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3rd Annual Diet Coke Women in Jazz Festival |
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Written by Ronaldo Oregano
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Friday, 31 August 2007 |
 Renee Rosness
Festival headliner Sherrie Maricle, drummer and leader of the all-female DIVA Jazz Orchestra says, “To perform at the inaugural Diet Coke Women In Jazz Festival in 2005 was a thrill, to be invited back is a genuine honor!” Ms. Maricle continues, “Having performed at many of the world’s most prestigious music festivals and concert halls with the DIVA Jazz Orchestra, it is with the utmost passion, admiration and respect that I recognize the inspired excellence and commitment of Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola to acknowledge distinguished jazz artists with this outstanding festival. If you love swing, power, passion, precision and fun, you better come listen!”
 Rachel Z
Canadian pianist and composer Renee Rosnes has earned major international acclaim since she first relocated from Vancouver to New York City in 1986. Having toured and recorded with many of the world's greatest musicians, her resume reads like a who's who of jazz. She spent many years touring and recording in the groups of Joe Henderson, JJ Johnson, Wayne Shorter, the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band, James Moody, and Bobby Hutcherson, among others.
Rachel Z graduated from the New England Conservatory with a 'Distinction in Performance' award while working professionally in the Boston area with performers like Bob Moses, Miroslav Vitous and George Garzone. Returning to New York in 1988, she toured with New England Conservatory schoolmate turned rhythm & jazz superstar saxman Najee and later co-wrote album Tokyo Blue. She was a collaborator with Wayne Shorter for over the two years she worked on his hit comeback album High Life, for which she built a synthesized orchestral framework to crystallize his musical vision. Rachel Z also played acoustic piano on the album and was musical director for the tour that followed. The CD won a Grammy for Best Contemporary Jazz Album. 1996 also saw the release of her NYC Records debut A Room of One’s Own, which she dedicated to the many women artists who have played an influential role in her life.
 Sherrie Maricle © Paul LaRaia
Reservations and additional information about the Diet Coke Women in Jazz Festival at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola can be found at www.jalc.org or by calling (212) 258-9595. Artists and schedule subject to change.
Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola is accessible through the Jazz at Lincoln Center marquee entrance on the corner of Broadway at 60th Street. The club is located on the 5th floor. Doors open at 6:00pm for the 7:30pm set and guests may arrive at 8:45-9:00pm for the 9:30pm set. Sets begin at 7:30pm and 9:30pm, with an 11:30pm set on Friday and Saturday nights only. After Hours sets are at 11:00pm Tuesday through Thursday, and at 12:30am on Friday and Saturday. Tuesday through Sunday, there is a $30;$35 cover charge for music. On Mondays for the UPSTARTS! programming, there is a $20 music charge. After Hours set cover charge is $10. There is no additional music charge for patrons who stay after the last artist set. Student rates with valid ID: Sunday 9:30pm set $15, Monday 7:30pm and 9:30pm sets $10, Tuesday and Wednesday 9:30pm set $15, After Hours hang set $5. Standard food and beverage minimum of $10 applies at tables, $5 minimum is required at the bar. Food and beverage minimum applies to student rates.
Jazz at Lincoln Center opened Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola in October 2004 to critical acclaim and popularity with musicians and music fans. The intimate club features artists from around the world seven nights a week in a spectacular setting with views of the Manhattan skyline. Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola also features a full menu by Jazz at Lincoln Center’s exclusive facility caterer, Great Performances in collaboration with Harlem’s Spoonbread Catering, reflecting the diversity of jazz.
 Gretchen Parlato
Jazz at Lincoln Center received a leadership grant from The Coca-Cola Company towards the creation of the world’s first performing arts center designed specifically for jazz, Frederick P. Rose Hall. In recognition of the company’s commitment to this authentic art form, Jazz at Lincoln Center named the 140-seat jazz club performance venue in the new facility Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola. The late Mrs. Lorraine Gillespie, Dizzy’s wife, said, “I know that my husband would be proud and honored that many musicians will further their careers and the awareness of jazz as an art form in a place that bears his name.”
Diet Coke Women In Jazz Festival 2007 - Headliners
- September 3 - Valerie Capers Quintet
- September 4-9 – Cindy Blackman Project
- September 10 – Fleurine with Chico Pinheiro, Brad Mehldau and Gilad
- September 11-16 – Sherrie Maricle & The DIVA Jazz Orchestra w/ Dee Daniels (Sept. 11-13) & Carmen Bradford (Sept. 14-16)
- September 17 - Rachel Z Quintet
- September 18-20 – Claire Martin and Ian Shaw
- September 21-23 – Carol Sloane Quintet
- September 24 – Rondi Charleston and Friends
- September 25-30 – Renee Rosnes All-Star Quintet
- October 1 – Gretchen Parlato Quartet
About Dizzy's
Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola, one of the three main performance venues located in Jazz at Lincoln Center’s new home at Frederick P. Rose Hall, is an intimate 140-seat jazz club, set against a glittering backdrop with spectacular views of Central Park that provides a hip environment for performance, education and other special events. The club also includes fine dinner, dessert and late night menus by New York culinary creators Great Performances and Spoonbread Inc. Jazz at Lincoln Center is a not-for-profit arts organization dedicated to jazz and 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. For more information, please visit www.jalc.org.
About NYC & Company
NYC & Company, the city’s official tourism marketing organization, is a private, membership-based non-profit dedicated to building New York City’s economy and positive image through tourism and convention development, major events and the marketing of the city on a worldwide basis. For more information, please visit www.nycvisit.com. |
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