Archive for July 2015
Thursday, August 27th – 7 pm
POETS David Meltzer & Julie Rogers
with Zan Stewart, sax
CD Launch Party
w/guest poets Christopher Luna &
Toni Partington, from Vancouver, WA
CD LAUNCH PARTY! Two Tone Poetry & Jazz David Meltzer & Julie Rogers Zan Stewart on saxophone with special guest poets from afar / long-time friends Christopher Luna (Clark County, WA Poet Laureate) Toni Partington  indomitable beats, zensters, seers, latter day philosophes: luminous souls in jazzland David Meltzer and Julie Rogers have just released their new CD, Two…
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Sunday, August 23rd – 4:30-6:30 pm
Take a stroll through the history of the jazz piano with Macy Blackman
Piano Professor Macy Blackman takes a musicologist’s stroll through the history of jazz piano in a couple of sets on Sunday, the 23rd, with Bing Nathan on bass. Macy has often graced our stage with his band the Mighty Fines, playing the fabulous music of New Orleans R&B. Indeed, hearing Macy is like stepping into…
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Saturday, August 22nd – 7:30-10 pm
Vinnie Rodriguez explores
the music of Joe Henderson
Joe Henderson, out of Lima, Ohio, born in 1937, learned the rudiments of the jazz trade at Wayne State University in Detroit, alongside Yusef Lateef, Barry Harris and Donald Byrd. Â In and out of the military in the very early 1960s, he landed in New York and quickly made his mark, gaining the notice of…
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Saturday, August 22nd – 4-6 pm
Grant Levin, piano
Pepe Jacobo, drums
Twice a month, Grant Levin — among the very best jazz pianists on the local scene — brings in a duo partner for two sets of standards and originals. For this outing, Pepe Jacobo  plays drums. These duo dates make for an intimate setting that lends itself to the kind of beautiful interplay that elevates…
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Friday, August 21st – 5:30-8:00 pm
Ornette in mind…
Honoring the life of a legend and ground breaking, revolutionary artist after his recent passing. Scott Foster, guitar, leads a quartet to explore Ornette Coleman’s music with Jim Peterson on sax, Noah Schenker on bass, and Bryan Bowman on drums. Scott Foster presents a new quartet or trio each month on the third Friday of…
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Sunday, August 16th – 4:30-6:30 pm
Rob Woodcock Quartet
Bassist Rob Woodcock leads the ensemble, with Riley Bandy on sax, Jordan Samuels on guitar and Jon Frank on drums. Rob was born in NYC on March 5, 1975 and grew up in Lake Ronkonkoma on Long Island. He began playing electric bass at the age of 15 and double bass a few years later.…
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