Notorious Jazz

DAVE STRYKER QUARTET
2023-09-01 19:00 - 2023-09-02 23:00 (America/New_York) | Jazz Forum Arts, 1 Dixon Lane, Tarrytown, NY, 10591, United States
When Dave Stryker was ten years old, he was inspired by the Beatles to start playing guitar. His interest was rock and roll until he heard the albums My Favorite Things by John Coltrane and Beyond the Blue Horizon by George Benson. By seventeen, he was a jazz guitarist in Omaha. In 1978 he moved to Los Angeles where he took lessons from another Omaha native, Billy Rogers, and met organist Jack McDuff. After moving to New York City, he toured with McDuff in 1984–5, then spent ten years with saxophonist Stanley Turrentine.
Stryker formed a band with Steve Slagle and a trio with Jared Gold and Tony Reedus (later McClenty Hunter and Billy Hart). He worked with the late Kevin Mahogany as sideman, composer, and arranger, appeared with him at Carnegie Hall, and toured with him in Europe and Japan. He has also worked with Eliane Elias, Javon Jackson, and Andy LaVerne.
He teaches jazz guitar at Indiana University and Montclair State University and at the Jamey Aebersold Summer Jazz Workshop, the Litchfield Jazz Camp, and the Veneto/New School Workshop in Italy.
In 2018 Stryker began teaching jazz guitar online through the ArtistWorks music education website.

LOWCOUNTRY JAZZ FESTIVAL
2023-09-02 - 2023-09-04 | Charleston Gaillard Center, 95 Calhoun Street, Charleston, SC, 29401, United States
Day 1: Jonathan Butler & Gregory Porter
Day 2: Dave Koz, Candy Dulfer, Eric Darius, Maysa Leek, Avery Sunshine and
Under the artistic direction of producer Tony Clarke, in collaboration with the Gaillard Center’s artistic team, the festival returns with a stellar lineup of award-winning jazz singers and musicians Dave Koz & Friends, Gregory Porter, Avery*Sunshine, and Jonathan Butler.
This year, the finest smooth jazz combined with bluesy soul will create a relevant sound that resonates with the region’s discerning music audiences young and old. Charleston, South Carolina played an important role in the early development of jazz. It was a thriving center of African American music in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and was home to many of the first jazz musicians and bands. The city was also a major port, which helped to spread jazz music to other parts of the country and the world. The weekend celebrates these genres in the heart of downtown Charleston, allowing attendees to experience this vibrant cultural city with a fitting soundtrack.
The Festival is welcoming back the soulful sounds of jazz legend Dave Koz, the renowned saxophonist who delivers an unforgettable performance every time he takes the stage, and adding headliner GRAMMY award-winning artist Gregory Porter, whose cross-pollinated brand combines jazz, soul, and gospel. Inspirational singer-songwriter and guitarist Jonathan Butler and vibrant, soulful singer, pianist, and composer Avery*Sunshine will open.
The Gaillard is cementing its role as a leading non-profit performing arts center in the Southeast dedicated to commissioning and presenting ambitious cultural programming and popular performances that engage audiences, foster community, and prompt essential dialogue. Central to this is the Labor Day weekend, which sees the Lowcountry Jazz Festival take over the building.
In addition to annually bringing together jazz fans from across the Southeast, the Festival is the primary fundraiser for Closing the Gap in Health Care, Inc.

CHICAGO JAZZ FESTIVAL
2023-09-02 11:00 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | Millennium Park, 201 E. Randolph Street, Chicago, IL, 60601, United States
Seating Bowl and Great Lawn open at 2:45pm.
Harris Theater Rooftop – Young Lions Jazz (Enter on Randolph St.)

11am – Chicago High School for the Arts
11:50am – Midwest Young Artists Conservatory
12:40pm – Lane Tech College Prep High School
1:35pm- Whitney Young High School
2:25pm – New Trier High School
3:15pm – Kenwood Academy High School

Von Freeman Pavilion (North Promenade)

11:30am-12:25pm – Alvin Cobb Jr.
12:40-1:35pm – Devon Sandridge
1:50-2:45pm – Theodis Rodgers Organ Trio
3-4pm – Carmen Stokes

Jay Pritzker Pavilion

4:15-5:05pm – Tammy McCann
5:25-6:10pm – Brandee Younger
6:25-7:25pm – Nduduzo Makhathini
7:45-9pm – Makaya McCraven
