12/30/09

New Year’s Eve Celebrated at Jazz Clubs Across the Country

Selected listings of performances by jazz artists on New Year’s Eve

By Lee Mergner

The year will be going out with more than a bang at jazz clubs here in the US and all over the world. Here’s a rundown of New Year’s Eve jazz performances at venues—here, there and everywhere. A shout-out to all those JazzTimes fans on Facebook who chipped in with recommendations.

Listings are by city in alphabetical order.

U.S.

Boston

Berklee Performance Center: Anat Cohen
Regattabar: Dave Maxwell
Scullers: Bobby Caldwell

Bridgewater (NH)

The Inn at Newfound Lake: Chris Humphrey Band

Charlotte

Embassy Suites Hotel: Alex Bugnon

Chicago

Andy’s Jazz Club: Corey Wilkes
The Green Mill: Von Freeman & Ed Peterson
The Jazz Showcase: Roy Hargrove
Katerina’s: Victor Garcia
Pete Miller’s: Deep Blue Organ Trio
Pops for Champagne: Ava Logan
St. Charles Place Steakhouse: Elaine Dame
St. Paul’s Cultural Center: Balkan Gypsy Jam
Velvet Lounge: Nicole Mitchell & the Black Earth Ensemble with Fred Anderson

Columbia, MO

Murry’s: Bobby Watson & Horizon

Kansas City

Jardine’s: The Wild Women of Kansas City/Ida McBeth

Las Vegas

The Rhythm Kitchen: James Barela & Blu7

Los Angeles

Café Was: Jeff Goldblum & Mildred Snitzer Orchestra
Catalina Jazz Club: Jane Monheit
Steamers (Fullerton): Jeff Hamilton Trio

Minneapolis/St. Paul

Artist’s Quarter: Carole Martin/Irv Williams
Dakota Jazz Club: Irvin Mayfield

New Orleans

Maison Dupuy: Donna West Jazz Trio
Snug Harbor: Astral Project

New York City

The Blue Note: Chris Botti
Cornelia Street Café: Paul Shapiro’s Ribs & Brisket Revue
Dizzy’s Club Coca Cola: Paquito D’Rivera & Brazilian Dreams w/New York Voices
55 Bar: Brooklyn Boogaloo Blowout
Iridium: Mike Stern Band
Jazz Gallery: Gretchen Parloto
Jazz Standard: Henry Butler/Donald Harrison/Sean Jones/Wycliffe Gordon/Ben Wolfe/Ali Jackson
The Kitano: Nilson Matta & The Brazilian Voyage Quintet and the Gene Bertoncini Trio
One If By Land: B.D. Lenz
Small’s: Ruth Brisbane/Marion Cowings/Yaala Ballin
Smoke: Eric Alexander Quartet with Harold Mabern
The Village Vanguard: The Bad Plus

Philadelphia

Chris’s Jazz Café: Chris’s All Stars

St. Louis

Joe Buck’s Show Room: Erin Bode

San Francisco/Bay Area

Yoshi’s (SF): Ledisi
Yoshi’s (Oakland): McCoy Tyner w/Ravi Coltrane, Esperanza Spalding and Francisco Mela

Seattle

The Jazz Alley: Poncho Sanchez Latin Jazz Band

Tucson

Star Pass Resort & Spa: Rick Braun, David Benoit, Richard Elliot, others

Tulsa

The Eclipse: Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey

Washington, DC

Blues Alley: Ahmad Jamal
Kennedy Center: John Pizzarelli

United Kingdom

London

Jazz Café: Roy Ayers

France

Paris

Lionel Hampton Jazz Club: Isabelle & Zigabox
Sunside : Elisabeth Kontomanou
Sunset : The Volunteered Slaves
Jazz Club Etoile: Gérard Meissonnier
Hippocampes: Maxim Saury
Duc des Lombards: Marc Thomas
Caveau de la Huchette: Drew Davies Swing Band
Café Laurent: Christian Brenner
Baiser Salé: François Constantin
Petit Journal Montparnasse: Jean-Pierre Gélineau
Petit Journal Saint-Michel: Megaswing Quartet
Marfil: William Chabbey
Atelier Charonne: Moreno quartet
58 Tour Eiffel: Aurore Quartet
Chez Cécile: Matthieu Boré
Autour de Midi... Et Minuit: Françoise Fognini

Poland

Warsaw

Palace of Culture: BBC Big Band