Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe Today is March 23. Composer and pianist Johnny Guarnieri was born in New York this day in 1917. Guarnieri was the first player to use the harpsichord in jazz. He did that on "Summit Ridge Drive," one of Artie Shaw's Gramercy Five recordings. Advertisement Singer, songwriter, pianist and musical humorist Dave Frishberg was born this day in 1933 in St. Paul, Minnesota. He wrote "Peel Me A Grape," a classic torch song made famous by Blossom Dearie many years ago, and a hit that has been brought to fresh ears in the last couple of years by singer Diana Krall. Vibes and marimba player Dave Pike was born this day in 1938 in Detroit. Looking at today's hip happenings... On the New York jazz scene, Fred Hersch, Howard Alden, Melba Joyce and Barbara Carroll are among the jazz performers taking part in today's Wall to Wall Richard Rogers musical marathon at Symphony Space. Saxophonist Ted Nash's quintet is at the newly reopened Jazz Standard tonight as part of the Jazz Composers Collective's weeklong jazz festival. Advertisement Singer Carol Sloane is at the Village Vanguard with pianist Norman Simmons, bassist Paul West, drummer Winard Harper and guitarist Paul Bollenback for two more nights. Pianist McCoy Tyner's trio is joined by special guest Bobby Hutcherson at Iridium. Singer Kurt Elling's quartet is at Birdland tonight. Tenor saxophonist Gato Barbieri's band is at the Blue Note through Sunday. Vijay Iyer and Andy Milne are featured tonight in The Jazz Gallery's month-long dual piano series. Junior Mance is the featured pianist this week at the Knickerbocker. Douglas and Trisha Brown are at Location One. Organist John Medeski joins forces with Hal Crook's band Um tonight at Tonic. Singer Lavay Smith and her Red Hot Skillet Lickers are at Makor. Pianist Bertha Hope plays the music of her late husband, Elmo Hope, tonight at the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music. Whitney Marchelle's quartet is at the Lenox Lounge in Harlem tonight. John Hart and Paul Bollenback are the lead instructors today in the Arkadia Music center's new Guitar Days master class and performance series. Singer Roz Corral's quartet is at Cobi's Place in midtown Manhattan tonight. There's also an afternoon lecture and video presentation by Delilah Jackson that salutes jazz women with rare film clips of Hazel Scott, Elizabeth Welch, Sarah Vaughan and Ina Ray Hutton. Advertisement The Dave Brubeck quartet performs tonight at the Performing Arts Center at the State University of New York at Purchase. In and around Boston, pianist Donal Fox's trio presents its version of Blues on Bach at the Regattabar in Cambridge tonight. The North Star Jazz Ensemble is at Chan's in Woonsocket, R.I., tonight with the Woodvale String Trio. Los Hombres Calientes are at the Opera House in Barre, Vt., tonight. The New York Hard Bop Quintet holds a CD release event tonight at Chris's Jazz Café in Philadelphia. Hammond B-3 organist Ron Levy's Wild Kingdom is at the Bullfrog Brewery in Williamsport, Pa., tonight. On the Chicago jazz scene, pianist Cyrus Chestnut's trio is at the Jazz Showcase. The Bobby Lewis quartet is at the Backroom tonight. Gareth Best and Ross Bon are at California Clipper. Bopology is at Joe's BeBop Café and Jazz Emporium. Rankinfyle is at Philander's in Oak Park tonight. The Typhanie Monique quartet is at Pops for Champagne. The Dave Gordon trio and Pat Hall and the Fat Guys are at Pops of Highwood. Nick Colionne is featured tonight in the annual Spring Jazz Showcase at the Radisson Hotel in Arlington Heights. Advertisement In New Orleans tonight, Tony Green is at Cobalt. Trumpeter Jeremy Davenport is at the Ritz Carlton's French Quarter Bar. Devin Phillips quartet precedes Ingrid Lucia at the Funky Butt. Lionel Ferbos and Les Muscutt are featured with the house band tonight at the Palm Court. Wendell Brunious leads the band at Preservation Hall. Frank Morgan is at Snug Harbor tonight. Marva Wright is in the spotlight at the Storyville District Jazz Parlor. The Sophisticats Jazz Band is at the French Market Complex this afternoon. On the California jazz scene, Cassandra Wilson brings her Belly of the Sun tour to Masonic Auditorium in San Francisco tonight as part of SFJazz's spring concert series celebrating jazz women. Toots Thielemans and Kenny Werner are at the Catalina Bar and Grill in North Hollywood. Guitarist Stanley Jordan is at the Jazz Bakery in Los Angeles. John Scofield's band is at Yoshi's in Oakland. Violinist Susie Hansen's Latin jazz band is at Steamer's Jazz Café in Fullerton tonight. Yancie Taylor is at Main Street Station in Guerneville tonight. Art Hirahara is at Spiedo Ristorante in San Jose. The Con Alma quintet is at the Hedley Club in San Jose. Saxophonist Mel Martin's quartet is at the No Name Bar in Sausalito. Advertisement In San Francisco, the Post Junk Trio is at Enrico's. The George Khouri trio is at the Bix Restaurant and Supper Club. The Mark Wright sextet is at Jazz at Pearl's. Paula West is at the Plush Room. Pianist Jovino Santos Neto's quartet and special guests are at the Old Town Ale House in Seattle's Ballard neighborhood tonight. Aiko Shimada is at the Western Front in Vancouver, Canada, tonight with her quartet. Drummer Bobby Sanabria and Quarteto Aché perform tonight at the Brigham Young University ballroom in Laie, Hawaii. Singers Denise Jannah and Fontella Bass are featured tonight in the spring jazz (Printemps du Jazz) series at the Theatres de Nimes in France.
