Portal Jazz Quartet
This Connecticutian band of brothers called Portal assembled about a year ago, on a Thursday. Since then they have been researching, writing, and planning their eventual domination of the mainstream. As we all know this is quite a feat! But these four gentlemen are sworn by all that is sacred in good music and are willing to die trying.
Matt Moadel, Drums: This rhythm magician, with two wands in hand can weave a spell so profound that we are left with a message of truth and beauty.
David Morgan, Piano: This man of many voices proves to us that anything is possible when unlocking the truth of the 88 riddles.
Rich Zurkowski, Bass: Rich lives below the Y in Yamaha on your house piano. This quarter note salesman provides deep bass tones for many beautiful people.
Greg Wall, Saxophones: If you were going into battle you would want this man by your side. His firm grasp of tradition only serves to cushion and propel his freer flights.
Your mission if you choose to accept it is as follows: Use our beautiful democracy known as Portal as a model for spreading the message of real music in the real world.
Their brand new EP, Portal Vol. 1 was released this year, and they are busy writing and rehearsing to tour and record their first full-length album in 2018.
The Jazz Rabbi got his start in Boston, playing at the famous organ driven jazz club Wally's. In the early 80's he performed frequently at Jersey organ clubs The Peppermint Lounge and El-C's.
He is proud to bring Mark Minchello and the sound of jazz organ with guitar at its best, to Westport's Jazz Inferno! Mark is carrying on in the great jazz organ tradition, and with the great Rale Micic on guitar and the amazing, and oh so swinging Jason Tiemann on drums (first time at 323!). The Jazz Inferno will be ON FIRE this week - don't miss this one!
Mark Minchello – Organ
Rale Micic – Guitar
Greg Wall – Tenor & Soprano Sax
Jason Tiemann – Drums
Brian Marsella is always raising the bar for piano artistry. Described by one enthusiastic fan as sounding like a "psychedelic Art Tatum", Brian never ceases to amaze and astound his listeners.
Reserve now! Jazz masterpieces by Thelonious Monk, Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Sam Rivers, Benny Golson, and John Coltrane, along with classic tunes by Gershwin, Cole Porter, Johnny Mercer, Hoagy Carmichael, and lots more!
AS ALWAYS -- NO COVER CHARGE!
Brian Marsella: Piano
Josh Lawrence: Trumpet
Greg Wall: Tenor & Soprano Sax
Phil Bowler: Bass
Matt Moadel: Drums
Pieces of Silver...a Tribute to Horace Silver at PEARL at Longshore.
For the first time at Pearl, we are bringing you a special night of Jazz with celebrated jazz artists!
Featuring Andy Gravish, trumpet; Phil Bowler, bass (Horace Silver album!); Michael Cochrane, piano; Steve Johns, Drums; and Peter Brainin substituting in for Greg "Jazz Rabbi" Wall, saxophone.
Legendary pianist and composer Horace Silver, who grew up in Norwalk, was a recipient of a 1995 NEA Jazz Masters fellowship, the nation's highest honor in jazz. Horace Silver was the heart of the hard bop era, helping to form the influential Jazz Messengers and composing many blues and gospel-flavored songs that have become part of the jazz canon.
Dave Childs, piano
Brian Torff, bass
Greg Burrows, drums
Bassist Harvie S. has performed and recorded with Stan Getz, Chet Baker, Dexter Gordon, Tony Bennett, Ray Baretto, Michael Brecker, Jean Pierre Rampal, Paquito D’Rivera, Gil Evans, Art Farmer, Mark Turner, Jim Hall, Stefon Harris, Billy Hart, Lee Konitz, Yusef Lateef, Dave Leibman, Joe Lovano, Pat Metheny, Paul Motion, Chico O’Farrill, Danilo Perez, Maria Schneider, Zoot Sims, Toots Thielemans, Ray Vega, James Williams, Phil Woods, Louie Bellson and countless others. He can be heard on twenty albums as a leader, fifteen as a co-leader, and over four hundred albums as a sideman.
Pianist Mark Berman inherited his love of music and career path from his dad, Arnold “Sonny Berman,” a well known trumpet player and big band leader. A graduate of the Hartt School of Music in Hartford, Connecticut, Berman has written for, played and recorded with the proverbial who’s who of jazz, pop and rock. His fun to read resume reads like a history of modern music: Illinois Jacquet, Jackie McLean (one of his former teachers, Aretha Franklin, Carole King, Wycliff Gordon, Mark Murphy, Betty Buckley, and many more. But, he didn’t truly enter pop culture glory until he played piano on the world famous theme to “Sex And The City.”
Harvie S. - bass
Mark Berman -piano
Greg Wall - saxophones
Greg Burrows- drums
Sets begin at 7:30 and 9:30PM
Reservations strongly recommended!
