
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
Ekep Nkwelle (special guest) – Voice
“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.

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.

Nicole Glover Trio
May 27 - June 1
Nicole Glover – Saxophone
Tyrone Allen – Bass (May 27-31)
Or Bereket – Bass (June 1)
Kayvon Gordon – Drums
Now offering $30 advance discount tickets for all of Nicole Glover’s 10pm shows, Tuesday – Sunday. Offer expires 8pm on the day of show and limited to availability. No refunds or exchanges.
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Kurt Rosenwinkel Quartet
June 3 - June 8
Kurt Rosenwinkel – Guitar
Peter Bernstein – Guitar
Alexander Claffy – Bass
Joe Farnsworth – Drums
“Among his generation of jazz musicians, Kurt Rosenwinkel has to be the most beloved guitarist. Chalk it up to his originality: He's set trends among his peers with ideas about harmony and form, and he's created an easily recognizable playing style on an instrument where individuality is rare in mainstream jazz.

FRED HERSCH | THOMAS MORGAN | JOHNATHAN BLAKE
June 10 - June 15
Fred Hersch – Piano
Thomas Morgan – Bass
Johnathan Blake – Drums
“In the quest to describe the music of Fred Hersch in a word — a preposterous task, but not a pointless one — you could do a lot worse than “refinement.” Mr. Hersch is a pianist of cultivated taste and erudition; he’s also the sort of jazz musician who brings a lissome elegance to his playing, disinclined to accentuate the effort behind it all. But there’s another definition of refinement that has to do with painstaking progress, the incremental stretch toward an elusive ideal.

Renee Rosnes Quartet
June 17 - June 22
Renee Rosnes – Piano
Chris Potter – Saxophone
Peter Washington – Bass
Carl Allen – Drums
“No rhythmic inflection went unexplored, harmonies within a tune kept changing, and the formal elements were simply signposts for the soloists…she’s a virtuoso.

LINDA MAY HAN OH
FEATURING: AMBROSE AKINMUSIRE & TYSHAWN SOREY
June 24 - June 29
Ambrose Akinmusire – Trumpet
Linda May Han Oh – Bass
Tyshawn Sorey – Drums
“The bassist and composer Linda May Han Oh makes music that is resolutely of the moment...Her innovative range and stellar improvisations have made Ms. Oh one of the most dynamic rising stars in jazz today.

COMING SOON!
July 1-6 Ben Monder
with Matt Brewer, Johnathan Blake
July 8-13 Billy Hart Quartet
with Mark Turner (Tue-Thur), Walter Smith III (Fri-Sun), Ethan Iverson, Ben Street
July 15-20 Wycliffe Gordon
July 22-27 Ben Wendel
July 29 – August 3 Edward Simon / Larry Grenadier / Adam Cruz
“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.