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Jazz AtAtA KitanoPage 17Birdland

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By George Kanzler

Barron cover photo by Fran Kaufman, Charlap by Philippe Levy-Stab, Pintchik by Jimmy Katz.

WINNING SPINSNATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE

Arts Jazz Master Kenny Barron wasjust a teenager when he joined DizzyGillespie's combo on piano in the early1960s. A generation later Leslie Pintchikwas on a teaching track in EnglishLiterature at Columbia University whenshe embraced jazz and decided to pursue acareer as a pianist. In this month'sWinning Spins, Kenny and Leslie havenew albums featuring their work as com-posers as well as pianists. Both lead com-bos, a quintet in Kenny's case and a quar-tet augmented by horns or accordion onsome tracks for Leslie.

Concentric Circles, Kenny BarronQuintet (Blue Note), features eight ofKenny's originals in its 11-track program.Kenny heads a stellar group that plays inthe bright and precise tradition of hard bopand post-bop modern jazz bands. Joininghim are trumpeter and flugelhornist MikeRodriguez, soprano and tenor saxophonistDayna Stephens, bassist Kyoshi Kitagawaand drummer Johnathan Blake. Kenny claims he did a quintet date

"because I get to write more," but his play-ing is as prominent here as his composingand there is no doubt when listening thatthe pianist is pulling the strings. Kennycloses the album with a solo version ofThelonious Monk's "Reflections" that bal-ances homage with originality, provinghimself a masterful solo player. Kenny isalso a great ensemble player, equally adeptat soloing, comping and adding contrapun-tal lines to group passages.The pianist easily assumes a Cuban

jazz persona on his montuno-driven"Baile," maintaining that rhythm withverve behind diminishing bar exchangesbetween tenor sax and trumpet before tak-ing over with a percolatingly percussivesolo that Chucho Valdés would be proud of.His arrangement of Caetano Veloso's gen-tle samba "Aquele Frevo Axe" draws thelistener in with a long, languorous trioopening theme and piano solo before thehorns take relatively short solos and thepiano returns over livelier rhythms for abright, captivating solo and finale.Diversity is a watchword of this CD, as

Kenny ranges from straight-ahead hardbop on "DPW" for his Ditmas Park WestBrooklyn neighborhood, to a moody 6/8"Blue Waters" suggestive of HerbieHancock's "Maiden Voyage," and a strut-tin', snappy New Orleans funk groove on"I'm Just Sayin'" that finds him pushing

counterlines to the horns in his comping.Post 20th Century rhythmic flexibilitymeets bebop in "Von Hangman," a zigzag-ging theme with gnarly turnarounds.Kenny finds a prancing groove on his chartof Lenny White's "L's Bop," his solo aparagon of modern swing. In short, Kennyhas turned this quintet album into a mul-tifarious showcase for his jazz talents.

You Eat My Food, You Drink My Wine,You Steal My Girl!, Leslie Pintchik(Pintch Hard) has a title that could becalled "found poetry" since Leslie heardsomeone say that as she walked down aManhattan street. The tune of the samename kicks off this album in inviting fash-ion, bassist Scott Hardy (Leslie's husband)contributing incisive horn counterlines anda cutting guitar solo. Leslie also sharessolo space with the assertive alto sax ofSteve Wilson. Steve and trumpeter RonHorton also appear on "Mortal," a delicate,reverberant ballad with indelible solos,none more so than Ron's plangent flugel-horn chorus. Leslie's core group includes drummer

Michael Sarin and percussionist SatoshiTakeishi as well as bassist Scott, and ontwo other hornless tracks, accordionistShoko Hagai. Shoko's sparely configuredaccordion brings a Toots Thielemans har-monica vibe to "Hopperesque," a medita-tion on Edward Hopper's paintings in aslow, undulating tempo with a memorablepiano solo, and to "Happy Dog," whichprances joyously over rackety rhythms(Michael sits this one out) and featuresLeslie's most extroverted solo. The quartet essays a pair of standards,

turning both in a Latin direction. "I'm GladThere Is You" uses a gentle bolero rhythmto enhance the indelible melody, Leslie'simprovisation flowing directly out of it."Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" is revved up toa fast samba time, turning a torchy balladinto a cheerful romp.Leslie toys with bebop on one original,

"Your Call … Is Important to Us," sharingsolo space with Scott over jangly rhythms.Leslie calls the sophisticated closer, "ASimpler Time," "an adult lullaby" and itdemonstrates her commitment to the jazzpiano ideal of melding and interacting withbass and drums in solos.

The Kenny Barron Quintet appearsat Jazz Standard, May 1-6. LesliePintchik celebrates her new albumwith a gig at Jazz at Kitano, May 23.

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CLUBS & HALLS

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UPPER MANHATTAN(Above 70th Street)

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.

AARON DAVIS HALL: At City College. 138Convent Av at W133rd St. www.citycollegecenterforthearts.org. 212-650-6900. May 18:7:30pm $30/20 adm Samuel Torres SuperBand.

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

BLOOMINGDALE SCHOOL OF MUSIC:323W 108th St. www.bsmny.org. 212-663-6021. May 18: 7pm free adm Daniel Bennett.

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.

CLEOPATRA’S NEEDLE: 2485 Bway (bet92nd & 93rd Sts). www.cleopatrasneedleny.com. 212-769-6969. Sets: Early (E), Late (L);Sun E 4-8pm, L 9pm-1am; Mon-Tues E 8-9pm, L 10pm-1am; Wed-Thurs E 7-11pm, L11:30pm-2:30am; Fri-Sat E 8pm-12am, L12:30-3am. Free adm/$10 min. Trios exceptMon&Thurs Duets. L Jam. Residencies: SunE Open mic w/Keith Ingham, L Kelly Green;Mon Jon Weiss; Tues Marc Devine; Wed EOpen mic w/Les Kurtz, L Nathan Brown;Thurs L Kazu; Fri L Ben Zweig; Sat L T. Kash.May 3: Noriko Kamo; 4: Dan Furman; 5:Denton Darien; 10: Nick Masters; 11: AlanChaubert; 12: Justin Lees; 17: Carrie Sooter;18: Julie Bluestone; 19: Alan Rosenthal; 24:Joel Forrester; 25: Julia Banholzer; 26:Barbaro Clifford; 31: David Pearl.

FAISON FIREHOUSE THEATER: 6 HancockPl (bet St. Nicolas & Morningside Avs).www.faisonfirehouse.org. 212-665-7716. May27: 4&6pm $25 adm Mickey Bass New YorkPowerhouse Ens.

GIN FIZZ: 308 Malcolm X Blvd at 125th St. 2ndFl. www.ginfizzharlem.com. 212-289-2220.Mon: 6-10pm. The Harlem Swing DanceSociety free adm Swing Dance + $10Christine Melton Jazz Qnt w/guest Kiara Ray+ Open Mic & Dancing. Ev other Fri: 7-8&8:30-9:30pm My Billie Holiday Tributeseries 917-863-7854 feat 05/11 LucineYeghiazaryan, 05/25 Peter Valera & The JumpBlues Band w/Gary Samuels.

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

GREATER CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH:55W 124th St (bet Malcolm X Blvd & 5th Av).212-348-6132. www.harlemjazzboxx.com.Tues 12pm $15 adm & Fri 7pm $20: HarlemJazz series. May 4: Bob Stewart; 11: FranzHackl.

HARLEM STAGE: At Aaron Davis Hall. 150Convent Av at W135th St. 212-281-9240.www.harlemstage.org. May 17: 7:30-9:30pmDr. Lonnie Smith; 21: 6pm Gala feat TerriLyne Carrington honoring Tamara Tunie, S.

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Epatha Merkerson & Matthew Whitaker. LENOX COFFEE: 60W 129th St at Lenox Av.

646-833-7839. www.lenoxcoffee.com. Mon6pm Keyed Up feat Ilya Lushtak Trio.

LENOX SAPHIRE: 341 Lenox Av at 127th St.Thurs: 8pm Keyed Up feat Phil Young Oct.

MANNA HOUSE: 338E 106th St (bet 1st & 2ndAvs). www.mannahousejazz.org. 212-722-8223. First Sun: 4pm $15-7 adm MEEE JazzConcert series. May 6: Andre Carriere & TheTones.

MINTON’S: 206W 118th St (bet St. Nicholas Av& Adam Clayton Powell Blvd). 212-243-2222.www.mintonsharlem.com. Sets: 7:30&9pm,Thurs-Sat 7:30&9:30pm. May 2: Todd HerbertQrt; 7: Cole Davis Qrt; 9: Russ Nolan; 16:Gregg Skaff Soulmation Project; 17: LittleJohnny Rivero; 21: Dead Center feat MichaelBlake; 23: Tommy Morimoto Qrt; 25: TonyMiddleton.

NATIONAL JAZZ MUSEUM IN HARLEM:58W 129th St at Malcolm X Blvd. 212-348-8300. www.jmih.org.

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

PARIS BLUES: 2021 Adam Clayton Powell Jr.Blvd at 121st St. 917-257-7831. www.parisbluesharlem.webs.com. Sets: Early (E) 5-9pm, Jam 9pm-1am. Free adm. Sun: EDouble G & the Possee, 9pm La BandaRamirez; Mon: Keyed Up feat John CookseyQrt; Tues: Charles Davis Trio; Wed: LesGoodson & the Intergalatic Soul Jazz Band;Thurs: Tyrone Govan & Der Secret; Fri: Tiger& Beautiful Journey Band; Sat: Tom & The69th Street Band.

SETTEPANI: 196 Lenox Av at 120th St. 917-492-4806. www.settepani.com. Thurs: 7-10pm Keyed Up series. May 31: KendraShank.

SHRINE: 2271 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd(bet 133rd & 134th Sts). 212-690-7807.www.shrinenyc.com. Sets unless otherwisenoted: Early (E) 6-7pm, Late (L) 7-8pm.Residencies (R): Sun 6-8pm Jam w/AndrewKushnir; 1st Sun 8-11pm The Shrine BigBand. May 1: E Takeshi Otani Band; 2: E GilSchwartz; 3: E Joe Pino Qnt; 4: E Oli NelsonGp; 5: E Salvo Losappio, L Rodrigo BonelliQnt; 6: R; 8: L The Way Things Go; 9: EEmanuele Filippi Band; 10: L Sundae + Mr.Goessl; 11: E Juan Carlos Polo, L Suenos; 13:R; 18: E SHGR Qrt; 20: R; 21: L Alicyn YaffeeTrio; 25: E Maës; 26: E Josiah Boornazian; 27:R; 31: E Dom Palombi Project.

SILVANA: 300W 116th St at FrederickDouglass Blvd. www.silvana-nyc.com. 646-692-4935. Sets unless otherwise noted: Early(E) 6-7pm, Late (L) 7-8pm. May 1: E Joe PinoQnt; 2: E Jaka Kopach, 8-9pm Tarabbia RickeGp; 3: E-L Frank Perowsky; 4: E Dave Mosko,L Glassbath; 5: E Michael Isichenko Gp; 6: 7-9m Anton Delecca Qnt; 7: E Jacob MelshaQnt; 8: E Takeshi Otani Band; 9: E JacobPolly Trio; 10: E-L Justin Mullens; 11: ESundae + Mr. Goessl; 12: E Juan Carlos Polo;13: E Andy Bianco Qnt, L Julio Botti & theSouth American Jazz Project; 14: E MarcosRosa; 15: 9-10pm Ravi Campbell; 16: EJonathan Heagle, L Bahdee; 17: E-L MattMcDonald; 18: E Oli Nelson Gp; 19: E ItayGoldberg 4Tet; 21: E-L Jon Menges Gp; 22: EGil Schwartz Jazz Duo; 23: E EmanueleFilippi Band; 24: E-L Samyukta Rangana-than; 25: E Leap Organ Collective; 26: EShun Ino, L Jacob Varmus Qrt; 28: E JosiahBoornazian; 29: E Valentine & the Jazzbois;30: L Max Logue, 8-9pm Tierra Sonikete; 31:E-L Stafford Hunter.

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SMOKE JAZZ & SUPPER CLUB: 2751 Bway(bet 105th & 106th Sts). 212-864-6662.www.smokejazz.com. Sets: Early (E), Late(L), Brunch (B); Sun B 11:30am,1&2:30pm, E7,9&10:30pm, L 11:30pm; Mon-Thurs E7,9&10:30pm, L 11:30pm; Fri-Sat E 7,9&10:30pm, L 11:45pm&12:45am; adm/minvary. Residencies: Sun B Annette St. JohnTrio, L Willerm Delisfort Qrt; Mon (R) EVincent Herring Qrt, L The New Smoke JamSession; Tues except 05/1&8 (R) MikeLeDonne & Groover Qrt; Wed (R) E LezlieHarrison, L Emmet Cohen Organ Gp; Thurs LNickel & Dime OPS; Fri L The HarlemSessions hosted by Marc Cary; Sat L JohnnyO’Neal Trio & friends. May 1: Doug Wramble;2: R; 3: E Darryl Yokely Qnt; 4-6: E The Battleof Bands Vincent Herring vs. Eric Alexander;7: R; 8: Charles Turner; 9: R; 10: E ChrisWashburne & SYOTOS; 11-13: E EddieHenderson Qnt; 14-16: R; 17: E Theo Hill Trio;18-20: E Dave Liebman Expansions Gp; 21-23: R; 24: E Mark Soskin Trio feat Al Foster;25-27: E Miles Davis B’day w/Al Foster Qnt;28-30: R; 31: E Reggie Quinerly Qrt.

SUGAR BAR: 254W 72nd St (bet Bway & WestEnd Av). 212-579-0222. www.sugarbarnyc.com.Sets: 8pm/$10 adm unless otherwise noted.Residencies: Wed except 05/23 Electrikana;Thurs 9pm Open Mic w/Sugar Bar All StarBand. May 4: Rob Silverman Qrt; 5: Irini Res& the Jazz Mix; 11: 8&9:30pm $15 JoeBonacci; 23: $15 Nat Adderley, Jr. Trio; 26:Jason Abraham.

TRIAD: 158W 72nd St (bet Bway & Columbus).www.stage72.com. 212-362-2590. Admvaries + 2 drink/min. May 4: 7pm Al Copley;15: 7pm The Boardwalk Jazz Band w/specguest Cassandra Kubinski; 18: 7pm QueenDiva, 9:30pm Datevik Hovanesian & Trio; 19:7pm Oleg Frish Big Band Swing; 22: 7pmMark Anthony Lee.

The WEST END LOUNGE: 955 West End Av.212-531-4759. www.thewestendlounge.com.May 20: 4-7pm Another Sunday Serenade917-882-9539/www.vtyjazz.com $25 adm trib-ute to Hank Mobley feat Bootsie Barnes.

BIRDLAND: 315W 44th St (bet 8th & 9th Avs).212-581-3080. www.birdlandjazz.com. Sets:Early (E) Sun&Thurs 6pm, 8:30&11pm,except Mon 7&9:30pm, Sun Late (L) 9&11pm.Adm varies. Residencies: Sun L (R) ArturoO’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orch; Mon9:30pm Jim Caruso Cast Party; Wed 5:30-7pm David Ostwald & Louis ArmstrongEternity Band; Fri 5:15-7pm The Birdland BigBand; Sat 6pm (R) 05/5&26 Dida Pelled,05/12&19 Bill Charlap Solo. May 1-2: Fleurine& Boys from Brazil feat Brad Mehldau; 3-5:Savion Glover feat Marcus Gilmore; 5: E R; 6:E The Bombshells, L R; 7: 7pm TheBombshells; 8-12: Bill Charlap Trio; 10: EMathis Picard; 12: E R; 13: E Melvis Santa &Ashedí, L R; 14: 7pm Natalie Douglas; 15-19:Bill Charlap Trio; 17: E Karen Oberlin Trio; 20:E Simona Premazzi Qnt, L R; 22-23: NickiParrott feat 05/22 Harry Allen, 05/23 AaronHeick; 24-26: René Marie; 26: E R; 27: E VitalyGolovnev, L R; 29-Jun 2: Marcos Valle w/specguests Paula & Jaques Morelenbaum; 31: EAbelita Mateus.

CARNEGIE HALL: 57th St & 7th Av. 212-247-7800. www.carnegiehall.org. May 1: 8pm

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

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$17.50-85 adm Django Festival Allstars featDorado, Samson & Amati Schmitt w/guestsMelody Gardot, Ken Peplowski, VeronicaSwift.

CLUB BONAFIDE: 212E 52nd St (bet 2nd &3rd Avs). 3rd Fl. www.clubbonafide.com.646-918-6189. Sets: Early (E) 7:30pm, Late(L) 9:30pm; Fri-Sat E 8pm, L 10pm, Night (N)11:30pm. May 2: E David Rogers; 3: 9pm 3DRhythm Of Life; 4: E Caribbo, L Veronneau;5: 6pm Yael Dray-Barel/Gabriel Hermida, LThe DoDo Orch, 9:30pm The Dayz; 7: E DanGreenblatt Gp, L New Moon Acoustic BluesBand; 10: 6:30pm Emilie Surtees, 8pm SofiaRibeiro Qrt, L Dave Fields & JT Lauritsen; 11:E Kaïssa, L Eliane Amherd Band; 13: 4:30pmYael Dray-Barel/Gabriel Hermida, 6:30pmChloe; 15: 8pm Michael Sarian & The BigChabones; 18: 6pm Maria AlejandraRodriguez, L Kevin Harris All-Stars; 19: LKevin Harris All-Stars; 20: 5pm Stacia Hobdy,7pm LaRita Gaskins; 22: 8pm Ross KratterJazz Orch; 25: 6pm Chloé Perrier & theFrench Heart Band.

DIZZY’S CLUB COCA-COLA: At Jazz @Lincoln Center. 10 Columbus Cr at 60th St.5th Fl. www.jalc.org. 212-258-9800. Sets/ admunless otherwise noted: 7:30&9:30pm,11:30pm Late Night Sessions; Sun-Wed $35,Thurs-Fri $40, Sat $45; $10 min. May 1:William Paterson University Jazz Orch &Ensembles w/spec guest Bill Charlap; 2:Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society; 3:Bruce Forman Trio; 4-6: $45 05/4-5, $30 05/6Elio Villafranca feat Claudia Acuña; 7-8: JeffHamilton Trio; 9: 10pm $30 The EssentiallyEllington Alumni Band; 10-13: The JuilliardJazz Orch; 14: $30 Javon Jackson & BerkleeSxt; 15: $30 Glenn Zaleski Trio; 16: $30Lauren Sevian & LSQ; 17: The AmericanPianists Awards feat Kenny Banks, Jr.,Emmet Cohen, Keelan Dimick, Dave Meder &Billy Test; 18-20: Sean Jones Qnt; 21: KennyRampton; 22: Tia Fuller Qrt; 23: Don BradenQrt; 24: Mike Rodriquez Qnt; 25-27: $45 05/25Gerald Cannon Spt; 28: $45 Will Calhoun; 29-30: Ignacio Berroa Trio; 31-Jun 3: BennyGreen Trio. Late Night w/May 1-5: DannyJanklow; 8-12: Nate Sparks Big Band; 15-19:Anthony Hervey; 22-26: Matt Dwonszyk.

GUANTANAMERA: 939 8th Av. 212-262-5354.www.guantanamerany.com. Sets: Sun-Thurs8:30pm-12am, Fri-Sat 8:30pm-1am. Tues-Wed: Ariacne Trujillo Trio. after 4pm adelina

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

INTREPID SEA, AIR & SPACE MUSEUM:Pier 86 W 46th St at 12th Av. 212-245-0072.www.intrepidmuseum.org. May 26: 8pm-1amBattle of the Big Bands feat Eyal Vilner BigBand, Artie Shaw Orch & George Gee SwingOrch + Queen Esther & The Hot Five.

The IRIDIUM: 1650 Bway at 51st St. 212-582-2121. www.theiridium.com. Sets & admunless otherwise noted: 8:30pm. May 3-4:8:30&10:30pm $30 Lucky Peterson; 5-6:$45/50 Brand X; 7: $20 Arjun; 8: $20 CamilleThurman w/Darrell Green Trio; 10: $25/35Judith Owen; 16: $25/35 Jaimoe & JassszBand; 17: $25 Venture feat Mike Clark, FelixPastorius, Mark Sherman & Chase Baird; 18-19: 8:30&10:30pm $30 Ed Palermo Big Bandw/Napoleon Murphy Brock; 25-27:8:30&10:30pm $30 Oz Noy.

IRISH ARTS CENTER: 553W 51st St (bet 10th& 11th Avs). www.irishartscenter.org. 866-811-4111. May 31: 8pm $24/20 adm Tobin’sRun on 51 series feat Christine Tobin, Phil

Robson w/spec guests Sheila Jordan &Steve Wilson.

JAZZ AT KITANO: 66 Park Av at 38th St. 212-885-7119. www.kitano.com. Sets/adm: Sun12-2:30pm, Mon-Tues 8-11pm, Wed-Sat 8-9:15&10-11:15pm; Sun $45 buffet, Mon-Tuesfree/$15 min, Wed-Thurs $18/$20 min, Fri-Sat $34/$20 min. Residencies (R): Sun JazzBrunch w/Tony Middleton; Mon Jam by IrisOrnig; Tues Paul Shinn Solo. May 1: R; 2:Harvey Diamond/Cameron Brown; 3: AsenDoykin Trio; 4: Tom Pappas Qrt; 5: JonGordon Qrt; 6-8: R; 9: Tobias Meinhart Qnt;10: John Fedchock Qrt; 11-12: Dick Hyman/Ken Peplowski; 13-15: R; 16: Yayoi IkawaTrio; 17: Amanda Monaco Qrt; 18: GeorgeColligan Trio; 19: Audrey Silver Qnt; 20-22: R;23: Leslie Pintchik Trio; 24: Michael MorrealeQnt; 25-26: Duduka da Fonseca & BrazilianExpress; 27-29: R; 30: David Lopato Qnt; 31:Takaaki Otomo Trio.

JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER: 10 ColumbusCr at 60th St. 5th Fl. www.jalc.org. 212-258-9800. Appel Room (AR), Rose Theater (RT).May 2-3: 7&9pm AR Michael Feinstein, TeddFirth Big Band & spec guests NnennaFreelon, Alexis Morrast & ChristineEbersole; 4-5: 8pm RT Zakir Hussain, DaveHolland w/Chris Potter, Shankar Mahade-van; 11 2pm, 12 10am&1pm: RT Jazz atLincoln Center Essentially Ellington HighSchool Jazz Band competition & festival; 18-19: RT Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchw/Wynton Marsalis; 30 7pm, 31 7&9pm: ARMichael Feinstein, Tedd Firth Big Bandw/spec guests Ann Hampton Callaway &Kenny Washington.

METRO BAPTIST CHURCH: 410W 40th St(bet 9th & 10th Avs). 212-594-4464.www.mbcnyc.org. May 19: 7:30pm $20/15adm Corina Bartra Spt.

RUSSIAN SAMOVAR: 256W 52nd St (betBway & 8th Av). www.russiansamovar.com.212-757-0168. Sun: 3-7pm Jazz Brunch. May6: Sweet Richie & The Best; 13: RichardClements Qrt; 20: Nita; 27: Tory Gee Trio.

SAINT PETER’S CHURCH: 619 Lexington Av at54th St. (Citicorp Bld). www.saintpeters.org.212-935-2200. 1st Mon: 7:30pm $5 admInternational Women in Jazz Jam; Wed: 1pm$10 don Midtown Jazz at Midday; Sun: 5pmfree adm Jazz Vespers. May 2: Roz CorralTrio; 6: Mimi Jones; 9: Kathleen Landis Trio;13: Mimi Jones; 16: Virginia Mayhew Spt; 17:7:30pm www.thedukeellingtonsociety.orgDuke Ellington Society, 8pm RogérioBoccato Quarteto; 20: Ike Sturm Ens; 23:Stephanie Nakasian & Veronica Swift; 27:Gene Bertoncini Trio; 30: Cecilia ColemanBig Band.

SWING 46: Jazz & Supper Club. 349W 46th St(bet 8 & 9th Avs). www.swing46.com. 212-262-9554. Sets/adm: Sun-Thurs 8:30-11:30pm/$15, Fri-Sat 9:30pm-1am/$20.Residencies (R): Mon Swingadelic; TuesGeorge Gee Swing Orch; Wed Stan RubinOrch w/Joe Politi. May 10: Eyal Vilner BigBand feat Charles Turner & Brianna Thomas;24: Eyal Vilner Big Band feat BriannaThomas.

TOMI JAZZ: 239E 53rd St (Bet 2nd & 3rd Avs).Lower level. www.tomijazz.com. 646-497-1254. May 6: 8-11pm free adm/$5 min BillStevens Trio w/spec guest Sebastian Gil; 12:11pm-1:30am $10/10 min Candice ReyesQnt; 24: 9-11:30pm $10/10 min LindaPresgrave Qrt.

The TOWN HALL: 123W 43rd St (bet 6&7thAvs). www.thetownhall.org. 212-840-2824.May 5: 8pm $45-75 adm Django A GoGo feat

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Av. 212-475-8592. www.bluenotejazz.com.Sets: 8&10:30pm + Fri-Sat 12:30am LateNight Groove series, Sun 11:30am&1:30pmSunday Brunch. Adm varies. May 1-6:Chucho Valdés feat 05/1-2 Roy Hargrove &Roberta Gambarini, 05/3 Solo, 05/4 RonCarter, 05/5 Ron Carter & Lenny White, 05/6Ron Carter, Lenny White & Regina Carter; 7-9: Ron Carter; 10-13: Lisa Fischer & GrandBaton; 14-17: Ron Carter; 17-20: João BoscoBand; 21: Brian Charette feat GeorgeColeman; 22-27: The Duke Ellington Orch;28: tba; 29-Jun 3: The Bad Plus. Late NightGroove w/May 5: Phony Ppl; 11: GrandBaton; 12&26: Phony Ppl. Sunday Brunchw/May 6: Alex Sipigian & NYU Jazz Ens; 13:Joey Morant & Catfish Stew; 20: tba; 27:Lauren Henderson Qnt.

The CAVE: At St. George’s. 209E 16th St atRutherford Pl. www.olmstedsalon.com. 2ndFri: 7:30&9:30pm $15 adm. May 11: DaynaStephens.

The CELL THEATRE: 338W 23rd St (bet 8th &9th Avs). www.thecelltheatre.org. 646-861-2253. May 26: 8pm Jamie Baum Spt.

CHURCH STREET SCHOOL OF MUSIC &ART: 41 White St (bet Church St & Bway).212-571-7290. www.churchstreetschool.org.Fri: 6pm Keyed Up feat The Hang.

CORNELIA STREET UNDERGROUND: 29Cornelia St. www.corneliastreetcafe.com.212-989-9319. Sets unless otherwise noted:Sun-Thurs 8&9:30pm, Fri-Sat 8:30&10pm.Adm varies. May 1: 8pm Julissa, 9:30pmJane Irving; 2: 8pm Chris Dingman, 9:30pmJen Allen Qrt; 3: Paul Jones Sxt; 4: PetrosKlampanis/Gilad Hekselman; 5: PaulShapiro’s Ribs & Brisket Revue; 6: KoranAgan/Tim Clement; 7: 8:30pm Amram & Co;8: Ryan Keberle & Catharsis; 9: 8pm MareikeWiening Qnt, 9:30pm Yuhan Su Qnt; 11:Mario Pavone Dialect Trio; 12: Jacob SacksQrt; 13: David Ambrosio Qrt; 15: 8pm LaurenLee Qrt, 9:30pm Brad Whiteley Qnt; 16: 8pmDaniel Sarid, 9:30pm Almog Sharvit; 18:Noah Preminger & Rob Garcia; 19: Jeff DavisDragon Father Trio; 20: Michel Ries Trio; 22:8pm Jonathan Saraga; 24: 8pm Andrew VanTassel Qrt; 27: Q Morrow Qrt; 29: 8pm TheBush-tet; 31: 8pm Jeremy Powell Qrt, 9:30pmTobias Meinhart Qrt.

The DJANGO: At Roxy Hotel. 2 Av of theAmericas at Walker St. www.roxyhotelnyc.com. 212-519-6600. May 12: 10:30pm-1:30amEyal Vilner Big Band feat Brandon Bain.

DOWNTOWN MUSIC GALLERY: 13 MonroeSt (bet Market & Catherine Sts). 212-473-0043. www.downtownmusicgallery.com.Sun: 6pm In-Store shows. May 6: ThomasHelton/Brandon Lopez, 7pm NicolaHein/Robert Dick.

DROM: 85 Ave A (bet 5th & 6th Sts). 212-777-1157. www.dromnyc.com. May 1: 7:30pm freeadm Silver Arrow Band; 11: $15/20 7pmEleanor Dubinsky, 9pm Os Clavelitos; 15:7:30pm free Silver Arrow Band; 18: 8pmNolatet feat Brian Haas, Mike Dillon, JamesSingleton & Johnny Vidacovich; 29: 7:30pmfree Silver Arrow Band.

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

FAT CAT: 75 Christopher St at 7th Av. 212-675-6056. www.fatcatmusic.org. $3 adm/no min.Sets unless otherwise noted: Early (E), Late(L), Night (N); Sun E 6pm, L 9pm, N 1am; MonE 6pm, L 9pm, N 12:30am; Tues E 7pm, L9pm, N 12:30am; Wed 7pm, L 9pm, N12:30am; Thurs 7pm, L 10pm, N 1:30am; Fri6pm, L 9pm + 10:30pm, N 1:30am; Sat E 7pm,

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Stephane Wrembel, Stochelo Rosenberg,Paulus Schaffer, Simba Baumgartner, OlliSoikelli, Sara L'Abriola, Thor Jenson, AriFolman-Cohen, Nick Anderson & specguests; 20: 8pm $40-65 Joshua Redman &Brooklyn Rider.

11TH STREET BAR: 510E 11th St (bet Av A &B). www.11thstbar.com. 212-982-3929. Mon:8pm Keyed Up feat Jam w/Murray Wall.

55 BAR: 55 Christopher St (bet 6th & 7th Avs).212-929-9883. www.55bar.com. Sets: Early(E) 7-9pm except Sun&Fri-Sat 6-9pm, Late(L) 10pm. 1st Mon: E Sean Wayland; 1stThurs: E Amy Cervini; 1st Sat: E Ayana lowe;2nd Thurs: E Nicole Zuraitis; 2nd Fri: E TessaSouter; last Wed: E Paul Jost; last Fri: EKendra Shank. May 8: L Leni Stern Trio; 16: LJim Whitney; 18: L Dan Pugach Nnt; 22: LLeni Stern Trio.

75 CLUB: At the Bogardus Mansion. 75 MurraySt (bet W Bway & Greenwich St).www.the75clubnyc.com. 212-268-1746.Wilbur Ware Institute presents Wilbur’sWarehouse www.wilburwareinstitute.com.Sets/adm: 8&10pm; Tues-Thurs free/$20 min,Fri-Sat $20. Residencies: Tues-Wed TardoHammer/John Webber; Thurs RichardWyands Trio. May 4-5: David Schnitter Trio;11-12: Roni Ben-Hur/Harvie S Trio; 18-19:Steve Williams/James Weidman Qrt; 25-26:Warren Vaché Trio.

B FLAT: Basement 277 Church St (bet Franklin& White Sts). www.bflat.info. 212-219-2970.Sets: Mon 8-11pm, Wed 8:30-11:30pm, Sat10pm-12am. Mon&Wed: Jordan Young Trio.May 5: Mamiko Taira Trio; 12: Takeshi AsaiTrio; 19: Erena Terakubo Trio; 26: TakeshiAsai Trio.

BAHA’Í CENTER: 53E 11th St (bet Bway &University). www.bahainyc.org. 212-222-5159. Tues: 8&9:30pm $10/15 adm. May 8:Russ Kassoff Big Band w/Catherine Dupuis;15: Frank Perowsky Big Band; 22: MikeLongo N Y State of the Art Jazz Ens w/IraHawkins.

BAR NEXT DOOR: 129 McDougal St. 212-529-5945. www.lalanternacaffe.com. Sets: Sun8&10pm, Mon-Thurs Early (E) 6:30-7:45pm,Late (L) 8:30&10:30pm, Fri-Sat 7:30,9:30&11:30pm. Adm: $12 all night + 1 drink min/setexcept Fri-Sat $12/set + 1 drink min/set, Efree. Trios unless otherwise noted. Mon-Thurs: E Emerging Artists series; Mon: LVocal Mondays series. Residencies (R): Sunexcept 05/20 Peter Mazza, Wed L JonathanKreisberg. May 1: E Nicola Caminiti, L AssafKehati; 2: E Austin Zhang, L R; 3: E RicoJones, L Sam Zerna; 4: Mark Cocheo; 5:Patrick Cornelius; 6: R; 7: E Alan Kwan, LChristine Tobin; 8: E Nicola Caminiti, L TalYahalom; 9: E tba, L R; 10: E Rico Jones, LPhil Robson; 11: Jack Wilkins; 12: BenEunson; 13: R; 14: E Luke Schwartz, LTammy Scheffer; 15: E Cole Davis, L AlexLevine; 16: E Julphan Tilapornputt, L R; 17: ESun Kim, L Daniel Eli Weiss; 18: PaulBollenback; 19: Jeff Miles; 20: tba; 21: ERyan Hernandez, L Elisabeth Lohninger; 22:E David Leon, L Sagi Kaufman; 23: E PaulJubong Lee, L R; 24: E Andrew Pereira, LScott Neumann & Spin Cycle; 25: YutoKanazawa; 26: Jeff McLaughlin; 27: R; 28: EElijah Shiffer, L Rose Ellis; 29: E Joey Lamb,L Andrew Shillito; 30: E Alan Kwan, L R; 31:E Vaughn Stoffey, L Nadav Peled.

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

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PIANIST BILL CHARLAP CAN TICKseveral unique boxes. Who else can say

they have recorded albums with both theirmother and their spouse? And whose trioplays two-week engagements annually atthree of New York's top jazz clubs: TheVillage Vanguard, Birdland, Dizzy's ClubCoca-Cola? And how many pianists can saythey shared co-billing with Tony Bennetton an album? Actually, that last one puts Bill on an

equal footing with Bill Evans, the pianistwho first recorded in duo with Tony, overfour decades ago. Bill's 2015 project withTony is The Silver Lining: The Songs ofJerome Kern (RPM/Columbia)."I'd known Tony for a long time," Bill

recalls. "When he called and said, 'What doyou think about doing a Jerome Kernalbum?' I said, 'Let's do it.' There were a lotof musical connections there as I'd grownup hearing Kern, and my mother [SandyStewart] singing his music. But I told TonyI'd like to do it with my trio and with Renee[Rosnes, his pianist wife] too. Play somesongs as just a duo, others with vocal andtwo pianos or the piano trio. I felt each con-text would work with different Kernsongs."As for recording with his mother and

wife, Bill says, "I'd record with them evenif we weren't related. They are wonderfulmusicians and I seem to have a strong con-nection with both of them, musically. Theyare part of my musical family. But so arePeter and Kenny [both Washington, butunrelated to each other]; they're brothersfrom different mothers."Bill's musical family connections also

include his late father, the composer MooseCharlap, and a distant cousin on hisfather's side of the family—jazz pianistDick Hyman. His mother Sandy sang reg-ularly on TV's "Perry Como Show," whilehis father wrote the songs, with lyricistCarolyn Leigh, for Peter Pan. When Billwas 20 (he's now 51), Sandy and Dickrecorded an album of Jerome Kern's music."I grew up with the songs [the Great

American Songbook] all around me," Billsays of his early years in midtownManhattan. "Singers like Frank Sinatra,Louis Armstrong, Nat "King" Cole, EllaFitzgerald and Billie Holiday were playingon records and the radio, and my parentshad great musical theater people like YipHarburg, Marilyn and Alan Bergman andCharles Strauss dropping by, too. And

Dick knew all the tunes and was a greatmentor and influence on me."He also remembers his early years as a

pianist in the Big Apple, when Bradley's inGreenwich Village was the piano jazz club."Bradley's was also an epicenter for thegreat songs," he remembers. "Bradleyloved the standards and requested themfrom all the great pianists who playedthere like Tommy Flanagan, Hank Jonesand Jimmy Rowles." Bill heard a lot of thesongs he loved, and now plays himself,done by a variety of jazz piano heavy-weights.In 1997 Bill formed his trio with Peter

and Kenny which has stayed together formore than two decades. "We were, in oneliteral sense, a very young group when wecame together," Bill says. "But we were allalready long on experience. They'd workedwith Dizzy Gillespie, Milt Jackson andTommy Flanagan among others and I'dbeen with Clark Terry, Gerry Mulliganand Phil Woods. And we've really contin-ued to grow and develop together as a unit.Everybody has his own way of listeningand puts his own imprint on our music."This summer Bill is running the Jazz in

July program at the 92nd Street Y inManhattan for the 14th year, a job he tookover from cousin Dick Hyman. But hismost important job these days is as theDirector of Jazz Studies at New Jersey'sWilliam Paterson University, one of theoldest jazz studies programs at the collegelevel, where he is now in his third year ina position inaugurated by Thad Jones andformerly held by Rufus Reid, MulgrewMiller and James Williams.Bill is reluctant to be specific about

forthcoming recording projects, but prom-ises there will be more from his trio, anoth-er duo album with Renee, and maybe evena piano solo excursion. And expect to hearplenty of standards; for him, they're part ofthe family.

The Bill Charlap Trio appears May8-12 and 15-19 at Birdland.

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L 10pm, N 1:30am. Residencies (R): Sun E05/6&13 Terry Waldo, 05/20&27 Ehud AsherieTrio, N The Program; Mon N Billy Kaye; TuesE except 05/1 Saul Rubin Zebtet; Wed Eexcept 05/2&30 Raphael D'Lugoff Trio + 1, NNed Goold; Fri L The Supreme Queens; Sat NGreg Glassman. May 1: E Katsuko Tanaka, LGerardo Contino & Afro-Latin Renaissance,N Russ Nolan Latin Jam; 2: E Ai MurakamiQnt, L Curtis Nowosad, N R; 3: E GregMurphy Qnt, L Saul Rubin Zebtet, N YoshiWaki; 4: E Jefery Miller, L R + JaredGold/Dave Gibson, N Will Terrill; 5: E IvanRenta Qnt, L Raphael D'lugof Qnt, N R; 6: E R,8:30pm Jade Synstelien & FCBB, N R; 7: EBen Paterson Duo, L Todd Herbert, N R; 8: ER, L Peter Brainin & the Latin Jazz Workshop,N Craig Wuepper; 9: E R, L Harold MabernTrio, N R; 10: E Rodney Green, L GregGlassman Qnt, N Paul Nowinski; 11: E DidaPelled Qrt, L R + Astoria Salsa Company, NRay Gallon; 12: L Eric Wheeler, N R; 13: E R,L Asaf Yuria, N R; 14: E Jarod Kashkin, L NedGoold Qrt, N R; 15: E R, L El Montuno, N AlexiDavid & Three or four Shades of Mingus; 16:E R, L Groover Trio, N R; 17: E Kate Cosco, LPOD, N Ray Parker; 18: E T.W. Sample, L R +David Weiss & Point of Departure; 19: N R;20: E&N R; 21: E George Braith, N R; 22: E R;23: E R, L Don Hahn/Mike Camacho Band, NR; 24: L Sanah Kadoura Sxt, N Avi Rothbard;25: L R + Willerm Delisfort Sxt; 26: L GregDiamond & Amalgama, N R; 27: E&N R; 28: NR; 29: E R, L Itai Kriss & Gato, N JohnBenitez's Latin Bop; 30: E Luis Perdomo, N R.

GREENWICH HOUSE MUSIC SCHOOL: 46Barrow St (bet 7th Av S & W 4th St). 212-242-4770. www.greenwichhouse.org. May 3&10:8pm $15 adm Uncharted series feat 05/3Marika Hughes Gp, 05/10 Camila Meza/AaronGoldberg; 11: 7:30pm Sound It Out seriesfeat Anthony Coleman + Ellery Eskelin.

JAZZ GALLERY: 1160 Bway at 27th St. 5th Fl.www.jazzgallery.org. 646-494-3625. Sets/adm: 7:30&9:30pm $10, $25/15 Fri-Sat. May3: Stereography Project feat Jeff Taylor; 4:Aaron Parks Qnt; 5: Stephan CrumpRhombal Qrt; 8: Eric Alexander Trio; 9:Martin Nevin; 10: Harish Raghavan Qnt; 11:Román Filiú & Quartería; 12: Dezron Douglas& Black Lion; 13: Eric Alexander Trio; 17:Thana Alexa; 18-19: Eric Harland; 20: 5pmShips Of Theseus feat Fabian Almazan, KrisDavis, Jeremy Jordan, John Stetch, DanielAnastasio, Erika Dohi; 22: Jure Pukl; 23:Kevin Sun Qnt; 24: Lara Bello; 25-26: JamesFrancies; 31: Jeremy Dutton.

JAZZ STANDARD: 116E 27th St (bet Park &Lexington Avs). www.jazzstandard.net. 212-576-2232. Sets/adm unless otherwise noted:7:30&9:30pm/$30; Sun 2-3pm $5 don; SatBrunch (B) 12-2:10pm/$10, $35 all-inclusive.Residencies: Sun 2-3pm except 05/27 Jazzfor Kids; Mon (R) except 05/28 MingusMonday feat Mingus Big Band; Sat B except05/19 The Smokestack Brunch. May 1-6: $35Kenny Barron Qnt; 5: B The Ladybugs; 7: R;8-13: $35 Fred Hersch Duo Invitation seriesfeat 05/8 Anat Cohen, 05/9 Kate McGarry,05/10 Miguel Zenón, 05/11-12 Fred HerschPocket Orch, 05/13 Esperanza Spalding; 12:B Carmen Staaf & Day Dream; 14: R; 15-16:Broken Shadows; 17-18: $35 Ryan Truesdell& The Gil Evans Project; 19-20: $35 The GilEvans Project presents Porgy & Bess; 21: R;22-23: Gil Gutiérrez; 24-27: Sullivan FortnerTrio w/spec guests 05/24 Roy Hargrove,05/25 Melissa Aldana, 05/26 Peter Evans,05/27 Ambrose Akinmusire; 26: B LeeHogans & Purusance; 28: closed; 29-30:

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Sachal Vasandani; 31-Jun 3: $35 06/1-2 JoeyDeFrancesco Trio.

JOE’S PUB: At Public Theater. 425 Lafayette St& Astor Pl. www.joespub.com. 212-967-7555.Adm varies. May 1: 6:30-8:30pm Jazz forGender Justice feat Travis Sullivan &Bjorkestra, Pyeng Threadgill, Candice Hoyes,Lauren Sevian, Rana Farhan, ResistanceRevival Chorus; 3: 9:30pm Samora AbayomiPinderhughes; 5: 7&9:30pm Kronos Qrt; 10:9:30pm Lakecia Benjamin; 22: 9:30pm SashaMasakowski & Art Market; 30: 7pm FrançoisMoutin/Kavita Shah feat Sheila Jordan.

KNICKERBOCKER BAR & GRILL: 33University Pl at 9th St. 212-228-8490.www.knickerbockerbarandgrill.com. Fri-Sat:9pm-1am. May 4-5: Ehud Asherie/KenPeplowski; 11-12: Jon Davis/Ben Wolfe; 18-19: Valerie Capers/John Robinson; 25-26:Alexander Leonard/Jay Leonhart.

LE POISSON ROUGE: 158 Bleecker St atThompson St. www.lepoissonrouge.com.212-796-0741. Adm varies. May 12: 8pm$20/25 adm Margaret Glaspy/Julian Lage.

MEZZROW: 163W 10th St (bet 7th Av &Waverly Pl). www.mezzrow.com. 646-476-4346. Sets/adm: 8-10:30pm, Late (L) 11pm-close; adm varies. Residencies: Sun L JohnMerrill & friends; Mon L Pasquale Grasso;Tues L Jam w/Miki Yamanaka & AdiMeyerson; Wed L Pete Malinverni; Thurs LSpike Wilner w/spec guest. May 1: HillaryGardner; 2-5: Denny Zeitlin; 6: 5-6:30pmBrianna Thomas, 8pm Scott Wendholt; 7:Roni Ben-Hur/Harvie S; 8: Joel Ross; 9: ErinMcDougal; 10: Mark Soskin; 11: EhudAsherie, L Taber Gable; 12: Ehud Asherie;13: Emilio Solla; 14: Russ Lossing; 15: AlanBroadbent; 16: Jill McCarron; 17: ClaudiaAcuña; 18-19: Bruce Barth; 19: L Jon Davis;20: Joel Frahm; 21: Jon Cowherd; 22:Deanna Kirk; 23: Steve LaSpina; 24: MikeLongo; 25-26: Joe Locke; 25: L BennyBenack III; 27: Chris Flory; 28: Ed Howard;29: Vanessa Trouble; 30: Dan Levinson; 31:Martin Bejerano.

NEIGHBORHOOD CHURCH: 269 Bleecker St(bet Jones & Cornelia Sts). 212-691-1770. 1stFri: 8&9:30pm free adm All Things Projectwww.allthingsproject.org. May 4: YotamSilberstein/Vitor Conglaves.

The NEW SCHOOL JAZZ PERFORMANCESPACE: 55W 13th St, 5th Fl. 212-229-5488.www.newschool.edu/jazz. Tues-Sat: 8:30pmThe Stone at the New School. May 1-5:Michael Formanek; 8-12: Adam Rudolph; 15-18: John King; 22-25: Joe Morris; 24: 7pmTribute to Hasaan Ibn Ali feat BrianMarsella/Christian McBride/Anwar Marshall;29-Jun 2: Marty Ehrlich.

NORTH SQUARE: At Washington SquareHotel. 103 Waverly Pl at McDougal.www.northsquareny.com/about-jazz. 212-254-1200. Sun: 12:30&2pm free adm JazzBrunch Trios. May 6: Aimee Allen; 13: KelseyJillette; 20: Roz Corral w/Ed Cherry & PaulGill; 27: Roz Corral w/Freddie Bryant & SantiDebriano.

NUBLU 62: 62 Av C (bet 4th & 5th Sts). 212-375-1500. www.nublu.net. May 4: 10pm MattPanayides & Field Theory; 9: 8pm VaskoDukovski & Unanimity.

NUBLU 151: 151 Avenue C (bet 9th & 10thSts). www.nublu.net. May 2: 7pm DanaMurray & Manifesto; 3: 9pm Igmar Thomas &Revive Big Band; 10: 9pm Freelance; 11:11pm&1am Karina Rykman Experiment; 18:7pm Jason Stein.

NUYORICAN POETS CAFÉ: 236E 3rd St (betAvs B & C). www.nuyorican.org. 212-780-9386/212-505-8183. Sets: 9:30pm. Tues: $10

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TO OBSERVE DORADO SCHMITTplaying guitar is to witness a lineage

come to life. Longtime Django FestivalAllstar, and master at personalizing asound he's known since he was a child, theguitarist, violinist and composer uses hismusical expression to connect past, pres-ent and future. And in honoring its legacy,Dorado honors every virtue of the music,from guitar patterns that act as its heart-beat to emotionally-charged melodies thatresonate from one generation to the next. "The sentiment behind the melodies I

play comes from my father," says Dorado,who received his first guitar at age 7 fromhis father, Vavi Schmitt, a violin master.From that point, the French-born artistdevoured every recording of DjangoReinhardt he could find, studying everysubtlety of Django's playing from the tech-nical to the transcendent.

Eventually, Dorado matured into hisown distinct sound; surpassing the limitsof pure technique, he began to focus onfeeling and the interconnectednessbetween the musician and the music.Today, he's passing on that legacy to thenext generation of artists, specifically tohis sons, guitarists Samson and AmatiSchmitt. "They always play from their hearts,"

Dorado says. "I am honored that theywould join me to play this music. We'vehad nights with Samson and Amati thatwere gems. I am moved by their music, andhow different each of them sounds: I feellike the future of this music is in goodhands." For the Schmitt family, playing from

the heart is hereditary. Beyond techniqueand tradition, a commitment to feeling andspontaneity pervades their musical expres-sions. When Dorado plays, he releases a

cascade of melodies over familiar changesthat are at once virtuosic and singable.And he admits that every line, every arc ofcomping—every note he plays—resonatesas a result of the joy he feels playing musicthat has become a part of him, alongsidemusicians whose playing he's grown tocherish. Collaboration is a powerful component

of Dorado's music. Over the years, he hasplayed with a cross section of artists fromOscar Peterson to Paquito d'Rivera toDouDou Cuillerier. And though he's beencomposing original music for roughly fourdecades, Dorado relies on the interpreta-tions of his colleagues and dear friends tohelp his compositions open up, stretch andtransform into living music on the band-stand. He enjoys playing live with fellow

Allstars violinist Pierre Blanchard andaccordionist Ludovic Beier because,according to Dorado, they all have a simi-lar sensibility and emotional approach tothe music. When Dorado begins a new tuneor phrase, Pierre and Ludovic have aninstant understanding of and rapport withthe melody he's playing. "When Pierre and Ludovic accompany

me, they make every tune sound like asymphony orchestra," Dorado says. "I wantto offer them a huge 'Thank you,' becauseit's a great pleasure to be performing withthem." Over the course of a career that spans

decades, Dorado has released multiplerecords as a leader, performed at festivalsall over the world and hit the bandstand atsuch esteemed venues as the PalaisGarnier in Paris and Birdland Jazz Clubfor the Django Reinhardt Festival. Hisupcoming performance, Forever Django:Passing the Family Torch, is the first timehe'll appear at Carnegie Hall, fulfilling alifelong dream for many musicians, ofwhich Dorado Schmitt is no exception. "It is honestly the greatest gift I could

have hoped for in my life," he says. "Beingthere, on stage at Carnegie Hall with mychildren and my musician friends, I'm sureit will give me chills. It is such a greathonor to be performing on a stage where somany legendary musicians have played,including the great Django Reinhardt." If rhythm guitar is the heartbeat of the

music, then Django himself is the soul ofthe music's legacy. As Dorado turns towardSamson and Amati to continue the globalfamily tradition, he has a simple messagefor other young guitar players who havebeen touched by the music he callsmanouche: "Django is still the greatest. Ifyounger guitar players want to learn thisstyle of music, they need to listen to him—a lot." continued on page 29

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CRAIG HANDYSMALLS JAZZ CLUB / MAY 4-5Imagine an artist with a performance résumé that includes stints with Art Blakey,Wynton Marsalis, Roy Haynes, Betty Carter, Elvin Jones, Joe Henderson and Dee DeeBridgewater; whose saxophone playing was broadcast into millions of homes via the“Cosby Show”, and yet is still somehow a criminally underrated musician. In theextraordinary saxophonist Craig Handy, you find just that artist. Brandishing a burly,joyful and robust tenor sound, Craig has routinely demonstrated time and again thathe is one of today's foremost masters of the saxophone. Delivering a continual mix ofimprovising vision and swinging excitement, Craig has fronted a variety of belovedprojects, notably his recent organ group 2nd Line Smith. SH

ERIC REED VILLAGE VANGUARD / MAY 1-6A literary term, "stream of consciousness" isn't typically associated with musicalartists. But according to pianist and composer Eric Reed, the term helps summarizethe convergence of personal, spiritual and musical influences that has guided him toabandon adherence to labels and focus on creating. Moment to moment, he accessesswells of virtuosic lines and depth of groove. In the church, Eric learned early how toserve both the music and those experiencing the music. His unbound talent hasallowed him to collaborate with other masters, including Billy Higgins, BusterWilliams and, on his most recent release, Ben Williams, Greg Hutchinson, SeamusBlake and Charenée Wade. His quartet features Timothy Green, Michael Gurrola andMcClenty Hunter Jr. SJ

LOUIS HAYES BEDFORD STUYVESANT RESTAURATION CORPORATION / MAY 9Drummer Louis Hayes, 80, first came to prominence in the 1950s with iconic jazzpianist-composer Horace Silver. A hard bop drummer with a more in-the-pocket, lessflamboyant approach than his predecessor, Art Blakey, Louis went on to play withmany top hard bop musicians, including a long association with Cannonball Adderley.He also played with bebop pianist Irving Sidney "Duke" Jordan, best known for histune "Jordu," who is going to be inducted into the Brooklyn Jazz Hall of Fame at thisevent, which opens with the Quest Youth Ensemble performing the music of the hon-oree and of Randy Weston, another pianist-composer who is already a member of theHall of Fame. GK

DICK HYMANHIGHLIGHTS IN JAZZ at TRIBECA PAC / MAY 10 Dick Hyman's career is as remarkable for its breadth as its length. Honored in 2017as an NEA Jazz Master, the nonagenarian pianist is accomplished in settings fromragtime to free improvisation, excelling in all of them. One of the treats of seeing Dickin person is hearing him explain the background of songs and composers in a way thatbenefits both those new to jazz and seasoned fans. Dick's vast knowledge of standardsand jazz compositions is likely well over 5,000 songs, so he's the perfect foil for any ses-sion. For his Highlights in Jazz concert, Dick is joined by Wycliffe Gordon, JayLeonhart, Ken Peplowski and Chuck Redd. Dick also plays in duo with Ken at Jazz atKitano May 11-12 and solo at the Bickford Theatre in NJ May 7. KD

RONDI CHARLESTONFAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY / MAY 12A wonderfully versatile vocalist, Rondi Charleston has carved out for herself a delight-ful niche at an intersection of swinging standards, sultry torch songs and R&B-inflect-ed fare. Capable of delivering ballads with a supremely velvet-coated intimacy andlush vibrato, Rondi also possesses the ample chops and vocal technique to deliver fastvocalese lines that enliven uptempo hard bop works. However, the space where shehas proven her artistic mettle most uniquely lies in her songwriting. There, she hasbeautifully crafted stirring and memorable melodic fare paired with emotionally com-pelling lyrics, supremely highlighted in the originals on her 2017 release Resilience.Indeed, not since Abbey Lincoln have we seen a jazz vocalist with such consistentlystirring original works; any performance by Rondi is well worth attending. SH

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THEO HILLSMOKE JAZZ & SUPPER CLUB / MAY 17A member of the Mingus Big Band and T.S. Monk's group, pianist Theo Hill is cominginto his own with his third release as a leader. Interstellar Adventures (Posi-tone) fea-tures all originals by Theo with his new acoustic/electric trio comprising bassistRahsaan Carter and drummer Rudy Royston. At 35, Theo has been playing piano for30 years and has been a sideman with Jeff "Tain" Watts, Wallace Roney, BobbyWatson, Lenny White, Roy Ayers, Gregory Porter, Eddie Henderson, Nicholas Payton,Dave Liebman and many other master musicians. In his playing and composing onthe new CD, you can hear reflections of Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea and McCoyTyner and his more reflective compositions could have been penned by another giftedcomposer, Fred Hersch. YE

GERALD CANNONDIZZY'S CLUB COCA-COLA / MAY 25-27It has been said of Gerald Cannon that if you cannot feel the groove he lays down, thenyou had best check the tag on your toe. A bassist with a ferocious sense of swing,Gerald is the heir apparent to the traditions of figures like Milt Hinton, Ray Brownand Ron Carter. Indeed, Gerald has proven so invaluable to so many bands that it maybe easier to list the legendary artists he hasn't worked with. On his own projects,Gerald has consistently emphasized solid grooves, beautiful ensemble cohesion andtight arrangements. At Dizzy's, the world-class players joining him are altoists SteveSlagle and Sherman Irby, trumpeter Jeremy Pelt, pianist Rick Germanson, drummerWillie Jones III and guitarist Russell Malone filling out the bill. SH

JERRY BERGONZIZINC BAR / MAY 23 When Dave Brubeck hired Jerry Bergonzi for his quartet in the mid-1970s, he want-ed to move in a new direction and was drawn to the young man's hard-driving tenorsaxophone, which drew inspiration from aggressive players like John Coltrane andSonny Rollins. Four decades later, Jerry has established himself among his peers asone of the great stylists of his generation, with a distinctive sound that is immediate-ly recognizable. His recordings are always full of surprises, whether finding new pathsthrough standards and jazz classics or creating dazzling originals that frequently blurthe line between post-bop and avant-garde jazz. For these two sets, Jerry is joined byhis old friend Bruce Barth on piano, veteran bassist Gene Perla and the formidabledrummer Victor Lewis. KD

MARK SHERMANTHE IRIDIUM / MAY 17A staggeringly versatile and exciting vibraphone master, Mark Sherman has, fordecades, been one of the most respected and sought-after mallet talents in the field.An engaging bandleader, an impressive improviser and a dedicated educator, Markhas stood at the forefront of innovators on his instrument. His highly engagingapproach to crisp, swinging post-bop—both on his own projects and as a collaboratorin the groups of fellow masters like Wynton Marsalis, Chick Corea, Joe Lovano,Michael Brecker, Peggy Lee and more—is utterly unforgettable. At The Iridium,Mark serves as one-fourth of a fascinating supergroup. Titled Venture, the ensemblefeaturing Mark alongside saxophonist Chase Baird, bassist Felix Pastorius and drum-mer Mike Clark, is celebrating its CD release that night. SH

JAMIE BAUM THE CELL THEATER / MAY 26Jamie Baum has had an adventurous spirit dating to the early days of her career whenshe studied with Dave Liebman, Jaki Byard and Richie Beirach. A gifted flutist in anycontext, Jamie has constantly shifted direction as a composer and bandleader, recruit-ing versatile instrumentalists to interpret her demanding music. A master at blend-ing multiple influences into her works, Jamie composed the suite "Bridges" in order toreveal the similarities in styles of different cultures. Written for her Guggenheim fel-lowship, it was recorded for her new Sunnyside CD. Celebrating its release thismonth, Jamie is joined by her Septet +, including trumpeter and vocalist AmirElSaffar, reedman Sam Sadigursky, Chris Komer on French horn, guitarist BradShepik, pianist John Escreet, bassist Zack Lober and drummer Jeff Hirshfield. KD

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adm Latin Jazz feat 05/1 Chembo Corniel,05/8 Bronx Conexión, 05/15 Willie Martinez &La Familia Sxt; 1st Wed: $13 All That - HipHop Poetry & Jazz; 1st Sat: $15 BananaPuddin’ Jazz series feat Rome Neal + Jam;last Sun: Bobby Sanabria & New SchoolAfro-Cuban Jazz Band.

PORCHLIGHT BAR: 271 11th Av (bet 27th &28th Sts). www.porchlightbar.com. 212-981-6188. Mon: 6-9pm free adm Keyed Up series.

ROCKWOOD MUSIC HALL: 196 Allen St at EHouston St. www.rockwoodmusichall.com.212-477-4155. May 13: 9-10pm $15 admPetros Klampanis Gp; 14: 7-8pm $10 BenWinkelman Trio.

RUSS & DAUGHTERS CAFE: 127 Orchard St(bet Delancey & Rivington Sts). 212-475-4880. www.russanddaughterscafe.com. LastThurs: 8pm free adm The Stone at Russ &Daughters Cafe. May 31: Sofia Rei.

SMALLS JAZZ CLUB: 183W 10th St at 7th Av.212-252-5091. www.smallslive.com. Sets:Afternoon (PM) Sun 4:30-7pm, Sat 4-7pm,Early (E) 7:30-10pm, Late (L) 10:30pm-1am,Night (N) 1-4am; jam following N; adm varies.Residencies (R): Sun 1pm Vocal masterclassby Marion Cowings, PM Sacha Perry Trio, N05/6&20 Jon Beshay, 05/13&27 Hillel Salem;Mon E except 05/14 Ari Hoenig Trio; Tues L05/1&15 Abraham Burton Qrt, 05/8&22 FrankLacy Gp, 05/29 Josh Evans Gp; Fri N 05/4&18Corey Wallace, 05/11&25 JD Allen; Sat N05/5&19 Brooklyn Circle, 05/12&26 PhilipHarper. May 1: E Steve Nelson Qrt, L R, N tba;2: E Will Vinson Qrt, L Kelly Green Sxt, N MikeTroy; 3: E Will Vinson Qrt, L Ed Cherry Qrt, NJonathan Thomas; 4: E Craig Handy Qnt, LRalph Peterson Fo’tet, N R; 5: PM KristinaKoller Qrt, E Craig Handy Qnt, L RalphPeterson Fo’tet, N R; 6: 1pm-PM R, E RalphLalama & Bop-Juice, L Jerry Weldon Qrt, N R;7: E R, L Joe Farnsworth Gp, N tba; 8: E SpikeWilner Gp, L R, N tba; 9: E Danny Kolke Qrt, LDave Baron Qrt, N Isaiah Thompson; 10: ENew York Jazz Nine, L Thomas Marriott Qrt, NDavis Whitfield; 11: E Will & Peter AndersonQnt, L Robin Eubanks Trio, N R; 12: PM ScottReeves Jazz Orch, E Randy Johnston Trio, LRobin Eubanks Trio, N R; 13: 1pm-PM R, EChris Byars Original Sxt, L Nick HemptonBand, N R; 14: E Lucas Pino Nnt, L JonathanMichel Gp, N tba; 15: E Steve Nelson Qrt, L R,N tba; 16: E Marko Churnchetz Trio, L HaroldMabern Trio, N Jovan Alexandre; 17: E ChrisBeck Qnt, L Ben Wolfe Qrt, N Charles Goold;18: E Alex Blake Collective, L Sam NewsomeTrio, N R; 19: PM Lucine Yeghiazaryan Qrt, ENoam Wiesenberg Qnt, L Sam Newsome Trio,N R; 20: 1pm-PM R, E tba, L JC Stylles/SteveNelson Hutcherson Band, N R; 21: E R, LJonathan Barber Qnt, N tba; 22: E IanHendrickson-Smith Gp, L R, N tba; 23: EJonathan Kreisberg Qrt, L Brandon SandersQrt, N Aaron Seeber; 24: E JonathanKreisberg Qrt, L Ximo Tebar Qrt, N Asaf Yuria;25: E Michael Dease Sxt, L Jason Brown Qnt,N R; 26: E Michael Dease Sxt, L Jason BrownQnt, N R; 27: 1pm-PM R, E Tardo Hammer Trio,L Joe Magnarelli Qrt, N R; 28: E R, L JoeFarnsworth Gp, N tba; 29: E Robert EdwardsQrt, L R, N tba; 30: E Steve Lyman Trio, LCarlos Abadie Qnt, N Mike Troy; 31: E NoahPreminger Qrt, L Akiko Tsuruga Qrt, N tba.

SUBCULTURE: 45 Bleecker St at Lafayette St.www.subculturenewyork.com. 212-533-5470.May 4: 7pm $30/50 adm NYFOS Next featClarice Assad & friends; 23: 8pm Nick Finzer.

TRIBECA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER:199 Chambers St. www.tribecapac.org. 212-220-1460. May 4: 7pm free adm conversa-tion, 8:30pm $30/20 Lost Jazz Shrinesseries celebrates Fat Tuesday’s & Betty

Carter feat Marc Cary, Willard Jenkinsw/Addison Frei, Arcolis Sandoval; 8: 7:30pmfree screening The Best Jazz In The Movies;10: 8pm $45/50 Highlights in Jazz series featDick Hyman & friends w/Wycliffe Gordon,Jay Leonhart, Ken Peplowski, Chuck Redd;12: 7:30pm Made In New York JazzCompetition gala feat Randy Brecker, JohnPatitucci, Francisco Mela, Bobby Sanabria,Yaacov Mayman.

TURNMILL: 119E 27th St (bet Park &Lexington Avs). www.turnmillnyc.com. 646-524-6060. Wed: 11pm-2am Keyed Up featLate Night Jam.

VILLAGE VANGUARD: 178 7th Av S at 11thSt. 212-255-4037. www.villagevanguard.com.Sets: 8:30&10:30pm. Adm: $30/1 drink min.Residency (R): Mon Vanguard Jazz Orch.May 1-6: Eric Reed Qrt; 7: R; 8-13: SteveColeman & Five Elements; 14: R; 15-20: VijayIyer Sxt; 20: 3pm John Zorn; 21: R; 22-27:Guillermo Klein y Los Guachos; 28: R; 29-Jun 3: Billy Hart Qrt.

ZINC BAR: 82W 3rd St (bet Thompson &Sullivan). 212-477-8337. www.zincbar.com.Residencies: Sun 9pm Zinc Tango Trio; Tues9pm Eric Lewis; Sat 10pm Monika Oliveira &The Brasilians. May 2: 8&10pm Janis Siegel& Lauren Kinhan feat Theo Bleckmann; 7: 6-7pm Joe Cohn Trio feat Serafina Brown,10pm-2am VandoJam feat Paul Carr; 9:8&10pm Eric Alexander; 10: 7&8:30pm MikeEckroth Gp; 11: 8pm Jeff “Tain” Watts Trio;14: 8&10pm Whitfield Family Band; 15: 8pmDave Chamberlain & Band of Bones; 18:7&8:30pm JoAnne Brackeen Trio; 21:8&10pm Strings Attached feat RandyJohnston; 23: 8&10pm Jerry Bergonzi Qrt;28: 8&10pm Strings Attached feat ChicoPinheiro; 31: 7&8:30pm Yunior Terry Sexteto.

AN BEAL BOCHT CAFÉ: 445W 238th St. 718-884-7127. www.lindasjazznights.com. 1stWed: 8&9:30pm $30-10 adm Linda's JazzNights. May 2: 8pm Vanisha Gould Qrt,9:30pm The Jazz Thieves.

HOSTOS CENTER FOR THE ARTS & CUL-TURE: 450 Grand Concourse at 149th St.www.hostos.cuny.edu. 718-518-4455. May 5:7:30pm $20/5 adm New Cuban Express &Steven Kroon Latin Jazz Sxt.

440 GALLERY: 440 Sixth Av. 718-499-3844.www.440gallery.com. 1st Sun: 4:40pm $5don Me, Myself and Eye. May 6: MichaelFormanek.

BAR CHORD: 1008 Cortelyou Rd. 347-240-6033. www.barchordnyc.com. Mon: 8pmKeyed Up series.

BAR LUNÀTICO: 486 Halsey St. 718-513-0339.www.barlunatico.com. Sets: 8:30pm. Sun:2pm Keyed Up feat Gospel Brunch. May 2:Arthur Kell & friends; 8: Jenny Scheinman &Allison Miller's Parlour Game; 16: Ourida; 26:Itai Kriss & Telavana; 28: Shakers n' Bakers;31: Aruán Ortiz.

BARBÈS: 376 9th St at 6th Av. Park Slope.www.barbesbrooklyn.com. 718-965-9177.Residencies: Sun 9pm except 05/6 StephaneWrembel; Mon 7pm Brain Cloud; Tues 9pmSlavic Soul Party; Wed 10pm MandingoAmbassadors; Fri 5pm The Crooked Trio; Sat6pm Anders Nilsson. May 6: 6pm-12am

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

STEPHANE WREMBELDJANGO A GOGO FESTIVAL at THE WOODLANDS / MAY 2Guitarist Stephane Wrembel was born in Paris and raised in Fontainebleau, the homeof Impressionism and Django Reinhardt. It's the perfect dual influence that Stephaneembraces as he takes the gypsy master's creativity, pushing it forward, avoiding beinga "museum piece" player. Immersing himself in the gypsy culture, Stephane foundlike-minded forward-thinking players at Berklee, giving the Sinti stylings of Djangonew life, which Vintage Guitar Magazine called "pure dazzle and dash." Stephane'sthree Django Experiments (Water is Life) are thrilling documentations, morphingDjango originals with Stephane's own, showcasing French gypsy swing and gorgeousballads guaranteed to have you in his camp. In NJ, Stephane and his band performDjango & The Gypsies: A Thousand Year Journey from India to Europe the first of thethree-night Django A GoGo festival that ends May 5 at The Town Hall in NYC.

JOE MAGNARELLIINC / MAY 23At age 12, Syracuse native Joe "Mags" Magnarelli knew the trumpet was to be hismusical life. Joe's dedication paid off with work with Lionel Hampton, Brother JackMcDuff, Vanguard Jazz Orchestra tours, and stints with Toshiko Akiyoshi and JazzAt Lincoln Center orchestras, Aretha Franklin and the Hard Bop Quintet. Joe's play-ing has both ballad beauty and the fire of modern jazz, on his own recordings and RayBarretto's Grammy-nominated Time Was, Time Is (0+ Music). Joe's new release,Magic Trick (Steeplechase), shows off the Mags magic on tunes along with his con-siderable talents of composing originals. For this night, Joe is joined by drummerRudy Petschauer and organist Akiko Tsuruga.

CLAUDIO RODITISOPAC / MAY 6The "blue flame" used to describe the sound of trumpeter Claudio Roditi is the sim-mer that moved this Brazilian to the United States in 1970, where studies at Berkleeled to work with Herbie Mann, Paquito D'Rivera, Joe Henderson, Tito Puente andfour recordings with McCoy Tyner. When Dizzy Gillespie's United Nation Orchestraroamed the earth, Roditi was there, giving flight to many a night in Tunisia. Claudio'sbrilliance has shown brightly on over 20 recordings as leader, bringing two Grammynominations along the way. Claudio can also be heard on the new album from drum-mer Samuel Martinelli, Crossing Paths (samuelmartinelli.com), where their mutuallove for jazz and Brazilian music comes together in exciting fashion. Here Claudio isfeatured with Dave Stryker, Billy Hector and Michael Hill's Blues Mob.

JIM SNIDERODEER HEAD INN / MAY 4Called "an alto saxophone virtuoso" by Downbeat magazine, Jim Snidero first foundguidance with Phil Woods and Dave Liebman, who convinced him to move to NewYork at 23, where he quickly joined organ legend Brother Jack McDuff. Jim went onto play with the Mingus Big Band, Eddie Palmieri and Frank Sinatra, record withToshiko Akiyoshi and amass a catalog of his own recordings, focusing on originals,blues, strings and a tribute to Miles Davis. Jim's new CD, Jubilation! CelebratingCannonball Adderley (Savant), is a co-led salute with trumpeter Jeremy Pelt, whereAdderley evergreens like "Wabash," "Sack O' Woe" and "Work Song" ride convincing-ly with soulful originals. Jim celebrates the release with trumpeter Brian Lynch,pianist David Hazeltine, bassist Nat Reeves and drummer Billy Drummond.

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continued from page 22 KUMBLE THEATER: 1 University Pl (betDeKalb & Willoughby). 718-488-1624.www.kumbletheater.org. May 2: 7-9pm CBJCfestival www.cbjcjazz.org feat JanDouglas/Yoshi Waki & LIU Choir/LIU SmallJazz Ens.

LAFAYETTE AVENUE PRESBYTERIANCHURCH: 85 S Oxford St. 718-625-7515.www.lapcbrooklyn.org. May 5: 3pm CBJCfestival www.cbjcjazz.org feat Jazz! TheWomen's Viewpoint w/Martha Redbone.

NATIONAL SAWDUST: 80N 6th St. 646-779-8455. www.nationalsawdust.org. May 19:10pm $20 adm Stephanie Richards; 26: 11am$20/5 Oran Etkin feat Timbalooloo; 30: 7pm$25 The Stone feat Annie Gosfield.

ROULETTE: 509 Atlantic Av at 3rd Av.www.roulette.org. 917-267-0363. May 1:7:30pm María Grand; 23-28: Vision Festivalwww.artsforart.org feat 05/23 celebratingDave Burrell 7pm Harlem Renaissance, 8pmArchie Shepp Qrt, 9pm Djassi DaCostaJohnson/Shayna Dulberger, 9:30pm DaveBurrell Qnt, 05/24 7pm Mary Halvorson &Code Girl, 8pm Whit Dickey Trio, 9pm Womenwith an Axe to Grind, 10pm Space, 05/25 7pmIrreversible Entanglements, 8pm DouglasDunn, 8:30pm Nasheet Waits Equality,9:30pm Tonya Foster, 10pm Matthew ShippAccoustic Ens, 05/26 6pm Visionary YouthOrch, 7pm Mutations for Justice, 8pm Afro-Algonquin 2018, 9pm Patricia Spears Jones/Jason Kao Hwang, 9:30pm Akinmusire/Davis/Sorey, 10:30pm Afrohorn Fellow, 05/276:30pm Frode Gjerstad, 7:30pm Cleaver/Lopez/Potter/Virelles, 8:30pm Arthur Jafa,9:30pm By Any Means, 10:30pm BrownButterfly, 05/28 6pm Jaimie Branch & Fly orDie, 7pm Cooper-Moore, 8pm Julie EzellePatton, 8:30pm New World Pygmies, 9:30pmOliver Lake Big Band.

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. May 1: E Moppa Elliott & UnspeakableGarbage, 8pm Mike Kennedy Gp; 2: EAurelius Double, 8pm Aurelius; 3: 8pm$5/free Broko Mass; 5: 8pm $12.50 MrMalfunktion Steals The Groove; 6: E $20 LaTierra Llama; 8: 8pm $5/free Arturo O'FarrillBig Band Jazz Ens; 9: 8pm $5/free BrooklynCollege Wind Ens w/Marianne Gythfeldt; 13:E-L Jinjoo Yoo Trio, N Bob Gingery Gp; 14: LB's Bees; 16: $12 8pm Fabian Ziegler, N FelixReyes; 18: E Laszlo Gardony Solo, L Sub-Verse + Rachael Elliott + Loop 2.4.3, 10pmRyan Slatko; 20: 9pm Bright Dog Red; 21:6:30pm ICE HS Jazz Band, 7:15pm $20Songwriting class; 23: E Bixler/Cowherd/Sturm/Boccato; 24: E Ben Jagz Qrt, L KevinQuinn & Protocol, N Ole Mathisen & Take OffCollective; 27: L $12 The Dingonek StreetBand; 31: 8:30pm Azurøze, N $8 NoisePetals.

SIR D’S LOUNGE: 837 Union St. 718-623-9065.www.facebook.com/Sirdslounge. Mon: 8-11pm Monday Night Big Band Jazz. May 7:Virginia Mayhew Spt.

SISTAS’ PLACE: 456 Nostrand Av at JeffersonAv. www.sistasplace.org. 718-398-1766. Sat:9&10:30pm $30/25 adm. May 5&12: CBJCfestival www.cbjcjazz.org feat 05/5 RobertRutledge/George Gray, 05/12 AhmedAbdullah & Diaspora; 19: Sharp Radway; 26:Ed Stoute.

TOHMA’S PLACE: 1583 Fulton St. 504-292-3605. May 7: 8-11pm CBJC festivalwww.cbjcjazz.org feat tba.

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Stephane Wrembel feat Django A GoGo; 13:7pm Will Bernard & the BK Strays; 16: 8pmOlli Soikkeli; 17: 8pm Pedro Giraudo TangoQrt; 18: 8pm The Regional de NY; 29: 7pmAttias & friends.

BEDFORD STUYVESANT RESTORATIONCORPORATION: Restoration Plaza. 1368Fulton St. 718-569-1896. May 9: 6-10:30pmCBJC festival www.cbjcjazz.org BrooklynJazz Hall of Fame ceremony, induction ofIrving “Duke” Jordan feat Louis Hayes Qrt.

BELL HOUSE: 149 7th St. 718-643-6510.www.thebellhouseny.com. May 4: 7:30-9:30pm www.catskilljazzfactory.org featscreening The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari w/ChrisWashburne's Rags & Roots feat VeronicaSwift.

BLUEBIRD BROOKLYN: 504 Flatbush Av.718-484-9494. www.bluebirdbrooklyn.com.Wed: 9pm Keyed Up feat Nest sessions byPerry Smith.

BROOKLYN BOROUGH HALL: 209Joralemon St. www.brooklyn-usa.org. 718-467-1527. May 1: 5-8pm CBJC festivalwww.cbjcjazz.org feat Jazz & The SpokenWord.

BROOKLYN CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC:58 7th Av. www.bkcm.org. 718-622-3300. 1stFri: 7pm $5 adm Open Stage. May 5: 7:30pm$15 adm Wide Open feat Dana Lyn, MichelGentile, Anna Webber, Jacob Garchik, DanielKelly, Matt Pavolka & Rob Garcia; 20: 8pmTRIPTYK & Sara Serpa Trio.

The BROOKLYN MUSIC SCHOOL: 126 SaintFelix St. 718-638-5660. www.brooklynmusicschool.org. May 6: 3pm $30/75 adm fundrais-er feat Victor Lewis.

BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY WALTWHITMAN: 93 Saint Edwards St. 718-935-0244. www.bklynlibrary.org. May 2: 6-7pmfree adm CBJC festival www.cbjcjazz.orgfeat Rome Neal Band.

BROWNSTONE JAZZ: 107 Macon St atNostrand Av. 917-704-9237. https://www.ticketweb.com/events/org/203803. Fri-Sat:9pm-12:30am CBJC festival www.cbjcjazz.org feat BSJAZZ Ensamble.

COUNTING ROOM: 44 Berry St. 718-599-1860.www.countingroom.com. Sun: 4-7pm KeyedUp feat The Cafe Society.

The DRAWING ROOM: 56 Willoughby St #3.www.drawingroommusic.com. Sets: 7pm.May 4: $20 adm Nick Lyons/HarveyDiamond; 5: $10 Molly Jones/Jon Taylor &Mover/Aakash Mittal & Awaz Trio; 20: $20Gene Bertoncini; 26: $15 Luca Rosenfeld.

I-BEAM: 168 7th St. www.ibeambrooklyn.com.Sets: 8:30pm $15 don. May 12: 8:30pm $15adm Lena Bloch & Feathery.

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

JAZZ 966: 966 Fulton St. 917-593-9776.www.fortgreenecouncil.org/jazz966. Fri:8&10:15pm $15 don. May 11: CBJC festivalwww.cbjcjazz.org feat Vinnie Knight.

KINGSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE:2001 Oriental Blvd. 718-368-5596.www.onstageatkingsborough.org. May 11:7pm Valarie Pettiford, Terri Klausner & TyStephens.

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. May 1: 9pmCaroline Davis, 10:30pm Tim Berne/HankRoberts; 8: 9pm James Carney, 10:30pmTony Malaby.

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ANOTHER REASON TO CELEBRATEBy Elzy Kolb

Long time comin'Count veteran pianist Harvey

Diamond among those much-appreciatedbut too-rarely recorded figures in jazz. Amainstay of the Boston scene for a half cen-tury, Harvey has just released FairWeather, the second CD in his long andbusy life in music.

Besides studying with the iconic pianistLennie Tristano and playing with ArtFarmer, Dave Liebman, John Abercrombieand George Mraz, "I've been teaching for,oh, 1,854 years," Harvey declares with alaugh. "Actually, it's just 49 years, and Istill love it." In addition to private lessons,he's conducted workshops locally andinternationally, and is a regular at theVermont Jazz Center. "That's the greatestscene—on top of a mountain, 24 hours ofjazz and great food," he says. Harvey met singer Sheila Jordan at the

Vermont Jazz Center. Not only did sheteach him "Fair Weather," the title trackon his new CD, she also introduced him tobassist Cameron Brown, his musical part-ner on the new release. "He's great to playwith, there's a nice feel to his playing, andhe's open to whatever is going on.Cameron listens, and has a beautifulsound," Harvey says.Cameron's listening skills definitely

come in handy on the bandstand withHarvey, who sometimes "decides in themoment" what to play and how to play it."Cameron asks that I just give him a senseof what I'm going to play, at least on thefirst couple of tunes. I usually pick astarter, then after that it's a free-for-all,playing whatever feels right in themoment."On the new recording, the duo focuses

on ballads, from lesser-known composi-tions such as the Kenny Dorham-written

title track to favorites including "Over theRainbow," "Sophisticated Lady" and "I'mGetting Sentimental Over You.""We play that last one differently from

how it's usually played. We play it at an'adult tempo,' per Cameron—that tempobetween slow and medium, which is hard.It's harder to play slower rather thanfaster," the pianist notes. "There's a reasonall of those tunes are still being played:They're good tunes and offer a lot to playon. You can keep changing them, it's neverthe same tune twice. There's a challenge togo into it new each time." Catch Harvey and Cameron in action at

Jazz at Kitano May 2, as they celebratethe release of Fair Weather.

International inspirationSinger Corina Bartra feels right at

home dividing her time between Peru,Europe and New York, and she draws hermusical influences from an even broaderspectrum. She's immersed herself inBrazilian, Cuban and African rhythms,and studied instruments including harmo-nium, tambura, and drums such as dumb-eck and djembe. Her musical training,interests and inspirations range from con-temporary classical composers likeStockhausen to North Indian classical anddevotional music to Peruvian criollo. And,of course, jazz. Across the genres, "There'sa lot of improvisation—that's the part Iliked, and also the part I like about jazz."

Corina discovered jazz as a child whenshe visited her grandfather who lived inthe Peruvian rainforest. She recalls himrelaxing in a hammock or playing poker,while blasting beloved records by CountBasie, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane andThelonious Monk. Her first experience was

Harvey Diamond, Jazz at Kitano

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Lauren Henderson, Blue Note

performing with local musicians in Peru;later she studied in New York at QueensCollege, Long Island University andMannes School of Music, and outside theclassroom with pianist Kirk Lightsey,bassist Santi Debriano and drummers CliffBarbaro and Steve Berrios."I have been lucky to work with and

learn from masters," Corina says. "Music issomething you don't stop learning. You dis-cover new things, make new discoveries inthings you've performed for a while—sometimes getting a full sense of the mean-ing of the words. Music is full of discoveryand challenges."As a leader, Corina has released more

than a dozen recordings, including hermost recent CD, 2017's Takunde. "The jazzthat I do is blended with world music,"Corina points out, noting that her eclecticrepertoire includes Jobim covers, originals,her own arrangements of classic composi-tions like Joe Henderson's "BlackNarcissus" and her Peruvian-rhythm ver-sion of Simon & Garfunkel's "Bridge OverTroubled Water," traditional Afro-Peruvian tunes, as well as a Peruvian styleof dance music known as "la marinara."Corina, who has fronted ensembles from

quartets to mini big bands, is inManhattan May 19, appearing with herseptet at Metro Baptist Church. Shenotes that she prefers performing in ven-ues such as theaters, festivals and church-es as an alternative to clubs. Her band forthe occasion includes longtime collabora-tors saxophonist Dave Morgan, guitaristTony Romano, drummer Diego Lopez,cajon player Perico Diaz, pianist SteveSandberg and bassist Victor Murillo.Besides taking a deep dive into music fromher CDs new and old, she's likely to featuresome new compositions and more.

Rising to the occasionVocalist Lauren Henderson doesn't

shy away from a musical challenge. Whenthe standard lyrics for Bill Evans' "Waltzfor Debbie" failed to resonate with her, sheasked a colleague to translate a Swedish-language version written and performedby Monica Zetterlund. Lauren found thosewords more to her liking, but rather thansinging the English translation, shelearned it in Swedish. That was hardly Lauren's most unusual

musical challenge in adapting a song to fither style. Recently, she was hired to do aprivate gig for which the client requestedshe perform an Aerosmith song with a jazztwist. So when it came to choosing the 13

songs for her latest CD, Ármame

(Brontosaurus), it's no surprise thatLauren cast a wide net. In addition tothree originals, she included tunes by thelikes of Latin legend Héctor Lavoe, R&Bsinger and composer Bobby Caldwell, AmyWinehouse, Blossom Dearie and DonnyHathaway. "These are all people I admire, I love

their artistry. It felt natural for me, since Ihave eclectic tastes," she says, noting thelong history of jazz musicians interpretingpop and show tunes, as well as materialfrom other sources. "That is important tothe music, developing and creating, mak-ing the song your own."Among Lauren's other picks for

Ármame are a pair of Curtis Lewis-pennedtunes often associated with Nancy Wilson:"The Old Country" and "The Great City,"for which she wrote some additional lyricsin Spanish. The singer, who is of AfricanAmerican, Caribbean and Panamanianancestry, wanted to link her backgroundand culture with the music. "I wanted toincorporate Spanish and show what Istand for as an artist, which is hard to dowith heavy swing," she explains. "A directtranslation of the lyrics wouldn't work, so Iwrote a transitional verse into the song.On a good day, the words flow out, and thiswas a very good day."Her rendition of Winehouse's "Love is a

Losing Game" has a slightly country feel,which Lauren says wasn't intentional. "I'ma 'when in Rome' type person; that hashelped me as a jazz artist, working withimprovisation and working in different sit-uations. I create art reflecting thatmoment in time."Lauren's May 27 Blue Note gig not

only celebrates the release of Ármame, shealso hopes to include some new materialfrom her fourth album, which is slated forrelease toward the end of 2018, plus someadditional material written by MichaelThurber. She and Michael, bassist for “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” arecollaborating on the upcoming CD.

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HOT FLASHES

Shah and Moutin photo by Jacob Blickenstaff.

Artist Talks Inspirations: Kavita Shah

WHEN VOCALIST AND COMPOSERKavita Shah's debut Visions came

out in 2014, the world heard not simply anastonishing vocal talent, but also a mar-velously deep thinker whose musical chopscould slice across genres and remold theminto remarkable fusions of sound—inKavita's hands, Brazilian-infused songfare paired with kora traditions can giveway into funkier R&B-inspired musicmixed with tabla playing, ultimately tran-sitioning into gentle jazz ballads. Thealbum proved an amazing, wild ride and athrilling glimpse into a truly creativemind.

So, when this year saw the release ofInterplay (Dot Time Records), a pared-down duo featuring Kavita with bassistFrançois Moutin, listeners could be forgiv-en for a sense of artistic whiplash in hear-ing Kavita effortlessly jump to this differ-ent format. However, for those followingher career and influences, the vocal andbass set-up embraced here by Kavitamakes perfect sense, and in fact speaks to

Kavita Shah with François Moutin

one of her prominent mentors and champi-ons: Sheila JordanFor Kavita, the decision to approach the

vocal-bass duo was a comfortable and nat-ural one, spurred by a free improvisationsession in 2014 with François. "For manyyears, I had heard Sheila playing in thatcontext and it really resonated with me,"Kavita explains. "In this setting, therewere so many possibilities to whatFrançois and I could do. One of the thingsI really love about this project is that I getto really express myself and explore thepossibilities of my voice as an instrument." Listening to the duo, the impact of

Sheila Jordan is quickly perceived andruns deep. For Kavita, Sheila's guidancetook several forms. In one respect, Sheilaas the mentor provided crucial moral sup-port to Kavita, encouraging her to exploremultiple styles of music and transcendgenres to create the sound she was seek-ing. But just as important, Sheila's phras-ing, improvisational and sheer instrumen-tal approach proved highly important toKavita's own musical development.Indeed, for Kavita, one of the inspirationsshe drew from Sheila was the ability totreat the voice as an instrument and tostate one's presence firmly on the frontlineof instruments."I think of myself first and foremost as

a musician, on the same level as the horns,the drums, the piano," Kavita notes. "It'sbeen amazing to stretch out and focus onwhat the voice can do."While Sheila's influence can indeed be

heard, Kavita and François also stretchbeyond their initial inspirations, exploringtextures and freer spaces in the music in aset of tracks that is challenging and risk-taking, while also utterly compelling andmemorable. "François and I both have a deep

respect for the jazz tradition and we bothcome from it," she notes. "But living inNew York and being who we are as peopleand musicians with our own approaches tothe music, we also have a desire to push itforward. And I think that comes out in themusic: Our respect for the tradition andour trying to take it to new places and keepevolving."

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HARISH RAGHAVAN IS A BASSISTwho has been heard with some of the

finest jazz musicians in the world. Thoughan accomplished composer, New York isonly recently seeing his projects as aleader. Regarding this change of pace,Harish says "I've been wanting to lead aband for some time, and there have been afew iterations of groups playing my musicover the years. There's no reason in partic-ular other than I just had some time at theend of last year to really work on writingsome new music."On the formation of his new group,

Harish says, "I've known Joel Ross andJeremy Dutton for a while, and ImmanuelWilkins since he moved to New York, whointroduced me to Micah Thomas. I wantedto play with people that already had a rap-port so that I could slide in and it wouldalready sound like a band. Right now, it'sgreat just to be able to use the exact sameband on every gig and really work on some

of the music. It has given me the opportu-nity to grow as a composer."

Harish Raghavan's Quintet is atThe Jazz Gallery on May 10.

At Joe's Pub on May 30, the duo isexpected to perform selections from theiralbum and to even call Sheila Jordan tothe stage as a special guest in this wonder-ful musical collaboration that spansdecades of repertoire. "François is a fan-tastic virtuoso and improviser," Kavitasays. "We developed our own sound and Ireally love the freedom I get to expressmyself in this."To learn more about her, www.kav

itashahmusic.com.

Benefits and FestivalsMaster Cuban saxophonist Romàn

Filiú celebrates the release of his out-standing CD Quarteria on May 11 with aperformance at The Jazz Gallery. For moreinformation, visit www.romanfiliumusic.com. On May 17, Jazz House Kids hosts

Inside the Jazz Note, an end-of-school-yearbenefit in support of the Jazz House Kidsmission to bridge the gap in the arts. Theevening, held at Montclair StateUniversity, features music and conversa-tion between Christian McBride and special guests pianist Bruce Hornsbyand drummer Jack DeJohnette. For more information, visit www.jazzhouse kids.org.The five finalists of the American

Pianists Awards perform at Dizzy's ClubCoca-Cola on May 17. These artists—Kenny Banks Jr., Emmet Cohen,Keelan Dimick, Dave Meder and BillyTest—all perform in sets that evening.Learn more at www.americanpianists.org. Harlem Stage hosts its annual gala on

May 21 at the Harlem Stage Gatehouse.Celebrating a theme of Disrupters: ArtistActivists, Creators and Catalysts, theevent features host Joy-Ann Reid and

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Expressing boundless gratitude towardproducer Pat Philips-Strata and Georgeand Leonardo DiCaprio, co-presenters ofForever Django at Carnegie Hall, Doradoalso expresses a palpable gratitude towardthe experience overall. "I'm so grateful thatboth my sons will be with me," he says,"and I want to thank God as well, becausethe manouche are people of faith. I alsowant to thank Django, without whom thismusic would not exist. And I'm now able toperform in the United States because ofthis music."

Dorado Schmitt appears in ForeverDjango: Passing the Family Torch onMay 1 at Carnegie Hall.

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.

A banjo playing friend of Herb Gardner's couldn't afford a proper case so he used an oldguitar case instead. Once at a subway stop he put it down and a thief ran off with it. Herb'sfriend ran in hot pursuit, yelling, "It's a BANJO! It's a BANJO…"

A Moment You Missed by Fran Kaufman Hot HouseContributing Photographer

On a cold, rainy night in March, theinterior of the Jazz Museum in Harlem wasas warm as could be as ChristianMcBride and vocalist Catherine Russellgot ready for the first live taping ofChristian’s Sirius XM radio show, “TheLowdown: Conversations with Christian.”Conversation and music followed, andChristian tried to best Catherine as heplayed fragments of performances by avariety of vocalists. Catherine aced thetest!

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VELVET LOUNGE: 174 Bway. 718-302-4427.www.velvetbrooklyn.com. Tues: 9pm Key Upseries. 1st Tues feat Sivan Arbel Qrt, otherTues feat Low Key Trio w/spec guests.

WILLIAMSBURG MUSIC CENTER: 367Bedford Av. www.wmcjazz.org. 718-384-1654. Sets: Early (E) 9pm, Late (L) 10:30pm,

Fri-Sat E 10pm, L 11:30pm. $10 adm.Residency (R): Fri E Gerry Eastman &friends + L Jam. May 3-6 & 10-13: CBJC fes-tival www.cbjcjazz.org feat 05/3 E DanieleGermani, L Allegra Krieger, 05/4 R, 05/5 E-LBrad Miller, 05/6 E Francisco Haye, L JulianJimenez, 05/10 E Max Light, L LisanneTremblay, 05/11 R, 05/12 E Aaron Burnett, LBig Machine, 05/13 E John Melendez, LDanae Greenfield; 17: tba; 18-19: E-L $15/8Doug Carn; 20: tba; 24: E Jhoe Garay, L NetaRaanan Sxt; 25: R; 26: E-L Humberto Olivieri& The Sonic Groove Ens; 27: E RachelTherrien, L Karen Tennison; 31: E AidanO'Connell Trio, L Juan Chiavassa Trio.

BURNING TREE COUNTRY CLUB: 120Perkins Rd. Greenwich. May 17: 6:30-9:30pmBackCountry Jazz benefit 203-561-3111www.backcountryjazz.org feat BennieWallace Band w/Jazzmeia Horn, GodwinLouis.

BUTTONWOOD TREE: 605 Main St.Middletown. www.buttonwood.org. 860-347-4957. Sat: 8-10pm. May 11: HiroyaTsukamoto; 12: Joe Fonda Trio.

FAIRFIELD THEATRE COMPANY: 70Sanford St. Fairfield. www.fairfieldtheatre.org.203-259-1036. Sets: 7:45pm. May 24: JaneMonheit; 27: Jamie Baum Spt +.

FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY: 1073 N Benson Rd.Fairfield. www.fairfield.edu. 203-254-4000.

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ESSEXBETHANY BAPTIST CHURCH: 275W Market

St. Newark. www.bethany-newark.org. 973-623-8161. May 5: 6-7:30pm Jazz Vespers featRoni Ben-Hur.

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

ELEVEN CLINTON: 11 Clinton St. Newark.862-234-2269. www.elevenclinton.com. Sun:1-4pm; Fri-Sat: 7:30-11:30pm. Free adm. May5: Mariella Gonzalez; 6: John Bauers; 11: PatVan Dyke; 12: Chris Berger; 13: Madame PatTandy; 18: Andre Barnes; 19: Craig Brann;20: Stephen Fuller; 25: John Bauers; 26:Bradford Hayes; 27: Jeff Hackworth.

JAZZ HOUSE KIDS: 14 S Park St. Montclair.973-744-2258 www.jazzhousekids.org. SeeKasser Theater.

KASSER THEATER: At Montclair StateUniversity. 1 Normal Av. Montclair. 973-655-3059. www.peakperfs.org. May 17: $20-150adm Jazz House Kids benefit gala featChristian McBride w/Bruce Hornsby & JackDeJohnette.

NEWARK MUSEUM: 49 Washington St.Newark. www.newarkmuseum.org. 973-596-6550. May 19: 12:30pm WBGO Kids Jazz featJerome Jennings.

NEWARK PUBLIC LIBRARY: Clinton Branch.739 Bergen St. Newark. 973-733-7757. May23: 5-6pm free adm Jazz in the Stacks seriesfeat NJPAC’s Wells Fargo Jazz for Teens.

SOPAC: 1 SOPAC Way. South Orange. 973-313-2787. www.sopacnow.org. May 6: 7pm theBest of the Loft w/Ty Stephens feat DaveStryker, Claudio Roditi, Billy Hector, MichaelHill & Blues Mob.

SUZYQUE’S BBQ & BAR: 34 S Valley Rd.West Orange. www.suzyques.com. 973-736-7899. Free adm. Sun: 2-5pm Brunchw/Curtis Lundy Ens; Thurs: 8pm-12am JohnLee & friends. May 14&28: 8-10pm GlennFranke's BigBand.

TRUMPETS: 6 Depot Square. Montclair. 973-744-2600. www.trumpetsjazz.com. Sets:7:30-10:30pm, Fri-Sat 8-11pm/adm varies.May 2: One More Once Big Band w/PassaicCounty Technical Institute & spec guestSlide Hampton; 3: Post Radiation Sxt; 4:Cynthia Hilts & Lyric Fury; 5: Ty Stephens &SoulJaazz; 6: 11:30am-2:15pm The JazzHouse Adult Ensembles & Vocal, 3-5pm ABCEns & Rick Faulkner w/the Youth Orch ofEssex County, 6-8:15pm One More Once BigBand w/Matt Granata & West Milford HS &spec guest Slide Hampton; 11: Makowicz/Medyna; 12: Onaje Allan Gumbs; 13:11:30am-3pm Brunch w/Enrico Granafei/Yashmin Charnet-Abler; 18: AndreaBrachfeld & Insight; 19: Laszlo Gardony; 20:3-5:30pm Ron Aprea Big Band w/AngelaDeNiro; 23: Ariel Guidry Qrt.

The WOODLAND: 60 Woodland Rd.Maplewood. 973-763-4202. May 2-4: 8pmStephane Wrembel & Django A GoGo feat05/2 Stephane Wrembel’s DjangoExperiment, 05/3 Daisy Castro & Hot Club,Sara L’Abriola, Pierre "KAMLO" Barré, AriFolman-Cohen, Josh Kaye, 05/4 PaulusSchafer/Olli Soikkeli.

HUDSONThe BRIGHTSIDE TAVERN: 141 Bright St.

Jersey City. www.brightsidetavern.com. 201-435-1234. Mon: 8pm Keyed Up featBrightside Tavern Trio.

HUDSON RIVERFRONT PERFORMINGARTS CENTER: 1500 Harbor Bld.

May 12: 8pm $15-5 adm Rondi Charleston.FIREHOUSE 12: 47 Crown St. New Haven. 203-

785-0468. www.firehouse12.com. Fri: 8:30pm$20 adm, 10pm $15. May 4: Josh Lawrence &Color Theory; 11: Jen Shyu & Nine Doors; 18:Mario Pavone Dialect Trio; 24: Petra Haden &Jesse Harris w/Julian Lage Trio; 25: JamieBaum Spt +.

PALACE THEATER: 100 East Main St.Waterbury. www.palacetheaterct.org. 203-346-2000. May 18: 7&9pm Avery Sharpe Trio.

The SIDE DOOR JAZZ CLUB: At Old LymeInn. 85 Lyme St. Old Lyme. 860-434-0886.www.thesidedoorjazz.com. Sets: 8:30-11pm.May 4: Sonny Fortune Qrt; 5: E.J. Strickland;11: Javon Jackson & Berklee Sxt; 12: CamilleThurman Qrt; 18: Rene MacLean; 19: BennyWallace & friends; 25: Renee Rosnes Trio;26: Wallace Roney Qrt.

AMERICAN HOTEL: 49 Main St. Sag Harbor.631-725-3535. www.theamericanhotel.com.May 6: 1:30pm $20 adm Jazz Brunch feat LeeGlantz.

BAY BURGER: 1742 Sag Harbor Tpke. SagHarbor. 631-899-3915. www.bayburger.com.Thurs: 7-9pm Keyed Up series.

BRIDGEHAMPTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY:2539 Montauk Hwy. Bridgehampton.www.bridgehamptonhistoricalsociety.org.631-537-1088. May 14: 7:30pm $25/15 admParlor Jazz series feat Houston Person.

GRASSO’S: 134 Main St. Cold Spring Harbor.www.grassosrestaurant.com. 631-367-6060.Sets: Sun 12-3pm Brunch (B) + 6-9pm;Mon&Wed-Sat 7-11pm. Residencies: Sun BDanny Marx Duo; Mon Robert LePley; WedWayne Sabella & Company. May 3: RichieIacona/Madeline Kole; 4: Robert LePley featStephanie Horowitz; 5: Noriko Ueda Duo; 10:Jen & Larry; 11: New Jazz Quartette; 12:Ayako Shirasaki Duo; 13: 6pm Gail Storm;15: Rich Iacona & the LIU Post Singers; 17:Jen & Larry; 19: Noriko Ueda Duo; 20: 6pmRich Iacona; 24: Vanessa Trouble Duo; 26:Noriko Ueda Duo; 31: Gail Storm.

The JAZZ LOFT: 275 Christian Av. StonyBrook. 631-751-1895. www.thejazzloft.org.Sets/adm: 7pm $20-10. Wed: 7-8pm $10, 8pm$5 Jam w/FM Band. May 3: TJL Big Band; 10:Bob Merrill; 25: Smithtown HS Jazz Ensw/Rich DeRosa; 26: George Coleman Trio;31: Interplay.

TREME: 553 Main St. Islip. 631-277-2008.www.tremeislip.com. Sets: Sun&Wed 7-11pm; Thurs-Sat 8pm-12am. Free adm. May2: F.T.C. Jazz Ens; 3: Sabori The Salsa &Latin Jazz Band; 6: John Restrepo; 12: $30Coltrane Home fundraising; 17: Sabori TheSalsa & Latin Jazz Band; 20: Kevin B. ClarkTrio; 27: Jam by Bob Lepley/Frank Bellucci;30: Tooty & The Mother Plucker.

BERGENORAMA: 595 River Rd. Edgewater. 201-945-

2020. www.orama.com. Thurs: 7:30pm KeyedUp feat Curtis Lundy Ens.

PUFFIN CULTURAL FORUM: 20 Puffin Way.Teaneck. www.puffinculturalforum.org. 201-836-8923. May 19: 7:30pm Lena Bloch Qrt.

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MARÍA GRAND, A SWISSARGEN-tinian saxophonist now living in NYC,

at 26 has had an impressive past few yearsperforming with Steve Coleman, VijayIyer, Dafnis Prieto, and is now coming intoher own as a leader and composer. She's anexploratory, modern artist with a com-pellingly bright and unpredictable future.

Q- You were born in Switzerland in1992 to a Swiss mother and anArgentinian father. I've read that yourfather listened to jazz including his SteveColeman recordings. Is that how jazzmusic first came into your life? A- My mother and father had a lot of

albums at home. My mom is a big fan ofBillie Holiday; I grew up listening to her,and also I had an album of DinahWashington called Dinah! where she sang"A Cottage For Sale" and "Smoke Gets InYour Eyes." I used to play that CD overand over. We used to go to the library andpick out a bunch of stuff from musicians weliked. Lots of Coltrane, Charlie Parker andSonny Rollins; my dad loved Archie Shepp,too. Crescent was my favorite album ofColtrane's as a child. I used to listen to itwith my dad. He also had the Jazz atMassey Hall CD. I only like Charlie Parkerand Dizzy Gillespie in that one, it took meyears to enjoy listening to Bud Powell!Now I love him. I also grew up with a lot ofSouth American music too, mostlyArgentinian folk, listening to Atahualpa

Yupanqui and Mercedes Sosa.Q- In 2009 you took a year off from high

school and came to New York City. Tell meabout that period. A- I had a really difficult time in high

school. I couldn't fit into my school becauseeveryone was studying classical music. Iwanted to learn how to improvise but I did-n't know how to go about it; I was missingschool so much they were about to kick meout; but by a miracle the director of theschool offered me to take a year off. I fig-ured I'd get my English better in New Yorkand I'd be able to study music, so I cameand stayed here for three months.Needless to say, that was an eye- and ear-opening experience. It was my first realexposure to great improvisers and to thevery strong African-American tradition ofimprovisation.Q- You then went home, finished high

school and came back to NYC in 2011. Didyou spend those two years preparing toreturn to NYC to live and play music? A- Absolutely. I had to do one year of

high school, and then it took me sixmonths to get my visa and immigrationtogether. During that time, I practicedreally hard, because I had a lot of catchingup to do. I became aware of the depth ofthis music only when I was 17, which wasmuch later than most of my peers who hadgrown up in the States.

Q- Two Swiss musician you often talkabout: Ohad Talmor and SylvieCourvoisier. Did you first meet them inNYC or did you know them inSwitzerland? A- Ohad was my very first improvisa-

tion teacher in Geneva. He walked into aclass I was taking and started playing andit blew my mind. I started hanging outwith him and asking him a million ques-tions! To this day we are still really goodfriends. He was the only person I knewcoming to the U.S. and he's helped me in somany ways—with music and by welcomingme into his family.

"I got to meet him [Von Freeman]only once, and it was one of thebest moments of my life. He wasvery kind and encouraging and Ifelt that he wanted his music tobe shared on a human level, to

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Weehawken. 201-716-4540. www.hrpac.org.May 3: 12:30pm Danila Brito, João Luiz &Paquito D’Rivera.

MOORE’S LOUNGE: 189 Monticello Av. JerseyCity. 201-332-4309. Sun: 6:30pm Keyed Upfeat Meet the artist series.

WEST SIDE THEATRE: At New Jersey CityUniversity. 285 W Side Av. Jersey CitY. 201-377-5105. www.njcu.edu. May 3: 7pm $15/5adm Gabriel Alegria Afro-Peruvian Sxt.

MERCER1867 SANCTUARY AT EWING: 101 Scotch

Rd. Ewing. www.1867sanctuary.org/seriesjazz. 609-392-6409. May 4: 8pm Sarah King &The Smoke Rings; 22: 8pm Eric Mintel Qrt.

CANDLELIGHT LOUNGE: 24 Passaic St.Trenton. www.candlelightevents.way.to. 609-695-9612. Sat: 3:30-7:30pm free adm/$10min. www.jazztrenton.com. May 5: Tony &Glenn Williams; 12: James Burton.

MCCARTER THEATRE: 91 University Pl.Princeton. 609-258-2787. www.mccarter.org.May 2: 7:30pm Zakir Hussain/Dave Holland;18: 8pm Joshua Redman & Brooklyn Rider;22: 7:30pm Pink Martini.

PRINCETON UNIVERSITY: Lewis Center forthe Arts. 185 Nassau St. Princeton. 609-258-1500. May 17: 7:30pm free adm MatthewParrish & Jazz Small Gp X.

PRINCETON UNIVERSITY: RichardsonAuditorium. 68 Nassau St. Princeton. 609-258-5000. www.princeton.edu/richaud. May8pm $10/5 Eddie Palmieri Afro CaribbeanJazz Sxt; 12: 8pm $15/5 adm Darcy JamesArgue & Creative Large Ens.

PRINCETON UNIVERSITY: Fine Hall. 304Washington Rd. Princeton. 609-258-4200.www.princeton.edu/music. May 1: 7:30pmfree adm Rudresh Mahanthappa & JazzSmall Groups.

MIDDLESEXDUE MARI: 78 Albany St. New Brunswick.

www.duemarinj.com. 732-296-1600. Fri: 6:30-9:30pm free adm The New Brunswick JazzProject/www.nbjp.org. May 4: Emma LarssonDuo; 11: Jackie Jones Duo; 18: Mike BondDuo.

GEORGE STREET ALE HOUSE: 378 GeorgeSt. New Brunswick. www.gsalehouse.com.732-543-2408. The New Brunswick JazzProject/www.nbjp.org. Tues: 8-11pm Emer-ging Artists + Jam. May 1: Grady Barber Gp;8: Jon Kirschner Qrt; 15: Ilan Eisenzweig Gp;22: Nat Bohach Qrt; 29: Will Comer Qrt.

HYATT HOTEL: 2 Albany St. New Brunswick.www.newbrunswick.hyatt.com. 732-873-1234. Thurs: 8-11pm free adm The NewBrunswick Jazz Project/www.nbjp.org. May3: Anthony Nelson Qrt; 10: Rob Edwards Qrt;17: Keith Franklin Gp; 24: Jerry Weldon Qrt;31: Alvester Garnett Qrt.

INC: 302 George St. New Brunswick.www.increstaurant.com. 732-640-0553. Wed:8-11pm free adm The New Brunswick JazzProject/www.nbjp.org. May 2: LucyYeghiazaryan Trio; 9: Dave Stryker Trio; 16:Najwa Parkins Trio; 23: Joe Magnarelli Trio;30: Nat Adderley, Jr. Trio.

MONMOUTHHERB ECKERT AUDITORIUM: At Senior

Center South Brunswick Municipal Complex.540 Rte 522. Monmouth Junction.www.sbarts.org/jazz-cafe. 732-329-4000X7635. May 4: 8-10pm $6 adm AndreaBrachfeld Qrt.

MONMOUTH COUNTY LIBRARY: 125Symmes Dr. Manalapan. 732-431-7220.www.monmouth.lib.nj.us. May 20: Art Baron& friends.

MORRISBICKFORD THEATRE: 6 Normandy Heights

Rd. Morristown. 973-971-3706. www.morrismuseum.org/jazz-showcase. Sets: 7:30-9pm.May 3: $25/30 adm Ken Peplowski featTribute to Benny Goodman; 7: $30/35 DickHyman Solo.

SHANGHAI JAZZ: 24 Main St. Madison. 973-822-2899. www.shanghaijazz.com. Free adm.Sets: Sun 6-8:30pm, Tues 6:30-9pm, Wed-Thurs 7-9:30pm, Fri 6:30&8:35pm, Sat6:15&8:35pm. Closed Mon. May 1: JohnKorba; 4: Bob Devos; 5: Nicki Denner; 6:Candice Reyes; 9: Dan Levinson/StephanSeva; 10: Olli Soikkeli; 11-12: Victor Provost;13: Viktorija Gecyte; 16: Warren Vaché; 17:John Zweig; 18: Claudio Roditi; 19: MarkPeterson; 20: Miles Hudgins; 24: ShaanPandiri Qrt; 25: “King” Solomon Hicks; 26:SaRon Crenshaw; 27: closed; 30: GlenMerritt & The Meant To Be Qrt; 31: AdrianCunningham.

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

ATLAS INDUSTRIES: 11 Spring St.Newburgh. www.atlasnewburgh.com. 845-391-8855. Jazz at Atlas series. May 19: 8pm$20 adm Broken Shadows.

The FALCON: 1348 Rte 9 West. Marlboro.www.liveatthefalcon.com. 845-236-7970.Sets/adm: 7-10pm, if opening act (Op) 8-10pm main act, Sun 11am-2pm Brunch (B);$20 don suggested. Falcon Underground(FU). May 3: Dana Murray; 6: B Big Joe Fitz &The Lo-Fis, 8pm The Directors; 9: 7pm FUJazz Sessions; 13: Rocher Fonda SorgenTrio; 17: 7pm FU bigBANG; 20: B Pete Levin& Co, 8pm Jason “Malletman” Taylor; 25:Petra Haden, Jesse Harris & The Julian LageTrio; 27: B Saints of Swing, 8pm Jeff Lederer& Shakers n' Bakers.

HOWLAND CULTURAL CENTER: 477 MainSt. Beacon. www.howlandculturalcenter. org.845-831-4988. May 4: 8pm $20 adm Karuna.

MAUREEN’S JAZZ CELLAR: 2 N Bway.Nyack. www.maureensjazzcellar.com. 845-535-3143. Sets: unless otherwise noted Sun6pm, Fri-Sat 8&9:30pm. May 2: 9pmPurchase jam w/Jason Clotter & friends; 4:Sharp Radway Qrt; 5: Andy Laverne Qrt; 6:3pm Peter Furlan & Rockland Youth JazzEns, 6pm Nicole Pasternak/Ralph Lalama;12: Joe Fiedler & Stunt Chicken; 18: MauchaAdnet/Duduka da Fonseca; 19: Larry FullerTrio; 25: Giacomo Gates; 26: Ron Affif Qrtfeat Tania Grubbs.

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

WOODSTOCK PLAYHOUSE: 103 Mill Hill Rd.Woodstock. www.woodstockplayhouse.org.845-679-6900. May 26: 7:30-9pm DominickFarinacci Qnt & Shenel Johns.

CHRIS’ JAZZ CAFE: 1421 Sansom St.Philadelphia. www.chrisjazzcafe.com. 215-

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Sylvie I know much less, but she's beena role model for me because she's a womanand she's from the town next to mine. She'saccomplished so much and has such a dis-tinctive personality. Her music is unique.It reflects herself and it's very strong. It'salways good to look at someone and seehow great they are and feel inspired.Q- It seems that most of your jazz edu-

cation was through mentoring, spendingtime with advanced musicians BillyHarper, Von Freeman, etc., but not in anacademic program. Why do you think youare able to learn music in this way? A- I realize how different my education

can seem to other people. I would say thatlearning this music without going to schoolrequires a lot of discipline and that's basi-cally the only thing I relied on—disciplineand drive. I had to constantly look forinformation, look for ways of knowingwhat I was doing wrong, look for answersfrom different people. But it gave me a lotof freedom. Like you said, a lot of peoplehave done it in the past, so it's not a novel-ty; it's only rare because now most peopleare going through an academic setting. I was very lucky that a lot of people

were willing to be honest with me, to tellme what was working and what wasn't.Doug Hammond and Antoine Roney wereboth very helpful in my education. Earlyon, Antoine had me transcribing a SonnyStitt solo and play it through the keys.Doug told me to learn one song a day. I wasbasically piecing together a lot of informa-tion and working as hard as I could on any-thing I would find.Q- Did you go to Chicago to spend time

with Von Freeman? Vonski was importantto Steve Coleman. Is that how you knewabout him? A- Yes, I learned about Von through

Steve. I transcribe a lot of Von solos. Thething I love about him is how he extrapo-lates language. He has his own sound, witha few different personalities he can takeonto. He can be very sweet and smooth forone song, and then get that sound that'svery raw and unpolished on the next one.He knew how to move energy in the room.A huge tone, he really filled up the horn. Igot to meet him only once, and it was oneof the best moments of my life. He was verykind and encouraging and I felt that hewanted his music to be shared on a humanlevel, to bring people closer. Q- You're having a dinner party and can

invite three musicians, dead or alive. Whoare they? A- Abbey Lincoln, Mary Lou Williams

and Geri Allen.

María Grand celebrates the releaseof Magdalena (Biophilia Records),May 1 at Roulette

music direction by drumming legend TerriLyne Carrington. Visit www.harlemstage.org to purchase tickets.The Vision Festival celebrates 23 years

of presenting some of the most extraordi-nary, exciting and uncompromising musictoday, with performances taking placeMay 23-28 at Roulette. Highlights includeArchie Shepp, Roscoe Mitchell, OliverLake, Cooper-Moore, Mary Halvorson,Matthew Shipp and more. For a fullschedule, visit www.artsforartorg. Topnotch saxophonist and bandleader

Eyal Vilner leads his big band in a battleof the bands against the George Gee SwingOrchestra and the Artie Shaw Orchestraon the Intrepid on May 26. To learn more,visit www.eyalvilner.com.

Mickey Bass

Veteran bassist Mickey Bass makesan appearance at the Faison FirehouseTheater as he leads his sextet, the NewYork Powerhouse Ensemble, in two setson May 27. Trumpeter John Eckert,altoist Brent Birkhead, tenor saxophon-ist Tommy Morimoto, and drummerMark Johnson fill out the group, withvibraphone legend Steve Nelson adding aparticular luster to the line-up. Learnmore by visiting www.rainbowjazz.com. For the full Q&E go to

https:// www.hothousejazz.com/ blog/Maria-Grand.

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568-3131. Sets: 8&10pm. May 4: SteveGiordano; 5: All Star Trio; 11-12: Orrin Evans;18: The Philadelphia Ambassadors BigBand; 19: Joanna Pascale.

DEER HEAD INN: 5 Main St. Delaware WaterGap, PA. www.deerheadinn.com. 570-424-2000. Sets: Sun 5-8pm, Thurs 8-11pm, Fri-Sat7-11pm. Adm varies. Residency (R): ThursJam w/Bill Washer & friends. May 3: R; 4: JimSnidero Qnt; 5: Clarice Assad Duo; 6: BobDorough Trio; 10: R; 11: Phil Markowitz Trio;12: Jerry Vivino Qrt; 13: Nancy Coletti Trio;17: R; 18: Stephanie Nakasian/Veronica Swift& the Randy Johnston Gp; 19: ViktorijaGecyte/Gene Perla Qrt; 20: Joanie Samra;24: R; 25: Central PA All Stars; 26: HoustonPerson & David Leonhardt Trio; 27: TheCelebration Sax Qrt; 28: 7:30-10:30pm MattVashlishan & The Water Gap Jazz Orch.

SOUTH JAZZ: 600 North Broad St.Philadelphia. www.southrestaurant.net. 215-600-0220. Sets: 7&9pm/adm varies. May 2:Corcoran Holt; 3-5: Nestor Torres & PabloBatista Jazz Ens; 9: Ark Ovrutski; 10: JeffBradshaw w/Gerald Veasley Band; 11: JoeySommerville w/Gerald Veasley Band; 12:New Sound Brass Band; 16: Mike Clark; 17-19: Randy Brecker & Gerald Veasley Band;23: Sasha Masakowski; 24-26: The BaylorProject; 30-31-Jun 1: Keiko Matsui.

AIRTRAIN JAMAICA STATION: 93-02Sutphin Blvd. Jamaica. www.theairtrainjazzfestival.com. Thurs: 5-7pm. May 3: John LakeQnt; 10: Eric Frazier Qnt; 17: Gil Chimes Trio;24: Buyu Ambroise Qrt; 31: Prest4time.

CENTRAL LIBRARY AUDITORIUM: 89-11Merrick Blvd. Jamaica. 718-990-0778.www.queenslibrary.org. May 6: 3-5pm freeadm Andrea Brachfeld & Son Charanga.

DOMINIES: 34-07 30th Av. Long Island City.718-728-1834. Sun: 9pm Keyed Up featTrampleman.

FLUSHING TOWN HALL: 137-35 NorthernBlvd. Flushing. www.flushingtownhall.org.718-463-7700. 1st Wed: 7pm $10 adm Jamw/Carol Sudhalter.

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.

JAMAICA CENTER OF ARTS & LEARN-ING: 161-04 Jamaica Av. Jamaica.www.jcal.org. 718-658-7400. May 10: 8pmJazz Gallery feat Sam Harris Solo.

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.

The SANDWICH BAR: 33-01 Ditmars Blvd.Astoria. 718-777-1078. Tues: 7pm Keyed Upfeat Matt Smith.

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

ALVIN & FRIENDS: 14 Memorial Hwy. NewRochelle. www.alvinandfriendsrestaurant.

LISTINGS...continued from page 32 com. 914-654-6549. Sets: Fri 7-10:30pm, Sat7:30-11pm; free adm. May 4: Dinah Vero; 11:Ken Dircks Trio; 12: Leslie Pintchik Trio; 18:The Brazilwood Trio; 26: Leslie Pintchik Trio.

BEANRUNNER CAFÉ: 201 S Division &Esther St. Peekskill. 914-737-1701.www.beanrunnercafe.com. Fri-Sat: 8-10:30pm $10 adm. May 5: Valerie Capers Qrt;11: Rob Scheps Qrt; 12: Chip WhiteDedications Sxt; 26: Bob Myer & Eric PersonProject.

JAZZ FORUM: 1 Dixon Ln. Tarrytown. 914-631-1000. www.jazzforumarts.org. Sets: SunEarly (E) 4&6pm, Late (L) 8pm; Fri-Sat7&9pm. May 4-5: $30 adm Renee Rosnes Qrt;6: E Guilhermo Nojechowicz & El Eco featHelio Alves & Brian Lynch, L Brian CharetteQrt feat Melanie Scholz; 11-12: Allan HarrisQrt feat Helen Sung; 13: E Rogerio BoccatoQrt, L $10/5 Open Jam; 18-19: $30 BrubeckBrothers Qrt; 20: E Susan Pereira & SaborBrazil, L Greg Abate/Peter Hand Qrt; 25-26:Freddie Hendrix Qnt; 27: E Livio Almeida Qrt,L Wolff & Clark Expedition.

WESTCHESTER COLLABORATIVE THE-ATER: 27a Main St. Ossining. www.wctheater.org. Sets: 7:30&9pm. May 5: $25 admSheila Jordan; 19: $20 Mala Waldron Qrt.

Hot House is not responsible forany errors in the listings which mayhave occured from late changes orincorrect information supplied tous. Please call the venues or checkwebsite for up to date calendars.

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YOU CANNOT BE BORN IN HAR-lem and escape the music that spills

out onto the streets. Steven Kroon certain-ly did not. Also, his dad possessed a fewrecords by Tito Puente, Tito Rodriguez andMachito. Listening to his father's music, itdidn't take him long to fall prey to thecharm of the congas, even as the vinylgrooves quickly wore out. In 1957 theKroon family moved from Harlem to St.Albans in Queens. But the nine-year-oldKroon carried with him vivid memories ofHarlem as well as his father's record col-lection. From his early introduction to Afro-

Caribbean music infused in El Barrio, asHarlem is called, by the intoxicating dancemix called salsa Kroon graduated into jazzand soon became familiar with the musicof legends like Lester Young, Count Basie,Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, who lived in hisneighborhood. However, the strong attrac-tion to the conga still loomed large and ledhim to studies with Tommy Lopez Sr. andthe great Brazilian percussionist Dom UmRomao both of whom inspired Kroon'ssilken touch. It is this touch that trans-formed Kroon from a conga player into apercussion-colorist, something that hascontributed to his singular voice in the seaof Latin-Jazz music.Kroon's career was launched into the

stratosphere when he joined LutherVandross. The heavenly caress of hishands on the skins of the congas becamethe talk of the town. It was not long beforeKroon graced the ensembles leading musi-cians from Diana Krall and Roberta Flackto Ron Carter. He even made it to thehouse bands on "Late Night with DavidLetterman" and "The Tonight Show withJay Leno."Meanwhile his career as a recording

artist also began to flourish and Kroontoured and recorded with numerous starssuch as Bette Midler, Tony Bennett andeven Lady Gaga. Soon wanderlust set inand Kroon began to consider forming agroup of his own.

However, it wasn't until 2000 that thebusy Kroon found time to record his firstalbum as leader, In My Path (World BlueRecords). Eight years later and afterfounding his own label, KroonatuneRecords the percussionist released El MasAlla (Beyond). There has been no lookingback ever since. More success ensued andWithout A Doubt (2013) was followed twoyears later by On The #1. It was shortlyafter this record that Kroon was recog-nized as a Rising Star on the DownbeatCritics' Poll, first in 2016 and again in2017—a little late, perhaps, but well-deserved nevertheless.Early in 2018, Kroon released his sixth

album. In Your Dreams is a dazzlingrecording made up of ten songs including"Crusin" and "Mi Lindo Son" which Kroonco-wrote with Oscar Hernandez and "InYour Dreams" which was written withBryan Carrott. The song came to him inthe night and the title seemed to suggestitself. Kroon put it all into perspective,inadvertently drawing attention to hisunique and painterly percussion style,"Creating this CD, I felt I was like apainter looking at a blank canvas, justwaiting to color it with melodies andgrooves. I feel truly thankful and blessedto be able to continue my musical journey.I always will and right now it seems so sur-real to me, being able to do what you lovein life… It is living your dream."

Steven Kroon and his Latin JazzSextet appear on May 5 at the HostosCenter for Arts & Culture.

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