Birdland to Present Kurt Elling, Rolando Morales-Matos Sextet & More, Week of 6/8

Birdland Jazz Club has announced its schedule for June 8-14, featuring Kurt Elling, Rolando Morales-Matos Sextet, Barbara Carroll, and more!

June 8 (Monday) at 7PM
Matt Baker In "Remembering Oscar: A Tribute with The Personal Touch"

The Broadway at Birdland concert series is proud to announce that on Monday, June 8 at 7pm, Australian jazz pianist Matt Baker will perform Remembering Oscar: A Tribute with "The Personal Touch." The concert will showcase Baker's interpretations of Oscar Peterson's greatest work, celebrating his life, greatest hits, and some of his beautiful original compositions. Baker will also be playing some of his own work, paying homage to the legend who inspired him his whole life. The two met in 2002 at the Blue Note in NYC, which was the start of a friendship and mentorship that lasted until Peterson's death in 2007. Jim Cammack will perform on bass, Jerome Jennings on drums, and there will be a Special Guest Vocalist Brianna Thomas. There will also be a special guest Q&A with Oscar's daughter, Celine Peterson.

All seats $30, $10 food/drink minimum

June 8 (Monday) at 9:30PM
Jim Caruso's Cast Party

Jim Caruso's Cast Party is a wildly popular weekly soiree that brings a sprinkling of Broadway glitz and urbane wit to the legendary Birdland in New York City every Monday night. It's a cool cabaret night-out enlivened by a hilariously impromptu variety show. Showbiz superstars, backed by Steve Doyle on bass, Billy Stritch on piano and Daniel Glass on drums, hit the stage alongside up-and-comers, serving up jaw-dropping music and general razzle-dazzle.

All tickets $25, $10 food/drink minimum

June 9 (Tuesday) at 8:30PM & 11:00PM
Rolando Morales-Matos Sextet

Birdland will present an unforgettable evening of explosive and exciting music by one-of-a-kind multi-percussionist/composer Rolando Morales-Matos. His original compositions, along with his interpretations of works by other composers, combine the polyrhythmic traditions of Afro-Caribbean, South American, and Jazz reflects Rolando's broad pallet as a performer/composer and bandleader. Rolando will share the stage with an all-star lineup that includes fellow Latin-jazz heavyweights Ivan Renta (tenor sax), John Benitez (bass), Victor Pablo (percussion), Joel Mateo (drums) and Allan Farnham (piano). The night will include selections from Rolando's albums Forward and From The Earth, featuring his virtuoso talents on vibraphone, percussion, hang drum and more.

All tickets $40, $10 food/drink minimum

June 10 (Wednesday) at 5:30PM
David Ostwald's Louis Armstrong Eternity Band

Inspired by the noble jazz pioneers Louis Armstrong, Bix Beiderbecke, Duke Ellington, Jelly Roll Morton and their colleagues, David Ostwald's Louis Armstrong Eternity Band breathes life and passion into America's own great art form. Now in its 14th year of residency at Birdland, the weekly post-workday engagement is the city's best musical bargain! Tuba player David Ostwald leads a rotating lineup that features talents such as clarinetist Anat Cohen, trombonist/vocalist Wycliffe Gordon, pianist Ehud Asherie, drummer Marion Felder and more!

All tickets $25, $10 food/drink minimum

June 10-13 (Wednesday-Saturday) at 8:30PM & 11:00PM
Kurt Elling Passion World CD Release Celebration

Grammy Award winner Kurt Elling is among the world's foremost jazz vocalists. He won the DownBeat Critics Poll for fourteen consecutive years and was been named "Male Singer of the Year" by the Jazz Journalists Association eight times in that same span. Every one of Elling's ten albums has been nominated for a Grammy. Kurt Elling's upcoming release, Passion World, is a tour-de-force program of love songs from around the world. JazzTimes called Elling "the most influential jazz vocalist of our time," and here Elling brings his arsenal of talents to internationally famous songs performed in their native tongues. Elling tells rich stories about the history and context of each of these songs to sweep you away on a grand, multicultural tour of exotic places, cultures and times. Jazz speaks all languages, especially the language of love, and whether you're a native speaker or not, the meaning of the heart is clear. Passion World is a musical magic carpet taking you on a fascinating journey through the realms of romance in a concert that is not to be missed.

All tickets $40-50, $10 food/drink minimum

June 11 (Thursday) at 6:00PM
Florence K CD Release Celebration

Award winning singer/songwriter and musician Florence K will release her critically acclaimed album "I'm Leaving You" independently with SFE Red Blues Productions through Caroline Distribution on June 9th. The chart topping album earned Florence a Juno nomination for Breakthrough Artist of the Year.

All tickets $25, $10 food/drink minimum

June 12 (Friday) at 5:15PM
The Birdland Big Band
With Guest Conductor Rob Middleton

Founded by drummer and musical director Tommy Igoe, the Birdland Big Band features the finest musicians in New York! Coming up on almost 10 years at the club, the BBB roars into action every Friday, playing the finest Jazz, Latin and Brazilian music from the world's best arrangers. After work or before a show, drinks or a great dinner, come hear one of the world's best drummers driving the hardest swinging band in New York. Experience why the BBB is the must-see weekly jazz event in New York and kick off your weekend with what critics are calling "the best live music bargain in all of NYC!"

All tickets $40, $10 food/drink minimum

June 13 (Saturday) at 6:00PM
Barbara Carroll

Barbara is an elegant jazz pianist, composer and vocalist, long recognized as one of the premier players of swinging jazz piano and expressive vocals.

All tickets $30, $10 food/drink minimum

June 14 (Sunday) at 6:00PM
Nicolas King in "Shakin' the Blues Away!"

The Broadway at Birdland concert series is proud to announce that singer Nicolas King will be making his Birdland debut. Nicolas will perform "Shakin' the Blues Away!" - his collection of 'feel good' songs from the worlds of Jazz, Pop and Broadway. Under the baton of musical director Mike Renzi and his trio, "Shakin' the Blues Away!" has no room for torch songs!

All tickets $30, $10 food/drink minimum

June 14 (Sunday) at 9PM & 11PM
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.

All tickets $30, $10 food/drink minimum