This Weekend! (August 24 – 26)
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Friday & Saturday August 24 & 25 | 7 & 9:30 pm
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Julius Rodriguez Quintet
An all-star quintet of young lions brings you the fresh sound of jazz’s up and coming talents. The leader, and a Westchester native, Julius Rodriguez, has already been making a name for himself in the New York City jazz scene. Julius’ budding career, boasts shows at well-known venues such as Jazz at Lincoln Center, Jazz Standard, and Smalls Jazz Club and performances with recognizable names including Javon Jackson, James Morrison, Wynton Marsalis, and Jazzmeia Horn. He has also traveled to perform in Japan, Russia, Spain and Australia. The Julius Rodriguez Quintet features Vuyo Sotashe, vocals, Giveton Gelin, trumpet, Daryl Johns, bass, and Jongkuk Kim, drums.
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Brazilian Music Sunday August 26 | 4 pm
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Miho Nobuzane Samba Jazz Quartet
A versatile jazz pianist, composer, and vocalist, Miho Nobuzane was born in Osaka, Japan, where she majored in classical piano during college. After she moved to New York, she began to distinguish herself immediately in the Brazilian music scene, subsequently expanding to various music genres where she performed with such wellknown great musicians as Bernard Purdie, Filo Machado, Martha Reeves & Vandellas, Ana Popovic, Hendrik Meurkens, Sergio Brandao, Portinho, Lincoln Goines, David Finck, Nilson Matta, Victor Jones, Carla Cook, Bakithi Kumalo and many others. See Miho Nobuzane (piano) with Eddie Allen (trumpet), Flavio Lira (bass) and Graciliano Zambonin (drums) at the Jazz Forum!
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Sunday Evening Jazz August 26 | 6 pm
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Valery Ponomarev Quartet
The first major Russian jazz musician to make an impression in the United States, Valery Ponomarev has always had an attractive tone, a swinging style, and a strong interest in keeping the hard bop legacy of Clifford Brown alive. After playing in Russia for many years, he joined Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers, a perfect outlet for his style, from 1977-1980; he recorded nine albums with Blakey for such labels as Roulette, Timeless, and Concord. Ponomarev has since freelanced, usually leading his own quintets and recording extensively for Reservoir.
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Next Weekend! (August 31 – September 2)
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Friday & Saturday Aug 31 & Sept 1 | 7 & 9:30 pm
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Houston Person Quartet
Houston Person is an American jazz tenor saxophonist and record producer. Although he has performed in the hard bop and swing genres, he is most experienced in and best known for his work in soul jazz. Person is also known for his distinctive sassy sound and his expressive style of playing. He received the Eubie Blake Jazz Award in 1982. There are more than 75 albums recorded by Houston Person as a bandleader, on Prestige and has most recently been recording on HighNote.
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Brazilian Music Sunday Sept 2 | 4 pm
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Carlos Barbosa-Lima Trio
Carlos Barbosa-Lima has long been a masterful interpreter of a wide range of melodic music. A brilliant acoustic guitarist, Barbosa-Lima gives taste and feeling to works that range from Gershwin to Bach, Jobim to Debussy. A native of Brazil, Barbosa-Lima began studying the guitar when he was seven. Among his teachers were the influential Brazilian guitarist Isaias Savio and Andrés Segovia. While still a child, he was performing in public and he made his recording debut when he was just 12. He first toured the United States in 1967, and during 1971-1972 Barbosa-Lima performed in London and New York, gaining a worldwide reputation. Barbosa-Lima’s tasteful yet virtuosic control of the guitar has resulted in consistently delightful solo recitals for Concord Concerto that appeal to a wide audience. See Carlos Barbosa-Lima with Larry Del Casale and Nanny Assis at the Jazz Forum!
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Sunday Evening Jazz Sept 2 | 6 pm
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Nancy Marano Feat. Mike Abene
Nancy Marano is a jazz vocalist, pianist, arranger and educator. She has produced eight CD’s as leader, and two as guests of Benny Carter, The Benny Carter Songbooks, Volumes I and II, and Dick Hyman Swing Is Here. The latter was included in the film soundtrack Two Weeks Notice. She has recorded with Gerry Mulligan, Michel Legrand, Michael Abene, Grady Tate, Claudio Roditi, Frank Wess, and Roger Kellaway. Nancy has performed concerts at North Sea Jazz in Helsinki, Marca Jazz in Italy, the Port Townsend Jazz Festival, Norway Floating Jazz Festival, Women In Jazz, Henry Mancini Institute Big Band, and The Alec Wilder Festival, NYC, 2003. She has been a guest soloist with the Radio Big Band of Slovenia and the WDR Radio Big Band of Koln, Germany in several concerts with composer/arranger Michael Abene.
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NEXT SESSION:
Sunday, September 2nd
8-10 pm
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Come and play with professional, avocational and student musicians. If you just want to hear who’s coming up on the scene, come swing by! Led by pianist David Janeway and his Trio.
$10 to listen or $5 to play
Tickets available at the door
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Friday & Saturday Sept 7 & 8 | 7 & 9:30 pm
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Joey DeFrancesco Trio
“He has dominated the instrument and the field as no one of his generation has.” – Chicago Tribune
“Mr. DeFrancesco is a deeply authoritative musician, a master of rhythmic pocket, and of the custom of stomping bass lines beneath chords and riffs.” – New York Times
Multi-instrumentalist, singer and Grammy nominee Joey DeFrancesco was born in 1971, signed his first record deal at age 16, and has since recorded and performed with Miles Davis, Jimmy Smith, Elvin Jones, James Moody, Ray Charles, and countless more. Loved by musicians, critics, and audiences, he has won the DownBeat Critics Poll nine times and has won the Readers Poll every year since 2005.
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