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By George Kanzler

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WINNING SPINS

Bartz cover photo by John Abbott, Provost by Cooper Penn, Sperrazza by Anna Yatskevich.

TWO PERCUSSIONISTS WHO DEFYusual expectations have the featured

CDs in this Winning Spins. One is from adrummer who doesn't use his album as ashowcase for his own razzle-dazzle dis-plays but employs it as a vehicle for hiscompositions, many of them tendingtoward the lyrical and slower tempos. Theother one presents a steel pans player whotakes that mallet instrument far from itsTrinidadian and Caribbean roots to placeit firmly in a modern jazz tradition.

Juxtaposition, Vinnie Sperrazza(Posi-Tone), features the veteran drummerleading a quartet with longtime rhythmsection compatriot Peter Brendler on bass,plus two musicians who never performedwith him or together before: tenor saxo-phonist Chris Speed and pianist BruceBarth. They play a dozen tracks, nine com-posed by Vinnie plus two from recentlydeparted jazz musicians and one standard. The opening number, "Chimes," and the

title track exemplify Vinnie's warm, lyricalapproach to the ballad-tempo tunes thatdominate the album. The former mimicsthe sounds of the descriptive title, courtesyof Vinnie and Bruce, unfolding into a D-flat blues line from Chris' tenor sax; whilethe latter finds Chris and Bruce weavingan hypnotic line in a languorous duet even-tually joined by discreet bass and brushedcymbals.Vinnie calls "Somewhere," the Leonard

Bernstein-Stephen Sondheim West SideStory song, "the most beautiful, meaning-ful song of the second half of the 20th cen-tury." It is a tribute to the drummer's gen-uine gift for tunefulness that including itas the only standard on the album doesn'tmake it the only memorable melody on dis-play. Vinnie's compositions hold their ownvery well in the tunefulness department,especially the infectious waltz "House onHoxie Road" and the most traditional bal-lad, "Hellenized." His homage to Duke Ellington's "In My

Solitude," reimagined as "SolitaryConsumer," is distinguished by a lustroustenor sax lead, incisive pizzicato solo fromPeter, and strong input from Bruce bothcomping and soloing. In fact, with theleader playing a crucial but deferentialrole as composer and accompanist-facilita-tor, the album's most distinctive voices areChris' keening sax and Bruce's muscularbut fluidly melodious piano.The drummer's meaty, bravura solo on

James Williams' "Alter Ego" is a highlightof the program, as is the tandem soloing

and trades between Bruce and Chris onVinnie's Rubick's Cube-like "St. Jerome."Vinnie also reveals a questing, post-bopsensibility on his avant-leaning swinger,"One Hour," with its Cecil Taylor echoes.The witty closer, "Say the Magic Word," isa slippery line for Chris and Bruce thatdecelerates in tempo as it progresses.

Bright Eyes, Victor Provost(Paquito/Sunnyside), features the leaderon steel pans, a percussion instrument hebrings firmly into the jazz mainstream oftoday with his approach, which largelyeschews reliance on Caribbean rhythms.The only out-and-out montuno beat occurson "Homenaje," and it doesn't come untilafter a long, developing theme from anensemble that includes alto saxophonistPaquito D'Rivera in his only appearance onthe CD. After that long introductory sec-tion, pianist Alex Brown breaks into the3/2 montuno as Paquito takes off on a rol-licking solo. Another track with a Spanish title, Tom

Glover's "La Casa Fiesta," is more typicalof the CD's approach. Featuring a hornfrontline of Etienne Charles, trumpet, andRon Blake, soprano sax, it is a fast, snappybop line, not an Afro-Latin theme at all,with Victor contributing a sweeping, rac-ing solo more akin to a bop pianist than aCaribbean percussionist. Victor's conception often seems closer to

that of a modern jazz pianist or vibes play-er than other steel pan performers. It isespecially pronounced on the title track,his own "Bright Eyes," taken at a light,heartbeat tempo and including solos fromvibist Joe Locke and tenor saxophonistTedd Baker preceding Victor's own, a fleet,multi-mallet excursion that sounds of apiece with the previous jazz solos. Although about half the tracks include

Paulo Stagnaro's Afro-Latin hand percus-sion, it is used mostly as peripheral sea-soning, not to enforce a tropical beat.Drummer Billy Williams Jr. dominateswith his tom-toms on the most tropical ofVictor's originals, "Song for Chelle." Butwhat makes this album so attractively lis-tenable is the bright, sparkling jazz vibe,one infused with Victor's integration ofsteel pans into the mainstream of jazzimprovising.

Vinnie Sperrazza leads his quartet atKorzo, March 28, and Cornelia StreetUnderground, March 31. Victor Provostand his band play the music of BrightEyes at Jazz Gallery March 9.

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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.adhatccny.org. 212-650-6900. Mar 31: 7:30pm$30/20 adm Elio Villafranca.

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

CAVATAPPO: 1712 1st Av (bet 88th & 89thSts). www.cavatappo.com. 212-987-9260.Sets/adm: Mon 7-10pm free adm Roger LentSolo; Tues 8-10pm $10; Thurs 9-11pm $10;Sat Brunch 12-3pm free feat GabrielleStravelli. Mar 2: Dennis Joseph; 7: BuckyPizzarelli Trio; 9: Marianne Sollivan; 14: KenPeplowski; 16: Mike Casey; 21: $5 Jamw/Mike Sailors; 23: Jon-Erik Kellso; 30: “King”Solomon Hicks.

The CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK: 160Convent Av at 138th St. www.ccny.cuny.edu.212-650-7000. Mar 24: 7pm $20/10 admAkiko Tsuruga Trio.

CLEOPATRA’S NEEDLE: 2485 Bway (bet92nd & 93rd Sts). www.cleopatrasneedleny.com. 212-769-6969. Sets: Early (E), Late (L);Sun E 4-8pm, L 9pm-1am; Mon-Tues E 8-9pm, L 10pm-1am; Wed-Thurs E 7-11pm, L11:30pm-2:30am; Fri-Sat E 8pm-12am, L12:30-3am. Free adm/$10 min. Trios exceptMon&Thurs Duets. L Jam. Residencies: SunE Open mic w/Keith Ingham, L Kelly GreenDuet; Mon Jon Weiss; Tues Marc Devine;Wed E Open mic w/Les Kurtz, L NathanBrown; Thurs L Kazu; Fri: L Ben Zweig; Sat LT. Kash. Mar 2: Ken Simon; 3: SatchamoMannan Qrt; 4: Michika Fukumori; 9: JoelFass; 10: Libby Richman; 11: Kayo Hiraki; 16:Dan Furman; 17: Cate Cosco; 18: AllanRosenthal; 23: Sonelius Smith; 24: DonaCarter; 25: Fuku & Chihiro; 30: Joe Bonacci;31: Denton Darien.

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

MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC: 120Claremont Av & 122nd St. 212-749-2802.www.msmnyc.edu. Mar 30: 7:30pm JustinDiCioccio w/MSM Jazz Orch.

MINTON’S: 206W 118th St (bet St. Nicholas Av& Adam Clayton Powell Blvd). 212-243-2222.www.mintonsharlem.com. Sets: Sun 6:30-10pm, Wed-Thurs 7-9pm, Fri-Sat 7-10:30pm,Sat + 11pm Jam, Sat-Sun 12-3pm Brunch (B).Mar 3-4: Philip Dizack; 5: Kristina Koller; 10:Emmet Cohen; 17: Josh Lawrence; 18: BGlenn Crytzer Quintette, 7pm SteveCarrington; 19: B Dandy Wellington; 24: LaurinTalese; 25: B Glenn Crytzer Quintette; 26: BDandy Wellington; 31: King Solomon Hicks.

NATIONAL JAZZ MUSEUM IN HARLEM:58W 129th St at Malcolm X Blvd. 212-348-8300. www.jmih.org. $10 don. Mar 2: 7pmDonald Harrison; 4: 2pm Saturday Jam; 11:3:30pm Vinyasa Jazz Flow; 12: 1pm Jazz forCurious Listeners feat Zah! IntergenerationalJam; 14: 7pm Session Stories Pt.3w/Christian McBride; 30: 7pm Bill Charlap.

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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,last Elliot Pineiro & Sumbaswing. Mon: JohnCooksey & Spontaneous Combustion; Tues:The Sultans of Soul; Wed: Les Goodson & theIntergalatic Soul Jazz Band; Thurs: TyroneGovan & Top Secret; Fri: tba; Sat: alternateThe 69th Street Band/The Antoine DowdellGp.

SHRINE: 2271 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd(bet 133rd & 134th Sts). 212-690-7807.www.shrinenyc.com. Sets unless otherwisenoted: Early (E) 6-7pm, Late (L) 7-8pm.Residency (R): Sun 5-8pm Jam w/Lu Reid.Mar 2: L Leah Hinton; 3: E Jon Sheckler Trio;5: 5pm R, 8-11pm The Shrine Big Band; 8: EShevelovin' Qrt; 9: E Gabe Condon Band; 12:R; 15: L Laughing Boy; 16: E Joe Pino Qnt;19: R; 20: E-L Julio Botti & the SouthAmerican Jazz Project; 21: E Elise WoodDuo; 24: E Jun Miyake Trio; 26: R; 28: EFlorian Klinger Gp; 31: L Jacob Varmus Trio.

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. Mar 1: ESebastian Acosta; 2: E-L GuillermoGregorio/Art Bailey; 3: E Men of Jazz; 6: E-LAndrew Kushnir Trio; 9: E-L Jeremy Powell;10: E Gabe Condon Band; 10: L Alita MosesBand; 12: 9-10pm Nathan Bohach Gp; 13: EGreg DeAngelis; 14: E-L Andrew Schiller; 15:E Drew Cooper; 16: E-L Chris Bacas; 18: ENick Di Maria; 21: E Jhoe Garay Guitar Trio;21: L Julia Karosi Qrt; 23: E-L Art Baron &friends; 25: E NY Jazz Force; 26: E-L JulphanTilapornputt; 28: E Elise Wood Duo; 29: E-LBill Stevens Trio; 30: E-L Nick Finzer; 31: EThe Freshtones.

SMOKE JAZZ & SUPPER CLUB: 2751Bway (bet 105th & 106th Sts). 212-864-6662.www.smokejazz.com. Sets: Early (E), Late(L), Brunch (B); Sun B 11:30am,1&2:30pm, E7,9&10:30pm, L 11:30pm; Mon E 7&9pm, L10:30pm; Tues-Thurs E 7,9&10:30pm, L11:30pm; Fri-Sat E 7,9&10:30pm, L 11:45pm&12:45am; Adm/min vary. Residencies: SunB Annette St. John Trio, L Willerm DelisfortQrt; Mon (R) E Vincent Herring Qrt, L SmokeJam; Tues (R) E Mike LeDonne & GrooverQrt, L Emmet Cohen Organ Trio; Wed (R) ELezlie Harrison, L Mel Davis B-3 Trio; Thurs LNickel & Dime OPS; Fri L 03/3,17&31 JohnFarnsworth Qrt, 03/10&24 Patience Higgins &Sugar Hill Qrt; Sat L Johnny O’Neal & friends.Mar 1: R; 2: Champian Fulton Qrt; 3-5: WillieJones III Qnt; 6-8: R; 9: Carolyn Leonhart Qntfeat Helen Sung; 10-12: Charles Tolliver &New “Music Inc.”; 13-15: R; 16: David WeissSxt; 17-19: Heads of State; 20-22: R; 23: NealSmith Qrt; 24-26: Renee Rosnes Qrt; 27-29:R; 30: Jochen Ruckert Qrt; 31-Apr 2: AzarLawrence Qrt.

ST PHILIP’S CHURCH: 204W 134th St atAdam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd. 917-882-9539/www.vtyjazz.com. Mar 5: 4-7pm $25adm Sunday Serenade series feat FranciscoMela Cuban Jazz Machine.

SUGAR BAR: 254W 72nd St (bet Bway & WestEnd Av). 212-579-0222. www.sugarbarnyc.com. Sets: 8pm/$10 adm unless other-wise noted. Residencies: Wed: Electrikana;Thurs 9pm Open Mic w/Sugar Bar All StarBand. Mar 4: 9pm Irini Res & the Jazz Mix;10: 8:30pm Abe Ovadia Trio; 17: RobSilverman Qrt; 24: $15 Joe Bonacci.

SYMPHONY SPACE: 2537 Bway at 95th St.212-864-5400. www.symphonyspace.org. BarThalia (BT). Mar 5: 6pm Vince Giordano-

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There's a Future in the Past, 7pm BT HendrikHelmer Trio; 9: 9pm BT MJ Territo Trio; 12:6pm Vince Giordano-There's a Future in thePast, 7pm BT Jay Rattman & The Mini-monicw/spec guests Jim Saporito & HarrisonHollingsworth; 16: 9pm BT Dor Sagi; 17-18:8pm The Ashley Bouder Project/The NewYork Jazzharmonic; 23: 9pm BT AlexisParsons; 24: 9pm BT Rale Micic's Guitar x 2series feat Ed Cherry.

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: Sun (R)9pm Arturo O’Farrill Afro-Latin Jazz Orch;Mon 9:30pm Jim Caruso Cast Party; Wed5:30-7pm David Ostwald & Louis ArmstrongEternity Band; Fri 5:15-7pm Birdland BigBand by Rob Middleton & Glenn Drewes. Mar1-4: John Pizzarelli Trio + spec guests; 2:6pm Charito & John di Martino Trio; 4: 6pmJay Leonhart; 5: 6pm Alexis Cole, 9pm R; 7-11: Gary Burton & Mokoto Ozone Duets; 9:6pm Axel Tosca Laugart; 12: 6pm JoeAlterman Trio, 9pm R; 14-18: KurtRosenwinkel; 16: 6pm Borislav Strulev; 19:6pm Eric Comstock + Barbara Fasano, 9pmR; 21-25: The Tristano Project feat HelenSung, Greg Osby, Jaleel Shaw; 23: 6pmFleurine; 26: 6pm Purchase Latin Jazz Orch,9pm R; 28-Apr 1: Eliane Elias; 30: 6pm RobSilverman Qrt.

CARNEGIE HALL: 57th St & 7th Av. 212-247-7800. www.carnegiehall.org. Mar 3: Django AGogo Music Festival Stephane Wrembel w/AlDi Meola, Stochelo Rosenberg, Larry Keel,Ryan Montbleau, David Gastine, NickAnderson, Thor Jensen, Ari Folman Cohen &Nick Driscoll.

CLUB BONAFIDE: 212E 52nd St (bet 2nd &3rd Avs). 3rd Fl. www.clubbonafide.com. 646-918-6189. Sets: Early (E) 7:30pm, Late (L)9:30pm, Late Night (N) 11pm. Mar 1: E-LHarry Belafonte B’day celeb; 2: E-L Moth ToFlame Jazz; 3: E-L Brian Pareschi & The BPExpress; 4: E Audrey Silver, L Jovino SantosNeto Trio; 9: E Steve Shapiro ElectriQuartet,L-N 3D Rhythm of Life; 10: E Jocelyn MedinaGp, L Greg DeAngelis Qnt; 11: E StanChovnick & friends, L Earprints; 16: E RossKratter Electric Project feat Bob Franceschini;17: E Grupo Los Santos, L SUM w/SteveBelvilus; 18: E Nir Naaman Qrt; 23: E TuomoUusitalo Qrt feat Kari Antila; 24: E Mthakathi,L Rachel Therrien Latin Jazz Qrt; 25: E DanGreenblatt Gp; 26: E Simona De Rosa Qrt;30: Emilio Teubal Trio; 31: E New AiresTango, L Irka Mateo y La Tirindanga.

DIZZY’S CLUB COCA-COLA: At Jazz @Lincoln Center. 10 Columbus Cr at 60th St.5th Fl. www.jalc.org. 212-258-9800. Sets/adm unless otherwise noted: 7:30&9:30pm,11:30pm Late Night Sessions; Sun $35, Mon-Wed $30, Thurs-Fri $40, Sat $45; $10 min.Mar 1-2: 03/1 $40 Nicole Henry; 3-5: MVPJazz Qrt; 6: Loston Harris; 7: $35 TessaSouter; 8-9: 03/8 $35 Houston Person & EricPerson; 10-12: Ted Nash Qnt; 13: $35 TheNew York Youth Symphony Jazz Band; 14:Quinteto Diego Schissi; 15-16: 03/16 $35Aaron Goldberg Trio feat Leon Parker; 17-19:Michele Rosewoman & New Yor-Uba; 20:Michael Bisio Accortet; 21: $35 Claire Daly;22: $35 Tynan Davis; 23: Stanley Cowell Qrt;

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

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24-26: Victor Goines Qrt w/spec guest DonVappie; 27: $35 The Manhattan School ofMusic; 28: $35 Brubeck Institute Jazz Qnt;29: $35 Emilio Solla & Bien Sur; 30: $40 TrioM; 31: DIVA Jazz Orch. Late Night w/Mar 1-4:Barry Stephenson; 7-11: Adam Moezinia; 14-18: Bruce Harris; 21-25: Patrick Bartley; 28-Apr 1: Steven Feifke.

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. Sets: 8:30pm. Mar 1-3:$50/65 adm Meshell Ndegeocello; 21: $25/35Aziza Miller.

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 w/IrisOrnig. Mar 1: Alexis Parsons Trio; 2: HendrikMeurkens Qrt; 3: Jay Clayton/Sheila JordanQrt; 4: Mark Sherman Gp w/spec guest JoeMagnarelli; 5-6: R; 7: Angelo DiLoreto Solo;8: Vicki Burns Qrt; 9: Gregor Huebner Qrt; 10-11: Duduka Da Fonseca & Brazilian Expressfeat Maucha Adnet; 12-13: R; 14: Jay G.Seiden; 15: Harvey Diamond Trio; 16:Valentina Marino Qnt; 17-18: Joe Locke Qrt;19-20: R; 21: Micah Thomas; 22: NancyValentine Qrt feat Harry Allen; 23: Yuka MitoQrt; 24: Bucky Pizzarelli/Ed Laub Gp; 25:Stephanie Nakasian & Veronica Swift w/TardoHammer Trio; 26-27: R; 28: tba; 29: TonyMiddleton Qrt; 30: Ayako Shirasaki Trio; 31:Lew Tabackin Gp.

JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER: 10 ColumbusCr at 60th St. 5th Fl. www.jalc.org. 212-258-9800. Appel Room (AR), Rose Theater (RT).Mar 3-4: 8pm RT Eddie Palmieri, 7&9:30pmAR Dave Douglas Metamorphosis; 17-18:8pm RT Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchw/Wynton Marsalis feat Walter Blanding; 31-Apr 1: 7&9:30pm AR Joshua Redman StillDreaming Qrt.

PAUL HALL: 155W 65th St (bet Amsterdam &Bway). 212-769-7406. www.juilliard.edu. Mar6: 7pm Peter & Will Anderson tribute to JoeTemperley.

SAINT PETER’S CHURCH: 619 LexingtonAv at 54th St. (Citicorp Bld). www.saintpeters.org. 212-935-2200. 1st Mon: 7:30pm$5 adm International Women in Jazz Jam;Wed: 1pm $10 don Midtown Jazz at Midday;Sun: 5pm free adm Jazz Vespers. Mar 1: noshow; 5: Fabian Almazan & Rhizome; 8: ArtLillard & Heavenly Big Band; 12: Mike ForfiaQrt; 15: Mary Foster Conklin/DeannaWitkowski; 16: 7:30pm Duke Ellington Societywww.thedukeellingtonsociety.org; 19: ArturoO'Farrill & the Boss Level Sxt; 22: ValerieCapers/John Robinson; 24: 7:30-9:30pm $20don Tribute to Paul Ash/Cobi & Paul AshB'day celeb feat Frank Owens, Billy HarperQrt & Jimmy Heath Qrt; 26: Júlia Karosi Qrt;29: John Colianni Jazz Orch.

The TOWN HALL: 123W 43rd St (bet 6&7thAvs). www.thetownhall.org. 212-840-2824.Mar 4: 8pm $49.50-125 adm MadeleinePeyroux/Rickie Lee Jones; 18: 3pmScreening of The Cameraman w/spec guestBill Irwin, Vince Giordano & Nighthawks.

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. Mar 7: E Sari Kessler Qrt.

BAR NEXT DOOR: 129 McDougal St. 212-529-5945. www.lalanternacaffe.com. Sets:Sun 8&10pm, Mon-Thurs Early (E) 6:30-7:45pm, Late (L) 8:30&10:30pm, Fri-Sat7:30,9:30& 11:30pm. Adm: $12 all night + 1drink min/set except Fri-Sat $12/set + 1 drinkmin/set, E free. Trios unless otherwise noted.Mon-Thurs: E Emerging Artists series; Mon: LVocal Mondays series. Residencies (R): SunPeter Mazza, Wed L Jonathan Kreisberg. Mar1: E Tommy Holladay/Vanisha Arleen Gould,L R; 2: E Flavio Silva, L Kevin Clark; 3:Sebastian Noelle; 4: Jerome Sabbagh; 5: R;6: E Paul Jubong Lee, L Valentina Marino; 7:E Sam Zerna/Jay Rattman, L Caroline Davis;8: E tba, L R; 9: E Jeff Miles, L Nadav Remez;10: Jack Wilkins; 11: Jan Sturiale; 12: R; 13:E Mark Phillips, L Nora McCarthy; 14: EPrawit Siriwat, L Aleksi Glick; 15: E AlicynYaffee, L R; 16: E Peter Amos, L Tony Mata;17: Sheryl Bailey; 18: Jostein Gulbrandsen;19: R; 20: E Alan Kwan, L Tammy Scheffer;21: E Sagi Kaufman, L Casey Berman; 22: EPeter Amos, L R; 23: E NanJo Lee, L PerrySmith; 24: Jochen Rueckert/Dayna Stephens;25: Mike Rood; 26: R; 27: E DavidKuhn/Patricia Wichmann, L Dana Reedy/EdCherry; 28: E Dan Hartig, L Kyle Moffatt; 29:E Leandro Pellegrino, L R; 30: E Bobby Katz,L Tony Romano/Lenny Sendersky; 31: DarioChiazzolino.

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. Mar 1: DonaldHarrison feat Henry Butler; 2-5: LouDonaldson; 6: McCoy Tyner; 7-8: KeyonHarrold & friends w/spec guests; 9-12: RoyHaynes B’day celeb w/spec guests; 13-14:tba; 15-19: Roberta Gambarini; 20: McCoyTyner; 21-26: Roy Hargrove Qnt; 27: JamesMoody Jazz Scholarship Of New JerseyYouth Benefit; 28-Apr 2: Stanley Clarke/RonCarter Duo w/spec guest Russell Malone.Night Groove w/Mar 4: Phony Ppl; 10:Windows; 11: Chris McClenney; 18: PhonyPpl; 25: Camp Lo. Sun Brunch w/Mar 5: ChrisPotter NYU Ens; 12: Katie Thiroux; 19:Juilliard Jazz Brunch; 26: Pedro GiraudoTango Qrt.

The CAVE: At St. George’s. 209E 16th St atRutherford Pl. www.olmstedsalon.com. 2ndFri: 7:30&9:30pm $15 adm. Mar 10: MartinaDaSilva & Steven Feifke w/Strings.

CITY VINEYARD & WINE GARDEN: At Pier26. 233 West St (bet Hubert & N Moore Sts).www.citywinery.com. 212-608-0555. Thurs:7&9pm free adm $10 don Riverside JazzNight series. Mar 2: Bill Ware/StephanCrump; 9&16: Mark Sherman; 23: Bill Ware/Jay Rodriguez; 30: Bill Ware/Joe Deninzon.

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. Mar 1: MareikeWiening Qnt, 9:30pm Yuhan Su Qnt; 2: RobGarcia Qrt; 3: Jeff Davis Authorities Band; 4:Petros Klampanis Spt; 5: Dan Levinson; 6:Amram & Co; 7: Mary Foster Conklin, 9:30pm Paul Jost; 8: Jon De Lucia; 9:Stranaband; 10: 6pm Courtney Cutchins, 9pm Peter Brendler Qrt; 11: Mat Maneri Qrt;

LOWER MANHATTAN(Below 34th Street)

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www.jazzgallery.org. 646-494-3625. Sets:7:30&9:30pm $15/10 adm, $22/12 Fri-Sat.Mar 2: Miho Hazama feat Jazz Composer’sShowcase; 3-4: $30-45 Steve Coleman &Reflex; 9: Victor Provost & The Bright EyesProject; 10-11: Charles Altura; 16: Kevin SunNew Trio; 17: tba; 18: Phantom Station; 21-22: Indiana University Plummer Sxt; 23:Nerissa Campbell; 24: Mike Moreno Qrt; 25:Joe Fiedler Qnt; 29: no 9:30pm $60-40 BuckyPizzarelli; 30: Lara Bello.

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.Residencies: Sun 1:30-3pm Jazz for Kids;Mon (R) Mingus Monday feat Mingus BigBand; Tues except 03/7 (R) MobettaTuesdays feat Maurice “Mobetta” BrownEnsembles. Mar 1-5: $35 George ColemanB’day Celeb; 6: R; 7-8: Ben Wendel Gp; 9-12:$35 03/10-11 Billy Hart Qrt; 13-14: R; 15-18:$35 Kenny Barron Qnt; 19: $25 Ralph Alessi& This Against That; 20-21: R; 22: DaynaStephens Gp; 23-26: $35 03/24-25 SteveKuhn B’day Celeb; 27-28: R; 29: CamilleBertault/Dan Tepfer Duo; 30-Apr 2: ChanoDominguez Flamenco Qnt.

JOE’S PUB: At Public Theater. 425 LafayetteSt & Astor Pl. www.joespub.com. 212-967-7555. Adm varies. Mar 4: 9:30pm Svetlana &The Delancey Five; 5: 9:30pm MichaelMwenso & Melting Pot feat Chris Pattishall;15: 9:30pm Gordon Webster.

KNICKERBOCKER BAR & GRILL: 33University Pl at 9th St. 212-228-8490.www.knickerbockerbarandgrill.com. Fri-Sat:9pm-1am. Mar 3-4: Cynthia Sayer/ConalFowlkes; 10-11: Joanne Brackeen/CecilMcBee; 17-18: Alexis Cole/David Finck; 24-25: Valerie Capers/John Robinson; 31-Apr 1:Sean Smith/David Hazeltine.

LE POISSON ROUGE: 158 Bleecker St atThompson St. www.lepoissonrouge.com.212-796-0741. Sets: $20/25 adm. Mar 3: 7pmDavid Buchbinder feat Odessa/Havana; 107pm Alternative Guitar Summit celebrates PatMetheny feat Nels Cline Trio, Rez AbbasiTrio, Joel Harrison String Choir, Mike MorenoTrio, Nir Felder Trio, Liberty Ellman/MilesOkasaki Qrt, Camila Meza/James Francies;16: 8:30pm Sunny Jain feat Red BaraatFestival of Colors; 27: 8pm Super-silent.

METROPOLITAN ROOM: 34W 22nd St (bet.5th & 6th Avs). www.metropolitanroom.com.212-206-0440. Sets unless otherwise noted:Early (E) 7pm, Late (L) 9:30pm. Residency:Tues L Annie Ross. Mar 11: E Ron Dabneyfeat Barry Levitt Jazz Qrt; 14: E StevenFrieder Qnt; 19: E Dolores Scozzesi; 25: EThos Shipley; 26: 4pm Lee Torchia.

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; Tues L Jam w/MikiYamanaka & Adi Meyerson; Wed L TonyHewitt/Pete Malinverni; Thurs L Spike Wilnerw/spec guest; Fri L Johnny O'Neal. Mar 1:Frank Kohl; 2: Spike Wilner; 3-4: DavidBerkman; 5: Chris Flory; 6: Marc Devine; 7:Champian Fulton; 8: Gilad Hekselman; 9:Willerm Delisfort; 10-11: Gerald Clayton; 12:Jay Leonhart; 13: Mark Whitfield; 14: KatsukoTanaka; 15: Mark Elf; 16: Bill O'Connell; 17-18: Michael Weiss; 19: Neal Kirkwood; 20:David Hazeltine; 21: Maucha Adnet; 22:Massimo Farao; 23: Justin Kauflin; 24: EthanIverson w/Albert “Tootie” Heath; 25: EthanIverson w/Albert “Tootie” Heath, L EhudAsherie; 26: tba; 27: Dred Scott; 28: Marianne

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12: 6pm Glasser/Taubenhouse, 8:30pmMichael Blanco Qrt; 14: Test Subjects,9:30pm CNQ; 15: Stephan Crump &Rhombal; 16: Igor Lumpert & Innertextures;17: 6pm David Lopato Qrt, 9pm SongYi/Vitor/Rogerio Trio, 10:30pm Song Yi JeonQnt; 18: Michaël Attias Qrt; 19: KathrynChristie Qrt; 21: Ryan Keberle & Carthasis;22: Sebastian Noelle Qnt; 23: Alan FerberNnt; 24-25: Gilad Hekselman Zuperoctave;26: Ben Perowsky Trio; 28: Streams; 29:Andrew Rathbun Qrt; 30: Kyle Nasser Sxt; 31:Vinnie Sperrazza.

The CUTTING ROOM: 44E 32nd St (betMadison & Park Av). 212-691-1900. www.thecuttingroomnyc.com. Mar 5: 6:30pm $20/25adm Louis & Ella feat Trent Armand Kendall &Natasha Yvette Williams; 12: 7:30pm $15/20The Lionel Hampton Big Band feat HendrikMeurkens.

DOWNTOWN MUSIC GALLERY: 13 MonroeSt (bet Market & Catherine Sts). 212-473-0043. www.downtownmusicgallery.com. Sun:6pm In-Store shows. Mar 5: Lady Got ChopsFestival feat Cheryl Pyle's Music LibreFemmes.

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 add10:30pm; 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 E SaulRubin Zebtet; Wed E except 03/1 RaphaelD'Lugoff Trio + 1, N Ned Goold; Fri L TheSupreme Queens; Sat N Greg Glassman. Mar1: E Miki Yamanaka, L Groover Trio, N R; 2: EIvan Renta Qnt, L Saul Rubin Zebtet, N PaulNowinski; 3: E Uri Vallès López Qnt, L R +Jared Gold/Dave Gibson, N Ray Gallon; 4: ESteve Carrington Qnt, L Raphael D'lugoff Qnt,N R; 5: E R, 8:30pm Jade Synstelien & FCBB,N R; 6: E Ben Paterson Duo, L Theo Hill, N R;7: E R, L Willie Martinez y la Familia, N CraigWuepper; 8: E R, L Harold Mabern Trio, N R;9: E Carlos Abadie Sxt, L Greg GlassmanQnt, N Ken Fowser; 10: E Emma Dayhuff, L R+ Chris Beck Qnt, N Avi Rothbard; 11: EVanderlei Pereira & Brazilian Jazz Qrt, LManuel Valera, N R; 12: E R, L WillieApplewhite Qnt, N R; 13: L Ned Goold Qrt, NR; 14: E R, L Peter Brainin & the Latin JazzWorkshop; 15: E R, L Don Hahn/MikeCamacho Band, N R; 16: L Lawrence Clark;17: L R; 18: E Steve Blum Trio, L CamilleThurman, N R; 19: E R, L Michael Thomas, NR; 20: L George Braith, N R; 21: E R; 22: E&NR; 23: L POD; 24: L R; 25: N R; 26: E R, L ArkOvrutski, N R; 27: N R; 28: E R, L Itai Kriss &Gato Gordo, N John Benitez & Latin Bop; 29:E&N R; 30: tba; 31: L R + David Weiss &Point of Departure.

GREENWICH HOUSE MUSIC SCHOOL: 46Barrow St (bet 7th Av S & W 4th St). 212-242-4770. www.greenwichhouse.org. SoundIt Out series: 7:30pm feat 03/4 $15/12 admMichael Bates & Shostakovich Project, 03/16$20/18 Sylvie Courvoisier Duo w/MaryHalvorson & w/Mark Feldman, 03/25 $25/20Wadada Leo Smith & Angelica Sanchez +Angelica Sanchez Trio, 03/30 SashaMasakowski w/Masakowski Family Band,03/31 $18/15 Ralph Alessi Solo + Alex Koo,Mark Turner & Ralph Alessi; 23: 8pm $15Michael Mwenso & The Shakes.

JAZZ GALLERY: 1160 Bway at 27th St. 5th Fl.

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AVIRTUOSO WHOSE BOLD ANDbroad discography includes everyone

from McCoy Tyner, Art Blakey, CharlesMingus, Max Roach and Miles Davis totours with Phyllis Hyman, saxophonistand educator Gary Bartz has been allabout the music ever since he heard Maxand Art in Baltimore, where he was born76 years ago. Fortunately for him, Gary'sfather owned a jazz club in Charm Citywhere he practiced and jammed beforeattending Peabody Conservatory and theJulliard School in New York.

Since the 1970s, he's released dozens ofrecordings as a leader that run the gamutof stylistic idioms, from the Afro-Swahili-centric albums of his Ntu Troop group,Harlem Bush Music, and I've KnownRivers and Other Bodies, his MizellBrothers-produced hit, Music is MySanctuary, and The Red and OrangePoems. But while he is proud of the scopeof his work, he—like other great artists—chafes at being typecast.

"I didn't set out to be a jazz musician. Iset out to be a musician," Gary declares."I've had discussions with Duke, Mingus,Max, nobody likes that word. I'm a musi-cian: I went on tour with Phyllis Hymanand opened for the Spinners and theO'Jays. I've worked in African bands. I'vearranged for reggae bands. And I resentbeing segregated into some stereotype."

In 2014, Gary, bassist Buster Williamsand drummer Al Foster joined forces at thebehest of pianist Larry Willis and played agig at Smoke Jazz & Supper Club in hom-age to the great Tyner. The gig was sucha success that they formed a co-op ensem-ble titled Heads of State, and releasedtheir debut CD, Search for Peace the fol-lowing year.

"We went in with one idea, and cameout a group," the saxophonist says from hisnew home in Oakland. He returns for thegroup's follow-up CD, Four in One, featur-ing 11 tracks of jazz and popular standardsand original compositions, with bassistDavid "Happy" Williams replacing BusterWilliams.

Anchored by Al's dancing and propul-sive polyrhythms, David's in-the-pocketbasslines, and Larry's profound and puls-ing pianisms, Gary adds his sinewy andsoulful alto and soprano sax signature onthe mid-tempo Thelonious Monk-pennedtitle track, John Lewis' "Milestones," andboppish up-tempo numbers like CharlieParker's "Moose the Mooche," and Miles'"Sippin' at Bells." Wayne Shorter's "DanceCadaverous," is a deliciously, dark-shad-

owed waltz, contrasted by Al's syncopatedsolo selection on "Aloysius,' and they havea funky, finessed take on Eddie Harris'"Freedom Jazz Dance." "And He CalledHimself a Messenger," is Gary's artfulelegy to Art Blakey, who hired him as aJazz Messenger in the early 1960s—an erawhere all the group's members cut theirartistic teeth, which accounts for their sim-patico sound.

"Speaking for myself, it felt so comfort-able playing with these guys," Garyrecalls. "We know each other, we knowhow to play with each other, and we lovethe way each other plays. We all realizethat it's not about you; it's about themusic."

Gary's fans appreciate his mercurialmuse, which was equally at home withMiles' Bitches Brew sessions and RoyHargrove's Cuban recording, Habana. In2015, Gary was presented with theCongressional Black Caucus Foundation'sJazz Legacy Award by Rep. John ConyersJr., who read a Congressional Resolutionon the House Floor in the saxophonist'shonor. He also garnered the BNY MellonJazz Living Legacy Award from the Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation that same year.And Gary dispenses his vast and variedknowledge as Jazz Studies Professor at theOberlin Conservatory of Music.

"I tell my students any musician—Idon't care if you're playing rock 'n' roll, orif you're in the classical department—you're going to have to study music. You'regoing to have to go to the same sources,because that's where the information is,"Gary states. "I have a book, Phrasing andArticulation, it has nothing to do with jazz.But it has everything to do with music.And that's what I study. One of my stu-dents was listening to a Bach duet, and hesaid it sounds like Charlie Parker. Ofcourse, it does!"

Heads of State appears at SmokeJazz & Supper Club, March 17-19.

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DAYNA STEPHENSJAZZ STANDARD / MARCH 22Playing with pureness of intention, saxophonist and composer Dayna Stephens admitsalways searching to find what’s singable. That search often results in live improvisa-tions and written compositions that challenge traditional concepts of harmony, push-ing phrasing and sending beautiful and unintentional melodies in unlikely directions.To hear his music is to fall in love with whatever instrument he uses to channel hisideas. A master of tenor, soprano and baritone saxophones and, more recently, NyleSteiner’s EWI, Dayna has traveled and recorded with a cross section of such distinc-tive voices as Ambrose Akinmusire, Taylor Eigsti, Becca Stevens, Al Foster, Theo Hill,Roy Hargrove and Brad Mehldau. Dayna joins Taylor, Peter Bernstein, LarryGrenadier and Eric Harland the for release of Gratitude (Sunnyside, 2017). SJ

CLAIRE DALYDIZZY'S CLUB COCA-COLA / MARCH 21One of today's top baritone saxophonists who has been honored by the JazzJournalists Association, Claire Daly made her mark as a star soloist during her timein the Diva Orchestra and in pianist Joel Forrester's small groups. Since going out onher own, Claire has proved to be a dynamic leader as well and her lyricism on herungainly instrument is matched by her creativity in putting together superb bandsplaying innovative arrangements. This performance is her CD release party for 2648West Grand Boulevard, which features jazz interpretations of Motown tunes from theDetroit years, a concept suggested by her producer Doug Moody. Claire, playing bari-tone sax and flute, is joined by guitarist Jerome Harris, pianist Steve Hudson, bassistMarcus McLaurine and drummer Peter Grant. KD

KATIE THIROUXBLUE NOTE / MARCH 12Brimming with bold sound and moment to moment finesse, Katie Thiroux’s playingexpresses both individualism and reverence to the lineage. Her self-released debutrecord Introducing Katie Thiroux (2015) earned the bass player, singer and composerBest Debut awards from The Huffington Post, All About Jazz and the 2015 NPR MusicCritics Poll. Katie’s refinement and dynamism as an artist developed as a result of herearly exposure to music, receiving violin lessons at age 4 and acoustic bass lessons atage 8. Katie has played with such swinging artists as Geri Allen, Charles McPherson,Terrell Stafford, Lewis Nash and Jeff Hamilton, and mentors John Clayton andTierney Sutton have encouraged her slick and soulful interpretations of the smallensemble sound. Her trio features Glenn Zaleski and Matt Witek. SJ

DAVID AMRAM TRIBECA PAC / MARCH 9There's no greater figure in music inspired by jazz than 86-year-young David Amram.He's the ultimate multi-instrumentalist, alumnus of Charles Mingus, Dizzy Gillespieand Lionel Hampton's ensembles, a pioneer improviser on French horn and in worldmusic, expansive composer/arranger, orchestrator, film scorer, conductor, bookauthor: We can go on and on. David, who holds six honorary doctorates and is a mem-ber of the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame, is still woefully underappreciated as a greatAmerican cultural icon in a class all his own. This tribute to David's continuing bril-liance and contributions includes woodwind veterans Paquito D'Rivera and JimmyHeath, brass master Earl McIntyre, percussionist Bobby Sanabria, and the AmramQuartet featuring drummer Kevin Twigg, bassist Rene Hart and David's son, congaplayer Adam Amram. MGN

CHAMPIAN FULTONMEZZROW / MARCH 7Not much on the far side of 30, Champian Fulton is a genuine jazz double threat, aninsouciant singer in the swing-to-bop tradition who is also a singular pianist. Her2016 album, After Dark, was a long overdue tribute to jazz and blues singer DinahWashington that solidified her reputation as one of jazz's brightest young voices. So,her new album, Speechless (Posi-Tone), comes as a surprise: It is a piano trio CD, sansvocals, and featuring nine of her own compositions, plus a swing-rocking version of"Somebody Stole My Gal." On it she reveals her indebtedness to, and fondness for, alargely overshadowed jazz piano tradition exemplified by Errol Garner and RedGarland. She explores it with a bassist at this gig, and brings a quartet to Smoke onMarch 2. GK

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NICK FINZERSMALLS JAZZ CLUB / MARCH 22One would be hard pressed to find a trombone tone as strong in its robustness and assonorous in its clarity than that of Nick Finzer. Nick has exhibited a style and gracefar beyond his years as he calls upon classic and modern textures. With degrees fromthe Eastman School of Music and The Juilliard School, Nick's talents have been calledupon by luminaries like Lewis Nash, Terrell Stafford and numerous others. Sincereleasing his debut album Exposition (2013), Nick has won several awards includingthe American Society of Composers and Performers' Herb Alpert Award for YoungComposers in 2013 and 2015. Nick brings his sextet Hear & Now to Smalls for theirNYC CD release show to celebrate their upcoming Hear & Now. EW

STEPHANIE NAKASIAN AND VERONICA SWIFTJAZZ AT KITANO / MARCH 25Singers Stephanie Naskasian and her rising-star daughter Veronica Swift team up fora musical tribute to pianist Hod O'Brien. The bebop pianist, who was Stephanie's hus-band and longtime accompanist, and Veronica's dad, died in November. Part of theirKitano program will include fresh lyrics to some of Hod's original instrumental compo-sitions. Stephanie, who toured with Jon Hendricks and Company in the early 1980s,puts her own swinging stamp on a wide range of jazz material. Veronica, now 22, wasrunner-up in 2015's Thelonious Monk International Vocal Competition. Like her moth-er, she has developed an uncanny talent for emulating instrumental solos. When theydo it as a two-horn combo, it's doubly riveting. Their backing trio includes pianist TardoHammer, bassist Paul Gill and drummer Andy Watson. KF

AKIKO TSURUGACITY COLLEGE / MARCH 24Arriving in New York City more than a decade ago, Hammond organ extraordinaireAkiko Tsuruga has since established herself as one of the scene's most exciting youngimprovisers and leading lights on the instrument. While initially renowned for hertremendous collaborations with Grady Tate and with Lou Donaldson, Akiko has steadi-ly built her own reputation as a bandleader, fronting a series of top-notch ensemblescapable of tackling anything from hard-swinging bop to slow-burning R&B, with somedynamic and catchy original works thrown in for good measure. At her City Collegeperformance, Akiko is joined by Charlie Sigler on guitar and McClenty Hunter ondrums, in what promises to be a must-see event for any fan of Jimmy Smith or ShirleyScott—or Akiko Tsuruga. SH

JOHN COLIANNI SAINT PETER'S CHURCH / MARCH 29Pianist John Colianni is a delightful swing pianist inspired by Art Tatum but open toincorporating a wide range of styles. John's formidable technique and creative impro-vising earned him his nickname "Johnny Chops" and he placed third in the firstThelonious Monk Jazz Piano Competition. For several years Colianni toured as thepianist in groups led by Lionel Hampton, Mel Tormé and Les Paul, appearing on sev-eral recordings. Recently he has been focused on composing and writing arrangementsfor The John Colianni Jazz Orchestra, which includes musicians who worked withEllington, Basie and Hampton. John's charts blend music of the later swing era withmodern sounds. His 17-piece band is currently working on a new CD for PatuxentMusic. This noon concert features John's orchestra and vocalist Jamie Rae. KD

LIL PHILLIPSSISTA'S PLACE / MARCH 25Lil Phillips' vocal stylings have warranted glowing comparisons to the greats (thinkDinah, Ella and Sarah) from the likes of Lionel Hampton, Benny Powell and others inthe know. With that said, listeners can count on her to deliver her unique interpreta-tion of each song, whether she's delving into jazz, pop, blues or gospel. Lil's debutalbum, Pull Out Those Dreams, featuring originals written by her late husband, bassistJim Phillips, garnered positive reviews and stirred anticipation for her upcoming soph-omore release, A Lot of Livin' to Do. Though Lil often appears in a big band setting,hearing her perform with a small ensemble in this intimate space should be a specialtreat. EK

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Solivan; 29: Sheryl Bailey & Harvie S; 30:Adam Birnbaum; 31: Steve Davis.

NEIGHBORHOOD CHURCH: 269 BleeckerSt (bet Jones & Cornelia Sts). 212-691-1770.1st Fri: 8&9:30pm free adm All Things Projectwww.allthingsproject.com. Mar 3: MarkPatterson & Brass Symbiotica.

NEW SCHOOL JAZZ PERFORMANCESPACE: 55W 13th St, 4th Fl. 212-229-5488.www.newschool.edu/jazz. Mar 31: 2pm freeadm Jane Ira Bloom.

NEW YORK CITY BAHA’Í CENTER: 53E11th St (bet Bway & University). 212-222-5159. www.bahainyc.org. Tues: 8&9:30pm$10/15 adm. Mar 7: Cecilia Coleman BigBand; 14: Mike Longo NY State of the ArtJazz Ens w/Ira Hawkins; 21: Paul Hefner Gp;28: Jay D'Amico Gp.

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. Mar 5: Roz Corral w/GiladHekselman & Matt Clohesy; 12: Roz Corralw/Josh Richman & Jay Leonhart; 19: HilaryGardner; 26: Alexis Cole.

NUBLU 151: 151 Avenue C (bet 9th & 10thSts). www.nublu.net. Mar 11: 8-11pm $20adm Alternative Guitar Summit feat NelsCline Solo, Rafiq Bhatia Trio, Adam Rudolph& Go Organic Guitar Orch, John Schott Trio.

NUYORICAN POETS CAFÉ: 236E 3rd St(bet Avs B & C). www.nuyorican.org. 212-780-9386/212-505-8183. Sets: 9:30pm. Tues:$10 adm Latin Jazz feat 1st Tues ChemboCorniel, 2nd Tues Bronx Conxión, 4th TuesWillie Martinez & La Familia Sxt; 1st Wed:$13 All That - Hip Hop Poetry & Jazz; 1st Sat:$15 Banana Puddin’ Jazz series feat RomeNeal + Jam. Mar 4: 9:30pm $15/20 Lady GotChops Festival feat Sheryl Renee, Joy F.Brown, Patsy Grant.

ROCKWOOD MUSIC HALL: 196 Allen St atE Houston St. www.rockwoodmusichall.com.212-477-4155. Mar 9-10: 7:15pm Julian Lage& Chris Eldridge; 17: 8:30pm Daniel Bennett;26: 8pm Elsa Nilsson.

SHEEN CENTER: 18 Bleecker St @ ElizabethSt. www.sheencenter.org. 212-925-2812.Sets: 7:30pm. Mar 11: Kenny Werner/Wadada Leo Smith; 23: Roger Kellaway/Peter Beets.

SMALLS JAZZ CLUB: 183W 10th St at 7thAv. 212-252-5091. www.smallslive.com. Sets:Afternoon (PM) Sun 4:30-7pm, Early (E) 7:30-10pm, Late (L) 10:30pm-1am, Night (N) 1-4am; jam following N; adm varies.Residencies (R): Sun 1pm Vocal masterclassby Marion Cowings, PM Ai Murakami Trio featSacha Perry, N Hillel Salem; Mon L except03/27 Ari Hoenig, N 03/6&13 JonathanBarber, 03/20&27 Jonathan Michel; Tues N03/7&21 Jovan Alexander, 03/14&28 JonBeshay; Wed N 03/1,15&29 Aaron Seeber;Fri N 03/3,17&31 Corey Wallace; Sat N03/4&18 Brooklyn Circle, 03/11&25 PhilipHarper. Mar 1: E Robert Edwards Gp, L DanPratt Qrt, N R; 2: E Tim Hegarty Qnt, L NickHempton Band, N tba; 3: E Tardo HammerTrio, L Emmett Cohen Trio, N R; 4: PM TuomoUusitalo, E Tommy Campbell & Vocal-Eyes, LEmmett Cohen Trio, N R; 5: 1pm-PM R, EJohnny O'Neal Trio, L Richie Vitale Qnt, N R;6: E Brian Melvin & Bimebop, L-N R; 7: ETheo Hill Trio, L Frank Lacy Gp, N R; 8: EOwen Howard Trio, L Luke Sellick Sxt, N tba;9: E Mike Clark Gp, L Klemens Marketl Sxt, NSarah Slonim; 10: E Bruce Williams Sxt, LMyron Walden Momentum, N tba; 11: PMRobert Edwards, E Bruce Williams Sxt, L

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Myron Walden Momentum, N R; 12: 1pm-PMR, E Lezlie Harrison Qrt, L Jerry Weldon Gp,N R; 13: E Andrew Gould Qrt, L-N R; 14: ESpike Wilner Trio, L Steve Nelson Gp, N R;15: E Dave Glasser Qrt, L Harold MabernTrio, N R; 16: E Behn Gillece Qrt, L Ed CherryTrio, N tba; 17: E Andy Fusco Qnt, L FreddieHendrix Qrt, N R; 18: PM Andrew Forman, EMichael Cochrane, L Freddie Hendrix Qrt, NR; 19: 1pm-PM R, E Johnny O'Neal Trio, LThe DG 5tet, N R; 20: E Adam Larson Qrt, L-N R; 21: E Spike Wilner Trio, L Lucas PinoNnt, N R; 22: E Chet Doxas Qrt, L Nick FinzerSxt, N tba; 23: E Willy Rodriguez Gp, L CarlosAbadie Qnt, N Sarah Slonim; 24: E RalphLalama & Bop-Juice, L Charles Ruggiero Qrt,N tba; 25: E Dave Stryker Qrt, L CharlesRuggiero Qrt, N R; 26: 1pm-PM R, E TapDance w/Michela Lerman, L Neal Smith &Donald Vega Qrt, N R; 27: E Manuel ValeraTrio, L tba, N R; 28: E Ehud Asherie Trio, LSteve Nelson Gp, N R; 29: E Stafford HunterQnt, L Benny Benack Gp, N R; 30: E MarkZaleski Band, L Mike Fahn Gp, N tba; 31: EJoey “G-Clef” Cavaseno Qrt, L GeorgeColligan Qnt, N R.

SPECTRUM NYC: 121 Ludlow St 2nd Fl (betDelancey & Rivington Sts). 212-533-5470.www.spectrumnyc.com. Mar 31: 9-10pmRoberta Piket Qrt.

The LOFT OF THOMAS ROCHEN: 100Grand St (bet Green & Mercer Sts) 6th Fl.jofonda0001@gmail.com/860-841-6141,pkraft@triballink.org, hsorgen@gmail.com.Mar 10: 7:30pm $20 don Esa Pietila Qrt.

The STONE: 2nd St at Av C. www.thestonenyc. com. Adm varies. Tues-Sun: 8&10pmweekly residencies. Mar 1-5: Oscar Noriega;7-12: Jon Irabagon; 14-19: Denman Marone;21-26: Robert Dick; 26: 2-6pm New EnglandConservatory; 28-Apr 2: Steven Bernstein.

SUBCULTURE: 45 Bleecker St at LafayetteSt. www.subculturenewyork.com. 212-533-5470. Mar 10: 7:30&10pm Tigran Hamasyan.

SUBROSA: 63 Gansevoort St (bet Washington& Greenwich Sts). www.subrosanyc.com.212-997-4555. Sets: 8&10pm, Tues 7&9pm.Residencies (R): Mon Latin Jazz Monday; Sat11pm Habana Nights w/03/4&18 LosHacheros, 03/11&25 Gerardo Contino Y LosHabaneros. Mar 1: 7:30&9:30pm MattGeraghty & Trade Winds feat Zé Luis; 4:11pm R; 6: Calixto Oviedo & Cuban JazzTrain; 7: Luisito Quintero; 9: 7:30&9:30pmHiromi Suda w/spec guest Romero Lubambo;10: 9pm Orquesta El Macabeo; 11: VanitoBrown, 11pm R; 13: R w/Oscar Hernandez;14: Dayramir Gonzalez & Habana Entrancé;18: 11pm R; 21: Spanish Harlem Sxt; 25:Lena Burke, 11pm R.

The TREEHOUSE: 833 Bway at 13th St, 3rdFl, #6. 646-335-5506. Mar 11: 8pm $10 admLena Bloch Trio.

TRIBECA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER:199 Chambers St. www.tribecapac.org. 212-220-1460. Mar 4: 7:30pm $30/20 adm Monk-in-Motion feat David Gibson Qnt w/FreddieHendrix; 9: 8pm $45/50 Highlights in Jazzfeat Salute to David Amram w/PaquitoD'Rivera, Jimmy Heath, Earl McIntyre, BobbySanabria, David Amram Qrt.

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.Mar 1-5: Craig Taborn Qrt; 6: R; 7-12: BillFrisell Trio; 13: R; 14-18: Bill Frisell Qrt; 19:Bill Frisell Trio; 20: R; 21-26: Trio 3 + 1; 27:R; 28-Apr 2: Peter Bernstein Qrt.

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PIANIST AND COMPOSER HELENSung isn't shy about taking on chal-

lenges. Case in point: When she was invit-ed to play a tune of her choice for Jazz atLincoln Center's Handful of Keys concerts,she wasn't daunted to learn that the JALCOrchestra didn't have a chart for her pick,McCoy Tyner's "Four by Five." She volun-teered to write one herself. It became herthird big band arrangement, after havingdone a couple while in the BMI JazzComposers Workshop. Helen played hertake on "Four by Five" at the Handful ofKeys concerts last October and during aweek on the road with the JALC Orchestrawhen she subbed for regular pianist DanNimmer.

She credits her BMI workshop experi-ence and the input she received from JimMcNeely, Andy Farber, Ted Nash andMike Holober with giving her the confi-dence to take on the writing project. Buther fascination with jazz and her philoso-phy of lifelong learning also keep her opento new experiences, among them tacklingthe music of pianist Lennie Tristano atBirdland this month.

The Chicago-born Tristano was a jazzinnovator who made his way to New Yorkin the mid-1940s, and was Metronomemagazine's Musician of the Year in 1947.He played bebop with Charlie Parker,Dizzy Gillespie and Max Roach, and is saidto have been the first bandleader to try hishand at free group improvisation. Lenniepioneered explorations into atonal musicand experimented with overdubbing, lay-ering multiple piano parts on some of hisrecordings. A respected educator for morethan three decades, Lennie's studentsincluded Charles Mingus, Warne Marsh,Lee Konitz, Connie Crothers and others.While Lennie may not have the namerecognition of some of his prominent stu-dents and colleagues, he's far from forgot-ten: His 1949 Crosscurrents album wasinducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in

2013; a recognition of its historical signifi-cance.

"It's great getting to play the giants ofthis music, to get to focus on the music foralmost a week," Helen says, pointing outthat in Lennie's era it wasn't unusual for aband to be at a club for weeks or evenmonths, and to have the same musicianstogether on the road for a year or more."That's what moves the music forward, youdon't want to play the same way everynight. Now, the mind-set and experience isdifferent, you usually don't have the luxu-ry of a week or a month to get into themusic. But if you have a five-day gig, bythe third or fourth night the music startsto shift. That's the great thing about jazz—it lives in the moment. It could be morefree by the end of the week; who knowswhat will happen."

In addition to prepping for the upcom-ing Tristano gig, Helen is focused on fin-ishing a new album, Sung With Words,part of a Chamber Music America/DorisDuke Foundation grant project. Despitewhat the title may seem to imply, don'texpect to hear vocals by Helen on theupcoming release. "No, no, no," shedeclares, laughing. "I wrote the songs but Idon't sing!" Instead, it's a collaborationwith Dana Gioia, the California state poetlaureate and former chairman of theNational Endowment for the Arts. "Wewrote the songs together and did a concert,it has been great fun," Helen says. The CD,which will be out later this year, includestrumpeter Ingrid Jensen, vocalistCharenée Wade, reed maven John Ellisand others.

Helen is also a regular with the MingusBig Band on Monday nights at JazzStandard. "I used to think I wanted towrite to blend classical and jazz, then I dis-covered Mingus and realized, Oh, some-body's already done it," she notes. "I'm soimpressed with Mingus' music, I love it.And it continues to be relevant—hisprotest songs are staggering."

Learning jazz after years of studyingclassical music "felt like being thrown intothe deep end of the pool," says the pianist,who views finding her voice in the music asan ongoing process. "I don't want to takemyself too seriously, but I would like tocreate something of lasting beauty andvalue," Helen muses. "I fell in love withthis music for a reason." With an abun-dance of projects on her plate, "SometimesI feel a little bit overwhelmed. But this iswhat I wanted, so I'm grateful and I'menjoying the ride."

The Tristano Project, featuringpianist Helen Sung, saxophonistsGreg Osby and Jaleel Shaw, bassistBen Allison and drummer MattWilson, performs at Birdland March21-25.

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Sullivan). 212-477-8337. www.zincbar.com.Residencies: Sun 9pm-12am Tangow/Fernando Otero; Mon 10pm Ron Affif Trio;Tues 11pm $10 Evolution Jam by ReviveMusic; Thurs: 11pm&12am $15 Roman DiazMidnight Rumba; Sat 10,11:30pm&1amMonika Oliveira & The Brasilians. Mar 6:10pm-2am VandoJam; 10: 10pm&12amValery Ponomarev Jazz Big Band; 17: 8-9:30pm Dave Chamberlain & Band of Bones;22: 8&9:30pm Lou Caputo & the Not So BigBand.

AN BEAL BOCHT CAFÉ: 445W 238th St.718- 884-7127. www.lindasjazznights.com.1st Wed: 8&9:30pm $25-10 adm Linda's JazzNights. Mar 1: Rale Micic Qrt.

BRONX COMMUNITY COLLEGE: 2155University Blvd at 181st St.www.bcc.cuny.edu. 718-289-5100. Mar 3:10am/workshop, 11:30am/set free adm JayHoggard.

HOSTOS: 450 Grand Concourse at 149th St.www.hostos.cuny.edu. 718-518-4455. Mar25: 7:30pm $15/5 adm Tres MujeresMagníficas feat Annette Aguilar, Jenn JadeLedesna & Laura Andrea Leguía.

RIVERDALE Y: 5625 Arlington Av. 718-548-8200. www.riverdaley.org. Mar 22: 7:30pm$35-15 adm Jazz at the Riverdale Y w/TedRosenthal feat Mike Rodriguez, Joel Frahm.

65FEN: 65 Fenimore St. www.65fenmusicseries.tumblr.com. Mon: 9&10pm $10 don65Fen Music series. Mar 6: 9pm PatrickCastillo/Mihai Marica, Ty Citerman, AndreaLa Rose/Domenica Fossati, Pat Muchmore,Charles Waters/Domenica Fossati, 10pm tba;13: 9pm Greg Chudzik Solo, 10pm AndrewSmiley/Nick Podgurski; 20: 9pm CharlieBurnham/Joanna Sternberg, 10pm tba; 27:9pm Sebastien Ammann, 10pm JessieBielenberg/Asher Kurtz/Aaron Rourk.

440 GALLERY: 440 Sixth Av. 718-499-3844.www.440gallery.com. 1st Sun: 4:40pm $5don Me, Myself and Eye. Mar 5: CharlieBurnham.

BAMCAFÉ: 30 Lafayette Av. 718-636-4100.www.bam.org. Sets: 9pm free adm. Mar 10:Joan Belgrave; 11: Lady Got Chops Festivalfeat Kim Clarke; 31: Graham Haynes.

BAR CHORD: 1008 Cortelyou Rd. 347-240-6033. www.barchordnyc.com. Sun: 9pmCortelyou Jam. Mar 6: 9pm Middle Blue; 14:9:25pm Adam Minkoff/Michael Eaton/AlStreet/Todd Caldwell/Sean Dixon.

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.

BRIC ARTS: 647 Fulton St. 718-683-5600.www.bricartsmedia.org. Mar 9: 8pm $15/18adm Red Baraat + Huntertones.

BROOKLYN CONSERVATORY OFMUSIC: 58 7th Av. www.bqcm.org. 718-622-3300. 1st Fri: 7pm $5 adm Open Stage. Mar4: 8pm $10 adm Brooklyn Jazz Wide Openseries feat Lee Konitz Qrt; 30: 8pm $15 HushPoint.

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$20 adm Larry Cooper & StandardExperience; 12: 7pm $20 Gene Bertoncini;25: 7:30pm $15 Lena Bloch/Roberta Piket.

I-BEAM: 168 7th St. www.ibeambrooklyn.com.Sets: 8:30pm $15 don. Mar 3: 8pm CarolLiebowitz/Nick Lyons Duo, 9pm CarolLiebowitz Qrt; 11: 7:30pm Barcelona meetsBrooklyn, 8:30pm Eva Novoa Trio, 9:30pmAnalog Sxt; 25: 8:30&9:30pm Zeena Parkins.

JAZZ 966: 966 Fulton St. 917-593-9776.www.jazz966.com. Fri: 8:30-11:30pm $15don. Mar 3: Seasoned Elegance feat Tulivu-Donna Cumberbatch.

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. Mar 7: 9pmTim Berne Trio, 10:30pm Anna Webber Trio;21: 10:30pm Hank Roberts/Tim Berne Duo;28: Vinnie Sperrazza.

LITTLEFIELD: 622 Degraw St (bet 3rd & 4thAvs). www.littlefieldnyc.com. 718-855-3388.Mar 4: 7:30-10pm $30/35 adm BK Collectivefeat Aruan Ortiz, Miles Okazaki & StephanCrump w/Dan Garcia, Sameer Gupta & ArunRamamurthy.

NATIONAL SAWDUST: 80N 6th St. 646-779-8455. www.nationalsawdust.org. Mar 2: 10pmJosh Green & The Cyborg Orch; 15: 7-10pm$29/35 adm Alternative Guitar Summit featDither Guitar Qrt, Steve Mackey/JasonTreuting, Joel Harrison & The ResophonicGuitar Orch, Steven Bernstein & guests; 18:11am Jazz For Kids feat Michael Hearst; 21:7pm Nils Økland; 24: 7pm Jog Blues Trio.

ROULETTE: 509 Atlantic Av at 3rd Av.www.roulette.org. 917-267-0363. Sets:8pm/$25-15 adm. Mar 1: Travis Laplante +Battle Trance; 2: Taylor Ho Bynum & PlusTet;4: Don Byron & Works For Qrt; 17: RobinHolcomb Qrt; 20: Tomeka Reid Qrt; 28: TheJazz Passengers.

RYE RESTAURANT: 247 S. 1st St. 718-218-8047. www.ryerestaurant.com. Wed:9:30&10:30pm A.E. Randolph Presentsseries. Mar 8: 9:30pm Grey McMurray Trio,10:30pm Hank Roberts/Gerald Cleaver Duo;15: Tim Berne Trio; 22: 9:30pm Little Cobweb,10:30pm Ideal Bread; 29: 9:30pm JeanRohe, 10:30pm tba.

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. Mar 2: L Simon Alexander; 3: EOmurasu, L Zorya; 5: N The Kevin HarrisProject; 6: L Chase Baird Gp; 7: L $12Lehcats; 8: E Quartetto Tomassini; 9: E RyanCarraher Gp; 10: 8pm Dale Wilson Big Bandw/spec guest Fiete Felsch; 12: 7:30pm $20/25Anne Garcon & Now + Destiny Music Gp +Naomi Raine; 13: 8pm Artyom Manukyan; 14:E free Jan Sturiale Trio; 15: E-N Daryl Chen +Kevin Quinn; 17: E The 4 Korners Livew/spec guest The Flowdown; 23: E $8Dominant Funktion; 28: Kaoru Watanabe; 29:E Stuart Mack; 30: L Take Off Collective.

SIR D’S LOUNGE: 837 Union St. 718-623-9065. www.facebook.com/Sirdslounge. Mon:8-11pm Monday Night Big Band Jazz. Mar 6:Kevin Blancq & the KBQ Big Band; 13: GMTExpress; 20: Rob Bennett Big Band; 27: NealKirkwood Jazz Orch.

SISTAS’ PLACE: 456 Nostrand Av at JeffersonAv. www.sistasplace.org. 718-398-1766. Sat:9&10:30pm $20/25 adm. Mar 4: PamelaHamilton Gp; 11: Akua Dixon; 18: Tulivu-Donna Cumberbatch; 25: Lil Phillips.

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

Ohno by John Kerr.

WARREN WOLFGATEWAY CENTER 2 / MARCH 1Since age 3, Warren Wolf has expressed himself musically on vibes, marimba, pianoand drums. Initially guided by his father, Warren's palette of mallets has taken himfrom classical training and performance, jazz studies at Berklee and onto jazz stagesaround the world. His playing can be quite muscular, as demonstrated as part ofChristian McBride's People Music CD (Mack Avenue), or inventively moving as partof the SFJazz Collective. Warren's own recordings, like Convergence (Mack Avenue)display absolute beauty one moment, or a gritty funk alongside guitarist John Scofieldthe next. Warren's improvisational talents can shine on a Bobby Hutcherson nugget,glimmer on a Hoagy Carmichael chestnut or have the crowd up moving to one of hissoulful originals, a variety he shares at Gateway with bassist Curtis Lundy.

TOMOKO OHNOSHANGHAI JAZZ / MARCH 16Tokyo-born Tomoko Ohno was first attracted to the piano when she was 4, and shenever looked away. With a degree in Political Science, Tomoko moved to the UnitedStates to study music at William Paterson University, guided by masters HaroldMabern and Rufus Reid. Her talents were recruited by Wynton Marsalis, SlideHampton, Joe Henderson and the Dizzy Gillespie Alumni Big Band. For many yearsTomoko has been a part of the Diva Big Band and Five Play Quintet. Her own musi-cal expressions cover a lot of ground, including swing, bebop, Bill Evans andBrazilian; her encounter with Argentinian guitarist Ricardo Lew is wonderfully doc-umented on From Tokyo to Buenos Aires (Midway Point Music). Tomoko joins masterbassist and storyteller Jay Leonhart and noted drummer Sherrie Maricle.

VIRGINIA MAYHEWINC RESTAURANT / MARCH 8Jazz Times magazine describes tenor saxophonist Virginia Mayhew as "jazz for thepeople...shot through with the blues, human with body heat, alive with many emo-tions. She is vividly expressive with intriguing ideas." Virginia has shown it allthrough her work with Kenny Barron, Al Grey, Frank Zappa, James Brown, ChicoO'Farrill and Ingrid Jensen, in addition to Virginia's own recordings, including MaryLou Williams - The Next 100 Years (Renma), selected by Downbeat as one of the bestreleases of 2012. Bored by convention, Virginia constantly reinvents, whether a Monkmelody, Sonny Rollins classic, a dress up of a standard or her own considerable wealthof originals, in quartet, septet or part of the Duke Ellington legacy. Virginia featuresher trio for this Women's Jazz Month event.

THE HOT SARDINESCOUNT BASIE THEATRE / MARCH 2It's a great American music story. A New York City actor meets a Parisian-born writerat an open jam session and from there The Hot Sardines were born. Bandleader "Bibs"Palazzo, singer Miz Elizabeth and their powerhouse musicians fuse musical influ-ences of New York, Paris, New Orleans and more into an exciting trip back to the 20s,30s and 40s, with a modernist approach to Fats Waller, Count Basie, TheloniousMonk, Billie Holiday and Django Reinhardt. The Sardines' latest recording, FrenchFries + Champagne (Decca) shows a continued love for a rambunctious past, with"Running Wild," "When I Get Low, I Get High" from the Ella Fitzgerald/Chick Webbera, even a French-fried version of Robert Palmer's "Addicted to Love," with "ComesLove" adding a bubbly touch.

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continued from page 22 Sun 7-10pm. Mar 1: Jay Orig Qrt; 4: Gil Parrisw/spec guest; 5: Interplay Jazz Orch; 9:Latintology; 10: Jazz Phonics; 12: JoeRoberts Trio; 15: Swing Sessions w/DudMusic; 19: Talisman; 23: Mombo Loco; 24:Underground Horns w/Orleans Brass; 29:Mind Open; 30: Cumbia Jazz Project; 31:Elew Trio.

BERGENTEMPLE BETH EL OF NORTHERN VAL-

LEY: 221 Schraalenburgh Rd. Closter.www.tbenv.org. 201-768-5112. Mar 4: 8pmBucky Pizzarelli & friends.

ESSEXBETHANY BAPTIST CHURCH: 275W

Market St. Newark. www.bethany-newark.org. 973-623-8161. Mar 4: 6-7:30pmJazz Vespers feat Winard Harper.

DORTHAAN’S PLACE: At Nico Kitchen + Barin NJPAC. 1 Center St. Newark. 888-466-5722. www.njpac.org. Mar 12: 12pm $45/15adm Jazz Brunch feat Rob Paparozzi.

GATEWAY CENTER 2: 2 Gateway Center.283-299 Market St. Newark. 973-624-8880.Mar 1: 12-1pm Warren Wolf.

NEW JERSEY PERFORMING ARTS CEN-TER: 1 Center St. Newark. 888-466-5722.www.njpac.org. Mar 11: 8pm $49-89 admStanley Jordan/Billy McLaughlin.

SOPAC: 1 SOPAC Way. South Orange. 973-313-2787. www.sopacnow.org. Mar 5: LadyGot Chops Festival feat Regina Bonelli; 19:7pm Dave Stryker; 24: 8pm ViniciusCantuaria.

TRUMPETS: 6 Depot Square. Montclair. 973-744-2600. www.trumpetsjazz.com. Mar 3:7:30-10pm Frank Piombo Qnt; 4: 8-11:30pmRoyal Scam-Steely Dan Tribute Band; 7:7:30-10pm One More Once Big Band w/specguest Carl Allen; 12: 7:30-10pm ElisabethCutler Trio; 17: Akua Dixon Qrt; 22: 8-11:30pm Diane Moser’s Composers BigBand.

HUDSONNEW JERSEY CITY UNIVERSITY: 2039

Kennedy Blvd. Jersey City. www.njcu.edu.201-200-2000. Mar 13: 7:30pm $15/5 admKen Fowser.

MERCERCANDLELIGHT LOUNGE: 24 Passaic St.

Trenton. www.candlelightevents.way.to. 609-695-9612. Sat: 3:30-7:30pm free adm/$10min. www.jazztrenton.com. Mar 4: Josh Lee;11: James Stewart; 18: Jullian Pressley; 25:Joe Ford.

MCCARTER THEATRE: 91 University Pl.Princeton. 609-258-2787. www.mccarter.org.Mar 2: 7:30pm Joey Alexander.

PRINCETON UNIVERSITY: Princeton. 609-258-4241. www.princeton.edu/music. Mar 5:8pm $15/5 adm Small Gp I w/spec guestWalter Smith III; 28: 7:30pm free SteveLehman & Sélébéyone.

MIDDLESEXDELTA’S RESTAURANT: 19 Dennis St. New

Brunswick. www.deltasrestaurant.com. 732-249-1515. 1st Sat: 6:30-10:30pm DakotaMacleod. Mar 11: Bossa Brasil®.

DUE MARI: 78 Albany St. New Brunswick.www.duemarinj.com. 732-296-1600. Fri:6:30-9:30pm free adm The New BrunswickJazz Project/www.nbjp.org. Mar 3: KateCurran Duo; 10: Danielle Illario Duo; 17:Vanessa Perea Duo; 24: Emma Larsson Duo;31: Jackie Jones Duo.

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Bedford Av. www.wmcjazz.org. 718-384-1654. Fri: 10pm-2am free adm/2 drink minGerry Eastman Qnt w/spec guests + Jam.Mar 2: closed; 4: 10pm Bayo Fayemi,11:15pm Keenyn Omari; 5: 9pm JacobVarmus, 10:15pm Peyton Pleninger; 9: 9pmArnan Raz, 10:15pm Beekman; 11: tba; 12:9pm Corey Wallace DubTrio; 16&18: tba; 19:9pm Dana Saul Trio, 10:15pm Nathan BellottQrt; 23: 9pm Benjamin Furman, 10:15pm KenYchicawa; 25: 10pm FRO; 26: 9pm FuckSquad.

The 9th NOTE JAZZ & SUPPER CLUB: 15Bank St. Stamford. www.the9thnote.com.203-504-8828.

BUTTONWOOD TREE: 605 Main St.Middletown. www.buttonwood.org. 860-347-4957. Sets: 8-10pm. Mar 4: Modern Riffs; 11:Eric Mintel Qrt; 17: Joe Fonda/Kappa Maki.

FAIRFIELD THEATRE COMPANY: 70Sanford St. Fairfield. www.fairfieldtheatre.org.203-259-1036. Mar 22: 7:45pm $28 admJulian Lage & Chris Eldridge w/AoifeO’Donovan.

FIREHOUSE 12: 47 Crown St. New Haven.203-785-0468. www.firehouse12.com. Mar24: 8:30pm $20 adm/10pm $15 Joe Fiedler.

RIDGEFIELD PLAYHOUSE: 80 East Ridge.Ridgefield. www.ridgefieldplayhouse.org.203-438-5795. Mar 26: 8pm $35 adm RaulMidón.

The SIDE DOOR JAZZ CLUB: At Old LymeInn. 85 Lyme St. Old Lyme. 860-434-0886.www.thesidedoorjazz.com. Sets: 8:30pm.Mar 3: Davis Whitfield & Maniacs of theFourth Dimension; 4: Charnett Moffett; 10:Eric Mintel Qrt; 11: Hector Martignon &Foreing Affair; 18: Yvonnick Prene; 24: FredHersch Trio; 25: Dave Liebman ExpansionsGp; 31: Donald Vega Trio.

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/The Jazz Loft Big Band. Mar 2:The Jazz Loft Big Band; 16: Rich Iacona &The Bad Little Big Band; 18: Frank Vignola/Vinny Raniolo; 30: Interplay Jazz Orch.

LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY-POST: 720Northern Blvd. Brookville. www.liu.edu/post.www.tillescenter.org. 516-299-2895. Mar 19:7pm $40-75 adm Chris Botti.

LONG ISLAND WINTERFEST: WineriesEast End of Long Island.www.liwinterfest.com. Mar 3-5,10-12&17-19:Winterfest.

TRATTORIA GRASSO: 134 Main St. ColdSpring Harbor. www.trattoriagrasso.com. 631-367-6060. Sets: Sun 12&6pm; Tues-Wed&Fri-Sat 7pm; Thurs 6:30pm. Residencies: Sun12pm Danny Marks, Mon Andrew Carroll,Wed Wayne Sabella, Thurs Frank O’Brien.Mar 3: Tony Middleton Trio; 4: Jim CammackDuo; 5: Richie Iacona; 10: Mike Frost Band;11: Bryan Reeder/Zaid Shukri; 12: FrankO'Brien; 17: Sympatico feat Toni Washington;18: Noriko Ueda Duo; 19: Melody Rose/Andrew Carroll; 21: Madeline Kole Trio; 24:Addison Frei Trio feat Tahira Clayton; 25:Ayako Shirasaki/Noriko Ueda; 26: Gail Storm; 31: Phoebe Austin Trio.

TREME: 553 Main St. Islip. 631-277-2008.www.tremeislip.com. Sets: Sat 8pm-12am;

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ANNETTE A. AGUILAR AND STRINGBEANS HOSTOS COMMUNITY COLLEGE / MARCH 25New York City is filled with driven women like percussionist Annette A. Aguilar,whose life is dedicated to rhythms. Her band Annette A. Aguilar & StringBeans, a mixof Afro Cuban and Brazilian music, was formed in 1992 in NYC, as it celebrates its25th anniversary at Hostos Community College. It’s called StringBeans in referenceto the harp, the violin and the guitar Aguilar chose for the ensemble (with the term"strings"), but also to the Latin rhythms (with the term "beans"). It features AmyQuint Millan, piano; Ruben Rodriguez, bass; Benny Koonyesvky, drums; DeborahResto, vocals; Karen Josephon, flute; Eddie Venegas, violin and trombone; Wilson LaFontaine, bongo, cajon and percussion and Annette on conga and percussion. The SanFrancisco-born is very involved with the NYC scene and she spends a lot of timeteaching, among other places at Jazz at Lincoln Center. Jenn Jade Ledesna, LauraAndrea and LeguíaOverall are also part of this program billed as Tres MujeresMagníficas del Jazz Latino.

CHANO DOMINGUEZ FLAMENCO QUINTETJAZZ STANDARD / MARCH 30-APRIL 2Innovators and people who redefine jazz music are essential. Flamenco star ChanoDominguez is one of them. He will be performing with the Chano DominguezFlamenco Quintet at Jazz Standard at the end of the month. The ensemble featuresdancer and hand clapper Sonia Fernandez; singer Ismael Fernandez, who will also beclapping; bassist Alexis Cuadrado; and percussionist and drummer Jose Moreno. Thesets are likely to bring about Chano's usual rhythmical surprises and improvisation-al delights. The list of musicians Chano has performed with is a testimony to hisunique, outstanding vision: Paco de Lucia, Martirio, Paquito d'Rivera, JackDeJohnette, Herbie Hancock, Jerry Gonzalez, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Michel Camilo,Chucho Valdes and George Mraz. On Feb. 24, the Grammy nominated pianistreleased Over the Rainbow (Sunnyside), a solo offering recorded live in Barcelona.

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had to be 85-100% his... I spent a yeardoing the research.

Q- The new release is titled Many Moodsof McCartney. Are McCartney's composi-tions more interesting vehicles for improvi-sation than Lennon or Harrison's tunes?

A- Yes, because of his early "swing"music influence. You'll understand whenyou hear my piece at the Sheen Center onMarch 23, 2017. I'm delighted to be part ofthe new "Jazz on Bleecker Street" series!

Q- The three previous recordings weremusic associated with Duke Ellington,Oscar Peterson and Bobby Darin. Why didyou choose those projects?

A- I was Darin's music director 1966-68.If you want to know how I feel about him,just listen to my arrangements on ouralbum, Doctor Doolittle. Oscar was mymain influence as a teenager, particularlyhis trio with Herb Ellis and Ray Brown.Out of our respect and admiration, EddieDaniels and I chose Ellington's music forthe subject of our IPO CD, Duke at theRoadhouse, winner of Record of the Yearfrom the French Jazz Academy.

Q- You've played with so many jazzgiants. Say a few words about your workwith Clark Terry and Bob Brookmeyer?

A- Both major heroes! Our "Half Note"

ROGER KELLAWAY, ONE OF THEunheralded giants of jazz piano, has

played with Clark Terry, Ben Webster,Bobby Darin, Eddie Daniels. He keeps onefoot on the pedal of tradition, the otherleaning into the future.

Q- Your musical life is so multi-dimen-sional it's hard to know where to begin. Solet's begin with a recent development.When did you start exploring Beatlesmusic?

A- Originally, in the 1960s. Recently, Iwas working on a concept for a concerthonoring Sir Paul McCartney. Each tune

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ANOTHER REASON TO CELEBRATEBy Elzy Kolb

International woman of mysteryTessa Souter first had the idea for her

upcoming CD, Picture in Black and White,three years ago, but she took her timedeveloping the project. The singer, compos-er and lyricist describes the album, whichwill come out later this year, as "superpolitical, it makes a statement withoutnaming names." But don't panic: Ratherthan being fueled by a global political situ-ation, the CD's inspiration was a stunningfamily revelation that Tessa learned aboutwhen she was 28 years old.

Picture in Black and White will includesome of Tessa's tunes, some material bysinger and composer Vicki Burns, andfamiliar compositions like "LonelyWoman," "A Taste of Honey," and WayneShorter's "Ana Maria." Though the songscome from a variety of sources, all thewords can be interpreted to apply to thealbum's theme, which she's reluctant toshare for publication at this time.

"It's a coherent album theme, there wasno forcing of anything to make it work. Thelyrics fit my story," Tessa reveals. "You caninterpret them how you like. For me, it'sabout being survivors. We're here; it's notall about sadness."

She composed the title tune, whichshares its name—and nothing else—withan existing Antonio Carlos Jobim song. "Ihad written lyrics for the Jobim tune, buthe doesn't ever sanction someone else'slyrics. I didn't want to risk putting it outwith my lyric and then have to pull it."Tessa also wrote words for "Ana Maria,"

and is excited that Wayne not onlyapproved the lyrics, he's sharing publish-ing with her. "That was so good of him!"

For now, Tessa is keeping the album'sback story to herself, though she has occa-sionally alluded to it at gigs. After hearingher preview some of the material at clubsrecently, audience members have come for-ward to share their own family stories withthe singer.

Regardless of the material or the topic,Tessa enjoys a high level of rapport withher listeners, some of whom turn up at justabout every gig, regardless of venue, oreven country in some cases. Her gigannouncement emails read like letters todear friends, in which she flirts, sharesjokes, and uses the shorthand language ofthose who know one another very well.With that in mind, it's somewhat surpris-ing that Tessa hasn't made a live recordyet, though she likes the idea.

"The studio is a challenge to someextent; there's always a little bit of nerv-ousness because of recording. The interac-tion with the band is good, but you don'thave the adrenalin of being in front of anaudience," she muses. "If I did record at aclub, I'd have to be careful not to talk toomuch, or I'd have to put it out as a comedyalbum!"

Tessa will preview material fromPicture in Black and White—and maybeeven reveal the source of inspiration—atDizzy's Club Coca-Cola on March 7.The vocalist notes that the floor-to-ceilingwindows behind the Dizzy's bandstandhave sometimes created a dramatic back-drop for her performance, which was onceenhanced by a rising harvest moon, andanother time by a stunning lightningstorm. No telling what the weather willbring this time, but listener can count onstellar dynamic accompaniment from someof the musicians who appear on the album,including Adam Platt on piano, YotamSilberstein on guitar, Sean Smith on bassand Billy Drummond, drums.

String theoryWhen an artist has shown she can do

just about everything, it's always interest-ing to see what she does when she has theopportunity to turn her focus to her ownprojects. That's what cellist, composer andsinger Akua Dixon is doing these days.

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Akua Dixon Sista’s Place and Trumpets

Akua declared herself retired a fewyears back, but don't interpret that tomean that she's turned into a couch potato.For starters, she's recorded a new album,Akua's Dance (Akua's Music), her fifth as aleader since releasing Quartette Indigo(Landmark) in 1994, and her third since 2012's Moving On (Akua's Music). "I decid-ed to jump in and go for it," she says. "It'stime for me to step out front."

Akua's Dance mixes original composi-tions, with a traditional spiritual, Sade's"The Sweetest Taboo," an Aziza Millertune, and more. "Aziza was my collegeroommate, and later she was NatalieCole's music director," notes Akua, whoplayed in Natalie's string section. "Aziza'sballad fits on the cello so nicely." The cel-list even lifts her voice—a rare occurrencein recent years—on Abbey Lincoln's classic"Throw It Away."Several of the album's originals are

drawn from an opera Akua has had in theworks since the 1980s, based on the lifestory of Marie Laveau, a voodoo queenrenowned in 19th century New Orleans.The cellist presented the first half of it in a1989 concert at the Henry Street Theater,then took a "long hiatus." When writing music, Akua method is to

"compose in my head, figuring it out math-wise and note-wise, then I put it on paper,"she explains. "I can do a short tune thisway in spite of distractions, but a lengthypiece needs greater focus." Since her post-retirement move upstate to Rhinebeck,Akua has completed the opera's piano andvocal score, and even did some presenta-tions recently. "I'm very excited about theopera, it's great to be able to hear it withvoices!"A classically trained veteran of the

stage and studio, Akua's musical careerhas spanned decades and genres. She hasdone everything from appear with JamesBrown at the Apollo to record with

Rahsaan Roland Kirk to play in Broadwayshow bands to the Symphony for the NewWorld to accompanying divas such asMariah Carey. Akua laughs as she recounts the time

she got a call about a gig and put off themeeting until she could finish feeding herlittle ones (who grew up to be singerAndromeda Turre and drummer OrionTurre). Overhearing her mother talking to“Lauryn,” Akua’s already-savvy daughterfigured out it had to be Lauryn Hill andinsisted on going along to get an autographon her well-worn and much-loved copy ofThe Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. Now it's Akua's turn. "There's a differ-

ence between creating art and working.Ultimately, it's not easy to play the musicthe same way every time," she muses. "Tohave the space to create art, you have towork. I'm glad I had the opportunity to doboth in their own time. It was nice to beable to rely on a paycheck, plus freelanceand teach. I had time for all of it, thoughnow I wonder where I got the time andenergy!"Listeners will be sure to hear some

excerpts from The Opera of Marie Laveauand other tunes from the CD when the cel-list celebrates the release of Akua's Danceat Sista’s Place in Brooklyn March 11and at Trumpets in Montclair on March17.

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years together in NYC, helped to "frame"my thinking as an improviser. Our friend-ships were a treasure!Q- What did you learn from playing

with great horn players? Ben Webster,Zoot Sims, Pee Wee Russell, IllinoisJacquet, to name a few.

A- Every player that you accompanyhas a lesson for you, in what's best forthem. Especially horn players becausethey "breathe." It's different than "piano"thinking.

Q- How did you get so deeply involvedwith the music of Bobby Darin?

A- Like horn players, every singer hasthe same lesson for you. I loved his"sound," his "Swing," his energy. Hetaught me "Stage performance timing!"

Q- And I have to ask how you ended upworking with Norman Lear and writingthe theme for "All in The Family"?

A- Dave Grusin was working on a filmfor Bud Yorkin at the time. Dave recom-mended me to Norman.

Q- Did you take George Cables chair inArt Pepper's late quartet? What do youremember about Pepper?

A- I'm not sure about the "Cables" ref-erence. My first impression of Art was that

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By Seton Hawkins

HOT FLASHESArtists Talk Influences: David Weiss

on Miles Davis' "Lost" Quintet

GIVEN HIS HIGHLY-ACCLAIMEDproject Endangered Species: The

Music of Wayne Shorter, it should come asno surprise that trumpeter and composerDavid Weiss is highly influenced andinspired by the legendary saxophonist.However, digging deeper into David's lifeand music turns up a more unexpectedsource of inspiration: Miles Davis' so-called"lost quintet," the woefully under-recordedgathering of Miles, Wayne Shorter, ChickCorea, Dave Holland and Jack DeJohnetteof the late 1960s.

This source of inspiration becomes par-ticularly clear when one listens to David'sPoint of Departure ensemble. Created in2004, the ensemble gained momentum anda unique identity in 2006 during a long-standing residency at Fat Cat, when Davidfound time to explore the possibilities of asmaller, piano-less group. Conceived as avehicle to explore, re-examine and forgefresh takes on the breath-taking musicalexperiments in jazz and fusion during thelate 1960s, Point of Departure has man-aged to examine and celebrate these clas-sic works while still offering fresh musicalexperiences for the listener, paired with anew and unique ensemble identity.

For David, who encountered the lostquintet through bootleg cassette tapes incollege, Miles' ensemble provided a certainsense of inspiration. "I've been attracted tothe energy of that band since I first heardit," David explains. "It's intense! I'vealways strived to be in a position where Icould bring it like that. That wasn't neces-sarily the goal of Point of Departure, but itwas more like a starting point for the band.

Listening to Point of Departure, one is

treated to a dizzying array of musicalstyles, performed by a band that defies easycategorization. While the ensemble itself isnot at all a copy of the Miles configurationand sound, one certainly hears strong con-ceptual similarities in both bands' willing-ness to try anything musically.

"Everything in that period was unset-tled, which is when the best music ismade." David explains. "There were somany different types of music they weretrying and I saw that you could take thismusic in a million different directions onceyou get well versed in everything."

Point of Departure's latest record, WakeUp Call, truly does conjure up the image ofmusic moving in a million different direc-tions. David and his ensemble—guitaristsBen Eunson and Travis Reuter, saxophon-ist Myron Walden, bassist Matt Clohesyand drummer Kush Abadey, along withearlier bandmates JD Allen and Nir Felderreturning for guest spots—guide the listen-er through a remarkable musical journey,covering the music of great composers ofthe 1960s. At the same time, while theywind their way through beloved musicalstandards, the group performs each piecewith freshness, vitality and a sense ofadventure that is utterly infectious.

Indeed, taken from that viewpoint,Point of Departure comes off as one of themost faithful descendants of Miles' late1960s work. By refusing to copy Miles oradhere strictly to any genre boundaries,the ensemble most effectively captures theessence of what he strove for in his music.

David Weiss and Point of Departureperform at Nublu on March 30 and atFat Cat on March 31. To learn more, visitwww.davidweissmusic.com.

Festivals and EventsGuitarist Joel Harrison curates a

month-long series of events as part of hisannual Alternative Guitar Summit.Running throughout the month at venuesin Manhattan and Brooklyn, the summitfeatures celebrated figures like PatMetheny, Liberty Ellman, Miles Okazaki,Nels Cline, Steven Mackey and ElliotSharp, while also introducing Americanlisteners to four Norwegian guitar talents:Ivar Grydeland, Bjørn Klakegg, Nils-OlavJohansen and Hakon Storm-Mathisen. Fora full list of concerts, artists and venues,visit www.alternativeguitarsummit.com.

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By Nick Dunston

FRESH TAKES

Davis by Joseph Moran.

ATRUE TOUR DE FORCE, VOCAL-ist Tynan Davis hits at Dizzy's Club

Coca-Cola this month. Having a wide rangeof musical experience—whether it be opera,musical theatre, jazz or contemporarymusic—Tynan manages to keep her auraand integrity as an artist throughout thesedifferent environments.

On connecting her many genres with acommon thread, Tynan says, "They're all ata certain level of storytelling. Whether it'sthrough various textures in Roomful ofTeeth [a Grammy-winning vocal octet], ortelling a literal narrative in opera, orexploring the subtleties of language in jazz,there is always a story happening that I'mtrying to convey."

Coming from an inspiring musical

household, Tynan recollects, "I learnedearly on that the things we do, it's not forthe money; it's for the passion and all thegood that comes with it. I come from a placeof such generosity and my family placedgreat importanceon commitmentand hard work,"she says. "Theyencouraged me tofind what mademe happy and feelalive."

Hear TynanDavis at Dizzy'sClub Coca-Colaon March 22.

The Lady Got Chops festival returns inMarch, with a wide range of events takingplace throughout the tristate area.Highlights include performances byBertha Hope and Kim Clarke, as well asa tribute to Abbey Lincoln. Visitwww.ladygotchops.com for a complete list-ing of participating venues and artists.

A one-night-only extravaganza atCarnegie Hall on March 3 marks the 10thanniversary of the Django A Go Go festi-val. Headlined by Stephane Wrembel,the event also features an array of othertop-shelf talents, including Al Di Meola,Stochelo Rosenberg, David Gastine, NickAnderson, Thord Jensen and many more.Visit www.djangoagogo.com for moredetails.

Brothers Peter and Will Andersonpay tribute to their mentor, the legendaryJoe Temperley, with Blues for Joe, aKickstarter-driven tribute album andscholarship created in honor of the latesaxophonist. On March 6, the brothers willoffer a free concert at Juilliard, featuringmany of Joe's former students, to raisefunds for the scholarship. To learn more orto contribute, visit www.peterandwillanderson.com.

On March 24, Billy Harper, JimmyHeath, Jeb Patton, Perri Gaffney, JereeWade and more will convene at SaintPeter's Church to celebrate beloved pro-ducer Cobi Narita's 91st birthday andpay tribute to her late husband Paul Ash,in a concert and reception. For more infor-mation, visit www.saintpeters.org.

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I had never spent enough time listening tohim. What a wonderful player! Especiallyhis clarinet playing! If one of his "cell-mates" came to hear him, he'd start tellingprison stories, in the middle of the set—formaybe 15-20 minutes!

Q- How has the music businesschanged for you over your lifetime?

A- The crafts have changed drastically.Film composition, song writing—bothmelody and lyrics—have suffered greatlyin the last 30 years, with VERY FEWexceptions, unfortunately!

Q- If there's an afterlife, one piece ofmusic you've heard here you'll rememberthere?

A- Sir William Walton's Cello Concerto,or Brookmeyer; Miles; Gil Evans;Stravinsky, etc.

Q- You're having a dinner party andcan invite three musicians. Who wouldthey be?

A- Frank Zappa, Igor Stravinsky andRuby Braff. I once had the good fortune tobe invited to dinner at David Raksin'shouse with Frank Zappa and LucianoBerio…I'd like to do that again!

Roger Kellaway performs withPeter Beets at the Jazz On BleeckerStreet series at the Sheen CenterMarch 23.

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GEORGE STREET ALE HOUSE: 378George St. New Brunswick. www.gsalehouse.com. 732-543-2408. The NewBrunswick Jazz Project/www.nbjp.org. Tues:8-11pm. Mar 7: Elise Wood Trio; 14: AlexisMorrast Trio; 21: Najwa Parkins Trio; 28:Audrey Betsey Welber Band.

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. Mar 2:Mariel Bildsten Qrt; 9: Sanah Kadourah Qrt;16: Iris Ornig Qrt; 23: Sylvia Cuenca Qrt; 30:Akiko Tsuruga 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. Mar 1:Sherrie Maricle & 3 Divas; 8: Virginia MayhewTrio; 15: Mimi Jones Trio; 22: Elsa NilssonTrio; 29: Joanna Pascale Trio.

MONMOUTHCOUNT BASIE THEATRE: 99 Monmouth St.

Red Bank. www.countbasietheatre.org. 732-842-9000. Sets: 8pm. Mar 2: $39.50-25 admThe Hot Sardines; 16: $89-30 WyntonMarsalis w/Jazz at Lincoln Center Orch.

MORRISBICKFORD THEATRE: 6 Normandy Heights

Rd. Morristown. www.njjs.org. 973-971-3706.Mar 13: 8-9:30pm $15/18 adm BixBeiderbecke's B’day celeb w/Mike Davis All-star Band; 27: $17/20 Joel Zelnik Triow/Annette Sanders.

DREW UNIVERSITY: 36 Madison Av.Madison. 908-273-7827. Mar 25: 7:30pmhttps://festivalofmusic3.eventbrite.com $50adm Benefit for The Seeing Eye feat RioClemente, Marty Eigen, Carrie Jackson, RobPaparozzi, Gordon Lane, Gene Perla.

MAYO PERFORMING ARTS CENTER: 100South St. Morristown. www.mayoarts.org.973-539-8008. Mar 6: 7:30pm $69-29 admRickie Lee Jones/Madeleine Peyroux.

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&8:30pm, Sat6:30&8:45pm. Closed Mon. Mar 3: Peter &Will Anderson Trio; 7: John Korba; 9: ToddCollins Trio; 10: Tony DeSare Trio; 11: SaRonCrenshaw Qrt; 15: Bucky Pizzarelli Trio; 16:Jay Leonhart Trio; 17: Jerry Vivino; 19: DarylSherman; 24: Claudio Roditi Qrt; 31: JerryVezza & Grover Kemble Qt.

PASSAICWILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY: 300

Pompton Rd. Wayne. www.wpunj.edu. 973-720-2371. Mar 4: 8pm Renee Rosnes/BillCharlap; 26: 4pm Johnny O’Neal.

SOMERSETWATCHUNG ARTS CENTER: 18 Stirling Rd.

Watchung. www.watchungarts.org. 908-753-0190. Mar 3: 8pm $18-10 adm ImpresaRIOseries feat Rio Clemente.

76 HOUSE: 110 Main St. Tappan. 845-359-5476. www.76house.com. Wed: 8-11pm freeadm Quintets w/Mark Hagan & feat artists +Jam. Mar 1: Claire Daly, Art Barron; 8: RobScheps; 15: Tim Armacost; 22: Chris Pasin;29: Andrew Beals.

FALCON ARTS: 1348 Rte 9 West. Marlboro.www.liveatthefalcon.com. 845-236-7970. $20

don suggested. Sets unless otherwise noted:7-10pm. Mar 3: 8pm Sons of Pitches; 8: Jam;10: Charlie Hunter; 12: The Trio of OZw/Omar Hakim & Rachel Z; 16: bigBANG; 18:Middle Blue; 19: Dave Liebman &Expansions; 26: Wolff & Clark Expedition.

MAUREEN’S JAZZ CELLAR: 2 N Bdwy.Nyack. www.maureensjazzcellar.com. 845-535-3143.

QUINN’S: 330 Main St. Beacon. www.quinnsbeacon.com. Mon: 8pm free adm MondayNight Jazz Sessions.

SENATE GARAGE: 4 N Front St. Kingston.www.senategarage.com. 845-802-5900. Mar9&23: 7:30&9pm $15 adm Jazzstock serieswww.jazzstock.com feat 03/9 John Menegon& Qrt East, 03/23 Giacomo Gates w/DonMiller Trio.

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-Sat 7-11pm. Adm varies. Residency (R):Thurs Jam w/Bill Washer & friends. Mar 2: R;3: Co-op Bop; 4: John Abercrombie/RobScheps Qrt; 5: Joanie Samra Trio; 9: R; 10:Peter & Will Anderson Trio; 11: Bill Warfield &Hell's Kitchen Funk Orch; 12: Denny CarrigTrio; 16: R; 17: Jay Leonhart, Tomoko Ohno,

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B A C K S TA G E PA S S

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.

When Chip Jackson began working in Elvin Jones' group, he was reading the parts fortunes he hadn't learned yet. Elvin didn't want him to be reading the changes while playinghis solo, so he reached across and turned Chip's part over. When his solo ended, Elvin turnedit back again and gave Chip a big smile.

On another night, Chip was winding down the solo chorus he was used to playing on onetune, and Elvin whispered, "You ain't finished yet!" That was Elvin's way of telling him totake another chorus.

There was one tune in Elvin's repertoire that required the bass player to stay on an Aminor pattern through the whole thing. If Chip tried to vary the pattern a little, Elvin wouldgive him a negative look. So he asked him later, "How do you think about a tune like this?"Elvin replied, "You know what? We need to mesmerize them!"

A Moment You Missed by Fran Kaufman Hot HouseContributing Photographer

Bassist Ricky Rodriguez has hispriorities: when he arrived at his gigon a rainy night in January, he did-n’t remove his wet hat and jacket,but took care of his bass, drying offthe case before opening it and join-ing Mike and Robert Rodriguez onthe bandstand. First things first!

Sherrie Maricle Trio; 18: Ken Peplowski; 19:Nancy Coletti Trio; 23: R; 24: Steve LaSpinaTrio; 25: Nancy & Spencer Reed; 26: SkipWilkins Trio; 27: 7:30-10:30pm The WaterGap Jazz Orch dir by Matt Vashlishan; 30: R;31: La Tonya Hall & Andy Milne.

SOUTH JAZZ PARLOR AT BERKS: AtDoubletree. 701 Penn St. Reading. 610-375-8000. Mar 31: 7&9:30pm Berks Jazz Festwww.berksjazzfest.com feat Dr. Lonnie SmithTrio.

FLUSHING TOWN HALL: 137-35 NorthernBlvd. Flushing. www.flushingtownhall.org.718-463-7700. 1st Wed: 7pm $10 adm Jamw/Carol Sudhalter. Mar 31: 8pm $42-20 admToshiko Akiyoshi & Barry Harris.

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.

Hot House is not responsible for any errors in the listings which may have occured from late changes or incorrect information supplied to us.Please call the venues or check website for up to date calendars.

ALVIN & FRIENDS: 14 Memorial Hwy. NewRochelle. www.alvinandfriendsrestaurant.com. 914-654-6549. Free adm. Mar 3: 7-11pm Jazmyn; 18: 7:30-11pm Peter HandTrio; 31: 6:30-9:30pm $20 Bernhard HaaksQrt.

BEANRUNNER CAFÉ: 201 S Division &Esther St. Peekskill. 914-737-1701.www.beanrunnercafe.com. Fri-Sat: 8-10:30pm $10 adm. Mar 2: Michael Attanasio;4: Chip White Sxt; 10: Sheila Baptiste; 11:Ray Blue Qrt; 12: 5-8pm Sheila Baptiste; 25:Lady Got Chops Festival feat Erena TerakuboTrio.

EMELIN THEATRE: 153 Library Ln.Mamaroneck. www.emelin.org. 914-698-0098. Mar 31: 7:30&9:30pm $59-47 admJohn Pizzarelli.

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: 199NColumbus Av at E Lincoln Av. Mount Vernon.www.pjsjazz.org. 914-636-4977. Mar 12:5:15-9pm $25 adm Second Sunday Jazzseries feat Jazzmeia Horn.

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