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 June 26 - July 4th, 2009

"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

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Festival Schedule

SCHEDULE and PERFORMERS 2009

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
Naomi Shelton and
Gospel Queens of Brooklyn

10pm
Michael O'Brien Quintet

1:30AM
Jam session with Billy Kaye

7:00 pm
Harry Whitaker

10:00 pm
Josh Evans Quintet

1:30AM
Jam session with
Eric Wyatt

6:00 pm
Stride piano session w/ Terry Waldo &
Ehud Asherie

8:30 pm
Fat Cat Big Band

1:00 am
Jam session with
Brandon Lewis & Renée Cruz

6:30 pm
Heun Choi String Quartet: Classical

8:30 pm
Kurt Bacher Quintet

12:30 am
Jam session with
Jade Synstelien

7pm
Saul Rubin Trio

8:30pm
Vitaly Golovnev Quintet

12:30
Jam session with
Greg Glassman

7pm
Rafi D'lugoff Trio

8:30 pm
Jared Gold / Dave Gibson Quartet

12:30
Jam session with
Ned Goold

7PM
Larry Ham Trio

8:30 pm
Don Hahn Sextet

12:30
Jam session with
Stacy Dillard

7pm
A Capella Soul

8:30 pm
Naomi Shelton and
Gospel Queens of Brooklyn

10PM
Joe Hundertmark and the Allied Powers

1:30 am
Organ jam with Jared Gold

7pm
Ned Goold Trio

10pm
William Ash Quintet

1:30AM
Jam session with
Alex Hoffman

5C Cafe

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

Mulgrew Miller
Trio

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
Terry Waldo
7:00 & 8:30 PM
Marion Cowings
w/Jon Roche Trio
10:00 & 11:30 PM
Spike Wilner w/ Joel Frahm

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
Jay Leonhart
Solo Bass!
9 and 10:30 PM
Trio M w. Matt Wilson, Mark Dresser, Myra Melford

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
Carla Cook

9:00PM and 11:00PM
Carla Cook

No Festival Passes No Festival Passes No Festival Passes

8 & 10 PM
Greg Murphy
Quartet feat. Noel Sagerman,  Alex Hernandez, and Josh Evans

8 & 10 PM
Mark Sherman Quintet, featuring Joe Magnarelli

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
Claire Daly's Ra! Ra! Band: Rahsaan Roland Kirk Tribute

no show no show
Zinc Bar

10pm, 11:30, 1:00am
African Blue Note

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
Kim Clarke INNER CIRCLE TRIO Feat. Kim Clarke, bass; guitarist Tim Siciliano; drummer Marcello Pellitteri
9:30, 11pm, 12:30am JD Walter Quartet

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

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.
         
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

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
Vinnie Knight and The Knight Riders

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
YAZ BAND

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
   
The Post
American Legion Post
    Seleno Clarke Hammond B3 Organ Jam CLOSED Soul Food
Soul Jazz
       
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

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 Concord Music Group



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Bill Saxton / Dennis Davis -- 2009 Underground Big Apple Jazz Fest.

 

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 June 26 - July 4th, 2009