Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe Today is Feb. 7. Pianist and composer Eubie Blake was born this day in 1883 in Baltimore, the son of slaves. The ragtime and jazz player had a profound influence on the development of stride piano. He died in New York in 1983, five days after his 100th birthday. Advertisement Pianist Mike Abene was born this day in 1942 in New York. He first performed at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1958, at age 16, as a member of Marshall Brown's International Youth Band. He has been busiest as an arranger and musical director for jazz singers including Peggy King, Anita Gravine, Karen Akers, Carol Sloane and Liza Minelli. Looking at today's hip happenings... On the New York jazz scene... John Scofield, Joe Lovano, Dave Holland and Al Foster bring their all-star band ScoLoHoFo into Iridium through Sunday. Charles McPherson's quartet is at The Jazz Standard this week. The Bob James trio is at the Blue Note. Peter Apfelbaum and the NY Hieroglyphics are at the Jazz Gallery tonight and Saturday. Advertisement Jazz at Lincoln Center's Jazz at the Penthouse presents Bone Structure featuring trombonists Wycliffe Gordon and Ron Westray through Saturday at the Kaplan Penthouse. Gordon also hosts today's Jazz for Young People concert "What is Improvisation?" at The Apollo Theatre in Harlem and tomorrow at Alice Tully Hall. Bassist Harvie S and Eye Contact are at the George Washington School in Hillside, N.J., tonight. Saxophonist Dan Moretti and Once Through celebrate the release of their new CD "Stories" tonight at Chan's in Woonsocket, R.I. In the Boston area... the Lee Konitz trio with Dennis Irwin and Matt Wilson is at The Regattabar in Cambridge tonight. Gary Burton and Makoto Ozone explore the classics and jazz from Brahms and Rachmaninoff to Gershwin and Monk tonight and Saturday at Scullers in Boston. Madison Rast is at the Philadelphia Museum of Art's Cafe Degas tonight. Elsewhere on the Philly jazz scene... The Free Expression Project is at Zanzibar Blue. The Jimmy Bruno trio with Larry McKenna is at Chris's Jazz Cafe. Brazilian trumpeter Walmir Gil is at Cafe Del Mar in Miami Shores, Fla., tonight with the Rainforest Band tonight and Rose Max on Saturday. In and around Chicago... Lake Effect is at the Backroom through Sunday. Judy Roberts is at The Chicago Firehouse. Strange Brew is at The Foundry at Fox Valley Mall. The Brad Godde-Pat LaBarbera quintet is at the Green Mill tonight and Saturday. The Hod O'Brien trio is at the Jazz Showcase through Sunday. Advertisement Skinny Williams is at Joe's BeBop Cafe and Jazz Emporium. Erwin Helfer and Barrelhouse Chuck are at Katerina's tonight. The Henry Johnson Organ Express is at Michael's Jazz Bistro in Glen Ellyn tonight and Saturday. The Ernest Dawkins quartet is at Pete Miller's Steakhouse in Evanston. King Fleming is at Philander's in Oak Park. Russell Alan Rowe and the Chris Winters are at Pops for Champagne tonight. The Prairie State Jazz Festival with Valerie Nicholson, Orbert Davis and Ed Petersen is at Prairie State College Auditorium in Chicago Heights tonight. In New Orleans tonight... Earl Brown's trio is at Cafe Sbisa. David Torkanowsky is at Cobalt. The Treme Brass Band is at Donna's. Jeremy Davenport is at the Ritz Carlton's French Quarter Bar. Ryan Burrage and the Rhythm Makers are at Fritzel's. The Devin Phillips Quartet and the Li'l Stooges Brass Band are at the Funky Butt. The ReBirth Brass Band is at Howlin' Wolf. The Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey is at the Maple Leaf tonight. The Dirty Dozen Brass Band is at the Mermaid Lounge. The Ernie Elly Slickshots with Thais Clark are at the Palm Court. Leroy Jones leads tonight's band at Preservation Hall. Tim Green is at Rene Bistrot. The New Orleans Jazz Vipers are at the Spotted Cat. Advertisement In California... the Steve Wilson trio is at The Jazz Bakery In Los Angeles through Sunday. Benn Clatworthy is at Charlie O's in Valley Glen tonight and Saturday with the John Heard trio. The Plas Johnson quartet is at Spazio in Sherman Oaks. The Frank Potenza-Shelly Berg quartet is at Steamers Jazz Cafe in Fullerton. Craig Chaquico is at Yoshi's in Oakland through Sunday. Dapp Theory is at the Kuumbwa Jazz Center in Santa Cruz tonight. The Irvin Mayfield quintet is at the Boom Boom Room in San Francisco. Peter White is at Dimitriou's Jazz Alley in Seattle through Sunday. Omar Sosa duo is at Le Noctambule in Albi, France, tonight.
