MORE CABARET - JAZZ EVENTS TONIGHT IN NYC
Here are more of today's cabaret events in NYC as listed on the home page of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE! Every day in every way we're promoting Cabaret! Your event missing? Send press releases to stuhamstra@svhamstra.com to be included - listings are FREE!
NYC: 54 SINGS SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE
On March 2, 1995, a musical phenomenon opened on Broadway. Smokey Joe's Cafe: The Songs of Leiber & Stoller would go on to run 2,036 performances and continue to electrify audiences around the world. On Sunday, February 9th at 7:00 & 9:30 pm, 54 BELOW (254 West 54th Street, NYC - 646-476-3551) will present a one night only reunion featuring members of the original Broadway company of this swingin' hit show, including Adrian Bailey, Brenda Braxton, DeLee Lively, Deb Lyons, Frederick Owens & Darryl Williams, Ken Ard, Ramona Keller, and Michael Park. Expect hit tunes including Stand by Me, Hound Dog, Charlie Brown & more! Directed by Brenda Braxton, with Musical Direction by Louis St. Louis, this will be one night you won't soon forget because "Baby, That's Rock & Roll!." There is a $25-$35 cover plus a $25 food/drink minimum.
NYC: THE BIRDLAND JAZZ PARTY FEATURING NANCY HARMS
The Birdland Jazz Party featuring Nancy Harms will be presented at BIRDLAND(315 West 44th Street, NYC - 212-581-3080) on Sundays, February 9th & 16th at 6:00 pm. Born and raised in Minnesota, Harms has relocated to New York City, where she made her jazz club debut in 2010 to a packed house in the Village's The Bar Next Door. After returning to the USA from a highly-successful appearance at The Sortland Jazz Festival in Norway, Nancy later appeared at The Rockwood Music Hall in Nyc, Bob Egan's New Hope in New Hope, PA., and a series of performances with trombone legend Wycliffe Gordon, with whom she appeared at New York City's Kitano in March 2013. Recently returning from a series of concerts and workshop appearances in Torino, Italy, additional upcoming shows for Nancy this coming spring and early summer will include performances at New York City's Bar Next Door, Cornelia St. Cafe, Zinc Bar , Smalls Jazz Club, and further appearances & recording sessions with Wycliffe Gordon. Later this year, Nancy will be a regularly featured contributor to the upcoming new public radio series "Certain Standards". There is a $25 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: RON CARTER QUARTET AT THE BLUE NOTE
The Ron Carter Quartet (Ron Carter, bass; Renee Rosnes, piano; Payton Crossley, drums; and Rolando Morales-Matos, percussion) will perform at THE BLUE NOTE (131 West 3rd Street, NYC - 212-475-8592) on Tuesday through Sunday, February 4th through 9th with shows at 8:00 & 10:30 pm. Ron Carter is among the most original, prolific, and influential bassists in jazz. With more than 2,000 albums to his credit, he has recorded with many of the music's greats: Tommy Flanagan, Gil Evans, Lena Horne, Bill Evans, B.B. King, the Kronos Quartet, Dexter Gordon, Wes Montgomery, and Bobby Timmons. Carter has lectured, conducted, and performed at clinics and master classes, instructing jazz ensembles and teaching the business of music at numerous universities. He was Artistic Director of the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Studies while it was located in Boston and, after 18 years on the faculty of the Music Department of The City College of New York, he is now Distinguished Professor Emeritus although, as a performer, he remains as active as ever. There is a $20-$35 cover.
NYC: DANNY SERAPHINE'S CTA, FEATURING BILL CHAMPLIN & LARRY BRAGGS
Pioneering jazz-rock drummer and composer Danny Seraphine will perform at THE IRIDIUM JAZZ CLUB (1650 Broadway, NYC - 212-582-2121) on Thursday through Sunday, February 6th through 9th with shows at 8:30 & 10:30 pm. Seraphine is a founding member of Chicago. Worldwide the iconic group has sold over 122 million albums, and, just domestically, earned 22 gold, 18 platinum, and 8 multi-platinum albums. In 1990, after 23 years in the group, Seraphine and Chicago had a jarring parting of ways, and he left music behind for 15 years. But a call to play a benefit show for a fellow drummer pulled him out of seclusion and sparked a creative rebirth. Today, Seraphine looks forward with Sacred Ground (Street Sense), the sophomore record from his jazz-rock powerhouse group CTA - often described as "Chicago on steroids" - and he makes peace with his past with the refreshingly candid memoir Street Player: My Chicago Story (Wiley). There is a $40-$70 cover plus a $15 food/drink minimum.
NYC: TRIBUTE TO THE TERRY GIBBS DREAM BAND
Drummer Gerry Gibbs and His All-Star Thrasher Big Band pays tribute to his father, jazz and vibraphone icon Terry Gibbs at DIZZY'S CLUB AT JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER (33 West 60th Street, NYC - 212-258-9595) on Thursday through Sunday, February 6th through 9th with shows at 7:30 & 9:30 pm. Terry Gibbs' career included tours and performances with leaders like Buddy Rich, Woody Herman, Benny Goodman, Max Roach, Dizzy Gillespie, and Tito Puente, to name a select few. In addition to his prestige as one of the greatest vibraphonists of all time, Terry Gibbs was especially recognized as a bandleader, winning Best Quartet, Best Big Band, Best Band Leader, and of course, "Best Band in the World" in major polls. Gibbs' compositions have been recorded by icons including Cannonball Adderley and Count Basie, and the top-shelf musicians featured in this tribute will maintain this ongoing legacy. Featuring modern giants, including Tom Harrell, Nicholas Payton, Paquito D'Rivera, and many more, we can't think of a better way to honor this quintessential member of jazz history. There is a $30-$45 cover.copyright 2014 - See cabaret listings from all over the world at CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE
