THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY Executive Director, Crystal Field
Presents
A ROME NEAL BANANA PUDDIN’ JAZZ PRODUCTION
JAZZY LADIES IN CONCERT
Monday, January 22, 2024 at 7:00 PM
Tickets: $18 General Admission
Run Time:
CINO THEATER
Theater for the New City
155 First Avenue (between 9th and 10th Street)
WITH
JENNY XU (PIANO), INGRID SCHYBORGER (BASS), WEN TENG WU (DRUMS),FEATURING MIMI BLOCK (VOCALS & VIOLIN)
ALSO A SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO THE LEGENGENDARY ACTRESS/ ACTIVIST, VINIE BURROWS
FOLLOWED BY AN OPEN MIC /JAM & Complementary BANANA PUDDIN’
SUPPORTROME NEAL’S BANANA PUDDIN’ JAZZ BY MAKING A TAX DEDUCTIBLE CONTRIBUTION TO THEATERFORTHENEWCITY.NET (IN CARE OF ROME NEAL’S BANANA PUDDIN’ JAZZ).
SPONSORS: JOHN D. SMITH, VIERA WHYE, SHERYL RENEE PRODUCTIONS, TAMARA CLEMENTS, STEPHEN DAVIS, GEORGE TURNER
When Actor / Director Rome Neal took on Laurence Holder’s one-man play “Monk”, playing the legendary pianist / composer, it was the start of not only a long-running theatrical role, but of a new artistic role in Neal’s life: jazz impresario. Inspired by the play to take up singing, he became a regular at jam sessions and founded Rome Neal’s Banana Puddin’ Jazz at the legendary Nuyorican Poets’ Cafe. In the twenty years since its founding, this series has hosted a wide variety of jazz greats, including Dee Dee Bridgwater, Mary Wilson of the Supremes, Randy Weston, Onaje Allan Gumbs, Amiri Baraka, Barry Harris, and last year’s two time GRAMMY Award winning Jazz vocalist Samara Joy among scores of others. The Fresh Fruit Festival awarded Neal with their Spirit Award for celebrating LGBT Jazz Greats in 2007 and Best Curated Show for Out-Jazz in 2009 and in 2016 Rome Neal’s Banana Puddin’ Jazz received the B- Free Award for Best Entertainment (BCAT TV)… Awarded the 2022 AUDELCO Lifetime Achievement Award for his accomplishments in Black Theatre, Rome’s thoughtful production and commanding stage presence have now become a fixture in the NYC jazz world.
Over the past years the featured bands have been: The Onaje Allan Gumbs Trio The John Di Martino Trio Cynthia Scott and her Trio Bill Lee and His Mo’ Better Quintet The Danny Mixon Trio Lafayette Harris Trio Lou Myers and His Band Chester Gregory and His Band The Bob Cunningham Trio Eric Frazier and his Quintet Patience Higgins and The Sugar Hill Quartet The Bill Saxton Trio The Donald Smith Trio George V. Johnson Jr. The William Ash Trio The Japanese Jazz Connection Blueswing Jazz Lakecia Benjamin Trio The Sayuri Goto Trio The Mamiko Watanabe Trio Nick Porcaro Trio The Atiba Wilson Trio The Goussy Celestin Trio The Efacho Okeke Jazz Trio Seth Sharp and the Shinya Yonezawa Trio IC EXPRESS Flash Drive Courtney Bryan and the Marvtastic Ladies in Jazz Mfergu Trio Richard Clements Trio Keith “The Captain” Gamble And More!
COVID Protocol: As of September 26th, 2022, we are no longer requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination for our audience upon entry.
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