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| Jazz Programming at Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater November 15 - November 28 November 15 (Monday) 8:30 PM – Birdland Theater Wayne Tucker and The Bad Mothas Recently featured in The New York Times, Wayne Tucker and The Bad Mothas have been uplifting communities and bringing music to the people all pandemic-long, both on the streets of Brooklyn as well as in NYC's best clubs. Their music consists of beautiful flowing melodies, uplifting spiritual vibes and improvisational adventures…Stevie Wonder meets Miles Davis. The group features Wayne Tucker on trumpet and vocals, Miles Tucker on tenor sax, David Linard on piano, Tamir Shmerling on bass, and Diego Ramirez on drums. Wayne Tucker is a trumpeter, composer, arranger, violinist and vocalist based in New York City. He has performed with many of today's current jazz stars including Kurt Elling, Dee Dee Bridgewater and Cyrille Aimée; pop stars like Taylor Swift, David Crosby, and Elvis Costello; R&B singers Ne-Yo and Gabriel Garzon-Montano; and more. He has performed at some of the world's greatest venues including Madison Square Garden, Hollywood Bowl, O2 Arena, Ravinia Festival, and Kennedy Center. He has played for TV shows like "The Tonight Show, " "America's Got Talent, " and "The Ellen Degeneres Show." $30 tables / $20 bar seating + $20 food/drink minimum November 16-20 (Tuesday-Saturday) 7:00 & 9:30 PM (11/16-18); 8:30 & 10:30 PM (11/19-20) – Birdland Jazz Club The Hot Sardines Stars of the trad-jazz world, The Hot Sardines bring early jazz into the modern day. With their love of classic jazz—jazz that feeds the heart and soul—bandleader Evan Palazzo, lead singer Elizabeth Bougerol and a New York-based ensemble have brought their music across the globe for years. Their brassy horn arrangements, rollicking piano melodies, smooth vocals and love for audience engagement earned them the respect of Downbeat Magazine, who called the group "one of the most delightfully energetic bands on New York's 'hot' music scene." The Hot Sardines have released five records since 2011 to critical acclaim. "Everything in our DNA is about connecting with the audience, " says Bougerol. Make sure not to miss these exciting nights! $40 tables / $30 bar + $20 food/drink minimum November 17 (Wednesday) 5:30 – Birdland Jazz Club David Ostwald's Louis Armstrong Eternity Band Inspired by the noble jazz pioneers Louis Armstrong, Bix Beiderbecke, Duke Ellington, Jelly Roll Morton and their colleagues, David Ostwald's Louis Armstrong Eternity Band breathes life and passion into America's own great art form. Now in its 18th year of residency at Birdland, the weekly post-workday engagement is the city's best musical bargain! Tuba player David Ostwald leads a rotating lineup that features talents such as clarinetist Anat Cohen, trombonist/vocalist Wycliffe Gordon, pianist Ehud Asherie, drummer Marion Felder and more! $30 tables; $20 bar + $20 food/drink minimum November 17 (Wednesday) 8:30 PM – Birdland Theater Roberta Donnay & The Prohibition Mob Band Award-winning vocalist Roberto Donnay makes fun, swinging music that brings audiences back to America's Roaring Twenties. Her exuberant band calls forth the vintage sounds of the Jazz Age and envelopes audiences with good-time, finger-snapping music like "Bathtub Gin, " "Sugar Blues, " and "Wake Up and Live." Donnay has recorded with legendary producer Orrin Keepnews and was a member of Dan Hicks & the Hot Licks. She has written for film and TV. Come witness her irresistible crooning! $30 table / $ 20 bar seating + $20 food/drink minimum November 18-20 (Thursday-Saturday) 8:30 PM (11/18); 7:00PM (11/19-20) – Birdland Theater Sheila Jordan Birthday Celebration Sheila Jordan stands as one of America's last living great jazz vocalists. After moving to New York in 1951, she befriended Charlie Parker; married Parker's pianist, Duke Jordan; studied with Lennie Tristano and Charles Mingus; and performed regularly with jazz royalty. Jordan was raised in poverty in Pennsylvania's coal-mining country, and she faced threats and violence for working with black musicians, but her talent and love for the music allowed her to work with the top proponents of bebop and beyond. The 1970s saw Jordan venturing into innovative, adventurous musical forms with the likes of Carla Bley, Steve Swallow, and Bob Moses; in subsequent decades, she put forth 15 more records as a leader. Amazingly, in 2021, after a brilliant life in music, a lost album—which is now known to be her true first venture as a leader—was unearthed and finally released. The record, Come Love, precedes what was long considered Jordan's debut, Portrait of Sheila. Now—at 93 years young—Jordan continues to appear on major stages. This November, she brings her dazzling energy to Birdland, gracing us for three nights. $30 tables / $20 bar + $20 food/drink minimum November 19 (Friday) 5:30 PM – Birdland Jazz Club The Birdland Big Band Every Friday, and for two headlining weeks a year, the "BBB" roars into action playing a thrilling and original mix of jazz, funk, Brazilian, Latin and world music for sold-out audiences. Featured weekly guest artists drop-in from television bands (David Letterman, Saturday Night Live) and pop music touring bands (Rob Thomas, Rod Stewart). Come see for yourself why Time Out New York called the BBB, "a completely unique experience… there isn't another band like this anywhere, " and yelp.com proclaims, "if you hear one band in NYC make sure this is it… and prepare to be blown away!" $30 + $20 food/drink minimum November 19-20 (Friday-Saturday) 9:30 – Birdland Theater Alan Broadbent Trio Alan Broadbent is joined by long time collaborators Harvie S (bass) and Billy Mintz (drums) for the late set at Birdland Theater! New Zealand native, pianist Broadbent, was a student of jazz guru Lennie Tristano when he received a 1966 Downbeat Magazine scholarship to attend Berklee College of Music in Boston. In 1969 Broadbent joined the Woody Herman Band as pianist and arranger for three years, after which he settled in Los Angeles. In LA, Alan became associated with many well-known musicians including Nelson Riddle, Natalie Cole, Irene Kral and Shelly Manne. In the late 1980s he became a member of Charlie Haden's Quartet West. Alan has won two GRAMMY Awards as an arranger and has been nominated seven other times, including best piano solo and best trio performance. His latest album Broadbent Plays Brubeck was released this past summer. $30 tables / $20 bar + $20 food/drink minimum November 21 (Sunday) 5:00 PM – Birdland Jazz Club Andy Farber and his Orchestra Award-winning jazz composer, arranger, and saxophonist Andy Farber is one of the most in-demand artists of his generation. His eye-popping list of musical associates include Shirley Horn, Bobby Short, Joe Lovano, Joe Temperley, Regina Carter, Lee Konitz, Willie Nelson, Paul Simon, Stevie Wonder, Billy Stritch, and more. This summer, he released his long-awaited new album Early Blue Evening on the Grammy-winning label Artist Share. Farber's 17-piece big band speaks the foundational language of big band's forebears — swing and the blues — in a decidedly contemporary dialect, navigating deft originals and newly arranged standards with a rare, elegant blend of verve and verisimilitude that is, at once, inspired by history but never bound by it. Farber "doesn't recreate specific existing charts or records, " writes noted author and music critic Will Friedwald, "Nor does he slavishly strive to make everything sound as contemporary as possible. He has found a viable and exciting middle path, expanding the legacy of Duke and the Count, rather than strictly recreating their work." Andy is thrilled to celebrate the release of his rapturous new album at Birdland! $30 tables + $20 food/drink minimum November 21 (Sunday) 8:30 & 10:30 PM - Birdland Jazz Club Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra The tradition continues. Pianist, composer, and leader of “the first family of Afro-Latin Jazz, ” (New York Times) Arturo O’Farrill, continues a weekly Sunday night Birdland residency that started over 20 years ago. The Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra will be performing a program of original compositions and arrangements of Afro-Latin Jazz standards contributed by the band members. His new album on Blue Note, ...dreaming in lions..., is out now. $30 + $10 food/drink minimum November 23-27 (Tuesday-Saturday) 7:00 & 9:30 PM (11/23-25); 8:30 & 10:30 PM (11/26-7) – Birdland Jazz Club Ken Peplowski Quartet “Hidden Treasures: Ken’s American Songbook” Named by the BBC as “arguably the greatest living jazz clarinetist, ” the masterful Ken Peplowski presents “Hidden Treasures, ” a celebration of oft-forgotten gems in the Great American Songbook. With a stellar band featuring drummer Willie Jones III, pianist Glen Zaleski, and bassist Martin Wind, Peplowski vows there will be “No repeats! Every set will feature a completely different song list!” In the dexterous hands of these artists, such diverse and obscure material is sure to turn into masterpieces of collective exploration. $40 tables / $30 bar + $20 food/drink minimum November 24 (Wednesday) 5:30 – Birdland Jazz Club David Ostwald’s Louis Armstrong Eternity Band Inspired by the noble jazz pioneers Louis Armstrong, Bix Beiderbecke, Duke Ellington, Jelly Roll Morton and their colleagues, David Ostwald’s Louis Armstrong Eternity Band breathes life and passion into America’s own great art form. Now in its 18th year of residency at Birdland, the weekly post-workday engagement is the city’s best musical bargain! Tuba player David Ostwald leads a rotating lineup that features talents such as clarinetist Anat Cohen, trombonist/vocalist Wycliffe Gordon, pianist Ehud Asherie, drummer Marion Felder and more! $30 tables; $20 bar + $20 food/drink minimum November 24 (Wednesday) 8:30 PM – Birdland Theater Frank Vignola’s Guitar Night One of the world’s most exciting jazz guitarists for the last 25 years, Frank Vignola’s virtuosity and pan-stylistic expertise has led to work with such stars as Ringo Starr, Madonna, Donald Fagen, Tommy Emmanuel, and the Boston and New York Pops. This November and December, Vignola will take charge at Birdland every Wednesday (with two exceptions) for a night of brilliant guitar playing. Accompanied by his versatile and masterful quartet featuring Jimmy Bruno (guitar), Peter Washington (bass), and Vince Cherico (drums), he will invite special guests each evening: on November 3rd, Ken F. Smith and Gene Bertoncini will join; on the 10th, James Chirillo; and on the 24th, Matt Munisteri and Roni Ben-Hur. Guitar and music lovers will delight! $30 tables; $20 bar + $20 food/drink minimum November 25-27 (Thursday-Saturday) 8:30 PM (11/25); 7:00 & 9:30 PM (11/26-27) – Birdland Theater Loston Harris Quartet Loston Harris is an unlikely double threat. Possessing a voice reminiscent of the old Rat Pack swing of the 40s, he supplements it with exuberant, sophisticated pianism in the post-bop tradition of the 50s and 60s. At Birdland, accompanied by the great Mark Whitfield on guitar, Gianluca on acoustic bass and Mike Lee on saxophone, Loston will do what he is beloved for: swinging. He’s been doing it his whole life: after meeting Harry Connick Jr. at the 1st Thelonious Monk Jazz Competition in Washington, D.C., Connick led Loston to study with his mentor, Ellis Marsalis. When Ellis encouraged him to switch instruments—from drums to piano—Harris’s future was set in motion. Catch this rare artist having a ball with his fantastic compatriots. $30 tables / $20 bar seating + $20 food/drink minimum November 26 (Friday) 5:30 PM – Birdland Jazz Club The Birdland Big Band Every Friday, and for two headlining weeks a year, the “BBB” roars into action playing a thrilling and original mix of jazz, funk, Brazilian, Latin and world music for sold-out audiences. Featured weekly guest artists drop-in from television bands (David Letterman, Saturday Night Live) and pop music touring bands (Rob Thomas, Rod Stewart). Come see for yourself why Time Out New York called the BBB, “a completely unique experience… there isn’t another band like this anywhere, ” and yelp.com proclaims, “if you hear one band in NYC make sure this is it… and prepare to be blown away!” $30 + $20 food/drink minimum November 28 (Sunday) 5:00 PM – Birdland Jazz Club Cocomama Something special happens when the women of Cocomama come together on stage. Hailing from five countries on four continents, this all-female outfit creates their own kind of world music. The group performs its lush, rhythmic arrangements with a stirring je ne sais qua too often missing in even the best musical groups—which makes Cocomama an undeniably special act to watch. Lyrics sung in multiple languages translate easily because the joy behind them is so transparent. Vibrant melodies, gorgeous harmonies, head-bobbing grooves, and easy peaks and valleys to the music all create an infectious sense of freedom that flows across the ensemble. Could this be why their very first album, Quiero, found itself on the 2016 GRAMMY pre-nominations for Best Tropical Latin album? All you need to know is: you’ll walk away from this one smiling! $30 + $20 food/drink minimum November 28 (Sunday) 8:30 & 10:30 PM - Birdland Jazz Club Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra The tradition continues. Pianist, composer, and leader of “the first family of Afro-Latin Jazz, ” (New York Times) Arturo O’Farrill, continues a weekly Sunday night Birdland residency that started over 20 years ago. The Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra will be performing a program of original compositions and arrangements of Afro-Latin Jazz standards contributed by the band members. His new album on Blue Note, ...dreaming in lions..., is out now. $30 + $10 food/drink minimum write your comments about the article :: © 2021 Jazz News :: home page |