
Jon Cowherd: Mercy Project
January 31 ‑ February 5
Chris Potter – Saxophone
Steve Cardenas – Guitar
Jon Cowherd – Piano
John Patitucci – Bass
Brian Blade – Drums
“Pianist/composer Jon Cowherd is known for employing a fluid language and sincere approach to the keyboard

VANGUARD JAZZ ORCHESTRA
Every Monday Night
SAXOPHONES: Dick Oatts (lead alto) Billy Drewes (alto) Rich Perry (tenor) Ralph Lalama (tenor) Gary Smulyan (bari)
TRUMPETS: Nick Marchione (lead trumpet) John Chudoba, Terell Stafford, Scott Wendholt
TROMBONES: Marshall Gilkes (lead trombone) Jason Jackson, Dion Tucker, Douglas Purviance (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.

Walter Smith III
February 7 - February 12
Walter Smith III - Saxophone
Matt Stevens - Guitar
Gerald Clayton - Piano
Harish Raghavan - Bass
Kendrick Scott - Drums
“If you've put an ear to some of the most talked-about jazz bands of the last few years, you've likely heard saxophonist Walter Smith III. He's kept the tenor chair in the Ambrose Akinmusire quintet, the Terence Blanchard quintet and Eric Harland's Voyager band.

Thad Jones and Mel Lewis Orchestra, ca 1966
Vanguard Jazz Orchestra: 57th Anniversary
February 14 - February 19
SAXOPHONES: Dick Oatts (lead alto) Billy Drewes (alto) Rich Perry (tenor) Ralph Lalama (tenor) Gary Smulyan (bari)
TRUMPETS: Nick Marchione (lead trumpet) John Chudoba, Terell Stafford, Scott Wendholt
TROMBONES: Marshall Gilkes (lead trombone) Jason Jackson, Dion Tucker, Douglas Purviance (bass trombone)
RHYTHM SECTION: Adam Birnbaum (piano) David Wong (bass) John Riley (drums)
“We'll keep it going until it tapers off...

Joel Ross: Good Vibes
February 21 - February 26
Joe Ross - Vibraphone
Jeremy Corren - Piano
Kanoa Mendenhall - Bass
Jeremy Dutton - 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.

John Zorn’s New Masada Quartet
3PM MATINEE ONLY
February 26 -
John Zorn - Saxophone
Julian Lage - Guitar
Jorge Roeder - Bass
Kenny Wollesen - Drums
“Composer and saxophonist John Zorn is the creator and curator of a specific yet far-reaching strain of the musical avant-garde...He transcended comparisons to other improvising musicians long ago: Far better to draw lines from the quintessential Downtowner to, say, filmmakers Robert Altman and John Cassavetes, in his repeated use of a trusted, versatile troupe of his design. Or to Baroque composer Georg Philipp Telemann, for his laughably prolific output. Or to any number of artists who’ve expanded the parameters and function of ethnic tradition.

Trumpeter, Dave Douglas and Saxophonist, Joe Lovano
COMING SOON!
February 28 - March 5 Joe Lovano & Dave Douglas: Sound Prints
with Lawrence Fields, Yasushi Nakamura, Rudy RoystonMarch 7 - 12 Ben Wendel Quintet
with Julian Lage, Larry Goldings, Harish Raghavan, Nate WoodMarch 14 - 16 Brian Blade: Life Cycles Honoring Bobby Hutcherson
with Jon Cowherd, Myron Walden, Monte Croft, Doug Weiss, John Hart, Rogerio BoccatoMarch 17-19 Brian Blade: The Fellowship Band
with Melvin Butler, Myron Walden, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Jon Cowherd, Roland GuerinMarch 21 - 26 Mark Giuliana Quartet
with Jason Rigby, Shai Maestro, Chris MorrisseyMarch 28 - April 2 Joe Martin Quartet
with Mark Turner, Kevin Hays, Marcus Gilmore“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.