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HotSpots August 1
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 | Buster Williams & Something More | Aug 1 & 2 | Dizzy's Club ➤ Bass legend brings elegance, swing, and deep listening. MORE INFO |
John Pizzarelli | Aug 1 & 2 | Birdland ➤ Classic charm meets vocal swing in this tribute to the Great American Songbook. MORE INFO |  |
 | Philip Harper Quintet | Aug 2 | Cellar Dog ➤ Hard bop fire from the Jazz Messengers alum. MORE INFO |
Eliot Zigmund Quintet | Aug 1 & 2 | Smalls Jazz Club ➤ Former Bill Evans drummer returns with straight-ahead brilliance. MORE INFO |  |
(Check out our online calendar) | Bill Saxton Bebop Band | Bill's Place, Harlem - Aug 1 Jonathan Stout Trio with Hilary Alexander | Birdland Theater – Aug 1–3 Dave Stryker Organ Trio | Poli Club @ Palace Theater, Waterbury, CT – Aug 1 Brian Charette Trio | Mezzrow – Aug 1 & 2 Roni Ben-Hur | Jazz Vespers @ Saint Peter’s Church – Aug 3 |
🎷 Boundary-Pushers | | Artists redefining jazz through innovation, experimentation, or bold cross-genre expression \ \
Hiromi’s Sonicwonder | Sony Hall – Aug 1 & 2 ➤ Explosive jazz fusion, futuristic keys, and raw intensity. |
The Baylor Project | Blue Note Jazz Club – Aug 1–3 ➤ Grammy-nominated duo blending jazz, gospel, and soul with story-rich vocals. |
Richard Cortez Trio | Mezzrow – Aug 3 ➤ Crooner challenging gender and jazz tradition with heart. |
Gerry Gibbs Thrasher Trio | Jazz Forum, Tarrytown – Aug 1 & 2 ➤ Percussive energy and polyrhythmic modern jazz journeys. |
(Check out our online calendar) | Steve Nelson | Daddy Rabbit @ LouLou – Aug 1 ➤ Celebrated vibraphonist with modern post-bop leanings. Steven Bernstein’s Millennial Territory Orchestra | Rizzoli Bookstore – Aug 3 ➤ Outspoken brass grooves meet old-school swing in an avant big band format. |
🔥 Keepers of the Flame | | These artists uphold the core traditions of jazz — bebop, swing, Great American Songbook, and hard bop — with mastery and reverence \ \
 | Jane Monheit | Boulton Center, Bay Shore – Aug 2 ➤ Silken vocals and classic romantic ballads. |
Miss Maybell & Her Ragged Jazz Band | The Flatiron Room – Aug 2 ➤ A hot jazz romp through Prohibition-era swing. |  / |
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🎙️ Voices of Resistance: Jazz that speaks truth to power—from spirituals to spoken word, these artists carry the torch
 | Corey Wallace | Harlem Jazz Series @ Mount Morris Church – Aug 1 @ 7:00pm – $25 ➤ Trombonist exploring blues, resistance, and sound healing. |
Premik Russell Tubbs | Beanrunner Café, Peekskill – Aug 2 @ 6:00pm ➤ Saxophonist with Carlos Santana lineage – spiritual improvisation with global leanings. |  |
FESTIVALS
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Date(s) | Location | Event | Notable Artists |
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Aug 1–3 | Newport, RI | Newport Jazz Festival | Janelle Monáe, Roots, Esperanza Spalding, etc |
Aug 1–3 | Scranton, PA | Scranton Jazz Festival | Tower of Power, SJF Big Band, etc |
Aug 1–10 | Bethlehem, PA | Musikfest | Big band, jazz fusion, swing acts |
Aug 9–10 | NYC | NoMad Jazz Festival | Lizz Wright, Ron Carter, Chris Potter, etc |
Aug 22–24 | NYC | Charlie Parker Jazz Festival | Dee Dee Bridgewater, Ron Carter, Payton |
Aug 2 | Waterbury, CT | Brass City Jazz Fest | Adam Hawley, Marqueal Jordan, Jay Rowe |
Aug 8 | Torrington, CT | Jazz & Soul at Hotchkiss‑Fyler Gardens | Ysanne & the Lotus Blues |
Aug 16 | Morristown, NJ | Jazz & Blues Festival on the Green | Regional jazz & blues performers |
Aug 14 - 17 | Long Island, NY | Quantum Leap Festival | Donald Harrison, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, The Headhunters, Leo Nocentelli, Zaccai Curtis |
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August 1 -3, 2025 | Curated by Hot House Jazz Magazine
NEWS | The 14th Annual Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition is open for registration as part of NJPAC’s TD James Moody Jazz Festival. Solo vocalists worldwide, aged 18+, and unsigned by major labels can apply by September 2, 2025, at SarahVaughanCompetition.com. Finalists will perform live at NJPAC on November 23, 2025, judged by jazz icons including Christian McBride and Nnenna Freelon, with prizes up to $5,000. Inspired by jazz legend Sarah Vaughan’s 1942 Apollo Theater win, The SASSY Awards spotlight tomorrow’s stars. Presented by NJPAC and TD Bank, it’s a premier platform for jazz excellence. |
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MISC | JAZZ ANECDOTES … Alan Broadbent told me an anecdote about the late pianist Frank Strazzeri, who was also a skilled piano tuner. Frank arrived for a gig and found an untuned piano awaiting him. Frank tuned the piano, played the gig, then detuned it afterwards.. (~ Ken Dryden) |
