CABARET-JAZZ EVENTS FOR NEW YORK CITY FOR SATURDAY, AUGUST 30th FROM CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE
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NYC: THE JAY LEONHART DUO AT BIRDLAND
Combining the skills of an old school entertainer and virtuoso jazz man, bassist, vocalist and composer Jay Leonhart will perform at BIRDLAND (315 West 44th Street, NYC - 212-581-3080) on Saturdays, August 16th & 23rd at 6:00 pm. Leonhart has been a fixture of the New York scene for over forty years. Jay attended The Berklee School of Music and The Advanced School of Contemporary Music in Toronto, before leaving school to start touring with the traveling big bands of the late 50's and early 60's. Jay eventually began playing for many of the great jazz musicians, big bands, and singers who were to be found in New York He became a very busy studio musician, visiting every musical genre from James Taylor to Ozzy Osbourne and Queen Latifah. Jay has recorded 15 solo albums. There is a $30 cover plus a $10 food/drink minimum.
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: DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER AT THE BLUE NOTE
Iconic jazz vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater will perform at THE BLUE NOTE (131 West 3rd Street, NYC - 212-475-8592) on Friday through Sunday, August 29th through 31st with shows at 8:00 & 10:30 pm. Over the course of a multifaceted career spanning four decades, Grammy and Tony Award-winning jazz giant Dee Dee Bridgewater has ascended to the upper echelon of vocalists, putting her unique spin on standards, as well as taking intrepid leaps of faith in re-envisioning jazz classics. Ever the fearless voyager, explorer, pioneer and keeper of tradition, the 3-time Grammy-winner won the 2011 GRAMMY for Best Jazz Vocal Album for Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): TO BILLIE WITH LOVE FROM DEE DEE. Bridgewater's career has always bridged musical genres. She earned her first professional experience as a member of the legendary Thad Jones/Mel Louis Big Band, and throughout the 70's she performed with such jazz notables as Max Roach, Sonny Rollins, Dexter Gordon and Dizzy Gillespie. After a foray into the pop world during the 1980s, she relocated to Paris and began to turn her attention back to jazz. Signing with the Universal Music Group as a producer (Bridgewater produces all of her CDs), Bridgewater released a series of critically acclaimed titles beginning with Keeping Tradition in 1993. All but one, including her wildly successful double GRAMMY Award-winning tribute to Ella Fitzgerald, Dear Ella - have received GRAMMY nominations. Bridgewater also pursued a parallel career in musical theater, winning a Tony Award for her role as "Glinda" in The Wiz in 1975. Her other theatrical credits include Sophisticated Ladies, Black Ballad, Carmen, Cabaret and the West End Production of Lady Day, for which Bridgewater received the British Laurence Olivier Nomination for Best Actress in a Musical. She is currently starring in the lead role as Billie Holiday in Lady Day at the Little Schubert Theater in New York City. There is a $20-$35 cover.
NYC: TRIO DA PAZ & FRIENDS PRESENT JOBIM, GETZ, AND OTHER BRAZILIAN CLASSICS
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