Presented by SOPAC, The Baird and the Village of South Orange Produced by John Lee & Jazz Legacy Productions Tickets: $50, $60, $100* SOPAC Members: $45, $55, $95* Seniors & Students: $40, $50, $90* BUY TICKETS Become a SOPAC Member and Save! *Includes post-show reception The New York Times called …
Detroit native, Jacques Lesure has been in the business for 30 years. He has played with music’s finest from Oscar Brown Jr. to Wynton Marsalis. For the last 10 years, he has resided in Los Angeles and has been an ambassador of the East Coast Jazz sound through his performances …
Ed Cherry – Guitar Pat Bianchi – Hammond B–3 organ Chris Beck – Drums The Iridium 1650 Broadway (51st) New York, NY 10019 For reservations (212) 582-2121 www.theiridium.com Guitarist Ed Cherry has performed with many of the legends of jazz: Sam Rivers, Henry Threadill , Jimmy Smith, John Patton, Paquito …
EASTON — Labor Day Weekend will get off to a roaring start with the 2013 Monty Alexander Jazz Festival at the Avalon Theatre. At 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 30, saxophonist Sharel Cassity and her quartet will energize the audience with her straightahead jazz. Cassity tours the world performing jazz and …
The news came via notification from Ron Brewington, Motown Alumni Association (MAA). He was informed of George’s passing from former Supremes member Scherrie Payne in the note below. ——- I just received the devastating and sad news that the great musician, George Duke, passed away this evening at St. John’s …
Ed Cherry – Guitar Pat Bianchi – Hammond B–3 organ Chris Beck – Drums The Iridium 1650 Broadway (51st) New York, NY 10019 For reservations (212) 582-2121 www.theiridium.com Guitarist Ed Cherry has performed with many of the legends of jazz: Sam Rivers, Henry Threadill , Jimmy Smith, John Patton, Paquito …
Evan Sherman, a native of New Jersey began playing the drums at five years old. He has performed internationally and nationally with a variety of artists including Anat Cohen, Kenny Burrell, Ron Carter, Cyrus Chestnut, Bob Cranshaw, Ray Drummond, Benny Green, Roy Hargrove, Stefon Harris, Jimmy Heath, Hubert Laws, John …
We are very excited to introduce the new Saxophone Summit: Visitation ArtistShare® Project. This unique ArtistShare® project brings together some of the most monumental figures in jazz: saxophone titans Dave Liebman, Joe Lovano, and Ravi Coltrane will join forces with an equally dynamic rhythm section featuring pianist Phil Markowitz, bassist …
Mulgrew Miller was born in Greenwood, Mississippi, in 1955. He was picking out melodies on the piano at six, taking lessons at eight, and going on gigs with his older brother by ten. As a teenager, he soaked up every kind of music available in his small Southern hometown: country …
FEATURING: Frank Greene, lead trumpet Greg Gisbert, trumpet & flugelhorn Freddie Hendrix, trumpet & flugelhorn Claudio Roditi, trumpet & flugelhorn Jimmy Heath, tenor sax Andres Boiarsky, tenor sax & flute Mark Gross, alto sax & flute Sharel Cassity, alto sax & flute Frank Basile, baritone sax Steve Davis, trombone Jason …
