September 28, 2005
To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES CREOLE‘S UPSCALE SUPPER CLUB SHOW EVENTS CALENDAR
Creole Restaurant & Jazz Supper Club N'Awlins & Creole Cuisine 2167 Third at 118th Street, East Harlem, NYC www.creolenyc.com 212-876-8838
REMINDER: +SPECIAL EVENT Friday, Sept 30th: “BRAZILIAN VOYAGE" featuring Romero Lubambo “a fantassteek guitarist". Plus Nilson Matta-bassist (both of Trio da Paz) with Special Guests. Latin American rhythms to make you dance in your seat “BRAZILIAN VOYAGE" Dinner at 6:00pm, Supper Club Show at 8:00pm, Cover $15.00. Second Show Dinner at 9:30pm Supper Club Show 10:30pm $15.00 and 12:30am Late Nite Show $10. Door. Go to www.SmartTix.com to reserve tickets in advance for the best seats.
OCTOBER 2005 +SPECIAL EVENTS!
SPECIAL EVENT Saturday, Oct 7: CHICO FREEMAN QUARTET with Chico Freeman-tenor sax and Hilton Ruiz-piano plus special guests.
Expect to hear a spectrum of jazz, a slice of recent jazz history, as Chico and Hilton take us on a journey from loft jazz in '77 to Freeman's latest “y Guataca" - “Oh, By the Way". Go to www.chicofreeman.com to listen.
“Did Freeman discover Hilton Ruiz in 1977 and include him as pianist on “Beyond the Rain" (Contemporary)? Did Ruiz return the favor on “Enchantment" (Arabesque) where Freeman is heard on three Hilton Ruiz originals “I'll Call You Later" - a blues that he makes swing; “Sweet Cherry Pie" - a boogaloo groove and on “Home Cookin'" interrupted only for a second by an exciting squeal of delight, reminiscent of the loft jazz scene, leading into the most memorable tenor solo. Ask them during intermission for a answer and expect to hear how both compress all of jazz history into each solo." - Dan Kassell Dinner at 6:000pm.Supper Club Show at 8:00pm, Cover $15.00. Second Show Dinner at 9:30pm Supper Club Show 10:30pm $15.00 and 12:30am Late Nite Show $10. Door.
++SPECIAL ALL DAY EVENT CREOLE'S First ANNIVERSARY, All Day Celebration and Party Long before August owner Kevin Walters planned an Anniversary celebration. Katrina has had a dramatic effect on New Orleans performing musicians. We will do everything we can to aid those jazz musicians. Plans are being developed to fund raise and directly implement our commitment to contribute for New Orleans Musicians Disaster Relief. Saturday, Oct 8th: Plan on joining us as we celebrate the end of our year in East Harlem.
A New Orleans “Second Line" Marching Band will traverse the neighborhood to attract a Second Line following to Creole. Band members Wycliffe Gordon-trombone, Howard Johnson-tuba, Art Lilliard-street drum plus guest marchers.
NOON: Beginning in on 118th Street from the corner of 118th Street to Second Avenue the Band will march North on 3rd Avenue to 125th Street, West on 125th Street to Lenox Avenue, South to 116th Street, East to 3rd Avenue and turn left to return to the front of Creole Restaurant for a Finale performance.
1:30pm - 3:00pm Courtney Bennett's Azai Trio Inside Creole will be more music, an all-you-eat contest (with a Creole secret recipe), a vocalist contest with a special grand prizes, free samples of Creole’s Anniversary dishes and specialty drinks will be provided by our liquor sponsors.
4:00 to 6:00 Closed Party by Invitation Only Lynette Washington, vocalist (winner of Jazzmobile's 2005 Anheuser Bush's NY Jazz Competition) with pianist Dennis Bell's Jazz New York. Guests can expect to hear songs from “Smoky Dawn" a CD conceived as a late night, smoky bar scene, imagine a bartender listening as she sings just for the love of the song. Go to: www.guavajamm.net 7:00pm: Creole Anniversary Dinner Specials 8:00pm & 10:30pm: Allison Williams, R&B sensation on “Just Call My Name" and her new CD “It's About Time".
Music Cover $20., 2 Drink Minimum Reservations and SmartTix recommended in advance. +ART EXHIBIT Go directly to www.matherneart.com to listen and see a preview of the originals to be shown at Creole's Anniversary Celebration of New Orleans. http://www.matherneart.com/images/ac_second4.jpg
Artist Curt Matherne's marching jazz band paintings are all titled “The New Orleans Second Line". Dozens of colorful paintings the artist explained, “After a funeral as we got to the church the Rebirth Jazz Band appeared out of a downpour playing," just as you see shown here in “Second Line #4", Matherne's 24" x 36" acrylic that he calls “en plein air, or on site painting" in and around his native New Orleans. “I consider myself a Jazz Audio-Visualist because my paintings are my spontaneous response to the relationship between the audio and the visual as the scene unfolds".
COME AND CELEBRATE NEW ORLEANS IN HARLEM. Proceeds to benefit NOLA musicians.
WEEKLY EVENTS: Mondays: Oct 3, 10 (Closed for Holiday), 17, 24, 31 YOUNG GIANTS JAM FOR GRAND PRIZE Host Andrea Brachfeld: In conjunction with the Harlem Jazz and Music Festival, presents “Young Giants", every Monday night. Young breakout musicians will jam in front of jazz enthusiasts for a Grand Prize.
Celebrity judges will determine the winners. Because is so difficult for young musicians to showcase their talent in the city, Creole restaurant will commit to presenting a different “Young Giant" every Monday and provide substantial cuisine and complimentary specialty drinks donated by jazz community as well as refreshment sponsors, for example Sam Ash Music has donated Gift Certificates. To Sponsor, Contact: Lori Holden 917-407-5759.
Tuesdays, Oct 4, 11, 18, 25 7:30 - 11:30pm: Ralphie Sabater y su Orquesta - LATIN, SALSA RHYTHMS. “Y La Comida es Bueno”. Enjoy N’Awlins Creole favorites and delicious desserts.
Wednesdays, 8:00pm: THE HUI COX Group - World Music Guitarist Hui Cox, Oliver Von Essen-piano, Tom Hubbard-bass and Mike Clark-drums. “Excite Your Senses" Thursdays, 5 - 7pm HAPPY HOUR. 8 -11:30pm ALEXIS COLE Vocal Jazz Jam Session! Vocalist Alexis Cole, hosts some of the best rhythm section players in town. New York Chapter of the Jazz Vocal Coalition members come to share their songs, trade tips and try out new material. The same musicians who on other nights can be seen backing up the stars at the Blue Note, Village Vanguard or Birdland . . . . when they’re not out touring the Globe!
Come sit in, or just listen up and enjoy dinner from Chef George Slade Jr.’s kitchen to get you totally prepared to enter another dimension. See you here! Alexis Cole, Jazz Vocalist - 2004 Montreux Jazz Festival Winner 3rd Place. “A young singer with great dynamic feeling and a pitch perfect dark contralto voice" - Jazz Journal International
OCTOBER CALENDAR: Saturday, October 1: AISKO WORLD BAND, Dinner at 6:000pm. Supper Club Show at 10:00pm, Cover $10.00. Second Show Dinner Seating 11:0pm, Supper Club Show 11:30pm $10.00 Sunday October 9, 8PM: Courtney Bennett’s Azai Trio Drummer Courtney Bennett and Friends Saturday, Oct 15, 22 Alan Palmer :THE NEW SOIL, Go Go Jazz Group Alan Jay Palmer-piano with a 5 to 9 piece ensemble that plays original and classic American Jazz repertoire fused with Go Go rhythms and Hip Hop Turntablism. Dinner at 6:00pm. Supper Club Show at 8:00pm, Cover $10.00. Second Show Dinner at 9:30pm Supper Club Show 10:30pm $10.00 and After Show Party 12:30am Late Nite Show $10. Door Wednesday, Oct 19: “Hot Blues & Jazz Jam" Celebration of Dan Kassell & Cassandra's Anniversary. Swing-Jazz and New Orleans Blues bring back memories in the French Quarter. Dinner at 6pm, Swing-Jazz 7-9pm Friday October 28, 7:30 - Midnight: Artie Durant's “Sons of Old School" Band World renown musicians will have you Gettin' Your Groove On! Best of R&B, Funk ans Swing (70's to Now). Featuring Vincent Gardner-trombone (Wynton Marsalis’s choice for LCJO, a multi-talented musician), Artie on drums with Steve Clarke (Vanessa Williams bassist), Keith Robinson-guitar, pianist Alva will play till they get your Groove On! Ask for Complementary Glass of Wine. Dinner at 6:000pm. Supper Club Show at 7:30pm, Cover $10.00. Second Show Dinner at 9:30pm Supper Club Show 10:30pm $10.00 and 12:30am Late Nite Show $10. Door. Saturday, Oct 29h: Extraordinary accompanist FRANK OWENS WITH JERRY WADE vocalist, dancer (Creator of “Shades of Harlem") “A show with all of Harlem's Mystique", performed since the 90's by this experienced black Broadway trouper. Each monthly show will feature one member or other invited stage singers and dancers from Harlem's Renaissance accompanied by pianist Frank Owens.
ADVANCE NOTICE: NOVEMBER Saturday, November 5th: Tehrin Cole Quorum Band Jazz/Funk Bassist Tehrin C. Cole (Tania Maria, Noel Pointer and on Broadway in “Dream Girls", “Mama I Want to Sing" and “Sophisticated Ladies") with Vocalist Sylvia Teel, Floyd King-alto sax (w/Vandross), piano Naoko Ono, Tito Pediford-percussion and Howard Grate-drums. Last month Pediford and Grate were featured in a “Drum Conversation" that was said to be the highlight of the evening. 9 - Midnight, $10. Music Cover Thanksgiving Weekend Dinner & Show Thanksgiving Day (Closed) Friday, November 25: TBA Saturday, November 26: Joey Morant “Swing-Jazz" Quartet with special guests. N'Awlin's Dinner Seating at 6:000pm. Supper Club Show at 8:00pm, Cover $10.00. Second Show Dinner at 9:30pm Supper Club Show 10:30pm $10.00 and 12:30am Late Nite Show $10. Door. Reservations and SmartTix recommended in advance. Creole Restaurant and Jazz Supper Club's ambience: “Creole menu is an amalgam of New Orleans and Harlem fare. One night early, a celebration party of 16 enjoyed a private table while a talkative group of business singles spoke through the mellow guitar, grand piano and drums playing both background standards and get your attention original jazz. Dan Kassell 5/25/05
“New Orleans food is as delicious as the less criminal forms of sin." ∑ Mark Twain, 1884
Creole Restaurant & Jazz Supper Club N'Awlins & Creole Cuisine 2167 Third at 118th Street, East Harlem, NYC www.creolenyc.com 212-876-8838 Subway: #6 to 116th Street at Lexington. Bus: Via Third Avenue M101, M102, M103, M98, FDR Drive 116th Street entrance nearby. Parking: Readily available after 7pm. Reservations and tickets recommended in advance. SmartTix.com
Press Contact: Dan Kassell AUTHENTIC MARKETING 40 Waterside Plaza, New York, NY 10010 Fax: 212-889-3828 Tel: 212-779-INFO [email protected]
Don't Wait for a Better Future, Create it NOW in the Present
To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES CREOLE‘S UPSCALE SUPPER CLUB SHOW EVENTS CALENDAR
Creole Restaurant & Jazz Supper Club N'Awlins & Creole Cuisine 2167 Third at 118th Street, East Harlem, NYC www.creolenyc.com 212-876-8838
REMINDER: +SPECIAL EVENT Friday, Sept 30th: “BRAZILIAN VOYAGE" featuring Romero Lubambo “a fantassteek guitarist". Plus Nilson Matta-bassist (both of Trio da Paz) with Special Guests. Latin American rhythms to make you dance in your seat “BRAZILIAN VOYAGE" Dinner at 6:00pm, Supper Club Show at 8:00pm, Cover $15.00. Second Show Dinner at 9:30pm Supper Club Show 10:30pm $15.00 and 12:30am Late Nite Show $10. Door. Go to www.SmartTix.com to reserve tickets in advance for the best seats.
OCTOBER 2005 +SPECIAL EVENTS!
SPECIAL EVENT Saturday, Oct 7: CHICO FREEMAN QUARTET with Chico Freeman-tenor sax and Hilton Ruiz-piano plus special guests.
Expect to hear a spectrum of jazz, a slice of recent jazz history, as Chico and Hilton take us on a journey from loft jazz in '77 to Freeman's latest “y Guataca" - “Oh, By the Way". Go to www.chicofreeman.com to listen.
“Did Freeman discover Hilton Ruiz in 1977 and include him as pianist on “Beyond the Rain" (Contemporary)? Did Ruiz return the favor on “Enchantment" (Arabesque) where Freeman is heard on three Hilton Ruiz originals “I'll Call You Later" - a blues that he makes swing; “Sweet Cherry Pie" - a boogaloo groove and on “Home Cookin'" interrupted only for a second by an exciting squeal of delight, reminiscent of the loft jazz scene, leading into the most memorable tenor solo. Ask them during intermission for a answer and expect to hear how both compress all of jazz history into each solo." - Dan Kassell Dinner at 6:000pm.Supper Club Show at 8:00pm, Cover $15.00. Second Show Dinner at 9:30pm Supper Club Show 10:30pm $15.00 and 12:30am Late Nite Show $10. Door.
++SPECIAL ALL DAY EVENT CREOLE'S First ANNIVERSARY, All Day Celebration and Party Long before August owner Kevin Walters planned an Anniversary celebration. Katrina has had a dramatic effect on New Orleans performing musicians. We will do everything we can to aid those jazz musicians. Plans are being developed to fund raise and directly implement our commitment to contribute for New Orleans Musicians Disaster Relief. Saturday, Oct 8th: Plan on joining us as we celebrate the end of our year in East Harlem.
A New Orleans “Second Line" Marching Band will traverse the neighborhood to attract a Second Line following to Creole. Band members Wycliffe Gordon-trombone, Howard Johnson-tuba, Art Lilliard-street drum plus guest marchers.
NOON: Beginning in on 118th Street from the corner of 118th Street to Second Avenue the Band will march North on 3rd Avenue to 125th Street, West on 125th Street to Lenox Avenue, South to 116th Street, East to 3rd Avenue and turn left to return to the front of Creole Restaurant for a Finale performance.
1:30pm - 3:00pm Courtney Bennett's Azai Trio Inside Creole will be more music, an all-you-eat contest (with a Creole secret recipe), a vocalist contest with a special grand prizes, free samples of Creole’s Anniversary dishes and specialty drinks will be provided by our liquor sponsors.
4:00 to 6:00 Closed Party by Invitation Only Lynette Washington, vocalist (winner of Jazzmobile's 2005 Anheuser Bush's NY Jazz Competition) with pianist Dennis Bell's Jazz New York. Guests can expect to hear songs from “Smoky Dawn" a CD conceived as a late night, smoky bar scene, imagine a bartender listening as she sings just for the love of the song. Go to: www.guavajamm.net 7:00pm: Creole Anniversary Dinner Specials 8:00pm & 10:30pm: Allison Williams, R&B sensation on “Just Call My Name" and her new CD “It's About Time".
Music Cover $20., 2 Drink Minimum Reservations and SmartTix recommended in advance. +ART EXHIBIT Go directly to www.matherneart.com to listen and see a preview of the originals to be shown at Creole's Anniversary Celebration of New Orleans. http://www.matherneart.com/images/ac_second4.jpg
Artist Curt Matherne's marching jazz band paintings are all titled “The New Orleans Second Line". Dozens of colorful paintings the artist explained, “After a funeral as we got to the church the Rebirth Jazz Band appeared out of a downpour playing," just as you see shown here in “Second Line #4", Matherne's 24" x 36" acrylic that he calls “en plein air, or on site painting" in and around his native New Orleans. “I consider myself a Jazz Audio-Visualist because my paintings are my spontaneous response to the relationship between the audio and the visual as the scene unfolds".
COME AND CELEBRATE NEW ORLEANS IN HARLEM. Proceeds to benefit NOLA musicians.
WEEKLY EVENTS: Mondays: Oct 3, 10 (Closed for Holiday), 17, 24, 31 YOUNG GIANTS JAM FOR GRAND PRIZE Host Andrea Brachfeld: In conjunction with the Harlem Jazz and Music Festival, presents “Young Giants", every Monday night. Young breakout musicians will jam in front of jazz enthusiasts for a Grand Prize.
Celebrity judges will determine the winners. Because is so difficult for young musicians to showcase their talent in the city, Creole restaurant will commit to presenting a different “Young Giant" every Monday and provide substantial cuisine and complimentary specialty drinks donated by jazz community as well as refreshment sponsors, for example Sam Ash Music has donated Gift Certificates. To Sponsor, Contact: Lori Holden 917-407-5759.
Tuesdays, Oct 4, 11, 18, 25 7:30 - 11:30pm: Ralphie Sabater y su Orquesta - LATIN, SALSA RHYTHMS. “Y La Comida es Bueno”. Enjoy N’Awlins Creole favorites and delicious desserts.
Wednesdays, 8:00pm: THE HUI COX Group - World Music Guitarist Hui Cox, Oliver Von Essen-piano, Tom Hubbard-bass and Mike Clark-drums. “Excite Your Senses" Thursdays, 5 - 7pm HAPPY HOUR. 8 -11:30pm ALEXIS COLE Vocal Jazz Jam Session! Vocalist Alexis Cole, hosts some of the best rhythm section players in town. New York Chapter of the Jazz Vocal Coalition members come to share their songs, trade tips and try out new material. The same musicians who on other nights can be seen backing up the stars at the Blue Note, Village Vanguard or Birdland . . . . when they’re not out touring the Globe!
Come sit in, or just listen up and enjoy dinner from Chef George Slade Jr.’s kitchen to get you totally prepared to enter another dimension. See you here! Alexis Cole, Jazz Vocalist - 2004 Montreux Jazz Festival Winner 3rd Place. “A young singer with great dynamic feeling and a pitch perfect dark contralto voice" - Jazz Journal International
OCTOBER CALENDAR: Saturday, October 1: AISKO WORLD BAND, Dinner at 6:000pm. Supper Club Show at 10:00pm, Cover $10.00. Second Show Dinner Seating 11:0pm, Supper Club Show 11:30pm $10.00 Sunday October 9, 8PM: Courtney Bennett’s Azai Trio Drummer Courtney Bennett and Friends Saturday, Oct 15, 22 Alan Palmer :THE NEW SOIL, Go Go Jazz Group Alan Jay Palmer-piano with a 5 to 9 piece ensemble that plays original and classic American Jazz repertoire fused with Go Go rhythms and Hip Hop Turntablism. Dinner at 6:00pm. Supper Club Show at 8:00pm, Cover $10.00. Second Show Dinner at 9:30pm Supper Club Show 10:30pm $10.00 and After Show Party 12:30am Late Nite Show $10. Door Wednesday, Oct 19: “Hot Blues & Jazz Jam" Celebration of Dan Kassell & Cassandra's Anniversary. Swing-Jazz and New Orleans Blues bring back memories in the French Quarter. Dinner at 6pm, Swing-Jazz 7-9pm Friday October 28, 7:30 - Midnight: Artie Durant's “Sons of Old School" Band World renown musicians will have you Gettin' Your Groove On! Best of R&B, Funk ans Swing (70's to Now). Featuring Vincent Gardner-trombone (Wynton Marsalis’s choice for LCJO, a multi-talented musician), Artie on drums with Steve Clarke (Vanessa Williams bassist), Keith Robinson-guitar, pianist Alva will play till they get your Groove On! Ask for Complementary Glass of Wine. Dinner at 6:000pm. Supper Club Show at 7:30pm, Cover $10.00. Second Show Dinner at 9:30pm Supper Club Show 10:30pm $10.00 and 12:30am Late Nite Show $10. Door. Saturday, Oct 29h: Extraordinary accompanist FRANK OWENS WITH JERRY WADE vocalist, dancer (Creator of “Shades of Harlem") “A show with all of Harlem's Mystique", performed since the 90's by this experienced black Broadway trouper. Each monthly show will feature one member or other invited stage singers and dancers from Harlem's Renaissance accompanied by pianist Frank Owens.
ADVANCE NOTICE: NOVEMBER Saturday, November 5th: Tehrin Cole Quorum Band Jazz/Funk Bassist Tehrin C. Cole (Tania Maria, Noel Pointer and on Broadway in “Dream Girls", “Mama I Want to Sing" and “Sophisticated Ladies") with Vocalist Sylvia Teel, Floyd King-alto sax (w/Vandross), piano Naoko Ono, Tito Pediford-percussion and Howard Grate-drums. Last month Pediford and Grate were featured in a “Drum Conversation" that was said to be the highlight of the evening. 9 - Midnight, $10. Music Cover Thanksgiving Weekend Dinner & Show Thanksgiving Day (Closed) Friday, November 25: TBA Saturday, November 26: Joey Morant “Swing-Jazz" Quartet with special guests. N'Awlin's Dinner Seating at 6:000pm. Supper Club Show at 8:00pm, Cover $10.00. Second Show Dinner at 9:30pm Supper Club Show 10:30pm $10.00 and 12:30am Late Nite Show $10. Door. Reservations and SmartTix recommended in advance. Creole Restaurant and Jazz Supper Club's ambience: “Creole menu is an amalgam of New Orleans and Harlem fare. One night early, a celebration party of 16 enjoyed a private table while a talkative group of business singles spoke through the mellow guitar, grand piano and drums playing both background standards and get your attention original jazz. Dan Kassell 5/25/05
“New Orleans food is as delicious as the less criminal forms of sin." ∑ Mark Twain, 1884
Creole Restaurant & Jazz Supper Club N'Awlins & Creole Cuisine 2167 Third at 118th Street, East Harlem, NYC www.creolenyc.com 212-876-8838 Subway: #6 to 116th Street at Lexington. Bus: Via Third Avenue M101, M102, M103, M98, FDR Drive 116th Street entrance nearby. Parking: Readily available after 7pm. Reservations and tickets recommended in advance. SmartTix.com
Press Contact: Dan Kassell AUTHENTIC MARKETING 40 Waterside Plaza, New York, NY 10010 Fax: 212-889-3828 Tel: 212-779-INFO [email protected]
Don't Wait for a Better Future, Create it NOW in the Present
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