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Smalls/Mezzrow Newsletter - September 12th, 2016
Dear Friends:

I've just returned from an amazing trip to China.  A good friend who is a Chinese native and lives in Beijing invited me to visit and to travel the country and, for the first time in 9 years, I took a holiday.  All I can say is that it was an incredibly powerful trip both personally and spiritually.  China is a place of great beauty and complexity and would have been nearly impossible to penetrate had I not been with a native speaker.  I saw things that I could never have imagined and really felt for the first time in my life like a foreigner.  I've traveled all over the world but never felt as much as an outsider as I did on this trip.  That is with one exception -

My last two evening in Beijing I visited a little bar called "The East Shore Jazz Cafe".  As soon as I walked in my head began to spin.  The vibe was totally New York-esque but not in a contrived way, genuinely so.  It was about 75 seats surrounding a stage, a bar, a piano and photos of Miles Davis and Dexter Gordon on the walls.  There was an excellent band playing that night (musicians who's names I couldn't pronounce if my life depended on it) and a great feeling in the room.  I decided to come back the next night to see a musician I knew who was playing there - guitarist Rafal Sarnecki - who was playing with some Chinese jazz musicians, all of them excellent.  I was extremely impressed when Rafal actually introduced the band in Chinese!  The audience was young with some barbarians like myself but mostly what seemed to be Chinese students from the university there.  I got introduced to the owner who was overjoyed to meet me!  He couldn't believe that the owner of the world-famous Smalls Jazz Club was there.  I couldn't believe that he had even heard of us.  We sat on the terrace and sipped on some gin and tonics and talked about jazz, New York, the scene and all the cats we knew in common - Eric Alexander, Dave Kikoski, Vince Herring.  We sat and rapped until the club was closed and then embraced with a fraternal bear hug.  He proclaimed us brothers and I exited into the Beijing night.

I've said it before but the universality of jazz music never fails to amaze me.  Where ever you find it,  be it Beijing or West 10th Street, it's always the same - the cats loving the music and revering the heroes.  The same stories, jokes and above all the love.  It's a true world-music that seems to touch anyone inspired by it.  My motto for SmallsLIVE is "We Are Dedicated To World Peace Through Music" and I stand by that.  There's something about the spirit of this music that unifies, cuts through cultural boundaries and goes directly to the heart.  

我深深的敬意和感谢

Spike
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Monday - 9/12
Will Sellenraad & Ed Howard

Guitarist Will Sellenraad makes his Mezzrow debut with the veteran bassist Ed Howard for an evening of jazz.

Doors @ 7:30 PM
Will Sellenraad sets @ 8 PM & 9:30 PM
John Merrill & guests set @ 11 PM

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Tuesday - 9/13
Fred Hersch & Chris Potter

Pianist Fred Hersch and tenor saxophonist Chris Potter are two of the most highly regarded jazz musicians performing today.  They come in this evening for a very special show of jazz duo.

Doors @ 7:30 PM
Fred Hersch sets @ 8 PM & 9:30 PM
Mezzrow "Polite Jam Session" @ 11 PM


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Wednesday - 9/14
Bruce Harris with
Michael Weiss & Clovis Nicolas

Trumpetist Bruce Harris plays with an astounding clarity and swinging feel.  He comes in with veteran pianist Michael Weiss and bassist Clovis Nicolas.

Doors @ 7:30 PM
Bruce Harris sets @
8 PM & 9:30 PM
Tony Hewitt "After-hours" @ 11 PM


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Thursday - 9/15
Claudia Acuna with
Pablo Vergara & Pablo Menares

Chilean born vocalist Claudia Acuna has a sultry voice and deep-feeling of music that is infectious.  Please join her for an evening of song "Brazilian Connection" with Pablo Vergara on piano and Pablo Menares.

Doors @ 7:30 PM
Claudia Acuna sets @ 8 PM & 9:30 PM
 Spike Wilner "After-hours" set @ 11 PM

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Friday, Saturday - 9/16-17
Hod O'Brien with
David Wong & Joe Cohn


Pianist Hod O'Brien is a legend having played with the likes of Chet Baker and many others.  He returns for a special appearance at Mezzrow with bassist David Wong and guitarist Joe Cohn.

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Sunday - 9/18
Myron Walden with
David Bryant & strings

Saxophonist Myron Walden returns to Mezzrow with his string ensemble for an evening of lush sounds.  With him is also the wonderful David Bryant on piano.

Myron Walden sets @ 8 PM & 9:30 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 - 9/12
The
Tuomo Uusitalo Trio
feat. Will Vinson

 Sets at 7:30 PM & 9 PM

     with Tuomo Uusitalo - Piano, Myles Sloniker - Bass, Itay Morchi - Drums, Will Vinson - Alto Sax
Monday - 9/12
The Ari Hoenig Trio
 Sets at 10:30 PM & 12 AM

     with Ari Hoenig - Drums, Shai Maestro - Piano, Johannes Weidenmuller - Bass
Tuesday - 9/13
The Jon Davis Trio
 Sets at 7:30 PM & 9 PM

     with Jon Davis - Piano, Paul Gill - Bass, Mark Ferber - Drums
Tuesday - 9/13
The Steve Nelson Group
 Sets at 10:30 PM & 12 AM

     with Steve Nelson - Vibraphone, Pete Malinverni - Piano, Kiyoshi Kitagawa - Bass, Charles Goold - Drums, Angela Roberts - Vocalist
Wednesday, Thursday - 9/14-15
The Gilad Hekselman Trio
Sets at 7:30 PM & 9 PM

     with Gilad Hekselman - Guitar, Rueben Rogers - Bass, Jonathan Pinson - Drums
Wednesday - 9/14
The Tyler Blanton Quartet
Sets at 10:30 PM & 12 AM

    with Tyler Blanton - Vibraphone, Nate Radley - Guitar, George Delancey - Bass, Eric McPherson - Drums
Thursday - 9/15
The JC Styller Quartet
Sets at 10:30 PM & 12 AM

    with JC Stylles - Guitar, Pat Bianchi - Organ, Troy Roberts - Tenor Sax, Byron Landham - Drums
Friday - 9/16
The Greg Skaff Trio
Sets at 7:30 PM & 9 PM

$20 for this show
     with Greg Skaff - Guitar, Doug Weiss - Bass, Rodney Green - Drums
Saturday - 9/17
The Mark Elf Trio
Sets at 7:30 PM & 9 PM

$20 for this show
     with Mark Elf - Guitar, Lee Hudson- Bass, Jason Tiemann - Drums
Friday & Saturday - 9/16-17
The Frank Basile Octet

Sets at 10:30 PM & 12 AM
$20 for this show
    with Frank Basile, Sam Dillon - Tenor Sax, Greg Gisbert, Bruce Harris - Trumpet, John Mosca, Jonathan Voltzok - Trombone, Mike Karn - Bass, Charles Ruggiero - Drums
Sunday - 9/18
The Marion Cowings Quartet

Sets at 7:30 PM & 9 PM
     with Marion Cowings - Vocalist, Willerm Dellisfort - Piano, Noriko Ueda - Bass, Alvin Atkinson -  Drums
Sunday - 9/18
The Bruce Harris Group

Sets at 10:30 PM & 12 AM
     with Bruce Harris - Trumpet, Grant Stewart, Andy Farber - Tenor Sax, Michael Weiss - Piano, Clovis Nicolas - Bass, Peter Van Nostrand - Drums

SMALLS JAZZ CLUB REGULAR SHOWS

Monday - 9/12, 1 AM to close
After-hours with Jonathan Barber

 

Tuesday - 9/13, 1 AM to close 
After-hours with DeLancey/Nowosad Quartet


Wednesday - 9/14, 1 AM to close
After-hours Jam Session with
 Aaron Seeber

 

Thursday - 9/15, 1 AM to close 
After-hours Jam Session with Joel Ross

 

Friday - 9/16, 4 PM - 7 PM
Andrew Forman - Afternoon Jam Session

 

Friday - 9/16, 1 AM to close
After-hours with Joe Farnsworth

 

Saturday - 9/17, 4 PM to 7 PM
Zwelakhe-Duma Bell le Pere - Afternoon Jam Session

 

Saturday - 9/17, 1 AM to close
After-hours with Philip Harper

 

Sunday - 9/18,  1 PM to 3 PM
Vocal Workshop with Marion Cowings

 

Sunday - 9/18,  4:30 PM to 7 PM
Ai Murakami Trio Feat. Sacha Perry


Sunday - 9/18,  1 AM to close
After-hours with Hillel Salem

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