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Suga in My Bowl radio presents a new weekly feature, On The Bandstand where we collect upcoming NYC area shows from current and past Suga’ guests.

Program note: Suga’ in My Bowl has changed to a biweekly schedule on WBAI Radio and now alternates Sunday nights with Sports Qualified at our usual 11 PM -1 AM time period. You’ll get the same great show; just every other week! So mark your calendars or just keep up with us via our Facebook page, the blog here, or our main website and we’ll keep track of the schedule for you.

Suga’ in My Bowl is off the air this week. Join us on air next Sunday. To get your fix until then, check out our our audio archives, especially if you missed our recent shows with saxophonists David Murray and Oliver Lake, who are both appearing at the upcoming Winter Jazz Fest, along with other former Suga’ in My Bowl guests. This week’s focus is on the 2015 Winter Jazz Fest. Scroll down the page for details and check out our first look. Tomorrow, we’ll publish a cheat sheet of acts we’re looking forward to seeing. Meanwhile, let’s take a look at some upcoming gigs.

Drummer Bobby Sanabria leads a discussion of the music of World War I era composer James Reese Europe at the Jazz Museum in Harlem as part of their “Jazz for Curious Listeners” series on January 6th. The event is free.

Low Brass specialist on tuba and trombone Joe Daley will be at Terra Blues with Hazmat Modine on January 9th

Pianist Marc Cary returns to the Cell Theatre with his Focus trio on January 10th and 17th.

WJF_200x200The big news coming up is the 2015 Winter Jazz Fest on January 8th through 10th. Details are at their website and you can see our own preview and ongoing festival coverage right here. On Monday, we’ll post a cheat sheet for the festival, but here’s a quick overview right now:

Thursday January 8th

  • Pianist Harold Mabern will appear in the WJF’s Disability Pride benefit concert at the Friends’ meeting House on E 15th Street in Manhattan.

    • Friday January 9th

  • Saxophonist David Murray has a busy evening. Catch him at the Minetta Lane Theater with his Clarinet Summit at 7:30 and with drummer Teri Lyne Carrington and pianist Geri Allen at 8:45.
  • Harpist Brandee Younger takes the stage at the Bitter End on Bleecker Street at 8:45 with her “Afro Harping” Tribute to the late Dorothy Ashby.
  • Drummer Will Calhoun with “Jungle Funk” at Bowery Electric at 9 PM.
  • Saxophonist Oliver Lake and bassist Reggie Workman are at Minetta Lane with TRIO 3 at 10 PM.

    • Saturday January 10th

  • Saxophonist Oliver Lake is at The Bitter End on Bleecker Street with his Organ Quartet at 6:15 PM.
  • Saxophonist Billy Harper is at Minetta Lane Theater with The Cookers at 8:45 PM.
  • Saxophonist David Murray appears at Le Poisson Rouge with his Infinity Quartet at 9 PM.
  • Vocalist Catherine Russell is at the Greenwich House Music School on Barrow St. at 10 PM.
  • Drummer J.T. Lewis is at Subculture on Bleecker Street with Harriet Tubman at 10 PM.

    • Looking ahead, there’s a free memorial and celebration of the life of the late bassist Charlie Haden; at the Town Hall on January 13th with Ruth Cameron-Haden, Pat Metheny, Brandee Younger, and many more.

    Looking further ahead, it’s the last call for reservations to see vocalist Catherine Russell and master drummer Michael Carvin at Mohonk Mountain House’s Jazz on the Mountain from January 16-19th.

    That’s all for now. Suga’ in My Bowl is back on WBAI next week, January 11th. We’ll have another edition of “On the Bandstand” on air and online next Sunday with a fresh set of listings.

    Hank Williams is an associate producer for Suga’ in My Bowl on WBAI Radio and webmaster for the Suga’ and Behind the Mic sites. He is also a PhD candidate in English and Africana Studies at the CUNY Graduate Center and teaches at Hunter and Lehman Colleges and The City College of New York.

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