MORE CABARET & JAZZ TONIGHT IN NEW YORK CITY!
Here are more of today's cabaret & jazz events 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: THE BIRDLAND JAZZ PARTY FEATURING VOCALIST HILARY GARDNER
Birdland's very own jazz quartet hits the stage atBIRDLAND (315 West 44th Street, NYC - 212-581-3080) most Sundays at 6:00 pm to wrap up the weekend with jazz classics! This quartet features John Hart (Guitar), Paul Gil (bass), Carmen Intorre (Drums) & Jon Davis (Piano). This week's special guest vocalist is Hilary Gardner. 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: PATRICIA BARBER AT THE BLUE NOTE
Patricia Barber will perform at THE BLUE NOTE (131 West 3rd Street, NYC - 212-475-8592) on Friday through Sunday, February 21st through 23rd with shows at 8:00 & 10:30 pm. From her early days leading a jazz trio in small Chicago nightclubs, Patricia Barber has drawn extravagant accolades. The praise came at first from local writers, impressed by her unique arrangements and coolly composed piano improvisations. As she added vocals to her repertoire, the praise poured in from national reviewers intoxicated by her recordings. And when (after years of international touring) she began to focus on her own compositions, kudos arrived from new fans, besotted by her lapidary lyrics and her often indelible imagery. Since Barber doesn't consider herself a poet - and since she didn't want to be a jazz pianist in the first place - you'd have to say things turned out pretty well. There is a $20-$30 cover.
NYC: RENEE ROSNES QUARTET AT DIZZY'S
The Renee Rosnes Quartet (Renee Rosnes, piano; Steve Nelson, vibes; Peter Washington, bass; and Lewis Nash, drums) will perform atDIZZY'S CLUB AT JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER (33 West 60th Street, NYC - 212-258-9595) on Thursday through Sunday, February 20th through 23rd with shows at 7:30 & 9:30 pm. One of the premiere pianists and composers of her generation, Renee Rosnes has toured and recorded with legendary musicians James Moody, Joe Henderson, Wayne Shorter, JJ Johnson, Bobby Hutcherson and the SFJAZZ Collective. She frequently performs in a two-piano setting with acclaimed pianist and husband Bill Charlap, and is also currently a member of the Ron Carter Quartet. Rosnes' other honors include four JUNO Awards (the Canadian GRAMMY), as well as being named SOCAN's 2003 Composer of the Year. Her compositions have been recorded and performed by JJ Johnson, Phil Woods, the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band, and the Danish Radio Jazz Orchestra among others. A New York City staple for years, every member of her all-star quartet has an equally impressive resume. The repertoire will include Rosnes' originals, plus a combination of classics and pieces by such artists as Bill Evans, Thelonious Monk, and Billy Strayhorn. Come find out why these musicians are some of the most in-demand players in jazz today. There is a $35-$45 cover.
