Jazz Standard continues to host today's
top artists from Dudka da Fonseca's Birthday Celebration to Fred Hersch's Duos Series
Best Jazz Club 2008 (New York Magazine)
JAZZ STANDARD, one of the nation's premier jazz clubs,
presents another month of great jazz in March featuring a gala birthday celebration
for Duduka da Fonseca. The great Brazilian drummer will perform March 17–20
with three different bands including his regular Trio Da Paz and special
guests Anat Cohen (tenor sax, clarinet), Claudio Roditi (trumpet),
and Kenny Barron (piano). From March 3–5, acclaimed pianist Fred Hersch
will appear in duets with vocalist Kate McGarry, guitarist Julian Lage,
saxophonist Joshua Redman and a quintet setting with special guests Noah
Preminger (tenor sax) and Ralph Alessi (trumpet). Guitar giant James
Blood Ulmer leads his Memphis Blood Blues Band featuring Vernon Reid
from March 24–27. Our celebrated "Mingus Mondays" residency continues in with the
Mingus Orchestra (3/7), Mingus Dynasty (3/21), and Mingus Big Band (3/14, 3/28).
Below is a complete schedule of March performances at Jazz Standard, along with
information on the musicians. For everything else, visit www.jazzstandard.com.
ALL SHOW TIMES: 7:30 & 9:30PM + 11:30PM ON FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS
Jazz Standard is located at 116 E. 27th Street (between Lexington
and Park)
Train 6 to E. 28th Street
NEVER A MINIMUM
Student Discounts (restrictions apply)
Enjoy "NYC's Best Barbecue" (Time Out New York) from BLUE SMOKE
and an extensive wine, beer and cocktail list
Jazz for Kids every Sunday – Open for lunch at 1pm, music from 2–3pm
For reservations call Jazz Standard at 212.576.2232 or visit www.ticketweb.com
Artists and schedules are subject to change
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MARCH 2011 SCHEDULE
3/1
John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble
John Hollenbeck – drums, composition
James Sanford – conductor
Theo Bleckmann – voice
Ben Kono – alto & soprano saxophone, flute
Bohdan Hilash – baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
Dan Willis – tenor & soprano saxophone, flute, English Horn
Jeremy Viner – tenor saxophone, clarinet
Tony Malaby – tenor & soprano saxophone
James De La Garza, Dave Ballou, Jon Owens, Laurie Frink – trumpet
Jacob Garchik, Michael Christianson, Robert Hudson – trombone
Jeff Nelson – bass trombone
Matt Mitchell – piano
Kermit Driscoll – electric, acoustic bass
Patricia Franceschy – percussion
Expertly directing this marvelous 18–piece group from behind his drum kit, composer/percussionist
John Hollenbeck "is taking the big band into the future," declared Chris Barton
in The Los Angeles Times. Those fortunate enough to attend one of tonight's
two blazing sets will hear what Ben Ratliff described in The New York Times
as "profound, imaginative, well–developed pieces…grown out of jazz and classical
music, built around soloists but never subservient to them. As a big–band jazz composer,
Mr. Hollenbeck was already good; now he's become great."
Music Charge: $20
3/2 – 3/6
Fred Hersch Duos & Trio + 2
The music of pianist Fred Hersch "has developed an intensity of intelligence and
emotional directness unparalleled among his peers," wrote Steve Futterman in
The New Yorker. A three–time Grammy Award nominee and a past recipient of a
Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship for composition, Fred returns to Jazz Standard this
month with a richly talented group of collaborators.
3/2
Fred Hersch & Kate McGarry
Fred Hersch – piano
Kate McGarry – vocals
Vocalist Kate McGarry played a leading role in Fred Hersch's imaginative song cycle,
Leaves of Grass, appearing on the 2005 Palmetto CD and in concert before
a sold–out audience at Carnegie Hall. Kate's latest album If Less Is More...Nothing
is Everything (Palmetto, 2008) was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Jazz
Vocal Album. This "austere and elegant" (The Wall Street Journal) vocalist
is currently recording her 5th CD for Palmetto Records.
Music Charge: $25
3/3
Fred Hersch & Julian Lage
Fred Hersch – piano
Julian Lage – guitar
Following his 2009 Grammy Award nomination for Best Contemporary Jazz Album, guitarist
Julian Lage reached a new career peak in 2010 with a series of high–profile appearances
in the New Gary Burton Quartet. In the Washington Post, Geoffrey Himes described
Julian Lage as "a jazz newcomer more interested in elegance than in flash, more
interested in instrumental storytelling than in virtuosity." It is precisely these
qualities that make him an ideal duet partner for Fred Hersch.
Music Charge: $25
3/4 – 3/5
Fred Hersch Trio + 2
Noah Preminger – tenor saxophone
Ralph Alessi – trumpet
John Hebert – bass
Billy Drummond – drums
Fred helms an outstanding quintet for two very special nights. Saxophonist Noah
Preminger "plays with not just chops and composure, but already a distinct voice"
(Siddartha Mitter, The Boston Globe), as evidenced on his beautiful new CD
Before the Rain (Palmetto). Ralph Alessi's "trumpet tone conveys a rounded
luminescence, like the moon in full phase, and his technique is an astonishment
of fluency." (Nate Chinen, The New York Times)
Music Charge: $30
3/6
Fred Hersch & Joshua Redman
Fred Hersch – piano
Joshua Redman – tenor & soprano saxophone
Tenor titan Joshua Redman combines complete technical command of his instrument
with deep emotional expression: "Mr. Redman is a supremely affable and flowing improviser,
at times a borderline brilliant one, working in a glow of clarity." (The New
York Times) Sparks will surely fly when Redman and Hersch take it to the stage,
tonight at Jazz Standard!
Music Charge: $30
3/7
Mingus Orchestra
The Mingus Orchestra de-emphasizes individual soloists to focus on the intricacies
of Charles Mingus' most classically–influenced compositions. With its unique blend
of jazz and "not–jazz" instrumentation, this ten–piece aggregation "has all the
depth and muscle needed to render the master bassist–composer's tempestuous fantasias."
(Time Out New York)
Music Charge: $25
3/8 – 3/9
Dafnis Prieto Sí o Sí Quartet
Peter Apfelbaum – tenor saxophone
Manuel Valera – piano
Charles Flores – bass
Dafnis Prieto – drums
The masterful Cuban émigré drummer/composer Dafnis Prieto returns to our stage with
the same tight-knit quartet that recorded the 2009 CD Live at Jazz Standard,
released on his own Dafnison label. A two–time Grammy Award nominee, Dafnis Prieto
is "a rhythmic stimulus," says Latin jazz master Eddie Palmieri. "He comprehends
the two most incredibly difficult rhythmic genres: being Cuban and being
an extremely talented jazz drummer."
Music Charge: $20
3/10 – 3/13
Mose Allison Trio
Mose Allison – vocals, piano
Ratzo Harris – bass
Tom Whaley – drums
53 years after his 1957 Prestige debut album Back Country Suite, the Joe
Henry–produced CD The Way of the World showed us that Mose Allison is "as
smart, cagey, and inventive as ever," wrote Thom Jurek at AllMusic.com. "His
keyboard skills are sharp as an Argentine stiletto. Allison's elastic harmonic sense
is as beautifully unruly as Monk's, yet his improvisational ideas are carried by
a nimble–fingered force worthy of Bud Powell." Back in November 2007, "The Sage
of Tippo, Mississippi" celebrated his 80th birthday in performance
at Jazz Standard. Now Mose Allison returns for four special nights of slyly soulful
singing and blues–drenched jazz piano. Don't miss him!
Music Charge: $30
3/14
Mingus Big Band
The Mingus Big Band, whose album Live At Jazz Standard was nominated for
a Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album, "is a wonder and an anomaly,"
wrote Victor Schermer at AllAboutJazz.com. "The band has taken a musical
legacy and transformed it into a creative force that generates a contemporary originality
and vitality all its own. They are an important part of the current jazz scene and
a constant reminder that jazz—big band jazz, at that—is not merely entertainment
but a powerful art form and means of expression."
Music Charge: $25
3/15
Doug Wamble Trio
Doug Wamble – guitar, vocals
Ben Allison – bass
Matt Wilson – drums
The music of Doug Wamble "is as fascinating as it is idiosyncratic," says The
Los Angeles Times. These words were never more true than when applied to the
artist's third and latest solo album, the self–titled Doug Wamble CD (2010,
E1 Music), which features guest appearances by guitarist Charlie Hunter, trumpeter
Steven Bernstein, and vocalist Carrie Rodriguez. On these ten original compositions
(plus a closing cover of Fiona Apple's "I Know"), Doug weaves individual strands
of soul, gospel, blues, country, pop, and jazz into a colorful and deeply personal
tapestry of sound. Doug will be joined for this much–anticipated one–niter by the
ace rhythm section of Ben Allison and Matt Wilson, both lauded composer/bandleaders
in their own right.
Music Charge: $20
3/16
Lynne Arriale "Convergence" Quartet
Joel Frahm – tenor saxophone
Lynne Arriale – piano
Omar Avital – bass
Anthony Pinciotti – drums
Lynne Arriale, hailed by The Times of London for "putting the heart back
into jazz," has captured her listeners' collective imagination with her dazzling
live performances and a series of terrific recordings. This engagement celebrates
the release of Convergence (Motéma), which features a diverse array of re-imagined
pop tunes from the George Harrison classic, "Here Comes the Sun", to Sting's bluesy
"Sister Moon", the Rolling Stones' "Paint it Black", Blondie's "Call Me" and "Something
I Can Never Have" by Nine Inch Nails.
Music Charge: $20
3/17 – 3/20
Duduka da Fonseca 60th Birthday Celebration!
For four gala nights, Jazz Standard celebrates the 60th birthday of the
great drummer Duduka da Fonseca, born in Rio de Janeiro. In 1975, he moved to New
York and found "a much different musical scene then today," Duduka recalls. "Samba
jazz was not on the map at that time. I am very proud to be one of a few musicians
who in the late Seventies helped revive the Brazilian jazz scene in New York City."
3/17
Trio Da Paz plus special guests Kenny Barron & Anat Cohen
Romero Lubambo – guitar
Nilson Matta – bass
Duduka da Fonseca – drums
With Special Guests:
Anat Cohen – tenor saxophone, clarinet
Kenny Barron – piano
As a valued sideman, Duduka da Fonseca has appeared on over 200 albums and performed
with a pantheon of jazz innovators including Antonio Carlos Jobim, Wayne Shorter,
Herbie Mann, and Toshiko Akiyoshi. But for nearly two decades, he has co–led the
delightful Brazilian group known as Trio Da Paz, whose 2009 CD Night of My Beloved
(Venus - Japan) was recorded with saxophonist George Garzone and pianist Kenny
Werner. Tonight, Trio Da Paz will perform with two very special guests: the revered
pianist Kenny Barron, and Anat Cohen, whom Time Out New York calls "among
the most expressive musicians the scene has to offer on a number of reed instruments."
Music Charge: $25
3/18 – 3/19
Duduka Da Fonseca Quintet featuring Anat Cohen plus special guests
Kenny Barron & Claudio Roditi
Anat Cohen – tenor saxophone, clarinet
Guilherme Montiero – guitar
Nilson Matta – bass
Duduka da Fonseca – drums
With Special Guests:
Claudio Roditi – trumpet
Kenny Barron – piano
Duduka's achievements are by no means limited to the fine music he's made as a sideman
or with Trio Da Paz: In 2003, his first solo album, Samba Jazz Fantasia,
was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album. These two evenings
will feature a different repertoire from that of Trio Da Paz, with Anat Cohen on
reeds, the estimable Claudio Roditi on trumpet and "one of the top jazz pianists
in the world" (The Los Angeles Times) Kenny Barron.
Music Charge: $30
3/20
Trio Da Paz plus special guests Kenny Barron, Anat Cohen & Maucha Adnet
Romero Lubambo – guitar
Nilson Matta – bass
Duduka da Fonseca – drums
With Special Guests:
Anat Cohen – tenor saxophone, clarinet
Kenny Barron – piano
Maucha Adnet – vocals
"I was brought up listening to Antonio Carlos Jobim, João Gilberto, Dorival Caymmi,
Luis Bonfá, Louis Armstrong, Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles and many
others," says Duduka. So it's only natural that his Jazz Standard engagement should
include at least one night featuring a singer whose talent is fully the equal of
his own. Rio native Maucha Adnet toured and recorded with the legendary Antonio
Carlos Jobim and Banda Nova from 1984–1994; she later worked with such artists as
Caetano Veloso, Toninho Horta, and Slide Hampton. In May 2002, Maucha performed
with Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra at Alice Tully Hall.
Her solo CD, Songs I Learned From Jobim, was released in Japan on Venus
Records.
Music Charge: $30
3/21
Mingus Dynasty
The original Charles Mingus legacy group is back in action at Jazz Standard!
"Mingus was simultaneously singular and diverse in his music," wrote Nat Hentoff
in his liner notes for the Rhino/Atlantic CD reissue of Mingus' 1960 album Blues
& Roots. "‘I don't get caught in any one groove,' he used to say, ‘Everything
I do is Mingus.' He didn't like to use the word ‘jazz.' Everything he did was Mingus
music. And that ranged from long symphonic–like compositions to blues to musical
portraits to harsh evocations of racism."
Music Charge: $25
3/22
Steven Bernstein's Millennial Territory Orchestra
Steven Bernstein – trumpet, slide trumpet, arrangements
Charlie Burnham – violin
Doug Wieselman – clarinet
Peter Apfelbaum – tenor saxophone
Erik Lawrence – baritone & soprano saxophone
Art Baron – trombone
Matt Munisteri – guitar
Ben Allison – bass
Kenny Wollenson – drums
This wicked, witty, and altogether rousing aggregation is "a maverick band in every
respect," wrote Will Layman at PopMatters.com. "Playing tunes that go back
to the start of jazz and up-to-the-minute pop tunes, the Millennial Territory Orchestra
harnesses the power and excitement of today to the colors and arrangement strategies
of the early swing bands. It bridges tradition, daring edge, and a postmodern wink
into a seamless whole." Leader Steven Bernstein has blown his horn with boldfaced
names ranging from Lou Reed to Levon Helm, but the MTO remains one of his most expressive
vehicles. "My favorite moments at an MTO concert," Bernstein told Will Layman, "are
when some 21–year–old college girl comes up and says, ‘I was crying. I had tears
in my eyes.' They want to go out in New York and experience something and they've
never really experienced live music before. And when they feel that thing where
something is actually happening in front of them, it gives you that
emotion, that feeling that you can't get from TV or from a computer."
Music Charge: $20
3/23
Myron Walden Countryfied
Myron Walden – tenor saxophone
Oz Noy – guitar
Ron Oswanski – Hammond B-3 organ
Kenneth Salters – drums
A charter member of the Brian Blade Fellowship, a key player with the late great
Ray Barretto and with the New Jazz Composers Octet, saxophonist Myron Walden has
broadened his musical horizons with a series of exceptional recordings dating back
to 1996 and his debut album Hypnosis. Myron's latest release, Countryfied
(2010, Demi Sound Records), captures the down–home feeling of a classic tenor–and–organ
group like the ones heard on such Sixties classics as Jimmy Smith's Back at the
Chicken Shack. Inspired by blues, gospel, and rock and roll, the music of
Countryfied has an exuberant roots vibe and more than a tinge of Southern–fried
soul. Myron Walden, declared the Wall Street Journal, "brings the raw intensity
of a Mississippi bluesman to modern jazz."
Music Charge: $20
3/24 – 3/27
James Blood Ulmer with The Memphis Blood Blues Band featuring Vernon
Reid
James Blood Ulmer – vocals, guitar
Vernon Reid – guitar
Charles Burnham – violin
David Barnes – harmonica
Leon Gruenbaum – piano, Hammond B-3 organ
Mark Peterson – bass
Aubrey Dale – drums
James Blood Ulmer is among the most distinctive and influential electric guitarists
to emerge in the past four decades. Over time, Blood's reputation has morphed from
that of an avant–garde jazz visionary out of the Ornette Coleman school to elder
statesman of the African–American musical vernacular encompassing jazz, blues,
funk, and whatever lies beyond. This Jazz Standard engagement celebrates the tenth
anniversary of his Grammy Award–nominated album Memphis Blood: The Sun Sessions
(2001, Hyena), which featured Ulmer's deeply personal renditions of timeless blues
standards by Son House, Howlin' Wolf, and Muddy Waters. Blood's special guest this
week will be guitar hero Vernon Reid, founder of the pioneering Black rock group
Living Colour.
Music Charge: $25/$30 Friday & Saturday
3/28
Mingus Big Band
"A knockout band, full of players who combine ensemble spirit and instrumental mastery
with the quirky roughness and individualistic timbres needed for Mingus' turbulent
scores. It is thrilling to hear such big music in a small room: the audience immerses
itself in this complex, highly emotional music to a degree that is impossible in
a concert hall or festival stadium." (John L. Walters, The London Guardian)
Music Charge: $25
3/29 – 3/30
Somi
Somi – vocals
Liberty Ellman – guitar
Toru Dodo – piano
Keith Witty – bass
Steve Belvilus - drums
From her roots in East Africa, the enchanting vocalist known as Somi found a new
home in West Harlem and a warm welcome from New York's creative community. In 2007,
Somi's Harmonia Mundi CD Red Soil In My Eyes made the Top Ten of the world
music charts while she performed to audiences across four continents. In October
2009, Somi released her third album, If The Rains Come First (Obliqsound),
to impressive sales and a wave of critical acclaim. The Boston Globe says
Somi "glistens with the sheen of an almost impossibly perfect cosmopolitanism!"
JazzTimes describes Somi's style this way: "imagine the earthy gustiness
of Nina Simone blended with the vocal beauty of Dianne Reeves."
Music Charge: $20
3/31 – 4/3
SFJAZZ Collective: The Music of Stevie Wonder
Mark Turner – tenor saxophone
Miguel Zenon – alto saxophone
Avishai Cohen – trumpet
Robin Eubanks – trombone
Stefon Harris – vibes
Edward Simon – piano
Matt Penman – bass
Eric Harland – drums
Now entering its eighth year of creative adventure, the SFJAZZ Collective is an
all-star ensemble comprising eight of the finest performer/composers at work in
jazz today. Each year, the Collective performs an entirely new list of compositions
by a modern jazz master along with new pieces by its members, honoring the music's
recent history while affirming the group's commitment to jazz as a living, ever–relevant
art form. After exploring the work of jazz giants like Ornette Coleman (2004), Thelonious
Monk (2007), and Horace Silver (2010), the SFJAZZ Collective now takes on the songs
of pop music icon Stevie Wonder for its spring 2011 tour. While Wonder represents
a departure from previous, his work has had a profound impact on musicians in diverse
genres and on the whole of American culture. Maybe you've heard "Superstition,"
"Sir Duke," and "Blame It On The Sun" before – but you've never heard them arranged
and played like this!
Music Charge: $30
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