Jay Hoggard: PERFORMANCES

Apr 28, 2012	Crowell Concert Hall Middletown Connecticut US
http://www.courant.com/entertainment/music-reviews/hc-riffs-jazz-0426-20120426,0,7927424.story Vibraphonist-Composer JAY HOGGARD World Premiere of SONIC HIEROGLYPHS FROM WOOD, METAL, AND SKIN Saturday, April 28, 2012 at 8pm Crowell Concert Hall Wesleyan University Middletown,CT 06459 "[Jay Hoggard] is one of the premier voices on vibraphone." —Owen McNally Vibraphonist / Composer Jay Hoggard's Quartet with pianist and organist James Weidman, bassist Santi Debriano and drummer Yoron Israel will be joined by percussionist Kwaku Kwaakye Martin Obeng, woodwindists Anthony Braxton and Marty Ehrlich , and harpist Brandee Younger to perform Mr. Hoggard's compositions. This concert will feature the world premiere of the multi-part suite Sonic Hieroglyphs from Wood, Metal, and Skin, dedicated to the inspiration of Wangari Mathai , the late Nobel Peace Prize recipient from Kenya. $15 general public; $12 senior citizens, Wesleyan faculty & staff, non-Wesleyan students; $6 Wesleyan students http://www.wesleyan.edu/cfa Vibraphonist Jay Hoggard on WTNH News 8 Connecticut Style, Friday April 13, 2012. http://www.wtnh.com/dpp/ct_style/stage-8-presents-jay-hoggard Listen to an interview about this concert with Jay and Stephan Allison on Wesleyan's own WESU-88.1FM http://archive.org/details/RiverValleyRhythms03-29-2012
Apr 1, 2012	Middle Collegiate Church New York New York US

Mar 16, 2012	Sistas' Place Brooklyn, NY
Jay Hoggard Quartet,Sistas' Place, Friday March 16th, 2012 http://www.ahmedian.com/blog/ One of the world’s leading vibraphonists, Jay Hoggard, brought his stellar quartet to Sistas’ Place tonight. Band leaders in their own right, the Quartet features James Weidman, piano; Santi Debriano, Bass; and Yoron Israel, drums. Trumpeter, Composer Ahmed Abdullah joins the ensemble in each set. Ahmed was one of the fir...st bandleaders to hire Jay when he returned to New York as a young professional musician in 1977. “We spent many great musical nights performing at the late, great drummer Rashid Ali’s venue Ali’s Alley.” Jay Hoggard began the set with a song from Guys and Dolls, followed by three of his own compositions each more lyrical and magical than the last. He paused in the middle of the set to explain his presence at Sistas Place in March, traditionally Women’s Month. He then took some time explain his connection to women without whom he observed, we would all be for naught. First , he gave tribute his mother Eva Stanton Hoggard who played piano and grew up with Errol Garner and whose voicings of Errol’s music, Jay absorbed as a youngster. He also paid tribute to two pianists who were also vibraphonists who played with Terry Gibbs, both out of Detroit. One one Alice Mcloud soon to be Alice Coltrane and the other Terrie Pollard, a great vibraphonist now lost in the annals of history. At that point, Ahmed Abdullah who recorded with Jay ” a couple of years ago” aka 1979…. joined Jay on stage to play two songs, the second of which “Life’s Force” pushed the band into a whole other zone. The second set was equally stunning with Jay experimenting with some new songs and a lively version of Qhude by Ahmed Abdullah. For those of you who did not make it to Sistas Place on Friday, you have the rare treat of being able to hear this music first hand on Saturday night. For those of you who did , come out again to hear sheer genius at work and to have the opportunity to take home as an exit fee, a touch of that genius on his CD “Solar Power”. Carolyn McClair Public Relations CarolynMcClairPR@aol.com NEW YORK, NY – For Immediate Release One of the world’s leading vibraphonists, Jay Hoggard, brings his stellar quartet to Sistas’ Place, 456 Nostrand Avenue in the Bedford Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, on Friday and Saturday, March 16 and 17, at 9:00 pm and 10:30 pm. Band leaders in their own right, the Quartet features James Weidman, piano; Santi Debriano, Bass; and Yoron Israel, drums. Trumpeter, Composer Ahmed Abdullah will join the ensemble in each set . Ahmed was one of the first bandleaders to hire Jay when he returned to New York as a young professional in 1977. “We spent many great musical nights performing at the late, great drummer Rashid Ali's venue Ali's Alley.” Sistas’ Place, where “Jazz: A Music of the Spirit Lives and Culture is a Weapon,” is now in its 17th music season. Tickets are $20 with reservations and $25 at the door. For reservations and more information, call (718) 398-1766 or visit www.sistasplace.org. Hoggard’s music has touched the hearts and souls of listeners around the world for 30 years. The son of a Bishop in the African Methodist Episcopal Zion (AME Zion) Church, he was born in Washington, DC and reared in Mt. Vernon, NY. At age 15, Jay began playing the vibraphone. “One night I had a dream that I was playing the vibes. I asked my father to rent me a set and from the first moment, I knew that this was what I was supposed to do.” Jay majored in the World Music program at Wesleyan University and toured Europe and played at Carnegie Hall during his freshman year. In his junior year, he traveled to Tanzania to study East African xylophone music. After graduation in 1976, Jay returned to New York City where he was proclaimed “the most dazzling new vibraphonist in jazz” by Robert Palmer in the New York Times. Hoggard draws on traditional and contemporary musical vocabulary to develop new directions for the vibraphone, seamlessly blending jazz and gospel roots with African marimba rhythms. His performance repertoire represents the three B’s of the jazz tradition (Blues, Bop, Ballads) with original innovations. “Solo from Two Sides,” released August 1, 2009 – the latest of his over 20 CDs as a leader and collaborator – is a presentation of 13 compositions performed by the composer on both vibraphone and marimba, by way of digital overdubbing. He has toured the globe to rave reviews, performing throughout the United States, Africa, Europe, South America, the Caribbean and Asia. He led a quintet on an extensive tour sponsored by the US government to North Africa, the Middle East and India. Jay Hoggard is currently a professor of music at Wesleyan University, where for the past 22 years he has directed the Wesleyan Jazz Orchestra and has taught and mentored hundreds of young musicians including vibraphonists Matt Moran, Gerry Grosz, Chris Dingman, and Sam Friedman, as well as Mary Halverson, Steve Lehman, Taylor Ho Bynum, Tyshawn Sorey,Matthew Steckler, and Santigold. In addition to the sets at Sistas’ Place, Jay Hoggard will present the World Premiere of Sonic Hieroglyphs from Wood, Metal and Skin at the 11th Annual Wesleyan Jazz Orchestra Weekend at Crowell Concert Hall at Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT, April 27 - 28 at 8:00 pm. To perform his compositions, Hoggard will again feature Weidman, Debriano and Israel along with percussionist Kwaku Kwaakye Martin Obeng, woodwindist Marty Ehrlich and harpist Brandee Younger. The multi-part suite is dedicated to the inspiration of Wangari Mathai, the late Nobel Peace Prize recipient from Kenya. For more information, log on http://www.wesleyan.edu/cfa/events.html. For additional information on Jay Hoggard and his music, please visit www.jayhoggard.com. ###
Mar 10, 2012	Hung Won Asian Grille Colchester, CT 06415

Mar 2, 2012	Arts Westchester White Plains,NY 10601

Feb 26, 2012	Grace Congregational Church of Harlem New York,, New York 10030

Feb 11, 2012	Metropolitan AME Zion Church Hartford Connecticut

Oct 1, 2011	Sista's Place Brooklyn, NY
James Weidman Three Worlds Quartet with Jay Hoggard, Brad Jones and Bruce Cox Saturday ,October 1, 2011 Sista's Place 456 Nostrand Avenue Brooklyn, NY
Sep 25, 2011	St Phillip's Episcopal Church Jazztree New York New York

Sep 1, 2011	Vail Jazz Festival Vail, Colorado
http://www.vailjazz.org/VailJazzFestival/index.htm http://www.vailjazz.org/artists/index.htm 9/2/11 8:40 pm Salute to Modern Jazz Quartet w/ Bill Culiffe, John Clayton, Lewis Nash, Jay Hoggard 9/4/11 2:20 pm Quartet w/Shelly Berg, Tom Kennedy, Dana Hall, Jay Hoggard 9/4/11 10:55 pm Septet w/Shelly Berg,Terell Stafford, Peter Washington, Jeff Hamilton, Lewis Nash, James Morrison, Jay Hoggard
Aug 13, 2011	New Haven Jazz Festival

Aug 10, 2011	Creole Jazz Restaurant New York New York

Jul 25, 2011	Hartford Monday Night Jazz Festival w/James Weidman Quintet Tribute to Abbey Lincoln
July 19,20 William Patterson Univ,NJ w/Antoinette Montague Jun 18 Brookfield,CT Public Library w/ T.Lombardozzi Quartet Jun 11 Hartford,CT Masjid w/J. Hameen Trio April 30 WJO Crowell Hall w/ Diva Jazz Orchestra April 29 Wesleyan Jazz Orch Crowell Concert Hall Middletown,CT April 28 WJO Farm Hill School Middletown,CT April 26 WJO Macdonough School Middletown,CT April 21 WJO Lawrence School Middletown,CT April 16 Tishler Piano Recital (Chair) April 16 Russell House Middletown,CT April 12 WJO Moody School Middletown,CT April 7 WJO Wesley School Middletown,CT April 6 Tunxis Community College,Farmington,CT w/Kevin O’Neil Trio April 5 WJO School Middletown,CT March 31 WJO Spencer School Middletown,CT Feb. 11,12, Kitano Hotel,NYC Antoinette Montague Quintet Jan 30 Russell House Wesleyan Univ.w/ Fred Simmons Trio Jan 24 Aaron Davis Hall, NYC Schomburg Center Tribute Jan 22 Sista’s Place,Brooklyn,NY w/James Weidman QT Jan 8 CCNY Graduate Center, NYC Schomburg Center.NYPL African Diasporic Studies Conference 2010 December 17 Cross Street AME Zion Church JHQ December 12 ABC News Overnight w/ Antoinette Montague Trio December 4 St.Albans Congregational Church w/ Antoinette Montague QT November 20 First Unitarian Church White Plains,NY Barbara McCaine Memorial November 14 Grace Episcopal Church White Plains,NY JHQ Ellington Sacred Concert October 17 Trinity Lutheran Church,Jersey City,,NJ w/ James Weidman Sept 25 Clinton AME Zion Church,Rockville,MD JHQ Sept 11 Crowell Hall w/ Taylor Ho Bynum Ensemble Aug 27 Feinstein's Park Avenue w/ King David Quartet Aug 22 Bassline Jazz Club Mt Vernon NY Tribtue to Milt Jackson and Cal Tjader w/Andy Gonzales Remembering Milt Jackson & Cal Tjader by Arnie Perez 8/22/2010 The Bassline was once again the place to be on Sunday August 22nd when VTY Jazz paid tribute to two icons of the vibraphone, Milt Jackson and Cal Tjader. A packed house was on hand to welcome back to Mount Vernon vibraphonist Jay Hoggard, and was he ever up to the task. Surrounding Jay on the Bassline bandstand was bassist Andy Gonzalez, keyboardist Marcus Persiani, drummer Steve Johns and Anthony Carrillo on percussion. The first tune was a Milt Jackson original that was dedicated to his wife, “Sandra K Jackson”, who by the way, was on hand. You knew immediately that this band was not just going to go through the motions. Not having seen Jay in many years, I was pleasantly surprised to see he hadn’t lost a thing :). The second tune was the classic, “If I were A Bell” written by Frank Loesser. Jay’s sense of harmony was quite evident on this tune. He definitely had that vibraphone sounding as clear as a bell and his interaction with the other members of the band was very reminiscent to this listener of Bobby Hutchinson. When you speak of Bobby you are speaking of Milt. This first set featured so many great tunes that covered a broad spectrum of Jazz and Latin music: Tadd Dameron’s “Lady Bird”, Miles Davis’s “Half Nelson” and “Airegin” (Nigeria spelled backwards) that Sonny Rollins made popular. The band also played Thelonious Monk’s “Round Midnight”, Mario Bauza’s “Mambo Inn" and the Chano Pozo classic “Manteca”. I loved the medley they did on "Lady Bird" and "Half Nelson" and Anthony and Steve’s playing off one another. You knew the percussion was well taken care of. The first set included seven tunes and each one was worth mentioning, that is why you need to catch this music live and in person. The first set closed with a swinging version of Manteca and they had the fans at the Bassline ready to get up on their feet and start dancing. Just a fabulous set of music played by an equally fabulous group of talented artists. The second set opened with the Benny Golson original “Whisper Not.” Jay opened up with a beautiful intro and he definitely ran with it from there. His variations on harmonics & rhythm are just so wonderfully used. He is so comfortable on the vibes, you can see the music running through him. After a brief solo by Marcus Persiani, Andy Gonzalez took a solo that I believe was his best of the afternoon. He knows exactly what is needed and his mastery of the bass is something to behold. Jay came back and the group took it out in classic style. They followed “Whisper Not” with the Thelonious Monk composition “Rhythm-A-Ning.” Jay opened with a brief solo followed by Marcus. Anthony Carrillo's solo was a thing of beauty and you could feel he inspired the whole band. Jay and Steve Johns followed that with a very inspired trading of eights before Jay took the Bassline audience on a solo that had him all over the vibraphone. Then the unexpected happened. Jay called up the beautiful Diva of song, the lovely Ms. Antoinette Montague. She is no stranger to the Bassline audience and is a part of the VTY Jazz family. After her Beyonce entrance, her choice of the Jimmy Van Heusen tune “I Thought About You” was just perfect. Each and every time she hits our stage she is just so inspired and her voice sounds better and better with every appearance. As she once told me after sitting in for the first time at a “Sunday Serenade,” “The bands are so tight I just don’t want to mess things up.” Antoinette Montague tore up “I Thought About You” and I’m sure Jimmy Van Heusen loved her rendition :). The next composition was a medley, one being the Cal Tjader tune “Curacao” and the classical “Ode to Joy.” Once again space will not allow me to give you all the many highlights that were captured during this medley. As the saying goes, “You had to be there.” “Ode To Joy”, as Jay remarked after playing, was learned on the spot by Steve and Jay. Before bringing up the great Puerto Rican trombonist Mr. Papo Vazquez, Jay unbuttoned his shirt to show the audience as well as his band mates the tee shirt he was wearing “Salsa.” Everyone including Jay got a big laugh out of the honorary Puerto Rican of the day “Jay Hoggard” :). What took place next after bringing up Papo Vazquez was something quite rare. With Andy Gonzalez, Marcus Persiani and Papo Vazquez being on the same stage you had three members of the Manny Oquendo & Libre group. They all collaborated on the Tito Puente composition that was recorded by Cal Tjader, “Picadillo A Lo Puente.” Talk about spontaneous; they all had a ball playing this extended version of “Picadillo A Lo Puente.” Papo being a part of Tito’s band for many years was right at home with this piece. As Jay told me after, “when you have a guy sit in like a Papo Vazquez you are talking about the highest quality of musician that this music has.” That was quite evident with the way they tore Tito’s tune up. They then brought up Steve Johns fourteen year old son Daryl who is quite an amazing talent on bass. Couldn’t help but notice the joy in Andy Gonzalez’s face watching young Daryl on Andy’s bass. They took it out with the Charlie Parker original “Now’s The Time.” Young Daryl met the challenge and his band mates knew this was not your ordinary fourteen year old. He has so much poise for someone his age that it is scary. Papo kept on shaking his head as to what the young man was laying down. This tribute to Milt Jackson and Cal Tjader was nothing less than spectacular. To Jay, Andy, Marcus, Steve, Anthony, Papo and Daryl, you sure left something that will be remembered for a lifetime. To the many fans that attended this end of an era concert, we thank you for coming out and making this last Sunday in Mount Vernon so memorable. Great fans deserve great music and we are now headed for East Harlem and we promise you more of the same. Aug 4,5 Ahoskie,NC roots of gospel and blues research June 25 St Marks Episcopal Church NYC w/Vishnu Wood Ensemble June 13 W/Bill Cosby Cos of Good Music Hollywood Bowl Los Angeles,CA May 29-30 Charter Oak Cultural CenterHartford,CT Sankofa Kuumba Dance May 5-7,11-12 Recording for Sankofa Kuumba Dance Consotium May 2 Mother AME Zion Church, NYC Tribute to Rev Gregory Smith May 1 Wesleyan Jazz Orchestra Crowell Hall w/Bennie Maupin Trio Apil 30 Crowell Hall Wesleyan Jazz Orchestra and Small Ensemble April 29 WJO Bielfield Elementary School, Middletown,CT April 22 WJO Wesley Elementary School, Middletown,CT April 20 Wilson Middle School, Middletown,CT April 18 Trinity Lutheran Church Jersey City,NJ w/James Weidman April 17 Tishler Piano Competition Concert ( chair of committee) April 8 Recording for Sankofa Kuumba Dance Consotium April 8 WJO Lawrence Elementary School, Middletown,CT April 6 WJO Moody Elementary School, Middletown,CT April1 WJO McDonough Elementary School, Middletown,CT March 30 Snow Elementary School, Middletown,CT March 26 Jazz Underground New London,CT w/Joe Parillo Quartet March 25 Recording for Sankofa Kuumba Dance Consotium March 5 Cross Street AME Zion Church Middletow,CT Spring Banquet February 27 Recording w/Jeff Hackworth Quartet Studio Hillside NJ Feb 14 Skippers Jazz Club Newark,NJ w/Jeff Hackworth Quartet January 16 Radisson Hotel, Cromwell,CT w/Charles Graham Ensemble 2009 Dec 18 Grace Episcopal Church, White Plains,NY, Howard White Memorial Dec 12 Rialto Theater Atlanta, GA w/ Rev Dwight Andrews Nov 17 Jazz Standard,NYC w/ James Weidman Sextet Nov 15 Trinity Lutheran Church,Jersey City,,NJ w/ James Weidman Nov 13 PASIC Percussive Arts Society International Convention Indiapolis, Indiana Convention Center duo w /Yoron Israel Nov 2 Berklee College of Music,Boston rh w/Yoron Israel October 30 Wesleyan Chapel w/Ron Ebricht,Neely Bruce composition Oct 24,25 Metropolitan AME Zion Church Hartford,CT Rev Terry Jones 30th Anniversary October 4 St Mark’s on the Bowery Episcopal Church, NYC October 3 Sista’s Place, Brooklyn,NY w/James Weidman Quartet September 7 City of Angels LA Festival with Bennie Maupin Dolphyana Sep 5 Detroit Jazz Festival with Bennie Maupin Dolphyana August 23-24 Cal Arts LA with Bennie Maupin Dolphyana August 11-13 Washington DC ,Arlington VA August 7 Yonkers,NY Pier Concert w/Carlos Jimenz July 19 Empire State Casino,Yonkers NY w/ Carlos Jimenez Salsa Orchestra July 17 Cross Street AME Zion Church July 14 Richmond (VA) Jazz Society JH Quintet June 19 St Marks Episcopal Church NYC w/Vishnu Wood Ensemble May 24 Charter Oak Cultural Center Hartford,CT premiere of May1-24 The Other Side of the Ocean and Let Me Make It Clear Commissioned by Sankofa Kuumba Dance Consortium & Hartord Symphony March 22 Riverside Church, NYC Ellington Sacred Music w/Randall K.Horton Jan 16-Feb 16 Musical Director for Jelly’s Last Jam Yale School of Drama Jan 23 w/Joe Parillo Quartet Univ Rhode Island Jan 14-15 recording THREE WORLDS w/ James Weidman Quartet 2008 Dec 22 Comcast Cable Gospel Jazz Show (live broadcast) Dec 21 Mother AME Zion Christmas Jazz Vespers Dec 7 Cross Street AME Zion w/ Paul Cameron. Middletown, CT Nov 22,23 Wesley AME Zion Philadelphia PA Nov 14 Marriott Hotel, Hartford CT Metropolitan AME Zion Church 175th Anniversary Gala Celebration Oct 19 w/ James Weidman Qt East Meadow Library ,East Meadow LI,NY Oct 18 Mother AME Zion Church NYC Oct 5 First Congregational Church Atlanta,GA Oct 4 High Museum of Art Atlanta,GA w Dwight Andrews Orchestra Oct 3 Emory University,Atlanta w/ Dwight Andrews Sept 21 Trinity Lutheran Church Jersey City,NJ w/ James Weidman Quartet Sept 8 National Release of Soular Power July 15- Aug15 Final Mastering and graphics of Soular Power July 10 w/ Bill Cosby @ Faith Seventh Day Adventist Church Hartford,CT June 20 St Marks Episcopal Church w/Vishnu Wood/Jeanine Otis Quintet June 11 UCLA and KJZZ @UCSD Long Beach, CA June 10 KCSM @College of San Mateo,CA June 3-8 w/ James Newton/Bennie Maupin Quintet Healdsburg Jazz Festival, Healdsburg,CA and Festival All Stars w/ Bobby Watson, Kenny Barron,George Cables,Renee Rosnes, Billy Hart, Lewis Nash May 23 additional mixing/editing Soular Power @ Sonalyst Power Station Studio Waterford,CT May 16 Greene Street Arts Center, Middletown,CT May 12 Abyssinian Baptist Church,NYC May 10-11 South Congregational Church, Middletown,CT w/ Cliff Airee Quintet May 4 Recording w/ Carlos Jimenez Quintet Kalidescope Studio Union City,NJ May 2 Mt Olive AME Zion Church Waterbury,CT Apr 21-29 additional mixing/editing for Soular Power Apr18-20 Cross Street AME ZION Church Dedication Weekend Mar 29 w/ James Weidman Trio An Die Musik Baltimore, MD Mar 28 Wesley AME Zion Church Philadelphia, Pa Mar 17-25 mixing/editing for Soular Power Mar 4-5 additional mixing/editing for The Deadliest Disease Feb 29,Mar 1-2 Recording of Soular Power @ Sonalyst Power Station Studio Waterford,CT Feb 1-28 Composition and Rehearsal process for JHVM CD Soular Power Jan 12-21 Recording, Mixing,Editing for The Deadliest Disease in America Jan 2-11 Composition process for documentary film The Deadliest Disease in America 2007 Dec 27 CT Gospel Showcase ,Comcast CableTV Middletown CT Dec 23 Opening of new Cross Street AME Zion Church building Dec 9 Mt. Vernon, NY Public Library w/ Carlos Jimenez Septet Nov 24 Faith Seventh Day Adventist Church concert w/Genesis Choir Nov 24 Ist Congregational Church New Haven,CT Memorial for Rev Edmund Edmonds 1 pm Nov 2 Inauguration Michael Roth @ Wesleyan Freeman Center October 27 Randy Weston @ Crowell Hall Wesleyan October 20 Rialto Theater Atlanta,GA w/ Geri Allen Orchestra October 19 Georgia State Univ. Master Class Atlanta, GA August 13 Your Morning on Comcast TV show, Philadelphia PA August 12 St James AME Zion Church Philadelphia,PA August 11 Mt Vernon, NY City Hall Plaza, June 23 Ist Congregational Church,Middletown(Cross St Unity Choir) June 22 St.Marks Episcopal Church (11th & 2nd Ave),NYC June 21 Graduation PS 175 (134th& X Blvd,) NYC June 10 Tribute to Hilton Ruiz St Peter’s Lutheran Church ,NYC June 9 New England Conference AME Zion Church Banquet Cromwell,CT June 8 w/ Willie Martinez Quartet, Willie’s Steak House Bronx.NY May 20 Green Street Arts Center Middletown,CT Apr 28 w/ Cedar Walton,Crowell Hall Apr 25 JHQ Eastern CT State Univ, Wilimantic,CT Mar 25 w/Dwight Andrews Quintet, Cayuhoga College,Cleveland,Ohio Mar 18 w/Radam Schwartz, First United Methodist Church Montclair,NJ Mar 9 w/ Willie Martinez Quartet, Willie’s Steak House Bronx.NY Mar 3 Eddie Palmieri masterclass interview Crowell Hall Feb 25 w/Fred Simmons Quartet ,Russell House Feb 24 w/ Eastern CT Univ Gospel Choir, Cross Street AME Zion Church Feb 23 w/Pamela Steele, Buttonwood Tree,Middletown Jan 19-20 JHQ Cecil’s Jazz Club w/ Radam Schwartz, West Orange,NJ Jan 15 National Release of Swing ‘Em Gates