Adam Cruz & Milestone, Pedro Giraudo Orchestra, Harold López-Nussa.
ALL SHOW TIMES: 7:30 & 9:30PM + 11:30PM ON FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS
Jazz Standard is located at 116 E. 27th Street (between Lexington and Park), New York City.
Train 6 to E. 28th Street
For reservations call Jazz Standard at 212.576.2232 or visit www.ticketweb.com
Artists and schedules are subject to change
Tuesday – Wednesday June 7 – 8: ADAM CRUZ & MILESTONE featuring CHRIS POTTER, MIGUEL ZENON (6/7), STEVE WILSON (6/8), STEVE CARDENAS, SCOTT COLLEY and EDWARD SIMON
Chris Potter – tenor saxophone
Miguel Zenon – alto saxophone (6/7)
Steve Wilson – alto saxophone (6/8)
Steve Cardenas – guitar
Scott Colley – bass
Edward Simon – piano
Adam Cruz – drums
Best known for his decade–plus position in the Danilo Perez piano trio, Adam Cruz takes a creative giant step forward with the release of Milestone (Sunnyside Records), his debut album as leader. “I’ve invested a lot of time in practicing and studying, working at my relationship with the piano and developing a compositional voice,” says the 40–year old musician. “There’s a certain amount of growth and maturity that I have gone through, deepening my dedication as a drummer and composer.” Milestone features eight original Cruz compositions and the all–star band he’ll lead this week on our stage. The music strikes a rare balance between smart, detailed writing and freedom, with plenty of space for the personalities and ideas of the individual players: “I knew with this personnel that I’d be getting the kind of depth, sensitivity and versatility…that would enable them to shine, yet also yield to a group aesthetic at the same time.”
Tickets: $20
Wednesday June 22: PEDRO GIRAUDO ORCHESTRA
Pedro Giraudo – bass, compositions & arrangements
Will Vinson – alto & soprano saxophones, flute
Todd Bashore – alto saxophone, flute
Luke Batson – tenor saxophone, clarinet, flute
Carl Maraghi – baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
Jonathan Powell – trumpet
Miki Hirose – trumpet, flugelhorn
Ryan Keberle – trombone
Mike Fahie – trombone
Jess Jurkovic – piano
Jeff Davis – drums
Tony De Vivo – cajón
Special Guest: Sofia Tosello – vocals
The wonderful bassist, bandleader and composer Pedro Giraudo has graced our stage many times, but this one–night stand promises to be something special: It will feature the music of his new album, Córdoba, due out 6/14/2011 on Zoho Music. This exceptional recording features a large ensemble playing eight new Giraudo compositions including “Sol Naciente” (“Sun Rising”), “A La Escuela” (“The Road to School”), and the ambitious three–part suite “Pueblo” (“Village”). “Whether writing about a sunrise or an encounter,” says Pedro Giraudo, “my music is informed by the essential sentimental and rhythmic elements of Argentine popular music, including the chacarera, zamba, and baguala, as well the more urban Argentine tango. For me, one of the most powerful emotions is nostalgia — in the case of this album, my nostalgia for the innocence, the excitement of discovery, and the beauty of those summers spent with my family in the beautiful Córdoba countryside.”
Tickets: $20
Sunday June 26: HAROLD LOPEZ-NUSSA TRIO
Harold López-Nussa – piano
Felipe Cabrera – bass
Ruy Adrian López-Nussa – drums
Tonight’s show offers the promise of one of the year’s most auspicious Jazz Standard debuts. The 26-year-old Franco-Cuban pianist Harold López–Nussa Torres performed at the 2006 Montreux Jazz Festival and recorded his Harmonia Mundi album Sobre El Atelier with the support of Montreux Fest main man Claude Nobs. It includes classics by Wayne Shorter (“Footprints”) and Charlie Parker (“Donna Lee”) along with Harold’s scintillating originals like “Mi Son Cerra” and “E’cha.” In an April 2011 ceremony in Paris, Harold Lopez-Nussa was presented with the prestigious French Adami “Talents Jazz 2011″ award.
Tickets: $25
