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On The Bandstand: February 2, 2020 Edition

By Hank Williams
February 2, 2020 //

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Welcome to Suga in My Bowl radio‘s weekly feature, On The Bandstand, where we collect upcoming NYC area shows from current and past guests of our show that ran for 12 years in various time slots on NYC’s WBAI-FM radio. Our audio archives are available on line for free!

Feeling like hibernating until the weather clears up? The documentary film I Called Him Morgan is streaming on Netflix. See our review for details. The documentary film Chasing Trane is also on Netflix and we reviewed that too.

Trombonist/seashellist Steve Turre leads a jam session at Smoke on February 3 and 10.

Saxophonist Ravi Coltrane leads a quartet at the Jazz Standard from February 4-9.

Percussionist Steve Kroon leads a Latin Jazz Sextet at Smoke on February 5.

Vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater is at the Blue Note from February 5-8.

Pianist Marc Cary’s Harlem Sessions series settles back into a weekly Thursday schedule at Smoke on February 6 and 13.

Trumpeter Eddie Henderson leads a quintet with saxophonist Donald Harrison at Smoke from February 6-9.

Saxophonist René McLean and percussionist Baba Neil Clarke head to Brooklyn’s Sista’s Place for a Randy Weston Tribute on February 8.

Bassist Mimi Jones hosts the after hours Lab Session at Smalls on February 8, which is actually Sunday morning February 9 by the time she takes the stage.

Saxophonist Claire Daly leads a quartet at Smalls on February 9.

Guitarist Marc Ribot has a residency at The Stone from February 11-15 and is joined by different guests each night.

Vocalist Dianne Reeves heads to Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Rose Theater on February 14-15.

Tubist Joe Daley is at Terra Blues with Hazmat Modine on February 15 and 29.

Poet and multi-instrumentalist Ngoma Hill is at Sister’s Uptown Bookstore in Harlem on February 18 and returns the third Tuesday of every month for the Fat Tuesdays poetry and music showcase.

Bassist Linda May Han Oh has a residency at The Stone from February 18-32 and is joined by different guests each night.

The supergroup TRIO3 of Oliver Lake, Reggie Workman, and Andrew Cyrille grace the the Jazz Standard‘s stage from February 20-23. They’ll have rotating guests each night at the piano, including frequent collaborator Vijay Iyer, David Virelles, Marilyn Crispell, and Jason Moran.

Looking further ahead, Vision Fest Promoters Arts for Art is hosting a special event on March 4 at the Town Hall. The Sun Ra Arkestra led by Marshall Allen joins Bassist William Parker who returns with his Inside Songs of Curtis Mayfield suite.

That’s all for now. We’ll 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. Find him on Twitter @streetgriot

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On The Bandstand: January 26, 2020 Edition

By Hank Williams
January 26, 2020 //

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Welcome to Suga in My Bowl radio‘s weekly feature, On The Bandstand, where we collect upcoming NYC area shows from current and past guests of our show that ran for 12 years in various time slots on NYC’s WBAI-FM radio. Our audio archives are available on line for free!

The 2020 Winter Jazz Fest has wrapped up. Check back this week for our coverage and stay tuned for our normal weekly listings, event coverage, and possible new projects!

Feeling like hibernating until the weather clears up? The documentary film I Called Him Morgan is streaming on Netflix. See our review for details. The documentary film Chasing Trane is also on Netflix and we reviewed that too.

Drummer Antonio Sanchez brings Migration with vocalist Thana Alexa to the Blue Note from January 28-29.

Pianist Vijay Iyer is at the Jazz Standard solo on January 29 and with a trio from January 30- February 1.

Pianist Marc Cary’s Harlem Sessions series settles back into a weekly Thursday schedule at Smoke on January 30 and February 6.

Saxophonist René McLean is at Zinc Bar on January 31 with percussionist Baba Neil Clarke and drummer Will Calhoun as part of the VTY Jazz Series. They head to Brooklyn’s Sista’s Place for a Randy Weston Tribute on February 8, 2020.

Trumpeter Keyon Harrold is at the Apollo Theater for a Miles Davis celebration on February 1.

Saxophonist Ravi Coltrane leads a quartet at the Jazz Standard from February 4-9.

Percussionist Steve Kroon leads a Latin Jazz Sextet at Smoke on February 5.

Vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater is at the Blue Note from February 5-8.

Trumpeter Eddie Henderson leads a quintet with saxophonist Donald Harrison at Smoke from February 6-9.

Tubist Joe Daley is at Terra Blues with Hazmat Modine on February 15 and 29.

Looking further ahead, Vision Fest Promoters Arts for Art is hosting a special event on March 4 at the Town Hall. The Sun Ra Arkestra led by Marshall Allen joins Bassist William Parker who returns with his Inside Songs of Curtis Mayfield suite.

That’s all for now. We’ll 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. Find him on Twitter @streetgriot

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On The Bandstand: January 19, 2020 Edition

By Hank Williams
January 19, 2020 //

bandstand_picPhoto 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 guests of our show that ran for 12 years in various time slots on NYC’s WBAI-FM radio. Our audio archives are available on line for free!

The 2020 Winter Jazz Fest has wrapped up. Check back this week for our coverage and stay tuned for weekly listings, event coverage, and possible new projects!

Feeling like hibernating until the weather clears up? The documentary film I Called Him Morgan is streaming on Netflix. See our review for details. The documentary film Chasing Trane is also on Netflix and we reviewed that too.

Saxophonist Eric Alexander is at Smoke with Mike LeDonne on January 21.

Poet and multi-instrumentalist Ngoma Hill is at Sister’s Uptown Bookstore in Harlem on January 21 and the third Tuesday of every month for the Fat Tuesdays poetry and music showcase.

Bassist Linda May Han Oh is with Joe Lovano and Dave Douglas at the Jazz Standard from January 21-26.

Pianist Marc Cary’s Harlem Sessions series settles back into a weekly Thursday schedule at Smoke on January 23, 30, and February 6.

Drummer Antonio Sanchez brings Migration to the Blue Note from January 28-29.

Pianist Vijay Iyer is at the Jazz Standard solo on January 29 and with a trio from January 30- February 1.

Saxophonist Ravi Coltrane leads a quartet at the Jazz Standard from February 4-9.

Percussionist Steve Kroon leads a Latin Jazz Sextet at Smoke on February 5.

Vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater is at the Blue Note from February 5-8.

Trumpeter Eddie Henderson leads a quintet with saxophonist Donald Harrison at Smoke from February 6-9.

Tubist Joe Daley is at Terra Blues with Hazmat Modine on February 15 and 29.

The 2020 edition of the annual Winter Jazz Fest continues through January with standalone shows 18 at spots around Greenwich Village, new outposts in Brooklyn, and a new Brooklyn marathon on Friday the 17th. There is also a series of talks continuing throughout the week. See our annual cheat sheet preview and stay tuned for more coverage coming up!

That’s all for now. We’ll 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. Find him on Twitter @streetgriot

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On The Bandstand: August 4, 2019 Edition

By Hank Williams
August 4, 2019 //

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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 every Tuesday night from 10 PM -12 midnight. 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.

We’re pre-empted again this week for WBAI’s Summer Fund Drive, but hop over to our archives for our previous show with excerpts from a special remembering the late violinist Billy Bang.

Before we get to the rest of this week’s listings, a note that WBAI Radio’s Summer 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. and gets you a few perks–including a members’ discount card useful for several places around NYC–in addition to giving the station a predictable, stable source of support. You can also pledge for your own copy of our Billy bang special as a thank you gift for supporting the station! As always, thanks for any help you can offer.

Drummer Bobby Sanabria and Ascension are at Worldwide Plaza at 50th St and 8th Ave for a free lunchtime set on August 6. He also leads the Multiverse Big Band at Taino Towers in Harlem for a Tato Laviera tribute on August 15.

Vocalist Charenee Wade is at Dizzy’s Club for a Betty Carter tribute on August 6.

Vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater is at Birdland from August 6-10.

Guitarist Bill Frisell leads a trio at the Village Vanguard from August 6-11 and 13-18.

Bassist Christian McBride and organist Joey DeFrancesco are both at Montclair NJ’s Nishaune Park for the Montclair Jazz Festival on August 10.

Pianist Marc Cary’s Harlem Sessions series continues with weekly late Saturday night sets at Smoke on August 10 and 17.

Drummer Antonio Sanchez, vocalist Thana Alexa, and pianist Aaron Parks are all at Brooklyn’s Shapeshifter Lab on August 11 for Music for Human Rights: a benefit concert for the ACLU.

Trombonist Craig Harris is at Harlem’s Marcus Garvey Park for a free outdoor performance as part of the Jazzmobile series on August 16.

Bassist Ron Carter is at the Jazz in the Valley Festival in Poughkeepsie NY’s Waryas Park on August 18.

Pianist Harold Mabern leads a trio at Smalls on August 20.

Drummer Andrew Cyrille leads an ensemble at the Village Vanguard with guitarist Bill Frisell and Pianist David Virelles from August 20-25.

Bassist Mimi Jones is at Smalls leading an after hours set on August 21.

That’s all for now. Suga’ in My Bowl will be back on WBAI‘s airwaves on Tuesday August 13 in our new weekly 10 PM slot! 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. Find him on Twitter @streetgriot

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On The Bandstand: February 24, 2019 Edition

By Hank Williams
February 25, 2019 //

bandstand_picPhoto 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 every Tuesday night from 10 PM -12 midnight. 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.

We’re officially on hiatus for the rest of the fund drive, but hop on over to our archives for our last show with vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Camille Thurman and a decade of previous shows. See you in March. And we have more listings for you this week.

Before we get to the rest of this week’s listings, a note that WBAI Radio’s Winter 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. and gets you a few perks–including a members’ discount card useful for several places around NYC–in addition to giving the station a predictable, stable source of support. As always, thanks for any help you can offer.

Saxophonist Claire Daly is at the Brooklyn Commons on February 26 as part of Ras Moshe’s Music Now! series.

Organist Joey DeFrancesco leads a trio with drummer Billy Hart at the Jazz Standard on February 27 to celebrate the release of “In the Key of the Universe.”

Vocalists Kurt Elling and Dee Dee Bridgewater are at Jazz at Lincoln Center for “The Big Blind” on March 1-2.

Vocalist Catherine Russell is at Newark’s Bethany Baptist Church for Jazz Vespers on March 2.

Pianist Marc Cary’s Harlem Sessions series continues with late Saturday night sets at Smoke on March 2 and 9.

Tubist Joe Daley is at Terra Blues with Hazmat Modine on March 2 and 30.

Bassist Christian McBride is at the National Jazz Museum in Harlem on March 7, 19, and 26.

Saxophonist Billy Harper leads a quartet at Zinc Bar in a late afternoon set on March 10 as part of the VTY Jazz series.

That’s all for now. Suga’ in My Bowl will be back on WBAI‘s airwaves in March after the Winter Fund Drive in our new weekly 10 PM Tuesday slot! 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. Find him on Twitter @streetgriot

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On The Bandstand: February 17, 2019 Edition

By Hank Williams
February 17, 2019 //

bandstand_picPhoto 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 every Tuesday night from 10 PM -12 midnight. 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.

We’re officially on hiatus for the rest of the fund drive, but hop on over to our archives for last week’s show with vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Camille Thurman and a decade of previous shows. See you in March. And we have more listings for you this week.

Before we get to the rest of this week’s listings, a note that WBAI Radio’s Winter 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. and gets you a few perks–including a members’ discount card useful for several places around NYC–in addition to giving the station a predictable, stable source of support. As always, thanks for any help you can offer.

Pianist Harold Mabern leads a trio in the late set at Smalls on February 20.

Melissa Haizlip’s documentary film Mr. SOUL: Ellis Haizlip and the Birth of Black Power TV is screening for free at the Apollo Theater on February 21.

Vocalist Catherine Russell is at The Cutting Room on February 22 and at Newark’s Bethany Baptist Church for Jazz Vespers on March 2.

Saxophonist Kamasi Washington is at the Apollo Theater on February 23.

Saxophonist T.K. Blue is at Brooklyn’s Sistas’ Place on February 23.

Pianist Marc Cary’s Harlem Sessions series continues with late Saturday night sets at Smoke on February 23 and March 2.

Saxophonist Claire Daly is at the Brooklyn Commons on February 26 as part of Ras Moshe’s Music Now! series.

Organist Joey DeFrancesco leads a trio with drummer Billy Hart at the Jazz Standard on February 27 to celebrate the release of “In the Key of the Universe.”

Vocalists Kurt Elling and Dee Dee Bridgewater are at Jazz at Lincoln Center for “The Big Blind” on March 1-2.

Tubist Joe Daley is at Terra Blues with Hazmat Modine on March 2 and 30.

That’s all for now. Suga’ in My Bowl will be back on WBAI‘s airwaves in March after the Winter Fund Drive in our new weekly 10 PM Tuesday slot! 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. Find him on Twitter @streetgriot

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On The Bandstand: September 30, 2018 Edition

By Hank Williams
September 30, 2018 //

bandstand_picPhoto 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 bassist Joëlle Léandre. She’ll be at Clemente Soto Velez Center on the Lower East Side on October 8 with flutist Nicole Mitchell as part of the Tiger Trio. That’s part of Arts for Arts’ Race and Resistance series.

Before we get to the rest of this week’s listings, a note that WBAI Radio is on the eve of its Fall Fund Drive. 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.

Vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater is at Birdland from October 2-6.

Filmmaker Melissa Haizlip’s documentary Mr. SOUL! Ellis Haizlip and the Birth of Black Power TV is screening at Columbia University’s Miller Theater as part of the Reel Sisters of the African Diaspora Film Festival on October 6. Haizlip will be on hand for a question and answer session.

Pianist Marc Cary’s Harlem Sessions series continues with late Saturday night sets at Smoke on October 6, 13, and 20.

Guitarist Julian Lage is at the Village Vanguard with John Zorn on October 7.

Guitarist Marc Ribot and vocalist Fay Victor are at Le Poisson Rouge on October 8 with an album release event for Songs of Resistance.

Bassist Christian McBride leads the New Jawn Quartet at The Side Door in Old Lyme CT on October 10-11.

Vocalist Catherine Russell is at Brooklyn’s Kingsborough Community College for a Frank Sinatra and Billie Holiday tribute on October 12. She’s also at the Beacon Theater with Steely Dan on October 17, 18, 20, 21, 24, 27, 29, and 30.

Tubist Joe Daley is at Terra Blues with Hazmat Modine on October 13.

Pianist Barry Harris is at William Paterson University’s Shea Center for Performing Arts in NJ on October 14.

Vocalist Thana Alexa is at Birdland on October 14.

Vocalist Jazzmeia Horn is at Le Poisson Rouge on October 17.

Following directly on the heels of their annual September inGardens series, Vision Fest promoter Arts for Art comes roaring back with a “Race and Resistance” festival spanning the weekends of October 7-9 and 12-14. The first weekend is at Teatro La TEA inside the Clemente Soto Velez Center at 107 Suffolk St. The show moves uptown for the second weekend to El Taller Latino Americano in the basement of 215 E 99 St. With a total of 22 sets spread over the six nights, there’s too much to fully cover here, but expect appearances by bassists William Parker, Jöelle Leandre; saxophonist James Brandon Lewis, vocalist Fay Victor; trumpeter Ahmed Abdullah; poet Jesus Papoleto Melendez; trombonist Craig Harris; flutist Nicole Mitchell; and dancer Patricia Nicholson Parker. The series starts with an artists round table discussion on “Racism and the Right to Vote” on the afternoon of October 7. See the full schedule here.

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.

Pianist Vijay Iyer is at Columbia University’s Miller Theater on October 20.

That’s all for now. Suga’ in My Bowl will be back on WBAI‘s airwaves on Sunday October 14. 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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On The Bandstand: September 23, 2018 Edition

By Hank Williams
September 24, 2018 //

bandstand_picPhoto 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.

We’re off the air this week, but if you missed last week’s show with filmmaker Melissa Haizlip, director of the documentary Mr. SOUL! Ellis Haizlip and the Birth of Black Power TV, head over to our archives where you can see that and nearly a decade of other shows. Speaking of Mr. SOUL!, you have another chance to see a screening at Columbia University’s Miller Theater as part of the Reel Sisters of the African Diaspora Film Festival on October 6. Haizlip will be on hand for a question and answer session. And we have more listings for you this week.

Vocalist Fay Victor is at 55 Bar on September 27.

Guitarist Pat Metheny, bassist Linda May Han Oh, and drummer Antonio Sanchez are at CT’s Ridgefield Playhouse on September 27; Morristown NJ’s Mayo Performing Arts Center on September 28; and LI’s Staller Center for the Arts in Stony Brook on September 29.

Trumpeter Adam O’Farrill is at the Jazz Gallery on September 29.

Vocalist Jazzmeia Horn is at Hartford CT’s The Artist’s Collective on September 29.

Pianist Marc Cary’s Harlem Sessions series continues with late Saturday night sets at Smoke on September 29 and October 6.

Tubist Joe Daley is at Terra Blues with Hazmat Modine on September 29 and October 13.

Saxophonist Claire Daly leads a quartet at Jazz Forum Arts in Tarrytown NY on September 30.

Vocalist Andy Bey is at the Blue Note on September 30.

Vocalist Fay Victor closes out Arts for Arts’ inGardens series with a free outdoor concert at First Street Green on E 1st St in Manhattan on September 30. See the full schedule at the Arts for Arts website.

Vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater is at Birdland from October 2-6.

Following directly on the heels of their annual September inGardens series, Vision Fest promoter Arts for Art comes roaring back with a “Race and Resistance” festival spanning the weekends of October 7-9 and 12-14. The first weekend is at Teatro La TEA at 107 Suffolk St and the show moves uptown for the second weekend to El Taller Latino Americano in the basement of 215 E 99 St. With a total of 22 sets spread over the six nights, there’s too much to fully cover here, but expect appearances by bassists William Parker, Jöelle Leandre; saxophonist James Brandon Lewis, vocalist Fay Victor; trumpeter Ahmed Abdullah; poet Jesus Papoleto Melendez; trombonist Craig Harris; flutist Nicole Mitchell; and dancer Patricia Nicholson Parker. The series starts with an artists round table discussion on “Racism and the Right to Vote” on the afternoon of October 7. See the full schedule here.

Bassist Christian McBride leads the New Jawn Quartet at The Side Door in Old Lyme CT on October 10-11.

Pianist Vijay Iyer is at Columbia University’s Miller Theater on October 20.

That’s all for now. Suga’ in My Bowl will be back on WBAI‘s airwaves on Sunday September 30. 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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On The Bandstand: January 14, 2018 Edition

By Hank Williams
January 14, 2018 //

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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.

We’re off this week, but if you missed last week’s show of 2018 Winter Jazz Fest preview coverage with vocalist Fay Victor, head over to our archives to hear it. Be sure to tune in next week, when vocalist Jazzmeia Horn’s our guest! Keep an eye out for our review this week.

Drummer Terri Lyne Carrington and pianist Vijay Iyer are at the New School’s Tishman Auditorium for a discussion on sexism in jazz on January 15 as part of the Winter Jazz Fest. Admission is free with RSVP.

Drummer Terri Lyne Carrington, pianist Vijay Iyer, bassist Linda May Han Oh, vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater, Professor Farah Jasmine Griffin, drummer Jeff Tain Watts, saxophonist Tia Fuller and many more will be at the the New School’s Tishman Auditorium for a tribute to pianist Geri Allen on January 16 as part of the Winter Jazz Fest. Event proceeds go Geri Allen’s estate.

Saxophonist Archie Shepp and Flutist Nicole Mitchell are at Le Poisson Rouge for a discussion on jazz and protest moderated by saxophonist Ras Moshe on January 16 as part of the Winter Jazz Fest. It precedes a concert by Mitchell.

Flutist Nicole Mitchell has two shows this week at Le Poisson Rouge to wrap up the Winter Jazz Fest, where she’s this year’s artist in residence. On January 16, she presents the Afrofuturist Mandorla Awakening II: Emerging Worlds.  On January 17, Maroon Cloud with vocalist Fay Victor ends the festival.

Vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater is at the HarlemStage Gatehouse on January 16 for an Ella Fitzgerald celebration.

The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble is at the Blue Note from January 19-21.

Bassist Linda May Han Oh is at the Jazz Gallery with Jonathan Blake’s trio from January 21-22.

Drummer Terri Lyne Carrington is at The Stone’s Lower East Side location on January 28.

That’s all for now. Suga’ in My Bowl will be back on WBAI‘s airwaves on Sunday January 21. 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 Hunter and Lehman Colleges and The City College of New York. Find him on Twitter @streetgriot

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On The Bandstand: November 19, 2017 Edition

By Hank Williams
November 19, 2017 //

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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.

We’re off the air this week, but if you missed the last show with guitarist Bill Frisell, head on over to our archives, where you’ll find that and archived shows dating back to 2009. Sickness turned into an unplanned missed post last week but we’re back on track and we have many more listings for you this week.

Vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater is at the Blue Note from November 21-26 with a release party for her The Memphis Tour album.

Saxophonist Kamasi Washington is at Terminal 5 on Manhattan’s far west side on November 22.

Saxophonist Gary Bartz is at the Blue Note on November 27 with McCoy Tyner.

Drummer and percussionist Bobby Sanabria leads the Multiverse Big Band in “West Side Story at 60 Reimagined” at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Dizzy’s Club from November 27-29.

Pianist Marc Cary is at the National Jazz Museum in Harlem on November 28 playing the music of Duke Ellington.

Bassist Christian McBride leads the Tip City trio at the Village Vanguard form November 28 – December 3 and returns with Inside Straight from December 5-10.

Guitarist Marc Ribot is at Brooklyn’s National Sawdust on December 1 for a 50th anniversary concert of John Coltrane’s Interstellar Space and at The Stone on December 6 with Ned Rothenberg.

Drummer Lenny White is at Smoke with Buster Williams’s Quartet from December 1-3.

Flutist Bobbi Humphrey is at Harlem’s Ginny’s Supper Club on December 2.

Pianist and vocalist Amina Claudine Myers is at the National Jazz Museum in Harlem on December 5 for a talk about her career.

That’s all for now. Suga’ in My Bowl will be back on WBAI‘s airwaves on Sunday November 26. 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 Hunter and Lehman Colleges and The City College of New York. Find him on Twitter @streetgriot

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