Today’s “Fab 5”/ Selected NYCity Events – SUNDAY, FEB. 23, 2014

Arturo O’Farrill Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
Grammy Award winning pianist, composer and educator Arturo O’Farrill — leader of the “first family of Afro-Cuban Jazz” (NY Times) — was born in Mexico and grew up in New York City. Son of the late, great composer Chico O’Farrill, Arturo was Educated at Manhattan School of Music, Brooklyn College Conservatory and the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College. He played piano in Carla Bley’s Big Band from 1979 through 1983 and earned a reputation as a soloist in groups led by Dizzy Gillespie, Steve Turre, Freddy Cole, Lester Bowie, Wynton Marsalis and Harry Belafonte.

The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra is the resident large format ensemble of the nonprofit Afro Latin Jazz Alliance (ALJA) founded by Arturo O’Farrill in 2007 and dedicated to preserving the music and heritage of big band Latin jazz, supporting its performance for new audiences, and educating young people in the understanding and performance of this important cultural treasure.
Birdland, 315 W 44th St. btw Eighth and Ninth Aves
9:00 and 11:00 pm / $30
212-581-3080 / birdlandjazz.com

Erin Markey: There’s a New Emergency Contact in Town
“The fantastically weird, fiercely committed, occasionally terrifying Erin Markey has spent the past few years making people uncomfortable all over town, notably in frequent Our Hit Parade appearances. Here she offers a solo cabaret with musical director Kenny Mellman at the piano.” (TONY mag)
Joe’s Pub at the Public Theater
425 Lafayette St., between Astor Pl and E 4th St
9:30pm $15 plus two-drink minimum
joespub.com / 212-539-8778 / erinmarkey.com

Mad as Hell: The Making of Network
SCREENING, DISCUSSION, & BOOK SIGNING
With Dave Itzkoff and Keith Olbermann in person
Followed by a book signing in the Moving Image Store

Dir. Sidney Lumet. 1976, 121 mins. 35mm. With Faye Dunaway, William Holden, Peter Finch. “I’m as mad as hell, and I’m not going to take this anymore!” Those words, spoken by an unhinged anchorman named Howard Beale, “the mad prophet of the airwaves,” took America by storm in 1976 when the movie Network became a sensation. With a superb cast including Faye Dunaway, William Holden, Peter Finch, and Robert Duvall, and directed by Sidney Lumet, the film won four Academy Awards and indelibly shaped how we think about corporate and media power.

In his new book Mad as Hell (2014, Times Books), Dave Itzkoff of The New York Times recounts the surprising and dramatic story of how Network made it to the screen. The film was the work of Paddy Chayefsky, the tough, driven, Oscar-winning screenwriter whose vision—outlandish for its time—is all too real today.

The screening will be followed by a conversation with Itzkoff moderated by Keith Olbermann. The host of Olbermann on ESPN2, Keith Olbermann began his career as a sportscaster, who became an incisive and outspoken journalist and political commentator on his show Countdown with Keith Olbermann on MSNBC. Dave Itzkoff is a culture reporter at The New York Times.
Museum of Moving Image, 36-01 35 Avenue , Astoria
At 2:00 p.m. / Tickets: $15 public / $9 Museum members / free for Silver Screen members and above. Ticket includes admission to the Museum galleries.
718 777 6888 / movingimage.us

David Krakauer (last day)
“The eerily voice-like klezmer clarinet: it couldn’t be a better fit for the movie themes that David Krakauer interprets on his new disc The Big Picture (Table Pounding). To mark the release he’ll front a sextet at the Museum of Jewish Heritage, in a residency running Wednesdays and Sundays through February 23.

Against a striking backdrop of original films and graphics for the occasion, Krakauer will lovingly render, or unapologetically mess with, music from such films as Cabaret, Lenny, Avalon, Love and Death, The Producers and Funny Girl. The moods range from pure balladic elegance to ballsy rocking out.” (VillageVoice)
Edmond J. Safra Hall at the Museum of Jewish Heritage, 36 Battery Place
at 2 p.m., $35, $30 for students, $25 for members.
646-437-4200, mjhnyc.org/bigpicture

Johnny Winter 70th Birthday Celebration
“Legendary blues guitarist Johnny Winter counts Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker and Jimi Hendrix among his collaborators, which offers a little insight as to why Rolling Stone named him one of the top 100 guitarists of all time. He celebrates his 70th birthday at B.B.’s with help from some of his guitar-tickling pals.” (TONY mag)
B.B. King Blues Club & Grill, 237 W 42nd St. btw Seventh and Eighth Aves
At 8:00pm $35, $10 minimum at tables
212-997-4144 / bbkingblues.com

Before making final plans, we suggest you call the venue to confirm ticket availability, dates and times, as schedules are subject to change.
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What’s on View:
Special Exhibitions @ 3 Museum Mile / Fifth Ave. Museums:

‘Silla: Korea’s Golden Kingdom’ (last day)
“Venetian Glass by Carlo Scarpa, The Venini Co., 1932–1947” (through March 2, 2014)
‘Ink Art: Past as Present in Contemporary China’ (through April 6)
‘The American West in Bronze, 1850-1925’ (ends April 13)
‘Charles Marville: Photographer of Paris’ (through May 4)
William Kentridge: ‘The Refusal of Time’ (through May 11)
The Flowering of Edo Period Painting: Japanese Masterworks from the Feinberg Collection’(through Sept. 7)
‘Early American Guitars: The Instruments of C.F. Martin’ (through Dec. 7)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 5th Ave, at 82nd St.
(212) 535-7710 / metmuseum.org
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‘Renaissance and Baroque Bronzes From the Hill Collection’ (through June 15)
“This sensational, beautifully presented show of 33 late-15th- to early-18th-century bronzes reflects a taste for historically important, big-statement examples in exceptional condition. They vividly reflect the Renaissance’s new interest in antiquity and the human form while encouraging concentration on emotional expression, refined details (great hair!), struggling or relaxed figures and varied patinas. Works by the reigning geniuses Giambologna, Susini and the lesser-known Piamontini dominate, further enlivened by a handful of old master and late-20th-century paintings from the Hill collection.”
(Roberta Smith-NYT)
Frick Collection: 1 East 70th St.
212-288-0700, frick.org.
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‘Carrie Mae Weems: Three Decades of Photography and Video’ (through May 14)
“Kandinsky in Paris, 1934–1944“ (through Apr. 23, 2014)
Guggenheim Museum, 1071 Fifth Avenue, at 89th St.
(212) 423-3500 / guggenheim.org.

========================================================== Museum Mile is a section of Fifth Avenue which contains one of the densest displays of culture in the world. Ten museums can be found along this section of Fifth Avenue:

• 110th Street – Museum for African Art

• 105th Street – El Museo del Barrio

• 103rd Street – Museum of the City of New York

• 92nd Street – The Jewish Museum

• 91st Street –  Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum

• 89th Street – National Academy Museum

• 88th Street – Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

• 86th Street – Neue Galerie New York

• 83rd Street – Goethe-Institut

Last, but certainly not least, America’s premier museum
• 82nd Street – The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Additionally, though technically not part of the Museum Mile, the Frick Collection on the corner of Fifth Avenue and 70th St. and the The Morgan Library & Museum on Madison Ave and 37th St are also located near Fifth Ave. Now plan your own museum crawl. ==========================================================

For other selected Museum and Gallery Special Exhibitions see Recent Posts in right Sidebar: “NYCity Events: Manhattan’s WestSide” dated 02/21 and 02/19.