EITHER/ORCHESTRA

In the decades since the Either/Orchestra debuted on December 17, 1985 at the Cambridge MA Public Library, the group has made over 1000 performances in 38 of the United States and 12 foreign countries, as well as releasing a dozen albums and being nominated for a Grammy, winning five Boston Music awards and numerous Downbeat Critics Poll placements, among many other honors. From prestigious festivals like Glastonbury Pop and Chicago Jazz to tiny clubs, schools and churches in out of the way places, the group has been “dependably marvelous,” according to the Village Voice.

No obstacles deterred leader Russ Gershon and his intrepid musical explorers from visiting new musical worlds – until the Covid pandemic. The band’s most recent performance was in December of 2019 at Tufts U., with one of their distinguished Ethiopian collaborators, vocalist Teshome Mitiku. But now, they’re coming back!

To celebrate the exact 40th anniversary of their first show, the Either/Orchestra returns to the stage not a mile from where they started. The E/O began playing the Regattabar when the club was band new in the ’90’s. There is no better and more appropriate venue for them to inaugurate their fifth decade.

The E/O will be making selections from their vast catalog of originals and original arrangements of classic and obscure jazz, as well as dipping into their unparalleled repertoire of Ethiopian music in honor of their upcoming release, éthiopiques 32: Nalbandian the Ethiopian.

Their second release on the legendary éthiopiques series features music by Nerses Nalbandian, a teenage refugee of the Armenian genocide who rose to become music director of Emperor of Ethiopia Haile Selassie’s National Theater in Addis Ababa. Nalbandian’s interest in American music helped set the stage for the birth of the modern Ethiopian pop music which has bewitched music aficionados the world over the past couple of decades. His music has seldom been played since the totalitarian revolution which deposed Haile Selassie in 1974, and the E/O was asked by the Nalbandian family and éthiopiques producer Frances Falceto to reconstruct and play it at the National Theater of Ethiopia. The album is a record of that labor of love.

E/O personnel:

Tom Halter | trumpet
Dan Rosenthal | trumpet
Joel Yennior | trombone
Sam Spear | alto sax
Russ Gershon | tenor sax
Charlie Kohlhase | baritone sax
Alexei Tsiganov | piano
Rick McLaughlin | bass
Brooke Sofferman | drums
Vicente Lebron | congas

Cover: Sold Out

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LENNY ROBINSON TRIO

Lenny Robinson has become one of the foremost voices of jazz at the drums. He grew up in Baltimore, Md. in a very rich musical environment. He played piano and organ in his father’s church in his early teens. He also played trumpet in both junior high and high school. The love of percussion was felt in the ninth grade and the rest, as they say, is history.

He studied at the Peabody Conservatory of Music as well as Morgan State University and has gone on to perform or record with a who’s who of artists. A partial list would include: Dewey Redman, Clifford Jordan, Warren Wolf, Carter Jefferson, Vanessa Rubin, Lou Donaldson, Roy Hargrove, Charles McPherson, Kenny Barron, Eartha Kitt, Gary Bartz, Eddie Henderson, Joey DeFrancesco, Ahmad Jamal, Keter Betts, John Hicks, Sean Jones, Larry Willis, Don Braden,Terence Blanchard as well as the Bill Cosby show “You Bet Your Life”. He was also a member of the late Stanley Turrentine’s working band and has toured and recorded with Marlena Shaw.

Lenny is the leader of The Lenny Robinson Group as well as the co-leader of Lenny Robinson and ThreeForAll. He has an organ group called the “Organic Trio”, and he leads the piano-less trio “MadCurious which features Brian Settles on saxophone and Tarus Mateen on bass.

Dining & Jazz Cover: $10.00 per person

Bar & Jazz: No Cover

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DAVE WECKL QUARTET

Dave Weckl, the St. Louis, Missouri native is a jazz fusion drummer and the leader of the Dave Weckl Band. He was inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 2000.

He was with the Chick Corea Elektric Band from 1985 to 1991. During this time he performed on many albums and also appeared with Corea’s Akoustic Band. He said he “augmented his work with Corea by continuing his session work and appearing often with the GRP All-Star Big Band”.

The Band:
Dave Weckl ~ Drums
Oz Noy ~ Guitar
Chrissi Poland ~ Vocals
Jimmy Haslip ~ Bass

Tickets:
$75.00 1st Set ~ Inside Seating
$70.00 2nd Set Inside Seating
$20.00 Patio Seating The PATIO is a “LIVE VIDEO CONCERT”
you are NOT inside the Club

$4.25 Processing fee on all tickets

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KEMBA COFIELD & BERNARD LINNETTE INTERACTIVE

Vocalist Kemba Cofield joins the Bernard Linnette Interactive for the Unity Jazz “Brunch n Sip” Benefit event for Jazz 91.9FM WCLK. Two days filled with smooth, classic and contemporary jazz and blues vibes, delicious brunch bites, and refreshing sips and featuring some of the top performers Atlanta has to offer.

Saturday, November 15 at 7:00 PM
The Soul Brothers Quintet with Ron Adwaters
8:00 pm
Bernard Linnette Interactive with Kemba Cofield
Kebbi Williams
Kevin Griffin

Sunday, November 16 at 1:00 PM
Tomi Berry
Edwin Williams
Tony Hightower
Marcella Jones
Kevin McCoy

Tickets: $55.20 General Admission | Student $14.64

2 for 1 Deal: Sold Out

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STRAIGHT AHEAD

Out of Detroit’s lively jazz scene, comes the ground breaking, Grammy-nominated jazz group Straight Ahead. A group of strong, inventive instrumentalists and vocalists, they have shown themselves to be powerful and imaginative composers and arrangers. Straight Ahead was the first all-woman group signed to Atlantic Jazz.

Widely recognized for their eclectic and soulful approach to creating music, Straight Ahead is in the Detroit Music Awards Hall of Fame. with a sound that ranges comfortably from mainstream jazz to Latin jazz and jazzy hip-hop.  Their live performances are a dynamic celebration of power and joy!

The Group:
Alina Morr- Piano
Marion Hayden – Bass
Gayelynn McKinney- Drums
Kymberli Wright – Vocals
Ingrid Racine – Trumpet

Cover: $20.00

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