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10/01 Wednesday
10:00 PM KGBG
Kaufman/Gertz/Bergonzi/Guerrero
Jerry Bergonzi sax
Gabriel Guerrero piano
Bruce Gertz bass
Bob Kaufman drums
10/03 Friday
7:00 PM ZABAP
AFRO-CARIBBEAN AVANT-GARDE JAZZ
Melodies and grooves from Africa and the Antilles meet the intensity and freedom of contemporary improvisation.
Based in Brattleboro, Vermont, Zabap features seven of New England’s master improvisors: Eugene Uman, keyboards; Derrik Jordan, violin and guitar; Dan Rostov, trumpet; Jamie MacDonald, bass; Doug Raneri, drums; Steve Ferraris and Julian Gerstin, percussion.
The ensemble’s members have worked with a vast array of musicians from Sun Ra to Bo Diddley, salsa star Chocolate Armenteros to punk legend Richard Hell, African bands Habib Koite and Kotoja, and with such jazz luminaries as Michael Brecker, Lee Konitz, Sonny Fortune, Paquito D’Rivera, Charlie Haden, Joseph Bowie, Yusef Lateef, Carlos Averhoff, Valery Ponomarev, Sheila Jordan, Jay Clayton, Bobby Sanabria, and Donald Byrd.
Zabap filters these influences through the deep traditions of Ghana, Cuba, Martinique and Brazil. Most of the band members have lived, studied, and performed in these nations. Some pieces are settings of traditional songs, while others are original but with rhythms and instruments from afar. With three percussionists in the rhythm section, you can count on surprises … some pretty sounds, and some challenging ones.
Zabap … It’s not your grandma’s Latin jazz.
10/06 Monday
8:00 PM Blink/Thirsty Ear/booking
myspace.com/blinkchicago
10/08 Wednesday
10:00 PM KGBG
Kaufman/Gertz/Bergonzi/Guerrero
Jerry Bergonzi sax
Gabriel Guerrero piano
Bruce Gertz bass
Bob Kaufman drums
10/09 Thursday
10:00 PM The Julien Kasper Band
The Julien Kasper Band sound has been described as "Jimi Hendrix and John Coltrane take James Brown, Jeff Beck and T-Bone Walker out to lunch". This is dynamic, accessible, highly original instrumental music with a world of contrasts ranging from tough funk and rock grooves to floating, ethereal harmonic adventures.
http://www.julienkasper.com
http://www.myspace.com/julienkasperband
10/10 Friday
7:00 PM The Wee Trio
is a collaborative musical exploration consisting of vibraphonist James Westfall, bassist Dan Loomis, and drummer Jared Schonig.
10/12 Sunday
7:00 PM The Anna Hoffmann Octet+
This Boston based Jazz & Funk Octet features a three piece horn section, cello, vibraphone, guitar, bass, drums and piano. Composer/Arranger Saxophonist Anna Hoffmann founded the group in 2005.
The Repertoire focuses on Originals by the group and some arrangements of tunes by contemporary artists like Kenny Garrett, Joshua Redman and Urban Knights. Some of the repertoire is more Funk oriented while other tunes are more Straight Ahead and Contemporary Jazz.
The main influences are the Yellowjackets, Steely Dan, San Francisco Jazz Collective, Herbie Hancock, Maria Schneider, Joshua Redman and Kenny Garrett.
www.annajazz.com
Will Caviness - trumpet
Anna Hoffmann - alto sax & comp.
Tucker Antell - tenor sax
Catherine Bent - cello
Natalie Dietrich - vibes
Mark Cocheo - guitar
Michel Reis - piano
Nate Therrien - bass
Moses Eder - drums
10/15 Wednesday
10:00 PM KGBG
Kaufman/Gertz/Bergonzi/Guerrero
Jerry Bergonzi sax
Gabriel Guerrero piano
Bruce Gertz bass
Bob Kaufman drums
10/19 Sunday
7:00 PM Florencia Gonzalez Big Band
www.myspace.com/florenciagonzalez
www.florenciagonzalez.com
10/22 Wednesday
10:00 PM KGBG
Kaufman/Gertz/Bergonzi/Guerrero
Jerry Bergonzi sax
Gabriel Guerrero piano
Bruce Gertz bass
Bob Kaufman drums
10/23 Thursday
7:00 PM Fred Woodard Trio
Fred Woodard – Guitar
Greg Loughman – Bass
Yoron Israel - Drums
$10 suggested donation
The Music
This concert will feature an evening of standard and original jazz music. Woodard’s guitar style draws from several influences including, Charlie Christian, Wes Montgomery, Grant Green, Kenny Burrell, George Benson and Sonny Rollins. Woodard also takes sounds from styles other than jazz and adapts them to a jazz format.
Here’s what WGBH jazz radio host Eric Jackson has to say about Woodard: “I find Fred’s tone to be warm and inviting, making you want to hear more from him. No matter if he’s playing a ballad, an up tempo tune or an African American spiritual, that warmth shines through.”
Biographies
Fred Woodard (guitar, leader) has performed extensively with his trio in the northeastern and midwestern United States and southeastern Canada, making appearances at events such as the Providence Jazz and Blues Festival, The Discover Jazz Festival, The Kingfield Jazz and Blues Showcase and the Iowa City Jazz Festival. Woodard has released two CD’s Arrival and 1715 on his own label, Ujam Records. Both of these CDs have received extensive airplay and positive reviews as well. Woodard is currently on the faculty at the Roland Hayes School of Music in Roxbury, MA.
Greg Loughman (bass) has been very active on the Boston jazz scene for a number of years. His musical career has also taken him on tours of Jamaica, the Dominican Republic, the Czech Republic and Japan. He is also a faculty member at the University of Maine in Augusta, ME.
Yoron Israel (drums) has toured and recorded with musicians such as Abbey Lincoln, Ahmad Jamal, Kenny Burrell, Art Farmer, James Williams and he has recorded four CDs as a leader. He is currently assistant chair of the percussion department at Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA.
10/25 Saturday
8:00 PM IMPROV JAZZ
David Haas, piano
James Bergin, viola
Noah Kaplan, saxophone
10/29 Wednesday
10:00 PM KGBG
Kaufman/Gertz/Bergonzi/Guerrero
Jerry Bergonzi sax
Gabriel Guerrero piano
Bruce Gertz bass
Bob Kaufman drums
10/30 Thursday
7:00 PM Mark Hadley Quartet
Mark Hadley is a jazz guitarist originally from Rochester, NY but currently residing in Boston, MA. First picking up the guitar at 11 years old, Mark began playing pop rock music until discovering jazz through players like Pat Metheny and Miles Davis. He began studying jazz with the incredible guitarist Bob Sneider as a junior in high school and still studies with Bob when he is in Rochester. Mark has played at the world renowned Rochester International Jazz Festival for 2 years, and at various venues around Rochester. Currently attending the Berklee College of Music on scholarship, Mark has studied with David Gilmore, Mick Goodrick, Hal Crook, Bryan Baker and Matt Stevens, and plans to continue his study as a Performance/Jazz Composition major.
http://myspace.com/markhadleymusic
$7