Today’s Super 6 > WEDNESDAY / SEPT. 16, 2015
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Have time for only one event today? Do this:
>Bill Charlap Trio (through Sept. 20)
Village Vanguard, 178 Seventh Ave South, at 11th St./ 8:30PM +10:30PM, $30
“The pianist Bill Charlap has become one of our era’s most trusted docents of the American songbook — hear his handiwork all over Tony Bennett’s “The Silver Lining: The Songs of Jerome Kern,” due out in a few weeks — and he brings the full breadth of his erudition to any engagement by his trio. Featuring Peter Washington on bass and Kenny Washington (no relation) on drums, it’s a group with almost 20 years of working history, and many hours logged in this room.”
(Nate Chinen-NYT)
Music, Dance, Performing Arts
> Hot House NYC Jazz Awards Night 2015
The Metropolitan Room, 34 W22nd St. / 7PM, $25
“Hot House (New York’s premier jazz guide since 1982) and the Metropolitan Room (voted New York’s #1 Jazz Venue) are joining forces to honor producer/director Jack Kleinsinger and recognize NYC’S favorite jazz artists. The 3rd annual “Fans Decision Jazz Awards Night” will be hosted by singer, musician, and performer, Antoinette Montague.”
> The Royal Bopsters Project (through Sept. 19)
Birdland, 315 W44th St./ 8:30PM +11PM, $
“The new vocal quartet of Amy London, Darmon Meader, Dylan Pramuk, and Holli Ross celebrates the release of its first album, “The Royal Bopsters Project,” honoring the art of vocalese, the classic form that grafts lyrics to bop-based improvisations. Five original masters—Sheila Jordan, Annie Ross, Bob Dorough, Andy Bey, and Jon Hendricks (who celebrates his ninety-fourth birthday on Sept. 16)—join the ensemble throughout the week” (NewYorker)
> Phil Lesh and Friends
Central Park SummerStage / 5PM, $60
“The wildly popular Fare Thee Well shows this summer marked the final concert appearance of the “core four” Grateful Dead members, as Phil Lesh stepped away from Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann and Bob Weir to focus on his solo stuff—fortunately, his project Friends knows how to turn out a killer set after 17 years of touring.” (TONY)
Smart Stuff / Other
(Lectures, Discussions, Book Talks, Literary Readings, Classes, Food & Drink, Other)
>Books at Noon
New York Public Library’s Main Building, 5th Ave at 42nd St./ FREE
“Chilean author Alejandro Zambra will speak about his newest work “My Documents.” This young author is known for his writings that explore coming of age in Chile after the fall of Dictator Pinochet. His earlier novels include “Ways of Going Home,” “The Private Lives of Trees” and “Bonsai.”
Books at Noon events are standing room only and take place under the center arch in historic Astor Hall, right upon entrance at 5th Ave. An audience Q&A and book-signing will follow each half-hour program.
>Feast of San Gennaro (through Sep 20)
Little Italy / 11:30AM-11PM (12AM on fri/sat)
“Celebrate the martyred 3rd-century bishop and patron saint of Naples at this 11-day festival that fills the streets of Little Italy every year. Watch the professionals in action at the cannoli-eating competition, and you won’t feel so bad about indulging in calorific treats from the food vendors; return daily for live musical performances.’ (TONY)
Mulberry St between Canal and Houston Sts; Grand St between Baxter and Mott Sts; Hester St between Baxter and Mott Sts.
Bonus – Music Picks:
So much fine live music every night in this town. These are a few of my favorite music venues on Manhattan’s WestSide. Check out who’s playing tonight:
City Winery – 155 Varick St., citywinery.com, 212-608-0555
Joe’s Pub @ Public Theater – 425 Lafayette St. joespub.com, 212-967-7555
Metropolitan Room – 34W22ndSt., metropolitan room.com, 212-206-0440
Le Poisson Rouge – 158 Bleecker St. lepoissonrouge.com, 212-505-3474
Beacon Theatre – 2124 Broadway @ 74th St., beacontheatre.com, 212-465-6500
B.B. King’s Blues Bar – 237W42nd dSt. bbkingblues.com, 212-997-2144
Special Mention:
Caffe Vivaldi – 32 Jones St. nr Bleecker St. caffevivaldi.com, 212-691-7538
a classic, old jazz club in the Village, Caffe V often surprises with a wonderfully eclectic lineup. It’s my favorite spot for an evening of listening enjoyment and discovery.
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♦ Before making final plans, we suggest you call the venue to confirm ticket availability, dates and times, as schedules are subject to change.
♦ NYCity, with a population of 8.5 million, had a record 56 million visitors last year and is TripAdvisor’s Traveler’s Choice Top U.S. Destination for 2015. Quality shows draw crowds. Try to reserve seats in advance, even if just on day of performance.
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WHAT’S ON VIEW
My Fave Special Exhibitions – MUSEUMS / Manhattan’s WestSide
(See the New York Times Arts Section for listings of all museums,
and also to see their expanded reviews of these exhibitions)
Museum of Modern Art:
‘Gilbert & George: The Early Years’ (through Sept. 27)
Soon after Gilbert Proesch and George Passmore met as students at St. Martin’s School of Art in London in 1967, they determined that everything they made or did in art and life would be sculpture and that their partnership as Gilbert & George itself would be a living sculpture. This delightful show of small- and large-scale works, mostly on paper and dating from 1969 to 1975, reveals the duo starting out in their 20s in a disarmingly playful spirit of self-invention.” (Johnson)
Museum of Arts and Design:
‘Richard Estes: Painting New York City’ (through Sept. 20)
“The core of this show is a selection of vivid, Photorealist paintings of urban subjects like glass and chrome storefronts, movie theater marquees, cars and trucks, subways, the Brooklyn Bridge, views from the Staten Island Ferry and idyllic images of Central Park made between 1965 and 2015. The exhibition also includes didactic sections about the craft and technique that go into Mr. Estes painting and prints, but that aspect doesn’t fully deliver what it promises. 2 Columbus Circle, Manhattan, 212-299-7777,madmuseum.org.”(Johnson).
I LOVE THIS ONE.
Whitney Museum of American Art:
‘America Is Hard to See’ (through Sept. 27)
“With high ceilings, soft pine-plank floors and light-flooded windows and terraces, the galleries of the new Renzo Piano-designed Whitney Museum in the meatpacking district are as airy as 19th-century sailmakers’ lofts. Art feels at home in them, and the work in the museum’s top-to-bottom inaugural exhibition is homegrown. Culled from the permanent collection, it mixes bookmarked favorites by Edward Hopper, Georgia O’Keeffe and Jasper Johns with objects and artists that the Whitney had all but forgotten or just brought in. As a vision of a larger America, the show is far from comprehensive; as a musing on the history of a particular New York institution over nearly a century, it is very fine, smartly detailed and superbly presented. 99 Gansevoort Street, at Washington Street, 212-570-3600, whitney.org.” (Cotter)
THIS SHOW IS WORTHY OF OPENING THE NEW MUSEUM – GO SEE IT.
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For other selected Museum and Gallery Special Exhibitions see Recent Posts in right Sidebar dated 09/14 and 09/12.
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