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Wednesday, March 12, 2014

CABARET-JAZZ EVENTS TONIGHT IN NEW YORK CITY

CABARET-JAZZ EVENTS TONIGHT IN NEW YORK CITY
Here are today's cabaret 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 LOUIS ARMSTRONG CENTENNIAL BAND

The Louis Armstrong Centennial Band aka David Ostwald's Gully Low Jazz Band performs at BIRDLAND(315 West 44th Street, NYC - 212-581-3080) on Wednesdays from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. Inspired by the noble jazz pioneers Louis Armstrong, Bix Beiderbecke, Duke Ellington, Jelly Roll Morton and their colleagues, David Ostwald's Gully Low Jazz Band (also known as the Louis Armstrong Centennial Band) breathes life and passion into America's own great art form. Now in its 12th year of residency at Birdland, the weekly post-workday engagement is the city's best musical bargain! Tuba player David Ostwald leads a rotating lineup that features talents such as clarinetist Anat Cohen, trombonist/ vocalist Wycliffe Gordon, pianist Ehud Asherie, drummer Marion Felder and more! There is a $25 cover plus a $10 food/drink minimum.

NYC: KEVIN MAHOGANY & FRIENDS AT BIRDLAND

Kevin Mahogany & Friends will perform at BIRDLAND (315 West 44th Street, NYC - 212-581-3080) on Tuesday through Saturday, March 11th through 15th with shows at 8:30 & 11:00 pm. On the 11th & 12th the Kevin Mahogany Allstars are featured (Cyrus Chestnut (piano), Marco Panascia (bass), Victor Lewis (drums), and Special Guests Craig Handy & Bob Kindred on sax). On the 13th the Kevin Mahogany & EJB Project with Helen Sung (piano), Miriam Sullivan (bass), Sylvia Cuenca (drums) and Lauren Sevian (bari sax) are featured. And on the 14th & 15th, Kevin Mahogany is joined by the Dave Stryker Organ Trio, with Dave Stryker (guitar), Pat Bianchi (organ), and McClenty Hunter (drums). In February 1993, vocalist Kevin Mahogany's debut album "Double Rainbow" met with instant acclaim. He recorded three more CDs for the Enja label before signing with Warner Brothers Records in 1995 where he released four more CDs and found a global audience. In 2002 Kevin moved to Telarc Records and released "Pride and Joy," a tribute to the music of Motown. Now, with his own label, Mahogany Jazz, he has released eleven CDs as a leader and quite a few as a guest artist. There is a $40 cover plus a $10 food/drink minimum.

NYC: SPYRO GYRA AT THE BLUE NOTE

Spyro Gyra will perform at THE BLUE NOTE (131 West 3rd Street, NYC - 212-475-8592 - http://www.bluenote.net/ ) on Tuesday through Sunday, March 11th through 16th with shows at 8:00 & 10:30 pm. During its career, the band has performed over five thousand shows, released 29 albums (not counting "Best Of" compilations), and sold over 10 million albums, while also achieving one Platinum and two Gold releases. As the band celebrates 35 years since its first release and looks forward to celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2014, it slows little sign of slowing down, gaining Grammy nominations for each of its last four albums. The first few years saw the group's identity split into a dynamic live act and a producer-centric recording process, borne out of the rotating cast of characters springing from the band's jazz jam beginnings. The group's early albums were the product of the core band and a great number of the top session players in New York. In 1983, Beckenstein made the decision to make the albums the work of the band members he shared the stage with night after night, only supplementing with occasional guests. Although the band underwent several personnel changes in the '80s, these shifts slowed down about 20 years ago. Julio Fernandez became the group's guitarist in 1984, Scott Ambush assumed the bass chair in 1991, and Bonny Bonaparte took over the drums in 2006, making him the "new guy" at just over five years with the band. After stretches releasing albums on the MCA, Amherst, GRP, and Heads Up International imprints, Spyro Gyra returned to Amherst for its latest release, 2011's A Foreign Affair. There is a $20-$35 cover.

NYC: JOE FARNSWORTH PRIME TIME QUARTET AT DIZZY'S

Joe Farnsworth and the Prime Time Quartet will perform atDIZZY'S CLUB AT JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER (33 West 60th Street, NYC - 212-258-9595) on Tuesday & Wednesday, March 11th & 12th with shows at 7:30 & 9:30 pm. Joe Farnsworth is regarded as one of the top jazz drummers in the world, but as far as he is concerned, he is just getting started. He is dedicated to the great tradition of jazz drumming as conceived by artists like Max Roach, Roy Haynes, Elvin Jones, Billy Higgins, and Arthur Taylor, with whom he studied. Farnsworth was introduced to jazz at the age of 12 by his brother, trombonist and saxophonist John Farnsworth. Since then, he has become one of the most respected drummers in the scene, appearing on more than 70 CDs with musicians such as Wynton Marsalis, Cedar Walton, Pharoah Sanders, Eric Alexander, and Benny Golson. This performance features a prestigious and highly in-demand band that includes Harold Mabern, Eric Alexander, and John Webber, each a talented leader in his own right. There is a $30 cover.
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