JAZZ LISTINGS 11/4/2019 TO 11/11/2019

Written by Bill Melone on November 4, 2019 and posted in Jazz Listings .

RHODE ISLAND JAZZ LISTINGS 11/4/2019 TO 11/11/2019

Posted Weekly on wriu.org:  In center of home page under “Recent Blog Posts” or under the “Information” tab at the top of the page, click Jazz Listings.

(notes: some gigs may require tickets, cover charges, or minimums; advanced purchase or other discounts may be available; and some may have been sold out, changed, or canceled – check with venue to confirm) 

URI and WRIU events and artists in blue

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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4

The Groove Merchants, feat./Marcus Monteiro, sax, jazz, funk, blues, The Fifth Element, 111 Broadway, Newport, 619-2552, thefifthri.com, 7 pm 

The John Allmark Jazz Orchestra: The Met, Hope Artiste Village, 1005 Main St., Pawtucket. 729-1005, themetri.com. 9 p.m. All ages.

The House Combo: rhythm and blues, blues, Nick-A-Nees, 75 South St., Providence. 861-7290. 9 p.m.-midnight. 

Steve Volkman, singer/songwriter, Unplugged Acoustic Series, The Rooftop at the ProvidenceG, 100 Dorrance St., Providence. 632-4904. rooftopattheg.com. 6 – 9 pm

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5

Kyle Bell, acoustic reggae, Unplugged Acoustic Series, The Rooftop at the ProvidenceG, 100 Dorrance St., Providence. 632-4904. rooftopattheg.com. 6 – 9 pm

Living Sober Meet and Greet: Dinner and Music by Neal and the Vipers, Phoenix Dining and Entertainment, 215 Liberty St., Pawcatuck, CT, reservations (833) 346-3888, phoenixdande.com. 6 – 11 pm. 

Jhony Keys (piano) Jazz Jam, w/guest Joe Potenza, bass, 10 Rocks Tapas Bar, 1091 Main St. Pawtucket, 728-0800, 7:30 -10:30

The Autocrats, w/Leon Spradley, vocals, Mark Love Gonsalves, vocals, John Allmark, trumpet, Patrick Nigro, sax, Tucker Antell, sax, David Prout, guitar, Rusty Hughes, keys, John Vaughan, bass, Chris Ottaviano, percussion, Vinny Pagano, drums, funk, R&B, Askew, 150 Chestnut St., Providence,  (774) 526-9736, askewprov.com, 9 pm

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6

1st Annual Appreciation Concert for 1st Responders: 88th Army Concert Band, Dukes of Dixie w/Al DeAndrade, John Badessa Trio, sponsored by the 100 Club of Rhode Island to honor Police, Fire, and Military, public invited no admission, food and drinks available, Rhodes on the Pawtuxet, 60 Rhodes Place (off Broad St) Cranston, 6 – 9pm. 

Caribbean Soul: Jhony Keys, keys, Becky Bass, steel drums, The Rooftop at the Providence G, 100 Dorrance St., Providence. 632-4904. [email protected]. 6 – 9 p.m.

Steve Burke, sax, vocals, smooth jazz, pop, dance, Los Andes, 903 Chalkstone Ave, Providence, 649-4911, 6-9pm

Open Mic w/Beth Baron, all instruments and talents welcome, 6:30pm, PDV Jam Session w/Gregg Sheerod, vocals, with local guest artists, 8:30pm, Askew, 150 Chestnut St., Providence,  (774) 526-9736, askewprov.com

Dick Lupino, bass, vocals, Dennis Cook, sax, Mike Renzi, piano, Dave Zinno, bass, jazz, standards, Sardella’s Restaurant, 30 Memorial Blvd., Newport. 849-6312. 7:30-10 p.m.

Sax Gordon Beadle, sax, vocals, special guest with VRBE Band, Tom Ferraro, guitar, Steven Bigelow, bass, vocals, Stan Kozlowski, drums, vocals, Paul Bouley, keys, R&B, roots, Pub On Park, 661 Park Ave, Cranston, 781-8888, pubonparkri.com/events/, dance lessons, 6:30, band, 7:30 -10:30 pm 

Let’s Dance Wednesdays: Johnny & The East Coast Rockers, swingin’ R&B. Knickerbocker Music Center, 35 Railroad Ave., Westerly. 315-5070. knickmusic.org. Doors 6:30pm, Dance lessons 7pm, Show 7:30 – 10pm 

Wednesday Jazz: Leland Baker (sax) and friends, Soul Pocket Jazz Hang, The Parlour, 1119 N. Main St., Providence, theparlourri.com 9-10 pm

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7

Duke Robillard Band. blues, swing, roots, (concert accompanying opening of his Hoxie Gallery Art Show with Linda Peduzzi), Auditorium, Westerly Library, 44 Broad St., Westerly, westerlylibrary.org,  6 – 8pm

Steve Burke: smooth jazz, pop, Cancun Mexican Restaurant, 175 Putnam Pike, Johnston. 232-0844. 7 -10 p.m.

Lecture “Hard Bop,” Professor Emmett Goods, presents his thesis research on the mainstream American jazz of the 1950s and 1960s, C-100, Fine Arts Center, 105 Upper College Rd, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, web.uri.edu/music/events, 7:30-8:30pm

“Shadow of The Wall”, Musical play by Enrico Garzilli about the Berlin wall in 1989, with local actors and musicians, Courthouse Center For The Arts, 3481 Kingstown Rd., West Kingston, RI, 782-1018, courthousearts.org, doors, bar, gallery 7pm, show 7:30 – 9:30pm  (runs Thursday – Sunday)

Folk For Now Series: W.C. Beck, in the Tap Room, 21+, Knickerbocker Music Center, 35 Railroad Ave., Westerly. 315-5070. knickmusic.org. 8pm 

Live Jazz Night: Blue Clue Jazz Quintet, jazz, funk, swing, Norey’s Newport, 156 Broadway, Newport. 847-4971, noreys.com. Doors  4 pm for beverage and food service, music 8 pm 

Lucie Silvas, vocals, keys, country rock, Wolf Den +18, Mohegan Sun, mohegansun.com/events, 

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8

Bobby Keyes (guitar) Trio, blend of R&B, country, jazz, rock, pop, swing, The Pump House Music Works, 1464 Kingstown Rd, Wakefield. Pumphousemusicworks.com, doors 7pm, show 8

“Shadow of The Wall”, Musical play by Enrico Garzilli about the Berlin wall in 1989, with local actors and musicians, Courthouse Center For The Arts, 3481 Kingstown Rd., West Kingston, RI, 782-1018, courthousearts.org, doors, bar, gallery 7pm, show 7:30 – 9:30pm,  (runs Thursday – Sunday)

Roger Cereci’s All Starz, Knickerbocker Music Center, 35 Railroad Ave., Westerly. 315-5070. knickmusic.org. Doors, 7pm, Show 8pm 

Neal and The Vipers, roots, blues, rock, Chan’s Restaurant, 267 Main St., Woonsocket. 765-1900, chanseggrollsandjazz.com. 8 pm.

The Garcia Project, Narrows Center for the Arts, 16 Anawan St., Fall River. (508) 324-1926, narrowscenter.org. 8 p.m.

The James Montgomery (harmonica, vocals) Band, with special guest Christing Ohlman, Phoenix Dining and Entertainment, 215 Liberty St., Pawcatuck, CT, reservations (833) 346-3888, phoenixdande.com. 8 – 11 pm. 

Roxy Coss, (saxophones) Jazz Quintet w/Alex Goodman, guitar, Miki Yamanaka, piano, keys, Dave Baron, bass, Jimmy Macbride, drums, jazz, Side Door Jazz Club, Old Lyme Inn, 85 Lyme St. Old Lyme, CT, (860) 434-2600, eventbrite.com/o/the-side-door-jazz-club-4086763485. doors 7:30 pm, show 8:30 – 11pm.

Dezyne, 8 member show band, classic popular music of the last 60 years, Lighthouse Bar, Twin Rivers Casino, 100 Twin River Rd., Lincoln, 723-3200, twinriver.com/entertainment/ 9pm

Purple Honey, The Narragansett Café, 25 Narragansett Ave, Jamestown, 423-2150, narragansettcafe.com, 9 pm – 12:30 am. 

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9

Diane Carey, vocals, Mike Renzi, piano, Allen Bernstein. Bass, Rick Wells, drums, jazz, standards, Greenvale Vineyards Tasting Room, 582 Wapping Rd. Portsmouth, 847-3777, greenvale.com, 1-4 pm.

The Ocean Mistics: rock and blues, Ocean Mist, 895 Matunuck Beach Rd., Matunuck. 782-3740, oceanmist.net. 3-6:30 p.m

Jamm at the GAMM: Eden Casteel, vocals, piano, cabaret, standards, Frederic Scheff, vocals, musical theater, light opera, Gamm Theater, 1245 Jefferson Blvd, Warwick, 723-4266, doors 6pm show 7-9pm

Peppino D’Agostino, fingerstyle guitarist, introductory set by Victor Main, The Pump House Music Works, 1464 Kingstown Rd, Wakefield. Pumphousemusicworks.com, doors 6:30pm, show 7 – 9pm

Building Fund Benefit: Ida Zecco, vocals, Jim Rice, arranger, piano, Thanks for the Mammaries, “comedy, music and inappropriate banter,” The Arctic Playhouse, 117 Washington St, West Warwick, RI, 573-3443 thearcticplayhouse.com, 7:30pm (also Sunday, November 10, 2pm)

“Shadow of The Wall”, Musical play by Enrico Garzilli about the Berlin wall in 1989, with local actors and musicians, Courthouse Center For The Arts, 3481 Kingstown Rd., West Kingston, RI, 782-1018, courthousearts.org, doors, bar, gallery 7pm, show 7:30 – 9:30pm,  (runs Thursday – Sunday)

URI Choral Collage: Concert Choir and Lively Experiment, director Mark Conley, University Chorus, director Andrew Mattfield, Concert Hall B100,  Fine Arts Center, Concert Hall, 105 Upper College Rd, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, web.uri.edu/music/events, 8-10pm

Keiko Matsui, piano, smooth jazz, 2019 album release “Echo,” Greenwich Odeum, 59 Main St., East Greenwich, 885-4000, greenwichodeum.com, doors, 7pm, show, 8pm.

Willie J. Laws and Roberto Morbioli, guitars, Texas funky blues and Italian R&B, soul, Chan’s Restaurant, 267 Main St., Woonsocket. 765-1900, chanseggrollsandjazz.com. 8 pm. 

Coco Montoya, Stratocaster ace, singer songwriter, opening Mark T. Smalls, Narrows Center for the Arts, 16 Anawan St., Fall River. (508) 324-1926, narrowscenter.org. 8 p.m.

Brothers of the Road Band, The Ultimate Allman Brothers Tribute, Phoenix Dining and Entertainment, 215 Liberty St., Pawcatuck, CT, reservations (833) 346-3888, phoenixdande.com. 8 – 11pm 

BB King Blues Band feat./Claudette King and Michael Lee, Wolf Den +21, Casino of the Earth, Mohegan Sun, 1 Mohegan Sun Blvd., Uncasville, CT, 1-888-226-7711, mohegansun.com, 8pm

Joe Saylor (drums) & Friends, “jazz cowboy” drummer for John Batiste on the Tonight Show, jazz, Side Door Jazz Club, Old Lyme Inn, 85 Lyme St. Old Lyme, CT, (860) 434-2600, eventbrite.com/o/the-side-door-jazz-club. doors 7:30 pm, show 8:30 pm.

The Great Escape, performs the timeless music of Journey, Lighthouse Bar, Twin Rivers Casino, 100 Twin River Rd., Lincoln, 723-3200, twinriver.com/entertainment/ 9pm

Neal & the Vipers with Dave Howard, The Narragansett Café, 25 Narragansett Ave, Jamestown, 423-2150, narragansettcafe.com, 9 pm – 12:30 am. 

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10

Milt Javery: jazz brunch, Eleven Forty Nine, 1149 Division St., Warwick. 884-1149. 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Steve Burke: jazz, Lake Pearl, 299 Creek St., Wrentham. (508) 384-3003. 10 a.m. to 2 pm

Building Fundraiser: Ida Zecco, vocals, Jim Rice, arranger, piano, Thanks for the Mammaries, “comedy, music and inappropriate banter,” The Arctic Playhouse, 117 Washington St, West Warwick, RI, 573-3443 thearcticplayhouse.com, 2pm (also Saturday, November 9, 7:30pm)

Delta Generators w/Brian Templeton (formerly of The Radio Kings) on vocals and harmonica, Charlie O’Neal on guitar, Rick O’Neal on bass, and Jeff Armstrong on drums. R&B, Americana, Phoenix Dining and Entertainment, 215 Liberty St., Pawcatuck, CT, reservations (833) 346-3888, phoenixdande.com. 6 – 9 pm. 

KC Moaners, traditional jug band music, The Pump House Music Works, 1464 Kingstown Rd, Wakefield. Pumphousemusicworks.com, doors 7pm, show 8 – 11pm

“Shadow of The Wall”, Musical play by Enrico Garzilli about the Berlin wall in 1989, with local actors and musicians, Courthouse Center For The Arts, 3481 Kingstown Rd., West Kingston, RI, 782-1018, courthousearts.org, doors, bar, gallery 7pm, show 7:30 – 9:30pm,  (runs Thursday – Sunday)

Reminisants, 6 member group, dance, oldies, Lighthouse Bar, Twin Rivers Casino, 100 Twin River Rd., Lincoln, 723-3200, twinriver.com/entertainment/ 2pm

Mac Chrupcalla Jazz Series: Gray Sargent, guitar, Jeff Stout, trumpet, Alan Berstein, bass, Mike Coffey, drums, jazz, standards, Johnny’s at Atlantic Resort/Wyndham Hotel, 240 Aquidneck Ave., Middletown. 847-2570 reservations, facebook.com/MacChrupcalaTrio/ 3-7 pm 

Diane Blue, new CD release,The Narragansett Café, 25 Narragansett Ave, Jamestown, 423-2150, narragansettcafe.com, 4 – 7pm

Olivia Rich, junior voice recital, Concert Hall B100, Fine Arts Center, 105 Upper College Rd, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, web.uri.edu/music/events, 7pm

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11

Krisanthi, singer, keyboard, retro pop favoites, Unplugged Acoustic Series, The Rooftop at the ProvidenceG, 100 Dorrance St., Providence. 632-4904. rooftopattheg.com. 6 – 9 pm

Jamm at the GAMM: Eden Casteel, vocals, piano, cabaret, standards, Frederic Scheff, vocals, musical theater, light opera, Gamm Theater, 1245 Jefferson Blvd, Warwick, 723-4266, doors 6pm show 7-9pm

The Groove Merchants, jazz, funk, blues, The Fifth Element, 111 Broadway, Newport, 619-2552, thefifthri.com, 7 pm

URI Saxophone Studios Recital, solo and ensembles, classical and jazz, faculty instructors, Jon Amon and Bill Jones, Concert Hall B100, Fine Arts Center, 105 Upper College Rd, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, web.uri.edu/music/events, 7:30-9:30pm

The House Combo: rhythm and blues, blues, Nick-A-Nees, 75 South St., Providence. 861-7290. 9 p.m.-midnight.

 

COMING UP:

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12

CAVALCADE OF BANDS: Ballroom –Mike Dutra & the Strictly Sinatra Band, Billy Moretti and Ginny Conley Group, Foyer: Johnny Edwads Wild Combo, rock trio, Amanda Carr w/Mike Renzi, piano, Terry Givians. Bob Mainelli Group w/Mike Renzi, piano, Presented by The Providence Federation of Musicians at Rhodes on the Pawtuxet, 60 Rhodes Place, Cranston, (off Broad St.) promusicri.org/home/cavalcade-of-bands/, 780-6887, doors 5:45, music & dancing 6 – 10 pm

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15

Steve DeConti (guitar, vocals) Trio, jazz, surf, The Pump House Music Works, 1464 Kingstown Rd, Wakefield. Pumphousemusicworks.com, doors 7pm, show 8 – 11pm

John Allmark Super (trumpet) Jazz Octet, Bob Bowlby, Dino Govoni, and Bill Vint on saxophones, Angel Subero, trombone, Dennis Huges, piano, Brian Rizzuto, bass, Vinny Pagano, drums, jazz, funk, Chan’s Restaurant, 267 Main St., Woonsocket. 765-1900, chanseggrollsandjazz.com. 8 pm.