ERIC ALEXANDER
Eric Alexander is one of the most sought-after saxophonists on the modern jazz scene. “The people I listened to in college are still the cats that are influencing me today,” says Alexander. “Monk, Dizzy, Sonny Stitt, Clifford Brown, Sonny Rollins, Jackie McLean, Joe Henderson – the legacy left by Bird and all the bebop pioneers, that language and that feel, that’s the bread and butter of everything I do.” Don’t miss this musical master as he returns to our stage!
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JOHN & DAVID SNEIDER GENERATIONS QUINTET
Lineup:
John “Scrapper” Sneider – Trumpet | David Sneider – Trumpet | Andy Watson – Drums | Ugonna Okegwo – Bass | Jeb Patton – Piano
Acclaimed trumpeter John Sneider has worked with artists like Larry Goldings, Andy Bey. Curtis Stigers, Brad Mehldau and Madeleine Peyroux. His latest album is “The Scrapper” on the Cellar Live label.
David Sneider, also on trumpet, is forging his own career path in NYC. The Winner of the Carmine Caruso International Jazz Trumpet Competition in 2021, David is currently pursuing his masters degree at The Juilliard School of Music and performing with notable artists like Dom Salvador and Ulysses Owens Jr.
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MIKE CLARK, GARY BARTZ & EDDIE HENDERSON
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MARIA HOWELL
Holiday’s traumatic childhood and fight to be treated as an equal both on and off the bandstand weren’t fully appreciated in her time. But once the world caught up to her, they discovered a trailblazer and one of the most gifted storytellers in American music.
Billie Holiday Show
Maria Howell – Vocals
Justin Varnes – Drums and Narration
John Sandfort – Tenor Saxophone
Noel Freidline – Piano
Kevin Smith – Bass
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SEAN JONES’ DIZZY SPELLZ
Trumpeter Sean Jones’ Dizzy Spellz has wowed New York audiences for years with its interpretation of the late, great jazz master Dizzy Gillespie. Armed with a turntablist and the tap dancing Appalachian style of Brinae Ali, Jones and Dizzy Spellz put a new spin on Diz, from his bebop beginnings to his later Afro-Cuban tunes. The band will serve as an amazing kick off to the 2023 Purdue Jazz Festival.
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