[Dixielandjazz] Things to do in NYC this weekend.

[Stephen G Barbone]

If you ase in or near NYC this weekend, you might want to check these  
out.



Cheers,

Steve Barbone

www.myspace.com/barbonestreetjazzband





Django Reinhardt NY Festival (Friday through Sunday) Dorado Schmitt, a  
veteran guitarist with the roguish charisma and pencil-thin mustache  
required of any French Gypsy paragon, is the inexorable star of this  
Django Reinhardt NY Festival, as he has been in some years past. He’ll  
be joined by his countrymen and fellow specialists Ludovic Beier, on  
accordion; Pierre Blanchard, on violin; Xavier Nikci, on bass; and  
Francko Mehrstein, on rhythm guitar. At 8:30 and 11 p.m., Birdland,  
315 West 44th Street, Clinton, (212) 581-3080, birdlandjazz.com; $30  
or $40 cover, with a $10 minimum.


Frank Wess Quintet - (Friday through Sunday) The subtitle of this  
engagement is “Celebrating Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster and Other  
Giants of the Tenor Saxophone” — a good assignment for Mr. Wess, who  
at 89 is seasoned enough to deliver firsthand testimony on the  
subject. His own playing, on tenor saxophone as well as flute, is its  
own gallant enticement, and he’ll be backed by an able cohort: Greg  
Gisbert on trumpet, Michael Weiss on piano, Noriko Ueda on bass and  
Winard Harper on drums. At 7:30 and 9:30 p.m., Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola,  
Frederick P. Rose Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center, 60th Street and  
Broadway, (212) 258-9595, jalc.org; $30 or $35 cover, students $15 for  
select sets, with a minimum of $10 at tables, $5 at the bar.