The Dizzy’s Club lineup in August showcases the work of legends from jazz history as well as award-winning jazz musicians of today. Highlights include Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra clarinetist and saxophonist Victor Goines performing with his quartet alongside a string quartet (August 8-11); master drummer Louis Hayes and his sextet (August 13-14); Grammy Award-winning bassist and composer Ben Wolfe with trumpet icon Randy Brecker (August 1-3) and vibraphonist Warren Wolf (August 1-4); and the Harlem Quartet with bassist John Patitucci (August 12). Vocalist Charenee Wade takes the stage to celebrate Betty Carter at 90 (August 6-7), and the Charles Pillow Large Ensemble offers a new perspective on Miles Davis’ electric years with traditional big band instrumentation (August 19).
Christian McBride returns to the club to support students of community-based arts organization Jazz House Kids(August 5), which provides year-round musical, educational, and cultural programs. Additionally, vibraphonist, bandleader, and composer Christian Tamburr presents the world premiere of his latest original project—a musical soundtrack to the works of famed sculptor Seward Johnson (August 16-18).
Dizzy’s Club is located in Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center, on Broadway at 60th Street, New York City. Additional information and the full lineup is available at jazz.org/dizzys.
DIZZY’S CLUB AUGUST 2019 LINEUP:
BEN WOLFE QUINTET
FEATURING RANDY BRECKER (8/1-8/3) AND WARREN WOLF (8/1-8/4)
August 1-4 | 7:30 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.
Ben Wolfe is a Grammy Award–winning bassist and composer who “swings with authority,” according to Wynton Marsalis. Not only has he held long-term positions with artists including Harry Connick Jr., Diana Krall, and Marsalis, but Wolfe is also a prominent bandleader and recording artist who has long been praised for his eclectic output. Wolfe’s annual return to Dizzy’s Club is always an anticipated occasion, and he brings with him a new special guest every time. Recent appearances have included stars like Sean Jones, Tom Harrell, and Nicholas Payton. This year audiences will enjoy the return of trumpet icon Randy Brecker (8/1-8/3), himself a six-time Grammy Award winner as a bandleader, as well as Warren Wolf, one of the leading voices on the vibraphone and protégé of the all-time great Bobby Hutcherson. The lineup also includes Luis Perdomo on piano, Donald Edwards on drums, and Immanuel Wilkins on alto saxophone (8/4 only).
Cover: Thurs, Fri $40 / Sat $45 / Sun $35
Student: $25
JAZZ HOUSE KIDS
HOSTED BY CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE
August 5 | 7:30 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.
Jazz House Kids (JHK) is a community-based arts organization that provides year-round musical, educational, and cultural programs to students, teachers, and adults from diverse backgrounds. JHK has developed combos and award-winning big bands (taking second place in Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Essentially Ellington competition), and many students continue their studies at the nation’s leading colleges and conservatories. JHK students have unparalleled access to professional and internationally acclaimed jazz musicians, ensuring an authentic jazz education and mentorship by a host of extraordinary talent. JHK Big Band and host/artistic director Christian McBride joins the band in support of the next generation of great jazz musicians.
Cover: $35
Student: $25
CHARENEE WADE: BETTY CARTER AT 90
August 6-7 | 7:30 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.
Betty Carter blazed her own trail as one of the most original jazz vocalists of our time. Her flawless phrasing, unpredictability, and signature glissando placed her in a league of her own as a true “musician’s singer.” She was also one of jazz’s foremost mentors, and the elite “Jazz Ahead” program that she founded and led was a life-changing opportunity for rising star musicians—including tonight’s headlining vocalist, Charenee Wade. In celebration of what would have been Carter’s 90th birthday, Wade interprets the music of one of her personal idols. Wade is a gifted interpreter, as previously demonstrated in her eclectic tributes to Gil Scott-Heron, Brian Jackson, and, on the occasion of her 85th, Ms. Carter.
Cover: $35
Student: $25
VICTOR GOINES QUARTET MEETS STRING QUARTET
August 8-11 | 7:30 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.
A protégé of Ellis Marsalis, clarinetist, saxophonist, and educator Victor Goines is one of the most respected musicians in jazz today. A member of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and the Wynton Marsalis Septet since 1993, Goines is also a gifted composer, solo artist, and bandleader with numerous recordings to his credit. His stylistic expertise covers practically the entire history of jazz, and his musical roots in New Orleans add an unmistakable flavor to everything he touches. Goines joins the celebrated tradition of jazz musicians performing live with strings.
Cover: Thurs $40 / Fri, Sat $45 / Sun $35
Student: $25
MONDAY NIGHTS WITH WBGO: HARLEM QUARTET WITH JOHN PATITUCCI
August 12 | 7:30 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.
The Grammy Award–winning Harlem Quartet is a hip string group known for its brilliance in both jazz and classical contexts. The quartet includes Ilmar Gavilán on violin, Melissa White on violin, Jaime Amador on viola, and Felix Umansky on cello. They are joined by bassist John Patitucci, who plays with the likes of Wayne Shorter, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, and Roy Haynes in addition to recording and performing as a leader for the past several decades. Their joint repertoire includes a number of Patitucci originals as well as new arrangements of pieces by Chick Corea, John Coltrane, Josef Suk, and Bud Powell.
Cover: $40 at 7:30 p.m. / $35 at 9:30 p.m.
Student: $25
WBGO is proud to partner once again with Dizzy’s Club on Monday Nights with WBGO. The series features talented new artists as well as groups from some of the area’s great college jazz programs. Each performance is hosted by WBGO announcer Rhonda Hamilton.
LOUIS HAYES SEXTET
August 13-14 | 7:30 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.
Master musician Louis Hayes is one of the most prolific jazz drummers of all time. While still in his teens in 1956, Louis Hayes moved to New York and joined the Horace Silver Quintet, spending the following years working with greats like John Coltrane and Curtis Fuller, and then joining Cannonball Adderley’s quintet in 1959. He has since become one of the most recorded drummers in history and one of the players most successful in navigating the changes in jazz since the hard bop era. Though his résumé also includes working with Sonny Rollins, Dizzy Gillespie, Yusef Lateef, Ravi Shankar, J.J. Johnson, Ray Brown, Wes Montgomery, and countless more, he has spent the last several decades as a leader, mobilizing some of the tightest and most cohesive groups in the business.
Cover: $40
Student: $25
TIM HAGANS QUINTET
August 15 | 7:30 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.
Trumpeter and multi-Grammy Award–nominated composer Tim Hagans has led an enviable career from the start, joining the Stan Kenton band at age 20 and then touring Europe with legends like Thad Jones and Dexter Gordon. Always a powerful and in-demand trumpeter, he has since earned equal renown as a composer for small groups, jazz orchestras, film, dance, and beyond.
Cover: $40
Student $25
SOUNDS FOR SCULPTURE: CHRISTIAN TAMBURR SEPTET
WITH SPECIAL GUEST CLINT HOLMES
August 16-18 | 7:30 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.
Vibraphonist, bandleader, and composer Christian Tamburr returns to Dizzy’s Club for the world premiere of his latest original project—a musical soundtrack to the works of famed sculptor Seward Johnson. Named after Johnson’s stunning, 70-foot “The Awakening,” Tamburr’s The Awakening: Sounds for Sculpture will draw inspiration from Johnson’s collection of life-size and larger-than-life creations. Much like jazz and Tamburr’s own music, Johnson’s pieces are widely enjoyed not only in private collections and prestigious institutions, but also in welcoming public spaces throughout the world. Joining Tamburr is Clint Holmes on vocals, Scott Giddens on piano, Linda Briceño on trumpet, Paul Creel on bass, John Davis on drums, and Keita Ogawa and Michael Dobson on percussion.
Cover: Fri, Sat $45 / Sun $35
Student: $25
CHARLES PILLOW LARGE ENSEMBLE: ELECTRIC MILES
August 19 | 7:30 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.
In Electric Miles, Charles Pillow leads his New York-based Large Ensemble in a reimagining of music from Miles Davis’ “electric” years. Drawing from albums such as Bitches Brew, In a Silent Way, Jack Johnson, and On the Corner, Pillow rearranges Davis’ music for a more traditional big band instrumentation, transforming the sonic palette and offering a new perspective on Davis’ extremely diverse and sometimes divisive experiments. The ensemble includes Charles Pillow, Alexa Tarantino, Troy Roberts, Marc Phanuef, and Owen Broder on reeds; Mike Davis, Alan Ferber, Keith O’Quinn, and Jeff Nelson on trombone; Tony Kadleck, Frank Greene, Scott Wendholt, and Tim Hagans on trumpet; Chuck Bergeron on bass; and Jared Schonig on drums.
Cover: $35
Student: $25
LUISITO QUINTERO’S 3RD ELEMENT
August 20 | 7:30 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.
Venezuelan percussion superstar Luisito Quintero grew up playing with his country’s top bands and contemporaries, and he has since worked with a cross-continental “who’s who” of artists such as the Rolling Stones, Vanessa Williams, Paul Simon, Jack DeJohnette, Santana, George Benson, Tommy LePuma, Celia Cruz, Tito Puente, Eddie Palmieri, Gloria Estefan, Marc Anthony, Ravi Coltrane, Diane Krall, Toshiko Akiyoshi, and the Spanish Harlem Orchestra. He leads his versatile 3rd Element group, nominated for a Best Latin Jazz Album Grammy Award, for a night of rhythm and melody at Dizzy’s Club. Joining Quintero is Roberto Quintero on congas, Doug Beavers on trombone, Felipe Fournier on vibraphone, Roman Lajara on guitar, Gabriel Chakarji on piano, and “Bam Bam” Rodriguez on bass.
Cover: $35
Student: $25
TRIO DA PAZ & FRIENDS WITH MAUCHA ADNET, HARRY ALLEN, AND CLAUDIO RODITI
MUSIC OF GETZ, JOBIM & BRAZILIAN CLASSICS
August 21-25 | 7:30 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.
Keeping an unprecedented streak alive for the 12th consecutive year, Trio da Paz comes to Dizzy’s Club for a two-week summer residency. Formed in 1990 by three of Brazil’s most in-demand master musicians, guitarist Romero Lubambo, bassist Nilson Matta, and drummer Duduka da Fonseca, Trio da Paz updates the infectious spirit of jazz-oriented Brazilian music. With their harmonically adventurous interactions, daring improvisations, and dazzling rhythms, this group redefines Brazilian jazz. Joining them is Maucha Adnet on vocals, Harry Allen on tenor saxophone, and Claudio Roditi on trumpet.
Cover: Wed $40 / Thurs, Fri, Sat $45 / Sun $35
Student: $25
MILTON SUGGS QUINTET: HORACE SILVER’S THE UNITED STATES OF MIND
August 26 | 7:30 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.
Though a distinctive artist in his own right, vocalist Milton Suggs has a special gift for inspired explorations of his favorite singers and composers. During Jazz at Lincoln Center’s 2018–19 concert season, Suggs graced The Appel Room with Michael Feinstein in a celebration of the great American crooners, and in Rose Theater he led the vocal-centric Family Concert: Who is Joe Williams? In his return to Dizzy’s Club, Suggs and his band will now perform selections from Horace Silver’s The United States of Mind, a three-album collection from the early 1970s that saw the iconic Silver place a greater emphasis on vocals, soul, and funk. It’s a great songbook for a singing showcase, and Suggs will bring to life Silver’s famous meditations on his physical, mental, and spiritual states as the 1960s gave way to a new era.
Cover: $40 at 7:30 p.m / $30 at 9:30 p.m.
Student: $25
TRIO DA PAZ & FRIENDS WITH MAUCHA ADNET, HARRY ALLEN, AND CLAUDIO RODITI
August 27-September 1 | 7:30 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.
Keeping an unprecedented streak alive for the 12th consecutive year, Trio da Paz comes to Dizzy’s Club for a two-week summer residency. Formed in 1990 by three of Brazil’s most in-demand master musicians, Romero Lubambo, Nilson Matta, and Duduka da Fonseca, Trio da Paz updates the infectious spirit of jazz-oriented Brazilian music. With their harmonically adventurous interactions, daring improvisations, and dazzling rhythms, this group redefines Brazilian jazz. Joining them is Maucha Adnet on vocals, Harry Allen on tenor saxophone, and Claudio Roditi on trumpet.
Cover: Tue, Wed $40 / Thurs, Fri, Sat $45 / Sun $40
Student: $25
AUGUST 2019 LATE NIGHT SESSIONS LINEUP:
Doors open at 11:15 p.m. every Tuesday through Saturday for the Late Night Sessions featuring some of the most talented up-and-coming jazz artists, with jam sessions on Thursdays and Saturdays.
Tuesday-Saturday, July 30–August 3
LATE NIGHT SESSION: The Ladybugs
Tuesday-Friday, August 6-10
LATE NIGHT SESSION:Evan Sherman (8/6, 8/7 & 8/9)
LATE NIGHT SESSION:Evan Sherman Big Band (8/8)
LATE NIGHT DANCE SESSION:Evan Sherman Big Band (8/10)
Tuesday-Saturday, August 13-17
LATE NIGHT SESSION: Jake Chapman Quartet
Tuesday-Saturday, August 20-24
LATE NIGHT SESSION:Tahira Clayton and Addison Frei
Tuesday-Saturday, August 27-31
LATE NIGHT SESSION:Enoit Music: Darrell Green Quintet
WHERE:
Dizzy’s Club, 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.
Dinner and drinks served nightly. Minimum of $10 applies to all.
General Admission: $20–$45 (unless noted otherwise).
Students: $5–$25 with valid student ID (selected sets only).
Late Night Session: $5–$20.
WHEN:
Headliner sets are 7:30 p.m., 9:30 p.m. (unless noted otherwise).Many of Jazz at Lincoln Center’s concerts stream live in high-definition audio and video for free to a global audience. The concerts will also be available on Livestream’s mobile and connected TV applications with real-time DVR, chat, photos and other materials available to fans worldwide at www.jazz.org/live.Additional information may be found at jazz.org |
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