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A celebration of Great Detroit Jazz Giants with Lewis Nash Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola presents a celebration of Great Detroit Jazz Giants with Lewis Nash celebrating the music of Tommy Flanagan and Milt Jackson, with Renee Rosnes, Steve Nelson and Peter Washington. Next week at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola, the great violinist holds court with his Hot Swing band. Keep an eye open for special “Stretchin’ The Ivories Festival” events taking place through March 5 featuring some of the greatest jazz pianists in the world today.celebration of Great Detroit Jazz Giants with Lewis Nash January 9 7:30 & 9:30pm Michigan State University Big Band - “What’s Goin’ On” Suite The Music of Marvin Gaye, ” Conducted by Rodney Whitaker January 10-15 7:30pm & 9:30pm w/additional 11:30pm set on Friday only Music of Tommy Flanagan and Milt Jackson: Featuring Lewis Nash, Renee Rosnes, Steve Nelson and Peter “Rhythm Is My Business” is the title of his debut recording as a leader, and rhythm is a booming business as far as Lewis Nash is concerned. He is the drummer of choice for an incredible array of artists - from the masters of the music to the hottest young players of today - and is equally in demand as a clinician and educator. Nash is presently a member of the jazz studies faculty at The Juilliard School in New York City. The extraordinary pianist and composer Renee Rosnes clearly enjoys the challenge and freedom of playing jazz in numerous formats. Her eight previous Blue Note recordings featured her, brilliantly, in smaller ensembles. Now, on her ninth Blue Note release, Renee Rosnes and the Danish Radio Big Band, Rosnes mines the experience gained during her impressive tenures with both the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band and The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis. Renee Rosnes and the Danish Radio Big Band puts her in the spotlight with the revered Copenhagen ensemble, and reveals her capacity to shine within a jazz orchestra context. Renee is also a founding member of the San Francisco Jazz Collective, an all-star resident and touring octet led by artistic director Joshua Redman. Drawn from the top ranks of today's jazz artists, the band includes master vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson, trumpeter Nicholas Payton, and the young altoist Miguel Zenon on alto saxophone. Steve Nelson developed in the 1990s into one of the most promising of the vibraphonists around, influenced by Milt Jackson but gradually developing his own sound. After gigging with Grant Green in the early '70s, Nelson picked up important experience playing with Kenny Barron, James Spaulding, Bobby Watson, and David "Fathead" Newman, and has played in a countless number of settings beginning in the '90s. Nelson has recorded as a leader for Criss Cross, Red, Sunnyside, and TCB. First call bassist Peter Washington first moved to New York in 1986 after the great Art Blakey invited the Los Angeles native to join his band. Following two years with the university of Blakey Washington became one of the busiest and most sought-after musicians around, playing with the likes of Bill Charlap, Brian Lynch, Bobby Hutcherson, Harold Land, Tom Harrell, Benny Green, Mulgrew Miller, Dizzy Gillespie, Johnny Griffin, Benny Golson, Tommy Flanagan, Hank Jones and many many others, to numerous to list here. January 10 After Hours with City College of New York Graduate Ensemble Fred DeChristo Faro (saxophone), Russ Spiegal (guitar), Yakir Ben-Hur (piano), Keith Witty (bass), Mark Dodge (drums) January 11 After Hours with Remy LeBoeuf & The IAJE Clifford Brown /Stan Getz Alumni All Stars January 12 After Hours with Sisters In Jazz Collegiate Quartet-Directed by Geri Allen Caroline Davis (alto saxophone) Northwestern University, Melissa Gardiner (trombone) University of Michigan, Misty Boyce (piano) University of Cincinnati, Lauren Falls (bass) Humber College, Lorie Wolf (drums) Humber College January 13 After Hours with Clifford Brown/Stan Getz All-Stars Julian Pollack (piano) Berkeley High School, California, Alex Wintz (guitar) Morristown High School, New Jersey, Chase Michaels Baird (saxophone) Arcalanes High School, CA, Nathan Cepelinski (saxophone) Sir Robert Borden HS, Ontario, Billy Buss (trumpet) Berkeley High School, California, Michael Gleichman (drums) North Springs High School, California, Dominic Thiroux (bass) Brubeck Institute, Stockton, California January 14 After Hours with Montreux Jazz Festival Piano, Voice, and Guitar Competition Winners. Director: Stephanie-Aloysia Moretti, Harold Lopez-Nussa Torres (piano), Max Haymer (piano), Philippe Baden Powell de Aquino (piano), Nial Djuliarso (piano), Gilad Hekselman (guitar), Bjorn Vidar Solli (guitar), Diego Ribeiro Figueiredo (guitar), Nikoletta Szoke (vocals), Alice Ricciardi (vocals), Karlie Bruce (vocals), Geoff Newman (bass), Anthony Pinciotti (drums) January 14. Jazz at Lincoln Center and the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs present: The Rhythm Road: American Music Abroad Featuring Grupo Yanqui Latin Jazz Quartet. Bennett Paster (keyboard), Gregory Ryan (bass), Keith Hall (drums), Jim Seeley (trumpet). This program presents selected professional jazz and urban music performers on concert tours to countries where there is limited exposure to live American culture. Prior to their departure to Egypt, Kosovo and many other destinations, these bands will perform in Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola. Come experience The Rhythm Road. January 14. Jazz at Lincoln Center and the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs present: The Rhythm Road: American Music Abroad Featuring Annette A. Aguilar & StringBeans Latin Jazz Quartet. Annette A. Aguilar (percussion/composer), Rob Thomas (violin), Barry Olsen (trombone), Freddie Bryant (Brazilian guitar) This program presents selected professional jazz and urban music performers on concert tours to countries where there is limited exposure to live American culture. Prior to their departure to Egypt, Kosovo and many other destinations, these bands will perform in Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola. STRETCHIN’ THE IVORIES FESTIVAL January 16: Upstarts! 7:30pm UNCG JAZZ ENSEMBLE 9:30pm WDU BIG BAND January 17-22 7:30pm & 9:30pm w/additional 11:30pm set on Friday-Saturday. Mark O’Connor’s Hot Swing. Mark O’Connor(violin), Roberta Gambarini (vocals), Howard Alden and Bryan Sutton (guitars), Jon Burr (bass) Peerless violinist Mark O’Connor brings his Hot Swing to Dizzy’s with a program featuring music from his new CD, Mark O’Connor’s Hot Swing Trio Live in New York (Sept. 2005). The recording, released on O’Connor’s own OMAC label, was recorded live at Merkin Hall in New York City and features guitarist Frank Vignola and bassist Jon Burr performing repertoire developed during their six years together. (This is likely the last recording for this trio, as Vignola has departed the trio.) O’Connor’s jazz performances and compositions pay tribute to his friend and mentor, the legendary French jazz master Stephane Grappelli. While performing a number of tunes closely associated with Grappelli, O’Connor’s albums and live performances extend the repertoire with O’Connor and Burr’s original compositions. O’Connor will perform with an all-star ensemble that includes bassist Jon Burr, guitarist Bryan Sutton, guitarist Howard Alden, and vocalist Roberta Gambarini. January 17-21 11pm Tuesday-Thursday, 12:45am Friday-Saturday After Hours: Gretchen Parlato & Co. Gretchen Parlato (vocals); Lionel Loueke (guitar) And special guest artists January 24-29: Mulgrew Miller and Wingspan January 24-28: AFTER HOURS: GEORGE COLLIGAN TRIO January 31-February 5: Marc Johnson’s Shades of Jade- featuring Eliane Elias, Joe Lovano and Joey Baron February 7-12: Renee Rosnes – “Phantom of The Bopera: The Music of The Legendary Joe Henderson” February 14-18: AFTER HOURS: PIANIST PETE MALINVERNI February 14-19: Valentine’s Sweetheart of a Week With Two Great Keyboardists Sharing The Bill Every Night: Cyrus Chestnut and Eric Reed

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