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JULY 19–28 JIMMY GREENE Tenor Sax DON’T MISS A BEAT of summer’s hottest jazz festival — with artistic director BILL CHARLAP and six sizzling lineups. Featuring FREDDY COLE DICK HYMAN JIMMY GREENE HOUSTON PERSON CAROL SLOANE TED ROSENTHAL GENE BERTONCINI ANAT COHEN and many more! SPECIAL EVENT! Screening of feature documentary VINCE GIORDANO — THERE’S A FUTURE IN THE PAST Sun, Jul 10, 6 pm NEW YORK PREMIERE Join Vince Giordano, Bill Charlap and filmmakers Dave Davidson and Amber Edwards in conversation followed by a performance from Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks. ReNew Shunzo Ohno (Special Sessions Music) by Terrell Holmes Trumpeter Shunzo Ohno presents songs with a striking blend and balance of musical and cultural influences on his excellent new album ReNew. From the drop of the bass and drums, opener “Easy Does It” confirms Miles Davis as Ohno’s main stylistic influence. With its funky street-corner cool and Ohno’s smooth, measured lines, this song is like the guy who knows he’s cool but doesn’t need to say it. Ohno builds solid harmonies with clear logic and rock-steady tonality. Miles is his muse but Ohno has his own style, playing with crisp rhythm and spacing, occasionally underscoring his ideas with clustered trills. The title cut is an emotive ballad, contemplative and developed gradually, unfolding like one of those elapsed-time films of flowers blooming. Ohno, guitarist Paul Bollenback and keyboardist Clifford Carter complement each other perfectly (Ohno’s daughter, Sasha, a cellist, joins her dad for the lovely reprise of the tune). Another ballad, “Alone, Not Alone”, which sounds like it has “’Round Midnight” somewhere in its lineage, is spare throughout and melancholy at its edges, with Ohno overdubbed on trumpet and Carter mimicking flute on the keys. Ohno is admirably fluent in several subsets of jazz, as he proves with “Musashi” and “Lea’s Run”, forays into so-called acid jazz fueled by the passionate vocals of slam poet George Yamazawa. His words are inspirational and the pace is upbeat and urgent. Returning to Miles, one may think of Doo-Bop or, perhaps, hip-hop meets hagakure. Ohno is quite adept at playing in the classic style. “Song for Sensei”, written by bassist Buster Williams, is a perfect study in hardbop execution, sparked by Ohno’s soaring play and a fantastic solo by Bollenback. “First Step” is a similarly fierce race to the finish, relentless drumming setting the pace. The percussive genius of Cyro Baptista, tabla work of Ray Spiegel and more of Carter’s keyboard wizardry fuel the wonderful “Tairyo Bushi”, a Japanese folk song Ohno translates nicely into the jazz idiom. ReNew will have something for everyone. All of the songs are on point and the energy and enthusiasm that Ohno and his fellow players bring to this project is palpable throughout. For more information, visit shunzoohno.com. Ohno is at Club Bonafide Jun. 25th. See Calendar. and Piket’s own composing, arranging and playing. McPartland, who died in 2013, composed six of the eight tunes. The opener is “Ambiance” and this arrangement realizes McPartland’s interest in Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter. The impressionistic melody is fueled by the horn section of Steve Wilson (flute and alto), Virginia Mayhew (tenor saxophone) and Bill Mobley (trumpet). Wilson and Piket solo impressively over the distinctive mood of the changes spurred on by the rhythm section of bassist Harvie S and drummer Billy Mintz. Of special note here is the inclusion of McPartland’s ballad “Twilight World” with lyrics by Johnny Mercer. After a poignant introduction, with what sounds like Piket playing inside the piano, guest vocalist Karrin Allyson beautifully intones the luscious melody with only Piket as accompaniment. (The idea for the duet was suggested by producer Todd Barkan.) McPartland is shown as an open-minded composer on four other tunes: bittersweet ‘In the Days of Our Love”; mournful and soulful “Threnody” (McPartland’s recollection of Mary Lou Williams); exotic “Time and Time Again” and “Kaleidoscope”, the ever-changing tune that served as the theme for Piano Jazz. The title track and “Saying Goodbye” are Piket tunes and they touch on the broad interests of McPartland the musician and the person. The former is a cooker with an intriguing melody and brief pointed solos by Mayhew, Piket and Wilson while Piket played the latter on McPartland’s last Piano Jazz show and the host liked its expression of positive sense of loss. Piano, bass and trumpet solo and help express ongoing love for this great woman of music. For more information, visit thirteenthnoterecords.com. This project is at Ibeam Brooklyn Jun. 4th. See Calendar. ORDER TODAY! 92Y.org/Jazz | 212.415.5500 92nd Street at Lexington Ave, NYC An agency of UJA-Federation One for Marian: Celebrating Marian McPartland Roberta Piket (Thirteenth Note) by Donald Elfman Roberta Piket first met fellow pianist Marian McPartland in 1994 and a lasting friendship was developed. Piket’s new album is a remarkable tribute to her late friend, celebrating McPartland as a composer 32 JUNE 2016 | THE NEW YORK CITY JAZZ RECORD
Erik Friedlander @ The Stone June 7 - 12 12 Sets / 11 Different Bands / 6 Premieres* Sets are at 8p & 10p The Stone is located at Avenue C and 2nd Street June 7 8 pm - John Zorn’s Bagatelles: Mike Nicolas/Erik Friedlander 10 pm - Claws & Wings: Erik Friedlander, Sylvie Courvoisier, Ikue Mori June 8 *8 pm - 50 Miniatures for Improvising Quintet: Jennifer Choi, Sylvie Courvoisier, Trevor Dunn, Michael Sarin, Erik Friedlander *10 pm - Vanishing Point: Craig Taborn/Erik Friedlander (cello) June 9 *8 pm - Black Phebe "RINGS": Shoko Nagai, Satoshi Takeishi, Erik Friedlander *10 pm - Velvet White: Erik Friedlander, Ikue Mori, Ava Mendoza, Ches Smith June 10 8 pm - Broken Arm Trio: Michael Sarin, Trevor Dunn, Erik Friedlander *10 pm - Arrullo de la Noche Honda: Erik Friedlander, Lucia Pulido June 11 *8 pm - The Time Quartet: Erik Friedlander, Mark Helias, Uri Caine, Ches Smith 10 pm - Oscalypso: Michael Blake, Erik Friedlander, Michael Sarin, Trevor Dunn June 12 8 pm - Illuminations: Erik Friedlander 10 pm - Nothing on Earth: Shoko Nagai, Satoshi Takeishi, Erik Friedlander For more info visit: erikfriedlander.com/calendar We the Artists Ask YOU to Help Sustain Vision Festival An Open Letter FOR YEARS, We Artists have looked forward to presenting our work at Vision. Because the Arts For Art Vision Festival is unlike any other festival. It is run by artists for artists—to help build community and forge alliances and make sure that the contributions of important FreeJazz Artists will be Visible and Celebrated. AFA receives no support from major corporations. It is unique in presenting the Founders as well as the new generation of creative improvising artists. AFA works to pass on the ideals to new diverse generations of artists. AFA stands for idealism and SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. signed at artsforart.org/support the creative option June 7 - 12, Judson Church, NYC AFA runs programs that bring Improvisation to underserved children. We hold meetings and panels to voice our concerns. Arts for Art has achieved an important place in the global cultural landscape. This year several of their major donors find themselves unable to donate at a loss to AFA of over $30,000. This year the city, after 18 years of consistent support, cut funding to many small organizations, including AFA. This is an emergency Vision Campaign and the donations will help stabilize Arts for Art and cover festival costs. We the Artists ask that you JOIN US in Support of this important festival. William Parker Henry Grimes Bob Holman Hamid Drake Rob Brown Karen Borca Cooper-Moore Roscoe Mitchell Chris Dingman Michele Rosewoman Ras Moshe Alvin Fielder Michael Bisio Mike Reed Jen Shyu Matthew Shipp William Hooker Larry Roland Wadada Leo Smith Steve Swell Andrew Cyrille Jason Hwang Dave Burrell Jo Wood-Brown Oliver Lake Jemeel Moondoc David Mills Hill Greene James Brandon Lewis Joel Futterman Fay Victor John Zorn D.D. Jackson Newman Taylor Baker Marc Ribot Andrew Cyrille Milford Graves Hamiet Bluiett Quincy Troupe Connie Crothers
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