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THE 1ST ANNUAL "I am so happy this festival is happening. For the sake of the music, the musicians and the clubs. There couldn't be a better time. 'I got your back.'" ~ Awilda Rivera, WBGO-FM |
Purchase your Festival Pass
online or visit our
Sweet Rhythm
Information Center at 88 7th Ave. (near Bleecker) where you can purchase
Festival Passes and pick up printed schedules. The information center will
be open nightly thru Thursday, July 2nd from 7-9PM |
SCHEDULE and PERFORMERS 2009
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Downtown |
Friday June 26 |
Saturday June 27 |
Sunday June 28 |
Monday June 29 |
Tuesday June 30 |
Wednesday July 01 |
Thursday July 02 |
Friday July 03 |
Saturday July 04 |
| Anyway Cafe: |
9:30PM-1:30AM Jenn Jade |
9:30PM TO 1:30AM FLAMENCO GUITAR FRANCOIS WISS | 9PM to Midnight! TBA | 8:30PM to 11:30PM OPEN NIGHT! Featuring special guests each week in a variety of musical styles | 9PM TO MIDNIGHT! ANDREY RYABOV - best jazz guitar player in Saint- Petersburg, Russia | 9:30 -
12:30 Natasha - Russian Gypsy music |
9-12 Grace Garland / Ethan Mann |
9:30PM-1:30AM Jenn Jade |
9:30PM to 1:30AM JAZZ AMBASSADOR CLAY ROSS |
| Club Cache: | No Festival Passes | No Festival Passes | No Festival Passes | 8-11PM Vince Giordano's Nighthawks / 1920's and 30's jazz orchestra. |
No Festival Passes | No Festival Passes | No Festival Passes | No Festival Passes | No Festival Passes |
| Fat Cat | 7pm A Capella Soul 8:30 pm 1:30AM |
7:00 pm Harry Whitaker
10:00 pm 1:30AM |
6:00 pm Stride piano session w/ Terry Waldo & Ehud Asherie 8:30 pm 1:00 am |
6:30 pm Heun Choi String Quartet: Classical 8:30 pm 12:30 am |
7pm Saul Rubin Trio
8:30pm 12:30 |
7pm Rafi D'lugoff Trio 8:30 pm 12:30 |
7PM Larry Ham Trio 8:30 pm 12:30 |
7pm 8:30 pm
10PM 1:30 am |
7pm Ned Goold Trio 10pm 1:30AM |
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Dom Minasi, guitar Blaise Siwula, reeds |
Trudy Silver, piano and Jerome Ellis, saxophone | No Festival Passes | No Festival Passes | No Festival Passes | No Festival Passes | No Festival Passes | Don Slatoff's Jazz Circus | No Festival Passes | |
| Garage | No Festival Passes | No Festival Passes | No Festival Passes |
7-10pm Howard Williams Jazz Orchestra 10:30-2:30am Ryan Anselmi's Quartet from |
7:00-10:00 David White Jazz Orchestra 10:30 Alan Chaubert |
6:00-10 David Coss Trio 10:30 Iris Ornig |
6:00-10 David Coss Trio 10:30 Iris Ornig |
No Festival Passes |
No Festival Passes |
| John Birks Gillespie Auditorium: The New York Baha'i Center: | Cecilia Coleman’s Band: w/ Dave Smith trp, Vito Chiavuzzo, alto sax, Peter Brainin tenor sax, Tim Givens bass, Jeff Brillinger drums | ||||||||
| Jules Bistro | 8:00PM TO
MIDNIGHT -
LIPBONE REDDING AND THE
LIPBONE ORCHESTRA |
1PM TO 4PM -
THE BABY SODA BAND 8 PM TO MIDNIGHT - ETHAN MANN AND FRIENDS |
12PM TO 3PM -LIPBONE
REDDING AND THE LIPBONE ORCHESTRA 8:30 PM TO 11:30 PM - LAYLA ANGULO TRIO |
8:30PM to 11:30PM - TRIO SALERITO FEATURING FRANCOIS WISS | 8:30PM to 11:30PM THE BABY SODA BAND | 8:30PM to11:30PM - THE LOWER EAST SIDE HOT CLUB | 8:30PM to 11:30PM HARA GARACCI FEATURING SARINA SUNO | 8:00 PM TO MIDNIGHT: LIPBONE REDDING AND THE LIPBONE ORCHESTRA | CLOSED |
| Kitano | No Festival Passes | No Festival Passes | No Festival Passes | No Festival Passes | No Festival Passes | No Festival Passes |
No Festival Passes |
No Festival Passes | |
| Nuyorican | No Festival Passes | No Festival Passes |
8:00pm Bobby Sanabria/New School Afro-Cuban Big Band |
No Festival Passes | No Festival Passes | No Festival Passes | 9:00pm Thursday Night Latin Jazz Featuring Willie Martinez & La Familia Sextet |
No Festival Passes | 9PM Banana Pudding Jazz Jam feat. Rome Neal and Beautiful Young Ladies of Jazz. Lauren Henderson, Legacy; Tina Louise, Briana Swann. With Mamiko Watanabe (piano); Elisabeth Keledjian (drums); Sharel Cassity (sax) |
| Smalls |
No Festival Passes |
No Festival Passes |
3:00 to 6:30 PM |
7:30 & 9:00 PM Brian Charette organ trio 10:30 & 12:00 PM Ari Hoenig |
7:30 PM to 10 PM
John
Colianni, solo Piano, 10:30 PM to 1 AM Joe Magnarelli Quartet 1:30 AM to Close Ken Fowser Band |
7:30 PM |
7:30 PM Ehud Asherie and Warren Vache duo, 9:00 and 10:30 PM Tim Collins group, 12:00 AM to close Sacha Perry Trio |
No Festival Passes |
No Festival Passes |
|
Sweet Rhythm Festival Information Center |
9:00PM and
11:00PM |
9:00PM and 11:00PM |
No Festival Passes | No Festival Passes | No Festival Passes |
8 & 10 PM |
8 & 10 PM |
No Festival Passes | No Festival Passes |
| St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery: Music in Abe Lebewohl Park 2009. | no show | no show | no show | no show | no show | no show | FREE OUTDOOR EVENT 12:30PM |
no show | no show |
| Zinc Bar |
10pm, 11:30,
1:00am |
10pm, 11:30,
1:00am Marianni Sultry Sounds of Bossa |
10pm, 11:30, 1:00am
Cidinho Teixeira & Samba jazz |
9:30,
11pm, 12:30am, 2AM Vocalists Ron Affif Trio |
7:00-9:00PM |
7:00-9:00PM Glenn White 9:30, 11pm, 12:30am Patricia Talem (Brazilian) |
No Festival Passes |
10pm, 11:30, 1:00am
African Soiree Band |
10pm, 11:30, 1:00am
Marianni Sultry Sounds of Bossa |
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Uptown |
Friday June 26 |
Saturday June 27 |
Sunday June 28 |
Monday June 29 |
Tuesday June 30 |
Wednesday July 01 |
Thursday July 02 |
Friday July 03 |
Saturday July 04 |
| A Touch of Dee | 7PM - 11PM Harlem Underground Jam Session with Sheldon Sweeper, Roger Anderson, The Captain, Arthur Green, Kakari. |
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| Big Apple Jazz Tours | 7:30PM - 12:30 Harlem Juke Joint Tour |
7:30PM - 12:30 Harlem Juke Joint Tour |
4:30 - 9:30PM Great Day in Harlem Tour |
sold out | call for tour info 718 606-8442 | call for tour info 718 606-8442 | call for tour info 718 606-8442 | 7:30PM - 12:30 Harlem Juke Joint Tour |
7:30PM - 12:30 Harlem Juke Joint Tour |
| Bill's Place | 10PM & 12AM Speakeasy Bill Saxton |
closed | closed | closed | closed | closed | closed | 10PM & 12AM Speakeasy Bill Saxton |
closed |
| Creole | 2 shows 8pm & 10pm: Tribute to Jimmy McGriff: Reuben Wilson, Melvin Sparks, Bill Easley, Vince Ector | 2 shows 8pm & 10pm: Tribute to Jimmy McGriff: Reuben Wilson, Melvin Sparks, Bill Easley, Vince Ector | TBA | closed | No Live Music but Festival Passes will be honored for dessert promotion | 8pm- Midnight Stuff Brothers & Sisters Band:Chris Parker, Frank Canino, ,Gary Sieger, Steve Greenfield, Ted Baker, Clint de Ganon, Roy Bennett and Beverly Crosby |
8pm - midnight LOCAL FUNK / JAZZ BAND | 2 shows 8pm & 10pm: George Braith Quartet |
2 shows 8pm & 10pm: George Braith Quartet |
| Harlem Tap | closed | 9:30PM Omar Edwards Tap Jam |
closed | closed | closed | closed | closed | closed | Omar Edwards' 4th of July Blow Out Tap Jam |
|
Lenox Lounge Pending final approval: Midnight shows are approved! |
midnight show only: Vocalist Alyson Williams |
midnight show only: Vocalist Alyson Williams |
7p.m. to 11p.m.
Vocal Jam w/ Lafayette Harris Jr. |
9:30pm - 2:30am Sugar Hill Jazz Quartet Jam w. Patience Higgins |
8pm – 12am REGGIE WOODS ENSEMBLE |
8:00 p.m. to 12:00 Nat Lucas Organ Trio |
8:00 p.m. to 12:00 Paulette Dozier Blues/R&B |
midnight show only:
Vocalist
Vinnie Knight and The Jazz Riders Zeke Mullins Piano – Bob Cunningham Bass – Richard Rivers Drums |
midnight show only:
Vocalist
Vinnie Knight and The Jazz Riders Zeke Mullins Piano – Bob Cunningham Bass – Richard Rivers Drums |
| Londel's | Brandon Sander's Quartet w/ Walter Blanding! and KURIKO TSUGAWA | Brandon Sander's Quartet w/ Walter Blanding! and KURIKO TSUGAWA | no live music but festival pass honored | closed | no live music but festival pass honored | no live music but festival pass honored | no live music but festival pass honored | Brandon Sander's Quartet w/ Walter Blanding! and KURIKO TSUGAWA |
Closed |
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Minton's Playhouse |
Old School R&B DJ set | free with pass EVE CORNELIOUS Ed Cherry, guitar; Greg Bandy, drums; Jason Curry, saxophone |
No Music | free with pass Jack Jeffers and the New York City Classics |
free with pass Omar Edwards and Marvel Allen. Tapping into Music. |
free with pass 10:00pm - 2:00am Sugar Hill Jazz Quartet Jam w. Patience Higgins |
free with pass Gerald Hayes and Qualified Gents |
10 - until Hymie Rivera and Afro Latin Jazz All-Stars |
free with pass 12 noon: Jazz Marathon! 12 midnight-4AM UNDERGROUND BIG APPLE JAZZ FEST PRESENTS A MIDNIGHT JAM SESSION WITH SUGAR HILL JAZZ QUARTET. |
| Mo'Bay |
9:00 till 1AM |
9:00 till 1AM Bill Jacobs Quartet |
3PM-7PM The Wondrous Helen Slade Gospel Show |
no live music but festival pass honored |
TBA |
7:30 PM |
8:00 Charles Carrington w/ NUQLEUS |
9:00 Devora w/ OnTour |
9:00 The Fabulous Miss B Boncella Lewis |
| Parlor Entertainment | dark | dark | 4PM Marjorie Eliot, Rudel Drears, Al Drears, Sedric Chokroun | dark | dark | dark | dark | dark | dark |
| Perks | 6:30 |
8:00 - 12 Ian Hendrickson-Smith |
8:00 - 12 Jason Campbell |
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| The
Post American Legion Post |
Seleno Clarke Hammond B3 Organ Jam | CLOSED | Soul Food Soul Jazz |
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| St. Nick's Pub | 7:30PM Skillet Show w
Aida Brandes 10PM Donald Smith |
7:30PM
Arlene Talley
Show 11PM African Night |
7:30PM: Atiba Wilson & Befo' Quotet 10PM:TC III - Vocal Jam Session |
St. Nick's Monday Jam Session w/ Melvin Vines | 9:30PM:
Kay Mori 10:30PM: Melvin Vines Kortet with special guest vocalist, Gregory Porter |
7:00 Yancy Tap Jam 11PMFrank Lacy |
Former members of Rose Royce | 7:30PM Skillet Show w
Aida Brandes 10PM Donald Smith |
7:30PM
Arlene Talley
Show 11PM African Night |
| Showmans | 9:30*11:30*1:30 Jason Campbell and the Jazzhoppers |
9:30*11:30*1:30 Jason Campbell and the Jazzhoppers |
closed | Social Night no live music but festival pass honored |
Sports Night no live music but festival pass honored |
8:30*10*11:30 Jerry Weldon |
8:30*10*11:30 Joey Morant & Showman's All Stars |
9:30*11:30*1:30 Ray Schinnery Blues |
9:30*11:30*1:30 Ray Schinnery Blues |
| Shrine | festival pass honored | festival pass honored | 1:00 - 4PM The Justin Rothberg Trio (Jazz/Funk/Dub) 5-8PM: Stan Killian Quartet |
festival pass honored | festival pass honored | festival pass honored | festival pass honored | festival pass honored | festival pass honored |
| Smoke | Harold Mabern + John Webber (bass) • Joe Strasser (drums) | No Festival Passes | No Festival Passes | No Festival Passes | No Festival Passes | "Sidemen in the Spotlight"
feat. Willie Jones Quartet w/
Stacy Dillard (t sax) • Donald Vega (p) • Danton Boller (b) • Willie Jones (d) |
8, 10 & 11:30pm The Smoke Big Band - A 17-piece Jazz Orchestra directed by Bill Mobley |
No Festival Passes | Starts at Noon Jazz Brunch Renaud Penant Trio |
| Temple M |
8:00pm Beareather Reddy Sings Mamie Smith – Ma Rainey and other Classic Blues Women. A Historical Musical Tribute |
8:00pm Aziza Miller and Cellist, Akua Dixon w. an All-Star Rhythm Section |
No Festival Passes | No Festival Passes | No Festival Passes | No Festival Passes | No Festival Passes | No Festival Passes | No Festival Passes |
Sponsored By

and NYC Jazz
Meetup
The Underground Big Apple
Jazz Fest is also sponsored in part by:
Concord Music Group

Jon
Baltimore Music

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