Interview with Spike Wilner at The Small: "Jazz is a music of communication. No need for words - just musical gestures. Great jazz musicians don't need cues or charts. Real jazz is the spontaneous moment of creation...the foundation of jazz is the blues and romance and joy. Without those elements, no jazz...Jazz is a feeling - it's not vague." (Achille Brunazzi)

Randy Weston African Rhythms Sextet at Dizzy's Club "Coca-Cola". "The Sextet turned on the heat, they evoked musical phrases from around the globe: Turkish, African, Cuban, Brazilian, and of course American." (Roberta E. Zlokower)

Alvester Garnett and His Artworks Ensemble perform in the After Hours at Dizzy's Club "Coca-Cola" in New York (Roberta E. Zlokower)

Jazz at Lincoln Center Presents "The Music of Kurt Weill", Featuring Ute Lemper: "What an elegant night at Jazz at Lincoln Center. Tonight was a night to remember..." (Dr. Roberta Zlokower)

Terence Blanchard Quintet at Jazz Standard, New York: "Terence Blanchard is a high energy performer, and, with tonight's quintet at Jazz Standard, he was propulsive." (Roberta E. Zlokower)

A gallery with more than 60 shots at New York Winter Jazz Fest 2011: Chico Hamilton, Don Byron, Geri Allen, JD Allen, Butch Morris, Steve Coleman Vernon Reid, Anat Cohen, Aaron Goldberg, Nasheet Waits, Abraham Burton, Eric McPherson...(Petra Cvelbar)

Kenny Barron drew a packed house at Dizzy's Club tonight, part of Todd Barkan's great lineup of talent. For the After-Hours set, Eugenio Macchia, from Gioia del Colle, Italy, brought out his trio. (Roberta E. Zlokower)

Buster Williams' Spanish Sun, Flamenco Rising. The famous bass player, together with Eric Reed, Adam del Monte, Mark Gross and Ignacio Berroa at the Iridium Jazz Club in New York. (Dr. Roberta E. Zlokower)

Jazzitalia celebrates 10 years: "20th June 2000, Jazzitalia's adventure started. Today, after ten years, we are still here to make available a tool useful for who needs to make known his job within jazz music area, who would like to be updated about evolutions, trends, news of this musical world." (Marco Losavio)

Ted Nash Quintet at Dizzy’s Club "Coca-Cola": "I was joined at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola for tonight's third set by Marco Losavio, Publisher of JazzItalia.net, who had just flown into New York a few hours earlier..." (Roberta Zlokower)

Love, Linda: The Life of Mr. Cole Porter: "If you love Cole Porter's music, rich, cognac vocals, sexy theatricality, classy, high society anecdotes, top of the line music and orchestrations, a glass of wine, and an intimate setting, then rush to The Triad, on West 72nd Street, for Stevie Holland's new Wednesday night show, "Love, Linda: The Life of Mrs. Cole Porter"." (Roberta Zlokower)

Mes Illusions (Antoine Bleck)- Roberta E. Zlokower

Toots Thielmans at Blue Note with Kenny Werner, Oscar Castro-Neves, and Airto: "What a treat to see Toots Thielemans performing again at almost 88..." (Roberta Zlokower)

New Yorker Hotel Celebrates Its 80th Anniversary with a 1930's Retro Party! "The New Yorker Hotel gave itself a grand, red-carpet party for its 80th Anniversary, with 1930's style live music, featuring Vince Giordano's Nighthawks, 1930's show girls, cigar girls, elevator operator, and a swinging cabaret trio." (Roberta E. Zlokower)

Ann Hampton Calloway Swings the Great American Songbook at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola in New York (Roberta Zlokower)

Il Punto Ristorante Presents Victor Prieto and Jorge Roeder Jazz Duo! This was the first of a weekly Monday jazz series, presented by RobertaOnTheArts.com, that includes an authentic two-course Italian pasta dinner, wine, live music, and an opportunity to meet New York dining and jazz enthusiasts who come together in Il Punto's elegant private room with its wooden arches and custom oak bar. (Roberta Zlokower)

Every December at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, Ilene Glick Barkan, wife of Artistic Administrator and renowned record producer, Todd Barkan, celebrates her birthday with friends, relatives, and the Club's jazz fans. This year, Ilene and friends were serenaded by the spirited music of Lucky Thompson,

John Patitucci, Joe Lovano, Brian Blades featured at Todd Barkan's Birthday Party at Dizzy's Club "Coca-Cola". (Roberta E. Zlokower)

Joe Baione Sextet, with Jorge Castro, Marshall Gilkes, Toru Dodo, Marco Panascia and Aaron Walker at Iridium Jazz Club in New York. (Roberta E. Zlokower)

Eddie Palmieri and His Afro Caribbean Jazz Sextet at Dizzy's Club "Coca-Cola" - New York (Roberta Zlokower)

Chembo Corniel's Latin Jazz Quintet at Dizzy's Club "Coca-Cola", After Hours - New York (Roberta Zlokower)

Dizzy's Club "Coca-Cola", Swings into Spring, in the After Hours, Featuring Charenée Wade with Oscar Perez and His Quartet. (Dr. Roberta E. Zlokower)

Clayton Brothers Quintet at Dizzy's Club, Coca-Cola: "Not only did this quintet perform with exceptional quality and versatility, but John and Jeff spoke with warmth and humor to the packed second set audience, relating personal and jazz family anecdotes." (Roberta Zlokower)

The Danilo Rea - Roberto Gatto Trio, featuring Joseph Lepore at Dizzy's Club, Coca-Cola in New York: "...the trio brings a combination of authentic Italian opera arias, fused with jazz, as well as music Americana, like Bacharach and Lennon, and original jazz interpretations of popular Italian songs." (Roberta Zlokower)

LESSONS (transcriptions): "In Your Own Sweet Way" sax solo by Phil Woods (Paolo Mannelli)

Pablo Ziegler Quartet at Jazz Standard with Guest, Harry Allen for Tango Meets Jazz series. (Roberta Zlokower)