Jazz Notes: Goings on in the jazz world

Today is Dec. 14.

Saxophonist Budd Johnson was born this date in 1910 in Dallas.

Trumpeter and jazz educator Clark Terry was born this date in 1920 in St. Louis. Terry pioneered use of the deeper-sounding flugelhorn in jazz.

Baritone saxophonist Cecil Payne was born this day in 1922 in Brooklyn, N.Y. Like Serge Chaloff, Payne was also a pioneer in adapting the baritone horn to bebop and post-bop jazz.

Pianist Phineas Newborn Jr. was born this day in Memphis in 1931. He died in 1989.

Swing trombonist Dan Barrett was born this day in 1955 in Pasadena, Calif.

On this day in 1953, trumpeter and arranger Buck Clayton recorded the first of his famous jam session albums for Columbia. This Basie Band alumnus and his Swing Era colleagues played chorus after chorus on standard tunes. So long and so hard did they swing that they often filled a side with one tune.

Looking at today's hip happenings...

Singer Diana Krall is having quite a year in her transition from jazz singer-pianist to pop star for thinking adults. This year, Krall was the first jazz artist in a quarter-century to be nominated for an Album of the Year Grammy. And her latest album, a Claus Ogerman collaboration called "The Look of Love" is fast approaching the two-million mark in sales. She's preparing for her first full-blown Asian tour and will perform live tonight on CNN's "Larry King Live" cable TV program.

On the New York jazz scene, tenor saxophonist Benny Golson's quartet is at Birdland tonight, where the evening opens at rush hour with Lew Anderson's All-American Big Band. Matt Maneri's sextet is at the Knitting Factory tonight and Saturday. Saxophonist David Murray's octet is at Iridium for three more nights. Pianist Bill Charlap is at the Village Vanguard with his trio. Bassist Larry Ridley's quartet is at the Lenox Lounge in Harlem tonight and Saturday. Pianist Ethan Iverson is at Roulette tonight with his new trio, Bad Plus. Trumpeters Roy Hargrove and Duane Eubanks team up tonight at The Jazz Gallery in Soho.

Guitarist Vic Juris is at Trumpets in Montclair, N.J., tonight.

Rebecca Parris is at Chan's in Woonsocket, R.I., tonight.

On the Ohio jazz scene, guitarist Paul Stranahan is at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History tonight. Alex Bugnon, Norman Brown and Chris Botti bring their Jazz Trax Christmas Show to Tangier in Akron.

Chicago guitarist Bobby Broom is at The Bird of Paradise in Ann Arbor, Mich., tonight and Saturday.

On the greater Chicago jazz scene, pianist Cyrus Chestnut presents "A Charlie Brown Christmas" concert tonight at the College of DuPage's McAninch Arts Center in Glen Ellyn. The JazZone presents singer Ernie Andrews with the Chicago Jazz Orchestra tonight in a benefit for the Toys for Tots Foundation at the Field Museum. Katherine Davis is at Andy's tonight. Pianist Jason Moran's trio is at the Green Mill tonight and Saturday. Joey and Papa John DeFrancesco are at the Jazz Showcase through Sunday. Skinny Williams is at Joe's BeBop Café and Jazz Emporium on the Navy Pier tonight. Malachi Thompson's Freebop Band is at the Velvet Lounge.

In New Orleans tonight, Charmaine Neville and Amasa Miller are at Cobalt. Ingrid Lucia is at El Matador. Trumpeter Jeremy Davenport is at the Ritz-Carlton's French Quarter Bar. Devin Philips is at the Funky Butt. The Soul Rebels Brass Brass Band is at the Hi-Ho Lounge. The ReBirth Brass Band is at Le Bon Temps Roule. Thais Clark and the New Orleans Jazzmen are at the Palm Court. Trumpeter Leroy Jones leads the band at Preservation Hall. Pete Fountain and his band are featured tonight at his club in the New Orleans Hilton. Billy Chapman is at the Red Bike. Kermit Ruffins and his Barbecue Swingers are at the Red Room. Pianist Ellis Marsalis is at Snug Harbor. Wanda Rouzan and her Taste of New Orleans band are at the Storyville District Jazz Parlor. Quintology is at the Old Point. Leigh 'Lil Queenie' Harris and Dave Ellington are at Martine's. The McDonogh 15 Elementary Jingle Bell Jam takes place today at the New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park.

On the California jazz scene, the Dekajaz tentet is at Steamer's Jazz Café in Fullerton tonight. McCoy Tyner's trio is at the Catalina Bar and Grill in North Hollywood. Singer Rene Marie is at the Jazz Bakery in Los Angeles. Yuko Hata, Larry Vuckovich and Nat Johnson are at Spiedo Ristorante in San Jose tonight. Saxophonist David Sanchez and his band are at Yoshi's in Oakland through Sunday. Singer Wesla Whitfield and pianist Mike Greensill continue their run at The Plush Room in San Francisco.