CareFusion Jazz Festival New York
45 Concerts at 20 Venues June 17 to 26
By: Charles Giuliano - Feb 26, 2010
CareFusion, a leading global medical device company, and festival producer George Wein announced the schedule for the CareFusion Jazz Festival New York, which takes over the city June 17 � 26 with 45 concerts at 20 venues.
"I am grateful that CareFusion came forward to re-ignite the tradition of New York's annual jazz festival in June. With more than 1,000 jazz events taking place throughout New York every month, it's an exciting challenge to program a 10-night festival, said Mr. Wein, CEO of New Festival Productions, LLC. "We booked the festival using the underlying theme of "accentuate the positive," which includes partnering with some of the city's hottest venues from Manhattan to Queens, from Brooklyn to the Bronx. Together, we have booked a stellar festival filled with great music for all tastes and at all prices."
As in past years, some of the great legends of jazz will make their only major New York appearances. At Carnegie Hall, the CareFusion Jazz Festival New York presents Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock, Jack DeJohnette on June 17; An Evening with Chris Botti, June 19; The Genius of Jo�o Gilberto, June 22; and Herbie Hancock, Seven Decades: The Birthday Celebration featuring the birthday honoree himself, Herbie Hancock, plus Terence Blanchard, Bill Cosby, Joe Lovano, Wayne Shorter and others, June 24.
For the free concert of a lifetime, head to Central Park SummerStage on June 23 for dynamic sets starring the McCoy Tyner Quartet featuring Ravi Coltrane, Esperanza Spalding and Francisco Mela plus the Stanley Clarke Band featuring Hiromi.
The festival continues with the best in jazz at concert halls, clubs, parks, museums and libraries across the city.
"The CareFusion Jazz Festival Series uses jazz to shine a light on patient safety and those working to improve health care," said David Schlotterbeck, chairman and CEO of CareFusion. "We are especially excited to bring back the New York Jazz Festival this year and support and preserve the arts in New York City and the surrounding communities."
The complete schedule of the CareFusion Jazz Festival New York, which George Wein says "speaks for itself," is below. Tickets for concerts at Carnegie Hall and The Town Hall go on sale Monday, March 22. For more information on events and tickets, please visit www.nycjazzfestival.com. To learn more about the CareFusion Jazz Festival Series, log on to www.carefusionjazz.com.
Schedule of Events
Thursday, June 17
Ralph Hamperian's Tuba d'Amour / Bill Ware Group / John McNeil Quartet
Puppets Jazz Bar / 6pm, 9pm & 12am / $15
Sun Ra Arkestra directed by Marshall Allen
The Studio Museum in Harlem / 7:30pm / $15 Public; $10 Members, Seniors, Students
Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock, Jack DeJohnette
Stern Auditorium/Ronald O. Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall / 8pm / $40 - $90
Craig Taborn
The Jazz Gallery / 9pm & 10:30pm / $15 Public; $10 Members
Seabrook Power Plant / Mostly Other People Do The Killing
Zebulon / 9pm & 10:30pm / FREE
Friday, June 18
Alphabet Soup with Zack O'Farrill & Adam O'Farrill / Arturo O'Farrill Quartet / Randy Johnston Trio
Puppets Jazz Bar / 6pm, 9pm, & 12am / $15
Bitches Brew Revisited
Celebrate Brooklyn! Performing Arts Festival at Prospect Park Bandshell / 7:30pm / FREE
The Jazz Gallery All-Stars with Roy Hargrove, Claudia Acu�a, Ambrose Akinmusire, Lage Lund, Gerald Clayton, Ben Williams and Pedro Martinez
Peter Norton Symphony Space / 8pm / $15
Queens Jazz Orchestra directed by NEA Jazz Master Jimmy Heath
Flushing Town Hall / 8pm / $32 - $120
John Ellis "The Ice Siren"
The Jazz Gallery / 9pm & 10:30pm / $15 Public; $10 Members
Saturday, June 19
An Evening in Louis Armstrong's Garden: Howard Alden, Anat Cohen, Marion Felder, David Ostwald, Randy Sandke
Louis Armstrong House Museum / 6pm / $15
The Drumheads with Ben Monder, Jaime Affoumado, Diego Voglino / Victor Bailey Group /
Alex Blake Quartet
Puppets Jazz Bar / 6pm, 9pm & 12am / $15
An Evening with Chris Botti: Chris Botti
Stern Auditorium/Ronald O. Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall / 8pm / Ticket Price TBA
Hazmat Modine / Slavic Soul Party
Barb�s / 8pm & 10pm / Ticket Price TBA
Eric Revis Quartet
The Jazz Gallery / 9pm & 10:30pm / $15 Public; $10 Members
Sunday, June 20
Father's Day Celebration: Winard Harper Group
The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture / 3pm / Ticket Price TBA
Anthony Coleman Plays Jelly Roll Morton and Anthony Coleman
Anthony Coleman (Solo) / Damaged By Sunlight
Barb�s / 8pm & 10pm / Ticket Price TBA
Cooper Moore Trio / Peter Evans Group
Zebulon / 9pm & 10:30pm / FREE
Monday, June 21
Jazz Talks
The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space / 7pm / Ticket Price TBA
Darcy James Argue's Secret Society
Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola / 7:30pm & 9:30pm / Ticket Price TBA
Skirl Records Showcase: The Benefit Band / Ben Perowsky Quartet
Barb�s / 8pm & 10pm / Ticket Price TBA
John Tchicai Group
Zebulon / 9pm & 10:30pm / FREE
Tuesday, June 22
Eddie Palmieri Y La Perfecta II
City Parks Foundation's Soundview Park / 7pm / FREE
Francisco Mela's Cuban Safari
Jazz Standard / 7:30pm & 9:30pm / $15
The Genius of Jo�o: Jo�o Gilberto
Stern Auditorium/Ronald O. Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall / 8pm / $35 - $95
Jon Faddis with Howard Alden, Gene Bertoncini, Romero Lubambo, Russell Malone
Peter Norton Symphony Space / 8pm / $15
Wednesday, June 23
McCoy Tyner Quartet featuring Ravi Coltrane, Esperanza Spalding and Francisco Mela / Stanley Clarke Band featuring Hiromi
City Parks Foundation's Central Park SummerStage / 7pm / FREE
Chris Potter
Jazz Standard / 7:30pm & 9:30pm / $15
Punch Brothers featuring Chris Thile / Julian Lage
The Town Hall / 8pm / $25 - $59
Sidney Bechet Society Presents An Evening in New Orleans: Evan Christopher, John Allred, Ari Roland and Eli Yamin
Leonard Nimoy Thalia @ Peter Norton Symphony Space / 8pm / $15
Tortoise / Aethereal Bace
(le) Poisson Rouge / 8pm / $22 in advance; $25 at the door
Wake-up! / Charles Gayle Trio
Zebulon / 9pm & 10:30pm / FREE
Thursday, June 24
Revive Da Live Big Band featuring Nicholas Payton & Talib Kweli / Nicholas Payton Sexxxtet
(le) Poisson Rouge / 7pm / $22 in advance; $25 at the door
Jason Moran with Mary Halvorson and Ron Miles
Jazz Standard / 7:30pm & 9:30pm / $15
Herbie Hancock, Seven Decades: The Birthday Celebration
Herbie Hancock with special guests Terence Blanchard / Bill Cosby / Joe Lovano / Wayne Shorter
Stern Auditorium/Ronald O. Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall / 8pm / $35 - $100
From Bebop to Freebop: Sheila Jordan / Jay Clayton
Leonard Nimoy Thalia @ Peter Norton Symphony Space / 8pm / $15
Matana Roberts' COIN COIN
The Jazz Gallery / 9pm & 10:30pm / $15 Public; $10 Members
Tribute to Herbie Hancock: Late Night Jam Session
City Winery / 11pm / $15
Friday, June 25
Harlem Stride: Henry Butler / Osmany Paredes
Harlem Stage Gatehouse / 7:30pm / $15
Ambrose Akinmusire
Jazz Standard / 7:30pm, 9:30pm & 11:30pm / $15
Gretchen Parlato / Kat Edmonson
Leonard Nimoy Thalia @ Peter Norton Symphony Space / 8pm / $15
Jason Lindner and the Breeding Ground
The Jazz Gallery / 9pm & 10:30pm / $15 Public; $10 Members
Saturday, June 26
Anat Cohen
Jazz Standard / 7:30pm, 9:30pm &11:30pm / $25
Uptown Nights: Pedro Martinez Project
Harlem Stage Gatehouse / 7:30pm / $15
Gema y Pavel
The Jazz Gallery / 9pm &10:30pm / $15 Public; $10 Members
VENUES
Barb�s
376 9th Street (Corner Sixth Avenue) / Brooklyn, NY
(347) 422-0248 / www.barbesbrooklyn.com
Carnegie Hall
57th Street and 7th Avenue / New York, NY
(212) 247-7800 / www.carnegiehall.org
City Parks Foundation's Soundview Park
Lafayette, Metcalf, Bronx River Avenues, 902 Soundview Avenue / Bronx, NY
(718) 861-1709 / www.nycgovparks.org/parks/soundviewpark
City Parks Foundation's Central Park SummerStage
Rumsey Playfield - 72nd Street & Central Park West or 69th Street & 5th Avenue / New York, NY
(212) 360-2777 / www.summerstage.org
City Winery
155 Varick Street / New York, NY
(212) 608-0555 / www.citywinery.com
Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola / Jazz at Lincoln Center
Broadway at 60th Street, 6th Floor / New York, NY
(212) 258-9595 / www.jalc.org
Flushing Town Hall
137-35 Northern Boulevard / Flushing, NY
(718) 463-7700 x222 / www.flushingtownhall.org
Harlem Stage Gatehouse
150 Convent Avenue / New York, NY
(212) 281-9240 / www.harlemstage.org
Jazz Standard
116 East 27th Street / New York, NY
(212) 576-2232 / www.jazzstandard.net
(le) poisson rouge
158 Bleecker Street / New York, NY
(212) 505-3474 / www.lepoissonrouge.com
Louis Armstrong House Museum
34-56 107th Street / Corona, NY
(718) 478-8274 / www.louisarmstronghouse.org
Peter Norton Symphony Space
2537 Broadway at 95th Street / New York, NY
(212) 864-5400 / www.symphonyspace.org
Prospect Park Bandshell
Prospect Park West & 9th Street / Brooklyn, NY
(718) 855-7882 / www.prospectpark.org
Puppets Jazz Bar
481 5th Avenue / Brooklyn, NY
(718) 499-2622 / www.puppetsjazz.com
The Jazz Gallery
290 Hudson Street / New York, NY
(212) 243-1063 / www.jazzgallery.org
The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space
44 Charlton Street at Varick / New York, NY
(646) 829-4400 / www.wnyc.org/thegreenespace
The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
515 Malcolm X Boulevard / New York, NY
(212) 491-2200 / www.nypl.org/locations/schomburg
The Studio Museum in Harlem
144 West 125th Street / New York, NY
(212) 864-4500 / www.studiomuseum.org
The Town Hall
123 West 43rd Street / New York, NY
(212) 840-2824 / www.the-townhall-nyc.org
Zebulon
258 Wythe Avenue / Brooklyn, NY
(718) 218-6934 / www.zebuloncafeconcert.com