August 2022 programming at Dizzy’s Club will feature a month-long celebration of world-class jazz musicians from around the globe, up and coming talent, plus fan favorites.
DIZZY’S CLUB AUGUST LINEUP:
Monday – Saturday: 7:30 & 9:30PM ET
Sunday: 5:00PM & 7:30PM ET
*Livestream available
Linda Sikhakhane Quartet
Monday, August 1, 2022
Born In Umlazi, South Africa, tenor saxophonist Linda Sikhakhane began his musical journey at the Siyakhula Music Centre under the gentle guidance of the late Dr. Brian Thusi. His determination led to a relentless work schedule performing live and in the studio with Nduduzo Makhathini and the H3 horn ensemble. Emerging victorious at the SAMRO Overseas Scholarship competition, he utilized the prize money to fund his degree program at The New School in New York. Here, he was mentored by greats such as Billy Harper, Reggie Workman, David Schnitter, and Charles Tolliver. Tonight, he celebrates the release of his new album, Isambulo (for the western world the translation is “revelation”) accompanied by some rising stars in their own right–George Burton on piano, Zwelakhe-Duma Bell le Pere on bass, and Kweku Sumbry on drums.
Monday: $35
Students: $20
Adonis Rose Quintet with special guest Walter Blanding
Tell Me a Story: The Music of New Orleans Griots
Tuesday-Wednesday, August 2-3, 2022
Tell Me a Story: The Music of New Orleans Griots will serve as a necessary pedestal for the masters of New Orleans music: Ellis Marsalis, Harold Battiste, Red Tyler, and James Black. Adonis Rose and his quintet featuring Walter Blanding, John Michael Bradford, Ryan Hanseler, and Lex Warshawsky will explore the timeless compositions of these modern jazz heroes.
Tuesday: $35
Wednesday: $35
Students: $25
Ben Wolfe Quintet featuring Nicholas Payton
Thursday-Sunday, August 4-7, 2022
Ben Wolfe is a bassist and composer who “swings with authority,” according to Wynton Marsalis. Not only has he held long-term positions with artists including Harry Connick Jr., Diana Krall, and Marsalis, but Wolfe is also a prominent bandleader and recording artist who has long been praised for his eclectic output. Wolfe’s annual return to Dizzy’s Club is always an anticipated occasion. With special guest Nicholas Payton (8/4, 8/5 and 8/7), rising star saxophonists Nicole Glover and Immanuel Wilkins, and Joel Ross, one of the leading voices on the vibraphone.
Thursday: $40
Friday: $40
Saturday: $45
Sunday: $35
Students: $25
Jazz House Kids, hosted by Christian McBride
Monday, August 8, 2022
Jazz House Kids (JHK) is a community-based arts organization that provides year-round musical, educational, and cultural programs to students, teachers, and adults from diverse backgrounds. JHK has developed combos and award-winning big bands and many students continue their studies at the nation’s leading colleges and conservatories. JHK students have unparalleled access to professional and internationally acclaimed jazz musicians, ensuring an authentic jazz education and mentorship by a host of extraordinary talent. Join us with the JHK Big Bands and host/artistic director Christian McBride in support of the next generation of great jazz musicians.
Monday: $45
Students: $25
Darcy James Argue Secret Society
Tuesday, August 9, 2022
Vancouver-born, Brooklyn-based bandleader Darcy James Argue brings his award-winning 18-piece big band, Secret Society, to Dizzy’s Club. Called “a nearly perfect creative synthesis between tradition and innovation” (BBC), the group will preview material from their upcoming, highly-anticipated recording, Dynamic Maximum Tension.
Tuesday: $35
Students: $25
Chuck Israels Quintet 86th Birthday Celebration
Wednesday, August 10, 2022
Best known for his essential role in the standard-setting Bill Evans Trio of the 1960s, bassist Chuck Israels has also worked with such legends as Billie Holiday, Benny Goodman, John Coltrane, Coleman Hawkins, Herbie Hancock, and others. Israels is also a remarkable composer and bandleader, and his newest group highlights the variety and originality of his original compositions and arrangements. Widely celebrated for his work with pianists, DownBeat once wrote that “the most impressive aspect of his work with [Bill] Evans is his seemingly intuitive feeling for the direction of the pianist’s improvisations.” Tonight, Israels puts together an all-star sextet to celebrate his 86th birthday at Dizzy’s!
Wednesday: $35
Students: $25
Sheila Jordan with Roni Ben-Hur and Harvie S. with special guest Melissa Aldana (8/13)
Sheila Jordan with Roni Ben-Hur and Harvie S. with special guest Houston Person (8/14)
Saturday-Sunday, August 13-14, 2022
Vocalist and NEA Jazz Master Sheila Jordan, called “the singer with the million dollar ears” by her friend and teacher Charlie Parker, has long been celebrated for her incredible career in jazz. Tonight, she is joined by guitarist Roni Ben-Hur and her longtime bassist Harvie S. On Saturday night, tenor saxophonist and Monk Award winner Melissa Aldana will appear as a special guest. And on Sunday, the venerable 87-year-old tenor saxophonist Houston Person will lend his sweet sound to the evening. Reserve your seats for a true lesson from the masters!
Saturday: $50
Sunday: $45
Students: $25
Remembering Roy Hargrove: Evan Sherman Big Band
August 15, 2022
The Evan Sherman Big Band returns to Dizzy’s, where the band fueled many late-night dance parties from 2014-2020. This evening they will honor one of the greatest trumpeters and artists of our time, Roy Hargrove, who passed in 2018 at the age of 49. A devoted student of the music and mentor to a generation of aspiring artists around the globe, Hargrove was a frequent guest with the big band. This evening will feature a number of Harogrove’s charts and arrangements that he personally handed down to Sherman. New Jersey born-and-bred drummer, bandleader, and arranger Evan Sherman (b.1993) has recorded and toured internationally with music icons Ron Carter, Cyrus Chestnut, Roy Hargrove, Jimmy Heath, Branford and Wynton Marsalis, the Dizzy Gillespie All-Stars as well as contemporaries Emmet Cohen, Samara Joy, and many others. The big band itself is also a collection of some of New York’s brightest luminaries. Be sure to share in the glow of Hargrove’s music as his spirit lives on.
Monday: $40
Students: $20
Ralph Alessi and Baida Quartet*
August 16, 2022
Ralph Alessi is a celebrated trumpeter, composer and bandleader on the New York scene and has performed extensively with saxophonist Steve Coleman and maverick pianist Uri Caine. Alessi and Baida Quartet will be playing music from their most recent release, Quiver and Baida (ECM), plus some brand new tunes.
Tuesday: $35
Students: $25
Geoffrey Keezer & Friends: “Playdate” CD Release
August 17, 2022
At the young age of 18, pianist Geoffrey Keezer joined Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, a sign of what was to become a remarkable career as a leader, sideman, solo artist and composer/arranger. A 3-time Grammy nominee and veteran of bands led by such diverse artists as Wayne Shorter, Sting, Ray Brown, Benny Golson, Chris Botti and Joshua Redman, Keezer has always brought the highest level of intellect and energy to match his groove and swing. Pop icon Sting said “In the universe of piano players that I have been exposed to over the years, Geoffrey has proved himself to be not only a superb technician and improviser, but also above and beyond this, a composer and conceptualist who can maintain the overall line and the DNA of the song in everything he plays. A musician’s musician.” Most recently seen in Rose Theater holding down one of the piano chairs along with Herbie Hancock for “Celebrating Chick Corea” this past April, Keezer brings in a high octane band to celebrate the release of his latest album, fittingly entitled, “Playdate.”
Wednesday: $35
Students: $25
Willie Jones III Sextet: Jackie’s Bag
August 18-21, 2022
Willie Jones III –dynamic bandleader, in-demand sideman, determined producer and record label owner–convenes a cadre of musicians spanning generations to imbue Dizzy’s with the spirit of legendary saxophonist Jackie McClean. Among the evening’s musical selections will be tunes from McClean’s seminal album Let Freedom Ring, recorded in 1962. “There was a lot happening in jazz [that year], and McClean was right in the thick of it,” reported NPR. “He was working with the then-new ideas of John Coltrane and Ornette Coleman, having graduated from the ‘University of Hard Bop,’ Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers. And on Let Freedom Ring, he used all of it to forge his own sound.” For what has become his annual appearance at Dizzy’s, Jones will demonstrate his signature sense of swing and soul while exploring the sounds of some of the most creative figures in jazz.
Thursday: $40
Friday: $40
Saturday: $45
Sunday: $35
Students: $25
Pasquale Grasso Trio Album Release Celebration
August 22, 2022
Pasquale Grasso, born in Italy and now based in New York City, is a guitarist that has developed an astounding technique and concept informed not by jazz guitarists so much as by bebop pioneers like Powell, Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie and the classical-guitar tradition. Many serious guitar heads have been hip to Grasso for a while now and are aware of his jaw-dropping online performance videos, his beautiful custom instrument — built in France by Trenier Guitars — and his early career triumphs. He won the Wes Montgomery International Jazz Guitar Competition in New York City, taking home a $5,000 prize and performing with guitar legend Pat Martino’s organ trio. Tonight, he celebrates the release of Be-Bop!, a brilliant new tribute album to be-bop pioneers Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker.
Monday: $35
Students: $20
Julieta Eugenio Trio: “Jump” Album Release Party
August 23, 2022
JUMP is the debut album from astounding tenor saxophonist and composer Julieta Eugenio, who began her music journey in Argentina before relocating to New York City almost a decade ago. At the height of the pandemic, Eugenio began collaborating with bassist Matt Dwonszyk and drummer Jonathan Barber, meeting regularly to workshop her music. The trio soon developed an intricate trio chemistry forged around Eugenio’s brilliant and insightful compositions. Once it was safe to do so, the group hit the studio and recorded eight originals that cover a range of sentiments, from the introspective “Tres” to the ambiguously funky “Raccoon Tune.” The strength and maturity of Eugenio’s tenor concept comes across on two standards that round out the album; “Flamingo” and “Crazy He Calls Me.” This group takes the tenor-bass-drums trio configuration to new heights, covering a broad sonic palette and cementing Eugenio’s reputation as a composer and saxophonist.
Tuesday: $35
Students: $25
Ben Williams Band
August 24, 2022
For more than a decade, Williams has steadily become one of the most acclaimed and versatile bassists in modern jazz. He has performed/recorded with such giants as Pat Metheny, George Benson, Stefon Harris, David Sanborn, Lauryn Hill, Wynton Marsalis, Robert Glasper, Maxwell, and Nicholas Payton. In 2013 and 2015 Williams received the DownBeat Magazine Critics Poll Rising Star Award for Bass. Williams became a “Rising Star” when he won the 2009 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Bass Competition Award that landed him his first record-deal with Concord Records.
Wednesday: $35
Students: $25
Gonzalo Rubalcaba – Chris Potter – Larry Grenadier – Eric Harland: First Meeting
August 25-28, 2022
2022 Grammy-winner for Best Jazz Instrumental Album, pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba joins forces for the first time with fellow giants of his generation, Chris Potter on saxophones, Larry Grenadier on bass, and Eric Harland on drums. Armed with new compositions and arrangements, these four masters at their craft will convene for four nights of what will surely be a breath-taking display of musicianship and musicality.
Thursday: $55
Friday: $55
Saturday: $55
Sunday: $50
Students: $25
Sarah Hanahan Quartet
August 29, 2022
Alto saxophonist Sarah Hanahan is constantly searching to push the boundaries of modern jazz, while staying true to the tradition. As an artist, Sarah is always writing new compositions to try to find her own sound and ideas. With multiple performances under her belt that deal strictly with her original music, Sarah has a clear idea of what she is trying to capture. In addition to her heavy gigging schedule, Sarah and her band have had many amazing opportunities over the last few years to play at renowned festivals and clubs such as Smalls, Jazz at Lincoln Center, the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival, The Detroit Jazz Festival, The Side Door Jazz Club, the Paul Brown Monday Night Jazz Series, The Rubber City Jazz Festival and many more. Sarah Hanahan Quintet was also awarded 2019 Best Jazz Band by CT Now Readers Poll.
Monday: $40
Students: $25
Trio Da Paz & Friends
August 30-September 4, 2022
For the 14th time…Trio da Paz comes to Dizzy’s Club for a week-long summer residency. Formed in 1990 by three of Brazil’s most in-demand master musicians, Romero Lubambo, Nilson Matta, and Duduka da Fonseca, Trio da Paz updates the infectious spirit of jazz-oriented Brazilian music. With their harmonically adventurous interactions, daring improvisations, and dazzling rhythms, this group redefines Brazilian jazz. Reserve your seats quickly to make sure you don’t miss out on this high-demand annual tradition!
Tuesday: $40
Wednesday: $40
Thursday: $45
Friday: $45
Saturday: $45
Sunday: $45
Students: $25
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Dizzy’s Club is located in Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center, on Broadway at 60th Street on the 5th Floor of the Shops at Columbus Circle, New York City.
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