TIM RIES QUINTET
Saxophonist and composer Tim Ries has had a whirlwind musical career which began in 1983 with trumpet great Maynard Ferguson. He moved to New York City in 1985 and since then he’s performed with a “who’s who” of jazz, rock, pop and world music icons, including his current employer the Rolling Stones.
Ries has also worked with Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon, Donald Fagen, Michael Jackson, Blood, Sweat and Tears, Rod Stewart, Lyle Lovett, Red Garland, Donald Byrd, Hank Jones, Jack DeJohnette, Michael Brecker, Joe Henderson, Tony Bennett and countless others.
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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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Daily Dose Of Jazz…
Judd Proctor was born Procter on January 2, 1931 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England. He played banjo in his youth and joined a local trio, but switched to guitar in his teens. He won a regional Melody Maker contest in a group, The Zetland Players. By the age of 18 he was conscripted into the Royal Air Force, where he met and was influenced by guitarist Ike Isaacs. After his military service ended, he worked in accountancy for British Rail, but soon left to join a dance band in Nottingham and became a professional musician.
After playing in various bands he joined Ray Ellington’s quartet in 1955, remaining for six years. He appeared on many radio broadcasts including The Goon Show. The early Sixties saw Proctor become a session musician, appearing on recordings by Cliff Richard, Helen Shapiro, The Springfields, Cilla Black, Serge Gainsbourg, Harry Nilsson and many others. In his later years he worked with the Benny Goodman Orchestra. He recorded some instrumentals under his own name, including the 1961 single Palamino/Nola, and a 1968 LP, Guitars Galore.
Judd appeared on many television shows with Ella Fitzgerald, Sammy Davis Jr., and Victoria Wood, and on many film soundtracks. The 1960s through the ‘80s had him touring with Stanley Black, a member of the Don Lusher Orchestra, and with the Bert Kaempfert Orchestra. His last and longest regular gig was providing incidental music for the TV comedy series Last of the Summer Wine.
Guitarist and session musician Judd Proctor, whose name was often misspelled on early recordings, transitioned on August 21, 2020 in Market Deeping, Lincolnshire, England at the age of 89.
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