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TWO SHOWS NIGHTLY: 8 & 10:30PM LATE NIGHT GROOVE SERIES: FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS 12:30AM MIDNIGHT SUNDAY JAZZ BRUNCH: 12:30 & 2:30 PM
DECEMBER CALENDAR JERMAINE PAUL DEC 2 DAVID SANBORN DEC 3 - 8 MAYA AZUCENA DEC 9
LATE NIGHT GROOVE SERIES RITMOSIS DEC 6 CAMILLE GAINER JONES DEC 7
FOURPLAY DEC 10 - 15
SUONI ITALIANI SIMONA MOLINARI & LA MOSCA JAZZ BAND DEC 13
CHRIS BOTTI
GIULIA VALLE QUINTET DEC 14
DEC 16 - JAN 5
VICKIE NATALE DEC 20 RACHEL BROTMAN DEC 21 AARON COMESS (OF THE SPIN DOCTORS) DEC 27 BABA ISRAEL & DUV with YAKO 440 TRIO THE ADVENTURES OF KAILA & THE KID DEC 28
SUNDAY BRUNCH SERIES CLAUDIO RODITI QUARTET RESIDENCY TRIBUTE TO DIZZY GILLESPIE DEC 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29
NEW YEAR’S EVE LATE NIGHT AFTER CHRIS BOTTI TBA DEC 31 1AM
CLAUDIO RODITI SUNDAY BRUNCH RESIDENCY TRIBUTE TO DIZZY GILLESPIE
DEC 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29 12:30PM & 2:30PM $29.50 INCLUDES MUSIC, BRUNCH & 1 DRINK
Integrating post-bop elements and Brazilian rhythmic concepts into his palette with ease, Grammy-nominee Claudio Roditi plays with power and lyricism. This versatility keeps the trumpeter in demand as a performer, recording artist and teacher. As Zan Stewart, jazz reviewer for the Star-Ledger, observed, “‘Master musician’ is the term that comes to mind when discussing trumpeter, flügelhornist and composer Claudio Roditi.” Born in 1946 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Roditi began his musical studies when he was just six years old. By the time he was twelve, he had already become a serious jazz listener. In 1966, he was named a finalist at the International Jazz Competition in Vienna, Austria. While in Vienna, Roditi met Art Farmer, one of his idols, and the friendship inspired the younger trumpeter to follow a career in jazz. He has since performed and recorded with many jazz greats, including Dizzy Gillespie, Herbie Mann, Joe Henderson, Horace Silver, McCoy Tyner, Tito Puente, and Paquito D’Rivera. His latest release (September 2011) on the Resonance label, BONS AMIGOS, features several Roditi originals framed by seven compositions written by Bra-
zilian masters such as Antonio Carlos Jobim, Johnny Alf, guitarist/composer Toninho Horta, and pianist Eliane Elias. “Bons amigos” translates as “good friends” in English, and the line-up of musicians on this disk includes good musical friends of Roditi’s: the exceptional Brazilian guitarist Romero Lubambo, the gifted Brazilian new-comer drummer/ percussionist Mauricio Zottarelli, making his first recording with Roditi on BONS AMIGOS. Donald Vega, the superb Nicaraguan pianist, and the fine Italian bassist Marco Panascia have both become new musical friends through the creation of this beautiful CD. Arrangements by L.A. pianist Tamir Hendelman add polish to the entire musical picture. A lifelong passion for the trumpet gives Claudio Roditi an open spirit for music. This fuels an ongoing search for personal expression and musical perfection. As Neil Tesser of the Chicago Reader wrote, “. . . I can think of only a handful of modern trumpeters who combine brain and soul, technique and wisdom in a way that matches Roditi’s.” n
JERMAINE PAUL
WINNER OF “THE VOICE” DEC 2, 8:00PM & 10:30PM
Jermaine Paul is an American R&B/soul artist, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He was the winner of the second season of The Voice. Prior to his The Voice stint, he was co-nominated at
the 48th Grammy Awards for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals, in a collaborative work with Alicia Keys as the featured artist. n
DAVID SANBORN DEC 3-8, 8:00PM & 10:30PM
Born in 1945 in Tampa, Florida, Sanborn contracted polio when he was only three years old. As a part of his rehabilitation therapy, he was introduced to the saxophone – an introduction with consequences beyond the imagination of his parents, doctors, or anyone else. “When I was 17 or 18,” Sanborn has said, “and it was time to figure out what to do with my life, I realized that I didn’t enjoy anything as much as I enjoyed playing music. I felt that I had no choice, that I HAD to become a musician. Either that or steal cars.” Sanborn studied music for a year at Northwestern University before transferring to the University of Iowa. By 20, he was married and the proud father of a son named Jonathan, to whom each of Sanborn’s records have been dedicated. The early years of his career saw him take the stage at Woodstock with the Butterfield Blues Band and tour with legends like Stevie Wonder, The Rolling Stones, and David Bowie.
Renowned and revered the world over as one of the greatest saxophone players of all time, David Sanborn is an artist whose music has inspired countless other musicians. A naturally gifted performer whose body of work spans rock ‘n’ roll, R&B, pop, and jazz, he has helped define the saxophone’s modern sound while influencing a generation.
While he continued working with other performers like Paul Simon and James Taylor in the coming years, he also began flexing his considerable muscles as a solo artist, eventually scoring massive popular hits with Hideaway (1980), the Grammy-winning Voyeur (1981), and Backstreet (1983). He won his second of six career Grammy Awards in 1986 for Double Vision (with Bob James), and in the late ‘80s he hosted the classic television program Night Music. Recent albums like Dreaming Girl (2008), Here & Gone (2008), and Only Everything (2010) reflect the essence of an artist at peace with his own sound and development, yet still hungry – eager to explore the possibilities of his instrument and his abilities. n
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RITMOSIS FRIDAY NIGHT, DEC 6 12:30AM
Ritmosis is an Afro-Cuban Latin jazz band from the NYC area that blends influences from across the musical spectrum into an infectious form of salsa nueva. Drawing inspiration from pop, classic rock, and funk, as well as traditional melodies, the band makes mambo modern for the millennium. This collective of musicians is as diverse and eclectic as the sources of their inspiration. With an explosive combination of brass, percussion, montunos, and creative arrangements, this group of
musicos is certain to break new ground and delight audiences wherever the rhythm takes them. n
CAMILLE GAINER JONES SATURDAY NIGHT, DEC 7 12:30AM
Camille Gainer, a native New Yorker, has established herself with a rich career poised with artistic ability and versatility. She began playing drums and other instruments such as guitar, violin and piano at the age of 11. Camille has worked with with such luminous artists as Roy Ayers, Lonnie Liston Smith, Roberta Flack, Jean Carn, Noel Pointer, Steve Coleman, Greg Osby, Chuck Mangione, Marc Cary, Christian McBride, Michael Urbaniak, Ursula Dudziak, Melky Sedeck, Worl-a-Girl, Capelton, Lt. Stitchie, Tanya Stephens, Sugar Minott, M.C.
Shan and the Juice Crew All-Stars of which she was the musical Director, Monifa, Heavy D, Angela Bofill, Weldon Irvine, Joan Jett, Onaje Allen Gumbs, leni Stern and kelis, J.T. Taylor,Les Nubians and Cyndi Lauper, Alicia Keys and Wayne Brady. n
MAYA AZUCENA DEC 9, 8:00PM & 10:30PM and achieving one’s dreams. She was able to share this with the world on the popular reality show MTV’s MADE by mentoring a teenager to her greater potential over the course of 5 weeks. In November 2012, Maya performed at the world-renown TEDx WOMEN conference in Washington DC. Billboard and the Washington Post have heralded her mesmerizing performances, as well as the Village Voice that said, “armed with a powerfully compelling voice, Azucena just could be the most impressive of the current hip-hop/ soul/r&b diva crop.” She’s collaborated with artists as wide-ranging as Marcus Miller, Cormega, Mr. Cheeks, Fitz & the Tantrums, Roy Ayers, Roberta Flack, Immortal Technique, Vernon Reid and Jonathan Peters. Maya’s latest CD, CRY LOVE has been listed on several “Best of” lists including #1 on Pop Matters, and Amazon’s “Top Albums You May Have Missed.”
Maya Azucena, a critically acclaimed Grammy-certificate winning singeractivist is dedicated to inspiring the world through her voice. Among other acknowledgements, Maya was awarded a Grammy certificate for her collaboration with Jamaican star, Stephen Marley; a Proclamation from Congress for co-producing Hope Night, a concert for domestic-abuse awareness; and the prestigious “Top 40 Under 40” Award from The Network Journal for her business acumen, community work and work abroad. Maya mentors teenagers and is a motivational speaker on the subjects of artist entrepreneurism
At the invitation of various U.S. Embassies & U.S. State Department, Maya toured with her band to China, Burma, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Honduras, El Salvador, Tanzania and most recently, Russia, which inspired a feature on the cover of The Washington Post’s World section. The Washington Post affirmed “...she sang on, of justice with wings, of love in everything, of feeling good and feeling strong and how everything, everything, everything’s gonna be all right.” Maya is currently focused on supporting One Billion Rising, an international campaign against domestic violence. Her song “Dance Revolution” is a campaign song, calling the world to unite against the tragic statistics of abuse and rape of women and girls. n
FOURPLAY DEC 10-15, 8:00PM & 10:30PM
For two decades, the contemporary jazz quartet known as Fourplay has enjoyed consistent artistic and commercial success by grafting elements of R&B, pop and a variety of other sounds to their unwavering jazz foundations. In the course of a dozen recordings – six of which have climbed to the top of Billboard’s Contemporary Jazz Album charts – the supergroup has continued to explore the limitless dimensions and permutations of jazz while at the same time appealing to a broad mainstream audience. The Fourplay story begins in 1990, with keyboardist Bob James, who had already established himself as a formidable figure in keyboard jazz – not just as an instrumentalist but as a composer and arranger as well – with solo recordings dating as far back as the mid 1960s. In 1990, James reunited with his old friend, session drummer, producer, composer & recording artist Harvey Mason (Herbie Hancock,
Barbra Streisand, Notorious BIG), during the recording of James’ Grand Piano Canyon album. Also involved in the project were guitarist Lee Ritenour (Sergio Mendes) and bassist/vocalist Nathan East (Barry White, Eric Clapton, Phil Collins). After 12 years with the group, Larry Carlton left in April 2010 to delve further into his solo career, and the band welcomed its newest member, multi-faceted virtuoso guitarist, Chuck Loeb. His musical contributions undoubtedly enhance the creativity and pursuit of excellence Fourplay has enjoyed in the studio and on the stage. Loeb made his highly anticipated debut with the quartet on Let’s Touch The Sky, the band’s recording released in October 2010. The album also includes thrilling performances by guest vocalists Anita Baker and Ruben Studdard. n
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SIMONA MOLINARI & LA MOSCA JAZZ BAND FRIDAY NIGHT, DEC 13 12:30AM
Simona Molinari is born in Naples in 1983. As a child, she developed an intense passion for old American musicals and started studying singing. At 16, she started to specialize in pop music and jazz. In 2009, she was selected to perform at the Sanremo Festival. Soon after, her album Egocentrica was released and distributed through Warner
Music and sold 15,000 copies. She has worked extensively with Peter Cincotti, and toured internationally to sold-out crowds. n
GIULIA VALLE QUINTET SATURDAY NIGHT, DEC 14 12:30AM
Bassist Giulia Valle was born in Italy and educated in the classical tradition of music at the Liceo Conservatory, but her passion for jazz took her across the ocean to study with Scott Colley and Ben Street in New York City. There she forged close ties with other American masters, such as Jason Lindner, Jeff Williams, Gerald Cleaver, and John McNeil, who featured her on 2003’s This Way Out. Now she’s a fixture on the flourishing Barcelona jazz scene, linking the cosmopolitan flavors of each city together in music that’s laced with Spanish, Brazilian, and Argentine influ-
ences. She’s bringing her commanding presence on the bass to Blue Note Jazz one night only. n
“THE DYNAMIC SPANISH VOCALIST BUIKA HAS THE TIMBRE AND STYLE OF A SOUL SINGER AND THE REPERTOIRE OF A POP FLAMENCO STAR.” -THE NEW YORKER
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CHRIS BOTTI ANNUAL HOLIDAY RESIDENCY
DEC 16 - JAN 5
INCLUDING NEW YEAR’S EVE
42 SHOWS 3 WEEKS Chris Botti, trumpet Billy Kilson, drums Leonardo Amuedo, guitar Geoffrey Keezer, piano Andy Ezrin, keys Richie Goods, bass Sy Smith, vocals Serena Mckinney, violin (Dec 16-25) Caroline Campbell, violin (Dec 26-Jan 5)
The Blue Note welcomes back Chris Botti for his 9th holiday residency. Since the 2004 release of his critically acclaimed album When I Fall in Love, Botti has become America’s largest-selling jazz instrumental artist. His success has crossed over to audiences usually reserved for pop music, achieving multiple gold and platinum certifications, four No. 1 albums on Billboard’s Jazz Albums listings, and this year, his first GRAMMY as a leader. Over the past three decades, Botti has recorded and performed with the best in music. Hitting the road for as many as 300 days per year, the trumpeter and his incredible band have also performed with many of the finest symphonies and at some of the world’s most prestigious venues. Playing with his uniquely expressive sound and soaring musical imagination, Botti is joined on his new GRAMMY-winning Impressions by featured artists Andrea Bocelli, Vince Gill, Herbie Hancock, Mark Knopfler, David Foster, and Caroline Campbell. Botti seemed destined to become a musician with international appeal almost from the beginning. His mother was a concert pianist and his Italian father took the family to live in Italy for several years. An early connection with the music of Miles Davis solidified his affection for the trumpet, melody, space and balance. After attending Indiana University he moved to New York in the mid-‘80s and worked with the Buddy Rich Big Band, Frank Sinatra, Natalie Cole, Joni Mitchell and more. Throughout the ‘90s and into the new century, Botti played extensively with Paul Simon, and had an especially creative association with Sting. Now a major artist in his own right, performing worldwide, selling more than three million albums, he has found a form of creative expression that begins in jazz and expands beyond the limits of any single genre. n
You’ve been busy since you were last at Blue Note. Guest appearances with Joshua Bell, Mary J. Blige, Andrea Bocelli – you played the NY Pops season opener. What were some of the most memorable moments for you? The biggest highlight was winning the GRAMMY for Impressions. And travelling - we did three separate trips to China within eight weeks! Going out on the road with Barbra Streisand was a highlight of the year for me too. We went to Europe and England with her. This was an extensive tour for her. You know, she’s only done 100 or so live shows since 1963! That’s staggering for an artist of her stature. Nobody has gotten to see her live. And I’ve been on 21-22 of her shows. Which means I’ve been on 20% of the gigs she’s ever played. [There’s a live CD/DVD out now of the show live at Barclay’s (Back to Brooklyn, 2013).] How is touring with her compared to the regimen of your working band, doing hundreds of dates a year? It’s like the ultimate luxury vacation! She works two days a week as opposed to my band that does 5-6 days a week. Does all the down time get to you since you’re used to being so busy? Maybe if we did that for six months. But it was such a short tour. How did you get hooked up with her? It’s one of those show biz things that I thought was all talk. I kept running into her at different places. I was play-
ing a duet of “My Funny Valentine” with Herbie Hancock at the White House. It was a small audience – The Clintons, The Carters, The Obamas, etc. And she was there. Then I met her again at a Clinton Global Initiative. Every time I saw her, she said “You know what, we need to work together.” So two years ago, David Foster (the legendary producer and keyboardist) had me play at his wedding. Everybody was there – Michael Buble, Natalie Cole, Oprah, and of course Barbra. Andrea Bocelli even sang a song. So she comes up to me after the wedding and was very serious about wanting to work together. Wow! Just like that? Well, we definitely have a similar appetite for what we like. The way she phrases – I like those arching broad melodies. We just got along. How does touring with her affect your music and show when you get back to your stuff? Well, ultimately I’m trying to reach a broader audience vis a vis her fan base. People come up to us and say, “I saw you in such-and-such town with Barbra and now we’re here to see you.” That’s a great value to me. And, more importantly, I marvel at her instrument – her voice. But nothing takes the place of my own show and playing for my fans. Your band has been all over the world. Any highlights? I just feel so fortunate to have an audience. We go to Taiwan – there’s an audience. We go to Chicago – there’s an audience. And of course to come to Blue Note is great to have everyone come out.
As you mentioned earlier you took home the GRAMMY in 2013 for Best Pop Instrumental Album for Impressions. Does that open any doors at this point in your career? You’ve already played with Sting, Paul Simon, Bocelli, etc. etc. I’ve always stated that the real GRAMMY for me is to walk on stage night after night and have an audience for what we do. When you’re talking about jazz at the GRAMMYs a lot is random. I’m so grateful that it happened to me on a record with Columbia Records, who allows me to do what I want all the time. And for letting us hire great studios, musicians and engineers. I’m very grateful it was this album. Does it open doors? Probably on news shows where they can say “GRAMMY-award winner Chris Botti.” But those “in the know,” know that it’s about more than that. Where do you keep your GRAMMY? Ha. Upstairs in my office with gold records and those sorts of things. You know it’s funny – I was at Vince Gill’s recently and he has 25 GRAMMYs or something – it’s ridiculous. David Foster has them all over the place – on his piano, on the fireplace – everywhere!
Those guys have so much history doing stuff. Sting is the same. With those types of colleagues are you still seen as the “jazz guy?” Not really any more. Maybe to hip-hop guys or pop guys that don’t know me. But David (Foster) and Sting are two of my closest friends. And David’s a flatout piano player. The guy can play. The two of us see eye-to-eye the way Barbra and I do. I’m not the kind of jazz musician who junks out on “Stablemates” for 126 choruses. And David’s similar. He does his own thing. And we have lots of mutual respect for each other. You had a pretty big gap in studio albums between Italia (2007) and Impressions (2012). Why the break? Well, in between we released the Live in Boston CD/DVD (2009). That was big for my career and visibility because it captured what we do live. If someone hears my studio records, they’re meant to be put in an altered state. Ha – hopefully not while they’re driving! But you know what I mean. It’s dreamy, beautiful music. Our live show is different. So much of the time we have to go from city to city and prove ourselves. The live show is much more “macho,” for lack of a better word – risk taking, utilizing the chops of the band members like Geoff Keezer or Billy Kilson. And critics have come to see us and thought we were going to reduplicate the records, which we don’t. So the Boston show put it on TV and people said, “Holy shit!” and started coming to the concerts. That live show did the most for us. With so many dates on the road, you guys are similar to other famous working bands – The Dave Matthews Band, The Pat Metheny Group, even The Grateful Dead. Is your process to workshop new material on the road and then record it? Or have an album concept and then tour the tunes?
You know, I really learned something in my tenure with Sting. And that is, that creating music on the road is really difficult. When you’re out there, you’re refining what’s happening on the road, not coming up with new ideas. It’s hard. You’re more focused on the peaks and valleys – the arch of the show. You want to blow the crowd away. So how is the live show different? What makes our show different is I spend all my money on hiring the best musicians. I always want the better guys. And have them play simple. There’s no real “parts” for people to play – there’s a lot of freedom. Lots of variation every night. Normal jazz bands are tied down by having to make the “hits” and part the parts, but you don’t get to hear the individual personalities. If you have more of a pop sensibility, then you just hire great players and they interpret the music. Well we’re excited to have you back at The Blue Note. Can you believe this is your 9th year!? Is this our 9th year? Wow. It’s so much fun! It’s been a bizarre thing. At first it was, “Let’s do a week.” Then, “Let’s try two.” Then, “How about three weeks with no Mondays off?” It’s killer! We love it. n
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NEW YEAR’S EVE LATE NIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT, DEC 31 1:00 AM
Every year after the Chris Botti New Year’s Eve concert, the Blue Note hosts a Late Night Groove Series concert, featuring some of the most innovative, cutting-edge musicians from New York City and beyond. Genres performed at the Late Night Groove Series run the gamut from jazz and funk to hip-hop and R&B, with improvisation being the common thread throughout. Over the last ten years, the series has played host to some of the biggest names in music, such as DJ Logic, Brazilian Girls, Meshell Ndegeocello, John Pop-
per, Ledisi, Vernon Reid, John Scofield, Benvento & Russo, Skerik, Adam Deitch, and Eric Roberson, to name a few. Check our website soon to see which artist will be performing this New Year’s Eve! n
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VICKIE NATALE FRIDAY NIGHT, DEC 20 12:30AM
Vickie Natale’s music combines soul, pop, and R&B to create an artistic light so bright it could illuminate a pitchblack room. Her influences include Aretha Franklin, Janis Joplin, Whitney Houston, and Stevie Wonder. After winning CBS’s Star Search in 2004, Natale was signed to a development deal with Sony Records. In 2004 she released the digital single “Like No Other” on A&M Records and followed up the hit with a self-released debut album Never Gonna Stop. She has opened for Reba McEntire, Deborah Cox, and Ashford &
Simpson, and toured China, Japan, and the U.S. to support the release of Never Gonna Stop. She continues to perform at venues around New York City and across the country. n
RACHEL BROTMAN SATURDAY NIGHT, DEC 21 12:30AM
Rachel Brotman is a vocalist, composer and pianist born and raised in lower Manhattan. After four years of performing and honing her unique vision in New Orleans, Brotman returned to the city and settled in Brooklyn to put together her most recent project as bandleader. The group features Brotman’s intricately woven compositions and arrangements for keyboard/piano, flugelhorn, bass and drums, drawing from soul and electronic influences amidst roots in jazz and improvisation. She has performed on national stages from Lincoln Center to NPR’s Mountain Stage to The
New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Most recently she was chosen by Giant Step as one of their acclaimed Next Step artists. n
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AARON COMESS GROUP
(OF THE SPIN DOCTORS) FRIDAY NIGHT, DEC 27 To date, drummer Aaron Comess, a founding member of the Grammy-nominated, ten million plus album selling band Spin Doctors, has played on, written on and/or produced over two hundred albums with an acclaimed and diverse roster of artists such as, Joan Osborne, Bilal, Rachael Yamagata, New York Electric Piano, Isaac Hayes, James Maddock, Marc Cohn and Chris Whitley. Aaron has performed live and on television with some of music’s biggest artists including Joan Osborne, Natasha Bedingfield, Edie Brikell, André Bocelli, David Foster, Aaron Neville,
German superstar Marius Westernhagen and Spin Doctors. He also stays very active in the NYC local jazz, experimental music scene and singer songwriter circuits, and records and produces at his own recording studio ‘His House Studio’ in the East Village. n
BABA ISRAEL & DUV WITH YAKO 440 TRIO THE ADVENTURES OF KAILA & THE KID SATURDAY NIGHT, DEC 28 12:30AM
Baba Israel was raised in NYC and is a spoken-word and hip-hop artist. In 2000 he connected with producer/ multi-instrumentalist/ beatboxer/ graffiti artist Yako 440 in support of his solo album on Velour Records. One of Baba and Yako’s early experiences co-teaching was at a community center where they met then 17-year-old vocalist Duv. There was an instant chemistry, and after featuring Duv on their albums, co-produced his debut. Duv is becoming a pillar of the soul/R&B scene. The Adventures of Kaila & The Kid hails
from NYC and call themselves beat rhymers. The duo features Kid Lucky and Kaila Mullady, and combine vocal stylings beatboxing, rapping, spoken word, scatting, and vocal sound effects. n
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Redemption rye whiskey, grapefruit juice, Chambord
CAIPIRINHA
Muddled limes, sugar and Beija Brazilian cachaca
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JAN 11 & 12
JOHN PIZZARELLI WITH SPECIAL GUEST JANE MONHEIT JAN 13, 21-26
MONTY ALEXANDER JAZZ MEETS REGGAE 4 LEGENDARY BANDS - 1 WEEK WITH CATERINA ZAPPONI, BUCKY PIZZARELLI, FRANK VIGNOLA, JOHN CLAYTON, JEFF HAMILTON, ERNEST RANGLIN, CHRONIXX & MORE! JAN 16 - 19
CHRISTIAN SCOTT JAN 28 - 31
MACEO PARKER NICOLE HENRY RACHELLE FERRELL JAVON JACKSON BAND WITH LES MCCANN PATRICIA BARBER DONALD HARRISON, RON CARTER & BILLY COBHAM SPYRO GYRA LARRY CARLTON GROUP
FEB 11 & 12
+ KYLE EASTWOOD GROUP
MAR 25-30
GARY BURTON & MAKOTO OZONE DUETS
APRIL 8-13
FEB 13-16 FEB 18-20 FEB 21-23 MAR 4-9 MAR 11-16
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