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Lorraine Gordon in Inc. Magazine
Minding Jazz's Main Stage
"The biggest names in jazz have flocked to a basement in New York City's Greenwich Village: Lorraine Gordon's The Village Vanguard. Here's how she does it..."
Read the interview.
LIVE BROADCASTS from THE VILLAGE VANGUARD.
"Live at The Village Vanguard" is a brand new monthly series from WBGO, NPR, and The Village Vanguard that presents jazz programming in a completely fresh way, using multi-platform media to heighten the jazz experience. Visitors to the WBGO website are able to listen to the concerts online in real time, and chat with WBGO's Special Projects Coordinator and host, Josh Jackson in a live conversation via the WBGO chat room, to discuss the performances as they happen. Photos are shot and uploaded during the performance, giving a complete live musical experience to visitors. Jackson also blogs live to www.WBGO.org/blog.
Upcoming shows in "Live at The Village Vanguard" series:
Vanguard Jazz Orchestra - Monday, February 13.
Al Foster Quartet - Wednesday, March 07.
Craig Taborn Trio - Wednesday, April 04.
To visit the archive of past shows recorded for NPR's "Live At The Village Vanguard," click here.
FEBRUARY 23rd, 1935.
So what happened on February 23rd, 1935? Max Gordon opened the doors to the Village Vanguard! And 75 years later, we're still in the same spot; the basement of 178 7th Avenue South. Below is an excerpt from a short documentary about the club's beginnings...
The entire 17 minute commemorative DVD is now available at our on-line store. Click for the DVD.
Alive at the Village Vanguard: My Life In and Out of Jazz Time by Lorraine Gordon.
Here's what others are saying:
Lorraine Gordon has not only known everybody in jazz, but just about everybody else as well. This book is a must-read for all who love our city's roar, its music and its history.
-Ahmet Ertegun, Chairman, Atlantic Records.
She's beautiful, hilarious, ornery, out-spoken, sometimes outrageous, honest to a fault, endlessly quotable and simply the living spirit of jazz.
-Bruce Lundvall, Blue Note Records.
She's maintained the integrity of the Vanguard as a room where musicians play. It's a great feat, especially in our time, when integrity is a curse word and selling out a religion in our country. And it will be viewed that way, as a very great achievement not just for jazz but for our times.
-Wynton Marsalis
Lorraine Gordon is why the Village Vanguard is what it is, and why it is.
-Bill Frisell
RECIPIENT OF THE ASCAP DEEMS TAYLOR AWARD
The American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers has awarded the ASCAP Deems Taylor Award to Lorraine Gordon and Barry Singer in recognition of the excellence of their book, Alive at the Village Vanguard: My Life In and Out of Jazz Time.
Signed copies by Mrs. Gordon available exclusively from our online store or at the club.
Click for the book.
Or if you're in mid-town Manhattan, visit:
Chartwell Booksellers
55 East 52nd Street
New York City 10055
In the arcade of the Park Avenue Plaza Building (btwn Park & Madison)
212-308-0643
ONLINE TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE.
Now you can guarantee your seats in advance. Purchase tickets to upcoming shows with your credit card. The process is secure and easy. Simply click on the link below to start. Generally shows are available for online purchase at least one month in advance.
Buy online tickets here.
GIFT CERTIFICATES.
Give someone special a night at the Vanguard. Now available for purchase online from our store. Or call the club at (212) 255-4037 for details.