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What's Coming Up at Birdland: Jazz Programming December 16th - December 29th December 16-17 (Monday-Tuesday) 5:30 & 8:30 PM – Birdland Theater Vince Giordano & The Nighthawks Catch Vince Giordano & The Nighthawks every Monday evening in January at Birdland Theater! Giordano, the recipient of a GRAMMY Award for his work scoring the HBO show Boardwalk Empire, is a master composer and arranger whose 11-piece band, The Nighthawks, recreate the jubilant 1920s jazz sound with amazing definition, using violins, tubas, banjos, and collector’s item drum sets. The band has provided soundtracks for film and television productions including The Cotton Club, The Aviator, Finding Forrester, Revolutionary Road, Cafe Society, Boardwalk Empire, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and many more. Not to be missed! $40 tables / $30 bar / $20 partial view table seating + $20 food/drink minimum December 17-21 (Tuesday-Saturday) 7:00 & 9:30 PM (12/17-19); 8:30 & 10:30 PM (12/20-21) – Birdland Jazz Club Stacey Kent A singer of marvelous talent, Stacey Kent’s beautiful voice, and natural musicality have been the feature of 12 studio albums, including Platinum, Double-Gold, and Gold records that have garnered her a much-deserved worldwide audience clocking over 500 million streams. With performances in over 55 countries during her stellar career, Kent’s global fandom makes perfect sense: over the course of two decades as a recording artist, her miraculous fluency in singing in French, Italian, German, Portuguese, and English allows her to relate to audiences across cultural borders. Naturally, Kent’s vision has broadened beyond the Great American Songbook: French and Brazilian classics also feature prominently in her contemporary work. Her September 2021 album, Songs From Other Places, was released to critical acclaim; she released her latest studio album, Summer Me, Winter Me (Naive Records, 2023) in November of last year. Her newest recording is due in the fall of 2025. For this special winter show, Kent is backed by her working group of veteran collaborators. $50 tables / $40 bar + $20 food/drink minimum December 18 (Wednesday) 5:30 PM - Birdland Theater 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! $35 tables / $25 bar + $20 food/drink minimum (12/4, 11, 18); $40 tables / $30 bar + $20 food/drink minimum (12/24-25) December 18 (Wednesday) 8:30 PM - Birdland Theater Frank Vignola’s Guitar Night special guest host Bruce Forman It's the best jazz guitar lover's show in the world. Frank Vignola's virtuosity has made him the guitarist of choice for many of the world’s top musicians, including Ringo Starr, Madonna, Donald Fagen, Les Paul, the Boston and New York Pops, and more. Every Wednesday at 8:30pm in the Birdland Theater, Frank leads “Frank Vignola’s Guitar Night at Birdland.” Inspired by journeyman jazz guitarist John Pisano’s now famous Los Angeles Guitar Night, the Frank Vignola Quartet, featuring pianist Ted Rosenthal, bassist Gary Mazzaroppi, and drummer Alex Raderman, perform tunes from the standard repertoire, bringing in special guests weekly. This week, catch Bruce Forman! *Guitar night streams live every week at: YouTube.com/RadioFreeBirdland $35 tables / $25 bar + $20 food/drink minimum December 19 (Thursday) 5:30 PM – Birdland Theater The High Society New Orleans Jazz Band Led by veteran trumpeter Simon Wettenhall and Grammy-winning pianist Conal Fowkes, The High Society New Orleans Jazz Band is a New Orleans-style group which for decades has served as Woody Allen’s band of choice in his movies, concert tours, and other performances—including, on the silver screen, the celebrated Wild Man Blues, Sweet and Lowdown, Midnight in Paris, Blue Jasmine, Cafe Society, Magic In The Moonlight, and A Rainy Day In New York. Appearing on all the premiere concert stages of Europe and the United States, the group features Conal Fowkes (piano/vocals co-leader), Simon Wettenhall (trumpet/vocals co-leader), Tom Abbott (clarinet), Harvey Tibbs (trombone), Josh Dunn (banjo), Brian Nalepka (bass/vocals), and Kevin Dorn (drums). Catch them each Thursday at Birdland Theater. $40 tables / $30 bar + $20 food/drink minimum December 19 (Thursday) 8:30 PM – Birdland Theater Harmony for the Holiday With Duchess Named Vocal Group of the Year in both 2022 and 2021’s Jazz Journalists Association Awards, Duchess—the vocal trio comprised of Amy Cervini, Hilary Gardner, and Melissa Stylianou—has brought jazz cheer and swinging fun to audiences around the world since 2015. Each accomplished vocalist in their own right, the women of Duchess connect over their love of the 1930s New Orleans vocal group the Boswell Sisters. This adventurous group serves as their inspiration, and with these pioneers in mind, Duchess brings the close-harmony vocal trio concept squarely into the modern day. They are by no means derivative: these ladies perform original music and swing authentically with vibrant personalities. 2017’s Laughing At Life (Anzic), 2018s EP Harmony for the Holidays, and 2020’s Live at Jazz Standard (Anzic) have been met with critical acclaim, including The New Yorker’s praise for their “fresh-voiced” and “straight from the heart” delivery—and Downbeat’s instruction that, “For a good time, call Duchess.” With their swinging band behind them, Duchess will delight Birdland audiences. $35 tables / $25 bar + $20 food/drink minimum December 20 (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 why yelp.com proclaims, “If you hear one band in NYC make sure this is it… and prepare to be blown away!” $40 tables / $30 bar + $20 food/drink minimum December 20-22 (Friday-Sunday) 7:00 & 9:30 PM - Birdland Theater Emilie-Claire Barlow - Winter Wonderland A total performer, Emilie-Claire Barlow is an award-winning vocalist hailing from a musical family. Canadian-born Barlow is the recipient of 7 Juno Award nominations, winning the Best Jazz Vocal award in 2013 and 2016 for her albums Seule ce soir and Clear Day, and Female Vocalist of the Year at the 2008 National Jazz Awards. Her work—a fusion of popular songs and the alluring musical textures of Brazil and France, all delivered with her smooth and sultry voice—has received nearly 150 million streams on Spotify and nearly 170 million on Pandora. In addition to her musical success, the brilliant and multitalented Barlow has kept a long career as a television actor, starring on hundreds of TV show episodes playing long-running characters on such beloved series as Sailor Moon, Almost Naked Animals, Numb Chucks, and Fugget About It. She released her 13th full-length album, Spark Bird, in the spring of 2023, celebrating the recording’s premiere and her NYC debut at the Birdland Theater; she returned this past June for a full weekend of performances, and the Theater is happy to have her back this December for the pre-Christmas weekend. Enjoy Ms. Barlow’s holiday imagination. $35 tables / $25 bar + $20 food/drink minimum December 21 (Saturday) 5:30 PM - Birdland Jazz Club Nicole Zuraitis The winner of 2024’s Grammy award for Best Jazz Vocal Album — with her latest recording “How Love Begins” — Nicole Zuraitis is a powerhouse vocalist and bandleader, an undeniable force in the modern jazz landscape of New York City and far beyond. She is the esteemed vocalist for both the Birdland Big Band and the Dan Pugach Nonet; “How Love Begins, ” her co-produced collaboration with legendary bassist Christian McBride, was released in 2023 to great critical acclaim, as were her other three albums as a leader; in 2019, Nicole was nominated for a Grammy alongside her husband, renowned drummer and bandleader Dan Pugach, for their arrangement and performance of Dolly Parton’s “Jolene.” Success has long been familiar to Zuraitis: back in 2015, she was the second runner-up in the Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition. Catch this phenom at Birdland for two Saturdays in December. $40 tables / $30 bar + $20 food/drink minimum December 22-25 (Sunday-Wednesday) 5:30 PM (12/22, 24-25); 7:00 & 9:30 PM (12/23) - Birdland Jazz Club 15th Annual “A Swinging Birdland Christmas” – with Klea Blackhurst, Jim Caruso, and Billy Stritch This wildly successful extravaganza has been celebrating the holidays at this historic music room since 2010. In the tradition of beloved seasonal specials, the trio of singers will perform swinging arrangements of “The Christmas Waltz, ” Kay Thompson’s “Holiday Season, ” “Sleigh Ride, ” “I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm, ” “Snow, ” and “It Happened in Sun Valley, ” among other favorites. In addition, the show will include holiday selections from Stephen Sondheim and Barry Manilow, both of whom the trio recently celebrated at Carnegie Hall. The vocalists will be joined by Steve Doyle on bass and Daniel Glass on drums. $50 tables / $40 bar + $20 food/drink minimum December 22 (Sunday) 8:30 & 10:30 PM - Birdland Jazz Club The Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra The Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra (ALJO) brings together the drama of big band jazz, the culture of Latin music, and the virtuosity of eighteen of the world’s most accomplished solo musicians. Thirteen years of critically acclaimed performances internationally have firmly established the ALJO as the standard-bearer for creative interpretation of Latin jazz greats such as Tito Puente, Frank “Machito” Grillo, and Chico O’Farrill, as well as the driving force behind new commissions from Latin music’s most talented composers and arrangers. $40 tables / $30 bar + $20 food/drink minimum December 23 (Monday) 5:30 & 8:30 PM – Birdland Theater Vince Giordano & The Nighthawks Catch Vince Giordano & The Nighthawks every Monday evening in January at Birdland Theater! Giordano, the recipient of a GRAMMY Award for his work scoring the HBO show Boardwalk Empire, is a master composer and arranger whose 11-piece band, The Nighthawks, recreate the jubilant 1920s jazz sound with amazing definition, using violins, tubas, banjos, and collector’s item drum sets. The band has provided soundtracks for film and television productions including The Cotton Club, The Aviator, Finding Forrester, Revolutionary Road, Cafe Society, Boardwalk Empire, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and many more. Not to be missed! $40 tables / $30 bar / $20 partial view table seating + $20 food/drink minimum (12/2, 9, 16, 17); $50 tables / $40 bar / $30 partial view table seating + $20 food/drink minimum (12/23, 30) December 24-25 (Wednesday-Thursday) 5:30 PM & 7:00 & 9:30 PM – Birdland Theater 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! $35 tables / $25 bar + $20 food/drink minimum (12/4, 11, 18); $40 tables / $30 bar + $20 food/drink minimum (12/24-25) December 24-28 (Tuesday-Saturday) 8:30 & 10:30 PM – Birdland Jazz Club Christmas with Champian Fulton A great jazz singer is something special, and something special indeed is Champian Fulton. Daughter of trumpeter Stephen Fulton, Champian grew up inside the world of jazz, and as she grew she developed a swinging sound on the piano and a voice beyond her years—a sound reminiscent of the old master vocalists. Named the Hot House Readers Poll 2019 Pianist and Vocalist of the Year, and with 18 albums to her name, she is understandably a Birdland fan favorite. And with Birdland as her home, it was only fitting for her to record one of her latest solo albums at the club: 2023’s Meet Me At Birdland. Fulton has since released “Every Now and Then” (2024, Cellar Live) in collaboration with Cory Weeds, and musical-directed the album “Flying High: Big Band Canaries Who Soared (The Styles and Sounds of the Great Female Jazz Vocalists)” which she also celebrated at Birdland. Fulton returns to her favorite jazz club this entire Christmas week, starting with Christmas Eve, for a run of her trademark entrancing performances that will be sure to bring Yuletide cheer. Special guests include Peter Bernstein (12/26), Jerry Weldon (12/27) and Pasquale Grasso (12/28). $50 tables / $40 bar + $20 food/drink minimum December 26 (Thursday) 7:00 & 9:30 PM (12/26) – Birdland Theater The High Society New Orleans Jazz Band Led by veteran trumpeter Simon Wettenhall and Grammy-winning pianist Conal Fowkes, The High Society New Orleans Jazz Band is a New Orleans-style group which for decades has served as Woody Allen’s band of choice in his movies, concert tours, and other performances—including, on the silver screen, the celebrated Wild Man Blues, Sweet and Lowdown, Midnight in Paris, Blue Jasmine, Cafe Society, Magic In The Moonlight, and A Rainy Day In New York. Appearing on all the premiere concert stages of Europe and the United States, the group features Conal Fowkes (piano/vocals co-leader), Simon Wettenhall (trumpet/vocals co-leader), Tom Abbott (clarinet), Harvey Tibbs (trombone), Josh Dunn (banjo), Brian Nalepka (bass/vocals), and Kevin Dorn (drums). Catch them each Thursday at Birdland Theater. $40 tables / $30 bar + $20 food/drink minimum December 27 (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 why yelp.com proclaims, “If you hear one band in NYC make sure this is it… and prepare to be blown away!” $40 tables / $30 bar + $20 food/drink minimum December 28 (Saturday) 5:30 PM – Birdland Jazz Club Nicole Zuraitis The winner of 2024’s Grammy award for Best Jazz Vocal Album — with her latest recording “How Love Begins” — Nicole Zuraitis is a powerhouse vocalist and bandleader, an undeniable force in the modern jazz landscape of New York City and far beyond. She is the esteemed vocalist for both the Birdland Big Band and the Dan Pugach Nonet; “How Love Begins, ” her co-produced collaboration with legendary bassist Christian McBride, was released in 2023 to great critical acclaim, as were her other three albums as a leader; in 2019, Nicole was nominated for a Grammy alongside her husband, renowned drummer and bandleader Dan Pugach, for their arrangement and performance of Dolly Parton’s “Jolene.” Success has long been familiar to Zuraitis: back in 2015, she was the second runner-up in the Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition. Catch this phenom at Birdland for two Saturdays in December. $40 tables / $30 bar + $20 food/drink minimum December 29 (Sunday) 5:30 PM – Birdland Jazz Club Yardbird Big Band Join the Yardbird Big Band, directed by David DeJesus, on December 29th for a tribute to the great master saxophonist Charlie “Yardbird” Parker, whose name and legacy form the backbone of Birdland Jazz Club. This band brings together some of the best musicians in New York City to play Bird’s songs, and DeJesus—an expert on the life of Charlie Parker—will guide audiences through this evening of iconic music. The songs may be classic, but the arrangements are fresh. Enjoy the Yardbird Big Band! $50 tables / $40 bar + $20 food/drink minimum December 29 (Sunday) 8:30 & 10:30 PM – Birdland Jazz Club The Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra The Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra (ALJO) brings together the drama of big band jazz, the culture of Latin music, and the virtuosity of eighteen of the world’s most accomplished solo musicians. Thirteen years of critically acclaimed performances internationally have firmly established the ALJO as the standard-bearer for creative interpretation of Latin jazz greats such as Tito Puente, Frank “Machito” Grillo, and Chico O’Farrill, as well as the driving force behind new commissions from Latin music’s most talented composers and arrangers. |
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