BILL CHARLAP TRIO
Special Guests: Dee Dee Bridgewater & Nicholas Payton
“There are certain gigs that remind you why you fell in love with jazz in the first place. Vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater and pianomeister Bill Charlap did just that Friday night at Catalina’s,” wrote Jazz Weekly following a 2022 performance at the famed LA jazz club.
The NEA Jazz Master and triple Grammy Award winner teams with Grammy-winning trumpeter Nicholas Payton and the Grammy-winning Bill Charlap Trio – Peter Washington on bass, Kenny Washington on drums – to open the 2023 Jazz in July season. They bring the artistic alchemy that has made their collaborations a joyride of spontaneous storytelling and improvisation, making this opening concert one not to miss.
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Three Wishes
Baroness Pannonica asked Ben Riley if granted what would be his three wishes and this is what he responded:
- “Just one wish, and I can do the rest. I want to do something I like to do. Not anything with money, like everyone else is doing. I would really like to feel good and not have to pay for it.”
*Excerpt from Three Wishes: An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats ~ Compiled and Photographed by Pannonica de Koenigswarter
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Daily Dose Of Jazz…
Eddie Crocetti was born on June 25, 1943 in Baltimore, Maryland. His interest in music came when he heard a band perform in his father’s bar and he was drawn into the world of professional music. His father immediately purchased him his first set of drums and he began studying drums and piano. By the time he was 14 years old, he was playing professionally for the local musicians of the city. He went on to study the organ.
Eddie married at age 19 and began his family all while entertaining and delighting audiences with his own personal musical approach. For the past 25 years he has been playing alongside Dizzy Gillespie, James Moody, Ira Sullivan, Nat Adderley, Joe Venuti, Allen Harris, Toni Bishop, and more. Beyond jazz he has worked with Robert Goulet, Carole Lawrence, The Smother’s Brothers, The Drifters, The Coasters, The Platters, Fats Domino, Lucy Arnaz, Bill Cosby, Donald O’Connor, Patti Page and Julio Iglesias among others.
In 2001, Crocetti found his soulmate and formed the jazz group Perfect Fusion, which includes his new bride. This led to his release of a jazz organ recording. His wife lent vocals to one of his original works.
Organist Eddie Crocetti currently performs in jazz venues across the United States.
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CARL ALLEN QUARTET FEATURING STEVE NELSON
Carl Allen is an American jazz drummer and educator. Allen attended William Paterson University. He has worked with a wide variety of musicians, including Freddie Hubbard, Jackie McLean, George Coleman, Phil Woods, the Benny Green Trio and Rickie Lee Jones. It was with Green that Allen met bassist Christian McBride.
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THE WILLAMETTE JAZZ TRIO
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