“Since 2005 Winter Jazzfest has been a cheaply priced cramming rite for New Yorkers interested in new improvised music: cruise the festival’s multiple stages for a night or two and you’re somewhere near up-to-date.”
– BEN RATLIFF, THE NY TIMES
“I kind of look at it as what CMJ would ideally be, but if jazz were equivalent of that..” – HANK SHTEAMER on SOUNDCHECK
“Catch even a small percentage of the seventy or so performers taking the stage during this invaluable festival and you can come away understanding just how fertile the contemporary jazz scene really is.”
-John Donohue, THE NEW YORKER
“No other festival experience in town feels quite as homey and discovery-charged as WJF, during which showgoers stroll freely between multiple close-range venues, marveling, mingling and comparing notes..”
– Matthew Kassell, VILLAGE VOICE
Hey all! We’re just 3 days away and here’s the amazing FULL LINEUP/PERSONNEL for the 2013 NYC Winter Jazzfest.
Please check schedules here:
http://www.winterjazzfest.com/
FULL PERSONNEL LIST
***latest additions in RED
10³²K featuring Frank Lacy
Frank Lacy’s, trombone / Andrew Drury, percussion / Kevin Ray, bass
40twenty featuring Jacob Garchik, Jacob Sacks, Dave Ambrosio, & Vinnie Sperrazza
Jacob Garchik, trombone / Jacob Sacks, piano / Dave Ambrosio, bass / Vinnie Sperrazza, drums
AFRO HARPING Dorothy Ashby Tribute w/ Brandee Younger
Brandee Younger, harp / Casey Benjamin, alto sax / Sharel Cassity, flute / Ameen Saleem, bass / Kim Thompson, drums / Raydar Ellis, DJ
AfroHORN:The 3rd Incarnation
Aruan Ortiz, piano / Rahsaan Carter, bass / Roman Diaz, percussion / Andrew Daniels, percussion / Francisco Mora-Catlett, drums / Alex Harding, baritone saxophone & bass clarinet / Bruce Williams, alto & soprano saxophone / Salim Washington, tenor saxophone, flute & oboe
Alexis Cuadrado ‘A Lorca Soundscape’ w/ Claudia Acuña & Miguel Zenon
Alexis Cuadrado, bass, compositions / Claudia Acuña, voice / Yosvany Terry, sax / Dan Tepfer, piano / Mark Ferber, drums
Amir Elsafar Quintet
Amir ElSaffar, trumpet / Ole Mathisen, tenor saxophone / Francois Moutin, bass / Dan Weiss, drums / John Escreet, piano
Ari Hoenig
Tivon Pennicott, tenor / Wayne Krantz, guitar / Mike League, bass / Ari Hoenig, drums
Bobby Previte Bari Trio
Mike Gamble, guitar / Bobby Previte, drums / Fabian Rucker, baritone saxophone
Brian Carpenter’s Ghost Train Orchestra
Brian Carpenter, trumpet, harmonica / Andy Laster, alto, flute / Dennis Lichtman, clarinet / Petr Cancura, clarinet, tenor, alto / Curtis Hasselbring, trombone / Mazz Swift, violin, vocals / Brandon Seabrook, banjo / Ron Caswell, tuba / Rob Garcia, drums
Bryan & The Aardvarks
Chris Dingman, vibraphone / Jesse Lewis, guitar / Fabian Almazan, piano / Bryan Copeland, bass
Bugge ‘N’ Friends
Bugge Wesseltoft, grand piano, rhodes, synthesizer / Erik Truffaz, trumpet / Ilhan Ersahin, saxophon / Joaquin “Joe” Claussell, beats/electronic & organic percussion / Marius Reksjø, bass / Erik Holm, percussions / Andreas Bye, drums
Catherine Russell
Catherine Russell, vocals / Matt Munisteri, guitar / Ehud Asherie, piano / Lee Hudson, bass / Mark McLean, drums
Celebrate The Great Women of Blues & Jazz w/ Toshi Reagon and Allison Miller
Toshi Reagon and Allison Miller, music direction / Christelle Durandy, vocals / Tamar Kali, guitar / M, MC / Imani Uzuri, vocals / Mimi Jones, bass / Alex Nolan, guitar / Liza Jessie Peterson, host / Michelle Dorrance, dancer / Shamie Royston, piano / Mayra Casales, percussion, vocals / Tanya Darby, trumpet / Reut Regev, trombone
E=MC2 – Moffett/Cary/Calhoun
Charnett Moffett, bass / Marc Cary, piano / Will Calhoun, drums
CHURCH f. Mark de Clive-Lowe
Mark de Clive-Lowe, piano, keys, electronic, effects / Nia Andrews, vocalist / Mark Kelley, bass / Jaleel Shaw, alto saxophone / John Robinson, MC
Claudia Acuña
Claudia Acuña, vocals / Pablo Vergara, piano & keys / Mark Kelley, bass / Mike Moreno, guitar / Yayo Serka, drum Chilean singer/songwriter/arranger
Colin Stetson
Colin Stetson, bass saxophone
Corey King and TAFFY
Corey King, trombone / Tia Fuller, alto sax / Takuya Kuroda, trumpet / Max Siegel, bass trombone / Jef Matt Stevens, guitar / TBD, bass / Leo Genovese, piano / Jamire Williams, drums / Adam Jackson, percussion
Dan Tepfer & Lee Konitz
Lee Konitz, alto sax / Dan Tepfer, piano & keyboard controller + Harlem String Quartet: Ilmar Gavilán, violin / Melissa White, violin / Jan Miguel Hernandez, viola / Paul Wiancko, cello
Debo Band
Bruck Tesfaye, vocals / Danny Mekonnen, saxophones / Gabriel Birnbaum, tenor saxophone / Danilo Henriquez, trumpet and percussion / Jonah Rapino, electric violin / Brendon Wood, guitar / Marié Abe, accordion / PJ Goodwin, bass / Arik Grier, sousaphone / Adam Clark, drums
Dezron Douglas’ Jazz Workshop
Dezron Douglas, bass / Lummie Spann, alto sax / Josh Evans, trumpet / David Bryant, piano / Chris Beck, drums
DJ Raydar Ellis
DJ Rich Medina
Don Byron Quartet
Don Byron, clarinet / Aruan Ortiz, piano / Cameron Brown, bass / Rudy Royston, drums
Donny McCaslin
Jason Lindner, keyboards / Mark Guiliana, drums / Fima Ephron, bass / Donny McCaslin, saxophone
ELEW, piano
Eric Revis, Kris Davis, Andrew Cyrille
Eric Revis, bass / Kris Davis, piano / Andrew Cyrille, drums
Erik Deutsch
Erik Deutsch, piano / Avi Bortnick, guitar / Jeff Hill, bass / Tony Mason, drums
Ernest Dawkins Afro-Straight
Ernest Dawkins, sax / Willerm Delsifort, piano / Reggie Nicholson, drums / Tyler Mitchell, bass
Kentyah Presents: Evolutionary Minded! – The music of Gil-Scott Heron and Brian Jackson Re-visioned – Featuring: M1 (Dead Prez), Brian Jackson and The New Midnight Band (New CD coming in 2013 from Motéma)
M1 (Dead Prez), mc / Brian Jackson (Midnight Band), keys / Kentyah, turntables, percussion, efx / Ron Holloway (Midnight Band/Amnesia Express), sax / Robert Gordon (Midnight Band/Amnesia Express), bass / Martin Luther (The Roots), vocals/guitar / Mike Clark (Headhunters), drums / Will Calhoun (Living Color), drums, percussion / Sanga of the Valley (Baba Olatunji Ensemble), percussion / Juma Sultan (Jimi Hendrix Experience), percussion
Felix Pastorius
Chris Ward, sax / Will Tatge, piano / Devin Collins, drums / Felix Pastorius, bass / John Bendy, guitar
George Burton Group
George Burton, piano / Stacy Dillard, tenor sax / Craig Magnano, guitar / Luques Curtis, bass / Wayne Smith Jr, drums
Gregory Porter
Gregory Porter, vocals / Chip Crawford, piano / Emanuel Harrold, drums / Aaron James, bass / Yosuke Sato, sax
Hazmat Modine
Wade Schuman, lead vocals, harmonica and guitar / Joe Daley, sousaphone / Steve Elson, sax, clarinet, piccolo / Reut Regev, trombone / Pam Fleming, trumpet, flugelhorn / Michael Gomez, guitar, steel guitar, vocals / Pete Smith, guitar and vocals / Rich Huntley, drums / Rachelle Garniez, accordion, claviola, vocals
Herbert Holler – Freedom Party DJ
Ibrahim Maalouf
Ibrahim Maalouf, trumpet / Mark Turner, tenor sax / Clarence Penn, drums / Ira Coleman, double bass / Frank Woste, piano
Jacob Garchik The Heavens: Atheist Gospel Trombone Choir
Jacob Garchik, trombone, compositions / Josh Roseman, Curtis Hasselbring, Reut Regev, Jason Jackson, Alan Ferber, trombones / Brian Drye, baritone horn, trombone / Joe Daley, sousaphone / Kenny Wollesen, drums
Jaimeo Brown’s Transcendence
Jaimeo Brown, percussion / Chris Sholar, guitarist, soundscapes / J.D. Allen, saxophone
James Carter Organ Trio
James Carter, saxophones / Gerard Gibbs, hammond B3 / Leonard King, drums
Jason Lindner Breeding Ground
Jason Lindner, piano, synth / Panagiotis Andreou, bass / Mark Guiliana, drums / Mazz Swift, violin / Curtis Stewart, violin / Carmel Raz, viola / Will Martina, cello / John Beaty, alto sax / Jorge Continentino, saxes, flute / Rafi Malkiel, trombone / Jeff Taylor, vocals
Jason Stein Quartet
Jason Stein, bass clarinet / Jon Irabagon, alto saxophone / Pascal Niggenkemper, bass / Tomas Fujiwara, drums
JC Hopkins
Camila Meza, guitar, vocals / Roxy Coss, tenor sax / Dorota Piotrowska, drums / Joanna Sternberg, bass / JC Hopkins, piano
John Raymond Project
John Raymond, trumpet / Gilad Hekselman, guitar / Javier Santiago, piano / Ben Williams, bass / Otis Brown III, drums
Julian Lage, Nels Cline
Julian Lage, guitar / Nels Cline, guitar and efx
Kneebody
Adam Benjamin, piano / Ben Wendel, sax / Kaveh Rastegar, bass / Nate Wood, drums / Shane Endsley, trumpet
Krystle Warren & the Faculty
Krystle Warren, vocals guitar / Rich Hinman, pedal steel / Zachary Djanikian, guitar / Solomon Dorsey, bass / Michael Riddleberger, drums / Jonathan Anderson, keys
Leo Genovese Trio
Leo Genovese, piano & things / Justin Purtill, bass, guitar / Bob Gullotti, drums, voice
Marcus Strickland Twi-Life
Marcus Strickland, saxes / Raydar Ellis, lyricist / Frank Lacy, trombone / Yuki Hirano, keys / Mark Kelley, bass/ Charles Haynes, drums / Jean Baylor, vocals
Maria Neckam
Maria Neckam, voice / Taylor Eigsti, piano / Nir Felder, guitar / Joe Martin, bass / Paul Wiltgen, drums
Mario Pavone with Tyshawn Sorey and Dave Ballou
Mario Pavone, bass / Tyshawn Sorey, drums / Dave Ballou, trumpet
Merger w/ Andrew D’Angelo, Kirk Knuffke, Ben Street, Nasheet Waits
Andre D’Angelo, sax / Kirk Knuffke, trumpet / Nasheet Waits, drums
Michael Attias Spun Tree
Michaël Attias, alto saxophone / Ralph Alessi, trumpet / Kris Davis, piano / Sean Conly, bass / Tom Rainey, drums
Michael Formanek’s Cheating Heart
Chris Speed, tenor saxophone and clarinet / Jacob Sacks, piano / Michael Formanek, double bass / Dan Weiss, drums
Monty Alexander “Harlem – Kingston Express”
Monty Alexander, piano / Hassan Shakur, acoustic bass / Obed Calvaire, drums / Earl Appleton, electric keyboards / Andy Bassford, guitar / Joshua Thomas, electric bass / Karl Wright, drums
Music of Ryuichi Sakamoto by PACJE
Meg Okura, arrangements, violin, erhu / Jamie Baum, flutes / Helen Sung, piano / Dezron Douglas, bass / E.J. Strickland, drums
Nasheet Waits EQUALITY w/ Vijay Iyer, Mark Helias, Logan Richardson
Nasheet Waits, drums / Mark Helias, bass / Vijay Iyer, piano / Logan Richardson, reeds
Omer Avital & His Band of The East
Omer Avital, upright bass / Greg Tardy, tenor saxophone / Jason Lindner, piano / Nadav Remez, guitar / Daniel Freedman, drums
Oran Etkin Quintet
Oran Etkin, bass-clarinet, clarinet and sax / Curtis Fowlkes, trombone /Tyshawn Sorey, drums / Linda Oh, bass / Surprise Mystery Guest, guitar
Otis Brown III Quartet
Otis Brown, drums / Kris Bowers, piano / Ben Williams, bass / John Ellis, sax
Rafiq Bhatia with surprise guest
Rafiq Bhatia, guitar, samples, processing / Jeremy Viner, woodwinds, processing / Jackson Hill, bass / Alex Ritz, drums, processing
Red Baraat
Sunny Jain, dhol, MC / Rohin Khemani, percussion / Tomas Fujiwara, drumset / Mike Bomwell, soprano sax / Alex Hamlin, baritone sax / Sonny Singh, trumpet, vocals / MiWi La Lupa, bass trumpet, vocals / Ernest Stuart, trombone / John Altieri, sousaphone, rap
Revive Big Band led by Igmar Thomas
Igmar Thomas, musical director, arranger, trumpet / Sharel Cassity, alto sax / Godwin Louis, alto sax / Marcus Strickland, tenor sax / Wayne Escoffery, tenor sax / Anthony Nelson, baritone sax / Frank Lacy, trombone /Corey King, trombone / Stafford Hunter, trombone / Max Seigel, bass trombone / Jumaane Smith, trumpet / Jonathan Powell, trumpet / Jean Caze, trumpet / Lee Hogans, trumpet / Jef Lee Johnson, guitar / Ray Angry, keys / Otis Brown III, drums / Mark Kelley, bass / Raydar Ellis, vocals/DJ
Rez Abbasi Trio
Rez Abbasi, guitar / Michael Formanek, bass / Satoshi Takeishi, drums
Roy Nathanson Sotto Voce
Curtis Fowlkes, trombone, vocals / Sam Bardfeld, violin, vocals / Napoleon Maddox, beat box / Tim Kiah, bass, vocals
Rudresh Mahanthappa’s GAMAK
Rudresh Mahanthappa, alto sax / David “Fuze” Fiuczynski, double-neck guitar / François Moutin, acoustic bass / Dan Weiss, drums
Seabrook Power Plant
Brandon Seabrook, banjo, guitar / Tom Blancarte, bass / Jared Seabrook, drums
Selector JD (Deadly Dragon Sound DJ)
Somi
Somi, voice / Otis Brown III, drums / Toru Dodo, piano & rhodes / Liberty Ellman, guitar / Michael Olatuja, bass / Alicia Olatuja, additional voice / Ayanna George, additional voice
Sunny Kim’s Painter’s Eye
THE BIG PICTURE featuring David Krakauer (a sneak preview)
David Krakauer, clarinet / Sara Caswell, violin / Greg Cohen, bass / Adam Rogers, guitar / Michael Sarin, drums / Rob Schwimmer, piano
The Cookers
Billy Harper, tenor sax / Eddie Henderson, trumpet / David Weiss, trumpet / Craig Handy, alto sax / George Cables, piano / Cecil McBee, bass / Victor Lewis, drums
The Fringe
George Garzone, saxophone / John Lockwood, bass / Bob Gullotti, drums
The Pedrito Martinez Group featuring Ariacne Trujillo
Pedrito Martinez, percussion / Jhair Sala, percussion / Alvaro Benavides, electric bassist / Araicne Trujillo, keys, vocals
Tigran
Tigran Hamasyan, piano / Areni Agbabian, vocals / Sam Minaie, bass / Ben Wendel, saxophone / Nate Wood, drums
Tony Malaby Tuba Trio
Tony Malaby, tenor sax / Dan Peck, tuba / John Hollenbeck, percussion
Yosvany Terry Quintet
Yosvany Terry, alto & soprano saxophones, chekeré / Michael Rodriguez, trumpet / Osmany Paredes, piano / Yunior Terry, bass / Obed Calvaire, drums