New York may be the city where jazz, and all its traditions, has taken permanent root, but the topsoil is always shifting: Clubs and their entrepreneurs come and go with alarming frequency, yet that also means the scene is full of surprises and fresh developments. What's happening next? Steve Dollar, author of the newly published survey Jazz Guide New York City (The Little Bookroom), will moderate a panel of club owners, programmers and musicians who may have some answers. Guests include Seth Abramson, booker for the city's latest blue-chip jazz room, The Jazz Standard; Karen Chester, director of programming at Merkin Hall, who is now steering that classical and new-music stronghold in some jazzier directions; and Ilhan Ersahin, a saxophonist and club owner whose East Village bar Nublu is amplifying the crosstalk between jazz, global musics and DJ beats.
Date: Wednesday November 19
Time: 6 to 8 p.m.
Location: The New School, 55 West 13th Street, in the Jazz & Contemporary Music Performance Space on the 5th floor
Sponsored by the Jazz Journalist's Association.
About the Book
This is an indispensable guide for both jazz aficionados and those seeking entree into New York's big band, bebop, fusion, and funk scenes. Profiled venues include fabled haunts of Harlem; elegant Midtown supper clubs; hip downtown hangouts; a subterranean Bowery alcove where the spirit of Mingus rumbles on; an intimate uptown spot that inspired a famous screenplay; and a celebrity-owned club in the heart of Times Square. There are dozens of photos and each listing offers directions, hours, subway stops, and maps, while sidebars describe festivals, famous addresses, and jazz history.
For an online listing of New York City Jazz venues, visit the All About Jazz venue directory. (enter zip code 10013 and 25 miles)
For more information contact All About Jazz.
