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       January 2019                                         www.hothousejazz.com
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                     Orrin Evans                          Terri Lyne Carrington

                 Romero Lubambo                                 Pat Bianchi
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         WINNING SPINS                                                           By George K anzler

      A   FTER THE BIG BAND ERA, SOME
          of the cravings for an orchestral sound
      in jazz were assuaged by the rise of the
                                                             lad, "Blue Gardenia," and Kevin brings a
                                                             Johnny Hartman vibe to Billy Eckstine's "I
                                                             Just Want to Talk About You," in an
      Hammond B3 organ in the post-bop, hard                 arrangement that accentuates the orches-
      bop years. Smaller, often neighborhood                 tral tones of Pat's B3.
      clubs, could fill the room with a B3 trio, the            Presence, Orrin Evans and the
      big keyboard emulating the depth and                   Captain Black Big Band (Smoke Sessions,
      sonorities of a much bigger ensemble.                  2018), presents a streamlined nonet ver-
      Meanwhile, big bands never went away,                  sion of the big band that Orrin founded a
      many flourishing as once-a-week or once-a-             decade ago in Philadelphia, his hometown,
      month attractions at venues that usually               to showcase and celebrate that city's jazz
      featured B3 combos. Many of these "big                 talent. Although now the pianist for high
      bands" were pared down orchestras,                     profile trio The Bad Plus, Orrin continues
      nonets or tentets that functioned as mini-             to be a staunch champion of the
      big bands. This Winning Spins features an              Philadelphia jazz scene, as this album
      innovative B3 organ player in mostly trio              proves. It was recorded live at two neigh-
      settings that emphasize the orchestral pos-            borhood clubs: SOUTH Kitchen & Jazz
      sibilities of the instrument, and a slimmed-           Parlor and Chris' Jazz Café.
      down-to-nonet big band that plays regular-                Listeners seeking finesse won't find it
      ly at Philadelphia clubs.                              on this exuberant recording bristling with
         In the Moment, Pat Bianchi (Savant,                 rambunctious, dueling ensemble passages
      2018), is anchored by Pat's working trio of            and boisterous, raise-the-roof solos. Tunes
      the leader's organ, Paul Bollenback's gui-             and arrangements are all by band mem-
      tar and Byron Landham's drums. Paul is                 bers, with trumpeters John Raymond and
      subbed by Peter Bernstein and Pat                      Josh Lawrence also contributing charts for
      Martino on one track each, while Carmen                two of Orrin's three originals. Trombonist
      Intorre, Jr. takes over the drum chair on              David Gibson's "The Scythe" blasts out of
      four tracks. Joe Locke's vibes replace gui-            the gate with raucous ensembles and solos
      tar on three tracks, and the late Kevin                from tenor saxist Troy Roberts, Josh,
      Mahogany sings with organ and drums on                 David and Orrin, whose choppy block
      another.                                               chords evoke Monk. Tandem soloing, led
         Pat and Paul create a panoramic, multi-             by Troy, and wild free passages seem
      layered sonic palette with the B3 and elec-            inspired by Charles Mingus on fellow
      tric, device-laden guitar. And they venture            bassist—and only non-participant—Eric
      way beyond the get down, boogaloo and                  Revis' "Question," also arranged by Josh.
      deep groove music associated with the                  Orrin introduces his own "Flip the Script"
      "chicken shack" school of B3 music. That               with hesitant chords soon overwhelmed by
      exploration pervades the record, nowhere               brass jabs as a jagged, jumpy theme
      more so than on the Gil Evans-Miles Davis              emerges, the piece ramping up with Caleb
      "Time       of    the    Barracudas"—titled            Curtis’ alto sax trading with Troy's tenor, a
      "Barracudas (General Assembly)"—the                    shout chorus with piano breaks and a stut-
      album's longest cut: a spacey, electronics             tering, drum breaks-filled coda. An audi-
      spiked track that has a psychedelic late               ence clap-along introduces Troy's "Trams,"
      1960s-early 1970s vibe. The two also romp              a tune with a swashbuckling groove and
      through a surprisingly fast, Byron's sticks-           wah-wah brass-enveloping solos before
      driven version of Willie Nelson's ballad               Orrin and Troy trade solos over a final,
      "Crazy," create some bluesy unison lines               repeated band riff. Orrin's "Answer" is the
      on Pat's "No Expectations" and give a nod              closest thing to a ballad here, but builds to
      to soul jazz on Stevie Wonder's "Don't You             a searing climax. His "When It Comes"
      Worry 'Bout a Thing." The three tracks                 appears twice in short versions—is it the
      with Joe's vibes joining Pat's B3 and                  band's theme?—that feature his piano, but
      Carmen's drums tackle repertoire rarely                overall this is a very democratic band,
      essayed by organs. Chick Corea's gnarly                spreading solos and compositions among
      "Humpty Dumpty" introduces the unison                  the members.
      chords and tight mass sound that marks
      the B3-vibes marriage. It returns on the                 Pat Bianchi brings a quartet with
      closing two numbers, a spaced-out take on              Paul Bollenback, Joe Locke and Byron
      Wayne Shorter's "Fall" and a bright, jaun-             Landham to Jazz Standard Jan. 30.
      ty run through Thelonious Monk's "Four in              Orrin Evans leads a quintet at Smoke
      One." Pat Martino, in whose band Pat                   Jazz and Supper Club with Josh
      plays, guests on "Mr. PM," written by the              Lawrence, Wheeler Curtis, Ben Wolfe
      leader. Peter is on board for a soulful bal-           and Ralph Peterson, Jr., Jan. 11-13.

   10 Carrington cover photo by Tracy Love, Evans by John Abbott, Lubambo by Andrea Nestrea.
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                     CLUBS & HALLS
                                                                               UPPER MANHATTAN
                                                                                    (Above 70th Street)
                                                                     AMERICAN LEGION POST: 248W 132nd St
                                                                        (bet 7th & 8th Avs). 212-283-9701. www.
                                                                        colchasyoungharlempost398.com. Sun, atler-
                                                                     BILL’S PLACE: 148W 133rd St (bet Lenox & 7th
                                                                        native Wed & Thurs: 6:30-10:30pm Jam.
                                                                        Avs). www.billsplaceharlem.com. 212-281-
                                                                        0777. Fri-Sat: 8&10pm $20 don Bill Saxton
                                                                     The CECIL: 210W 118th St (bet St. Nicholas Av
                                                                        Bebop Band.
                                                                        & Adam Clayton Powell Blvd). 212-866-1262.
                                                                     CLEOPATRA’S NEEDLE: 2485 Bway (bet
                                                                        www.thececilharlem.com. Fri-Sat: 11pm Jam.
                                                                        92nd & 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, L
                                                                        11:30pm-2:30am; Fri-Sat E 8pm-12am, L
                                                                        12:30-3am. Free adm/$10 min. Trios except
                                                                        Mon&Thurs Duets. L Jam. Residencies: Sun
                                                                        E Open mic w/Keith Ingham, L Benno
                                                                        Marmur; Mon Mark Hagan; Tues Marc
                                                                        Devine; Wed E Open mic w/Les Kurtz, L
                                                                        Nathan Brown; Thurs L Nathan Brown; Fri L
                                                                        Robbie Lee; Sat L T. Kash. Jan 3: Noriko
                                                                        Kamo; 4: Carol Sudhalter; 5: Denton Darien;
                                                                        10: Rob Block; 11: Dan Furman; 12: Alan
                                                                        Rosenthal; 17: Equilibrium Jazz Gp; 18: Alan
                                                                        Chaubert; 19: Justin Lees; 24: Matt Baker;
                                                                        25: Roland Temple; 26: Joe Bonacci; 31: DiDi
                                                                     GIN FIZZ: 308 Malcolm X Blvd at 125th St. 2nd
                                                                        Grooves.
                                                                        Fl. www.ginfizzharlem.com. 212-289-5550.
                                                                        Fri: 7-8&8:30-9:30pm. Jan 4: Todd Herbert
                                                                        feat Cynthia Soriano; 11: Salima Rah; 18:
                                                                     GINNY’S SUPPER CLUB: At Red Rooster.
                                                                        Tony Hewitt; 25: Darnell White.
                                                                        310 Lenox Av (bet 125th & 126th Sts).
                                                                     GREATER CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH:
                                                                       www.ginnyssupperclub.com. 212-792-9001.
                                                                        55W 124th St (bet Malcolm X Blvd & 5th Av).
                                                                        212-348-6132. www.harlemjazzboxx.com.
                                                                        Tues 12pm $15 adm & Fri 7pm $20: Harlem
                                                                     HAN DYNASTY RESTAURANT: 215W 85th
                                                                        Jazz series.
                                                                        St (bet Bway & Amsterdam Avs). 212-858-
                                                                        9060. www.handynasty.net/uws. Thurs: 6-
                                                                     LENOX COFFEE: 60W 129th St at Lenox Av.
                                                                        8pm free adm Steve Wirts Qrt w/spec guests.
                                                                        646-833-7839. www.lenoxcoffee.com. Sun: 5-
                                                                     LENOX SAPHIRE: 341 Lenox Av at 127th St.
                                                                        7pm Keyed Up feat Ilya Lushtak Trio.
                                                                        Thurs: 11pm-4am Keyed Up series w/Phil
                                                                     MINTON’S: 206W 118th St (bet St. Nicholas Av
                                                                        Young Oct.
                                                                        & Adam Clayton Powell Blvd). 212-243-2222.
                                                                        www.mintonsharlem.com. Sets: 7:30&9pm,
                                                                        Thurs-Sat 7:30&9:30pm. Residencies (R):
                                                                        Sun Singer Meets Saxophonist feat
                                                                        Christopher McBride w/guest; Tues Minton's
                                                                        Legacy Jam by Joe Graziosi; Wed Antonio
                                                                        Ciacca & Swing Society; Thurs Latin Jazz
                                                                        series by Luisito Quintero & spec guest. Jan
                                                                        4: “King” Solomon Hicks; 5: Dawn Jones Trio
                                                                        w/spec guest Wallance Roney; 12: J.C.
                                                                        Hopkins & The Biggish Band; 18: “King”
                                                                        Solomon Hicks; 26: J.C. Hopkins & The
                                                                        Biggish Band.

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    MIST HARLEM: 46W 116th St (bet Lenox & 5th
       Av). www.mistharlem.com. 646-738-3043. Fri:
    NATIONAL JAZZ MUSEUM IN HARLEM:
       10pm-2am $10 adm Harlem Late Night Jazz.
       58W 129th St at Malcolm X Blvd. 212-348-
    PARIS BLUES: 2021 Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
       8300. www.jmih.org.
       Blvd at 121st St. 917-257-7831. www.paris
       bluesharlem.webs.com. Sets/adm: Early (E)
       5-9pm, Jam 9pm-1am/free. Sun: E Double G
       & the Possee, 9pm La Banda Ramirez; Mon:
       Antoine; Tues: Charles Davis Trio; Wed: Les
       Goodson & the Intergalatic Soul Jazz Band;
       Thurs: Tyrone Govan & Der Secret; Fri: Tiger
       & Beautiful Journey Band; Sat: Tom & The
    SHOWMAN’S: 375W 125th St at Morningside.
       69th Street Band.

    SHRINE: 2271 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd
       www.showmansjazzclub.com. 212-864-8941.
       (bet 133rd & 134th Sts). 212-690-7807.
       www.shrinenyc.com. Sets unless otherwise
       noted: Early (E) 6-7pm, Late (L) 7-8pm.
       Residencies (R): Sun E-L Jam; 1st Sun 8-
       11pm The Shrine Big Band. Jan 3: E Rebecca
       Chubay, L Jacob Varmus Trio; 6: R; 8: E-L
       Anton Delecca Qnt, 8-9pm Pravin
       Thompson; 11: E Josiah Boornazian, 7-
       8:30pm John Morrison; 13: R; 17: L Andy
       Bianco Qrt; 20: R; 26: E-L NY Jazz Force; 27:
    SILVANA: 300W 116th St at Frederick
       R.
       Douglass Blvd. www.silvana-nyc.com. 646-
       692-4935. Sets unless otherwise noted: Early
       (E) 6-7pm, Late (L) 7-8pm. Jan 3: E-L Crown
       Heights Saxophone Qrt; 4: E Alex Laurenzi
       Duo; 5: E Josiah Boornazian; 7: 8-9pm
       Emiliano Lasansky; 8: L Kenny Cha Gp;
       9&11: E Nicholas DiMaria Qrt; 13: E
       Francesco Amenta; 16: L Torganic Produce;
       17: E-L Zocalo Brass; 18: E Joe Pino Qnt, L
       New Path; 20: L Maiko Hata Trio; 21: E Gil
       Schwartz Duo; 22: E Today's Unicorn, 8-9pm
    SMOKE JAZZ & SUPPER CLUB: 2751 Bway
       Pravin Thompson; 24: E-L Satie Qrt.
       (bet 105th & 106th Sts). 212-864-6662.
       www.smokejazz.com. Set: Early (E), Late (L);
       Mon E 7&9pm, L 10:30pm; Tues 7,9&
       10:30pm; Wed E 7,9&10:30pm, L 11:45pm;
       Thurs E 7,9&10:30pm, L 11:30pm; Fri-Sun E
       7,9&10:30pm, L 11:45pm&12:45am; adm/
       min vary. Residencies: Sun L except 01/6
       Giveton Gelin Qnt; Mon (R) E Vincent Herring
       Qrt, L The Smoke Jam Session by Vincent
       Herring; Tues (R) except 01/1 Mike LeDonne
       & Groover Qrt; Wed (R) except 01/2 E Lezlie
       Harrison, L Emmet Cohen Organ Trio; Thurs
       L except 01/3&10 Isaiah J. Thompson Qrt; Fri
       L except 01/4 Johnny O’Neal & guests; Sat L
       The Harlem Sessions by Marc Cary. Jan 1-6:
       John Coltrane festival feat Harold Mabern
       Qrt 01/1-2, Qnt III feat Steve Turre & Larry
       Willis 01/3-6, L except 01/6 The Harlem
       Sessions by Marc Cary; 7-9: R; 10: David
       Wess Sxt; 11-13: Orrin Evans Qnt; 14-16: R;
       17: David Hazeltine Qrt; 18-20: Al Foster
       B’day celeb; 21-23: R; 24: Ugonna Okegwo
       Qrt; 25-26: Antonio Hart Qnt; 27: Alexis Cole;
    SUGAR BAR: 254W 72nd St (bet Bway & West
       28-30: R; 31: John Farnsworth Sxt.
       End Av). 212-579-0222. www.sugarbarnyc.com.
       Sets: 8pm/$10 adm unless otherwise noted.
       Residencies: Wed Electrikana; Thurs 9pm
       Open Mic w/Sugar Bar All Star Band. Jan 5:
       9pm Irini Res & the Jazz Mix; 11: Rob
       Silverman Qrt; 18: 8&9:30pm $20 Joe
       Bonacci feat Tina Fabrique; 19: $15 Jason
    SYMPHONY SPACE: 2537 Bway at 95th St.
       Abraham; 25: Nat Adderley Jr. Trio.
       212-864-5400. www.symphonyspace.org.
       Bar Thalia (BT). Jan 5: 9pm BT free adm
       Tamuz Nissim/George Nazos; 23: 8pm

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        $29/35 Sofia Ribeiro; 25 7pm & 26 8pm: $10-                    Lincoln Center. 10 Columbus Cr at 60th St.
        45 ALJO + Afrobeat = Fela.                                     5th Fl. www.jalc.org. 212-258-9800. Sets/ adm
                                                                       unless otherwise noted: 7:30&9:30pm,
                                                                       11:30pm Late Night Sessions; Sun-Wed $35,
                                                                       Thurs-Fri $40, Sat $45; $10 min. Jan 1:
          MID-TOWN MANHATTAN                                           closed; 2: Queen Esther; 3: Jumaane Smith;
                                                                       4: Patrick Bartley; 5: Christian Sands Qrt; 6:
           (Between 35th & 69th Street)                                $30 Christian Sands Trio; 7: 7:30pm closed,
    BIRDLAND: 315W 44th St (bet 8th & 9th Avs).
                                                                       9pm $30 Michela Marino Lerman; 8: 9:30pm
                                                                       $30 Alphonso Horne & Gotham Kings; 9:
      212-581-3080. www.birdlandjazz.com. Bird-                        Corcoron Holt Qnt; 10: Ralph Peterson &
      land Theater (BT). Sets: Early (E) 5:30pm                        Aggregate Prime; 11: Hamilton de Holanda &
      except Sun 6pm & Mon 7pm; Late                                   friends; 12-13: Igor Butman & The Moscow
      8:30&11pm, except Sun (L) 9&11pm & Mon                           Jazz Orch; 14: The Ellis Marsalis internation-
      9:30pm; BT E 7pm except Sun 7:30pm, Late                         al Jazz Piano Competition feat Ben Paterson,
       (L) 9:45pm except Mon 8:30pm. Residencies:                      Rina Yamazaki & Isaiah J. Thompson; 15: $30
       Sun (R) except 01/6 L Arturo O’Farrill & The                    André Mehmari Trio w/spec guest Rogerio
       Afro Latin Jazz Orch; Mon Jim Caruso Cast                       Boccato; 16: Oberlin Sonny Rollins Jazz Ens;
      Party; Wed E David Ostwald & Louis                               17-20: Romero Lubambo & the Rafael
      Armstrong Eternity Band; Fri E The Birdland                      Piccolotto de Lima Chamber Project; 21: The
      Big Band; Sat E except 01/5 Eric Comstock.                       Jazz at Lincoln Center Youth Orch; 22: Tatiana
      Jan 1: Greg Ruvolo Big Band Collective; 1-2:                     Eva-Marie; 23: Sharón Clark Qrt; 24-27: The
      BT Gabrielle Stravelli; 2-5: Kurt Elling; 3-4:                   Cookers; 28: Valery Ponomarev & Our Father
      BT Frank Catalano Qrt; 3: E Ulysses Owens                        Who Art Blakey Big Band; 29: $30 Andy
      Jr.; 5: E Matthew Whitaker Trio, BT Veronica                     Milne & Unison feat La Tanya Hall; 30: David
      Swift/Emmet Cohen Trio; 6: 5:30pm John                           Gibson Orch w/Shenel Johns; 31-Feb 3: 01/31
      Beasley Monk'estra, 8:30&11pm Maria                              $40, 02/3 $30 Ulysses Owens, Jr. feat Theo
      Schneider Orch, BT Melissa Aldana Qnt; 7: E                      Bleckmann, Alicia Olatuja & René Marie. Late
      Marcus Roberts & The Modern Jazz                                 Night Sessions w/Jan 2-5: Mariel Bildsten; 8:
      Generation, BT 5:30pm Sean Jones, L Alicia                       tba; 9-12: Marty Jaffe; 15-16: Jason Curry;
      Olatuja; 8-12: Marcus Roberts & The Modern                       17-19: Nate Sparks Big Band; 22-26:
      Jazz Generation; 8: BT Lauren Kinhan; 9-12:                      Immanuel Wilkins; 29-Feb 2: Curtis
                                                                     FEINSTEIN’S/54 BELOW: 254W 54th St,
      BT Tedd Firth Trio feat guest Tom Wopat 01/9,                    Nowosad.
      Laura Osnes 01/10, Marilyn Maye 01/11,
      Brian Stokes Mitchell 01/12; 10: E Roberta                       Cellar (bet Bway & 8th Av). 646-476-3551.
      Donnay & the Prohibition Mob Band; 13: E                         www.54below.com. Jan 15: 9:30pm 5th
                                                                     HILTON NEW YORK: 1335 Avenue of the
      The Evolution 4et, L R, BT E Steve Slagle                        Avenue Jazz Trio.
      A.M. Qrt; 14: BT L Nancy Harms; 15-19:
      Monty Alexander; 16-17: BT Darrell Grant &                       Americas at 53rd St. www.hilton.com. 212-
      Black Art @25 Qrt; 17: E Misha Piatigorsky;                      586-7000. New York Suite 4th Fl (NYS),
      18-19: BT Allan Harris; 20: E Mark Gross, L R,                   Regent Parlor 2nd Fl (RP). Jan 5-6: APAP feat
      BT E Dezron Douglas Qnt; 22-26: Ann                              01/5 NYS 11am Alexis Cole, 11:30am Laila
      Hampton Callaway; 22: BT Kelly Green Trio;                       Biali, 12pm Allan Harris, 12:30pm Duchess,
      23-26: BT Ingrid Jensen Qnt; 24: E David                         1pm Banjo Nickaru & Western Scooches,
      Bixler Auction Project feat Arturo O' Farrill;                   1:30pm Quiana Lynell, 2pm Sam Reider &
      27: E George Gee Orch, L R; 29-Feb 2: John                       Human Hands, 2:30pm Allison Adams
      Pizzarelli Big Band; 29: BT E Jonathan                           Tucker, 3pm Royal Bopsters, 3:30pm Greg
                                                                       Lewis Organ Monk, 4:30pm eMPathia Jazz
    CARNEGIE HALL: 57th St & 7th Av. 212-247-
      Karrant; 30-Feb 2: BT Ken Peplowski Qrt.
                                                                       Duo feat Mafalda Minnozzi & Paul Ricci, 5pm
      7800. www.carnegiehall.org. Jan 10: 8pm at                       Mauricio de Souza & Bossa Brazil, 5:30pm
      Weill Hall Lisa Hilton; 12: 9pm at Zankel Hall                   Michelle Coltrane, 6:30pm Shana Tucker,
                                                                       7pm Razia Said, 7:30pm Jenny Oaks Baker &
    CENTER BAR: 10 Columbus Cr, 4th Fl. 212-
      Oded Lev-Ari & Anat Cohen Tnt.
                                                                       Family Four, 8pm Boogie Kings, 8:30pm EJ
      823-9482. www.centerbarnyc.com. Tues-Fri:                        Decker, 9pm Jenny Oaks Baker & Family
                                                                       Four, 01/6 11am NYS Shana Tucker, 11:30am
    CLUB BONAFIDE: 212E 52nd St (bet 2nd &
      6-10pm Janice Friedman Solo.                                     NYS Duchess, 12pm NYS Allan Harris,
                                                                       12:30pm NYS Diego Figueiredo, Ken
      3rd Avs). 3rd Fl. www.clubbonafide.com.                          Peplowski & Chiara Izzi, 1pm NYS Cathy
      646-918-6189. Residencies (R): Fri 6pm                           Segal Garcia, 1:30pm NYS Mauricio de
      Chloé Perrier & French Heart; Sat 4&6pm                          Souza & Bossa Brazil, 2pm NYS Gloria
      Yael & Gabriel. Jan 2: 6:30&8:30pm Gabriel                       Reuben/Marty Ashby, 2:30pm NYS Brandon
      Hermida New Ens; 4: R, 8&10pm Richard                            Goldberg, 3pm NYS Svetlana & The Delancey
      Bona; 5: R, 8pm Barbara Martinez; 6: 6:30pm                      Five, RP Toni Harris, 3:30pm NYS EJ Decker,
      Julie E & Alex Blake w/spec guest Yoichi                         RP Iqua & Adegoke Colson, 4pm RP Audrey
      Uzeki; 9: 6:30pm Audrey Silver; 10: 7pm                          Silver, 4:30pm NYS Ty Stevens & SoulJaazz,
      Darren Lyons Gp, 9:30pm Aimée Allen; 11: R,                      RP Ron Jackson, 5pm NYS Fantine, RP
      8pm Maria Alejandra Rodriguez; 12: R; 13:                        Lucia Jackson, 5:30pm NYS Shirazette &
      4&6pm Julie Eigenberg & Richard Miller; 17:                      Sonic WallPaper, RP John Gray & The Jazz
      6pm Emilie Surtees, 8pm Ross Kratter Jazz                        Thieves, 6pm NYS Brianna Thomas, RP
      Orch; 18: R, 8pm Mario Abney & The Abney                         Allyson Briggs Fleur Seule, 6:30pm NYS
      Effect; 19: R, 8pm The New York                                  Sammy Figueroa & Latin Jazz Explosion, RP
      Nightingales; 20: 4&6pm Julie Eigenberg &                        Steve Sandberg, 7pm NYS Quiana Lynell, RP
      Richard Miller; 25: R, 8pm Violette; 26: R; 27:                  Marianne Meringolo, 7:30pm NYS eMPathia
      4&6pm Yael & Gabriel; 31: 6pm Emilie                             Jazz Duo feat Mafalda Minnozzi & Paul Ricci,
    DAVID RUBENSTEIN ATRIUM: At Lincoln
      Surtees, 8pm Ross Kratter Qrt.                                   RP Perez, 8pm NYS Marie Chain, RP Jay
                                                                       Hoggard & Harlem Hieroglyphs Qnt, 8:30pm
                                                                     IGUANA RESTAURANT: 240W 54th St at
      Center. Bway at 62nd St. www.lincolncenter.                      RP Hanka G, 9pm RP Dan Sheenan.
      org/atrium. 212-875-5350. Thurs: 7:30pm free
      adm Target Free Thursdays series. Jan 3:                         Bway. www.iguananyc.com. 212-765-5454.
      Etienne Charles & Creole Soul; 10: Burnt                         Mon-Tues: 8-11pm Vince Giordano & The
    DIZZY’S CLUB COCA-COLA: At Jazz @                                The IRIDIUM: 1650 Bway at 51st St. 212-582-
      Sugar The Arkestra Chamber.                                      Nighthawks.

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      2121. www.theiridium.com. Jan 5: 9:30pm                         The SOUND BITE RESTAURANT: 737 9th Av
      $40 adm Susan Werner/Ann Hampton                                  (bet 49th & 50th Sts). 917-409-5868. www.the
      Calloway; 6: 7:30pm $30 APAP feat Frank                           soundbiterestaurant.com.       Sets:    Sun-
    JAZZ AT KITANO: 66 Park Av at 38th St. 212-
      Vignola & Hot Jazz Guitar Trio.                                   Mon&Thurs: 6-9pm; Fri-Sat Early 7&9pm,
                                                                        Late (L) 10:30pm-12:30am. Mon&Thurs, Fri-
      885-7119. www.kitano.com. Sets/adm: Sun                           Sat L: Jam. Jan 4: Sounds of A&R; 5: Alex
      12-2:30pm, Mon-Tues 8-11pm, Wed-Sat 8-                            Minasian Trio; 6: Harry Miller; 11: Willie
      9:15&10-11:15pm; Sun $45 buffet, Mon-Tues                         Martinez Qrt; 12: Emily Braden Qrt; 13:
      free/$15 min, Wed-Thurs $18/$20 min, Fri-                         Bruce Edwards; 18: Peter Fish Acoustic Gp;
      Sat $34/$20 min. Residencies: Sun (R) Jazz                        19: Barbara King & The Spirit of Jazz; 20:
      Brunch w/Tony Middleton; Mon (R) Jam by                           Jonathan Elbaz; 25: Danny Mixon Trio; 26:
                                                                      SPOONFED NYC: 331W 51st St (bet 8th & 9th
      Iris Ornig; Tues Emerging Artists series. Jan                     Taeko; 27: Jamie Fox.
      1: closed; 2: Yayoi Ikawa Trio; 3: Joe Pino Qrt;
      4: Chip White Dedications Qnt; 5: Ed Laub                         avs). 646-368-1854. www.spoonfednyc.com.
      Trio; 6-7: R; 8: Junko Sakai Qrt; 9: Bobby                        Jan 2: 8:30&10pm $10 min Chris Crocco &
      Katz Qrt; 10: Steve Sandberg Qrt; 11: Harry
                                                                      SWING 46: Jazz & Supper Club. 349W 46th St
                                                                        FLUID.
      Allen Qrt; 12: John Menegon Qrt w/spec
      guest Teri Roiger; 13-14: R; 15: closed; 16:                      (bet 8 & 9th Avs). www.swing46.com. 212-
      Takaaki Otomo Trio; 17: Tobias Meinhart Qnt;                      262-9554. Sets/adm: Sun-Thurs 8:30-
      18-19: Steve Wilson Trio; 20-21: R; 22: John                      11:30pm/$15; Fri-Sat 9:30pm-1am/$20.
      Davidian Qrt; 23: Stephane Spira Qrt; 24:                         Residencies: Mon Swingadelic; Tues George
      Erika Matsuo Sxt; 25: Christine Correa Trio;                      Gee Swinging’ Dance Band; Wed Stan Rubin
      26: Roni Ben-Hur Trio; 27-28: R; 29: Claire
                                                                      TOMI JAZZ: 239E 53rd St (Bet 2nd & 3rd Avs).
      Daly Qrt; 30: Libby York Qrt; 31: Linus                           Orch w/Joe Politi.

    JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER: 10 Columbus
      Wyrsch Qnt.
                                                                        Lower level. www.tomijazz.com. 646-497-
      Cr at 60th St. 5th Fl. www.jalc.org. 212-258-                     1254. Jan 6: 8-11pm free/$5 min Bill Stevens
      9800. Appel Room (AR), Rose Theater (RT).                         Trio; 13 8-11pm free/$5 min & 17 9-11:30pm
                                                                      YAMAHA ARTIST SERVICES: 689 5th Av at
      Jan 8: RT 7pm Memorial for Roy Hargrove;                          $10/10 min: Linda Presgrave Qrt.
      11-12: RT 8pm The Jazz at Lincoln Center
      Orch w/Wynton Marsalis & the National                             54th St. 212-339-9995. www.yamaha.com.
      Symphony Orchestra of Romania; 26: AR                             Jan 5: APAP feat 1pm La Tanya Hall & Andy
                                                                        Milne, 1:30pm Nicole Vanessa Ortiz, 2pm
    LOCAL 802: Associated Musicians of Greater
      7&9:30pm Wadada Leo Smith & Golden Qnt.
                                                                        Andy Milne & Unison, 2:30pm Richie Goods
      New York Club Room. 322W 48th St (bet 8th                         & The Goods Project, 3pm Chano
      & 9th Sts). www.jazzfoundation.org. 212-245-                      Domínguez, 3:30pm Michael Olatuja & Lagos
      4802. Every other Mon: 7-9:30pm Jazz                              Pepper Soup.
      Foundation of America feat Jam. Jan 29:
      5:30pm Benefit for The Union Emergency
                                                                               LOWER MANHATTAN
    MICHIKO STUDIOS: 149W 46th St (bet 6th &
      Relief Fun feat Not So Big Band.
      7th Avs). 3rd Fl. 212-302-4011. www.                                             (Below 34th Street)
      michikostudios.com. 2nd Wed: 8-10:30pm
    NEW YORK SOCIETY FOR ETHICAL CUL-                                 11TH STREET BAR: 510E 11th St (bet Av A &
      $20/15 adm Lew Tabackin Trio.
      TURE: 2W 64th St at Central Park West.                            B). www.11thstbar.com. 212-982-3929. Mon:
                                                                      55 BAR: 55 Christopher St (bet 6th & 7th Avs).
      www.nysec.org. 212-874-5210. Jan 18: 7pm                           8pm Keyed Up feat Jam w/Murray Wall.

    PETER JAY SHARP THEATER: 155W 65th St
      Sari Kessler w/John Wilmeth Trio.
                                                                        212-929-9883. www.55bar.com. Sets: Early
      (bet Amsterdam & Bway). 212-769-7406.                              (E) 7-9pm except Sun&Fri-Sat 6-9pm. 1st
      www.juilliard.edu. Jan 23: 7:30pm $20/10                           Mon: E Sean Wayland; 1st Thurs: E Amy
      adm Chris Crenshaw & Victor Goines                                Cervini; 1st Sat: E Ayana lowe; 2nd Thurs: E
                                                                         Nicole Zuraitis; 2nd Fri: E Tessa Souter; 3rd
    RESIDENCE INN TIMES SQUARE: 1033 6th
      w/Juilliard Jazz Orch.
                                                                         Sun: E Ray Anderson & Pocket Brass Band;
      Av at 39th St. 212-768-0007. Tues: 7:30-                           last Wed: E Paul Jost; last Fri: E Kendra
                                                                      75 CLUB: At the Bogardus Mansion. 75 Murray
                                                                         Shank.
    The RUM HOUSE: 228W 47th St (bet Bway &
      10:30pm free adm Daniel Bennett Gp.
      8th Av). www.edisonrumhouse.com. 646-                              St (bet W Bway & Greenwich St). 212-268-
      490-6924. Mon: 10pm-2am Terry Waldo &                              1746. www.the75clubnyc.com. Sets: Tues-
      Rum House Jass Band. Jan 3&31: 9:30pm-                             Wed     7-11pm;     Thurs-Sat     8&9:30pm.
                                                                         Residencies: Tues except 01/22 Ehud
    RUSSIAN SAMOVAR: 256W 52nd St (bet
      12:30am Lou Caputo & Company.                                      Asherie Solo; Wed Tardo Hammer + Jam;
                                                                         Thurs Peter Lietch New Life Orch. Jan 4-5:
      Bway & 8th Av). www.russiansamovar.com.                            Jay Hoggard & Harlem Hieroglyphs Qnt; 11:
      212-757-0168. Sun: 3-8pm. Jan 6: Frank                             Billy Easley Qrt; 12: Warren Vaché Qrt
      Senior Trio; 13: Stacey Haughton Trio; 20:                        w/Tardo Hammer; 18: Jerry Weldon Qrt; 19:
    SAINT PETER’S CHURCH: 619 Lexington Av at
      Carlos Dias Trio; 27: Valentina Marino Trio.                      Bruce Harris Qrt; 22: Gabriele Donati; 25:
                                                                      ARTHUR’S TAVERN: 57 Grove St. 212-675-
                                                                         Michael Kanan Trio; 26: Clovis Nicolas Qrt.
      54th St. (Citicorp Bld). 212-935-2200.
      www.saintpeters.org. Sun: 6pm free adm                             6879. www.arthurstavernnyc.com. Sets: 7-
      Jazz Vespers; Wed: 1pm $10 don Midday                              10pm. Sun: Creole Cooking; Mon: Grove
      Jazz Midtown; 1st Mon: 7:30pm $5 adm                               Street Stompers feat Joe Licari; Tues: Yuichi
      International Women in Jazz Jam. Jan 2:                            Hirakawa; Wed: Eve Silber; Thurs-Sat: Eri
      Geoffrey Keezer/Gillian Margot; 6: Ike Sturm
                                                                      BAHA’Í CENTER: 53E 11th St (bet Bway &
      Ens; 9: Mauricio de Souza Bossa Brasil; 13:                        Yamamoto Trio.
      Juan Diego Villalobos & Immigrantet Qrt; 16:
      Daryl Sherman/Harvie S; 17: 7:30pm                                 University). www.bahainyc.org. 212-222-
      www.thedukeellingtonsociety.org           Duke                    5159. Tues: 8&9:30pm $10/15 adm. Jan 22:
      Ellington Society; 20: Linda May Han Oh/                           Dave Chamberlain & Band of Bones feat
      Fabian Almazan; 23: Art Lillard & Heavenly                         Steve Turre, Steve Davis & Antoinette
                                                                      BAR NEXT DOOR: 129 McDougal St. 212-529-
      Big Band; 27: Juan Diego Villalobos/Luis                          Montague.
      Perdomo; 30: Takaaki Otomo Trio.

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      5945. www.lalanternacaffe.com. Sets: Sun                       CITY VINEYARD & WINE GARDEN: At Pier
      8&10pm, Mon-Thurs Early (E) 6:30-7:45pm,                         26. 233 West St (bet Hubert & N Moore Sts).
      Late (L) 8:30&10:30pm, Fri-Sat 7:30,9:30&                        www.citywinery.com. 212-608-0555. Jan 1:
                                                                     CITY WINERY: 155 Varick St (bet Spring &
      11:30pm. Adm: $12 all night + 1 drink min/set                    8pm Mariposa.
      except Fri-Sat $12/set + 1 drink min/set, E
      free. Trios. Mon-Thurs: E Emerging Artists                       Vandam Sts). www.citywinery.com. 212-608-
      series; Mon: L Vocal Mondays series.                             0555. Jan 1: 11am Brunch feat Paul
      Residencies (R): Sun except 01/6 Peter                           Shapiro's Ribs & Brisket Revue w/spec
      Mazza; Wed L Jonathan Kreisberg. Jan 1: E                        guest Frank London; 2: 8pm LaRita Gaskins;
                                                                     The CUTTING ROOM: 44E 32nd St (bet
      Will Rako, L Larry Corban; 2: E tba, L R; 3: E                   9: 8pm Emilie Surtees.
      Juan Munguia, L Pasquale Grasso; 4: Jeff
      Miles; 5: Michael Valeanu; 6: R; 7: E Dan                        Madison & Park Av). 212-691-1900. www.the
      Pappalardo, L Melissa Stylianou; 8: E                            cuttingroomnyc.com. Jan 19: 9:30pm
      Jocelyn Gould, L Sound Underground; 9: E
                                                                     DIEGO: At The Public Hotel. 215 Chrystie St.
                                                                       $25/35 adm Grace Kelly.
      Elijah Shiffer, L R; 10: E Andrew Kushnir, L
      Nadav Remez; 11: Caroline Davis; 12: Nelson                      (bet E Houston & Stanton Sts). 212-735-6000.
      Riveros; 13: R; 14: E Ryan Hernandez, L Les                      www.publichotels.com. Wed: 7-10pm Jazz &
      Grant; 15: E Will Rako, L Luke Schwartz; 16:                     Cocktails; Thurs: 7:30-10pm Brooklyn
      E Olin Clark, L R; 17: E Andrew Pereira, L
                                                                     DOWNTOWN MUSIC GALLERY: 13 Monroe
                                                                       Caravan.
      Kevin B Clark; 18: Tom Beckham; 19: Jerome
      Sabbagh; 20: R; 21: E Stephen Boegehold, L                       St (bet Market & Catherine Sts). 212-473-
      E.J. Decker; 22: E Alec Aldred, L Daan Kleijn;                   0043.     www.downtownmusicgallery.com.
      23: E Artur Akhmetov, L R; 24: E Elijah                          Sun: 6pm In-Store shows. Jan 6: 6pm Jorge
      Shiffer, L Nicola Caminiti; 25: Freddie Bryant;                  Nuno/Aron Namenwirth Trio, 7pm Will
      26: Jostein Gulbrandsen; 27: R; 28: E Jhoe                       Greene Trio; 13: 6pm Dissipated; 20: 6pm
      Gar, L Nora McCarthy; 29: E Yuma Uesaka, L
                                                                     DROM: 85 Ave A (bet 5th & 6th Sts). 212-777-
      Arun Luthra; 30: E Rico Jones, L R; 31: E                        Matana Roberts/Darius Jones, 7pm RaaDie.

    The BITTER END: 147 Bleecker St (bet
      Juan Munguia, L Jon Irabagon.
                                                                       1157. www.dromnyc.com. Jan 8&22: 7:30pm
                                                                     The EAR INN: 326 Spring St (bet Greenwich &
      Thompson & LaGuardia). 212-673-7030.                             free adm Silver Arrow Band.
      www.bitterend.com. Jan 5-6&11-12: Winter
      JazzFest NYC www.winterjazzfest.com feat                         Washington Sts). www.earinn.com. 212-431-
      01/5 7pm Leyla McCalla, 8:20pm Delvon                            9750. Sun: 8-11pm EarRegulars feat Jon-Erik
                                                                     FAT CAT: 75 Christopher St at 7th Av. 212-675-
      Lamarr, 9:40pm Donna Grantis, 11pm Kiran                         Kellso & friends.
      Ahluwalia Band feat Rez Abbasi, 01/6
      12:20am Zig Zag Trio, 01/11 7:20pm Kevin                         6056. www.fatcatmusic.org. $3 adm/no min.
      Bowers & Nova, 8:40pm Blick Bassy, 10pm                          Sets unless otherwise noted: Early (E), Late
      Arnaud Dolmen Tonbé Lévé w/Maria Grand,                          (L), Night (N); Sun E 6pm, L 9pm, N 1am; Mon
      11:20pm Yosvany Terry & Baptiste Trotignon,                      E 6pm, L 9pm, N 12:30am; Tues E 7pm, L
      01/12 12:40am Florian Pellissier Qnt, 2am                        9pm, N 12:30am; Wed 7pm, L 9pm, N
                                                                       12:30am; Thurs 7pm, L 10pm, N 1:30am; Fri
    BLACK CAT LES: 172 Rivington St (bet
      Jacques Schwartz-Bart Hazzan.
                                                                       6pm, L 9pm + 10:30pm, N 1:30am; Sat E 7pm,
      Attorney & Clinton Sts). 646-918-7711.                           L 10pm, N 1:30am. Residencies (R): Sun E
      www.blackcatles.com. Jan 13: 6pm Patrick                         Terry Waldo & Gotham City Band, N The
                                                                       Program; Mon N Billy Kaye; Tues E except
    BLUE NOTE JAZZ CLUB: 131W 3rd St at 6th
      Bartley.                                                         01/1 Saul Rubin Zebtet; Wed E except 01/2
                                                                       Raphael D'Lugoff Trio + 1, N Ned Goold; Fri L
      Av. 212-475-8592. www.bluenotejazz.com.                          The Supreme Queens; Sat N Greg
      Sets: 8&10:30pm + Fri-Sat 12:30am Late                           Glassman. Jan 1: E Sharif Zaben Qnt, L Willie
      Night Groove series, Sun 11:30am&1:30pm                          Martinez y la Familia, N Craig Wuepper; 2: E
      Sunday Brunch. Adm varies. Jan 1-6: Chris                        Steve Ash, L Groover Trio, N R; 3: E Ed
      Botti; 7: 8pm The Baylor Project, 10:30pm                        Cherry Trio, L Saul Rubin Zebtet, N Paul
      Francisco Mela; 8-9: Ben Williams & friends;                     Nowinski; 4: E Tad Shull, L R + Jared
      10-13: Jimmy Heath Big Band; 14: tba; 15-20:                     Gold/Dave Gibson, N Will Terrill; 5: E Rafael
      Eddie Palmieri; 21-23: Keyon Harrold; 24-27:                     Mondeagudo & Music Connection, L
      The Duke Ellington Orch; 28: Toots                               Raphael D'lugof Qnt, N R; 6: E R, 8:30pm
      Thielemans tribute feat Kenny Werner &                           Jade Synstelien & FCBB, N R; 7: E Evan
      Grégoire Maret; 29-30: tba; 31: Hypnotic                         Shinners, L Behn Gillece, N R; 8: E R, L Peter
      Brass Ens. Late Night Groove w/Jan 5:                            Brainin & the Latin Jazz Workshop; 9: E R, L
      Butcher Brown; 11: IET Band w/spec guests;                       Harold Mabern Trio, N R; 10: E Caroline
      12: Ezra Collective. Sunday Brunch w/Jan 6:                      Davis, L Greg Glassman Qnt; 11: E Todd
      Allison Adams Tucker; 13: Pedro Giraudo Big                      Herbert, L R + Antoine Drye; 12: E Sin
      Band; 20: Jeff Andrews Trio; 27: Daniel                          Fronteras, L Troy Roberts, N R; 13: E R, L
    BOWERY BALLROOM: 6 Delancey St (bet
      Bennett Gp.                                                      Marcos Valera, N R; 14: L Ned Goold Qrt, N R;
                                                                       15: E R; 16: E R, L The Don Hahn/Mike
      Bowery & Chrystie St). 212-533-2111.                             Camacho Band, N R; 18: L R; 19: N R; 20:
      www.boweryballroom.com. Jan 11-13:                               E&N R; 21: L George Braith, N R; 22: E R; 23:
      Winter JazzFest NYC www.winterjazzfest.                          E&N R; 25: L R; 26: N R; 27: E&N R; 28: N R;
      com feat 01/11 7:40pm Ezra Collective, 9pm                       29: E R, L Itai Kriss & Gato Gordo, N John
      Makaya McCraven, 10:20pm Meshell
                                                                     FLATIRON LOUNGE: 37W 19th St (bet 5th &
                                                                       Benitez's Latin Bop; 30: E&N R.
      Ndegeocello/Jeff Parker, 11:40pm ÌFÉ, 01/12
      1am Seun Kuti & Egypt 80, 7pm Casey                              6th Avs). www.flatironlounge.com. 212-727-
      Benjamin aka DJ Stutzmcgee spins, 7:40pm                         7741. Sun 6:30-9:30pm Glenn Crytzer All
      Blaque Dynamite & The Murder Angels, 9pm
                                                                     The FLATIRON ROOM: 37W 26th St (bet 6th
                                                                       Stars w/guests.
      Justin Brown NYEUSI feat spec guest
      Georgia Anne Muldrow, 10:20pm James                              Av & Bway). www.theflatironroom.com. 212-
      Poyser feat spec guest Bilal, 11:40pm Roy                        725-3860. Mon: 6-10pm Susan Tobocman
      Hargrove Tribute, 01/13 1am Chris Dave &
                                                                     HARI NYC The TREEHOUSE: 140W 30th St
                                                                       Qrt.
    The CELL: 338W 23rd St (bet 8th & 9th Avs).
      The Drumhedz w/spec guest Thundercat.
                                                                       3d Fl (bet 6th & 7th Avs). 212-465-0606.
      646-861-2253. www.thecelltheatre.org. Jan
      12: 7pm Svetlana & The Delancey Five.                                                             continued on page 20

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                                                     instrumentalist Morgan Guerin, vocalist
                                                     Debo Ray and DJ/rapper Kassa Overall,
                                                     who also has played drums with Geri.
                                                        Formed two years ago, with a forthcom-
                                                     ing CD to be released in May, Social
                                                     Science features thematic content of a
                                                     political nature. "There were these themes
                                                     that were coming up that made me feel like
                                                     it was time for me to do a socially—and
                                                     politically—conscious album," Terri Lyne
                                                     says. "I sort of tinkered in that area before,
                                                     but never for a full project like this. There's
                                                     a song I wrote after the [2016] election
                                                     called "The Waiting Game." Another song
                                                     called "Bells" features Malcolm-Jamal
                                                     Warner doing spoken word that's about
                                                     police brutality. And there's another song
                                                     called "Trapped in a Dream," about the
                                                     prison system, and there's [a song]
                                                     addressing women and gender issues."
                                                        Last year at the first Jazz Congress at
                                                     Jazz at Lincoln Center, Terri Lyne spoke
                                                     on a panel dealing with jazz and gender,
                                                     moderated by author and journalist
                                                     Michelle Mercer. That same year, Terri
                                                     Lyne became a member of the We Have
                                                     Voice Collective, composed of musicians,

      T
                                                     performers, scholars and intellectuals from
                                                     diverse backgrounds, banded together to
         HREE-TIME GRAMMY AWARD-                     deal with issues of inequality in jazz which
         winning drummer, bandleader, pro-           include sexual harassment and bullying.
      ducer and educator Terri Lyne                  And last October, she founded the Berklee
      Carrington's amazing four decades-long         Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice.
      career started when she was a card-carry-      Serving as its Artistic Director, Terri Lyne
      ing member of the musician's union in          created the institute to combat gender dis-
      Boston, Massachusetts, at 10 years old.        parity in jazz. "The institute is not a
      She studied with the great drummer Alan        women's institute," she says, "it's an insti-
      Dawson, earned a scholarship to Berklee        tute for women and men who want to have
      College of Music when she was 11, then         a different future."
      moved to New York and began playing               She was inspired to start this organiza-
      with many jazz greats including Clark          tion after listening to what her students
      Terry, Dianne Reeves, Yellowjackets, Stan      endured in a male-dominated jazz environ-
      Getz, Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter.        ment. "I was horrified at the stories and
      Terri Lyne was house drummer for "The          experiences that they shared with me," she
      Arsenio Hall Show," and her eight record-      says. "I've had a great career [even though
      ings as a leader—from her 1989 debut           I've had some gender and equity issues],
      Real Life Story (Verve Forecast Records)       but I couldn't coast and sail on that fact,
      to her 2015 release Perfection (Motéma),       without trying to help the young people
      with saxophonist/bass clarinetist David        that I meet and teach."
      Murray and pianist and friend, the late           Terri Lyne has taught at Berklee for 13
      Geri Allen—span the spectrum of jazz,          years, and has mentored dozens of stu-
      world music and R&B.                           dents, including fellow alumnus, bassist,
         All those genres converge when Terri        composer and singer Esperanza Spalding,
      Lyne brings her ensemble Social Science to     who was one-third of the ACE trio along
      (Le) Poisson Rouge for a return engage-        with Terri Lyne and Geri, who passed
      ment during New York City's Winter             away last year. "The only thing that makes
      Jazzfest. Led by Terri Lyne's dynamic          me a 'mentor' to Esperanza is my years of
      drumming, a vigorous blend of Tony             experience—I have at last 20 more years of
      Williams' power and Jack DeJohnette's          experience than her," Terri Lyne says. "I
      finesse, the group's core members include      look at her as a musical equal. We learn
      pianist Aaron Parks, who recorded on           from each other. She's an extremely gifted
      Terri Lyne's 2013 Duke Ellington tribute       and intellectual person. Part of what keeps
      CD Money Jungle: Provocative in Blue,          me current is how I interact with my stu-
      and guitarist Matt Stevens, who played on      dents, and with other young musicians.
      her Mosaic Project tour. "I felt this energy   There's no hierarchy in jazz."
      and vibe between the two of them," Terri          The combination of Terri Lyne's wide-
      Lyne says. "I wanted to put them together      ranging musical interests and her ability
      and feature them and collaborate with          to express herself across a number of
      them." The group also includes multi-                                       continued on page 29

                                                                     Carrington photo by Brian Payne.    17
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                                                             S P O T L
     VANESSA RUBIN
     MEZZROW / JANUARY 4-5
     Vocalist Vanessa Rubin's venerable tone sashays and saunters as much as it glides
     and strides. Vanessa's style and phrasing is a beautiful patchwork of jazz, soul and
     Motown-era pop that excites and entices. In 1982, the Cleveland native made her way
     to New York, and began performing at notable clubs such as Sweet Basil and the
     Village Vanguard and subsequently played with a who's who of jazz royalty including
     Pharoah Sanders and Lionel Hampton. Since the 1992 release of her debut album Soul
     Eyes, Vanessa has shown finesse in making jazz standards her own. For her shows at
     Mezzrow, Vanessa is joined by her trio and features selections from her upcoming
     release The Dream Is You: Vanessa Rubin Sings Tadd Dameron, the first all-vocal
     recording of Dameron's music. EW
     JOEL HARRISON ORCHESTRA
     SLOPE LOUNGE / JANUARY 7
     During a fruitful career spanning four decades, electric guitarist Joel Harrison has
     been working on his contemporary original music almost exclusively, while employing
     a diverse grouping of musicians. From Far East to West, using Midwest and fusion
     stylings, Joel has made his mark stretching boundaries and challenging stereotypes.
     Revisiting his 2013 project Infinite Possibility, he fronts a 20-piece orchestra for the
     concept of "America at War," that includes curveball time signatures, down home
     funk, improvisation and tender music. Some of the all-stars careening through the
     charts are trumpeters Seneca Black and Ingrid Jensen, trombonist Curtis
     Hasselbring, saxophonists Jon Irabagon and Lisa Parrot, bassist Gregg August, drum-
     mer Jared Schonig and conductor Matt Holman. MGN

     TED ROSENTHAL
     MUSEUM OF JEWISH HERITAGE / JANUARY 9-10 AND 12-13
     Pianist, band leader and composer, Ted Rosenthal has been recognized as one of the
     best of his generation. But for the past two years, Ted has been hard at work on "Dear
     Erich," an original jazz opera based on 200 forgotten letters written by his German
     grandmother to his father after he fled to Chicago before Kristallnacht. Translated fol-
     lowing his father's death, the letters inspired Ted to bring his grandparents' story to
     life in a unique musical setting, commissioned by The New York City Opera. With a
     cast of 15 characters and 11 instrumentalists, including piano trio, two reed players,
     two trumpeters and a string quartet, Ted explains the opera is "loosely in the vein of
     Porgy & Bess," and has previewed some of the music for jazz audiences. KD

     JIMMY HEATH BIG BAND
     BLUE NOTE / JANUARY 10-13
     The oldest active member of the original bebop generation, tenor saxophonist Jimmy
     Heath turned 92 in October. He led his first big band—one that included tenor saxo-
     phonists John Coltrane and Benny Golson—in Philadelphia in the late 1940s. He was
     the middle brother of the Heath Brothers (also a band the three co-led in the latter
     20th Century) along with bassist Percy (now deceased) and drummer Albert "Tootie."
     Jimmy forged a personal, emotionally direct style on tenor that staked a post-bop ter-
     ritory between Coltrane and Dexter Gordon. At this gig he leads a big band with trum-
     pets Frank Greene, Freddie Hendrix, Mike Rodriguez and Michael Mossman; trom-
     bones John Mosca, Steve Davis, Ron Wilkins and Doug Purviance; reeds Antonio
     Hart, Mark Gross, Bobby Lavell, Sam Dillon and Gary Smulyan; pianist Jeb Patton;
     bassist David Wong; and drummer Evan Sherman. GK
     LISA HILTON
     WEILL RECITAL HALL AT CARNEGIE HALL / JANUARY 10
     Pianist-composer Lisa Hilton's sixth annual visit to Weill Hall is a CD release concert
     for her latest recording Oasis on her Ruby Slippers label but she also shares some
     longtime favorites. This 21st recording project was designed to create a sense of refuge
     or renewal from a world in turmoil. Little did Lisa know when preparing the materi-
     al last winter that she would need that emotional oasis herself during a two-week
     evacuation as the massive Woolsey fire threatened her Malibu home. Lisa is an
     impressionistic painter with sound, offering beautiful tunes whose melodies vividly
     capture the mood of their titles. On this CD and at this concert, she's joined by two
     simpatico players, Luques Curtis on bass and Mark Whitfield, Jr. on drums. KF

                             By Ken Dryden, Ken Franckling, Seton Hawkins, Stephanie Jon
   18   Harms photo by Lisa Venticinque, Harrison by Scott Friedlander.
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   L I G H T
                                 STACY DILLARD
                                 THE SIDE DOOR / JANUARY 11
                                 Sanctified by the late Roy Hargrove as "a one-of-a-kind musician," saxophone player
                                 and composer Stacy Dillard plays with a mastery of the music's lineage and a curios-
                                 ity of today's artistic landscape. Wee hours often beckon Stacy onto the bandstand at
                                 Smalls, Fat Cat or Smoke Jazz and Supper Club, ribbons of syncopated melodies
                                 escaping his horn as he performs alongside like-minded artists who, over the years,
                                 have included Roy himself, Winard Harper, Cindy Blackmon, Lenny White, Wycliffe
                                 Gordon, Stephon Harris, Ernestine Anderson, Terrell Stafford, Frank Wess, Mulgrew
                                 Miller, Clark Terry, Victor Lewis, Steve Wilson, Johnny O'Neal, Antonio Hart, Russell
                                 Malone and Lewis Nash. Stacy's current projects include cPhyve, cPhour and The
                                 Other Side. His trio features Ryan Berg on bass and Sanah Kadoura on drums. SJ
                                 PATIENCE HIGGINS & THE SUGAR HILL QUARTET
                                 FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH / JANUARY 13
                                 Among the very best veterans who double or triple (or more) on woodwind instru-
                                 ments, Patience Higgins is in the top tier alongside Howard Johnson, Pat Patrick and
                                 few others. He has worked with Duke Ellington, Count Basie and Frank Foster
                                 Orchestras, countless Broadway pit bands, the late Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder,
                                 tap dancer Savion Glover and many others. A native of South Carolina and longtime
                                 resident of NYC—and Grammy Award winner with DeeDee Bridgewater—Higgins is
                                 a notable expert playing flute and baritone sax. An oral/African American historian
                                 and storytelling griot as much as a musician, Patience flies under the fame radar,
                                 which is unfortunate, for his talent is unparalleled. Pianist Marcus Persiani, drummer
                                 David F. Gibson and a rotating bassist rounds out the SHQ. MGN
                                 NANCY HARMS
                                 BIRDLAND THEATER / JANUARY 14
                                 A singer whose roots run deep in the tradition, Nancy Harms loves the American pop-
                                 ular song, but her upcoming show focuses on Maestro Duke Ellington. A native of
                                 Minnesota who received her Music Education degree without a scholarship, Nancy
                                 Harms earned diplomas through the schools of Hard Knocks and Determination.
                                 Though her recent project SHE has focused on original songwriting, adopting musi-
                                 cians from Denmark, Nancy delves deep into Ellington at Night, the title of her 2016
                                 CD on Gazelle records and follow-up to In the Indigo and Dreams in Apartments. She
                                 tends to be compellingly charming while weaving her spell of words into a unified
                                 whole. Pianist Jon Weber, bassist Steve Whipple and drummer Carmen Intorre, Jr.
                                 provide the backing as Nancy does Duke. MGN

                                  RONI BEN-HUR
                                  ZINC BAR / JANUARY 14 AND JAZZ AT KITANO / JANUARY 26
                                  A beloved fixture in the city's performing and education scene, guitarist Roni Ben-Hur
                                  has for decades charmed New York with his beautifully fluid playing, crisp melodic
                                  lines and gorgeously polished tone. Noted for his mastery in both straight ahead jazz
                                  as well as in Brazilian musical styles, Roni has also forged exceptional collaborative
                                  relationships with a number of similarly versatile artists. One such relationship that
                                  stands out—his pairing with bassist Harvie S—received thoroughly deserved acco-
                                  lades in 2018 for the duo's delicate and thoughtful album Introspection. That thought-
                                  ful chemistry is on full display as Roni and Harvie reunite at Zinc Bar on Jan. 14 with
                                  drummer Sylvia Cuenca, and at Jazz at Kitano on Jan. 26 with drummer Victor Lewis. SH

                                 RON CARTER WITH EMMET COHEN TRIO
                                 VILLAGE VANGUARD / JANUARY 15-20
                                 Generations apart, Emmet Cohen and Ron Carter have more in common than listen-
                                 ers might realize. As part of his Master Legacy Series, the young pianist and compos-
                                 er routinely invites some of his most influential mentors to join him in the studio and
                                 on the bandstand to share in musical experiences that are at once master classes and
                                 unbound explorations of the music. For his first weeklong appearance at the Village
                                 Vanguard, Emmet invites NEA Jazz Master and legend of the art form Ron Carter to
                                 join his trio that also features drummer Evan Sherman. Having recently released the
                                 album component for part two of the series, that spotlights Ron—part one spotlights
                                 master drummer Jimmy Cobb—Emmet seeks to uncover existing connections and
                                 create brand new ones. SJ

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     LISTINGS...continued from page 16                                 11:20pm Butcher Brown, 01/13 12:40am Now
                                                                     MEZZROW: 163W 10th St (bet 7th Av &
                                                                       vs Now.
       www.harinyc.com. Jan 18: 9pm $20 adm
    JAZZ GALLERY: 1160 Bway at 27th St. 5th Fl.
       Jimmy Halperin/Lena Bloch Qrt.                                  Waverly Pl). www.mezzrow.com. 646-476-
                                                                       4346. Sets/adm: 8-10:30pm, Late (L) 11pm-
       www.jazzgallery.org. 646-494-3625. Sets/                        1am except Fri-Sat 11pm-2am/adm varies.
       adm: 7:30&9:30pm $10, $25/15 Fri-Sat. Jan 4:                    Residencies: Mon L Pasquale Grasso; Tues L
       Immanuel Wilkins Qrt; 5: 6pm free adm                           Jam w/Naama Gheber 01/8&22, w/Lucy
       Honoring Jazz Gallery award recipients                          Yeghiazaryan 01/15&29; Thurs L Spike Wilner
       Kassa Overall, Shai Maestro & Camila Meza;                      w/spec guest; Sat 01/5&19 Jonny Davis,
       7: Tim Berne/Matt Mitchell; 8: Lex Korten Qrt                   01/12&26 Anthony Wonsey. Jan 1: closed; 2:
       +; 9: Jen Shyu & Jade Tongue; 10: Jure Pukl                     George Burton; 3: Art Hirahara Trio; 4-5:
       & Doubtless + 1; 11-12: Darcy James Argue                       Vanessa Rubin; 6: John Chin Qnt; 7: Geoff
       & Secret Society; 17: Jazz Composers'                           Keezer Trio; 8: Tessa Souter Trio; 9: Joel
       showcase; 18: Kassa Overall feat Jason                          Frahm Trio; 10: Sheila Jordan Trio; 11: tba, L
       Moran; 20: tba; 24: Giverton Gelin Qnt; 25-26:                  Miki Yamanaka; 12: tba; 13: Alex Norris Trio;
       tba; 28: Anna Webber Sxt; 31: Ches Smith                        14: Harvey Diamond/Cameron Brown; 15:
    JAZZ STANDARD: 116E 27th St (bet Park &
       New Qrt.                                                        Andrea Volper Trio; 16: 3Divas; 17: Nate
                                                                       Radley/Gary Versace; 18-19: David Hezeltine
       Lexington Avs). www.jazzstandard.net. 212-                      Trio; 20: Zaid Nasser; 21: Joey Brown; 22: Liz
       576-2232. Sets/adm unless otherwise noted:                      Rosa Qrt; 23: Stefano Doglioni Trio, L
       7:30-8:30&9:30-10:30pm/$30; Sun 2-3pm/                          Sullivan Fortner; 24: Ed Cherry Trio; 25: Peter
       free. Residencies: Sun 2pm Jazz For Kids                        Martin, L Ben Paterson; 26: Peter Martin; 27:
       Sunday Lunch feat Jazz Standard Youth                           David O’Rourke Trio; 28: Teri Roiger Qrt; 29:
       Orch; Mon (R) Mingus Monday feat Mingus                         Hilary Gardner/Ehud Asherie; 30: Ron
                                                                     MUSEUM OF JEWISH HERITAGE: 36
       Big Band. Jan 1: Jonathan Barber & Vision                       McClure Trio; 31: Leon Parker.
       Ahead; 2-3: Gretchen Parlato; 4: $35 Stefon
       Harris & Blackout feat Casey Benjamin; 5:                       Battery Pl at 1st Pl. www.mjhnyc.org. 646-
       Dafnis Prieto Big Band; 6: Camila Meza & the                    437-4336. Jan 9-10&12 7:30pm, 13 1pm: Jazz
                                                                     NEIGHBORHOOD CHURCH: 269 Bleecker St
       Nectar Orch; 7: R; 8-13: $35 01/9-13 Bill                       Opera “Dear Erich” by Ted Rosenthal.
       Charlap Solo 01/8, Duo w/Jon Faddis 01/9,
       Trio 01/10-13 w/spec guest Tom Harrell 01/11,                   (bet Jones & Cornelia Sts). 212-691-1770. 1st
       Houston Person 01/12; 14: R; 15: Michael                        Fri: 8&9:30pm free adm All Things Project
                                                                     The NEW SCHOOL JAZZ PERFORMANCE
       Leonhart Orch; 16: E.J. Strickland Qnt; 17-                     www.allthingsproject.org.
                                                                       SPACE: 55W 13th St, 5th Fl. 212-229-5488.
       20: $35 George Coleman Qnt; 21: R; 22-27:
       $35 01/24-27 Vijay Iyer Trio 01/22-23, Sxt
       01/24-26, & Ritual Ens 01/27; 28: R; 29:                        www.newschool.edu/jazz. Tues-Sat: 8:30pm
       Nabaté Isles & Eclectic Excursions; 30: Pat                     The Stone at the New School. Jan 2-5: Herbie
       Bianchi Qrt; 31-Feb 3: 02/1-2 $35 Jimmy                         Nichols; 8-12: Craig Tabor; 15-19: Kris Davis;
                                                                       22: Layale Chaker; 23-26: Jen Shyu; 29-Feb
    JOE’S PUB: At Public Theater. 425 Lafayette St
       Cobb 90th B’day Celeb.
                                                                     NORTH SQUARE: At Washington Square
                                                                       2: Yarn/Wire.
       & Astor Pl. www.joespub.com. 212-967-7555.                      Hotel. 103 Waverly Pl at McDougal.
       Adm varies. Jan 4: 7pm $20 adm Michael                          www.northsquareny.com/about-jazz. 212-
       Mayo + Anna & Elizabeth; 7: 9:30pm $15                          254-1200. Sun: 12:30&2pm free adm Jazz
       Paris Combo & Nachito Herrera; 23: 7pm $30                      Brunch Trios. Jan 6: Roz Corral w/Ed Cherry
    KNICKERBOCKER BAR & GRILL: 33
       Stephane Wrembel.                                               & Harvie S; 13: Erli Perez; 20: Roz Corral
                                                                       w/Jim Ridl & Lorin Cohen; 27: Melissa
       University Pl at 9th St. 212-228-8490.
                                                                     NUBLU 62: 62 Av C (bet 4th & 5th Sts). 212-
                                                                       Hamilton.
       www.knickerbockerbarandgrill.com. Fri-Sat:
    (LE) POISSON ROUGE: 158 Bleecker St at
       9pm-1am.                                                        375-1500. www.nublu.net. Jan 6: 9pm
                                                                     NUBLU 151: 151 Avenue C (bet 9th & 10th
                                                                       LehCats.
       Thompson St. www.lepoissonrouge.com.
       212-796-0741. Adm varies. Jan 4-7&9-12:                         Sts). www.nublu.net. Jan 3: 8&9pm KIN
       Winter JazzFest NYC www.winterjazzfest.                         Organ Trio; 5-6: Winter JazzFest NYC
       com feat 01/4 7:30pm Meshell Ndegeocello                        www.winterjazzfest.com feat 01/5 7:20pm
       opening by Belal, 01/5 6:30pm Ralph                             Reut Regev & R*Time, 8:40pm BigYuki, 10pm
       Peterson & The Messenger Legacy, 7:50pm                         Cleaver, Cline & Ochs, 11:20pm Kassa
       Meshell Ndegeocello, 9:10pm Richard Bona,                       Overall BLUESWAMINI, 01/6 12:40am Ray
       01/6 7pm Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin                      Angry; 6: 7pm Craig Harris Brown Butterfly;
       Jazz Orch & spec guests Marc Ribot, Samora                      7: Winter JazzFest NYC www.winterjazz
       Pinderhughes & Toshi Reagon, 01/7 7pm The                       fest.com feat 8:15pm Unfold Ordinary Mind;
       Bad Plus + Terence Blanchard feat the E-                        8: 8pm Juan Carmona; 9: 7pm Nublu Orch,
       Collective + Terri Lyne Carrington & Social                     8:30pm Brian Jackson, 10pm Silver, 11:30pm
       Science, 01/9 7pm Ezra Collective, Yussef                       Theo Croker Qrt; 10: 1-4am Oceanvs
       Dayes, Yazmin Lacey & Emma-Jean                                 Orientalis & Ilhan Ersahin; 10-13: Winter
       Thackray, 01/10 8pm Gary Bartz w/Pharoah                        JazzFest NYC www.winterjazzfest.com feat
       Sanders & spec guests, 01/11 6:20pm                             01/10 8pm Chris Bruce, Jebin Bruni,
       Michael Formanek & Very Practical Trio,                         Abraham Rounds opening by Tawiah, 01/11
       7:40pm Shai Maestro Trio, 9pm Ralph Alessi                      7:40pm Angel Bat Dawid & The Brotherhood,
       Qnt, 01/12 6:20pm Vijay Iyer & Craig Taborn,                    9pm Mikel Patrick Avery, 10:20pm Ben LaMar
                                                                       Gay, 11:40pm Joshua Abrams & Natural
    MERCURY LOUNGE: 217E Houston St # A
       7:40pm Mathias Eick, 9pm Billy Hart Qrt.
                                                                       Information Society, 01/12 1am Jam, 7:40pm
       (bet Essex & Ludlow Sts). 212-260-4700.                         Jeremy Cunningham, 9pm RESAVOIR,
       www.mercuryloungenyc.com. Jan 11-13:                            10:20pm Akenya, 11:40pm The JuJu
       Winter JazzFest NYC www.winterjazzfest.                         Exchange, 01/13 1am Jam; 15: French
                                                                       Quarter feat 8pm Enzo Carniel, 9pm Jacques
       com feat 01/11 8pm Melanie Charles & Make                       Schwartz-Bart, 11pm Bibi Tanga; 19:
       Jazz Trill Again, 9:20pm James Francies &                       11pm&1am Hess is More; 31: 8pm Jessica
       KINETIC, 10:40pm Marcus Strickland & Twi-                       Ackerley, 8:40pm Xander Naylor Sound
       Life, 01/12 12am Brandon Coleman, 1:20am                        Machine, 9:30pm Louis de Mieulle.
       Jazze Belle, 7:20pm Tawiah, 8:40pm
       Kandace Springs, 10pm Takuya Kuroda,                                                              continued on page 22

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         ROMERO
        LUBAMBO
                                                        In 2016, Romero celebrated his 30th
                                                     anniversary playing in Trio da Paz, a proj-
                                                     ect he co-founded with bassist Nilson
                                                     Matta and percussionist Duduka da
                                                     Fonseca. He explains, "I knew Nilson very
                                                     well. The last year before I came to New
                                                     York, Nilson played bass with me every
                                                     day. We set up this trip together, we start-

            Crossing Borders
                                                     ed preparing and putting money together
                                                     to travel. Duduka was already in New
                                                     York; I saw him once at a jazz club in Rio
                                                     and he said, 'You have to go to New York.'
                     By Ken Dryden                   When we came here, we called him and got
                                                     together and it was great."

      R
                                                        Although they all work on individual
         OMERO LUBAMBO IS ONE OF                     projects, the trio still plays together.
         today's most sought after guitarists,       "We've done two weeks at Dizzy's every
      thanks to his lyrical playing and versatili-   summer since 2005 and we've had Claudio
      ty. A native of Rio De Janeiro, Romero was     Roditi, Harry Allen and Maucha Adnet as
      exposed to music by several family mem-        guests the last four years. It's hard to put
      bers who sang or played instruments.           the three together to find dates, but it's
      After classical piano lessons, he picked up    very special since we're not playing every
      the guitar in his teens. Romero's ability      day."
      and wide exposure to music boosted his in-        There are several recordings by Romero
      demand status.                                 in the works. "Recently I did an album
          "The bands in Brazil played Motown,        with an idol, Edu Lobo, in Brazil. We did a
      jazz, Brazilian music, Cuban music,            project two years ago with saxophonist
      boleros and everything," Romero notes. "It     Mauro Senise and last year we won a
      was basically for people, partying and         Grammy for the best Latin Brazilian CD
      dancing. It was very nice for me to have a     Dos Navegantes. The next one is coming
      vision of music, every aspect and influence    out in June. I have a duo with pianist Peter
      of the music. There was pop music, we          Martin called "New Orleans Meets Rio."
      played a lot of Beatles; I loved that."        He's lived a lot in New Orleans and I'm
         Romero's life was transformed when he       from Rio, so we play music from New
      discovered jazz. "I wanted to hear Wes         Orleans, Rio and everything in between.
      Montgomery, George Benson or Jim Hall,"        We're going to record that as a duo."
      he says. "I managed to get some LPs and           Romero is excited about his upcoming
      started studying by myself at home, listen-    concerts at Dizzy's. "It's hard to get budg-
      ing to recordings and learning with mas-       ets to record an orchestra, even a string
      ters. I still do that today."                  quartet and horns. This will be strings,
         The guitarist's associations with skilled                               continued on page 29
      backing vocalists from his early days per-
      forming carried over into his professional
      career, including a long working relation-
      ship with Dianne Reeves that began in
      1996. "We were invited to play together in
      a concert in Brazil," he says.
         "It was me, Dianne, Michael Brecker,
      Ivan Lins and Cesar Camargo Mariano.
      Right after we came back, she was record-
      ing an album called Bridges. I participated
      in it with Billy Childs, Reginald Veal,
      Mulgrew Miller, Brian Blade, Terri Lyne
      Carrington and so many great musicians.
      The producer was George Duke, Dianne's
      cousin. George taught me so much in terms
      of production, how to be calm and do your
      best in the studio. After that, I do every-
      thing I can with Dianne."
         Romero also started playing with two
      gifted Brazilian singers, Luciana Souza
      and Leny Andrade, recording several CDs
      with each of them. His desire to play with
      vocalists brought an unexpected dividend:
      his marriage to Pamela Driggs. "I met her
      when I went to record an album with her
      band Brasilia. I love her—her voice, her
      singing and everything. We do things
      together whenever we can."

                                                                   Lubambo photo by Andrea Nestrea.     21
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