OSCAR PETERSON CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION
August 15, 2025 marks the occasion of the “Maharajah of the Keyboard” Oscar Peterson’s 100th birthday. For the occasion of his centennial and to commemorate his long history with Birdland, there will be celebrations for Peterson’s birthday week both at Birdland Jazz Club and the Birdland Theater.
Three legends of jazz will have their first ever musical meeting on the Birdland stage. Makoto Ozone, John Clayton and Jeff Hamilton will be coming together to celebrate their friend, colleague and mentor, Oscar Peterson, with a variety of music featuring selections from both his musical catalogue and their own as well as beloved standards that celebrate the swinging rhythms of the jazz tradition that OP represents.
Featuring:
Makoto Ozone ~ piano
John Clayton ~ bass
Jeff Hamilton ~ drums
Cover: $45.76 ~ $56.06
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The Jazz Voyager
Having taken off from JFK in New York, this Jazz Voyager is nine hours into the fourteen hour flight to Tokyo, Japan. Give or take should be landing around one in the afternoon at Haneda Airport with a short drive to the center of the city and one of the moderate hotels within walking distance of the Blue Note Tokyo. First time in the city exploration is on the menu and learning to get around while seeing the sights and sounds alter from day to night is rewarding.
This evening, four-time Grammy-winning drummer Terri Lyne Carrington and Grammy-nominated vocalist Christie Dashiell resurrects Max Roach’s 1960 We Insist release and reimagines his timeless anthem Freedom Day. The single highlights Carrington’s lifelong mission to champion jazz and advocate for inclusivity and raise the voice of women, hence Dashiell supplanting Abbey Lincoln voice.
With a cover of ¥ 10,000 | $67.32, the evening is eagerly anticipated to see how these two ladies update the classic suite.
Blue Note Tokyo is located at 6 Chome-3-16 Minamiaoyama Minato City 107-0062. For more information contact the venue at https://www.bluenote.co.jp/jp.
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Daily Dose Of Jazz…
Jeno Beamter was born on August 7, 1912 in Budapest, Hungary. Graduating from high school in 1930 he was already trained as a drummer at the age of seven, although he was taught to play the violin. He completed his musical studies privately. From 1930 , he was taught to play the drums by Vilmos Roubal, a member of the Opera House. He soon began to play the vibraphone.
From 1933 he played in various bands, Bubi Vibraphone Ensemble, Solymossy–Beamter Duo, Ernő Vécsey Ensemble, Martiny Band, and Szabó–Beamter Duo. He made his first recordings with the Smiling Boys band.
The various jazz formations of Jenő Horváth’s Radiola Band, the Herrer band, the Durium band, Tabányi and its soloists, János Gaál Gyulai’s small band, and the Deák Big Band were the prominent bands in which he played. He made guest appearances in Austria, Switzerland, the GDR, England, and Yugoslavia.
In the 1970s, he performed with Barbra Streisand and Frank Sinatra in a joint show at the Kennedy Center. Jeno performed live with Tabányi on Hungarian Radio for fifteen years, almost every Sunday.
Drummer, vibraphonist, composer and educator Jeno Beamter, who performed in the traditional, modern and was one of the legendary figures of Hungarian swing music, died on January 11, 1984 in the city of his birth.
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Daily Dose Of Jazz…
Charlie Harrington ws born on August 1, 1972 in child prodigy, he has played drums since the age of 5 and performed professionally since the age of 15. He studied with and became the protégé of jazz drumming legend Ray Bauduc. He went on to study with classical percussionist Tim Tull. His drumming influences include Buddy Rich, Louie Bellson, Ed Shaughnessy, Joe Morello, and Peter Erskine.
Additionally he leads his own band, Charlie Harrington and the Jazz Express. He has shared the stage with Woody Herman, Freddie Green, Stan Mark, Kirk Whalem, Larry Coryell, Kurt Elling, John Scofield, Benny Golson, Barbara Streisand, Dave Brubeck, Richie Cole, Tony Bennett, Ira Sullivan, Carly Simon, Ari Brown, Junko Onishi and Eddie “Cleanhead” vinson.
As a bluesman he performed with Joe “Guitar” Hughes, and Stevie Ray Vaughan. He has taken master classes with Ed Soph, Louie Bellson, Jack DeJohnette, Donny Osborne, Johnny Rabb, Clayton Cameron, Butch Miles, Steve Smith, Joe Morello, Jeff Hamilton, Bill Stewart, Steve Gadd, Billy Cobham, Jeff Tain Watts, Peter Erskine, and Ed Shaughnessy.
The highly inventive and skilled drummer Charlie Harrington, who has yet to record as a leader or sideman, continues to build a body of work and performs in trio, small group settings and big band ensembles.
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CÉCILE MCLORIN SALVANT
Cécile McLorin Salvant is a French-American jazz vocalist. She is one of the most highly regarded jazz vocalists of her generation, often winning DownBeat annual critics polls. She has released seven albums since 2010, six of which have been nominated for Grammy Awards. She is a 3-time winner of the Best Jazz Vocal Album Grammy Award for her 2015 album For One to Love, her 2017 album Dreams and Daggers, and her 2018 album The Window, each released on the Mack Avenue label. Salvant’s most recent album is Mélusine, released in 2023 by Nonesuch Records. Salvant primarily sings in English or French, her first language, and has also recorded songs in Occitan and Haitian Kreyòl.
Cécile McLorin Salvant Quartet
The Band:with Sullivan Fortner ~ piano | Yasushi Nakamura ~ bass | Kyle Poole ~ drums
Shows:
2025 August 20th Wed. – August 22nd Fri.
[1st]Open5:00pm Start6:00pm [2nd]Open7:45pm Start8:30pm
Cover: ¥ 8,800 | $59.24
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