNT BASIE THEATRE: 99 Monmouth St.

Red Bank. www.countbasietheatre.org. 732-842-9000. Jan 19: 8pm Chris Botti.

MORRISBICKFORD THEATRE: 6 Normandy Heights

Rd. Morristown. 973-971-3706. www.morrismuseum.org/jazz-showcase. Sets: 7:30-9pm.Jan 8: 7:30-9pm $20-25 adm BuckyPizzarelli; 20: 8-10pm $45/50 adm ChrisBrubeck & Triple Play.

MAYO PERFORMING ARTS CENTER: 100South St. Morristown. www.mayoarts.org.973-539-8008. Jan 25: 7:30pm $59-29 admTommy Igoe & The Birdland All-Stars.

SHANGHAI JAZZ: 24 Main St. Madison. 973-822-2899. www.shanghaijazz.com. Free adm.Sets: Sun 6-8:30pm, Tues 6:30-9pm, Wed-Thurs 7-9:30pm, Fri 6:30&8:35pm, Sat6:15&8:35pm. Closed Mon. Jan 9: JerryVezza; 10: Dan Crisci/Bill Robinson; 11:Amani Qrt feat Marty Eigen; 12: TyStevens/Greg Bufford; 13: SaRon CrenshawQrt; 16: Jerry Vezza; 17: Ed Laub Trio; 19:Peter & Will Anderson; 21: 3:30-5:30pm NewJersey Jazz Society jazz social feat KateBaker & Vic Juris Trio.

OCEANOCEAN COUNTY COLLEGE: College Dr.

Toms River. 732-255-0500. www.ocean.edu.www.njjs.org. Jan 24: 8-9:30pm $24/20 admThe Midiri Brothers.

WARRENRUTHERFURD HALL: 1686-R Rte 517.

Allamuchy. 908-852-1894. www.rutherfurdhall.org. Jan 21: 3-5pm $30/35 adm Jazz atthe Rutherfurd feat Bill Charlap/PeterWashington.

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

The FALCON: 1348 Rte 9 West. Marlboro.www.liveatthefalcon.com. 845-236-7970.$20 don suggested. Sets: 7-10pm. FalconUnderground (FU). Jan 6: FU Bernstein BardTrio; 7: Lena Bloch & Feathery; 10: 7pm FUJazz Sessions by Doug Weiss; 14: HazelriggBrothers; 17: Josh Deutsch & Pannonia; 18:7pm FU bigBANG; 21: Rodney Green &Camden Chronicles.

BERGENHACKENSACK PERFORMING ARTS CEN-TER: 102 State St. Hackensack. 201-820-3007. www.hacpac.org. Jan 27: 8-10pm $40-60 adm Alyson Williams w/Nat Adderley Jr.Trio.

ESSEXBETHANY BAPTIST CHURCH: 275W Market

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

CLEMENT’S PLACE: At Rutgers University. 15Washington St. Newark. 3rd Thurs: 5:30-7pmWells Fargo Jazz for Teens, 7:30-9:30pm Jamby James Austin, Jr.

DLV LOUNGE: 300 Bloomfield Av. Montclair.973-783-6988. Jan 5: 8:30pm-12am free admBossa Brasil®.

ELEVEN CLINTON: 11 Clinton St. Newark.862-234-2269. Sun: 1-4pm; Fri-Sat: 7:30-11:30pm. Free adm. Jan 5: Lance Bryant; 6:Matt Chertkoff Qrt; 7: Jamale Davis; 12: TWSample; 13: Bruce Williams; 14: Ted Chubb;19: Pat Van Dyke; 20: Vanessa Perea; 21: LeeHogans; 26: Bryan Beninghove; 27: RadamSchwartz.

SOPAC: 1 SOPAC Way. South Orange. 973-313-2787. www.sopacnow.org. Jan 10: 7:30pm$45-65 adm The Afro-Cuban All Stars; 14:7pm $20 Nat Adderley, Jr.

SUZYQUE’S BBQ & BAR: 34 S Valley Rd.West Orange. www.suzyques.com. 973-736-7899. Free adm. Sun: 2-5pm Brunchw/Curtis Lundy Ens; Thurs: 8pm-12am JohnLee & friends. Jan 8&22: 8-10pm GlennFranke's BigBand.

TRUMPETS: 6 Depot Square. Montclair. 973-744-2600. www.trumpetsjazz.com. Sets:7:30-10:30pm, Fri-Sat 8-11pm/adm varies.Jan 5: Bruce Williams; 6: Levin Brothers; 14:3-5:30pm Jazz House Kids, 7:30pm BenCassara Qrt; 17: Diane Moser & ComposersBig Band; 19: WM Project; 27: 8-11:30pmNew York State of Mind.

The WOODLAND: 60 Woodland Rd.Maplewood. 973-763-4202. www.njjs. Jan 7:2-5pm $35 adm The Chicken Fat Ball featRandy Sandke, Randy Reinhardt, JohnAllred, Adrian Cunningham, Nicki Parrott.

HUNTERDONFLEMINGTON DIY: 90 Main St. Flemington.

www.flemingtondiy.org. Jan 20: 7:30-10:30pm Billy Hart & The Academy.

MERCER1867 SANCTUARY AT EWING: 101 Scotch

Rd. Ewing. www.1867sanctuary.org/seriesjazz. 609-392-6409. Jan 6: 8pm Pyrenesia; 10:8pm B.D. Lenz Trio; 14: 3pm Luiz Simas; 20:8pm Jack Furlong Qrt; 27: 8pm Stephen YeeQrt.

CANDLELIGHT LOUNGE: 24 Passaic St.Trenton. www.candlelightevents.way.to. 609-695-9612. Sat: 3:30-7:30pm free adm/$10min. www.jazztrenton.com. Jan 6: FaceRickman; 13: Todd Bashore; 20: DuaneEubanks; 27: Gregg Severance.

MIDDLESEXDELTA’S RESTAURANT: 19 Dennis St. New

Brunswick. www.deltasrestaurant.com. 732-249-1515. Sets: 6:30-10:30pm. Jan 6: DakotaMacleod; 27: Maurício de Souza & BossaBrasil®.

DUE MARI: 78 Albany St. New Brunswick.www.duemarinj.com. 732-296-1600. Fri: 6:30-9:30pm free adm The New Brunswick

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IN THE PAST 55 YEARS, LUISPerico Ortiz has influenced the worldof salsa and Caribbean music as a trum-peter, composer and arranger for TitoPuente, Machito, Mongo Santamaria, TitoRodriguez, the Fania All-Stars and JohnnyPacheco, along with dozens of his own proj-ects. As an educator, he has raised thelevel of jazz and Caribbean music educa-tion in his native Puerto Rico for morethan two decades. During his time in New York from 1970

to 1993, Luis played trumpet with a widevariety of artists including Blondie, DavidBowie, Dionne Warwick, EngelbertHumperdinck, Sammy Davis Jr., TonyBennett, Paul Anka, Barry Manilow andThe Supremes. Luis was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico

in 1949 and grew up in nearby Santurce ina musical environment. When his parentstook notice that he was interested inmusic, they enrolled him in the prestigiousEscuela Libre de Música Puerto Rico.Later, Luis studied at the Conservatory ofMusic of Puerto Rico, where he participat-ed as a soloist in the Puerto RicoSymphony under the direction of PabloCasals. Also, he is a graduate of theUniversity of Puerto Rico. Shortly after moving to New York City

to pursue his studies, he formed a bandand, to date, has recorded 24 albums as aleader including the salsa classics SaborTropical (1983) and Cafe con Leche y Dosde Azucar (1996) among others. He alsoformed a company to create radio and tele-vision commercials for major corporationsincluding McDonald's and Kodak. In 1993 he returned to Puerto Rico and

established Luis Perico Ortiz Productions.Between 1993 and 1999 Luis performedand toured the world extensively. Also, hewas named musical director of the Churchof the Nazarene, where he established the

Harmony School of Music, which special-izes in meeting the needs of Christianrecord companies and in 2004 he producedthe first Gospel Salsa Festival. His current teaching credentials include

musical advisor of the School of Fine Artsin Carolina, Puerto Rico and director of theBig Band Jazz Orchestra of theConservatory of Music in Puerto Rico,where he teaches jazz performance andCaribbean music and leads a jazz ensem-ble of his own. This month, Lehman Center for the

Performing Arts celebrates his life andmusic. Luis describes the premise forHasta Siempre, A Musical Journey: "Iwant to thank Lehman Center for allowingme to present the show with the elegancethe public deserves. Also, I want everyoneto know that it is much more than a salsaconcert. Over the course of three hours,with intermission, I'll perform a wide vari-ety of music with a trio, quartet, big bandand salsa orchestra," he says. "Joining mewill be Johnny Kenton, Roberto Lugo andDomingo Quiñones. Hasta Siempre spec-tacularly combines my trajectory with thebeauty of Latin American music and cul-ture. Also, it strives to inspire the youth. Inmy heart, I know my music will live onbecause I did it with passion and a greatsense of responsibility."

Hasta Siempre, A Musical Journey,a celebration of the music of LuisPerico Ortiz is on Jan. 20 at LehmanCenter for the Performing Arts.

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LYDIA’S CAFE: 7 Old US Hwy 209. StoneRidge. www.lydias-cafe.com. 845-687-6373.Sets: 7-10pm. Jan 6: Candlewax; 13: RickAltman Qrt; 27: Matt Finck Qrt.

MAUREEN’S JAZZ CELLAR: 2 N Bway.Nyack. www.maureensjazzcellar.com. 845-535-3143. Sets: Sun 6pm, Fri-Sat 8&9:30pm.Jan 7: John Malino Family Band; 12: DaveKikoski Trio; 13: Richie Morales Qrt; 19: NickiDenner Trio w/spec guest Mayra Casales; 21:Russ Kassoff Trio feat Catherine Dupuis; 26:Mike Holober/Marvin Stamm Qrt; 27: Jim RidlQrt; 28: Shirley Crabb.

MILLBROOK LIBRARY: 3 Friendly Ln.Millbrook. www.millbrooklibrary.org. 845-677-3611. Jan 20: 5-7pm free adm AaronJohnson feat Puccini Meets Bechet.

MOHONK MOUNTAIN HOUSE: 1000Mountain Rest Rd. New Paltz. 855-883-3798.www.mohonk.com. Jan 11-15: Jazz on theMountain feat 01/11 9pm The Michael CarvinExperience, 01/12 11am Ted Rosenthal, 3pmMohonk All-Stars, 9pm Karrin Allyson, 01/1311am Gabrielle Stravelli, 3pm Honey andSalt, 9pm Rob Paparozzi Blues Band, 01/1411am Dave Stryker/Peter Bernstein + AnatCohen w/Marcello Goncalves, 9pm MartinWind, 01/15 11am Parlor Games Jam.

MOUNTAIN TOP LIBRARY: 6093 Main St.Tannersville. www.mountaintoplibrary.org.518-589-5707. Jan 19: 7-8:15pm $10 donAaron Johnson feat Puccini Meets Bechet.

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

DEER HEAD INN: 5 Main St. Delaware WaterGap, PA. www.deerheadinn.com. 570-424-2000. Sets: Sun 5-8pm, Thurs 8-11pm, Fri-Sat7-11pm. Adm varies. Residency (R): ThursJam w/Bill Washer & friends. Jan 4: R; 5:Oskar Stenmark Qrt; 6: Michael Stephansbook “Experiencing Ornette Coleman - AListener's Companion” + Dave Liebman/TimHagans; 7: Ron Bogart Qrt; 11: R; 12: BillGoodwin Trio; 13: Steve Sandberg Qrt; 14:Jon Ballantyne/Bill Washer; 18: R; 19: VinnyBianchi & La Cuchina; 20: Marc Mommaas;21: Dave Lantz III Qrt; 25: R; 26: RichardBurton Qnt; 27: John Colianni; 28: DannyTobias Qrt; 29: 7:30-10:30pm MattVashlishan & The Water Gap Jazz Orch.

FLUSHING TOWN HALL: 137-35 NorthernBlvd. Flushing. www.flushingtownhall.org.718-463-7700. 1st Wed: 7pm $10/free admJam w/Carol Sudhalter. Jan 14: 2pm $10/freeLillian Carlyle feat Savoy - Dancing throughthe Swing Era; 26: 8pm $16/10 Black String.

JACKSON ROOM: 192-07 Linden Blvd. StAlbans. www.jacksonroom.com. 718-525-2387. Last Sat: 8&10pm $15 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.

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TERRAZA: 40-19 Gleane St. Elmhurst.www.terraza7.com. 718-803-9602. Sun:9:30pm-2am $5 adm Jam w/John BenitezTrio. Jan 11: 9-11:30pm Pedro Giraudo TangoQrt.

ALVIN & FRIENDS: 14 Memorial Hwy. NewRochelle. www.alvinandfriendsrestaurant.com. 914-654-6549. Sets: Fri 7-10:30pm, Sat7:30-11pm; free adm. Jan 14: 11:30am-3:30pm Brunch w/Chip Shelton.

BEANRUNNER CAFÉ: 201 S Division &Esther St. Peekskill. 914-737-1701.www.beanrunnercafe.com. Fri-Sat: 8-10:30pm $10 adm. Jan 6: Ahlfabet Jazz Bandw/Albert Ahlf; 12: Leon Parker & EmbodijazzEns feat Lisa Andrea.

EMELIN THEATRE: 153 Library Ln.Mamaroneck. www.emelin.org. 914-698-0098. Jan 26: 8pm $32/25 adm Sammy Miller& The Congregation.

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

JAZZ FORUM: 1 Dixon Ln. Tarrytown. 914-631-1000. www.jazzforumarts.org. Sets: Sun4&6pm; Fri-Sat 7&9pm. Jan 5-6: RussellMalone Qrt; 7: Maurício de Souza & BossaBrasil® feat Andrew Beals; 12-13: Joe LockeQrt; 14: tba; 19-20: Julius Rodriguez Qnt; 21:Vanessa Falabella & Brazilian Music Soul;26-27: tba; 28: Monika Oliveira & TheBrazilians.

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