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On The Bandstand: January 22, 2017 Edition

January 22, 2017 //

bandstand_pic Photo Credit: Hank Williams

This week’s guest is bassist Melvin Gibbs. You can catch him at at Brooklyn’s Shapeshifter Lab on February 16 or The Stone on February 18 with with drummer JT Lewis and Harriet Tubman. Now let’s get to our music listings.

Bassist Mimi Jones hosts a jam session in the late set at Smoke on January 23rd and 30th. You can also catch her leading her own sextet at Monmouth University in New Jersey on February 4th.

Pianist Harold Mabern leads a trio at Smalls on the 18th.

Drummer and percussionist Will Calhoun has a CD release event for his Elvin Jones tribute at the Blue Note from the 24-26. Saxophonist Ravi Coltrane joins Calhoun as special guest on the 24th.

Drummer Andrew Cyrille is at the Whitney Museum on January 27th for the Sound and Colors studio session.

Master drummer Michael Carvin is at St. Peter’s Church as part of a musical tribute to the late vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson on the 28th.

Tubist Howard Johnson is at the National Jazz Museum in Harlem for a 75th birthday performance on January 29th.

Bassist Christian McBride is also at the Jazz Museum to talk about his recording career for part 1 of the Session Stories on January 31st.

Vocalist Carmen Lundy is at Birdland from January 31-February 4 2017.
Organist

John Medeski has a residency at The Stone from January 31-February 5 2017.

Vocalist Catherine Russell is at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Rose Theatre on February 4 as part of the Family Concert series: Who is Louis Armstrong?

Guitarist Marc Ribot is at Sunny’s in Red Hook Brooklyn on February 9th.

Drummer and percussionist Will Calhoun’s gallery exhibit of his visual art collaboration Aza is on view at the Bronx Music Heritage Center through February 11. We reviewed the show earlier this year.

That’s all for now. Suga’ in My Bowl is scheduled to be back on WBAI‘s airwaves on February 5th. 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

Tags AfroHORN, Antonio Sanchez, Birdland, Blue Note, Bobby Sanabria, Carmen Lundy, Catherine Russell, Celebrating Elvin Jones, Christian McBride, Clemente Soto Velez Center, Count Basie Theater, Francisco Mora Catlett, Hamid Drake, Harold Mabern, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Jazz Standard, Jeff "Tain" Watts, Joe Daley, John Medeski, Justice is Compassion, Kurt Elling, Lehman Center for Performing Arts, Marc Ribot, Michael Carvin, Mimi Jones, Pat Metheny, Ravi Coltrane, Ridgefield Playhouse, Smalls, Smoke Jazz Club, Terra Blues, The Stone, Village Vanguard, Will Calhoun, William Parker

Categories Event Listings, On the Bandstand

On The Bandstand – January 15, 2017 Edition

By listenerjoyce

January 15, 2017 //

bandstand_pic Photo Credit: Hank Williams

We’re off this week, but head on over to our archives for last week’s show with Charlie Haden’s Liberation Music Orchestra with Ruth Cameron Haden and tuba player and long time Liberation Music Orchestra member Joseph Daley and nearly 7 years of archived shows.

Bassist Mimi Jones hosts a jam session in the late set at Smoke on January 16th, 23rd, 30th.

Bassist William Parker and drummer Hamid Drake team up on the 16 and 18 at the Clemente Soto Velez Center as part of Arts for Art’s Justice is Compassion series.

Joseph Daley will be at Terra Blues with Hazmat Modine on the 21st.

Bassist Christian McBride has a 2-week run at the Village Vanguard, leading a quartet from the 17-22nd.

Pianist Harold Mabern leads a trio at Smalls on the 18th.

Drummer/ percussionist Francisco Mora Catlett leads AfroHORN at Clemente Soto Velez Center on the 19th.

Drummer Jeff “Tain” Watts leads a quintet with Ravi Coltrane on saxophone at the Jazz Standard from the 19th-22nd.

Guitarist Pat Metheny leads a quartet with drummer Antonio Sanchez at the Ridgefield Playhouse in CT on January 20th and at the Count Basie Theater in Red Bank, NJ on the 22nd.

Vocalist Kurt Elling is with saxophonist Branford Marsalis’s quartet at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Rose Theater on the 20-21st.

Drummer and percussionist Bobby Sanabria is at Lehman Center for the Performing Arts in The Bronx with Larry Harlow on the 21st.

Guitarist Marc Ribot is at The Stone on January 22nd with fellow guitarist James Moore.

Howard Johnson will be at the National Jazz Museum in Harlem as part of an extended 75th birthday celebration on January 29.

Vocalist Carmen Lundy is at Birdland from January 31-February 4 2017.
Organist

John Medeski has a residency at The Stone from January 31-February 5 2017.

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Vision Fest promoters Arts for Art is again sponsoring a nearly month-long series from January 2-22nd of music, poetry, dance, and visual art titled “Justice is Compassion/
Not a Police State” at the Clemente Soto Velez Center on the Lower East Side. Poet
Jesus Papoleto Melendez, bassist William Parker, drummer Hamid Drake, drummer/percussionist Francisco Mora Catlett’s AfroHORN, and dancer Patricia Nicholson Parker are just a few of the many involved. See the full schedule of 65 performances at their website.

That’s all for now. Suga’ in My Bowl is scheduled to be back on WBAI‘s airwaves on January 22nd. We’ll also have another edition of “On the Bandstand” online next Sunday with a fresh set of listings.

Tags AfroHORN, Antonio Sanchez, Birdland, Blue Note, Bobby Sanabria, Carmen Lundy, Celebrating Elvin Jones, Christian McBride, Clemente Soto Velez Center, Count Basie Theater, Francisco Mora Catlett, Hamid Drake, Harold Mabern, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Jazz Standard, Jeff "Tain" Watts, Joe Daley, John Medeski, Justice is Compassion, Kurt Elling, Lehman Center for Performing Arts, Marc Ribot, Mimi Jones, Pat Metheny, Ravi Coltrane, Ridgefield Playhouse, Smalls, Smoke Jazz Club, Terra Blues, The Stone, Village Vanguard, Will Calhoun, William Parker

Categories Event Listings, Jazz Festivals, On the Bandstand

On the Bandstand: January 8, 2017 Edition

By Hank Williams

January 8, 2017 //

Photo Credit: Hank Williams

Not to be outdone by the Winter Jazz Fest, Vision Fest promoters Arts for Art is again sponsoring a nearly monthlong series from January 2-22nd of music, poetry, dance, and visual art titled “Justice is Compassion/ Not a Police State” at the Clemente Soto Velez Center on the Lower East Side. Poet Jesus Papoleto Melendez, bassist William Parker, drummer Hamid Drake, drummer/percussionist Francisco Mora Catlett’s AfroHORN, and dancer Patricia Nicholson Parker are just a few of the many involved. See the full schedule of 65 performances at their website.

Drummer and percussionist Will Calhoun’s gallery exhibit of his visual art collaboration Aza is on view at the Bronx Music Heritage Center through February 11. We reviewed the show earlier this year.

That’s all for now. Suga’ in My Bowl is scheduled to be back on WBAI‘s airwaves on January 22nd. 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

Tags Antonio Sanchez, Blue Note, Bobby Sanabria, Christian McBride, Clemente Soto Velez Center, Count Basie Theater, Francisco Mora Catlett, Hamid Drake, Harold Mabern, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Jazz Standard, Joe Daley, JT Lewis, Kurt Elling, Lehman Center for Performing Arts, Marc Ribot, Mimi Jones, NYC Jazz Calendar, NYC Jazz Clubs, NYC Jazz Events, NYC Jazz Festivals, NYC Jazz listings, NYC Jazz Shows, On the Bandstand, Pat Metheny, Ravi Coltrane, Ridgefield Playhouse, Ruth Cameron-Haden, Small's Jazz Club, Smoke Jazz Club, Suga' in My Bowl, Terra Blues, The Cell Theatre, The Stone, Village Vanguard, Will Calhoun, William Parker, Winter Jazz Fest 2017

Categories Event Listings, Jazz Festivals, On the Bandstand

On the Bandstand: April 17, 2016 Edition

By Hank Williams

April 17, 2016 //

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 guests are harpist Riza Printup and trumpeter Marcus Printup. Also scroll down for our coverage of the NEA Jazz Masters tribute concert in a previous post. As usual, we have lots more music for you this week.

We start this week with the Central Brooklyn Jazz Consortium, whose 17th annual jazz festival kicked off on the 15th and runs until May 15th in venues throughout Brooklyn. WBAI Radio is a media sponsor. You can get full information and a schedule from the CBJC by calling 718-773-2252 ext 103.

Pianist Harold Mabern leads a trio at Smalls on the 20th.

Bassist Alex Blake and WBAI World of Jazz host Dwight Brewster are at Staten Island’s The Gallery on the 22nd. This event’s part of the Central Brooklyn Jazz Festival.

Drummer and visual artist Will Calhoun is at the Casita Maria Center for Arts and Education in the South Bronx on the 22nd for a performance and reception to open the show of his visual art, which is on display until July 21st.

Pianist/vocalist Andy Bey is at Mezzrow from the 22nd-23rd.

Guitarist Pat Metheny returns to the area for a series of shows with bassist Ron Carter. The duo are at Norwalk CT’s Infinity Hall on April 20-21, Cape May NJ’s Exit Zero Jazz Fest on the 23rd, and Newton NJ’s Newton Theater on the 24th.

Also at Exit Zero is vocalist René Marie, who takes the stage on the 23rd.

Poet/vocalist Latasha Nevada Diggs hosts a free tribute to the late poet Jayne Cortez at Highline Ballroom on the 23rd.

Saxophonist “Sweet Poppa” Lou Donaldson has a free outdoor concert at the Casita Maria Center for Arts and Education Rooftop in the South Bronx on the 23rd.

Jeff Lieberman’s The Amazing Nina Simone documentary film screens at the Lower East Side’s Metrograph Theater on the 23rd.

Pianist/keyboardist Marc Cary is at Ginny’s Supper Club on the 23rd.

Percussionist Steve Kroon is at the First Baptist Church of Crown Heights for Jazz Vespers on the 24th. This event’s part of the Central Brooklyn Jazz Festival.

Saxophonist Tia Fuller is at The Blue Note on the 25th with the Berklee Rainbow All Stars.

Pianist Randy Weston leads the African Rhythms ensemble with bassist Alex Blake in the Dweck Center of the Brooklyn Public Library’s main branch on the 26th. Weston returns to the Dweck Center on the 30th for a talk on the African roots of jazz. These events are part of the Central Brooklyn Jazz Festival.

Looking further ahead, Saxophonist Oliver Lake and bassist Reggie Workman are at Village Vanguard with TRIO3 from April 26-May 1.

Drummer Billy Cobham is at The Blue Note from April 27-May 1 with Donald Harrison.

Drummer Kim Thompson leads a quartet at Zinc Bar on the 29th.

Saxophonist Ahmed Abdullah leads his DIASPORA band at Sistas’ Place on April 30. This event’s part of the Central Brooklyn Jazz Festival.

Pianist Geri Allen is at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Dizzy’s Club on April 30 with Joe Lovano.

Finally, The Red Bull Music Academy has a night of spiritual Jazz featuring Pharoah Sanders, the Sun Ra Arkestra, and Kamasi Washington on May 8. The event’s listed as sold out, but details are at the Red Bull Music Academy site and there may be a wait list.

That’s all for now. Suga’ in My Bowl is back on WBAI‘s airwaves on May 1. 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.

Tags Ahmed Abdullah, Alex Blake, Andy Bey, Blue Note, Casita Maria Center for Arts, Central Brooklyn Jazz Consortium, Central Brooklyn Jazz Festival 2016, Dizzy's Club, Exit Zero International Jazz Festival, First Baptist Church of Crown Heights, Geri Allen, Ginny's Supper Club, Harold Mabern, Highline Ballroom, Kamasi Washington, Kim Thompson, Latasha Nevada Diggs, Lou Donaldson, Marc Cary, Marshall Allen, Metrograph Theater, Mezzrow, NYC Jazz Calendar, NYC Jazz Clubs, NYC Jazz Concerts, NYC Jazz Events, NYC Jazz listings, NYC Jazz Shows, Oliver Lake, On the Bandstand, Pat Metheny, Pharoah Sanders, Randy Weston, Rene Marie, Sista's Place, Steve Kroon, Suga' in My Bowl, Sun Ra Arkestra, The Amazing Nina Simone, Tia Fuller, Will Calhoun

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On the Bandstand: April 10, 2016 Edition

By Hank Williams

April 11, 2016 //

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.

We’re off the air this week, but we’ll be back on WBAI with a fresh show next Sunday with harpist Riza Printup. Meanwhile, if you missed last week’s show with saxophonist and NEA Jazz Master Archie Shepp, then head on over to our archives to check it out. Also scroll down for our coverage of the NEA Jazz Masters tribute concert in a previous post. As usual, we have lots more music for you this week as we patiently await the arrival of spring.

Bassist Christian McBride leads a trio at The Ridgefield Playhouse in CT on April 10.

Saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin leads the Soulsquad at Harlem’s Ginny’s Supper Club on the 14th.

Looking further ahead, poet/vocalist Latasha Nevada Diggs and pianist Marc Cary are at Lincoln Center’s Atrium for a tribute to the late poet Jayne Cortez on the 14th. Diggs also hosts tributes at Poets’ House on the 16th and Highline Ballroom on the 23rd: all of which are free!

Vocalist Catherine Russell is at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Appel Room on April 15-16.

Blues vocalist Alexis P. Suter is at The Record Collector in Bordentown NJ on the 16th.

Saxophonist Oliver Lake and trombonist Craig Harris will be at Aljira Contemporary Arts Center in Newark NJ on April 16th.

Low brass specialist on tuba Joe Daley is at Terra Blues with Hazmat Modine on the 16th.

Drummer and visual artist Will Calhoun is at the Casita Maria Center for Arts and Education in the South Bronx on the 22nd for a performance and reception to open the show of his visual art, which is on display until July 21st.

Finally, Guitarist Pat Metheny returns to the area for a series of shows with bassist Ron Carter. The duo are at Norwalk CT’s Infinity Hall on April 20-21, Cape May NJ’s Exit Zero Jazz Fest on the 23rd, and Newton NJ’s Newton Theater on the 24th.

Also at Exit Zero is vocalist René Marie, who takes the stage on the 23rd.

Saxophonist “Sweet Poppa” Lou Donaldson has a free outdoor concert at the Casita Maria Center for Arts and Education Rooftop in the South Bronx on the 23rd.

That’s all for now. Suga’ in My Bowl is back on WBAI‘s airwaves on April 17th. 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.

Tags Alexis P. Suter, Aljira Center for Contemporary Art, Casita Maria Center for Arts, Catherine Russell, Christian McBride, Exit Zero International Jazz Festival, Highline Ballroom, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Joe Daley, Lakecia Benjamin, Latasha Nevada Diggs, Lincoln Center Atrium, Lou Donaldson, Marc Cary, NYC Jazz Calendar, NYC Jazz Clubs, NYC Jazz Concerts, NYC Jazz Events, NYC Jazz listings, NYC Jazz Shows, Oliver Lake, On the Bandstand, Pat Metheny, Rene Marie, Ridgefield Playhouse, Suga' in My Bowl, Terra Blues, The Record Collector, Will Calhoun

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On the Bandstand: April 3, 2016 Edition

By Hank Williams

April 3, 2016 //

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 saxophonist and NEA Jazz Master Archie Shepp! He has no immediate area shows, but you can catch the NEA’s tribute concert streamed live on Monday April 4 starting at 8 PM EST on the NEA website or on National Public Radio’s site. And we have lots more music for you this week.

The live stream of the NEA Jazz Masters tribute concert features performances by former Suga’ guests Randy Weston, Lakecia Benjamin, Billy Harper, David Murray, Catherine Russell and many more performers. Saxophonists Archie Shepp and Pharaoh Sanders are being honored. You can catch the stream right here:

Drummer and percussionist Bobby Sanabria takes part in a celebration of the music of the Dominican Republic at Manhattan School of Music’s Borden Auditorium on April 4th.

Arts for Art’s Justice is Compassion series runs through April 10th at Clemente Soto Velez Center with performances by bassist William Parker and dancer Patricia Nicholson Parker.

Saxophonist Pharaoh Sanders is at Birdland from April 5-9th.

Pianist Harold Mabern leads a trio at Village Vanguard from April 5-10th.

Organist John Medeski is at The Blue Note from April 5-10th with John Scofield.

Organist Dr. Lonnie Smith leads his Evolution ensemble at in a CD release party at Brooklyn Bowl on April 6th.

Film director Carol Bash is at Rutgers University Newark’s Institute for Jazz Studies for a talk and screening of her Mary Lou Williams documentary film The Lady Who Swings the Band on April 6th.

Drummer Michael Carvin leads a trio in a free lunchtime concert at Newark’s Gateway Center at 12 noon on April 7th.

Pianist Randy Weston celebrates his 90th birthday at Brooklyn’s Jazz 966 on April 8th.

Bassist Bob Cranshaw is at Smoke with George Coleman’s Quartet from April 8-10th.

Saxophonist Oliver Lake is at the Montclair NJ Public Library on April 9th.

Blues vocalist Alexis P. Suter is at The Turning Point in Piermont NY on April 9 and The Record Collector in Bordentown NJ on the 16th.

Bassist Christian McBride leads a trio at The Ridgefield Playhouse in CT on April 10.

Looking further ahead, Pianist Marc Cary and poet/vocalist Latasha Nevada Diggs are at Lincoln Center’s Atrium for a tribute to the late poet Jayne Cortez on the 14th. She also hosts tributes at Poets’ House on the 16th and Highline Ballroom on the 23rd: all of which are free!

Vocalist Catherine Russell is at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Appel Room on April 15-16.

Saxophonist Oliver Lake and trombonist Craig Harris will be at Aljira Contemporary Arts Center in Newark NJ on April 16th.

Low brass specialist on tuba Joe Daley is at Terra Blues with Hazmat Modine on the 16th.

Finally, Guitarist Pat Metheny returns to the area for a series of shows with bassist Ron Carter. The duo are at Norwalk CT’s Infinity Hall on April 20-21, Cape May NJ’s Exit Zero Jazz Fest on the 23rd, and Newton NJ’s Newton Theater on the 24th.

Also at Exit Zero is vocalist René Marie, who takes the stage on the 23rd.

That’s all for now. Suga’ in My Bowl is back on WBAI‘s airwaves on April 17th. 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.

Tags Alexis P. Suter, Aljira Center for Contemporary Art, Archie Shepp, Blue Note, Bob Cranshaw, Bobby Sanabria, Brooklyn Bowl, Carol Bash, Catherine Russell, Clemente Soto Velez Center, Exit Zero International Jazz Festival, Harold Mabern, Joe Daley, Justice is Compassion, Latasha Nevada Diggs, Marc Cary, Michael Carvin, NEA Jazz Master Live stream, NEA Jazz Masters, Newton Theater, NYC Jazz Calendar, NYC Jazz Clubs, NYC Jazz Concerts, NYC Jazz Events, NYC Jazz listings, NYC Jazz Shows, Oliver Lake, On the Bandstand, Pat Metheny, Patricia Nicholson Parker, Pharoah Sanders, Randy Weston, Rene Marie, Ridgefield Playhouse, Sista's Place, Suga' in My Bowl, The lady Who Swings the Band, The Record Collector, Turning Point Café, Village Vanguard, William Parker

Categories Event Listings, On the Bandstand

On the Bandstand: March 6, 2015 Edition

By Hank Williams

March 7, 2016 //

Photo Credit: Hank Williams

Tags Antonio Sanchez, Baddddd Sonia Sanchez, Blue Note, Bob Cranshaw, Bobby Sanabria, Carol Bash, Harold Mabern, Iridium, Jazz Standard, Kurt Elling, Lakecia Benjamin, Mavis Documentary Film, Michele Rosewoman, Mimi Jones, NYC Jazz Calendar, NYC Jazz Clubs, NYC Jazz Concerts, NYC Jazz Events, NYC Jazz listings, NYC Jazz Shows, On the Bandstand, Palace Theater Stamford, Pat Metheny, Pregones Theater, Relation A Performance Residency, Roy Haynes, Schomburg Library, Smalls, Smoke Jazz Club, Suga' in My Bowl, Thana Alexa, The lady Who Swings the Band, The Stone, Vijay Iyer, Will Calhoun, William Parker

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On the Bandstand: September 13, 2015 Edition

By Hank Williams

September 15, 2015 //

Photo Credit: Hank Williams

Suga’ in My Bowl is off the air this week: we’re back on September 20. If you missed the last show with vocalist Lizz Wright, then head on over to our our audio archives for that and much more. Meanwhile, let’s take a look at some upcoming gigs.

Saxophonist Lou Donaldson is at the Blue Note from September 15-16.

Drummer Billy Cobham is at BB King’s on September 16.

Legendary bassist Reggie Workman is at Symphony Space on September 18.

Vocalist Carmen Lundy is at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Dizzy’s Club from September 18-20.

Bassist Bob Cranshaw is at Small’s with Joe Farnsworth’s quartet on September 19.

Pianist Harold Mabern co-leads a quartet with Eric Alexander at OSPAC in West Orange NJ on September 19.

Vocalist Nona Hendryx is at Le Poisson Rouge with Word/Rock/Sword on September 19.

Low brass specialist on tuba and trombone Joe Daley is at Terra Blues with Hazmat Modine on September 19.

Bassist Alex Blake is at the Blue Note with vocalist Julie E on September 21.

Director Carol Bash is at HarlemStage on the City College of New York campus for a screening of her Mary Lou Williams documentary The Lady Who Swings the Band on September 22. Pianist Geri Allen and Professor Farah Jasmine Griffin will be on hand also for a performance and discussion.

Pianist/keyboardist Marc Cary is at Palisades in Brooklyn on September 23.

Drummer Jeff Tain Watts leads a quartet at the Jazz Standard from September 24-27 and returns with Yosvany Terry on October 8-10.

Saxophonist Gary Bartz is at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Dizzy’s Club from September 23-24.

Saxophonist Rene McLean is at Smoke with a Jackie McLean tribute from September 23-24.

Bassist Christian McBride and guitarist Pat Metheny are at NJPAC for a performance and conversation on September 27.

Percussionist Steve Kroon will be at Brooklyn’s First Baptist Church of Crown Heights for Jazz Vespers with the Jeff King Band on September 27.

That’s all for now. Suga’ in My Bowl is back on WBAI‘s airwaves on September 20th. We’ll also have another edition of “On the Bandstand” 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.

Tags Alex Blake, Billy Cobham, Blue Note, Bob Cranshaw, Carmen Lundy, Carol Bash, Christian McBride, Dizzy's Club, Farah Jasmine Griffin, First Baptist Church of Crown Heights, Gary Bartz, Geri Allen, HarlemStage, Harold Mabern, Jazz Standard, Jeff "Tain" Watts, Joe Daley, Le Poisson Rouge, Lou Donaldson, Marc Cary, NJPAC, Nona Hendryx, NYC Jazz Calendar, NYC Jazz Clubs, NYC Jazz Concerts, NYC Jazz Events, NYC Jazz listings, NYC Jazz Shows, On the Bandstand, OSPAC, Palisades, Pat Metheny, Reggie Workman, Rene McLean, Smoke Jazz Club, Steve Kroon, Suga' in My Bowl, Symphony Space, Terra Blues, The lady Who Swings the Band

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On the Bandstand: March 8, 2015 Edition

By Hank Williams

March 8, 2015 //

Photo Credit: Hank Williams

This week’s show features an interview with WBGO radio host Sheila Anderson! You can see her live at the 92nd St. Y’s Latin on Lex event on the 12th and and hear her from 1-6 AM most Saturday and Sunday mornings on WBGO FM. Meanwhile, let’s take a look at some upcoming gigs.

Photo: Oliver Lake’s Redbone Stick Plus. | oliverlake.net

Saxophonist Oliver Lake is also a visual artist and will have a showing of his painted sticks at the Aljira Center for Contemporary Art in downtown Newark NJ until May 21st.

Vocalist Nona Hendryx will be one of many performers at the Schomburg for a Women’s Jazz Festival tribute to her work on March 9th.

Guitarist Marc Ribot is at The Stone on March 10th.

Columbia University professor and writer Farah Jasmine Griffin will be at the Schomburg for a discussion on African American writers and artists in the 1950s on the 11th.

Drummer Bobby Sanabria will be leading Quarteto Aché at Floridita on 125th St in Harlem on the 13th and at Seton Hall University in New Jersey on the 18th.

Legendary Drummer Roy Haynes celebrates his 90th birthday from the 13-15th at the Blue Note with special guests sitting in every night including guitarist Pat Metheny and bassist Christian McBride on the 13th!

Trombonist Steve Turre will be at Smoke from March 13-15th to celebrate the release of his Spiritman CD.

Saxophonist Gary Bartz will lead a Quartet at Kitano on March 14th.

Looking ahead, drummer Terri Lyne Carrington’s Grammy Award-winning re-imagination of the Ellington classic Money Jungle will be performed at the Schomburg on March 16th as part of their Women’s Jazz Festival.

Finally, drummer Jeff “Tain” Watts is at Birdland with bassist Charnett Moffett’s Network Trio from the 17-21st.

That’s all for now. Suga’ in My Bowl is back on WBAI‘s airwaves March 22nd. We’ll also have another edition of “On the Bandstand” online next Sunday with a fresh set of listings.

Tags Birdland, Blue Note, Bobby Sanabria, Christian McBride, Farah Jasmine Griffin, Floridita Harlem, Gary Bartz, Jeff "Tain" Watts, Kitano Jazz Club, Marc Ribot, Nona Hendryx, NYC Jazz Calendar, NYC Jazz Clubs, NYC Jazz Concerts, NYC Jazz Events, NYC Jazz Festivals, NYC Jazz listings, NYC Jazz Shows, Oliver Lake, Pat Metheny, Roy Haynes, Schomburg Library, Sheila Anderson, Smoke Jazz Club, Steve Turre, Terri Lyne Carrington, The Stone, Women's Jazz Festival

Categories Event Listings, On the Bandstand

On the Bandstand: March 1, 2015 Edition

By Hank Williams

March 1, 2015 //

Photo Credit: Hank Williams

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 for our interview with WBGO radio host Sheila Anderson! To get your fix until then, check out our our audio archives. Meanwhile, let’s take a look at some upcoming gigs.

Photo: Oliver Lake’s Redbone Stick Plus. | oliverlake.net

Saxophonist Oliver Lake is also a visual artist and will have a showing of his painted sticks at the Aljira Center for Contemporary Art in downtown Newark NJ until May 21st.

Drummer Bobby Sanabria will be at Somethin’ Jazz Club on March 4th with with Gene Marlow’s Heritage Ensemble. You can also catch him leading Quarteto Aché at Floridita on 125th St in Harlem on March 13th.

Organist John Medeski will be at Brooklyn Bowl on March 5th.

Saxophonist Gary Bartz will lead a Quartet at The Side Door in Old Lyme CT on March 7th.

Saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin leads her Soulsquad at Harlem’s Ginny’s Supper Club on March 7th.

Low brass specialist on tuba and trombone Joe Daley will be at Terra Blues with Hazmat Modine on March 7th.

Pianist Vijay Iyer leads his trio at the Metropolitan Museum of Art‘s Temple of Dendur on March 7th.

Drummer Will Calhoun, pianist Randy Weston, saxophonist Oliver Lake, and poet and writer Quincy Troupe will be at MIST in Harlem for a Harlem Arts Salon benefit concert on March 8th.

Vocalist Nona Hendryx will be one of many performers at the Schomburg for a Women’s Jazz Festival tribute to her work on March 9th.

Columbia University professor and writer Farah Jasmine Griffin will be at the Schomburg for a discussion on African American writers and artists in the 1950s on March 11th.

Looking ahead, saxophonist Gary Bartz leads a Quartet at Kitano on March 13th.

Legendary Drummer Roy Haynes celebrates his 90th birthday from March 13-15th at the Blue Note with special guests sitting in every night including guitarist Pat Metheny and bassist Christian McBride on the 13th!

Trombonist Steve Turre will be at Smoke from March 13-15th to celebrate the release of his Spiritman CD.

Looking further ahead, drummer Terri Lyne Carrington’s Grammy Award-winning re-imagination of the Ellington classic Money Jungle will be performed at the Schomburg on March 16th as part of their Women’s Jazz Festival.

That’s all for now. Suga’ in My Bowl is back on WBAI‘s airwaves March 8. We’ll also have another edition of “On the Bandstand” online next Sunday with a fresh set of listings.

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