Daily Dose Of Jazz…
Richard Simon was born in Kansas City, Kansas on July 5, 1949 and left a comfortable position as a college English professor to take up the upright bass at age 30. He apprenticed with the elder elite of the Los Angeles, California jazz scene, including Red Callender and John Clayton, and soon began working with Buddy Collette, Teddy Edwards, Plas Johnson and Art Hillery, as well as LA Philharmonic’s Abe Luboff.
Richard has played traditional jazz with Pete Fountain, swing with Ken Peplowski, and be-bop with Richie Cole. He has recorded with Al Viola, Houston Person, Rebecca Kilgore, Gerald Wiggins and Chico Hamilton, toured Japan three times and performed twice with the King of Thailand. He worked frequently with vocalists Sue Raney, Maria Muldaur, Maxine Weldon, as well as the late vocalists Ernie Andrews, Lorez Alexandria and Keely Smith, and Rosemary Clooney.
Deeply involved in jazz education, Simonhe is the program director for JazzAmerica, a non-profit organization that provides tuition-free jazz instruction after school and in summer WorkChops.
Bassist Richard Simon continues to perform, record and educate.
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MINGUS DYNASTY
Mingus Dynasty was the first band Sue Mingus organized after Charles Mingus’ death in 1979, collaborating with his own sidemen to honor his life and work. Although Mingus was an iconic and trailblazing bassist, he always said he was first and foremost a composer, and he left behind over 300 composition that deserved to be played. So a band carrying on his music became a natural, if unanticipated, mission. Today, four decades later, the powerful legacy of Mingus Music ignites bandstands as new generations of musicians express their individual voices and musical personalities, and celebrate and explore this rich and varied musical legacy.
Please arrive 30 minutes before the show your attending. Call for ticket information.
Philip Harper | Trumpet
Mark Gross | Alto Saxophone
Abraham Burton | Tenor Saxophone
Robin Eubanks | Trombone
Miki Yamanaka | Piano
Barry Stephenson | Bass
Donald Edwards | Drums
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KELLY GREEN TRIO
Kelly Green (piano/voice), Evan Hyde (drums) & Luca Soul (bass) have played as a trio extensively all over NYC and the tri-state-area. They perform uniquely stylized arrangements of songs from the Great American Songbook and the Jazz canon as well as Miss Green’s original compositions.
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DANIEL GLASS TRIO
The Daniel Glass Trio, based in New York City, is led by award-winning drummer, author, and educator Daniel Glass. The group, which has been performing together since 2016, also includes guitarist Sean Harkness and bassist Michael O’Brien.
Each member of the trio has an impressive background, having recorded and performed with top-tier artists such from Bette Midler, Liza Minnelli, Brian Setzer, Harry Connick Jr., and Freddy Cole to Ruben Blades, actress Kathleen Turner, and KISS frontman Gene Simmons. This diverse experience contributes to the trio’s eclectic sound. Their latest recording, titled “BAM!” showcases this versatility by offering both original tunes and eclectic reinventions, from the timeless standard “It Could Happen To You” to Deep Purple’s rock classic “Smoke on the Water”.
Please arrive 20-30 minutes before the show | No reservations
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Daily Dose Of Jazz…
Martin Vallely was born in Belfast, Ireland on July 1, 1962. His musical history spans a career working with Cork bands Soon and No Sangoma to working with acclaimed indie oufit Dear Wolf in Germany with whom he recorded.
As a bandleader he put together a quartet that recorded and released three albums beginning in 2008 with Debut, his maiden voyage receiving critical acclaim as a jazz composer. The following year Waltzin and in 2010 he released Gloves Off.
As a singer/songwriter, Martin also released two cds of his own songs as the band Glen River, first 12 in 2009 and After The Fall in 2010 which showcases his songwriting abilities. He is a half of an excellent duo called The Apologists.
Bassist, composer, songwriter, producer and educator Martin Vallely presently resides in Cork, Ireland where he continues to perform and teach.
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