▁began ▁the ▁ 4 0 - year ▁tradition ▁of ▁Monday ▁night ▁jazz ▁shows ▁at ▁the ▁Village ▁V angu ard ▁in ▁NY C ' s ▁Green wich ▁Village . ▁The ▁band ▁performed ▁for ▁twelve ▁years ▁in ▁its ▁original ▁inc arn ation , ▁but ▁since ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Lewis ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁V angu ard ▁Jazz ▁Orchestra . ▁They ▁have ▁maintained ▁a ▁Monday - night ▁res iden cy ▁at ▁the ▁Village ▁V angu ard ▁for ▁four ▁dec ades . ▁ ▁K ne pper ▁again ▁tou red ▁the ▁USS R , ▁this ▁time ▁with ▁T J ML , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Japan ▁and ▁Europe ▁with ▁them , ▁and ▁appeared ▁with ▁them ▁at ▁the ▁Mont re ux ▁Jazz ▁Festival ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁K ne pper ▁tou red ▁and ▁recorded ▁" You ▁Never ▁Know ▁Who ▁Your ▁Fri ends ▁Are ", ▁with ▁keyboard ist ▁Al ▁Ko oper , ▁in ▁the ▁jazz ▁period ▁which ▁followed ▁his ▁departure ▁from ▁Blood , ▁S we at ▁and ▁T ears . ▁ ▁K ne pper ▁appeared ▁on ▁this ▁concert ▁tour ▁which ▁included ▁shows ▁at ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁Spect rum , ▁and ▁in ▁Atlanta , ▁where ▁he ▁briefly ▁met ▁Jan is ▁J op lin . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁he ▁received ▁a ▁Gram my ▁nom ination ▁from ▁The ▁National ▁Academy ▁of ▁Rec ording ▁Arts ▁and ▁Sciences , ▁for ▁" Best ▁Jazz ▁Inst rument al ist ▁Performance , ▁Solo ist ", ▁for