Jazz Improv NY

V02N01

Eric Frazier

CONTENTS

37 VOTE: Jazz Improv’s 1st Annual READER’S POLL

CLUBS, CONCERTS, EVENTS

22 Directory of Clubs, Venues, Music and Record Stores, Schools & Universities

25 Calendar of Events

30 Announcements - Upcoming Events; Regular Engagements; Add’l Club and Venue Schedule

39 Noteworthy Performances

4 Festival Calendar

20 Jazz Brunch

COLUMNS

6 Apple Chorus, by Ira Gitler

40 Jazz Club Close-Up: Ashford & Simpson’s Sugar Bar, by Eric Frazier

57 Mind, Body & Spirit: Mind, Buddy & Spirit – You have to know what you want … The journey of a lifetime, by Eric Nemeyer

ARTICLES

13 Birthday Celebration-Louis Armstrong House

14 The Spirit of Django at JALC’s Rose Hall

15 Don Braden on Litchfield Jazz Camp’s 10th Year

16 Brother Thelonious Abbey Ale-Gives Back to the Arts

18 Joe Lovano, Music Director of Jazz at Caramoor, discusses the festival

LIVE PERFORMANCE REVIEWS

8 Randy Brecker, Lew Tabackin (Dizzy’s Club)

Pamela Luss (Sweet Rhythm)

Hank Jones-Joe Lovano (Dizzy’s)

Fred Hirsch, Nancy King (Jazz Standard)

Eric Frazier (Sista’s Place)

PHOTO GALLERY

38 PHOTO GALLERY - 40th Anniversary AACM (Advancement of Creative Musicians), by Ken Weiss

INTERVIEWS & SKETCHES

41 Eric Frazier

45 Pat Phillips, Producer

47 Grady Tate

49 James Carter

50 Gene Bertoncini

53 Donny McCaslin

CD & DVD REVIEWS

62 Ajamu Akinyele

Randy Brecker

Marc Cary

Chris Chalfant

Miles Davis

Gerry DiMaggio

Eldar

Dewey Erney

Charles Gayle

Roy Hargrove

Anton Harris

Harvie S

Christine Jensen

Nancy Kelly

Matt Lavalle

Carolyn Leonhart

Willie Martinez

Bill McBirnie

Donny McCaslin

Houston Person & Bill Charlap

Valery Ponomarev

Ken Song

Grace Testani

Larry Vuckovich

Chip White

Pete Zimmer

79 The Jazz Billboard