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             NEWSLETTER & SCHEDULE
October 26th, 2015
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"None is travelling
Here along this way but I,
This autumn evening."

Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home.

Matsuo Basho (1644-1694)
 
I thought about these verses from old Basho as I walked along Seventh Avenue on my way to Smalls this evening.  Sunday night - alone on the deserted windswept streets, cold autumn night.  I've been thinking about the transition of things.  The people we knew who come and go, came and went.  As years pass in a community there is the deepening of friendships and the creations of new ones.  There is the shedding away of old layers and then renewal as new layers emerge.  In our Jazz Community tragedy is absorbed by the whole.  Reflected on by the whole.  If there is a loss, we can console and reflect for each other.  We can justify and discuss or simply sympathize and feel.  The Jazz Community is a family and it seems each musician looks out for the other, is concerned for their musical brothers and sisters and are there for them.  We reconcile our losses and return to the music itself - that which binds us and gives us our resilience.  Jazz is a life-force.

Thanks to the goodwill of my friend Eric Wyatt, I had the privilege of meeting my lifetime hero, Sonny Rollins.  Sonny was at the Apollo Theater in Harlem to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Jazz Foundation and Eric got me back stage with him to Sonny's dressing room.  Sonny is Eric's Godfather - Sonny was tight with Eric's dad and considers Eric as his own family.  My impression of meeting Sonny: he's the most striking figure I could imagine.  Luminous - his skin had the most clear effervescent quality - he seemed to glow.  His beard was cloudwhite and trimmed so sharply that it seemed nearly sculpted.  His eyes were like fierce diamonds, something I'd never seen before, lasers that burrowed into my mind, unfathomable.  He wore a large black hat and if the Wizard Gandalf were real he might look like Sonny Rollins.  I shook his hand and stammered my appreciation to him for having such a huge, positive impact on my life.  Sonny was cordial.  A king, indeed.

Back now at our little basement club - our universe, I descend the stairs underground from the frigid streets into warm mayhem.  Musicians, tap dancers, fans, crazy fools and madmen, fakers and geniuses all mixed together there in a Smalls soup - Sunday night.  The spirit of this music lives on and we are the vessels in which to receive it and to share it - and to make it all of ours.  The journey itself is home and we live here.
 
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Lot's of great music this week at both Smalls and Mezzrow.  Please have a look at our schedule and I hope to see you at the clubs.

Regards,

Spike
 
NOW: A cover paid at Mezzrow also gets you admission to Smalls.
 
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Monday - 10/26
Davis Hazeltine & Neal Miner

             Pianist David Hazeltine swings hard with a crystalline touch.  He'll come in with an invited musical guest for an evening of duets.  With him is the hard swinging Neal Miner on bass.

John Merrill ( no cover ) @ 7:30 PM
David Hazeltine sets @ 9:30 PM & 11 PM
Sacha Perry "after-hours" @ 12 AM

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Tuesday, Wednesday - 10/27-28
Nicki Parrott & Rossano Sportiello

Bassist Nicki Parrott is a joyful and hard swinging bassist with a lovely voice.  With her is the consumate pianist Rossano Sportiello.

Doors @ 7:30 PM

Nicki Parrott sets @ 8 PM & 9:30 PM
Tue - "Polite Jam Session" @ 10:30 PM
Wed - Sarah Slonim "After-hours" @ 10:30 PM

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Thursday - 10/29
Vocalist Camila Meza

Chilean-born guitarist and vocalist Camila Meza is a delight to listen to.  She eloquently weaves voice and guitar for a unique and joyful flavor.  With her is pianist Eden Ladin and bassist Noam Wiesenberg.

Spike Wilner ( no cover ) @ 7:30 PM
Camila Meza sets @ 9:30 PM & 11 PM
Jon Davis "After-hours" @ 12:00 AM

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Friday - 10/30
George Burton & Terrell Stafford

Pianist George Burton has a hard driving swing feel and a modern thinking approach to jazz piano.  With him is the consumate trumpetist Terrell Stafford.

Ehud Asherie ( no cover ) @ 7:30 PM
George Burton sets @ 9:30 PM & 11 PM
Johnny O'Neal "After-hours" @ 12:30 AM

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Saturday - 10/31

Mezzrow will be closed on Halloween

Sunday - 11/1
Guitarist Diego Figueiredo

 Brazilian guitarist Diego Figueiredo is a virtuoso with an infectious, joyful feeling that will leave you amazed and happy.  Don't miss this rare opportunity to discover this artist in our intimate listening room.  Solo guitar and with invited guests.

Saul Rubin ( no cover ) @ 7:30 PM
Diego Figueiredo sets @ 9:30 PM & 11 PM

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THIS WEEK AT SMALLS
(a selection of featured shows)

For our full schedule please go to www.smallslive.com
Monday - 10/26
The Jonathan Saraga Sextet
Sets at 7:30 PM & 9 PM
   with Jonathan Saraga - Trumpet, Remy Le Boeuf - Alto Sax, Chris Pattishall - Piano, Kenneth Salters - Drums
Monday - 10/26
Ari Hoenig Trio
Sets at 10:30 PM & 12 AM
     with Ari Hoenig - Drums, Shai Maestro - Piano, Johannes Weidenmuller - Bass
Tuesday - 10/27
Josh Evans Big Band
 Sets at 9:30 PM & 11:00 PM
     with Josh Evans - Trumpet, Stacy Dillard - Tenor Sax, Frank Lacy - Trombone, David Gibson - Trombone, Bruce Williams - Alto Sax, Max Seigel - Trombone, Theo Hill - Piano, Stafford Hunter - Trombone, Yunie Mojica - Alto Sax, Lauren Sevian - Baritone Sax
Wednesday, Thursday - 10/28-29
Jonathan Kreisberg Quartet
Sets at 7:30 PM & 9 PM
     with Jonathan Kreisberg - Guitar, Dave Kikoski - Piano, Rick Rosato - Bass, Colin Stranahan - Drums
Wednesday - 10/28
David Gibson's BOOM!
Sets at 10:30 PM & 12:00 AM
     with David Gibson - Trombone, Josh Evans - Trumpet, Theo Hill - Piano, Alexander Claffy - Bass,
Anwar Marshall - Drums
Thursday - 10/29
"Paris Reunion" Band
 Sets at 10:30 PM & 12:00 AM
     with Grant Stewart - Tenor Sax, Dmitry Baevsky - Alto Sax, Spike Wilner - Piano, Yves Brouqui - Guitar, Paul Gill - Bass, Joe Strasser - Drums
Friday - 10/30
The Mel Martin Quintet
Sets at 7:30 PM & 9:00 PM
$20 for this show
     with Mel Martin - Tenor Sax, Don Friedman - Piano, Vic Juris - Guitar, Daryl Johns - Bass, Steve Johns - Drums
Friday, Saturday - 10/30-31
The Flail
Sets at 10:30 PM & 12:00 AM
$20 for this show
     with Dan Blankinship - Trumpet, Stephan Moutot - Alto Sax, Brian Marsella - Piano, Reid Taylor - Bass,
Charles Goold - Drums
Sunday - 11/1
Emilio Solla y La Inestable de Brooklyn
Sets at 4:30 PM & 6:00 PM
with Tim Armacost - Tenor Sax, Terry Goss - Tenor Sax, John Bailey - Trumpet, Marshall Gilkes - Trombone, Meg Okura - Violin, Rodolfo Zanetti - Bandoneon, Emilio Solla - Piano, Jorge Roeder - Bass, Dave Silliman - Drums
Sunday - 11/1
The Johnny O'Neal Trio
Sets at 7:30 PM & 9:00 PM
     with Johnny O'Neal - Piano, Luke Sellick - Bass, Charles Goold - Drums
Sunday - 11/1
The Joe Magnarelli Quartet
Sets at 10:30 PM & 12:00 AM
     with Joe Magnarelli - Trumpet

SMALLS JAZZ CLUB REGULAR SHOWS

Monday - 10/26, 1 AM to close
After-hours with Jonathan Barber

 

Tuesday - 10/27, 7:30 PM
The Spike Wilner Trio

Tuesday - 10/27, 12:30 AM to close 
After-hours with Kyle Poole & Friends


Wednesday - 10/28, 1:30 AM to close 
After-hours Jam Session with Sanah Kadoura

 

Thursday - 10/29, 1:30 AM to close 
After-hours Jam Session

 

Friday - 10/30, 4:30 PM to 7 PM
Afternoon Jam Session with Ai Murakami Trio
 

Friday - 10/30, 1:15 AM
After-hours with The Anthony Wonsey Trio


Saturday - 10/31, 1:30 AM to close
After-hours with Stacy Dillard

Sunday - 11/1, 1 PM to 3 PM
Marion Cowings Vocal Masterclass
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