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Thursday, August 14, 2014

CABARET-JAZZ EVENTS FOR NEW YORK CITY FOR THURSDAY, AUGUST 14th FROM CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE

CABARET-JAZZ EVENTS FOR NEW YORK CITY FOR THURSDAY, AUGUST 14th FROM CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE
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: HARKNESS-HERRIOTT DUO AT BIRDLAND

Birdland Jazz reprises an evening with the Harkness-Herriott Duo - for one night only at BIRDLAND (315 West 44th Street, NYC - 212-581-3080) on Thursday, August 14th at 6:00 pm. The MAC Award winning collaboration of Canadian flugel horn master Mike Herriott and guitarist Sean Harkness just performed at the TD Toronto Jazz Festival, and now return to New York to share their rhythmelodic compositions and original arrangements of their favorite tunes. There will be signed copies for sale of their 2 CDs: the critically acclaimed, #1 jazz radio CD "Flights Vol. 1", and the MAC Award winning holiday CD "Home For The Holidays". There is a $25 cover plus a $10 food/drink minimum.

NYC: THE BIRDLAND BIG BAND DIRECTED BY TOMMY IGOE

The Birdland Big Band directed by Tommy Igoe makes their semi-annual, weeklong headlining engagement at BIRDLAND(315 West 44th Street, NYC - 212-581-3080) Tuesday through Saturday, August 12th through 16th with shows at 8:30 & 11:00 pm. Featured special guests are James Genus, from SNL and Herbie Hancock! Drumming icon, Tommy Igoe and his band are putting a fresh, global spin on a proud American art form. Cherished music from Buddy Rich, Woody Herman and Count Basie share the stage with unforgettable songs from Spain, Cuba, Brazil and New Orleans. Blues, Funk, Brazilian, Latin and incredible special guests make every show a unique journey. Experience one of the world's finest drummers leading this breathtaking ensemble. There is a $40 cover plus a $10 food/drink minimum.

NYC: EARL KLUGH AT THE BLUE NOTE

GRAMMY Award-winning guitar virtuoso Earl Klugh will appear at THE BLUE NOTE(131 West 3rd Street, NYC - 212-475-8592) on Tuesday through Sunday, August 12th through 17th with shows at 8:00 & 10:30 pm. Since Klugh released his inaugural album in 1976, the Detroit-born master of the acoustic-classical guitar has become one of the most imitated icons of the instrument, issued dozens of discs, 23 of which have been on Billboard's top-10 list of jazz albums and 5 that made it to the No. 1 slot. During that time, Klugh's recordings also received 12 GRAMMY nominations (the latest of which was for his 2008 CD The Spice of Life) - and his collaboration with pianist Bob James, One on One, walked away with the 1980 GRAMMY Award for Best Pop Instrumental Album. There is a $20-$35 cover.

NYC: OUR FATHER WHO ART BLAKEY: VALERY PONOMAREV JAZZ BIG BAND

World-renowned Russian trumpeter Valery Ponomarev leads "Our Father Who Art Blakey," a big band tribute to his own former bandleader, Art Blakey at DIZZY'S CLUB AT JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER (33 West 60th Street, NYC - 212-258-9595) on Thursday, August 14th with shows at 7:30 & 9:30 pm. Blakey was best known for his ability to find and hone the sharpest young talent in jazz, from Lee Morgan to Wynton Marsalis, and Ponomarev, who held the trumpet spot right before Marsalis, is no exception. He now leads his own band in the same spirit, highlighting some of the most talented young jazz musicians. Join us at the club for some expertly arranged hard bop, featuring an entire big band of supreme instrumentalists. Personnel: Todd Bashore, Chris Hemingway, Peter Brainin, Steven Carrington, Antony Nelson - saxophones; Stafford Hunter, Alvin Walker, David Wight, Jack Jeffers - trombones; Rick Henly, Josh Evans, Waldron Ricks, Chris Rogers - trumpets; Mamiko Watanabe, piano; Rouslan Khain, bass; Victor Jones, drums; Jackie Jones, vocals. There is a $35 cover.

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