Dave Douglas Gifts Trio at Rizzoli Music Aperitivo

Rizzoli Music Aperitivo presents Dave Douglas Gifts Trio feat. Ava Mendoza & Kate Gentile in celebration of International Jazz Day.

Tickets include a 15% store discount which can be used the day of the concert, and a complimentary glass of wine from Field Blend Selections.

PLEASE NOTE: Doors open at 4:45 pm. Seating is limited and will be first come, first served.

DAVE DOUGLAS GIFTS TRIO FEAT. AVA MENDOZA & KATE GENTILE

Rizzoli Music Aperitivo will celebrate International Jazz Day with the Gifts Trio, led by Dave Douglas featuring Ava Mendoza & Kate Gentile, is an ensemble playing the music featured on his upcoming album, titled GIFTS. The album is an adventurous exploration of the genre through the lens of composer Billy Strayhorn, covering 4 of his compositions, alongside 6 originals.

Ava Mendoza is a guitarist, songwriter and composer. Her guitar work has received acclaim for its technique and viscerality. She is best known as a solo performer on guitar/voice, and as bandleader of experimental rock band Unnatural Ways. Performing/recording credits include work with Carla Bozulich, Fred Frith, Malcolm Mooney, Mike Watt, Nels Cline, John Zorn, Negativland, the Violent Femmes, and more. She has received composition commissions from film distributor Kino Lorber, Jazz Coalition, New Music Creator Development Fund, and John Zorn’s Stone Commissioning Series at National Sawdust.

Kate Gentile is a Brooklyn-based drummer and composer who has been active in the NYC jazz and creative music scenes since 2011. Her recent work as a leader includes biome i.i (Obliquity 2023), an album-length piece commissioned by and performed with International Contemporary Ensemble, and the triple album Find Letter X (Pi Recordings 2023) with her band of the same name, featuring Jeremy Viner, Kim Cass, and Matt Mitchell.

Dave Douglas is a prolific trumpeter, composer podcaster and educator from New York City. His label Greenleaf Music has been releasing independent jazz for almost 20 years. His newest record GIFTS will be released April 12, 2024.

RIZZOLI MUSIC APERITIVO

From Francis Scott Fitzgerald to Jack Kerouac, from Toni Morrison to James Baldwin, from Philip Michael Ondaatje to Geoff Dyer, from Julio Cortazar to Boris Vian, from Amiri Baraka and Ishmael Reed to Jayne Cortez, the list of international writers and poets inspired or intrigued by jazz and other musical genres goes on. Since New York City’s Rizzoli Bookstore has a long tradition of building bridges between arts genres, international scenes, and creative people, we wanted to turn our gorgeous space in NoMad into an experimental living room where live jazz and other music can be enjoyed. The Rizzoli Music Aperitivo is sponsored by Field Blend Selections and is curated by Mondo Jazz, the weekly Radio Free Brooklyn show dedicated to international jazz

MONDO JAZZ

Mondo Jazz is a weekly program on Radio Free Brooklyn dedicated to the proposition that jazz is an international language. It is hosted every Wednesday night from 10 PM to midnight and Thursday morning from 8 to 10 AM, by Ludovico Granvassu, the founder and editor in chief of All About Jazz Italia. All archived episodes are available .

FIELD BLEND SELECTIONS

Founded in January 2017, Field Blend Selections is a new wine importing and distribution company based in New York City, serving the New York and New Jersey markets.

In both name and practice, Field Blend Selections celebrates agricultural traditions and diversity. The name is an homage to the nineteenth-century immigrants who co-planted an assortment of grape varieties in vineyards throughout the United States, many of which survive today. Alongside their vines, they often co-planted other crops, including fruits, grains, and legumes. This approach of co-mingling various plantings to achieve balance in the vineyards is now referred to as polyculture, and it is widely recognized as one of the best methods for naturally enriching soils and reducing disease. Polyculture, by replicating nature’s diverse ecosystems, produces healthier fruit without the necessity of artificial herbicides or pesticides.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Rizzoli Bookstore, 1133 Broadway, New York, United States