Jazz at Lincoln Center
33 West 60th St., 11th floor
New York, NY 10023
www.jalc.org
For Immediate Release: 3/15/2007
For more information, please contact:
SCOTT THOMPSON - (212) 258-9807, sthompson@jalc.org
High resolution, downloadable photos available: http://www.jalc.org/dccc/artists/index.asp
DIZZY'S CLUB COCA-COLA
April 2007 Artist Lineup
Great Student Rates Everyday!
SING INTO SPRING FESTIVAL Continues
with Claudia Acuña, Sachal Vasandani, Jamie Davis,
Jimmy Scott and More!
Charles Mingus 85th Birthday Celebration
w/ Mingus Orchestra, Mingus Big Band & Mingus Dynasty!
Plus Samba Jazz & Music of Jobim!
April is Jazz Appreciation Month!
New York, NY (March 15, 2007) - The exciting SING INTO SPRING FESTIVAL continues in April with headliners Claudia Acuña, then Sachal Vasandani, Jamie Davis, Jimmy Scott and more! Plus explore the music of Mingus with the CHARLES MINGUS 85th BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION, which includes variations of his bands including the Mingus Orchestra, the Mingus Big Band and the Mingus Dynasty. Then close out the month with Samba Jazz & Music of Jobim.
UPSTARTS! Every Monday night, the UPSTARTS! series features the best area college jazz bands with incredible up-and-coming talent. Night owls can take advantage of our late-night jams for just $10 with the AFTER HOURS sets. Our great Student Rates are: Headliners $15 (Tue.-Sun.), UPSTARTS! $10 (Mondays), AFTER HOURS $5 (Tue.-Sat.).
Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola offers spectacular views and serves a jazz inspired menu seven days a week through the collaboration between Great Performances and Spoonbread culinary creators. Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola is located in Frederick P. Rose Hall, home to Jazz at Lincoln Center, Broadway at 60th St., 5th floor. For reservations, call 212-258-9595 or www.jalc.org.
Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola Schedule -- April 2007
Tuesday-Sunday, April 3-8
SING INTO SPRING FESTIVAL:
Claudia Acuña Quintet
7:30 & 9:30pm, additional set Friday and Saturday at 11:30pm
Claudia Acuña (vocals), Jason Lindner (piano), Juancho Herrera (guitar), Omer Avital (bass), Clarence Penn (drums), Yayo Serka (drums - 4/8 only).
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Tuesday, April 10
SING INTO SPRING FESTIVAL:
Sachal Vasandani Quartet featuring Stefon Harris
7:30 & 9:30pm
Sachal Vasandani (vocals), Stefon Harris (vibes), Jeb Patton (piano), David Wong (bass), Kendrick Scott (drums).
Wednesday, April 11
SING INTO SPRING FESTIVAL:
Jamie Davis Quintet
7:30 & 9:30pm
Jamie Davis (vocals), Todd Coolman (bass), Bruce Williams (sax), Sylvia Cuenca (drums), Mark Little (piano).
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Thursday-Sunday, April 12-15
SING INTO FESTIVAL:
Jimmy Scott & The Jazz Expressions
7:30 & 9:30pm
Jimmy Scott (vocals), TK Blue (alto), tba (piano), Duayne Cook Broadnax (drums), Hilliard Greene (bass).
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Tuesday-Sunday, April 17-22
CHARLES MINGUS 85th BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION:
Mingus Orchestra, Mingus Big Band & Mingus Dynasty
7:30 & 9:30pm, additional set Friday and Saturday at 11:30pm
Mingus Dynasty (April 17 & 22), Mingus Orchestra (April 18 & 19), Mingus Big Band (April 20 & 21, including 11:30 sets)
Personnel for Mingus Orchestra, Mingus Big Band, Mingus Dynasty include: Craig Handy, Jaleel Shaw, Ronnie Cuber, Ku-umbra Frank Lacy, Conrad Herwig, Boris Kozlov, Alex Sipiagin, Kenny Rampton, Johnathan Blake, Orrin Evans, Abraham Burton, Wayne Escoffrey, Donny McCaslin, and many more!
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Tuesday-Sunday, April 24-29
SAMBA JAZZ & MUSIC OF JOBIM:
Helio Alves, Duduka da Fonseca, Eddie Gomez, Claudio Roditi, Paulo Jobim & Maucha Adnet
7:30 & 9:30pm, additional set Friday and Saturday at 11:30pm
Helio Alves (piano), Duduka da Fonseca (drums/percussion), Eddie Gomez (bass), Claudio Roditi (trumpet), Paulo Jobim (vocals) & Maucha Adnet (vocals).
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UPSTARTS!
Mondays at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, 7:30 & 9:30pm,
$15 cover charge plus $10 minimum at tables/ $5 minimum at bar / $10 student admission
Monday, April 2
Manhattan School of Music Afro Cuban Orchestra Conducted By Bobby Sanabria
Monday, April 9
Manhattan School of Music Concert Jazz Band & Combo
Monday, April 16
Sing Into Spring Festival: Somi
Monday, April 23
Juilliard Jazz Ensemble: Mingus! Mingus! Mingus!
Monday, April 30
Temple University Jazz Band Featuring Slide Hampton & Terell Stafford
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AFTER HOURS
11:00pm Tuesday-Thursday; 12:45pm Friday & Saturday $10 cover charge plus $10 minimum at tables / $5 student admission
April 3 - Tia Fuller & Healing Space
April 4-7 - SING INTO SPRING FESTIVAL: Xavier Casellas Quintet
April 10-14 - SING INTO SPRING FESTIVAL: Carolyn Leonhart & Friends
April 17-21 - Jake Langley Trio
April 24-28 - Quarto Na Bossa Featuring Laura Ann Boyd & Kevin Harding
Looking Ahead To May:
Tuesday-Sunday, May 1-6
Music of Duke Ellington: Juilliard Jazz Orchestra Featuring Ernie Andrews
Tuesday-Sunday, May 8-13
Grand Reunion: Todd Williams, Marcus Roberts, Reginald Veal, Herlin Riley
Thursday-Sunday, May 17-20
Joe Lovano/Hank Jones
For the most updated schedule, visit www.jalc.org.
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Jazz at Lincoln Center is a not-for-profit arts organization dedicated to jazz. With the world-renowned Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra and a comprehensive array of guest artists, Jazz at Lincoln Center advances a unique vision for the continued development of the art of jazz by producing a year-round schedule of performance, education and broadcast events for audiences of all ages. These productions include concerts, national and international tours, residencies, weekly national radio and television programs, recordings, publications, an annual high school jazz band competition and festival, a band director academy, a jazz appreciation curriculum for children, advanced training through the Juilliard Institute for Jazz Studies, music publishing, children’s concerts, lectures, adult education courses and student and educator workshops. Under the leadership of Artistic Director Wynton Marsalis, Chairman of the Board Lisa Schiff, Executive Director Katherine E. Brown and Jazz at Lincoln Center board and staff, Jazz at Lincoln Center will produce hundreds of events during its 2006-07 season. In October 2004, Jazz at Lincoln Center opened Frederick P. Rose Hall - the first-ever performance, education and broadcast facility devoted to jazz.
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