
VANGUARD JAZZ ORCHESTRA
Every Monday Night
SAXOPHONES:
Dick Oatts (lead alto)
Billy Drewes (alto)
Rich Perry (tenor)
Ralph Lalama (tenor)
Gary Smulyan (bari)
TRUMPETS:
John Chudoba (lead trumpet), Brian Pareschi, Terell Stafford, Scott Wendholt
TROMBONES:
Dion Tucker (lead trombone)
Jason Jackson, Robert Edwards, (bass trombone)
RHYTHM SECTION:
Adam Birnbaum (piano)
David Wong (bass)
John Riley (drums)
“The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra began its life as the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra in 1966.The world-famous Village Vanguard jazz club in New York City booked the newly formed band for three Monday nights that February. Those performances were wildly successful and the engagement was extended indefinitely. The Village Vanguard’s owner, Max Gordon, told Mel Lewis, “We’ll keep it going until it tapers off.” Over half a century and more than 2700 Monday nights later, it still hasn’t. The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra stands apart from all other modern ensembles of its kind and is still as strong and vital as ever.

Photo by David Ellis
JOHNATHAN BLAKE: “Gone But Not Forgotten”
April 29 - May 4
Mark Turner – Saxophone
Chris Potter – Saxophone
Ben Street – Bass
Johnathan Blake – Drums
“Blake's versatile recording background with jazz greats trumpeter Tom Harrell and pianist Kenny Barron, to name just two, has made an exciting drummer out of him always surprising and somewhat unconventional.

“His music appears to be a revelation unfolding in real time—a genuine portrayal of an interior state...Lage has a radiant quality, both in his playing and in his temperament.

Immanuel Wilkins Quartet
May 13 - May 18
Immanuel Wilkins – Saxophone
Micah Thomas – Piano
Ryoma Takanaga – Bass
Kweku Sumbry – Drums
“Anyone trying to tune into the present moment in jazz could do a lot worse than starting with Immanuel Wilkins, an alto saxophonist whose playing is at once dazzlingly solid and perfectly lithe

Joel Ross + Parables
May 20 - May 25
Joel Ross – Vibraphone
Elena Pinderhughes – Flute (May 20-22)
Elijah Thomas – Flute (May 23-25)
Godwin Louis – Alto
Maria Grand – Tenor
Kalia Vandever – Trombone
Marquis Hill – Trumpet
Jeremy Corren – Piano
Rick Rosato – Bass
Kayvon Gordon – Drums
“Studious and self-assured, with a casually debonair style and a warm but faraway air, the Chicago-born Mr. Ross, became ubiquitous on the scene over the last few years without forcing himself in, by virtue of his rhythmic distinction and his adaptive spirit.

Nicole Glover Trio
May 27 - June 1
Nicole Glover – Saxophone
Tyrone Allen – Bass (May 27-31)
Or Bereket – Bass (June 1)
Kayvon Gordon – Drums
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COMING SOON!
June 3-8 Kurt Rosenwinkel
June 10-15 Fred Hersch
June 17-22 Renee Rosnes
June 24-29 Linda May Han Oh / Ambrose Akinmusire / Tyshawn Sorey
“Changes come and go in Manhattan’s West Village neighborhood, but the basement club occupying 178 Seventh Avenue South since 1935 remains a stable and revered New York City landmark.