CABARET TONIGHT IN NEW YORK CITY - PAGE 2 - FROM CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE
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NYC: THE BIRDLAND JAZZ PARTY FEATURING LISA GARY
Birdland's very own jazz quartet hits the stage every Sunday to wrap up the weekend with jazz classics atBIRDLAND (315 West 44th Street, NYC - 212-581-3080) at 6:00 pm! The quartet features John Hart (Guitar), Paul Gil (bass), Carmen Intorre (Drums) & Jon Davis (Piano). This week the special guest vocalist Lisa Gary. Vocalist, lyricist and composer Lisa Janine Gary hails from a musical household in New York. She grew up surrounded by her father's passion for jazz. At the age of 9 she began her music studies on the trumpet under his primary instruction. Lisa pursued her love for music throughout her education, beginning to tour at 17 with Lagond Music. She received her Bachelor's Degree in Jazz Performance from McGill University's Schulich School of Music in Montreal, with the honor of Outstanding Achievement in Jazz Voice. Lisa's most recent accolade was her acceptance into the 2010 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Vocals Competition, the world's most prestigious jazz competition, which focuses on a different instrument every year. 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: 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
