Photo Credit: Hank Williams
Welcome to Suga in My Bowl radio‘s weekly feature, On The Bandstand, where we collect upcoming NYC area shows from current and past Suga’ guests. We’re online weekly and on the air on NYC’s WBAI-FM radio alternate Sunday nights from 11 PM -1 AM. Keep up with us via Facebook, the blog here, or our main website, or Twitter and we’ll keep track of the schedule for you.
This week’s guest is trumpeter Terence Blanchard. You can see him at the BRIC Arts Media Center in Downtown Brooklyn as part of the 2018 BRIC Jazz Fest. He’ll be in conversation with Jazz critic Nate Chinen on Wednesday October 17 and performs with the E-Collective ensemble to close out the festival on Saturday October 20.
Before we get to the rest of this week’s listings, a note that WBAI Radio’s Fall Fund Drive is in full swing. We urge you to give whatever you can and it’s particularly helpful to become a sustaining member with a monthly pledge, which we call a BAI Buddy.
the BRIC Jazz Fest returns to the BRIC Arts Media Center in downtown Brooklyn from October 13-20 with marathon nights of music on the 18, 19, and 20. Highlights include Lakecia Benjamin and the Soul Squad on October 18 and Terrence Blanchard on October 20.
Bassist Ron Carter is at Birdland from October 16-20 with a big band; October 23-27 with a quartet; and October 30-November 2 with his Golden Striker Trio.
Bassist Christian McBride is at the Blue Note with Robert Glasper on October 16-17 and at the Apollo Theater for a James Brown tribute on October 18 and 20. He’ll also be at the National Jazz Museum in Harlem for a talk on November 1.
Vocalist Jazzmeia Horn is at Le Poisson Rouge on October 17.
Vocalist Catherine Russell is at the Beacon Theater with Steely Dan on October 17, 18, 20, 21, 24, 27, 29, and 30.
Saxophonist Claire Daly leads a quartet at New Brunswick NJ’s Hyatt Regency hotel on October 18.
Saxophonist James Brandon Lewis’s trio is at Firehouse 12 in New Haven on October 19.
Pianist/vocalist Amina Claudine Myers and Drummer Andrew Cyrille both lead ensembles at the Community Church of New York in Midtown Manhattan on October 19 as part of AACM New York’s fall concert series.
Saxophonist Ravi Coltrane leads a quartet at Jazz Forum Arts in Tarrytown NY on October 19 and 20.
Pianist Vijay Iyer is at Columbia University’s Miller Theater on October 20.
Pianist Marc Cary’s Harlem Sessions series continues with late Saturday night sets at Smoke on October 20 and 27.
Guitarist Mary Halvorson is at the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music on October 20 with Thumbscrew, at the Greenwich Music House on October 25, and at The Stone on October 26.
Vocalist René Marie is at William Paterson University’s Shea Center for Performing Arts in NJ on October 21.
Pianist Billy Childs is at the Schomburg Library on October 22.
Saxophonist Ravi Coltrane is at the Village Vanguard from October 23-28.
Pianist Harold Mabern leads a trio at Smalls on October 24.
Finally, Drummer JT Lewis is at the Jazz Gallery on October 26 with Brandon Ross.
Tubist Joe Daley is at Terra Blues with Hazmat Modine on November 3 and 17.
That’s all for now. Suga’ in My Bowl will be back on WBAI‘s airwaves on Sunday October 28. We’ll also have another edition of “On the Bandstand” online next Sunday with a fresh set of listings.
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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 Lehman College and The City College of New York. Find him on Twitter @streetgriot
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