New Year’s Eve
December 31, 2015, 7:30pm & 11pm
Paquito D’Rivera: Pan-American Fiesta
Continuing our popular annual tradition, Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola rings in the new year with artistic visionary Paquito D’Rivera. Fresh off of winning this year’s Best Latin Jazz Album GRAMMY® Award–his 14th award–D’Rivera continues to defy categorization. Not only a virtuoso saxophonist and clarinetist, D’Rivera is a composer whose contributions to Latin jazz and classical music have earned him a Carnegie Hall Lifetime Achievement Award and the status of NEA Jazz Master.
For this festive occasion, D’Rivera’s Quintet will bring its unique brand of fire to the stage, reflecting his passion infusing jazz and bebop with the sounds of Cuban, Brazilian, Venezuelan, Martiniquean, Puerto Rican, Mexican, Austrian, French, and German musical traditions. Though this infectious blend regularly sells out top concert halls in New York City, D’Rivera knows how to channel his talents as a bandleader and composer into the club setting. Music lovers will be hard-tasked to find a more spirited and inspiring way to ring in 2016.
Pan American Fiesta features clarinetist Paquito D’Rivera, pianist Alex Brown, steel pan player Victor Provost, drummer Eric Doob, bassist Zach Brown, percussionist Arturo Stable, and violinist Eduardo Coma.
Cover Charge:
7:30pm set (doors at 6pm):
$175 per person plus applicable fees, includes a three course menu.
11pm set (doors at 10pm):
$285 per person plus applicable fees, includes a three course menu plus a midnight champagne toast
See http://www.jazz.org/dizzys/events/5447/ for complete details.
Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola January 2016 Lineup:
Friday-Sunday, January 1-3, 2016
ELEW featuring Reginald Veal and Jeff “Tain” Watts
Virtuoso pianist Eric Lewis has had a stunning career trajectory; a Thelonious Monk Competition winner widely known for his work with jazz greats like Wynton Marsalis and Elvin Jones, he has since achieved major success in his solo career as ELEW. His intense “rockjazz” style has captured widespread attention and earned him fans within and beyond the jazz community, leading to appearances at TED Conferences, America’s Got Talent, and a performance for the Obamas at the White House. For these club shows, he is joined by fellow jazz stalwarts Reginald Veal and Jeff “Tain” Watts in an exclusive preview of To The Republic, the upcoming album that marks ELEW’s return to a jazz trio format. Audiences will get to hear the extraordinary jazz chops for which ELEW has long been renowned, as well as some of the unique ways in which he incorporates rock and pop into his distinct musical brand.
Cover: Friday and Saturday, $45, Sunday $40
Student cover: $30
Monday, January 4, 2016
Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Jazz Orchestra with special guest Ted Nash
Now in its eighth year, the Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Jazz Orchestra has established itself as a premier collegiate all-star big band. The group is returning to Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola for another January performance, and this year’s featured conductor and performer is saxophonist Ted Nash of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. All undergraduate and graduate students are eligible for this elite band (upon receiving a nomination from an instructor), and the final lineup is selected by a committee of Cumberland Jazz Society members. This year, the band will perform a variety of selections from the contemporary big band library.
Cover: $35
Student cover: $20
Tuesday, January 5, 2016
Jazz at Lincoln Center Youth Orchestra with special guest Marquis Hill
The Jazz at Lincoln Center Youth Orchestra (JLCYO) consists of 20 exceedingly talented and dedicated high school students in the tri-state area (NY, NJ, and CT). Members have the opportunity to enhance their musical education with the finest professional training and performance opportunities. The JLCYO rehearses weekly in Frederick P. Rose Hall, the state-of-the-art home of Jazz at Lincoln Center. During these rehearsals, students learn big band repertoire and performance techniques from JLCYO Director Vincent Gardner, as well as members of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Managing & Artistic Director, Wynton Marsalis. Join us to support young jazz musicians and hear some of the most dedicated up-and-comers in jazz.
Cover: $30
Student Cover: $15
Wednesday, January 6, 2016
Caili O’Doherty
Padme CD Release
23-year-old pianist and composer Caili O’Doherty returns to Jazz at Lincoln Center to celebrate her debut album, Padme, which she composed, arranged, performed, and produced. O’Doherty’s compositions have a modern, inclusive sound with strong melodies, emotional depth, and intricate arrangements that make excellent use of her band. A success on all fronts, the record demonstrates the full scope of O’Doherty’s talent and has received glowing, heartfelt reviews far exceeding the expectations of her young age. This ambitious rising star has already performed around the world, garnered awards as both a performer and a composer, and we are proudly looking forward to her first appearance as a leader at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola.
Cover: $30
Student cover: $20
Thursday-Sunday, January 7-10, 2016
Nicholas Payton Trio with Vicente Archer and Herlin Riley
GRAMMY® Award-winning trumpeter, pianist, and composer Nicholas Payton is considered one of the top voices of our time. In addition to his work with artists ranging from Trey Anastasio and Ray Brown, to Herbie Hancock, Wynton Marsalis, and Wayne Shorter, he has also been a successful bandleader since his early 20s. Proficient in settings from solo performances and duos all the way to a 21-piece big band and his own full orchestral work, Payton always gives his full attention and respect to the task at hand. Tonight he treats guests at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola to his trio, featuring two of the most in-demand and constantly creative rhythm section players in jazz, whose resumes are as fully loaded as Payton’s.
Cover: Thursday, Friday $40, Saturday $45, Sunday $35
Student cover: $25
Monday, January 11, 2016
Monday Nights with WBGO: Chantale Gagne
Quebec-born, New York resident Chantal Gagne graces Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola for one night, bringing with her a band of the highest caliber. With her classically informed, jazz-dominant approach, Gagne has long turned heads as a performer and improviser, and over the last decade she has become an increasingly highly regarded composer. Saxophone icon Steve Wilson, a member of tonight’s band, describes her compositions as “not just tunes, but arrangements within tunes, extended compositions with different episodes.” This show is an easy recommendation for any jazz fan, as Gagne’s sets often include expertly swinging standards in addition to her warm and distinctive original pieces.
Cover: $30
Student cover: $20
Tuesday, January 12, 2016
Evan Christopher’s Clarinet Road
Evan Christopher is a Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola favorite who brought the club to a standing ovation during his 2014 appearance. An authentic and passionate purveyor of classic New Orleans jazz clarinet, Christopher is also an innovator, exploring new nooks within a timeless tradition. To quote The Wall Street Journal: “[Evan Christopher] is one of the world’s major clarinetists, a musician who regards the Crescent City as the uppermost area of the Caribbean and plays accordingly, bringing a Jamaican-Haitian accent to traditional jazz and swing.”
Cover: $30
Student cover: $20
Wednesday, January 13, 2016
Carlos Henriquez: The Bronx Pyramid
Presented by Blue Engine Records
With 2015’s The Bronx Pyramid, Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra bassist Carlos Henriquez made his recording debut as a leader. This record – still charting on Billboard’s jazz charts – solidified the Bronx-born, Nuyorican bassist’s emergence as a fully-fledged Latin jazz master. Across 11 songs, Henriquez expertly blends modern jazz with Latin rhythms, demonstrating why he’s been performing with greats like Tito Puente, Eddie Palmieri, and Celia Cruz since he was 14. Combining two beautiful traditions, Henriquez and his all-star band offer an infectious set of music that will move fans of either genre.
Cover: $30
Student cover: $20
Thursday, January 14, 2016
Ibrahim Maalouf: Kalthoum
Still in his mid-30s, Ibrahim Maalouf has had a monumental career as a multi-instrumentalist, composer, and arranger, offering fresh musical perspectives as he blends jazz and European classical music with the sounds of his native Lebanon and long-time home in France. Maalouf’s masterful use of a custom four-valve, quarter-tone trumpet allows him to incorporate the Arabic melodic modes known as maqams into his genre-blending work, offering rarely heard possibilities that close supposed gaps between Arab and Western worlds. Tonight he brings a carefully selected powerhouse band to pay tribute to Egyptian icon Oum Kalthoum, one of the greatest Arabic divas of all time. Of her beloved hit, “Alf Leila wa Leila,” Maalouf explains, “This piece is one of the all-time classics that is celebrated across the Arab world, and yet it remains virtually unknown in the rest of the world, so this is an opportunity for me to present this symphonic masterpiece.” Maalouf is a gifted arranger full of surprises, and as he proved in 2015 to sold-out crowds at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola, this project is a mesmerizing, one-of-a-kind synthesis of cultural traditions. He is joined by a powerhouse ensemble of fellow musicians, including saxophonist Mark Turner, bassist Linda Oh, and drummer Clarence Penn.
Cover: $35
Student cover: $25
Friday-Sunday, January 15-17, 2016*
Joey Alexander Trio
After jaw-dropping performances at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s 2014 Gala, Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola, and The Town Hall, 12-year-old piano prodigy Joey Alexander returns to great demand. The Jakarta, Indonesia native recently released his chart-topping debut album on Motéma, the label of artists including Gregory Porter, Elio Villafranca, and Ginger Baker, to name just a few. His youth makes his technical ability and emotional and improvisational maturity almost startling, but this level of performance would earn the gig at any age.
Cover: Friday $40, Saturday $45, Sunday $35
Student cover: $25
*Please note: Set times are at 7 and 9PM this weekend.
Monday, January 18, 2016
New Century Jazz Quintet
With Benny Benack , trumpet; Tim Green, alto saxophone; Takeshi Ohbayashi, piano; Yasushi Nakamura, bass; and Ulysses Owens, Jr., drums
The New Century Jazz Quintet is comprised of five of the best rising star musicians from New York City and Japan, including two (Owens and Benack) named by Wynton Marsalis as top picks for the “Next Generation of Jazz Greats.” Last January, they performed at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola in support of their excellent debut album, and already they’re returning to showcase a solid second recording. Featuring original compositions and arrangements by every member of the band, plus tunes by such artists as Terence Blanchard, John Coltrane, and Mulgrew Miller, this will be an evening of high quality jazz performed by some of our finest young musicians.
Cover: $35
Student cover: $25
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
To be announced.
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
Matthew Shipp Trio
One-of-a-kind pianist Matthew Shipp returns with his trio to celebrate his latest album, the already-acclaimed The Conduct of Jazz. Shipp is a daring composer and improviser who is well versed in jazz tradition and theory, but also draws from the world of contemporary classical music, leaning towards a modern dissonance that ranges from playful to aggressive. The ensuing moments of clarity and resolution in his music make it all the more stirring thanks to this thoughtful contrast. Tonight’s trio, featuring veteran players Michael Bisio and Newman Taylor Baker, promises a powerful and unpredictable journey through sound that must be heard – and felt – to be understood. Shipp’s music challenges the listener but also makes it impossible to turn away, resulting in a uniquely rewarding and enlightening experience for the audience.
Cover: $30
Student cover: $20
Thursday-Sunday, January 21-24, 2016
Rene Marie
A feisty, knowing jazz singer with an affinity for Betty Carter, Ella Fitzgerald and Dinah Washington, René Marie made people sit up and listen when she emerged on the scene fully formed in the late 1990s. Although considered a late-bloomer of sorts (beginning her professional singing career at 42) she made critics take note with her recent GRAMMY® Award nomination for Best Jazz Vocal Album. On the heels of her sold performances at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola in 2015, she returns to captivate audiences with her incredible voice, powerful emotional resonance and fiery independence.
Cover: Thursday and Friday $40, Saturday $45, Sunday $35
Student cover: $25
Monday, January 25, 2016
Ramon Valle Trio
Cuban pianist Ramón Valle ‘s repertoire, arrangements, and performance style combine in surprising ways that shed new light on favorite jazz standards, Afro-Cuban traditions, and pop favorites by artists like Stevie Wonder and Leonard Cohen. Some of his originals, too, reveal new possibilities within established and long-loved frameworks. For example, jazz fans will hear the relationship between his burning “Steps in the Night” and John Coltrane’s “Giant Steps,” but to everyone else it will simply be a stunning display of improvisational prowess and the tight group interplay of an obviously inspired trio with bassist Omar Rodriguez Calvo and drummer Liber Torriente.
Cover: $30
Student cover: $20
Tuesday-Wednesday, January 26-27, 2016
Emilio Solla & La Inestable de Brooklyn
La Inestable de Brooklyn is a game-changing small orchestra led by composer-pianist Emilio Solla, also known as an orchestrator and arranger for such acclaimed artists as Paquito D’Rivera and Arturo O’Farrill. With two reed players and one trumpet, trombone, accordion, violin, piano, bass, and drum set, Solla utilizes his unique group to its full potential and fulfills his own as a composer. The band traverses a stylistically diverse set of extended compositions full of beautiful, lush textures, irresistible grooves, and improvisational opportunities well-suited for every member. The lineup is a “who’s who” of contemporary jazz (and some of its neighboring sub-genres), with John Ellis, saxophones & flute; Tim Armacost, saxophones & flute; Alex Norris, trumpet & flugelhorn; Ryan Keberle, trombone; Meg Okura, violin; Julien Labro, accordion & bandoneon; Jorge Roeder, double bass; and Eric Doob, drums.
Cover: $30
Student cover: $20
Thursday-Sunday, January 28-31, 2016
Ken Peplowski Quintet
The Great American Songbook
With Terrell Stafford (January 28, 29 & 31) and Houston Person (January 30)
Ken Peplowski is a clarinetist and saxophonist cherished for keeping the fire bright in classic swing and the Great American Songbook. Alongside an experienced quintet of in-demand jazzmen, he performs impeccable, often virtuosic arrangements of classic swing material and authentic jazz styles. Though the music is timeless, it’s a rare and enlightening privilege to experience renditions that so deftly balance authenticity with individuality
- The Great American Songbook Part 1: Honoring Richard Rodgers (January 28)
Tonight’s concert will explore the music of Richard Rodgers, the first person to ever win an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Award, best known for his work with Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein II. Beyond Broadway, film, and television, Rodgers forever changed the landscape of jazz, contributing such classics as “My Favorite Things.”
- The Great American Songbook Part 2: Honoring Harold Arlen (January 29)
Peplowski and his quintet explore the music of Harold Arlen, the seminal composer of such timeless songs as “Over the Rainbow,” “Stormy Weather,” and “That Old Black Magic.”
- The Great American Songbook Part 3: The New Standards (January 30)
Special guest Houston Person joins the quintet to explore a varied array of post-1960s composers such as John Lennon and Paul McCartney, Cy Coleman, Stevie Wonder, Barry Manilow, George Harrison, Stephen Sondheim, and Bobby Hebb. - The Great American Songbook Part 4: Audience Pick! (January 31)
For the final night of his run, Peplowski invites the audience to select the songs that will be performed. The band will take requests from a master list of composers including Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Thelonious Monk, Harold Arlen, Richard Rodgers, Hoagy Carmichael, Charlie Parker, George Gershwin, Johnny Green, Jimmy
Cover: Thursday and Friday $40, Saturday $45, Sunday $35
Student cover: $25
JANUARY 2016 LATE-NIGHT SESSIONS LINEUP:
Scheduled at 11:30pm every Tuesday through Saturday, Late Night Session features some of jazz’s most talented up and coming artists, with a special invited jam session. Hosted by vocalist Michael Mwenso, on Thursday and Saturday nights only. Full Price: Tuesdays and Wednesdays $5; Thursdays and Fridays $10; and Saturdays $20. Student Price: Tuesday – Friday $5; and Saturday $10.
Tuesday -Wednesday, Friday- Saturday, December 29-30, January 1-2, 2016
LATE NIGHT SESSION: Russell Hall’s Big Love
Tuesday – Saturday, January 5-9, 2016
LATE NIGHT SESSION: Tivon Pennicott
Tuesday – Saturday, January 12-16, 2016
LATE NIGHT SESSION: Michael Mwenso & the Shakes
Tuesday – Saturday, January 19-23, 2016
LATE NIGHT SESSION: Sammy Miller and the Congregation (1/19, 1/20, 1/22)
LATE NIGHT SESSION: Sammy Miller and the Congregation Big Band (1/21)
LATE NIGHT DANCE SESSION: Sammy Miller and the Congregation Big Band (1/23)
Tuesday – Saturday, January 26-30, 2016
LATE NIGHT SESSION: TBD
WHERE:
Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola, 5th floor, Frederick P. Rose Hall, Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center, on Broadway at 60th Street, New York City.
HOW:
Call 212-258-9595 or visit www.jazz.org/dizzys.
Prices vary. Dinner served nightly.
General Admission: $20-$45 (unless noted otherwise);
Students: $5-$30 with valid student ID (selected sets only);
Late Night Session: $5-$20.
Minimum of $10 applies to all.
WHEN:
Headliner sets are 7:30pm, 9:30pm (unless noted otherwise).
SPECIAL OFFERS:
Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola continues the Hot Fives Special — $5 cover and $5 food and drink specials — during the Late Night Session sets on Tuesdays and Wednesdays — a great way for patrons to hear some of the most talented young jazz performers while enjoying spectacular views of Manhattan.