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| Antoinette Montague at The Kitano and Jazz Vespers at St. Albans Church The Antoinette Montague Group with Isaac Ben Ayalla (piano); Michael Max-Flemming (bass); Payton Crossley (drums); Ed Jackson (bass) will play Thursday, November 5, 2009 at Kitano Hotel, 66 Park Avenue at East 38th Street, New York, NY and Saturday, November 7, 2009 at Jazz Vespers at St. Albans Congregational Church. The Kitano New York is the finest and only Japanese-owned hotel and has been a Murray Hill fixture since 1973. Owned by the Kitano Group of Japan, this elegant Murray Hill gem offers a unique mix of East and West sensibilities. The marble and mahogany lobby, with its Y-shaped staircase and Botero bronze Dog, is one of the most attractive in New York. The hotel was first opened in 1973; in the mid-1990s, along with acquiring an 1896 landmark town house next door, the Kitano was fully renovated. On the mezzanine-level is a bar, which on Wednesday through Saturday evenings offers the acclaimed Jazz at the Kitano. Antoinette Montague has appeared on the cover of Jazz Improv's Jazz Guide and on two book covers of Who's Who in Jazz, Cabaret and Music (from 1600's to Now). She has performed at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Dizzy's Club Coca Cola, the Zebra Room in Harlem's famous Lenox Lounge, the legendary Blue Note, the Blue Smoke :: Jazz Standard with the Winard Harper Sextet and Dr. Billy Taylor. Antoinette has performed with the Queens Jazz Orchestra under the direction of Jimmy Heath (and will be appearing with them again in 2010.) Antoinette was hired as a leader opposite Jr. Mance for Jazzmobile's Summer Breeze Concert Series with Houston Person for a tribute to Junior Mance with Winard Harper, Tommy James and Bill Moring. Antoinette works most regularly with Bill Easely, a brilliant and versatile reed player, who performs equally forcefully on alto, tenor, and baritone saxes as well as flute, piccolo, and clarinet. Born and raised in Newark, Antoinette Montague released her first CD Pretty Blues in 2006, but she has had many invaluable musical experiences. She worked in gospel and R&B ensembles after college, serves as the vice president of the International Women in Jazz, and considers Carrie Smith, Etta Jones, Della Griffin and Myrna Lake to be her mentors. write your comments about the article :: © 2009 Jazz News :: home page |