Winterfest: Jazz on the Vine is six weekends of jazz performances in winery tasting rooms throughout the East End. Admission is $15 per person, which includes a ticket for a glass of wine. (Wine served only to adults 21 and older, with picture ID. Tickets transferrable to accompanying adult.) Winterfest is a project of East End Arts, the Long Island Wine Council, Long Island Convention & Visitors Bureau and the Suffolk County Office of Cultural Affairs.

Martha Clara Vineyards announces its 2011 Summer Concert Series
$10 in advance, $15 at the door.  Includes One Glass of Wine.  Purchase tickets at marthaclaravineyards.com

Fri June 17th
8:30pm Rare Groove Band

Fri July 1st
8:30pm Ants Marching

Friday July 15th
8:30pm  Quadralove

Friday July 29th
8:30pm Sixteen Tons

Friday August 12th
8:30pm Knock Na Gow

Friday August 26th
8:30pm  The Jon Divello Band

Saturday, March 19

1:30 pm Bob Cunningham Trio

Raphael, 39390 Main Road, Rte. 25, Peconic, NY 11958

The contemporary greats with whom Cunningham has performed read like a brilliant "Who's Who" of the music world. Having moved to New York in 1960, he has jammed and gigged with such notables as Dizzy Gillespie, Max Roach, Betty Carter, Aminata Moseka "Abbey Lincoln", Sun Ra, Art Blakely, Freddie Hubbard, Pharoah Saunders, and Yusef Lateef, for whom he composed and arranged a number of pieces.

With the Yusef Lateef Quartet, Bob and his beloved Bass toured many parts of the world including Africa, the Caribbean, and North and South America. The richness of these travels, experiences, and cultures enhanced his music. He relates "That music generated in him a range of emotions and personal memories of people and places" with his mind "occasionally flashing back to those places that inspire the music, such as Ipanema and San Paulo in Brazil".
These memories of Brazil in particular, reveal themselves in the sambas Cunningham is fond of composing and playing. His commitment and intimate involvement with music leads him to describe music as sensual, as sending him "floating and flying" as having the capacity to captivate and elevate him as a musician to a point of "near levitation".

3 pm - Sabroso Latin Jazz Ensemble

Martha Clara Vineyards, 6025 Sound Avenue, Riverhead, NY 11901

I’ve been told that you can cook with the finest ingredients, but if you don’t add some spice, you have no flavor, no “SABROSO”.

The re-invention of traditional jazz standards, seasoned with a genuine Afro-Cuban flavor, describes the music of “Sabroso Latin Jazz Ensemble” (Sabroso). The strength of Sabroso’s creativity is due in part to the synergism and natural balance between melodic “lyrical lines” and percussive Afro-Cuban rhythms. Roberto Tyson (guitar) and Arch “A.T.” Thompson (flute) develop and hold down the melodic line while the rhythm section, featuring Joe Falero (congas), Jorge Torres (bongos) and Tony “Ace” Acevado (bass guitar), incorporate different Latin textures within the arrangement.

What makes Sabroso such an exceptional Latin Jazz band is their distinctive percussiveness and the broad base of improvisational skills of all the musicians. The use of different Latin styles within one arrangement also demonstrates the versatility and strength of the band. An example of this is heard in Sabroso’s interpretation of Antonio Jobim’s “Black Orpheus” (Carnival) which has an exciting finish as it graduates from a sultry “bolero” into an energized “cha cha” through the percussive guidance of Joe Falero’s congas and Jorge Torres’ bongos. Bassist, Tony Acevado anchors the bass notes and maintains timing among the polyrhythmic beats of the rhythm section and the melodic line while also pushing the groove like in Sabroso’s arrangement of Tito Puente’s “Oye Como Va”.

Guitarist, Roberto Tyson and flautist, Arch Thompson have collaborated on several projects in the past; they often perform outside of Sabroso in a Latin Jazz duo setting as “TNT Jazz Duo”. What makes their playing styles so compatible and unique is that when Roberto plays behind a skillful soloist like Arch, Roberto, who has impeccable timing, can lock into the baseline, hit accents spontaneously, and seamlessly fill in chordal phrases that produce a rhythmic conversation between Arch and himself as in Sabroso’s stylization of Dizzy Gillespie’s “Night in Tunsia”.

3 pm  Steve Salerno Trio

Palmer Vineyards, 108 Sound Avenue, Riverhead, NY 11901

Stephen Salerno (guitarist, composer) is an active performer of both jazz and classical music. He has performed at Carnegie Hall,
Merkin Hall, Yale University, S.U.N.Y at Purchase, Dartmouth College, Real Arts Works (Hartford, CT), St. Bonaventure University, SUNY at Stony Brook, The French Institute, Greenwich House, La Mama, New Music Cafe, Knitting Factory Jazz Festival, The Roulette Center for New Music, The Ravinia Festival, Des Moines Arts Center, Bethlehem Musikfest, Blues Alley, Middle East Cafe (Boston), the Mt. Hood Jazz Festival, the Silda Jazz Festival (Haugesund, Norway), a week long engagement at "The Jazz Club" in Hong Kong. In October 2000, he performed a weeklong engagement with the Ray Anderson Quintet at Sweet Basil's, NYC.

Mr. Salerno is a member of the Ray Anderson Quartet and Quintet and leads a variety of groups, including his trio, Exiles (Mark Helias & Tom Rainey), The Tone Rangers (a Western Swing Group), Splatt! (a trio with multi-reed player, Marty Erhlich and sousaphonist, Ray Anderson) and Subject to Change, an acoustic string trio (with Todd Reynolds, violin & Dean Johnson, double bass), The Mala Waldron Quartet (with Miriam Sullivan, bass & Mike Thompson drums), The Pheeroan AkLaff Quartet (with Nat Adderly Jr., piano and Chullo Gatewood, bass) and is a member of the Afro-Cuban group, Funkloric.

He has performed with Jaco Pastorius, Kenny Wheeler, John Abercrombie, Ray Anderson, Mark Dresser, Bennie Wallace, Lee Konitz, James Emery, Paul Smoker, Mark Helias, Al Grey, Pheeroan akLaff, Gerry Hemingway, Mike Formanek, Cameron Brown,
Tom Rainey, Ratso Harris, Tommy Campbell Santi Debriani, Ed Schuller, Kenny Davis, Mike Clark, Mark Feldman, Don Thompson, Eddie Marshall, Albert Mangelsdorf, John Lindberg, Lou Soloff, Regina Carter, Bobby Previte, Bob Mintzer, Randy Brecker, Marvin Stamm, Gene Jackson, Chris Potter, Drew Gress, Matt Wilson, Ken Filano, Art Baron, Howard Johnson, Jose Davilla, Nat Adderly Jr., Kenny Rampton, Billy Drewes, Jeff Hirshfield, Lonnie Plaxico, Eddie Allen and Adam Nussbaum.

Stephen Salerno has recorded with Jay Leonhart & Tom Smith, “When You Are With The One You Love” (Alcamo Records:1992); Kevin Smith, “The Highway Man” (1993); Carol Emmanuel, “Tall Trees” (Koch/Jazz: 1995); Subject To Change: Live at the Landon Gallery (1996); Linda Ciofalo,“Take The High Road” (1998); Paul Smoker, Standard Deviations (CIMP #186: 1998), & “Mirabile Dictu” (CIMP #233: 2001); Ray Anderson, “Bone Meal” (2001), Frank Bellucci “No Bells And Whistles” (Yogi Records > 2002) and a soon-to-be released recording with the Mala Waldron Quartet. He is featured on the soundtrack recording for John Feldman's film, Dead Funny starring Andrew McCarthy and
Elizabeth Peña.

In 1998, he received a commission from the Oberon Foundation to compose music for violin, guitar, tuba and three tap dancers that premiered at the Staller Center at Stony Brook University. His classical group, The Constellation Trio (with Linda Wetherill, flute & Terry Keevil, oboe) is the honored recipient of the NYSCA Decentralization Grant (2003) and the Suffolk County Cultural Affairs Grant (2003). Composers Joel Thome and Robert Martin have written works for the Constellation Trio.

He is the Founding Director of the Jazz Program at Stony Brook University where he is completing his Doctorate of Musical Arts degree in 20th Century Performance. Along with guitarist/producer Jay Graydon, he has recently been appointed as a member of the Musician's Advisory Board for D'Addario Strings.

4:30 pm  Kelley Suttenfield

Macari Vineyards, 150 Bergen Ave., Mattituck, 11952

Kelley Suttenfield is a vocalist in the neo-classic jazz tradition, delivering soulful interpretations of lyrics over a smooth, swinging beat.
With a diverse repertoire ranging from Brazilian standards to the Beatles and beyond, Kelley’s music is known for creating an evocative mood that clearly resonates with her audience. Kelley performs regularly in New York City and, on occasion, her former stomping grounds in Virginia, as well as overseas in Copenhagen, Denmark.
She received a mention in Volume IV of the World Who’s Who in Jazz, Cabaret, Music and Entertainment (2007), was a finalist in the NYC Jazzmobile Jazz Vocalist competition (2008), and has a new full-length CD released November 3, 2009.

4:30 pm  Iris Ornig Trio

Jamesport Vineyard -1216 Main Road, Jamesport, NY 11947

Iris Ornig is a gifted instrumentalist, a talented composer and a charismatic performer. Her compositions are swinging, stormy, melodic, sensitive, playful, angular and straight-ahead with plenty of twists and surprises. Iris is originally from Germany. She studied jazz and popular music in St. Gallen Switzerland and went from there to the well known Guildhall School in Music and Drama in London to establish her musical skills. In 2003 she moved to New York City where she is working as an arranger, composer and bandleader. She has performed at jazz clubs and festivals all over the United States, Europe and East Africa. She can be heard regularly at NYC’s top jazz clubs such as 55 Bar, Garage and in February at the Kitano. Since arriving in New York, Iris has had the pleasure to work with such jazz notables as Gretchen Parlato, Danny Grissett, Gene Jackson, Tony Jefferson, Rebecca Martin, Sachal Vasandani, Joel Frahm, Cecilia Coleman, Allison Miller, Roberta Picket, Stacey Dillard, Klaus Mueller. Iris is also an active teacher and clinician. She currently teaches private lessons and ensembles.

7 p.m. Live at the Indigo, 1830 West Main Street, Riverhead, NY 11901  

The Steve Watson Trio : Unpredictable, swinging jazz at the Hotel Indigo.

$20 per person includes two drinks at Bistro 72 or $52 per person (+tax & gratuity) includes a Four-Course Prix Fixe Dinner at Bistro 72/Live at the Indigo, admission to Live at the Indigo, and one drink at Bistro 72.

For more information and reservations, visit the Indigo East End's website.

Sunday, March 20

2 pm  Lauren Kinhan

Bedell Cellars, 36225 Main Road, Cutchogue, NY 11935

Singer/Songwriter Lauren Kinhan has been creating genre-merging music for years as evidenced in her latest
collection of songs. Avalon is another fine example of how she comfortably bridges the jazz and adult alternative worlds. The last 18 years of her career have taken her all over the world and allowed her to work with some of the industry’s great artists. Parenthood influenced the album’s thematic depth and provided a beautiful filter in which to experience this growing repertoire. Avalon speaks elegantly to solitude, love, life, loss and JOY!

Legendary Phil Ramone describes Lauren as a true songstress, “She is musical, lyrical, and really delivers vocally.” Phil produced Lauren’s debut release, Hardly Blinking, in 2000. Avalon is a good look at some of the mile markers since then. Her versatility in singing and contributing original music is evidenced in her years with New York Voices, and co-founding Moss and JaLaLa. Moss, made up of Luciana Souza, Kate McGarry, Theo Bleckmann, Peter Eldridge and Lauren, released their self titled CD in 2008 to rave reviews. In 2010, it was included in DownBeat’s Best CDs of the 2000s. JaLaLa is short for Janis Siegel, Laurel Massé and Lauren, and they released their tribute to Johnny Mercer, That Old Mercer Magic, in 2009. “Spring, Spring, Spring” was selected from their CD to be on the soundtrack of Clint Eastwood's documentary of Mercer titled, The Dream’s on Me.

2 pm Beleza Sol

Sparkling Pointe-39750 County Road 48, Southhold, NY 11971

Brazilian Jazz

3:30 pm Mambo Loco

Raphael, 39390 Main Road, Peconic, NY 11958

Formed in 2005, Mambo Loco is becoming synonymous with classic music of Afro-Cuban and Puerto Rican origin. During the past several years Larry, Bill, Wayne and Alfredo have been bringing the best of "Old School" Latin music to the Long Island, NY area.

Lead vocalist and conguero Larry Belford has been performing since he was a child growing up on New York's Long Island. As an adult he has performed in or with many of the best Latin groups in NY including the Bad Street Boys, Charlie Rodriguez, Johnny Pacheco, Roberto Torres and Celia Cruz. His fiery drumming and vocals are the focal point of the band.

Since joining the group full time in 2007, Alfredo Gonzalez, trombone, violin, percussion & vocals has added a certain "Sabor Latino" that only a person of his native Puerto Rican heritage can convey. A truly "versatile" musician in every sense of the word, he has performed with Orquesta Mulenze and Manny Oquendo y Conjunto Libre.

Bill Smith, piano, melodica & vocals, brings to each performance a varied palate of musical styles. After obtaining his degree at Berklee College, he has over the years been a member or performed with the Skatilites, Monty Alexander, Dr. John and Bakithi Kumalo.

Wayne Burgess, bass & vocals, also a Berklee alumnus, anchors the group with many years of live performance experience. From coast to coast he has performed with Orquesta Opa Opa , Johnny Martinez Orquesta, The Drifters, The Coasters and Billy Ekstine.

3:30 pm  Marc Devine Trio

Clovis Pointe, 1935 Main Road, Jamesport, NY 11947

A hard swingin' pianist rooted in the Bebop tradition, Marc Devine leads his own bands and performs as a sideman in
NYC.

Developing a taste for Jazz while still  in highschool, he  attended the University of New Hampshire and played with several Jazz ensembles including two big bands and a Jazz choir.  While at UNH, Marc was exposed to great Jazz musicians such as Phil Woods, Milt Hinton, Frank Wess, took some lessons with  pianist James Williams and was  introduced to the music and teaching of legendary trumpeter Clark Terry (famous for his work with Lionel Hampton, Charlie Barnet, Count Basie, Duke Ellington,  The Tonight Show Band) and trumpeter Stephen Fulton.

Through this meeting, Marc went on to study with Stephen Fulton and Morris Nelms  at the Clark Terry International Institute of Jazz Studies.   Through Clark Terry's approach to learning and Stephen Fulton's teaching and inspiration, Devine began to develop a style based on his piano influences Wynton Kelly, Red Garland (both of whom played with Miles Davis), Hampton Hawes, Bud Powell, Count Basie and Errol Garner.   Marc also had the opportunity to study and perform with Jazz greats Red Holloway, Butch Miles, Jessie Davis, and, of course, Clark Terry.

After leaving the Clark Terry school, Devine moved to the Austin area where he played as a  sideman and most often leading his own groups with vocalist Denia Ridley and the legendary vocalist Donna Hightower.   His bands have performed regularly at all of Austin's Jazz venues and several festivals including The Zilker  Park Jazz Festival, The Kemah Jazz Festival, and became a mainstay at the Texas Jazz Festival in Corpus Christi, TX.

Now residing in NYC, Marc has played at many venues and is working with some of the finest Jazz musicians in the city including Junior Mance's rhythm section, Hide Tanaka on bass and Jackie Williams on drums, Lou Donaldson's long-time drummer, Fukushi Tainaka, Clark Terry's alto player, Dave Glasser, the great tenor saxophonist Jerry Weldon and most recently with the great Basie trombonist, Benny Powell

Editor's Note: Source of artist information is artists' promotional materials.

Saturday, March 13

1 p.m.  "Reaching the Audience: Jazz in the Digital Age"

Vail-Leavitt Music Hall, 18 Peconic Avenue, Riverhead NY 11901
Free Admission

A three-speaker panel discussion featuring Lara Pellegrinelli, NPR journalist and Princeton University Professor, Adam Schatz, concert promoter and founder of Search and Restore, and Ken Druker, General Manager, Jazz at Lincoln Center Media. Sharing thoughts on Jazz through the ages, and the impact of digital technology and social media on traditional and modern improvised music, this panel will be moderated by Vail-Leavitt president and jazz educator Bob Barta.

In particular, anyone interested in business or arts promotion will especially benefit from this Saturday's event.

3 p.m. Shenole Latimer

Baiting Hollow Farm Vineyard, 2114 Sound Avenue, Baiting Hollow

Award-winning saxophonist and Tierra Records recording artist Shenole Latimer

Latimer has gained recognition for his playing style and engaging stage presence. Latimer's passionate approach to playing the saxophone shows influences drawn from the likes of Michael Brecker, Branford Marsalis, and Dexter Gordon. All of this, while still exhibiting the gift of being able to effectively communicate with and affect his audiences through a voice and style that is uniquely his own.

Shenole Latimer's ever-advancing list of career achievements include numerous radio interviews, several nationally televised appearances, his endorsement with Vandoren (a highly respected company within the music industry), impressive concert ticket sales that include out selling world renowned performers such as Chuck Mangione, and his 2006 signing to a recording contract with the New York City / Dortmund, Germany based record label known as Tierra Records. That signing led to "Front and Center", Shenole Latimer's debut album, which continues to enjoy impressive sales both domestically and internationally.
Shenole Latimer now performs in venues through out the central region and east coast of the United States. He continues to be a highly sought after lecturer and clinician, and enjoys several sideman projects from artists who thrive in the blues, neo-soul, rhythm and blues, adult contemporary rock, and pop music scenes.

Because of Shenole's almost insatiable desire to excel, and his relative youth, its clear that his greatest achievements are still ahead of him. Moreover, Shenole Latimer's charisma, uncanny ability to connect with his audiences, and firery performances serve as the intoxicant that will continue to compel jazz aficionados and music lovers alike to follow his career for years to come.


3 p.m. Jane Hastay & Peter Martin Weiss

Diliberto Winery, 250 Manor Lane, Jamesport NY 11947

Husband and wife duo Jane Hastay & Peter Martin Weiss, jazz piano and bass.

After moving to New York Jane received her Masters Degree in Jazz Piano Performance from Manhattan School of Music. She continued her performing career at the Blue Note, The Lenox Lounge, The Five Spot, DeFemios and the New Haven and Newark Jazz Festivals. She toured Japan with the all woman Kit McClure Big Band, and also played with Etta Jones, Michael Carvin, Frank Wess, Houston Person, and Della Griffin. Jane has produced many concerts including an International Women in Jazz-sponsored performance at Saint Peter’s Church, featuring Etta Jones.

Peter became an established bassist on the New York Jazz scene. Venues include Birdland, Tavern on the Green, The Village Vanguard, a six year engagement at the Blue Note for Saturday brunch, and many live radio broadcasts from the West End Cafe. He also performed with the Bronx Symphony, the Greenwich Village Symphony, Ain’t Misbehavin’, and Phantom of the Opera on Broadway.
As a long-time member of the Etta Jones/Houston Person Quintet, Peter traveled internationally and recorded on over 40 CDs, including his own, Bass Hits, on the Savant record label. The group was like a family, the music swinging and passionate, while performing at premier jazz festivals and concerts. His 30 years of performance credits include playing with Nat Adderly, Ray Bryant, Winard Harper, Michael Carvin, Claudio Roditi, Donald Harrison, Hank Crawford, Richard Wyands, Gloria Lynn, Frank Wess, Grady Tate, Kenny Washington, Melvin Sparks, Lorez Alexandria, and Della Griffin.



4:30 p.m. Willie Williams 

Clovis Point, 1935 Main Road, Jamesport NY 11947

Willie Williams, tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute and clarinet — modern jazz

Raised in the tradition of Philadelphia saxophonists he was performing and recording professionally with local acts by the age of “12”. Locally he had become the most talked about youth in many years.

Willie studied classical saxophone with Marshall Taylor and did extensive performances with many diverse ensembles. Attending the Philadelphia College of the Performing Arts by day, he persued his passion, jazz, by night — performing with local organ trios including Don Patterson, Groove Homes, Charlie Earland , Trudy Pits, and others. While leading his band in Philadelphia he was discovered by alto saxophonist Bobby Watson. Encouraged to take on New York City, he jumped at chance. He began to perform with Art Blakey, Jackie Byard, Sam Rivers, Young Lions etc.

His big break came with "Taylor's Wailers" a quintet formed by the late drummer Arthur Taylor. During that time he also worked around New York City and toured with Clifford Jordan's Big Band, Mingus Dynasty and a host of others,including,a long and fruitful collaboration with T.S. Monk. His most recent sideman endeavor as musical director with the Mighty Pirate Orchestra, lead by Papo Vazquez ,a brilliant Puerto Rican, Philly born trombonist composer and arranger, features him prominently on disc and in live solo context.

Willie currently works and records with his own ensembles. After recording four critically acclaimed discs as a leader, he has made his mark as an award-winning performer, composer, arranger and teacher.


4:30 p.m. Nelson Riveros

Macari Vineyards, 150 Bergen Avenue, Mattituck NY, 11952
Nelson Riveros, contemporary Latin jazz

Born in New York to Colombian parents, Nelson grew up listening to his parent’s record collection, which included Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, and the rhythms of Cumbia and Salsa. These recordings were a staple, instilled him with a musical appreciation from an early age. Nelson started playing guitar in high school and became well versed in many styles of music, which included jazz, Latin, and rock.

He studied guitar with George Bien, a very in demand guru-guitar teacher from Queens who turned him on to the recordings of Wes Montgomery, Joe Pass, Pat Martino, Larry Carlton, Lee Ritenour.

After briefly attending the Berklee College of Music, Nelson returned to New York to involve himself in the music scene and played in many bands. For several years he worked for guitarist/producer Nile Rodgers' Sumthing Else Musicworks before returning to school.

He graduated with a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies from City College where he studied guitar with Gene Bertoncini, Pete McCann and composition with Mike Holober. Nelson performed at the CUNY JAZZ FEST. Nelson also studied music at Mannes College of Music where he studied guitar with Vic Juris and Remo Palmieri (Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie) Nelson has performed with artists Adela Dalto, Alfredo De La Fe, John Benitez, Luis Bonilla, Nicky Marrero, Samuel Torres and Hector Martignon. Nelson has been on the guitar faculty at the 92nd Street Y School of Music since 2005 and as a Teaching Artist for the 92nd Street Y Outreach program. Since 2007 Nelson has also been teaching at the Crestwood Music Education Center in Eastchester. Nelson has performed in many venues in New Work, including Blue Water Grill, Kavehaz, Cleopatra’s Needle, Tavern on The Green, Miles Café, Nuyorican Poets Café.

Nelson Riveros has just released his first CD titled 'Camino Al Barrio' It is a Contemporary-Jazz recording with diverse Latin influences. It features the talents pianist Hector Martignon (Ray Barreto, Gato Barbieri, Paquito D'Rivera), bassist Armando Gola (Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Arturo Sandoval, Alejandro Sanz), Ernesto Simpson (Arturo Sandoval, Richard Bona), Samuel Torres (Arturo Sandoval, Richard Bona, Tito Puente). As well as special guests, Christos Rafalides on vibes and Andres Garcia on 12-string Colombian Tiple.


7 p.m. Live at the Indigo, 1830 West Main Street, Riverhead, NY 11901

The Steve Watson Trio : unpredictable, swinging jazz at the Hotel Indigo.

$20 per person includes two drinks at Bistro 72 or $52 per person (+tax & gratuity) includes a Four-Course Prix Fixe Dinner at Bistro 72/Live at the Indigo, admission to Live at the Indigo, and one drink at Bistro 72.

For more information and reservations, visit the Indigo East End's website.


Sunday March 13

2 p.m. Shan Kenner & Raw Trio

Pelligrini Vineyards, 23005 Route 25, Cutchogue, NY 11935

Eclectic, modern, Flamenco jazz, Shan Kenner & Raw Trio

Brooklyn-based Guitarist and a San Francisco transplant Shan Kenner performs in New York City and recently released a trio CD "Brooklyn Sketches" with bassist Ryan Berg and drummer Rudy Royston..hence Raw Trio.

"Kenner is constantly striving to break new ground with his use of abstract rhythms and complex harmonic and melodic ideas throughout Brooklyn Sketches. Though this is a formidable task for any musician, Kenner and his trio rely on their strong musicianship and group dynamic to breathe new life into the jazz guitar trio genre, all the while maintaining an emotional connection to the music."
Matthew Warnock All About Jazz



2 p.m. Susan Pereira & Sabor Brasil

Sparkling Pointe, 39750 County Road 48, Southhold, NY 11971

Brazilian jazz.

Vocalist, pianist, percussionist, composer and arranger Susan Pereira, a New York native, has been one of the most versatile musicians on that city’s Brazilian music scene since 1983.   While deeply rooted in traditional Brazilian styles, her broad background in jazz and world music has enabled her to develop a distinct musical personality. Fluent in Portuguese and French, she is a singer who blends a silky, rich tone with superior vocal technique and is a particularly skilled lyric interpreter and scat singer.  Susan’s percussive piano style is enhanced by her mastery of complex Brazilian rhythms and her original Brazilian jazz compositions are a popular part of her performances.

Formed in 1991 by Susan and Brazilian drummer Vanderlei Pereira, Sabor Brasil has established itself as one of the most popular Brazilian ensembles in the New York area by fusing traditional Brazilian styles with contemporary jazz. Susan Pereira and Sabor Brasil regularly thrill audiences with their dynamic performances that draw upon influences ranging from hot samba to cool bossa nova, from the elegance of chorinho to the exotic rhythms of Bahia and modern Brazilian jazz. Their début recording Tudo Azul (Riony Records) was released in 2007 and features the core band joined by special guests Claudio Roditi on trumpet, Hendrik Meurkens on harmonica, Romero Lubambo on guitar and Luis Bonilla on trombone. Produced by Susan, the CD includes five of her songs and one each by Antonio Carlos Jobim and Milton Nascimento, among other selections.

Since its inception Sabor Brasil has appeared at many of New York’s leading venues, including Lincoln Center, Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola, Iridium, B.B. King’s, Birdland, Smoke, Zinc Bar and The Kitano, among many others.  The band has also appeared at a variety of festivals and special events, including the Rochester International Jazz Festival, the Savannah Jazz Festival, the Hartford Jazz Festival, New Jersey Performing Arts Center’s (NJPAC) “Sounds of the City” Festival and Central Park’s Harlem Meer Music Festival, among others.


3:30 p.m. Michael Jazz Trio

Jamesport Vineyard, 1216 Main Road,  Jamesport, NY 11947

The Godfrey Brothers: Matthew, David and Jordan are The Michael Jazz Trio.  And the Trio grooves with the subtle finesse required to make jazz alluring in all of its incarnations. 

The Godfrey Brothers hail from Central Islip, on the South Side of Long Island.  If you become introduced to The Michael Jazz Trio through their music, you could be stunned when checking out their bios.  Oldest brother Matthew, and keyboardist, is 16 years old.  Sax player, David, is 15 years old and Jordan, 10 years old, is keeping the beat on the drums. These young gents look to have a long and storied career ahead of them. 

The Michael Jazz Trio’s musical roots come from the great jazz family of familiars like Dizzy Gillespie, Dave Brubeck, Duke Ellington and John Coltrane.  But there are deeper family roots in their music.  Jordan’s cousin, Michael Graham, gave his drum set to Jordan to help further his career and keep the family energy alive.  And there is serious inspirational nostalgia in David’s saxophone.  Ms. Godfrey’s grandfather, William Wright, originally played this horn.  With their natural talent, and the family inspiration of the past and present, these guys have no place to go but up.



3:30 p.m. Jerry Costanzo Sextet

Raphael, 39390 Main Road, Rte. 25, Peconic, NY 11958
American songbook with Jerry Costanzo

Born into a musical family, Jerry started listening to Jazz at an early age. His father, Joseph Costanzo, began his music education early and taught him to play saxophone when he was in the third grade. Jerry's parents played the radio every morning and weekend he and the family would all try out their crooning abilities to the songs of Frank Sinatra, Jerry Vale, Perry Como, Nat Cole and others. Jerry learned all the classic standards through "osmosis."

After high school, Jerry studied acting at the Herbert Berghoff studio in NYC. One of his teachers was William Hickey (You may remember him; he went on to be nominated for best supporting actor in the film Prizzi's Honor). While he attended acting school, Jerry landed a job working for Al Pacino as his personal aid and chauffeur, where he got to rub elbows with a lot of famous people.

Around 1980, Jerry's father started a Big Band called The Memories Of Swing. Around 1985, Jerry started subbing on alto with the band. "I wouldn't say I was ever a very good sax player but I got by" says Jerry. Up until then, he had been playing with the horn section in a classic rock band and did some singing. That all changed the day his father asked him if he would like to sing with the big band. Jerry was never truly happy playing rock or Pop. "My heart was always in Jazz & Big Band Swing".

Jerry is now a full-time vocalist & bandleader. He has recently released his first CD entitled "Destination Moon" and formed his own label Semi-Quaver Jazz. Jerry leads his own big band - The Jerry Costanzo Orchestra, directed by Mike Carubia, and is working with saxophonist, arranger and producer Mr. Andy Farber & his Swing Mavens octet, as well as his smaller ensembles; Trios, Quartets, and Quintets. Jerry has also been very fortunate to be working with many of the best jazz musicians on the scene today, and continues to work with such names as Steve Ash, Ted Firth, Tardo Hammer, Neal Miner, Joe Cohn, Dave Glasser, Mike LeDonne, Jerry Weldon, Mark Sherman, Ben Wolfe, Jimmy Madison, Alvestor Garnett, Hilary Kole, Amy London, and others.

JAZZ ON THE VINE returns as the theme of the 2011 Long Island Winterfest for the fourth consecutive year. From February 12 to March 20, 2011, the East End of Long Island will offer 6 great weekends of truly exceptional jazz performances in winery tasting rooms for only $10 per person at the door, which includes a glass of wine* and a chance to win a free hotel night on the East End with a gift basket of Long Island wines.

Jazz on the Vine is a project of the East End Arts Council, the L.I. Wine Council, the Long Island Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Suffolk County Office of Cultural Affairs.

For more information, visit the Winterfest website.