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11/01 Saturday
7:00 PM Tim Hein
http://www.myspace.com/timhein
11/03 Monday
7:00 PM The Julien Kasper Band (Every 1st Monday)
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
Julien Kasper is a superb guitarist ... a dynamic and fluent player with a rich mind full of musical ideas. This is a terrific musician who should not be missed.
— Allan Chase The Portsmouth Herald
"Kasper's playing is authoritative and adventurous. With forays into jazz
phrasing and high-octane blues, his melodic attack combines equal parts of
Jeff Beck and Hendrix channeled through monumental tone."
-- Guitarist Magazine
"His second album continues to show he's is one of New England's real musical treasures. The CD is a sparkling sample of Kasper's versatility ... marvelous interplay... virtuoso fretwork... delectable melody... stunning command of tone and phrasing...
— Jay Miller Patriot Ledger
"Julien Kasper again proves he is one of the finer rock guitar instrumentalists around. He’s got great chops and feel and unquestionable tone. In fact, the sounds of the guitars are damn near perfect. And best of all, the compositions here are well-written."
— John Heidt Vintage Guitar
"Berklee’s ax-wielding professor of Hendrixian studies and Beckology puts the lie once more to the old “those-who-can’t-play-teach” canard with this ripping, live-to-tape date, his second. Grounded in jazz-rock and funk, featuring more guitar tones than a ZZ Top compilation, and all done with a minimum of crotch-grabbing, “The New Imperial” gives a good name to guitar heroics. Download: “8 to 11.”
— Kevin R. Convey Boston Herald
"Wes Montgomery greatly complicated my life by hipping me to jazz," writes Julien Kasper. Way to go, Wes! Kasper's ballsy - yet - breathy tone (think Holdsworth, Frisell) is grafted onto lithe, elastic compositions that breath fusion fire through Texas teeth.
The eclectic [guitarist] suggests that "John Coltrane and Miles Davis have far more in common with Hendrix and Beck than most jazz guitarists." Building his style from that perspective, Kasper displays the kind of righteous control, dead-on phrasing, progressive composition, and savvy ears that make Eric Johnson's music so appealing... This guy is really, really good - somebody give him a record deal quick!"
-- Guitar Player Magazine
10:00 PM The Fringe
Over Thirty Years of playing every Monday!
whoaah that's a long time, I guess telepathy is normal after that long.
John Lockwood
Bob Gullotti
George Garzone
11/04 Tuesday
7:00 PM The Odd Tuesday Milonga
7 - 8 Beginner Lesson
8 - 9 Practica
9 - 12 Milonga (Dance)
Cost: $5 for any two; $10 for all three.
11/06 Thursday
7:00 PM DYAD (Mark Shilansky, piano; David Thorne Scott, voice)
11/10 Monday
10:00 PM The Fringe
Over Thirty Years of playing every Monday!
whoaah that's a long time, I guess telepathy is normal after that long.
John Lockwood
Bob Gullotti
George Garzone
11/13 Thursday
7:00 PM Syncopation
11/14 Friday
7:00 PM Petros Sakelliou
11/17 Monday
10:00 PM The Fringe
Over Thirty Years of playing every Monday!
whoaah that's a long time, I guess telepathy is normal after that long.
John Lockwood
Bob Gullotti
George Garzone
11/18 Tuesday
7:00 PM The Odd Tuesday Milonga
7 - 8 Beginner Lesson
8 - 9 Practica
9 - 12 Milonga (Dance)
Cost: $5 for any two; $10 for all three.
11/20 Thursday
10:00 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
11/21 Friday
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.
11/24 Monday
10:00 PM The Fringe
Over Thirty Years of playing every Monday!
whoaah that's a long time, I guess telepathy is normal after that long.
John Lockwood
Bob Gullotti
George Garzone