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World's Largest Women's Jazz Festival at Dizzy's September 4-October 1 |
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Written by Ronaldo Oregano
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Friday, 01 September 2006 |
 Marian McPartland
The festival will feature women who have distinguished themselves in
jazz. The festival will feature Marian McPartland. A pianist and
composer gifted with a vast, encyclopedic memory and an
intuitive sense of harmony, McPartland has been performing
professionally for 65 years now, delighting audiences with her engaging
artistry in clubs and concert halls around the globe and on scores of
recordings. To millions of radio listeners, she is also the lively host
of “Marian McPartland’s Piano Jazz,” the popular Peabody Award-winning
National Public Radio program which is celebrating its 25th year on the
airwaves.
The festival will also include Jane Bunnett, the Toronto soprano
saxophonist, flutist and bandleader, who
has built her career at the crossroads between Cuban music and jazz.
Twice nominated for Grammy awards and a fixture of the nominations for
Canada’s Juno awards, she has turned her bands into showcases for the
finest musical talent from Canada, the United States and Cuba. Paquito
D’Riviera, the great Cuban saxophonist, has said of her: “Jane is
brilliant and she’s been trying so hard to play the real thing. What
she’s doing is valid and legit.”
 Jane Bunnet © Andrea Canter
Headliners include René Marie, Ann Hampton Callaway, Jane
Bunnett,
Marian McPartland, Datevik Hovanesian, Tia Fuller,
Eliane Elias, Patrice Rushen, Karrin Allyson, and Nancy King.
After Hours sets will feature:
Sharel Cassity, Deanna Witkowski, Michelle Walker, Lenore Raphael,
Ayako Shirasako, Andrea Brachfeld,
Janice Friedman, Pamela Luss, Andrea Wolper,
Kate McGarry, Miriam Sullivan, Barbara Sfraga,
Nancy Kelly, Nefertari Bey, Judi Silvano,
Mala Waldron, Brianna Thomas, Fukumi, and
Roseanna Vitro.
Listing Info For Headliner Sets:
7:30pm & 9:30pm Sun.-Thurs. / 11:30pm Fri.-Sat.
$30 cover, $10 minimum, $10 student rates
September 4-5
René Marie (vocals) w/ Kevin Bales (piano), Rodney Jordan
(bass), Quentin Baxter drums)
September 6-10
Ann Hampton Callaway (vocals) w/ Ted Rosenthal (piano), Jay Leonhart
(bass) & Victor Lewis (drums).
September 11-12
Jane Bunnett (soprano saxophone, flute) & The Spirits of Havana w/
Larry Kramer (trumpet), Osmany Paredes (piano), Junior Terry (bass),
Jumpin' Johnny Sansone (accordion), Arturo Stable (congas), Dafnis
Prieto (drums) & special guest Howard Johnson
(trombone)
September 13-17
Marian McPartland (piano) Trio (Sept. 13, 7:30pm set SOLD OUT) w/ Gary
Mazzaroppi (bass), Glenn Davis (drums)
September 18
Datevik Hovanesian (vocals) w/ Bob Albanese (piano), Joe Fitzgerald
(bass), Marcello Pellitteri (drums) 7:30pm
Tia Fuller (saxophones) Quintet w/ Freddie Hendrix (trumpet), Miki
Hayama (piano), Miriam Sullivan (bass), Kim Thompson (drums) 9:30pm
September 19-24
Eliane Elias (piano, vocals) & All Across the City w/ Marc Johnson
(bass), Satoshi Takeishi (drums) & Rubens de La Corte (guitar)
September 25-26
Patrice Rushen (piano), Trio w/ Terri Lyne Carrington (drums)
Sept. 27-Oct. 1 Karrin Allyson (vocals) & Nancy King (vocals) w/
Bruce Barth Trio; Bruce Barth (piano), Bob Bowmen (bass), Todd Straight
(drums)
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Listing Info For AFTER HOURS Sets:
 Lenore Raphael
September 5
Michelle Walker (vocals) w/ Benjie Porecki Trio; Benjie Porecki
(Piano), Max Murray (bass), Leland Nakamura (drums)
September 6
Deanna Witkowski (piano, vocals) Trio w/ Dave Ambrosio (bass), Vince
Cherico (drums)
September 7
Sharel Cassity (alto & soprano saxophones) Quartet w/ Dan Kaufman
(piano), Ivan Taylor (bass), Marion Felder (drums)
September 8
Lenore Raphael (piano) Trio w/ Will Woodard (bass), Rudy Lawless (drums)
September 9
Ayako Shirasako (piano) Trio, Hide Tanaka (bass), Shingo Okudaira
(drums)
September 12
Andrea Brachfeld (flute) & Phoenix Rising featuring Chembo Corneil
(congas) w/ Bob Quaranta (piano), Ruben Rodriguez (bass), Vince Cherico
(drums)
September 13
Janice Friedman (piano) Trio w/ Sean Conly (bass), Diego Voglino (drums)
September 14
Pamela Luss (vocals) Quartet w/ Jon Cowherd (piano), Richie Goods
(bass), Myron Waldren (saxophone), Rodney Green (drums)
September 15
Andrea Wolper (vocals) w/ Ron Affif (guitar) & Ken Filiano (bass),
Michael T.A. Thompson (drums)
September 16
Kate McGarry (vocals) Quintet w/ Akiko Tsuruga (organ), Keith Ganz
(guitar), Sean Smith (bass), Otis Brown III (drums)
September 19
Miriam Sullivan (bass, vocals) Quartet w/ Mika Hayama (piano), David
Pleasant (drums)
September 20
Barbara Sfraga (vocals) & Center Search Quest w/ Christopher Dean
Sullivan (bass), Michael T.A. Thompson (drums)
September 21
Nancy Kelly (vocals) Quartet w/ Dino Losito (piano), Neal Miner (bass),
Joe Strasser (drums)
September 22
Nefertari Bey (vocals) w/ Brian Hogans (piano), Ulysses Owens (drums),
Corcoran Holt (bass)
 Judu Silvano © Andrea Canter
Judi Silvano (vocals) & Women's Work w/ Janice Friedman (piano),
Jennifer Vincent (bass), Bernice Brooks (drums)
September 26
Mala Waldron (vocals) Quartet w/ Miriam Sullivan (bass), Steve Salerno
(guitar), Michael T.A. Thompson (drums)
September 27
Brianna Thomas (vocals) Quartet w/ Donald Vega (piano), Paul Beaudry
(bass), Mac Hunter (drums), Roland Barber (trombone)
September 28
Fukumi (vocals) & The David Hazeltine Trio w/ David Hazetine
(piano), John Webber (bass), Joe Farnsworth (drums)
September 29, 30
Roseanna Vitro (vocals) Quartet w/ Joe Elefante (piano), Dean Johnson
(bass), Tim Horner (drums) |
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