Blue Note Jazz Club, one of the world's most iconic
jazz and blues venues based in Greenwich Village, is proud to announce its June
2014 schedule. All June performances at Blue Note Jazz Club will be featured as
part of the fourth annual, 2014 Blue Note Jazz Festival, scheduled to take
place Sunday, June 1 through Monday, June 30 (with over 150 performances at
more than 15 venues throughout New York City).
Festival
highlights at Blue Note Jazz Club include a collection of premieres and rare
collaborations, including the world premiere of André Previn & Christian
McBride (produced by Jill Newman Productions); the U.S. premiere of
"Children Of The Light Trio" featuring Danilo Pérez, John Patitucci,
and Brian Blade; the New York City premiere of Michel Camilo Solo Piano, music
his the album What's Up?; Ramsey Lewis Electric with Philip Bailey (of Earth,
Wind & Fire); Lou Donaldson featuring Dr. Lonnie Smith; Beka & DJ Logic
featuring Victor Bailey & Friends; The Dizzy Gillespie™ Afro Cuban
Experience featuring Machito, Jr.; Hiromi: The Trio Project featuring Anthony
Jackson & Simon Phillips - Album Release; Gato Barbieri, and many more.
JUNE 2014 ARTIST SCHEDULE
8:00PM
& 10:30PM shows each night, unless otherwise noted.
Doors
open at 6:00pm. $5 minimum.
Tuesday
- Sunday, May 27 - June 1
Joe
Lovano's Village Rhythms Band
Saxophonist
Joe Lovano kicks off Blue Note Jazz Club's June schedule and the 2014 Blue Note
Jazz Festival presenting the Village Rhythms Band, his latest project. At
Cleveland's infamous "Togo Suite," a then 28-year old Lovano met and
performed with a group of Nigerian musicians involved in an impromptu and
joyous cultural exchange. About one year later on his 29th birthday in 1981, as
a result of that initial late night club session, Lovano found himself in
Lagos, Nigeria, meeting and spending time with the esteemed godfather of the
afro-beat movement - Fela Kuti. The meeting of Kuti and his extended family of
musicians led to a performance with the Cleveland and Nigerian musicians joined
together in "Tafawa Balewa Square." The entire experience of
performing with Kuti and his family left Lovano with a lasting feeling that
still touches him to this day, and a new sense of possibilities within his own
music - in all aspects of the sonic palette. Over three decades later, one of
the most prominent voices in jazz, looks back to a historic musical landmark in
his life and brings it into his own evolving musical vernacular. Joined by
guitarist Liberty Ellman, electric bassist Matthew Garrison, percussionist/African
harpist Abdou Mboup, and drummer Otis Brown III, with guests, vocalist Judi
Silvano and trumpeter Tim Hagans;
"The Village Rhythm Band" showcases the linear relationship between
West African music and jazz in a way that is totally unique to Lovano's voice -
warm, sinuous, and constantly moving over an emphatic pulse.
Music
Charge: $20 - Bar, $35 - Table
Monday,
June 2
Albare
A
virtuoso jazz guitarist with a strong melodic sense and a wealth of global
influences, Albare will make his Blue Note debut with a one-night only
engagement as part of the Blue Note Jazz Festival. Born in Morocco and raised
in Israel and France, Albare - the nom de guerre of Albert Dadon - first worked
as a musician in Paris, before emigrating to Australia at the age of 27. He is
not only well known as a jazz musician but has maintained a highly successful
career as one of Australia's most prominent businessmen. He directed the
Melbourne Jazz Festival for many years and served as chairman of the Australian
Jazz Awards. In 2008 he received the Order of Australia for his service to the
arts. He currently lives in Melbourne but travels constantly. His latest album,
Long Way, was released on enja Records in October 2012.
Music
Charge: $10 - Bar, $20 - Table
Tuesday -
Wednesday, June 3-4
The
Dizzy Gillespie™ Afro Cuban Experience Featuring Machito, Jr.
In the
early 1940s, Afro-Cuban jazz first emerged when Cuban musicians Frank
"Machito" Grillo and Mario Bauzá formed Machito & His
Afro-Cubans. Several years later, in 1947, Bauzá introduced Dizzy Gillespie to
Cuban percussionist Chano Pozo, further developing Afro-Cuban jazz. Early
combinations of jazz with Cuban music, such as Gillespie's and Pozo's
"Manteca" and Charlie Parker's and Machito's "Mangó Mangüé,"
were commonly referred to as "Cubop," short for Cuban bebop.
Gillespie loved the substyle so much that in 1975, he invited Machito and
Machito's son, Mario Grillo (aka Machito, Jr.), to join his band for the
recording of Afro-Cuban Jazz Moods. In 2014, almost 40 years later, Machito,
Jr. reunites with the Gillespie legacy, joining The Dizzy Gillespie™ Afro Cuban
Experience (under the direction of John Lee, Gillespie's longtime bassist and
leader of the various Dizzy Gillespie bands, including The Dizzy Gillespie™ Big
Band and Quintet).
Music
Charge: $20 - Bar, $35 - Table
Thursday,
June 5
Beka
& DJ Logic Featuring Victor Bailey & Friends
In the
Summer of 2011 at the Black Sea Jazz Festival, piano prodigy Beka Gochiashvili
met with an innovative turntablist and kindred spirit, Bronx-native Jason
Kibler a.k.a. DJ Logic and his band members at Batumi, Georgia's Club Take
Five. During jam sessions in the club, a musical chemistry quickly developed
between them and they decided to form this band. In addition to Beka (now just 18 years old)
and DJ Logic, the band features renowned electric bassist Victor Bailey with
vocalist Butterscotch, adventurous keyboardist James Hurt, alto saxophonist
Jaleel Shaw, and drummer Justin Tyson. Beka, Logic and friends perform in support
of their debut album, Chillin' in Batumi (released in September 2013).
Music
Charge: $20 - Bar, $30 - Table
Friday -
Sunday, June 6-8
André
Previn & Christian McBride
Produced
by Jill Newman Productions
Blue
Note Jazz Festival and Jill Newman Productions are proud to present the highly
anticipated world premiere collaboration of celebrated pianist André Previn and
prolific bassist Christian McBride - in duo. While Previn and McBride will
unite for the first time at Blue Note Jazz Club (a project that was conceived
by Jill Newman and Mr. Previn), both have extensively explored the duo format
in recent years, respectively. Previn enjoys a longstanding collaboration with
bassist David Finck, having released a handful of albums, as well as performing
at Blue Note Jazz Club in 2011 (Jill Newman Productions). McBride released
Conversations with Christian in 2011, on which he documented a duet apiece with
13 of his closest musical friends and cohorts (ranging from Angélique Kidjo and
Sting to Dr. Billy Taylor and Hank Jones).
Music
Charge: $35 - Bar, $55 - Table
Monday,
June 9
Jeff
Lorber Fusion
Keyboardist/composer/producer
Jeff Lorber, heralded as "one of the founding fathers of fusion"
(Keyboard Magazine), will perform with his GRAMMY®-nominated power trio, the
Jeff Lorber Fusion, featuring bassist/co-producer Jimmy Haslip and saxophonist
Eric Marienthal. Since the late 1970s, this contemporary jazz collective has
blended elements of jazz, funk, rock, R&B and world music into a
distinctive sound that has connected with audiences from a variety of
continents, cultures and generations. In more recent years, the group's studio
efforts such as their 2010 release, Now Is the Time (2010) and Galaxy (2012),
influenced by extensive touring throughout Europe and Asia, have been colored
with vibrant shades of dance and house music. He appear in support of his
latest Heads Up/Concord Music Group album titled Hacienda (released in August
2013).
Music
Charge: $20 - Bar, $35 - Table
Tuesday
- Wednesday, June 10-11
Lou
Donaldson Quartet Featuring Dr. Lonnie Smith
NEA Jazz
Master Lou Donaldson will perform at Blue Note for a two-night engagement
featuring his working Quartet - with whom he has toured the world, playing
festivals and clubs for over two decades. The saxophonist played an absolutely
invaluable role in the creation and building of the classic Blue Note Record
Label, as well as the assembly and musical development of Art Blakey's Jazz
Messengers bands that originally featured legends such as Clifford Brown,
Horace Silver, Gene Ramey, and Hank Mobley, among others. As The Wall Street
Journal wrote, "Few musicians today can claim to have changed the
direction of jazz. Lou Donaldson did so twice." He appears at Blue Note
with his longtime collaborator, organist Dr. Lonnie Smith.
Music
Charge: $20 - Bar, $35 - Table
EMERGING
ARTIST SERIES/OPENER: Jake Sherman Organ Trio - Tuesday, June 10 Only - 6:30PM
Purchasing
a ticket to Lou Donaldson Quartet feat. Dr. Lonnie Smith - June 10, 8:00PM set
will allow access to the above opening act.
Thursday
- Sunday, June 12-15
Ramsey
Lewis Electric With Philip Bailey (of Earth, Wind & Fire)
Jazz
icon/pianist Ramsey Lewis returns to Blue Note for a special engagement with
his Electric Band and vocalist Philip Bailey, of Earth, Wind & Fire.
Following his classic 1960s acoustic albums, Lewis began to collaborate with
the enigmatic and iconic, Earth, Wind & Fire. Sun Goddess, the result of
this creative summit, is an album with sleek grooves and gorgeous melodies that
continues to flow with the upliftng and positive vibes of that time. The album
reached across the musical rainbow and, rightfully so, it became a huge
cross-over hit; charting #1 on the Billboard Black Albums chart as well as the
Jazz album chart and it charted #12 in the Pop chart. At Blue Note, Lewis and
Bailey will reunite to perform some of their top jazz and R&B classics.
Music
Charge: $40 - Bar, $65 - Table
OPENING
ACT: The Unforgettable Joe Alterman & James Cammack Duo - Thursday, June 12
Only - 6:30PM
Purchasing
a ticket to Ramsey Lewis Electric With Philip Bailey - June 12, 8:00PM set will
allow access to the above opening act.
Monday,
June 16
Andy Bey
Solo
Produced
by Jill Newman Productions
Multi-GRAMMY®
Award nominee, vocalist and pianist Andy Bey will make his second consecutive
Blue Note Jazz Festival appearance (Jill Newman Productions). Bey is a true
living legend, who has become an icon to a generation of vocalists, earning
praise from singers such as Aretha Franklin and Diana Krall; John Coltrane even
cited Bey as his favorite vocalist. Bey received a GRAMMY® Award nomination for
his latest 2013 HighNote album, The World According to Andy Bey. In advance of
Bey's sets at Blue Note last year, The New York Times wrote, "Missing them
could be a bad idea."
Music
Charge: $20 - Bar, $35 - Table
Tuesday
- Sunday, June 17-22
Danilo Pérez - John Patitucci - Brian Blade: Children Of The Light Trio
In April
2013, JazzTimes wrote, "Over the past dozen years, saxophonist and
composer Wayne Shorter's quartet featuring pianist Danilo Pérez, bassist John
Patitucci and drummer Brian Blade has become a paragon of jazz's exploratory
spirit." At Blue Note Jazz Club, Perez, Patitucci and Blade will make
their highly anticipated U.S. debut as a trio, with a project titled
"Children of the Light" (a nod to their collective mentor, Wayne
Shorter). Each band leaders in their own right, Perez performs in support of
his latest Mack Avenue Records album release, Panama 500 (released February 4).
Blade performs in support of his new Blue Note Records album with Fellowship,
titled Landmarks.
Music
Charge: $20 - Bar, $35 - Table
Monday -
Tuesday, June 23-24
Michel Camilo Solo Piano
Music
From Album What's Up?
GRAMMY®,
Emmy®, and Latin GRAMMY® Award winning pianist and composer Michel Camilo
returns to Blue Note for a special solo piano engagement, presenting the New
York City premiere of music from What's Up?, his latest OKeh/Sony Masterworks
release. The project spotlights a collection of original compositions, Latin
and jazz standards. All Music Guide described the album as "a commanding
performance by a truly masterful, wildly creative jazz pianist and
composer." Camilo's musical language is an expressive combination of his
Dominican Republic musical heritage and a rich, intelligent use of jazz
harmonies and textures. He has collaborated with Dizzy Gillespie, George
Benson, Paquito D'Rivera, Tito Puente, Herbie Hancock, Mongo Santamaria, Chucho
Valdes, Jaco Pastorious, George Wein, Michel Petrucciani, Toots Thielemans,
Michael Brecker, Eddie Palmieri, Esperanza Spalding, among countless others.
Music
Charge: $30 - Bar, $45 - Table
Tuesday
- Sunday, June 25-29
Hiromi:
The Trio Project featuring Anthony Jackson & Simon Phillips
Alive -
Album Release
Blue
Note Jazz Club is proud to present pianist/keyboardist Hiromi: The Trio
Project, featuring bassist Anthony Jackson (Steely Dan, Paul Simon, Michel
Camilo, The O'Jays and Chick Corea) and
drummer Simon Phillips (Toto, The Who, Judas Priest, David Gilmour and Jack
Bruce). The engagement will celebrate the release of her new recording, Alive
(scheduled for June 17, 2014 release via Telarc/Concord Music Group). Hiromi's
ninth album as a leader, Alive, heralds the return of the Trio Project, which
DownBeat Magazine proclaimed as "one of the most exciting groups working
in any genre today." Hiromi has been one of the most profound and prolific
living forces in 21st century music. Mentored by the legendary Ahmad Jamal, the
Japanese pianist/composer has created music that grows with every performance,
moves easily beyond stylistic genres, exhibits an awareness of the entire jazz
tradition and adapts to the contributions of her fellow bandmates.
Music
Charge:
Tuesday
- Thursday & Sunday: $20 - Bar, $35 - Table
Friday
& Saturday: $30 - Bar, $45 - Table
Monday,
June 30
Gato
Barbieri
Latin
jazz legend/world-renowned tenor saxophonist Gato Barbieri returns to Blue Note
Jazz Club for a special one-night appearance, marking his second consecutive
Blue Note Jazz Festival appearance. Originally from from Buenos Aires,
Argentina, Barbieri was an early exponent of John Coltrane and Ornette Coleman,
then blended his jazz influences with Latin American music, creating an
explosive cross-genre form that became a forerunner of world music. He is well
known for writing the music for Bernardo Bertolucci's film, Last Tango in
Paris.
Music
Charge: $30 - Bar, $45 - Table
LATE
NIGHT GROOVE SERIES
Blue
Note Jazz Club proudly presents its Late Night Groove Series, which showcases
New York's up-and-coming jazz, soul, hip-hop, R&B and funk artists. Shows
are on Friday and Saturday nights. Doors
open at midnight and shows begin at 12:30AM. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15
day-of-show, unless otherwise noted. The upcoming Blue Note Jazz Festival Late
Night schedule features:
June 6 -
Spiritchild & Mental Notes
June 7 -
BIGYUKI (All tickets $15)
June 13
- Soul Understated feat. Mavis "Swan" Poole ($15 advance / $20 door)
June 14
- Lakecia Benjamin (All tickets $15)
June 20
- Vladimir Cetkar (All tickets $15)
June 21
- Marcus Strickland's Twi-Life (All tickets $15)
June 27
- Jeremiah Hosea
June 28
- Mark de Clive-Lowe's Church (All tickets $15)
SUNDAY
BRUNCH SERIES
Sunday
Brunch at Blue Note Jazz Club as part of the 2014 Blue Note Jazz Festival is
$35.00 per person and includes a live performance, brunch and cocktail. Each
performer is scheduled for two shows, at 11:30AM and 1:30PM. The upcoming
schedule features:
June 1
- Vivian Sessoms
June 8 -
Eric Alexander & Harold Mabern Trio
June 15
- Allan Harris
June 22
- Fabian Almazan Trio feat. Camila Meza
June 29
- Nilson Matta's Brazilian Voyage
SPECIAL
EVENT
On
Wednesday, June 11 at 4pm, Blue Note Jazz Club will host the 2014 Jazz
Journalists Association Jazz Awards, where a who's who of the jazz world will
be on hand as winners of the 2014 JJA Awards for Jazz Journalism and Media.
Winners of 2014 awards for Music and Recording were announced on April 15.
Newark Jazz Hero Cephas Bowles and New York Jazz Hero Meghan Stabile are also
being honored at the party. Josh
Jackson, WBGO Jazz 88.3FM's VP of Content, will preside as MC and musical
entertainment will include Elio Villafranca's Jass Syncopators (with Steve
Turre, trombone; Vincent Herring, alto sax; Greg Tardy, tenor sax; Carlos
Henriquez, bass; Lewis Nash, drums; percussionists and dancer), Sheila Jordan
and Cameron Brown, and the Stephanie Richards Brass Ensemble. This is the 18th
Annual JJA Jazz Awards presentation. Tickets can be purchase at:
jazzjournalists.org. Space is limited.
Blue
Note Jazz Club, based in the heart of Greenwich Village, is a New York City
cultural institution and one of the premier jazz clubs in the world. Jazz is
undoubtedly America's music, and while Blue Note strives to celebrate the
music's great history, the club is a place where progression and innovation -
the foundation of jazz - are encouraged and practiced on a nightly basis. Blue
Note is open for concerts 365 days a year.
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