Jazz Notes: Goings on in the jazz world

Today is Oct. 12.

Drummer Tubby Hall was born in Sellers, La., this day in 1895. He played with a number of early jazz bands in New Orleans before moving to Chicago in 1920 to join a band led by the legendary cornet player King Oliver. Hall recorded several times in the 1920s and 1930s as a sideman with Louis Armstrong. He died in Chicago in 1946.

Trombonist Jimmy Archey was born this day in 1902 in Norfolk, Va. He made his first notable recordings in the James P. Johnson Orchestra with Fats Waller and King Oliver, and played in a succession of the finest big bands. He died in 1967.

On this day in 1939, Mary Lou Williams recorded her solo piano solo version of "Little Joe from Chicago" for the Columbia label.

Looking at today's hip happenings...

On the New York jazz scene... guitarist Jim Hall is at the Village Vanguard through Sunday. Bassist Dave Holland's 13-piece big band is at Birdland tonight. The Arthur Blythe quartet is at the Jazz Standard this week. The Sam Rivers trio and the Andrew Hill quartet are at Iridium. The Danny Mixon trio is at the Lenox Lounge in Harlem tonight.

Two duos -- Gary Burton and Makoto Ozone plus Benny Green and Russell Malone -- share the billing at the Blue Note this week. Roy Campbell Jr., William Parker, Warren Smith and special guest Joe McPhee are at the Kampo Cultural Center tonight. The Chris Anderson trio is at the Jazz Gallery tonight. The Andy Fusco quintet featuring Mark Soskin is at the Sage Theater tonight.

Jazz at Lincoln Center's Jazz at the Penthouse series presents "Caribbean Classics -- Pan Drums" tonight featuring an ensemble led by David "Happy" Williams, with Othello Molineaux on pan drums. It's at the Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse.

Joshua Redman's new Elastic Band and Chick Corea's Elektric Band are at the Music Hall in Tarrytown tonight. Kenny Rankin is at the Inter-Media Art Center in Huntington, Long Island.

Guitarist Stanley Jordan is at Trumpets in Montclair, N.J., tonight.

Terence Blanchard is at the Artists Collective in Hartford, Conn., tonight with his band.

Pianist Laszlo Gardony performs solo this evening at the Providence, R.I., Public Library Auditorium under the auspices of Artists in Community Endeavors. Saxophonist Greg Abate's quartet is at CAV in Providence tonight.

In and around Boston... Brad Mehldau is at Jordan Hall tonight. The Rebecca Parris quintet with Kenny Wenzel, George Mesterhazy, Peter Kontrimas and Matt Gordy is at the Regattabar in Cambridge tonight. David Chevan and the Afro-Semitic Experience are at Temple Israel in Greenfield, Mass., tonight.

The John Scofield band is at the Florida Theater in Jacksonville tonight. Ruben Blades is at the Jackie Gleason Theater in Miami Beach.

David Lanz is at the Ohio Theater in Cleveland tonight. Barbara Knight and the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra are at the Fairmount Temple in Cleveland for a Great American Songbook concert.

Around Chicago... pianist Cedar Walton's trio is at the Jazz Showcase this week. Judy Roberts is at the Chicago Firehouse tonight. Havana is at Joe's BeBop Cafe and Jazz Emporium tonight. Rankinfyle is at Philander's in Oak Park.

In New Orleans tonight... the Blue Universe Quartet is at the Blue Nile. The Willie Tee trio is at Cobalt. New Orleans Streetbeat is at the Crescent City Brewhouse. Bo Dollis and the Wild Magnolias are at Donna's. Wendell Brunious is at Dos Jefes. Jeremy Davenport is at the Ritz Carlton's French Quarter Bar. Astral Project and the Devin Phillips quartet are at the Funky Butt. Louis Ford and Topsy Chapman are at Satchmo's jazz room at Harrah's.

Lionel Ferbos is at the Palm Court. Riccardo Crespo is at the Pirate's Alley Cafe. Tim Green is at the Rene Bistrot. The Panorama Jazz Band is at the Seaport Cafe. Donald Harrison and Indian Blue Revisited are at Snug Harbor. The Jazz Mandolin Project and the Bluerunners are at Tipitina's. New Orleans Banjos Plus Two are at the New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park this afternoon.

In California... the Pete Jolly trio is at Spazio in Sherman Oaks. Little Chris and the Nightcrawlers are at Steamers Jazz Cafe in Fullerton. Saxophonist Charles Owens is special guest tonight with the John Heard trio at Charlie O's in Valley Glen. Steve Tyrell is at the Catalina Bar and Grill in Hollywood tonight. Henry Butler is at the California Center for the Arts in Escondido tonight. The bop quintet Along Came Betty is at the Jazz and Blues Company in Carmel tonight. The Eliane Elias trio is at Yoshi's in Oakland through Sunday.

The Omar Sosa Octet brings its European tour to the Warwick Arts Center in Coventry, England, tonight.