Jazz Improv NY

V03N8

Dianne Reeves

CONTENTS

CLUBS, CONCERTS, EVENTS

7 Around Town

17 Calendar of Events

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

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

33 Noteworthy Performances

COLUMNS

4 Apple Chorus by Ira Gitler

LIVE PERFORMANCE REVIEWS

5 The Jazz Nativity, Chris Bergson Band,

International Stride Summit, and

Alexis Cole

CLUB & VENUE PROFILES

10 Venue Review: The Kitano New York

INTERVIEWS & SKETCHES

8 Remembering Earl May

11 Dianne Reeves

14 Justin DiCioccio

16 Loren Stillman & Cuong Vu

34 Scot Albertson & Ben Allison

35 Cindy Blackman & T.K. Blue

36 Alexis Cole & Marc Copland

37 Todd Isler & Judy Niemack

CD & DVD REVIEWS

38 Ben Allison

Anat Cohen & The Anzic Orchestra

Dempsey-Ferguson

Champian Fulton

Drew Gress

Frank Kimbrough

Bill Mays

Sam Newsome

Jimmy Owens

CLASSIFIEDS

47 The Jazz Billboard