chronology - 1976 |
JAN 2 -4,1976
PROCTOR AND BERGMAN
ARTIE TRAUM
JAN 5 - 7,1976
JOHN HAMMOND
ROOMFUL OF BLUES
JAN 8-11, 1976
An Evening With
DOC and MERLE WATSON
JAN 12 - 13, 1976
JAN HAMMER
DAVID LIEBMAN and LOOKOUT FARM
JAN 14 - 18, 1976
KENNY RANKIN
ELAYNE BOOSLER
JAN 19 - 21, 1976
THE NEW TONY WILLIAMS LIFETIME
JOE FARRELL
JAN 22, 1976
BETTY CARTER
JAE MASON
JAN 23 - 25, 1976
BETTY CARTER
GINO VANNELLI
JAN 26 -27, 1976
TASHI
Featuring: Peter Serkin, Ida Kavafian, Fred Sherry, Richard Soltzman
Also appearing: ANTHONY BRAXTON
JAN 29-31, 1976
THE NATIONAL LAMPOON SHOW
All seats $5.50
FEB 3 - 4,1976
THE COUNT BASIE ORCHESTRA
CARL WAXMAN
FEB 5 - 7, 1976
THE FABULOUS RHINESTONES
MIRABI
FEB 8 - 9,1976
RORY GALLAGHER
BOB SHAW
FEB 10 - 12,1976
GARY BURTON QUINTET
JOHN KLEMMER
FEB 13 - 15, 1976
ACE
B.W.STEVENSON
FEB 16 - 18, 1976
COUNTRY JOE McDONALD
ELLEN McILLWAINE
FEB 19 - 21, 1976
PURE PRAIRIE LEAGUE
JIMMY BUFFET
FEB 23 - 24, 1976
GIL EVANS and his ORCHESTRA
TED CURSON
FEB 25, 1976
An Evening with
JEAN PIERRE RAMPAL - CLAUDE BOLLING
All Seats $5.50
FEB 26 -29, 1976
TOM SCOTT and the NEW YORK CONNECTION
FEB 26-27-29 - BOB SHAW
FEB 28 - RICHARD BELZER
MAR 1- 3, 1976
MARY TRAVERS
DAVID POMERANZ
MAR 4 - 7, 1976
THE BRECKER BROTHERS
ROOMFUL OF BLUES
MAR 8 - 9, 1976
PAPA JOHN CREACH
BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST
MAR 11 - 14, 1976
MOSE ALLISON
WILLIE DIXON
MAR 15 -17, 1976
PERSUASIONS
MERL SAUNDERS
MAR 18, 1976
An Evening With The
BILLY COBHAM -GEORGE DUKE BAND
Featuring : Alphonse Johnson, John Scofield
All seats $5.50
MAR 19,1976
An Evening With
ELVIN BISHOP
All seats $5.50
3 shows- 9:00 pm, 12am, 2 am. This marked the second time in the history of
the club that there were 3 shows in one night. The only other time was PATTI
SMITH - see Patti Smith, 12/28/75
MAR 20 - 21, 1976
TOM RUSH in a special solo performance
ED BLUESTONE
MAR 22 - 23, 1976
MARIA MULDAUR
THE STANKY BROWN GROUP
MAR 24, 1976
ELLIOT MURPHY
THE STANKY BROWN GROUP
MAR 25 -27, 1976
BILL WITHERS
RON DOUGLAS
MAR 28, 1976
SHAKTI
featuring : John McLaughlin
BOB SHAW
MAR 29 - 31, 1976
NILS LOFGREN
THE CATES BROTHERS
APR 1,1976
Press party for Michael Franks
APR 2 - 4, 1976
ERIC CARMEN
RON DOUGLAS
APR 5 - 6, 1976
An Evening With
TAJ MAHAL
All Seats $5.50
APR 7 - 11, 1976
An Evening With
DONOVAN
With special guest Derroll Adams
All Seats $5.50
APR 12 - 14, 1976
FLORA PURIM and AIRTO
featuring: Hermeto Pascoal
THE DAVID SANBORN BAND
APR 15 - 17, 1976
BILL EVANS TRIO
KENNY BURRELL QUARTET
APR 18 - 19, 1976
BOBBY SHORT
APR 20 - 21,1976
ROBERT PALMER
GALLAGHER AND LYLE
APR 22 - 24, 1976
JEAN LUC PONTY
Also appearing - A special presentation: Night Sounds 1 - An Environmental Sound Theater based on two Master works of Horror - Edger Allen Poe's "The Tell Tale Heart" and Bierce's "The Damned thing"
APR 25, 1976
An Evening With
RAVI SHANKAR
All seats: $5.50
APR 26 - 28, 1976
BUDDY GUY AND JUNIOR WELLS
LES DUDEK
APR 29 - MAY 1, 1976
CHARLES MINGUS JAZZ WORKSHOP
THE ELVIN JONES GROUP
MAY 3 - 6, 1976
McCOY TYNER
THE HEATH BROTHERS
MAY 7 - 9, 1976
J.D. SOUTHER
TOM PACHECO
MAY 10 -11
One Show Per Night
DR FEEL GOOD
THE RAMONES
MAY 12 - 13, 1976
THE ELEVENTH HOUSE
Featuring Larry Coryell
THE L.A. EXPRESS
MAY 14 - 16, 1976
LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III
POUSETTE - DART BAND
MAY 17 - 18, 1976
ELLIOT MURPHY
ROY HARPER
MAY 19, 1976
Private party for WNEW FM
HARRY CHAPIN
MAY 20 - 23,1976
EDDIE HARRIS
May 20 - JUNIOR MANCE TRIO
May 21 - 23 THIRD WORLD
MAY 24 - 26, 1976
TOMMY BOLIN
SAILOR
MAY 23 - 29, 1976
THE CHUCK MANGIONE QUARTET
ESTHER SATTERFIELD
All Seats $5.50
MAY 30 - 31, 1976
JOHN HARTFORD
BOB GIBSON
JUNE 1 - 3, 1976
SAVOY BROWN
RUSS BALLARD
* June 2 show- broadcast live on WNEW FM
JUNE 4 - 5, 1976
THEODORE BIKEL
LARRY ADLER
JUNE 6 - 7, 1976
ELLY STONE
PHIL CODY
JUNE 8 - 9, 1976
BILLY JOEL
ED BLUESTONE
JUNE 11 - 13, 1976
JOHN HAMMOND
WARREN ZEVON
JUNE 14 - 15, 1976
ESTHER PHILLIPS
HORACE SILVER QUINTET
JUNE 17 - 20, 1976
PETER ALLEN
MARILYN SOKOL
JUNE 21, 1976
An Evening With SUN RA
and his MYTH SCIENCE COSMOS SWING ARKESTRA
All Seats $5.50
JUNE 22 -24, 1976
OREGON
GERRY NIEWOOD
JUNE 27 - 26, 1976
TOWER OF POWER
BOB SHAW
JUNE 27 - 28, 1976
SHAWN PHILLIPS
LESLIE DUNCAN
JUNE 29, 1976
Press Party for DORIAN ZERO
JUNE 30, 1976
TOOTS AND THE MAYTALS
THE MIGHTY DIAMONDS
JULY 1- 3, 1976
CHEECH AND CHONG
L.A. JETS
JULY 6 - 8, 1976
PAT MARTINO
ANTHONY BRAXTON QUARTET
JULY 9 - 11, 1976
KENNY RANKIN
THE CONVENTION featuring: Janet Coleman, David Dozer, Paul Dooley, Emily Levine. Nick Ulett, Nancy Franklin, Marjory Bond, Ellen Sherman, Brooke Alderson, Bill Weeden, David Finkle
JULY 12, 1976
THE DEADLY NIGHTSHADE
THE CONVENTION
* SANDY BARON guests with THE CONVENTION
JULY 13, 1976
ERIC ANDERSEN
THE CONVENTION
JULY 14,1976
LIVINGSTON TAYLOR
THE CONVENTION
JULY 15, 1976
MARY TRAVERS
THE CONVENTION
JULY 16, 1976
TOM PAXTON
THE CONVENTION
JULY 17, 1976
NOVELLA NELSON
THE CONVENTION
JULY 19, 1976
TOMMY JAMES
BOB SHAW
JULY 20 - 21,1976
HENRY GROSS
DON HARRISON BAND
JULY 22, 1976
Press party for BUCKEYE POLITICIANS
Guest Host PROFESSOR IRWIN COREY
JULY 23 - 25, 1976
JAMES COTTON BAND
TERRY REID
JULY 26 - 28, 1976
RICHARD DAVIS with Marvin Peterson, Freddie Waites
also appearing GABOR SZABO
JULY 29 - AUG 1, 1976
DOC AND MERLE WATSON
KEN BLOOM
AUG 2 - 4,1976
WOODY HERMAN AND HIS YOUNG THUNDERING HERD
RICHARD BELZER
AUG 5 - 7,1976
TRACY NELSON
RICHARD BELZER
AUG 10 - 11, 1976
JOSE FELICIANO
ELAYNE BOOSLER
AUG 12 - 15, 1976
YUSEF LATEEF
BOBBY HUTCHERSON
AUG 16 - 17, 1976
IAN MATTHEWS
GRAHAM PARKER
AUG 18. 1976
FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS
JIM POST
AUG 20 - 21, 1976
TIM HARDIN
RAUN MACKINNON
AUG 22 - 23, 1976
JOHN FAHEY
ARTIE TRAUM
AUG 24 - 26, 1976
ROGER McGUINN
BYRON BERLINE and SUNDANCE
AUG 27 - 29, 1976
JOHN HANDY
AL JARREAU
AUG 30 - SEPT 1, 1976
RAY BARRETTO and his CONCERT ORCHESTRA
THE DAVID SANBORN BAND
SEPT 2 - 3,1976
An Evening With SPIRIT
All Seats $5.50
Sept 4 - 5, 1976
An Evening With SUN RA and his MYTH SCIENCE COSMOS SWING ARKESTRA
All Seats $5.50
SEPT 7 - 8, 1976
STEPHANE GRAPPELLI
ROBIN WILLIAMSON
SEPT 9 - 12, 1976
RICHIE HAVENS
JOAN ARMATRADING
SEPT 13 - 15, 1976
JANE OLIVOR
DON SHIRLEY
SEPT 16 - 18, 1976
THE STAPLE SINGERS
THE METERS
SEPT 19. 1976
BREWER AND SHIPLEY
EDMONDS AND CURLY
SEPT 20 - 22 1976
TONY WILLIAMS
THE MIKE GREENE BAND
SEPT 23 - 25, 1976
KENNY BURRELL QUARTET
RON CARTER
SEPT 26 -27, 1976
THE MARK ALMOND BAND
MICHAEL FRANKS
SEPT 28 - 29, 1976
ALBERT KING
DUKE and the DRIVERS
SEPT 30 - OCT 2, 1976
JOHN MAYALL
THE FABULOUS RHINESTONES
OCT 5, 1976
VICKY SUE ROBINSON
THE BUCKEYE POLITICIANS
OCT 6 - 10, 1976
PETER ALLEN
CATHY CHAMBERLAIN'S RAG ' N' ROLL REVUE
OCT 11,1976
DION
SANFORD AND TOWNSEND
OCT 12, 1976
DION
BUCKACRE
OCT 13, 1976
THE RICHIE FURAY BAND
BUCKACRE
OCT 14 -15, 1976
RAHSAAN ROLAND KIRK
FRANKLYN AJAYE
OCT 16 - 17, 1976
SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY AND THE ASBURY JUKES
RICHARD BELZER
OCT 18 - 20, 1976
THE BILL EVANS TRIO
SYLVIA SYMS
OCT 21 - 24, 1976
MOSE ALLISON
STUFF featuring: Gordon Edwards, Cornell Dupree, Steve Gadd, Chris Parker, Richard Tee and Eric Gale
OCT 25 - 26, 1976
JIMMY BUFFET
MIKE FINNEGAN
OCT 27 - 28, 1976
RY COODER
JOEY GEORGE AND LEWIS McGHEE
OCT 29 - 31, 1976
STEELEYE SPAN
KEN BLOOM
NOV 1, 1976
MANFRED MANN
CRACK THE SKY
NOV 2 - 3, 1976
DON McLEAN
EDWIN HUBBARD AND PRANA
NOV 4 - 7, 1976
An Evening With MELANIE
All Seats $5.50
NOV 8 - 9, 1976
AL STEWART
DIANA MARCOVITZ
NOV 10 - 11, 1976
CATES BROTHERS
SANFORD AND TOWNSEND
NOV 12 - 14, 1976
JOHN HAMMOND
THE PERSUASIONS
NOV 15 - 16
AZTEC TWO STEP
DAVID FORMAN
NOV 17 - 18, 1976
OZARK MOUNTAIN DAREDEVILS
FUNKY KINGS
NOV 19 - 20, 1976
ELLY STONE
DON SHIRLEY
NOV 21,1976
JEAN LUC PONTY
RICHARD BELZER
NOV 22 - 28. 1976
An Evening With PATTI SMITH
All Seats $5.50
NOV 29, 1976
JOHN KLEMMER
NEW YORK MARY
NOV 30 - DEC 2, 1976
LEO SAYER
RICHARD BELZER
* LEO SAYER show broadcast live Dec 2 on WNEW FM
DEC 3 - 4, 1976
TERRY CASHMAN
LANI HALL
DEC 5 - 6, 1976
FLO AND EDDIE
JIMMIE SPHEERIS
DEC 7-8,1976
ENGLAND DAN AND JOHN FORD COLEY
WENDY WALDMAN
DEC 10 - 12, 1976
JOHN HARTFORD
ARTIE TRAUM
DEC 13 - 15, 1976
AL KOOPER
EDMONDS AND CURLEY
DEC 16 - 18, 1976
TOM WAITS
ELAYNE BOOSLER
DEC 19 - 20, 1976
RON CARTER QUARTET
ART FARMER
DEC 21 -22, 1976
SPARKS
BOB SHAW
DEC 23, 25, 26, 1976
JOE FARRELL
CHARLES EARLAND AND ODYSSEY
DEC 27 - 29, 1976
BUDDY GUY AND JUNIOR WELLS
ROOMFUL OF BLUES
DEC 30, 1976 - JAN 1, 1977
STUFF Featuring: Gordon Edwards, Cornell Dupree, Steve Gadd, Chris Parker, Richard Tee, Eric Gale
Also appearing: GERRI GRIFFINS