JAZZ VESPERS - BETHANY BAPTIST CHURCH - NEWARK, NJ / MARCH 1
Antoinette Montague leads a quartet, called “The Great City of Newark Jazz & Blues All-Stars,” which will perform as part of New Jersey Performing Arts Center’s free monthly concert series at the Bethany Baptist Church on Market Street in Newark. In addition to being a crowd-pleasing entertainer, Antoinette is an educator, producer, and talk radio host on WHCR 90.3 FM. She headlines at many top venues including the Blue Note, Jazz at Lincoln Center, the Charlie Parker Festival and Jazzmobile, and has worked with many great artists including Earl May, Winard Harper, Warren Vaché, Wycliffe Gordon and Bobby Sanabria. Much in demand, she serves on the Advisory Boards of WBGO and International Women in Jazz. Joining Antoinette will be saxophonist Leo Johnson, pianist Brandon McCune, and drummer Earl Grice. DJS
Continue Reading...BIRDLAND JAZZ CLUB NYC / MARCH 1, 8, 15, & 22
Gabrielle Stavrelli is a vocalist’s vocalist, whose rich and sonorous voice is just a starting point in the qualities that make her a jazz performer par excellence. Her vocal style combines dazzling technique with heartfelt emotion. A New York Times reviewer said “she recalls Ella Fitzgerald in her prime.” Gabrielle’s repertoire captures her genuine love and knowledge of the material that she’s chosen, which is something that shines through to her audience. Gabrielle can also scat with the best of them. With three leader albums to her credit over the last decade, Gabrielle has appeared on world and national concert stages, played with artists such as Wynton Marsalis and Fred Hersch, and toured abroad as a U.S. Department of State Jazz Ambassador. She has numerous awards to her credit and currently conducts masterclasses. At any of her shows, her audience can expect a masterclass in great singing from this jazz diva. JZ
Continue Reading...SMALLS / MARCH 2
Marianne Solivan, the Brooklyn-based vocalist and Syracuse University assistant professor, is a supple and subtle-voiced singer who has worked with Jeremy Pelt, Steve Nelson, Xavier Davis, Christian McBride and Orrin Evans, the latter of whom featured her at his Club Patio Jazz Day Celebration last Labor Day weekend. A graduate of the New England Conservatory and Berklee College of Music, Marianne’s first record, Prisoner of Love (HiPNOTIC), a potpourri of duo, trio and quartet selections, was released in 2012, followed by her big band album, Spark (HiPNOTIC, 2014), Mood for Love (Venus, 2023) Re-Entry (Mighty Quinn, 2024), and her latest record, Break’s Over (2025). Marianne comes to Smalls leading a quartet with drummer Jay Sawyer, pianist Brandon McCune and bassist Steve Wood. Check out this under-the-radar talent, because she won’t be for very long. E.H.
Continue Reading...ORNITHOLOGY / MARCH 4
The Bertha Hope Trio will perform at Ornithology in Brooklyn, presenting a measured exploration of jazz in an intimate setting. Featuring Rochelle Thompson, whose calm yet expressive style contributes a distinct voice to the ensemble, the show offers a reflective journey through melodic improvisations and subtle rhythmic shifts. The performance is designed as a quiet conversation among musicians, focusing on the interplay of thoughtfully arranged compositions and spontaneous moments of creativity. Listeners are invited to experience a blend of tradition and modern interpretation, where each note is carefully considered and delivered with precision. The trio’s understated approach emphasizes musical dialogue over showmanship, inviting a deeper engagement with the art form. The evening promises a balanced atmosphere of introspection and innovation, offering a space to appreciate the nuanced textures and evolving narrative of jazz. This performance invites thoughtful reflection and celebrates jazz as a living, breathing dynamic dialogue. CLR
Continue Reading...DJANGO / MARCH 8
There is only one way to describe the experience of listening to Vivian Sessoms sing and that would be “absolutely unforgettable.” Vivian is a once-in-a-generation talent whose prodigious musicianship has attracted a diverse array of artists and producers – from the legendary Ryuichi Sakamoto to Michael Jackson, Donna Summer, Sinéad O’Connor, Stevie Wonder and many others. Those performances betray nothing of what a concert by Vivian might be. Listening to her is like ascending an evanescent realm in a Holy Rollin’ Church, then returning to earth to boogie to the visceral rhythms or the blues, jazz and every colorful, rollicking rhythm wrought by Black American music. An experience to live (or die) for. RDG
Continue Reading...BEAN RUNNER CAFE / MARCH 8
Tel Aviv-born and Bronx-based Tamuz Nissim sings, scats, swings, all the while as she shows off her talent in drums and the piano. She brings jazz to the Boogie Down, where she performs and curates a weekly jazz series and jam session. Her discography includes five albums While Birds Fly (Street of Stars, 2023), Capturing Clouds (Street of Stars, 2020), and Echo of a Heartbeat (Street of Stars, 2018). On International Women’s Day and as part of the Lady Got Chops Women’s Music Festival, Tamuz, on vocals and drums, guitarist George Nazos and bassist Dan Asher will perform music from Tamuz’s discography with selections from the Great American Songbook. The trio will also play a couple of new songs from a project for which Tamuz is composing. SBL
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