BRANFORD MARSALIS
After four decades in the international spotlight, the achievements of saxophonist Branford Marsalis continue to grow. He is an instrumentalist, composer and bandleader to be reckoned with, crossing stylistic boundaries while maintaining an unwavering creative integrity. With three Grammys and a citation by the National Endowment for the Arts as a Jazz Master, he is an avatar of contemporary artistic excellence.
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DONNY MCCASLIN QUINTET
For more than two decades, protean saxist and composer Donny McCaslin has relentlessly expanded his musical purview in a variety of ensemble settings: as a sideman, as the pilot of his own diverse groups and, more recently, as a collaborator on the late Bowie’s final album, Blackstar. That investment in genres outside of jazz is visible on the tenorist’s recent work.
Donny McCaslin – Saxophone
Gregoire Maret – Harmonica
Julian Lage – Guitar
Scott Colley – Bass
Johnathan Blake – Drums
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BEN WENDEL QUARTET
Ben Wendel is a naturally inquisitive musician whose credentials branch out beyond jazz. He briefly toured with Snoop Dogg. He’s a member of Kneebody, a postmillennial groove band with a sizable following, as well as an accomplished solo artist and producer.
Ben Wendel – Saxophone
Gerald Clayton – Piano
Linda May Han Oh – Bass
Obed Calvaire – Drums
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RAVI COLTRANE 3+3
Ravi Coltrane is the son of saxophonist John Coltrane and jazz harpist Alice Coltrane and is a jazz saxophonist. Co-owner of the record label RKM Music, he has produced pianist Luis Perdomo, guitarist David Gilmore, and trumpeter Ralph Alessi.
Dezron Douglas & Johnathan Blake ~ Oct 25-27
Gadi Lehavi & Éle Howell ~ Oct 28-30
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Daily Dose Of Jazz…
Myron Pierman “Mynie” Sutton was born October 9, 1903 in Niagara Falls, Canada. He worked in dance ensembles in Buffalo, New York and Cleveland, Ohio between 1924 and 1931. Returning to Canada in 1931 he founded the Canadian Ambassadors in Aylmer, Quebec. This was one of very few black jazz bands based out of Canada in the 1930s.
The group operated out of Montreal, Canada from 1933, playing at Connie’s Inn, the Hollywood Club, and Cafe Montmartre. Additionally they toured Quebec and Ontario. Pianists in the ensemble included Lou Hooper and Buster Harding.
By 1941 the Ambassadors had disbanded and Sutton returned to his birthplace of Niagara Falls, where he played locally for decades. He made no commercial recordings. A collection of materials devoted to Sutton is held at the Concordia University library in Montreal.
Alto saxophonist and bandleader Mynie Sutton transitioned on June 17, 1982 in Niagara Falls.
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