Born in New Haven (Connecticut), Ed moved to New York to play guitar with Dizzy Gillespie in 1978. He performed with Gillespie’s big band, quartet, and with The United Nation Orchestra, which recorded the Grammy Award-winning album Live at Royal Festival Hall (Enja). Cherry released his first album as a leader, “First Take” (Groovin’ High) […]
SCROLL DOWN FOR TICKETS OR CLICK HERE Check out this great Amina interview with JazzFC board member Richard Epstein on his WPKN radio show, “Sometimes Classical" Happenstance played a hand in two of pianist Amina Figarova's finest recordings. The first time around it was September Suite (Munich Records, 2005). Though based in the Netherlands at the […]
Phil Bowler is a much loved artist at Jazz FC. He performs regularly at The Post with Melissa Newman. Phil attended the University of Hartford, where he received a bachelor's degree in music in 1972. He played with Roland Kirk from 1976–78, then with Hugh Masekela (1980), Joe Lee Wilson (1981), Wynton Marsalis (1982–83), Max Roach (1983), Big Nick Nicholas (1983-85), Slide Hampton, Jon Faddis (1984–89), and Ralph Peterson, Jr. (1987-1996). He […]
Melissa Newman, vocals Tony Lombardozzi, guitar Phil Bowler, bass Bobby Leonard, drums Join us for a cool evening of hot jazz at Westport's own Jazz Inferno! Melissa is a natural talent, and really makes every song she sings her very own. With a band like this, the evening is sure to be way over the […]
Lynette Washington is a native New Yorker and has had a career that has taken her across the globe. Her travel has also enabled her to learn to sing in quite a few international languages. Her singing style is heavily rooted in the jazz, R&B, and gospel arenas. Lynette began her early professional singing career performing in Russian […]
Alma Micic - vocals Eric Alexander - tenor saxophone Rale Micic - guitar Peter Slavov - bass Jason Tiemann - drums Alma Micic was born and raised in Belgrade, Serbia. At the age of 16 she started performing with a local quartet at a time when jazz was making a big comeback in Belgrade. […]
Sylvia Cuenca, drums with: Rico Jones, saxes Manuel Valera, piano Essiet Okon Essiet, bass Based in New York City but originally from northern California, Sylvia Cuenca is a skillful, hard-swinging post-bop/hard bop drummer who is best known for her associations with veteran trumpeter/flügelhornist Clark Terry (who she played with extensively in the '90s and early 2000s) and […]
David Sneider, trumpet with: David Zaks, piano Dan Finn, bass Mike Camacho, drums Greg Wall, saxes David Sneider is a jazz trumpet player, composer and teacher who is a graduate of the Juilliard School. He is the First place winner of both the 2021 Carmine Caruso Competition and the 2019 National Trumpet Competition. The son […]
Sarah Hanahan, alto sax Tony Davis, guitar Mike Migliore, bass Mike Camacho, drums Sarah grew up in Massachusetts and began playing the alto saxophone at the age of 8. After graduating from the Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz (Hartt School, University of Hartford) for her bachelors degree, and the Juilliard School for her masters […]
Altin Sencalar, trombone Tyler Henderson, piano Graham Kozak, bass Mike Camacho, drums Greg Wall, saxes Hailed by Stereophile Magazine for “sound like 21st-century grandchildren of JJ Johnson and Kai Winding” (with his co-bandleader Chris Glassman) and praised by the International Trombone Associations Journal for his “virtuosity melodic and harmonic mastery,” Altin Sencalar is in high […]
