(New York) November 15, 2004 - Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola – located in The House of Swing, Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall – continues to present with sophistication and innovation a remarkably fresh double-bill of cosmopolitan music steeped in the rhythms of our neighbors to the south, celebrating Mexico Now, followed by the After Hours late night jam sets.

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. Reservations can be made at 212-258-9595 or via the Jazz At Lincoln Center website http://www.jalc.org.

Over the weekend, New York Yankee and Hall of Fame outfielder Dave Winfield dined with regular Courtney Vance and his wife, Angela Bassett at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, taking in Monty Alexander's late night jazz set. Joe Pesci, Harvey Kietel, and Peter Cincotti dropped by earlier in the engagement's run. We're hoping they will also fall by the club this week for the Mexico Now Celebration featuring the dynamic double bill of the Diego Maroto Sextet and the Antonio Sanchez Group. Also, we had a surprise sit in Saturday night. Trumpet legend Tom Harrell played with the Alon Yavnai Trio at the After Hours hang set.

Monday, November 15: Upstarts! is sold out. Upstarts! will return on November 22 with the Manhattan School of Music.

Tuesday, November 16 through Sunday, November 21: Mexico Now – Dynamic Double Bill: Diego Maroto Sextet and the Antonio Sanchez Group
Two full shows at 7:30PM & 10PM: Please note second set starts 30 minutes later than normal due to double bill.

Jazz at Lincoln Center joins a citywide celebration of Mexico’s finest artists and contemporary culture for a weeklong dynamic double bill.

Tuesday, November 23 through Sunday, November 28: A Centennial Celebration of Coleman Hawkins – The Body and the Soul
Two full shows at 7:30PM & 9:30PM. Additional set on Friday & Saturday at 11:30PM

*Diego Maroto Sextet with Diego Maroto (tenor saxophone/soprano saxophone); Rey David “Osito” Alejandre (trombone); Francisco Lelo de la Rea (guitar); Mark Aanderud (piano); Agustin Bernal (bass); Gabriel Puentes (drums).

Diego Maroto was born in Mexico City in 1968. He started his music training at an early age and picked up the saxophone when he was 17 years old. Since 2002, his sextet has performed extensively in México City, and has been associated with the cultural programs of institutions such as "INBA's" (National Institute of Fine Arts) concert series, "CNA's" (National Center for the Arts) festivals and Mexico City's renowned club "Papa Beto Jazz Bistro". Maroto's debut recording "Mundo Paralelo" was released in 2003 on the Agave Records label. *Antonio Sanchez Group with Antonio Sanchez (drums); Luis Perdomo (piano) 11/16-17 only; Miguel Zenon (alto saxophone) 11/16-17 only; Hans Glawischnig (bass) 11/16-17 only; David Sanchez (tenor saxophone) 11/18-19 only; Reuben Rogers (bass) 11/18-19 only; Adam Rogers (guitar) 11/20-21; only, Ben Street (bass) 11/20-21 only.

Two-time GRAMMY-winning drummer Antonio Sanchez presents a week of music with three different bands. A longtime sideman of the Pat Metheny Group and Trio and other musical icons like Michael Brecker and John Patitucci, Antonio now steps into the spotlight with what promises to be a very eclectic week which will feature the powerful drumming that has made him one of the most sought after sidemen on the scene today.

AFTER HOURS SETS
Tuesday-Saturday, November 16-20 - After Hours with the John Benitez Trio.

Mexico Now, a citywide festival of contemporary Mexican arts and culture, will present the work of over 100 Mexican filmmakers, architects, writers, dance, theater, music, and visual artists at 28 of New York City's leading arts venues in November 2004 . Mexico Now is a project of Arts International, the nation's only nonprofit organization solely devoted to international arts exchange. More information is available at www.mexiconowfestival.org.

****NEXT WEEK AT DIZZY'S CLUB Coca-Cola****

Tuesday, November 23 through Sunday, November 28:
A Centennial Celebration of Coleman Hawkins – The Body and the Soul
Two full shows at 7:30PM & 9:30PM. Additional set on Friday & Saturday at 11:30PM

Tuesday-Sunday, November 23-28 A Centennial Celebration of Coleman Hawkins - The Body and the Soul George Coleman (tenor saxophone), Eric Alexander (tenor saxophone), Harold Mabern (piano), Joe Farnsworth (drums) and other special guests.

After Hours with the tenor/piano duo of saxophonist Bob Kindred and pianist John DiMartino.

From the Kansas City tradition where swing was the order of the day, Coleman Hawkins (he hailed from St. Joseph, Missouri) ruled the jazz saxophone by the age of 20 in 1924. He would go on to become a sensation with the Fletcher Henderson Orchestra for a decade before retreating to Europe just prior to World War II. Upon his return the expatriate would continually challenge his rival Lester Young, not before giving the world his masterpiece, “Body and Soul.” 52nd Street became his permanent address residing with Monk, Don Byas, Diz, Miles, Max and countless others. In the waning years of bebop, he toured with Jazz at the Philharmonic, teamed with Roy Eldridge in the late 50’s and recorded with his under-study Sonny Rollins. By 1965 Hawk went into decline and was gone in 1969.

Eric Alexander who will serve as Music Director for the Hawkins Celebration, resides in Washington and finished second in the Thelonious Monk Competition in 1991. His hard bop explorations are well documented on Criss Cross, Delmark and more recently in a string of critically albums for Milestone Records. He was set to join Taylor’s Wailers in 1995 ( a group led by drummer Arthur Taylor) at the time of Taylor’s passing. He has played with Eddie Henderson, Mel Rhyne, Cecil Payne and Kenny Barron. His big voluminous sound recalls the influences of Dexter Gordon and this engagement’s band-mate George Coleman.

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Jazz at Lincoln Center is a not-for-profit arts organization dedicated to jazz. With the world-renowned Lincoln Center Jazz 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 Julliard Institute for Jazz Studies, music publishing, children's concerts, lectures, adult education courses, film programs, and student and educator workshops. Under the leadership of Artistic Director Wynton Marsalis, President & CEO Hughlyn F. Fierce, Executive Director Derek E. Gordon, Chairman of the Board Lisa Schiff and Jazz at Lincoln Center Board and staff, Jazz at Lincoln Center will produce hundreds of events during its 2004-05 season. This is the inaugural season in Jazz at Lincoln Center's new home — Frederick P. Rose Hall — the first-ever performance, education, and broadcast facility devoted to jazz.  

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