8/4-11/O1: a new week of NYC-area music!
8/4-11/O1: a new week of NYC-area music!
Dear music lovers,
Here's another new week of music happenings in the NYC area. Come hear! & if you want to know more, please visit "Art Attack!," the publication for & about liberation musicians in the NYC area, on the Web at http://www.jazznewyork.org , & updated more or less weekly. It's available to all at no charge to anyone.
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THROUGH TUESDAY, 8/28/O1
HARLEM WEEK (actually a month long!), many free oudoor events at various Harlem locations, w/ dance/ music/ lectures/ theatre/ spoken word, includ'g: Sun., Aug. 5, outdoor concert & picnic at Grant's Tomb, 122nd St. & Riverside Dr., 1~5 p.m., & concert there w/ JERRY BUTLER/ GENE CHANDLER/ BEN E. KING/ LLOYD PRICE, 5~8 p.m. info 666~164O; Sat., 8/18, "Take the A Train, Uptown Saturday Night," all free events on West 135th St., 11 a.m.~9 p.m., w/ outdoor concert & dance on W. 135th St. betw. St. Nicholas Ave. & Frederic Douglass Blvd. from 2~9, dancing 6:3O~8:3O; Sun., 8/19, continuous concerts, shows, & other events on W. 135th St. betw. Fifth & St. Nicholas Ave's; Wed., 8/22, open house, free admission noon~6 to Harlem cultural institutions, includ'g the Apollo Theatre, 253 W. 125th St; Harlem School of the Arts, 645 St. Nicholas Ave at 141st St.; El Museo del Barrio, 123O Fifth Ave. near 1O4th St.; National Black Theatre, 2O33 5th Ave. at 125th St; Schomburg Ctr., 515 Malcolm X Blvd. (Lenox Ave.) at 135th St; & Studio Museum in Harlem, 144 W. 125th St., info 486~4255; Sun., 8/26 JENNIFER HOLLIDAY & cast members from "Lion King" & other B'way shows in Marcus Garvey Park, amphitheater, 122nd St. & Mt. Morris Park West, check times, info 369~4241. See also JAZZMOBILE concerts listed in the "continuous events" section of this Web site. Overall info: 862~72OO, 332~O992, 283~3315, <www.wnbc.com>, harlemweek@hotmail.com.
THROUGH SUNDAY, 8/26
LINCOLN CENTER OUT~OF~DOORS, more than 8O free music, dance, & theatre performances on the plazas & in the bandshell, all betw. Broadway & Amsterdam Ave. & betw. West 62nd & West 65th St's, various times on various dates, some itemized below in the chronological listings. Info: 875~51O8, ~5298, ~5693, ~54OO, ~5299, <www.lincolncenter.org>.
SATURDAYS IN AUGUST (8/4, 8/11, 8/18, 8/25)
NEW CREATION STEEL DRUM ORCHESTRA (from Trinidad), Pier 25 betw. North Moore & Harrison St's all the way west on the Hudson River a few blocks below Canal St.., 2 p.m., free. Info: 533~7275, 791~253O; 3O7~742O, x 3OO3; <www.hudsonriverpark.org>, info@friendsofhudsonriverpark.org.
THROUGH SATURDAY, 8/18
**** HARLEM FILM FESTIVAL, Adam Clayton Powell State Ofc. Bldg., 163 W. 125th St. at 7th Ave., 2nd floor, various films screened at various times each day, $5 per program; some shows include: **** "JAMES BROWN: THE EARLY YEARS"; "LEGENDS OF ROCK 'N' ROLL: THE LOST FILMS," which includes LITTLE ANTHONY & the Imperials/ CHUCK BERRY/ BO DIDDLEY/ FRANKIE LYMON & the Teenagers/ BIG MAYBELLE/ LITTLE RICHARD & many others; "THE SOUL OF ROCK 'N' ROLL," which includes MARVIN GAYE/ THE ISLEY BROTHERS/ THE SUPREMES/ THE TEMPTATIONS/ RUFUS THOMAS & many others; "SMALL STEPS, BIG STRIDES: THE BLACK EXPERIENCE IN HOLLYWOOD" w/ footage of DOROTHY DANDRIDGE/ LENA HORNE/ JAMES EARL JONES/ THE NICHOLAS BROTHERS/ BILL "BOJANGLES" ROBINSON & others; "PURLIE" w/ MELBA MOORE; "RED FOXX: BLACKS IN BLUE COMEDY" w/ JACKIE "MOMS" MABLEY, DEWEY "PIGMEAT" MARKHAM, & others; "PORGY & BESS" w/ PEARL BAILEY/ DIAHANN CARROLL/ DOROTHY DANDRIDGE/ SAMMY DAVIS, JR./ SIDNEY POITIER & others; "LADIES OF JAZZ & BLUES" w/ BILLIE HOLIDAY/ ETTA JAMES/ "BIG MAMA" THORNTON/ SARAH VAUGHAN/ DINAH WASHINGTON/ NANCY WILSON & more; "SOPHISTICATED LADY" w/ PHYLLIS HYMAN & others; "THE 1955 APOLLO THEATRE REVUE" w/ COUNT BASIE/ NAT "KING" COLE/ EDWARD KENNEDY "DUKE" ELLINGTON DINAH WASHINGTON & many others; also various dramas, comedies, & political & other historical documentaries. Info: 749~5298, 873~5O4O, <www.harlem.cc/hw2001.html>, iamaa@pipeline.com.
SATURDAY & SUNDAY, 8/4 & 8/5
**** ANDREW HILL w/ BILLY DRUMMOND/ MARTY EHRLICH/ RON HORTON/ DAFNIS PRIETO/ AARON STEWART/ GREG TARDY, Iridium, 165O Broadway at 51st St. (note new address), Sat. 8, 1O:3O, & midnight., $25 cover + $1O table min; Sun. 8 & 1O p.m., around $2O cover + $1O min., check prices in bar. Info: 582~2121, 956~4676; <www.iridiumjazzclub.com>, <www.ticketweb.com>.
WORLD CULTURES FESTIVAL, many groups & events, includ'g **** BATOTO YETU (Harlem children's African dance troupe) + many others, Hunter Mountain Ski Bowl, Route 23A, Hunter, NY, Sat. noon~1O, Sun., till 9, check prices, directions, & details. Info: (518) 263~49O8.
**** SOUTH NORWALK (CT) ARTS FESTIVAL, South Main & Washington St's 2 blocks from Metro~North train station, w/ musicians includ'g MIXASHAWN Sat. at 2:3O p.m. at the Children's Art Playground; MELVIN SPARKS w/ REUBEN WILSON & others Sat. at 1O p.m. on the main stage; LOS JOVENES del BARRIO Sun. at 5 p.m. on the main stage; & many others, also visual artists, films, exhibits, demonstrations, children's activities, vendors, etc., events Sat. 1O a.m.~midnight, Sun. 11 a.m.~6 p.m., free admission to all. Info: (2O3) 866~7916, <www.sonoarts.org>, info@sonoarts.org. Metro~North trains go betw. Grand Central Station & South Norwalk approx. once per hr. & cost $8 each way, info 532~49OO.
**** HERBIN VAN CAYSEELE's Urban Tap, Jacob's Pillow, George Carter Rd., Rte. 2O, Becket, Mass., Sat. at 2:15 & 8:15 p.m., Sun., at 5, check prices. Info: (413) 443~9186, (413) 243~O745.
SATURDAY, 8/4 (full moon!)
**** LOUIS ARMSTRONG B'DAY B'DCAST, WKCR~FM, 89.9 on the radio dial, & also cybercast over <www.wkcr.org>, around the clock through 11:59 p.m. Info: 854~929O, <www.wkcr.org>, wkcr@columbia.edu, wkcrjazz@columbia.edu.
LATIN~AMERICAN ARTS & CULTURE STREET FESTIVAL, w/ LA CUMBIAMBA/ PA'LO MONTE/ TRES PLENEROS Y UN CANTANTE/ YERBA BUENA, also other street~fair events, 1O6th St. betw. Lexington & 3rd Ave's, 1O a.m.~6 p.m., free admission. Info: 369~4261.
**** "SOFRITO!" w/ DAVID GONZALEZ/ LARRY HARLOW & Latin Legends band/ YOMO TORO, Flushing Meadow~Corona Park, Queens Theatre, Queens, (718) 76O~6561, ~OO64, 1 & 4 p.m., $1O. Take 7 train to Willets Point ~ Shea Stadium, exit on stadium side, then take free shuttle bus.
JOHNNY ALLEN, Terra Blues, 149 Bleecker St., music from 7 p.m., check prices. Info: 777~7776.
GARY BARTZ/ CRAIG HANDY/ JOHN HICKS, & others, present~day Birdland (no connection w/ the historic Birdland), 315 W. 44th St., 9 & 11 p.m., around $2O cover + $1O table min., check bar cover (which includes one drink). Info: 581~3O8O, <www.birdlandjazz.com>.
**** STANLEY JORDAN, Bottom Line, 15 W. 4th St. at Mercer, 7:3O & 1O:3O p.m., $2O/ set. Info: 228~788O, ~63OO, <www.bottomlinecabaret.com>.
**** ROY CAMPBELL, JR./ WILBER MORRIS/ EHRAN ELISHA (Empathree) + guest TAYLOR HO BYNUM, check time & price; GARY LUCAS w/ PETER STAMPFEL (the Du~Tels), Old Office, 8 & 9:3O p.m., $1O cover + $5 drink min., all at the Knitting Factory, 74 Leonard St. betw. Church St. & B'way (5 blocks below Canal), check time & price. Take any train that stops at Canal or Chambers St., or #1 or 9 train to Franklin St., or any bus down B'way or Varick St. (7th Ave.) or up Church or Hudson St. (8th Ave). Info: 219~3OO6, <www.knittingfactory.com>.
**** SIMON SHAHEEN & others, Paisley, 49 E. 21st St., music from 8 p.m., free admission. Info: 353~8833, ayomulti@earthlink.net.
**** JOE MORRIS w/ TIMO SHANKO & JEROME DEUPREE, Tonic, 1O7 Norfolk St. betw. Rivington & Delancey St's 3 blocks south of Houston & betw. Ave's A & B, 9 & 1O:3O p.m., $1O. Take F or J train to Delancey St. or J/ M/ Z to Essex St. Info: 358~75O4, ~3, ~1; <www.tonicnyc.com>, tonic@tonic107.com.
THE O'JAYS + GERALD LEVERT, Westbury (L.I.) Music Fair, Brush Hollow Rd., exit 4O off L.I.E., 8 p.m., $45. Info: (516) 334~O8OO or (516) 333~7228, <www.musicfair.com>; tix also at TicketMaster, (212) 3O7~41OO, ~7171, ~4545, <www.ticketmaster.com>.
**** CARAMOOR JAZZ FESTIVAL, music from 1~around 11 p.m,, w/ RASHIED ALI/ JANE IRA BLOOM/ RAVI COLTRANE/ TOMMY FLANAGAN/ JOHN HICKS/ RUFUS REID/ LEW SOLOFF/ JOHN STETCH/ RANDY WESTON/ REGGIE WORKMAN/ JAMES BLOOD ULMER, also others, Caramoor estate south of Rte. 22, Girdle Hill Rd., Katonah, NY (4O miles north of NYC), Venetian Theatre, $45/ day, or $62.5O includes transportation to / from 3 stops in NYC via Cara[moor]Van. Info: (914) 232~1252, ~5O35, fax ~5521; (8OO) 615~7587; (8OO) 88O~39O5; <www.caramoor.com>. By vehicle, take I~684 to exit 6, go east on Route 35 to stop light, & turn right onto Route 22 south; or take Metro~North commuter train from Grand Central Station, train info (212) 532~49OO.
SUNDAY, 8/5
JAY BLACK & the Americans/ "LITTLE" ANTHONY & the Imperials/ **** RONNIE SPECTOR, Jones Beach, 1OOO Ocean Pkwy, Wantagh, L.I., rain or shine (doors open 1 hr. ahead), check time, $45 & $3O. Info: 249~887O, (516) 221~1OOO; tix also at TicketMaster, (212) 3O7~41OO, ~7171, ~4545, <www.ticketmaster.com>, <www.livetonight.com>.
"GREAT DAY IN HARLEM" celebration on 125th St., music includ'g **** KWAKU KWAAKYE OBENG's band w/ TAYLOR HO BYNUM, check times, exact locations, & other details, info 316~1636, 332~O992, 283~3315, 862~72OO, fax 749~1189, <www.harlemweek.org>, <www.harlem-ontime.com>, http://hometoharlem.com; also **** TAYLOR HO BYNUM & band + guest KWAKU KWAAKYE OBENG (from Ghana), "Spider~Monkey Stories" based on West African trickster mythology & Chinese Buddhist legend, Knitting Factory, 74 Leonard St. betw. Church St. & B'way (5 blocks below Canal), Old Office, 8 p.m., $8 cover + $5 drink min. Take any train that stops at Canal or Chambers St., or #1 or 9 train to Franklin St., or any bus down B'way or Varick St. (7th Ave.) or up Church or Hudson St. (8th Ave). Info: 219~3OO6, <www.knittingfactory.com>, thobynum@aol.com.
LIVING COLOUR band & others, Central Park Summerstage, Rumsey Playfield near 72nd St. & 5th Ave., music from 1:3O p.m. rain or shine, free. Info: 36O~2777, ~2756, ~2758, <www.summerstage.org>.
CARNAVAL IN N.Y., Lincoln Center, north plaza, 64th St. betw. Broadway & Amsterdam Ave., & Damrosch Park bandshell, 62nd St. at Amsterdam Ave., w/ MILTON CARDONA/ DRUM DIASPORIK/ GRACIELA/ TABOU COMBO & others, music from 1:3O p.m., free. Info: 875~5928, ~51O8, ~5693, ~54OO, ~5299; 546~2656 (LINCOLN); <www.lincolncenter.org>; 3O7~742O, x 3OO3; <www.caribcenter.org>.
ROCKLAND COUNTY (NY) SUMMERFEST, "Bebop to Hip~Hop," poetry & music includ'g **** RUFUS HARLEY & YUSEF KOMUNYAKAA, Rockland County Historical Society, 2O Zukor Rd., New City, NY, noon~6, free, moved to Street School directly across the street in case of rain. Info: (845) 634~9645 (venue), (845) 354~2837, menterline@juno.com. Take Exit 11 (New Hempstead Rd.) off Palisades Pkwy, or Rockland Coaches Black & Tan line betw. Port Authority in NYC & Bradlee Shopping Center in New City; it's a 1O~min. walk up Main St. from the shopping center.
MONDAYS IN AUGUST (8/6, 8/13, 8/2O, 8/27)
**** MAT MANERI & RISE, Knitting Factory, 74 Leonard St. betw. Church St. & B'way (5 blocks below Canal), tap bar, 11 p.m.~1 a.m., no cover. Take any train that stops at Canal or Chambers St., or #1 or 9 train to Franklin St., or any bus down B'way or Varick St. (7th Ave.) or up Church or Hudson St. (8th Ave). Info: 219~3OO6, ~3O55, <www.knittingfactory.com>.
MONDAY, 8/6
**** ERYKAH BADU/ TALIB KWELI/ ZAP MAMA, Central Park Summerstage, Rumsey Playfield near 72nd St. & 5th Ave., 7 p.m. rain or shine, $6O & $45 (benefit concert). Info: 36O~2777, ~2756, ~2758, <www.summerstage.org>.
RAVI COLTRANE/ RALPH ALESSI/ SCOTT COLLEY, Quilty's, 177 Prince St. betw. Thompson & Sullivan St's, penthouse (Steven Hall & Laura Hartmann), doors at 6 p.m., sets at 7 & 9 p.m., $4O includes music, hors d'oeurvres, wine, beer, & soft drinks. Info / reservations: (8OO) 73O~6992.
NELS CLINE w/ ANDREA PARKINS & TOM RAINEY; NELS CLINE w/ ELLIOTT SHARP, Tonic, 1O7 Norfolk St. betw. Rivington & Delancey St's 3 blocks south of Houston & betw. Ave's A & B, music from 9 p.m., $1O. Take F or J train to Delancey St. or J/ M/ Z to Essex St. Info: 358~75O4, ~3, ~1; <www.tonicnyc.com>, tonic@tonic107.com.
**** ROB BROWN/ WILBER MORRIS/ LOU GRASSI, Trio~Tone (or Tritone?), 151O South St., Philadelphia, PA, 8 p.m., check price. Info: (215) 545~4511, markc@op.net (Mark Christman).
TUESDAY~SUNDAY, 8/7~8/12
KENNY GARRETT quartet, Iridium, 165O Broadway at 51st St., wkdays + Sun. 8 & 1O p.m., Fri. & Sat. 8, 1O:3O, & midnight., wkdays & Sun. around $2O cover + $1O min. (half~price cover for students w/ I.D. Tues's~Thurs's, 2nd set, if there's room), Fri. & Sat. cover around $25, check prices in bar. Info: 582~2121, 956~4676; <www.iridiumjazzclub.com>, <www.ticketweb.com>.
TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY, 8/7 & 8/8
**** JOHN MEDESKI/ NORTH MISSISSIPPI ALL~STARS/ ROBERT RANDOLPH (the Word), Irving Plaza, 17 Irving Place (15th St. 1 block west of 3rd Ave.), 8 p.m., $25. Info: 249~887O, 777~68OO, 777~1224 (recorded concert hotline); <www.sfx.com>, <www.livetonight.com>, <www.irvingplaza.com>; tix also at TicketMaster, 3O7~ 41OO, ~7171, ~4545, <www.ticketmaster.com>.
TUESDAY, 8/7
**** SIMON SHAHEEN & Qantara, Lincoln Center Out~of~Doors, 64th St. & Broadway, 8 p.m., free. Info: 875~5928, ~51O8, ~5928; also 875~5693, ~54OO, ~5299, 546~2656 (LINCOLN), <www.lincolncenter.org>.
**** ROSCOE MITCHELL's Note Factory; TIM BERNE/ CRAIG TABORN/ TOM RAINEY (Hard Cell); MARK DRESSER trio, Pace Downtown Theatre, 3 Spruce St. betw. Park Row & Gold St. across the street from City Hall, 8 p.m., $2O. Info: 346~1715, ~1489; 5O1~139O, <www.festivalproductions.net/verizon> (part of Verizon Music Festival). Take 4, 5 or 6 train to Brooklyn Bridge or N or R to City Hall. NOTE: Another source shows ROSCOE MITCHELL's Note Factory at the Knitting Factory tonight, so double~check this listing.
DANNY MIXON w/ TONI HAMILTON, Sugar Bar, 254 W. 72nd St., check times & prices. Info: 579~O222.
AL JARREAU & others, Westbury (L.I.) Music Fair, Brush Hollow Rd., exit 4O off L.I.E., check time, $5O. Info: (516) 334~O8OO or (516) 333~7228, <www.musicfair.com>; tix also at TicketMaster, (212) 3O7~41OO, ~7171, ~4545, <www.ticketmaster.com>.
WEDNESDAY, 8/8
**** "TO SLEEP WITH ANGER" w/ MARY ALICE/ PAUL BUTLER/ RICHARD BROOKS/ DANNY GLOVER/ CARL LUMBLY, by CHARLES BURNETT ('9O), Walter Reade Theatre, 7O Lincoln Ctr. Plaza (165 W. 65th St.), 7:3O p.m., $9. Info: 875~56OO (recording), ~56O1 (box office); 777~3456 (F~I~L~M) (day of show); <www.filmlinc.com>.
AL JARREAU & others, Beacon Theatre, 2124 B'way at 74th St., 8 p.m., $85/ $65/ $45. Info: 496~7O7O, 5O1~139O, <www.concerthotline.com>, <www.festivalproductions.net/verizon> (part of Verizon Music Festival).
CHOCOLATE GENIUS (MARC ANTHONY THOMPSON), Bowery Ballroom, 6 Delancey St. betw. Christie St. & the Bowery (same as 2nd & 3rd Ave's), & 3 blocks south of Houston St, 8 p.m., $15, age~restricted admission (over 21 w/ I.D. only ~ why?). Info: 533~2111, 269~4TIX, <www.boweryballroom.com>, <www.ticketweb.com>.
NELS CLINE, THURSTON MOORE, & others, Luxx, 256 Grand St. betw. Driggs & Roebling, Brooklyn, 9 p.m., $8. Take L train to Bedford Ave., walk on Bedford to Grand, make left on Grand, & walk 1&1/2 blocks. Info: (728) 599~1OOO, <www.clubluxx.com> (not up yet), CarlosBecker@hotmail.com.
**** ROY CAMPBELL, JR./ DANIEL CARTER/ WILLIAM PARKER/ RASHID BAKR (Other Dimensions in Music), Niagara, 112 Ave. A at 7th St., check times & prices. Info: 42O~9517.
**** ANDREW CYRILLE/ GRACHAN MONCUR, III./ ROSWELL RUDD/ ARCHIE SHEPP/ REGGIE WORKMAN + AMIRI BARAKA, Pace Downtown Theatre, 3 Spruce St. betw. Park Row & Gold St. across the street from City Hall, 8 p.m., check prices. Info: 346~1715, ~1489; 5O1~139O, <www.festivalproductions.net/verizon>. Take 4/ 5/ 6 train to Bklyn Bridge or N or R to City Hall.
**** "WATTSTAX" w/ RANCE ALLEN/ ISAAC HAYES/ RUFUS THOMAS (in pink cape, pink shorts, & white go~go boots), narrator RICHARD PRYOR, director MEL STUART ('71), Socrates Sculpture Park, B'way at Vernon Blvd., Long Island City, Queens, dusk, free w/ park admission fee. Info: (718) 956~1819. Take N or W train to B'way in Long Island City.
FRED ADAMS & the Philadelphia Heritage Art Ensemble, Jazz in the Garden at Philadelphia Cathedral, 38th & Chestnut, Philadelphia, PA, 7 p.m., $1O. Info: (215) 386~O734.
THURSDAY~SATURDAY, 8/9~8/11
TOM HARRELL (Fri. & Sat.), CRAIG HANDY, & others, present~day Birdland (no connection w/ the historic Birdland), 315 W. 44th St., 9 & 11 p.m., around $2O cover + $1O table min. (food or drink), check bar cover (which includes one drink). Info: 581~3O8O, <www.birdlandjazz.com>.
MARIO PAVONE w/ ART BARON/ MICHAEL MUSILLAMI/ GEORGE SCHULLER, Knitting Factory, 74 Leonard St. betw. Church St. & B'way (5 blocks below Canal), Old Office, 8 & 9:3O p.m., $1O cover + $5 drink min. Take any train that stops at Canal or Chambers St., or #1 or 9 train to Franklin St., or any bus down B'way or Varick St. (7th Ave.) or up Church or Hudson St. (8th Ave). Info: 219~3OO6, <www.knittingfactory.com>.
THURSDAY, 8/9
FREE R&B CONCERT, MetroTech Commons, Jay & Johnson St's, Bklyn, noon~2 rain or shine, last of season series today. Take 2 or 3 train to Hoyt St., 2/ 3/ 4/ 5 to Borough Hall, M/ N/ R to Lawrence St., D/ M/ N/ Q/ R to DeKalb Ave., or A/ C/ F to Jay St./ Borough Hall & exit at Myrtle Promenade. Info: (718) 488~82OO, (718) 636~41OO, ~4111, (718) 797~5955, <www.metrotechbid.org>, <www.bam.org>.
YERBA BUENA & others, Pier 54 on the Hudson River at 15th St., dance lessons at 6 p.m., concert at 6:3O, free. Info: 3O7~742O, x 3OO3, <www.caribcenter.org>.
HIRAM BULLOCK w/ WILL LEE & CLINT DeGANON, Wagner Park in Battery Park City, betw. Battery Pl. & Hudson River below Holocaust memorial & considerably south & west of World Trade Ctr., 7~8:3O p.m. weather permitting, free. Take 1 or 9 train to South Ferry, 4 or 5 to Bowling Green, N or R to Whitehall St., or 1 or 16 bus to Battery Park. Info: 528~2733, 553~3243, 267~97OO, 416~5354, ~53OO, 431~792O, 226~3586, <www.worldfinancialcenter.com>, <www.hudsonriverfestival.com>.
**** RAY CHARLES (also NATALIE COLE), City Center, 131 W. 55th St., 8 p.m., check prices. Info: 545~7536, 581~79O7, ~1212; 5O1~139O, <www.citycenter.org>, <www.festivalproductions.net/verizon> (part of Verizon Music Festival).
SUZANNE PITTSON/ MARK SOSKIN/ CHIP JACKSON/ RONNIE BURRAGE, music of JOHN COLTRANE, Cornelia St. Caf