CABARET - JAZZ EVENTS TONIGHT IN NYC
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NYC: CYRILLE AIMEE AT BIRDLAND
Jazz vocalist Cyrille Aimee will perform at BIRDLAND (315 West 44th Street, NYC - 212-581-3080) on SundY, January 19th at 6:30 pm. Aimee has a culturally rich background - Dominican and French Gypsy - and conservatory training (SUNY Purchase) that help to form the rhythmic and expressive foundation by which a jury of legendary vocalists including Al Jarreau, Kurt Elling, Dianne Reeves and Dee Dee Bridgewater judged her to be a finalist in the prestigious Thelonious Monk Vocal Competition in 2010. At the young age of twenty-six, Cyrille has since become one of the hottest young artists on the New York scene. She has already released four CDs with a variety of ensembles and performed at the top venues around the world. There is a $30 cover plus a $10 food/drink minimum.
NYC: ARTURO O'FARRILL AFRO LATIN JAZZ ORCHESTRA SUNDAYS
Grammy Award winning pianist, composer and educator Arturo O'Farrill brings his Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra to BIRDLAND (315 West 44th Street, NYC - 212-581-3080) on Sundays at 9:00 & 11:00pm. Called the leader of the "first family of Afro-Cuban Jazz", O'Farrill was born in Mexico and grew up in New York City. Son of the late, great composer Chico O'Farrill, Arturo was Educated at Manhattan School of Music, Brooklyn College Conservatory and the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College. He played piano in Carla Bley's Big Band from 1979 through 1983 and earned a reputation as a soloist in groups led by Dizzy Gillespie, Steve Turre, Freddy Cole, Lester Bowie, Wynton Marsalis and Harry Belafonte. The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra is the resident large format ensemble of the nonprofit Afro Latin Jazz Alliance (ALJA) founded by Arturo O'Farrill in 2007 and dedicated to preserving the music and heritage of big band Latin jazz, supporting its performance for new audiences, and educating young people in the understanding and performance of this important cultural treasure. There is a $30 cover plus a $10 food/drink minimum.
NYC: CHRISTIAN SCOTT AT THE BLUE NOTE
Edison Award winning trumpeter-composer-producer-bandleader Christian Scott performs at THE BLUE NOTE (131 West 3rd Street, NYC - 212-475-8592) on Thursday through Sunday, January 16th through 19th with shows at 8:00 & 10:30 pm. Christian stands tall among a handful of talented young jazz artists who are expanding their artistic vision beyond the strict confines of the genre's tradition. Throughout his career, Scott has been an intrepid explorer, from his Grammy nominated debut Rewind That to his genre stretching last album Yesterday You Said Tomorrow. Scott ups the ante on his compelling new double album, Christian aTunde Adjuah, an inspired and provocative two-CD, 23-track collection that spans a range of beyond-jazz influences as he continues to make strides into uncharted jazz territory. With Scott's trumpet at the heart of most of the tunes, the album features reflective ballads, light and dreamy soundscapes, guitar-edged and rock-inflected cookers, trumpet ecstasies as well as clarion calls and anguished wails. Scott's band consists of guitarist Matthew Stevens, drummer Jamire Williams, bassist Kristopher Keith Funn and pianist Lawrence Fields (Fields' piano sound is often spiced for effect by using paper on the instrument's strings), with guests including tenor saxophonist Kenneth Whalum III, alto saxophonist Louis Fouche IIII and trombonist Corey King. There is a $15-$25 cover.
NYC: ALEXIS P. SUTER BAND AT THE IRIDIUM
The Alexis P. Suter Band performs at THE IRIDIUM JAZZ CLUB (1650 Broadway, NYC - 212-582-2121) on Sunday, January 19th with shows at 8:30 & 10:30 pm. When the great Bluesman B.B. King first heard Alexis P. Suter sing a few years ago, he was visibly impressed - and said so after her opening set for him at BB Kings NYC. The Alexis P. Suter Band has earned similar accolades from other well-known musicians and performers, including Levon Helm of The Band. A true vocal phenomenon, bass/baritone powerhouse Suter and her band began wowing audiences in the northeast as regular performers at Levon Helm's Midnight Ramble Sessions in Woodstock, NY. Since then, they have been in constant demand at North American festivals including, The Toronto Waterfront Blues Festival, The Cincinnati Blues Festival, FloydFest in Floyd, VA, The Kitchener Blues Festival in Kitchener, Ontario, Briggs Farm Blues Festival, PA; The Pocono Blues Festival; The Vermont Blues Festival, The Salmon Arm Roots and Blues Festival in British Columbia and The Columbia Blues Festival in Columbia, SC. There is a $20 - $27.50 cover plus a $15 food/drink minimum.
NYC: DIZZY'S PRESENTS A SALUTE TO CEDAR WALTON
DIZZY'S CLUB AT JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER (33 West 60th Street, NYC - 212-258-9595) is proud to present a salute to the late, great NEA Jazz Master Cedar Walton (1934-2013), a gifted pianist, arranger, and composer with a lasting impact. Performances are Friday, Saturday & Sunday, January 17th, 18th & 19th with shows at 7:30 & 9:30 pm. Before joining and arranging for Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers in 1961, Walton performed with greats like Kenny Dorham, J. J. Johnson, Art Farmer, John Coltrane, Wayne Shorter, and more. He continued to work with some of the best musicians and groups of every subsequent decade, and even went on to experiment with various keyboards as leader of the funk band Mobius. These performances will feature Dizzy's Late Night Session host Michael Mwenso and rising star drummer Evan Sherman as co-music directors. The rest of the band includes some of New York's finest young legends in the making, including Dizzy's regulars Russell Hall and Emmet Cohen, with Gerald Clayton joining on piano for Saturday's sets. There is a $40 cover.
