Jazz Improv NY

V02N11

Oscar Peterson

CONTENTS

CLUBS, CONCERTS, EVENTS

10 Jazz Brunch

12 Around Town

30 Calendar of Events

40 Noteworthy Performances

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

43 Announcements — Upcoming Events; Regular Engagements; Additional Club and Venue Schedules

COLUMNS

4 Apple Chorus by Ira Gitler

LIVE PERFORMANCE REVIEWS

6 The Semifinalists at Puppets Jazz Bar

Anat Fort at Birdland

Mamiko Watanabe at Kitano Hotel

Michael Weiss Quintet at Village Vanguard

CLUB & VENUE PROFILES

9 Venue Review: Village Vanguard

48 Jazz Food: Mannahatta Lounge Brunch

INTERVIEWS & SKETCHES

17 Oscar Peterson

20 Slide Hampton

21 Kate McGarry

23 Jeremy Pelt

25 Antoine Roney

28 Buster Williams

CD & DVD REVIEWS

51 John Abercrombie

Gilad Barkan

Craig Buhler

Jaki Byard

Kenny Carr

Kurt Elling

Wayne Escoffery

Josephine Livoti

Pamela Luss

Sebastian Noelle Quartet

Teddy Pantelas

Rebecca Parris,

Oscar Peterson

Misha Piatigorsky

Mark Sherman

Toph-E & The Pussycats

Kate McGarry

David Torn

Sachal Vasandani

Bennie Wallace

CLASSIFIEDS

63 The Jazz Billboard