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131 w. 3rd st. new york city 212. 475. 8592 www.bluenotejazz.com
TWO SHOWS NIGHTLY: 8 & 10:30PM LATE NIGHT GROOVE SERIES: FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS 12:30AM midnight SUNDAY JAZZ BRUNCH: 12:30 & 2:30 PM
JULY CALENDAR
A BEAUTIFUL NIGHT OF JAZZ WITH JULIE EIGENBERG & YARON GERSHOVSKY WITH SPECIAL GUEST ANDRES LAPRIDA JULY 1
LATE NIGHT GROOVE SERIES
JERRY GONZALEZ & THE FORT APACHE BAND JULY 2 - 7
NICKEL AND DIME OPS JULY 6
JOE GRANSDEN BIG BAND JULY 8 GATO BARBIERI JULY 9 RES
PRODUCED BY JILL NEWMAN PRODUCTIONS
JULY 10
THE DUKE ELLINGTON ORCHESTRA JULY 11 - 14 SYMPHONICS LIVE FEAT. SHAWN RANDALL, DUV & GUESTS JULY 15 YOUNGJOO SONG JULY 16 SEU JORGE JULY 17, 18, 20, 21, 23 & 24 NICOLE HENRY LIVE JULY 19 THE PERSUASIONS JULY 22 ODEAN POPE SAX CHOIR W/ JAMES CARTER (25-26) & DAVID SANCHEZ (27-28) JULY 25 - 28 AMERICAN-ISRAEL CULTURAL FOUNDATION PRESENTS RAFI MALKIEL QUINTET (8PM) & HADAR NOIBERG (10:30PM) JULY 29
MANAMI MORITA JULY 5
COULON JULY 12 THE ELECTRIC LADYLAND PROJECT FEAT. SHERYL BAILEY & VIC JURIS JULY 13 WILL BERNARD JULY 19 MOTIONS JULY 20 ABDUL ZUHRI JULY 26 SWISS CHRIS & THE DREAM TEAM ONE JULY 27
SUNDAY BRUNCH SERIES URBAN TANGO TRIO JULY 7 GREG DIAMOND BAND JULY 14 ANDREA TIERRA CD RELEASE JULY 21 GUSTAVO CASENAVE JULY 28
A BEAUTIFUL NIGHT OF JAZZ WITH JULIE EIGENBERG & YARON GERSHOVSKY & SPECIAL GUEST ANDRES LAPRIDA JULY 1, 8PM & 10:30PM
Join us for a night of great jazz with vocalist extraordinaire Julie Eigenberg accompanied by Grammy® -Award winning pianist and composer Yaron Gershovsky, the musical director for the world-famous Manhattan Transfer. To gether with Boris Kozlov on Bass, & Benny Koonyevsky on percussion, they bring you Julie’s soulful interpretations with some swinging fun and jamming original songs. She co-wrote “Why Not!”, and Yaron Gershovsky did the arrangement, for which the Manhattan Transfer won the 1983 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal of a Group, on Atlantic Records. Together with Special Guest, World Guitar Master & Composer Andres Laprida, who has also published songs with Julie, they will explore new arrangements of familiar standards and Brazilian classics along with original songs from Julie’s Polystar Co. Japan, Ltd. recording, produced and written with David Spinozza. Julie Eigenberg began her singing career in NYC, performing with such greats as George Duvivier, Vicki Sue Robinson, Moogy Klingman, the Brecker Bros., Leon Pendarvis, Anthony Jackson, and Will Lee, to name just a few. She went on to record her album, Love is Starting Now, which was produced by David Spinozza. Julie is a soulful interpreter of classic Jazz standards and her own pop/Latin influenced genre or
songs. Her music comes from the heart and she sings with a confidence and style that has captured fans from around the world. Yaron Gershovsky is widely recognized as an accomplished musician, whose long list of credits demonstrates versatility and excellence as a Pianist/Keyboardist, Arranger, Composer and Producer. Yaron wrote two vocal arrangements for the group’s latest Christmas A Capella CD (one of them in collaboration with Janis Siegel). The Manhattan Transfer’s CD, The Symphony Sessions features Yaron on the piano, as well as his big band arrangement for: “All Heart”, dedicated to Ella Fitzgerald. Andrés Laprida is a guitarist/composer from Argentina, who lives in New York, and has achieved a remarkable exposure through a wide range of assignments. His prolific work as a performer, composer, and producer keeps earning a highly enthusiastic response from musicians, audience and critics. As a performer, his international tours include his original compositions, as well as a large repertoire of classics from renowned Brazilian and American composers. n
JERRY GONZALEZ
& THE FORT APACHE BAND JULY 2-7, 8PM & 10:30PM Trumpeter/conguero Jerry González is well known for his years of experience with jazz giants such as Dizzy Gillespie, McCoy Tyner and Jaco Pastorius and Latin music greats Tito Puente and Eddie Palmieri. But it is as leader of “Jerry González and the Fort Apache Band” that his status as one of the music’s most innovative voices and the greatness of his artistic vision became widely recognized. The legendary Fort Apache Band has been active for over three decades, with Jerry González on trumpet and congas, his brother Andy González on bass, Larry Willis on piano, Joe Ford on saxophone and Steve Berrios on drums. In 1989, the band recorded the groundbreaking Rumba Para Monk, named album of the year by the French Academie du Jazz. That year the group was voted the Word Beat Group of the Year in DownBeat’s 55th Annual Readers Poll. After that, they recorded Earthdance (1991), Moliendo Cafe (1992) and the three Grammy nominated albums; Crossroads (1994), Pensativo (1995) and Firedance (1996). In 1998, the ensemble swept the Latin jazz category at the New York Jazz Awards, winning both the Industry and Journalist Polls. In 1999, the group again swept the Critics and Readers Polls for Beyond Group of the Year in DownBeat Magazine. In 2000, following Jerry and Fort Apache’s portrayal in the critically acclaimed documentary Calle 54 by the Oscar awarded Spanish filmmaker Fernando Trueba, Jerry González moved to Spain. In Spain he became
one of the pioneers of the fusion between Latin Jazz and flamenco, and collaborated with musicians such as Paco de Lucía, Chano Domínguez, Diego “El Cigala”, Niño Josele and the Spanish National Jazz Orchestra. In 2001, he recorded Jerry González y Los Piratas del Flamenco (2003), nominated to the Grammy Awards and the Latin Grammy Awards and given the Critics and Industry Awards in the
New York Jazz Awards. In recent years, González’s most consistent work has been as the leader of his Madrid based quartet “Jerry González y El Comando de la Clave”. Their self-titled album was nominated to the Latin Grammy Awards 2012 . n
L a t e N i g h t G r o o v e S ERIE S
MANAMI MORITA FRIDAY NIGHT, JULY 5 12:30AM
Pianist Manami Morita was born in Saitama, Japan in 1984. She received a scholarship to study at Berklee College of Music in 2005. By 2006, she moved to the U.S. and started her career at Berklee in Boston to search for her own music, based on jazz. Manami has performed with acclaimed musicians such as Esperanza Spalding, Greg Hopkins, Mark Walker, Rosa Pasos, and Oscar Stagnaro. She has appeared at jazz festivals such as the Martha’s Vineyard Music Festival, Salem Jazz Festival, Tokyo Jazz and the Rochester International Jazz Festival.
Manami released her first album Colors in 2009, her second album For You in 2010, and her third album When Skies are Grey in 2012 through Rambling Records, Inc. n
NICKEL AND DIME OPS SATURDAY NIGHT, JUly 6 12:30AM
In 2009, NYC lyricist Nickel Killsmics, was given the opportunity to record an album with some of New York City’s great jazz musicians. The result was Nickel and Dime OPS’ premiere jazz/hip hop fusion release, Tragedy & Comedy, and a Thursday night residency at an NYC jazz club. The 9 piece band normally features Freddie Hendrix, David Gibson, and Jason Marshall on horns, Joe Strasser, the general of the rhythm section on drums, along with Nickel on the mic and Victoria Cave on vocals. Nickel and Dime OPS is currently per-
forming around the local scene and preparing to tour. They are also about to release their sophomore album, The Soulygamist, early this fall. n
SUNDAY BRUNCH SERIES
URBAN TANGO TRIO SUNDAY, JULY 7
12:30 & 2:30PM $29.50 includes music, brunch & 1 drink
Argentine-born Pedro Giraudo has been hailed as one of the most creative and daring composer/bandleaders on the jazz scene today. Downbeat Magazine has called his music “An opulent listening experience of modern orchestral jazz, brimming with passionate improvisations, contrapuntal melodies, and plush harmonies.” Giraudo’s 17-piece big band, “Expansions,” displays the powerful emotional impact of his compositions, which have captivated listeners around the world with their passion and energy. With Argentine underpinnings and a hint of South American grooves, they’re subtly
suggestive of such composers as Duke Ellington and Charles Mingus, masterfully weaving together pre-composed and improvised elements. The band has performed regularly in the most prestigious jazz clubs in the New York City area, including the Jazz Standard, Birdland, the Jazz Gallery, Joe’s Pub. n
HALF NOTE RECORDS NEW RELEASE
FRANCISCO MELA & CUBAN SAFARI TREE OF LIFE On his second release for Half Note, drummer Francisco Mela continues to fuse the rhythmic life force of his homeland Cuba, with the heat-seeking energy of modern jazz. He is known as a musician’s favorite - he is a member of Joe Lovano’s band, Us Five - because he boasts a passion and spirit rarely heard among young instrumentalists. Mela’s group is named Cuban Safari, and it features sterling play from pianist Elio Villafranca, saxist Uri Gurvich, guitarist Ben Monder and special guest Esperanza Spalding. Mela’s tender vocal will surprise all.
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JOE GRANSDEN BIG BAND JULY 8, 8PM & 10:30PM Joe Gransden has performed worldwide and released ten CDs under his own name. Renowned first for the hard bop approach of his trumpet, Gransden’s singing voice has been compared to that of Chet Baker and Frank Sinatra.
new CD Close To My Heart, produced by saxophone great Kenny G. The CD is a collection of smooth jazz covers and originals written by Joe and Kenny. Joe has been performing with Kenny G and his band around the country for the past year or so.
Joe is from New York City and comes from a family full of musicians. Joe’s introduction to music came early on through his father, a gifted singer and pianist. His grandfather was a trumpeter of merit, playing professionally his whole life throughout New York. On his mother’s side was the piano virtuoso Carmen Cavallero.
Fellow musicians across the country hear a talented trumpet player whose ace in the hole is a well-developed
Not long after high school, Joe was on the road as a sideman with the Tommy Dorsey Band and Glenn Miller Band. He has also performed as a sideman with Barry White, The Moody Blues, Kenny Rogers, The Temptations, Aretha Franklin and The Whispers. Eventually moving to New York City, he performed with Toshiko Akiyoshi and Chico O’Farrill. Meanwhile, Joe formed his own group, which performed in Brooklyn each week and included guitarist Joe Cohn and former Betty Carter bassist, Matt Hughes. The Joe Gransden Trio’s growing legion of fans in both New York and recently in Atlanta has obviously taken note. A widening schedule has found Joe performing at The Jazz Corner in Hilton Head, South Carolina, The Museum of Art and Design in midtown Manhattan, Spivey Hall in Atlanta and Tehema Golf Club in Carmel, California. Joe also just released his brand
voice. But around Atlanta and New York Joe is also a well-respected human being, and a nice guy who treats people fairly. He has always managed to keep every aspect of his career and life in balance. In this tempestuous decade, Joe’s lyricism is like a breath of fresh air. n
GATO BARBIERi JULY 9, 8PM & 10:30PM Mystical yet fiery, passionately romantic yet supremely cool – you hear those first few notes from that instantly recognizable tenor, and know you’re in the unique musical world of Gato Barbieri. His career has covered virtually the entire jazz landscape, from free jazz with trumpeter Don Cherry and avantgarde in the mid-’60s, to film scoring and his ultimate embrace of Latin music throughout the ’70s and ’80s. Barbieri began playing tenor saxophone with his own band in the late ’50s and moved to Rome with his Italian-born first wife Michelle in 1962, where he began collaborating with Cherry. The two recorded albums for Blue Note: Complete Communion (1965) and Symphony for Improvisers (1966), both of which are considered classics of free group improvisation. He also collaborated with Steve Lacy, Abdullah Ibrahim, Charlie Haden, Carla Bley and the Jazz Composer’s Orchestra, Stanley Clarke, Airto Moreira, Chico O’Farrell, and Lonnie Liston Smith during this period. Barbieri recorded a handful of albums on the Flying Dutchman label in the early ’70s and then signed with Impulse, where he recorded his classic Chapter Series: Latin America (1973), Hasta Siempre (1973), Viva Emiliano Zapata (1974), and Alive in New York (1975). While at Impulse, he also composed the Grammy-winning score for the film Last Tango in Paris (1972) – an achievement he parlayed into success as a film composer, scoring international films over the years in Europe, South America, and the U.S. By the mid-’70s, Barbieri’s coarse, wailing tone began to mellow, a change evident on his ’70s A&M recordings. However, early ’80s dates like the Live Gato … Para Los
Amigos (1984) saw the saxophonist reclaim a more intense, rock-influenced South American sound. After years of limited musical activity due to the passing of his first wife (also his closest musical confidant and manager) and his own triple bypass surgery, Barbieri returned stronger than ever with the 1997 Columbia offering
Que Pasa, the fourth-highest-selling contemporary jazz album of that year. Since that reemergence, he has continued to release albums, including The Shadow of the Cat (2002), which won Billboard’s prestigious 2003 Latin Jazz Album of the Year award and garnered a Grammy nomination, and New York Meeting (2010). n
RES
PRODUCED BY JILL NEWMAN PRODUCTIONS JULY 10, 8PM & 10:30PM Res is a powerful soul rock singer whose single, “They Say Vision”, was a Top 40 hit, with the remix going to number 1 on the dance charts. Other singles from her debut album, How I Do, include Golden Boys and Ice King, both which received radio play and struck a chord with music lovers from all walks of life. This album has paved the way for her cult following today. Res’ live show is incredibly engaging and entertaining. Her dynamic vocals pull all of the attention to the stage. Audiences become awestruck of her energy and stage presence. Many of her fans profess that her live performance is one not to miss and that she often sounds better live than on her records. A Res performance can consist of a few different band configurations. She can do everything from a DJ set to an acoustic guitar format and all the way to a full band. Res completed work on her second album (Black Girls Rock!) and planned for a 2006 release. After some label shakeups the album would ultimately be shelved and Res would eventually break away from her label. While fans were looking for Res and her follow up album, instead she popped up singing supporting vocals for Cee Lo Green of
Gnarls Barkley on his St. Elsewhere World Tour for the smash hit “Crazy”. Following the tour, Res decided to follow the path of an independent artist and released Black Girls Rock! all on her own. This decision was in direct
response to the overwhelming demand from fans thru her social media touch points. n
THE DUKE ELLINGTON ORCHESTRA JULY 11-14, 8PM & 10:30PM
Considered by many to be the greatest American composer in history, Duke Ellington and his music influenced millions of people over the course of his 50-year career. Thanks to a body of work that transcends boundaries and renews itself through every generation of fans and music lovers, his legacy continues to live on and will endure for generations to come. Ellington described those who impressed him as “beyond category.” Because of the unmatched artistic heights to which he soared, no artist deserves this description more than Ellington himself. He is best remembered for the over 3,000 songs that he composed during his lifetime – titles like “It Don’t Mean a Thing if It Ain’t Got That Swing,” “Sophisticated Lady,” “Mood Indigo,” “Solitude,” “In a Mellow Tone,” and “Satin Doll.” When asked what inspired him to write, he replied, “My men and my race are the inspiration of my work. I try to catch the character and mood and feeling of my people.” Ellington’s popular compositions set the bar for generations of brilliant jazz, pop, theater, and soundtrack composers to come. While these compositions
guarantee his greatness, what makes Duke an iconoclastic genius and an unparalleled visionary are his extended suites. From 1943’s Black, Brown and Beige to 1972’s The Uwis Suite, Ellington used the suite format to give his jazz songs a far more empowering meaning, resonance, and purpose: to exalt, mythologize, and re-contextualize the African-American experience on a grand scale. Duke Ellington was awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1966. He was later awarded several other prizes, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1969 and the Legion of Honor by France in 1973. He died of lung cancer and pneumonia on May 24, 1974, a month after his 75th birthday, and is buried in the Bronx. Although Ellington himself has passed, his music lives on, as does the orchestra that bears his name. A world-class big band, The Duke Ellington Orchestra continues to perform Duke’s music at venues worldwide, preserving the legacy of one of this country’s greatest national treasures. n
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COULON FRIDAY NIGHT, juLY 12 12:30 AM
Coulon was formed when vocalist extraordinaire Imani Uzuri asked her dear friends, Rozz Nash and Neil Coulon, to perform at her Blue Note show in January ’08. At the show, Imani introduced the duo to the world as Coulon . . . and that’s how the magic began. Rozz met drummer Mark Manczuk back in 1999, when he shared a tabla teacher with her then-boyfriend. A year later Mark came to jam with the couple one night, and they asked Mark to join Coulon, aware that his use of tabla, udu, and doumbek
really set the band’s sound apart. Salon, the group’s debut album, is the gift the band is excited to share with the world. n
THE ELECTRIC LADYLAND PROJECT FEATURING
SHERYL BAILEY & VIC JURIS
SATURDAY NIGHT, JULY 13 12:30AM
Today’s progressive players are still exploring the protean aspects of Jimi Hendrix’s music, and two of our most inventive jazz guitarists, Sheryl Bailey and Vic Juris are exploring a Hendrix inventory that’s exciting rock and jazz fans alike. This is a refreshingly edgy, yet truly accessible offering for anyone who’s interested in what’s happening now. Sheryl Bailey and Vic Juris, two of our hippest and most innovative players are reit-
erating Jimi’s legacy because their playing is modern: it’s au courant. And the listener doesn’t have to intellectualize, surmise or theorize, just enjoy this great musical artistry of the Electric Ladyland Project. n
SUNDAY BRUNCH SERIES
GREG DIAMOND BAND SUNDAY, JULY 14
12:30 & 2:30PM $29.50 includes music, brunch & 1 drink
Guitarist Greg Diamond is an emerging force and is situated at the forefront of contemporary latin jazz artists in New York City. Endowed with technical prowess and an impassioned distinguishable sound characterized by his mixed Latin American origins, Diamond puts forth an attractive and innovative concept of latin fusion in a modern jazz context. Greg has performed at The Blue Note, Iridium Jazz Club, Joe’s Pub, Smalls Jazz Club, Nublu, and Zinc Bar; not to mention numerous festivals, among them: The Madrid International Jazz Festival,
Barranquijazz Festival, Jimmy Glass Jazz Festival, Jazz al Parque Festival, and The Nublu Jazz Festival. In 2007 he was a semi-finalist at The Gibson International Jazz Guitar Competition hosted by The Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland. n
HALF NOTE RECORDS NEW RELEASE Striking, bold, organic, and beautiful. Those words describe Maya Azucena’s voice, her music, and her message. On CRY LOVE her impressive talent unfolds over eleven tracks. An anthem for justice, the title track constitutes the album’s core concept. Her desire to inspire and empower listeners saturates the edgy groove of “Warriors” and the sanguine sway of “Near”. “The Half” is a harrowing take propelled by rock icon Vernon Reid. She invited reggae legend and Billboard #1 artist iNi Kamoze aboard on “My Back’s Not Up Against The Wall” while the glistening, acoustic qualities of “Belong To The Sun” furnish another standout cut. The songs are all unified by a remarkable depth and stunning musicality.
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SYMPHONICS LIVE JULY 15, 8PM & 10:30PM
Symphonics Live is the multidiscipline evening produced and hosted by Shawn “Mr. Symphonics Live” Randall. Symphonics Live is an evening that showcases the finest poets and singer/ songwriters in NY. Along with elements of dance and improvisation, Symphonics Live promotes generosity, love, and creativity through the continual exploration of humanity through performing and visual arts. Symphonics Live has performed for crowds of people at the the legendary Blue Note Jazz Club, Highline Ballroom, Joe’s Pub, Zipper Factory Theater, and the Bowery Poetry Club in New York. The founder and executive producer of Symphonics Live is an actor, poet, singer, writer, producer, and freestyle
emcee. He competed in the National Poetry Slam with Team NYC URBANA of the Bowery Poetry Club. He has had extensive experience in Off-Broadway theater including the acclaimed “Blue Man Group,” a staged reading of Middle Finger at the Joseph Papp Public Theatre and performances at the Bardavon Opera House, Ensemble Studio Theatre, La Mama E.T.C. and BAM. His film appearances include Slings and Arrows, an independent that won Best Feature at the Avignon/NY Film Festival. Shawn Randall currently serves on the Board of Directors of Ensemble Studio Theatre. n
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YOUNGJOO SONG
JULY 16, 8PM & 10:30PM
Young joo Song is one of Korea’s leading Jazz pianists. After graduating Berklee College of Music and Manhattan School of Music, she was able to exponentially climb Korea’s Jazz charts in record sales and popularity. She then had multiple opportunities to perform with some of the most prominent artists from both Korea and the US. Her prompt escalation in the Jazz world enabled her to record eight albums with distinguished labels such as EMI, Warner, and Sony of which Free to Fly was nominated for the Korean Music award in 2009, and Love Never Fails which won Korea’s “Best Jazz Album” in 2010. Her new album, Tale of a City, won the “Best Jazz Performance” at the 2012 Korean Music Award. Young joo Song recorded and performed with some of
the most prominent jazz musicians, including Steve Wilson, Mark Turner, Seamus Blake, Gretchen Parlato, Kendrick Scott, Marcus Gilmore, Vicente Archer, Rogerio Boccato. Young joo Song continues to extend her love and knowledge of Jazz by teaching at multiple universities in South Korea. She shares her personal experiences with gospel and classical genres in her correlation to Jazz. She plans to reach many hearts and ears in hopes to share her passion and appreciation for Jazz on a global level. n
SEU JORGE
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JULY 17, 18, 20, 21, 23 & 24, 8PM & 10:30PM
Listening to this remarkable album for the first time you’ll surely be struck first by the deep, soul-piercing voice of that great Brazilian singer, Seu Jorge. Yes: he’s a singer first and foremost. Many may know him as an actor for his screen-stealing performances in the likes of Wes Anderson’s The Life Aquatic, Fernando Meirelles’ City Of God and Walter Salles’ Linha de Passe, but Seu has known since he was a child that we was destined to sing. He’s a Brazilian singer who speaks the truth through samba, to paraphrase a well-known Seu Jorge quote. But this project is about a band: Almaz. Drummer Pupillo and guitarist Lucio Maia from the stalwart Nação Zumbi; bassist and composer Antonio Pinto from the soundstages of movies star-
ring Seu Jorge. They came together naturally to record a song for a Salles film; they enjoyed the experience so much that they recorded an entire album of music that inspired them. Songs famous within the Brazilian diaspora mesh with classic American and European soul songs begging for a bit of psychedelic samba. They enlisted producer and fellow Brazileiro Mario C. (Beastie Boys, Jack Johnson) to put the finishing touches on the project. Their album is both warm and dark; psychedelic and yet grounded, uplifting but at times somber. To listen to it is to join them in the studio, where the only bandleader is the music and the only agenda is to follow your heart. n
NICOLE HENRY LIVE JULY 19, 8PM & 10:30PM
Nicole Henry has firmly established herself as one of the most acclaimed entertainers in jazz. Her powerfully expressive voice and her soulful, sophisticated and uplifting energy has earned her three top 10 albums. Adding to her vocal talents, Nicole’s beauty and onstage rapport combines confidence and sincerity, confirming her as an all-around beguiling performer to audiences in over 15 countries. Henry showcases her diversity and skills as a performer and refined interpreter on her January 29, 2013 release, So Good, So Right: Nicole Henry Live. The 13-track live album, which was recorded at Henry’s sold-out performances at Feinstein’s in NYC in May 2012, showcases her soulful, inspired interpretations of some of her favorite classic hits of the 70’s from iconic artists including Bill Withers, Aretha Franklin, Joni Mitchell, James Taylor, The Commodores and Gladys Knight. Henry’s 2004 debut CD release, The Nearness of You, won considerable attention from audiences and critics in the U.S. and in Japan, where they named Nicole Best New Jazz Artist of 2004. The following year, Nicole’s Teach Me Tonight reached #1 in Ja-
pan and was named HMV Japan’s Best Vocal Jazz Album of 2005. 2008’s The Very Thought of You substantially expanded her American audience, reaching #7 on Billboard’s jazz chart. Henry’s 2011 release, Embraceable, was a slight departure from her prior recordings, and reached the top 20 on jazz and smooth jazz radio charts. It was a creative triumph for Henry that established her as a peerless interpreter of jazz and pop standards, transcending genre boundaries. Growing up in a musical family in Bucks County, PA, Nicole immersed herself in the arts early on, singing in school and church, and studying cello and ballet. After graduating from the University of Miami with a degree in Communications and Theatre, Nicole launched a successful acting career, appearing in commercial roles as well as a series of voiceover assignments. But she directed her strongest passion toward the development of her full-time singing career which was quickly rewarded in her present hometown, when the Miami New Times named Nicole “Best Solo Musician 2002.” n
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WILL BERNARD FRIDAY NIGHT, july 19 12:30 AM
Will Bernard made his recording debut with multi-instrumentalist Peter Apfelbaum’s culture-fusing Hieroglyphics Ensemble on Don Cherry’s 1989 Multikulti album. Since then, Bernard has on to perform and record with Charlie Hunter, Robert Walter, John Medeski, and Stanton Moore; hip-hop group The Coup; reggae band Groundation; legends like Dr. John, Booker T, Bernie Worrell, Zigaboo Modeliste, and Dr. Lonnie Smith; renowned rock eccentric Tom Waits; and myriad others. He was also a member of the Grammy-nominated group T.J. Kirk, alongside Charlie Hunter.
In addition to his work as a collaborator, Bernard has amassed a formidable discography as a leader, stretching from his 1998 debut Medicine Hat through 2008’s Blue Plate Special and his latest release, Outdoor Living (2012). n
MOTIONS SATURDAY NIGHT, JULY 20 12:30AM
The Brooklyn-based collective Motions, combine the rhythms, timbres and melodies from Japan, Mali, the Middle East, Brazil and the US. Chris Dingman is one of the most sought-after vibraphonists of his generation. He has performed and studied with many of the world’s greatest jazz musicians. Tim Keiper has worked with Malian guitarist Vieux Farka Toure, including performances at the Festival in the Desert in Timbuktu. Matt Kilmer has recieved numerous awards and honors including being named a Carnegie Hall Weill Music Institute fellow. Kaoru Watanabe is a New York based practitioner of various Japanese
transverse bamboo fue or flutes, the taiko drum, as well as the Western flute. Together they create a unified sound that is eclectic and organic. n
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ANDREA TIERRA CD RELEASE SHOW SUNDAY, JULY 21
12:30 & 2:30PM $29.50 includes music, brunch & 1 drink
Hailing from Medellin, Colombia, Andrea Tierra blends Latin American rhythms with jazz and her poetry to create one of a kind music. Andrea Tierra has performed at The New Orleans Jazz Festival, The Bayside Festival of Miami, The Latino Festival of New York, Lowell Folk Festival, Jazz Festivals in Colombia, Uruguay, Panama, Italy, Spain, Germany, Amsterdam, Austria and world music reknown venues as Jazz Gallery, Zinc bar, Jazz at Lincon Center, Rose Theater, Sweet Rhythm, Jazz Standard,
Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola, Kennedy Center, Blue Note, among others. A performance art legacy-- having been a member of her father’s traveling theater company since childhood-- Andrea Tierra delivers an intensity in music that could be described in words, but is much better experienced. n
HALF NOTE RECORDS NEW RELEASE
KENNY WERNER With THE BRUSSELS JAZZ ORCHESTRA
INSTITUTE OF HIGHER LEARNING
Long regarded as one of Europe’s premier big bands - a group that “manifests love,” according to Grammy-winning arranger Maria Schneider - The Brussels Jazz Orchestra has joined hands with Kenny Werner to create a winning tableau vivant of spirited writing and performance. The Institute of Higher Learning features a sumptuous 3-part suite, “Cantabile,” that reinforces in a singular way Werner’s place among forward-thinking jazzmen. Textural, rhythmic, evincing cascading swirls of color, it was inspired by and dedicated to Bob Brookmeyer. Led by reedman and group founder Frank Vaganee, the BJO offers a perfect canvas for Werner’s painterly approach to composition and arranging.
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THE PERSUASIONS
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JULY 22, 8PM & 10:30PM Together since they started singing on the stoops of Brooklyn in 1961, The Persuasions have released over 18 albums and have recorded or performed with a wide range of artists, including Liza Minnelli, Bette Midler, Stevie Wonder, Lou Reed, Van Morrison, Paul Simon, Joni Mitchell, Gladys Knight, Patti LaBelle, The Neville Brothers, Country Joe McDonald, and B.B. King. The Persuasions have consistently garnered critical acclaim over the course of their career, which spans over a half decade. Rolling Stone rated their 1977 album Chirpin’ one of the hundred best works of the 1970s. Rock critic and author Greil Marcus has called their style a “perfect marriage of passion and intelligence.” The members of The Persuasions all came from church and secular musical backgrounds, and from the start, their repertoire was a mix of gospel, soul, and pop. They soon graduated from parties to doo-wop shows (although doo-wop makes up only a small part of their repertoire), and in the mid-’60s they worked with Robert F. Kennedy in various projects to aid African-Americans in the inner cities. In 1968, The Persuasions were discovered by Frank Zappa, of all people. So striking and formidable was their vocal prowess that Zappa signed them to his Straight label (Warner Brothers) merely on the strength of hearing them perform over the phone after a friend called from a New York nightclub, declaring, “Frank, you’ve got to hear this.”
From Dylan’s “The Man in Me” to Zappa’s withering commentary “The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing,” The Persuasions imbue songs with a conviction, heart, and humor that perhaps even the authors didn’t intend. Even after 50 years, they show no signs of retiring any time soon as they continue to undertake new and exciting musical projects.
They love working with kids and frequently put on workshops for young singers. In addition, they took on the music of J.J. Cale during the summer of ‘09, featuring the powerhouse baritone-tenor of “Sweet” Joe Russell on “I’ll Make Love To You,” and basso profundo Jimmy Hayes on “Travelin’ Light.” Their latest album, Knocking on Bob’s Door, came out in 2010. n
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THE ODEAN POPE SAX CHOIR
JAMES CARTER (25th - 26th), & DAVID SANCHEZ (27th - 28th) WITH SPECIAL GUESTS
JUNE 25-28, 8PM & 10:30PM The saxophone choir is formatted with nine saxophones and a rhythm section. Established by Odean in 1977, they premiered in 1985 with a Soul Note album called The Saxophone Shop. The saxophone choir has been the realization of his southern legacy; a medium for creating the richly textured harmonic sound that has permeated his musical soul since childhood. Additionally, Epitome, The Ponderer, and most recent saxophone choir release Locked & Loaded are exemplary
of the ensemble’s credentials. Even though he plays clarinet, oboe, piccolo, flute and piano, Odean feels an affinity for the tenor saxophone because it most closely mimics the human voice. He constructs layers of melodic sound by playing within the fourth system in different tone scales using multiphonics, achieving several pitches together, for which he is well known. The choir reaches a stunning intensity that is simultaneously one voice and is also, as described by Francis Davis, “harmonically engorged.”
Odean grew up in jazz rich territory with other Philadelphia notables such as: John Coltrane, Lee Morgan, Clifford Brown, Benny Golson, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy and Percy Heath et al. Coltrane chose Odean to replace him in Jimmy Smith’s Group when he left for New York to join Miles Davis. Although he was close to Coltrane and continues to revere his artistry, Odean was always searching for his own musical sound. This led him to study with Ron Rubin, the principal woodwind player in the Philadelphia Orchestra. At a later time he studied at The Paris Conservatory for Music under Kenny Clarke. It was there that he received his Certificate in Orchestration, Modern harmony, African rhythms, BeBop Art Forms and Arrangement. In 1979, Odean joined the Max Roach Quartet as a regular member for more than two decades. It was as the tenor man with Max Roach that Odean perfected the techniques of circular breathing and multiphonics, both allowing him to stretch his solo improvisations from dazzling elevations to the throbbing, husky sounds for which he is so well known, to all kinds of delicacy in getting from one to the other. Odean won acclaim from Australia to Japan, even winning “Best Tenor Saxophone Player” at the North Sea Jazz Festival. n
L a t e N i g h t G r o o v e S ERIE S
ABDUL ZUHRI FRIDAY NIGHT, JULY 26 12:30 AM
Abdul Zuhri “aka” Dulie is a guitarist, composer, producer, band leader for the Parallel Souls Band. He has performed and recorded with R&B artists such as Lionel Richie, Angie Stone, Mary J Blige, D’Angelo, JT Taylor, Tom Jones, Chico DeBarge, GURU, Alyson Williams, Tweet, Fatback Band, Isaac Hayes, Digable Planets, Toshi Kubota, Odyssey, Ben E. King, and Stevie Wonder, and performed with such jazz artists as Herbie Hancock, Paul Taylor, Rachel Z, Chieli Minucci, Urban Knights, Noel Pointer, Dennis Chambers, Michael Urbaniak, Hiram Bullock, and Onaje Allan
Gumbs. In 2002, Abdul Zuhri performed for Sir Paul McCartney’s wedding in Ireland. In 2012, Abdul & his band featuring Cheryl Pepsii Riley headlined for the Selby Jazz Festival in St. Paul, Minneapolis. n
SWISS CHRIS AND THE DREAM TEAM ONE SATURDAY NIGHT, JULY 27 12:30AM
Swiss Chris is a first-call session drummer/music director. While teaching at Berklee College of Music in Boston in the Summer of 2012, Swiss celebrated the release of his first Drum Book Modern Drum Set Stickings (Cherry Lane / Hal Leonard). He also recently worked with the legendary Gloria Gaynor doing TV appearances and touring for the 30th anniversary “I Will Survive” promo. Swiss is well-known for his work as musical director and drummer for ninetime GRAMMY winner John Legend. He is now concentrating on his own solo career with a forthcoming album. The Dream Team One is a unit, where
members from all genres and styles come together with respect to African Riddims and Jazz/Blues Harmonies with a contemporary funk/hip-hop touch. n
SUNDAY BRUNCH SERIES
GUSTAVO CASENAVE SUNDAY, JULY 28
12:30 & 2:30PM $29.50 includes music, brunch & 1 drink
Gustavo Casenave, 2012 Latin Grammy Nominee for his album Tango Casenave with special guest Eddie Gomez, is considered by the Uruguayan press as “one of the best pianist our country has” (Diario El Pais - Uruguay). An active performer in the jazz world and the contemporary classical scene, as well as being one of the most on demand Tango composer, pianist and educator, in the US. In 1999, he won the International Award: “Belgian Artistic Promo-
tion” at the Europe Jazz Contest 1999, and he is the composer for the Feature Film “La Cascara”, that won numerous awards worldwide, at different film festivals, including: New York Film Festival, Bogota Film Festival and Leipzig Film Festival in 2007. n
HALF NOTE RECORDS NEW RELEASE
DONALD HARRISON RON CARTER BILLY COBHAM
THIS IS JAZZ
For their second Half Note issue, the power trio of DONALD HARRISON, RON CARTER and BILLY COBHAM declare themselves spokesmen for a kind of exploratory improvisation and interplay known only to seasoned jazz professionals. Staunch individualists all, they come together with a united voice of alto, bass and drums - at once steeped in jazz’s richly variegated traditions yet forward-thinking in the cause of new creative expression. AVAILABLE UPSTAIRS IN THE BLUE NOTE GIFT SHOP!
upstairs at the
AMERICAN-ISRAEL CULTURAL FOUNDATION PRESENTS RAFI MALKIEL QUINTET WITH SPECIAL GUESTS 8PM HADAR NOIBERG WITH SPECIAL GUEST ANAT COHEN 10:30PM JUly 29, 8PM & 10:30PM
For over 74 years, the America-Israel Cultural Foundation has been cultivating Israel’s artistic leaders, identifying and nurturing Israel’s top young performing and visual artists and furthering their education and careers. Having awarded over 16,000 scholarships to outstanding talents and world renowned artists such as Anat Cohen, Alon Yavnai and Avishai Cohen, AICF has become synonymous with culture and excellence in Israel. Since arriving in NYC at age 21, flutist, composer and arranger Hadar Noiberg has established herself as a major force in the Cuban, Jazz and World music scenes.. Hadar started her career from her young age as a Classical musician, playing and touring with the Young Philharmonic Orchestra and studying at the Tel Aviv Academy of Music. Later she transferred to the City College of New York where she completed her Bachelors degree majoring in flute and composition, studying with the acclaimed composer David Del Tredici. In 2007 Hadar received an outstanding award from the ASCAP foundation for her composition skills. Hadar’s original material is being performed by her trio which has a daring and unique instrumentation: flute, double bass (Edward Perez) and drums/ percussion (Yonadav Halevy) which
allows sliding in and out of Jazz improvisation and Western harmonies with Middle Eastern and North African rhythms and semitones. Composer, trombonist and euphonium player Rafi Malkiel, from Israel, has delighted audiences around the world, performing with artists such as Willie Colon, Arturo O’Farrill, Ray Anderson, and with Grammy-nominated Colombian singer Toto La Momposina, and he participated in Reggie Workman’s John Coltrane Africa Brass Live project and Jason Lindner’s Big Band. In 2003 he formed The Rafi Malkiel Ensemble, a group of virtuosi and versatile musicians living in New York City. The group plays original compositions and unique arrangements by Malkiel, fusing Jazz and Latin-American standards with Afro-Caribbean rhythms. The music is both composed as well as improvised. Rafi Malkiel has performed in many prestigious venues and has recently recorded his debut CD My Island. The CD also features some of the best Jazz and Latin musicians in New York City, including legendary tuba player Howard Johnson, bassist Andy Gonzalez, clarinetist Anat Cohen and many more. n
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Blue Note Drink Menu MARTINIS $14 Manhattan
HENNESSY SIDECAR
Redemption rye whiskey, Carpano Antico sweet vermouth
Hennessy Cognac with Grand Marnier and fresh lemon juice
Negroni
BLUE NOTE MARTINI
Bombay Saphire, Campari, Carpano Antico sweet vermouth
citrus vodka, blue curocao, lime juice
VESPER
“MANTECA” MARTINI
Tanqueray gin, Chopin Vodka, and Lillet with a lemon twist
Brinley Gold coconut rum, coconutcream & pineapple juice
FRENCH MARTINI
ITALIAN CHOCOLATE MARTINI
Grey Goose vodka, Chambord & pineapple juice
Meletti Chocolate Liquer Stolivanilla vodka
APPLE MARTINI
Ketel One & apple schnapps
COSMOPOLITAN
Citrus Vodka, Triple Sec, cranberry & lime juice
METROPOLITAN
Absolut Kurant with Triple Sec, cranberry & lime juice
MARGARITA MARTINI
Sauza Conmemorativo tequila, agave, fresh lime & splash orange juice
Mixed drinks $12 ELDERFLOWER FIZZ Beefeater, elderflower liqueur, fresh lemon
RUBY RYE
Redemption rye whiskey, grapefruit juice, Chambord
caipirinha
Muddled limes, sugar and Beija Brazilian cachaca
BELLINI
BRANDY ALEXANDER
Prosecco & white peach puree
Brandy, crème de cacao & cream
PCPUNCH
CUBA LIBRE
Grey Goose pear vodka, Brinley coconut rum, pineapple juice
Blackwell rum, Coke & freshly muddled lime
MAI TAI
TOASTED ALMOND
Bacardi light rum, Meyers dark rum, almond liqueur, Triple Sec, Pineapple juice, splash sour mix
Amaretto, coffee liqueur & cream
BRAVE BULL
SPANISH COFFEE
Cuervo Gold, Kahlua & coffee
Tia Maria & coffee
SWISS COFFEE
Moca Almond
warm drinks $12 IRISH COFFEE
Jameson Irish whiskey & coffee
NUTTY IRISHMAN
Bailey’s Irish Cream, Frangelico & coffee
Peppermint Schnapps, crème de cacao & coffee
Meletti chocolate liquer amaretto, coffee
beer and teas IMPORTED - $9
BELGIAN-STYLE ALE - $15
Sapporo, Amstel Light, Corona, Heineken, Guinness, Stella Artois, Bass Ale
Brother Thelonious Abbey Ale (750 ml)
DOMESTIC - $8
Buckler
Brooklyn Lager, Budweiser, Bud Light
NON-ALCOHOLIC - $7
REPUBLIC OF TEA ICED TEAS - $7 Pomegranate Green Iced Tea Republic Darjeeling Black Iced Tea Ginger Peach Decaf Black Iced Tea
DESSERTS & PAIRINGS SEASONAL FRUIT & SORBET NEW YORK CHEESECAKE RED VELVET CAKE TIRAMISU CINNAMON APPLE STRUDEL WARM LEMON TARTE CHOCOLATE & VANILLA TARTUFO FLOURLESS CHOCOLATE CAKE ICE CREAM SORBET OF THE DAY
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Limoncello Meletti Tia Maria Baileys Grand Marnier Amaretto Lazzaroni Drambuie Frangelico Taylor Fladgate 20 year Kahlua Prosecco
11 12 11 12 11 12 11 15 11 11
DIGESTIFS SINGLE MALT SCOTCH
Glenlivet 12 year 12 Glenfiddich 12 year 12 15 Macallan 12 year Talisker 10 year 13 Glenmorangie 13 15 Oban 14 year Dahlwinnie 15 year 16 Lagavulin 16 year 18 34 Mackillop’s 1989 Scapa Deanston 30 year 40 Scott’s 1967 Glenlivet 58
SCOTCH blends
Chivas 12 Dewars 12 J & B 12 Johnny Walker Red 12 13 Johnny Walker Black Johnny Walker Blue 38
LIQUEURs Amaretto Lazzaroni Aperol Baileys Irish Cream B&B Campari Chambord Cointreau Drambuie Dubbonet Fernet Branca Frangelico Grand Marnier Kahlua Lillet Limoncello Meletti Nocino Walnut Liqueur Pernod Poli Miele Honey Liqueur Sambuca Meletti Tia Maria
11 11 11 12 11 11 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 11 12
BRANDY & COGNAC
Courvoisier Hennessy VS Hennessy XO Remy Martin VSOP Remy Martin XO Martell VS Martell Cordon Bleu VSOP Paul Beau XO Poli Grappa Moscato
12 14 36 18 36 14 25 25 15
DESSERT WINES Sherry, Dry Sack Sherry, Harvey’s Bristol Cream Taylor Fladgate 20 year Cab Franc Icewine, Inniskillin
11 12 15 20/125
BOURBON / Rye Redemption Rye 12 Basil Hayden 14 Booker’s 14 Knob Creek 14 Woodford Reserve 15 Whistle Pig 17
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Beija Cachaca 12 Bacardi Silver 12 Bacardi Gold 12 Brinley Gold Coconut 12 Captain Morgan’s 12 Meyer’s 13 Mount Gay 13 Pyrat XO 15
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JULY 30 - AUG 4
EARL KLUGH
aug 6 - 11
PAQUITO D’RIVERA & HIS PANAMERICANA ENSEMBLE AUG 13 - 18
ERIC JOHNSON & MIKE STERN AUG 20 - 25
ROY HARGROVE BIG BAND W/ SPECIAL GUEST ROBERTA GAMBARINI aug 27 - sep 1
ROY AYERS
SEP 5 - 8
CASSANDRA WILSON AUG 5 AUG 12 AUG 19 AUG 26 SEP 2 SEP 3 SEP 9 SEP 10-15
ABBY DOBSON LUKE CELENZA LIBERATION PROPHECY LAKECIA BENJAMIN MICHELLE CARR & MARK WHITFIELD GADI LEHAVI TRIO W/ JORGE ROEDER & RICHIE BARSHAY TOMAS DONCKER JOE SAMPLE & THE CREOLE JOE BAND