The 42nd Street Jazz Festival Begins at Theater Row Today
By: BWW News Desk Dec. 16, 2013
NYU Steinhardt Music and Performing Arts Professions, New York Foundation for the Arts, Yamaha Pianos, RS Berkeley Horns, presents the 42nd Street Jazz Festival, beginning today, December 16, and continuing through December 23, 2013 at Theater Row, 410 W. 42nd Street, NYC. Performances: Monday- Saturday at 8pm and Sunday at 5pm. Tickets are $21.25 and are available at telecharge.com.
The 42nd Street Jazz Festival features a wide variety of jazz artists from New York City and around the world, with a diversity of styles from Senegal to Prague, and Buenos Aires to Brooklyn.
The festival programs are:
Monday, December 16 at 8pm: Gabriella Anders
Gabriela Anders, voice
Jim Ridl, piano
Leo Traversa,bass
Cliff Almond, drums
Special guest,Wayne Krantz, guitar
Tuesday, December 17 at 8pm: Rudy Linka Trio
Rudy Linka, guitar
Dan Fabricatore, bass
Norman Edwards, drums
Wednesday December 18 at 8pm: Leni Stern African Trio
Leni Stern, guitar, voice
Mamadou Ba, bass
Alioune Faye, pecussion
Special guest, Leo Genovese, piano
Thursday, December 19 at 8pm: Krantz Carlock Lefebvre
Wayne Krantz, guitar
Tim Lefabvre, bass
Keith Carlock, drums
Friday, December 20 at 8pm: Tony Moreno Quintet
Ron Horton, trumpet
Marc Mommaas, saxophone
Jean-Michel Pilc, piano
Ugonna Okegwo, bass
Tony Moreno, drums
Saturday, December 21 at 8pm: Combo Nuvo
Dave Schroeder, harmonica, woodwinds
Billy Drewes, woodwinds
Brad Shepik, guitar
Rich Shemaria, piano
Mike Richmond, cello
Tim Keiper, percussion
Sunday, December 22 at 5pm: Alex Brown Trio
Alex Brown, piano
Zach Brown, bass
Eric Doob, drums
Monday, December 23 at 8pm: Jeff Franzel- Mood of the Moment
Jeff Franzel, solo piano
On Friday, December 20, 2013, at 1pm--5pm, the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) will present an afternoon of workshops entitled "Sustaining Your Musical Career: Opportunities and New Directions." Partnering with NYU Jazz Studies and Theatre Row, NYFA will present panels on resources for the music community, as well as fundraising techniques, discussions on artist sustainability, and examples and explorations of international collaborations. Tickets are $20 for the general public, and $15 for NYFA-affiliated artists. For more information, write to pcobb@nyfa.org.
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