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Monday Jazz Room

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)

 

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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

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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.
— All About Jazz
Julian Lage

Julian Lage Trio

May 6 - May 11

Julian Lage – Guitar

Jorge Roeder – Bass

Joey Baron – Drums

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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.
— The New Yorker
Immanuel Wilkins

Immanuel Wilkins Quartet

May 13 - May 18

Immanuel Wilkins – Saxophone

Micah Thomas – Piano

Ryoma Takanaga – Bass

Kweku Sumbry – Drums

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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
— The New York Times

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

 

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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.
— New York Times
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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

 

 

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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.
— Steinway.com