Playing at Jazz Standard

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September 2-7

Bill Charlap Trio plus Special Guests 9/4; Peter Bernstein, guitar; 9/5; Phil Woods, saxophone; 9/6; Houston Person, saxophone

Bill Charlap (piano), Peter Washington (bass), Kenny Washington (drums)

Tickets: $25/ $30 Fri. & Sat. plus tax

Only in his thirties, Bill Charlap has already performed with jazz legends like Benny Carter, Jim Hall, Clark Terry, Gerry Mulligan, and Tony Bennett who called the young pianist "one of the greatest American musicians of our time." Born and raised in New York City, Charlap, the son of Broadway composer Moose Charlap ("Peter Pan") and singer Sandy Stewart (Benny Goodman) has become the standard bearer for the jazz piano trio tradition. He possesses an encyclopedic knowledge of American standard songs and a refined sense of touch, taste, and group interplay. His trio with bassist Peter Washington and drummer Kenny Washington have recorded two critically acclaimed CDs for Blue Note Records, the most recent of which, Stardust, spotlights the music of Hoagy Carmichael interpreted by the trio and some of the special guests featured during this engagement.

September 8

Steven Bernstein's Millennial Territory Orchestra

Steven Bernstein (trumpet), Clark Gayton (trombone), Charlie Burnham (violin), Doug Wieselman (clarinet, tenor), Peter Apfelbaum (tenor, soprano), Erik Lawrence (baritone, soprano), Doug Wamble (guitar, vocals), Ben Allison (bass), Ben Perowsky (drums)

Tickets: $15 plus tax

Steven Bernstein's Millennial Territory Orchestra returns to continue their successful Monday night series. In a recent Village Voice story, Gary Giddins enthused, "...this music is so much fun it can hardly contain itself," while Ben Ratliff of The New York Times noted, " the rowdy, kinetic spirit of the band" in a recent live show review at Jazz Standard. Known as the music director for John Lurie's group, The Lounge Lizards, and for leading his critically acclaimed band Sex Mob, Bernstein's MTO is steeped in the tradition of the Kansas City sounds of the '20's and '30's.

September 9 - 14

Cedar Walton All-Star Quintet

Cedar Walton (piano), Gary Bartz (alto saxophone), Curtis Fuller (trombone), Buster Williams (bass), Jimmy Cobb (drums)

Tickets: $25/ $30 Fri. & Sat. plus tax

One of the premier players in jazz, pianist Cedar Walton combines rock-solid technique and an urbane lyrical quality with compositional skills that have produced widely played jazz standard tunes like "Firm Roots" and "Ugetsu." Walton began his recording career during the late 1950s with the likes of Kenny Dorham, J.J. Johnson, Art Farmer, Benny Golson, and others. He joined Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers in 1961, and played along side Freddie Hubbard and Wayne Shorter. In the 1970's he formed a trio with the late drummer Billy Higgins that set the standard of excellence for a working jazz group for over twenty years. Now Walton is a legendary figure in his prime leading a group of equally stellar cohorts.

September 15

Steven Bernstein's Millennial Territory Orchestra

Tickets: $15 plus tax

September 16

7:30pm

Jean-Michel Pilc and Cardinal Points

Jean-Michel Pilc (piano), Sam Newsome (sax), Thomas Bramerie (bass), Ari Hoenig (drums), Abdou M'Boup (percussion)

9:30pm

Jean-Michel Pilc Trio

Jean-Michel Pilc (piano), Francois Moutin (bass), Ari Hoenig (drums)

Tickets: $15 plus tax

Jean-Michel Pilc perfoms with two different ensembles to celebrate his new Dreyfus CD release "Cardinal Points." The French pianist arrived in New York City in 1995. He formed a trio with bassist Francois Moutin and drummer Ari Hoenig and immediately garnered critical attention. The New York Times writes, "Mr. Pilc seems to have dropped from the sky fully formed, with technique and ideas in place. He is a physical and densely harmonic player, a splashy stunner. . ." while the Washington Post calls Pilc "...a musical genius at work." Pilc has gone on to accompany Michael Brecker, John Abercrombie, and Harry Belafonte in addition to performing and recording with his trio.

September 17-18

Bud Shank Quartet

Bud Shank (saxophone), Bill Mays (piano), Ray Drummond (bass), Joe Labarbera (drums)

Tickets: $20 plus tax

Jazziz magazine calls Bud Shank's alto saxophone playing, "absolutely entrancing -- a fiery mixture of unmatched technical prowess and interpretive sensibilities that have matured to perfection... near the top of any list of living jazz greats." Shank, who first came to prominence in the big bands of Charlie Barnet and Stan Kenton during the late 1940s, was a charter member of the "West Coast" jazz movement. His cool but swinging sound has made him one of a handful of sax players with an instantly recognizable sound. Also, after decades as an L.A. studio stalwart Shank joined with Ray Brown, Jeff Hamilton, and Laurindo Almeida in the late 1980s to form the world-renowned "LA Four," who helped to popularize both Latin-flavored and chamber jazz styles of music. Shank's Jazz Standard debut represents a rare east coast appearance not to be missed!

September 19-20

Frank Wess Quintet

Frank Wess (saxophone), Terell Stafford (trumpet), Michael Weiss (piano), Daryl Hall (bass), Winard Harper (drums)

Showtimes: 7:30pm & 9:30pm only

September 21

Frank Wess Quartet

Frank Wess (saxophone), Michael Weiss (piano), Daryl Hall (bass), Winard Harper (drums)

Tickets: $25 Fri. & Sat. / $20 Sun. plus tax

In a career spanning sixty years, tenor saxophonist and flutist Frank Wess has been a featured soloist in just about every important outfit in the big band jazz tradition, Billy Eckstine, Count Basie, Woody Herman, and more recently Toshiko Akiyoshi. He also co-led a popular "Two Frank" big band and quintet with fellow Basie alumni tenor saxophonist Frank Foster that became the perfect showcase for his style, uncluttered swing combined with polished and highly sophisticated phrasing. His current quintet finds Wess assuming the role of living legend leading a talented group of sidemen by example.

September 22

Steven Bernstein's Millennial Territory Orchestra

Tickets: $15 plus tax

September 23

Frank Kimbrough Trio

Frank Kimbrough (piano), Ben Allison (bass), Matt Wilson (drums)

Tickets: $15 plus tax

This group represents an aesthetic that has been developing around the critically acclaimed Jazz Composers Collective, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing a forum for the presentation of original music by composers who are pushing the boundaries of jazz. For his new OmniTone CD release, pianist and leader Frank Kimbrough, whose "originality takes the form of an almost Zen like approach," (The New York Times).

September 24

Geoffrey Keezer and Friends

Geoffrey Keezer (piano), Paul Bollenbeck (guitar), Darryl Hall (bass), Jon Wikan (drums)

Tickets: $15 plus tax

Encouraged by music teacher parents, Wisconsin native Geoff Keezer began playing piano at age three. At the age of 18, he left Berklee College of Music after only one year to move to New York City and join Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers. Keezer went on to perform and record with jazz legends Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Gerry Mulligan, and Ray Brown as well recording as a leader for a variety of jazz record labels. His new quartet CD release is on MAXJAZZ.

September 25-26

Lillias White : Another Side

Lillias White (vocals), James Williams (piano), Peter Washington (bass), Tony Reedus (drums)

Tickets: $25 plus tax

The divine Lillias White, Brooklyn native and Broadway superstar (she won the quadruple Crown - Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Circle, and People's Choice Awards for best actress - for her role in "The Life") lends her heavenly voice to the great American songbook for a performance of vocal jazz par excellence accompanied by pianist James Williams trio. White will be performing new material from her debut jazz recording "From Shubert Alley To Jazz Alley", which will be released in early 2004."She sounds like a cross pollination of Sarah Vaughn and Dinah Washington... she is the dynamic Lillias White." - Rex Reed This show is part of an ongoing series entitled "Another Side" at Jazz Standard that will feature well-known artists displaying their talents in intimate and rare club performances. This series is co-produced with Jill Newman Productions

September 27-28

Charles Tolliver Big Band

Jon Faddis, David Guy, Keyon Harrold, Charles Tolliver, David Weiss (Trumpets) Clark Gayton, Jason Jackson, Aaron Johnson (Trombone),Gary Bartz, James Spaulding (Alto Sax) Gary Thomas, Craig Handy (Tenor Sax) Howard Johnson (Baritone Sax), Stanley Cowell (Piano), Ugonna Okegwo (Bass), Billy Drummond (Drums)

Tickets: $25 plus tax

Jazz Standard is proud to present the U.S. premiere of the Charles Tolliver Big Band. Trumpeter Charles Tolliver who, after taking in the sounds of Lee Morgan, Dizzy Gillespie, and Clifford Brown at in the underage section of landmark New York jazz clubs as a teenager in the 1950's, decided to abandon his training as a pharmacist and become a jazz musician. Influenced mainly by the hard bop stylists Kenny Dorham and the aforementioned Morgan, Tolliver went on to record with Jackie McLean (for the legendary Blue Note label), Hank Mobley, Sonny Rollins, Roy Haynes, and Art Blakey. He formed Strata-East Records with pianist Stanley Cowell in 1971 and recorded two critically acclaimed big band records for the label. However, the group never performed in the U.S. until now. Don't miss this very rare and special engagement with an all star cast.

September 29

Steven Bernstein's Millennial Territory Orchestra

Tickets: $15 plus tax

September 30

Hiromi

Tickets: $15 plus tax

Japanese native pianist Hiromi may have still been a student at the Berklee College of Music in Boston when her Telarc Records debut, "Another Mind" was recorded, but she exhibits the skills of a veteran whose roots are in jazz but whose varied musical tastes encompass everyone from J.S. Bach and Franz Liszt to Sly and the Family Stone and King Crimson. "Hiromi continues to change the musical landscape everywhere she performs," says her mentor the legendary pianist Ahmad Jamal, who co-produced the CD.

SHOWTIMES:

NIGHTLY AT 7:30PM & 9:30PM WITH AN ADDITIONAL SHOW AT 11:30PM ON FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS (UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED)

*Please note that NY State sales tax will be added to all music charges