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By George Kanzler

Bridgewater cover photo by Fran Kaufman, Coolman by John Abbott, Jordan by Fran Kaufman, Porter by Erik Umphery.

WINNING SPINSRECORDINGS FROM THE MIDDLEof the last century, as heard on LPsand on the radio, are the inspiration andtemplate for recording by a couple of ourbest jazz singers from two generations.Although they were born 21 years apart,the songs they perform on this month'sWinning Spins were first heard duringtheir youth and teen years.

Gregory Porter, the younger singer,heard Nat "King" Cole courtesy of hismother's phonograph. Dee DeeBridgewater, then in Flint, Mich., heardsouthern soul and R&B as a teen listeninglate at night to WDIA, a Memphis stationthat was the first to program for AfricanAmericans.

Nat "King" Cole & Me, Gregory Porter(Blue Note), is a full-scale homage to thesinger who dominated the pop charts inthe decade-plus before the British rock in-vasion. This album centers on Nat's popcareer, largely ignoring his pioneeringwork as a modern jazz pianist and leaderof The Nat "King" Cole Trio.

The only song from his pre-pop chartdays here is "Sweet Lorraine," featuringthe trio of Christian Sands, piano; ReubenRogers, bass, and Ulysses Owens, drums,but taken at a slower tempo than Nat'soriginal. His trio is augmented, often over-whelmingly, by Vince Mendoza's arrange-ments for the string-laden London StudioOrchestra, modeled on, and often morelush than, the original recordings featur-ing Nat and orchestra on Capitol Records.

Gregory, the trio and Vince have fash-ioned a fond, affectionate tribute withGregory channeling the late singer'surbanity and natural suavity and emulat-ing his careful, clear diction. Gregory's richbaritone voice is more than adequate torevisit Nat's songs, at times sounding moreclassically polished than the original'sslightly more casual tone.

This is a sumptuous, gorgeous homageto one of the great jazz-pop singers of the20th Century and fans of Nat "King" Colewill appreciate it. But in the process,Gregory has subjugated his own distinctivevoice, choosing to mirror the original ver-sions rather than put his own stamp on thematerial. From "Mona Lisa" and "Smile" to"For All We Know" and "The ChristmasSong," this is more loving imitation thanoriginal interpretation. Even Gregory'sown "When Love Was King" is wrapped byVince in an orchestral blanket fitting the

mold of Nat's Capitol orchestral recordings. For a more personal take on the past,

though still heavy into homage, we turn toMemphis…Yes I'm Ready, Dee DeeBridgewater (OKeh). While Dee Deesometimes faithfully follows the originaltemplate of the soul records she heard onWDIA, even going to the Royal Studio inMemphis that produced many of the Staxlabel hits featured here and recording witha core of Memphis-based musicians withclassic soul organ-keyboards-electric bassgroundings, she also puts her own spin onsome of the songs.

Her "Don't Be Cruel" conjures up a verydifferent rhythm from the famous ElvisPresley version, with a smack backbeatand with musical director of the projectKirk Whalum to the fore on tenor sax. Ashuffle beat and rolling groove change thedynamic of "Hound Dog," Dee Dee's vocalevoking the title with a growl, her ending along, improvised talk-sung coda.

Dee Dee says she heard all the music onthe album while listening to late nightradio as a teen and some songs adhere clos-er to the original recordings, incorporatinga chorus, sometimes heard first, answeredby Dee Dee's vocals, as on Barbara Ma-son's 1972 hit "Yes, I'm Ready." The cho-rus, a gospel-inspired component appro-priated by soul music, is an integral part ofthis album, enhancing such Motown hitsas "Giving It Up" and "I Can't Get Next toYou" as well as Stax classics like "B-A-B-Y"and "The Sweeter He Is."

One of the pleasures of this album ishearing so many soul classics revived withsuch passion by a veteran jazz singer. Shealso records some classic blues includingthe 1940s standard, "Going Down Slow,"pared down to just vocal and keyboard andguitar, as well as B.B. King's signaturesong, "The Thrill Is Gone," with Dee Deefully unfurling her powerful voice. She alsochannels Otis Redding's emotional heft on"Try A Little Tenderness" and caps it alloff with her own tenderness on the spiritu-al "Take My Hand Precious Lord."

Gregory Porter appears at the CapeMay's Exit Zero Jazz Festival on Nov.11 and at the Ella and DizzyCentennial celebration at NJPAC inNewark on Nov. 12. Dee DeeBridgewater sings with the MemphisSoulphony at the Blue Note, Nov. 21-26.

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CLUBS & HALLS

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UPPER MANHATTAN

(Above 70th Street)449 LA: 449 Lenox Av (bet 132nd & 133rd Sts).

212-234-3298. Sun: 4-7pm Patio Jazz; Thurs:1-3:30pm Jazz & Dessert; Fri-Sat: 8:30pm.

AARON DAVIS HALL: At City College. 138Convent Av at W133rd St. www.citycollegecenterforthearts.org. 212-650-6900. Nov 3:7:30pm $35/25 adm Shades of Afro Blue featmusic of Mongo Santamaría.

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

CLEOPATRA’S NEEDLE: 2485 Bway (bet92nd & 93rd Sts). www.cleopatrasneedleny.com. 212-769-6969. Sets: Early (E), Late (L);Sun E 4-8pm, L 9pm-1am; Mon-Tues E 8-9pm, L 10pm-1am; Wed-Thurs E 7-11pm, L11:30pm-2:30am; Fri-Sat E 8pm-12am, L12:30-3am. Free adm/$10 min. Trios exceptMon&Thurs Duets, unless otherwise noted.L Jam. Residencies: Sun E Open mic w/KeithIngham, L Kelly Green Duet; Mon NathanBrown; Tues Marc Devine; Wed E Open micw/Les Kurtz, L Nathan Brown; Thurs L Kazu;Fri L Ben Zweig; Sat L T. Kash. Nov 2: JoeBonacci; 3: Carol Sudhalter Duet; 4: JustinLees; 9: Robert Rocker; 10: Dan Furman; 11:Clifford Barbaro; 16: Uri Zelig; 17: KateCosco; 18: Alan Rosenthal; 23: tba; 24: ArtLillard; 25: Michika Fukumori; 30: SoneliusSmith.

GINNY’S SUPPER CLUB: At Red Rooster.310 Lenox Av (bet 125th & 126th Sts).www.ginnyssupperclub.com. 212-792-9001.Sets: 7:30&9:30pm. Nov 3: $15-20 adm EvanSherman Big Band; 4: $20/25 Damien Sneed;9-11: $20 Brianna Thomas; 16: $20 JohnnyO'Neal; 24: $15 “King” Solomon Hicks; 25:$15-20 Chris Turner.

LUCA’S JAZZ CORNER: At Cavatappo. 17121st Av (bet 88th & 89th Sts). 212-987-9260.www.lucasjazzcorner.com. Sets/adm: Mon 7-10pm free adm Roger Lent Solo; Tues 8-10pm $10; Thurs 9-11pm $10; Sun 8-11pmVocal Jam by Jocelyn Medina. Nov 2: SamRaderman Trio; 7: Jason Tiemann Trio; 9:“King” Solomon Hicks Trio; 14: 6-10pmBucky Pizzarelli Trio; 16: Charlie Apicella &Iron City feat Madame Pat Tandy; 21: Jamw/Mike Sailors; 23: closed; 28: DennisJoseph Qrt; 30: John Dokes Qnt.

MINTON’S: 206W 118th St (bet St. Nicholas Av& Adam Clayton Powell Blvd). 212-243-2222.www.mintonsharlem.com. Sets/Adm: 7:30-8:30pm & 9:30-10:30pm; $10 Sun-Wed, $15Thu-Sat/2 drink min. Nov 1: Tyler Blanton &The Days in the Night Band; 2: JD Allen &The Rudiment; 3: “King” Solomon Hicks; 4:Michelle Walker Qnt; 6: Malick Koly &Kounadya; 8: Jerome Sabbagh Trio; 10:Christopher McBride & The Whole Proof; 15:Jerome Sabbagh Trio; 16: JD Allen & TheRudiment; 17: Judi Jackson; 18: RichardPardon; 23: Yago Vazquez Trio; 24-25:Marshall McDonald Jazz Project.

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

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8300. www.jmih.org. $10 don. Nov 7: 7-8:30pm Why Country Music Matters featAllen Lowe; 12: 2pm David Durrah; 19: 2pmEli Yamin & Intergenerational Jam; 28: 7-8:30pm Duke’s Keys feat Marc Cary.

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

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

SCHOMBURG CENTER FOR RESEARCHIN BLACK CULTURE: 515 Malcolm X Blvd.212-491-2200. Nov 14: 7:30pm www.jmih.orgNational Museum in Harlem Benefit concert.

SHRINE: 2271 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd(bet 133rd & 134th Sts). 212-690-7807.www.shrinenyc.com. Sets unless otherwisenoted: Early (E) 6-7pm, Late (L) 7-8pm.Residencies (R): Sun 5-8pm Jam w/Lu Reid.Nov 3: E-L Jacob Varmus Trio; 5: 5pm R, 9-10pm MATKOT; 6: E Andrew Kushnir Trio; 12:R; 14: L Larry Corban Electric Trio; 16: E TheTom Blatt Project; 17: E Furmi Gomez 4tet, LDana Reedy; 18: E Tim Rachbach Qnt; 19: R;21: E Josiah Boornazian; 26: R; 30: E Maës.

SILVANA: 300W 116th St at FrederickDouglass Blvd. www.silvana-nyc.com. 646-692-4935. Sets unless otherwise noted: Early(E) 6-7pm, Late (L) 7-8pm. Nov 1: E TakeshiOtani Band; 2: E-L Ed Neumeister; 3: EAndrew Kushnir Trio; 4: E Jocelyn ShannonQrt; 5: E Timna & Dario Duo; 6: E-L MichaelSarian & The Chabones; 9: E-L NicoleConnelly, 8-9pm Free Thought; 11: E PastelDe Nata; 16: E-L Jonathan Aarons; 17: EJosiah Boornazian; 20: E Caleb Veazey/LukeMarantz Duo; 22: E Larry Corban ElectricTrio; 24: E Juan Carlos Polo; 25: E EugeneSeow Qrt, L Dana Reedy; 29: 8:30-10pmCraig Brann; 30: E-L Ethan O'Reilly.

SMOKE JAZZ & SUPPER CLUB: 2751 Bway(bet 105th & 106th Sts). 212-864-6662.www.smokejazz.com. Sets: Early (E), Late(L), Brunch (B); Sun B 11:30am,1&2:30pm, E7,9&10:30pm, L 11:30pm; Mon E 7&9pm, L10:30pm; Tues-Thurs E 7,9&10:30pm, L11:30pm; Fri-Sat E 7,9&10:30pm, L 11:45pm&12:45am; adm/min vary. Residencies: SunB Annette St. John Trio, L Willerm DelisfortQrt; Mon (R) E Vincent Herring Qrt & NewJam, L New Jam Vincent Herring; Tues (R) EMike LeDonne & Groover Qrt, L tba; Wed (R)E Lezlie Harrison, L Emmet Cohen B3 Trio;Thurs L except 11/23 Nickel & Dime OPS; FriL 11/3&17 Patience Higgins & Sugar Hill Qrt,11/10&24 John Farnsworth Qrt; Sat L JohnnyO’Neal & friends. Nov 1: E R; 2: MichelleWalker Qnt; 3-5: Vincent Herring; 6-8: R; 9:Reuben Wilson Trio; 10-12: Eric Reed Qrt; 13-15: R; 16: Cynthia Scott; 17-19: Bill Charlap;20-22&24-26: The New Drum Battle featKenny Washington vs. Joe Farnsworth; 27-29: R; 30: Alexis Cole.

SUGAR BAR: 254W 72nd St (bet Bway & WestEnd Av). 212-579-0222. www.sugarbarnyc.com.Sets: 8pm/$10 adm unless otherwise noted.Residencies: Wed except 11/8 Electrikana;Thurs except 11/23 9pm Open Mic w/SugarBar All Star Band. Nov 3: Lionel Young; 4:

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The Wolfpack; 13: Neal Smith Berklee Octfeat Billy Pierce; 14-15: $30 Jerome Jennings;16: Roswell Rudd w/Fay Victor, LafayetteHarris & Ken Filiano; 17-19: $45 11/17 BobbySanabria Multiverse Big Band; 20: SteveNelson; 21: $30 Yotam Silberstein; 22 $30 + 237pm $165 incl 3-course dinner + 24-26:Wycliffe Gordon & His International All-Stars;27: Bobby Sanabria & Manhattan School ofMusic Afro-Cuban Jazz Orch; 28-29: DaynaStephens Qnt; 30: $45 David Chesky. LateNight w/Nov 1-4: Dean Tsur; 7-11: tba; 14-18:Nate Sparks Big Band; 21-22&24-25: BennyBenack III; 28-Dec 2: Andrew Renfroe.

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

IRIDIUM: 1650 Bway at 51st St. 212-582-2121.www.theiridium.com. Sets: 8:30pm $25/35adm unless otherwise noted. Nov 2-3: $35adm Acoustic Alchemy; 4-5: 8:30&10:30pm$30/40 Sheila Jordan; 12: Oleg Frish Spt; 13:$25 Ed Palermo Big Band; 15: Jaimoe &Jasssz Band; 19: Frank Catalano/JimmyChamberlin; 20: $25 Adam Ben Ezra; 24-26:8pm $40/50 Electric Miles.

JAZZ AT KITANO: 66 Park Av at 38th St. 212-885-7119. www.kitano.com. Sets/adm: Sun12-2:30pm, Mon-Tues 8-11pm, Wed-Sat 8-9:15&10-11:15pm; Sun $40 buffet, Mon-Tuesfree/$15 min, Wed-Thurs $17/$20 min, Fri-Sat $32/$20 min. Residencies (R): Sun JazzBrunch w/Tony Middleton; Mon Jam by IrisOrnig. Nov 1: Ben Rosenblum Trio; 2: CarolFredette Qrt; 3-4: Roseanna Vitro & Colors ofthe Heart feat Kenny Werner w/GregoireMaret 11/3, Dave Liebman 11/4; 5-6: R; 7:Angelo DiLoreto Solo; 8: Beat Kaestli Qnt; 9:Michika Fukumori Trio; 10: Helio Alves Trio;11: Mark Soskin Trio; 12-13: R; 14: MicahThomas Solo; 15: Daryl Sherman Trio; 16:Jonathan Karrant Qrt; 17-18: Duduka daFonseca & Samba Jazz Fantasia; 19-20: R;21: Daisuke Abe Solo; 22: JackWilkins/Howard Alden; 23: no jazz; 24: DaveStryker meets the Brazilian Trio; 25: NirFelder Trio; 26-27: R; 28: Micah Thomas Solo;29: Melissa Hamilton Qrt; 30: Ben CassaraQnt.

JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER: 10 ColumbusCr at 60th St. 5th Fl. www.jalc.org. 212-258-9800. Appel Room (AR), Rose Theater (RT).Nov 3-4: 7&9:30pm AR Nuevo Jazz Latino,8pm RT Eliane Elias; 9-11: 8pm RT WyntonMarsalis & Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchw/Richard DeRosa, Vincent Gardner.

SAINT PETER’S CHURCH: 619 Lexington Av at54th St. (Citicorp Bld). www.saintpeters.org.212-935-2200. 1st Mon: 7:30pm $5 admInternational Women in Jazz Jam; Wed: 1pm$10 don Midtown Jazz at Midday; Sun: 5pmfree adm Jazz Vespers feat except 11/5Alexis Cole. Nov 1: David Finck Trio; 5: IkeSturm + Evergreen; 8: Judimarie CanterinoTrio; 9: 7:30pm Duke Ellington SocietyHoliday party www.thedukeellingtonsociety.org; 15: Orlando Haddad/Patricia King; 22:Beegie Adair/Monica Ramey; 29: HowardWilliams Jazz Orch.

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

TOMI JAZZ: 239E 53rd St (Bet 2nd & 3rd Avs).Lower level. www.tomijazz.com. 646-497-1254. Sets: Sun 8-11pm; Mon&Wed L 8-11pm, N 11pm-12:30am; Tues E 8-9:20pm, L9:40-11pm, N 11pm-12:30am; Thurs 9-

9pm Irini Res & the Jazz Mix; 8: Akina Miyata“Wa” Qrt; 10: Rob Silverman Qrt; 11: JasonAbraham; 23: closed; 24: 8&9:30pm $15 JoeBonacci.

TRIAD: 158W 72nd St (bet Bway & Columbus).www.stage72.com. 212-362-2590. Nov 8: 7pm$15/10 adm, 2 drink min Maria Guida.

The WEST END LOUNGE: 955 West End Av.212-531-4759. www.thewestendlounge.com.Nov 19: 4-7pm Another Sunday Serenade917-882-9539/www.vtyjazz.com $25 adm trib-ute to Joe Williams & Johnny Hartman featGregory Generet w/Mark Gross.

BIRDLAND: 315W 44th St (bet 8th & 9th Avs).212-581-3080. www.birdlandjazz.com. Sets:8:30&11pm, except Mon 7&9:30pm, Sun6,9&11pm. Adm varies. Residencies: Sun9pm except 11/12 (R) Arturo O’Farrill Afro-Latin Jazz Orch; Mon 9:30pm Jim CarusoCast Party; Wed 5:30-7pm David Ostwald &Louis Armstrong Eternity Band; Fri 5:15-7pm Birdland Big Band; Sat 6pm VeronicaSwift. Nov 1-4: Ann Hampton Callaway; 2:6pm Alexis Cole; 5: 6pm tba; 7-12: DjangoReinhardt NY Festival Allstars feat Dorado,Samson & Amati Schmitt, Ludovic Beier,Pierre Blanchard w/guests 11/7-8&11 GraceKelly, 9-10 Ken Peplowski; 9: 6pm DeniseReis; 12: 6pm Thana Alexa; 14-18: DianeSchuur; 16: 6pm Steve Sandberg Qrt; 19:6pm Memo Acevedo, 9pm R; 21-25: VeronicaSwift w/Benny Green Trio; 26: 6pm MelanieStace, 9pm R; 28-Dec 2: Marcus Roberts Trio;30: 6pm Ronny Whyte.

CARNEGIE HALL: 57th St & 7th Av. 212-247-7800. www.carnegiehall.org. Nov 3: 9pm atZankel Hall Catherine Russell.

CLUB BONAFIDE: 212E 52nd St (bet 2nd &3rd Avs). 3rd Fl. www.clubbonafide.com.646-918-6189. Sets: Early (E) 7:30pm, Late(L) 9:30pm, Late Night (N) 11pm. Nov 3:7:30pm Ladies Day Jazz Ens; 10: E-L RobFulton & Danny Mixon Trio feat T.K. Blue.

DIZZY’S CLUB COCA-COLA: At Jazz @Lincoln Center. 10 Columbus Cr at 60th St.5th Fl. www.jalc.org. 212-258-9800. Sets/ admunless otherwise noted: 7:30&9:30pm,11:30pm Late Night Sessions; Sun-Wed $35,Thurs-Fri $40, Sat $45; $10 min. Nov 1-2: $3011/1 Dan Nimmer; 3-5: $45 11/3 ViniciusCantuaria; 6-7: Ralph Peterson Triangular Trio feat The Curtis Brothers; 8: $30 Guy Nintus Trio, 9:30pm Yotam Ben-Or; 9: Sullivan Fortner Qrt; 10-12: Warren Wolf &

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THE FIRST TIME GEORGE RUS-sell heard Sheila Jordan, the respect-ed composer and educator asked her whereshe learned to sing like that. "Hell," shereplied. But despite her hardscrabble back-ground, detailed in Ellen Johnson's bookJazz Child, and the allusions to her hard-knocks life that pop up matter-of-factly inconversation, Sheila mainly radiates joythese days.

"I've been living a clean, sober life anddoing the music that I love," she says."Every year gets better—the past 10-20years have been fantastic. I'm very gratefuland very fortunate. Music saved my life."

The NEA Jazz Master, who turns 89 onNov. 18, tours constantly, her schedule adizzying mix of U.S. and European festi-vals, clubs, concerts, churches, conferencesand workshops. Where your average roadwarrior might have compiled an endlesslitany of travel woes, Sheila views the air-ports and buses and suitcases and securitychecks as necessary steps in her longtimemission to keep jazz alive. All the travelagita fades as she faces a receptive audi-ence eager to listen to the music she's ded-icated her life to since she first heardCharlie Parker almost 75 years ago.

Part of the allure of touring comes frommeeting new musicians around the globe.Sheila rarely travels with her own bandand her only requirements are that theplayers must read music and swing. "It'salways exciting for all of us. I wonder whatthey're going to play like. It's a way tomake good friends and have a good time, togive local musicians a chance to play andbe heard."

She racks her memory for an example ofwhen a band didn't work out. "There wasonly once I felt it wasn't up to par," Sheilaeventually shares, citing a pianist yearsback who didn't seem to like or approve ofher music. She shrugs it off: "I always lis-ten to the bass player," she notes. "I get towork with musicians who feel the sameway I do, who love the music. I don't want

to be the boss, I'm not a diva and I neverwanted to be. I want to be a messenger ofthe beautiful music of jazz and to be part ofwhat's happening on stage."

The singer says her approach to musichasn't changed much since her first gig atage 17, though she has developed moreconfidence over time, and her voice is astep or so lower now than when she start-ed out. When Sheila hears a tune she likes,she focuses on learning the melody and thechord changes exactly as they're written.

"The original melody is the steppingstone to improvisation. The lyrics can bechanged if they're not good, and I neverget lost when I have the melody andchanges in my head. I'm just singing aboutmy life and my experiences," the veteranvocalist explains. "I just let it happen, it'svery organic. I'm not showing off myincredible voice—I don't have an incredi-ble voice! I'm just thinking about life andthis great music that Charlie Parker gaveus. And if I ever think, 'Whoa, where did Igo?' I just listen to the bass player and getback on track."

Sheila's birthday month travels includejaunts to gigs in Spain, France,Cambridge, Montclair and the Big Apple,where she's looking forward to performingat The Iridium with pianist Steve Kuhn,with whom she first recorded on ECM inthe 1970s. "I love Steve, he's a joy to workwith. We'll do some of his wonderful songs;they're quirky and deep. He's underratedas a pianist and composer."

She also is on hand at Dizzy's ClubCoca-Cola on Nov. 16 to join the 82ndbirthday tribute to trombonist RoswellRudd. "I've always loved working withRoswell, he's one of the sweetest musiciansI've ever met. I've never heard him degradeor put anyone down."

The vocalist is among the most belovedfigures in jazz, perhaps due to a combina-tion of her positive attitude, her willing-ness to share knowledge and encourage-ment, her unique talent and her joyouszeal in spreading the word of jazz. Just thisyear alone, Jordan has received quite animpressive number of awards, rangingfrom an honorary doctorate of fine artsfrom the University of Massachusetts tothe International Society of Bassists recog-nition award for collaborative music and ajazz hall of fame award from Montclair'swell-known club, Trumpets.

"Life is good at 88, almost 89," shedeclares with a chuckle.

Sheila Jordan performs at TheIridium Nov. 4-5 with pianist SteveKuhn, bassist Alden O'Donnell anddrummer Billy Drummond. She joinsthe Roswell Rudd birthday tribute atDizzy's Club Coca-Cola on Nov. 16 andshe sings and speaks at the MontclairPublic Library on Nov. 3.

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S P O T L I G H TJIMMY OWENSFLUSHING TOWN HALL / NOVEMBER 3A fixture on the Big Apple jazz scene since he was the youngest trumpeter to partici-pate in a tribute to Louis Armstrong, Jimmy Owens went on to play in the bands ofDuke Ellington, Thelonious Monk and Dizzy Gillespie. A co-founder of and frequentparticipant in Jazzmobile, Jimmy has also been a prominent jazz educator and cham-pion of musician's welfare. His rich tone and commanding sound on trumpet andflugelhorn have made him a favorite guest soloist with big bands and orchestrasaround the world. This concert, 100 Years of Dizzy and Monk, brings him togetherwith three other NEA Jazz Masters—saxophonist Jimmy Heath, pianist KennyBarron and drummer Jimmy Cobb—as well as saxophonist and flutist Lew Tabackinand bassist Rufus Reid, for this tribute to a pair of Jimmy's early leader-mentors. GK

JERRY VIVINOZINC BAR / NOVEMBER 6You've probably heard Jerry Vivino's playing and likely seen his face even if you'venever set foot in a jazz club. A member of Conan's Basic Cable Band, as well as analumnus of The Tonight Show band, Jerry has demonstrated an amazing versatilitythat has served him well in musical settings—TV or otherwise—ranging anywherefrom Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons to Branford Marsalis. In his solo projects,Jerry draws freely on the many musical worlds he can inhabit, offering up richly tex-tured flute playing and saxophone work that recalls the gruff sentimentality of BenWebster, all set against a backdrop of material from Ray Noble to Stevie Wonder. Hisappearance at the monthly Vandojam promises to be a diverse evening. SH

PIERRE BLANCHARDBIRDLAND for DJANGO REINHARDT NY FESTIVAL / NOVEMBER 7-12It is tempting to declare violinist Pierre Blanchard the heir apparent to StephaneGrappelli. Indeed, as a longtime student of Grappelli's, Pierre certainly interprets themaster violinist's style and sound with unmatched grace and fluidity. However, Pierrehas also extended Grappelli's language beyond the usual borders of hot jazz, incorpo-rating styles like bebop and hard bop into his work, most famously in a mixed ensem-ble collaboration that paired a string ensemble with saxophonist Lee Konitz in athrilling traversal of modern jazz styles. While it's surprising that Pierre's talentshave not caught on stateside as fully as he deserves, there is still time to change that.His appearance holding down the Grappelli chair in the Django Reinhardt NY Festivaloffers ample opportunity to hear this unique master in action. SH

RAVI COLTRANEVILLAGE VANGUARD / NOVEMBER 7-12Clarity of intention allows an artist to embrace spontaneity no matter the circum-stance or musical encounter. Saxophonist and composer Ravi Coltrane plays with afacility and an honest expression that serves the music and the moment. His masteryand unique interpretations of musical language have allowed him to collaborate withsuch luminaries as Terence Blanchard, Elvin Jones, McCoy Tyner, Jeff "Tain" Watts,Kenny Barron, Gerald Clayton, Joe Lovano and the late Geri Allen. In addition tomaintaining a touring schedule that sends him around the world, the Grammy-nomi-nated artist has released six records as a leader, including his latest Spirit Fiction(Blue Note, 2012), and founded his own independent label RKM. Ravi's quartet fea-tures Adam Rogers on guitar, Dezron Douglas on bass and E.J. Strickland, drums. SJ

JASON TIEMANNLUCA'S JAZZ CORNER / NOVEMBER 7Chasing forward momentum of the music with laidback looseness, drummer JasonTiemann navigates the New York scene with expert versatility. A responsive playerwho enters musical dialogue with both a strong statement and a receptive energy,Jason plays regularly with a range of influential artists in clubs and listening roomsacross the city. The legacy of the music always has motivated Jason's expression andfor more than a decade the native Kentuckian helped pass on the tradition to the nextgeneration of artists as professor of jazz drums and percussion at the University ofLouisville. His roster of collaborative artists from Benny Golson to Peter Bernsteincontinues to grow and his quartet features Mike DiRubbo, Michael Weiss and PaulGill. SJ

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By Ken Dryden, Seton Hawkins, Stephanie Jones, George Kanzler, Michael G Nastos & Eric Wendell Blanchard photo by Jack Casey, Clarke by Steven Parkes, Fedchock by AJ O'Reilly, Guiliana by Shervin Lainez, Owens by Stephanie Myers,Vivino by James Korn, Wikins by Lynne E Riordan.

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MARK GUILIANAJAZZ STANDARD / NOVEMBER 28-29Manipulating sound and sense with wide open ears, as he challenges concepts of genredistinctions, a master of texturized pulse, drummer Mark Guiliana has pioneered anew soundscape for modern music. Playing with a deep, chest-resonating groove andequally sophisticated phrasing, the drummer and composer engages listeners with avirtuosic sound that has allowed him to collaborate with a cross section of fierce tal-ent including, among others, Brad Mehldau, Gretchen Parlato, Matisyahu, LionelLoueke and the late David Bowie. Earning such titles as DownBeat's Rising Star andModern Drummer's Best Jazz Drummer for 2017, the Garden State native recentlyreleased Jersey (Motéma Music, 2017), his seventh recording as a leader/co-leader, tocritical acclaim. Both nights feature the Mark Guiliana Jazz Quartet. SJ

JACK WILKINSJAZZ AT KITANO / NOVEMBER 22Jack Wilkins is one of the top jazz guitarists active today, though he hasn't recordednearly enough as a leader. Jack first made a name for himself in the 1970s, recordingwith Earl Hines, Lionel Hampton, Bob Brookmeyer and Buddy Rich. He countsDjango Reinhardt, Charlie Christian, Wes Montgomery and Joe Pass among his gui-tar influences, though pianist Bill Evans and Clifford Brown have also inspired him.His formidable technique, lyricism and inventive chording stand out in any situation,while his subtle playing in intimate settings reveal the depth of his musicianship.Jack is a versatile composer with a wide range of musical interests and he plays musicfrom many genres. Jack enjoys collaborating with guitarists in the studio and onstage; his musical partner for this evening is guitarist Howard Alden. KD

JOHN FEDCHOCKSMALLS JAZZ CLUB / NOVEMBER 17-18One of the premier trombonists, arrangers and composers in straight ahead jazz, JohnFedchock has had more opportunities to share in performing, recording and collabo-rations than many jazz musicians. A Cleveland native, John's early days with theWoody Herman Thundering Herd led to him being the music director and a primarysoloist of that entourage. Albums as a sideman and eventually as a leader for theReservoir label solidified his standing and led to his own New York Big Band. His nim-ble, clean, witty and technically literate style is evident from his first notes. For thesedates with his NY Sextet, John will be joined by trumpeter Scott Wendholt, pianistAllen Farnham, bassist David Finck, drummer Eric Halvorsen and tenor saxophonistsTom Christensen or Walt Weiskopf on alternating nights. MGN

JEROME JENNINGSDIZZY'S CLUB COCA-COLA / NOVEMBER 14-15 With the full history of jazz in his vision, and the entire legacy of jazz drumming inhis hands, percussionist Jerome Jennings is a jaw-dropping force in the music.Wielding a flexibility that enables him to channel the relentless swing of Jo Jones, orthe funky press rolls of Art Blakey, or even the deep polyrhythmic grooves of TonyWilliams, Jerome has slowly pivoted his talents away from serving in the role of afirst-call sideman into that of a top-notch bandleader. Here, at The Side Door Nov. 10and Smalls Jazz Club Nov. 24-25, Jerome not only showcases his ferocious drumchops, he also highlights his intelligent arrangements and brilliantly groomed ensem-bles. He is joined by trumpeter Kali Rodriguez, tenor saxophonist Stacy Dillard,pianist Tadataka Unno, bassist Gregg Ryan, and vocalist Jazzmeia Horn. SH

STANLEY CLARKEPARAMOUNT HUDSON VALLEY / NOVEMBER 24Spanning the crosscurrent of jazz, funk and rock, Stanley Clarke's virtuosity took thebass guitar from the background of the jazz ensemble and placed it front and center.Early in his career, Stanley performed with everyone from drummer Art Blakey tosaxophonist Dexter Gordon, to name just two. As a member of the fusion group Returnto Forever, Stanley assisted in bringing jazz-fusion to near pop-level acclaim with twoof their eight albums being certified gold. As a leader, Stanley's output has warrant-ed several Grammy Awards, the most recent being for Best Instrumental Jazz AlbumAlbum for the 2012 Forever alongside keyboardist Chick Corea and drummer LennyWhite. For this performance, as well as at Blue Note Nov. 14-19, Stanley is joined byhis long-standing Stanley Clarke Group. EW

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11:30pm; Fri 9pm-1am; Sat E 6-7:30pm, L 8-10:30pm, N 11pm-1:30am. Adm: Sun-Wedfree/$5 min, Thurs-Sat $10/10 min. Nov 1: LMiyoko Sparrow, N Motonori Kobayashi; 2:Omer Ashanov; 3: Matt Gordeuk; 4: E KenKobayashi, L Rocco John, N Sharp Tree Trio; 5:David Love; 6: L Setsuko Kida, N AndrewKushnir; 7: E Dorian Devins, N Alan Kwan; 8: LYusuke Matsubayashi, N Gil Schwartz; 9: GregMerritt; 10: Takenori Nishiuchi; 11: E TheHighliners, L Yuko Togami, N Annie Chen; 12:Bill Stevens; 13: L Atsushi Ouchi, N ArthurSadowski; 14: E Mark Kross, N Jun Xiao; 15: LYoshiki Miura, N Richard Thai; 16: LindaPresgrave; 17: Sharp Tree Trio; 18: E AkihiroYamamoto, L Ken Kobayashi, N Craig Brann;19: Wishing On Stars; 20: L Andrew VanTassell, N Nicholas Brust; 21: E ShokoIgarashi, N Kenny Brooks; 22: L Chiemi &Lenny, N Tori Gee; 23: closed; 24: TakenoriNishiuchi; 25: E Kathryn Allyn, L DanielBennett, N Candice Rayes; 26: Kengo Yamada;27: L Andrew Licata, N Tomoko Omura; 28: EAndy Bianco, N Alex Frondell; 29: L MichaelGallant, N Keri Johnsrud; 30: Senri Oe.

55 BAR: 55 Christopher St (bet 6th & 7th Avs).212-929-9883. www.55bar.com. Sets: Early (E)7-9pm except Sun&Fri-Sat 6-9pm. 1st Mon: ESean Wayland; 1st Thurs: E Amy Cervini; 1stSat: E Ayana lowe; 2nd Thurs: E NicoleZuraitis; 2nd Fri: E Tessa Souter; last Wed: EPaul Jost; last Fri: E Kendra Shank. Nov 5:9:30pm Iris Ornig & IO-5.

75 CLUB: At the Bogardus Mansion. 75 MurraySt (bet W Bway & Greenwich St). 212-268-1746. www.wilburwareinstitute.com WilburWare Institute presents Wilbur’s Warehouse.Sets/adm: 7:30&9:30pm; Tues John Webber &friends, Wed Singers Night, Thurs DezronDouglas & friends. Nov 3-4: Steve Williams Qrtw/Craig Handy; 10-11: Louis Hayes Qrt; 17:John Webber Trio w/John Dokes; 18: DezronDouglas Band w/spec guest Michael Carvin;24-25: Tardo Hammer Qrt w/Grant Stewart.

BAHA’Í CENTER: 53E 11th St (bet Bway &University). www.bahainyc.org. 212-222-5159.Tues: 8&9:30pm $10/15 adm. Nov 7: MikeLongo Trio; 14: Nick Moran Trio; 28: JackWalker.

BAR NEXT DOOR: 129 McDougal St. 212-529-5945. www.lalanternacaffe.com. Sets: Sun8&10pm, Mon-Thurs Early (E) 6:30-7:45pm,Late (L) 8:30&10:30pm, Fri-Sat 7:30,9:30&11:30pm. Adm: $12 all night + 1 drink min/setexcept Fri-Sat $12/set + 1 drink min/set, E free.Trios unless otherwise noted. Mon-Thurs: EEmerging Artists series; Mon: L VocalMondays series. Residencies (R): Sun PeterMazza, Wed L Jonathan Kreisberg. Nov 1: EAndrew Shillito, L R; 2: E Tommaso Gambini, LPete McCann; 3: Jack Wilkins; 4: PasqualeGrasso; 5: R; 6: E Alan Kwan, L E.J. Decker; 7:E Prawit Siriwat, L Nick Brust; 8: E PaulJubong Lee, L R; 9: E Vaughn Stoffey, L NadavPeled; 10: Dario Chiazzolino; 11: Ben Eunson;12: R; 13: E Julphan Tilapornputt, L ValentinaMarino; 14: E Cole Davis, L Craig Brann; 15: ENanJo Lee, L R; 16: E David Kuhn, L YotamSilberstein; 17: Jeff McLaughlin; 18: DavyMooney; 19: R; 20: E Dan Hartig, L Les Grant;21: E Peter Amos, L Hashem Assadullahi; 22:E Joey Lamb, L R; 23: E Niall Cade, L AleksiGlick; 24: Jeff Miles; 25: Jerome Sabbagh; 26:R; 27: E Daniel Dickinson, L Dida Pelled; 28: EMark McIntyre, L Gene Bertoncini Solo; 29: ESagi Kaufman, L R; 30: E Alicyn Yaffe, L JCStylles.

BLUE NOTE JAZZ CLUB: 131W 3rd St at 6thAv. 212-475-8592. www.bluenotejazz.com.Sets: 8&10:30pm + Fri-Sat 12:30am Late NightGroove series, Sun 11:30am&1:30pm SundayBrunch. Adm varies. Nov 1-5: Dizzy GillespieAll-Stars; 6: Eddie Cole & The Sauce; 7-8:Rebirth Brass Band; 9-11: Talib Kweli; 12:Adam Deitch Qrt; 13: McCoy Tyner; 14-19:Stanley Clarke Band; 20: Marcus Strickland &Twi-Life & friends; 21-26: Dee DeeBridgewater; 27: McCoy Tyner; 28-Dec 3:Fourplay. Late Night Groove w/Nov 3: TylerBlanton & Horne Electric Band; 10: TheFinisher Mister Cee; 17-18: Brady Watt &friends; 24: The Artifacts. Sunday Brunchw/Nov 5: Combo Nuvo; 12: Akiko Tsuruga Qrt;19: Champian Fulton Qrt; 26: Erika Matsuo.

The CAVE: At St. George’s. 209E 16th St atRutherford Pl. www.olmstedsalon.com. 2ndFri: 7:30&9:30pm $15 adm. Nov 10: AlphonsoHorne & The Root Continuum.

The CELL: 338W 23rd St (bet 8th & 9th Avs).646-861-2253. www.thecelltheatre.org. Nov18: 8pm Kelly Green Sxt.

CORNELIA STREET UNDERGROUND: 29Cornelia St. www.corneliastreetcafe.com.212-989-9319. Sets unless otherwise noted:Sun 8:30&10pm, Mon-Thurs 8&9:30pm, Fri-Sat 9&10:30pm. Adm varies. Nov 1: 6pmAlbert Marques; 2: Loren Stillman Qnt; 3-4:Andrew Rathbun Qnt; 5: Daisy Castro; 6:8:30pm Amram & Co; 7: Tammy Scheffer Sxt,9:30pm Elisabeth Lohninger; 8: 8pm YuhanSu Qnt; 9: Kyle Nasser Sxt, 9:30pmBeekman; 11: Lucian Ban & Elevationw/spec guest Billy Hart; 12: Gaya FeldheimSchorr, 9:30pm Lior Milliger; 15: MartinNevin Gp; 16: 8pm Tyler Blanton ElectricTrio; 17: Dan Weiss; 18: 6pm Tahira Clayton;21: Real Feels; 22: 8pm Marta Sanchez Qnt.

The CUTTING ROOM: 44E 32nd St (betMadison & Park Av). 212-691-1900. www.thecuttingroomnyc.com. Nov 5: 7:30pm $25/30adm O’Connel/Egan/Gottlieb/JazzHorta/Cuber Jazz; 8: 7pm $20/30 Pete Levin & TheMobius Band w/spec guest Joel Levin; 12:2pm $30-40 Brunch w/Buddy feat DannySeraphine.

The DJANGO: At Roxy Hotel. 2 Av of theAmericas at Walker St. www.roxyhotelnyc.com. 212-519-6600.

DROM: 85 Ave A (bet 5th & 6th Sts). 212-777-1157. www.dromnyc.com. Nov 12: 7pm $10adm Nicole Zuraitis.

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

FAT CAT: 75 Christopher St at 7th Av. 212-675-6056. www.fatcatmusic.org. $3 adm/no min.Sets unless otherwise noted: Early (E), Late(L), Night (N); E 7pm except Sun-Mon&Fri6pm; L 9pm except Thurs&Sat 10pm, Fri add10:30pm; N 1:30am except Sun 1am, Mon-Wed 12:30am. Residencies (R): Sun E except11/19 Terry Waldo & Gotham City Band, NBrandon Lewis & Renee Cruz; Mon N BillyKaye; Tues E Saul Rubin Zebtet; Wed Eexcept 11/1 Raphael D'Lugoff Trio + 1, N NedGoold; Fri L The Supreme Queens; Sat NGreg Glassman. Nov 1: E Four In One, LGroover Trio, N R; 2: E Jure Pukl, L SaulRubin Zebtet, N Paul Nowinski; 3: E JohnRestrepo, L R + Jared Gold/Dave Gibson, NRay Parker; 4: E Ivan Renta Qnt, L RaphaelD'lugoff Qnt, N R; 5: E R, 8:30pm JadeSynstelien & FCBB, N R; 6: E The BetterTones, L Lafayette Harris Sxt, N R; 7: E R, LKumbakin, N Kelly Green; 8: E R, L HaroldMabern Trio, N R; 9: E The Flail, L GregGlassman Qnt, N Avi Rothbard; 10: E Curtis

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BASSIST TODD COOLMAN HAS NOproblem being identified as a cool cat inmusic, just based on his surname. Greatbranding aside, he is one of the more in-demand sidemen in mainstream jazz andhas been for many years. An accomplishedperformer and sometimes bandleader,with two books about his noble uprightinstrument to his credit, Todd is known inthe industry as one of the very best, thoughhe rarely rates high in critics' polls. Butthose who use, employ and love his styleand ability don't have to be convinced howtalented he is.

As a two-time Grammy Award winner,contributor on many recordings, and some-one who is the epitome of dependable,Todd has graced many straight-ahead proj-ects with class, verve and dignity. He has asmall but potent discography as a leader,including the trio date Tomorrows (BRCInternational), Lexicon featuring the lateJoe Henderson (Double Time Records), andthe ArtistShare Perfect Strangers. And herecently made available an online tutorialvideo and instructional course JazzAcoustic Bass Playing for the Novice.

In NYC since 1978, the Gary, Ind.native has played with some of the truegreats in jazz including James Moody,Gerry Mulligan, Horace Silver, BennyGolson, Tommy Flanagan, Stan Getz, ArtFarmer, Lionel Hampton and BennyGoodman. Aside from his clear artistry,Todd is a distinguished professor of musicat SUNY Purchase and the Skidmore JazzInstitute; also a lecturer, clinician andresearcher, he received his doctorate atNYU in 1997.

When asked about the origins of hisname he says, "Our family records are veryincomplete, likely destroyed in oneEuropean war or another. We believe thesurname Coolman is an Ellis Island deriv-ative. Likely stated as 'Kuhlmann,' it mayhave then been entered into the record as,'Coolman.' The name Coolman has been inmy family as far back as we have been ableto trace it."

Playing the bass was decided for him bya middle school orchestra teacher. "I hadmade a perfect score on a so-called, 'musi-cal aptitude test' we were all given in sev-enth grade," he recalls. "As a result, I wasassigned to the orchestra because the

belief was that stringed instruments weregenerally more challenging and difficult tolearn than wind instruments for youngpeople in that age group. I had the largesthands of anyone in my class; the teacherobserved that and suggested I play thebass. I took piano lessons briefly at the ageof 8 or so, but opted to play Little LeagueBaseball instead."

Regarding the importance of great jazzbass players, Todd states the obvious."There are practically too many to men-tion. But in my earliest experience withthe bass, I was initially inspired by RayBrown, Paul Chambers, Jimmy Blanton,Oscar Pettiford and Red Mitchell, and RonCarter. I could easily add scores of namesto that list today."

When asked how or if his experience insymphonic or classical music factors intohis thinking and style he says, "I believe itdoes. My undergraduate degree is in clas-sical performance and I have played inmany symphony orchestra settings."Regarding the rarely explored bowed orarco technique he says, "I really don't doenough of it, even though I feel I am capa-ble and enjoy the musical possibilities bow-ing the bass presents. But the mere exis-tence of your question will have me goingback to the practice room in a few minutesto address that very situation!"

As far as a format preference of trio,small, larger ensemble or big band, hesays, "I would imagine it's all good; it is allgood. It really depends on who your cohortsare. I can say that if I had to pick just onesetting, I think the piano trio with drums,or trio with piano and guitar are myfavorite. I feel my strength is in enablingothers to realize their fullest potential. Iam not necessarily a musician who, 'makesthings' but I aspire to be a musician that'makes things better' for my being thereand contributing what I can to the whole. Iactually love being a sideman. It is verysatisfying in very subtle ways. My love ofthe music exceeds any personal goal."


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Nowosad, L R + Richard Pardron, N CraigWuepper; 11: E Dan Aran Qrt, L AnthonyNelson, N R; 12: E R, L Simona Premazzi, NR; 13: E Amit Chaterjee, L Ned Goold Qrt, NR; 14: E R, L Peter Brainin & the Latin JazzWorkshop; 15: E R, L Don Hahn/MikeCamacho Band, N R; 17: L R; 18: N R; 19: EGamelan Dharma Swara, N R; 20: L GeorgeBraith, N R; 21: E R; 22: E&N R; 24: L R; 25: NR; 26: E&N R; 27: N R; 28: E R, L Itai Kriss &Gato Gordo, N John Benitez & Latin Bop; 29:E&N R.

GREENWICH HOUSE MUSIC SCHOOL: 46Barrow St (bet 7th Av S & W 4th St). 212-242-4770. www.greenwichhouse.org. Sound ItOut series: $15/12 adm. Nov 10: 8pm RicardoGrilli Qrt; 11: 7:30pm Marc Hannaford Trio +Satoshi Takeishi & Triptych.

JAZZ GALLERY: 1160 Bway at 27th St. 5th Fl.www.jazzgallery.org. 646-494-3625. Sets/adm: 7:30&9:30pm $15/10, $22/12 Fri-Sat.Nov 1: $50 Benefit Fuerza Puerto Rico!; 2:Mentoring series feat Orrin Evans Gpw/Morgan Guerin; 3: Secret Mall; 4:Immanuel Wilkins; 9: Kalia Vandever Qnt; 10:Joe Martin Qrt; 11: Jamie Baum & ShortStories; 15: Mentoring series feat YosvanyTerry Gp w/Darryl Johns; 16: JonathanFinlayson & Sicilian Defense; 17: CharlesAltura; 18: DICE; 21: Gamelan Yowana Sari;24-25: Johnathan Blake; 28: Kate GentileNew Qrt; 29: Miho Hazama.

JAZZ STANDARD: 116E 27th St (bet Park &Lexington Avs). www.jazzstandard.net. 212-576-2232. Sets/adm unless otherwise noted:7:30&9:30pm/$30 except Mon-Wed $25; Sun 2-3pm free/$5 don; Sat Brunch (B) 12-2:30pm/$10, $35 all-inclusive. Residencies:Sun 2-3pm except 11/26 Jazz for Kids; Mon (R)Mingus Monday feat Mingus Big Band; Sat Bexcept 11/25 The Smokestack Brunch. Nov 1:Sherman Irby & Momentum; 2-5: $35 GeorgeColeman Qnt; 4: B w/tba; 6: R; 7-8: $30 GaryPeacock Trio; 9-12: $35 11/10-11 Pat MartinoTrio + Horns; 11: B w/Jonathan Thomas; 13: R;14-19: $30 11/14-16&19, $35 11/17-18 BrianBlade & The Fellowship Band; 18: B w/NickFinzer; 20: R; 21-22&24-26: $40 MariaSchneider Orch; 28-29: Mark Guiliana JazzQrt; 30-Dec 3: $30 12/3 Danilo Pérez Trio.

JOE’S PUB: At Public Theater. 425 Lafayette St& Astor Pl. www.joespub.com. 212-967-7555.Adm varies. Nov 9: 7pm Julian Fleisher; 11:7pm New York Jazz Stories feat BernardPurdie & David Haney.

KNICKERBOCKER BAR & GRILL: 33University Pl at 9th St. 212-228-8490.www.knickerbockerbarandgrill.com. Fri-Sat:9pm-1am. Nov 3-4: Ronny Whyte/BootsMaleson; 10-11: Joel Forrester/David Hofs-tra; 17-18: Ehud Asherie/Jon Erik Kellso; 24-25: Mark Sganga/Larry D'Albero.

LE POISSON ROUGE: 158 Bleecker St atThompson St. www.lepoissonrouge.com.212-796-0741. Nov 21: 7pm $25/30 adm PabloZiegler Qrt for New Tango.

MEZZROW: 163W 10th St (bet 7th Av &Waverly Pl). www.mezzrow.com. 646-476-4346. Sets/adm: Early 8-10:30pm, Late (L)11pm-close; adm varies. Residencies: Sun LJohn Merrill & friends; Mon L PasqualeGrasso; Tues L Jam w/Miki Yamanaka & AdiMeyerson; Wed L Pete Malinverni; Thurs LSpike Wilner w/spec guest. Nov 1: RussLossing; 2: John Stetch; 3: Ray Gallon Trio, LBen Paterson; 4: Ray Gallon Trio, L TaberGable; 5: Freddie Bryant; 6: Eric Comstock;7: Gene Bertoncini; 8: Benny Bennack III; 9:Steve Ash; 10: Chuck Redd, L JeremyManasia; 11: Chuck Redd, L Jon Davis; 12:



Alan Broadbent; 13: Hendrick Meurkens; 14:Carolyn Leonhart; 15: Mark Soskin; 16: JoeMartin/Gary Versace; 17: Todd Coolman, LSteve Ash; 18: Todd Coolman, L SteveEinerson; 19: Lafayette Harris; 20: EhudAsherie; 21: Katsuko Tanaka; 22: JeremyBacon; 23: closed; 24: Rodney Green Trio, LWillerm Delisfort; 25: Rodney Green Trio, LAnthony Wonsey; 26: Gilad Hekselman; 27:Greg Skaff; 28: Deanna Kirk; 29: MikeLeDonne; 30: Tyler Blanton.

NEIGHBORHOOD CHURCH: 269 Bleecker St(bet Jones & Cornelia Sts). 212-691-1770. 1stFri: 8&9:30pm free adm All Things Projectwww.allthingsproject.org. Nov 3: TheoBleckmann.

NEW SCHOOL: 55W 13th St. 212-229-5488.www.newschool.edu/jazz. Fri-Sat: 8:30pmThe Stone at the New School. Nov 3-4: NicoleMitchell; 7: 1-3pm Lori Bell Trio; 10-11: JimBlack; 17-18: Jennifer Choi.

NORTH SQUARE: At Washington SquareHotel. 103 Waverly Pl at McDougal.www.northsquareny.com/about-jazz. 212-254-1200. Sun: 12:30&2pm free adm JazzBrunch Trios. Nov 5: Daryl Sherman; 12: RozCorral w/Billy Test & Jay Leonhart; 19: ErliPerez; 26: Roz Corral w/Ron Affif.

NUBLU 62: 62 Av C (bet 4th & 5th Sts). 212-375-1500. www.nublu.net. Nov 10: 9pmHailey Niswanger.

NUYORICAN POETS CAFÉ: 236E 3rd St (betAvs B & C). www.nuyorican.org. 212-780-9386/212-505-8183. Sets: 9:30pm. Tues: $10adm Latin Jazz feat 11/7 Chembo Corniel,11/14 Bronx Conexión, 11/21 Willie Martinez& La Familia Sxt; 1st Wed: $13 All That - HipHop Poetry & Jazz; 1st Sat: $15 BananaPuddin’ Jazz series feat Rome Neal + Jam;last Sun: Bobby Sanabria & New SchoolAfro-Cuban Jazz Band.

ROCKWOOD MUSIC HALL: 196 Allen St at EHouston St. www.rockwoodmusichall.com.212-477-4155. Nov 14: 7pm Joanna Wallfisch;29: 8:30pm Arthur Sadowsky.

RUSS & DAUGHTERS CAFE: 127 Orchard St(bet Delancey & Rivington Sts). 212-475-4880. www.russanddaughterscafe.com. LastThurs: 8pm free adm The Stone at Russ &Daughters Cafe. Nov 30: Brian Marsella.

SKIRBALL CENTER: At New York University.566 LaGuardia Pl at Washington Sq S. 212-998-4941. www.skirballcenter.nyu.edu. Nov5: 7:30pm $40 adm The Sachel Ens.

SMALLS JAZZ CLUB: 183W 10th St at 7th Av.212-252-5091. www.smallslive.com. Sets:Afternoon (PM) Sun 4:30-7pm, Sat 4-7pm,Early (E) 7:30-10pm, Late (L) 10:30pm-1am,Night (N) 1-4am; jam following N; adm varies.Residencies: Sun 1pm Vocal masterclass byMarion Cowings, PM Ai Murakami Trio featSacha Perry, N 11/5&19 Hillel Salem,11/12&26 Robert Edwards; Mon L-N11/2,6&27 Jonathan Michel, 11/13&20Jonathan Barber; Tues L-N Abraham BurtonQrt; Wed N 11/1,15&29 Jovan Alexandre,11/8&22 Aaron Seeber; Thurs N 11/2,16&30Jonathan Thomas, 11/9&23 Davis Whitfield;Fri N 11/3,17&24 Corey Wallace, 11/10 JoeFarnsworth; Sat N 11/4&18 Brooklyn Circle,11/11&25 Philip Harper. Nov 1: E AndrewGould, L Josh Lawrence; 2: E ChristopherMcBride, L Luca Santinello; 3-4: E MarkGross, L George Colligan; 4: PM Mike Bond;5: E Behn Gilece, L Richie Vitale; 6: E TheoHill; 7: E Frank Lacy; 8: E Michael Zilber, LRyan Keberle; 9: E New York Jazz Nine, LNick Hempton; 10: E Tim Ries, L The Flail; 11:PM Jon Roche & friends, E Hal Galper, L TheFlail; 12: E Sasha Dobson, L David Schnitter;

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LARRY MCKENNAWILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY / NOVEMBER 12Saxophonist Larry McKenna has lit up stages with Woody Herman, Frank Sinatra,Buddy DeFranco, Mel Tormé and Clark Terry, among many others. Growing up inPhiladelphia, it occurred to Larry early on that jazz might be something he'd like tolearn. For his inquisitiveness, he was given a clarinet and a uniform for the marchingband. The Jazz at the Philharmonic records with Flip Phillips and Illinois Jacquet res-cued Larry from the clarinet, unfolding a life on tenor saxophone on which he devel-oped a smooth buttery sound, featured in a variety of settings, including the MFSBOrchestra and making Gamble & Huff sounds with Patti LaBelle and Harold Melvin& The Blue Notes. Larry's CD Profile (Dreambox Media) captures his style and tunewriting, which he shares as part of legendary pianist Barry Harris' quartet.

JERRY WELDONINC / NOVEMBER 22Jerry Weldon remembers that night in the early 70s as though it were last night,when his father took him to see Stan Getz at the Village Vanguard. Right then Jerryknew he wanted a life as a jazz saxophonist. In a "think thin" culture Jerry developeda fat tenor sound, putting him in the bands of Lionel Hampton, Harry Connick Jr.,George Benson and the wall sweatin' organ groups of Jack McDuff, Jimmy McGriffand Joey DeFrancesco. It's an organ groove that plays full out on Jerry's latest CD,On the Move (Doodlin'), where he burns through jazz standards, while showing a late-night softness on tunes like "You've Changed." A member of the house band onConnick's Harry television show, Jerry's trio will get your move on.

HARVIE S TRIODEER HEAD INN / NOVEMBER 3For bassist Harvie S there are two themes—fearless and fun. His constant pushtoward new territory has led to his being featured on recordings and performanceswith Chet Baker, Tony Bennett, Dexter Gordon, James Brown, Chick Corea, JohnScofield, Ray Barretto and Sheila Jordan. Harvie's captured output reveals over 400recordings, 20 as leader, showing a creative comfort with standards, Latin jazz, bebop,funk, big bands, trios and duos. His new CD with guitarist Sheryl Bailey, Departure(Whaling City Sound), is an eclectic display of originals and tunes by Stephen Stillsand Joni Mitchell, a terrific twosome setting Harvie has delighted us with before onrecords with Sheila Jordan and Kenny Barron. A sublime trio features Harvie withguitarist Roni Ben-Hur and drummer Sylvia Cuenca.

ETIENNE CHARLESEXIT ZERO JAZZ FESTIVAL / NOVEMBER 11As a young trumpeter, Etienne Charles remembers studying with pianist MarcusRoberts who told him, "The only way to move forward is to look back." Etienne tappedhis Western Caribbean roots, jazzing forward to perform with notables includingMonty Alexander, Roberta Flack, Wynton Marsalis, The Count Basie Orchestra,Marcus Roberts and Maria Schneider. Described by Downbeat magazine as "an ebul-lient improviser with the elegance of a world-class ballet dancer," Etienne has hippedus to Caribbean folklore and the history of New Orleans and, with recordings likeCreole Soul and Creole Christmas (Culture Shock Music), put the "Spanish Tinge" onThelonious Monk and the holidays. Called "a daring improviser with heart-wrenchinglyricism" by JazzTimes, an Etienne Charles performance brings the world closerthrough a sense memory of a life well lived.

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13: E Tim Heagerty; 14: E Lucas Pino Nnt; 15:E Curtis Nowasad & CNQ, L Harold Mabern;16: E Alex LoRe, L Brandon Saunders; 17: EMichael Cochrane, L John Fedchock NY Sxt;18: PM Kristina Koller, E Mike Clark, L JohnFedchock NY Sxt; 19: E Tardo Hammer, LCharles Owens; 20: E Ari Hoenig; 21: E SteveNelson; 22: E Taylor Eigsti, L Asaf Luria; 23:E Taylor Eigsti; 24-25: E Brandon Lee, LJerome Jennings; 25: PM Michael Stephansfeat Judi Silvano; 26: E Marion Cownings, LDave Gibson; 27: Glen Zaleski Trio; 28: ESpike Wilner; 29: E Nate Radley, L SteveDavis; 30: E Hailey Niswanger, L Steve Davis.

SOCIETY CAFE: At Walkers Hotel. 52W 13thSt. 212-300-4525. www.societycafenyc.com.Nov 16: 7:30-10pm Smalls Jazz Club featJanice Siegel.

The STONE: 2nd St at Av C. www.thestonenyc.com. Adm varies. Tues-Sun: 8:30pmweekly residencies. Nov 1-5: LouieBelogenis; 7-12: Marc Ribot; 14-19: IkueMori; 21-22&24-26: Chris Cochrane; 28-Dec3: Jon Madof.

TURNMILL: 119E 27th St (bet Park &Lexington Avs). www.turnmillnyc.com. 646-524-6060. Wed: 11pm-2am Keyed Up seriesJam feat Rob Duguay & Low Key Trio w/specguest.

VILLAGE VANGUARD: 178 7th Av S at 11thSt. 212-255-4037. www.villagevanguard.com.Sets: 8:30&10:30pm. Adm: $30/1 drink min.Residency (R): Mon Vanguard Jazz Orch.Nov 1-5: Fred Hersch 11/1-2 Solo, 11/3-5 Trio;6: R; 7-12: Ravi Coltrane Qrt; 13: R; 14-19:John Zorn feat Masada; 20: R; 21-26: JasonMoran & The Bandwagon; 27: R; 28-Dec 3:Christian McBride & Tip City.

ZINC BAR: 82W 3rd St (bet Thompson &Sullivan). 212-477-8337. www.zincbar.com.Residencies: Sun 9pm-12am Tango featFernando Otero; Mon: (R) except 11/68&10pm Strings Attached w/guest; Tues11pm-3am Blue After Dark; Thurs 10pmRoman Diaz & Rumba Habanera; Sat10,11:30pm&1am Monika Oliveira & TheBrasilians. Nov 2: 8pm Fleurine; 6: 10pm-2am VandoJam feat Jerry Vivino; 9:7:30&9pm The Not So Big Band; 13: R w/Paul Bollenback; 20: R w/Howard Alden; 27:R w/Rotem Sivan.

AN BEAL BOCHT CAFÉ: 445W 238th St. 718-884-7127. www.lindasjazznights.com. 1stWed: 8&9:30pm $30-10 adm Linda's JazzNights. Nov 1: Rale Micic/Abe Rabade Duo.

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

BARBÈS: 376 9th St at 6th Av. Park Slope.www.barbesbrooklyn.com. 718-965-9177.Residencies: Sun 9pm Stephane Wrembel;Mon 7pm Brain Cloud; Tues 9pm Slavic SoulParty; Wed 10pm Mandingo Ambassadors.

BROOKLYN CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC:58 7th Av. www.bqcm.org. 718-622-3300. 1stFri: 7pm $5 adm Open Stage. Nov 18: 7:30pm$15 adm Connection Works feat Wide OpenWorks (WOW) w/Michel Gentile FLOW & RobGarcia 4.



The DRAWING ROOM: 56 Willoughby St #3.www.drawingroommusic.com. Sets: 7pm$20 adm unless otherwise noted. Nov 5: AlexClough Gp; 11: $10 Jeff Walton Gp; 12:Haeun Joo; 18: 7:30pm $15 Lena Bloch Gp;19: Gene Bertoncini.

JAZZ 966: 966 Fulton St. 917-593-9776.www.jazz966.com. Fri: 8:15&10:15pm.

KORZO RESTAURANT & BAR: 667 5th Av(bet 19th & 20th Sts). 718-499-1199.www.facebook.com/konceptions. Tues: 9&10:30pm $10 don/$10 min KonceptionsMusic series by James Carney. Nov 7: KevinHarris, 10:30pm Da Yeon Seok.

LAFAYETTE AVENUE PRESBYTERIANCHURCH: 85 S Oxford St. 718-625-7515.www.lapcbrooklyn.org. Nov 19: 4-5pm JazzVespers feat Carla Cook, Janis Russell, MikeWeatherly, Dwayne Broadnax, Eddie Allen.

NATIONAL SAWDUST: 80N 6th St. 646-779-8455. www.nationalsawdust.org. Nov 2: 7pmDavid Krakauer & Ancestral Groove; 29: 7pmThe Stone feat Jad Atoui.

ROULETTE: 509 Atlantic Av at 3rd Av.www.roulette.org. 917-267-0363. Sets: 8pm.Nov 3: $20/15 adm Chris Lightcap &SuperBigmouth; 27-28: $15 Adam Rudolph &Go: Organic Orch.

SHAPESHIFTER LAB: 18 Whitwell Pl.www.shapeshifterlab.com. 646-820-9452. $10adm. Nov 8: 7pm Human Hearts Trio w/EdKeller; 10: 7pm Darcy James Argue & SecretSociety. Full listing not available at presstime, check website.

SIR D’S LOUNGE: 837 Union St. 718-623-9065.www.facebook.com/Sirdslounge. Mon: 8-11pm $5 adm Monday Night Big Band Jazz.Nov 6: Art Lillard & Heavenly Big Band.

SISTAS’ PLACE: 456 Nostrand Av at JeffersonAv. www.sistasplace.org. 718-398-1766. Sat:9&10:30pm $30/25 adm. Nov 4: Steve“Sonny” Williams; 11: Vanessa Rubin; 18:Kenny Davis Gp.

WILLIAMSBURG MUSIC CENTER: 367Bedford Av. www.wmcjazz.org. 718-384-1654. Fri: 10pm-2am free adm/2 drink minGerry Eastman Qnt w/spec guests + Jam.Sat: 10&11:30pm $10 adm. Nov 4: Tulivu; 11:Axel Tosca Qrt; 25: Akiko Tsuruga Trio.

RIDGEFIELD PLAYHOUSE: 80 East Ridge.Ridgefield. www.ridgefieldplayhouse.org.203-438-5795. Nov 2: 8pm $110 adm KennyG.

The SIDE DOOR JAZZ CLUB: At Old LymeInn. 85 Lyme St. Old Lyme. 860-434-0886.www.thesidedoorjazz.com. Sets: 8:30-11pm.Nov 3: Benny Golson Qrt; 4: Ben PatersonTrio; 10: Jerome Jennings Gp; 11: KenPeplowski; 17: Monika Herzig & SHEroes; 18:Ulysses Owens, Jr; 24: Larry Willis Qnt.

GRASSO’S: 134 Main St. Cold Spring Harbor.www.grassosrestaurant.com. 631-367-6060.Sets: Sun Brunch (B) 12-3pm, Evening 6pm;Mon 6pm; Thurs 6:30pm; Fri-Sat 7pm.Residencies: Sun B Danny Marks Duo; MonAndrew Carroll. Nov 5: Jen & Larry; 9: DannyMixon Duo; 11: 7pm Ayako Shirasaki/NorikoUeda; 17: Camille Thurman Trio; 19: GailStorm; 27: Robert LePley.

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ANOTHER REASON TO CELEBRATEBy Elzy Kolb

Silvano photo by Janis Wilkins.


Stop, look, listenClassical and jazz singer, flutist,

dancer, composer, arranger, producer, sto-ryteller, visual artist, Judi Silvano sees anatural arc in her journey of self-expres-sion from her formative years inPhiladelphia to her tenure on theManhattan free jazz scene to her currentself-described status as an "elderstateswoman" of the arts in New York'sHudson Valley.

"I've always had a creative urge, I'vebeen involved in sound, visuals and move-ment for my whole life," she says. Sincemoving to the Big Apple in 1976, Judi hasmade herself at home singing everythingfrom standards to free improvisation.She's performed with a spectrum of jazzgreats including Mal Waldron, CharlieHaden, Jack DeJohnette, Paul Motian,Michael Abene and Joe Lovano, her hus-band of 33 years.

Lately, she's tried her hand at the visu-al arts and exhibited throughout the tri-state area. "I was as surprised as anyonewhen I started painting five years ago. Ihad to remind myself, it's the same me, thesame creative spirit. I love being a student,that sense of discovery, of learning, ofbeing humbled by trying something new.Discovering how I look at this world andexpress it in 3-D has given me a kind ofgrounding."

Since adding painting to her artisticarsenal, "I've been finding music more andmore gratifying," Judi declares. "Becominga visual artist has helped me get overlabels, to get over self-questioning. That'snot as important to me now. I feel fortu-nate to be able to express my own uniqueinterdisciplinary view of the world."

This month, listeners will have a chanceto hear Judi in action in a variety of set-tings. On Nov. 5, she'll join the KarlBerger/Ingrid Sertso Group at FalconArts in Marlboro, N.Y. "Karl invited me

to his world of improvisation. He'll playvibes and piano and Ingrid has a uniqueway of expressing herself. There will prob-ably be some poetry and a spoken word ele-ment."

The vocalist will also appear at SmallsJazz Club Nov. 25 with author anddrummer Michael Stephans, celebratingthe release of his book ExperiencingOrnette Coleman: A Listener's Companion;Joe Lovano will be on hand, as will bassistTony Marino. "I knew Ornette, went to hisloft and was encouraged and nurtured bypeople who were part of his circle," shenotes.

Earlier this year, Judi and guitaristBruce Arnold released their CD, Listen toThis (Muse Eek). The two are working on afollow-up project with a dancer and areexpecting to release a CD and DVD nextyear; in the meantime, they've been post-ing videos online.

Judi believes creativity has a higherpurpose. "There's so much tension, angstand pain these days. Our job as artists is toneutralize some of the negativity by bring-ing acceptance, beauty and love into theworld. I want to use all I've heard, seenand loved over the years to that end."

Levin LearnKeyboardist Pete Levin has worked

with a musical who's who ranging fromWayne Shorter to Salt 'n Pepa, from JudyCollins to Willie Colon. Among all thenotables he's played with, Pete cites thegreat composer and band leader Gil Evansas the real game changer. "Playing withGil was like going to school for 16 years; itchanged the way I play, write and think ofmusic." It also changed his instrument:Pete came into the band as a French hornplayer who experimented with synthesiz-ers on the side. He ended up doing so muchwith keyboards that John Clark took overthe French horn chair. "I can't think of

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another bandleader who would permit thatkind of change," Pete muses.

The Evans influence pops up in Pete'snew album, Möbius (IYouWe), from thelive in the studio recording style to theTony Williams composition "There Comesa Time," the title track of a 1975 Evansalbum on which Pete plays both horn andkeys. "I have been fascinated by that songfor a long time," Pete says. "I rememberhearing Tony play it and fell in love with it.It's a great album, my favorite with Gil."

Nine of the tunes on Möbius, Pete's11th album as a leader, were recorded overtwo days with minimal rehearsal. Theband consists of "a group of friends" includ-ing saxophonist Alex Foster, trumpeterChris Pasin, guitarist Jeff Ciampa, bassist(and brother) Tony Levin, drummer LennyWhite and percussionist Nanny Assis.

The keyboardist included "I Mean You"on the new album to mark the 100thanniversary of the birth of the tune's com-poser, Thelonious Monk. "We did it with afunk groove and different harmonies," Peteexplains. "I like to think Monk would havebeen okay with it." The tune kicks off witha shout-out to Monk and Gil and wraps upwith a familiar Evans riff followed by aburst of delighted laughter.

The title track, an experimental piecebuilt on a repeated bass line, was recordedwithout rehearsal. For "Möbius," Petewrote a short melody and some horn riffsand instructed the band to play whateverthey wanted. "When we run out of ideas,we'll stop," he advised. They'll play thepiece for the third time (there's been onepost-studio live performance of "Möbius")when they celebrate the CD release at theCutting Room on Nov. 8. "Hopefully, wewon't get too out of control," Pete says witha laugh.

The Cutting Room gig features thesame band on Möbius, but with bassist IraColeman instead of Tony Levin. Pete isalso looking forward to a special guest, JoelLevine, playing recorder. "Joel's playingbop and killin' it on this little baroqueinstrument; Lenny White calls him abadass," Pete says enthusiastically.

Voice and 'bone"This is my favorite story of my musical

life," singer Fay Victor announces as shelaunches into the tale of how she met trom-bonist Roswell Rudd. Their long friend-ship began with a comment from her men-tor, pianist Misha Mengelberg. As they dis-cussed Fay's interest in the music ofHerbie Nichols and Thelonious Monk,Misha declared, "This is a really good timefor you to get in touch with Roswell."

Fay recalls, "It was so out of the blue, Iwas taken aback. I was nervous; I thought,'Should I bother the great Roswell Rudd?' Ididn't even have a demo at that time."

She took a chance and sent an emailand the trombonist responded immediate-ly. In the 19 years since, there have beenhundreds more emails, conversations andregular meetings for the two and lots ofhours spent together playing tunes byMonk, Nichols and others.

The result? A new CD, Embrace(RareNoise), with pianist Lafayette Harrisand bassist Ken Filiano joining Roswelland Fay. The project "gently evolved over acouple of years," she notes. "We spent a lotof time feeling out what's right, then whenwe got to the studio it just flowed. I can'toverstate the luxury of the time we had,getting this together over years."

Embrace includes tunes by Monk, BillyStrayhorn, Charles Mingus and Roswell'slife partner, Verna Gillis, among others. Itwill be out in time for the trombonist's82nd birthday on Nov. 17 celebrated a dayearly at a birthday tribute concert honor-ing Rudd (aka "The Incredible Honk") atDizzy's Club Coca-Cola Nov. 16.Special guest NEA Jazz Master saxophon-ist Archie Shepp joins Fay, Lafayette andKen in presenting material from the newalbum. Also on hand to join in the festivi-ties: Trumpeter Steven Bernstein andSexMob (saxophonist Briggan Krauss,drummer Kenny Wollesen, bassist MarkHelias); Trombone Tribe (Josh Roseman,Art Baron, Greg Glassman, Ray Anderson,Deborah Weisz, Steve Swell and BobStewart); and other Roswell friends andcollaborators such as Terry Adams, EmilyHaines, Sheila Jordan and Heather Masse.

Fay plans to release a live recording ofHerbie Nichols' compositions in 2018. "Forunderstanding Herbie Nichols, the bestperson on the planet is Roswell Rudd, he'san incredible resource. I thought it wouldbe a dream to play with Roswell, which Inever expected—I thought talking to himwould be a lot," she reveals. After Roswellheard the live recording, "I'm honored tosay he loved it and thought Herbie Nicholswould have been proud to hear theavenues I pursued with the music."

In addition to the Roswell birthday trib-ute, you can catch Fay at The Stone Nov.4 and at the 55 Bar Nov. 30.

Fay Victor/Roswell Rudd, Dizzy's Club Coca-ColaFay Victor, The Stone & 55 bar

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By Seton Hawkins

HOT FLASHESArtists Talk Inspirations:

Taylor Haskin

IN AN ERA OF SINGLES AND CURA-ted playlists, all pointing to listeningexperiences that rapidly skip from oneartist to another, hearing Taylor Haskins'music comes as a welcome antidote.Offering up achingly lovely melodies—Taylor is a supremely gifted melodist—andrichly textured ensemble work, each albumultimately gives the listener a sense of awholly realized conception and vision sobeautifully executed that one is reluctant toskip away. As Taylor prepares to releasehis latest, The Point, he offers insight intoits conception and his artistic approach.

"I have been approaching album projectsas a director would a film project, mostoften with a concrete idea in mind; a mes-sage to be sent," he explains. "I watch filmsby certain directors repeatedly in order tostudy them, because great directors alwaysfocus on sound and music in a unique anduseful way."

Indeed, listening to his albums, one getsthe sense of a narrative quality and a cine-matic scope, as one piece leads into anotherin a logical and satisfying storytellingcapacity. "Whether it's obvious or not,music serves as the emotional backbone ofa film and it can achieve that in an infinitenumber of ways," he says. "I'm fascinatedby this magic where music becomes so pow-erful as to provide an invisible frameworkof an entirely imagined world. This is how Iapproach making records: as a film directorwith a new story to be told, a question to beasked or answered each time." continued on page 26

Taylor Haskins

In releasing The Point, credited toTaylor Haskins and Green Empire, Taylorlays out this directorial vision: "GreenEmpire is an imagined utopia, not neces-sarily on earth but an earth-analogue,where the focus of most work in life istoward the promotion and cultivation of allthings green: obviously plants, trees andnature in general, but most importantlyenergy, green medicine and food."

The story told in the album speaks to asymbiotic relationship between the planetand its inhabitants, serving as a testamentto and wish for an embrace of sustainabili-ty. Musically, Taylor offers a remarkablylayered assemblage of styles to achievethis: Americana-styled pedal steel andacoustic guitar juxtaposed with EVI (elec-tronic valve instrument) and electronic tex-tures. The music seems to provide an ana-logue to Taylor's stated goal in the story.While he certainly uses technological inno-vations in music production, they worktoward striking a balanced relationshipwith acoustic instruments.

These types of thoughtful projects havedefined much of Taylor's solo career. BeforeThe Point, he released Gnosis, a genre-defying work that owed as much to elec-tronic dance music as it did to jazz andwhich incorporated the recorded voice ofphilosopher Jiddu Krishnamurti into theworks. It's an exceptionally ambitiousalbum and one that holds together even asit simultaneously explores a wide swath ofstyles and concepts. A slow burn of a proj-ect, Gnosis emerged at the end of an eight-year creative process for Taylor, culminat-ing in what he described as "an oddly deli-cious smoothie" of the many musical worldshe explored. "The process took so longbecause I wanted every piece to feel honestand real and somehow speaking to a truthand you can't rush that," he notes.

As Taylor prepares for The Point 'sNovember release, he will also performselections from the album at RockwoodMusic Hall on Nov. 9. For those who havenot yet heard his music, the appearancemarks a wonderful opportunity to delveinto this unique artist's exceptional,thought-provoking and often visionary out-put.

To learn more about Taylor Haskins,visit www.taylorhaskins.com.

Festivals and CelebrationsNJPAC hosts the 6th annual TD James

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TROMBONIST, COMPOSER ANDeducator Kalia Vandever is an up-and-coming artist who's making her markin some of the most fruitful music scenesacross the country. A recent graduate of theJuilliard School, Kalia maintains herunique sound on the trombone while work-ing in an impressive array of musical en-vironments, ranging from the Jazz atLincoln Center Orchestra to her own proj-ects. "The musicians and improvisers that Iadmire most sound original in any context,"she says. "Sound is the most importantthing for me and developing my ownapproach is something I've focused on for along time."

Kalia's individuality and honesty as atrombonist is mirrored in her composition-al work. "I was particularly inspired byartists and composers I met at Vijay Iyer'sworkshop at The Banff Centre in 2015," sherecalls. "I felt that I could write anythingand everything that I wanted to.

Moody Jazz Festival Nov. 4-12. This week-long celebration covers a great deal ofmusical ground, with participating artistsincluding Manhattan Transfer, Hiromi,Zakir Hussain, Dianne Reeves, JohnMcLaughlin and many more. As a high-light, the festival concludes with a celebra-tion of the Ella Fitzgerald and DizzyGillespie centennials in a star-studdedevening featuring Gregory Porter, LizzWright, Regina Carter, RandyBrecker, Sean Jones and the ChristianMcBride Big Band. Visit www.njpac.orgto learn more.

Guitar legend Marc Ribot takes up res-idence at The Stone for a series of concertsNov. 7-12. While focusing primarily on hisvoice as a solo guitarist, Marc also performsin duo with Cooper Moore and in trio withHenry Grimes and Chad Taylor. Visitwww.thestonynyc.com for more details.

Cape May comes alive Nov. 10-12 withthe return of the Exit Zero Jazz Festival.Highlighting a mix of national and localartists, the festival features such talents asthe New Breed Brass Band, TerranceSimien, Etienne Charles, Brian Blade,Sasha Masakowski, Gregory Porter,Pedrito Martinez and many more. Fortickets and a full schedule, visitwww.exitzerojazzfestival.com.

Conceptually, I'm very influenced by notonly my experiences, but by my family andheritage."

Trombonist Kalia Vandever's quar-tet is at The Jazz Gallery on Nov. 9.

LISTINGS...continued from page 22The JAZZ LOFT: 275 Christian Av. Stony

Brook. 631-751-1895. www.thejazzloft.org.Sets/adm: 7pm $20-10. Wed: 7-8pm $10, 8pm$5 Jam w/FM Band. Nov 2: The Jazz Loft BigBand; 9: Phyllis Tagg Trio; 10-12: DannyBacher; 16: Rich Iacona & The Bad Little BigBand; 25: Nicki Parrott; 29: LorenSchoenberg.

LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY-POST: 720Northern Blvd. Brookville. www.liu.edu/post.www.tillescenter.org. 516-299-2895.Nov 11: 9-10:30pm $25 adm TheloniousMonk’s 100th B’day feat Frank Kimbrough,Ron Horton, Michael Blake, Ben Allison &Matt Wilson.

BERGENMAHWAH PUBLIC LIBRARY: 100 Ridge Rd.

Mahwah. 201-529-2183. Nov 5: 2-4pm freeadm Marlene VerPlanck Trio.

CAPE MAYEXIT ZERO INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FES-TIVAL: Cape May. www.exit0jazzfest.com.609-849-9202. Nov 10-12: Exit Zero JazzFestival feat 11/10 1pm Eddie Morgan &Rek’d 4 Jazz, Fourplay, Jazzmeia Horn, LizzWright, New Breed Brass Band, TerranceSimien Zydeco Experience, 11/11 12pmArturo O’Farrill & The Afro-Latin Orch,Bluebone, Brian Blade & The FellowshipBand, Eddie Morgan & Rek’d 4 Jazz, EtienneCharles & Creole Soul, Gregory Porter,Jazzmeia Horn, Matt Cappy, Michael Pedicin,New Breed Brass Band, Pedrito MartinezGp, Ranky Tanky, Sasha Masakowski,Spuyten Duyvil, Terrance Simien Zydeco


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As an ever-evolving musician, Toddstrives for perfection based on new hori-zons. "I am interested in adapting myTrifecta Trio music from my latest record-ing titled, Collectables (SunnysideRecords) to include a string orchestra withharp. Other than that, I remain enthralledwith and will continue to pursue the end-less mystery called 'swinging.'"

Todd Coolman performs at MezzrowNov. 17-18 with guitarist PeterBernstein and pianist DavidHazeltine. He conducts the PurchaseJazz Orchestra at SUNY Purchase onNov. 27.

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Experience, 11/12 11am Brother Joscephus& the Love Revolution, Cintron, PedritoMartinez Gp, Ranky Tanky, SashaMasakowski, Spuyten Duyvil.

ESSEXBETHANY BAPTIST CHURCH: 275W Market

St. Newark. www.bethany-newark.org. 973-623-8161. Nov 4: 6-7:30pm free adm TDJames Moody Jazz Fest feat Jazz Vespersw/Terell Stafford All-Stars.

DORTHAAN’S PLACE: At Nico Kitchen + Barin NJPAC. 1 Center St. Newark. 888-466-5722.www.njpac.org. Nov 12: 11am&1pm $15-45adm TD James Moody Jazz Fest feat JazzBrunch w/Kevin Mahogany.

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

found at your favorite bookstore, and at www.billcrowbass.com

Herb Gardner told me about a gig he played with Bo Winiker at the Massachusetts StateHouse in Boston. He said, "I've been told to come in through the kitchen. I've been told to usethe servants entrance or the delivery entrance or the back entrance, but this was a first. Thedirections read, 'You may enter the State House through the Hooker entrance, which is tothe right of the main gate.' And here I didn't even know they had one! (It's actually namedafter a General Hooker.)"


A Moment You Missed by Fran Kaufman Hot HouseContributing Photographer

Saxophonist Adam Larson has been play-ing his instrument since he was 11 yearsold. So it’s no surprise that he’s starting hisown son, Jack, early in the music apprecia-tion mode. During a recent appearance byAdam’s quartet at Birdland, Jack was mes-merized and a perfect audience member.His mom, Tierney, brought him backstageafter the set to see daddy and the kid was asnonchalant as can be!

GATEWAY CENTER 2: 2 Gateway Center. 283-299 Market St. Newark. 973-624-8880. Nov 8:12-1pm free adm TD James Moody Jazz FestCarrie Jackson.

NEW JERSEY PERFORMING ARTS CEN-TER: 1 Center St. Newark. 888-466-5722.www.njpac.org. Nov 4-12: TD James MoodyJazz Fest feat 11/4 7:30pm $69-89 adm TheManhattan Transfer, 11/5 3pm $49/59 HiromiDuet feat Edmar Castañeda, 7pm $29-79Zakir Hussain/Dave Holland, 11/8 7:30pm$29-79 Chris Botti, 11/10 7:30pm $59Christian McBride/Dianne Reeves, 8pm $25-79 John McLaughlin/Jimmy Herring, 11/111:30pm free WBGO Kids Jazz Concert seriesfeat Camille Thurman w/Darrell Green Trio,8pm $49-89 Grupo Niche/Willy Chirino, 11/123pm $29-39 Sarah Vaughan InternationalJazz Vocal Competition, 7pm $25-79 Ella andDizzy Celeb feat Gregory Porter, Lizz Wright,Regina Carter, Valerie Simpson, RandyBrecker & Sean Jones w/Christian McBrideBig Band.

SOPAC: 1 SOPAC Way. South Orange. 973-313-2787. www.sopacnow.org. Nov 19: 3pm $20adm Juilliard Jazz Ens; 25: 8pm $50-60Giants of Jazz honors Buster Williams.

SUZYQUE’S BBQ & BAR: 34 S Valley Rd.West Orange. www.suzyques.com. 973-736-7899. Free adm. Sun: 2-5pm Brunchw/Curtis Lundy Ens; Thurs: 8pm-12am JohnLee & friends. Nov 13&27: 8-10pm GlennFranke's BigBand.

TRUMPETS: 6 Depot Square. Montclair. 973-744-2600. www.trumpetsjazz.com. Sets:7:30-10:30pm, Fri-Sat 8-11pm/adm varies.Nov 11: Ronnie Cuber; 16: John Ehlis Qrt;18: Houston Person Qrt; 22: 8&9:30pm TheDalton Gang; 24: Kate Baker Qrt; 26: 4-6pmBajopontino.

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MERCERCANDLELIGHT LOUNGE: 24 Passaic St.

Trenton. www.candlelightevents.way.to. 609-695-9612. Sat: 3:30-7:30pm free adm/$10min. www.jazztrenton.com.

PRINCETON UNIVERSITY: RichardsonAuditorium. 68 Nassau St. Princeton. 609-258-5000. www.princeton.edu/richaud. Nov18: 8pm $15/5 adm Rudresh Mahanthappa &Jazz at Princeton University Small Groups.

PRINCETON UNIVERSITY: Fine Hall. 304Washington Rd. Princeton. 609-258-4200.www.princeton.edu/music. Nov 30:7:30pm free adm Jazz Vocal Collective dir byTrineice Robinson-Martin w/spec guest TheoBleckmann.

MIDDLESEXDELTA’S RESTAURANT: 19 Dennis St. New

Brunswick. www.deltasrestaurant.com. 732-249-1515. Nov 11: 6:30-10:30pm free admMaurício de Souza & Bossa Brasil®.

DUE MARI: 78 Albany St. New Brunswick.www.duemarinj.com. 732-296-1600. Fri: 6:30-9:30pm free adm The New Brunswick JazzProject/www.nbjp.org. Nov 3: Kate CurranDuo; 10: Kate Baker Duo; 17: Emma LarssonDuo.

GARDEN STATE ALE HOUSE: 378 GeorgeSt. New Brunswick. www.gsalehouse.com.732-543-2408. Tues: 8pm + 9:30pm Jam freeadm The New Brunswick Jazz Project/www.nbjp.org feat Emerging Artists. Nov 7:David Bamber Gp; 14: Dan Giannone Gp; 21:Will Comer Qrt; 28: tba.

HYATT HOTEL: 2 Albany St. New Brunswick.www.newbrunswick.hyatt.com. 732-873-1234. Thurs: 8-11pm free adm The NewBrunswick Jazz Project/www.nbjp.org. Nov2: Rhythm City Qrt; 9: Lainie Cooke Qrt; 16:Sylvia Cuenca Qrt; 30: Sanah Kadoura Qrt.

INC RESTAURANT: 302 George St. NewBrunswick. www.increstaurant.com. 732-640-0553. Wed: 8-11pm free adm The NewBrunswick Jazz Project/www.nbjp.org. Nov1: Anthony Nelson Trio; 8: Keith FranklinTrio; 15: Peter & Will Anderson Trio; 22: JerryWeldon Trio; 29: Elise Wood Trio.

MORRISBICKFORD THEATRE: 6 Normandy Heights

Rd. Morristown. 973-971-3706. www.morrismuseum.org/jazz-showcase. Nov 13: 7:30-9pm $20-27 adm Dan Levinson; 26: 3pm$17/18 “Perfessor” Bill Edwards.

MAYO PERFORMING ARTS CENTER: 100South St. Morristown. www.mayoarts.org.973-539-8008. Nov 3: 8pm Kenny G.

SHANGHAI JAZZ: 24 Main St. Madison. 973-822-2899. www.shanghaijazz.com. Free adm.Sets: Sun 6-8:30pm, Tues 6:30-9pm, Wed-Thurs 7-9:30pm, Fri 6:15&8:35pm, Sat6&8:35pm. Closed Mon. Tues: John Korba.Nov 1: Aaron Weinstein Trio; 2: Russ Kassofffeat Catherine Dupuis; 3: Jerry Vezza/GroverKemble; 4: Bernard “Pretty” Purdi Gp; 5: MilesHudgins Trio; 10: “King” Solomon Hicks Qrt;18: Claudio Roditi; 19: 3:30-5pm NJJS JazzSocial feat Reggie Pittman/Loren Daniels Qrt.

PASSAICWILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY: 300

Pompton Rd. Wayne. www.wpunj.edu. 973-720-2371. Sets: 4pm. Nov 5: WPU Jazz Orchw/spec guests; 12: Barry Harris Qrt w/LarryMcKenna.

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



FALCON ARTS: 1348 Rte 9 West. Marlboro.www.liveatthefalcon.com. 845-236-7970.$20 don suggested. Sets unless otherwisenoted: 8pm, Sun 11am Brunch (B). FalconUnderground (FU). Nov 1: Fleurine feat Boysfrom Brazil; 2: 7pm FU Andy Stack &American Soup, 8pm Charlie Hunter &friends; 5: Sertso/Berger Gp feat JudiSilvano; 8: 7pm FU Jazz Sessions; 12: BuckyPizzarelli/Ed Laub Trio; 15: 10am FU PeteyHop's Roots & Blues Session; 16: 7pm FUbigBANG; 18: FU Sons of Pitches; 19: TheSHEroes; 26: B Saints of Swing, 8pmCrispell/Fonda/Sorgen Trio; 29: 7pm FUPetey Hop's Roots & Blues Sessions; 30:Manuel Valera Trio.

MAUREEN’S JAZZ CELLAR: 2 N Bway.Nyack. www.maureensjazzcellar.com. 845-535-3143. Sets/adm unless otherwise noted:Sun 6pm, Fri-Sat 8&9:30pm; $15. Nov 1: 9pm$5 Purchase Jam w/Jason Clotter & friends;3: $20 Hal Galper & the Young Bloods; 4: MattHaviland Qrt; 10: George Colligan Trio; 11:Carl Burnett Qrt feat John Patitucci; 12: LynnStein; 17: Alex Sipiagin Qrt; 18: BrianCharette Trio; 19: $25 Bucky Pizzarelli; 24:David Berkman Qrt; 25: $20 Larry Fuller Trio;26: Jay Leonhart/Tomoko Ohno.

SENATE GARAGE: 4 N Front St. Kingston.www.senategarage.com. 845-802-5900. Nov25: 7:30&9pm $15 adm Jazzstock serieswww.jazzstock.com feat JazzGiving w/TeriRoiger.

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

DEER HEAD INN: 5 Main St. Delaware WaterGap, PA. www.deerheadinn.com. 570-424-2000. Sets: Sun 5-8pm, Thurs 8-11pm, Fri-Sat7-11pm. Adm varies. Residency (R): ThursJam w/Bill Washer & friends. Nov 2: R; 3:Harvie S Trio; 4: Alan Broadbent Trio; 5: LuizSimas/Wesley Amorim Duo; 6: 7:30-10:30pmPhil Woods CampJazz Scholar-shipFundraiser “Too Many Altos”; 9: R; 10:Veronica Swift; 11: Silvano Monasterios Qrt;12: Bill Warfield & the Hell’s Kitchen FunkOrch; 16: R; 17: Peter & Will Anderson Trio;18: 3Divas; 19: Billy Test/Najwa Parkins; 23:closed; 24: Co-op Bop; 25: Dave LiebmanQrt; 26: Jay Rattman & Billy Test; 27: 7:30-10:30pm Matt Vashlishan & The Water GapJazz Orch; 30: R. Veronica Swift; 11: SilvanoMonasterios Qrt; 12: Bill Warfield & the Hell’sKitchen Funk Orch; 16: R; 17: Peter & WillAnderson Trio; 18: 3Divas; 19: BillyTest/Najwa Parkins; 23: closed; 24: Co-opBop; 25: Dave Liebman Qrt; 26: Jay Rattman& Billy Test; 27: 7:30-10:30pm MattVashlishan & The Water Gap Jazz Orch; 30: R.

FLUSHING TOWN HALL: 137-35 NorthernBlvd. Flushing. www.flushingtownhall.org.718-463-7700. 1st Wed: 7pm $10 adm Jamw/Carol Sudhalter. Nov 3: 8pm $32-125 NEAJazz Masters feat Kenny Barron, JimmyHeath, Jimmy Owens & Jimmy Cobb w/LewTabackin & Rufus Reid; 17: 8pm $16/10 CarolSudhalter & Astoria Big Band.

JAMAICA CENTER OF ARTS & LEARN-ING: 161-04 Jamaica Av. Jamaica.www.jcal.org. 718-658-7400. Nov 9: 8pm Jazz

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BRAZILIAN PIANIST AND VOCAL-ist Eliane Elias is recognized globallyfor her virtuosity, alluring voice and a ver-satile repertoire that includes the music ofher homeland, originals, jazz, classicalmusic and the syntheses in between.

She took up the piano at age 7, fell inlove with jazz early on and attended one ofBrazil's most prestigious music schools.After graduation, she taught piano by dayand performed at local clubs by nightwhere Vinicius de Moraes, the co-writerand lyricist for Antonio Carlos Jobim, sawEliane perform and invited her to join himon his international tours.

"Although I was much younger than thecreators of bossa nova, I didn't learn it sec-ond-hand," Eliane says. "I witnessed, livedand breathed the music in the presence ofgreatness."

In 1981 Eliane moved to New Yorkwhere she participated in jam sessions andgot noticed straightaway. She soon landeda spot in the iconic jazz-fusion group StepsAhead which she fondly recalls as "the onlyacoustic quartet with four guys and adiva."

Over the span of her career, Eliane hasreleased 26 acclaimed recordings as aleader and melded her tale

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