#rossano sportiello

[pigswithwings]

I am glad my ramble brought you nice thoughts and that it wasn’t a bother! But now I am kinda curious on jazz since you keep rebloging it, other than Tchaikovsky and Duke Ellington which other artists do you recommend for jazz because I want to start getting into it!

i've really only just started getting into jazz but i highly recommend the work of like. louis armstrong, count basie, and ella fitzgerald of course as well as john coltrane, billie holiday. those are some of the classic older musicians if you want to try them out but also some cool more modern jazz musicians include rossano sportiello, doreen ketchen, jeff jarvis, etc.

also some good songs i recommend is take five (many bands have covered this, take your pick of who plays it), high society (jack teagarden), tiger rag (also covered by many people), blues in the night (quincy jones), corner pocket (count basie), take the a train (ella fitzgerald and count basie), honk (jeff jarvis - also check out his piece "power it up"), ardiente (michelle fernandez - the tune starts out slow but trust me on this one it's really good), watermelon man (poncho sanchez - ALMOST FORGOT ABOUT THIS ONE)

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Live at

Mezzrow Jazz Club (aka Smalls by which name you may know it). The Anderson brothers, twins on sax [Peter, tenor; Will, alto]. It’s Rossano Sportiello on piano. They will play at 7:30 and 9 on Jul 16th. You’ll be treated to a classic jazz concert. That era highlights Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman, and Duke Ellington ‘mong others. Enjoy. Tickets

[davidisen]

Music Safari NYC, the final week . . .

[This post covers January 8, 9, 10, 11.]

Monday, January 8 . . . The Yes Trio at Dizzy's . . .

Aaron Goldberg at the piano, Omer Avital on bass, and Ali Jackson on percussion.

The playing was extraordinarily interactive and collaborative. There were remarkably few "solos."

Frequently the instruments played in dialog, or trialog. It was obvious that these guys have played together for over 30 years.

Tuesdays in NYC are synonymous with Monas! On Tuesday, January 9, the house band was epic.

This is Evan Christopher, distinguished New Orleans visitor Duke Heitger, Rossano Sportiello and Jon-Erik Kellso. Also in the house band, birthday boy Tal Ronen and band leader pro tempore Josh Dunn.

Rossano and I are good friends.

Bass player Tal turned 43 at that gig. Singing, cake, candles, and the whole works.

The music was extraordinary. Evan Christopher's clarinet was over the top, and with Kellso's trumpet, they rattled the roof. I spent most of the night looking at the back of Josh Dunn's head, but that did not diminish my appreciation for his subtle, well-rounded, imaginatively crafted guitar playing. Rossano's piano playing mostly stayed back, in a support role. He finally leaned into it for the last few songs. Tal's bass was excellent, as always.

Two essential people were missing from the festivities. Aidan Grant was out sick, and Dennis Lichtman was in New Orleans. I missed them.

On Wednesday, January 10, the biggest game was out in the Brooklyn jungle - The Big Lazy with special guest Katie Martucci were playing at LunÁtico.

The Big Lazy. L to R, that's Katie Martucci on vocals, Yuval Lion on percussion, Andrew Hall on bass and band leader Steve Ulrich on guitar.

Imagine the music of Dick Dale and Duane Eddy transposed into the information age. Twang-on-twang. The guitar work of Steve Ulrich was remarkably captivating.

Josh Dunn , the leader of the Mona's jam last Tuesday, showed up at The Big Lazy's gig. I never got a good shot of him that night, but now, here he is!

On Thursday, January 11, at Neal's strong suggestion, we went to Sxip Shirey's Hour of Charm at Joe's Pub.

It was more than a set or a gig. It was a revue. In addition to Sxip (pronounced "skip" I think), included vocalist and composer Priya Darshini, cabaret power couple John Coons and Matta Aument, dancer Coco Karol, vocalist Aimee Curl, vocalist Raquel Klein, guitar innovator Asher Kuntz, John Altieri on tuba, etc., and Attis Clopton on drums.

Aimee Curl has a voice I want to hear again!

There was too much going on for me to digest it all. So I'm going to quote from the Joe's Pub publicity.

Shirey tests the edge of music using his vast imagination to create playful and mischievous songs using familiar objects, mutant instruments, electronics and reconfigured sounds. He is a curious combination of composer/ sound designer/ performer meets storyteller/ curator.

John Coons was channeling something I'm just not hip enough, or gay enough, or young enough, or urban enough to get. Mostly. What I could understand of his shtick/poetry/song/standup performance was, yeah, bang-on. Like, maybe, naughty Freddy Mercury playing a small room.

For the grand finale, Sxip did this piece with a harmonica played through a dozen pedals, a bullhorn that made siren and other cop-car noises, and a tuba. It was a caricature of New York City's sonic landscape that rang true. WOW. Or as Sxip might say, "Holy F**k."

"We're not done yet," said Neal. We hopped over to Foxtail, a quiet, upscale bar in the West Village. The house band was "old home."

That's Bria Skonberg and Mike Davis on trumpets, with Conal Fowkes on piano and Tal Ronen on bass.

The master of understatement, Kevin Dorn on drums, Tal on bass, Conal on keys.

Mike Davis, Tal in background.

Bria, playing for Molly Ryan and Kayla Lewis at the bar.

Kayla Lewis. When she sang, it felt like being in the presence of a Billie or an Ella. What a great singer. Kayla! Lewis! The Foxtail thing was simply, amazingly great. I felt like I'd been to church.

On Friday, January 12, the last day of my musical trek, Neal and I hit Joe's Pub for what was billed as a Bria Skonberg/Anat Cohen gig. It was actually two independent concerts, back to back.

Anat and her band were up first.

There were several choros and what sounded like a Monk tune. Each was merely a platform for Anat's incredible musical ideas. Each time I started to understand where she was going, she went off into a new, equally tantalizing dimension. I wish I had a recording.

That's Tal Mashiach on bass. The band also included Vitor Gonçalves on piano and accordion (see below), and James Shipp on percussion and vibraphone.

Vitor Gonçalves anchors an important corner of the Brazilian music community in NYC. His creative force complemented and spurred Anat's playing.

Up next, Bria Skonberg:

I only knew one other person in Bria's band - the awesome Mathis Picard on piano. I'll get you the other names . . . it was a killa band.

Mathis played one amazing solo.

Now I am going home. It's time. But it has been one helluva ride!

This morning Anat sent me this:

[personal-reporter]

Orta Festival 2023

Giunto alla XXIII edizione, Orta Festival è un appuntamento molto apprezzato del calendario delle manifestazioni vita sulle rive del Cusio. Il concerto d’apertura di Orta Festival di sabato 1 luglio vede come protagonista la musica di Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart e la serata si chiuderà con l’esecuzione della Serenata 48 di Čajkovskij, che riflette la sconfinata venerazione dell’autore per lo stile del tardo XVIII secolo. Nel secondo appuntamento di domenica 2 luglio, sempre nella splendida cornice dell’Isola di San Giulio saranno protagonisti Enrico Bronzi, violoncellista tra i più importanti della sua generazione, e il suo storico collega nel Trio di Parma, il violinista Ivan Rabaglia, le viole di Francesco Fiore e Giuseppe Russo Rossi, il violoncello di Matteo Pigato e una giovanissima violinista, Misia Iannoni Sebastianini, già a capo del brillante Quartetto Werthe, per le note di György Ligeti e il magnifico Sestetto per archi Souvenir de Florence» di Čajkovskij. È un gradito ritorno ad Orta Festival quello di Dimitri Ashkenazy, che venerdì 7 luglio avrà al suo fianco la pianista Raffaella Damaschi e il fagottista Michele Fattori che, già membro della Karajan-Akademie a Berlino, ha suonato con l’Orchestra Mozart e Claudio Abbado e collabora con la London Symphony Orchestra e la Mahler Chamber Orchestra. È un onore ospitare Filippo Gorini, giovane interprete vincitore a soli 27 anni del Premio Abbiati, prestigioso riconoscimento della critica italiana, quale miglior solista dell’anno 2022, che sabato 8 luglio con un programma che include Ludwig van Beethoven, Johannes Brahms e la Sonata n. 20 D 959, testamento spirituale dell’ultimo Schubert. Il giovane pianista francese Théo Fouchenneret, che ha vinto il primo premio al Concorso Internazionale di Ginevra nel 2018,  venerdì 14 luglio  offre un concerto che mette a confronto due mondi espressivi completamente differenti con il Quintetto op. 89 (1903-1906) di Gabriel Fauré e il Quintetto op. 34 di Brahms. Rossano Sportiello che si è formato in Italia,  considerato dalla critica internazionale uno dei Top Stride Piano Player contemporanei a livello mondiale,  sabato 15 luglio proporrà  un concerto di musiche da George Gershwin a Duke Ellington. La chiusura del festival sarà domenica 16 luglio con la  violinista svizzera Esther Hoppe, acclamata dalla stampa per il suo suono, la padronanza stilistica e le interpretazioni virtuosistiche eppur sensibili e, con il suo violino del 1722, il De Ahna  di Antonio Stradivari, farà ascoltare due Partite e una Sonata dall’opus per violino solo di Johann Sebastian Bach, il cui autografo risale al 1720. L’arte di eseguire le Sonate e Partite di Bach, non si basa solo su qualità violinistiche riconducibili a un’intonazione e una tecnica perfette, dato che si deve creare una polifonia lineare su di uno strumento monodico. Questo magnifico programma risuonerà nel luogo che più si addice alla musica di Bach, che sarà ancora una volta la Basilica dell’Isola di San Giulio. Read the full article

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Four Others: Harry Allen, Eric Alexander, Grant Stewart (ts), Gary Smulyan (bs), Rossano Sportiello (p), Joel Forbes (b), Chuck Riggs (dr)

[charleymckelvy]

Shadow Music

(Elkhart, Indiana) Who was making some of that great music at the Elkhart Jazz Festival on Saturday?

None other than award-winning jazz pianist Rossano Sportiello who performed with the Eddie Metz Trio along with—

Paul Keller on bass and drummer Eddie Metz who performed with Count Basie. The Elkhart Jazz Festival continues through Sunday afternoon. Be there and be a cool jazz cat.

[panatomic-x]

Geoff Gallante plays  “Cheek To Cheek “ 

Geoff Gallante(trumpet)

Rossano Sportiello ( piano)

Nikki Parrott (bass )

in 2012

In 2012, he was 13 years old ！

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"LET'S PLAY A BLUES": ROSSANO SPORTIELLO, HARRY ALLEN, SCOTT ROBINSON, F...

[roundaboutmidnight]

A música é "East of the Sun (e West of the Moon)", um standard de jazz escrito por Brooks Bowman em 1934.

Quem interpreta é Nicki Parrott (que estava no baixo quando apresentei a música com Jane Monheit), uma baixista e compositora de fama mundial. Em seu trabalho com artistas de todo o mundo, ela trouxe um som marcante para cada interpretação. Ela se apresenta regularmente nos melhores Festivais de Jazz do mundo.

Com ela está um talentoso pianista, Rossano Sportiello que cresceu ouvindo Jelly Roll Morton, Fats Waller e Ralph Sutton, que ele conheceu pouco antes de sua morte. No entanto, seu estilo pianista também homenageia as eras swing e bebop.

Cara, é uma maravilha!... As mulheres estão tomando conte do mundo...

[tmnotizie]

ANCONA – Al via oggi  le prevendite per l’atteso concerto gospel di Ancona Jazz, una tradizione che ormai la città di Ancona attende e accoglie ogni anno con grande gioia. Quest’anno l’appuntamento sarà il 22 dicembre (ore 21.30) al Teatro delle Muse di Ancona con il The Golden Voices of Gospel. I Golden Voices of Gospel sono un team di artisti professionisti della scena gospel americana guidati dal direttore musicale Reverendo Dwight Robson.

Con gli spirituals e i gospel tradizionali presentano da 20 anni la musica pastorale afroamericana sulle scene europee, presso festival e in varie chiese. Sono inoltre stati coristi per Michael Jackson, Mariah Carey, Howard Carpendale, Peter Kraus, Andre Rieu, Ross Anthony  e Helene Fischer. Sul palco ad Ancona saranno in 12 elementi, ovvero 9 cantanti e la sezione ritmica.

Info biglietti: Poltronissime intero euro 27, ridotto euro 23 (+ euro 2,50 d.p.), Poltrone: intero euro 22, ridotto euro 19 (+ euro 2 d.p.), 1^ galleria intero euro 17, ridotto euro 15 (+ euro 1,50 d.p.), 2^ galleria, palchi laterali intero euro 12, ridotto euro 10 (+ euro 1 d.p.), 3^ galleria intero euro 9 (+ euro 1 d.p.). Riduzioni: soci COOP, soci ARCI, giovani fino a 26 anni, adulti oltre 65, soci MJN 2019, soci FAI, soci Marche Teatro Card. Prevendita presso la biglietteria del Teatro delle Muse e online su www.geticket.it.

E sempre da oggi cominciano le prevendite per il concerto del 27 novembre (ore 21.30) al Ridotto del Teatro delle Muse con il Rossano Sportiello e il Nicky Parrott Duo. Rossano Sportiello e Nicky Parrott formano uno dei più entusiasmanti team mondiali nell’ambito del mainstream jazz. Il loro entusiasmo si riflette nella musica proposta, un repertorio vastissimo dominato essenzialmente da standard immortali, riproposti con una freschezza rigeneratrice altamente contagiosa.

Nel pianismo di Sportiello si intrecciano lo stride di Fats Waller, James P.Johnson e Willie “The Lion” Smith e i fraseggi evolutivi di Earl Hines, Ralph Sutton, Dick Wellstood, Dave McKenna fino a Barry Harris, che conferiscono al suo stile affascinanti nuances di modernità e trasversalità. Un ruolo non secondario lo svolge poi la tradizione della canzone napoletana (con in testa uno dei suoi più importanti interpreti, Renato Carosone). Sportiello è un virtuoso della tastiera, in definitiva, che non sfugge però mai da un messaggio sempre creativo ed emozionante.

In questo contesto Nicky Parrott conferma di essere partner paritaria, potendo godere di un similare approccio stilistico. Australiana di origine, la Parrott è personaggio affascinante che sembra uscito da qualche copertina “glamour” di vecchi LP jazz degli anni ’50. Se il suo strumento non dimentica affatto la lezione di Ray Brown per quanto riguarda profondità del suono e fraseggio, le doti vocali, altrettanto eccellenti, poggiano invece su un messaggio più tenue e delicato, e tuttavia basato su uno swing roccioso.

La formazione: Rossano Sportiello, pianoforte; Nicky Parrott, contrabbasso, voce. Info biglietti: posto unico euro 15, ridotto (soci Marche Jazz Network 2019) euro 13; studenti universitari (max 50 posti) euro 5.

Prevendita presso la biglietteria del Teatro delle Muse e online su www.geticket.it. Orari biglietteria: da martedì a sabato: 9,30 – 13,30, giovedì e venerdì: 9,30-13,30 / 16,30 – 19,30. Aperto anche un’ora prima dello spettacolo. Tel. 071.52525 / fax 071.52622 – email: biglietteria@teatrodellemuse.org

Info: www.anconajazz.com, www.spaziomusica.eu, info@anconajazz.com, tel. 350 0214370. Guarda e ascolta i nostri nuovi dischi su www.go4records.online

[abcdsandvinyl]

Rossano Sportiello, Nicki Parrott, Eddie Metz* - Live At The Jazz Corner: buy CD, Album at Discogs

[italreport]

Jazz Festival Città di Mortara: dal 12 al 14 aprile a Mortara (Pavia) la quinta edizione

Jazz Festival Città di Mortara: dal 12 al 14 aprile a Mortara (Pavia) la quinta edizione was originally published on ITALREPORT

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Harry Allen's New York All Star Saxophone Band (2016)   Harry Allen, Eric Alexander, Grant Stewart (ts), Gary Smulyan (bs), Rossano Sportiello (p), Joel Forbes (b), Kevin Kanner (dr)

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Scott Hamilton Trio Feat. Rossano Sportiello - Live @ Pyatt Hall (2018) Format : FLAC (tracks) Quality : lossless Sample Rate : 44.1 kHz / 16 Bit Source : Digital download Artist : Scott Hamilton Trio Feat. Rossano Sportiello Title : Live @ Pyatt Hall Genre : Jazz Release Date : 2018 Scans : not included Size .zip : 366 mb

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Ça va jazzer - Le jazz stride, du pin béni pour l'île d'Oléron

(Nicki Parrott à Grand-Village-Plage le 21 août)

Un piano dans la pinède, le festival de Grand-Village-Plage, est placé depuis cinq ans sous le signe du stride, un genre enchanteur des années vingt.

Un festival gratuit de jazz au niveau supérieur, cela ne court pas les rues : les pinèdes, en revanche, oui. L’avant-dernière semaine d’août, depuis 5 ans, le festival Un piano dans la pinède ravit trois soirs durant un millier d’amateurs de jazz traditionnel. Organisé par la municipalité de Grand-Village-Plage, soutenu par des sponsors locaux à hauteur du tiers du budget total (environ 30 000 euros), animé par des bénévoles, la manifestation suit son petit bonhomme de chemin. Chacune des trois soirées, les tréteaux accueillent dans les jardins à ciel ouvert de la maison paysanne, un concert en deux parties. En dépit de travaux (le chantier durera un an), l’ambiance fut chaude, comme en témoigne la foule en délire du dernier jour. A l’honneur, comme l’an dernier, une légion italienne. A commencer par Rossano Sportiello, l’un des calibres actuels du stride. Ou plutôt, du swing en général, tant la polyvalence du virtuose frappa. Il serait présomptueux de citer les influences de l’Italien, né en 1974 près de Milan. Dans un jeu foisonnant, percent Art Tatum pour la densité et les ruptures, Ellis Larkins et Dave Mc Kenna pour le velours du toucher et Ralph Sutton pour les accélérations. Errol Garner enfin, pour le sens de la dramaturgie. Sportiello affectionne les duos. Pour le premier soir, c’est sans surprise qu’il convoque la contrebassiste Nicki Parrott, avec laquelle il travaille à New-York depuis une dizaine d’années. La complicité entre les deux instrumentistes se comprend mieux quand on apprend que Nicki a commencé tôt par le piano. Je passe quelques minutes, le lendemain, avec la pulpeuse Australienne de 47 ans : «d’avoir suivi, à dix ans, une inclination pour la contrebasse m’a aidée. Les groupes foisonnaient à Sydney. Beaucoup de guitares, peu de contrebasses. Les engagements se sont multipliés. J’ai appris sur le tas, passant professionnelle à 17 ans. J’ai suivi les cours de Rufus Reid. Le guitariste Les Paul m’a repérée. Nous nous sommes produits sur la scène de l’Iridium à New York, chaque lundi. Pour rester avec la célébrité du jazz, je me suis mise au chant. Le contrat s’est achevé après… dix ans! Un rêve. J’ai accompagné le pianiste Dick Hyman, un kador du stride (entre autres genres). Et joué à Carnegie Hall avec Michel Legrand». Nicki possède le son luisant du couteau qu’on aiguise. Et une sûreté de drive à flanquer des complexes à un TGV! On l’entend sautiller de If Dreams Come True (Benny Goodman) à Darn that Dream (Jimmy van Heusen), swinguer sur You Made Feel so Young (que fredonnèrent en duo Aznavour et Sinatra). Sportiello alterne en solo avec le titre culte d’Errol Garner (Misty). Puis la contrebassiste au timbre de Peggy Lee pose Sportiello sur l’orbite d’un pétillant It’s a Good Day (le pianiste cite Bach!). Pour l’apothéose, enfin, le binôme pousse l’audience au délire sur une fusée lancée en 1936 par Count Basie, l’ébouriffant Shoe Shine Boy. Authentique stride pur sucre de canne. On lève le nez. Les étoiles qui piquent le ciel noir recueillent l’ovation.

(Rossano Sportiello – à gauche – et Luca Filastro à Grand-Village-Plage

le 22 août)

Montée en gamme, le deuxième jour (22 août). Pour le morceau de bravoure du festival (un duo de pianos), Rossano Sportiello présente la révélation, le pianiste de stride Luca Filastro. Lui-même me dessinera son portrait : «je suis amoureux du piano des années 20 depuis l’âge de 3 ans, après avoir entendu Maple Leaf Rag à la radio, au fin fond du petit village de ma Calabre natale. Je n’ai eu de cesse d’en jouer du matin au soir». En somme tombé dans la marmite quand il était petit. Suivent le Conservatoire, les distinctions, la perspective d’une carrière. Moi dont le disque de chevet fut pendant les années étudiantes la figure tutélaire du genre Father of the Jazz Piano, signé du créateur de stride, James Price Johnson, je peux vous parier tous mes stylos que Luca ne plaisante pas une demi-seconde avec la vocation. Pour ce qui est de la vélocité, Luca élude d’emblée toute équivoque. Il distribue Handful of Keys de Fats Waller, pour lequel la moindre école recommande de transformer les dix doigts en autant de pistons. Improvisations et spectacle en sus. Le bonheur! Le duo reprend ses droits. Les compères s’amusent de citations, allusions, éblouissements, contrechants. Ils invitent l’assistance à s’éprendre de leur musique. Rossano Sportiello ourle un Rosetta de dentellière. Le titre d’Earl Hines provoque les soupirs d’aise du public. Les deux pianos Steinways and Sons convient à nouveau Fats (Honeysuckle Rose, Bye Bye Baby, mimiques à la clé), les départs de stride canon (I Can’t Believe that You are in Love with Me, I Can’t Get Started), les standards (Oooh, le délicieux Body and Soul, à la Luca!), les raretés (Central Emotion, de Willie the Lion Smith). En rappel, les maîtres saluent le blues, le boogie, le stride. Les showmen ont largement dépassé le contrat. La force leur manque pour un quatrième rappel.

Dernier jour, le Playground Quintet de Julien Brunetaud. Un programme vaste, dirigé par le pianiste : des avatars de la Nouvelle-Orléans (du boogie woogie aux gumbos de Dr John), du blues (tels que repris par les bluesmen blancs comme Fleetwood Mac), au jazz (séduisante ondulation de la vocaliste Faby Medina sur Moanin’ : la star du Claude Bolling Big Band livre une version inspirée, pleine de métier, de la composition de Bobby Timmons). Le tout dans une ambiance de club chauffé à blanc. La section rythmique, impeccable, offre des passages brillants (Bruno Rousselet – basse ; Julie Saury – batterie). Je découvre, ébahi, la palette de la seconde vocaliste, Nicolle Rochelle, venue remplacer le trompettiste Jérôme Etcheberry, excusé. L’Américaine entreprend de danser un boogie digne du film Helzapoppin’, la référence en la matière. Les gens se lèvent des chaises. Les applaudissements crépitent. J’avais suivi Nicolle à Paris deux fois avec le Duke Orchestra de Laurent Mignard (au Palace ; à la Madeleine). Ici, devant le quintet, par sa technique, la générosité, la souplesse, la vivacité, le vocabulaire, l’originalité, le sens de l’improvisation, l’épatante artiste m’a régalé. La prestation s’est clôturée dans l’enthousiasme général, les spectateurs montant vers la scène sur Let the Good Times Roll. Puis se ruant vers le stand de CD’s. Qui écoulera tous les disques, comme du reste les jours précédent. Pour la suite, le maire de Grand-Village-Plage, Patrice Robillard, avait ouvert la soirée en annonçant les dates de la sixième édition d’Un piano dans la pinède : lundi 20 au mercredi 22 août 2018.

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NYC Music I Like Feb 15-21

...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, Feb 15, 5:30 PM: David Ostwald's Louis Armstrong Eternity Band, Birdland (most Wednesdays) 7 PM: Jeanne Gies (vocals) w/ Jack Wilkins (guitar). Andanada.  8:30 & 11 PM: Catherine Russell sings "Nothing but Love Songs," w/ Catherine (vocals), Evan Arntzen (reeds), Matt Munisteri (guitar), Jon-Erik Kellso (cornet), Mark Shane (piano), Tal Ronen (bass), Mark McLean (drums). Birdland. 11 PM: Avalon Jazz Band hosts Hot Jazz & Gypsy Jam. The Keep. (most Wednesdays)

Thursday, Feb 16, 8:30 & 11 PM: Catherine Russell sings "Nothing but Love Songs," w/ Catherine (vocals), Evan Arntzen (reeds), Matt Munisteri (guitar), Jon-Erik Kellso (cornet), Mark Shane (piano), Tal Ronen (bass), Mark McLean (drums). Birdland. 9 PM: Gypsy jazz jam, Fada. (Most Thursdays.) 9:30 PM: Sierra Hull. Joe's Pub. Info/tix.

Friday, Feb 17, 5 PM: The Glenn Crytzer Quartette w/ Glenn (guitar, banjo, vocals), Mike Davis (cornet), Ricky Alexander (reeds), Ian Hutchinson (bass). Broadway Lounge in the Marriott Marquis in Times Square.  8 PM: Cyrille Aimée Quintet w/ Cyrille (vocals, voice, and then some), Michael Valeanu (guitar), Adrien Moignard (guitar), Shawn Conley (bass), Dani Danor (drums). Highline Ballroom. Info/tix. 8 PM: Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver. The Emelin Theatre, Mamaroneck NY.  8 PM: Joanna Sternberg (bass, vocals), Joe Cohn (guitar). Jalopy Tavern. 8:30 & 11 PM: Catherine Russell sings "Nothing but Love Songs," w/ Catherine (vocals), Evan Arntzen (reeds), Matt Munisteri (guitar), Jon-Erik Kellso (cornet), Mark Shane (piano), Tal Ronen (bass), Mark McLean (drums). Birdland. 10:30 PM: Fridays at Mona's, This Friday featuring The Megg Ryan Jass Band. Mona’s, 14th & Avenue B.

Saturday, Feb 18, 11 AM: Timbalooloo Duo Concert Series w/ Oran Etkin (clarinet) and mystery guest. National Sawdust. 11:30 AM: Tara O'Grady Quartet w/ Tara (vocals), Justin Poindexter (guitar), Trifon Dimitrov (bass), Adrian Cunningham (sax).  Tanner Smiths Tipsy Tea Jazz Brunch. (Most Saturdays.) 1 PM: Garden Party Quartet frequently with Emily Asher (trombone). (Most Saturdays.) Fraunces Tavern. 2 PM: Lisa Liu (guitar), Andrew Willens (bass). Rosamunde Sausage Grill (285 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn). 4 PM: Roy Williams & Friends. The Shanty. (Most Saturdays, personnel varies). 7 PM: Hazmat Modine, w/ musicians such as Joe Daley (tuba), Pam Flemming (cornet), Kevin Garcia (drums), Reut Regev (trombone), Michaela Gomez (guitar, steel guitar), Erik Della Penna (guitar, banjo & vocals), Steve Elson (wind instruments), Wade Schuman (diatonic harmonica, lute guitar, vocals). Terra Blues. 8 PM: Eddie Barbash Orchestra w/ Eddie (sax), Alex Hargreaves (violin), others.  The Roxy. 8 PM: Samba w/ Irene Walsh (vocals), Cesar Garabini (7-string guitar), Sergio Krakowski (pandeiro). Planeta, 295 East 8th St, NYC 8:30 & 11 PM: Catherine Russell sings "Nothing but Love Songs," w/ Catherine (vocals), Evan Arntzen (reeds), Matt Munisteri (guitar), Jon-Erik Kellso (cornet), Mark Shane (piano), Tal Ronen (bass), Mark McLean (drums). Birdland. 10 PM: NY Hot Jazz Fest CENTENNIAL STOMP - David Ostwald's Louis Armstrong Eternity Band playing the music of the Hot 5's and Hot 7's (featuring Gordon Au, Molly Ryan, Matt Koza, Dan Block, Dennis Lichtman, Jim Fryer, Dalton Ridenhour, Rob Adkins, Jay Lepley). DROM. 11: 59 PM sharp!: Jam session w/ Dennis Lichtman (clarinet, etc.), Dalton Ridenhour (piano), Mike Davis (cornet) and incredible special guests. DROM.

Sunday, Feb 19, 11:30 AM: Tara O'Grady Quartet w/ Tara (vocals), Vinny Raniolo (guitar), Trifon Dimitrov (bass), Dan Pratt (sax).  Tanner Smiths Tipsy Tea Jazz Brunch. (Most Sundays.) Noon: Megg Ryan Jass Band w/ Sweet Megg (vocals, guitar), Ryan Weisheit (reeds). House of Yes. (Most Sundays.) 1:30 PM: Koran Agan (guitar), Eduardo Belo (bass), others. Radegast.  (Most Sundays.) 5 PM: Roda de Choro with Regional de NY. Genuine Brazilian chorinho with a slight NY accent. Beco. 8 PM: The EarRegulars w/ Jon-Erik Kellso (cornet), others. The Ear. (Most Sundays.) 10 PM: Baby Soda Jazz Band w/ Jared Engel (banjo), others. St. Mazie. (Most Sundays.)

Monday, Feb 20, 7 PM: The Brain Cloud, this week with Dennis Lichtman (clarinet, mandolin), Andrew Hall (bass), Raphael McGregor (lap steel guitar), Larry Eagle (drums) and Skip Krevins (guitar). Barbes. (Most Mondays.)  8 PM: The Rooftop Garden Jass Band w/ Dan Levinson (clarinet), Mike Davis (cornet), Matt Musselman (trombone), Jeff Barnhart (piano), Kevin Dorn (drums). The Bickford, Morristown NJ. 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.) 9 PM: Svetlana & The Delancey 5 - Svetlana (vocals), Jon Weber (piano), Mike Hashim (reeds), Charlie Caranicas (trmpt), Rob Garcia (drums), George Delancey (bass). Back Room Speakeasy - 102 Norfolk Street. (Most Mondays.) 10 PM: Mona’s Bluegrass Jam, Mona’s, 14th & Avenue B (Most Mondays.) 10 PM: Terry Waldo & The Rum House Jass Band 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.)

Tuesday, Feb 21, 7 PM: Nicki Parrott (vocals, bass), Rossano Sportiello (piano). Shanghai Jazz, Madison NJ. (One of the greatest musical duos ever.) 7 PM: Bill Scorzari at WFUV's On Your Radar. Rockwood 3. 8 PM: Vince Giordano & his Nighthawks, with an array of the very best traditional jazz musicians in New York, Iguana. (Most Tuesdays).  8 PM: Tara O'Grady & the Black Velvet Band w/ Tara (vocals), Vinny Raniolo (guitar), David Shaich (bass). Winnie’s Jazz Bar. (Most Tuesdays). 9 PM: Eddie Barbash (sax) and Martina DaSilva (vocals) Play Love Songs at Sunny's Bar. 10 PM: Michael Daves. Rockwood One. (Most Tuesdays). 10 PM: Svetlana & The Delancy Band. Brooklyn Speakeasy at Bedford Hall, 1177 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn. (Most Tuesdays.)  11 PM: Mona’s Trad Jazz Jam, hosted by Mona’s Hot Four. The Original Hot Four house band is Dennis Lichtman (clarinet, etc.), Gordon Webster (piano), Nick Russo (guitar, banjo) & Jared Engel (bass). Mona’s, 14th & Avenue B.

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Feb 22, 12:30 PM: Olli Soikkeli & Julien Labro Quartet w/ Olli (guitar), Julien (accordion), Max O'Rourke (rhythm guitar), Eduardo Belo (bass). UBS Atrium, Weehawken, NJ. 7 PM: Duchess w/ Amy Cervini, Hilary Gardner and Melissa Stylianou (vocals) plus Jeff Lederer (saxophone), Michael Cabe (piano), Matt Aronoff (bass), Jared Schonig (drums), Jerome Jennings (drums). 55 Bar. 7 PM: Olli Soikkeli (guitar), Julien Labro (accordion), Max O'Rourke (rhythm guitar). Shanghai Jazz, Madison NJ. 9 PM: Bjorn Ingelstam's Hot 5. Radegast. 9 PM: The Brain Cloud, frequently with Tamar Korn (vocals), Dennis Lichtman (clarinet, mandolin), Andrew Hall (bass), Raphael McGregor (lap steel guitar), Kevin Dorn (drums) and Skip Krevins (guitar). Exact personnel tba. Hill Country Barbecue, Manhattan.

Feb 23, 7 PM: Duchess w/ Amy Cervini, Hilary Gardner and Melissa Stylianou (vocals) plus Jeff Lederer (saxophone), Michael Cabe (piano), Matt Aronoff (bass), Jared Schonig (drums), Jerome Jennings (drums). 55 Bar. 9 PM: Gordon's Grand Street Stompers. Radegast.

Feb 24, 6 PM: Duchess w/ Amy Cervini, Hilary Gardner and Melissa Stylianou (vocals) plus Jeff Lederer (saxophone), Michael Cabe (piano), Matt Aronoff (bass), Jared Schonig (drums), Jerome Jennings (drums). 55 Bar. 7:30 PM: Margi Gianquinto (vocals), Steve Ash (piano) & Luke Seleck (bass), J House, Riverside CT. 

Feb 25, 6 PM: Duchess w/ Amy Cervini, Hilary Gardner and Melissa Stylianou (vocals) plus Jeff Lederer (saxophone), Michael Cabe (piano), Matt Aronoff (bass), Jared Schonig (drums), Jerome Jennings (drums). 55 Bar. 7:30 PM: Gisela João (fado singer) w/ Ricardo Parreira (12-string Portuguese guitar), Nelson Aleixo (classical guitar), Francisco Gaspar (acoustic bass). Schimmel Center. Info/tix. 8 PM: Guitar Marathon w/ Brasil Guitar Duo, Benjamin Verdery, and others. 92nd Street Y. Info/tix. 8:30 PM: Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder featuring Ricky (mandolin), Mike Barnett (violin) others. The Appel Room, Jazz at Lincoln Center. Info/tix.

Feb 26, 1 PM: The Anat Cohen Quartet. Cole Auditorium, Greenwich Library, Greenwich CT. 6:30 PM: Frank Vignola (guitar), Olli Soikkeli (guitar), Jason Anick (violin). Sarah’s Wine Bar. Ridgefield CT. Call for reservations: 203-438-8282 7 PM: Al Dimeola, 40th Anniversary of Elegant Gypsy. Paramount. Peekskill NY. 7 PM: Mardi Gras dinner with chef Andrew Carmellini, music by Eddie Barbash combo featuring clarinet, mandolin, fiddle, percussion, tuba and more. Players to be announced. The Lafayette Grand Cafe & Bakery. Info/tix.

Feb 27, 7:30 PM: Glenn Crytzer Quintette w/ Glenn (guitar, banjo, vocals), Mike Davis (cornet), Dan Block (reeds), Ian Hutchinson (bass), Andrew Millar (drums). Hofbrauhaus.

<<<SPECIAL>>>: Tuesday, Feb 28 through Sunday, March 5, Django a GoGo, an amazing week of workshops and concerts presented by Stephane Wrembel. More info here. Concerts that are open to the public listed below.

Feb 28, 7 PM: Fat Tuesday w/ The Grand Street Stompers, the Baby Soda Jazz Band, others. The Players Club. Info/tix. 8 PM: Django a GoGo opening night concert w/ Stephane Wrembel, Sara L’Abriola, others. The Woodland, Maplewood NJ. Info/tix. 8 PM: Emily Asher's Mardi Gras Garden Party. Radegast.

March 1, 8 PM: Django Flamenco w/Alfonso Ponticelli and Juanito Pascual (guitars).  The Woodland, Maplewood NJ. Info/tix.

March 2, 7 PM: Bill Scorzari, Live in the Lobby. The Patchogue Theatre, Patchogue, NY 8 PM: Django a Gogo presents Rhythm Future Quartet w/ Olli Soikkeli (guitar), Max O'Rourke (guitar), Jason Anick (violin), Greg Loughman (bass).  The Woodland, Maplewood NJ. Info/tix.

March 3, 8 PM: Django a GoGo w/ Al DiMeola, Stochelo Rosenberg, Ryan Montbleu, Stephane Wrembel (guitars), others. Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall. Info . . . tix.

March 4, 7 PM: New York Mandolin Ensemble w/ Steven Antonelli, Wayne Fugate, Richard Robinson, Roy Goldberg, Bob Green, Barry Kornhauser and Barry Mitterhoff, (mandolins). Church of St. John Nepomucene, 411 East 66th Street in Manhattan. Info. Tickets at the door ($10). 8 PM: Django a GoGo w/ Paulus Schafer.  The Woodland, Maplewood NJ. Info/tix. 9:30 PM: Svetlana & The Delancey Five: Born To Swing! w/ Svetlana (vocals) Billy Test (piano), Rob Garcia (drums), Endea Owens (bass), Corey Wallace (trombone), Charlie Caranicas (cornet), Michael Hashim (sax & other reeds), Dewit Flemming Jr (tap dancing). Joe's Pub. Info/tix. 9:30 PM: Jovino Santos Neto (piano) w/ Itaiguara Brandão (bass), Mauricio Zottarelli (drums). Club Bonafide.

March 5, 5 PM to midnight. Django a GoGo party & jam session hosted by Stephane Wrembel, including many great players. Barbes.

March 7, 6 PM: Bucky Pizzarelli (7-string guitar), Ed Laub (guitar, vocals), Martin Pizzarelli (bass). Luca's Jazz Corner @Cavatappo Grill.

March 8, 8 PM: Bill Scorzari. At Finley's of Huntington, Huntington, NY.

March 9, 9 PM: Sam Raderman Quartet w/ Sam (guitar), others. Luca's Jazz Corner @Cavatappo Grill.

March 13, 8 PM: Mike Davis (cornet) and friends celebrate Bix Beiderbecke. The Bickford, Morristown NJ. Info/Tix.

March 17, 8 PM: Leann Rimes. Patchogue Theatre, Patchogue NY. Info/tix.

March 18, Rhonda Vincent. Ramapo College, Mahwah NJ. Info/tix. Margi Gianquinto and the world famous TBD band featuring TBA (wtf) and TBA (ftw). J House, Riverside CT.

March 19, 12:30 PM: Brunch with Duchess w/ Amy Cervini, Hilary Gardner and Melissa Stylianou (vocals) plus Greg Ruggerio (guitar) and TBD (bass). North Square.

March 22, Chris Eldridge & Julian Lage plus Aoife O'Donovan. Fairfield Theatre Company, Fairfiend CT.

March 23, 9 PM (unconfirmed time): Jon-Erik Kellso Quartet. Luca's Jazz Corner @Cavatappo Grill.

April 11, 6 PM: Bucky Pizzarelli (7-string guitar), Ed Laub (guitar, vocals), Martin Pizzarelli (bass). Luca's Jazz Corner @Cavatappo Grill.

April 20, 9 PM: Frank Vignola & Vinny Raniolo (guitars). Luca's Jazz Corner @Cavatappo Grill.

April 28-30, Brooklyn Folk Festival. St Ann's Church. Full Line-up here:

May 9, 6 PM: Bucky Pizzarelli (7-string guitar), Ed Laub (guitar, vocals), Martin Pizzarelli (bass). Luca's Jazz Corner @Cavatappo Grill.

May 13, 7:30 PM: Rhiannon Giddens (violin, banjo, vocals). Alice Tully Hall. Info/tix.

May 18, 8 PM: David Crosby. Westbury Theatre. Info/Tix. Tix on sale February 3.

May 27, 7:30 PM: Battle of the Big Bands. Info/tix.

June 6, 6 PM: Bucky Pizzarelli (7-string guitar), Ed Laub (guitar, vocals), Martin Pizzarelli (bass). Luca's Jazz Corner @Cavatappo Grill.

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

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