#Viola Giordano's House

[oblivions-dawn]

𝕍𝕒𝕝𝕦𝕟𝕤𝕥𝕣𝕒𝕕

a Skyrim journey, 58/?

[vidra-comprehends]

Item: Half a dozen sheets of paper with the same provocative message and imagery, originally found plastered over the walls in the city of Windhelm. Khajiit caravaneers Ma'dran, Ma'jhad and Ra'zhinda have been thoroughly investigated, but no incriminating evidence has turned up so far. The crime might also be in response to the recent increase in firewood prices. One page was found in Viola Giordano's house, although she is not an immediate suspect, as she is known to collect anything and everything. Signs indicate that further copies may have been taken home by other residents.

Based on the legendary OK Wildlife Department tweet:

The Ri'saad/Ysolda pairing would have never occurred to me on my own, but I've come across the tag while signing up for Fiends and Fangs and decided I would give it a few writing attempts. While nobody requested it in the end, the two somehow managed to grow on me. Hence the quick painting.

[scribeofskyrim]

Sundas, 3rd of Frostfall, 4E 201

I'm writing this outside the Butcher's secret lair?

I honestly hate using that name, but it's fitting.

I have a feeling we'll be busy, so I'll write as I go so I don't forget anything.

We got up early and followed the blood trail to here, Hjerim. It was locked, so we asked around and learned the house's name and that it used to belong to Friga Shatter-Shield. A guard said that Tova, her mother, should have the key, and pointed out a house just down the street.

Tova is still very upset, obviously, but she agreed to help. She seemed relieved that I only wanted a key.

At first glance Hjerim is mostly empty, just some forgotten bottles and rickety bits of furniture around. In an alcove in the main room we found a chest. I gave it a once-over and spotted scuff marks on the floor. It was put here recently, but not locked. Inside I found a bunch of Beware the Butcher papers and a journal.

I found over twenty of Viola's papers. I'll stick one in here in case I need it.

(Stuck between the pages is a folded piece of paper. It reads:)

Beware the Butcher! The killer who haunts the streets of Windhelm! These calamitous times bring out the worst in people, don't become the next victim! See Viola Giordano if you spot any suspicious behavior.

The journal belongs to The Butcher.

I took a glance at it and I must have gone pale because the others asked if I was all right. I was, it's just… Reading it aloud made my stomach drop, and the others were just as disturbed by it as I was.

He's killing women and using them for parts. He wrote about stalking Susanna so he could use her "exquisite tendons" in… His work.

Our talk about the journal was interrupted by Septim barking in the back room. There, we found two tall wardrobes. One was perfectly normal with some old clothes abandoned in it. Septim was scratching and whining at the door of the other one.

We checked the outside before we opened it. Valdimar (he's the tallest) noticed brackets on top. It's nailed to the wall. I opened it up and it was empty. Septim started to growl and Erandur pulled him back so we could investigate.

Lydia reached past me and knocked on the back of the wardrobe. It was hollow. I stepped back to let her look for the latch, and while she did she explained that wealthy homes sometimes have secret rooms to hide in in case of an emergency, or just to store valuables.

Soon the back of the wardrobe swung open like a door, and inside is the Butcher's… Workshop.

How the Nine could allow this, I have no idea.

The room is small, and in it there's some shelves, a chair, candles, and some kind of altar with body parts on it. There's also a bunch of human remains, and we found another journal.

That one has a - Divines, I really don't want to use this word, but… There's a "recipe" in here for… A person, I think.

I read it aloud to the others, who had joined me, and they were shocked. I took a moment to examine the altar, which is covered in strange markings that look like they were made with blood. I honestly don't know anything about it, so I asked Erandur and Valdimar to take a look. I might have a knack for it, but they know more about magic than I do.

Valdimar recoiled when he got a closer look at the markings, and cursed under his breath. I couldn't see Erandur's face, but he was nodding to himself while he looked closely at them, then put his hand over his heart like he does when he prays. They explained to Lydia and I that the Butcher's messing with Old, Dark Magic. The type that uses hair and blood. Valdimar said you could hardly call it magic. It's more like a force of nature. Erandur called the Butcher a fool for thinking he could control something like that. If he got it right and it worked, it would go badly for him, and maybe for all of Windhelm.

Lydia was very quiet through all this, and then asked if she was crazy for thinking that the Butcher is "building" a woman for himself?

I'm pretty sure we were all thinking it, but hearing it put so plainly made me shiver. Erandur used the word "nauseating" and I think that's the best way to describe the whole thing.

We kept looking, and upstairs we found more Butcher papers from Viola. Under a pile of them we found a strange amulet. It's got a carving of a skull (I think? It's really worn down) on it made of jade, eight sides, and it's surrounded with ebony.

None of us knows what it means. We'll ask around to see if anyone knows what it is.

I need to tell the guards about the secret room, but I want to find Viola, first. Her name is all over this, and I know everyone says she's just a busybody, but someone might have actually told her something. She's worth asking.

-/-/-/-/-/-

At the Cornerclub for a late lunch. It took a while to find Viola, and she doesn't really know anything about the Butcher. Still, I showed her the journals and the amulet. She suggested that I talk to Calixto, the first person I talked to at Susanna's murder. He has a museum in town and collects strange artifacts. He might know something about the amulet. She also suggested that Wuunfurth the (not)Unliving might be the Butcher.

Not a bad guess, honestly. I asked a few guards while we looked for Voila, and they suggested the same thing. Apparently he's got a bit of a reputation. People have suspected he's a necromancer for a while.

We're going to talk to Wuunfurth, but first we're going to Calixto.

-/-/-/-/-/-

Having dinner at Candlehearth Hall. We're going to relax and conserve our energy.

Tonight we hunt the Butcher.

Windhelm really is a maze. I hope it doesn't slow us down! Finding Calixto's was hard enough.

We ran into a Dunmer woman I've seen at Candlehearth Hall talking with a boy named Grimvar. They were talking about Aventus Aretino, the boy everyone says is trying to contact the Dark Brotherhood. The woman told him it was nonsense, but when Grimvar said he was going to ask Aventus out to play she stopped him. She said the house was cursed.

I asked her about it and she said the rumors were true. The child really was trying to contact the Dark Brotherhood. She explained that his mother passed away recently and he was sent to an orphanage, but then came back. Sometimes she can hear chanting coming from the house.

No one's checked on him. Poor kid - I know how it is. I'll poke my head in when we're done with this Butcher business and see if he's all right.

The lady directed us to Calixto's, which wasn't far down the street. When we walked in he welcomed us to "Calixto's House of Curiosities" and offered a tour for two gold pieces.

I decided to take his little tour and see if he really was as knowledgeable as people say he is.

Interestingly enough, the first display on his tour was a set of ancient Nord embalming tools.

They're very clean, but so was everything else he had on display.

At the end of the tour I asked him how he found his "treasures" and he explained that he and his sister adventured all over Tamriel to collect strange artifacts after their parents died. She passed away, so he settled in Whiterun and opened the museum. I showed him the amulet and he called it the Wheelstone. He said it was an old symbol of the power of Windhelm, and that it was traditionally carried by the court mage. He offered to buy it off me for 500 septims, but I declined.

I pointed out that the court mage should have it, and he said that Wuunfurth had no use for it. Besides, he was rumored to be a necromancer. When I said I was keeping it, he insisted that only a collector would care for it, and asked us to leave.

He didn't seem too happy about me keeping it, which made me more determined to talk to Wuunfurth.

The others didn't think it was a good idea to talk with the mage, so I told them about Madame Talia back in the Capital as we walked to the palace. Everyone said she was a witch who murdered her husband, and at first I believed them. She definitely looked the part. She only wore black, she was all hunched over, walked with a cane, she had a raspy voice, wild hair, and her eyes were milky white.

In reality, she was just a very old, semi-retired alchemist whose husband was careless in the lab. She wore black because she was in mourning. She had a bend in her spine from being stooped over her workbench for decades, so of course she needed a cane. The vapors and smoke from the compounds she mixed roughened her voice and turned her nearly blind. How could she be expected to do her hair when she could hardly see? She'd pay us in sweets for bringing her what ingredients we could find, or for running errands for her. She's who got me interested in alchemy, all those years ago.

We knew her for less than a year, but she felt like family, at the end.

The others got my point.

Besides, we've been to see Wuunfurth before. He was just a VERY old mage, and someone of his skill would have no problem raising a zombie. Hells, I could do it! Why would he need to construct a body to raise it from the dead?

We went in to see Wuunfurth, and luckily got in unnoticed as we usually did. We found him in his chambers, having a snack. I asked him about the necromancy rumors, and he was more than a bit angry about it. He's a member in good standing of the College of Winterhold, after all!

I showed him the amulet, and he said that it was the Necromancer's Amulet, so I was on the right track thinking necromancy was involved. Turns out, he'd been trying to solve these murders as well, so I showed him the journals.

He flipped through them and said that he had an idea of when the next murder would take place. It seems they're carefully timed. Something to do with the stars or whatever.

Old Magic.

He said that the next murder would probably happen tomorrow night, in the Stone Quarter.

I told him we'd be on the lookout, and we came back here to rest and wait for nightfall. I know he said tomorrow, but I don't want to take any chances.

-/-/-/-/-/-

CALIXTO IS THE BUTCHER!

We went out and wandered through the cemetery, then checked the market. There, I saw Calixto pull a knife from his belt and go to stab a woman in the back!

I set him on fire, and he turned on us.

He was dead in seconds. I think we all got one good hit in, including Septim.

I have no idea who the lady was. It was dark and she ran as soon as the fighting started, so at least she's all right.

I searched Calixto's body and found a key to his house, among other things. We were going to tell Jorlief first, but it was almost midnight. So, even though we're all dead tired, we decided to check his house and see if there was any more proof that he was the killer.

We found it. Even thinking about it makes my skin crawl.

Another journal, in a chest in the loft, along with a pile of embalming tools. In it he wrote to his dead sister, Lucilla, and said he would "hold her soon".

Yeah. He was killing women so he could build his sister a new body, then put her spirit back in it.

We all looked at each other for a second after I read it aloud, then Lydia asked if anyone else felt like Calixto… REALLY liked his sister?

Again, Lydia speaks the words we would rather not say.

If you've read this far you know I'm a crook, so of course I stole all I could from the place. There were a lot of alchemy ingredients that would just go to waste otherwise!

I also took some of his trinkets, even though I'm pretty sure they're rubbish. Why not?

But for now, sleep. We'll talk to Jorlief in the morning and let him know what happened.

[paperraptor-blog]

Skyrim Marriage Options

Slowly growing list of Marriage Options and information about them.

Argonian

Derkeethus (M)

Darkwater Pass

Trapped in a cell

Essential

Can fight

Level cap 30

Mining camp of Darkwater Crossing

Scouts-Many-Marshes (M)

Windhelm in the Argonian Assemblage

Cannot fight

Blacksmith

Shahvee (F)

Windhelm docks, Eastmarch

Lives in the Argonian Assemblage

Quest

Breton

Ainethach (M)

Karthwasten

Runs Sanuarach Mine and farmhouse

Cosnach (M)

Markarth

Loves drinking

Lives in the Warrens

Muiri (F)

The Hag’s Cure in Markarth

Shop

Quest

Octieve San (M)

Solitude

Older

Retired veteran

Gambles, and drinks

Lives with daughter Evette

Omluag (M)

Markarth

Lives in the Warrens

Perth (M)

Soljund’s Sinkhole

Sell things to him

Quest

Softhearted

Shares a house with Tuthul

Dark Elf

Athis (M)

Whiterun

Can fight

Level cap 25

Part of the companions 

Avrupa Sarethi (F)

Sarethi Farm

Alchemist with her own farm

Brelyna Maryon (F)

College of Winterhold

Can fight

Level 30 cap

Likes Winstead Manor

Quest

Can become a vampire

Dravynea the stoneweaver (F)

Kynesgrove

Jenassa (F)

Drunken huntman in whiterun

Can fight

Quest

Level cap 40

Sadistic and obsessed with killing

Mercenary

Excels at stealth

Revyn Sadri (M)

Sadri’s used Wares in Windhelm

Dislikes Thieves

Quest

Sondas Drenim (M)

Goldenrock Mine

High Elf

Taarie (F)

Solitude

Loving as a spouse

Radiant Raiment

Quest

Can live with her

Does night fight

Imperial

Camilla Valerius (F)

Riverwood

The two exes will continue to be in your home.

She will return to Riverwood if her brother dies

Can live with her and her brother

Starts her own store

Quest

Gilfre (F)

Mixwater Millowner

Owns her own house

Eastmarch

Keeps the household together

Quest

Cannot fight

Marcurio (M)

Riften

Mercenary

Level cap 40

Can fight

Arrogant

Pavo Attius (M)

Left Hand Mine

Owns Kolskeggr Gold Mind

Owns a house outside Markarth

Will remain in miner’s clothing

Quintus Navale (M)

Windhelm

Alchemist

Takes over the White Phial Shop when employer dies

Quest

Ria (F)

Jorrvaskr in whiterun

Can fight

Quest

Level 25 cap

Can join the blades

Can be a steward

Senna (F)

Temple of Dibella in Markarth

Quest

Does not fight

Dislikes breeze home with kids

Enjoys proud spire

Sorex Vinius (M)

Solitude

Love triangle with Vivienne Ones and Roggvir (beheade)

Flirts with customers after marriage

Hates all homes except Proudspire Manor

Runs the Winking Skeever Inn

Viola Giordano (F)

Windhelm

Older

Owns a home (that rivals Hjerim)

Nord

Aela the huntress (F)

Whiterun (Jorrvaskr)

Can fight

Companion

Opens a shop

Quest

Dislikes most houses except proud spire

Essential till Glory of the Dead

Werewolf

Level cap 50

Can become vampire (mixed reviews)

Can be located by doing a companion quest if missing

Aeri (F)

Aeri’s House in Anga’s Mill

Older

Owner of Anga’s Mill

Owns her own house

Angrenor Once-Honored (M)

Windhelm

Homeless

Argis the Bulwark (M) 

Markarth

Housecarl

Opens a shop

Can fight

Balimund (M)

Riften

Owns a house

Adopted son Asbjorn Fire-Tamer

Runs the blacksmith shop

Belrand (M) 

Solitude

Sellsword for hire

Older

Level cap 40

Benor (M) 

Morthal

Thug

Lives in the guardhouse (not a guard)

Calder (M) 

Windhelm

Housecarl

Level cap 50

Quest

Can fight

Erik the Slayer (M)

Rorikstead

Can fight

Mercenary

Cheerful

Farkas (M) 

Whiterun

Member of the Companions

Can fight

Werewolf

Little dopey

Great with kids, sweet to a spouse

Monster in battle

Level Cap 50

If you Marry him you can invite Vilkas to be your steward

Can be located by doing a companion quest if missing

Filnjar (M)

Shor’s Stone

Older

Blacksmith

Owns a house

Grelka (F)

Riften

Iona (F)

Riften

Can fight

Housecarl

Constant compliments

Jordis the sword-maiden (F)

Proud spire manor in solitude

Housecarl

Can fight

Level cap 50

Possible bug not allowing marriage

Lydia (F)

Dragonsreach

Housecarl

Can fight

Level cap 25

Mjoll the lioness (F)

Riften

Can fight

Level cap 40

Dislikes Thieves’ Guild

Quest

Worry about Markarth house

Like most houses

Essential

Where she goes, so does Aerin

Njada Stonearm (F)

Whiterun (Jorrvaskr)

Can fight

Quest

Level 25 cap

Onmund (M) 

Nord Apprentice at College of Winterhold

Can fight

Level cap 30

Orla (F)

Temple of Dibella in Markarth

Daily income

Will not leave temple of Dibella

Roggi Knot-Beard (M) 

Kynesgrove

Can be a follower and a steward

Miner

Quest

Level cap 20

Stenvar (M) 

Windhelm

Mercenary

Sense of humor

Can fight

Level cap 40

Sylgja (F)

Shor’s Stone, The Rift

Quest

Does not fight

Temba Wide-Arm (F)

Ivarstead

Kind and amiable wife

Dislikes breeze home

Does not fight

Mill owner

Torvar (M) 

Whiterun

Member of the companions

Can fight

Drinker

Level cap 25

Uthgerd (F)

Whiterun

Can fight

Level 30 cap

Quest 

Mercenary

Owns a house

Vilkas (M)

Whiterun

Member of the companions

Werewolf

Can fight

Level Cap 50

Intelligent

Steward Material

Fierce in a fight

Can be located by doing a companion quest if missing

Vorstag (M)

Markarth

Mercenary

Lives in the silver-blood inn

Level cap 40

Likes Heljarchen Hall

Candiate for the blades

Sweet and a badass

Wilhelm (M)

Ivarstead

Cannot be a follower

Essential

Runs the Vilemyr Inn

Ysolda (F)

Whiterun near merchant stalls

Marriage perk: 100 septa’s per day

Does not fight

Crush on Mikael the bard

Drug dealer

Small house in Whiterun

Takes over Banered Mare if Ulda is killed

Essential

Quest

Likes Herjerchan hall

Orc

Gat gro-Shargakh (M)

Left hand mine (Before cleared of forsworn)

Marriage perk: 100 gold daily

Lives in Kolskeggr Mine

Borgakh the steel heart (F)

Mor Khazgur, Haafingar

Quest

Daughter of the Chief Larak

Level cap 30

Can fight

Ghorbash the Iron Hand (M)

Dushnikh Yal

Sneaky

Brother of Chief Burguk

Level cap 30

Potential Steward

Can fight

Ghorza gra-Bagoi (F)

Markarth

Blacksmith

Quest

Lives with her brother in Understone keep

Great Spouse

Moth gro-Bagol (M)

Understone Keep

Ghorza’s brother

Blacksmith

RedGuard

Anwen (F)

Temple of Dibella in Markarth

Rayya (F)

Falkreath

Housecarl

Can Fight

Quest

ESSENTIAL CHARACTER

[beardycarrot]

Upon asking a shopkeeper in Windhelm whether any of his items are stolen, he conveniently realizes that something that was sold to him (a silver ring, I think?) had actually been stolen by Viola Giordano, the richest woman in the city, and asked me to break into her house and slip it into a dresser drawer so she’d think she had just lost it. Curious type that I am, once I was inside her house, I decided to snoop around. Not stealing anything, just... seeing how the richest woman in Windhelm lives, y’know?

Then, I experienced a burglar’s worst nightmare: the homeowner returning.

[leolovesthings]

I was doing this quest for the billionth time and found out something different all of a sudden!

After you gain entry to the house, you can take Viola Giordano to go investigating the house with you!

That’s so ridiculuos that I have never tried that. I usually did the investigation by myself and then talked to her with everything in hand.

(It doesn’t really change anything, obvs, but I’m excited)

[davidisen]

NYC Music I Like May 31-Jun 6

...trad jazz, Gypsy, swing, bluegrass, choro etc. w/ folk roots & virtuoso ensemble playing... Explanation/disclaimer.

[Caution! Please verify with musician, venue, etc., before going. Send updata here.]

Allied music listings with overlapping tastes: Jim's Roots and Blues Calendar.  Eileen's Lindy Blog - This Week in Swing.

This Week

Wednesday, May 31, 5:30 PM: David Ostwald's Louis Armstrong Eternity Band. Birdland (Most Wednesdays.) 8 PM: Tara O'Grady & the Black Velvet Band w/ Tara (vocals), Michael Howell (guitar), David Shaich (bass).  Winnie’s Jazz Bar. 11 PM: Avalon Jazz Band hosts Hot Jazz & Gypsy Jam. The Keep. (Most Wednesdays.) 11 PM: Mara Kaye (vocals). Jalopy.

Thursday, June 1, 8 PM: World of Monk, w/ Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra plus Wynton Marsalis (cornet), Hamilton de Holanda (10-string mandolin), Baquir Abbas (flute). Rose Theatre. Info/tix 8 PM: Bria Skonberg (trumpet, vocals) album release w/ Matt Wilson (drums, percussion), Beth Goodfellow (vibraphone, percussion), Eric Wheeler (bass), Mathis Picard (piano, keys), Evan Arntzen (clarinet, saxophone, flute), Gabe Schnider (guitar), Corey Wilcox (trombone), Joyce Hammann (viola), Kathleen Nester (flutes), Maria Jeffers (cello), Gil Goldstein (arranger, accordion, keys). Info/tix. 8 PM: Venezuelan -American folk fusion w/ Sam Reider (piano, accordion), Jorge Glem (cuatro), Eddie Barbash (saxophone), Alex Hargreaves (violin), Grant Gordy (guitar), Linda Briceño (cornet), Gabriel Vivas(bass). DROM. 8 PM: The Blacktail Songbirds, frequently w/ Molly Ryan (vocals), Dan Levinson (reeds), Mike Davis (cornet), Terry Waldo (piano). Blacktail. (Most Thursdays.) 8:30 PM: Gene Bertoncini (guitar) and Josh Marcum (bass). Ryan's Daughter, upstairs, 350 E. 85th Street between 1st and 2nd Avenues. (Most Thursdays.) 9 PM: Gypsy jazz jam, Fada. (Most Thursdays.) 9 PM: Dime Store Romeos w/ Raphael McGregor (lap steel guitar), John Gill (guitar), Brian Nalepka (bass), Kevin Dorn (drums). Jalopy Tavern.

Friday, June 2, 7 & 9:30 PM: Round Midnight, Monk's Legacy w/ Sullivan Fortner (piano) & Joey Alexander (piano). 7:30 PM: Margi Gianquinto (vocals), Joe Wittman (guitar), Jesse Breheney (bass). J House, Riverside CT. 8 PM: World of Monk, w/ Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra plus Wynton Marsalis (cornet), Hamilton de Holanda (10-string mandolin), Baquir Abbas (flute). Rose Theatre. Info/tix. 8 PM: Bria Skonberg, CD Release w/ Bria (cornet, vocals), Evan Anrtzen (clarinet, sax, flute), Gabe Schnider (guitar), others. Highline Ballroom. Info/tix. 8 PM: Female Vocalist Extravaganza w/ Sara Serpa, Sofia Rei & Aubrey Johnson (vocals). Neighborhood Church of Greenwich Village, 269 Bleecker Street. 9 PM: Madison McFerrin. Rockwood One. 10:30 PM: Fridays at Mona's. Mona’s, 14th & Avenue B.

>>>>>> SPECIAL: June 3-10, Riverview JazzFestival, many great performers, various venues on the New Jersey side of the Hudson. Details. <<<<<<

Saturday, June 3, 11:30 AM: Tara O'Grady Quartet w/ Tara (vocals), Michael Howell (guitar), David Shaich (bass), Michael Hashim (sax).  Tanner Smiths Tipsy Tea Jazz Brunch. (Most Saturdays.) 12:30 PM: Joel Forrester (piano). Cafe Loup. (Note: Check w/ venue.) 1 PM: Garden Party Quartet frequently with Emily Asher (trombone). (Most Saturdays.) Fraunces Tavern. 2 PM: Lisa Liu’s Gypsy Jazz Experience w/Lisa (guitar), Caitlin Allen (vocal, ukelele). Rosamunde Sausage Grill. 4 PM: Roy Williams & Friends. The Shanty. (Most Saturdays, personnel varies). 6 PM: Veronica Swift (vocals). Birdland. 6 PM: Sean Cronin (bass, vocals) June residency at Barbés, this week w/ Tamar Korn (vocals), Evan Arntzen (clarinet, vocals), Adam Brisbin (resonator guitar, vocals), Andrew Millar (drums). Barbes. 7 & 9:30 PM: Round Midnight, Monk's Legacy w/ Sullivan Fortner (piano) & Joey Alexander (piano). Jazz at Lincoln Center. 8 PM: Tamar Korn & A Kornucopia. The Wooly Public. 8 PM: World of Monk, w/ Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra plus Wynton Marsalis (cornet), Hamilton de Holanda (10-string mandolin), Baquir Abbas (flute). Rose Theatre. Info/tix.

Sunday, June 4, 11:30 AM: Tara O'Grady Quartet w/ Tara (vocals), Michael Howell (guitar), David Shaich (bass), Dan Pratt (sax).  Tanner Smiths Tipsy Tea Jazz Brunch. (Most Sundays.) 11:30 AM & 1:30 PM: Svetlana & The Delancey Five, w/ Svetlana (vocals), Charles Turner (vocals), Dewitt Flemming Jr (tap dancing), John Chin (piano), Michael Hashim (sax), Charlie Caranicas (cornet), Rob Garcia (drums), Elias Bailey (bass). The Blue Note. Noon: Megg Ryan Jass Band w/ Sweet Megg (vocals, guitar), Ryan Weisheit (reeds). House of Yes. (Most Sundays.) 1:30 PM: Koran Agan (guitar), others. Radegast.  (Most Sundays.) 7 PM: Alex Simon's Gypsy Swing Ensemble. Radegast. 8 PM: The EarRegulars usually w/ Jon-Erik Kellso (cornet), others. The Ear. (Most Sundays.) 8 PM: Glenn Crytzer Trio w/ Hannah Gill.  Blacktail. (Most Sundays.) 9 PM: Stephane Wrembel & his band. Barbes.  10 PM: Baby Soda Jazz Band w/ Jared Engel (banjo), others. St. Mazie. (Most Sundays.) 10 PM: Irish (and more) session hosted by Tony DeMarco (fiddle). 11th Street Bar. (Most Sundays.)

Monday, June 5, 7 PM: The Brain Cloud, w/ full band, to wit, Tamar Korn (vocals), Dennis Lichtman (clarinet, mandolin), Raphael McGregor (lap steel guitar), Kevin Dorn (drums), Skip Krevins (guitar), Andrew Hall (bass). Barbes. (Most Mondays.)  7 PM: The Glenn Crytzer Orchestra w/ Glenn (guitar, tenor banjo, & vocals) w/ regulars such as Sam Hoyt (cornet), Mike Davis (cornet), Jason Prover (cornet), Joe McDonough (trombone), Matt Musselman (trombone), Jay Rattman (reeds), Matt Koza (reeds), Dan Block (reeds), Ricky Alexander (reeds), Jesse Gelber (piano), Ian Hutchison (bass), Andrew Millar (drums), Hannah Gill and Dandy Wellington (vocals, alternating weeks). Kola House, Chelsea. (Most Mondays.) 7 PM: Sweet Megg & The Wayfarers w/ Megg (vocals), Ryan Weisheit (reeds), others. Bierhaus. 8 PM: Mara Kaye (vocals), Brian Nalepka (bass), Ernie Vega (resonator guitar). Sunny’s Bar, Red Hook Brooklyn. 8 PM: Vince Giordano & his Nighthawks, with an array of the best traditional jazz musicians in New York, Iguana. (Most Mondays). 8 PM: Sweet Megg & The Wayfarers. The Belfry. (Most Mondays.) 8:00 PM: Tara O'Grady & the Black Velvet Band w/ Tara (vocals), Vinny Raniolo (guitar), David Shaich (bass), Matt Mancuso (fiddle), Austin Walker (drums). Tanner Smiths Monday Moonshine Jam. Swing dancers welcome. (Most Mondays.) 8 & 10:30 PM: Hot Sardines, June residency. The Blue Note. (Every Monday in June.) 9 PM: Svetlana & The Delancey 5 - Svetlana (vocals), Jon Weber (piano), Mike Hashim (reeds), Charlie Caranicas (cornet), Rob Garcia (drums), Endea Owens (bass). Back Room Speakeasy - 102 Norfolk Street. (Most Mondays.) 9:30 PM: First Monday Bluegrass Jam hosted by Michael Daves. Rockwood Three. 10 PM: Mona’s Bluegrass Jam, Mona’s, 14th & Avenue B (Most Mondays.) 10 PM: Terry Waldo & The Rum House Jass Band often w/ Terry (piano), Jon-Erik Kellso (cornet), Jim Fryer (trombone), Eddy Davis (tenor banjo) and frequently Dan Levinson (clarinet) & Molly Ryan (vocals). The Rum House. (Most Mondays.) 10 PM: Jim Campilongo Trio w/ Jim (electric guitar), Chris Morrissey (bass) & Josh Dion (drums). Rockwood Two.

Tuesday, June 6, 6 PM: Bucky Pizzarelli (7-string guitar), Ed Laub (guitar, vocals), Martin Pizzarelli (bass). Luca's Jazz Corner @Cavatappo Grill. (Note: Check w venue.) 6 PM: Cait & The Critters. Cambria Hotel Rooftop. 6 PM: Joel Forrester, solo piano. The Astor Room. 7:30 PM: The Microscopic Septet w/ Phillip Johnston (sax), Joel Forrester (piano), Don Davis (sax), Michael Hashim (sax), Dave Sewelson (sax), David Hofstra (bass), Richard Dworkin (drums). The Astor Room. 8 PM: Vince Giordano & his Nighthawks, with an array of the very best traditional jazz musicians in New York, Iguana. (Most Tuesdays). 8 PM: The Bailsmen. Radegast. 10 PM: Mama Juke w/ Amos Rose, Elijah Bridges, Jon Wert, and Pete O'Neill. East Village Social, St Marks @ Ave A. (Most Tuesdays.)  10:15 PM: Michael Daves (solo electric guitar). Rockwood Three. (Most Tuesdays.) 10 PM: Svetlana & The Delancy Band. Brooklyn Speakeasy at Bedford Hall, 1177 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn. (Most Tuesdays.)  11 PM: Trad Jazz Jam hosted by Mona’s Hot Four. The Hot Four house band is usually Dennis Lichtman (clarinet, etc.), Gordon Webster (piano), Nick Russo (guitar, banjo) & Jared Engel (bass). This week Dalton Ridenhour is in on piano, with Sean Cronin on bass. Mona’s, 14th & Avenue B. (Most Tuesdays.)

Future

June 7, 8 PM: Andy Statman Trio. Barbes. 8:30 & 11 PM: Nicki Parrott Trio w/ Nicki (bass & vocals), John Dimartino (piano) and Alvin Atkinson (drums), plus special guest Ken Peplowski (clarinet). Birdland. 9 PM: Emily Asher's Garden Party. Radegast.

June 8, 8:30 & 11 PM: Nicki Parrott Trio w/ Nicki (bass & vocals), John Dimartino (piano) and Alvin Atkinson (drums), plus special guest Ken Peplowski (clarinet). Birdland. 9 PM: Jason Prover & his Sneak Thievery Orchestra. Radegast.

June 9, 7:30 PM: Margi Gianquinto (vocals), Chris Flory (guitar), Tal Ronen (bass). J House, Riverside CT. 9 PM: Ghost Train Orchestra, 10th Anniversary. Jalopy.

June 10, 6 PM: Veronica Swift (vocals). Birdland.

June 11, 6 PM: Jim Campilongo Trio w/ Jim (electric guitar), Tony Scherr (bass) & Josh Dion (drums). 55 Bar.

June 12, 10 PM: Grant Gordy & Ross Martin, guitar duets. Rockwood One. 10 PM: Jim Campilongo Trio w/ Jim (electric guitar), Tony Scherr (bass) & Josh Dion (drums). Rockwood Two.

June 13, 7 PM: Bob Dylan & His Band. Capitol Theatre, Port Chester NY. Info/tix.

June 14, 7 PM: Bob Dylan & His Band. Capitol Theatre, Port Chester NY. Info/tix.

June 15, 7 PM: Bob Dylan & His Band. Capitol Theatre, Port Chester NY. Info/tix. 8 PM: Dr. John (piano), Henry Butler (piano). The Town Hall. Tix.

June 16, 7:30 PM: Margi Gianquinto (vocals), Vinny Raniolo (guitar), Yoshi Waki (bass). J House, Riverside CT.

June 19, 10 PM: Jim Campilongo Trio w/ Jim (electric guitar), Chris Morrissey (bass) & Josh Dion (drums). Rockwood Two.

June 20, 7:30 PM: That’s Entertainment: Dietz and Schwartz and Friends, hosted by KT Sullivan, w/ Margi Gianquinto, Jon Weber, many others. Weill Recital Hall. Info/tix. 8 PM: JUNE 20 - Mona's Trad Jazz Jam 10th Anniversary Bash. Hosted by Mona's Hot Four with loads of special guests. DROM. 11 PM til stupid-late: Mona's 10th Anniversary after-party. Mona's, 14th & B.

June 23, 7:30 PM: Margi Gianquinto (vocals), Sam Kulok (guitar), Mike Karn (bass). J House, Riverside CT.

June 30, 6 PM: Midsummer Night Swing Dance w/ Margi & the Dapper Dots w/ Margi Gianquinto (vocals), Jon Weber (piano), John Merrill (guitar), Tal Ronen (bass), Chris Byars (clarinet, sax, flute), Gordon Au (cornet), Chris Gelb (drums), Fernando Garcia (percussion). Damrosch Park. Info/tix.

July 4, 8:30 & 11 PM: Django Reinhardt All Stars w/ Samson Schmitt (guitar), Ludovic Beeier (accordion), Pierre Blanchard (violin), Doudou Cuillerier (rhythm & scat vocals), Antolio Licusati (bass). Special Guest, Veronica Swift (vocals). Birdland.

July 5, 8:30 & 11 PM: Django Reinhardt All Stars w/ Samson Schmitt (guitar), Ludovic Beeier (accordion), Pierre Blanchard (violin), Doudou Cuillerier (rhythm & scat vocals), Antolio Licusati (bass). Special Guest, Veronica Swift (vocals). Birdland.

July 6, 8:30 & 11 PM: Django Reinhardt All Stars w/ Samson Schmitt (guitar), Ludovic Beeier (accordion), Pierre Blanchard (violin), Doudou Cuillerier (rhythm & scat vocals), Antolio Licusati (bass). Special Guest, Grace Kelly (sax). Birdland.

July 7, 8:30 & 11 PM: Django Reinhardt All Stars w/ Samson Schmitt (guitar), Ludovic Beeier (accordion), Pierre Blanchard (violin), Doudou Cuillerier (rhythm & scat vocals), Antolio Licusati (bass). Special Guest, Grace Kelly (sax). Birdland.

July 8, 8:30 & 11 PM: Django Reinhardt All Stars w/ Samson Schmitt (guitar), Ludovic Beeier (accordion), Pierre Blanchard (violin), Doudou Cuillerier (rhythm & scat vocals), Antolio Licusati (bass). Special Guest, Jazzmeia Horn (vocals). Birdland.

July 9, 8:30 & 11 PM: Django Reinhardt All Stars w/ Samson Schmitt (guitar), Ludovic Beeier (accordion), Pierre Blanchard (violin), Doudou Cuillerier (rhythm & scat vocals), Antolio Licusati (bass). Special Guest, Jazzmeia Horn (vocals). Birdland.

July 12, 9 PM: Pokey LaFarge. Bowery Ballroom. Info/tix.

July 15, 6 PM: Veronica Swift (vocals). Birdland.

July 22, 6 PM: Veronica Swift (vocals). Birdland.

July 27, 8 PM: The Preservation Hall Jazz Band. Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield CT.

July 29, 6 PM: Veronica Swift (vocals). Birdland.

August 19, Noon until 10 PM: Morristown Jazz & Blues Festival featuring Vince Giordano & The Nighthawks, Bucky Pizzarelli & more. Morristown NJ village green. Details.

September 13, Chris Thile & Brad Meldhau. Town Hall. Tix on sale Friday, Apr 7.

September 27, 7:30 PM: Seu Jorge performs The Life Aquatic, a tribute to David Bowie. The Beacon Theatre. Tix.

October 13-15, Jeff & Joel's House Party, Branford CT. Info.

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