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DANIEL SCHNYDER

BRIDGETTE A. WIMBERLY

LAWRENCE BROWNLEEAS CHARLIE PARKER

CORRADO ROVARIS

RON DANIELS

FRIDAY, APRIL 1 AT 8PM & SUNDAY, APRIL 3 AT 3PM

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By George Kanzler

10 Keberle and Catharsis cover photo by John Rogers, Catherine by Jos L Kneapen, Aldana from Fran Kaufman.

WINNING SPINSWHEN WE THINK OF AFRO-LATIN

jazz, Cuba, Puerto Rico and theCaribbean come to mind, while SouthAmerican jazz usually signals Brazil.However, the South American music onthese Winning Spins is mostly rooted inthe Spanish-speaking part of that conti-nent, and two musicians on each of thealbums hail from there.

Tenor saxophonist Melissa Aldana, whohas a new trio CD out this month, wasraised in Santiago Chile, as was herbassist, Pablo Menares. In an album rang-ing across musical styles from the conti-nent, trombonist Ryan Keberle's quintetincludes singer Camila Meza from Chileand Peruvian bassist Jorge Roeder.German drummer Jochen Rueckert roundsout Aldana's trio while Keberle's band iscompleted by trumpeter Mike Rodriguezand drummer Eric Doob.

Back Home, Melissa Aldana(Wommusic), is the tenor saxophonist'sthird album in the demanding tenor-bass-drums trio format. Although she won'tturn 28 until late this year, she alreadyhas racked up an impressive string ofaccomplishments, having won theThelonious Monk Competition for saxo-phonists in 2013 and winning tenor saxhonors in the latest Hot House Jazz FanDecision Awards.

After attending Berklee College ofMusic at Danilo Pérez's urging, Aldana,the daughter and granddaughter ofChilean saxophonists, joined the Big Applejazz scene five years ago. Unlike her earli-er trio albums, Back Home emphasizesoriginals, with four from Aldana and twoeach from Menares and Rueckert, withKurt Weill's ballad standard, "My Ship," atenderly reflective duet by tenor and bass,rounding out the CD.

While Aldana's trio is firmly rooted in amainstream-modern jazz tradition pio-neered by Sonny Rollins and continuedtoday by the likes of Mark Turner and herfellow South American Ivo Perlman, hermusic partakes of the rhythms of her con-tinent, from the frenetic dance beats to thefolkloric mix of such time signatures as 3/4and 6/8, a combination heard on Menares'highly lyrical "Desde la Lluvia (From theRain)."

Aldana employs an eclectic array oftones and strategies on her saxophone,staying in a high, keening range overrolling rhythms on her "Alegria(Happiness)," teasing out squirrelly notesand squawks on Menares' "En Otre Lugar(Somewhere Else)" and conjuring up rum-

bling, heavy tones on Rueckert's "Servant#2." Besides Aldana’s malleable tone, hertrio also provides variety with multiplerhythms, tempos and time signatures, anapproach perfectly highlighted on thealbum's final three numbers, all Aldanaoriginals. "Before You" has a perky, folksytheme over definite rhythm patterns;"Time" mixes percussion timbres varyingfrom gongs to toms, with a hauntinglyfamiliar theme, and "Back Home" includesa delightful series of exchanges betweensax and drums played with hands, brushesand sticks.

Azul Infinito, Ryan Keberle & Catharsis(Greenleaf), comes from a trombonist orig-inally from the Pacific Northwest. But,since arriving in New York in 1999,Keberle has become a mainstay of severalbig bands as well as playing SouthAmerican jazz with musicians from thatcontinent, including a Colombian folk-jazzband in 2006-7 that he remembers herewith his chart of Sebastian Cruz's folkloric"Cancion Mandala" with Meza singing thecomposer's lyrics.

On past Catharsis albums, Meza hasbeen confined to wordless singing, inte-grated into the horn section of tromboneand trumpet. But here she essays twoEnglish lyrics by Manca Miro on Keberleoriginals, two in Spanish and one inPortuguese, and also adds her vocal tonesto the other three tracks. One of Keberle'stunes is dedicated to Brazilian Ivan Lins,"Quintessence," a gentle samba featuringoutstanding solos from the leader andtrumpeter Rodriguez, while Lins' livelierbossa/samba "Mandala" closes out thealbum.

Some tracks by Keberle explore unfa-miliar South American dance grooves, likethe Argentine chacarera 3/4, the 6/8 of "IThought I Knew" with its pulsingpolyrhythms, and "Mr. Azul," an Afro-Colombian bullerengue (cumbia fertilitydance) featuring bassist Roeder and scin-tillating exchanges and trades by the twohorns and voice. There are also art songs,like "Pedro Giraudo's "She Sleeps Alone",a Colombian zamba with an operatic rang-ing vocal, and the CD's longest cut,"Eternity of an Instant (for Emilio Sola)," alargely through-composed episodic tangopiece that includes fine horn solos.

Ryan Keberle & Catharsis celebratethe release of Azul Infinito at JazzStandard on March 15. Melissa AldanaTrio has a CD release gig for BackHome at Birdland March 30 and 31.

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CLUBS & HALLS

UPPER MANHATTAN(Above 70th Street)

SUPPORT THE JAZZ MUSEUM IN HARLEMwww.jazzmuseuminharlem.org

92Y: 1395 Lexington Av at 92nd St. 212-415-5500. www.92y.org. Mar 1: 8pm Béla Fleck &Abigail Washburn; 19 8pm, 20 2&7pm, 212&7:30pm: Billy Stritch feat Cy Coleman’sBroadway scores w/Debby Boone, La TanyaHall, Nicolas King & Gabrielle Stravelli.

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

ALL SOULS CHURCH: 1157 Lexington Av at80th St. 212-535-5530. www.allsoulsnyc.org.Mar 20: 5-6pm free adm Rufus Reid/AaronGoldberg.

ANNEX: Hargrave House. 111W 71st St (betColumbus & Amsterdam Avs). 212-580-0888.Fri: 7-10:30pm $10 adm Open Mic w/FrankOwens.

APOLLO THEATER: 253W 125th St. 212-531-5300. www.apollotheater.org. Mar 12: 10pm$20 adm/10 min Betty Carter’s Jazz Aheadfeat DJ Hard Hittin' Harry.

BEMELMANS: At Carlyle Hotel. 35E 76th St atMadison. www.thecarlyle.com. 212-744-1600.Sun except 03/27: 9pm-12am Tony DeSare.

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

BILLIE’S BLACK RESTAURANT &LOUNGE: 271W 119th St (bet St. Nicholas Av& Frederick Douglass Blvd). 212-280-2248.www.billiesblack.com. Sun: 4-7pm Nikita WhiteBand. Mar 5&19: 8pm Lady Got Chops Festfeat 03/5 Pamela Hamilton Band, 03/19 KarynSmith & Grrlz Nite Out Band.

CAFÉ CARLYLE: At Carlyle Hotel. 35E 76th Stat Madison. www.thecarlyle.com. 212-744-1600. Mon: 8:45pm Woody Allen & EddyDavis New Orleans Jazz Band.

CASSANDRA’S JAZZ & GALLERY: 2256 7thAv (bet 132nd & 133rd Sts). 917-435-2250.www.cassandrasjazz.com. Sun: 4pm $20 donJanice Marie Robinson & friends feat Lady GotChops Fest 03/13 w/Noel Simone Wippler,03/20 w/Whitney Marchelle; Mon 8pm-12amJam; Wed: 8&10pm $10 Donald Smith &friends; Thurs: 8-11pm $5/1 drink min Jamw/Dr. Dwight Qrt; Fri-Sat: 9&11pm $10 Dr.Dwight Qrt w/spec guests 03/11 featAngeleisha Rodgers Band, 03/25-26 feat T.K.Blue.

CHÉRI: 231 Lenox Av (bet 121st & 122nd Sts).www.cheriharlem.com. 212-662-4374. Sets:Sun 12-3pm, Fri-Sat 8-11pm. Sun: Brunch featLady Leah; Fri: Débora Watts Brazilian JazzTrio; Sat: Parisianisme Serenade Lady LeahTrio.

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 9:30pm-1am; Wed-Thurs E 7-11pm, L11:30pm-2:30am; Fri-Sat E 8pm-12am, L12:30-3am. Free adm/$10 min. Trios unless

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otherwise noted. L Jam. Residencies: Sun EOpen mic w/Keith Ingham, L Kelly Green Duet;Mon Jon Weiss; Tues Marc Devine; Wed EOpen mic w/Les Kurtz, L Nathan Brown; ThursL Kazu; Sat L T. Kash. Mar 3: Steve Elmer; 4:Kate Cosco; 5: Sonelius Smith; 10: JordanPiper; 11: Michika Fukumori; 12: MikeLattimore; 17: Dan Furman; 18: DentonDarien; 19: Justin Lees; 24: Lauren Lee; 25:Joel Forrester; 26: Kayo Hiraki; 31: John Lang.

GIN FIZZ: 308 Lenox Av at 125th St. 2nd Fl.212-289-2220. www.ginfizzharlem.com. Sets:Wed 8:30&10pm, Thurs 10pm, Fri 9:30&11pm. Thurs: The Harlem Sessions by MarcCary. Mar 2: Bill Saxton Qrt; 4: SoulUnderstated feat Mavis “Swan” Pool; 9: The“4/4-24/7” Qnt; 11: Laurin Talese; 16: DavidGibson Qrt; 18: Fay Victor; 23: The “4/4-24/7”Qnt.

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 $15 adm unless otherwisenoted. Mar 5: $15/20 Harold Mabern Qrt; 10:Winard Harper; 18: Michael Mwenso & theShakes; 19: $20 Ben Williams Sound Effect;24: Dominick Farinacci; 26: $15/20 WarrenWolf.

HARLEM ON FIFTH: 2150 5th Av (bet 131st &132nd Sts). www.harlemonfifth.com. 212-234-5600. Fri: Lady Got Chops Fest feat 03/4 6pmIWJ Jam, 8pm Nadia Washington Ens, 03/116pm Angeleisha Rodgers w/Jasmin Song &friends, 9pm Pamela Hamilton Band, 03/189pm Andrea Brachfeld Qnt & guest LynetteWashington, 03/25 7pm Pucci Amanda JhonesQrt, 9:30pm Claudia Hayden.

HARLEM STAGE: At Aaron Davis Hall. 150Convent Av at W135th St. 212-281-9240.www.harlemstage.org. Mar 2: 7:30pm JazzNow series feat Kwami Coleman Trio.

HOME SWEET HARLEM: 1528 Amsterdam Av(bet 135th & 136th). 212-926-9616. Thursexcept 03/10&24: 6:30-9:30pm ChrisJohansen Trio.

LE CHÉILE: 839 181st St (bet Cabrini &Pinehurst Blvds). www.lecheilenyc.com. 212-740-3111. Wed: 8-11pm WaHi WednesdayJazz Jam w/Louise Rogers & Mark Kross.

LIME LEAF: 128W 72nd St (bet Columbus &Amsterdam Avs). 212-501-7800. Tues-Thurs:7-10pm. Tues: Martin Reuter Band; Wed: JulieGrahm; Thurs: Emma Larsson.

MANNA HOUSE: 338E 106th St (bet 1st & 2ndAvs). www.mannahousejazz.org. 212-722-8223. Mar 6: 4-6pm $10-15 adm Lady GotChops Fest feat Andrea Brachfeld & PhoenixRising.

NABE HARLEM UNDERGROUND: 2367Frederick Douglass Blvd at 127th St. 646-370-4008. www.nabeunderground.com. Mon: 7-11pm free adm/2 drink min Jam w/PatienceHiggins Trio feat Berta Indeed.

NATIONAL JAZZ MUSEUM IN HARLEM:58W 129th St at Malcolm X Blvd. 212-348-8300. www.jmih.org. Free adm. Events: 7-8:30pm. Mar 3: Daniel Schnyder & DaveTaylor; 15&22: Desert Island Discs w/Vijay Iyer03/15, w/Steve Coleman 03/22; 24: ClassicRecordings w/Loren Schoenberg; 31: Jazzfrom an African Perspective w/Sam Newsome.

PARIS BLUES: 2021 Adam Clayton Powell Jr.Blvd at 121st St. www.parisbluesharlem.com.212-222-9878. Sets: Early (E) 5-8pm, Jam9pm-1am. Free adm. Sun: 1st&3rd La BandaRamirez, 2nd Lucious Conway & MotownReview w/Terri Lowe, 4th Guest Band; Mon: ENiki Rubin & Warren G Trio + John Cooksey &Spontaneous Combustion; Tues: Al Black

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w/Annette Bland McCoy & the Sultans of Soul;Wed: Les Goodson & the Intergalatic SoulJazz Band; Thurs: E Patty Murry Mint Julip +Tyrone Govan & Top Secret; Fri: Melvin Vines& the Harlem Jazz Machine; Sat: alternatebetween The 69th Street Band/The AntoineDowdell Gp.

PARLOR ENTERTAINMENT: 555 Edge-combe Av at 160th St. #3F. 212-781-6595.Sun: 3:30pm free adm w/Marjorie Eliot, BobCunningham, Sedric Choukroun & specguests.

RENDALL MEMORIAL PRESBYTERIAN:59W 137th St, #61 (bet Malcom X Blvd & 5thAv). 212-283-2928. www.welcometoharlemcalendar.com Tues: 12-1:45pm $15 admHarlem Afternoon Jazz series w/Craig Harris.Mar 8: feat T.K. Blue Qrt.

RYAN’S DAUGHTER: 350E 85th St (bet 1st &2nd Avs). www.ryansdaughternyc.com. 212-628-2613. Thurs: 8-11pm Josh Marcum &Gene Bertoncini.

SETTEPANI: 196 Lenox Av at 120th St. 917-492-4806. www.settepani.com. Sun&Thurs: 7-10pm. Sun: Keyed Up series.

SHOWMAN’S: 375W 125th St at Morningside.www.showmansjazzclub.com. 212-864-8941.

SHRINE: 2271 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd(bet 133rd & 134th Sts). 212-690-7807.www.shrinenyc.com. Sets: 6-8pm unless oth-erwise noted. Free adm. Residency (R): Sun5-8pm Jam w/Lu Reid. Mar 1: The Tom BlattProject; 2: Ivan Srdjanovic Alternate Current;5: B.J. Jansen; 6: R, 8-11pm The Shrine BigBand; 7: New York Jazz Workshop; 8: HsinweiChiang, 8-9pm Yumi Ito; 10: 8-9pm GloriaIsaiah; 12: 6-7pm Nich Mueller; 13: R; 15:Terry “Doc” Handy; 16: 6-7pm ShelbySangdahl, 7-8pm Craig Brann; 17: 6-7pmAyumi Ishito, 7-8pm The Alpha Band; 19:Noshir Mody Sxt; 20: R; 21: WalterFischbacher Trio feat Alita Moses; 22: LuisGonzalez Trio; 23: Andy Winter Jam Band; 25:The James Labrosse Collective; 27: R, 8-9pmSivan Arbel, 9-10pm Rachel Terrien; 28: 7-8pm Jan Sturiale; 29: Damian Allegretti Trio;30: Peter Lenz; 31: 7-8pm Claudia Hayden.

SILVANA: 300W 116th St at Frederick DouglassBlvd. www.silvana-nyc.com. 646-692-4935.Sets: 6-8pm unless otherwise noted. Freeadm. Mar 1: Sergej Avanesov; 2: Harry SmithQnt; 3: John Eckert; 4: Short Memory; 5:Kadawa Jazz; 6: 8-10pm Blu Cha Cha; 7:Leonard Thompson Trio; 9: Jae Young Jeong;10: Art Baron & friends; 11: Shawn Rhoades;12: Moth To Flame; 13: 6-7pm Three Bananas;14: 6-7pm Andrew Kushnir Trio; 15: ShokoIgarashi; 16: Nick Grinder Gp; 17: GeoffeBurke; 18: Sigmar Matthiasson; 20: JeffMorrison Qrt; 21: Jim Piela Project; 22:Tsuyoshi Yamamoto; 23: Luis Gonzalez Trio;24: Andres Rotmistrovky; 25: 6-7 Craig Brann,7-8pm The International Ens; 26: RodrigoBonelli Spt; 27: 6-7pm Jan Sturiale, 7-9pmChris Beaudry; 28: 6-7pm Norihiro Kikuta Trio,7-8pm Jon Sheckler Trio; 29: Joe BreidenstineQnt.

SMOKE JAZZ & SUPPER CLUB: 2751 Bway(bet 105th & 106th Sts). 212-864-6662.www.smokejazz.com. Sets: Early (E), Late (L),Brunch (B); Mon E 7&9pm, L 10:30pm; Tues-Thurs E 7,9&10:30pm, L 11:30pm; Fri-Sat E7,9&10:30pm, L 11:45pm&12:45am; Sun B11:30am,1&2:30pm, E 7,9&10:30pm, L11:30pm. Adm/min vary. Residencies: (R) MonE Captain Black Big Band, L Smoke Jam; (R)Tues E Mike LeDonne & Groover Qrt, LEmmett Cohen Organ Trio; Wed L 03/2,16&30Lea Delaria & House of David, 03/9&23 LadyGot Chops Fest feat Camille Thurman Qrt;

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Thurs L Nickel & Dime OPS; Fri L 03/4&18John Farnsworth Qrt, 03/11&25 PatienceHiggins & Sugar Hill Qrt; Sat L Johnny O’Neal& friends; Sun B Annette St. John Trio, LWillerm Delisfort Qrt. Mar 1: R; 2-3: JacquesLesure Qrt; 4-6: Javon Jackson Qrt w/specguest Louis Hayes; 7-8: R; 9-10: Marquis HillBlacktet; 11-13: Carl Allen; 14-15: R; 16-17:Ulysses Owens Jr. & The New Century JazzQnt; 18-20: Harold Mabern 7&9pm w/specguest Kurt Elling; 21-22: R; 23-24: CharlesTurner; 25-27: The Cookers; 28-29: R; 30-31:Cynthia Scott Qnt.

SUGAR BAR: 254W 72nd St (bet Bway & WestEnd Av). 212-579-0222. www.sugarbarnyc.com. Sets: 8pm/$10 adm unless otherwisenoted. Residencies: Wed except 03/2Electrikana, Thurs 9pm Open Mic w/Sugar BarAll Star Band. Mar 5: 9pm Irini Res & the JazzMix; 11: Doug White Qnt; 18: Rob Silverman;25: 8:30pm Abe Ovadia Trio.

SYMPHONY SPACE: 2537 Bway at 95th St.212-864-5400. www.symphonyspace.org. BarThalia (BT). Fri: 8-11pm BT $5 admExperimental Jazz Party & Jam w/Mimi Jones;1st Sun 7&8:30pm BT $5 Mostly Marcusw/Marcus Goldhaber feat 03/6 Tessa Souter &Tony Romano. Mar 10: 7:30pm $12/6 HoraceMann Middle Division Band Students, UpperDivision Bands & Jazz Ens; 27: 7pm $25/10The New York Jazzharmonic.

UNIVERSALIST SOCIETY: 160 Central ParkW at 76th St. 212-595-1658. www.4thu.org.Mar 30: 6pm Tribute to Ettore Stratta.

The UPTOWN LOUNGE: 1576 3rd Av (bet88th & 89th Sts). www.uptownloungenyc.com.212-828-1388. Tues: 7-10pm Justin Lees JazzTrio.

The WEST END LOUNGE: 955 West End Avat 107th St. www.thewestendlounge.com. 212-531-4859. www.vtyjazz.com/917-882-9539.Mar 27: 4-7pm $25 adm/1 drink min SundaySerenade series feat Sonny Fortune Qrt.

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

B. B. KING BLUES CLUB & GRILL: 237W42nd St (bet 7&8th Avs). 212-997-4144.www.bbkingblues.com. Lucille’s Grill (LG). Mar18: 8pm LG $15/20 adm Vladimir Cetkar Spt;21: 1:30pm The New York Jazz Scenewww.mmnycjazz.com w/Marcus Miller featJohn Pizzarelli Qrt.

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 6pmexcept 03/6 Birdland Jazz Party w/CaroleBufford, 9pm 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 by Tommy Igoe; Sat 6pmBarbara Carroll. Mar 1-2: Molly Ringwald,10pm Carole Bufford; 3-5: Molly Ringwald; 3:6pm Peter Mazza Trio; 6: Purchase Latin JazzOrch; 8-12: Marcus Roberts Trio; 10: Julie Kelly;15-16: Steve Smith Groove Blue Organ Trio; 17-19: Eric Alexander Organ Qrt; 21: 7pm NatalieDouglas; 22: The New York Jazz Scene

MID-TOWN MANHATTAN

(Between 35th & 69th Street)

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Mar 1: 8:30pm Mark Miller & Sean Harkness;15-19: $30/40 John Patitucci Electric GuitarQrt; 24: 8:30pm $30/45 Aziza Miller & friends.

JAZZ AT KITANO: 66 Park Av at 38th St. 212-885-7119. www.kitano.com. Sets & adm: Sun12-2:30pm, Mon 8-11:30pm, Tues 8-11pm,Wed-Sat 8-9:15&10-11:15pm; Sun $40 buffet,Mon-Tues free/$15 min, Wed-Thurs $15/20min, Fri-Sat $30/20 min. Residencies (R): SunJazz Brunch 03/6&20 w/Ms. Blu, 03/13&27w/Tony Middleton; Mon Jam w/Iris Ornig; TuesSolo 03/1&29 w/Micah Thomas, 03/8&22w/Mikhail Romanov. Mar 1: R; 2: LarryNewcomb Qrt; 3: Clarence Penn Qrt; 4-5:George Cables Trio; 6-8: R; 9: Jack WilkinsTrio; 10: Tom Pappas & Barry Levitt Trio; 11-12:Philip Catherine Trio; 13-14: R; 15: tba; 16: MsBlu Qrt; 17: A Mighty Good Thing feat LuisBonilla & Amadis Dunkel; 18: Frank KimbroughTrio; 19: Michael Blake Qrt; 20-22: R; 23:Janice Friedman Trio; 24: Diane Monroe/TonyMiceli Duo & friends; 25: Brazil, Europe & USAConnection feat Nilson Matta & JohnSnauwaert; 26: Frank Kimbrough w/spec guestN. W. ; 27-29: R; 30: Chris Ziemba Qrt; 31:Valentina Marino Qnt.

JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER: 10 ColumbusCr at 60th St. 5th Fl. www.jalc.org. 212-258-9800. Appel Room (AR), Rose Theater (RT).Mar 4-5: 7&9:30pm AR The Magic of BennyGoodman feat Christian Sands, Sammy Miller,Joel Ross & spec guests Peter & WillAnderson, Patrick Bartley & Janelle Reichman;7: RT 7pm Young People's Chorus of NYC; 18-19: AR 7&9:30pm Aaron Diehl.

LEXINGTON HOTEL: 511 Lexington Av at 48thSt. www.lexingtonhotelnyc.com. 212-204-2318.Tues-Fri: 6-8pm The New York Jazz Workshop.

LOCAL 802: Associated Musicians of GreaterNew York Club Room. 322W 48th St (bet 8th &9th Sts). 212-245-4802. www.jazzfoundation.org/what-we-do/monday-night-jam-series.Mon: 7-9:30pm Lady Got Chops Fest featMonday Night Jam presented by JazzFoundation of America.

MORGAN LIBRARY: 225 Madison Av at 36thSt. www.themorgan.org/programs/sunday-afternoon-jazz. 212-685-0008. Fri: 6:30-8:30pm Friday Evening Jazz w/The NewSchool.

The NATIONAL: 557 Lexington Av at 50th St.212-715-2400. www.thenationalnyc.com. Sun:6-10pm. Mar 6: Pete O'Connell; 13: RobertWhaley; 20: Rosalyn McClore.

NATSUMI RESTAURANT: 226W 50th St (bet8th & Bway). www.natsuminyc.com. 212-258-2988. Tues: 6-8pm Joe Cohn Organ Trio.

NEW YORK YANKEE STEAK: 7W 51st St (bet5th&6th Avs). 646-307-7910. www.nyysteak.com. Sun: 12-3pm Brunch w/Rick BogartTrio.

OPIA: At Renaissance New York Hotel: 130 E57th St at Lexington Av. 212-688-3939.www.opiarestaurant.com. Sat: 8:30-11:30pmfree adm. Mar 5&19: Alex Minasian.

PERA MEDITERRANEAN BRASSERIE: 303Madison Av (bet 41st & 42nd Sts). 212-878-6301. www.peranyc.com. Sat: 6:30-10pm freeadm. Mar 5: The Blue Vipers of Brooklyn; 12:Tin Pan; 19: Padam Swing; 26: JazzManouche.

The PLAZA HOTEL: 768 5th Av at Central ParkS. 212-759-3000. www.theplaza.com. Wed:8:30-11:30pm free adm Kat Gang.

RAINBOW ROOM: 30 Rockefeller Plaza. 65thFl. www.rainbowroom.com. 212-632-5000.Sun: 11am-3:30pm Brunch $125 adm; Fri:7:30-11:30pm $250. Mar 4: JC Hopkins BiggishBand; 11: George Gee Orch; 13: DandyWellington.

www.mmnycjazz.com w/Marcus Miller featEtienne Charles; 22-26: The Tristano Project;24: 6pm Marissa Mulder; 28: 7pm BradSimmons, Eric Yves Garcia & Matt Baker; 29:9:30pm Marcus Miller Allstars; 30-31: MelissaAldana Trio; 31: 6pm Dena DeRose.

DIAMOND HORSESHOE: At Paramount Hotel.235W 46th St (bet 7th & 8th Avs). 212-706-7448. www.nycparamount.com. Mar 21: 8pmThe New York Jazz Scene www.mmnycjazz.com w/Marcus Miller feat Aaron Parks,Eric Harland, Gretchen Parlato & GregoireMaret.

CARNEGIE HALL: 57th St & 7th Av. 212-247-7800. www.carnegiehall.org. Mar 19: 9pm(Zankel Hall) $44-52 adm Randy Weston &African Rhythms; 30: 8pm (Stern Auditorial)Dianne Reeves, (Weill Recital Hall) $35-15Michael Kanan w/spec guest Jane Monheit.

CLUB BONAFIDE: 212E 52nd St (bet 2nd & 3rdAvs). 3rd Fl. www.clubbonafide.com. 646-918-6189. Sets: unless otherwise noted7:30&9:30pm. Residencies (R): Sun 7:30pmEmily Braden, 9pm Davi Vieira; Tues 7:30pmHal Galper & Youngbloods Qrt, 9:30pm Jamw/Bill Todd. Mar 1: R; 2: Vadim NeselovskyiTrio; 3: Sofia Ribeiro Gp; 4: Cocomama; 5:Steve Kroon Sxt; 6&8: R; 9: Norbert Stachel &LehCats; 10: Dirk Quinn Band; 12: Ari Hoenig;13&15: R; 18: Robby Ameen & the Days inNight Band; 19: Alí Bello & The Sweet WireBand; 20&22: R; 25-26: Richard Bona Gp;27&29: R; 30: Grupo Los Santos; 31: Svetlana& the Delancey Five.

DIZZY’S CLUB COCA-COLA: At Jazz @Lincoln Center. 10 Columbus Cr at 60th St. 5thFl. www.jalc.org. 212-258-9800. Sets:7:30&9:30pm, Late Night Sessions 11:30pmTues-Sat. Adm: unless otherwise notedSun&Tues-Thurs $35, Mon $30, Fri $40, Sat$45, Student $25, Late Nights $5-20; $10 min.Mar 1: Gerald Clayton Trio; 2: Tia Fuller Qrt; 3-6: $40 03/3 Willie Jones III Qnt; 7: $35 WilliamPaterson University Jazz Orch & Ensemblesw/spec guest Randy Brecker; 8: $30 ChristieDashiell Qrt, 9:30pm Shenel Johns Qrt; 9-10:$30 03/9 Helen Sung Qrt; 11: Linda Oh 5; 12-13: Dr. Michael White Qrt; 14: $35 New YorkYouth Symphony w/spec guest Jon Faddis; 15:$30 Sinne Eeg; 16-17: $30 03/16 AudreyShakir; 18-20: $40 03/18 Walter Blanding; 21:Rob Rodriguez Trio; 22: $30 Juilliard JazzEnsembles; 23: Alex Sipiagin Qnt; 24-27: $4003/24 Sherman Irby & Momentum; 28: $35Manhattan School of Music Afro-Cuban JazzOrch; 29: Amina Figarova Sxt; 30-31: BrubecksPlay Brubeck. Late Night Sessions w/Mar 1-5:Lucas Pino; 8-12: Alexander Claffy Trio; 15-19:Evan Sherman 03/15-16&18 & Entourage,03/17&19 & Entourage Big Band; 21: The NewYork Jazz Scene www.mmnycjazz.comw/Marcus Miller feat Bruce Harris Band; 22-26:Emmet Cohen; 29-30: Glenn Zaleski Trio; 31-Apr 1-2: Brubeck Institute Jazz Qrt.

FEINSTEIN’S/54 BELOW: 254W 54th St,Cellar (bet Bway & 8th Av). 646-476-3551.www.54below.com. Mar 5: 9:30pm Peggy King& The All-Star Jazz Trio; 26: Nicole Henry.

FLÛTE MIDTOWN: 205W 54th St (bet Bway &7th Av). 212-265-5169. www.flutebar.com.Wed: 7-10pm. Mar 2: Michael Sheridan; 9: LoisBruno; 16: Dorian Devins; 23: Amy Rivard; 30:Yaala Ballin.

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 & adm unless other-wise noted: 8:30&10:30pm, $25 adm/15 min.

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SAINT PETER’S CHURCH: 619 Lexington Avat 54th St. (Citicorp Bld). www.saintpeters.org.212-935-2200. 1st Mon: 7-9:30pm $5 admLady Got Chops Fest feat International Womenin Jazz Jam; Wed: 1pm $10 don Midtown Jazzat Midday; Sun: 5pm free adm Jazz Vespers.Mar 2: Sweet Megg & the Wayfarers; 6: MattHolman + The Tenth Muse; 9: Sarah Partridge;13: Magos Herrera/Luis Perdomo/HansGlawischnig/Alex Kautz; 16: Alex Leonard; 17:7:30pm Duke Ellington Society; 18: 7-10:30pmCobi Narita’s B’day; 20: Timo Vollbrecht Qnt;27: Ike Sturm + Evergreen; 30: Russ Kassoff.

SWING 46: Jazz & Supper Club. 349W 46th St(bet 8 & 9th Avs). www.swing46.com. 212-262-9554. Sets: Sun&Wed 8pm, Mon-Tues&Thurs8:30pm, Fri-Sat 9:30pm. Residencies (R): MonSwingadelic; Tues George Gee Swing Orch;Wed Stan Rubin Orch w/Joe Politi. Mar 1-2: R;3: Vanessa Trouble & Red Hot Swing; 4: RonSunshine Orch; 5: closed; 6: ProfessorCunningham; 7-9: R; 10: Vanessa Trouble RedHot Swing; 11-12: Maulers; 13: Felix & TheCats; 14-16: R; 17: Professor Cunningham; 18:George Gee Orch; 19: Maulers; 20: Felix & TheCats; 21-23: R; 24: Professor Cunningham; 25:George Gee Orch; 26: Swingadelic; 27:Vanessa Trouble & Red Hot Swing; 28-30: R;31: Vanessa Trouble & Red Hot Swing.

TGI FRIDAY’S: 677 Lexington Av at 56th St.212-339-8858. www.tgifridays.com. Sun: 6-9pm Marc Devine Trio.

TOMI JAZZ: 239E 53rd St (Bet 2nd & 3rd Avs).Lower level. www.tomijazz.com. 646-497-1254.Sets: Sun-Mon&Wed 8-11pm, Thurs 9-11:30pm, Fri 9pm-1am, Sat 8-10:30pm, Late(L) weekdays 9:40-11pm, Sat 11pm-1:30am.Adm: Sun-Mon&Wed free/$5 min, Thurs-Sat$10/10 min. Mar 1: William Stevens Trio, LDave Parker Trio; 2: Linda Presgrave, 3: EmiTakada; 4: Jae Yong Jeong; 5: The Highliners,L Yuko Togami Trio; 6: Alan Kwan Duo; 7: KenKobayashi; 8: Xinlu Chen Duo, L ShokoIgarashi Trio; 9: Michael Gallant Trio; 10:Yacine Boulares Trio; 11: 8-8:45pm ShyouheiYam, 9pm Takenori Nishiuchi; 12: DanielBennett Gp, L Craig Brann Trio; 13: KengoYamada; 14: Kaori Saiki Duo; 15: tba, L JamesDelano Duo; 16: Isak Gaines Duo; 17: ScotAlbertson; 18: Kuni Mikami Trio; 19: StandardProcedures, L Paul Lee Trio; 20: TakaakiOtomo, L Eric Plaks Trio; 21: Dorian DevinsTrio; 22: Jan Sturiale Duo, L Jun Xiao Trio; 23:tba, L George Dulin Duo; 24: Annie Chen Trio;25: Takenori Nishiuchi; 26: Yuko Ito Trio, LYusuke Seki; 27: Kengo Yamada; 28: YakoEicher; 29: Yoonmi Choi Trio, L RebeccaSullivan Duo; 30: Ayumi Ishito Trio; 31: SenriOe.

WALDORF ASTORIA: 301 Park Av (bet 49th &50th Sts). www.waldorfnewyork.com. 212-355-3000. Mar 20-23: The New York Jazz Scenewww.mmnycjazz.com w/Marcus Miller feat03/20 7pm Welcome party & show, 7:30pmEmmet Cohen Trio, 9pm Jane Monheit.

5C CULTURAL CENTER & CAFÉ: 68 Av C at5th St. www.5cculturalcenter.org. 212-477-5993. Mar 4-5&18: Lady Got Chops Fest feat03/4 8pm Shosh-Ke Rayzl, 9pm Meari Nam &Endea Owens, 03/5 8pm Sheryl Bailey Trio,9:30pm Arlee Leonard, 03/18 7pm Trudi Silver,8pm Carol Sudhalter Qrt, 10pm SueMaskaleris.

11TH STREET BAR: 510E 11th St (bet Av A &B). www.11thstbar.com. 212-982-3929. Mon: 8-11pm Richard Clements & Murray Wall JazzExpress.

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; 1st Thurs: EAmi Cervini; 1st Sat: E Ayana lowe; 2nd Fri: ETessa Souter; last Fri: E Kendra Shank. Mar 26:E Roz Corral Qrt.

ABC NO RIO: 156 Rivington St (bet Clinton &Suffolk Sts). www.abcnorio.org. 212-254-3697.Sun: 7pm $5 don C.O.M.A. series 2 sets + opensession. Mar 6: Trio Pakava + Bonnie KaneEns; 13: no show; 20: Dikko Faust Ens + BonnieBarnett/Hal Onserud; 27: Cécile Broche/Francois Grillot + Nick Demopoulos.

ALL THINGS PROJECT: At NeighborhoodChurch. 269 Bleecker St. 212-691-1770.www.allthingsproject.net. 1st Fri: 8&9:30pm freeadm. Mar 4: Rob Clearfield/Caroline Davis.

ANALOGUE: 19W 8th St (bet 5th Av & McDougalSt). www.analoguenyc.com. 212-432-0200.Sets: 7:30-10:30pm free adm. Sun: StefanoDoglioni Trio; Mon: Renaud Penand Trio featPasquale Grasso.

ARTHUR’S TAVERN: 57 Grove St. 212-675-6879. www.arthurstavernnyc.com. Sets: 7-10pm. Sun: Creole Cooking; Mon: Grove StreetStompers 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. Mon8-11pm & Wed 8:30-11:30pm: Jordan YoungTrio.

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CITY WINERY: 155 Varick St (bet Spring &Vandam Sts). www.citywinery.com. 212-608-0555. Mar 13: 11am-2pm Klezmer Brunchw/Victor Prieto.

CLUB ROOM: At The Soho Grand Hotel. 310WBway. www.sohogrand.com. 212-965-3000.Wed: 8pm-12am Chris Norton.

CORNELIA STREET CAFÉ: 29 Cornelia St.212-989-9319. www.corneliastreetcafe.com.Sets unless otherwise noted: Sun&Mon-Thurs8:30pm, Fri-Sat 9&10:30pm. Adm varies. Mar1: 6pm Kira Daglio Fine Qrt, 8pm AndreaWolper Qrt, 9:30pm Jay Clayton; 2: MarioPavone; 3: Lorin Cohen Gp, 9:30pm YvonnickPrene Qrt; 4: Jason Rigby Detroit ClevelandTrio; 5: Petros Klampanis & Contextual; 6: TheReunion Project; 8: Klazz-Ma-Tazz, 9:30pmMatt Panyides; 9: Jeff Davis & Dragon FatherBand, 9:30pm Sebastian Noelle Qrt; 10: BenMonder & Andrew Cyrille; 11: 6pm KeriJohnsrud, 9pm Jacob Sacks Qrt; 12: TonyMalaby Qrt; 13: Satoshi Kataoka Qrt; 15: MartaSanchez Qnt, 9:30pm Simona Premazi; 16:Aubrey Johnson Sxt, 9:30pm Leala Cyr Gp;17: Matt Brewer Qrt; 19: Michael Bates; 22:Elliot Sharp; 23: Gerald Cleaver & GiovanniGuidi Qrt; 25-26: Tyshawn Sorey Trio; 28: RozCorral Trio; 29: Robin Verheyen NY Qrt; 30:Loren Stillman; 31: Alex Conde Qrt, 9:30pmDan Rufolo Trio.

The CUPPING ROOM CAFE: 359W Bway(bet Broome & Grand Sts). 212-925-2898.www.cuppingroomcafe.com. Sat 8-11pm. Mar5: Chloe Perrier; 12&19: JudiMarie Canterino;19: Mal Stein.

The CUTTING ROOM: 44E 32nd St (betMadison & Park Av). 212-691-1900. www.thecuttingroomnyc.com. Mar 8: 7:30pm $20/25adm Frank Vignola Trio.

The DJANGO: At Roxy Hotel. 2 Av of theAmericas at Walker St. www.roxyhotelnyc.com. 212-519-6600. Sets: Wed 9pm-12:30pm;Thurs 10p-1:30am; Fri 8-10pm 10:30pm-2am,Late (L) 10:30pm-2am; Sat 8-11pm. Mar 2-3:Yotom Silberstein; 4: L Brian Newman; 9-12:Stephane Wrembel; 11: L Michael Arenella;16-19: Brian Charette; 18: L Brian Newman;23-24, 25 L & 26: Ed Cherry Trio; 30-31: tba.

DOMA NA ROHU: 17 Perry St at 7th Av. 212-929-4339. www.domanyc.com. $10 min. Wed:7:30&9pm, Sat: 8&9:15pm. Mar 5: Gabe ValleTrio feat Chloe Borthwick; 9: ScrubboardSerenaders; 19: Sweet Megg & the Wayfarers.

DOWNTOWN MUSIC GALLERY: 13 MonroeSt (bet Market & Catherine Sts). 212-473-0043. www.downtownmusicgallery.com. Sun:6pm In-Store shows. Mar 20: Ross Hammond.

DROM: 85 Ave A (bet 5th & 6th Sts). 212-777-1157. www.dromnyc.com. Mar 1: 7:30pm freeadm Silver Arrow Band; 2: 8,9&10pm $10Kama Mundo; 9: 7:30pm $15 Reza Khan;15&29: 7:30pm free Silver Arrow Band; 31:8pm $15 Joaquin Pozo.

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

FAT CAT: 75 Christopher St at 7th Av. 212-675-6056. www.fatcatmusic.org. $3 adm/no min.Sets unless otherwise noted: Early (E), Late(L), Night (N); Sun E 6pm, L 9pm, N 1am; MonE 6pm, L 9pm, N 12:30am; Tues-Wed E 7pm,L 9pm, N 12:30am; Thurs&Sat E 7pm, L 10pm,N 1:30am; Fri E 6pm, L 9pm + 10:30pm, N1:30am. Ev N: Jam. Residencies (R): Sun ETerry Waldo & Gotham City Band, N BrandonLewis & Renee Cruz; Mon N Billy Kaye; Tues E except 03/1 Saul Rubin Zebtet; Wed E except 03/2 Raphael D'Lugoff Trio + 1,

BACK ROOM: 102 Norfolk St (bet Delancey &Rivington Sts). www.backroomnyc.com. 212-228-5098. Mon: 9pm-12:30am feat Svetlana &The Delancey Five.

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: L VocalMondays series. Residencies (R): Sun PeterMazza, Wed L except 03/2 JonathanKreisberg. Mar 1: E Kyle Moffatt, L JC Stylles;2: E Prawit Siriwat, L Rafal Sarnecki; 3: EBobby Katz, L Kevin Clark; 4: Oscar Penas; 5:Freddie Bryant; 6: R; 7: E Dave Juarez, L NoraMcCarthy; 8: E Benno Marmur, L AlexGoodman; 9: E Arath Corral, L R; 10: EJunbeom Kim, L Benjamin Bryden; 11:Pasquale Grasso; 12: Jostein Gulbrandsen;13: R; 14: E Tommy Holladay, L Les Grant; 15:E Chris Beaudry, L Alex Levine; 16: E FlavioSilva, L R; 17: E Yuto Kanazawa, L HendrikMeurkens; 18: Adam Larson; 19: LesliePintchik; 20: R; 21: E Rafal Sarnecki, L DidaPelled; 22: E Peter Amos, L Yotam Silberstein;23: E NanJo Lee, L R; 24: E Sam Zerna, L TimArmacost; 25: Erez Barnoy; 26: MichaelValeanu; 27: R; 28: E Mark Phillips, L TammyScheffer; 29: E Alicyn Yaffee, L HashemAssadullahi; 30: E Paul Jubong Lee, L R; 31: ERodrigo Recabarren, L Brandon Coleman.

BLUE NOTE JAZZ CLUB: 131W 3rd St at 6thAv. 212-475-8592. www.bluenotejazz.com.Sets: 8&10:30pm + Fri-Sat 12:30am Late NightGroove series & Sun 11:30am&1:30pmSunday Brunch. Adm varies. Mar 1: McCoyTyner Trio w/spec guest Gary Bartz; 2-3: TalibKweli w/Live Band; 4-6: Ivan Neville PianoSessions; 7-9: Jimmy Heath; 10-13: RoyHaynes Band w/spec guest Pat Metheny; 14:Ameen Saleem; 15-20: Roy Hargrove; 21:Gianluca Pellerito Qnt, 10:30pm Morley; 22:1:30pm The New York Jazz Scenewww.mmnycjazz.com w/Marcus Miller featCyrille Aimée; 22-27: Patti Austin; 28: TheJames Moody Jazz Scholarship of NewJersey; 29-30: Wallace Roney w/Lenny White& Buster Williams; 31-Apr 3: Omar SosaQuarteto AfroCubano. Late Night Grooveseries w/Mar 4: Jeremy Dutton & Wayfarer; 5:Farah Siraj; 11: Mauricio de Souza; 18: ColinCannon; 19: Shari Pine; 25: SuCh; 26: Deej &Sonic Revolution. Sunday Brunch w/Mar 6:Nicole Zuraitis; 13: Steven Feifke; 20: AlexSipiagin & his NYU Jazz Ens; 27: Juilliard JazzBrunch.

CAFÉ LOUP: 105W 13th St (bet 6th & 7th Avs).212-255-4746. www.cafeloupnyc.com. Sun:12:30-3:30pm Jazz Brunch w/Steve LaSpinaTrio w/Ron Affif & Matthew Fries, 6:30-9:30pmJunior Mance, Hide Tanaka & Michi Fuji Trio.

CAFE NOCTAMBULO: At Pangea. 178 2nd Av(bet 11th & 12th Sts). 212-995-0900.www.cafenoctambulo.com. $20 adm/20 minunless otherwise noted. Tues: 7-10pm EricComstock. Mar 4: 7&9pm $20/15 min EmilioModeste Qnt; 19: 8pm George Stella; 23: 8pmKen Greves; 26: 7&9pm $30/20 min MarkNadler.

CAFFE VIVALDI: 32 Jones St (bet Bleecker &4th St). www.caffevivaldi.com. 212-691-7538.Free adm. Sun: 9-11pm John Lander Trio.

CAPITAL GRILLE: 120 Bway (at Pine &Nassau). www.thecapitalgrille.com. 212-374-1811. Free adm. Fri: 6:30-10pm RichardRusso Qrt.

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JOE’S PUB: At Public Theater. 425 Lafayette St& Astor Pl. www.joespub.com. 212-967-7555.Adm varies. Mar 6: 7pm $15 adm WilliamHooker Solo; 14: 7:30pm $15 Marika Hughes& Bottom Heavy.

JOHN L. TISHMAN AUDITORIUM: At NewSchool. 63 5th Av. Room U100.www.events.newschool.edu. 212-229-5630.Mar 30: 7pm Dave Douglas & The Westerlies.

KNICKERBOCKER BAR & GRILL: 33University Pl at 9th St. 212-228-8490.www.knickerbockerbarandgrill.com. Fri-Sat:9pm-2am. Mar 4-5: Mark Soskin/Harvie S; 11-12: Jon Davis/Gianluca Renzi; 18-19: MatthewFries; 25-26: Russ Kassoff/Jay Anderson.

LE POISSON ROUGE: 158 Bleecker St atThompson St. www.lepoissonrouge.com. 212-796-0741. Adm varies. Mar 4: 7:30pm $25adm Marc Ribot & Los Cubanos Postizos; 13:8pm $22 Kneedelus feat Kneebody &Daedelus; 14: 10pm $15 Jim Black Trio.

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(R): Tues L Annie Ross. Mar 2: E Ron Dabney& Barry Levitt Jazz Qrt; 4: E Alex Leonard, LSuzzanne Douglas; 5: E Luiz Simas; 6: 4pmArtie Thompson; 8: L R; 12: 4pm Janice &Vinnie Zummo, E Maria Guida Qrt, 11:30pmNiles Thomas; 15: L R; 18: L John Minnock;21: L Florencia Cuenca & Jaime Lozano;22&29: L R; 31: L Melanie Goerlitz & TheBianco Martinis.

MEZZROW: 163W 10th St (bet 7th Av & WaverlyPl). www.mezzrow.com. 646-476-4346.Sets/adm: Early (E), Late (L), Night (N); Sun E7:30-9pm, L 9:30pm-12am, Mon&Wed E 7:30-9pm, L 9:30pm-12am, N 12-1:30am, Tues E7:30-10:30pm, L 10:30pm-12:30am, Thurs E7:30-9pm, L 9:30pm-12am, N 12-1am, Fri-SatE 7:30-9pm, L 9:30pm-12am, N 12:30-2am;adm E free except Tues $20, L $20, N $10.Residencies: Sun E 03/6&20 Pasquale GrassoSolo, 03/13&27 Saul Rubin Solo; Mon E JohnMerrill w/guests, N Theo Hill; Tues L Lady GotChops Fest feat Jam Adi Meyerson & MikiYamanaka; Wed N Sarah Slonim; Thurs ESpike Wilner Solo, N Davis Whitfield; Fri E03/4&18 Ehud Asherie Solo, 03/11&25 SachaPerry Solo, N Johnny O'Neal; Sat E SpikeWilner w/guests, N 03/5&19 Anthony Wonsey,03/12&26 Jon Davis. Mar 1: Claudia Acuña; 2: Ray Gallon/David Wong; 3: RickGermanson/Gerald Cannon; 4-5: CurtisLundy/Donald Vega; 6: Ed Laub Trio; 7: DaveStryker Trio; 8: JD Walter/Jim Ridl; 9: MarcusMcLaurine/Lou Rainone; 10: OranEtkin/Sullivan Fortner; 11-12: Don FriedmanTrio; 13-14: Yotam Silberstein Trio; 15: MarionCowings; 16: Aaron Parks Trio; 17: LeonParker Trio; 18-19: Hod O'Brien/Daryl Johns;20: Roni Ben-Hur/Harvie S; 21: MikeMoreno/Jon Cowherd; 22: Holly Hofmann/MikeWofford Duo; 23: Chris Pattishall/Neal Caine;24: Victor Gould; 25-26: Jonny King Trio; 27:Diego Figueiredo; 28: David Hazeltine; 29:Evan Christopher/Ehud Asherie.

MILANO’S BAR: 51E Houston St (bet Mott &Mulberry Sts). 212-226-8844. Thurs 2-5pm:Carol & Company.

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 8: Lou Caputo’s Little BigBand; 15: Mike Longo Trio; 22: Jay D'AmicoGp; 29: Russ Kassoff Big Band w/CatherineDupuis.

NORTH SQUARE: At Washington Square

N Ned Goold; Fri 9pm Gospel Queens; Sat NGreg Glassman. Mar 1: E Tadataka Unno Trio,L Peter Brainin & the Latin Jazz Workshop, NCraig Wuepper; 2: E Greg Murphy Trio, LGroover Trio, N R; 3: E Maniacs of the FourthDimension, L Saul Rubin Zebtet, N Yoshi Waki;4: E Carlos Cuevas Trio, L R + JaredGold/Dave Gibson, N Todd Herbert; 5: ERoman Skakun Qnt, L Raphael D'lugoff Qnt, NR; 6: E R, 8:30pm Jade Synstelien & FCBB, NR; 7: E Francois Nnang, L Outspoken, N R; 8:E R, L Cocomama, N Ray Parker; 9: E R, LHarold Mabern Trio, N R; 10: E KatsukoTanaka Trio, L Greg Glassman Qnt, N AviRothbard; 11: E Caroline Davis, L R + tba, NAlexi David; 12: E Steve Blum Trio, L ZaccaiCurtis, N R; 13: E R, L Curtis Nowosad, N R;14: E tba, L Ned Goold Qrt, N R; 15: E R, L-Ntba; 16: E R, L The Don Hahn/Mike CamachoBand, N R; 17: tba; 18: E tba, L R + tba, N tba;19: E-L tba, N R; 20: E R, L tba, N R; 21: E tba,L George Braith, N R; 22: E R, L-N tba; 23: ER, L Adison Evans Qnt, N R; 24: E tba, LP.O.D, N tba; 25: E tba, L R + Tro Roberts Nu-Jive 5, N tba; 26: E-L tba, N R; 27: E R, L tba,N R; 28: E-L tba, N R; 29: E R, L Itai Kriss &Gato Gordo, N John Benitez & Latin Bop; 30:E R, L tba, N R; 31: E tba, L Point of Departure,N tba.

The FILLMORE ROOM: 146 10th Av. 212-921-7772. www.fillmoreroom.com. Mon: 7-10pm$15/10 adm www.bigbandmonday.com GlennCrytzer Orch.

GIORGIO’S OF GRAMERCY: 27E 21st St (betBway & Park Avs). 212-477-0007. www.giorgiosofgramercy.com. Mon: 7:30-10:30pmLawrence Clark Trio or Lauren Desberg Trio.

GREENWICH HOUSE MUSIC SCHOOL: 46Barrow St (bet 7th Av S & W 4th St). 212-242-4770. www.greenwichhouse.org. Mar 27: 8pmRichard Sussman Ens.

HIGHLINE BALLROOM: 431W 16th St (bet9th & 10th Avs). www.highlineballroom.com.212-414-5994. Mar 1: 8pm $30-45 admAntónio Zambujo; 13: 12:30pm $22-30 Brunchw/The DoDo Orch; 20: 12:30pm $22-30Brunch w/Beverly Taki Band; 31: 8&10:30pm$35-65 Hiromi & The Trio Project.

HOTEL CHANTELLE: 92 Ludlow St (betBroome & Delancey Sts). 212-254-9100.www.hotelchantelle.com. Sun Brunch 11-4pm:Martina & The Ladybugs; Tues 8-11:45pm &Sat Brunch 12-4pm: Dandy Wellington Band.

JAZZ GALLERY: 1160 Bway at 27th St. 5th Fl.www.jazzgallery.org. 646-494-3625. Sets:7:30&9:30pm $15/10 adm, $22/12 Fri-Sat. Mar1: Bryn Roberts/Lage Lund; 3: Rotem SivanTrio; 4-5: Steve Lehman Qnt; 10: LívioAlmeida; 11: Michael Rodriguez; 12: MarkGuiliana Jazz Qrt; 17: Tomoko Omura RootsQnt; 18-19: $20-40 Jazz Gallery’s 20thanniversary feat Tillery; 24-25: tba; 26: HenryCole Trio; 31: Cory Smyth Solo.

JAZZ STANDARD: 116E 27th St (bet Park &Lexington Avs). www.jazzstandard.net. 212-576-2232. Sets/adm unless otherwise noted:7:30&9:30pm; Sun&Thurs $30, Mon-Wed $25,Fri-Sat $35. Residencies: Sun 1-3pm Jazz forKids; Mon (R) Mingus Monday feat Mingus BigBand. Mar 1-2: Chris Bergson Band; 3-6: $3003/4-5 Alfredo Rodriguez Trio w/spec guestGanavya Doraiswamy; 7: R; 8-9: JoeyCalderazzo Band; 10-13: Steve Kuhn Trio; 14:R; 15: Ryan Keberle & Catharsis; 16: ThanaAlexa; 17-20: $30 03/18-19 Vinicius CantuariaQnt; 21: R; 22-23: $30 Michael Formanek Ens;24-27: $30 03/25-26 Guillermo Klein y LosGuachos; 28: R; 29-Apr 3: +11:30pm 04/2 RaviColtrane & The Void. continued on page 22

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S P O T LSVETLANA AND THE DELANCEY FIVETHE BACK ROOM / EVERY MONDAYHot jazz and swing are the proudly self-proclaimed labels of this combo that brings agood times vibe redolent of the pre-bop era. Almost as surprising as the fact that thegroup's eponymous leader, Svetlana Shmulyian, is a Russian who sings with a slightaccent, is that the Delancey Five is one of the very few bands in New York with notjust one, but two regular gigs. Besides playing every Monday night at one ofManhattan's last homes of a speakeasy, The Back Room, behind Ratner's Deli onDelancey Street, the band also has started a residence on Wednesdays at BedfordHall. To hear what creates the appeal leading to these shows, check out their Night atthe Speakeasy (OA2 Records), featuring ebullient guest star Wycliffe Gordon on trom-bone and vocals. GK

LORIN COHEN CORNELIA STREET CAFÉ / MARCH 3The considerable talents of bassist Lorin Cohen go beyond the noble, sophisticatedtechniques he employs. A longstanding member of Chicago's modern mainstream jazzscene, in NYC since 2012, Cohen has also performed alongside heavyweights JoeLocke, Monty Alexander, Houston Person, Victor Lewis and the fine pianist RyanCohan, Cohen's cousin. He has represented the U.S. State Department on a tour inAsia, crossed over into the stage version of Jersey Boys, the production Motown: TheMusical, and the contemporary groove, hip-hop laced ensemble Vertikal. Cohen is cur-rently working on a master's degree at Queens College, while his debut CD as aleader, Home (Origin), was issued in May. Here he’s joined by the acclaimed saxo-phonist Jon Irabagon, pianist Jeremy Manasia and drummer Brevan Hampden. MGN

ROB CLEARFIELD WITH CAROLINE DAVISNEIGHBORHOOD CHURCH / MARCH 4Wielding a variety of chordal instruments from keyboards to guitars, young RobClearfield brings his talents to NYC from Chicago, courtesy of their formidable newjazz scene. Alongside the excellent alto saxophonist Caroline Davis, Clearfield has col-laborated with recording artists on the independent Ears & Eyes label, and notableChi-Town progressives Matt Ulery, Zach Brock, Fareed Haque, Grazyna Auguscik andGreg Ward. From classical music, liturgical church or gospel songs to modern electric,rock or ethnic fusion, groove and funk, Clearfield has a broad acoustic and electricpalette to paint both bright and dark musical colors. His trio CD, Islands, will bereleased this spring. Clearfield, on piano, and Davis welcome several guest perform-ers including bassist Sam Weber and others to be announced. MGN

SIMONA PREMAZZITHE SIDE DOOR / MARCH 4A fearless modernist composer and improviser with a deeply romantic lyricism at hercore, pianist Simona Premazzi is one of the most fascinating and creative pianists inNew York today. Capable of dizzying musical turns that can switch on a dime fromhard-swinging Coltrane Quartet-inspired readings of standards, to spiky Monk-ishpiano tics, to richly harmonized ballad work, Premazzi consistently delivers a remark-able array of surprising aural delights to her listeners. Nowhere is this more apparentthan on her most recent release, The Lucid Dreamer, a thoroughly innovative outingthat perfectly balances the traditional with the novel. At The Side Door, Premazzi isin stellar company, as saxophonist Dayna Stephens, bassist Joe Martin and drummerAdam Arruda join her for what promises to be an exceptional evening of music. SH

STEPHANE WREMBEL THE DJANGO / MARCH 9-12Guitarist Stephane Wrembel's style easily fits into the category of Gypsy jazz but hisexpert command of the guitar suggests a more diverse and stately style. While theswinging sounds of hot jazz are apparent in his playing, Wrembel's tone suggests hintsof world music and contemporary classical music. Since his debut with 2002'sIntroducing Stephane Wrembel, Wrembel has crafted a technique that is constantlylooking forward and aiming to reach new and exciting heights. Many luminaries out-side of the world of music have taken note of his talents with director Woody Allencalling upon his artistry for the soundtracks to his films Vicky Christina Barcelonaand Midnight in Paris. Wrembel's virtuosity is sure to delight The Django. EW

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L I G H TJIMMY HEATHBLUE NOTE / MARCH 7-9Saxophonist and composer Jimmy Heath doesn't turn 90 until late October but he'll becelebrating all year, including this run with his 18-piece big band. Like the other nona-genarian commemorating his birthday at the Blue Note this week, Roy Haynes, Heathperforms and lives with the verve and vigor of a musician half his age. Heath bringshis band back to the club where they recorded his first live big band album, the 2015release Togetherness (Jazz Legacy Productions). Some of the original personnel are onstage including saxophonist Charles Davis, just seven years Heath's junior, along witha bunch of relative youngsters including pianist Michael Weiss, bassist David Wong,saxophonists Mark Gross and Gary Smulyan and trumpeters Greg Gisbert, FrankGreene and Freddie Hendrix. YE

ROSS HAMMONDSPECTRUM / MARCH 20, BARBÈS / MARCH 23New York City has slept on the extraordinary talent that is guitarist Ross Hammond.Hailing from Sacramento, Hammond draws in equal doses from straight ahead jazz,experimental sounds, folk music, blues, and even more broadly from traditions aroundthe world. As he returns to the East Coast, Hammond is joined by his longtime friend,percussionist and tabla virtuoso Sameer Gupta. After nearly two-decade friendshipand collaboration, these two artists navigate the 10,000-mile distance that separatesGupta's Indian classical training with Hammond's jazz and Appalachian-inspired sen-sibilities. The results find them discovering ample and rich common ground, develop-ing a musical relationship that benefits from the best of both worlds, and seamlesslycreates a sound that is endlessly delightful, lyrical and hypnotic. SH

CARL ALLENSMOKE / MARCH 11-13A seasoned veteran who has appeared on hundreds of recordings, drummer Carl Allenbegan gaining attention when he was recruited to be Freddie Hubbard's musical direc-tor. Since then, he has recorded a number of CDs as a leader and played a pivotal rolein groups led by Jackie McLean, Art Farmer, Benny Green and Christian McBride.Allen's diverse roots in gospel, R&B and jazz are evident in his playing and he pusheshis bandmates to a higher level. He also deserves wider recognition as a composer andarranger. His band, The Art of Elvin, is dedicated to the music of two influences: ArtBlakey and Elvin Jones. Trumpeter Freddie Hendrix, saxophonist Keith Loftis, pianistDonald Vega and bassist Yasushi Nakamura join Allen for this tribute. KD

MICHAEL KANANCARNEGIE HALL / MARCH 30Few contemporary artists possess the sensitivity and intuition of pianist/composer,Michael Kanan. From innovative intro voicings to rhythmically reactive comping, heplays with a compelling devotion to the nuance of every moment. Kanan's legacy ofartistic inquiry has allowed him to play all over the world with such visionaries asMark Turner, Kurt Rosenwinkel and Ben Street. His longest interlude, however, fea-tures a treasured musical partnership with Grammy-nominated vocalist JaneMonheit, for whom he has acted as both accompanist and arranger since 2001. Hisappearance at Carnegie Hall marks a significant moment for Kanan who, for the firsttime in his career, is joined by both Monheit and his current trio featuring GregRuggiero on guitar and Neal Miner on bass. SJ

JON DAVIS KNICKERBOCKER / MARCH 11-12, SMALLS / MARCH 14One of the most talented jazz piano players anywhere, many listeners likely still havenot appreciated Jon Davis as a top-drawer artist. His exceptional 2015 release, MovingRight Along (Posi-Tone), did turn many heads and ears toward his facile, literate, com-pletely listenable style. NYC native Davis is an unsung hero over the decades, backingsingers, working regularly with drummer George Schuller and bassist Ray Parker,accompanying large and small ensembles, while asserting his mastery and inventivemelodic approach. The original material Davis offers is precious, while his uniquearrangements on standards are simply captivating. Davis performs in duet at theKnickerbocker with bassist Gianluca Rienzi; and Smalls at a CD release party forChanges Over Time with bassist Ugonna Okegwo and drummer Ross Pederson. MGN

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Hotel. 103 Waverly Pl at McDougal.www.northsquareny.com/about-jazz. 212-254-1200. Sun: 12:30&2:15pm free adm JazzBrunch Trios. Mar 6: Roz Corral w/PaulBollenback/Rusty Holloway; 13: RichardLanham; 20: Roz Corral w/Ron Affif/Paul Gill;27: Andrea Wolper.

NUBLU: 62 Av C (bet 4th & 5th Sts). 212-375-1500. www.nublu.net. Mar 20: 9:30pm NoraMcCarthy & The People of Peace Qnt.

NUYORICAN POETS CAFÉ: 236E 3rd St (betAvs B & C). www.nuyorican.org. 212-780-9386/212-505-8183. Sets: 9:30pm. Tues: 9pmLatin Jazz feat 1st Tues Chembo Corniel, 2ndTues Bronx Conxión, 5th Tues Willie Martinez& La Familia Sxt; 1st Wed: All That - Hip HopPoetry & Jazz; 1st Sat: $15 adm Puddin’ Jazzseries + Jam; last Sun: Bobby Sanabria & NewSchool Afro-Cuban Jazz Band.

PEGU CLUB: 77W Houston St (bet W Bway &Wooster St). 2nd Fl. www.peguclub.com. 212-473-PEGU. Sun: 6:30-9:30pm free adm GlennCrytzer & Pegu Club All Stars.

PIANOS: 158 Ludlow St at Stanton. 212-505-3733. www.pianosnyc.com. Fri: 8-10pmCabinet Makers.

RED ROOM: At KGB Bar. 85E 4th St (bet 2nd Av& Bowery). www.redroomnyc.com. 212-787-0155. Mar 31: 9pm-12am free adm/2 drink minMichael Arenella & Dreamland Orch.

ROCKWOOD MUSIC HALL: 196 Allen St at EHouston St. www.rockwoodmusichall.com.212-477-4155. Mar 10: 8:30pm Julian Lage.

RUBIN MUSEUM OF ART: 150W 17th St.www.rubinmuseum.org/harlem. 212-620-5000X344. Mar 2: 7pm $25/22.50 adm IndroRoy-Chowdhury & Richard Bennett; 25: 7-8:30pm $18/20 Ches Smith, Craig Taborn &Mat Maneri.

RUE B: 188 Ave B (bet 11th & 12th Sts). 212-358-1700. www.ruebnyc.com. Sets: 8:30,9:30&10:45pm. Sun: Brooks Hartell Trio; Mon:Richie Vitale Trio; Tues: Jeff Loomis Trio; Wed:Tim Regusis Trio; Thurs: Miriam Waks; Fri:Frank Valdez Trio; Sat: Gabriel JordokovskyTrio.

SMALLS JAZZ CLUB: 183W 10th St at 7th Av.212-252-5091. www.smallslive.com. Sets:Afternoon (PM), Early (E), Late (L), Night (N);Sun 1-3pm, PM 4:30-7pm, E 7:30-10pm, L10:30pm-1am, N 1-3am; Mon E 7:30-10pm, L10:30pm-1am, N 1-4am; Tues E 7:30-9pm, L9:30pm-12am, N 12:30-3am, Wed-Thurs E7:30-10pm, L 10:30pm-1am, N 1:30-4am; Fri-Sat PM 4-7pm, E 7:30-10pm, L 10:30pm-1am,N 1:30-4am. Jam following N. Adm varies.Residencies (R): Sun 1pm Vocal masterclassby Marion Cowings, N Hillel Salem; Mon L AriHoenig, N 03/7&21 Jonathan Michel,03/14&28 Jonathan Barber; Tues E except03/1 Spike Wilner Qrt, N 03/1,15&29 KylePoole & friends, 03/8&22 Corey WallaceDUBtet; Wed N 03/2,16&30 Aaron Seeber,03/9&23 Sanah Kadoura Band; Fri PM Jam03/4&18 w/Andrew Forman, 03/11&25w/Tuomo Uusitalo Trio, N 03/4&25 JoeFarnsworth, 03/11&18 Jovan Alexandre; SatPM Jam except 03/19 w/Jonathan ThomasTrio, N 03/5&19 w/Philip Harper Qnt,03/12&26 w/Brooklyn Circle. Mar 1: E EhudAsherie Trio, L Theo Hill Gp, N R; 2: E TroyRoberts Qrt, L Wayne Escoffery Gp, N R; 3: EJoris Teepe Qnt, L Wayne Escoffery Gp, NTyler Clibbon; 4: PM R, E Tardo Hammer Trio,L Michael Olatuja Qnt, N R; 5: PM R, E HayesGreenfield Qrt, L Michael Olatuja Qnt, N R; 6:1pm R, PM Ai Murakami Trio feat Sacha Perry,E Michela Lerman Tap dance show, L GrantStewart Gp, N R; 7: E Justin Mullens Oct, L-NR; 8: E R, L Theo Hill Gp, N R; 9: E Miguel

Zenon Qrt, L Mark Zaleski Sxt, N R; 10: EMiguel Zenon Qrt, L Ken Fowser Qnt, N tba;11: PM R, E David Schnitter Qrt, L Neal SmithGp, N R; 12: PM R, E Cory Weeds Qnt, L NealSmith Gp, N R; 13: 1pm R, PM Ai MurakamiTrio feat Sacha Perry, E Falkner Evans Qnt, LBruce Harris Sxt, N R; 14: E Jon Davis Trio, L-N R; 15: E R, L Abraham Burton Qrt, N R; 16:E Gilad Hekselman Trio, L Harold Mabern Trio,N R; 17: E Gilad Hekselman Trio, L NickHempton Qrt, N tba; 18: PM R, E RalphLalama & Bop-Juice, L Ethan Iverson Qrt, N R;19: PM Robert Edwards, E Chris Byars Sxt, LEthan Iverson Qrt, N R; 20: 1pm R, PM FrankKohl Qrt, E Johnny O'Neal Trio, L Behn GilleceQnt, N R; 21: E Leon Parker Duo, L-N R; 22: ER, L Lucas Pino Nnt, N R; 23: E Will VinsonQnt, L Michele Polga Qrt, N R; 24: E WillVinson Qnt, L Tacuma Bradley Gp, N tba; 25:PM R, E Lew Tabackin Trio, L Paul NedzelaGp, N R; 26: PM R, E Lew Tabackin Trio, LPaul Nedzela Qnt, N R; 27: 1pm R, PM GeorgeGee Swing Orch, E Johnny O'Neal Trio, L NedGoold Qrt, N R; 28: E Steve Williams Trio, L-NR; 29: E R, L Josh Evans Gp, N R; 30: E TheSwing Machine, L Ed Cherry Trio, N R; 31: EAndy Farber Qnt, L Carlos Abadie Qnt, N tba.

SPECTRUM NYC: 121 Ludlow St 2nd Fl (betDelancey & Rivington Sts). 212-533-5470.www.spectrumnyc.com. Mar 20: 3-4:30pmRoss Hammond.

The STONE: 2nd St at Av C. www.thestonenyc.com. Adm varies. Sun&Tues-Sat: 8&10pmweekly residencies. Sun: 3pm John Zorn &friends. Mar 1-6: Matt Mitchell Qrt; 8-13:International Contemporary Ens; 15-20:Angelica Sanchez; 22-27: Mark Feldman; 29-Apr 3: Meg Okura.

TRIBECA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER:199 Chambers St. www.tribecapac.org. 212-220-1460. Mar 3: 8pm $45/50 adm Highlightsin Jazz series Salute to Paquito D’Rivera featPeter & Will Anderson, Ken Peplowski, PaquitoD’Rivera Qnt w/Diego Urcola; 5&19: 7:30pm$25 Monk in Motion feat 03/5 Veronica Swift,03/19 Vuyo Sotashe.

TURNMILL: 119E 27th St (bet Park & LexingtonAvs). www.turnmillnyc.com. 646-524-6060.Wed: 11pm-2am Jam w/Rob Duguay & LowKey Trio.

VILLAGE VANGUARD: 178 7th Av S at 11thSt. 212-255-4037. www.villagevanguard.com.Sets: 8:30&10:30pm. Adm: Mon-Thurs $30/1drink min. Residency (R): Mon Vanguard JazzOrch. Mar 1-6: Myra Melford; 7: R; 8-13: BillFrisell & Thomas Morgan Duo; 14: R; 15-20:Bill Frisell; 21: R; 22-27: Fred Hersch Trio; 28:R; 29-Apr 3: Tom Harrell.

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

WESTBETH COMMUNITY ROOM: 55Bethune St (bet West & Washington Sts).www.westbeth.org. 646-691-4330. Sun:11:30am $20 adm Lady Got Chops Fest featShekere Class w/Madeleine Yayodele Nelson.

WOW CAFE THEATER: 59-61E 4th St (betBowery & 2nd Av). 4th Fl. 917-725-1482.www.wowcafe.org. Mar 10-12&17-19: 7pm$10/20 adm Ghosts Appearing through theSound, an Abbey Lincoln Tribute feat Kosi.

ZINC BAR: 82W 3rd St (bet Thompson &Sullivan). 212-477-8337. www.zincbar.com.Residencies: Sun 9pm-12am Emilio SollaTango Band, Mon 10pm-2am Ron Affif Trio,Tues 10pm $15 Evolution Band + Jamw/Igmar Thomas, Thurs 11pm&12am $15Roman Diaz Midnight Rumba, Sat

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ACONSUMMATE ARTIST WHO HASplayed with Chet Baker, Dexter

Gordon, Toots Thielemans, Buddy Guy andLarry Coryell, master guitarist PhilipCatherine has enjoyed a stalwart career asboth a leader and a collaborator. Indeed, itis easy to see why Catherine has been oneof Europe's most beloved guitarists formore than five decades: armed with formi-dable technique that can tackle anythingfrom Reinhardt-inspired hot jazz to blazingfusion runs, Catherine never succumbs toshredding, instead placing beautifully lyri-cal lines and sensitive ensemble work at apremium.

While not a stranger to the UnitedStates, Catherine deserves a far higherplace in the jazz consciousness statesideand his forthcoming tour with bassistMartin Wind is a must-see for any lover ofthis artform.

Catherine's love for music and broad-minded approach to jazz date back to hisearliest encounters. Born in London andraised in Belgium, Catherine grew up in amusical household, discovering the guitaras a young boy. "One day I heard a Frenchsinger named Georges Brassens,"Catherine recalls. "His music was the firsttime I heard a guitar; as until then I hadnever noticed the instrument. Brassenswas singing these very nice melodies andaccompanying himself with the guitar andI loved it. So I went to a shop and asked myparents to buy me a guitar. I began tolearn chords and tunes with my teacherand, as I played chords, he would begin toimprovise, which fascinated me."

Concurrently, the innovations in hardbop of the mid-1950s were on full displayin Belgium and as Catherine's lessons con-tinued, he was also treated to the reper-toire of Art Blakey and the JazzMessengers, courtesy of a group of ama-teur musicians who lived down the street."I listened to this music that people like

Horace Silver and Hank Mobley were writ-ing and I was quickly interested,"Catherine recalls. "I also began hearingthe Modern Jazz Quartet, Erroll Garnerand, of course, Django Reinhardt. I reallyfell in love with Django's later playingwhen he was influenced by bebop and wasplaying with clarinetist Hubert Rostaing."

Catherine's talents flowered in this richmusical environment. As the 1960sentered, he began to perform more widelywith both European and American artistswhenever he could take breaks fromschool. "I stayed in school studying until Iwas 27. So, I could only get out of school onholidays to tour," Catherine notes. "Buteven so, I began playing with organist LouBennett and toured with him in 1964. Weeven opened up for Thelonious Monk inHolland, which I was able to do because Iwas on a one-week holiday from school!"

Even as his career progressed and deep-ened with these opportunities, Catherinenotes that he still viewed music as hishobby and didn't plan to become a profes-sional. However, in 1970 violin star Jean-Luc Ponty, riding high on the acclaim fromhis work with Frank Zappa, wrote toCatherine and invited him to join his quin-tet. Receiving that invitation, Catherineset aside his thesis work and set down thepath of a professional musician.

The opportunity with Ponty broughtadditional acclaim to Catherine, and hiscareer blossomed: the 1970s brought himinto extraordinary collaborations withaltoist Charlie Mariano, guitarist LarryCoryell and more. The 1980s saw him in astanding engagement with Chet Baker.Throughout all of this, Catherine's solocareer and discography began to grow anddevelop.

With early albums like Streams,September Man and Guitars, Catherineshowed a versatile and endlessly creativemusical vision and a willingness to takerisks, as well as a refusal to be easily castinto any particular genre mold. That cre-ative spirit would remain a hallmark of hisplaying in the ensuing decades, enablinghim to fit seamlessly into a remarkablehost of ensembles and settings.

Catherine's forthcoming tour withbassist Martin Wind continues a wonder-ful collaboration between the two artiststhat has existed for several years, after onefalse start. "Martin phoned me about 20years ago, because he wanted to do somemusic with me," Catherine notes."However, I was playing with Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen at the time andwe couldn't make it work at that moment.However, years later Siggi Loch, who runsthe ACT Music label in Germany, phonedme to tell me he thought Martin and Iwould make a very interesting duo andasked if I'd like to make that record. I said'yes,' and that's how our collaboration

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BROOKLYN CENTER FOR THE PER-FORMING ARTS: At Brooklyn College.Campus Rd & Hillel Pl. www.brooklyncenter.org. 718-951-4500. Mar 19: 8pm $35adm Robert Glasper Trio.

BROOKLYN COLONY: 274 4th Av. 718-222-0280. www.brooklyncolony.com. Mar 19: 9pmLady Got Chops Fest feat Regina Bonelli &Band.

BROOKLYN CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC:58 7th Av. www.bqcm.org. 718-622-3300. 1stFri: 7pm $5 adm Open Stage. Mar 12: 8pm$10 adm Brooklyn Jazz Wide Open series featScott Colley & Joel Frahm w/Works; 19: 8pm$10 adm The Morris/Webber Big Band.

BROWNSTONE JAZZ: 107 Macon St atNostrand Av. www.sankofaaban.com. 917-704-9237. Fri-Sat: 8:30m $30 adm incl 1 drinkBrownstone Jazz. Fri-Sat: 11pm-1am OpenMic w/Eric Lemon & BJ Ens. Mar 12-13: LadyGot Chops Fest feat 03/12 8:30pm PucciAmanda Jhones Qrt, 03/13 3pm Keisha St.Joan w/Lisa Liu.

The DRAWING ROOM: 56 Willoughby St #3.www.drawingroommusic.com. Sets: 7pm/$20adm. Mar 6: Margi Gianquinto w/MichaelKanan; 20: Gene Bertoncini.

FIREHOUSE SPACE: 246 Frost St. 917-709-7799. www.thefirehousespace.org. Mar 12:8pm $10 adm Desvelo.

FOR MY SWEET: 1103 Fulton St. 347-770-4735. Mon except 03/14: 7-11pm $10 adm BillJacobs Ens. Mar 14: 8pm Lady Got ChopsFest feat Endea Owens Band.

FREDDY’S BAR: 627 5th Av (bet 17th & 18thSts). www.freddysbar.com. 718-768-0131. Mar6: 4-7pm Sasha Dobson; 11: 9pm Hush Point,10pm Aaron Irwin Trio; 15: 8-10pm Blue Steel;20: 9-11 Jam w/Flea Circus; 22: 8:30-11pm Onthe Way Out.

HOPE & ANCHOR: 347 Van Brunt St. 718-237-0276. www.hopeandanchorredhook.com.Wed: 7:30-10:30pm Jam w/Ray Scro Qrt.

I-BEAM: 168 7th St. www.ibeambrooklyn.com.Sets: 8:30pm $15 don. Mar 11: SteveBaczkowski/William Parker; 19: Joe Morris; 23:Lena Bloch Qrt.

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

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. Mar 1: NateRadley, 10:30pm Josh Deutsch; 8: DavidBryant Trio, 10:30pm Ramon Lopez, OmarTamez & Angelica Sanchez; 15: James CarneyQrt, 10:30pm Curtis MacDonald Qrt; 22: EvaNovoa & Ditmas Qrt, 10:30pm BrandonSeabrook Band; 29: Mike McGinnis Road Trip,10:30pm Curtis Hasselbring, James Carney.

MANHATTAN INN: 632 Manhattan Av.www.manhattaninn.com. 718-383-0885. Wed:7-10pm Tuomo Uusitalo/Tim Norton.

MUCHMORE’S: 2 Havemeyer St. Williams-burg. www.muchmoresnyc.com. 718-576-3222. $10 don. Mar 1: 11pm OutNow MusicNights series feat Sinton/Goldberger Duo; 2: 7-9pm Lady Got Chops Fest feat Musique LibreFemmes w/Cheryl Pyle, Jamie Baum, NoraMcCarthy, Claire Daly, Shayna Dulberger.

NATIONAL SAWDUST: 80N 6th St. 646-779-8455. www.nationalsawdust.org. Mar 3:9:30pm Magos Herrera feat Ivan “Melon”Lewis Qrt.

10,11:30pm&1am Monika Oliveira & TheBrasilians. Mar 2: 8&10pm Valery PonomarevSxt; 3: 8&9:30pm Emilio Valdes Qrt; 4:10pm&12am Gregorio Uribe Big Band; 5: 8pmThe Livio Almeida Brazilian Dectet; 7: 10pm-2am VandoJam feat Steve Wilson; 9: 9pm Jamw/Sheriff Bob; 11: 8pm $25 George Mraz,10pm&12am Valery Ponomarev & Our FatherWho Art Blakey Big Band; 12: 8pm $25 GeorgeMraz Trio; 16: 8,10pm&12am Art Lilliard &Heavenly Big Band; 18: 10pm $20, 11:30pm$15, 1am $10 Svetlana Shmulyian & SethWeaver's Big Band; 22&29: 7-10pm StanRubin & Tigertown Five feat Barry Bryson; 30:9&11pm Eddie Allen Aggregation Big Band;31: 8&9:30pm David Weiss Sxt.

AN BEAL BOCHT CAFÉ: 445W 238th St. 718-884-7127. www.lindasjazznights.com. 1st Wed8&9:30pm $15/25 adm Linda's Jazz Nights.Mar 2: Peter Bernstein/Rale Micic.

G-BAR: 579 Grand Concourse at 149th St. 718-402-6996. www.gbarnyc.com. 1st Thurs: 6-10pm Dakota Macleod.

PREGONES THEATER: 571 Walton Av. 718-585-1202. www.pregonesprtt.org. Sets:8pm/$15 adm; Sun 3pm/free. Mar 5:Timbalaye w/Ralph Irizarry; 12: The Lady GotChops Fest feat D.O.M.E. w/ArcoIris Sandoval& Mimi Jones; 13: Dayramir Gonzalez; 19:Steve Oquendo Latin Jazz Orch; 20: CarlosCuevas/Michael Blanco.

UNIVERSITY OF THE STREETS: 2381Belmont Av. 2nd Fl. www.universityofthestreets.org. 212-254-9300. Sat: 9pm-12am $10 don Jam w/Rob Anderson Qrt.

40 KNOTS BAR: 200 Columbia St. 917-733-1054. www.40knotsbar.com. Sun: 5-8pm Carol& Company.

61 LOCAL: 61 Bergen St. www.61local.com.347-763-6624. Mar 6: 7pm $10 adm RosalynMcClore.

65FEN: 65 Fenimore St. www.65fenmusicseries.tumblr.com. Mon: 9&10pm $10 don65Fen Music series. Mar 7: Forbes Graham/Daniel Levin, 10pm Sierpe; 14: Michael Foster& Richard Kamerman, 10pm BrandonSeabrook Trio; 21: Sam Ospovat Solo, 10pmKim Cass Solo; 28: Anaïs Maviel/LathanHardy/John Murchisonm, 10pm Miriam Atkin.

440 GALLERY: 440 Sixth Av. 718-499-3844.www.440gallery.com. 1st Sun: 4:40pm $5 donMichel Gentile feat Me, Myself and Eye. Mar 6:Andrew Drury.

ACQUA SANTA: 556 Driggs Av. 718-384-9695.ww.acquasanta.com. Mar 4&18: 7:30-9:30pmTamuz Nissim Trio.

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.Mar 23: Ross Hammond.

BOUDOIR: 135 Atlantic Av. 347-227-8337.www.boudoirbk.com. Mon: 7:30pm. Mar 7:Benito Gonzales & Myron Walden; 14: MichaelValeanu & Robinson; 21: Guilhem Flouzat &Tony Tixier; 28: Jon Cowherd & YvonnickPrene.

BRANDED SALOON: 603 Vanderblit Av. 718-484-8704. www.brandedsaloon.com. Mar 3: 8-9pm Tamuz Nissim & George Nazos Duet.

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IF YOU'VE SEEN THE JAZZ ATLincoln Center Orchestra in the last

decade, it's a good bet you've noticed thelarger-than-life Sherman Irby upfront inthe saxophone section. He's the one whoenvelopes his alto sax with a grizzly bearembrace, making the instrument lookalmost toy-like in his hands. A superbmusician who has a soulful, fluid soundand an innate sense of swing, his bellow-ing laugh and cheerful persona are justtwo other reasons to enjoy this affablepersonality.

Growing up in Tuscaloosa, gospel andblues made up the predominant music ofhis childhood. He didn't take up formaltraining until he was about 12. "I playedwith the reverend James Cleveland (Kingof Gospel Music) when I was in high schooland that was a strong pull on me early on."

Then he was smitten. "I heard GroverWashington Jr. My aunt had MisterMagic, Grover was everywhere. I justdecided, 'the alto please.'" He started prac-ticing; copying Washington's solos andthose of another popular altoist, DavidSanborn. Then he heard Charlie Parker.

"That changed my whole vibe. I heardhim on a radio station from the Universityof Alabama playing 'The 52nd StreetTheme' and that just blew my mind. I hadnever heard alto played like that." Irby'seducation was starting to find its historicalcontext. "In high school, I liked PaulDesmond; I was studying classical saxo-phone and there was something about hissound—that is what I affiliated with jazzuntil I heard Bird."

The altoist attended Clark AtlantaUniversity and studied saxophone with Dr.James Patterson and he expanded hismusical palette, listening to CannonballAdderley. "Yeah, I mean who doesn't playalto and love Cannonball Adderley. He'sthe man. I like the swing feel that he plays.The way he uses harmonies, especiallyafter he played with Miles and Trane."

While in college in Atlanta, Irby sawaltoist Jackie McLean at a festival atPiedmont Park and met him and his sonRene, a drummer, after the show. "Renewas so cool with me. We walked aroundtown, he told me a bunch of stories and wehad a real understanding. Jackie gave mea book with his warm-ups that I still use; Iteach it to kids today. A warm-up that real-ly changed my sound."

Irby graduated Clark at the end of1991. "I had my degree in music educa-tion, but I didn't want to teach at the time.I thought that if I started at a school bandprogram, I would probably still be there 30

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years later." He worked as a valet parkingcars in Atlanta, trying to find work on offhours. Bassist Tarus Mateen was playingwith pianist Johnny O'Neal and suggestedthat Irby come by their gig and try out forthe band.

"So I came and Johnny said, 'You arepart of the band.' That was a step in myeducation. In many ways it was my firsttrue working gig. This was 1992 andAtlanta was starting to change for jazzmusicians—places started closing up.Jeff's Jazz, that was a great jazz club inAtlanta, closed down; Johnny left for NewYork and I needed work, so a friend ofmine called me and told me about thecruise ships. I went down to Florida and Istarted working for Carnival CruiseLines."

Irby used this time to hone his skills,study tunes and to make valuable contactswith other musicians. He saved somemoney, determined to leave the cruiseships and make his way to New York.

"I came to New York with no gig andwas completely broke within two weeks. Iheard musicians at Smalls and got in andstarted playing and started to get a repu-tation. We were playing off each other'stunes. It was a real learning and sharing ofinformation that was going on there."

By 1994, he had caught the ear of trum-peter Wynton Marsalis, who enlisted Irbyfor some gigs. In 1995, Irby was invited tojoin the prestigious Jazz at Lincoln CenterOrchestra. "It was something else. There isnothing like it in the world. We playedmusic from all different styles. You findout how great this music is by playing allthe different scores."

Irby played at JALC for two and a halfyears before leaving to join Roy Hargrove'sband. "Then I started to do more things onmy own. I was with Blue Note Records fora while." He played Latin jazz with PapoVasquez's Mighty Pirate Troubadours andthen had a brief stint in Elvin Jones' groupbefore the venerated trap master passedaway in 2004.

Irby has returned to JALC and ispresently on a European and Australiantour with the orchestra. "Not only are youplaying with the best musicians in theworld, most of whom have been leaders intheir own right, but we all come together to

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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 3: N $15 Jon Burr Qnt; 4: LMadrugada y Más, N $8 ASM Has Too ManyHands; 6: E Joe Fiedler Trio, L MicroscopicSpt, N $20 Andy Biskin & 16 Tons; 8: E SethWeaver Big Band, L Erica Seguine/ShannonBaker Jazz Orch, N $15 Big Beat; 9: L $5 IsakGaines Gp; 10: E The Black Lodge; 11: E Grüt,L Bright Dog Red; 13: E Earprint, L Diametric,N Zack Clarke Trio; 15: E Robert Sabin Dectet,L-N John Yao & His 17-piece Instrument; 16: LLoop 2.4.3’s Time-Machine_music, N $15Meier-Perla-Windfeld; 17: E $8 On Ka'a Davis,L-N Ole Mathisen Outlier Ens & Take OffCollective; 18: L The Victor; 20: 7:30pm KyleSaulnier; 22: E Tyler Luppi, L PravinThompson, N $8 Jeff Miles; 23: E $8 LehCats,L Chris Biesterfeldt Qrt, N $8 JanSturiale/Marco Panascia; 25: L SkiM, NGordon Grdina; 28: 8pm Antenna; 29: L $8 JimPiela Gp; 30: E Christine Tobin Duo, L PhilRobson & Icicle Architects, N Craig Brann; 31:E Piktor & Metamorphosis, L-N $15 Emily Kohl& Danny Green Trio.

SISTAS’ PLACE: 456 Nostrand Av at JeffersonAv. www.sistasplace.org. 718-398-1766. Sat:9&10:30pm $30/25 adm. Mar 5: Mavis “Swan”Poole & Jeremy “Bean” Clemons; 12: CarlaCook; 19: Lady Got Chops Fest feat YuniMojica & Jazzmeia Horn; 26: Lil Phillips.

SOUTH OXFORD SPACE: 138 S Oxford St.718-398-3078. Mar 4: 8pm $15 adm BerthaHope Trio.

STOP TIME BAR: 1223 Bedford Av. 718-230-1212. www.stoptimebar.com. Sun-Wed: 8-11pm, Thurs-Sat: 9:30pm-1:30am. Sun: 8-11pm Jam w/Tuomo Uusitalo Trio; Mon: 7:30-10:30pm Vocal Jam w/Lafayette Harris; Tues:8-11pm Joel Forrester Solo.

THREES BREWING: 333 Douglass St. 718-522-2110. www.threesbrewing.com. Mar 13:8pm $15 adm Three Concentric Sections XIIfeat Greg Ward, 9pm Angela Morris, 10pmRoman Filieu.

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

FUJI OF JAPAN RESTAURANT & BAR: 111Old Kings Hwy North. Darien. 203-655-4995.www.fujiofjapan.com. Thurs: 6:30-9pm MusicThursdays series feat Nicole Pasternak orMaria Tiscia. Mar 6: 5:30-8:30pm free adm/$10adm Dee Cassella Qrt.

PIZZERIA LAURETANO: 291 Greenwood Av.Bethel. www.pizzerialauretano.com. 203-792-1500. Sun: 6-8pm $15 adm/10 min. Mar 6: TrioShalva.

The SIDE DOOR JAZZ CLUB: At Old LymeInn. 85 Lyme St. Old Lyme. 860-434-0886.www.thesidedoorjazz.com. Sets: 8:30pm.Mar 4: Simona Premazzi & Outspoken; 5:Jacques Lesure; 10: Fred Hersch Trio; 11:Mark Zalesk Band; 12: Orrin Evans Trio; 18:Mike Moreno; 19: Jeb Patton; 25-26: RaviColtrane.

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ANOTHER REASON TO CELEBRATEBy Elzy Kolb

Sign o' the timesVocalist Veronica Swift always knew

she belonged in the family business. Shewas just nine when she made her singingdebut, belting out "I Love Being Here withYou" from the bandstand of New York'sJazz Standard with her parents, singerStephanie Nakasian and pianist HodO'Brien. "I never looked back," Swiftdeclares.

The 21-year-old says that she neverwent through a rebellious phase and herparents never pushed her to practice trum-pet, piano or voice. "It's a way of life for methat I acquired naturally from day one andI welcomed it."

Swift's discipline and drive have servedher well, taking her to the Young RazzcalsJazz Project, the Telluride Jazz FestivalAll-Star Band and the Governor's Schoolfor the Arts in Virginia. Now she's a schol-arship student at the University of MiamiFrost School of Music and first runner-upat the 2015 Thelonious Monk Internatio-nal Jazz Vocal Competition. "The Monkcompetition changed my opinion aboutwhere I'm going in my career," she says.Though the young singer was excited tomeet icons Quincy Jones and HerbieHancock ("I've been transcribing them mywhole life!"), the other contestants alsomade a big impression. "Meeting peoplefrom around the world who know thismusic, who are my age was amazing. Ialways thought I had something to prove,but there I felt I didn't have to prove any-thing. I didn't feel any pressure, for thefirst time. I was just there to play, to makemusic with some kickass musicians, sopeople can feel something."

Going into the competition's finalround, Swift made a bold choice to switchher material in response to the terroristattacks in Paris, which took place just daysbefore. Instead of performing "Darn thatDream," she opted to do "This BitterEarth." "I never did the tune before, butit's applicable to our times," she explains."There was so much negative energy outthere and I hoped to share my feelings. Ididn't go to win or gain points, I wanted totouch people. I just felt it was right to fol-low my instincts."

As soon as she graduates from college inDecember, Swift intends to follow herinstincts straight to New York. But in themeantime, listeners will have a chance tocheck her out March 5 at Monk in Motion:The Next Phase of Jazz at the BMCCTribeca Performing Arts Center. Swift,

who counts Anita O'Day, Peggy Lee andJune Christy among her faves, will presentmaterial she sang at the Monk contest;songs from her upcoming CD, LonelyWoman, set for release early this year; and"obscure standards most people don'tknow. And if you come to my show you'regoing to hear some vocalese. I want to givepeople a taste of the sound I'm trying tofacilitate."

Also high on her to-do list: Swift aims tohang out and jam more often with her dad,Hod O'Brien. "We don't really jam togeth-er. We practice for gigs, but I jam all thetime with his friends, like Bob Doroughand Bob Mover." Who knows, maybe Swiftwill show up to help her dad celebrate his80th birthday at Mezzrow March 18-19.

All in the familyThe self-described "trumpetess"

Angeleisha Rodgers first played the LadyGot Chops festival two years ago, soonafter she moved to the Big Apple fromVirginia. The festival's producer, and 2015Jazz Journalists Association Jazz Hero,bassist Kim Clarke invited her to be part ofa funky tribute to George Duke. "It was myinduction," Rodgers recalls with a laugh. "Ihad to show what I was made of; it was like'let the little kid step up.' It was my firsttime playing with Kim and now I'm accept-ed like family."

Rodgers will be fronting a band for thefestival this time around, featuring pianistCaili O'Doherty (the NPR Jazz Critics Pollrated her recently released album, Padme,2015's best debut recording); bassist AdiMyerson (host of Mezzrow's Tuesday jams)and BMI and JALC award winning drum-mer Lucianna Padmore.

The March 11 gig, at Harlem on Fifth,also features second-generation jazzmaven JasminSong Braith, daughter ofsaxophonist George Braith. Listeners canexpect straight-ahead jazz and standards,along with some originals by Rodgers and

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Braith. Rodgers describes her own compo-sitions as "flavored with gospel and funk,"courtesy of her Virginia upbringing. Shealso finds inspiration in R&B tunes, suchas Ledisi's "Alright." Listening to the songreminds Rodgers that "life has its ups anddowns, but you keep putting one foot infront of the other, keep breathing, andyou'll be all right."

The festival, which honors Women'sHistory Month, has a special meaning forRodgers. After getting pushback from oneof her professors about her choice of instru-ment, Rodgers says, "I was determined tofind a trumpet player who's done what I'mattempting to do." Her research broughther to the self-styled trumpetiste CloraBryant, who began gigging in the 1940sand continued till health issues forced herto put down her horn more than a half cen-tury later. Now 88, Bryant has continuedto sing, conduct master classes and lectureon jazz in recent years.

Rodgers interviewed Bryant and sever-al of her bandmates and wrote her gradschool thesis on the trumpet trailblazerand, in the process, "branched into a wholeavenue of music I didn't know about,women's history in particular. I'm pushingafter a dream, like Clora Bryant did. It lita fire, made me determined to stay openand keep learning," Rodgers reveals. "I'm abaton runner, so to speak. It's been handedto me and I get to run and hand it on to thenext one."

Rodgers may not have to look very far todiscover who gets the baton next—it couldbe her one-year-old daughter, Allise, whowas just eight months old when she beganrepeating rhythm patterns her mothertapped out and could make sounds on theflugelhorn before she could walk. A videoof the little one in action has had morethan 35,000 views. "It's going to be inter-esting to see how she naturally blossoms.I'm going to let her take the lead on it," herproud mother says.

The 14th annual Lady Got ChopsFestival includes dozens of gigs throughoutMarch in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens,the Bronx, Westchester County, LongIsland, Connecticut and New Jersey,including highlights such as singerWhitney Marchelle's birthday gig March20 at Cassandra's in Harlem. Check out

Angeleisha Rodgers, Harlem on Fifth

http://ladygotchops.com/14fest.html for afull schedule.

It takes twoSan Diego-based flutist Holly Hofmann

toured regularly with the great bassist RayBrown and she took to heart a piece of hisadvice: "Ray said you should always thinkabout the audience you're trying to court,otherwise you should just stick to playingby yourself in your garage," she recalls."Ray lived in the real world—the materialyou choose has to be right for you, but youhave to think about the listener, too."

Hofmann, who is comfortable frontingeverything from a duo to a 40-piece orches-tra with strings, always has her ear out forgreat material. While her repertoireincludes the Great American Songbook,Latin and Brazilian tunes and familiarpieces by the likes of Gershwin and Monk,"There are new standards by composersstill living and writing, like Kenny Barron,Tom Harrell and Donnie McCaslin," shepoints out.

She's also intrigued by the intersectionof jazz and pop. "People are discoveringwell-written compositions in other genresand making them into jazz." She cites JohnHollenbeck, the Bad Plus and BradMehldau as among those doing it well."People are always surprised to hear I loveJohn Mayer. He has amazing harmonicand compositional knowledge for a popstar. There's often pretty limited writingand orchestrating range from the pop guys,their harmonies are pretty basic. But thestandards are really changing as far aswhat a standard is."

For her upcoming duo gig at MezzrowMarch 22, she expects to play some tuneswritten by John Clayton and AnthonyWilson for her most recent recording, LowLife: The Alto Flute Project (Capri), as wellas some originals. "I'll do some things byNew York piano players like Kenny Barronand Pete Malinverni and maybe 'TempusFugit,' by Bud Powell. It's unexpected for aduo and we take it real fast."

Though she usually goes into a duo gigwith a good idea of what she intends toplay, that's subject to change once she getsa read on the audience. Hofmann keeps amaster list of tunes she can delve into if

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By Seton Hawkins

HOT FLASHESMusician-Host's Corner

The name Marcus Miller conjures upmany images: a virtuoso electric bassist, aremarkable multi-instrumentalist, a mas-ter composer, a producer and studio mas-ter who helped usher in some of the bestrecords of Miles Davis' 1980s period, avisionary bandleader whose own recordsdefy genre and delight ears. However, theimage of a gregarious host taking patronson guided personalized tours of New YorkCity's jazz scene might not immediatelyspring to mind. But that all changes March20-23 as Marcus Miller hosts The NewYork Jazz Scene with Marcus Miller, a spe-cially curated guided tour of some of thecity's top clubs, featuring private concerts,personalized events and more, all hostedand led by the legendary bassist himself.

The idea for this tour came to Miller ashe became more deeply engaged in anotherinnovative presenting model: The JazzCruise. "You see, we've been doing thesejazz cruises, which we do every year andpresent to about 2,200 serious jazz fans onthe ship," Miller explains. "Through speak-ing with the people, we began to realizethat many of the fans, as much as they lovejazz, had never been to Jazz Central: NewYork City. We asked them why not andmany of them noted that they were intimi-dated; the size of the scene and the numberof clubs meant they didn't know wherethey'd go. So I got the idea that as a nativeNew Yorker and jazz musician, I couldshow you where to go and what to see."Miller's concept seems correct: with nearly150 patrons joining the inaugural outing,Miller and his team are able to secure pri-vate performances at top-flight venues forthis lucky group.

Miller's involvement with jazz cruises,dating back nearly a decade, have indeedgiven him a remarkable insight into con-necting deeply with audiences, developingnew artistic collaborations and discoveringnew and innovative means to attract peo-ple to the art form. "The first time I wenton a jazz cruise, I had a great time," henotes. "The people who come on these arethere for one thing only: great jazz. As I gotmore involved—initially as a host on asmooth jazz cruise—I started developingnew ideas. What about participating moreon the straight ahead jazz cruise? Whatabout starting a contemporary jazz cruise?What about educating people about the dif-ferences among the styles? I really got intoit and enjoyed it and in particular I found

I enjoyed interacting with the people."Indeed, for an artist whose 1980s and

1990s career was defined heavily by studiowork, this new model marks a far morepublic role for Miller than his earliercareer allowed. "Times are different now,they're more interactive," he explains. "I'vebeen traveling and on the road and meet-ing the people I've been making music forall my life and it's been changing me andmy music. I think it's a change for the bet-ter and I'm embracing it."

The interactive model that Miller hasembraced has indeed led to remarkablecareer changes for him and has inspiredother artists to approach this model too.Miller notes that for him, the jazz cruisemodel and its interactive nature inspiredhim to open up more to his audiences onthe road, telling them the stories behindhis compositions and letting the listenersinto the music more. He also notes that forother musicians, his involvement in thejazz cruises led them to be willing to try itout. "Many artists were skeptical at first,"he laughs. "But now, my phone is ringingconstantly with people wanting to join in!"

To learn more about The New York JazzScene with Marcus Miller, visitwww.mmnycjazz.com.

Tributes, CD releases and moreOn March 10-13, the celebrated Steve

Kuhn Trio releases his At This Time…with sets at Jazz Standard. Learn more atwww.jazzstandard.com.

Violin master Mark Feldman hosts aresidency at The Stone March 22-27. His

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By Nathan Kamal, student at The New School

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THIS MONTH, PIANIST KWAMIColeman showcases his trio at Harlem

Stage. A Harlem native, Coleman's workschannel the music and sounds of his home-town. His trio, which features VicenteArcher on bass and Marcus Gilmore ondrums, combines the interplay of modernpiano trio music with an emphasis onmelodic piano parts. His forthcomingalbum Local Music, is set to release thisspring.

Coleman's output as a composer isinformed by his scholarly work as a musi-cologist and as a professor of music atNYU. "I don't like parsing traditions, likemaking one into a 'classical tradition,' andone into a 'jazz tradition.' That's not theway I grew up hearing music." Colemanemphasizes a holistic approach to listeningin which traditions are secondary to theflow of new ideas. "I see tradition as aseries of references that are built on histor-ical events. Tradition is not doctrine."

Coleman's scholarship takes an ongoing

interest in the music and influence of MilesDavis. His father, a pianist who studiedbriefly under Bud Powell, was immersed inthe New York jazz scene in the era of JohnColtrane and Davis. "These musiciansnever felt far away. Miles' music to mealways felt intimate and close. It soundedalmost famil-ial in thatway."

T h eK w a m iC o l e m a nTrio withV i c e n t eArcher onbass andM a r c u sGilmore ondrums is atH a r l e mStage onMarch 2.

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varied set of performances will includeappearances by Sylvie Courvoisier, GaryVersace, Drew Gress, Tom Rainey, IngridLaubrock and more. See a full schedule atwww.thestonenyc.com.

On March 30 at the UniversalistSociety, Pat Philips hosts a memorial trib-ute to and remembrance of her late hus-band, the “Pioneer of Crossover,” pianist,composer and conductor Ettore Stratta,

who passed away in 2015. The eventbegins at 6 p.m. and will offer a number ofremembrances and musical performances.Email patmusic2@gmail.com for moredetails.

Women's History MonthThe 14th annual Lady Got Chops festi-

val runs throughout March in celebrationof Women's History Month. Venues in themetropolitan area participate, presentinga wonderful array of artists includingCamille Thurman, Mimi Jones, KimClarke, Carol Sudhalter, Yunie Mojica,Jazzmeia Horn, Angeleisha Rodgers,Bertha Hope and more. Visit www.lady-gotchops. com/14fest.html. for completeschedule and list of participating venuesand musicians.

On March 19, Jazz at Lincoln Centerwill host Jazz Girls Day, inviting promis-ing young women from high schools in thearea to jam together, train with celebratedwomen in jazz and gain specialized ensemble coaching. Learn more at academy.jazz.org.

The National Jazz Museum in Harlemwill host a special event on March 24 cele-brating vocal legend Mahalia Jackson,with a particular focus on her work on theseminal Ellington recording Black, Brownand Beige. See more details atwww.jazzmuseuminharlem.org.

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

The Hot Sardines photo by LeAnn Mueller.

VINCENT HERRINGBETHANY BAPTIST CHURCH / MARCH 5Vincent Herring's early saxophone studies on the West Coast would lead to New Yorkwhere he expressed his musical talents working as a street musician after a day's workselling computer software. Music quickly won out over machines as Herring hooked upwith the Lionel Hampton Band, eventually developing a partnership with NatAdderley and, later, with drummer Louis Hayes in the Cannonball Legacy Band.Herring also worked with Dizzy Gillespie, Art Blakey, Cedar Walton, Mingus Big Bandand Nancy Wilson. His own recordings, including Night and Day and The UptownShuffle (Smoke Sessions), express a comfort with Cole Porter, Gershwin, Cannonballand Cedar Walton, while showing his considerable talents as a composer. Herring'ssweet, soulful approach sanctifies with his quartet for a go to meetin' night in Newark.

KARL LATHAMSHANGHAI JAZZ / MARCH 18DownBeat describes Karl Latham as a "technically and conceptually skilled drum-mer." Latham's diversity has played out on stages and studios with Clark Terry, DizzyGillespie Alumni All-Stars, Dave Stryker, The Shirelles and Johnny and EdgarWinter. Feet move when Latham teams up with saxophonist Don Braden for a BigFunk date. Latham's musical relationship with bassist Mark Egan interpretedIcelandic singer Bjork's tunes on Constellations (Double Moon). Unit 1 (Wavetone),with Egan and guitarist John Hart, expressed Monk, Miles and standards, resultingin one of JazzTimes' top recordings of 2013. Bringing past to present, Latham's newrelease, Living Standards (Unseen Rain), has the drummer, Egan and guitarist VicJuris doing the Beatles, Blind Faith, Jefferson Airplane, Pink Floyd and Neal Young.

MIKE RODRIGUEZ NEW JERSEY CITY UNIVERSITY / MARCH 14Growing up in Florida, Mike Rodriguez was attracted to the trumpet after listening toFreddie Hubbard records and watching Dizzy Gillespie on television with his father, adrummer. Early lessons from Arturo Sandoval and a teenage encounter with WyntonMarsalis set in motion his musical path. Rodriguez would develop his skills with EricReed's small group, the Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra, Joe Lovano and CharlieHaden's Liberation Music Orchestra, a diversity of styles Rodriguez says are "invalu-able to my playing today." In addition to his own recordings, Rodriguez has teamed upwith his pianist brother Robert. Their latest CD, Impromptu (Criss Cross), just nomi-nated for a Grammy, is a mix of rhumba rhythms and bebop. Rodriguez joins the NJCUfaculty trio of pianist Allen Farnham, bassist Andy Eulau and drummer Tim Horner.

THE HOT SARDINESMcCARTER THEATRE / MARCH 12It's a great American success story worthy of the cinema. A New York City actor meetsa Parisian-born writer at an open jam session and from there The Hot Sardines wereborn. Bandleader "Bibs" Palazzo, singer Miz Elizabeth and their powerhouse musi-cians fuse the musical influences of New York, Paris and New Orleans. The result isa trip back to the 20s, 30s and 40s, paying forward tunes from Fats Waller, CountBasie, Thelonious Monk, Django Reinhardt, Billie Holiday, the Andrew Sisters andmore. On its debut recording, The Hot Sardines (Decca), the group displays a mar-riage of early American jazz with a mischievous twist of French culture, where wash-board meets Waller, the group lives up to their "hot" name. There's even a tap dancer!

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PUFFIN CULTURAL FORUM: 20 Puffin Way.Teaneck. www.puffinculturalforum.org. 201-836-8923. Mar 26: 8pm Lady Got Chops Festfeat Lena Bloch/Roberta Piket Duo.

ESSEXBETHANY BAPTIST CHURCH: 275W

Market St. Newark. www.bethanynewark.org. 973-623-8161. Mar 5: 6-7:30pmJazz Vespers feat Vincent Herring Qrt.

DUKE’S SOUTHERN TABLE: 11 Clinton St.Newark. www.dukesnewark.com. 862-763-5757. Sun: 1-4pm, Fri-Sat: 7:30-11:30pm.Mar 4: Craig Yaremko; 5: Peter Lin & TheLintet feat Winard Harper; 6: Carrie Jackson;11: Pat Van Dyke feat Lezlie Harrison; 12:Rich Polatchek; 13: Pat Tandy w/CharlieApicela & Iron City; 18: Matt Chertkoff; 19:Brevan Hampden; 20: Flavuh; 25: LaMadrugada; 26: Radam Schwartz.

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH: 40SFullerton Av. Montclair. 973-744-6560.www.outpostintheburbs.org. Mar 13: 3-5pm$10 adm Spiritual Drumming Workshops byRichard Reiter.

NEW JERSEY PERFORMING ARTS CEN-TER: 1 Center St. Newark. 888-466-5722.www.njpac.org. Mar 16: 6-10pm WBGO’sChampion of Jazz feat Joey Alexander,7:30pm 30th Anniversary of Felix Hernandezand Rhythm Revue.

NEWARK SYMPHONY HALL: 1020 BroadSt. Newark. www.newarksymphonyhall.org.201-507-8900. Mar 29: 11am Sarah Vaughan“Commemorative Forever ® Stamp” ceremo-ny feat Mount Zion Baptist Church Choir,NJPAC Jazz for Teen Ens w/Jazzmeia Horn,Carrie Jackson, Melba Moore Trio.

RICALTON’S: 19 Valley St. South Orange.www.ricaltons.com. 973-763-1006. Tues:7:30-10:30pm Greg Bufford Trio.

RUTGERS UNIVERSITY: 350 Dr. MartinLuther King Jr Blvd. Newark. Mar 2: 4:30-9pmfree adm Jazz @Rutgers 250 w/Music, Artand the Written Word feat Leo Johnson Qrtw/the NJPAC Jazz for Teens.

SOPAC: 1 SOPAC Way. South Orange. 973-313-2787. www.sopacnow.org. Mar 5: 8pmRegina Carter & Southern Comfort; 13: 7pmTheo Walentiny; 18: 8pm Sarah Partridge; 22:7:30pm Celebration of Slide Hampton.

SUZYQUE’S BBQ & BAR: 34 S Valley Rd.West Orange. www.suzyques.com. 973-736-7899. Free adm. Thurs: 8-11pm John Lee Triow/spec guests. Mar 7&21: 8-10pm GlennFranke's BigBand.

TRUMPETS: 6 Depot Square. Montclair. 973-744-2600. www.trumpetsjazz.com. Sets:unless otherwise noted 7:30&9pm, Fri-Sat8&10pm, closed Mon-Tues. Adm varies. Mar4: Ron Aprea & Angela DeNiro Qnt; 5: OlegFrish Qrt w/spec guest Roseanna Vitro; 11:Joel Zelnik Trio w/Annette Sanders; 12:Tribute to Whitney & Phyliss; 19: Jeree Wade;25: Bob Kaye Trio; 25: Meier/Perla/ WindfeldTrio; 26: Dave Stryker Trio; 30: Diane Moser’sComposers Big Band w/guest Linda Miksza.

HUDSONMcGINLEY SQUARE PUB: 755 Montgomery

St. Jersey City. 347-408-5194. Tues: 7:30-10pm free adm Neil Johnson & MattPanayides Duo.

MOORE’S LOUNGE: 189 Monticello Av.Jersey City. 201-332-4309. Fri: 8:30pm-12amfree adm/no min Jam by Winard Harper &Rosalind Grant. 1st Sun: 6-10pm WinardHarper, Jeli Posse & spec guests.

NEW JERSEY CITY UNIVERSITY: 2039Kennedy Blvd. Jersey City. www.njcu.edu.201-200-2000. Mar 14: 7:30pm free adm MikeRodriguez.

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 5: JamesStewart; 12: Andre Mutcherson; 19: SylviaCuenca; 26: Women in Jazz.

MCCARTER THEATRE: 91 University Pl.Princeton. 609-258-2787. www.mccarter.org.Mar 12: 8pm The Hot Sardines.

MIDDLESEXDELTA’S RESTAURANT: 19 Dennis St. New

Brunswick. www.deltasrestaurant.com. 732-249-1515. Sets: 6:30-10:30pm. 1st Sat:Dakota Macleod. Mar 26: Maurício de Souza& Bossa Brasil® feat Anton Denner.

DUE MARI: 78 Albany St. New Brunswick.www.duemarinj.com. 732-296-1600. Fri:6:30-9:30pm free adm. Mar 4: DanielleIllario/Kevin Hill; 11: Vanessa Perea Duo; 18:Kristina Koller/Misha Josephs; 25: VanessaPerea Duo.

ESQUINA LATINA: 25 Liberty St. NewBrunswick. www.esquinalatinarestaurant.com. 732-543-1630. Wed: 7-10pm free adm.Mar 2: Vanessa Perea Gp; 16: Carrie JacksonGp.

GARDEN STATE ALE HOUSE: 378 GeorgeSt. New Brunswick. www.gsalehouse.com.732-543-2408. Tues: 8-11pm w/9:30pm Jam.Mar 8: Audrey Betsey Welber Gp; 22:Christina Nigro Gp.

HYATT HOTEL: 2 Albany St. New Brunswick.www.newbrunswick.hyatt.com. 732-873-1234. Thurs: 8-11pm free adm. Mar 3: AkikoQrt; 10: Virginia Mayhew Qrt; 17: SylviaCuenca Qrt; 24: Camille Thurman Qrt.

TUMULTY’S: 361 George St. New Brunswick.www.tumultys.com. 732-545-6205. Tues: 8-11pm w/9:30pm Jam. Mar 1: Alexis MorrastGp; 15: The Wright Trio; 29: Mimi Jones Gp.

MORRISBICKFORD THEATRE: 6 Normandy Heights

Rd. Morristown. 973-971-3706. Concerts 8-9:30pm. www.njjs.org. $15/18 adm. Mar 7:Big Bix Beiderbecke B’day Bash feat DanLevinson w/Mike Davis & Andy Schumm; 21:Midiri Brothers & Danny Tobias.

BIRCHWOOD MANOR: 111 N Jefferson Rd.Whippany. www.birchwoodmanor.com. 973-887-1414. Mar 6: 12-5pm $5/35 adm PeeWee Russell Memorial Stomp www.njjs.orgfeat Jon-Erik Kellso & EarRegulars Plus,Dennis Lichtman & Brain Cloud, WarrenVaché Qnt, Michael Hashim & WidespreadDepression

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 1: JohnKorba; 4: John Zweig Trio; 5: “King” SolomonHicks Qrt; 8: John Korba; 11: Jerry Vivino Qrt;18: Karl Latham Trio; 25: Brynn Stanley Trio.

OCEANOCEAN COUNTY COLLEGE: College Dr.

Toms River. 732-255-0500. www.ocean.edu.$18/22 adm. www.njjs.org. Concerts: 8-9:30pm. Mar 9: Big Bix Beiderbecke B’dayBash feat Dan Levinson w/Mike Davis & AndySchumm.

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PASSAICWILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY: 300

Pompton Rd. Wayne. www.wpunj.edu. 973-720-2371. Mar 6: 4pm Randy Brecker.

SOMERSETWATCHUNG ARTS CENTER: 18 Stirling Rd.

Watchung. www.watchungarts.org. 908-753-0190. Mar 4: 8pm JaZZ in the Gallery feat RioClemente w/spec guest Annette Sanders.

UNIONVAN GOGH’S EAR CAFÉ: 1017 Stuyvesant

Av. Union. www.vangoghsearcafe.com. 908-810-1844. Sun: 8-11pm $4 adm. Mar 6: DaveHessel Qrt.

WARRENRUTHERFURD HALL: 1686-R Rte 517.

Allamuchy. 908-852-1894. www.rutherfurdhall.org. Mar 20: 3-5pm $25/20 adm Jazz atthe Rutherfurd feat Warren Wolf Qrt.

CHRIS’ JAZZ CAFE: 1421 Sansom St.Philadelphia. www.chrisjazzcafe.com. 215-568-3131. Sets: unless otherwise noted Tues-Wed7&10pm, Thurs-Sat 8,10& 11:30pm. Mar 1:Triple T's, 10pm Drew Johnson; 2: DrewNugent & The Midnight Society, 10pm JessicaCantone; 3: Tim Brey; 4: John Vanore, 11:30pmLouis Pettinelli Jazz Gp; 5: Ben Williams,11:30pm Sam Bishoff Trio; 7: Chris Oatts; 8:Wataru Niimori, 10pm Chris Simonini; 9: JakeKaplan, 10pm Chien Chien Qrt; 10: 7pm

PENNSYLVANIA

Elizabeth Ross, 10pm Stacie Krawecki; 11:Dave Liebman; 12: Eldar Djangirov; 18: LukeO'Reilly; 19: Don Braden; 23: Sinne Eeg; 24:Pete McCann; 25: Darryl Yokley; 26: PatMartino.

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 3: R;4: The Reunion Project feat Chico Pinheiro,Felipe Salles; 5: Phil Markowitz; 6: BillCharlap; 10: R; 11: The Bojaira Project; 12:Bob Dorough; 13: Julie Kelly Qrt; 17: R; 18:Matt Hoffman & Harry Allen; 19: Sinne Eeg;20: Martin Wind, Phillip Catherine & MattWilson; 24: R; 25: The John Abercrom-bie/Rob Scheps Qrt; 26: Michael Stephans &Strings feat Vic Juris, Steve Cardenas &Jerome Harris; 27: closed; 28: 7:30-10:30pmDeer Head Inn Jazz Orch.

For complete daily updated listingwith “sort by” options, by artist,location, time or day, go to our

website www.hothousejazz.com.

Hot House is not responsible for anyerrors in the listings which may have

occured from late changes or incorrectinformation supplied to us. Please callthe venues or check website for up to

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started." The resulting album, New Folks,indeed served as proof of a vital, lyricaland fascinating pairing, showing anextraordinary simpatico between the twoartists.

Catherine and Wind will be joined bydrummer Matt Wilson, in what promisesto be an extraordinary gathering of threemasters. "This particular trio will be newfor me," Catherine notes, "and I am veryexcited for it!"

Philip Catherine and bassistMartin Wind with Matt Wilson ondrums perform at Jazz at the Kitanoon March 11 and 12 as well as at theDeer Head Inn in PA on March 20.

do this. In a big band, you're trying to findyour space within the groove with every-body else, so we achieve a common goal ofPeace and Love. Most of us actuallyarrange and write a great deal of the musicfor the band. Right now I am trying to fin-ish my ballet based on Dante's DivineComedy. I started it in 2013 and we per-formed the first act, The Inferno, in 2013.Now I'm working on the next two acts:Purgatory and Paradise."

When he returns from Europe, Irby willperform at Dizzy's, starting on his 48thbirthday, with his band Momentum,including trombonist Vincent Gardner."It's an unusual style because it has analto and trombone and I like the way thatworks. I'm going to stick with this band."

Sherman Irby and Momentum withtrombonist Vincent Gardner, pianistEric Reed, bassist Gerald Cannon andWillie Jones III on drums play atDizzy's Club Coca-Cola March 24-27.

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.

John Simon once reminded Phil Woods that an old high school buddy of his, Dave Poe, hadtaken some lessons with Phil. He told Phil that Poe had subsequently become a pilot forUnited Airlines. Without missing a beat, Phil said, "It pays to have friends in high places."

The Grand Island, Nebraska, Independent reported that a suspicious package recentlyresulted in the evacuation of approximately 900 students and staff members from WalnutMiddle School. Capt. Robert Falldorf of the Grand Island Police Department said a staffmember spotted the box in the band room, but could not recall seeing it there before. Thestaff member did not think the box looked like it held any kind of band instrument. The firedepartment opened the box and discovered it indeed contained a dangerous object… anaccordion.

A Moment You Missed by Fran Kaufman Hot House

Contributing PhotographerOn Feb. 4, I attended the rehearsal for

Jazz at Lincoln Center's Jazz for YoungPeople Concert, Who Is Sinatra? HostAllen Harris and vocalist KennyWashington certainly seemed glad to beon stage together in the Rose Theater.Andy Farber's big band provided theinstrumentals.

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she decides to switch direction on amoment's notice. She says that ability toturn on a dime is possible thanks to herlong musical and personal partnershipwith pianist Mike Wofford. "We've beenmarried for 15 years and played togetherfor 25 years before that, which makes for aseamless musical experience," sheexplains. "Mike accompanies like a dream,whether it's just the two of us or the 40 ofus. He breathes with the horn players andsingers and orchestrates as he plays.People expect a piano and flute duo tosound like chamber music, but with us it'snot that at all—there's a complete rhythmsection in Mike's left hand."

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By Cary Tone

B R I D G E C R O S S I N G S

JASON RIGBY, A SAXOPHONISTknown for his compelling inside-outside

improvisations, appears and records withhis own quartet and is featured on dozensof CDs by his peers including recent releas-es by the Detroit-Cleveland Trio withCameron Brown and Gerald Cleaver, andthe Mark Guiliana Quartet. He's an activeteacher both privately and at CCNYHarlem.

Q. In a few words tell me the first thingthat comes to mind when you hear thesefour saxophonists: 1) Ornette 2) Coltrane3) Henderson 4) Rollins.

A. You chose probably four of the mostimportant saxophonists to me. The thou-sands of hours I've spent listening to themhas formed my artistic foundation andtaught me the language of music in a pro-found way. It's a challenge to say only afew words... Ornette Coleman—raw bluesand confidence. A poetic improviser whoexudes jovial playfulness and deep sorrow.John Coltrane—creative visionary andfearless explorer. I have so many thoughtsabout Coltrane. Listening to him makesme feel like coming home; makes me thinkof the truly wonderful and beautiful thingsin the world—oceans, blazing sunsets,starry skies. Joe Henderson—freewheelinggroove monster. My favorite Joe record isLive in Japan from 1971—he's possessedand dealing serious fire. His ability to floatwith swirls of notes and then land on hisfeet with some of the deepest groove isastounding. Sonny Rollins—gigantic vocalsound spinning endless streams of beauty.My first jazz record was his Volume One onBlue Note—one of my favorite tracks of alltime is "How Are Things in Glocca Morra."Sonny has such wit, humor and intelli-gence. Just thinking of him makes mesmile.

Q. I recently discovered a saxophonist Ihad never heard before, Rudolph Johnson.Is there an unknown or relatively

unknown jazz musician alive or not whoyou dig?

A. I can't say that I've recently discov-ered an unknown player, but there aresome musicians who I think deserve widerrecognition. The alto saxophonist JonGordon kills me every time I hear him.Billy Pierce is another saxophonist who Iwas really into for a while. I love JameyHaddad—the incredible drummer. Thealto saxophonist Billy Drewes is anotherbright light of improvisational creativity!Mike Holober is a seriously badass pianist,not even mentioning his composing andarranging. Lately, the musician that'sbeen destroying me is the pianist RussLossing. We have a collective trio with JeffDavis called Heavy Merge.

Q. At what moment did you begin tothink of yourself as a jazz musician?

A. Ha! As soon as I heard that firstSonny Rollins record when I was 10 yearsold! It wasn't so much as thinking I was ajazz musician, it was more of deeply iden-tifying with what I was hearing—so muchso that I wanted to climb inside the speak-ers and merge into Max Roach's cymbals.

Q. What's a piece of advice you regular-ly give your music students about the jazzlife? (or the best advice anyone has evergiven you?)

A. I focus a lot on personal sound andworking to develop one's own individualvoice. I heard a great interview with SamRivers where he discusses creating his ownscales and his own exercises based on whathe liked, all in an effort to develop his ownsound. The jazz life? Everyone finds theirown way to carve out an existence. Beingopen-minded, humble and intrepid can'thurt.

Jason Rigby and the Detroit-Cleveland Trio with Cameron Brown,bass, and Gerald Cleaver on drumsare at the Cornelia Street Café onMarch 4.

For the complete interview, visit ourwebsite: www.hothousejazz.com.

“As soon as I heard thatfirst Sonny Rollins recordwhen I was 10 years old...Iwanted to climb inside thespeakers and merge into MaxRoach's cymbals.”

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free adm. Sun: Son Radical; Mon: Saul Noday Sus Invitados; Tues-Wed: Ariacne Trujillo ysu banda; Thurs-Fri: Gerardo Contino y losHabaneros.

LOWERBLUE NOTE JAZZ CLUB: 131W 3rd St at 6th

Av. 212-475-8592. www.bluenotejazz.com.See page 18.

DROM: 85 Ave A (bet 5th & 6th Sts). 212-777-1157. www.dromnyc.com. See page 18.

FAT CAT: 75 Christopher St at 7th Av. 212-675-6056. www.fatcatmusic.org. See page 18.

HIGHLINE BALLROOM: 431W 16th St (bet9th & 10th Avs). www.highlineballroom.com.212-414-5994. See page 19.

JAZZ STANDARD: 116E 27th St (bet Park &Lexington Avs). www.jazzstandard.net. 212-576-2232. See page 19.

The CAVE: At St. George’s. 209E 16th St atRutherford Pl. www.olmstedsalon.com. 2ndFri: 7:30&9:30pm $10 adm. Mar 11: ManuelValera & New Cuban Express.

LE POISSON ROUGE: 158 Bleecker St atThompson St. www.lepoissonrouge.com.212-796-0741. See page 19.

MEZZROW: 163W 10th St (bet 7th Av &Waverly Pl). www.mezzrow.com. 646-476-4346. See page 19.

NUYORICAN POETS CAFÉ: 236E 3rd St(bet Avs B & C). www.nuyorican.org. 212-780-9386/212-505-8183. See page 22.

RUE B: 188 Ave B (bet 11th & 12th Sts). 212-358-1700. www.ruebnyc.com. See page 22.

SOBS: 200 Varick St. www.sobs.com. 212-243-4940. Sets: 8&10pm $10/15 adm. Mar 4:Habana Sax; 11: Chico Alvarez w/ConjuntoSabor; 12: Fulsa; 25: Mala Rodriguez.

SUBROSA: 63 Gansevoort St (bet Washington& Greenwich Sts). www.subrosanyc.com.212-997-4555. Sets: unless otherwise noted8&10pm. Adm varies. Residencies: Mon LatinJazz Monday, Sat 11pm except 03/19 HabanaNights. Mar 1: 7:30&9:30pm “Un Amor” LosCintron; 4-5: Jorge Villamizar; 7: DayramirGonzalez; 10: Katy Diaz & Chris Hierro; 11:8:30pm Irka Mateo y La Tirindanga“Palenquera”; 14: Mitch Frohman Latin JazzQrt; 15: Canto Al Caribe feat Anissa Gathers;20: 8:30pm Kimberly Nichole; 21-23: DaymeArocena; 24: Flaco Navaja & the RazorBlades; 31: Carlitos Padron.

ZINC BAR: 82W 3rd St (bet Thompson &Sullivan). 212-477-8337. www.zincbar.com.See page 22.

BRONXLEHMAN CENTER FOR THE PERFORM-

ING ARTS: At Lehman College. 250 Bed-ford Park Blvd W. 718-960-8833.www.lehmancen ter.org. Mar 19: 8pm $50-65adm Ismael Miranda/Andy Montañez

PREGONES THEATER: 571 Walton Av. 718-585-1202. www.pregonesprtt.org. See page24.

WILLIE’S STEAKHOUSE: 1832 WestchesterAv. 718-822-9697. Wed: 8pm-12am.

BROOKLYNCUBANA SOCIAL: 70 N 6th St. 718-782-

3334. www.cubanasocial.com. Sets: 8pm-12am. Thurs-Fri: Afro Latin Jazz; Sat:Throwback Afro-Latin Roots; 1st Sat: 10pm-4am Salsa & Timba Band.

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76 HOUSE: 110 Main St. Tappan. 845-359-5476. www.76house.com. Wed: 8-11pm freeadm Quintets w/Mark Hagan except 03/16 &feat artists + Jam. Mar 2: Art Barron/RickKriska; 9: Matt Haviland/Matt Garrison; 16:Andrew Beals; 23: Bill Mobley/Rob Scheps;30: Andy Gravish/Andy Farber.

The DAUTAJ: 36 Oakland Ave. Warwick. 845-986-3666. www.thedautaj.com. Free adm.Sat: 7:30-11:30pm Richard Wiggins. 1st Sun:7-8:30pm NY Swing Exchange Band.

FALCON ARTS: 1348 Rte 9 West. Marlboro.www.liveatthefalcon.com. 845-236-7970. $20don suggested. Sets: 7pm, if opening act (Op)8pm main act. Mar 11: Miguel Zenon Qrt, OpPeter & Will Anderson Trio; 12: John TropeaBand; 20: Sheila Jordan & Jay Clayton.

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OFPHILLIPSTOWN: 10 Academy St. ColdSpring. www.presbychurchcoldspring.org.845-265-3220. 3rd Sat: 5:30pm free admJazz Vespers. Mar 19: Rob Scheps Qrt featSheila Jordan.

QUINN’S: 330 Main St. Beacon. www.quinnsbeacon.com. Mon: 8pm free adm MondayNight Jazz Sessions. Mar 6: 8pm Marc Ribot.

The ROSENDALE CAFE: 434 Main St.Rosendale. www.rosendalecafe.com. 845-658-9048. Mar 12: 8pm $20 adm FrankVignola, Matt Flinner & Gary Mazzaroppi.

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

FLUSHING TOWN HALL: 137-35 NorthernBlvd. Flushing. www.flushingtownhall.org.718-463-7700. 1st Wed: 6pm Clinic, 7pmJam.

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.

QUEENS LIBRARY LANGSTON HUGHES:100-01 Northern Blvd. Corona. 718-651-1100. www.queenslibrary.org. Mar 12: 1pmLady Got Chops Fest feat Bertha Hope,Monnette Sudler & friends, 3pm Aqua NinjazBand.

ALVIN & FRIENDS: 14 Memorial Hwy. NewRochelle. www.alvinandfriendsrestaurant.com. 914-654-6549. Mar 4: 7-10:30pm freeadm/2 drink min Victor LaGamma Trio.

BEANRUNNER CAFÉ: 201 S Division &Esther St. Peekskill. 914-737-1701.www.beanrunnercafe.com. Fri-Sat: 8-10:30pm $10 adm. Sat: Lady Got Chops Festfeat 03/5 Mala Waldron Qrt w/Lena Bloch,03/12 Miki Hayama Trio, 03/19 Kim ClarkeQrt, 03/26 Camille Thurman Qrt; 18: FrankKohl Qrt.

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: 199NColumbus Av at E Lincoln Av. Mount Vernon.www.pjsjazz.org. 914-636-4977. 2nd Sun: 6-9pm $25/17 adm Second Sunday Jazz series.Mar 13: Julius Rodriguez.

QUEENS

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By Emilie Pons

CUBAN PIANIST ALFREDORodriguez sometimes imagines he is a

painter while he is playing. "I try to paintwith my notes, with my ideas," he says.Rodriguez embodies limitless creativity. "Ifyou think the ocean, you will play theocean. If you think the human behavior,you will play like that."

This month, the 30-year-old pianist, whomoved to the U.S. in 2009 as QuincyJones's mentee, is releasing his thirdalbum, Tocororo. It encompasses his rootsalong with his flying and traveling, he says.The tocororo is the national bird of Cubaand it's "also the colors of our country,"Rodriguez adds. "The tocororo dies if caged.It's also a metaphor for my story. I camehere looking for freedom." Moving to theUnited States has allowed the pianist toshare his music with audiences who maynot have heard him in Cuba, he says.

Tocororo, coproduced with Jones, is acultural potpourri featuring Cameroonianvocalist and bassist Richard Bona,Lebanese trumpet player Ibrahim Maalouf,flamenco singer Antonio Liana, Indianvocalist Ganavya Doraiswamy and theFrench-Cuban duo Ibeyi.

The album was also recorded withRodriguez's childhood friends MichaelOlivera on drums and El Negron on bass."This new album is a continuation,"Rodriguez explains. "It's a continued processof expressing myself and just trying to bearound people that I admire and learn from."

A continuum is also what characterizesRodriguez's belonging to a tradition ofbreathtaking Cuban pianists and com-posers, the likes of Bola de Nieve, ErnestoLecuona, or Ignacio Cervantes. "We havehad a very strong piano tradition for somany years and many great Cubanpianists making great music," Rodriguezexplains. "We are trying to continue thattradition. It doesn't happen with so manyinstruments in my country."

That tradition has resulted in an explo-sion of successful contemporary Cubanpianists such as David Virelles, FabianAlmazan, Aruan Ortiz, Dayramil Gonzalezand Osamany Paredes. And that plethoraof Cuban talents living abroad has con-tributed to creating a "new Cuban cultureoutside of Cuba," Rodriguez explains. But

UPPERLENOX SAPHIRE: 341 Lenox Av at 127th Tues:

7-11pm free adm Mambo Jaambo. PAPASITO: 223 Dyckman St. 212-544-0001. Sat:

1-4pm Latin Jazz Brunch w/Paul Carlon LatinJazz Trio.

SHRINE: 2271 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd(bet 133rd & 134th Sts). 212-690-7807.www.shrinenyc.com. See page 14.

SILVANA: 300W 116th St at Frederick DouglassBlvd. www.silvana-nyc.com. 646-692-4935.See page 14.

MIDTOWNBIRDLAND: 315W 44th St (bet 8th & 9th Avs).

212-581-3080. www.birdlandjazz.com. Seepage 15.

CLUB BONAFIDE: 212E 52nd St (bet 2nd & 3rdAvs). 3rd Fl. www.clubbonafide.com. 646-918-6189. See page 16.

DIZZY’S CLUB COCA-COLA: At Jazz @Lincoln Center. 10 Columbus Cr at 60th St. 5thFl. www.jalc.org. 212-258-9800. See page 16.

GUANTANAMERA: 939 8th Av. 212-262-5354.www.guantanamerany.com. Sets: Sun 9pm,Mon-Wed &Fri 8:30pm, Thurs&Sat 9:30pm;

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apparently, not all international Cubans'first language is Spanish—sometimes it issimply music. "Every day we improvise,"Rodriguez says. "This is what I do with musicalso. With the music it is so much easier forme because I feel this is my first language."

Without any separation between hismusic and his life, Rodriguez, in the spiritof jazz, revels in translating every momentmusically. "I sit at the piano and play whatI am living at the time," he says. "The liveconcert is what really gives us the opportu-

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2751 Broadway NYC, NY (btw 105th & 106th)www.smokejazz.com 212.864.6662sets at 7, 9 & 10:30PM + Late Night MARCH 2016

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nity to let go completely and just be whowe are. Also the beauty about the live con-cert is that it will be different every time."

Ultimately, Rodriguez's goal is to culti-vate authenticity. "What really moves meis when you create something very sponta-neous," he explains. "And you make mis-takes. It's the same as we do with our life."

The Alfredo Rodriguez Trio performsat the Jazz Standard March 3-6 withspecial guest Ganavya Doraiswamy.

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CONNECTICUTThe PALACE THEATRE: 61 Atlantic St.

Stamford. www.palacestamford.org. 203-517-3418. Mar 18: 8pm $25 adm Bobby Sanabria &Quarteto Aché.

RIDGEFIELD PLAYHOUSE: 80 East Ridge.Ridgefield. www.ridgefieldplayhouse.org. 203-438-5795. Mar 20: 8pm $30 adm Habana Sax.

WESTPORT ARTS CENTER: 51 Riverside Av.Westport. www.westportartscenter.org. 203-222-7070. Mar 6: 3-5pm $10-30 adm La Vozde Tres.

NEW JERSEYDORTHAAN’S PLACE: At Nico Kitchen + Bar

in NJPAC. 1 Center St. Newark. 888-466-5722. www.njpac.org. Mar 6: 12pm $45/15adm Jazz Brunch feat Bobby Sanabria &Quarteto Aché.

DEER HEAD INN: 5 Main St. Delaware WaterGap, PA. www.deerheadinn.com. 570-424-2000. See page 33.

QUEENSQUEENS LIBRARY EAST ELMHURST: 95-

06 Astoria Blvd. www.queenslibrary.org. 718-424-2619. Mar 12: 1:30pm Lady Got ChopsFest feat Annette Aquilar & Stringbeans.

TERRAZA 7 TRAIN CAFÉ: 40-19 Gleane St.Elmhurst. www.terrazacafe.com. 718-803-9602. Sets: unless otherwise noted 9:30pm $7adm. Sun: $5 adm Jam.

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