[Dixielandjazz] NYC OKOM GIGS

[Steve Barbone]

Thought they are not listed in the NY TIMES "jazz listings" section, Vince
Giordano and the Nighthawks are at the Iridium tomight. For reservations
call 212-582-2121. They are also there On Wednesday, Nov 29 and Wed,
December 20. 

Other gigs of interest in NYC that were listed by the Times are below: Some
really good stuff there, from Gershwin to Django.

Cheers,
Steve Barbone



Jazz Listings  By THE NEW YORK TIMES

BILL CHARLAP TRIO (Tonight through Sunday, and Tuesday through Thursday)
Bright and breezy yet unfailingly precise, the pianist Bill Charlap keeps a
standard repertory percolating in the present tense. (Through Nov. 19.) At 9
and 11, Village Vanguard, 178 Seventh Avenue South, at 11th Street, West
Village, (212) 255-4037, villagevanguard.com; cover, $25, with a $10
minimum. (Chinen)

GERSHWIN (Thursday) The pianist Marcus Roberts interprets George Gershwin¹s
³Rhapsody in Blue² with help from the American Composers Orchestra
(conducted by Steven Sloane) and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (led
by Wynton Marsalis). Also on the program: Nelson Riddle arrangements of
Gershwin standards, and the premiere of a commission by Derek Bermel.
(Through Nov. 18.) At 8 p.m., Frederick P. Rose Hall, Jazz at Lincoln
Center, 60th Street and Broadway, (212) 721-6500, jalc.org; $37.50 to
$127.50. (Chinen)


DJANGO REINHARDT NY FESTIVAL (Tonight through Sunday) What began as a salute
to the gypsy guitarist has evolved into a smorgasbord of buoyant swing. This
season¹s stars include the guitarists Dorado Schmitt, Samson Schmitt and
Tchavolo Schmitt ‹ gypsy swing tends to be a family affair ‹ along with the
accordionist Ludovic Beier. Among other guests: the clarinetist Ken
Peplowski (tonight), the pianist Ray Kennedy (tomorrow) and the harpist
Edmar Castaneda (Sunday). At 8 and 11 p.m., Birdland, 315 West 44th Street,
Clinton, (212) 581-3080, birdlandjazz.com; cover, $40, with a $10 minimum.