Jazz Listings
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4
CLAUDIA ACUÑA QUINTET Latin jazz with a political edge with works by the late Victor Jara and Violeta Parra.
Dizzys Club Coca-Cola, 33 W. 60th St. (at Bway), 5th Fl., 212-258-9595; 7:30 & 9:30, $30.
THURSDAY, APRIL 5
ICP ORCHESTRA Improv night anyone? The group celebrates their 40 years together with more instant compositions.
Tonic, 107 Norfolk St. (betw. Rivington & Delancey Sts.), 212-358-7503; 8 & 9:30, $15.
KATIE BULL Its Katie! She can really sing her heart out. No bull!
55 Bar, 55 Christopher St. (betw. 6th & 7th Aves.), 212-929-9883; 7, free.
FRIDAY, APRIL 6
THE STRYKER/SLAGLE BAND Funk-inspired electric guitar meets modern jazz-inflected tenor saxophone.
Jazz Standard, 116 E. 27th St. (betw. Park & Lexington Aves.), 212-576-2232; 7:30, 9:30 & 11:30, $25.
SATURDAY, APRIL 7
THE HERE AND NOW & EAST WEST QUINTET With a name like Tatum Greenblatt (trumpet), your only choice in music is to become a jazz player.
Cornelia Street Café, 29 Cornelia St. (betw. 6th & 7th Aves. by W. 4th St.), 212-989-9319; 9 & 10:30, $10.
BOB LIVEY & THE BROOKLYN RHYTHM MASTERS The swing master switches from the trumpet to the highest falsetto. Hey, hes fathered children, mind you!
Barbès, 376 9th St. (at 6th Ave.), Bklyn, 718-965-9177; 8, $10 donation.
SUNDAY APRIL 8
ELI FOUNTAIN & THE ORGANIZERS After the jam session, stick around for the buffet.
The Uptown Lounge at Mintons, 208 W. 118th St. (betw. St. Nicholas & Adam Clayton Powell Blvd.), 212-864-8346; 9, 10:30 & Midnight, 2 drink min.
MONDAY APRIL 9
TRIO 202 An accordion-based Brazilian folk-jazz trio. We dont get it either.
Jazz Standard, 116 E. 27th St. (betw. Park & Lexington Aves.), 212-576-2232; 7:30 & 9:30, $15.
TUESDAY APRIL 10
RAVI COLTRANE & DAVID SANCHEZ The heir to the Coltrane legacy meets the inventiveness of the Miles Davis alum at this weeklong residence.
Blue Note, 131 W. 3rd St. (at 6th Ave.), 212-475-8592; 8 & 10:30, $30.