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MANHATTAN: BARBARA CARROLL SATURDAYS AT BIRDLAND
NYC Cabaret/Jazz icon Barbara Carroll performs at BIRDLAND (315 West 44th Street, NYC - 212-581-3080) on Saturdays, May 24th & 31st at 6:00 pm. She is joined by her long-time bassist Jay Leonhart. Barbara Carroll's still evolving career as a jazz pianist began when she played her first New York engagement opposite Dizzy Gillespie's big band at the Downbeat Club in 1947. A thrilling if a trifle unsettling debut for a young female pianist from Worcester, Massachusetts who began playing the piano at five and who's family was wise enough to give her lessons that provided her with a basic knowledge of classical technique. In 1978, she was booked into the Bemelmans Bar at the Carlyle hotel for a two week engagement - and stayed for twenty five years. It was at the Carlyle that she began to feature her singing as an integral part of her performances. Following her 25 years at the Carlyle, she is well into another long run in the famous Oak Room at New York's Algonquin Hotel, making a significant and successful effort to incorporate jazz playing into a cabaret venue. Other recent engagements have included concerts at Philharmonic Hall in Naples, Florida, the Colony Hotel in Palm Beach, concerts at the Walter Auditorium at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts as well as twelve sold out performances at Dizzy's Club, at Jazz at Lincoln Center. There is a $30 cover plus a $10 food/drink minimum.
NYC: BOSSABRASIL FEATURING MARCOS VALLE AND ROBERTO MENESCAL
Delta Air Lines Presents BOSSABRASIL featuring Marcos Valle and Roberto Menescal at BIRDLAND (315 West 44th Street, NYC - 212-581-3080) on Tuesday through Saturday, May 27th through 31st with shows at 8:30 & 11:00 pm. Producers Pat Philips & Ettore Stratta, known for their passion for Brazilian music, bring together for the first time in New York two of Brazil's most important pop/jazz composers, Marcos Valle, pianist - vocalist and Roberto Menescal - guitarist. The performance will highlight many of their famous hit songs as well as some gems of JOBIM. They will bring vocalist Patricia Alvi, the great drummer Renato Massa, and Trumpeter Jesse Sadoc, with them from Rio. Joining them will be two other native Brazilians living in the US, Itaguara Brandao on bass and Jorge Continentino on sax and flute. BossaBrasil is an annual event going into its 8th year. Marcos Valle, major songwriter of Brazilian Popular Music has written over 300 songs recorded by industry luminaries Sarah Vaughan, Chicago, Dizzy Gillespie, Oscar Peterson, Ramsey Lewis, Dave Brubeck Toots Thielemans, Joe Pass, Bebel Gilberro, Sergio Mendes, Eumir Deodato, Jono Donato, Jay Z ,Kanye West and the list goes on and on. Roberto Menescal, composer of bossa nova classics Vagamente, Rio, Voce...is Composer/Producer/guitarist and one of the 'founding fathers of bossa nova'. His best-known composition is "O Barquinho" and he is known for his work with Carlos Lyra, Nara Leao, Wanda Sa and many other important artists. Together they will make musical history at the legendary Birdland surrounded by other master musicians. There is a $40 cover plus a $10 food/drink minimum.
NYC: BLUE NOTE JAZZ FESTIVAL PRESENTS: JOE LOVANO'S VILLAGE RHYTHMS BAND
Joe Lovano's Village Rhythms Band will perform at THE BLUE NOTE (131 West 3rd Street, NYC - 212-475-8592) on Tuesday through Sunday, May 27th through June 1st with shows at 8:00 & 10:30 pm. The band features Joe Lovano, sax; Liberty Ellman, guitar; Matt Garrison, electric bass; Otis Brown, drums; Abdou Mboup, kora & percussion with Special Guests: Judi Silvano, vocals and Tim Hagans, trumpet. At Cleveland's infamous "Togo Suite," a then 28-year old Joe Lovano met and performed with a group of Nigerian musicians involved in an impromptu and joyous cultural exchange. About one year later on his 29th birthday in 1981, as a result of that initial late night club session, Lovano found himself in Lagos, Nigeria, meeting and spending time with the esteemed godfather of the afro-beat movement - Fela Kuti. The meeting of Kuti and his extended family of musicians led to a performance with the Cleveland and Nigerian musicians joined together in "Tafawa Balewa Square." The entire experience of performing with Kuti and his family left Lovano with a lasting feeling that still touches him to this day, and a new sense of possibilities within his own music - in all aspects of the sonic palette. Over three decades later, one of the most prominent voices in jazz, looks back to a historic musical landmark in his life and brings it into his own evolving musical vernacular. Joined by guitarist Liberty Ellman, electric bassist Matthew Garrison, percussionist/African harpist Abdou Mboup, and drummer Otis Brown III; "The Village Rhythm Band" showcases the linear relationship between West African music and jazz in a way that is totally unique to Lovano's voice - warm, sinuous, and constantly moving over an emphatic pulse. There is a $20-$35 cover.
NYC: DIZZY'S PRESENTS THE ALI JACKSON QUINTET
The Ali Jackson Quintet will perform atDIZZY'S CLUB AT JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER (33 West 60th Street, NYC - 212-258-9595) on Thursday through Sunday, May 29th through June 1st with shows at 7:30 & 9:30 pm. Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra drummer Ali Jackson returns a with a quintet (TBA). In addition to the Orchestra and his own groups, Jackson has worked with, among many others, the Wynton Marsalis Quintet, Aretha Franklin, George Benson, Harry Connick, Jr., KRS-1, Marcus Roberts, Joshua Redman, and Kurt Rosenwinkel. There is always an extra dose of energy in the club when members of the JLCO perform, and with top-notch talent sure to appear, expect a joyous musical celebration with drummer extraordinaire, Ali Jackson. There is a $35-$45 cover.copyright 2014 - See cabaret listings from all over the world at CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE
