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December, 2008
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phone number. Textural Rhythms: Constructing the Jazz Tradition unites the two most well-known and popular artistic forms in African-American culture – jazz and quilting. Dec. 21 through March 1 at New York State Museum Monday, December 17:30-10:30pm, Railbird Jr, One Caroline Street 7-10pm, Ruth Hellkamp, Scrimshaw Restaurant Tuesday, December 2 7pm, Cole Broderick, Chez Sophie bistro 9pm-midnight, Keith Pray's Big Soul Ensemble, Lark Tavern 7:30-10:30pm, Masters of Nostalgia, One Caroline St 7-10pm, Ruth Hellkamp, Scrimshaw Restaurant Wednesday, December 3 7-8:30pm, Skip Parsons’ Clarinet Marmalade Trio, Avila Retirement Community, 100 White Plain Dr., Albany, 452-5242 7pm, Cole Broderick, Chez Sophie bistro 6-9pm, Lincoln Mayorga (piano) and Otto Gardner (bass), Blue Plate 9pm-midnight, Nat Phipps Trio, Justin's 7:30-10:30pm, 7:30pm, SCCC Jazz Ensemble & Percussion Ensemble, Schenectady County Community College 7-10pm, Ruth Hellkamp, Scrimshaw Restaurant 6-10pm, Roger Helm, 677Prime 7-9pm, open jam session, Vermont Jazz Center 8pm, Tequila Mockingbirds, Wheatfields Thursday, December 4 7:30pm, La Banda Chameleon, Chameleon on the Lake 7-10pm, , Egremont Inn 6pm, Elizabeth Woodbury Kasius, Fifty South 9pm-midnight, Collar City Creatology, Justin's 7:30-10:30pm,Jazz Soloist, One Caroline Street 6:30-9:30pm, Tom Cheles, Provence Restaurant 6-9pm, live jazz, Quarter Moon Café 7-9pm, April Marie, Impressions, Phila and Broadway, Saratoga Springs 7-10pm, Ruth Hellkamp, Scrimshaw Restaurant 6-10pm, Lovin' Life, 677Prime 7pm, Jam Session with Joe Barna, Spillin' the Beans 7-10pm, Rob Lindquist Trio, Stockade Inn 6:30-9:30pm, , Tosca Grille 8pm-midnight, , Wallabee's Jazz Bar 7pm, Student Piano Jazz Recital, Williams College Friday, December 5 7:30-11:30pm, Capital Swing Dance with Peter Davis, Albany Elks Lodge 7pm, Randy Loren, Brandon's 7pm, Walter Donnaruma Band, Cafe Capriccio 7:30pm, Cole Broderick, Chez Sophie bistro 8pm, Greg Caputo Big Band. Colonial Theatre 6pm, Vic Bell Duo, Fifty South 10pm, Franklin Micare, Gaffney's 9:30pm-12:30am, Jeanne O'Connor Quartet, Justin's 8-11pm, Adrian Cohen Trio, Midtown Tap & Tea Room 6-10pm, Tim Olsen Trio, 9 Maple Ave 7-9pm, April Marie and Umberto, Northeastern Jewelers, 1575 Western Ave, Albany 8-11pm, Railbird (Sarah Pedinotti), One Caroline Street 7:30pm, Cooperstown Concert Series: David Leonhart Group, Otesaga Resort Hotel 7-10pm, Nancy Donnelly, Provence Restaurant 6-10pm, Ruth Hellkamp, Scrimshaw Restaurant 7:30pm, Small Jazz Ensembles, Filene Recital Hall, Skidmore College 7-10pm, Michael Benedict Duo, Stockade Inn 7-9pm, , Tosca Grille 8pm, The Vermont Jazz Center annual Big Band Gala, Vermont Jazz Center 8pm-midnight, Tony Jenkins Jazz Trip, Wallabee's Jazz Bar 6-9pm, Sonny & Perley, Whistling Kettle Saturday, December 6 8:30-11:30pm, , The Bar at 74 State 8:30pm, Dan Goitien and George Plouffe, The Basement 7pm, Randy Loren, Brandon's 8-11pm, Alan Simon (piano), Dave Shapiro (bass), Castle Street Café 7:30pm, Cole Broderick, Chez Sophie bistro 10pm-1am, Doc Scanlon Band, Daisy Baker's 7-10pm, , Egremont Inn 9:30pm-12:30am, Lee Shaw Trio, Justin's 7:30pm, Luis Bonilla Quintet, Massry Center for the Arts 8-11pm, Triple Play, Midtown Tap & Tea Room 9pm-1am,Benoit. Savage and Borelo Band , 9 Maple Ave 8-11pm, Joe Finn Duo, One Caroline Street 7:30-10:30pm, Noreen Pratt (vocals & piano), Panza's Restaurant 7-10pm, 'Azzaam Hameed, Provence Restaurant 6-10pm, Ruth Hellkamp, Scrimshaw Restaurant 6-10pm, Roger Helm, 677Prime 6:30-9:30pm, , Tosca Grille 8pm, Fresh, Trader Ed's 3pm, Anna Patton's Vocal Jazz Ensemble; 3:30pm, Putney School Jazz Ensemble, Cotton Mill Hill Open House at Vermont Jazz Center 8pm-midnight, , Wallabee's Jazz Bar 7-10pm, , The Wine Bar 7:30-10:30pm, John McIntosh, Wine Down Lounge Sunday, December 7 10am-1pm, live jazz brunch with Jeff Nania Jazz Quartet, Bread and Jam Café 10:30am, Cole Broderick, Chez Sophie bistro 5-6pm, jazz vespers with Nat Phipps, piano; Pete Toigo, bass; Tom D'Andrea, drums, First Reformed Church of Schenectady 7pm, John Pizzarelli Quartet, Iron Horse Music Hall 11:30am-2:30pm, jazz brunch with Nat Phipps, Justin's 9pm-midnight, Brian Patneaude Quartet, Justin's 8-11pm, Joe Barna Trio, Muddy Cup 6-9pm, Classical Jazz Ensemble, Red Onion Restaurant 10:30am-1:30pm, , Tosca Grille 11am-5pm, various throughout downtown Troy, Troy's Victorian Stroll 12:30pm, Jamie MacDonald’s “Music of Miles Davis” ensembles; 1:30pm, Julian Gerstin’s Afro-Caribbean percussion ensemble; 2pm, VJC’s Latin Jazz Ensemble; 3pm, piano students' recital; 6:30, the Music of Miles Davis Ensembles, Cotton Mill Hill Open House at Vermont Jazz Center Monday, December 8 7:30pm, Hal Miller's Video Jazz, Lark Tavern 7:30-10:30pm, Railbird Jr, One Caroline Street 7-10pm, Ruth Hellkamp, Scrimshaw Restaurant 8pm, Small Jazz Ensembles, Filene Recital Hall, Skidmore College Tuesday, December 9 7pm, Cole Broderick, Chez Sophie bistro 7:30pm, Bela Fleck & The Flecktones, The Egg 7:30-10:30pm, Masters of Nostalgia, One Caroline St 7-10pm, Ruth Hellkamp, Scrimshaw Restaurant Noon, Skip Parsons’ Riverboat Jazz Band, Troy Savings Bank Music Hall Wednesday, December 10 6-9pm, Lincoln Mayorga (piano) and Otto Gardner (bass), Blue Plate 7pm, Cole Broderick, Chez Sophie bistro 9pm-midnight, Dave Gleason Trio, Justin's 8-10:30pm, Jazzmin, Moon & River Café 7:30-10:30pm, 7-10pm, Ruth Hellkamp, Scrimshaw Restaurant 6-10pm, Roger Helm, 677Prime 6-7:30pm, Skip Parsons' Clarinet Marmalade Trio, Troy Public Library, 100 Second Street, Troy, 274.7071 7-9pm, open jam session, Vermont Jazz Center 8pm, Tequila Mockingbirds, Wheatfields Thursday, December 11 7:30pm, La Banda Chameleon, Chameleon on the Lake 7-10pm, , Egremont Inn 6pm, Elizabeth Woodbury Kasius, Fifty South 9pm-midnight, Steve Lambert Group, Justin's 7:30-10:30pm, Jazz Soloist, One Caroline Street 6:30-9:30pm, A3, Provence Restaurant 6-9pm, live jazz, Quarter Moon Café 7-10pm, Ruth Hellkamp, Scrimshaw Restaurant 6-10pm, Lovin' Life, 677Prime 7pm, Jam Session with Joe Barna, Spillin' the Beans 7-10pm, Jack Fragomeni, Stockade Inn 6:30-9:30pm, Doc Scanlon Trio, Tosca Grille 8pm-midnight, , Wallabee's Jazz Bar Friday, December 12 8:30-11:30pm, Mark Capon Trio, The Bar at 74 State 7pm, Randy Loren, Brandon's 7pm, Walter Donnaruma Band, Cafe Capriccio 7:30pm, Cole Broderick, Chez Sophie bistro 6pm, Vic Bell Duo, Fifty South 10pm-1am, Skip Parsons' Riverboat Jazz Band, The Fountain 9:30pm-12:30am, Vince Prudente Trio, Justin's 7:30pm, St Rose Jazz Ensemble & Jazz Guitar Ensemble, Massry Center for the Arts 6-10pm, Mike Parker Trio, 9 Maple Ave 8-11pm, Railbird (Sarah Pedinotti), One Caroline Street 7-10pm, George Giroux, Provence Restaurant 5-8pm, New York Jazz Trio, Savannah's 6-10pm, Ruth Hellkamp, Scrimshaw Restaurant 7-10pm, Lee Shaw Trio, Stockade Inn 7-9pm, April Marie and Neil Brown, Tosca Grille 8pm-midnight, Tony Jenkins Jazz Trip, Wallabee's Jazz Bar Saturday, December 13 8:30-11:30pm, , The Bar at 74 State 8:30pm, Dan Goitien and George Plouffe, The Basement 7pm, Randy Loren, Brandon's 8-11pm, Michael Benedict Duo, Castle Street Café 7:30pm, Cole Broderick, Chez Sophie bistro 10pm, Nouveau Jazz Beat, Circus Café 7-9pm, Patti-O & The Hip Hooligans, Crooked Lake House 7-10pm, , Egremont Inn 10pm-1am, Skip Parsons' Riverboat Jazz Band, The Fountain 9:30pm-12:30am, Sonny and Perley Quartet, Justin's
7-10pm, Nina Sheldon, La Duchesse
Anne, Rt. 212 and 9pm-1am, Joe Barna Group, 9 Maple Ave 8-11pm, Brian Patneaude Duo, One Caroline Street
7:30-10:30pm, Colleen
Pratt (vocals), Peg Delaney (piano) 7-10pm, Rich Donnelly, Provence Restaurant 6-10pm, Ruth Hellkamp, Scrimshaw Restaurant 6-10pm, Roger Helm, 677Prime 7pm, Mallory O'Donnell, Bob Warren & Jeanne O'Connor, St Joseph's Hall, 29 Hill St, Greenwich, NY 6:30-9:30pm, , Tosca Grille 8pm, Fresh, Trader Ed's 8pm-midnight, , Wallabee's Jazz Bar 7-10pm, , The Wine Bar 7:30-10:30pm, Fresh Trio, Wine Down Lounge Sunday, December 14 10am-1pm, live jazz brunch with Jeff Nania Jazz Quartet, Bread and Jam Café 10:30am, Cole Broderick, Chez Sophie bistro 3pm, Empire State Youth Jazz Ensembles, Massry Center for the Arts 11:30am-2:30pm, jazz brunch with Maria Zemantauski, Justin's 9pm-midnight, Brian Patneaude Quartet, Justin's 8-11pm, Joe Barna Trio, Muddy Cup 10am-2pm, jazz brunch, Prime at Saratoga National 6-9pm, Classical Jazz Ensemble, Red Onion Restaurant 10:30am-1:30pm, , Tosca Grille 7:30pm, A Night before Christmas with Spyro Gyra, Troy Savings Bank Music Hall Monday, December 15 7pm, Ramblin' Jug Stompers, Lark Tavern 7:30-10:30pm, Railbird Jr, One Caroline Street 7-10pm, Ruth Hellkamp, Scrimshaw Restaurant Tuesday, December 16 7pm, Cole Broderick, Chez Sophie bistro 7:30-10:30pm, Masters of Nostalgia, One Caroline St 7-10pm, Ruth Hellkamp, Scrimshaw Restaurant Wednesday, December 17 7pm, Cole Broderick, Chez Sophie bistro 6-9pm, Lincoln Mayorga (piano) and Otto Gardner (bass), Blue Plate 9pm-midnight, Lee Russo Group, Justin's 7:30-10:30pm, 7-10pm, Ruth Hellkamp, Scrimshaw Restaurant 6-10pm, Roger Helm, 677Prime 7-9pm, open jam session, Vermont Jazz Center 8pm, Tequila Mockingbirds, Wheatfields Thursday, December 18 7:30pm, La Banda Chameleon, Chameleon on the Lake 7-10pm, , Egremont Inn 6pm, Elizabeth Woodbury Kasius, Fifty South 9pm-midnight, Bobbie Van Detta and Leo Russo, Justin's 7:30-10:30pm, Jazz Soloist, One Caroline Street 6:30-9:30pm, , Provence Restaurant 6-9pm, live jazz, Quarter Moon Café 7-10pm, Ruth Hellkamp, Scrimshaw Restaurant 6-10pm, Lovin' Life, 677Prime 7pm, Jam Session with Joe Barna, Spillin' the Beans 7-10pm, Teresa Broadwell Trio, Stockade Inn 6:30-9:30pm, , Tosca Grille 8pm-midnight, , Wallabee's Jazz Bar Friday, December 19 8:30-11:30pm, David Anthony, The Bar at 74 State 7pm, Randy Loren, Brandon's 7pm, Walter Donnaruma Band, Cafe Capriccio 7:30pm, Cole Broderick, Chez Sophie bistro 7-9pm, April Marie and Neil Brown, Crooked Lake House 6pm, Vic Bell Duo, Fifty South 9:30pm-12:30am, Robert Kopec Trio, Justin's 8pm, Railbird, Kleinert-James Arts Center 6-10pm, Troika with Eric Walentowicz, 9 Maple Ave 8-11pm, Railbird (Sarah Pedinotti), One Caroline Street 7-10pm, Annette Harris & 'Azzaam Hameed Trio, Provence Restaurant 6-10pm, Ruth Hellkamp, Scrimshaw Restaurant 7-10pm, Sonny & Perley, Stockade Inn 6:30-9:30pm, , Tosca Grille 8pm-midnight, Tony Jenkins Jazz Trip, Wallabee's Jazz Bar Saturday, December 20 8:30-11:30pm, Out of the Box/Larry Gravett Trio, The Bar at 74 State 8:30pm, Dan Goitien and George Plouffe, The Basement 7pm, Randy Loren, Brandon's 8-11pm, Andy Jaffe (piano), Marty Jaffe (bass), Castle Street Café 7:30pm, Cole Broderick, Chez Sophie bistro 7-10pm, , Egremont Inn 6:30-8:30pm, Tequila Mockingbirds, Fifty South 7:30pm, Rick DellaRatta and Jazz for Peace, First Reformed Church 9:30pm-12:30am, Yuko Kishimoto Trio, Justin's 7:30-10:30pm, Adrian Cohen, Midtown Tap & tea Room 9pm-1am, J B All Stars, 9 Maple Ave 8-11pm, Lee Shaw Duo, One Caroline Street 7:30-10:30pm, Peg Delaney (piano), Panza's Restaurant 7-10pm, George Giroux, Provence Restaurant 7:30-11:30pm, Doc Scanlon Band + Peter Davis, Saratoga Music Hall 3pm, JazzAge with Carol Daggs, Saratoga Springs Public Library, 49 Henry St., Saratoga Springs, 584-1198 6-10pm, Ruth Hellkamp, Scrimshaw Restaurant 6-10pm, Roger Helm, 677Prime 10pm-1am, Michael Benedict, Sperry's, 30-1/2 Caroline St, Saratoga Springs, 584-9618 6:30-9:30pm, , Tosca Grille 8pm, Fresh, Trader Ed's 8pm-midnight, , Wallabee's Jazz Bar 7-10pm, , The Wine Bar 7:30-10:30pm, Franklin Micare, Wine Down Lounge Sunday, December 21 10am-1pm, live jazz brunch with Jeff Nania Jazz Quartet, Bread and Jam Café 10:30am, Cole Broderick, Chez Sophie bistro 5-6pm, jazz vespers with Rennie Crain, piano; Tom Shields, bass; Tom D'Andrea, drums, First Reformed Church of Schenectady 11:30am-2:30pm, jazz brunch with Lee Shaw, Justin's 9pm-midnight, Brian Patneaude Quartet, Justin's 8-11pm, Joe Barna Trio, Muddy Cup 6-9pm, Classical Jazz Ensemble, Red Onion Restaurant 10:30am-1:30pm, , Tosca Grille Monday, December 22 7:30-10:30pm, Railbird Jr, One Caroline Street 7-10pm, Ruth Hellkamp, Scrimshaw Restaurant Tuesday, December 23 7pm, Cole Broderick, Chez Sophie bistro 7:30-10:30pm, Masters of Nostalgia, One Caroline St 7-10pm, Ruth Hellkamp, Scrimshaw Restaurant Wednesday, December 24 7pm, Cole Broderick, Chez Sophie bistro 6-9pm, Lincoln Mayorga (piano) and Otto Gardner (bass), Blue Plate
7-10pm, Nina Sheldon, La Duchesse
Anne, Rt. 212 and 7:30-10:30pm, 7-10pm, Ruth Hellkamp, Scrimshaw Restaurant 6-10pm, Roger Helm, 677Prime 7-9pm, open jam session, Vermont Jazz Center 8pm, Tequila Mockingbirds, Wheatfields Thursday, December 25 7:30pm, La Banda Chameleon, Chameleon on the Lake 7-10pm, , Egremont Inn 6pm, Elizabeth Woodbury Kasius, Fifty South 6:30-9:30pm, , Provence Restaurant 6-9pm, live jazz, Quarter Moon Café 7-10pm, Ruth Hellkamp, Scrimshaw Restaurant 6-10pm, Lovin' Life, 677Prime 7pm, Jam Session with Joe Barna, Spillin' the Beans 6:30-9:30pm, , Tosca Grille 8pm-midnight, , Wallabee's Jazz Bar Friday, December 26 7pm, Randy Loren, Brandon's 7pm, Walter Donnaruma Band, Cafe Capriccio 7:30pm, Cole Broderick, Chez Sophie bistro 6pm, Vic Bell Duo, Fifty South 7pm, Terri Roben, Java Jazz Café 9:30pm-12:30am, Pete Sweeney Trio, Justin's 6-10pm, Mark Capon Trio, 9 Maple Ave 8-11pm, Railbird (Sarah Pedinotti), One Caroline Street 7-10pm, A3, Provence Restaurant 6-10pm, Ruth Hellkamp, Scrimshaw Restaurant 10pm-1am, Michael Benedict, Sperry's, 30-1/2 Caroline St, Saratoga Springs, 584-9618 7-10pm, Adrian Cohen Trio, Stockade Inn 6:30-9:30pm, , Tosca Grille 8pm-midnight, Tony Jenkins Jazz Trip, Wallabee's Jazz Bar Saturday, December 27 8:30-11:30pm, Lee Shaw Trio, The Bar at 74 State 8:30pm, Dan Goitien and George Plouffe, The Basement 7pm, Randy Loren, Brandon's 8-11pm, Ben Kohn (piano), Jason Schwartz (bass), Castle Street Café 7:30pm, Cole Broderick, Chez Sophie bistro 10pm, Nouveau Jazz Beatd, Circus Café 7-10pm, , Egremont Inn 9:30pm-12:30am, Rob Lindquist Trio, Justin's
7-10pm, Nina Sheldon, La Duchesse
Anne, Rt. 212 and 9pm-1am, Pete Sweeney Quartet, 9 Maple Ave 8-11pm, Nat Phipps Duo, One Caroline Street 7-10pm, Jeff Dawson, Provence Restaurant 6-10pm, Ruth Hellkamp, Scrimshaw Restaurant 6-10pm, Roger Helm, 677Prime 10pm-1am, Michael Benedict, Sperry's, 30-1/2 Caroline St, Saratoga Springs, 584-9618 6:30-9:30pm, , Tosca Grille 8pm, Fresh, Trader Ed's 8pm-midnight, , Wallabee's Jazz Bar 7-10pm, , The Wine Bar 7:30-10:30pm, Sonny and Perley, Wine Down Lounge Sunday, December 28 10am-1pm, live jazz brunch with Jeff Nania Jazz Quartet, Bread and Jam Café 10:30am, Cole Broderick, Chez Sophie bistro 11:30am-2:30pm, jazz brunch with Michael Lamkin, Justin's 9pm-midnight, Brian Patneaude Quartet, Justin's 8-11pm, Joe Barna Trio, Muddy Cup 6-9pm, Classical Jazz Ensemble, Red Onion Restaurant 10:30am-1:30pm, , Tosca Grille Monday, December 29 7-10pm, Ruth Hellkamp, Scrimshaw Restaurant Tuesday, December 30 7pm, Cole Broderick, Chez Sophie bistro 7:30-10:30pm, , One Caroline St 7-10pm, Ruth Hellkamp, Scrimshaw Restaurant Wednesday, December 31 7pm, Cole Broderick, Chez Sophie bistro 6-9pm, Lincoln Mayorga (piano) and Otto Gardner (bass), Blue Plate 8:15pm, Teresa Broadwell Trio, Castle Street Café Brian Patneaude Quartet, Hot Club of Albany, Ramblin' Jug Stompers, Nisky Dixie Cats, Joey Thomas Big Band, et al, First Night Saratoga 7:30-10:30pm, -811pm, Michael Panza Trio, Panza's Restaurant 8:30-11:30pm, Michael Benedict, Ruby's Hotel, 3689 CR 67, Freehold, NY 7-10pm, Ruth Hellkamp, Scrimshaw Restaurant 6-10pm, Roger Helm, 677Prime 7-9pm, open jam session, Vermont Jazz Center 8pm, Tequila Mockingbirds, Wheatfields 10pm-1am, Fresh Trio, Wine Down Lounge
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