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BLUE NOTE PRESENTS
CHARLIE HADEN QUARTET WEST 20th ANNIVERSARY
featuring
Charlie Haden (bass), Alan Broadbent (piano), Ernie Watts (tenor saxophone), Rodney Green (drums)
August 15-20 ~ 8:00pm & 10:30pm
NEW YORK, NY, August 12- Charlie Haden returns to the Blue Note to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Quartet West at the Blue Note Jazz Club, 131 West Third in the Village, August 15-20 at 8:00 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. nightly. Tickets are $35.00 at tables; $20.00 at bar.
Born in Shenandoah, Iowa, Grammy award winner Charlie Haden took up the bass in his early teens and moved to Los Angeles to develop his craft in the mid-50's. It was in L.A. that Haden met and played with jazz giants such as Art Pepper, Hampton Hawes, and Dexter Gordon.
Upon joining alto saxophonist Ornette Coleman's quartet in 1959, Haden was catapulted to the forefront of the avant-garde, the most progressive art form in jazz since be-bop. Coleman's quartet, anchored by Haden's bass and flanked by Don Cherry on trumpet and Billy Higgins on drums, released their first album in 1959, titled The Shape of Jazz to Come The impact of this album and subsequent releases is still felt in today's jazz world, as the members of Coleman's quartet are widely considered a few of the founding fathers of avant-garde jazz.
But Haden, always the musical chameleon, shifted his musical vision drastically by 1969 when he joined forces with pianist/composer Carla Bley, founding the Liberation Music Orchestra. The group's self-titled debut is a true milestone of modern music, blending experimental big band jazz with the folk songs of the Spanish Civil War.
As a leader, Haden's Quartet West has remained his most steady and rewarding project. Since the release of their self-titled album in 1987, Quartet West has become Haden's most popular group, now as energetic as ever. Stylistically, the group defies definition, ranging from bop to free jazz all in the span of a single concert.
The Blue Note is proud to present Charlie Haden and Quartet West in celebration of their 20th anniversary. Don't miss the chance to see this legendary group perform at New York's finest jazz club and restaurant!
For reservations and more information, call (212) 475-8592 or visit bluenotejazz.com.
ALSO AT THE BLUE NOTE:
Monday, August 14, 2006 ~ 8:00pm & 10:30pm ~ Tickets: $10.00 at table / $5.00 at bar
J.D. ALLEN TRIO featuring J.D Allen (tenor saxophone), Eric Revis (bass), Gerald Cleaver (drums) - Hailed by the New York Times as “a tenor saxophonist with an enigmatic, elegant and hard-driving style," J.D. Allen is one of the most thoughtful jazz saxophonists on the scene today. The Detroit native's apprenticeship has largely been in New York, where he has performed, recorded, and toured with legends Lester Bowie, George Cables, Betty Carter, Ron Carter, Jack DeJohnette, Frank Foster Big Band, Winard Harper, Butch Morris, David Murray, Wallace Roney, and contemporaries Cindy Blackman, Orrin Evans, Marcus Gilmore, Russell Gunn, and Me'shell N'degeocello, among others.
Friday, August 18, 2006 ~ 12:30am ~ Tickets: $8.00
LATE NIGHT GROOVE SERIES: BRAD JONES' AKA ALIAS - Being enriched in a very fertile musical background has enabled bassist/composer BRAD JONES to cultivate a strong presence in music scenes both abroad and in his native home of New York City. He has recorded nine CDs with the band and has toured extensively with them throughout the world. His reputation as a solid, inventive bassist resulted in an opportunity to join the band of legendary Jazz drummer, Elvin Jones. This eventually lead to a busier schedule of work with other artists such as Ornette Coleman, Muhal Richard Abrams, David Byrne, Vernon Reid, Marc Ribot, David Gilmore, Anthony Coleman, Misha Mengleberg, Carlos Garnett, Dave Douglas, and John Zorn.
Saturday, August 19, 2006 ~ 12:30am ~ Tickets: $8.00
LATE NIGHT GROOVE SERIES: VICKIE NATALE (vocalist) - The difficulties in singer Vickie Natale's upbringing forced her to literally sing herself through school in order to make ends meet. But it wasn't long before fate called on Vickie - early in 2003, while performing at the Sugar Bar, Vickie was approached by a CBS Star Search casting director and invited to appear on the show. Not surprisingly, Vickie ended up winning the entire competition, including the Winner's Circle edition. Vickie most recently was invited to open for the legendary country artist Reba Mcentire which she received rave reviews and wowed an audience of 65,000 people. She also performed a live tribute to two of her mentors Ashford and Simpson at Lincoln center.
Sunday, August 20, 2006 ~ 12:30pm & 2:30pm ~ Tickets: $19.50 includes brunch & 1 drink
CALIENTE! SUNDAY BRUNCH: MARTA GOMEZ featuring Marta Gomez (guitar), Julio Santillan (guitar), Franco Pinna (percussion), Yulia Musayelyan (flute) - Born in Colombia, Marta Gomez has continued to transcend language and cultural barriers throughout her music career with her fusion of Latin American and American music. In 2001 Marta recorded a self-titled CD and in 2003 she released “Solo es vivir" (BigSur records) that was chosen by The Boston Globe as one of the 10 best albums of the year. This young singer and songwriter not only traverses a whole range of Colombian cumbias and bambucos, Argentine zambas, Cuban sones and Peruvian landos but she also writes the kind of melodies and refrains that translate across whatever language she is singing in. Marta Gomez and her group perform a repertoire composed entirely by original songs based on a fascinating variety of rhythms from all over Latin America including Cuba, Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru and Argentina mixed with jazz and pop elements.
For more information contact All About Jazz.
