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Live Jazz Music Schedule - Chicago - 15JAN2010 to 22JAN2010


Here is the Live Jazz Music Schedule for Chicago from January 15th to January 22nd, 2010...

>>>The Green Mill<<< 4802 N. Broadway Ave. Chicago, IL 60640 773.878.5552 http://www.greenmilljazz.com This Weekend's Headliners Friday, January 15 and Saturday, January 16 9pm - 1am Fareed Haque's Flat Earth Ensemble 12 am-4 am After Hours Jazz Party with Sabertooth Sunday, January 17 matinee 2 to 5pm New Music Winter Concert presented by George Flynn! Featuring 22 composers and performers. Only $5 Cover Charge Weekly Shows Sundays 7 pm - 10 pm Poetry Slam with Marc Smith 11 pm-2 am Kimberly Gordon Organ Trio Mondays 9 pm-1 am Patricia Barber Quartet Tuesdays 9 pm-1 am Deep Blue Organ Trio Wednesdays 9 pm-1am Alfonso Ponticelli and Swing Gitan Gypsy Jazz! Late Night Industry Set with the Frank Catalano Sextet Thursdays 9 pm-1 am Alan Gresik's Swing Shift Orchestra Live Recording for Friday Evening Radio Broadcast on Avenue 950AM! Fridays 5pm-8pm Cocktail Hour Show with Chris Foreman on Hammond B-3 Organ 9pm-1am See above 1am-4 am Green Mill Quartet Jazz Jam Session Next Weekend's Headliners Friday, January 22 and Saturday, January 23 9pm - 1am Deep Blue Organ Trio 12 am-4 am After Hours Jazz Party with Sabertooth Sunday, January 24 matinee 2 to 5pm Chicago Jazz Composers Collective Cover charges: Sunday - $6 (7PM-10PM) $4 (11PM-2AM) Monday through Thursday - $6-$7 Friday - free Happy Hour Show, $10-$15 until 1AM, no cover 1AM-4AM Saturday - $10-$15 until Midnight, $5 Midnight-2AM, no cover 2AM-5AM


>>>Nirvana<<< 701 N. Milwaukee Avenue, Vernon Hills Open 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday to Thursday; 11 a.m. to midnight Friday; 5 p.m. to midnight Saturday; 5 to 10 p.m. Sunday; closed Monday. (847) 918-7828 www.findmynirvana.com JAZZ INCANTATIONS TUESDAY EVENINGS Tuesdays Jazz 7pm Chris Madsen on saxophone


>>>The Hyde Park JAZZ Society<<< SUNDAY JAZZ at ROOM 43 1043 East 43rd Street Chicago, IL 60653 7:30pm-11:30pm January 17th HAL TSUCHIDA ,organ January 24th VICTOR GOINES, saxophones & clarinet Kyle Asche, guitar; Marlene Rosenberg, bass; Mikel Avery, drums January 31st JULIA HUFF, vocals H.P. Jazz Society's 3rd Annual Black & White Evening! Everyone is encouraged to wear black, white, or black & white. It can be formal (black tie) if you feel like dressing up or casual (black jeans and gym shoes are cool) if you feel like dressing down. No change in admission. Please go to www.hydeparkjazzsociety.org/ for performance information


>>>Underground Wonder Bar<<< 10 E. Walton Chicago, IL 60611 312.266.7761 Monday 9 pm -12 am Open MIC hosted by Joanna Woods 12 am -3:30 am Double Shott - neo soul Tuesday 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm Lonie Walker Alone At Last 11 pm - 12:00 am Lorna Boston Band featuring Vince Willis jazz & blues 12:00 am - 3:30 am Pro Jam Session hosted by Lorna Boston Wednesday 8:30 pm -10:30 pm Colby Bessera - blue-eyed soul! 11 pm -3:30 am Lonie Walker & her Big Bad Ass Co. Band featuring Jordan Taggart Thursday 8 pm-10:30 pm Erin McDougald - jazz 10:30 pm - 1:30 am Luiz Ewerling & A Cor Do Brazil 1:30 am - 3:30 am Vince Willis Friday 8:30 pm -10:30 pm Heather Horton - rock 11pm -3:30 am Lonie Walker & Her Big Bad Ass Co. Band Saturday 8:30 pm -10:30 pm Nicholas Barron - soul & blues 11pm - 4:30am Lonie Walker & her Big Bad Ass Co. Band Sunday 8 pm -10 pm Sami Grisafe - folk 10pm -12 am Ed & The Double D's - funk & Groove 12 am -3:30 am Hurricane Reggae Band - reggae The Underground Wonderbar will remain at its current location until May 2010! http://www.undergroundwonderbar.com/


>>>M Lounge<<< 1520 S Wabash Ave Chicago, IL 60605 (312) 447-0201 All performances on Tuesday and Wednesday 7 pm - 10 pm NO COVER Tuesday Jan. 19, Julia Huff & The Company Band Wednesday Jan. 20, Chris Greene Quartet Tuesday Jan. 26, Sarah Marie Young See webpage for updated performance schedule http://www.mloungechicago.com/jazz


>>>The Allerton Hotel<<< proudly presents Critically Acclaimed Jazz Vocalist Erin McDougald every Wednesday & Saturday 7pm-11pm in our M Avenue Lounge on the 2nd floor 701 North Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL Phone: 312.440.1500 Toll Free: 877-701-8111 (Note: The Tip Top Tap is separate from M Avenue Lounge) >>>Lagniappe Creole Cajun Joynt<<<>


>>>Katerina's<<< 1920 W Irving Park Rd Chicago, IL 60613-2408 (773) 348-7592 Friday, Jan 15th - 6:30pm $ - No Cover Nicole Kestler w/pianist, Brian Ohern Our club's "Unwind After Work Jazz Series" 1st Show Every Friday. 630pm-9pm. Second Seating After 9pm for the "Agapi-Love" Concert with Dee Alexander at 10pm. Friday, Jan 15th - 10:00pm $10 Cover Evolution Ensemble w/ Dee Alexander Our club presents our Annual "Agapi-Love" Concert in Honor of Dr. Martin Luther King's Birthday. This year, we are proud to resent to you Dee Alexander & Evolution Ensemble. Saturday, Jan 16th - 6:30pm- 9pm $5 Cover Petra Van Nuis w/guitarist, Andy Brown Second seating after 9pm for Greek-Gypsy Concert at 10pm Monday, Jan 18th - 8:30pm $5 Cover Elaine Dame's Musicians' Mixer Monday! The third Monday of every Month! "Like clarified honey, Ms. Dame's voice combines a hearty sweetness and a welcome translucence" -Neil Tesser, Author: "The Playboy Guide to Jazz" and Host of NPR's Jazz Review Soothe your soul & warm your heart with great jazz & cocktails! $5 Baby Martinis (The Classic size Martini featured in "The Thin Man" - the 30's & 40's) $2 off all Wine by the Glass $5 Mixers (Skyy vodka) $2 off Dinner Menu Appetizers or Entrees Wednesday, Jan 20th - 8:30pm - Midnight $No Cover Sami Scot's One Woman Tribute to Women Singer-Songwriters! Request lists are passed around for this showcase! Drink Specials all night long! Back by popular demand!\ Sami Scot's soulful vocals & piano arrangements pay Tribute to Women Singer-Songwriters of the 20th & 21st centuries! Thursday, Jan 21st - 8:00pm $10 Cover Paul Marinaro's "Anything Goes" Performing their most requested classics! Friday, Jan 22nd - 10:00pm $10 Cover THE RHYTHM ROCKETS! Nicole Kestler - vocalist Mark Fornek - drums Jeff Snyder - tenor sax Mike Bielecki - tenor sax Ron Dulin - baritine sax Mike Quiroz - bass Dave Downer - guitar Vintage Rhythm & Blues, with songs influenced by the sax-driven bands of the late 1940's and early 1950's. From original compositions to matchless arrangements of vintage classics, the Rhythm Rockets deliver danceable, high-energy music. Saturday, Jan 23rd - 10:00pm $10 Cover CAN.KY.REE Visit Katerina's website for updated performance information. www.katerinas.com/entertainment.php


>>>Andy's Jazz Club<<< 11 East Hubbard St. Chicago, IL 60611 312.642.6805 http://www.andysjazzclub.com/ ANDY'S JANUARY WEEKENDS FRIDAY & SATURDAY HEADLINERS $10 Admission until 8:30 pm; $15 Admission after 8:30 pm Friday January 15 and Saturday January 16 Evolution Quartet Frank Catalano Band Friday January 22 and January 23 Jeremy Kahn Trio Scott Burns Quartet Friday January 29 and Saturday January 30 Richie Pardo Quartet Ari Brown Quintet WEEKDAYS Sunday - $5 Admission All Night 7 pm to 11pm Andy's Jam Session Monday - $5 Admission until 8:30pm, $10 Admission After 8:30pm 7 pm to 11pm Guy King's Organ Trio Tuesday - $5 Admission until 8:30pm, $10 Admission After 8:30pm 7 pm to 11pm Typhanie Monique Wednesday - $5 Admission until 8:30pm, $10 Admission After 8:30pm 7 pm to 11pm Jordan Baskin Trio Thursdays - $5 Admission until 8:30pm, $10 Admission After 8:30pm 7 pm to 11 pm Yoko Noge's Jazz Me Blues


>>>Jazz Showcase<<< 806 S Plymouth CT Chicago, IL 60605 312-360-0234 This Weekend January 15 - Jan 17 PIANIST RON PERILLO QUARTET Monday, January 18 TYPHANIE MONIQUE PRO JAM SESSION Tuesday, January 19 CHICAGO AFRO LATIN JAZZ ENSEMBLE Next weekend January 21 - 24 'TWO FOR BRAZIL' PAULINHO GARCIA & GREG FISHMAN www.jazzshowcase.com/shows


>>>Family Piano/Joplin's Java Cafe<<< 114 South Genesee Street Waukegan, IL 60085 (847) 775-1988 Friday January 22 R-n-G Band (blues and jazz) 7:30 pm Sunday January 24 Sebastian Huydts, piano 4 pm Friday January 28 Frank Portolese and Katie Elizabeth with the "Hot Club of Chicago" band (Gypsy Jazz / Fusion) 7:30 pm Sunday January 31 Zvonomir Nagy 4 pm, followed by our famous open mic variety show at 7pm. Visit Joplin's Java Cafe Website for updated performance information for December!


>>>The Venue at Horseshoe Casino<<< 777 Casino Center Drive
Hammond, IN
(866)711-SHOE
Vintage 51
Dueling Pianos Live
Wednesday, January 26th
8:00 PM - 12:00 AM
At The Venue
February 12 - Air Supply
http://www.horseshoehammond.com/

(source: Chicago Jazz Magazine)


Winter Jazz Fest 2010 In Chicago Suburb Features Mambo Zombies





Located in Glen Ellyn, IL, a southwest suburb of Chicago, College of DuPage is the venue for WDCB Jazz at the MAC Winter Jazz Fest featuring among others (Orbert Davis, Kurt Elling, Zvonimir Tot, Ari Brown, Laurence Hobgood, Steve Ramsdell, Tom Tallman to name a few)...the Mambo Zombies on Friday, Jan. 15, 2010, 10 p.m. in Theatre 2...Shifting to this intimate theatre, the late night set features the sizzling sounds of Chicago’s hottest Latin jazz sextet, The Mambo Zombies. But these guys are no zombies; they are alive and kickin’ and will have you up on your feet dancing to the music. Performing musical standards from the United States, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Mexico and the Caribbean, the core of this band is a trio of veteran studio musicians Jose Valdes on keyboard and bass pedals, Dez Desormeaux on sax and flute and Luis Rosario on drums and percussion.

Tickets: $20 adult/18 senior/10 youth

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To order by phone:
Telephone orders may be placed Monday evening from 6 to 9 p.m., Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., by calling (630) 942-4000. Orders processed less than seven days before performance are held at the Ticket Office. Unless otherwise noted, first performance price denotes regular price. Second price is for seniors, third price is for C.O.D. students and youth.

To order by mail or fax:
Make checks payable to McAninch Arts Center Ticket Office and mail your order form to:

McAninch Arts Center
College of DuPage
425 Fawell Blvd.
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137-6599
Or, fax completed order forms to our office at (630) 942-3905.

You may download a ticket order form in a portable document format (PDF). After completing the form, you may mail it to the address above, or fax it to the ticket office at (630) 942-3905.

To order online:
Visit tickets.com to order tickets to select MAC events on-line.

Ed Thigpen Jazz Drummer Legend Dies Aged 79


Ed Thigpen, Chicago-born drummer with the Oscar Peterson Trio during the famed jazz pianist’s popular early-’60s period, died on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at the age of seventy-nine in Kingdom Hospital in Copenhagen after being ill for a long period of time.


Besides appearing on dozens of albums with Oscar Peterson, Thigpen recorded and performed with many other jazz greats, such as Ella Fitzgerald, Kenny Drew, Johnny Hodges, John Coltrane, and Dinah Washington, as well as pop artists including Johnny Mathis, Pat Boone, Peggy Lee, and K.D. Lang.

He also released a number of albums as a leader, his last being 2004’s #1. Thigpen was a renowned drumming educator, most recently teaching at the Rhythmic Music Conservatory in Copenhagen, Denmark, where he had made his home since 1972. He was the author of the popular tutorial book Rhythm Brought To Life and, as a well-known master of brush playing, the creator of the DVD The Essence Of Brushes. Thigpen was the inspiration for signature brush, stick, cymbal, and practice pad models from Regal Tip, Sabian, and Remo.

Perhaps best-known for his work with the Oscar Peterson Trio from 1959-1965, Thigpen also performed with the Billy Taylor Trio from 1956-1959.

In a statement, his family relates: "We are very sad to announce that Ed Thigpen has passed away today January 13th 2010... Thank you for your support in this difficult time. Sincerely The Thigpen family".

For more news visit www.edthigpen.com.


Here is a video of the Oscar Peterson Trio including Ed Thigpen at Newport Jazz Fest


(Sources: ModernDrummer.com, JazzFm.com, Wikipedia.org, Youtube.com)

Live Jazz Music Venues - Los Angeles - 2010


Here is a list of the venues in Los Angeles, CA that offer live jazz music, call or contact for details... (photo: John Pisano "LA Jazz Institution")


2nd Street Jazz
366 E. 2nd St.
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 680-0047

55 Degree Wine
3111 Glendale Boulevard
Atwater Village, CA 90039

626 Reserve Wine Bar
626 S. Spring Street
Los Angeles, CA
(213) 627-9800

African American Firefighter Museum
1401 South Central Avenue
Los Angeles, CA

Airliner
2419 N. Broadway
Los Angeles, CA 90031
(323) 221-0771

Andiamo Restaurant
2815 Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90026

Aratani / Japan America Theatre
244 So. San Pedro St.
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 680-3700

Autry Museum
4700 Western Heritage
Los Angeles, CA
(323) 628-8510

Bank of America Plaza
333 S. Hope Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071

Barnes Park
350 S. McPherrin Avenue
Monterey Park, CA
(626) 307-1458

Bobby London
4574 W. Beverly Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90004
(323) 466-2430

Bones and Blues
10950 S. Central Avenue
Los Angeles, CA
(323) 563-5639

Bootleg Theater
2220 Beverly Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90057
(213) 389-3856

Bordello
901 E. 1st St
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 687-3766

Brewery Art Colony
600 Moulton Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90031
(323) 227-5410

Bryant Temple AME Church
2525 Vernon Ave.
Corner of Vernon and 4th Ave.
Los Angeles, CA
(323) 293-6201

Busby's Mile High Club
5364 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA
(323) 525-2615

Café Metropol
923 E. 3rd St.
Los Angeles, CA 90013
(213) 613-1537

California African American Museum
600 State Street
Los Angeles, CA

California Plaza
350 Grand Ave.
Los Angeles, CA

Casey's
613 S. Grand
Between 6th and Wilshire
Los Angeles, CA 90017
(213) 629-2353

Charles R. Drew University of Medicine & Science
1720 E. 120th Street
Just south of the 105 Freeway at Wilmington
Los Angeles, CA
(323) 563-9390

China Cat Art Space
1640 Alvira Street
One block East of LaCienega (just south of Pico)
Los Angeles
323.782.9342

Chinatown Central Plaza
727 N. Broadway
Los Angeles, CA 90012

Chop Suey Cafe
347 E. 1st Street
Little Tokyo
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 617-9990

Colburn School of Music
200 S. Grand Ave.
Los Angeles, CA

COMA Alternative Space
3503 W. Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90019

Commerce Casino Lounge
6131 East Telegraph Road
Commerce, CA
(323) 721-2100

Conga Room at L.A. Live
5364 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
(323) 938-1696

Crash Mansion
1024 S. Grand Ave.
Los Angeles, CA
(213) 747-0999

Crenshaw Live Bar & Grill
3888 Crenshaw Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90008
(323) 299-8000

Cycleway Coffee
5526 Monterey Rd.
Los Angeles, CA 90042
(323) 256-0200

Dangerous Curve
1020 E. 4th Pl.
Los Angeles, CA 90013

Derrick's Jamaican Cuisine
6806 La Tijera Blvd.
At Centinela
Los Angeles, CA 90049

Desert Rose
1700 Hillhurst Ave.
Los Angeles, CA

Dinner House M
1263 W. Temple Street
Los Angeles, CA 90026
(213) 482-3828

Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
135 N. Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90012

EchoPlex
1154 Glendale Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90026

Edison Downtown
108 W. 2nd St.
Located in the alley between Spring and Main St. off of 2nd St. The alley is called Harlem Place.
Los Angeles, CA

El Cid
4212 Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90029
(323) 668-0318

Ella Mae's Cuisine
515 West Compton Blvd.
Compton, CA 90220
(310) 886-0052

Fais Do-Do
5257 West Adams Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90016
(323) 954-8080

Founder's Church Auditorium
3281 West 6th Street
Between New Hampshire & Berendo
Los Angeles, CA 90020
(323) 935-1374

Gallery 2023
2023 S. Santa Fe Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90021

Grammy Museum at L.A. Live
800 West Olympic Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90015
(213) 765-6800

Grand Star Jazz Club
943 N. Broadway
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 626-2285

Grant AME Church
10435 South Central Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90002
(323) 564-1151

Ground Zero Coffee House
615 Child's Way
USC campus
Los Angeles, CA 90089

Heartbeat House
3141 Glendale Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90039
(323) 669-2821

Heritage Square Museum
3800 Homer Street
110 Freeway (Pasadena Fwy) at Avenue 43
Los Angeles, CA
(323) 225-2700

Hive Gallery
729 South Spring St.
Los Angeles, CA 90014

Hoagies & Wings on Broadway
322 S. Broadway
Los Angeles, CA 90013
(213) 613-1212

Il Corral
662 North Heliotrope Dr.
Los Angeles, CA 90004
(323) 482-8568

Jerry's Flying Fox
3724 Martin Luther King Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90008
(323) 293-5544

Kyoto Grand Hotel
120 South Los Angeles Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012

La Bodeguita de Pico Restaurant
5047 W. Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90019

Ladera County Park Amphitheatre
6027 Ladera Park Avenue
Near Slauson and La Brea Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90056

Laemmle Grand
345 S. Figueroa St
Los Angeles, CA 90071

Landis Labyrinth
140 North Larchmont Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90004

Level One
6311 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90048
(323) 655-4444

Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park
2230 W. 6th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90230

Los Angeles Marriott Downtown Hotel
333 South Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CA

Los Angeles Steppers Connection Club
159 N Market St.
Inglewood, CA 90301
(323) 717-5457

Lost Souls Cafe
124 W. 4th Street
Between Spring and Main
Los Angeles, CA 90013
(213) 617-7006

Luckman Fine Arts Complex
Cal State LA
5151 State University Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90032
(323) 343-6600

Lucy Florence Cultural Center
3351 West 43rd Street
Los Angeles, 90008
(323) 293-1356

Lula Washington Dance Theatre
3773 South Crenshaw Boulevard
On the corner of Crenshaw and Coliseum, near Leimert Park
Los Angeles, CA 90016
(323) 292-5852

M'Dears Bakery & Bistro
7717 S. Western Ave.
Los Angeles, CA
(323) 759-2020

Mark Taper Auditorium
630 W. 5th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071

Marty's Bar & Lounge
5137 York Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90042
(323) 256-2400

Maxwell DeMille's Cicada Club
617 South Olive St.
Across from Pershing Square parking and Metro Red Line station.
Los Angeles, CA 90014
(213) 488-9488

Millennium Biltmore Hotel - Gallery Bar
506 S. Grand Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90071
(213) 624-1011

Mr. T's Bowl
5621 1/2 Figueroa St.
Highland Park, CA 90042

Museum of Neon Art
136 W. 4th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90013
(213) 489-9918

Music Center Plaza
135 North Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 972-3660

Nate Holden Performing Arts Center
4718 West Washington Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90016
(323) 964-9768

Natural History Museum of LA County
900 Exposition Blvd
Located in Exposition Park across from USC
Los Angeles, CA 90007
(213) 763-3466

Natural Soul Food Non-Profit Cafe
1444 W. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90062
(323) 298-0005

New Orleans Vieux Carre Restaurant
4317 Degnan Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90008
(323) 291-2441

Nokia Theatre
800 West Olympic Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90015
(213) 742-7340

O Hotel
819 S. Flower St.
Los Angeles, CA 90017

Omni Los Angeles Hotel at California Plaza
251 South Olive Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012

Papa West Restaurant
4336 Degnan Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90008
(323) 290-9575

Provecho / Remedy Club
800 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90017
(213) 489-1406

Quon Bros. Grand Star Restaurant and Nightclub
943 Sun Mun Way (Broadway)
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 626-2285

Redcat
631 West 2nd Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 237-2800

Redwood Bar & Grill
316 W. 2nd St.
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 680-2600

Royal Claytons
1155 Industrial St.
Los Angeles, CA
(323) 343-9080

Royal Temple of Zion
2415 Eads Street
Los Angeles, CA 90031
(323) 663-2420

Rudy's Baja Grill
5226 E. Pomona Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90022
(323) 722-7992

Saint Bernard Elementary School
9626 Park St.
Bellflower, CA 90706

Salon de La Plaza
1866 1st Street
Los Angeles, CA 90033

Seven Grand
515 West 7th Street
2nd Floor
Los Angeles, CA
(213) 614 0737

Sheraton Los Angeles Downtown
711 South Hope St.
Los Angeles, CA 90017
(213) 488-3500

Shrine Auditorium
665 W. Jefferson Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA
(213) 480-3232

Southern California Library
6120 S. Vermont Avenue
Located between Slauson and Gage, off the 110 freeway
Los Angeles, CA 90044
(323) 759-6063

St. Andrews Recreation Center
8701 St. Andrews Place
Los Angeles, CA 90047
(213) 485-1751

St. Elmo Village Art Center
4830 St. Elmo Dr.
Los Angeles, CA 90019

Stakes Supper Club in the Commerce Casino
6131 Telegraph Road
Commerce, CA 90040

Suede Bar & Lounge
404 S Figueroa St.
Los Angeles, CA 90071
(213) 489-3590

Tamarack Inn
9257 Slauson Avenue
Pico Rivera, CA 90660

Tatou
333 South Boylston Street
(at 3rd)
Los Angeles, CA 90017

The Blue Whale
123 Astronaut E S Onizuka Street
Suite 301
Los Angeles, CA

The Mayan
1038 S. Hill Street
Los Angeles, CA 90015

The New LATC - Los Angeles Theater Center
514 South Spring St.
Los Angeles, CA 90013
213-489-0994
213-489-1851

The Rowan
5th and S. Spring
Los Angeles, CA 90014

The Wiltern
3790 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90010
(213) 380-5005

The World Stage
4344 Degnan Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90008
(323) 293-2451

Theater @ 4305
4305 Degnan Boulevard
Leimert Park Village
Los Angeles, CA
(213) 952-4665

Tribal Cafe
1651 West Temple St. #A
Los Angeles, CA 90026
(213) 483-4458

Ureni Restaurant and Nightclub
1345 Vermont Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90027
(323) 666-4686

USC Bovard Auditorium
3551 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, CA 90089
(213) 740-4211

UTLA Building, 2nd Floor Auditorium
3303 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles, CA

Vegan Village Cafe
4067 W. Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA

Vintage Hollywood
4000 Washington Blvd.
Corner of 10th Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90018

Walt Disney Concert Hall
111 S. Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA
(323) 850-2000

Watts Towers Arts Center
1727 E. 107th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90002
(213) 485-1795

William Grant Still
2520 S. Westview St.
Los Angeles, CA 90016
(323) 734-1164

Wilshire Ebell Theatre
741 South Lucerne Boulevard
At Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90005
(323) 931-1277 x131

Wyndham Garden Hotel
5757 Telegraph Road
Commerce, CA 90040-1513

Live Jazz Music Schedule - New York City - 04JAN2010 thru 10JAN2010


Here is a list of Live Jazz Music schedules - New York - January 4 thru January 10...


MANHATTAN JAZZ CLUBS LIST:

55 Bar 55 Christopher St. (btwn. 7th Ave. So. & Waverly Place) 212-929-9883
Leni and Mike Stern hold court, also Sweet Georgia Brown, Billy Bang and Wayne Krantz. $3 cover and 2 drink min. Weeknight shows begin at 9:30 pm. Early show Friday and Saturday are from 6:00 - 9:30 pm. Friday and Saturday late shows begin at 10:00 pm. Get there early because the club is small and Mike Stern et al packs them in. Expect a $15 cover on Mike Stern nights, but that includes 2 drinks.

American Museum of Natural History On 81st St. off Central Park West (Hayden Planetarium) (212) 769-5100
Fridays under The Sphere at the Rose Center for Earth and Space. Others will know it as the Hadyn Planetarium. There are two sets weekly (5:45 / 7:15 PM) by highly regarded musicians such as Jimmy Heath, Lou Donaldson, Steve Turre, and David "Fathead" Newman and their quartets. The show admission is included with museum price (suggested donation), and drinks and tapas are available. This is the early Friday show to make, especially if you haven't been to the complex before -- it will surely impress even the most jaded.

Arthur's Tavern 57 Grove St. (N.W. corner of Grove and 7th Ave. South at Sheridan Square) 212-675-6879
Since 1937. Longest continually run jazz club in NYC. No cover charge. Jazz: 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Dixieland jazz: 8 p.m. - 11 p.m. Sunday and Monday. Blues and R&B from 9 p.m. - 3 a.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 11 p.m. - 3 a.m. Sunday and Monday. The Creole Cooking Jazz Band, Grove Street Stompers and Sweet Georgia Brown have been playing here weekly forever, and for good reason: they rock the house.

Birdland 315 West 44th Street (btwn. 8th and 9th) 212-581-3080
All show times: 9:00 and 11:00 P.M. (with early 5:30 tribute sets added to the Mon., Tues. and Fri. schedules). Music charge varies, $20-35. There is a $10 food/drink minimum per person at the tables. At the bar, the music charge includes one drink. Sundays belong to Arturo O'Farrill's Afro-Cuban Jazz Big Band, Mondays have been reserved for the Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra featuring Lew Tabackin for the later sets, and now every Monday from 5:30 - 7:30pm - The Art Blakey Jazz Messenger's Revue perform. Tuesdays typically go to The Famous Duke Ellington Orchestra directed by Paul Mercer Ellington with early sets at 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. showcasing David Ostwald's Louis Armstrong Centennial Band. From Wednesday - Saturday expect the best in local and internationally touring artists. Just added: Every Friday from 5:30 - 7:30pm - Lew Anderson's All American Big Band. All will enjoy the excellent sightlines to the stage.

Blue Note 131 W. 3rd St (btwn. 6th Ave. & MacDougal St.) (212) 475-8592
Opened in 1981, the Blue Note is arguably the world's most popular jazz club. World renown talent take the stage for six day runs, with Mondays usually reserved for excellent local talent. Two sets are 9:00 and 11:30. Prices are $35 for table reservations + minimum, or $25 cover at the bar. There is $5.00 cover charge for the Friday and Saturday late night jam sessions. Sunday brunch served Noon - 6 PM. Show times at 1:00 PM and 3:30 PM.

Blue Water Grill 31 Union Square West (Corner West 16th St.) (212) 675-9500
Fine restaurant with live jazz booked for downstairs dining area. Call for reservations. No cover, but meals are high end. Website does not mention who's playing, indicating that the jazz is an afterthought. That is, they don't book musicians who are in a position to complain if the audience noise level starts to peak. Call for performance calendar.

Cafe Creole 99 McDougal St. (btwn. W. 3rd & Bleecker) (212) 475-4132
A new addition to the McDougal Street music scene with Cajun and Caribbean cuisine and jazz served up Tuesday thru Sunday from 6:00-2:00 and Mondays from 9-2. No cover. No website, so call for schedule.

The Cajun 129 Eighth Ave. (btwn. 16th & 17th Streets) 212-691-6174
Dixieland and swing nightly 8 - 11 as backdrop to a New Orleans dining experience. Sunday brunches and Wednesday lunches are also accompanied by live music.

Cleopatra's Needle 2485 Broadway (btwn. 92nd & 93rd) 212-769-6969
Music from 9 pm - 4 am. No cover. $10. min. per set. Eclectic menu, big screen sports and weekly showcases, featuring Eric Lewis Trio on Mondays. And nightly open jams from 2 am - 4 am. Jazz vocalists open mic every Sunday 1 to 5 pm.

C-Note 157 Ave. C (btwn. 9th & 10th St.) (212) 677-8142
A first rate neighborhood club. Daily doses of early evening jazz trios 5pm-7pm, and open jams every Sunday from 3pm-6pm -(moving to Sat. at end of June). Daily schedule also includes all manner of music and you can keep up by asking to get on their email list. Usually no cover. If you are this far East it's worth a stop to see who they have, but call in advance and press "3" for schedule updates. Of note you can often find pianist Gil Coggins who's recorded with both Miles Davis and Sonny Rollins jamming at C-Note.

Decade 1117 First Avenue (at 61st Street) (212) 835-5979
Jazz with dinner weekdays for the Upper East Side. In this "dress appropriately" club/restaurant you can expect a well-heeled audience. Dinner menus are offered for a variety of budgets: prix-fixe meals weighing in at $45, $25, and $10 levels. Dinner hours are 6:00 - 9:00 after which the club reverts to a non-improv dance and night club vibe. Better check their detailed website for hour to hour programming. Closed Sundays.

Detour 349 E. 13th St. (btwn. 1st & 2nd Aves.) 212-533-6212
Sun. - Thurs.: Music starts at 9:00. Fri. - Sat: Music starts at 9:30. No cover but informally enforced 2 drink minimum. Detour is the place to go in the East Village to catch Matt Wilson and John Funkhouser for free on their way up. They are among the talented new breed gigging at this inconspicuous diamond in the rough. Talk loudly or listen closely, all are welcome.

Fat Cat 75 Christopher Street (at 7th Ave. South) (212) 675-6056
This club is "around the corner pocket" from Smalls and features billiards and jazz. $10 admission for 6 hours of music from 10pm-4am Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Fat Cat is the little brother of Smalls and features a similar posture and roster. It has reopened after wrinkles have been ironed out, check it out and tell us what you think.

Fez under Time Cafe 380 Lafayette St. (at Great Jones Street) 212-533-2680
Every Thursday Night: Mingus Big Band. Doors Open at 8:30 & 11 pm with sets at 9:30 & 11:30. Cover: $18. Late show is $10 for students with valid ID. Mingus Big Band features the bad boys of New York's big band players.

The Garage 99 7th Ave. So (Just South of W 4th St.) 212-645-0600
An open and spacious restaurant with a gregarious liquor bar / oyster bar. Aspiring jazz groups nightly, usually fronted by a vocalist. No cover. Plenty of outdoor seating in good weather. Sunday Jazz Brunch begins at noon.

Gishen Cafe 2150 5th Ave. (btwn. 131st & 132nd) (212) 283-7699
Jazz jams several nights a week with Friday and Saturday nights typically non jazz DJ party events. Call ahead for schedule updates.

Guggenheim Museum 1071 Fifth Avenue (at 89th Street) (212) 423-3500
Fridays and Saturdays 5 - 8 PM. Worldbeat jazz program. After viewing the exhibits and collections, relax with a cocktail in the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed rotunda and enjoy music that reflects both classic jazz and international musical influences. Museum tickets: Adults $12; Students and Seniors (with valid ID) $8; Children under 12 Free; Members Free.

Internet Cafe 82 E 3rd St. (btwn. 1st & 2nd Aves.) 212-614-0747
Set times: Friday & Saturday night sets are at 10 & 11:30 pm; all other nights sets are at 9:30 & 11 pm. The cover remains $5, with no minimum. The most unpretentious and informal straight ahead jazz cafe perhaps in the world. Call ahead for summer schedule.

Iridium 1650 Broadway (at 51st St) 212-582-2121
Top internationally known artists play six day runs, and a Trio every Monday. Sets: Mon. - Thurs. 8:30 and 10:30. Fri. & Sat 3rd Set at Midnight. Minimum cover charge: $20.00. $10.00 Drink Min.

Jazz Gallery 290 Hudson St. (Corner of Spring) (212) 242-1063
A second floor jazz art and artist showcase. Call ahead for events. Most nights sets begin at 9:00 and 10:30 for a $10 cover charge. Monday's feature Frank Lacy's 14 Piece "Vibe Tribe." A recent series of concerts features duo performances of four hands on one piano. This and other Jazz Gallery performance series are funded in part by a grant from the New York State Council on the Arts, Presenting Program. Also featured is a Sunday series of concerts on the river aboard the historic ferry "Yankee" moored at Pier 25 directly at the foot of North Moore Street.

Jazz Standard 116 East 27th St (btwn. Lexington and Park Ave South) (212) 576-2232
Closed for renovations.
A finely appointed basement club with 130 seats featuring straight ahead jazz artists. Sets at 8:00 and 10:00 p.m. weekdays; 8:00, 10:30 and midnight on Fridays and Saturdays; and 7:00 and 9:00 p.m. on Sundays. COVER: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, & Sunday $18 + $10 min. Student discount: half price cover on the second set, if not sold out. Friday and Saturday $25 + $10 min. Student discount: half price cover on the midnight set, if not sold out. A street level lounge and restaurant, 27 Standard, also features jazz at with no cover charge, nightly.

Jules 65 St. Marks Pl. (btwn. 1st & 2nd Aves.) 212-477-5560
A friendly, and casual French bistro with some outdoor seating, great food and abundant wine selection, and a deep love of jazz. Jazz nightly starting at 9:00 on weekdays and 11:00 on weekends. No cover. Jean Michel Pilc and other noteworthy artists perform here. Sunday jazz brunch starts at 12:00 and goes till 3:00.

Kavehaz 123 Mercer St. (btwn. Prince & Spring Sts.) 212-343-0612
A Euro-styled coffee house and art gallery in SoHo that has jazz nightly and starting in the afternoon on weekends. They feature straight ahead artistes as well as Latin jazz and flamenco guitar (Sundays from 4-7). Ray Vega performs weekly on Wednesdays with his Boperation. An open blues jam takes place Mondays 9-12. $8 minimum on food or drink.

Knickerbocker Saloon 33 University Place (at 9th St.) 212-228-8490
Opened in 1978. $5.00 minimum on food or drink -- specializing in gigantic steaks. Jazz music presented Wed. through Sat. Often featuring legends with stars as bright as Sir Roland Hanna, Junior Mance, Mulgrew Miller, Billy Drummond, and Earl May. This is the last hold out in an area that was once a Golden Triangle of informal jazz haunts including the venues: The Village Gate, Bradleys and The Cookery.

Knitting Factory 74 Leonard St. (btwn. Broadway & Church St.) (212) 219-3006
This is the granddaddy long legs of "downtown jazz" venues -- featuring a genre bending blend of envelope pushing and utterly deserving acts on several intimate stages throughout the deceptively vast complex. There are too many shows to mention so just go to their web site calendar or call them directly to attain schedule and ticket information.

The Lenox Lounge 288 Lenox Ave. (btwn. 124th & 125th St.) 212-427-0253
Recently renovated to its original 1930's art deco splendor. The Zebra Room in back with its baby grand piano, tiled floors and leather banqueted booths is one of the finest looking jazz spaces in town. Local jazz booked on weekends with a $15 cover charge and 2 drink minimum. The 3 Sets are 10:00, 11:30 and 1:00. Blues and R & B Thursday sets are free to attend with a 2 drink minimum - music from 8:00-12:00. $5 cover and 2 drink minimum for Monday night jazz jam sessions with Roy Campbell and Taz. Doors open at 10:00 PM for first set and jam follows at 11:30.

Metronome: Jazz Lounge 915 Broadway (Corner of 21st St.) 212-505-7400
Music showcased: Wed. to Sat. 7:00 - 11:00. No cover - Enjoy a swanky downtown setting and menu while you enjoy a good mix of the city's talented performers. Find out what night Danny Mixon is playing before booking your reservations.

Parlor Entertainment 555 Edgecombe Ave, #3F (Corner of 160th St.) 212-781-6595
This is the essence of Harlem jazz -- a rite of passage for all jazz fans and musicians. Get buzzed up to Apt. #3F, Marjorie, Ray, and Rudel welcome you into their home every! Saturday and Sunday afternoon at 4:00 to enjoy two sets of standards and original music provided by a rotating roster of jazz legends and local talent. Marjorie's living room is absolutely the warmest, most spirited 500 square feet in all New York. No cover; tip jar; free cookies and punch.

Red Blazer 32 W 37th St. (btwn. 5th & 6th) 212-947-8940
M-Th four sets starting at 7 pm. Fri-Sat 9 pm - 12:30. Mondays they have trios, and the bands get larger through Saturday. The focus is swing music for your dancing pleasure, and vocalists accompany each night. $16 covers three courses, plus coffee or tea.

Showmans 375 West 125th Street (East of Morningside Ave.) 212-864-8941
Next door to the down-home, soul food mecca: M & G Diner
M - Th Sets: 8:30, 10, 11:30. Friday and Saturday Sets: 10:30, 12:30, 2:30. Two drink minimum per set. Jazz tap dancing on Thursdays. A beautiful blending of the genteel with the earthy soul histories of Harlem can be found in this well appointed local showcase, which has been home to the greats (e.g. Sara Vaughan, Lionel Hampton, Duke Ellington, Eartha Kitt) since 1942. (In its current location since August of 1998). A Hammond B-3 organ graces the stage, and is put to good use by Danny Mixon -- check the schedule. Soul food appetizers are always available for the asking

Smalls 183 West 10th Street (at 7th Avenue) 212-929-7565
Open: 10 pm - 8 am. Smalls has at least 3 bands nightly. 10 hrs. of jazz on weekdays, 12 hrs of jazz on friday, saturday and sunday. Cover just $10. Stay as long as you like. Self serve free non-alcoholic beverages at the bar or bring your own. Early bird free show on Saturdays at 7:30. Keep an eye out for regular sax phenom, Myron Walden.

Smoke 2751 Broadway (at 106th St) 212-864-6662
Picking up where Augie's (its forerunner) left off, Smoke has developed into a hip and casually swank jazz joint with the chops and personalities to recommend it to serious fans of NY jazz. Sets at 9, 11, 12:30. Bar closes at 4:00. $10 drink tickets serve as the cover charge. Big name acts could cost quite a bit more, and reservations are a must on those special occasions. Monday and Thursday night jam sessions encourages vocalists and players to step up. 10:00pm Monday Jam Session hosted by John Farnsworth & special guests. Late Night Thursday Jam Session hosted by Joel Frahm - >From 1:30 am until 4 am.

Sofia's 221 W. 46th St. (btwn. 8th Ave. & Broadway) (212) 719-5799
This is the Italian restaurant at the 1931 Edison Hotel which features jazz music in its bar Tuesdays - Saturdays 7:00 P.M. to 12:00. Call ahead for schedule. No Cover.

St. Nick's Pub 773 St. Nicholas Blvd. (Corner of 149th St.) 212-283-9728
Best Monday night jam session in the city. The scene gets kicking at midnight. There is a tourist scene prior to the Monday jam with Patience Higgins and the Sugar Hill Jazz Quartet driving the festivities beginning at 9:30. For the last half dozen years, Friday nights have belonged to the Bill Saxton Trio...highly recommended! Thursday features the club's charming singing bartender, Arlene Talley. Guest artists frequently stop by to sit in. Among them: James Carter, Olu Dara, Savion Glover, Reggie Workman, Wynton Marsalis, Laurel Watson, Etta Jones, even Stevie and Aisha Wonder.

Sweet Basil 88 Seventh Ave. (btwn. Bleecker and Grove) 212-242-1785
Closed April 30, 2001
Since 1975. Keep a look out for their replacement: Sweet Rhythms: opening to be announced.

Swing 46 349 W. 46th Street (btwn. 8th & 9th Aves.) 212-262-9554
Swing dance & supper club. Featuring Live Bands - Swing & Jump Blues 7 Nights a week. Each night there is a dance lesson at 9:15 pm followed by a live swing band. Sunday - Wednesday the ticket price is $7. Thursday - Saturday it's $12. Suggested dress code - no jeans or sneakers and Jackets are not required. Sundays have featured early evening tap classes: Legendary hoofer, Buster Brown's "Crazy Tap Jam," 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm.

Tonic 107 Norfolk St (btwn. Delancey & Rivington) 212-358-7501
Sets vary beginning either 8:00 or 10:00 for $10. A midnight show might cost $5. Happily, no pretensions past those usually associated with the avant-garde. Down below there can be found a dj spinning in the Subtonic Lounge Thurs.- Sats. Sunday brunch features the klezmer band of the week. This is the one club to visit if you want to mix an earthy community vibe with a good night of esoteric sounds.

Torch 137 Ludlow St. (btwn. Stanton & Rivington Sts.) 212-228-5151
Come for dinner or drinks. No cover. Stylish dress is encouraged by this trendy hideaway with a penchant for charismatic vocalists who hope to put you in mind of a time long ago and far away. Open Sun - Thurs. from 6:00 P.M. - 2:00 A.M.; and on the weekend till 4:00 A.M. Chet Bakerish, Todd Londigan will impress you with his tap shoes, when he's not on tour with The Flying Neutrinos.

Village Vanguard 178 Seventh Ave. (near 11th St.) 212-255-4037
Sets: Sunday - Thursday 9:30 and 11:30, Friday and Saturday 9:30, 11:30, and 1:30. Monday nights, the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, established by Thad Jones and Mel Lewis over 33 years ago continues their big band tradition. Sunday - Thursday: $25.00 at the door (includes $15.00 admission plus a $10.00 drink minimum). On Friday and Saturday: $30.00 at the door (includes $20.00 admission plus a $10.00 drink minimum). The Vanguard opened its doors in 1935 and is the archetypal Greenwich Village jazz club which has the right vibes and an excellent booking policy. Catch pianist Tommy Flanagan here for a perfect jazz night out.

Zinc Bar 90 W. Houston St. (btwn. Thompson St. & LaGuardia Pl) 212-477-8337
Open 7 days, 6 P.M. - 3:30 A.M. on weeknights, and till 4 A.M. on weekends. $5 cover and a one drink min. Weekly theme nights dominate the schedule. Monday showcases the guitar trio of Ron Affif at 8:00 and 9:00. Featured bands play 3 sets Mon. -Thurs. at 10:30, 12, and 2:00. Tuesdays and Wednesdays are jazz nights, while Thursdays are Latin, Fridays are African and Saturdays are Brazilian Bossa Nova. Fri. and Sat. the first set starts at 11. Sundays bring poetry readings at 6:30, and Brazilian Samba groups into the night. A lounge exists in back for your smoky comfort.


BROOKLYN JAZZ CLUBS LIST:

Brooklyn Academy of Music aka BAM 30 Lafayette Ave. (At Ashland Place) (718) 636-4100
BAM Cafe
The weekly performance series BAMcaf� Live has featured great artists from jazz, spoken word, blues, afro-pop, Latin, r&b, rock, and experimental backgrounds such as Billy Martin, Survival Soundz, Tracie Morris, Carl Hancock Rux, Duncan Sheik, Chocolate Genius, Bilal, Antibalas, Tanguardia, and much more. Sounds of Praise Sunday Gospel Brunch occurs on select Sundays throughout the year. Enjoy a delicious soul food buffet brunch with live contemporary and traditional gospel music, focusing on Brooklyn artists. 2�4pm; $20 inclusive (free for children 5 and under; reduced price for children 6�12).

Caviar 46 Washington Ave. (btwn. Flushing & Park Aves, right around the corner from the Brooklyn Navy Yards) (718) 222-9456
BBB (Brooklyn Big Band) is up and running. Their gig at Caviar has become a regular Tuesday night hang. The space is a little out of the way, but once you're there it's reportedly an amazing atmosphere. Two sets - 8:30 and 10:30. Cover charge is only $5. The closest subway stop is Clinton/Washington on the G train. Once you're out of the subway, walk back towards Manhattan until you cross under the BQE. The club is on the left on the next block.

Five Spot Supper Club 459 Myrtle Ave. (at Washington Avenue), Clinton Hill, Brooklyn (718) 852-0202
--Not related to the original 5 Spot of Monk, Coltrane and Coleman fame-- But a great local success story: A soul food take out joint that was transformed into a jazzy neighborhood supper club with jazz brunch on Sundays. Live evening performances are Tuesday thru Saturday and start 'round about 9 or 10 -- there is a $5.00 cover charge.

Night of the Cookers 767 Fulton Street (btwn. South Oxford & South Portland) (718) 797-1197
Named for the Freddie Hubbard record. They feature weekend jazz, with the restaurant serving all week. No cover. Live Jazz Thursdays 8:30 p.m. to 11:30, Fridays and Saturdays 10:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m., Sunday jazz brunch from noon to 3:30 p.m. Subway: C to Lafayette

Pumpkins 1448 Nostrand Ave. (btwn. Church and Martins, 2 train to Church St.) (718) 284-9086
This is the only 7 nights a week jazz club in Brooklyn. No cover charge yet with a two drink minimum. From 8:00 on Sundays and 9:00 - 1:00 the rest of the week. Gerald Hayes, Miles Griffith, and Derrick Gardner are some of the performers who grace their stage.

Sistas' Place 456 Nostrand Ave. (Enter on Jefferson Ave.) (718) 398-1766
Call for nightly schedule.

Sugar Hill Restaurant and Supper Club 609-615 DeKalb Avenue (718) 797-1727
Live jazz and rhythm and blues: Mon.& Thurs., 7 p.m.-11 p.m. $10.00 minimum. One hundred-seat oak-and-brass dining room. Southern-style seafood as well as the classics. $12 average entree.

Up Over Jazz Cafe 351 Flatbush Ave, Park Slope, Brooklyn (718) 398-5413
They are near the corner of 7th Ave across the street from the Plaza Twin Cinema, up over the Wing Wagon. Directions: IND - D or Q Train: 7th Ave Stop. IRT - 2 or 3 Train: Grand Army Plaza - Exit North. Cover per set: $10; Black Box $15 (but prices may vary). Thursday - Sunday sets: 9, 10:30 & Midnight. Doors open 8:30 pm. Every Sunday: Heather Bennett Trio: Showtimes: 8:00 & 10:00. $10:00 cover. Monday night Jam Session with Vincent Herring Quartet feat: Gary Fisher, Richie Goods & Sylvia Cuenca: from 9:30 till....Wednesday night Latin Jazz Band Mestura, shows at 9:00 & 10:30, $ 5.00 cover. Top shelf jazz by the city's finest players -- many are Brooklyn's jazz royalty, often pushing the envelope rather than going through the motions. John Hicks, Leonard Gaskin, Cecil Payne, Oliver Lake, and Bluiett are some of the legendary players who crowd the club on any given weekend. Recommended to call for reservations. Click here for menu. You may bring your own cheer.


QUEENS JAZZ CLUBS LIST:

Cooking with Jazz 12-01 154th St. (at 12th Ave.), Flushing, Queens (718) 767-6979

Cajun/Creole Restaurant dedicated to the soul food of New Orleans, this Queens restaurant offers Cajun menu items like chicken and andouille gumbo, red beans and rice, shrimp remoulade and chicken jambalaya. There's also live traditional jazz Thursday nights, reservations suggested.

Sacs Pizza & Restaurant 25-41 Broadway (corner of 29th), Astoria, Queens (718) 204-5002
Look for the regular Monday night gig of guitarist Larry Luger's trio. Starting at 7:00 at no cost. The sets end at 10:30. Monday is the only night of the week to check out music at Sacs, but a steady fan base could encourage more.

(source: ny.com)

Live Jazz Music Schedule - Chicago - 04JAN2010 Thru 10JAN2010


Here is the Live Jazz Music Schedule for Chicago - 04JAN2010 thru 10JAN2010 / January 4 - January 10...(photo-Bassist John Bany at Andy's Jazz Club)

Andy's Jazz Club
11 East Hubbard St.
Chicago, IL 60611
312.642.6805
http://www.andysjazzclub.com/
ANDY'S WEEKENDS
FRIDAY & SATURDAY HEADLINERS
$10 Admission until 8:30 pm; $15 Admission after 8:30 pm

Saturday January 9
5pm Isaiah Spencer Quartet
9:30pm Corey Wilkes Quintet

Sunday January 10
5pm Skinny Williams Quartet
9:30pm Ron Perrillo & Pharez Whitted

WEEKDAYS
Sunday - $5 Admission All Night
7 pm to 11pm Andy's Jam Session

Monday - $5 Admission until 8:30pm, $10 Admission After 8:30pm
7 pm to 11pm Guy King's Organ Trio

Tuesday - $5 Admission until 8:30pm, $10 Admission After 8:30pm
7 pm to 11pm Typhanie Monique

Wednesday - $5 Admission until 8:30pm, $10 Admission After 8:30pm
7 pm to 11pm Jordan Baskin Trio

Thursdays - $5 Admission until 8:30pm, $10 Admission After 8:30pm
7 pm to 11 pm Yoko Noge's Jazz Me Blues


Katerina's
1920 W Irving Park Rd
Chicago, IL 60613-2408
(773) 348-7592
Wednesday, January 6th - 5:00pm $No Cover
Guitars of Fire Old Calendar Christmas Concert!
Celebrate the Old Calendar Christmas with Guitars of Fire's
acoustic flamenco/greek/latin & slavic instrumental repertoire.
Gregory Dobrov: acoustic guitar
www.myspace.com/gregorydobrov
Jeff Burns: acoustic guitar
Joe DeJohns: percussion
7pm-9pm.
Followed by Roda de Choro at 9:30pm.
$5 Latin Drink Specials all night!
Join us for Katerina's Double Latin Showcase the First Wednesday of Every Month!

Wednesday, January 6th - 9:30pm $7 Cover
Chicago Choro's Roda de Choro! (Brazilian Jam Session)
Our club welcomes this fine ensemble of musicians as they join our
Double Latin Showcase for the first Wednesday of the month.
Julie Koidin - flute
Steve Ramsdell - guitar,
John Beard - 7 string guitar,
cavaquinho , percussion;
Linda Binder - mandolin
9:30pm-2:30am.
$5 Latin Drink Specials all night!

Thursday, January 7th - 7:30pm $7 Cover
The Future Perfect Poetry & New Media Series & Saint Cloud
Katerina's Monthly Showcase of Music & Poetry for the Soul.
The Future Perfect Poetry & New Media Series
Special Guest Poets:
Miriam Ben-Yoseph
Deborah Nodler Rosen
Dina Elenbogen
Lisa Comforty
Helen Degen Cohen read from
Where We Find Ourselves: Jewish Women Around the World Write About Home

In Concert: Saint Cloud
featuring poet, composer & singer-songwriter Richard Fammerée (guitars, piano), poet-singer Carrie Ingrisano (bass, piano) w/ Christopher Greene (violin, electronica), Meg Thomas (exotic percussion) and Meg Lauterbach (cello, piano) will share new songs/poem-songs/contemporary (fusion/infusion lit rock) art songs.

Will be recorded live for Chicago Public Radio/Chicago Amplified & UniVerse of Poetry
This wonderful series takes place the first Thursday of every month.

Friday, January 8th - 10:00pm $10 Cover
REMBETIKA

Saturday, January 9th - 6:30pm $10 Cover
Spider Saloff
6:30pm-9pm

2nd Seating After 9pm for Rio Bamba show @ 10pm

Saturday, January 9th - 10:00pm $10 Cover
RIO BAMBA

Visit Katerina's website for updated performance information.
http://www.katerinas.com/entertainment.php


The Hyde Park JAZZ Society
SUNDAY JAZZ at ROOM 43
1043 East 43rd Street
Chicago, IL 60653
7:30pm-11:30pm
January 3rd KEN CHANEY'S THE AWAKENING
Tributes to GEORGE FREEMAN, guitarist & ARI BROWN, saxophonist

January 10th ZVONIMIR TOT, guitar
Larry Gray, bass & Ernie Adams, drums

January 17th HAL TSUCHIDA ,organ

January 24th VICTOR GOINES, saxophones & clarinet
Kyle Asche, guitar; Marlene Rosenberg, bass; Mikel Avery, drums

January 31st JULIA HUFF, vocals
H.P. Jazz Society's 3rd Annual Black & White Evening!
Everyone is encouraged to wear black, white, or black & white. It can be formal (black tie) if you feel like dressing up or casual (black jeans and gym shoes are cool) if you feel like dressing down. No change in admission.
Please go to www.hydeparkjazzsociety.org/ for performance information


The Venue at Horseshoe Casino
777 Casino Center Drive
Hammond, IN
(866)711-SHOE

At The Venue
February 12 - Air Supply

Vintage - Sunday Night Jazz
January 3 - Chris Green Quartet


M Lounge
1520 S Wabash Ave
Chicago, IL 60605
(312) 447-0201
All performances on Tuesday and Wednesday
7 pm - 10 pm
NO COVER

Tuesday Jan. 5, Julia Huff & The Company Band
Wednesday Jan. 6, Roger Harris Trio

Tuesday Jan. 12, Scott Burns Trio
Wednesday Jan. 13, Willerm Delisfort Quartet
(special performance)

Tuesday Jan. 19, Julia Huff & The Company Band
Wednesday Jan. 20, Chris Greene Quartet

Tuesday Jan. 26, Sarah Marie Young

See webpage for updated performance schedule
http://www.mloungechicago.com/jazz


Underground Wonder Bar
10 E. Walton
Chicago, IL 60611
312.266.7761
LIVE MUSIC 365 DAYS A YEAR!

Mondays
9 pm -12 am Open MIC hosted by Joanna Woods
12 am -3:30 am Double Shot - neo soul

Tuesdays
8:30 pm - 10:30 pm Lonie Walker "Alone at Last"
10:30 pm - 12:00 am Lorna Boston Band featuring Vince Willis jazz & blues
12:00 am - 3:30 am Pro Jam Session hosted by Lorna Boston

Wednesdays
8:30 pm -10:30 pm Bifunkal - Funky Rock
11 pm -3:30 am Lonie Walker & her Big Bad Ass Co. Band
featuring Jordan Taggart
Thursdays
8 pm-10 pm Lorna Brown
10:30 pm - 1:30 am Luiz Ewerling & A Cor Do Brazil
Lonie Walker & her Big Bad Ass Co. Band
1:30 am - 3:30 am Vince Willis

Fridays
8:30 pm -10:30 pm Lorna Boston Duo
11pm -4 am Hotel Tramps

Saturdays
8:30 pm -10:30 pm Sarah & the Tall Boys
11pm - 5am Lonie Walker & her Big Bad Ass Co. Band

Sundays
8 pm -10 pm Jen Porter - rock
10pm -12 am Insane Plantains - reggae & blues
12 am -3:30 am Hurricane Reggae Band - reggae

The Underground Wonderbar will remain at its current location until May 2010!
http://www.undergroundwonderbar.com/


The Green Mill
4802 N. Broadway Ave.
Chicago, IL 60640
773.878.5552
http://www.greenmilljazz.com

Weekend Headliners

Saturday, January 9

9pm - 1am Rob Mazurek's Exploding Star Orchestra
12 am-4 am After Hours Jazz Party with Sabertooth

Sunday, January 10
8pm - midnight Rob Mazurek's Exploding Star Orchestra
12 am-4 am After Hours Jazz Party with Sabertooth

Weekly Shows
Sundays
7 pm - 10 pm Poetry Slam with Marc Smith
11 pm-2 am Kimberly Gordon Organ Trio

Mondays
9 pm-1 am Dee Alexander Quartet

Tuesdays
9 pm-1 am Deep Blue Organ Trio

Wednesdays
9 pm-1am Alfonso Ponticelli and Swing Gitan Gypsy Jazz!
Late Night Industry Set with the Frank Catalano Sextet

Thursdays
9 pm-1 am Alan Gresik's Swing Shift Orchestra
Live Recording for Weekly Radio Broadcast!

Fridays
5pm-8pm Cocktail Hour Show with Chris Foreman on Hammond B-3 Organ
9pm-1am See above
1am-4 am Green Mill Quartet Jazz Jam Session

Cover charges:

Sunday - $6 (7PM-10PM) $4 (11PM-2AM)
Monday through Thursday - $6-$7
Friday - free Happy Hour Show, $10-$15 until 1AM, no cover 1AM-4AM
Saturday - $10-$15 until Midnight, $5 Midnight-2AM, no cover 2AM-5AM


Lagniappe Creole Cajun Joynt
1525 West 79th Street, Chicago
(773) 994-6375



JAZZ NIGHT EVERY THURSDAY EVENING AT 6 PM
FOLLOWED BY OPEN JAM SESSION AT 8 PM.
2 FOR 1 HURRICANES ON JAZZ NIGHT.
Visit Lagniappe's website for more information


The Allerton Hotel
proudly presents
Critically Acclaimed Jazz Vocalist Erin McDougald
every Wednesday & Saturday 7pm-11pm in our
M Avenue Lounge
on the 2nd floor
701 North Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL
Phone: 312.440.1500 Toll Free: 877-701-8111
(Note: The Tip Top Tap is separate from M Avenue Lounge)


Family Piano/Joplin's Java Cafe
114 South Genesee Street
Waukegan, IL 60085
(847) 775-1988


Friday January 8 Shawn Maxwell and band, 7:30 pm
Friday January 22 R-n-G Band (blues and jazz) 7:30 pm
Sunday January 24 Sebastian Huydts, piano 4 pm
Friday January 28 Frank Portolese and Katie Elizabeth with the
"Hot Club of Chicago" band
(Gypsy Jazz / Fusion) 7:30
Sunday January 31 Zvonomir Nagy 4 pm,
followed by our famous open mic variety show at 7pm.
Visit Joplin's Java Cafe Website for updated performance information for December!

Jazz Showcase
806 S Plymouth CT
Chicago, IL 60605
312-360-0234
CD RELEASE PARTY!
Wednesday, January 13, 8 to 10:30 p.m.
Nick Schneider's "Pullin' Strings"
No cover!
Also featured on the program along with Nick will be Eric Schneider (woodwinds),
Dan McIntyre (guitar), Chuck Christiansen (drums) and Alejo Poveda (Latin percussion) with special guest pianist and accordionist Don Stille.
Please go to
http://www.jazzshowcase.com/shows
for more information


Nirvana
701 N. Milwaukee Avenue, Vernon Hills
Open 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday to Thursday; 11 a.m. to midnight
Friday; 5 p.m. to midnight Saturday; 5 to 10 p.m.
Sunday; closed Monday. (847) 918-7828


JAZZ INCANTATIONS TUESDAY EVENINGS
Tuesdays Jazz 7pm
Chris Madsen on saxophone
www.findmynirvana.com
"Life really is supposed to be fun.
Experience each moment.
Expand on your happiness.
Share who you are.
Find Your Nirvana"
(Source: ChicagoJazz.com)

Grammy Awards Jazz Artist Nominees For 2010

Here is the list of the 2010 Grammy Awards nominees for jazz artistry by category:
Best Contemporary Jazz Album
"Urbanus" - Stefon Harris & Blackout
"At World's Edge" - Philippe Saisse
"Big Neighborhood" -Mike Stern
"75" - Joe Zawinul & The Zawinul Syndicate

Best Improvised Jazz Solo
"Dancin' 4 Chicken" - Terence Blanchard, soloist
"All of You" -Gerald Clayton, soloist
"Ms. Garvey, Ms. Garvey" - Roy Hargrove, soloist
"On Green Dolphin Street" - Martial Solal, soloist
"Villa Palmeras" - Miguel Zenón, soloist

Best Pop Instrumental Album
"In Boston" - Chris Botti
"Legacy" - Hiroshima
"Potato Hole" - Booker T. Jones
"Modern Art" - The Rippingtons Feat. Russ Freeman
"Down The Wire" - Spyro Gyra

Best Pop Instrumental Performance
"BeSame Mucho" - Herb Albert
"Throw Down Your Heart" - Bela Fleck
"The Fire" - Imogene Heap
"Maxwell" - Phoenix Rise
"Funk Joint" - Marcus Miller

Best Traditional Pop Album
"A Swinging Christmas" - Tony Bennett
"Michael Buble' Meets Madison Square Garden" - Michael Buble'
"Your Songs" - Harry Connick Jr.

Best Jazz Vocal Album
"No Regrets" - Randy Crawford & Joe Sample
"Dedicated to you" - Kurt Elling sings the music of Coltrane & Hartman
"So In Love" - Roberta Gambarini
"Tide" - Luciana Souza
"Desire" - Tierney Sutton

Best Female R & B Vocal Performance
"That Was Then" - Lalah Hathaway
"Goin' Thru Changes" - Ledisi

Congratulations!
TV broadcast on CBS January 31, 2010 - 8pm ET/PT

Top 10 Jazz Albums of 2009


Here are the Best Jazz Albums of 2009...

1. Ella Fitzgerald, Twelve Nights in Hollywood (Verve).
The best jazz album of 2009 was recorded in 1961 and '62, a four-CD boxed set of Ella Fitzgerald and her trio, performing live in a small club on the Sunset Strip. The 77 tracks, all previously unissued (!), catch the First Lady of Song at the peak of her career and in top form, the club's intimacy sparking some of her most relaxed and inventive swing, her most breathtaking balladry,and even a flirtatious bawdiness rarely heard on her studio sessions or stadium gigs. A must-buy.

2. Keith Jarrett, Paris/London: Testament (ECM).
Jarrett has recorded many live solo concerts over the years, but these two dates, spread out across three CDs, are the most intense, virtuosic, and emotionally probing ever captured on disc, and that's saying a lot. He weaves dense clusters and jangled rhythms, like late Debussy with swing (or, to put it another way, like Cecil Taylor); coaxes lyrical ballads at once rhapsodic and delicate; and, in a surprise, pounds out a feverish gospel that borders on rock 'n' roll. All of it is completely improvised and utterly riveting.

3. Jim Hall & Bill Frisell, Hemispheres (ArtistShare).
Two of the great guitar improvisers, a generation apart, collaborate for a two-CD set of inventions, standards, gentle blues, and stirring elegies. Disc 1 consists of duets; Disc 2 adds Joey Baron on drums and Scott Colley on bass. Both sessions sparkle and shimmer with creative zest and respect. (Available only from ArtistShare.com.)

4. Steve Kuhn Trio w/ Joe Lovano, Mostly Coltrane (ECM).
Kuhn, a lyrical but hardly lilting pianist who briefly played with John Coltrane in 1960, aims for a gentler portrait of the tenor god, stretching the cadence, smoothing the tempo, without blunting the intensity—and, somehow, it works, especially on Trane's spiritual chants ("Welcome") and romantic ballads ("Central Park West"). Joe Lovano, one of the lustier (and busier) tenor players around, assumes the mantle with aplomb; Joey Baron combines some of Elvin Jones' polyrhythmic energy and Roy Haynes' swing-driven splash, fusing the traits of Trane's two most prominent drummers.

5. Fly, Sky & Country (ECM).
This trio of Mark Turner on tenor sax, Larry Grenadier on bass, and Jeff Ballard on drums is something of a wonder—simultaneously loose, tight, airy, intricate, elliptical, melodic, carefully balanced but not at all stuffy. It's free-form jazz in its freshest spirit.

6. Dave Douglas, Spirit Moves (Greenleaf Music).
The latest album from Dave Douglas' Brass Ecstasy quintet—Douglas on trumpet, Vincent Chancey on French horn, Luis Bonilla on trombone, Marcus Rojas on tuba, and Nasheet Waits on drums—is a rouser. Like many Douglas albums, it features original tunes and Douglas-arranged pop covers (in this case, of tunes by Otis Redding, Hank Williams, and Rufus Wainwright), and it's serious fun, a blast of burnished swing.

7. Nellie McKay, Normal As Blueberry Pie (Verve).
The snark-mistress of Get Away From Me comes up with a tribute-album to Doris Day—and it's a sheer delight. Not only did she write all the arrangements and play most of the instruments but she sings with a jaw-dropping purity of tone and a wholesome sensuality. There's a playfulness to her approach (no one today could sing "Send Me No Flowers" with a completely straight face), but nothing like parody.

8. Masada Quintet, Stolas: The Book of Angels, Vol. 12 (Tzadik).
Protean composer-impresario John Zorn treks on with his Masada series—tunes, over 500 of them now, built on one of the two "Jewish scales" (a major scale with the second note flat or a minor scale with the fourth note sharp)—but this time with the peripatetic Joe Lovano playing tenor sax, instead of Zorn blowing alto, and the long-standing quartet (Dave Douglas, trumpet; Greg Cohen, bass; Joey Baron, drums) augmented by Uri Caine on piano. It's a bit cooler, even mellower, than most Masada albums, but there's still that high-energy blues and hora swing.

9. The Bad Plus, For All I Care (Heads Up).
This time out, the crazy-like-a-fox postmodernists of The Bad Plus—pianist-extraordinaire Ethan Iverson, bassist Reid Anderson, and drummer David King—cover not only the likes of Kurt Cobain and the Bee Gees, but also Elliott Carter and Igor Stravinsky. A few tracks also feature a singer, Wendy Lewis, a fixture of the Minneapolis indie-rock scene who sounds a bit like Nico with wit. It's an album of jolly and gripping surprises.

10. Ran Blake, Driftwoods (Tomkins Square).
Blake may be the most oddly compelling jazz pianist around—he can't swing for more than a few bars; he changes keys at random intervals—yet there's magic here. His chords, dissonant but heartfelt, waft out of a dream. He has called himself a filmmaker without a camera, and his music has a cinematic flavor, a narrative drive. This album is devoted to his favorite singers: Chris Connor, Billie Holiday, Jackie Paris, His take on "Dancing in the Dark" is particularly haunting. You can get lost in Ran Blake's pedal work, and it's a detour worth taking.

(source: Slate from an article by Fred Kaplan)

The Final Soundcheck-Jazz/Blues Music Deaths in 2009


Here's the full list of jazz, blues and related music industry creative talents that passed in 2009 (ordered by instrument or creative talent)...
(photo of Louis Armstrong with the late trumpeteer Rubin "Zeke" Zarchy)

Accordionist:
Mat Mathews (a.k.a. Mathieu Schwartz).

Banjoist:
Albert Leet (a.k.a. Buddy Lee).

Bassists:
Leanne Butts, Jeff Clyne, Leopoldo Fleming Sr., Leonard Gaskin, Hugh Hopper, Orlando "Cachaito" Lopez, Sirone (Norris Jones), Fred Williams; bassist and writer Whitey Mitchell; bass guitarist and former NBA star Wayman Tisdale; bassist and singer Joe LaCaria.

Clarinetists:
Charly Hallering and Nick Jerret.

Cornetists:
Jim Goodwin and Harry Roland.

Drummers:
Rashied Ali , Vince Bilardo, Louie Bellson, James Bochetta, Buddy Christian, Antonio Luis Alves de Souza, Wilby Fletcher Jr., Tony Hannan, Ricardo "Papin" Abreu Hernandez, Billy James, Eddie Locke, Craig Oakley, Lothar Scharf, John Thomas Smith and Klaus Weiss; drummer and author Jim Chapin; drummer, trumpeter and jazz promoter Bob Anderson.

Guitarists:
Victor Lewis, Lawrence Lucie, Andy Masters, Coleman Mellett, Fred Rundquist; guitarist and inventor Les Paul; guitarist and cuatrista Edgardo Miranda; guitarist, singer and composer Kenny Rankin; guitarist and singers Snooks Eaglin, Huey Long, John Martyn; guitarist, banjoist and composer Robert Degen.

Organist:
Lyman Woodard.

Percussionists:
(and bandleaders) Gilberto Miguel Calderon ("Joe Cuba") and Manny Oquendo; percussionist, composer and educator Falleció Jesús Alfonso Miró; percussionist and singer Frank "Pavo" Valerino-Hernandes.

Pianists:
Eddie Bo, Geoff Clarkson, Muriel Havenstein, Gugge Hedrenius, Eddie Higgins, Artie Jenkins, Hans Otto Jung, Dick Katz, Mike Mancini, Morris Nanton, David Hill Phelps, Terry Jean Pollard, Jarmo Savolainen and Earma Thompson; pianist and vibraphonist Buddy Montgomery; pianist and educator Günter Hörig; pianist, writer, and broadcaster Steve Race; pianist, bandleader, composer and arranger Ed Metz Sr.; pianist and arranger Torrie Zito; pianist and conductor Shep Meyers; pianist, bandleader, composer arranger, educator, editor and consultant Hale Smith; pianist and trumpeter Billy Hall Jr., pianist, composer, author and educator Charlie Banacos.

Saxophonists:
Ray Beckenstein, Leroy Cooper, Hank Crawford, Jean-Claude Fohrenbach, Carmen Leggio, Joe Maneri, Charlie Mariano, Pee Wee Moore, David "Fathead" Newman, Winston Mankunku Ngozi, Gerry Niewood, Jack Nimitz, Sam (Leroy) Parkins, Bud Shank, Aubrey Simani, Willie "Face" Smith, Ron Stallings, Luther Thomas and Bob Thulman; saxophonist and big band leader Charlie Kennedy; saxophonist, singer, arranger and bandleader Sam Butera; saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader and composer Gianni Basso; saxophonist and flutist Hart McNee; saxophonist and educator Larry McCrorey.

Singers:
Julio Barreto Bringas, Juanita Brooks, Chris Connor, Genie Grant, Caridad Hierrezuelo, Judy Kreston, Jillian Omsberry, Nancy Overton and Greta Woodson; singer and saxophonist Henry Butch Stone; singer-songwriter and pianist Blossom Dearie; singer, composer and guitarist Luis "El Terror" Dias; singer and actor Pat Martino; singer and actress Beverly Roberts; singer, actress and educator Anne Brown; singer, actress, songwriter, jazz author and manager Julie Coryell; singer, bandleader and composer Tina Marsh.

Trombonists:
Joel Helleny, Arch Martin, Bobby Pring and Randy Purcell.

Trumpeters:
Sonny Bradshaw, Irving Bush, Nicholas Capezuto, Agustin Caraballoso, Steve Hawdon, Edie Preston. Mike Serpas, Teddy Washington and Rubin "Zeke" Zarchy; trumpeter, flugelhorn player and singer Stacy Rowles; trumpeter and author Ian Carr; trumpeter, arranger and bandleader Jerry van Rooyen.
Vibraphonist Fats Sadi; Vibraphonist, keyboardist and singer Edward Burn.

Composers:
Jack Lawrence, Vic Mizzy and Aaron Schroeder; composer, theoretician, educator, pianist and bandleader George Russell; composer, arranger, producer, conductor and trombonist Billy VerPlanck.

Singer-songwriter:
Michael Jackson.

Blues, R&B, Soul, Zydeco, Gospel, etc. performers:
Barry Beckett, John E. Carter, John Cephas, Willy DeVille, Jim Dickinson, Rev. Claude Jeter, Wyclife Johnson, Uriel Jones, Willie King, Marie Knight, John "Crawlin' Snake" Mac, Haydain Neale, Fayette Pinkney, Jack Rose, Eugene Smith, Koko Taylor, David "Pop" Winans and Rev. Timothy D. Wright; artist manager Allen Klein; gospel, R&B and soul producer and broadcaster Ted Jarrett.

Artist:
Ali Kurt Baumgarten.

Dancers:
Ernest Brown and Frankie Manning; Dancer, choreographer and educator Pedro "Cuban Pete" Aguilar; Storyteller, improviser and performer Hugh Morgan Hill (a.k.a. "Brother Blue").

Arts presenter:
Suzanne Fiol.

Producers, promoters and recording executives:
Alan W. Livingston, Ralph Mercado, Skip Miller, Richard Nader, Shelby Singleton and Jackie Tracey; impresario, manager and author Werner "Josh" Sellhorn; producer, songwriter, clarinetist and big band leader Bob Keane; record producer and writer John Storm Roberts, Hal Gaba.

Broadcasters:
Sam Jackson and William C. Lunt Jr; broadcaster and educator Harrison Ridley.

Club owner:
Art D'Lugoff.

Photographers:
Roy DeCarava and Ted Williams.

Poet and saxophonist:
Raymond Federman.

Writers:
Vasily Aksyonov, Alfred Appel Jr., Joe Goldberg and Konrad Heidkamp; editor and writer Janet Cook; publisher, editor, and writer Leslie Carole Johnson; writer, educator, and jazz institute president Susan Meyer Markle; writer, broadcaster and photographer Len Dobbin; writer, editor, broadcaster and jazz society executive Don Farwell; writer and filmmaker Robert Hilferty; broadcaster, producer, club founder and writer Jacques Braunstein.

Patron of composers:
Betty Freeman.


(source: allaboutjazz.com)