PREMIERES & RARE COLLABORATIONS
AT BLUE NOTE JAZZ CLUB - JUNE 2014
All Performances Part of Month-Long,
Fourth Annual Blue Note Jazz Festival - June 1-30
World Premiere:
André Previn & Christian McBride (Produced by Jill Newman Productions),
U.S. Premiere: "Children Of The Light Trio" -
Danilo Pérez/John Patitucci/Brian Blade,
NYC Premiere: Michel Camilo Solo Piano - Music From Album What's Up?,
Ramsey Lewis Electric With Philip Bailey (of Earth, Wind & Fire),
Hiromi: The Trio Project feat. Anthony Jackson & Simon Phillips,
Andy Bey Solo, Gato Barbieri and More
2014 Jazz Journalists Association Jazz Awards - June 11
New York, NY - May 15, 2014 - 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
World Premiere:
André Previn & Christian McBride
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
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
U.S. Premiere: "Children Of The Light Trio"
Danilo Pérez - John Patitucci - Brian Blade
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
NYC Premiere: 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.
ABOUT BLUE NOTE JAZZ CLUB
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.
Location: 131 W. 3rd Street, between 6th Ave and MacDougal St., New York City.
Tickets/Reservations: Call 212-475-8592 or visit www.bluenotejazz.com
For all media inquiries, please contact:
Jordy Freed, Director of Marketing & Publicity
Blue Note Jazz Club, Blue Note Jazz Festival
Blue Note Entertainment Group
"Jazz," he adds, "which is based on improvisation, is about being a
part of an ensemble and everyone communicating with each other to get
the musical statement across. Even though I'm standing in front, I'm
just one of the instruments telling a story to the audience. It's about
the story and the music, and paying respect and credence to the music."
