Adios a Donna Hightower

Donna Hightower (Caruthersville, 28 diciembre1926 – Austin, 19 agosto2013) se consideraba, por encima de todo, una cantante de jazz. Sin embargo, desgraciadamente, en España se la conoce casi exclusivamente por su famoso “Vals de las Mariposas” junto a Danny Daniel, con quien formó pareja artística y sentimental.

Estuvo en España durante dos décadas (1969-1989). Actuó en diversos clubs junto a los mejores músicos de jazz españoles como Pedro Iturralde, Tete Montoliu o el recientemente desaparecido  Horacio Icasto.

Con cierto parecido a Dinah Washington,  musicalmente hablando, fue descubierta por el reportero Bob Tillman quien la escuchó mientras cocinaba, consiguiéndola un contrato en el Hotel Strand.

Se la sugirió que se cambiara el nombre, por aquellos del tamaño y su resultado comercial. Ella respondió que tenía el mismo número de letras que el  de Ella Fitgerald. ¿Algún problema?.

Fue Dave Cavanaugh, productor del sello Capitol, quien se fijó en ella. Donna graba una maqueta pero no hay respuesta. Una mañana recibe una llamada en la que se le comunica que va a sustituir a Dinah Washington en una sesión se grabación, editada posteriormente como Take One, junto a Ben Webster y Hank Jones entre otras figuras.

En 1990 regresó a los Estados Unidos, pero volvió varias veces a los escenarios españoles. La última en 2007.

Schedule Smalls Jazz Club, NY tuesday 20 - sunday 25 august 2013

Tuesday August 20
 7:30 PM to 9:45 PM - The Michael Hashim Trio
Mike Hashim  - Alto Sax , Spike Wilner  - Piano , Murray Wall  - Bass
  10:00 PM to 12:30 AM - The Smalls Legacy Band
Stacy Dillard  - Tenor Sax , Josh Evans  - Trumpet , Theo Hill  - Piano , Rashaan Carter  - Bass , Frank Lacy  - Trombone , Kush Abadey  - Drums
  12:30 AM to close - The Next Generation Sessions hosted by Kyle Poole and Friends
Kyle Poole  - Drums ,

Wednesday August 21
 6:00 PM to 8:45 PM - Tap Dance Jam! Hosted by Michela Lerman ($10 cover/Musicians free)
Michela Marino Lerman  - Tap Dancer ,
  9:30 PM to 12:00 AM - The Dayna Stephens Group
Ben van Gelder  - Alto Sax , Dayna Stephens  - Tenor Sax , Lage Lund  - Guitar , Zach Ostroff  - Bass , Craig Weinrib  - Drums
  12:30 AM to close - Afterhours with: The Jade Synstelien Quartet
Jade Synstelien  - Guitar ,

Thursday August 22
 5:00 PM to 8:45 PM($10 cover/musicians free) - Afternoon Open Jam Session with: Sam Raderman and Luc Decker
Luc Decker  - Drums , Nial Djuliarso  - Piano , Sam Raderman  - Guitar ,
  9:30 PM to 12:00 AM - The Dayna Stephens Group
Ben van Gelder  - Alto Sax , Dayna Stephens  - Tenor Sax , Lage Lund  - Guitar , Zach Ostroff  - Bass , Craig Weinrib  - Drums
  Midnight to close - "Round Midnight" with: The Emmet Cohen Trio
Emmet Cohen  - Piano ,

Friday August 23
 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM($10 cover/musicians free) - Happy Hour Jam Session with: Pasquale Grasso
Pasquale Grasso  - Guitar ,
  7:30 PM to 10:00 PM - The Tardo Hammer Trio
Tardo Hammer  - Piano , Lee Hudson  - Bass , Jimmy Wormworth  - Drums
  10:30 PM to 1:00 AM - The Scott Wendholt/Adam Kolker Quartet
Scott Wendholt  - Trumpet , Ugonna Okegwo  - Bass , Adam Kolker  - Tenor Sax , Victor Lewis  - Drums
  1:30 AM to close - Afterhours with: The Alex Hoffman Group
Alex Hoffman  - Tenor Sax ,

Saturday August 24
 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM - The "Early Bird" Session hosted by: The Dwayne Clemons Quintet
Jimmy Wormworth  - Drums , Sacha Perry  - Piano , Dwayne Clemons  - Trumpet , Josh Benko  - Alto Sax , Murray Wall  - Bass
  7:30 PM to 10:00 AM - The Lafayette Harris Quartet
Randall Haywood  - Trumpet , Lafayette Harris  - Piano , George Delancy  - Bass , Jason Brown  - Drums
  10:30 PM to 1:00 AM - The Scott Wendholt/Adam Kolker Quartet
Scott Wendholt  - Trumpet , Ugonna Okegwo  - Bass , Adam Kolker  - Tenor Sax , Victor Lewis  - Drums
  1:15 AM to close - Afterhours with: Eric Wyatt
Eric Wyatt  - Tenor Sax ,

Sunday August 25
 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM - Vocal Masterclass with Marion Cowings $20 entry - $40 to participate
Marion Cowings  - Vocalist
  4:30 PM to 7:00 PM - Smalls Sunday Afternoon Chamber Music Salon
Amy Kang  - Cello , Rebekah Durham  - Violin , Carlos Avila  - Piano
  7:30 PM to 9:45 PM - Sunday Evening Duets with: Bucky Pizzarelli and Ed Laub
Bucky Pizzarelli  - Guitar , Ed Laub  - Guitar ,
  10:00 PM to 11:30 PM - The Legendary Johnny O'Neal
Johnny O'Neal  - Piano ,
  12:00 AM to close - Spike Wilner Trio
Spike Wilner  - Piano

Benny Golson en Sala Clamores

Sala Clamores
Agosto, 6,7,8,10
22:00h


Benny Golson Quartet

Benny Golson , saxo; 
Moisés Sánchez, piano: 
Toño Miguel, contrabajo 
Noah Sayeh, batería 

Schedule Smalls Jazz Club, NY Tuesday 06- Sunday 11 august 2013

Tuesday August 06
 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM - Spike Wilner Trio
Spike Wilner  - Piano , Yotam Silberstein  - Guitar , Paul Gill  - Bass 
  10:00 PM to 12:30 AM (two sets) - The Smalls Legacy Band
Frank Lacy  - Trombone , Duane Eubanks  - Trumpet , Stacy Dillard  - Tenor Sax , Theo Hill  - Piano , Rashaan Carter  - Bass , Jason Brown  - Drums 
  12:30 AM to close - The Next Generation Sessions hosted by Kyle Poole and Friends
Kyle Poole  - Drums , 

Wednesday August 07
 6:00 PM to 8:45 PM - Tap Dance Jam! Hosted by Michela Lerman
Michela Marino Lerman  - Tap Dancer , 
  9:30 PM to 12:00 AM - Cause and Effect Eric McPherson Group featuring:
Eric McPherson  - Drums , Abraham Burton  - Tenor Sax , David Bryant  - Piano , Rashaan Carter  - Bass 
  "Round Midnight" to close - "Round Midnight" with: The Roxy Coss Group
Roxy Coss  - Tenor Sax , Alex Wintz  - Guitar , Emmet Cohen  - Piano , Dave Baron  - Bass , Kevin McDonald  - Drums 

Thursday August 08
 5:00 PM to 8:45 PM($10 cover/musicians free) - Afternoon Open Jam Session with: Sam Raderman and Luc Decker
Luc Decker  - Drums , Nial Djuliarso  - Piano , Sam Raderman  - Guitar , 
  9:30 PM to 12:00 AM - Cause and Effect Eric McPherson Group featuring:
Eric McPherson  - Drums , Abraham Burton  - Tenor Sax , David Bryant  - Piano , Rashaan Carter  - Bass 
  Midnight to close - "Round Midnight" with: The Emmet Cohen Trio
Emmet Cohen  - Piano , Russell Hall  - Bass , Evan Sherman  - Drums 

Friday August 09
 7:30 PM to 10:00 PM - The Joel Press Quartet
Joel Press  - Tenor Sax , Spike Wilner  - Piano , Lee Hudson  - Bass , Fukushi Tainaka  - Drums 
  4:00 PM to 7:00 PM($10 cover/musicians free) - Happy Hour Jam Session with: Pasquale Grasso
Pasquale Grasso  - Guitar , 
  10:30 PM to 1:00 AM - The Michael Dease Quintet
Michael Dease  - Trombone , Myron Walden  - Alto Sax , Glenn Zaleski  - Piano , Yasushi Nakamura  - Bass , E.J. Strickland  - Drums 
  1:30 AM to close - Afterhours with: Ehud Asherie
Ehud Asherie  - Piano , 

Saturday August 10
 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM - The "Early Bird" Session hosted by The Dwayne Clemons Quintet 
Jimmy Wormworth  - Drums , Sacha Perry  - Piano , Dwayne Clemons  - Trumpet , Josh Benko  - Alto Sax , Murray Wall  - Bass 
  7:30 to 10:00 PM - The Frank Perowsky Quartet
Frank Perowsky  - Tenor Sax , Uri Caine  - Piano , Danton Boller  - Bass , Eric McPherson  - Drums 
  10:30 PM to 1:00 AM - The Michael Dease Quintet
Michael Dease  - Trombone , Myron Walden  - Alto Sax , Glenn Zaleski  - Piano , Yasushi Nakamura  - Bass , E.J. Strickland  - Drums 
  1:15 AM to close - Afterhours with: Stacy Dillard
Stacy Dillard  - Tenor Sax , 

Sunday August 11
 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM - Vocal Masterclass with Marion Cowings $20 entry - $40 to participate
Marion Cowings  - Vocalist 
  4:30 PM to 7:00 PM - The Smalls Showcase Presents: Leslie Pintchik
Leslie Pintchik  - Piano , Scott Hardy  - Bass , Michael Sarin  - Drums , Satoshi Takeishi  - Percussion 
  7:30 PM to 9:45 PM - Sunday Evening Duets with: Vocalist Lezlie Harrison
Lezlie Harrison  - Vocalist , 
  10:00 PM to 11:30 PM - The Legendary Johnny O'Neal 
Johnny O'Neal  - Piano , 
  11:30 PM to close - "Round Midnight" with: The Bruce Harris Quintet
Bruce Harris  - Trumpet , Andy Farber  - Tenor Sax , Jeb Patton  - Piano , David Wong  - Bass , Peter Van Nostrand  - Drums