JAKOB BRO & JOE LOVANO
May 23 ‑ May 28
Joe Lovano – Saxophones
Jakob Bro – Guitar
Larry Grenadier – Double Bass
Thomas Morgan – Double Bass
Anders Christensen – Electric Bass
Jorge Rossy – Drums
Joey Baron – Drums
“Bro’s music is not about flash and bravura; it subtly floats through quiet details, creating sound paintings of depth, warmth and beauty...As a leader, Bro clearly enjoys being part of an ensemble where the music and compositions shine.
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.
AMBROSE AKINMUSIRE
May 30 - June 4
Ambrose Akinmusire - Trumpet
Fabian Almazan - Piano
Joe Sanders - Bass
Marcus Gilmore - Drums
“...Akinmusire is one of the most acclaimed jazz artists of his generation, a trumpeter of deep expressive resources and a composer of kaleidoscopic vision.
Kurt Elling
COMING SOON!
June 6 - 11 Kurt Elling with the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra
June 13 - 18 Fred Hersch / Drew Gress / Johnathan Blake
June 20 - 25 George Cables
with Essiet Essiet & Jerome JenningsJune 27 - July 2 Kurt Rosenwinkel
with Aidan McKeon, Joe Block, Alex Claffy, Joe Farnsworth“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.
