CABARET-JAZZ EVENTS FOR NEW YORK CITY FOR TUESDAY, AUGUST 26th FROM CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE
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NYC: BIRDLAND PRESENTS THE CHARLIE PARKER BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
Charlie Parker Birthday Celebration, featuring Jeremy Pelt (trumpet), Vincent Herring (sax), Don Friedman (piano), Lonnie Plaxico (bass) and Victor Lewis (drums), will be held at BIRDLAND (315 West 44th Street, NYC - 212-581-3080) on Tuesday through Saturday, August 26th through 20th with shows at 8:30 & 11:00 pm. Born August 29th, 1920, Charlie "Bird" Parker was one of the most influential and iconic artists in jazz history. As the central figure in the development of bebop in the 1940s Bird was a legendary figure in his own lifetime and was idolized by those who worked with him including Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, Bud Powell and Miles Davis. He was the inspiration for Birdland and practically defined its mission as the home for modern jazz in New York City. Since his death in 1955 at age 34 Bird has inspired every subsequent generation of jazz artist and left a rich legacy of distinctive compositions and signature melodic vocabulary that still informs every style of jazz. For his celebration Birdland presents a group of jazz all-stars who can move seamlessly between classic and contemporary Bird-inspired material. There is a $40 cover plus a $10 food/drink minimum.
NYC: THE BLUE NOTE PRESENTS TOM HARRELL - COLORS OF A DREAM
Tom Harrell presents Colors of a Dream, featuring Tom Harrell, trumpet; Esperanza Spalding, bass; Ugonna Okegwo, bass; Wayne Escoffery, tenor saxophone; Jaleel Shaw, alto saxophone and Johnathan Blake, drums at THE BLUE NOTE (131 West 3rd Street, NYC - 212-475-8592) on Tuesday through Thursday, August 26th through 28th with shows at 8:00 & 10:30 pm. Tom Harrell is widely recognized as one of the most creative and dynamic jazz instrumentalists and composers of our time. While Harrell is a master of the jazz idiom, he constantly seeks new challenges and influences. Even with a discography of over 260 recordings and a career that spans more than four decades, Harrell has managed to stay fresh and current as he continues to actively record and tour around the world. He is a frequent winner in Down Beat and Jazz Times magazines' Critics and Readers Polls and a Grammy nominee. Harrell is also a Trumpeter of the Year nominee for the 2012 Jazz Journalists Association Awards. His warm, burnished sound on the trumpet and the flugelhorn, and the unparalleled harmonic and rhythmic sophistication in his playing and writing, have earned Harrell his place as a jazz icon to aspiring musicians and devoted fans alike. His music is at once intelligent, soulful, fresh and accessible. There is a $20-$35 cover.
NYC: TRIO DA PAZ & FRIENDS PRESENT JOBIM, GETZ, AND OTHER BRAZILIAN CLASSICS
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