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By George Kanzler

Sponsored by Dot Time Records

Hersch cover photo by John Abbott, McLorin Salvant by Fran Kaufman, Sportiello by Fran Kaufman, Wilson by John Abbott.

WINNING SPINSTHE STORY OF JAZZ PIANOstretches back to the music's earliestdays and has been parallel but somewhatindependent of jazz history as a whole.Pianists, especially when playing solo,belong to a jazz piano tradition thatencompasses a much larger keyboard her-itage including the instrument's Europeanclassical and folk traditions. Two pianists who take different

approaches to solo piano jazz, RossanoSportiello and Fred Hersch, have newalbums that comprise this Winning Spins.While Rossano emphasizes the song or themelody, Fred approaches the music from amore personal, emotional and impression-istic level.

Pastel: Solo Piano, Rossano Sportiello(Arbors Records), is a lively recital of 13tracks, including three medleys, from theItalian-born, 40-something pianist whohas become a champion of the mainstreamjazz piano tradition. Avoiding barn burnertempos on this CD, Rossano grounds hisplaying in melody, unequivocally statingthe tune, often with relaxed swing, beforeventuring into improvising, usually over a

buoyantly striding left hand. He tosses in Art Tatum-like runs and

flourishes on Cole Porter's "All Throughthe Night;" is off and running with allu-sions to the melody on Jerome Kern's"Nobody Else but Me" and manages to playboth Erroll Garner's "That's My Kick" andits inspiration, "I Get a Kick Out of You,"almost simultaneously while bouncing astride beat reminiscent of Garner. Anothereffective tribute is Rossano's own"Dedicated to George Shearing," recogniza-ble to anyone who heard the late pianist.Two medleys demonstrate creative use

of the classical piano repertoire in a jazzcontext. One combines quite seamlesslyEdvard Grieg's "Arietta Op. 21," with itsechoes of "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star,"with the Jimmy VanHeusen-Johnny Burkestandard "Like Someone in Love." Anotherfinds a close empathy between Debussy's"Dr. Gradus ad Parnassum" and BillyStrayhorn's "Lush Life." He also essaysAram Khachaturian's "Waltz fromMasquerade," romping off on a 3/4 timeimprovisation after sumptuously deliver-ing the original melody.Rossano's own "Hymn" also borrows

from the classical tradition, while theItalian song "Voglia 'E Turna" referencesmore popular, deeply romantic Euro-poproots. Other familiar melodies Rossanowarmly presents here include "Dancing inthe Dark," "When I Fall in Love" and amedley of Johnny Mandel's "A Time forLove/Close Enough for Love" enlivenedwith a stride improvisation. The album'stitle song is a rare gem from bassist RedCallender, presented with lush romanticflourishes.

Open Book, Fred Hersch (Palmetto),was recorded with and without an audi-ence in Seoul South Korea's JCC ArtsCenter Concert Hall. The centerpiece ofthe album is an almost 20-minute stream-of-consciousness improvisation, "Throughthe Forest," made completely compellingby Fred's intelligent weaving of multiplemusical strands and techniques into a nar-rative that holds the piece together into acohesive whole. "I just went wherever it took me until it

felt right to arrive at a musical and emo-tional destination," Fred writes in thenotes. It is comparable to Keith Jarrett'sfamous solo piano concerts, but Fredseems more focused than even Keith was,as dramatic passages alternate withknuckled clusters in a constantly unfold-ing panorama.Six pieces with conventional melodic

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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: 1-3:30&4-7pm Patio Jazz;Thurs: 1-3:30pm Jazz & Dessert; Fri-Sat:8:30pm.

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

CLEOPATRA’S NEEDLE: 2485 Bway (bet92nd & 93rd Sts). www.cleopatrasneedleny.com. 212-769-6969. Sets: Early (E), Late (L);Sun E 4-8pm, L 9pm-1am; Mon-Tues E 8-9pm, L 10pm-1am; Wed-Thurs E 7-11pm, L11:30pm-2:30am; Fri-Sat E 8pm-12am, L12:30-3am. Free adm/$10 min. Trios exceptMon&Thurs Duets. L Jam. Residencies: SunE Open mic w/Keith Ingham, L Kelly GreenDuet; Mon Nathan Brown; Tues Marc Devine;Wed E Open mic w/Les Kurtz, L NathanBrown; Thurs L Kazu; Fri L Ben Zweig; Sat LT. Kash. Sep 1: Carol Sudhalter; 2: MikeLattimore; 7: Alex Layn; 8: Libby Richman; 9:Clifford Barbaro; 14: Dan Furman; 15: AiMurakami; 16: Alan Rosenthal; 21: UriZeling; 22: Bob Albanese; 23: Justin Lees;28: Roland Temple; 29: Dona Carter; 30:Michika Fukumori.

FARAFINA CAFÉ & LOUNGE HARLEM:1813 Amsterdam Av (bet 149th & 150th Sts).www.farafinacafeloungeharlem.com. 212-281-2445. Mon: 7:30&9:30pm; Fri-Sat: 11pm-4am Keyed Up series. Sep 1: PatienceHiggins; 2: Donald Smith; 8: Frank Lacy; 9:Sista Zock; 15: Lynette Washington; 16:8:30pm Jazz In The Heightzz, 11pm ReggieWorkman; 22: 8:30pm Andrea Brachfeld &the Jazzessence Spirit, 11pm Keith “TheCaptain” Gamble; 23: Norman Edwards Jr.;29: Alyson Williams; 30: 8:30pm Jazz In TheHeightzz, 11pm Alyson Williams.

GINNY’S SUPPER CLUB: At Red Rooster.310 Lenox Av (bet 125th & 126th Sts).www.ginnyssupperclub.com. 212-792-9001.Sets: 7:30&9:30pm $15 adm. Sep 1: ChrisTurner; 2: Gotham Kings.

LUCA’S JAZZ CORNER: At Cavatappo. 17121st Av (bet 88th & 89th Sts). 212-987-9260.www.lucasjazzcorner.com. Sets/adm: Mon 7-10pm free adm Roger Lent Solo; Tues 8-10pm $10; Thurs 9-11pm $10. Sep 5: GeneBertoncini/Paul Meyers; 7: Ralph LalamaQrt; 12: 6-8pm Bucky Pizzarelli Trio; 14:Gabrielle Stravelli Trio; 19: Jam Session byMike Sailors; 21: Nicki Parrot Trio; 26: DennisJoseph Qrt; 28: Donald Vega Trio.

METROPOLITAN ROOM: 34W 22nd St (bet.5th & 6th Avs). www.metropolitanroom.com.212-206-0440. 212-206-0440. www.metropoli-tanroom.com. Sets unless otherwise noted:Early (E) 7pm, Late (L) 9:30pm. Sep 6: ELuana Sandoval/ Nataliya Medvedovskaya;7: L Lydia Granered; 8: L Rico Jones Qrt; 16:4pm Charlene Moore; 19: L Annie Ross; 23:4pm Jazz in Time w/Angel, Charito &Louanne; 28: E Pamela WinslowKashani/Jerry Mandel; 30: 4pm AndrewMcGowan Trio, E Aziza Miller.

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NATIONAL JAZZ MUSEUM IN HARLEM:58W 129th St at Malcolm X Blvd. 212-348-8300. www.jmih.org. 7-8:30pm $10 don. Sep2: Monk Centennial Jam; 26: Jazz GalleryMentoring series feat Steve Lehman & MariaGrand.

PARIS BLUES: 2021 Adam Clayton Powell Jr.Blvd at 121st St. www.parisbluesharlem.com. 212-222-9878. Sets: Early (E) 5-9pm, Jam 9pm-1am. Free adm. Sun: EDouble G & the Possee, 9pm 1st&3rd LaBanda Ramirez. Mon: Keyed Up seriesw/John Cooksey Qrt; Tues: The Sultans ofSoul; Wed: Les Goodson & the IntergalaticSoul Jazz Band; Thurs: Tyrone Govan & TopSecret; Fri: tba; Sat: alternate The 69th StreetBand/The Antoine Dowdell Gp.

SHRINE: 2271 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd(bet 133rd & 134th Sts). 212-690-7807.www.shrinenyc.com. Sets: Early (E) 6-7pm,Late (L) 7-8pm. Residencies (R): Sun 5-8pmJam w/Lu Reid; 1st Sun 8-11pm The ShrineBig Band. Sep 1: E David Kardas; 3&10: R;12: E Takeshi Otani Band; 14: E Joe PinoQnt; 15: E-L Jacob Varmus Trio; 17: R; 21: ETom Blatt Project; 23: E Josiah Boornazian;24: R; 26: E Elise Wood Duo; 29: E AzatBayazitov Band; 30: E Eyehear.

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. Sep 3: E EugeneSeow Qrt; 7: E-L Bruce Harris; 8: E-L JacobVarmus Qrt; 9: E Lior Milliger; 12: E ShaiGolan Qrt; 14: E-L Charlie Gordon; 15: EAntoine Dowdell Gp; 19: E-L Michael Sarian& The Chabones; 21: E-L Dave Smith, 8-9pmEthan Winogrand Trio; 22: E JosiahBoornazian, L Julphan Tilapornputt; 28: E-LJohn Yao Qnt.

SMOKE JAZZ & SUPPER CLUB: 2751 Bway(bet 105th & 106th Sts). 212-864-6662.www.smokejazz.com. Sets: Early (E), Late(L), Brunch (B); Sun B 11:30am,1&2:30pm, E7,9&10:30pm, L 11:30pm; Mon E 7&9pm, L10:30pm; Tues-Thurs E 7,9&10:30pm, L11:30pm; Fri-Sat E 7,9&10:30pm, L 11:45pm&12:45am; adm/min vary. Residencies: SunB Annette St. John Trio, L Willerm DelisfortQrt; Mon (R) E Vincent Herring Qrt, L SmokeJam by Vincent Herring; Tues (R) E MikeLeDonne & Groover Qrt, L Emmet CohenOrgan Trio & guests; Wed (R) E LezlieHarrison, L Mel Davis B-3 Trio; Thurs L Nickel& Dime OPS; Fri L 09/1,15&29 JohnFarnsworth Qrt, 09/8&22 Patience Higgins &Sugar Hill Qrt; Sat L Johnny O’Neal &friends. Sep 1-3: Peter Bernstein Qrt; 4-6: R;7: Champian Fulton Qrt; 8-10: Steve WIlson &Wilsonian's Grain; 11-13: R; 14: Mark SoskinTrio feat Al Foster; 15-17: Jim Snidero Qntceleb Cannonball Adderley; 18-20: R; 21:Laurence Hobgood Trio; 22-24: RussellMalone Qrt; 25-27: R; 28: Sammy FigueroaQnt; 29-Oct 1: Eddie Henderson 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 Electrikana; Thurs 9pmOpen Mic w/Sugar Bar All Star Band. Sep 2:9pm Irini Res & the Jazz Mix; 9: JasonAbraham; 16: Marvin Thompson Jr.; 22:8&9:30pm $15 Joe Bonacci; 23: RobSilverman Qrt; 29: Abe Ovadia Trio.

SYMPHONY SPACE: 2537 Bway at 95th St.212-864-5400. www.symphonyspace.org.Bar Thalia (BT). Sep 9: 9pm BT Chip SheltonPeaceTime Ens; 14: 9pm BT Hendrik HelmerTrio; 24: 7pm Abraham Inc feat DavidKrakauer & Fred Wesley w/Kathleen Tagg/Andre Petersen Duo.

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The WEST END LOUNGE: 955 West End Av.212-531-4759. www.thewestendlounge.com.Sep 10: 4-7pm Sunday Serenade 917-882-9539/www.vtyjazz.com $25 adm feat MarkGross & Freddie Hendrix rememberingOliver Nelson.

BIRDLAND: 315W 44th St (bet 8th & 9th Avs).212-581-3080. www.birdlandjazz.com. Sets:8:30&11pm, except Mon 7&9:30pm, Sun6,9&11pm. Adm varies. Residencies: Sun9pm except 09/24 (R) Arturo O’Farrill Afro-Latin Jazz Orch; Mon 9:30pm Jim CarusoCast Party; Wed 5:30-7pm David Ostwald &Louis Armstrong Eternity Band; Fri 5:15-7pm Birdland Big Band; Sat 6pm 09/2,23&30Veronica Swift, 09/9 Benny Benack III, 09/16Eric Comstock/Sean Smith. Sep 1-2: CharlieParker B’Day Celeb feat Vincent Herring,Greg Osby, Jeremy Pelt; 3: 6pm KydykbaevErkin & Salt Peanuts Jazz Band, 9pm R; 5-9:Steve Kuhn Trio; 7: 6pm Tamir HendelmanTrio; 10: 6pm Katie Thiroux, 9pm R; 12-13:Melissa Aldana; 14-16: Arturo O'Farrill &Resist; 17: 6pm David DeJesus; 19-23:Coltrane Revisited feat Eric Alexander,Jaleel Shaw; 21: 6pm Rondi Charleston; 24:6pm Gabrielle Stravelli, 9pm R; 26-30:Pharoah Sanders; 28: 6pm Wayne Tucker &The Bad Motha's.

BRYANT PARK: 6th Av (bet 41st & 42nd Sts).www.bryantpark.org. 212-768-4242. Mon-Fri:12:30-2:30pm Piano in the Park. Sep 1: FrankOwens; 4-8: Kuni Mikami; 11-15: YukaAikawa; 18-22: Roy Eaton; 25-29: Jon Weber.

CHRIST & ST. STEPHEN’S CHURCH: 120W69th St (bet Bway & Columbus Av).www.csschurch.org. 212-787-2755. Sep 27:8pm $20 adm Dave Chamberlain & Band ofBones feat Antoinette Montague.

CLUB BONAFIDE: 212E 52nd St (bet 2nd &3rd Avs). 3rd Fl. www.clubbonafide.com.646-918-6189. Sets: Early (E) 7:30pm, Late(L) 9:30pm, Late Night (N) 11pm. Sep 1: ERyan Slatko, L Liz Menezes Band; 2: L SecretMall; 6: E Venezuela in Motion; 7: E-L PaaKow; 9: E CharlElie Couture, L-N CircularTime Gp; 14: E Michael Sarian & The BigChabones; 15: E Allegra Levy; 16: E AnnaDanes, L Matkot; 21: E Ron Wilkins 4-tet, L3D Rhythm Of Life; 22: E-L Moth To FlameJazz; 23: E-L Richard Bona & MandekanCubano; 30: L-N The Chardavoine Band.

DIMENNA CENTER FOR CLASSICALMUSIC: 450W 37th St (bet 9th & 10th Av).www.dimennacenter.org. 212-594-6100. Sep16: 8-9:30pm $20/17 adm Maurício de Souza& Bossa Brasil®.

DIZZY’S CLUB COCA-COLA: At Jazz @Lincoln Center. 10 Columbus Cr at 60th St.5th Fl. www.jalc.org. 212-258-9800. Sets/adm unless otherwise noted:7:30&9:30pm, 11:30pm Late NightSessions; Sun&Tues-Wed $35, Mon $30,Thurs-Fri $40, Sat $45; $10 min. Sep 1-Oct1: Generations in Jazz Festival. Sep 1:Grassella Oliphant; 2: Johnny O’Neal; 3:Toshiko Akiyoshi; 4: $35 Ryan KeberleBig Band Living Legacy Project; 5: $307:30pm Bruce Williams Sxt, 9:30pm AllynJohnson Qrt; 6: $30 Steven BernsteinMillennial Territory Orch; 7: BriannaThomas; 8-10: Harold Mabern Trio; 11-12:Festival of New Trumpet Music feat KeyonHarrold & The Flow Anthology; 13-14: $3009/13 Camille Thurman/Charenée Wade;15-17: $30 09/17 Herlin Riley Qnt; 18: $35

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

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Dave Liebman Big Band; 19: $30 7:30pmYasushi Nakamura Trio, 9:30pm CorcoronHolt; 20: $30 Little Johnny Rivero & HisGiants; 21-24: Mary Stallings & MikeLeDonne Trio; 25: $40 the Mambo LegendsOrch; 26: Andrew Cyrille/Bill McHenry; 27:Seamus Blake Qnt; 28: Joe Sanders Qrt; 29-Oct 1: $45 09/29, $40 10/1 Paquito D'RiveraEns. Late Night Sessions w/Sep 1-2: PatrickBartley; 5-9: Marquis Hill; 12-16: EvanSherman 09/12-13&15 Entourage, 09/14&16Big Band; 19-23: Miki Yamanaka; 26-30:Julian Lee.

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

IRIDIUM: 1650 Bway at 51st St. 212-582-2121.www.theiridium.com. Sep 1-2: 8&10pm$35/45 adm Sax Appeal feat Jimmy Heath,Gary Bartz, Javon Jackson, DonaldHarrison; 7-10: 8&10pm $27.50 Band ofOther Brothers; 13: 8pm $25/35 Jaimoe &Jasssz Band; 17: 5:30&7:30pm $30 BobDorough Trio; 28-29: 8&10pm $25/35 SteveSmith & Vital Information NYC Edition.

JAZZ AT KITANO: 66 Park Av at 38th St. 212-885-7119. www.kitano.com. Sets/adm: Sun12-2:30pm, Mon-Tues 8-11pm, Wed-Sat 8-9:15&10-11:15pm; Sun $40 buffet, Mon-Tuesfree/$15 min, Wed-Thurs $17/$20 min, Fri-Sat $32/$20 min. Residencies (R): Sun JazzBrunch w/Tony Middleton; Mon Jam by IrisOrnig; Tues Takaaki Otomo Solo. Sep 1-2:George Cables Trio; 3-5: R; 6: Decades Trio;7: Kathleen Landis Trio; 8: Jamie Baum &Short Stories; 9: Larry Fuller Trio; 10-12: R;13: Iris Ornig & IO-5; 14: August Riska Trio;15: Gene Bertoncini Trio; 16: Kendra ShankQrt; 17-19: R; 20: Takashi Matsunaga &JaRex Band; 21: Valentina Marino Trio; 22-23:Judy Niemack Special Project; 24-26: R; 27:Charito Qrt; 28: Maya Nova Qrt; 29: PatrickCornelius Qrt; 30: Tom Pappas Qnt.

JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER: 10 ColumbusCr at 60th St. 5th Fl. www.jalc.org. 212-258-9800. Appel Room (AR), Rose Theater (RT).Sep 14-16: 8pm RT tribute to Jelly RollMorton by Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchw/Wynton Marsalis & Dan Nimmer, AaronDiehl, Sullivan Fortner, Micah Thomas, JoelWenhardt; 15-16: 7&9:30pm AR Fred Herschw/Kurt Elling & Kate McGarry; 22-23: 8pmHenry Threadgill Bands 09/22 Double UpPlus, 09/23 14 or 15 Kestra: Agg.

LOCAL 802: Associated Musicians of GreaterNew York Club Room. 322W 48th St (bet 8th& 9th Sts). 212-245-4802. www.jazzfoundation.org/what-we-do/monday-night-jam-series. Mon: 7-9:30pm Monday Night Jampresented by Jazz Foundation of America.

SAINT PETER’S CHURCH: 619 Lexington Av at54th St. (Citicorp Bld). www.saintpeters.org.212-935-2200. Wed: 1pm $10 don MidtownJazz at Midday; Sun: 5pm free adm JazzVespers. Sep 3: David Bixler & AuctionProject feat Arturo O’Farrill; 6: SandyStewart/Bill Charlap; 10: Catherine Russell;13: Alexis Cole Trio; 17: Anna Dagmar &Strings; 20: Steven Richman Harmonie EnsNew York; 24: Laila Biali; 27: Daryl ShermanTrio.

SWING 46: Jazz & Supper Club. 349W 46th St(bet 8 & 9th Avs). www.swing46.com. 212-262-9554. Sets: Sun-Thurs 8:30-11:30pm, Fri-Sat 9:30pm-1am. Residencies (R): MonSwingadelic; Tues George Gee Swing Orch;Wed Stan Rubin Orch w/Joe Politi.

TOMI JAZZ: 239E 53rd St (Bet 2nd & 3rd Avs).Lower level. www.tomijazz.com. 646-497-1254. Sets: Sun 8-11pm; Mon&Wed L 8-11pm, N 11pm-12:30am; Tues E 8-9:20pm, L

9:40-11pm, N 11pm-12:30am; Thurs 9-11:30pm; Fri 9pm-1am; Sat E 6-7:30pm, L 8-10:30pm, N 11pm-1:30am. Adm: Sun-Wedfree/$5 min, Thurs-Sat $10/10 min. Sep 1:Sharp Tree; 2: E Yuko Togami, L Rocco John,N Juan Carlos Polo; 3: David Love; 4: LAtsushi Ouchi, N Andrew Kushnir; 5: EChiemi & Lenny, L Michael Reis, N tba; 6: LMichael Vitali, N Motonori Kobayasi; 7: KenKobayashi; 8: Takenori Nishiuch; 9: E theHighliners, L Miyoko Yamakawa, N JohnMarino; 10: Bill Stevens; 11: L Hattie Simons,N Arthur Sadowski; 12: E-L tba, N Jun Xiao;13: L Abel Mileles, N Richard Thai; 14: OmerAshanov; 15: Kuni Mikami; 16: E tba, L KenKobayashi, N Sharp Tree; 17: TsuyoshiYamamoto; 18: L Yoshiki Miura, N NicholasBrust; 19: E Jim Funnell, L Rev Chris, NKenny Brooks; 20: L tba, N Gil Schwalz; 21:Linda Presgrave; 22: Matt Goudeuk; 23: EAkihiro Yamamoto, L Daniel Bennett, N PaulLee; 24: Kengo Yamada; 25: L Dorian Devins,N Tomoko Omura; 26: E tba, L Arzu Kaner, NAlex Frondell; 27: L Michael Gallant, N DanaReedy; 28: Senri Oe; 29: Takenori Nishiuchi;30: E Kathryn Allyn, L Greg de Angelis, NAnnie Chen.

The TOWN HALL: 123W 43rd St (bet 6&7thAvs). www.thetownhall.org. 212-840-2824.Sep 13: 8pm $39.50-55 Chris Thile & BradMehldau; 15: 7pm $35-65 Mahmoud Ahmed& Hailu Mergia.

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

ARTHUR’S TAVERN: 57 Grove St. 212-675-6879. www.arthurstavernnyc.com. Sets: 7-10pm. Sun: Creole Cooking; Mon: GroveStreet Stompers feat Joe Licari; Tues: YuichiHirakawa; Wed: Eve Silber; Thurs-Sat: EriYamamoto Trio.

B FLAT: Basement 277 Church St (bet Franklin& White Sts). www.bflat.info. 212-219-2970.Sets: Mon 8-11pm; Wed 8-11:30pm; Sat10pm-12am. Mon&Wed: Jordan Young Trio.Sep 2: Benny Oyama Trio; 9: Takeshi AsaiTrio; 16: Yvonnick Prene Trio; 23: TakeshiAsai Trio; 30: Erena Terakubo Trio.

BAHA’Í CENTER: 53E 11th St (bet Bway &University). www.bahainyc.org. 212-222-5159. Tues: 8&9:30pm $10/15 adm. Sep 12:Claire Daly Gp; 19: Enrico Granafei.

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. Mon-Thurs: E Emerging Artistsseries; Mon: L Vocal Mondays series.Residencies (R): Sun except 09/17 PeterMazza, Wed L Jonathan Kreisberg. Sep 1:Pasquale Grasso; 2: Jeff Miles; 3: R; 4: EJulphan Tilapornputt, L Christine Tobin; 5: EMark McIntyre, L Mark Phillips; 6: E AlanKwan, L R; 7: E Vaughn Stoffey, L DavidKane; 8: Mike Rood; 9: Patrick Cornelius; 10:R; 11: E Cole Davis, L Alma Micic; 12: E PaulJubong, L Andrew Van Tassel; 13: E HoraceBray, L R; 14: E Peter Amos, L The “IN” Trio;

LOWER MANHATTAN(Below 34th Street)

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

FAT CAT: 75 Christopher St at 7th Av. 212-675-6056. www.fatcatmusic.org. $3 adm/no min.Sets unless otherwise noted: Early (E), Late(L), Night (N); E 7pm except Sun-Mon&Fri6pm; L 9pm except Thurs&Sat 10pm, Fri add10:30pm; N 1:30am except Sun 1am, Mon-Wed 12:30am. Residencies (R): Sun E TerryWaldo & Gotham City Band, N BrandonLewis & Renee Cruz; Mon N Billy Kaye; TuesE except 09/5 Saul Rubin Zebtet; Wed ERaphael D'Lugoff Trio + 1, N Ned Goold; Fri LThe Supreme Queens; Sat N GregGlassman. Sep 1: E Michael Weiss, L R +Jared Gold/Dave Gibson, N Nick Hempton; 2:E Ed Cherry, L Raphael D'lugoff Qnt, N R; 3:E R, L 8:30pm Jade Synstelien & FCBB, N R;4: E Harold O'Neal, L Behn Gillece, N R; 5: EGary Fisher Trio, L Willie Martinez Y laFamilia, N Craig Wuepper; 6: E R, L JordanPettay, N R; 7: E Noller/Sylla, L Saul RubinZebtet, N Alexi David; 8: E Dida Pelled, L R +Antoine Drye Spt, N Avi Rothbard; 9: E SteveBlum Trio, L Noah Jackson & Full Circle, N R;10: E R, L Vitaly Golovnev Sxt, N R; 11: E NedGoold Qrt, N R; 12: E R, L Peter Brainin & theLatin Jazz Workshop; 13: E R, L HaroldMabern Trio, N R; 14: L Greg Glassman Qnt;15: L R; 16: N R; 17: E&L R; 18: L GeorgeBraith, N R; 19: E R; 20: E R, L The DonHahn/Mike Camacho Band, N R; 21: L P.O.D.;22: L R; 23: N R; 24: E&N R; 25: N R; 26: E R,L Itai Kriss & Gato Gordo, N John BenitezLatin Bop; 27: E&N R; 29: L R; 30: N R.

JAZZ GALLERY: 1160 Bway at 27th St. 5th Fl.www.jazzgallery.org. 646-494-3625. Sets/adm: 7:30&9:30pm $15/10, $22/12 Fri-Sat.Sep 7: Ulysses Owens, Jr. Three; 9: TomRainey Trio; 14: Morgan Guerin Gp; 15-16:Dan Tepfer w/spec guest Dayna Stephens;19: Theo Hill Trio; 21: Aurelia Trio; 22: TomasFujiwara & Triple Double.

JAZZ STANDARD: 116E 27th St (bet Park &Lexington Avs). www.jazzstandard.net. 212-576-2232. Sets/adm unless otherwise noted:7:30&9:30pm, Sun Brunch (B) 11am&1:30pm; $30 except Mon-Wed $25, B $10/$35all-inclusive. Residencies: Sun B TheSmokestack Brunch; Mon except 09/4 (R)Mingus Monday feat Mingus Big Band. Sep1-3: $35 Cyrus Chestnut Trio; 3: B TedChubb; 4: closed; 5-10: $30 09/5-6, $35 09/8-10 Jeff “Tain” Watts; 10: B Emmet Cohen; 11:R; 12: Ethan Iverson Trio; 13: Tim Berne &Snakeoil; 14: $25 Camille Bertault; 15-17:Antonio Sanchez Gp; 17: B Alex Wintz; 18: R;19-20: Matt Wilson; 21-24: Donald HarrisonQnt w/spec guest Brian Lynch; 24: B JohnFatum; 25: R; 26: Eli Degibri Qrt; 27: ThanaAlexa; 28-Oct 1: Freddy Cole.

JOE’S PUB: At Public Theater. 425 Lafayette St& Astor Pl. www.joespub.com. 212-967-7555.Adm varies. Sep 16: 7pm Grace Kelly; 16: TheRite of Trio; 19: 7:30pm Gaby Moreno; 21:7pm Hassan Hakmoun.

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

LE POISSON ROUGE: 158 Bleecker St atThompson St. www.lepoissonrouge.com.212-796-0741. Adm varies. Sep 10-14: 8pm$55-75 adm Norah Jones w/Brian Blade &Chris Thomas; 19: 8pm $15/20 The JuJuw/Grace Weber; 20: 10:30pm $20/25 AvishaiCohen Qrt; 30: 7:30pm $20/25 GoGoPenguin.

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15: Sheryl Bailey; 16: Paul Bollenback; 17:Ricardo Grilli; 18: E David Kuhn, L BeatKaestli; 19: E Prawit Siriwat, L Jon Irabagon;20: E NanJo Lee, L R; 21: E TommasoGambini, L Sound Underground; 22: PerrySmith; 23: Alex Wintz; 24: R; 25: E DavidKuhn, L Melissa Stylianou; 26: E Joey Lamb,L Steve Picataggio; 27: E Andrew Shillito, LR; 28: E Sagi Kaufman, L Hendrik Meurkens;29: Alex Wintz; 30: Paul Meyers.

BLUE NOTE JAZZ CLUB: 131W 3rd St at 6thAv. 212-475-8592. www.bluenotejazz.com.Sets: 8&10:30pm + Fri-Sat 12:30am LateNight Groove series, Sun 11:30am&1:30pmSunday Brunch. Adm varies. Sep 1-3: RoyHargrove; 4: Dizzy Gillespie All-Stars; 5-6:Roy Haynes; 7: Talib Kweli; 8-10: KermitRuffins & The BBQ Swingers; 11: McCoyTyner; 12-17: David Sanborn; 18: MarcusStrickland Twi-Life & friends; 19-23: ChickCorea/Steve Gadd Band; 24: tba; 25: JeremyPelt Qnt, 10:30pm Theo Croker; 26-30: ChickCorea/Steve Gadd Band. Late Night Groovew/Sep 1: Roy Hargrove; 2: Masta Ace; 8-9:Statik Selektah & friends; 15: Skyzoo &friends; 16: Large Professor; 22-23: A Bu &friends; 24: O.C. Sunday Brunch w/Sep 3:Dave Pietro NYU Gp; 10: Kevin HarrisProject; 17: Roni Ben-Hur Trio; 24: EastMeets West w/Jazz Triangle 65-77.

The BOGARDUS MANSION: 75 Murray St.212-268-1746. Sep 23: 7&9:30pm $30 admLatin Side of Dizzy feat Arturo O’Farrill Sxt &George Coleman.

The CAVE: At St. George’s. 209E 16th St atRutherford Pl. www.olmstedsalon.com. 2ndFri: 7:30&9:30pm $15 adm. Sep 8: ManuelValera Trio + John Ellis.

The CELL: 338W 23rd St (bet 8th & 9th Avs).646-861-2253. www.thecelltheatre.org. Sep30: 8pm Greg Osby INCMM festival featJason Yeager.

CORNELIA STREET UNDERGROUND: 29Cornelia St. www.corneliastreetcafe.com.212-989-9319. Sets unless otherwise noted:Sun 8:30&10pm, Mon-Thurs 8&9:30pm, Fri-Sat 9&10:30pm. Adm varies. Sep 1: NoiseCeiling; 2: Dan Weiss; 3: Ellie Goodman; 5:6pm Elektra Kurtis & Elektra Ens, 8pmVerena McBee, 9:30pm Deanna Witkowski; 6:Immanuel Wilkins Qrt; 7: Marc Mommaas; 8:Leo Genovese & Gualichu; 9: Ben MonderTrio; 12: Andrew Hartman Qrt, 9:30pm LoganStrosahl Qnt; 13: Mostly Other People Do theKilling; 15: Michaël Attias Qnt; 16: DaynaStephens Qrt; 17: Chico Pinheiro; 19: CamilaMeza/Noam Wiesenberg, 9:30pm RodrigoRecabarren; 20-21: Dan Tepfer Trio; 22-23:George Garzone Trio; 29: Greg Osby INCMMfestival feat Aubrey Johnson & LisanneTremblay.

The CUTTING ROOM: 44E 32nd St (betMadison & Park Av). 212-691-1900. www.thecuttingroomnyc.com. Sep 23: 10pm $15/20adm Rob Scheps Core-tet w/spec guestRoger Rosenberg; 30: 7:30pm $15/20 FromRussia with Swing.

DOWNTOWN MUSIC GALLERY: 13 MonroeSt (bet Market & Catherine Sts). 212-473-0043. www.downtownmusicgallery.com.Sun: 6pm In-Store shows. Sep 10: ThomasHelton/Michael Bisio, 7pm Lisa Mezzacap-pa/Josh Sinton Qrt.

The DRAWING CENTER: 35 Wooster St (betBroome & Grand Sts). 212-219-2166.www.drawingcenter.org. Sep 12-17: 7:30pm$20 adm The Stone at the Drawing Centerfeat 09/12 Marco Cappelli/VJ Andrea LapsusPennisi, 09/13 Zeena Parkins/Thomas Dunn,09/14 Marc Ribot, 09/15 Ikue Mori/CraigTaborn, 09/16 Sara Serpa, 09/17 BrianMarsella.

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MATT WILSON WAS THE DRUM-mer in the New York Jazz Composers

Collective's Herbie Nichols Project the firsttime I saw him in the early 1990s in thebasement cafeteria of the Museum ofModern Art. When Matt's turn came tosolo, he abandoned his drum kit to applyhis sticks to a cafeteria chair, fashioning acompelling solo by playing on the chair'smetal frame and molded plastic seat. Itsuccinctly highlighted what is appealingabout Matt: his out-of-the-box creativityand his wry, antic wit and sense of humor.Those qualities are on display, as well ashis leadership and conceptual abilities, onhis latest project, Matt Wilson's Honey andSalt, Music Inspired by the Poetry of CarlSandburg.Matt has had a fondness for Sandburg's

poetry since his childhood, sharing a geo-graphical and familial connection. Matt,like the poet, grew up of Swedish heritagein the prairie lands of Knox County, Ill.;the poet's first cousin and close friend,Charlie Krans, was married to Matt'sgreat-grandaunt Emma. In fact, Charlie isreferenced in "Prairie Barn," one of thetracks on the album. Matt has been incor-porating Sandburg poems into his gigs foryears; back in the late 1990s when he was

the guest artist with Diane Moser'sComposers Big Band, he read "JazzFantasia" on the bandstand."I find with Carl Sandburg people are

totally immersed in his work or just luke-warm—there's no middle ground," Mattsays from his Long Island home. "I don'tthink he gets nearly the recognition as anAmerican poet as other 20th Centurygiants; scholars didn't consider him as seri-ous. But he was one of our first celebritypoets on TV. Johnny Carson said he wasone of his very favorite guests on The To-night Show, and he wrote a poem for GeneKelly to dance to, with music by NelsonRiddle. He was on 'What's My Line?' andwon a Grammy for his narration of AaronCopeland's Lincoln Portrait. And he dugjazz."In 2001, Matt received a grant from

Chamber Music America for his Sandburgpoetry and jazz project. "That's when Iwrote much of it. I didn't want just thatone kind of jazz poetry, you know, the beat-nik thing," he says. "I wanted lots of colli-sion and grit, not just all Americana. Thething is not to have it all fall into one cate-gory or feeling but to express the diversityof Sandburg's poetry in the music, too."Matt says it liberated him to make

copies of poems and notes and carry themaround while thinking about ways toexpress them in music. He decided that forthe children's poem, "We Must Be Polite,"a Bo Diddley beat would be perfect, so onthe track he lays down an exuberant Bobeat under John Scofield's reading and JeffLederer's honking tenor sax solo. John,Jeff and Matt are three of the ten readerson the album. Matt just made a list ofmusicians he admired to pick the readers. "I was intrigued how hip-hop artists

will have guests on records just to sing averse, you don't have to have them on thewhole track" to document their voices read-ing poetry. One of his favorites is JackBlack's dramatizing of "Snatch of SliphornJazz." "I had a full arrangement for thatbut we had a blackout at the studio thatday so Jeff [soprano sax] and I improviseda duet around it."Most of the bands Matt has led, current-

ly the Matt Wilson Quartet and Arts andCrafts, are quartets (Christmas Tree-O is atrio); but for Honey and Salt he convened aquintet. Dawn Thomson sings and playsguitar; Jeff, a longtime Quartet member, ison reeds and harmonium; Martin Wind,another long-time associate, plays acousticbass guitar here for the first time on recordproviding, Matt says, "a different shape ofthe sound coming at you;" and cornetist RonMiles is new to Matt's orbit and, accordingto Matt, "perfect for this project."The songs with Dawn range from coun-

try-folk to soul to jazz-like standards,while the settings for the poem readingsspan the scale from trad and swing to jazz-

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S P O T LALLYN JOHNSON DIZZY'S CLUB COCA-COLA / SEPTEMBER 5Fluid lines develop out of a continuum of soulful inspiration and give Allyn Johnson'splaying its unmistakable character. Honing a style bred from inside the sanctifiedwalls of the church, the D.C.-born-and-rooted pianist, composer and producer honorsa musical legacy with each vital chord progression. Whether spontaneously composingon the bandstand or putting pen to notation paper, Allyn allows divine force to influ-ence the form and direction of his creative expression. Both a graduate of and aninstructor at Betty Carter Jazz Ahead, the University of D.C. professor founded hisensemble Divine Order in 2005 and, later, Sonic Sanctuary, a small group that drawsfrom myriad musical expressions and traditions. His quartet features saxophonistMark Gross, bassist Richie Goods and drummer Kush Abadey. SJ

GENE BERTONCINILUCA'S JAZZ CORNER / SEPTEMBER 5Once knighted as "the Segovia of Jazz," guitarist Gene Bertoncini has long been lion-ized for his graceful, elegant technique on the nylon string guitar. Forging a highlydistinctive sound that has graced the albums of Clark Terry, Toots Thielemans, PaulDesmond, Wayne Shorter and many more, Gene positively dances on the guitar's fin-gerboard. In his own projects, Gene's lyrical lines and harmonically lush accompani-ment cut seamlessly across jazz, classical and Brazilian styles with a technique almostwithout peer today. A highly versatile figure who can meld into almost any format,Gene particularly shines when featured in small ensembles, particularly in duo set-tings. This performance alongside fellow guitarist Paul Meyers offers an excitingopportunity to see this master in action. SH

TAMIR HENDELMANTHE SIDE DOOR JAZZ CLUB / SEPTEMBER 9For more than two decades, pianist Tamir Hendelman has shown himself as an heirapparent to masters like Oscar Peterson. Wielding a ferocious keyboard technique,Tamir can jump between the rich orchestral tonal possibilities of the piano and theintensity of single note runs, offering a breadth of technique that has served him wellin small and large ensembles. A brief glimpse at his résumé shows stints with theClayton-Hamilton Orchestra, the Jeff Hamilton Trio, and bands led by TeddyEdwards, Barbara Streisand, Houston Person and many more. As a leader, Tamiroffers a fresh and exciting read of the piano trio format, building interesting arrange-ments and taking full advantage of its timbral possibilities. Tamir is joined by bassistMarco Panascia and drummer Matt Wilson. They also take the 6pm slot at Birdlandon Sept. 7. SH

MELISSA ALDANABIRDLAND / SEPTEMBER 12-13If a true artist follows what's honest to discover what's unexpected, Melissa Aldanahas been walking the artist's path for years. Currents of pure intention pulse throughher lines and phrases, as the saxophonist and composer plays each moment. Fullyembracing the spontaneity and tradition of the chordless trio, Melissa released BackHome (Wommusic), her second trio record and fourth album as a leader, in 2016. Herrésumé includes collaborative associations with artists who match her degree of inten-tion and high level of artistry, such as those from her latest release: Pablo Menaresand Jochen Rueckert. The first female instrumentalist and first South American to benamed a winner of the Thelonious Monk Competition in 2013, Melissa continues toevolve a sophisticated and vulnerable expression. SJ

GRACE KELLYJOE'S PUB / SEPTEMBER 15Grace Kelly has matured at age 25 into a fine crossover artist. She had that vision asa pre-teen, calling her label Pazz, a hybrid of pop and jazz. Grace was an instrumen-tal protégé of fellow alto saxophonists Lee Konitz and Phil Woods. As a singer, the girl-ish voice of her early teens has evolved into something stronger and more bluesy. Shehas added dancing to her arsenal, as seen on a new Postmodern Jukebox video. Graceis joined by pianist Julian Pollack, bassist Julia Pederson and drummer RossPederson at Joe’s Pub and on Sept. 16 at Ridgefield Playhouse when she opens forsinger Lizz Wright. She features songs from her tenth CD, Trying to Figure It Out,plus a couple of new tunes. KF

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BOB DOROUGHIRIDIUM / SEPTEMBER 17At 89, singer and pianist Bob Dorough is still the epitome of hip and he's still sport-ing a ponytail, albeit silver. In fact, he even wrote the song "I'm Hip" with fellow hip-ster Dave Frishberg. He's so cool he worked with Miles Davis in 1962 and wrote andrecorded two songs: "Nothing Like You" and "Blue Xmas." In turn, Miles recordedBob's classic, "Devil May Care." He co-wrote Mel Tormé's hit, "Comin' Home, Baby"and worked with controversial comedian Lenny Bruce and beatnik Allen Ginsburg.But Bob, and Dave, are probably best known outside of the jazz world for the coolestcartoon educational series, "Schoolhouse Rock," which Bob’s celebrating at this gig. It'stime to head to "Conjunction Junction;" the sets are early, so bring the kids! YE

JUDY NIEMACKJAZZ AT KITANO / SEPTEMBER 22-23A singer from California introduced to the Big Apple in the late 1970s by saxophonistWarne Marsh, Judy Niemack quickly became a go-to voice for both fans of good jazzsinging and musicians searching for a singer who could not only improvise, and singlyrics with the sensitivity of a cabaret singer, but also write lyrics to original compo-sitions. Since the mid-1990s, Judy has been based mostly in Europe; she heads thevocal program at Jazz Institut Berlin and was the first jazz vocal instructor inGermany. This past spring Sunnyside released Listening to You, a duo album withpianist Dan Tepfer. The title tune is Lee Konitz's contrafact on "All the Things YouAre" with lyrics by Judy. Lee is Judy and Dan's special guest at this gig. GK

LAURENCE HOBGOODSMOKE JAZZ & SUPPER CLUB / SEPTEMBER 21Known primarily as the music director and pianist for Kurt Elling over three decades,Laurence Hobgood is a premier artist in his own right. The North Carolina native emi-grated to Chicago to hone his craft and now lives in NYC. A string of excellent CDs forthe NAIM and Circumstantial import labels, working prominently alongside the lateCharlie Haden, validated his contemporary voice with modern extensions. He's a wor-thy successor to the Herbie Hancock-Chick Corea-McCoy Tyner lineage. Not only amasterful, inspired performer, he has a substantial book as an original composer. Arecent CD, Honor Thy Fathers, reflects his reverence for his roots and a desire toextend the tradition from his personal perspective. Jared Schonig on bass and drum-mer Matt Clohesy round out this favored classic jazz trio format. MGN

CHRIS BYARSSMALLS JAZZ CLUB / SEPTEMBER 22-23A prodigy who began his music studies at 7 and completed his master's degree by age20, Chris Byars is equally accomplished on alto, tenor and soprano saxes, plus flute,with a knack for incorporating surprising twists in his solos. Chris' fresh arrange-ments of forgotten gems by artists like Lucky Thompson, Duke Jordan, Freddie Redd,Gigi Gryce and Frank Strozier are just a part of his impressive discography as aleader. Chris' next SteepleChase CD, New York City Jazz, which interprets the soundshe has heard over the past three decades, will be released in January 2018. The sax-ophonist will play charts from several recent CDs plus new originals. Chris' sextetincludes trombonist John Mosca, bass clarinetist Stefano Doglioni, guitarist PasqualeGrasso, bassist Ari Roland and drummer Phil Stewart. KD

JOHN PATITUCCIJAZZ FORUM / SEPTEMBER 29-30The wide-ranging technique of bassist John Patitucci showcases a talent that bringsout the best in his fellow musicians. Whether performing jazz, pop or blues, John's ver-satility is the essential glue in every band leader lucky enough to secure his talent,including Chick Corea, Wayne Shorter, Sting and Carole King. Since the release of hisself-titled debut in 1987, John has strived to show the acoustic and electric bass as notmerely a rhythmic instrument but also as a strong melodic device. This is especiallyprominent on his most recent release where John's tone and melodic dexterity shinesbright: 2015's Brooklyn by his group featuring guitarists Adam Rogers and SteveCardenas and drummer Brian Blade. John is joined by pianist Jon Cowherd anddrummer Nate Smith. EW

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24: 4pm-2am $45-135 adm New York Hot Jazzfestival www.nyhotjazzfest.com feat The HotSardines, Stephane Wrembel w/CyrilleAimée, Bria Skonberg Sxt, Brianna Thomas,Gordon Webster Oct feat Charles Turner,Jumaane Smith Band, Jon-Erik Kellso & TheEarRegulars, Aaron Weinstein Trio, DennisLichtman & Mona's Hot Four, Felix Peikli &Joe Doubleday Showtime Band, StephaneSeva, Brass Kickers.

MEZZROW: 163W 10th St (bet 7th Av &Waverly Pl). www.mezzrow.com. 646-476-4346. Sets/adm: Early 8-10:30pm, Late (L)11pm-close; adm varies. Residencies: Sun LJohn Merrill & friends; Mon L PasqualeGrasso; Tues L Jam w/Miki Yamanaka & AdiMeyerson; Wed L Tony Hewitt/Pete Malin-verni; Thurs L except 09/14 Spike Wilner; FriL except 09/15 Johnny O'Neal. Sep 1-2: BillMobley Trio; 2: L Jon Davis 3: Tad Shull Trio;4: Greg Murphy Trio; 5: Fred Hersch PocketOrch; 6: Claudia Acuña Trio; 7: MikeLongo/Paul West; 8-9: Aaron Goldberg; 10:Julian Shore Qrt; 11: Dan Tepfer/MiguelZenón; 12: Teri Roiger Qrt; 13: HectorMartignon; 14: Janis Siegel, L JoeMagnarelli; 15-16: Luis Perdomo Trio; 15: LRobert Edwards; 17: Theo Hill; 18: LarryBrowne; 19: Evan Christopher/Ehud Asherie;20: Adrian Cunningham; 21: Rachel Z; 22-23:Rossano Sportiello Trio; 24: Deborah DavisTrio; 25: tba; 26: Julian Lage/Steve Swallow;27: Yotam Silberstein; 28: SachalVasandani/Taylor Eigsti; 29-30: Dave KikoskiTrio.

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

NEW SCHOOL JAZZ PERFORMANCESPACE: 55W 13th St, 5th Fl. 212-229-5488.www.newschool.edu/jazz. Fri-Sat: 8:30pmThe Stone at the New School. Sep 1-2: JohnZorn & spec guests; 8-10: Festival of NewTrumpet Music feat 09/8 8:30pm High &Mighty Brass Band & Slavic Soul Party, 09/98:30pm Dave Douglas w/StephanieRichards, Jeremy Pelt, Nate Wooley, 09/10 5-7:30pm Charles Tolliver, Dave Douglas,Keyon Harrold; 15-16: Uri Caine; 22-23: NedRothenberg; 29-30: Mary Halvorson.

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. Sep 3: Lezlie Harrison; 10: BeatKaestli; 17: Amy Cervini; 24: Yaala Balin.

NUBLU 62: 62 Av C (bet 4th & 5th Sts). 212-375-1500. www.nublu.net. Sep 9: 8-9pm ChetDoxas.

NUYORICAN POETS CAFÉ: 236E 3rd St (betAvs B & C). www.nuyorican.org. 212-780-9386/212-505-8183. Sets: 9:30pm. Tues: $10adm Latin Jazz feat 1st Tues ChemboCorniel, 2nd Tues Bronx Conexión, 3rd TuesWillie Martinez & La Familia Sxt; 1st Wed:$13 All That - Hip Hop Poetry & Jazz; lastSun: Bobby Sanabria & New School Afro-Cuban Jazz Band. Sep 2: $15 BananaPuddin’ Jazz series feat Rome Nealw/Dynamic Ladies Qrt + Jam.

ROCKWOOD MUSIC HALL: 196 Allen St at EHouston St. www.rockwoodmusichall.com.212-477-4155. Sep 17: 7pm free adm TheLiberté Big Band, 8:45pm $10/12 WilliamHooker Trio.

RUSS & DAUGHTERS CAFE: 127 Orchard St(bet Delancey & Rivington Sts). 212-475-4880. www.russanddaughterscafe.com. Last

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Fri: 8pm free adm The Stone at Russ &Daughters Cafe. Sep 28: Guy Klucevsek.

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 Ai Murakami Triofeat Sacha Perry, N 09/10&24 Hillel Salem,09/3&17 Robert Edwards; Mon E except09/25 Ari Hoenig, N 09/4&25 JonathanMichel, 09/11&18 Jonathan Barber; Tues L-NAbraham Burton Qrt; Wed N 09/6&20 JovanAlexandre, 09/13&27 Aaron Seeber; Thurs N09/7 Sarah Slonim, 09/14,21&28 JonathanThomas; Fri N 09/1,15&29 Corey Wallace,09/8&22 Joe Farnsworth; Sat N 09/2,23&30Brooklyn Circle, 09/9 Eric Wyatt Qrt, 09/16Philip Harper. Sep 1: E Ralph Lalama & Bop-Juice, L Winard Harper Qnt, N R; 2: E BobDeVos Qrt, L Winard Harper Qnt, N R; 3: PM-1pm R, E Marianne Solivan Qrt, L DavidGibson Qnt, N R; 4: E R, L J.D. Allen Gp, N R;5: E Frank Lacy Gp, L-N R; 6: E DaynaStephens Gp, L Nick Finzer Sxt, N R; 7: EDayna Stephens Gp, L Nick Hempton Band,N R; 8: E Rick Hollander Gp, L tba, N R; 9: EWill & Peter Anderson Qnt, L tba, N R; 10:1pm-PM R, E Johnny O'Neal Trio, L JoeMagnarelli Gp, N R; 11: E R, L JonathanBarber Gp, N R; 12: E Behn Gillece Qrt, L-NR; 13: E Matt Brewer Qnt, L Harold MabernTrio, N R; 14: E David Ephross Gp, L Remy LeBoeuf, N R; 15-16: E Joe Farnsworth Trio, LEJ Strickland Gp, N R; 17: 1pm-PM R, E CraigWuepper Qrt, L Grant Stewart Qrt, N R; 18: EAri Hoenig Gp, L Jonathan Barber, N R; 19: ESteve Nelson Qnt, L-N R; 20: E Ed CherryTrio, L Will Bernard Qrt, N R; 21: E Ed CherryTrio, L Troy Roberts Trio, N R; 22-23: E ChrisByars Sxt, L Jean-Michel Pilc & TotalMadness Qnt, N R; 24: 1pm-PM R, E JohnnyO'Neal Trio, L Spike Wilner Trio, N R; 25: ERicardo Grilli Qnt, L Jonathan Michel Gp, NR; 26: E Lucas Pino Nnt, L-N R; 27: E DavidBerkman Qrt, L Itai Kriss & Televana, N R; 28:E David Berkman Qrt, L Dave Baron Qrt, N R;29: E Tardo Hammer Trio, L Mike Moreno Qrt,N R; 30: E David Schnitter Qrt, L MikeMoreno Qrt, N R.

The STONE: 2nd St at Av C. www.thestonenyc.com. Adm varies. Tues-Sun: 8:30pmweekly residencies. Sep 1-3: Trevor Dunn; 5-10: Craig Taborn; 12-17: Mark Dresser; 19-24:Julian Lage; 26-Oct 1: Darius Jones.

TURNMILL: 119E 27th St (bet Park &Lexington Avs). www.turnmillnyc.com. 646-524-6060. Wed: 11pm-2am Keyed Up seriesJam feat Rob Duguay & Low Key Trio w/specguest. Sep 6: Jerome Sabbagh; 13: BillSaxton; 20: Josh Evans; 27: Cliff Lee.

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. Sep1-3: Kurt Rosenwinkel Qnt; 4: R; 5-10: BillCharlap Trio; 11: R; 12-17: Bill Charlap Trio;18: R; 19-24: Barry Harris Trio; 25: R; 26-Oct1: Cécile McLorin Salvant w/Sullivan Fortner.

ZINC BAR: 82W 3rd St (bet Thompson &Sullivan). 212-477-8337. www.zincbar.com.Residencies: Sun 9pm-12am Tango featFernando Otero; Mon 9:30pm except RonAffif Trio; Tues 10pm Evolution Jam byRevive Music; Thurs 10pm Roman Diaz &Rumba Habanera; Sat 10,11:30pm&1amMonika Oliveira & The Brasilians. Sep 4:10pm-2am VandoJam feat Gary Smulyan; 13:Tulivu-Donna Cumberbatch & SeasonedElegance.

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CÉCILE McLORIN SALVANTlaughs as she describes herself as a

complainer, as someone who can usuallyfind a problem. That characteristic doesn'tcome across as she chats about topics fromher new recording to upcoming gigs to howshe listens to music and picks material tothe current state of musical theater. Thesinger, who just turned 28 on Aug. 28, hasopinions, yes. Observations, certainly.Complaints, not so much.The critically acclaimed vocalist has a

new double album coming out this month,Dreams and Daggers, her third MackAvenue release and her fourth overall. Themix of almost two dozen songs spansdecades and genres, from the blues toBroadway to Bob Dorough, from standardsto originals. It also combines studio tracksthat include trio augmented by a stringquartet with trio material recorded livelast year at the Village Vanguard and theDiMenna Center. "I wanted an element of sonic contrast,"

Cécile notes. "I had played with theCatalyst Quartet before, and in brain-storming about the album it seemed likethat would be a good difference in texturethat would carry us in certain songs, likebridges."Most of the live portions of the album

came from the final set of 2016's three-night Vanguard run. Going into that set,Cécile was concerned that she and hertrio—pianist Aaron Diehl, bassist PaulSikivie and drummer LawrenceLeathers—hadn't quite hit their stride."We were not quite getting to our sound,our vibe, it felt bland, like we knew wewere being recorded."Cécile credits a pre-set pep talk from

Lawrence as among the elements firingthem up for the last set, along with the factthat the club was full of family, friends andfellow musicians. "There was a certainatmosphere in the club," she explains."People we loved were there, it felt likemagic; it felt like our only shot. I washappy to be able to record it. When youhave moments like that, you want to keepthem." From the abundant and enthusias-tic audience response audible on therecording, the magic was felt throughoutthe room.The singer is back at the Vanguard at

the end of the month in a duo setting withher frequent musical partner, pianistSullivan Fortner. Despite the timing, theirrun at the fabled club is not a CD releasecelebration—the gig was booked before therelease date was set, in what the singerrefers to as a kind of "Twilight Zone,""Twin Peaks" weirdness. Cécile andSullivan have toured together and made a

so-far unreleased record earlier this year;she anticipates minimal overlap withDreams and Daggers material at theVanguard this time around. Their reper-toire includes tunes by Cole Porter, StevieWonder and Cy Coleman, among others.Listening to music is a daily pleasure

for Cécile, for whom choosing material issomething that comes from "an instinctive,unexplainable place." Lyrics are often theattraction, plus a strong connection to asong and the feeling that she can do some-thing with it. She's noticed a difference inlistening for fun versus work. "When I'm digging, knowing that I'm

digging, I rarely hit on something to con-nect with—it can feel academic and I hatethat feeling. It becomes contrived and Ihate that I got to that place."When listening for fun, flamenco has

been in Cécile's rotation, including the duoLole y Manuel, and La Marelu. "She's froma place near Portugal, so La Marelu's fla-menco is different from what we're used to.Her videos make me crazy!" She also citesThundercat, D'Angelo, Kendrick Lamar,R&B, and neo-soul on her playlist:"Something I can loll to."In addition to music, Cécile has a broad

array of interests, from the visual arts tothe history of law. It should come as nosurprise to anyone who has heard Cécile'sability to convey emotion and tell a storywith a lyric, that she's always wanted toact. She'd welcome the opportunity to playa dramatic role, but has reservations aboutthe current state of musical theater. "Everything is so clean, so devoid of

emotion, and so loud," she says of the cur-rent state of Broadway musicals. "That's ageneral trend in the performing arts: per-fect, virtuosic and loud, lacking the gritand humanity in singers like ElaineStritch. I don't want to sound arrogant.But when I'm part of something, I want tofeel excited, like it could push me, chal-lenge me."The vocalist brings an attitude of grati-

tude to her current career. "This is betterthan anything I could imagine. I'm realis-tic: I know things can go south at any time.I appreciate things as they are now."

Cécile McLorin Salvant and pianistSullivan Fortner play the VillageVanguard Sept. 26 through Oct. 1.

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AN BEAL BOCHT CAFÉ: 445W 238th St. 718-884-7127. www.lindasjazznights.com. 1stWed: 8&9:30pm $30-10 adm Linda's JazzNights. Sep 6: Battle in the Bronx III w/EricAlexander & Vincent Herring.

LEHMAN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMINGARTS: At Lehman College. 250 BedfordPark Blvd W. 718-960-8833. www.lehmancenter.org. Sep 16: 7:30pm Eddie Palmieri & DelCaribe Latin Jazz All Stars feat EmilioMorales w/spec guest Giovanni Hidalgo.

BARBÈS: 376 9th St at 6th Av. Park Slope.www.barbesbrooklyn.com. 718-965-9177.Residencies: Sun 9pm Stephane Wrembel;Sat 6pm Sanda Weigl; Mon 7pm Brain Cloud;Tues 9pm Slavic Soul Party; Wed 10pmMandingo Ambassadors. Sep 6: 8pm AndyStatman; 7: 10pm Gato Loco; 9: 8pm LucianBan/Abraham Burton; 22: 8pm Regional deNY.

The DRAWING ROOM: 56 Willoughby St #3.www.drawingroommusic.com.

I-BEAM: 168 7th St. www.ibeambrooklyn.com.Sets: 8:30pm $15 don. Sep 21: MaraRosenbloom Trio w/spec guest MichaelWimberly, 9:30pm Sean Conly Trio; 22: JavierMoreno Qnt.

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. Sep 12: MarcHannaford, 10:30pm Charlotte Greve.

MEDGAR EVERS COLLEGE: 1638 BedfordAv. www.mec.cuny.edu. 718-270-4900. Sep 1:7-10pm free adm Alex Blake Collective.

NATIONAL SAWDUST: 80N 6th St. 646-779-8455. www.nationalsawdust.org. Sep 27: $25adm 7pm The Stone feat Rory Cowal + KrisDavis w/spec guest Michael Nicolas.

The OWL MUSIC PARLOR: 497 Rogers Av.www.theowl.nyc. 718-774-0042. Sep 22:9:30pm $10 adm Sarah Bernstein.

ROULETTE: 509 Atlantic Av at 3rd Av.www.roulette.org. 917-267-0363. Sep 5:7:30pm Resonant Bodies festival feat TheoBleckmann, Jennifer Walshe, Davóne Tines;18: 8pm James Brandon Lewis + Val JeantyDuo.

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. Sep 6: L TanoTrio feat Leo Genovese; 7:L Take Off Collective; 13-14: Festival of NewTrumpet Music feat 09/13 E Oskar StenmarkQrt, L Danny Gouker & Signal Problems, NWing Walker Orch w/Jonathan Finlayson,09/14 E Allison Phillips Trio, L Jason PalmerQnt, N Wing Walker Orch w/Jason Palmer;15: $12 E Off the One, L Matt Davis & AerialPhotograph; 17: E Marco Bolfelli Trio, 8pm $8Creative Apocalypse, 9pm Micah Gaugh Trio;18: E Alicyn Yaffee, L Pravin Thompson 4tet;20: E-L Jeff McGregor Qrt; 21: L $12 ChrisLightcap & SuperBigmouth; 27: E $8 NickSemenykhin Trio, L $15 Bobby Kapp All StarQrt feat Ivo Perleman & HepTaCon; 28: GregOsby INCMM festival feat E Tomoko Omura

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Roots Qnt, L The Way The Light Falls, NOmurasu; 30: N $12 Eleanor Dubinskyw/spec guest Greg Stamper & Soul21.

SIR D’S LOUNGE: 837 Union St. 718-623-9065.www.facebook.com/Sirdslounge. Mon: 8-11pm Monday Night Big Band Jazz. Sep 18:The Neal Kirkwood Big Band; 25: ScottReeves/Jay Brandford Tnt.

SISTAS’ PLACE: 456 Nostrand Av at JeffersonAv. www.sistasplace.org. 718-398-1766. Sat:9&10:30pm $30/25 adm. Sep 23: ChicoFreeman Qrt; 30: Antonio Hart Qrt.

URBAN MEADOW: President St at Van BruntSt. Sep 24: 1-6pm Red Hook Jazz Festivalfeat Iris Ornig's IO-5I, Tomchess & MoonshipQrt, 40Twenty, Stephan Crump & BorderlandTrio + 1, Matt Lavelle & the 12 Houses Orch.

WILLIAMSBURG MUSIC CENTER: 367Bedford Av. www.wmcjazz.org. 718-384-1654.Fri: 10pm-2am free adm/2 drink min GerryEastman Qnt w/spec guests + Jam.

FIREHOUSE 12: 47 Crown St. New Haven. 203-785-0468. www.firehouse12.com. Fri: 8:30pm$20 adm, 10pm $15. Sep 15: Tom Rainey Trio;22: Frode Gjerstad Trio w/Steve Swell; 29:Peter Evans Spt.

RIDGEFIELD PLAYHOUSE: 80 East Ridge.Ridgefield. www.ridgefieldplayhouse.org.203-438-5795. 8pm. Sep 16: Lizz Wrightw/spec guest Grace Kelly; 21: Jon Clearyw/spec guest Jimmy Greene.

The SIDE DOOR JAZZ CLUB: At Old LymeInn. 85 Lyme St. Old Lyme. 860-434-0886.www.thesidedoorjazz.com. Sets: 8:30-11pm.Sep 1: Steve Kroon Sxt; 2: Brian Charette &Kürrent; 8: Dr. Lonnie Smith; 9: TamirHendelman; 15: Eric Person Trio; 16: TheoHill Trio; 22: Matt Wilson Qrt; 23: Dave StrykerQrt; 29: Thana Alexa Project.

GRASSO’S: 134 Main St. Cold Spring Harbor.www.grassosrestaurant.com. 631-367-6060.Sets: Sun 6pm; Tues-Wed&Fri-Sat 7pm;Thurs 6:30pm. Residencies: Wed WayneSabella, Thurs Frank O’Brien. Sep 1: 7pmSympatico feat Toni Washington.

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. Sep 7: The Jazz Loft BigBand; 9: Swing Dance Long Island; 14: TomManuel & Firehouse Five; 15: Tim HagansQrt; 16: Tim Hagans w/Michele BrangwenDance Company; 21: Rich Iancona & The BadLittle Big Band; 28: Interplay Jazz Orch; 29:Nick Mancini; 30: Hendrik Helmer Organ Trio.

LONG BEACH LIBRARY: 111W Park Av. LongBeach. 516-432-7201. Sep 14-17: free admLong Beach Jazz festival www.longbeachjazzfest.com feat 09/14 7pm Charlie Hunter,8:30pm Kerry Kearney Band, 09/15 4pm JeffBerlin clinic, 7pm The New Stick-Tet, 8:30pmJeff Berlin & friends, 09/16 12pm ChieliMinucci & Special EFX, 1:15pm Dave Frank,2:15pm The World of Oz, 3:45pm MichaelManring, 5pm Alex Blake Collective, 09/1712pm Robert Lepley, Frank Bellucci, JimmyCammack, 1:15pm Peter Bernstein/YotamSilberstein, 2:30pm Bakithi Kumalo Gp,3:45pm Vicki Genfan/Manalo Badrena Duo,4:45pm Uppercut.

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

Aimée photo by Ariane Rousselier, Brock by Jimmy Katz.

CYRILLE AIMÉE J OWEN GRUNDY PIER / SEPTEMBER 15For singer Cyrille Aimée, capturing a crowd started early. Living in a small Frenchtown, she would sneak out of the house to sing around a fire all night with the gypsiescamped nearby. It's a sense memory you can't buy. With almost cellular depth,Cyrille's rich, playful style has taken her to clubs and concerts around the world, orsinging Sondheim with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. Whether singing stan-dards like "Caravan" or "Love Me or Leave Me," Cyrille's delivery makes thesenuggets her own. With the NJCU Alumni Jazz Big Band, under the direction ofRichard Lowenthal, Cyrille celebrates the 100th birthday of Ella Fitzgerald, a long-time inspiration. Cyrille says, "Ella sounded so natural, like she was on a swing in akids' playground."

ZACH BROCKDEER HEAD INN / SEPTEMBER 23Violinist Zach Brock was raised in Lexington Ky. rising to the challenge of his musi-cal family with performances beginning at age 6. With an early interest in classicaland folk, Zach discovered jazz in high school, moving to Chicago for further classicalinvestigation at Northwestern University while embracing the local jazz scene.Described by Bill Milkowski in Jazz Times, "Zach Brock is a violinist whose everyphrase argues for the instrument's value in 21st Century jazz." Zach's creativityadvances the inspirations of Stephane Grappelli, Joe Venuti, Eddie Lang and StuffSmith, which Zach displays on recordings like Purple Sounds (Criss Cross). Zach joinspianist Steve Sandberg's quartet, alongside bassist Michael O'Brien and drummerMauricio Zottarelli, for originals and a new look at standards.

OSCAR PEREZOSKAR SCHINDLER PAC / SEPTEMBER 16Pianist Oscar Perez has been immersed in music since age 7. Growing up in Queens,he was exposed to his father's Cuban folk music, studied classical in high school, thenon to New England Conservatory and a master's degree at Queens College under theguidance of Sir Roland Hanna. Oscar has shown his fire on bandstands with ChristianMcBride and Steve Turre and toured the world with Phoebe Snow. With recordingslike Afropean Affair (Chandra), Oscar moves with ease between feelings of Latin, clas-sical and straight-ahead jazz, displaying impeccable technique while showcasing hislong form composing with the piece "Afropean Suite." On piano and keyboards, Oscarbrings his Cuban Afro-Fusion Quintet for island fire, a spirited update on the feelingthat first inspired his life in music.

JIMMY COBBNEW BRUNSWICK, CENTRAL NJ JAZZ FEST / SEPTEMBER 16Every drummer and jazz fan should experience a performance from NEA Jazz MasterJimmy Cobb. To each appearance, this self-taught masterful drummer brings a histo-ry of working with Sonny Stitt, Cannonball Adderley, Dinah Washington, BillieHoliday, Sarah Vaughan, Dizzy Gillespie, and Miles Davis for whom Jimmy providedthe rhythms for many classic recordings including Kind of Blue, Live at TheBlackhawk and Porgy and Bess (Columbia), a relationship he would later celebratewith Four Generations of Miles (Chesky). Jimmy's push forward is documented withhis Cobb's Mob albums, and West of 5th (Chesky), a must-hear trio date with leg-endary pianist Hank Jones and extraordinary bassist Christian McBride. In NewBrunswick, Jimmy, has a trio featuring guitarist Matt Chertkoff, for standards, orig-inals and surprises only this master could conjure.

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GARDEN STATE ALE HOUSE: 378 GeorgeSt. New Brunswick. www.gsalehouse.com.732-543-2408. Mon: 8pm + 9:30pm Jam freeadm The New Brunswick Jazz Project/www.nbjp.org feat Emerging Artists.

GEORGE STREET: (bet Livingston &Paterson). New Brunswick. Sep 16: CentralJersey Jazz Festival www.centraljerseyjazzfestival.com free adm feat 1pm Cocomama,2:15pm New Brunswick Brass Band, 2:45pmLucien Barbarin & NOLA Sxt, 4pm NewBrunswick Brass Band, 4:30pm Jimmy CobbTrio w/Matt Chertkoff.

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. Sep7: Dave Schumacher Qrt; 14: HendrikMeurkens Qrt; 21: Shirazette Tinnin & SonicWallpaper; 28: Dave Strykers Qrt.

INC RESTAURANT: 302 George St. NewBrunswick. www.increstaurant.com. 732-640-0553. Wed: 8-11pm free adm The NewBrunswick Jazz Project/www.nbjp.org. Sep6: Carrie Jackson Trio; 13: Wayne EscofferyTrio; 20: Vince Ector Trio; 27: Mariel BildstenTrio.

MORRISBICKFORD THEATRE: 6 Normandy HeightsRd. Morristown. 973-971-3706. Concerts7:30-9pm. www.morrismuseum.org. Sep 28:7:30pm $25/30 adm George Gee Swing Orch.

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. Tues: except 09/5John Korba. Sep 1: King Solomon Hicks Qrt;2: Don Braden Karl Latham Big Funk Band;7: Three Divas Trio; 8: Peter & Will AndersonBrothers Qrt; 9: Jerry Vivino Qrt; 10: MarleneVerPlanck; 14: Warren Vaché Trio; 15: PabloBencid Trio; 16: Helio Alves; 17: SarahPartridge; 22: Elias Bailey & the Avalon JazzBand; 23: Rob Paparozzi; 24: 3:30-5pm NJSmonthly Jazz Social, Leonieke ScheubleTrio; 29: Blue Soul Qnt feat Herb Woodson &Bailey Gee; 30: Nilson Matta Trio.

OCEANOCEAN COUNTY COLLEGE: College Dr.Toms River. 732-255-0500. www.ocean.edu.www.njjs.org. Sep 19: 8-9:30pm $18/22 admChampian Fulton.

SOMERSETSOMERSERT COUNTY COURTHOUSEGREEN: E Main & Grove Sts. Somerville.Sep 17: Central Jersey Jazz Festivalwww.centraljerseyjazzfestival.com free admfeat 1pm Jazz House Kids, 1:30pm MarionCowings, 2:40pm Jazz House Kids, 3:05pmClaire Daly, 4:15pm Jazz House Kids, 4:45pmDavell Crawford.

76 HOUSE: 110 Main St. Tappan. 845-359-5476.www.76house.com. Wed: 8-11pm free admQuintets w/Mark Hagan except 09/13 & featartists + Jam. Sep 6: Andrew Beals; 13:Freddie Jacobs; 20: Matt Haviland & TomChristensen; 27: The Lighthouse Sxt w/FrankTolksdorf, Allen Namery, Dave Wells.

ATLAS INDUSTRIES: 11 Spring St.Newburgh. www.atlasnewburgh.com. 845-391-8855. Jazz at Atlas series. Sep 14: 8-11pm Tim Berne & Snakeoil.

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Northern Blvd. Brookville. www.liu.edu/post.www.tillescenter.org. 516-299-2895. Sep 7:7:30pm Snarky Puppy; 15: Ramsey Lewis/John Pizzarelli.

TREME: 553 Main St. Islip. 631-277-2008.www.tremeislip.com. Sets: Sun&Wed 7-11pm; Thurs-Sat 8pm-12am. Sep 2: GilParris; 6: Adam Larson; 7: Sabori; 10: BillHeller Trio; 13: Chris Covais Gp; 20: TheSwing Sessions.

BERGENEDGEWATER: Old River Rd at Thompson Ln.Edgewater. www.edgewaterartsnj.org. Sep10: Art + Music Festival feat 1pm Kayla Rae,2:15pm Joel Zelnik Trio feat AnnetteSanders, 4pm Bobby Harden & SoulPurpose, 5pm Curtis Lundy Ens.

ESSEXNEW JERSEY PERFORMING ARTS CEN-TER: 1 Center St. Newark. 888-466-5722.www.njpac.org. Sep 23: 7pm NJPAC@20 featPaquito D'Rivera, Christian McBride BigBand.

OSKAR SCHINDLER PERFORMING ARTSCENTER: 4 Boland Dr. West Orange. 973-669-7385. www.ospac.org. Sep 16: 12-8pmAnnual Jazz & Brew Fest feat Oscar Perez,Bill Charlap, Alyson Williams, Jeff Bradshaw,Citrus, Nat Adderley, Vince Ector.

SUZYQUE’S BBQ & BAR: 34 S Valley Rd.West Orange. www.suzyques.com. 973-736-7899. Free adm. Thurs: 8pm-12am John Lee& friends; Sun: 2-5pm Brunch w/CurtisLundy Ens. Sep 4&18: 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.Sep 1: Roy Meriwether Trio; 2: Ray Blue; 8:Mel Davis & friends; 9: Dave Stryker; 17:Kristina Koller Qrt; 20: Melissa Morgan; 22:Armen Donelian Trio; 23: Wallace Roney Qnt;27: Susana Raya; 29: Mordy Ferber Trio.

HUDSONJ. OWEN GRUNDY PIER: At Exchange Pl. Jersey City. 201-547-5000.www.njcu.edu. 201-200-2000. Sep 15: 6pmNJCU Alumni Jazz Big Band w/Jon Faddisfeat Cyrille Aimée.

HUNTERDONThe HISTORIC COUNTY COURTHOUSE:75 E Main St. Flemington. Sep 15: CentralJersey Jazz Festival www.centraljerseyjazzfestival.com free adm feat 6pm WillieMartinez, 7pm Jazz House Kids, 7:30pmLezlie Harrison, 8:30pm Jazz House Kids,9pm Jeff “Tain” Watts.

MERCERCANDLELIGHT LOUNGE: 24 Passaic St.Trenton. www.candlelightevents.way.to. 609-695-9612. Sat: 3:30-7:30pm free adm/$10min. www.jazztrenton.com. Sep 2: MikeBoone; 9: Mike Bond; 16: Voichi Uzeki; 23:Duane Eubanks; 30: Daryl Yokley.

MIDDLESEXDELTA’S RESTAURANT: 19 Dennis St. NewBrunswick. www.deltasrestaurant.com. 732-249-1515. Sep 12: 7-10pm Alexis MorrastBand.

DUE MARI: 78 Albany St. New Brunswick.www.duemarinj.com. 732-296-1600. Fri: 6:30-9:30pm free adm The New Brunswick Jazz Project/www.nbjp.org. Sep 8: Brynn

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Active voicePianist, composer and vocalist Deanna

Witkowski doesn't sing on every gig, andshe has a strictly instrumental album com-ing out soon, but even when she's not lift-ing her voice in song, lyrics are importantto her. Whether she's crafting an originalpiece or arranging a Cole Porter classic,"The words are always in my head.Everything I do instrumentally is influ-enced by words: how people would experi-ence the words, how they would sing thetext."

Deanna's instrumental training startedin early childhood, and singing, too, hasbeen important to her from the get-go. Sherecalls looking forward to Sunday servicesas a youngster: "We always sang in church;there aren't many places in American cul-ture where we're singing together." Thatexperience continues to resonate: For hernew album, Makes the Heart to Sing: JazzHymns (Tilapia), Deanna has penned jazzarrangements for 14 classic hymns (down-loads and sheet music are already avail-able; the CD drops later this fall). Part ofthe attraction of the material is, "I get thechance to bring something new to reallyold music that's often been done the sameway," Deanna notes. She has experienced a warm response

to jazz arrangements of familiar hymnsthat she's done over the years, with con-gregants and choir members frequentlyexclaiming, "Wow, I never imagined itcould sound this way!"Demonstrating her immersion in group

singing in a different way, Deanna recent-ly composed "We Walk in Love," co-writingthe lyrics with Lemuel Colon. The tune hasbeen published in The Justice ChoirSongbook, Vol. 1. by a Minneapolis-basedgroup that put out a call for new materialfor free, noncommercial use that protestmarchers could sing during demonstra-

tions. "It's so people are not just singing'We Shall Overcome' or 'This Little Light ofMine,' which are great. But with this proj-ect they have something to sing that's new,immediate, and pertinent to the times."Deanna wasn't kidding about "immediate:"Marchers sang "We Walk in Love" on theday it was posted to JusticeChoir.org. Deanna is looking forward to an upcom-

ing deep dive into another of her passions:Brazilian music. Next spring, she's slatedto spend two months in Bahia doingresearch for a new composition, "TheNossa Senhora Suite," as a fellow of theSacatar Institute. "This is something I'vewanted to do for years. I'll be researchingthe Afro-Brazilian religion of candomblé—rhythmic stuff, learning songs fromwomen, trying to find snippets of chants.Eventually, I'll record it with my jazz quar-tet plus voices."At the Cornelia Street Underground

on Sept. 5, Deanna plays piano and singsin English and Portuguese, spotlightingmany facets of her creative muse with herlongtime trio-mates, bassist Daniel Fooseand drummer Scott Latzky, who appear onthe new album. Expect to hear a range ofmaterial from previews of songs fromMakes the Heart to Sing: Jazz Hymns tooriginals, Brazilian tunes, her arrange-ments of standards and more. The gig ispart of the ongoing Deborah Latz-producedVoxEcstatic series.

See hearSaxophonist and composer Chet Doxas

has always had a musical response to look-ing at art, pointing out that certain soundsand chords sometimes bring specific colorsto mind, and that compositional elementsof a piece of art can influence the form of apiece of his music. "Seeing how an image iscropped could inspire a seven-bar phraseversus a tidy eight-bar phrase. The cropcreates a sense of urgency, of searching—a

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question mark," he explains. The Montreal-born, New York-based

musician finds freedom when composing inart museums. Wandering through gal-leries armed with a notebook or manu-script paper, Chet jots down ideas andfragments and occasionally completes acomposition on the spot. "Twice I stood infront of paintings for 40 minutes and wholetunes tumbled out—that was a luckybreak." Focusing on the art has helpedquell his internal critic. "It's one of the fewtimes I've made music without that innervoice saying, 'That's stupid.' It's a delightto walk around a museum and make musicthat way."Gazing at 1980s-vintage art produced

by Keith Haring, Jean-Michel Basquiat,Fab 5 Freddy and Robert Mapplethorpeprompted the seven compositions on Chet'snew CD Rich in Symbols (Ropeadope). AsChet became more immersed in the art, hefound himself delving into No Wave musicand the history of the era, when paintersand musicians would hang out together;New York was more affordable, and artis-tic roles were more flexible."David Byrne crossed over into visual

arts projects when he wasn't making musicand Basquiat played in bands," Chet says."I love the grit of that period. Things werestripped down, there was a primitivism.Haring's stuff looks like cave paintings andsome of the things Keith Jarrett playedwith Dewey Redman sounds like cavemen;it was scary, pure and raw."Live performances of Rich in Symbols

include projections of the artworks thatinspired the tunes. The CD is unlikely tobe Chet's final word on combining musicand visual arts. In hopes of fulfilling hisdream of performing in a museum, he haspitched a project to an art institution inMontreal. "I offered to write original piecesfor works they have in their collection,then play them in front of the paintings."He's also writing a show that involves pro-jections and an original storyline, in aninstallation that audiences will walkthrough. "I'm inspired by the energy artcan give, the experience you can only get ata live show. Let's get off our phones andenjoy."Join Chet Sept. 9 at Nublu, where he's

celebrating the release of Rich in Symbolswith high-definition projections. The bandfrom the album (guitarist MatthewStevens, bassist Zack Lorber and drummerEric Doob) is on hand, and likely some spe-cial guests, since the CD includes contribu-tions by trumpeter Dave Douglas, pianistJohn Escreet, guitarist Dave Nugent andkeyboardist Liam O'Neil. "I've sent upflares and people are saying they'd love todo it," Chet says.

Present historyTomas Fujiwara was just 10 when he

began studying drums with Alan Dawson.His late teacher had a lot of jazz historyunder his sticks, having played with greatsDexter Gordon, Booker Ervin, DaveBrubeck, Gerry Mulligan and scores of oth-ers. Tomas taped the lessons and hasrecently begun revisiting those sessionswhile digitizing and archiving the cas-settes. "I had a lot of feelings listeningback to the 10-year-old me, all these yearslater. Even when I'm not hearing the voiceon tape, I remember what I was hearing,feeling, thinking," Tomas muses.

While growing up, Tomas heard histeacher in action in clubs around Bostonmany times. Even when Alan was sharinga bandstand with legends, "He'd alwaysintroduce us as equals, 'Tomas Fujiwara,Bobby Hutcherson.' Very matter of fact, noirony. That's him as a person and as amusician, graceful and effortless; heplayed with great beauty and elegance."Going through the tapes, hearing his

voice, hearing my voice, reflecting on thetime spent with him, I heard our voices aspart of a project, but I didn't know how." Inthe process of making his soon-to-be-released album, Triple Double (Firehouse12), some soundbites from the lessonsfound their way into a duet Tomas playswith fellow drummer Gerald Cleaver,titled "For Alan."

"Everything you're dealing with at thesame time works its way in to a project,"Tomas notes. "We played around with dif-ferent ideas until it clicked."Joining Tomas and Gerald on Triple

Double are guitarists Mary Halvorson andBrandon Seabrook, cornetist Taylor HoBynum and trumpeter Ralph Alessi, play-ing ten Fujiwara originals. In planningwho to record with, "Number one for me ismusical personalities and involvement inthe music I want to play, plus musicians Iwant to write for," Tomas explains. "Asense of community creates an environ-ment where we're free to take risks,because there is trust and support, andinterest in adventurous, creative music.From the time of the first rehearsal forTriple Double, there were unique momentsthat I cherish, the kind of moments we livefor as artists."

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Charette photo by Anna Yatskevic.

Musicians Talk Inspiration: Brian Charette

NOBODY HAS EVER ACCUSEDBrian Charette of sitting still musi-

cally. An intensely versatile organist, Brianhas worked with a staggering array ofartists from Lou Donaldson to ChakaKhan. In his own projects, Brian hasdemonstrated a keen ear and respect forthe tradition of jazz organ, while at thesame time taking risks and incorporatingimpressive influences from progressiverock to avant-garde classical fare. Withthat in mind, the remarkable new groundhe covers in his latest record, Kürrent, maycome as no surprise: indeed, Brian routine-ly delivers surprises and defies expecta-tions. However, even in the context ofBrian's diverse career, Kürrent manages tobreak new musical grounds and distinguishitself as delightfully unusual in Brian'scareer.

The inspiration for Kürrent came from asurprising source. "When I was very young,before I even played the piano, my grandfa-ther had a radio that got a ship to shorestation," Brian recalls. "When you wouldmove the dial on the radio it would createall of these bleeps and strange incidentalmusic that I would listen to for hours. AndI believe this is the inspiration for themusic on Kürrent."Indeed, listening to the album one gets

the sense of a trio embarking on an excitingadventure, as the artists tackle rock-infused jazz forms alongside otherworldlyelectronic glitches. These glitches, whichforce the band to react and alter coursemid-performance, come by design. "Reed Ghazala is a gentleman who

formed a branch of music called FoundSounds," Brian explains. "This was before Iwould listen to my radio, but I think with-out knowing it, I was becoming interestedin this kind of music: found sound, circuit continued on page 28

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bending, some kind of glitching electronicmusic. This project is a 'traditional' organtrio, but on top of it we add samples andinstruments that are purposefully broken.We try to control this as the music is goingon."If the idea of musicians attempting to

navigate purposefully broken instrumentssounds far-fetched in the abstract, theresults themselves are exciting. Kürrentoffers a raw sense of fun and adventurethat many albums lack, as the ensembleuniquely melds the forms of Brian's origi-nal works, buttressed by beautiful andmemorable melodic material, with thechaos of the electronic glitches and brokensounds. The result offers both in-pocketgrooves coexisting with aleatoric music andfree jazz. "For the past eight years, I had been

making more traditional jazz recordings forrecord labels," he notes. "This one I didmyself and added electronics that I don'thave on the earlier releases. Those weregeared toward jazz radio and this one isn't.It's a bit avant-garde and more outside ofthe box that my earlier music was in."For Brian, the new direction of Kürrent

represents a true synthesis of his musicallife and career, drawing on his strong jazzbona fides as well as his love for and long-standing involvement in electronic music."I feel like this is my most authenticmusic," he explains. "As much as I enjoythe other albums I did, this one reflects myvoice. I really love this album: it was donedown-and-dirty, and for not a lot of money.It's a little raw and unpolished and I love tolisten to it. When I hear it, I get the samefeeling that I felt when I'd listen to the shipto shore radio as a kid. There's surprise,you don't know what's coming and that'swhat I like about it."Brian Charette presents Kürrent at The

Side Door Jazz Club on Sept. 2. To learnmore, or to purchase the album, visitwww.briancharette.comFestivals, Education, and MoreSept. 8-14, the Festival of New Trumpet

Music (FONT Music) resumes its program-ming with Impact: Celebrating 15 Years ofBoundary-Breaking Music, featuring con-certs and education events throughout thecity. Highlights include performances byKeyon Harrold, Marquis Hill, the Highand Mighty Brass Band and more. Visitwww.fontmusic.org for a full schedule ofevents.Author Adam Schatz moderates a dis-

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WHEN HE'S NOT ON TOUR, BAS-sist Corcoran Holt seems to be every-

where at once in the New York scene of jazzand improvised music. One of the manythings that set him apart from his peers ishis roots in West African music. "Djembewas my first instrument, which I startedwhen I was 4 years old," he recalls. "I start-ed bass after that, but I was influenced onthe instrument coming out of the djembe.To me, the bass is a drum, a percussiveinstrument."

Corcoran's values as a leader have beenlargely influenced by some of the legends injazz he's played with over the years, suchas Kenny Garrett, the Heath Brothers,Wycliffe Gordon, and Steve Turre, to namea few.

"One of the things I've learned is how toget inside of the music right away, and howto quickly tap into the spiritual side," hesays. "I always select people who have thatsame state of mind, the people who have

great technical ability but who also knowthat it comes from a spiritual place."

Corcoran Holt performs music fromhis upcoming record, The Mecca, atDizzy's Club Coca-Cola on Sept. 19.

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cussion with Greg Tate, George Lewis,Mary Jane Leach and Brandon Ross onthe music of Butch Morris on Sept. 12 atISSUE Program Room. Ross' ensemblePhantom Station, featuring JT Lewis,Graham Haynes and sound designer HardEdge, will also perform. Learn more atwww.issueprojectroom.org.

The Long Beach Jazz Festival celebratesits 15th anniversary with performances,talks and clinics Sept. 14-17. Performancesby Charlie Hunter, Rachel Z, BakithiKumalo, as well as education events fea-turing Jeff Berlin fill out the schedule. Visitwww.longbeachjazzfest.com for more infor-mation.

The Cookers, Emilio Sola and DaveLiebman headline the 2017 Lake GeorgeJazz Festival, running Sept. 16-17 at LakeGeorge's Shepard Park. Visit www.lakegeorgearts.org for a schedule.

Jazz at Lincoln Center's SwingUniversity begins its fall term Sept. 19with a four-week course titled Count Basie:From Kansas City to Harlem. Additionalcourses, including one on Latin jazz and asurvey of jazz history, will commence laterin the fall. Visit www.jazz.org/swingu formore details.

Greg Osby's independent label, InnerCircle Music, will showcase six of its artistsin various venues throughout the city Sept.28-30. Performances by forward-thinking

artists and composers like Tomoko Omura,Lisanne Tremblay and Aubrey Johnsonwill grace the Cornelia StreetUnderground, the Cell theatre, andShapeShifter Lab. Learn more atwww.innercirclemusic.com.

the Jazz Foundation of America, wouldhave certainly appreciated a concert puttogether by another jazz-loving team. Theinstitute's vision, says Gloria Ware, thepresident, was always to "put musicians ina place where they could mentor youngpeople, but also play and record and sharetheir history and their music with every-body." Gloria's deep regret is that "inAmerica, the music is not acknowledgedand celebrated."

But thankfully, George Aprile allowsthe institute to use the Bogardus Mansion,a historic landmark, for free. "That was hisdream to have jazz at his place," John says."So, he restored the building over time andkept a lot of the original details. As theneighborhood changed, he realized whathe had—he actually had a jazz club there."

The Tribeca concert will be an uncom-promising celebration of music trailblazersput together by music lovers.

Arturo O'Farrill and GeorgeColeman perform at the BogardusMansion on Sept. 23.

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WINNING SPINS...continued from page 4 WILSON...continued from page 17and harmonic structures make up the bal-ance of the album; although Fred, unlikeRossano, seems little interested in present-ing, or sometimes even reminding us of,the song. Rather, he muses on and medi-tates around the tunes, creating impres-sionistic aural landscapes out of four stan-dards and two of his own compositions. Ofthe four, the most playful and rhythmical-ly zesty is Benny Golson's "Whisper Not,"presented as fragmented bop-swing untilthe final minute or so, when the melody isfinally revealed. Thelonious Monk's"Eronel" is also rhythmically spunky, withechoes of Monk in the left hand. Antonio Carlos Jobim's "Zingaro (aka

Picture in Black and White)" loses itsbossa beat and is mashed up with a Chopinnocturne. Classical inspiration can also befelt in Fred's dreamy "The Orb" and hymn-like "Plainsong." But he closes with a fond-ly melodic version of Billy Joel's "And So ItGoes."

Rossano Sportiello is at Mezzrowleading a trio with bassist Frank Tateand drummer Dennis Mackrel, Sept.22-23. Fred Hersch presents his set-ting of Walt Whitman's Leaves ofGrass with an octet and vocalists KurtElling and Kate McGarry at Jazz atLincoln Center, Sept. 15-16.

rock and blues. The poet's recording of"Fog" becomes a repeated incantation overa kinetic drum solo. It all makes for one ofthe very best jazz and poetry projects ever.

Matt Wilson's Honey and Salt pres-ents the music and poetry from thenew CD at Jazz Standard on Sept. 19-20. They are also at The Side DoorJazz Club on Sept. 22.

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

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

The late Joe Wilder once told Bill Wurtzel about having played at a memorial servicefor a departed friend. For his solo, Joe chose the ballad "Yesterdays," but the pianist wentinto the Beatles' "Yesterday," and wouldn't let up. They finally got it straightened out, butJoe said it was an awful experience. Fortunately, no one made that sort of gaffe at Joe'smemorial.

A Moment You Missed by Fran Kaufman Hot HouseContributing PhotographerThese days, we’re all photographers;

and trumpeter Jeremy Pelt does thephoto honors at a rehearsal for Jazz inJuly at the 92 Y. Artistic director andpianist Bill Charlap conducts as NEAJazz Masters Jimmy Heath and BennyGolson go through their paces on theafternoon of July 19 just prior to theirsold-out concert.

Tomas and his Triple Double cohortassemble at the Jazz Gallery Sept. 22for a pre-release celebration. While thefocus is on the compositions from theupcoming album, he expects the tunes todiffer from the studio versions. "Every timewe come together as people and artists, wehave more to talk about, more chances totake," he says. "No one in this group isabout playing it safe and retracing oldpaths. We'll have something fresh to say atthe Jazz Gallery."Community is integral to the album

and to the music we'll play at the JazzGallery—it's music coming from a commu-nity band process." Perhaps the sense ofcommunity Tomas feels with his musicalcolleagues is a lasting legacy of those earlylessons with his graceful mentor.

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continued from page 24 Brock, 2:40pm Four Way Split w/DaveStryker, 4pm 3Divas & John Manzari,5:20pm Dave Liebman & Expansions Qnt,6:40pm Bovine Social Club & spec guestTimothy Carbone, 8:30pm Water Gap JazzOrch, 10pm Jazz Mass, 09/10 12:30pm TheNew Qnt, 1:30pm COTA Cats, 1:50pm NancyReed/Spencer Reed, 2:50pm Jay & Brenda’sBlue Note Combo, 3:10pm Najwa & TheResolute Sounds, 4:10pm Funky Knuckle 5,4:30pm The Gene Machine, 5:30pm TheFreeformists, 5:50pm Bob DoroughAmbassador Trio Plus, 6:50pm The Andrew’sGroove, 7:10pm Lara Bello.

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.

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.

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

ALVIN & FRIENDS: 14 Memorial Hwy. NewRochelle. www.alvinandfriendsrestaurant.com. 914-654-6549. Sets: Fri 7-10:30pm, Sat7:30-11pm/free adm. Sep 8: Mark Adams; 9:Leslie Pintchik; 15: Jon Weiss; 16: PeterHand; 23: Leslie Pintchik; 29: VictorLaGamma Trio.

BEANRUNNER CAFÉ: 201 S Division &Esther St. Peekskill. 914-737-1701.www.beanrunnercafe.com. Fri-Sat: 8-10:30pm $10 adm. Sep 8: Ahlfabet Jazz Bandw/Albert Ahlf; 9: Gerry Malkin Qnt; 23:Orchestra Pastrana; 29: Todd LondaginBand; 30: WaliJazz.

CHAPPAQUA PAC: 480 Bedford Rd.Chappaqua. www.chappaquapac.org. 914-458-5143. Sep 23: 8pm $25-75 adm CyrilleAimée.

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: 199NColumbus Av at E Lincoln Av. Mount Vernon.www.pjsjazz.org. 914-636-4977. 2nd Sun:5:15-9pm $25 adm Second Sunday Jazzseries. Sep 10: Houston Person.

JAZZ FORUM: 1 Dixon Ln. Tarrytown. 914-631-1000. www.jazzforumarts.org. Sets: Sun4&6pm; Fri-Sat 7&9pm. Sep 1-2: DaveStryker Qrt; 3: Portinho NY Qrt; 8-9: JimmyCobb Trio; 10: Eduardo Belo Qrt; 15-16:George Coleman Qrt; 17: Eddie MonteiroQrt; 22-23: Joe Lovano Trio; 24: Laura Dreyer& The Manhattan/Rio Connection; 29-30:John Patitucci Trio.

FALCON ARTS: 1348 Rte 9 West. Marlboro.www.liveatthefalcon.com. 845-236-7970.$20 don suggested. Sets: 7-10pm, if openingact (Op) 8-10pm main act; Sun 10am-2pmBrunch (B). Falcon Underground (FU). Sep 1:FU Neil Alexander & NAIL; 3: Dave Stryker;10: Susana Raya Band; 11: Nicholas PaytonQrt; 13: FU Jazz Sessions by Doug Weiss;15: Op Natalie Forteza, Charlie Hunter &friends; 17: The Cookers; 20: Sal Maneri Qrt;21: FU bigBANG; 24: B Saints of Swing, 7pmBill Crow Qrt.

HOWLAND CULTURAL CENTER: 477 MainSt. Beacon. www.howlandculturalcenter. org.845-831-4988. 8pm. Sep 11: Tom Rainey Trio;23: Brandon Seabrook Trio.

MAUREEN’S JAZZ CELLAR: 2 N Bway.Nyack. www.maureensjazzcellar.com. 845-535-3143. Sets: unless otherwise noted Sun6pm, Fri-Sat 8&9:30pm. Sep 1: MarshallMcDonald Jazz Project; 6: 9pm PurchaseJam w/Jsaon Clotter & friends; 8: LuisPerdomo Trio; 9: Dave Kikoski Trio; 15: MikeHolober/Marvin Stamm Qrt; 16: KimberlyHawkey; 17: Bucky Pizzarelli; 22: Claire DalyQrt; 23: Hudson River Jazz Ens; 24:Judimarie Canterino; 29: Mark PattersonQnt; 30: Mike Longo Trio.

MAVERICK CONCERT HALL: 120 MaverickRd. Woodstock. www.maverickconcerts.org.845-679-8348. Sep 2: 8pm Karl Berger & theCreative Music Studio™.

QUINN’S: 330 Main St. Beacon. 845-202-7447.www.quinnsbeacon.com. Sep 29: 8pm freeadm Rob Scheps w/Jacob Bernz.

SHEPARD PARK: Canada St. Lake George.518-668-2616. www.lakegeorgearts.org. Sep16-17: Lake George Jazz weekend feat 09/161pm Cynthia Hilts & Lyric Fury, 2:30pm OlaOnabulé, 4:15pm The Cookers, 7:30pm DaveLiebman Big Band, 09/17 1pm CamilleThurman/Darrell Green Trio, 2:30pm OrrinEvans Trio, 4:30pm Emilio Solla & LaInestable de Brooklyn.

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

UNION ARTS CENTER: 2 Union Av. Sparkill.845-359-0258. www.uacny.com. Sep 8: 8-9:30pm Gene Bertoncini/Melissa Stylianou;15: 7-8pm George Cables Trio.

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. Sep 1: NellieMcKay; 2: Amina Figarova; 3: BillWasher/Jon Ballantyne; 7: R; 8: COTA Cats;9-10: COTA festival feat 09/9 2pm MitchellCheng & Patrick McGee, 3:30pm Kirk ReeseTrio, 5pm Dan & Skip Wilkins, 6:30pm KatieThiroux Qrt, 8:30pm Bill Goodwin Trio &Marianne Solivan, 10pm Jam, 09/10 2pmRichard Burton, 3:30pm Esteban Castro Trio,5pm Billy Test Trio, 6:30pm Davey Lantz/DanWilkins, 8pm Jam; 14: R; 15: Martha LorinQr; 16: Troy Roberts Qrt; 17: Jon Weber; 21:R; 22: Erin McClelland Band; 23: Steve S. &Zach Brock; 24: Joanie Samra Qrt; 25: 7:30-10:30pm Matt Vashlishan & The Water GapJazz Orch; 28: R; 29: Vinny Bianchi & LaCuchina; 30: Bob Dorough, Rosanna Vitro &Sheila Jordan.

DELAWARE WATER GAP: www.cotajazz.org.Sep 8-10: COTA festival feat 09/9 12pm JayRattman Qrt, 1:20pm Phil Markowitz/Zach

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TRUMPET ICON AND COMPOSERDizzy Gillespie would have turned 100

this year and pianist Arturo O'Farrill iscelebrating the occasion. "Dizzy was anincredibly gracious human being," Arturosays. "He was always fun; always hangingout. I'll never forget the fact that he didn'thide behind a suit, he didn't hide behind hisposition. He was really cool."

In the same approachable manner andspirit as Dizzy, Arturo will pay tribute tojazz, Latin jazz and Dizzy with saxophonistGeorge Coleman at the Bogardus Mansion,the house of jazz aficionado George Aprile,in Tribeca. "The difference between Latinjazz and jazz is in the interpretation,"Arturo says. "When Chano Pozo and Dizzystarted playing together, they realized thatboth of them were playing African music.

"It's always interesting to me because Iknew Dizzy," he says of the tribute. "Iplayed with him when I was a kid and hewas my father's friend." But, Arturo doesn'twant his concert to be melancholy. "Ibelieve in the spirit of Dizzy as much as Ibelieve in Dizzy," he says. "It's not aboutnostalgia. It's much more important to rec-ognize that Dizzy was a great experimenterwith Brazilian music, Pan American music.He was one of the first readily open musi-

cians in jazz. He didn't think of Latin jazzas a sub-chapter."

The pianist finds divisions between jazzand Latin music "silly." "The real truth," hesays, "is that jazz is an African gift to theentire new world and a version of what wecall jazz exists in every single nation whereslaves were brought. The rhythms of jazzalso exist in samba."

This concert will draw on two majorinfluences: Both Dizzy and George Colemanhave been part of Arturo's musical journeysince the beginning. Miles Davis' albumSeven Steps to Heaven, which featuresGeorge, is "the very first record that turnedme into a jazz aficionado," says Arturo. "It'sthe key to my entire life."

Entire lives dedicated to jazz are whatthe Wilbur Ware Institute, which is organ-izing the concert, is all about. Since the1980s, the institute has aimed at "bringingjazz to people," says vice president, bassistJohn Webber. Dizzy, a major supporter of

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JERSEY BOY, DAVE KIKOSKI, IS Apianist for all seasons. If he'd donenothing else but play with Roy Haynes andthe Brecker Brothers, his place in the jazzpiano pantheon would be secure.But that hardly tells the whole story.

He's a sparkling player who can playeverything.

Q- You've performed with so many greatband leaders. Your longest association wasprobably with Roy Haynes. How did youmeet Roy and how does that musical andpersonal association impact your life andmusic? A- I was playing with drummer Les

DeMerle out in Long Island not far fromwhere Roy lived and met him there. I feelvery lucky to be a part of his legacy. He'slike a father to me. We started touring andrecording back in 1986 and have made somuch music since then with many differ-ent configurations. Roy impacted my life somuch and in so many ways by showing mehow to play a melody with conviction andalways swinging hard. He also brought meon my first tour and showed me how tohandle myself on the road in a profession-al manner. Sometimes we would take aflight, a train, and a car all day and thenthat night, we would get on the stage andhit. He told me how to conserve energy andsummon it right on the first tune until theend of the gig. He is the master...Q- You recorded a CD I've recently lis-

tened to again, Surf's Up, that includes apiece by Frank Zappa, and the title tune isone of my very favorite Brian Wilson gems.What attracts you to composers like thesetwo icons or other composers for that mat-ter? A- Composition is something I am very

interested in developing and Frank Zappais one of my favorites as well as BrianWilson, both I enjoy arranging and impro-vising over. The way the songs are struc-tured have a fascinating twist to them indifferent ways.Q- Your latest recording is Kayemode.

What does that word mean and tell us a bitabout the recording?

A- People call me K as a nickname andit became "Kayemode." That is why I calledthe new CD that. I guess I'm looking formy own "mode." I did a gig a while backwith Branford Marsalis and felt an amaz-ing vibe with Justin Falkner and JoeMartin is a great bassist. We did a trio ver-sion of Chick Corea's song "Mirror Mirror"which I used to play with Roy. I also didsome Bird, Monk, "Smoke Gets in YourEyes" and some new originals. "BingeWatching" came about from some experi-menting I've been doing with odd intervalssuch as flat 9s and major 7th which wereutilized in the early 20th century. It endedup sounding a bit Monk-ish. Joe plays agreat solo over the changes, and then itgets very free. "Morning Glory" is mynewest waltz and even though it getsintense on the out bump, I tried to writesomething simple and pretty. I wrote"Switching Roles" after working on someChopin pieces where the hands cross overeach other at certain times. In the middle,Joe drops out and Justin and I get into afree duet where our meters overwrap atwill. I'm very happy they could do it withme...Q- What do you know today about music

and a life in music that you didn't know 20years ago? A- I feel my playing is getting more sea-

soned and personal. I was born in the1960s when rock, soul, jazz, classical andmusic from all cultures started blendingand categories started becoming blurred. Istarted doing that in my music even backthen. I will continue to try and developthat in my own way.Q- What do you struggle with in your

creative life? A- Sometimes it's a challenge to book

more of my own tours but at this point inmy life I am trying to struggle less and cre-ate more...Q- You're having a dinner party and can

invite three musicians. Who would theybe?A- Living: Paul McCartney, Stevie

Wonder, Herbie Hancock. Not Living:Bach, Charlie Parker, Frank Zappa.

Dave Kikoski brings a trio atMaureen's Sept. 9—bassist Ed Howardand drummer Mark Ferber, and atSmalls Sept. 29-30—Rick Rosato, bassand Colin Stranahan, drums; Markreplacing Colin the 30th. More detailsat: www.davekikoski.com.

For the complete interview, visit our website:http://hothousejazz.com/blog/David-Kikoski.

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