Blue Note Presents

Double Feature

APRIL 12 – 17 ~ 8pm & 10:30pm

JAZZ TRIBUTE TO FRANK SINATRA featuring HANK JONES

with

Hank Jones (Piano)

Jim DeJulio (Bass) ~ Eddie Bert (Trombone) ~ Howard Alden (Guitar)

Mark Taylor (Drums) ~ Ted Curson (Trumpet)

Julian Pressley (Alto Sax) ~ Betsyann Faiella (Vocals)

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Half Note Records CD Release Party

MARY STALLINGS QUARTET

Mary Stallings (Vocals) ~ Other Musicians TBA

NEW YORK, March 24, 2005 – Hear some of the world’s greatest songs when the Blue Note, 131 West Third Street in the Village, presents a double bill with a JAZZ TRIBUTE TO FRANK SINATRA featuring HANK JONES and the Half Note Records CD Release Party featuring the MARY STALLINGS QUARTET April 12 – 17 at 8:00 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. nightly. Tickets are $30 at tables and $20 at the bar.

Back to salute the memory and magic of Ol’ Blue Eyes is pianist Hank Jones, who grew up in Michigan with younger brothers, Thad and Elvin. He moved to New York in 1943 and performed with Coleman Hawkins, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie and others. He is not renowned because of the great musicians on his roster, but because of his piano mastery and the beautiful music he makes. Joining him are Sinatra vets trombonist Eddie Bert and bassist Jim DeJulio plus drummer Mark Taylor, trumpeter Ted Curson, saxophonists Julian Pressley and Leo Green, guitarist Howard Alden and singer Betsyann Faiella. Len Triola is the producer of the tribute.

Born in San Francisco, Mary Stallings fell in love with music as a teenager. She impressed vibraphonist Cal Tjader with her innate vocal ability and four-octave range. Soon she was sharing the stage with Dizzy Gillespie and Billy Eckstine and toured with the Count Basie Orchestra in the late 1960’s for three years. During this time, she sang with jazz luminaries Earl Hines, Joe Henderson and Tony Bennett, among others. Today, with her debut release on Half Note Records, Remember Love (produced by Geri Allen), Stallings shines like a beautiful prism, bringing new dimension and clarity to great jazz singing.

For tickets and more information, please call (212) 475-8592 or visit www.bluenotejazz.com.

ALSO AT THE BLUE NOTE

Monday, April 11, 2005 ~ 8:00pm & 10:30pm ~ Tickets: $15.00 at table / $10.00 at bar

RUTGERS IN NEW YORK: Ralph Bowen (saxophone), Orrin Evans (piano), Terrell Stafford (trumpet), Frank Lacy (trombone), Chuck Stevens (guitar), Tom DiCarlo (bass), Adam Cruz (drums/percussion) plus the Rutgers Elite Student Jazz Combo – Rutgers University continues its tradition of showcasing students in concert with faculty and alumni at professional New York settings.

Friday, April 15, 2005 ~ 12:30am ~ Tickets: $8.00

LATE NIGHT GROOVE SERIES: VORCZA featuring Gabriel Jarrett (drums), Ray Paczkowski (Hammond B-3, Rhodes, clavinet, vocals), Robinson Morse (acoustic & electric bass, trombone) -- Originating as an informal jazz trio, Vorcza has advanced to writing "adventurous yet accessible original material that marries jazz and funk with world-influenced rhythms." (Tom Huntington, Times Argus) Their skillfully written compositions and their strong presence have earned them much deserved recognition as a powerhouse trio whose combined efforts include working and touring with musical greats including Trey Anastasio, Dave Matthews, Jamie Masefield, Josh Roseman, Ernie Watts, Dave Schools and Lester Bowie.

Saturday, April 16, 2005 ~ 2:00pm ~ Tickets: $10.00 for students w/valid ID / $20.00 for general public

BLUE NOTE MASTER CLASS: Pianist HANK JONES – One of the world’s most elegant piano masters shares performance tips with the fans and students.

Saturday, April 16, 2005 ~ 12:30am ~ Tickets: $15.00

LATE NIGHT GROOVE SERIES: DEAD KENNY G’S featuring SKERIK, DILLON & HAAS --

Sunday, April 17, 2005 ~ 12:30pm & 2:30pm ~ Tickets: $19.50 includes brunch & 1 drink

EAST MEETS WEST JAZZ BRUNCH: DOMINICK FARINACCI QUARTET featuring YASUSHI NAKAMURA featuring Dominick Farinacci (trumpet), Yasushi Nakamura (bass), Other Musicians TBA -- Twenty-one-year-old trumpeter Dominick Farinacci is currently enrolled in the Institute for Jazz Studies at The Juilliard School. Originally from Cleveland, OH, he already has recorded three records for M & I Jazz with a fourth album scheduled for this spring. He has toured Japan with his quartet and has performed with Wynton Marsalis, Tony Bennett, Ira Sullivan, Joe Lovano and Ronnie Milsap, among others. Swing Journal named the trumpeter the 2004 “New Artist of the Year.” In addition to working with Farinacci here and at Jazz at Lincoln Center, bassist Yasushi Nakamura studied at Berklee College of Music and was part of Betty Carter’s much-acclaimed Jazz Ahead program.

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