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SUMMARY:Jen Allen Trio
DESCRIPTION:Jen Allen is a dynamic pianist\, composer\, author\, and educator\, captivating audiences worldwide with her artistry and creative vision. She frequently performs as a leader or collaborator in venues across New York\, the Northeast U.S.\, and internationally\, including appearances at the Litchfield Jazz Festival\, Winnipeg Jazz Festival\, Greater Hartford Monday Night Jazz Series\, and Wexford Performing Arts Centre in Ireland. \nJen has shared the stage with renowned artists such as Don Braden\, Jimmy Greene\, Freddie Hendrix\, Camille Thurman\, Nat Reeves\, and Sarah Caswell. An active recording artist\, her discography includes her debut album Pieces of Myself\, Sifting Grace\, her upcoming release Possibilities\, and collaborative projects like Raise Up by Trio 149. She has also contributed to numerous other recordings as a sideman. \nHer compositional work spans big bands\, studio orchestras\, string quartets\, and small ensembles\, earning her a place in the prestigious BMI Jazz Composers Workshop. Notable commissions include her 2018 residency at St. Peter’s Church (NYC) Jazz Lauds and her immersive piece Collective Breath\, which integrates music\, visuals\, and breathwork to foster connection and reflection. \nJen’s educational endeavors are equally impressive. She holds degrees in performance and composition from The Hartt School and UMASS Amherst. Currently\, she serves as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Music at Trinity College in Hartford and Visiting Faculty at Bennington College. Jen has also presented masterclasses\, clinics\, and has been a guest-conductor for numerous universities. She has been a senior teaching artist for Litchfield Performing Arts since 2010. \nJen’s accolades include the 2023 Artistic Excellence Award from the Connecticut Artist Fellowship Program and the 2024 Greenstage Artist Award. Jen also co-authored Sitting In: Jazz Piano with Noah Baerman\, which won Music Inc. Magazine's Editor's Choice Award in 2015. Her \nHer innovative and multifaceted contributions to music and education continue to inspire audiences and students alike. \nJen Allen - Piano \nMatt Dwonszyk - Bass \nJonathan Barber - Drums
URL:https://jazzfc.org/event/jen-allen-trio/
LOCATION:Jazz at the Post @ VFW Post 399\, 465 Riverside Ave\, Westport\, CT\, 06880\, United States
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SUMMARY:Jim Royle’s Caribbean Jazz Connection
DESCRIPTION:Jim Royle - drums \nBryan Garbe - steel pans \nDave Childs - piano/keys \nJohn Mobilio - bass \nThe Caribbean Jazz Connection is led by drummer Jim Royle who has been crossing genres of Jazz and CaribbeanLatin styles for years. They delight audiences wherever they go in the Islands or on the mainland. Royle\, the consummate educator and artist has brought so many young and old alike into the joys of percussion\, especially with Steel pans and Caribbean Jazz. The band features Jim’s former student and steel pan player Bryan Garbe\, now an internationally acclaimed percussionist based in NYC\, who grew up in Fairfield!
URL:https://jazzfc.org/event/jim-royles-caribbean-jazz-connection-3/
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SUMMARY:Melissa Newman
DESCRIPTION:Melissa Newman \, vocals\nTony Lombardozzi\, guitar\nPhil Bowler\, bass\nBobby Leonard\, drums \n  \nJoin us for a warm 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 top. This show always sells out so be sure and get reservations early! \nMelissa Newman had a lucrative career singing jingles for companies like AT&T and Chevrolet. Locally she has  performed at the Blue Lemon\, Tengda\, and Harvest in Westport\,\nwith guitarist Tony Lombardozzi and bassist Phil Bowler. \nMelissa also makes\, shows and sells ceramic and porcelain sculpture. Melissa’s work is featured in the current major exhibit\, “The Weight of Memories” at the Norwalk Art Space. \nAnd if that is not enough\, we celebrate Melissa as an author!  She has a new book out entitled "Head over Heels”\, a love story in words and pictures. \nShe lives in Westport with her husband and two sons. \n  \nIf tickets are showing sold out below\, send email to be placed on the waiting list for the 7:30 show
URL:https://jazzfc.org/event/melissa-newman-10/
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SUMMARY:James Weidman and Harvie S
DESCRIPTION:Jame Weidman\, a distinctive  pianist\, has been a sideman and accompanist in many settings over the past 30+ years\, from Abbey Lincoln\, Cassandra Wilson\, Steve Coleman to Kevin Mahogany and the Grammy nominated Joe Lovano Us Five.  In addition\, James has also proven to be an increasingly significant bandleader and composer/arranger. His recording on Inner Circle Music “Spiritual Impressions” featuring Ruth Naomi Floyd has garnered critical acclaim. It was selected by Cadence Magazine as one of the top ten albums of 2018. His 2023 piano trio release\, “Sonic Realities\,” features bassist Harvie S and drummer Alvester Garnett performing original compositions and works by Charlie Parker\, Kurt Weill and Hale Smith. \nPianist James Weidman is indisputably an essential addition to whatever bandstand he graces. A partial list of Weidman’s affiliations is staggering in depth & breadth: Max Roach\, Woody Herman\, Archie Shepp\, James Moody\, Greg Osby\, Bobby Hutcherson\, Slide Hampton\, Jay Hoggard\, Marvin “Smitty” Smith\, Gloria Lynne\, Dakota Staton\, MBase Collective\, Cassandra Wilson\, TK Blue (co-leader of TaJa)\, Abbey Lincoln\, Ruth Naomi Floyd (Producer)\, Kevin Mahogany (Music Director)\, Joe Lovano\, Marty Ehrlich and Ray Anderson. \n  \n\nBass master Harvie S is one of the most recorded jazz musicians of our time. \nAward-winning composer\, producer\, educator\, arranger\, recording engineer\, and bassist Harvie S is continually challenging himself and his peers\, expanding the borders of musical direction. He has performed and recorded with a long list of artists that includes 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\, Mike Stern\, Jerry Bergonzi\, Lee Konitz\, Dave Leibman\, Joe Lovano\, Pat Metheny\, Paul Motian\, Chico O’Farrill\, Dr. Billy Taylor\, Maria Schneider\, Zoot Sims\, Toots Thielemans\, Ray Vega\, James Williams\, Phil Woods\, and Louie Belson\, among many others. \nHe can be heard on 21 CDs as a leader\, 13 as a co-leader\, and over 400 as a sideman: work that includes recordings with artists like James Brown\, Kenny Barron\, Chick Corea\, Tom Harrell\, Sheila Jordan\, Steve Kuhn\, Pat Martino\, Wycliff Gordon\, David Mathews\, George Cables\, Eddie Henderson\, James Moody\, Danilo Perez\, Anat Cohen\, Paquito DiRivera\, The Manhattan Transfer\, Mike Stern\, Dave Leibman\, John Scofield\, Jerry Bergonzi\, Dave Liebman\, Yusef Lateef\, and Grover Washington Jr. \n  \nJames Weidman\, piano\nFeaturing  Harvie S\, bass\nand\nRyan Sands\, drums\nGreg Wall\, tenor and soprano saxes
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SUMMARY:Andy Gravish and Greg Wall remember Chet Baker and Stan Getz
DESCRIPTION:Remembering Chet Baker! \nAndy Gravish combines a passionate warmth with a blazing facility and a musical wit that always leaves one wanting to hear more. Andy regularly performs at the top jazz festivals around the world\, and has been the featured soloist with the Village Vanguard Orchestra\, the Toshiko Akiyoshi/Lew Tabackin Big Band\, Paquito D'Rivera\, and countless others. His resume is a who's who of jazz: Buddy Rich\, Artie Shaw\, Tony Bennett\, Sarah Vaughn\, Frank Sinatra\, Cab Calloway\, Mel Torme\, Makoto Ozone\,  Paquito D’Rivera\,  Vanguard Jazz Orchestra\, Machito Latin Jazz  Orchestra\, \ Gary Morgan Pan American Big Band\, Wayne Andre Big Band\, Nick  Kenny Werner\, Jon Gordon\, Donald Brown\, Miles Griffith\, Harrold Mabern\, Mulgrew Miller\, Billy Pierce\, James Williams\, Kenny Berger\, Joe Cohn\, Jim Rotondi\, Tom Harrell\, and Joe Magnarelli. \nAndy has absorbed so much of Chet’s music that you will agree he is uniquely qualified to pay tribute to the great master trumpeter and singer. \n  \nMichael Cochrane - piano \nBill Moring - bass \nEric Halverson -drums \nGreg Wall - Sax \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://jazzfc.org/event/andy-gravish-and-greg-wall-remember-chet-baker-and-stan-getz/
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SUMMARY:Kenny Wessel Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Kenny Wessel\, known throughout the world for his adventurous solo voice\, unrelenting swing\, and sensitive accompaniment skills\, has become an audience favorite here in Westport. He is best know for  his long relationship with Jazz Master Ornette Coleman\, touring internationally and recording as a member of Ornette’s Prime Time band. \nKennny is also very interested in creating and investigating points of intersection between jazz and Indian music and and performed and recorded with the late great tabla master Badal Roy and many other musicians from various parts of the globe. He has performed in 27 countries at major Jazz festivals\, concert halls and been in radio and television appearances.  Kenny Wessel is the rare blend of tradition and fiery innovation! \n  \nKen Wessel - guitar \nBoots Maleson - bass \nMike Campenni - drums \nGreg Wall - saxes
URL:https://jazzfc.org/event/kenny-wessel-quartet/
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SUMMARY:Ed Cherry
DESCRIPTION:Born in New Haven\,Connecticut\, Ed Cherry moved to New York in 1978 to play guitar with Dizzy Gillespie from 1978 to 1992 performing in Gillespie's quartet\, big band and with The United Nation Orchestra which recorded the Grammy Award-winning Live at Royal Festival Hall (Enja). Gillespie died in 1993\, and Cherry released his first recording as a leader\, 'First Take' (Groovin' High). That same year\, Ed recorded with Paquito D'Riveras' small group which recorded "Havana Cafe" (Chesky Records). Ed also worked with composer/saxophonist Henry Threadgill for two years and recorded  three cds with Henry's 'Very Very Circus' group. \nIn 1995\, Cherry released his second project as a solo artist\, entitled A Second Look (Groovin' High Records). During that same period Ed worked with Hammond organist John Patton recording three critically acclaimed cds with Patton's quartet-'Blue Planet Man'\,'Minor Swing' and 'This ones for Jah'(DIW). From 1997 to 1998\, Cherry worked in Roy Hargrove's “Crisol” Latin jazz band\, which performed in Havana\, Cuba. During this same period\, he also worked w/baritone saxophonist\, Hamiett Bluiett\, recording Bluiett's cd 'With Eyes Wide Open' on Justin-Time records.In 2001\, Cherry toured Europe for the first time with his own group. He also released his  cd\, 'The Spirit Speaks' on the Canadian Justin Time Records label\, inspired by the great jazz organist Jimmy Smith with whom he had also recently worked.Ed was asked to perform at the 'Vodaphone Madarao Jazz festival'in 2002 in Madarao Japan with his quartet featuring trumpeter Jon Faddis. \nMore recently \, Ed toured with the great Hammond organist Dr. Lonnie Smith\, recording one critically acclaimed cd\, 'In The Beginning' on Pilgrimage Records in 2012. \n  \nEd Cherry - Guitar \nMatt Dwonszyk - Bass \nJason Tiemann - Drums \nGreg Wall - Saxophones \n  \n 
URL:https://jazzfc.org/event/ed-cherry-2/
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SUMMARY:Paul Bollenback with David Kikowski
DESCRIPTION:Award-winning guitarist Paul Bollenback developed a taste for the exotic over the course of a three-year period when his family lived in India. He was 11 years old when the family traveled to New Delhi\, and years later the sounds and experiences of that early journey found their way into his first album from Challenge Records\, Original Visions. His next release\, Double Gemini\, continued to stir up a buzz among critics\, and it drew honors as CD of the Month from both WBGO\, a Newark jazz station\, and 20th Century Jazz Magazine. Bollenback remained with Challenge for his next project\, Soul Grooves. \nIn 2011 Paul garnered a Grammy nomination for co-production on Joey DeFrancesco’s Never Can Say Goodbye (Hi Note). His international and national touring schedule currently include appearances with Joey DeFrancesco\, Mike LeDonne\, Jeff "Tain" Watts\, Gary Bartz\, and Shunzo Ohno\, as well as many appearances with his own trio. \n  \n \n  \nGrammy winner pianist David Kikoski emerged in New York jazz scene in 1980s and quickly established himself as a go-to performer working with top players like Roy Haynes\, Joe Henderson\, Ron Carter\, Al Foster\, Bob Berg\, Michael and Randy Brecker\, Chris Potter and many others. Kikoski is known for his adept post-bop style and spontaneous swinging play. \n  \n  \n  \nPaul Bollenback- Guitar \nDavid Kikowski- Piano \nGreg Wall - Saxophones \nEssiet Essiet - Bass \nRudy Royston - Drums \n  \n 
URL:https://jazzfc.org/event/paul-bollenback-with-david-kikowski/
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SUMMARY:Miki Hayama\, Matt Wilson\, Harvie S and Greg Wall
DESCRIPTION:  \nMiki Hayama - Piano \nHarvie S - Bass \nMatt Wilson - Drums \nGreg Wall - Saxophones \n  \nDon’t miss this exceptional quartet featuring four acclaimed and stylistically distinctive artists. \nMiki Hayama is a GRAMMY-nominated pianist\, arranger and musical director\, and has performed with a wide range of jazz greats and stars across genres such as Aretha Franklin\, Christian McBride\, Greg Osby\, Tia Fuller\, and Nnenna Freelon\, and has earned international praise for her luminous touch and expansive harmonic sensibility. \nHarvie S is a extroadinary bassist with over five decades of artistry. Since moving to New York in the early 1970s\, he has collaborated with giants such as Gil Evans\, Thad Jones\, and Steve Kuhn\, and has established a long and deeply musical partnership with vocalist Sheila Jordan. As a leader\, Harvie  has recorded albums across many settings—from his Urban Earth ensemble to intimate duets with Kenny Barron. He is truly a pillar of the New York Jazz scene. \nMatt Wilson\, one of the most celebrated figures in contemporary jazz is an endlessly creative drummer and bandleader\,  known for his  joyful spirit\, deep swing\, and appearances on more than 250 recordings with such greats as Dewey Redman\, Paul Bley\, Charlie Haden\, Lee Konitz\, Bob Stewart\, and Cecil McBee. \nSaxophonist Greg Wall\, Westport’s own “Jazz Rabbi\,” is the Artistic Director of JazzFC.  His virtuosic improvising and boundary-crossing projects—from Hasidic New Wave\, Later Prophets\, Portal\, and Zion80\,  to commissioned scores for the Carolyn Dorfman Dance Company\,  have earned him international recognition. \nTogether\, these four master musicians create a rare\, dynamic ensemble guaranteed to deliver an unforgettable night of musical interplay\, spontaneity\, and soul at Jazz at the Post.\n  \n 
URL:https://jazzfc.org/event/miki-hayama/
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SUMMARY:Steve Sandberg
DESCRIPTION:We are thrilled to have three time Emmy-nominated composer/pianist Steve Sandberg back with us. Steve plays original music that masterfully blends classical\, world music and jazz with the excitement of virtuosic improvisation. \nSteve's mentor was multi-instrumentalist Mario Rivera\, a member of the Dizzie Gillespie\, Tito Puente\, and George Coleman ensembles. Steve was pianist\, composer and arranger for Rivera’s “Salsa Refugee” group\, and also performed with Celia Cruz\, Tito Puente\, and Ruben Blades. A highlight of this period was an appearance in Rio and São Paolo in a duo with vocalist Bebel Gilberto.\nSteve has toured with David Byrne (“Rei Momo”) as keyboardist and vocalist\, and was musical director for Lincoln Center’s summer Brazilfest series.  He has conducted and arranged for Broadway (Chronicle of a Death Foretold) and for many regional and off-Broadway theatres\, including the New York Shakespeare Festival. \nSteve Sandberg - piano \nMichael O’Brian - bass \nJeff Hirshfield -drums \nGreg Wall - saxophones
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SUMMARY:Steve Johns Mythology CT CD Release Event
DESCRIPTION:Steve Johns is one of the most dynamic and versatile drummers on both the New York City and international Jazz scenes. Since the early 1980’s he has performed and recorded with virtually the “Who’s Who” of the Jazz World. Steve has played with The Sonny Fortune Quartet\, The Benny Carter Quartet\, The Billy Taylor Trio\, Nat Adderley\, Jimmy Owens\, Stanley Turrentine\, Jimmy Heath\, The Randy Brecker Quintet\, Jesseye Norman\, Dave Liebman\, The Ronnie Cuber Band and many others. \n  \nSteve John: Drums \nJohn Hart: Guitar \nGreg Murphy: Piano \nMonte Croft: Vibes \nJoris Teepe: Bass \nGreg Wall: Sax
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SUMMARY:Brian Marsella
DESCRIPTION:'Marsella is as versatile and talented a pianist as you will find' - Frank Alkyer\, Downbeat \n'...the classically trained Marsella displayed dizzying technique while imbuing pieces with an authentic soul- jazz feeling' - Bill Milkowski review of Brian Marsella Trio August 10th set at the Village Vanguard \n  \nBrian Marsella - pinao \nReid Taylor - bass \nBrian Floody - drums \nGreg Wall - saxophones \n  \nBrian Marsella has risen to the top ranks of NYC jazz pianists. A Philadelphia native\, Marsella moved to New York in 1998 and has been touring and recording consistently since. Currently Marsella has released 11 albums as a leader or co-leader. His projects include the large ensembles iMAGiNARiUM and Gatos do Sul\, the jazz quintet The Flail\, the psychedelic surf-rock trio The Modulators as well as two acoustic piano trios (one featuring Kenny Wollesen and Trevor Dunn and the other with Christian McBride and Anwar Marshall.) OUTSPOKEN: The Music of Hasaan Ibn Ali (McBride\, Marshall) was chosen as a Best Album of 2018 by The New York City Jazz Record. Brian can also be heard on over 30 other albums including 15 on John Zorn's TZADIK label (3 as a leader). Over the past 5 years\, Brian has become a central figure in John Zorn's world as a musician in both his Masada and Bagatelle projects as well as a member of Zorn's Cobra.\nSince 2004\, Marsella has been of member of Cyro Baptista's Beat the Donkey and Banquet of the Spirits. With Cyro\, Brian has toured the world and helped lead workshops in Brazilian rhythms and in the community building project\, 'Sound of the Community.'\nBrian's touring and recording credits include John Zorn\, Cyro Baptista\, Matisyahu\, Marshall Allen\, Hassan Hakmoun\, Jon Irabagon\, Ches Smith\, Tyshawn Sorey Ikue Mori\, Billy Martin\, Nels Cline\, Meg Okura’s Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble\, Jessica Lurie Ensemble and the groups Zion80\, Edom\, Pharaoh's Daughter\, Yemen Blues and Fresh Cut Orchestra.
URL:https://jazzfc.org/event/brian-marsella-2/
LOCATION:Jazz at the Post @ VFW Post 399\, 465 Riverside Ave\, Westport\, CT\, 06880\, United States
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SUMMARY:Tim Horner
DESCRIPTION:Tim Horner - drums \nAllen Bezama - guitar \nJim Ridl - piano \nGreg Wall - saxophones \nNoriko Ueda -bass \n  \nTim Horner has shared the stages of so many of New York's major venues such as The Village Vanguard\, Birdland\, The Blue Note\, Lincoln Center\, Dizzy's Coca Cola\, as well as many international tours\,  and the artists he has worked with at these venues with span a large cross section of Jazz history. He has performed  with people such as Hank Jones\, Clifford Jordan\, Pepper Adams\, Joe Locke\, Randy Brecker\, Vic Juris\, The Village Vanguard Orchestra\, The Maria Schneider Jazz Orchestra\, Frank Kimbrough\, Roseanna Vitro\, Ann Hampton Calloway\, Mark Murphy\, Joe Williams\, Dick Oatts\, Red Rodney\, Mark Sherman\, Ted Rosenthal\, Bill Cunliffe and Rufus Reid. In this span of 41 years he has also recorded over 250 recordings as a sideman and 3 of his own personal projects of original compositions. Since 2000 he has been a 5 time Jazz Ambassador for the US State Dept. concertizing and teaching in over 20 countries throughout The World. \nThis engagement will feature Tim leading a quintet featuring his wonderful writing.
URL:https://jazzfc.org/event/tim_horner/
LOCATION:Jazz at the Post @ VFW Post 399\, 465 Riverside Ave\, Westport\, CT\, 06880\, United States
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SUMMARY:Chris Coogan Meets the Jazz Rabbi
DESCRIPTION:Chis Coogan - Piano \nJazz Rabbi Greg Wall - Saxophones \nJohn Mobilio - Bass \nJim Royle - Drums \n  \nJazz Rabbi Greg Wall and Chris Coogan have been teaming up regularly after meeting back in 2015  and realizing they were cut from the same cloth. They share a deep spiritual attachment to African-American music that digs deep into its roots and extends out from there\, as well as enjoying a love of community.  With Chris's long time rhythm section of John Mobilio and Jim Royle rounding out the group\, the swing is over the top. \nPianist Chris Coogan has been one of the most popular performers in our area for many years\, and for good reason: He plays great! Chris grew up here\, and has chosen to make Fairfield County his home\, as well as his home base for his multifaceted music career. He is a world class jazz pianist\, a sensitive and in demand accompanist for singers\, a powerhouse Gospel pianist\, choir director and bandleader\, a highly effective and inspiring educator\, and general all around amazing and good  guy. \nSaxophonist Greg Wall has played at venues such as  Carnegie Hall\, the Village Vanguard\, the Blue Note\, the Bottom Line\, Symphony Space\, Roulette and the King Cole Room at the St. Regis. For may years he found his  home in the “Downtown Scene”\, a group of improvisers based at NYC’s Knitting Factory\, that blurred the lines between musical genres and styles. Greg recorded and toured internationally with Hasidic New Wave\, Later Prophets\, Neshama Carlebach\, Zion 80 and started a long musical relationship with choreographer Carolyn Dorfman\, writing and recording quite a few full length commissioned scores. He has lived in Westport since 2013\, and is the Artistic Director of  JazzFC.
URL:https://jazzfc.org/event/chris-coogan-meets-the-jazz-rabbi-5/
LOCATION:Jazz at the Post @ VFW Post 399\, 465 Riverside Ave\, Westport\, CT\, 06880\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251009T193000
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SUMMARY:Brian Torff Group
DESCRIPTION:Brian Torff - upright stick bass\, acoustic guitar\, harmonica\, loop pedal \nWes Lewis -  saxophone \nJosh Walker - saxophone \nElijah Atkins - drums \nA musical career takes many surprise turns. After a career as a jazz bassist and composer that began in the mid 1970s\,  Brian Torff now creates music as a songwriter\, guitarist and vocalist. He has played with Frank Sinatra\, George Shearing\, Mary Lou Williams\, Erroll Garner\, Stephane Grappelli\, Oliver Nelson\, and Marian McPartland among others. Torff now focuses on acoustic guitar\, harmonica\, loop pedal\, and his upright stick bass to create a different sound. As a Professor of Music at Fairfield University since 1993\, his research trips to the deep South have impacted the lyrical stories of his songs and deepened  \n​Brian Torff has written a jazz memoir\, In Love With Voices\, and his most recent book\, Seize the Beat: The Evolution of American Music is used in his classes on American popular music. Torff explains\, “I love working with words\, so songwriting was a logical next step.” Drawing on his experience in jazz\, blues\, and rock\, combined with a county-folk influence\, Brian Torff feels that “we need to create new musical categories.” \n​His band  plans to shoot YouTube music videos this September and release a new album this fall.\, “I hope that our music\,” says Torff\, “is a soundtrack to an American road trip\, past and present. It is a journey into the essential contribution of Black American music.”
URL:https://jazzfc.org/event/brian-torff-group/
LOCATION:Jazz at the Post @ VFW Post 399\, 465 Riverside Ave\, Westport\, CT\, 06880\, United States
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SUMMARY:Melissa Newman
DESCRIPTION:Melissa Newman \, vocals\nTony Lombardozzi\, guitar\nPhil Bowler\, bass\nBobby Leonard\, drums \n  \nJoin us for a warm 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 top. This show always sells out so be sure and get reservations early! \nMelissa Newman had a lucrative career singing jingles for companies like AT&T and Chevrolet. Locally she has  performed at the Blue Lemon\, Tengda\, and Harvest in Westport\,\nwith guitarist Tony Lombardozzi and bassist Phil Bowler. \nMelissa also makes\, shows and sells ceramic and porcelain sculpture. Melissa’s work is featured in the current major exhibit\, “The Weight of Memories” at the Norwalk Art Space. \nAnd if that is not enough\, we celebrate Melissa as an author!  She has a new book out entitled "Head over Heels”\, a love story in words and pictures. \nShe lives in Westport with her husband and two sons. \n  \nIf tickets are showing sold out below\, send email to be placed on the waiting list for the 7:30 show
URL:https://jazzfc.org/event/melissa-newman-9/
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SUMMARY:Amina Figarova
DESCRIPTION:Amina Figarova was born in Baku\, Azerbaijan\, and as a child studied to be a classical concert pianist. Graduated from the Baku Conservatory as classical concert pianist. In 1990\, she entered Rotterdam Conservatory (where she met Bart Platteau\, a fellow student from Belgium) to pursue jazz\, coming to the United States in 1992 to complete her formal education at Boston’s Berklee College of Music. In 1998 she was invited to the Thelonious Monk Institute’s summer jazz colony in Aspen\, and after more than a decade of bookings in major U.S. jazz clubs\, concert halls and festivals\, the couple gained legal immigrant status in 2013\, and became US citizen in 2020. They currently live in Harlem\, NY and tour constantly.  \n“Among the most important composers to come into jazz in the new millennium” – JazzTime  \nHailing from Azerbaijan\, the New York-based Amina Figarova is an internationally influenced—and recognized—composer\, pianist\, and bandleader. Those three roles come to the forefront in Figarova’s sextets\, bands with a remarkable chemistry that brings her detailed arrangements to life. Every member of the group stands out as a first-rate individual\, but their dedication to Figarova’s eclectic and powerful compositions gives this group its depth of feeling and elite status. The Amina Figarova Sextet has been a hit at major festivals like the Newport Jazz Festival and New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival  \nSuite for Africa is Amina’s 18th album\, all with original compositions by Amina. Other compositions for Symphonic orchestra\, Musical Diana\, a ballad book for Trio Del Norte\, brass ensemble\, flute duo and quartet\, and many more.
URL:https://jazzfc.org/event/amina-figarova/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250918T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250918T220000
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SUMMARY:David Hazeltine Quintet
DESCRIPTION:David Hazeltine - piano \nSteve Davis - trombone \nGreg Wall - saxophone \nBoots Maleson - bass \nJason Tiemann - drums \n\nDavid Hazeltine is one of a handful of contemporary pianists who has mastered all of the major musical skills\, from improvisation and technique\, to accompaniment\, arranging\, and composition. Even more impressive\, David is the rare artist able to innovate in each category. Thus it’s no surprise that he’s the most recorded contemporary jazz pianist of our time\, having recorded thirty five CD’s as a leader and hundreds more as a sideman\, on various major labels globally. A Milwaukee native\, David was playing the clubs as a preteen\, and before he’d even come of age he was already grabbing the attention and respect of jazz legends like Sonny Stitt\, and Chet Baker. \n 
URL:https://jazzfc.org/event/david-hazeltine-quintet/
LOCATION:Jazz at the Post @ VFW Post 399\, 465 Riverside Ave\, Westport\, CT\, 06880\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250911T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250911T223000
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SUMMARY:Jeb Patton
DESCRIPTION:Jeb Patton -Piano \nMike Mossman-trumpet \nGreg Wall - saxophone \nMatt Dwonszyk-bass \nDavid Alvarez - drums \n  \nJeb Patton has recorded and toured throughout the United States and abroad as the pianist with the Heath Brothers\, Jimmy Heath’s Generations Quintet\, the Charles McPherson Quartet\, the Sachal Vasandani Quartet\, the Dmitry Baevsky Quartet\, the Winard Harper Sextet\, as well as with his own trio. Jeb has also performed with a variety of luminaries and top ensembles including Percy Heath\, Tootie Heath\, the Jimmy Heath Big Band\, the Dizzy Gillespie Alumni Big Band\, the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band\, Village Vanguard Big Band\, Etta Jones\, Jessye Norman\, Barbara Cook\, Roberta Gambarini\, Antonio Hart\, Rodney Green\, David Wong\, Peter and Will Anderson\, Jimmy Cobb\, Lewis Nash\, Billy Drummond\, George Coleman\, James Moody\, Maurice Peress\, Coleridge Taylor Perkinson\, the Broadway musical\, “After Midnight\,” and the New York Philomusica to name a few. His arrangements have been performed by the Heath Brothers\, Jessye Norman\, Emanuel Ax\, Lang Lang\, The Jimmy Heath Big Band\, Sachal Vasandani\, The Duke University Big Band\, and the UNC Chapel Hill Big Band. \nJeb Patton’s latest recording\, Preludes\, was released in late 2022. His two previous CDs: Tenthish and Shades and Tones were released on the Cellar Live Label in 2018 and 2016 respectively. His debut CD\, New Strides\, was released on the MAXJAZZ label in 2009. Sher Music has published three books by Jeb Patton: Introduction to Jazz Piano\, A Deep Dive (2020); An Approach to Comping Vol. 1: The Essentials (2013) and An Approach to Comping Vol. 2: Advanced Concepts and Technique (2016). Jeb also teaches piano\, ear training\, transcription\, jazz piano for non-pianists\, arranging\, and improvisation at Queens College\, City College\, and Five Towns College.
URL:https://jazzfc.org/event/jeb-patton/
LOCATION:Jazz at the Post @ VFW Post 399\, 465 Riverside Ave\, Westport\, CT\, 06880\, United States
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SUMMARY:Janice Friedman
DESCRIPTION:Janice Friedman - piano \nDave Kingsnorth - bass \nMike Campenni- drums \nGreg Wall - saxes \n  \nPianist Janice Friedman has joined musical forces with some of the biggest names in Jazz including Joe Lovano\, Lew Tabakin\, and Billy Higgins. The famous pianist\, Marian McPartland\, not only had her on “Piano Jazz\,” but also had her join her on tour around the country. Janice has recorded with such varied musicians as Milt Hinton\, Warren Vache’ and Claudio Roditi. She brings the phrasing of the horns to her playing perhaps because she has been the pianist in so many big bands. She is one of the few women to ever tour extensively with The Woody Herman Orchestra. \nHaving played in the most famous of concert halls and notable clubs from Carnegie Hall and the JFK Arts Center to the Blue Note\, Birdland\, Kitano\, Smoke\, Dizzy’s Jazz Club\, Sweet Rhythm and Iridium in NYC\, you can safely say she has wowed audiences from coast to coast and on practically every continent on the globe.
URL:https://jazzfc.org/event/janice-friedman-3/
LOCATION:Jazz at the Post @ VFW Post 399\, 465 Riverside Ave\, Westport\, CT\, 06880\, United States
CATEGORIES:Jazz Rabbi Series
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SUMMARY:Sambeleza
DESCRIPTION:In a special partnership with WPKN radio\, we present Sambeleza! \nSambeleza derives its name from two words: samba\, the national dance of Brazil\, and beleza\, Portugese for 'beauty'. \nGuitarist Joe Carter's specialty is Brazilian Jazz\, combining straight ahead and bebop styles of jazz with samba\, bossa nova and Northeast styles of Brazilian music. \nVocalist and pianist Isabella Mendes\, born in Sao Paulo\, is a rising talent known for her sensitive interpretations of\nstandard bossa novas as well as the pop-tinged music of younger Brazilian\nsingers. \nBassist Jeff Fuller is a CT treasure\, a master musician bringing his rich experiences touring with Jazz masters Lou Donaldson\, Paquito D’Rivera and many others to a wide range of local projects and audiences. \nDrummer Daniel Silva is tearing it up\, combining his appetite for new musical experience with the rich sounds of his native Brazil. \nSaxophonist Greg Wall is JazzFC's Artistic Director.
URL:https://jazzfc.org/event/brazilian-night-featuring-sambaleza/
LOCATION:Jazz at the Post @ VFW Post 399\, 465 Riverside Ave\, Westport\, CT\, 06880\, United States
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SUMMARY:Will Goble/ Ryan Sands Quintet
DESCRIPTION:  \nWill Goble\, bass \n  \nRyan Sands\, drums \n  \nAnthony Carabello\, guitar \n  \nNathan Edwards\, saxophone \n  \nGreg Wall\, Saxophone \n  \nDuring his twenty-plus year career\, Will Goble has contributed to a number of musical communities\, released two albums under his own name\, and worked steadily alongside longtime collaborators. His first album\, Some Stories Tells No Lies (2012)\, features his own trio (drummer Dave Potter and Pianist Austin Johnson) joined by trumpeter Marcus Printup and saxophonist Chad Eby. His second album\, “Consider The Blues” was released in 2016 on OA2 Records (Origin Arts). \n Currently based in New Haven\, CT\, Will continues to perform as a sideman and bandleader. Along with Marsalis and Roberts\, Will has appeared with Marcus and Joan Belgrave\, Wessell Anderson\, Vincent Gardner\, Eric Reed\, Gregory Tardy\, Warren Wolf\, Martin Bejerano\, Nick Finzer\, Eric Rasmussen\, George Colligan\, Lew Soloff\, Etienne Charles\, Michael Kocour\, Fred Wesley\, and many others. \n  \nHailing from Orange\, CT/New Haven County\, Ryan Sands has worked his way up to become one of the top young drummers in his field. His emphatic playing has landed him performances with Terell Stafford\, Geoffrey Keezer\, Wayne Escoffrey\, Tamir Hendleman\, Lucy Yeghiazaryan\, and Jason Marsalis. He currently holds the drum chair for Christian Sands and Altus. Ryan has performed in the pit of the Ain’t Misbehavin\, under the direction of Jeffrey Page\, and worked on music for Dominique Morisseau’s Paradise Blue under the direction of Alphonso Horne. \nAs a professor he has taught for Neighborhood Music School in New Haven\, CT\, and iSchool of Music and Art in Shanghai. He currently teaches private drums at Yale University for their Yale Undergrad Jazz Collective and is a professor at Southern Connecticut State University.
URL:https://jazzfc.org/event/will-goble-ryan-sands-quintet/
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SUMMARY:Melissa Newman
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a warm 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 top. This show always sells out so be sure and get reservations early! \nMelissa Newman had a lucrative career singing jingles for companies like AT&T and Chevrolet. Locally she has  performed at the Blue Lemon\, Tengda\, and Harvest in Westport\,\nwith guitarist Tony Lombardozzi and bassist Phil Bowler. Melissa also makes\, shows and sells ceramic and porcelain sculpture. Melissa was a featured artist in the recent major exhibit\, “Layers Revealed” at The Norwalk Art Space. She lives in Westport with her husband and two sons. \nAnd if that is not enough\, we celebrate Melissa as an author!  She has a new book out entitled "Head over Heels”\, a love story in words and pictures. \n  \nMelissa Newman \, vocals\nTony Lombardozzi\, guitar\nPhil Bowler\, bass\nBobby Leonard\, drums \nGreg Wall\, Sax \nIf tickets are showing sold out below\, send email to be placed on the waiting list for the 7:30 show
URL:https://jazzfc.org/event/melissa-newman-8/
LOCATION:Jazz at the Post @ VFW Post 399\, 465 Riverside Ave\, Westport\, CT\, 06880\, United States
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SUMMARY:Jim Royle’s Caribbean Jazz Connection
DESCRIPTION:The Caribbean Jazz Connection is led by drummer Jim Royle who has been crossing genres of Jazz and Caribbean Latin styles for years. They delight audiences wherever they go in the Islands or on the mainland. Royle\, the consummate educator and artist has brought so many young and old alike into the joys of percussion\, especially with Steel pans and Caribbean Jazz. The band features Jim’s former student and steel pan player Bryan Garbe\, now an internationally acclaimed percussionist based in NYC\, who grew up in Fairfield!
URL:https://jazzfc.org/event/jim-royles-caribbean-jazz-connection-2/
LOCATION:Jazz at the Post @ VFW Post 399\, 465 Riverside Ave\, Westport\, CT\, 06880\, United States
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SUMMARY:Abena Koomson-Davis
DESCRIPTION:Abena Koomson-Davis\, vocals\nGreg Wall\, tenor and soprano saxes\nRick Germanson\, piano\nMatt Dwonszyk\, bass\nJonathan Barber \, drums\n  \nAbena Koomson-Davis is a performer\, educator\, and wordsmith. She is a graduate of Sarah Lawrence College\, where she earned a B.A. in Liberal Arts\, and also of Teachers College\, Columbia University\, where she earned a Masters in Education Leadership. Abena was an original cast member of the hit Broadway musical FELA!\, which earned three Tony awards. She originated the role of Funmilayo Anikulapo Kuti in the Off-Broadway production at the Baryshnikov Arts Center. Abena plays in several notable bands\, including the cappella trio Saheli\, the Cool Rulers\, and Van Davis\, where she has been the featured vocalist for over a decade and had the honor of performing with Stevie Wonder. \nFor more than 15 years\, Abena has been the lead vocalist of the funk rock band Van Davis. She is the musical director for the Resistance Revival Chorus\, and her song “Joy in Resistance” is featured on their debut album\, This Joy. Abena’s debut jazz album on WJ3 Records\, Where is Love\, features time-honored standards and original compositions co-written with her husband\, acclaimed jazz trombonist Steve Davis.
URL:https://jazzfc.org/event/abena-koomson-davis/
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SUMMARY:Chris Coogan
DESCRIPTION:Pianist Chris Coogan has been one of the most popular performers in our area for many years\, and for good reason: He “plays great”! Chris grew up here\, and has chosen to make Fairfield County his home\, as well as his home base for his many faceted music career. He is a world class jazz pianist\, a sensitive and in demand accompanist for singers\, a powerhouse Gospel pianist\, choir director and bandleader\, a highly effective and inspiring educator\, and general all around amazing and good  guy. \nThe Jazz Rabbi met Chris shortly after moving to Westport almost 10 years ago\, and realized they were cut from the same cloth. They share a deep spiritual attachment to African-American music that digs deep into its roots and extends out from there.
URL:https://jazzfc.org/event/chris-coogan/
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SUMMARY:Sarah Cion
DESCRIPTION:Jazz FC is delighted to welcome back  Sarah Jane Cion.  Sarah has performed with young and older jazz legends such as Clark Terry\, Etta Jones\, Anita O’Day\, Della Griffin\, Ralph Lalama\, Alan Harris\, Carmen Leggio\, Dr. Lyn Christie\, Bucky Pizzarelli\, Don Braden\, and many others. She is often found performing with New York City mainstay big bands such as the Lew Anderson Big Band at Birdland and is currently performing with bestselling author and tenor man James McBride. Her debut CD\, Indeed! features alto saxophonist Antonio Hart\, drummer Tony Reedus and other young jazz giants. Her second CD Moon Song was released internationally on the Naxos Jazz label featuring Phil Palombi\, Chris Potter and Billy Hart. Moon Song was the 4th best selling Modern Jazz album in Japan in April 2000\, and reached Number 15 on the U.S. Gavin Reports on June 22nd\, 2000.
URL:https://jazzfc.org/event/sarah-cion/
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SUMMARY:Adam Nussbaum with Jay Anderson\, Rob Aries and Greg Wall
DESCRIPTION:Adam Nussbaum\, born in New York City\, is one of the finest Jazz drummers working today. He grew up in Norwalk (Conneticut). When he was five years old\, he gained piano lessons. Seven years later he began playing drums\, bass and saxophone.  \n\n\n\n1975 Adam Nussbaum moved to New York to study at Davis Center for Performing Arts. This was the start of his successful career as professional drummer. Since then he was in volved in several projects\, performend and recorded with other great musicians. \nHe has played with a virtual "Who's Who" in the jazz world. Longtime associateshave included: John Abercrombie\, Bob Berg\, Michael & Randy Brecker\, Eliane Elias\, Gil Evans\, Stan Getz and Mike Gibbs. Further Nussbaum performed and recorded with Vic Juris\, Lee Konitz\, Moody\, John Scofield\, Joe Sample\, Ohad Talmor\, 'Toots' Thielemans and Kenny Wheeler & NHØP. As well as freelancing with prominent artists of every generation\, being a major asset no matter where he appears. \n  \nBassist/composer Jay Anderson is among the most versatile and respected jazz artists performing today. He has performed/recorded with a wide range of jazz artists including Woody Herman\, Carmen McRae\, Michael Brecker\, Paul Bley\, Bob Mintzer\, John Abercrombie\, Dave Liebman\, Joe Sample\, Maria Schneider\, Stanley Cowell\, John Scofield\, Lee Konitz\, Vic Juris\, Red Rodney\, Ira Sullivan\, Mike Stern\, Anat Cohen\, Toots Thielemans\, Kenny Wheeler\, Jay Clayton and non-jazz artists like Oswaldo Golijov\, Dawn Upshaw\, The Australian Chamber Orchestra\, Robert Spano (Atlanta Symphony)\, Michael Franks\, David Bowie\, Frank Zappa\, Tom Waits\, Terre Roche\, Chaka Khan\, Michel Legrand\, Allen Ginsberg\, and Celine Dion. He has been featured on over 400 recordings\, seven of which have received the Grammy Award. His original recordings  “NEXT EXIT” (DMP)\,  “LOCAL COLOR” (DMP)\, and "DEEPSCAPE" (Steeplechase) have received critical acclaim both in the U.S. and abroad. Jay has conducted clinics around the world and is a Professor of Jazz Bass Studies at the Manhattan School of Music in New York City and New Jersey City University.
URL:https://jazzfc.org/event/adam-nussbaum-and-jay-anderson/
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SUMMARY:Frank London and The Elders - "Spirit Stronger Than Blood- a celebration of Life"
DESCRIPTION:Frank London - trumpet \nGreg Wall - tenor saxophone \nRobert Piket -piano \nHilliard Green - bass \nNewman Taylor Baker - drums \nHear our interview with Frank London \nRecently diagnosed with myelofibrosis\, an extremely rare blood cancer\, London decided to release Spirit Stronger Than Blood as a celebration of life. After a serious battle\, Sir Frank (he was knighted by the government of Hungary!)  has gained the upper hand and is once again touring the world\, composing\, and playing better than ever.  This concert is the official CT release of the new release on ESP-Disc. \n"Encompassing six originals\, the program kicks off with “Let There Be Peace”\, an eternal prayer whose modal jazz appeal evokes the elated spirit and pure fire of Pharaoh Sanders. London pairs beautifully with saxophonist Greg Wall in the frontline\, well supported by the rhythm section of pianist Marilyn Lerner\, bassist Hilliard Greene\, and Matthew Shipp Trio’s drummer Newman Taylor Baker. \nThe swinging modalism of “Resilience”\, which London dedicates to the late trumpeter Lester Bowie\, serves the burning saxophone outpours of Wall\, who\, very much in the foreground here\, works on top of Lerner’s unceasing harmonies. The title track\, “Spirit Stronger Than Blood”\, is heartbreakingly introduced by piano and trumpet in a meditative rubato passage that soon gives way to a 3/4 rhythmic flux delicately underpinned by bass and drums. Imbued with an encouraging\, positive energy\, this number ends with emotive trumpet wails conveying both beauty and sorrow with dramatic flair.”  Filipe Freitas\, Jazz Trail \nTrumpeter/composer FRANK LONDON is a member of the Klezmatics\, Hasidic New Wave\, The Elders\, and has performed with John Zorn\, LL Cool J\, Mel Torme\, Lester Bowieπs Brass Fantasy\, LaMonte Young\, They Might Be Giants\, David Byrne\, Jane Siberry\, Ben Folds 5\, Mark Ribot\, Maurice El Medioni and Gal Costa\, and is featured on over 100 cds. His own recordings include INVOCATIONS (cantorial music); Frank Londonπs Klezmer Brass Allstarsπ DI SHIKERE KAPELYE and BROTHERHOOD OF BRASS; NIGUNIM and THE ZMIROS PROJECT (Jewish mystical songs\, with Klezmatics vocalist Lorin Sklamberg); THE DEBT (film and theater music); THE SHEKHINA BIG BAND; the soundtrack to THE SHVITZ; the soundtrack to Perl Gluck's THE DIVAHN and four releases with Hasidic New Wave ( co-led by JazzFC Artistic Director Greg Wall).
URL:https://jazzfc.org/event/frank-london-3/
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SUMMARY:“Speak No Evil”\,  a Tribute to Wayne Shorter
DESCRIPTION:Greg Wall - tenor Saxophone \nAndy Gravish -Trumpet \nJen Allen - Piano \nEssiet Essiet- Bass \nSylvia Cuenca - Drums \n  \nThe great Wayne Shorter\, 1933- 2023\, was among the  most influential improvisers and prolific composers in Jazz history. \nSince his first performances with  Art Blakey in the late 1950’s\, he stayed at the forefront of Jazz\, simultaneously straddling the past and the future of the music. \nAlthough his saxophone playing was inimitable\, his writing influenced just about every jazz composer to follow\, \nSpeak No Evil was one of several albums Wayne recorded for Blue Note in 1964\, his first year as a member of Miles Davis’s mid-1960s quintet. The album is generally regarded as one of Shorter's finest\, and also a highlight of the Blue Note catalogue. NPR’s Murray Horwitz stated in 2001 that "Speak No Evil is sort of a consolidation of Wayne Shorter's compositional excellence. It's so thorough and consistent and wide-ranging. It's almost a manifesto for his ideas. Those ideas were new 40 years ago\, but they're still fresh today.” \nNew York Times critic Ben Ratliff included the album in his publication Jazz: A Critic's Guide to the 100 Most Important Recordings stating that it offers "the first taste of a gnomic compositional style that would haunt jazz forevermore… Just about everybody playing jazz born in the 1950s and after accepts it as a foundation.” \nOn June 12\, as part of our Distinctive Disc playlists series\, we will celebrate the compositions that make up “Speak No Evil” with a stellar group of artists who have been listening and performing this music their entire careers. Come hear how this music is still alive and growing\, 60 years later! \nPianist Jen Allen has shared the stage with renowned artists such as Don Braden\, Jimmy Greene\, Freddie Hendrix\, Camille Thurman\, Nat Reeves\, and Sarah Caswell. An active recording artist\, her discography includes her debut album Pieces of Myself\, Sifting Grace\, her upcoming release Possibilities\, and collaborative projects like Raise Up by Trio 149. She has also contributed to numerous other recordings as a sideman.\nAndy Gravish launched his career as trumpet soloist with the great drummer Buddy Rich\, touring with Frank Sinatra\, Tony Bennett\, Sarah Vaughn. After moving to NYC in 1989\, he  began performing with various jazz groups such as Toshiko Akiyoshi/Lew Tabakin\, the Bill Kirchner Nonette\, Paquito D'Rivera's Big Band\, andThe Vanguard Jazz  He is present on many recordings in various formats from big band to small group jazz\, as well as commercial recordings and jingles.\nSylvia Cuenca is an active drummer on the New York and SF Bay Area jazz scenes who is contributing outstanding performances in a variety of situations. She has had the honor of sharing the bandstand with saxophone legend Joe Henderson for 4 years and trumpet legend Clark Terry for 17 years before that.\nEssiet Okon Essiet first received critical acclaim  decades ago as a member of saxophonist Bobby Watson's post hard bop group Horizon and Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers. He has long since established himself as one of New York's premier bassists\, touring and recording with Famoudou Don Moye\,  Abdullah Ibrahim\, Benny Golson\, Johnny Griffin\, James Moody\, Freddie Hubbard\, Bobby Hutcherson\, Cedar Walton\, Sam Rivers\, George Adams\, Pat Martino\, Kenny Burrell\, Jackie McLean\, Frank Morgan\, and Kenny Barron.\nGreg Wall\, Artistic Director of JazzFC\,  has performed and recorded with Hasidic New Wave \,Greg Wall’s Later Prophets \, Zion80\, and Greg Wall’s Unity Orchestra\, and has made many session appearances for record dates and film scores.\nGreg moved to Westport\, CT in 2013 and has curated a weekly Westport based Jazz series since 2015\, performing weekly with a rotating lineup of internationally acclaimed NYC based and touring Jazz artists.
URL:https://jazzfc.org/event/the-sooth-sayer-a-tribute-to-wayne-shorter/
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