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12/01 Tuesday
8:00 PM Odd Tuesday Milonga
12/02 Wednesday
7:00 PM Open Vinyasa Yoga
10:00 PM Jim Repa
The Jim Repa Quintet
Saxophonist and flutist Jim Repa leads a quintet playing engaging jazz and world music drawn from influences around the globe. Jim’s original compositions are inspired by the sounds and sights of South Africa, the Caribbean, Brazil, France, Spain, the Middle East and the trails of New Hampshire. The fine ensemble is adept at navigating a variety of moods and rhythmic styles, and will take you on a memorable musical tour.
See www.jimrepa.com
12/03 Thursday
8:00 PM Vocalist Shepley Metcalf and pianist Ron Roy
http://www.shepleymetcalf.com/
Great lyrics hold tremendous appeal to Shepley Metcalf. She's smitten by those tunes written from the 1920's to 50's, like "The Gentleman is a Dope" and "My Baby Just Cares For Me," that have witty, poignant and timeless lyrics. She loves interpreting the well-known standards, but also loves digging up songs that haven't had their due. Tonight Shepley and her musical partner Ron Roy - an extraordinary pianist - will offer up some tried-and-true favorites along with lesser-known jazz and blues gems they bet you've never heard (like "No Soap, No Hope Blues" and "You're Not the Only Oyster in the Stew") . Ron and Shepley have performed around town at Upstairs on the Square, Acton Jazz Cafe, and The Fireplace, and at venues in New York and New Hampshire. They look forward to performing in Lily Pad's intimate space, where the focus is on the music.
10:00 PM Daniel Rosenthal Quintet
Trumpeter, Daniel Rosenthal, is a member of the Either/Orchestra and has performed and/or recorded with Steve Lacy, Anthony Braxton, Joe Morris, Allan Chase, Robin Eubanks, Mahmoud Ahmed, Mulatu Atstatke, and many others. Tonight's performance will feature original compositions blending modern jazz, rock and folk influences. Featuring Rick Stone - alto sax, Kendall Eddy - bass, Austin McMahon - drums, Daniel Rosenthal - trumpet, and special guest, Wes Corbett on banjo.
www.danielrosenthalmusic.com, www.myspace.com/danielrosenthal
12/04 Friday
7:30 PM Gabrielle (Riley) Agachiko
Gabrielle (Riley) Agachiko, returns to the Boston music scene after a decade in the western Massachusetts countryside. Gabrielle’s songs reflect the journey from her home in Kenya through an education in England, conservatory studies in New York, jazz gigs in Paris and dues-paying in the Boston rock world. Her lyrics are poetic, smart and thoughtful; her vocals can soar, soothe or sear, by turn, remaining always impassioned and straight from the heart.
Last year she was seen on stage at Sanders Theatre with Mulatu Astake and the Either Orchestra performing an original song by Mr. Astatke. In addition to doing a bit of studio work, she’s also recorded with Ken and RSE on their release “Forked Tongue” and Dennis Brennan’s latest release “Engagement”. The project “Agachiko” was born from a desire to stretch vocally, and to embrace those songs that really speak of want and need, pain and pleasure, and the ridiculous desire that drives us to each other and away from each other. Agachiko is exploring the music of Nina Simone, Buddy Johnson, Maltby/Shire, Steven Schwartz and Chuck Mangione.
Agachiko is: Gabrielle Agachiko - Vocals, (Buck Moon, The Atom Said), Ken Field - Flute (Revolutionary Snake Ensemble - RSE, Birdsongs of the Messasoic), Ara Sarkissian - Piano (Musaner), Chris Forkey - Bass (Le Prestige, Lars Vegas), Phil Neighbors - Drums, (RSE, VQ Vibe Quartet)
We are joined by our friends Russ Gershon - Sax (Either/Orchestra), Scott Getchell - trumpet/flugelhorn (Le Prestige, Lars Vagas), and Joey Pesce - Guitar (ex- Til Tuesday, My Hip)
10:00 PM Sorry Closet
Sorry Closet will deliver a unique brand of saxophone rock, straight from the sweater-vest.
Brian Fitch (drums)
Dave Jachimiak (saxophone)
Steve Pardo (saxophone)
Alex Wintz (guitar)
12/05 Saturday
1:00 PM Reading by Jessica Anthony author of The Convalescent
The reading will start at 1 p.m. and will be followed by a prose-focused open mic.
Open mic at 2:15pm
This event is FREE
10:00 PM Adam Rich
http://www.myspace.com/adambrich
12/06 Sunday
7:00 PM Gillypad
7pm The Chiara String Quartet Beethoven in Bars
Playing "Chamber Music in Any Chamber," the Chiara Quartet (Rebecca Fischer, Julie Yoon violin; Jonah Sirota, viola; Gregory Beaver, cello) reaches from the concert hall into clubs, bars and galleries, expanding the places to hear live classical music while returning chamber music to its roots in intimate spaces. Their style is best described as a nonstop journey to the edge of expressive possibility: "luminous," "searing," (New York Times) "soulful," "biting," and possessing a "potent collective force" (Strings Magazine)
8:15pm Landon Knoblock and singer Katie Bull The group features singer Katie Bull, pianist Landon Knoblock,
bassist Josh Paris, and drummer Flin Van Hemmen
9:30pm duo Dave Rempis and Frank Rosaly
10:30 trio with Pandelis Karayorgis joining Dave Rempis and Frank Rosaly
No Gill at this Gillypad. My group will be here December 13th and then not again until January 10th.
"The Chiara String Quartet . . . grew up from the grass roots and represents a fresh voice for one of the world’s great musical traditions. This award-winning group of musicians all in their late 20s-blends new and traditional repertoire and old-fashioned stage appeal to win followers in a young generation largely untutored in the ways of European art music." -- The Journal Star
"Achieving an unforced power through purity of tone and deft articulations seems to be as natural as breathing or opening a book to this young ensemble. Other musicians would kill for such shapely phrasing, the ends of which are nothing short of exquisite." -- National Public Radio
"Each young artist marries a nimble technique to eager-to-please intensity and unhackneyed joy. -- The Washington Post
"The Chiara Quartet gave these works luminous performances..." -- New York Times
"..Katie Bull gets it right...'it' being something wholly undefined and unconventional.
Suzanne Vorge - All About Jazz (NY) Vox News Sept. 07
"Jazz vocalist Katie Bull just never lets you down with her insightful CD projects...She & the groups
she puts together seem supreme......feelings range from positive tension, relaxation, expectancy, &
fulfillment... ...fine treatment and vocalise...intimate interaction of folks & forces... ...a pleasurable
musical journey..."
George W. Carroll/The Musicians' Ombudsman
“[Landon Knoblock’s] touch, both at the keyboard and in his sense of structure, is graceful and
easy but it takes real work to achieve this kind of mastery. This is yet another example of the
continuing marvels of the piano trio at its finest.”
Donald Elfman, All About Jazz
KATIE BULL is a jazz vocalist and multi-media writer/performer living in New York City since birth.
LOVE SPOOK is Bull’s second CD to date. Her premiere CD Conversations with the Jokers (with
Michael Jefry Stevens, Lou Grassi, Joe Fonda) was released in March 2003 and received excellent
critical notices. CONVERSATIONS was on 12 Top Ten CMJ Radio charts culminating in an
invitation to sing at Jazzweek’s kick-off to the Rochester International Jazz Festival, at the
Montage.
She has appeared with numerous musicians including pianists Michael Jefry Stevens, Frank
Kimbrough, and Joshua Wolf; percussionists Lou Grassi, Matt Wilson, Harvey Sorgen, George
Schuller, and Jon Wikan; and bass players Joe Fonda, Martin Wind, and Cameron Brown.
She has sung with her divine mentors—jazz vocalist/composer Jay Clayton, and Jay Clayton’s
Voices & and jazz singer Sheila Jordan. Most recently Katie performed with Judi Silvano in her
accapella jazz-movement ensemble “Voices Together. Other musicians Katie has worked with
include pianist and composer Kirk Nurock in his Natural Sound; and composer Julius Eastman.
Her next CD, The Bull-Fonda Duo: Cup of Joe, No Bull was released in March '05 to stunning
critical response and features Joe Fonda on bass; recorded and engineered by David Baker. Her
albums are independently produced on the Corn Hill Indie label, distributed by North Country
Distributors, and can be purchased on cdbaby.com, and in selected stores.
www.KatieBull.com
Landon Knoblock is a creative pianist, an ambitious composer, and an adventurous improviser.
Recognized as “a superb pianist” by Ed Blanco of ejazznews.com, his music is passionate and
spontaneous. Landon Knoblock’s trio performs original modern and experimental jazz. His live
performances embody a quality of unpredictability and exploration. The New York Times states
that “Landon Knoblock . . . has quietly been making waves for his reflective and lyrical style.” His
second trio album, “The Heartbeat, The Breath”, has recently been released on CAMjazz, to critical
acclaim. Landon Knoblock’s music is original and organic, and draws the listener into a new realm
of connection and experience with art.
Originally from Miami, Landon Knoblock is currently based in Brooklyn, New York. He regularly
performs in New York’s creative music venues, such as the Cornelia St. Cafe, Barbes, and the 55
Bar. His trio has also performed at the Boston Music Festival, Chris’ Jazz Café in Philadelphia,
Twins Jazz in Washington DC, and the Arturo Sandoval Jazz Club in Miami. Internationally, the
Landon Knoblock Trio has performed at the Young Jazz in Town Festival and the Art Blakey Jazz
Club in Italy. Other notable performances include backing the acclaimed vocalist Katie Bull,
performing with Matt Wilson, and opening for the virtuosic Italian pianist Antonello Salis.
Rempis first earned widespread notice as a member of the Chicago music scene's quintessential Vandermark 5, but has since established himself as a leader in his own right at the helm of groups such as The Engines, Triage, the Dave Rempis Quartet and The Rempis Percussion Quartet. AllAboutJazz.com interviewer Paul Olson recently wrote, "Rempis embodies all of the best qualities of the Chicago improvisational music scene: he's a gifted but disciplined player who knows his instruments inside and out; he's a fearless, imaginative improviser; and he uncomplainingly works his ass off." In addition to his extensive work as a leader and active sideman, which led DownBeat to call him one of its Talents Deserving Wider Recognition in 2006, Rempis is also a founding member of the Chicago presenters' collective Umbrella Music and the curator of a weekly concert series at the not-for-profit performance space, Elastic.
Dave Rempis has emerged, over the past few years, as one of the most active young players on Chicago's improvised music scene. His work with the Vandermark Five has been noted in the Chicago Sun-Times, the Chicago Tribune, the Chicago Reader, the Philadelphia Inquirer, and Down Beat, as well as the Boston Globe, in which noted jazz critic Bob Blumenthal referred to him as the band's “primary firebreather.” It has also given him the opportunity to perform extensively in clubs, concert halls, and festivals throughout the U.S., Canada, and Europe. His own work, most intensively with Triage (with Jason Ajemian and Tim Daisy) and The Rempis Percussion Quartet (with Anton Hatwich, Tim Daisy and Frank Rosaly), has been called “ever more impressive” by Lloyd Sachs of the Sun-Times, and pushes him in directions which his work as a sideman does not approach. In addition to these two groups, Rempis plays regularly with The Territory Band, The Crisis Ensemble, The Chicago Improvisers Group, and The Thread Quintet, and has worked with Paul Lytton, Axel Dörner, Hamid Drake, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Michael Zerang, Jim Baker, Kevin Drumm, Paal Nilsson-Love, Chris Jonas, Tony Buck, and Joe Morris.
Since April 2002, Rempis has curated a weekly concert series of improvised music at 3030, a performance space situated in a former church in the Humboldt Park neighborhood of Chicago. With over 100 concerts and two annual festivals, the series has become an essential part of the city's improvised music scene.
12/07 Monday
7:30 PM Karina Stone
K Stone's project intends to revive latin folk music through a language of jazz . The project mixes original as well as traditional folkloric tunes with sophisticated arrangements by Nando Michelin. This is the perfect tour through Latin America, you will hear Uruguayan Candombe, Venezulean Joropo, Afro-peruvian tunes and many other rhythms.
10:22 PM The Fringe
No Cover Tonight!
George Garzone
Bob Gullotti
John Lockwood
Established 1971!
The Fringe are one of the genuine living treasures of the Boston jazz scene. Originally formed back in 1971 by tenor-saxophonist George Garzone, bassist Richard Appleman, and drummer Bob Gullotti as an outlet for their free jazz improvisations, The Fringe have entertained and enlightened Boston area jazz audiences for over 30 years. Bassist Appleman left the band in 1985 to become Chairman of the Bass Department at Berklee College and was replaced by veteran bassist John Lockwood.
Along with their impressive tenure with The Fringe, Gullotti, Garzone, and Lockwood are in great demand as session players and have played with many of the greats of contemporary jazz. Along with keeping up with a busy performance schedule, each of them are well-respected educators helping to inspire the jazz musicians of tomorrow.
12/08 Tuesday
8:00 PM Even Tuesday Milonga
12/09 Wednesday
7:00 PM Open Vinyasa Yoga
9:30 PM Nat and Gill = Notrio
12/10 Thursday
7:30 PM Amy Cervini
Returning to Boston for the first time after graduating from NEC, vocalist Amy Cervini is celebrating the release of Lovefool her enchanting new album. On an eclectic mix of songs, from Depeche Mode to Fred Hersch, Amy’s distinctive delivery “neatly straddles the line between confessional balladeering and breezy swing” (Time Out New York). Lovefool is a major step forward for a young singer who comes on “strong, but never strident. She presents songs with enough heart to convince a listener of her sincerity and enough musical talent to make it worth listening.” (Bob Karlovits, Pittsburgh Tribune–Review)
10:00 PM Chris Barnes
10:00 PM Private Event
12/11 Friday
8:00 PM Longy School of Music - performance
10:00 PM Bob Gullotti Band
BILL JONES = TENOR
JAMIE STUARTSON GUITAR
BOB GULLOTTI- DRUMS
SEAN FARIAS BASS
JEFF GALLINDO TROMBONE
12/12 Saturday
7:20 PM Caitlin Canty/Darlingside
Hear Caitlin's music here:
www.caitlincanty.com
www.thesixytone.com
My album "Green" on iTunes
Darlingside is a string-rock quintet recently settled in Northampton, MA. The band formed at Williams College, where they released their first studio EP and shared the stage with such acts as Guster, The Format and Oak and Gorski (formerly known as The Ken Oak Band). Now in its third incarnation, Darlingside's musical influences range from Radiohead to Loudon Wainwright, Mozart to Earl Scruggs. Elegantly crafted cello-violin duets, soaring harmonies, catchy hooks and compelling beats are all part of Darlingside's evolving sound. After spending their first few months as a band writing tunes holed up in their house, these five are amped to begin touring Western MA and New England.
Caitlin Canty Press Info:
Vermont singer/songwriter, lives in NYC, dreams in green, escaped the cubicle, sounds like maple sugar on snow.
Caitlin sings often with Rachel Loshak and David Poe and has opened for John Hammond and Duncan Sheik. She has played The Living Room, Joe's Pub, Rockwood Music Hall, Solarfest, Paramount Theater - small listening rooms, beautiful theaters, and outdoor music festivals. Caitlin has independently recorded and released three albums: Green (2007), Running Shoes (2004), song / canty (2003).
Canty writes vivid, sharp lyrics and plays music that matches the imagery" - Bill's Music Forum, Green - Album Review
10:00 PM Beyond the Pale: CD Release concert for “Postcards”
Toronto’s Beyond the Pale is one of Canada’s leading world/roots fusion ensembles. Combining klezmer, Balkan, and Romanian styles with North American influences like bluegrass, jazz, reggae and funk, BTP has fashioned a unique, genre-defying fusion that has earned them international acclaim and multiple awards. Known for their dynamic and exuberant live performances, the group has toured throughout Canada, the US, and Europe, and has appeared at such prestigious venues as Carnegie Hall (NY), Canada’s National Arts Centre (Ottawa), and the Jewish Culture Festival in Krakow, Poland. For their Boston-area debut at the Lily Pad, the group will present music from their newest CD release “Postcards.”
Beyond the Pale features Eric Stein (mandolin), Aleksandar Gajic (violin), Martin van de Ven (clarinet), Milos Popovic (accordion), Bret Higgins (bass)
For more info visit
www.beyondthepale.net
Or email: info@beyondthepale.net
Check them out on YouTube
Krakow, Poland, 2007: youtube
Halifax Jazz Festival, 2007: youtube
The Jamaican-Jewish Wedding: youtube
12/13 Sunday
6:00 PM Gillypad
6pm Notrio
7pm Pandelis Karayorgis, piano
Luther Gray, drums
Curt Newton, drums
8pm The Gill Aharon Trio with special guests Allan Chase, Pandelis, Luther, Curt, and hopefully Austin
The band is:
Randy Wooten - drums
Gill Aharon - piano and compositions
Jef Charland - bass
Blake Newman - bass
Andrew Stern - guitar
Alec Spiegelman - winds/horns
Rick Stone- Alto
Kelly Roberge - tenor
Eric Hofbauer - guitar
9:30 Allan Chase
Allan Chase, Bruno Råberg, and guest Austin McMahon: Solos, Duos, Trios
Improvised music and original compositions for saxophone, bass, and percussion.
Allan Chase (alto and soprano saxes)
Bruno Råberg (bass)
Austin McMahon (hand percussion)
12/14 Monday
10:00 PM Steve Brickman
10:22 PM The Fringe
George Garzone
Bob Gullotti
John Lockwood
Established 1971!
The Fringe are one of the genuine living treasures of the Boston jazz scene. Originally formed back in 1971 by tenor-saxophonist George Garzone, bassist Richard Appleman, and drummer Bob Gullotti as an outlet for their free jazz improvisations, The Fringe have entertained and enlightened Boston area jazz audiences for over 30 years. Bassist Appleman left the band in 1985 to become Chairman of the Bass Department at Berklee College and was replaced by veteran bassist John Lockwood.
Along with their impressive tenure with The Fringe, Gullotti, Garzone, and Lockwood are in great demand as session players and have played with many of the greats of contemporary jazz. Along with keeping up with a busy performance schedule, each of them are well-respected educators helping to inspire the jazz musicians of tomorrow.
12/15 Tuesday
7:00 PM Chacarera Class with Paola
The Chacarera is a charming and easy to learn Argentine Folk Dance, similar to contra dancing. There is often a set of spirited Chacarera dancing at milongas (tango dances) in Buenos Aires to break up a long night of soulful tango dancing.
Argentine native Paola Perrat currently lives in Worcester where she dances tango, DJs milongas, and teaches Chacarera.
8:00 PM Odd Tuesday Milonga
12/16 Wednesday
7:00 PM Open Vinyasa Yoga
10:00 PM Jeff Galindo
Berklee College of Music, Ornette Coleman Ensemble
12/17 Thursday
10:00 PM THE TIME MACHINE EXECUTIVES
THE TIME MACHINE EXECUTIVES
The Time Machine Executives are a collective of musicians working to achieve a cinematic experience through music. Led by Steve Brickman, the group boarders jazz with rock and movie music as well. They will be performing a suite of Steve's called "The Unknown". The Group is made up of:
Steve Brickman - tenor sax
Steve Pardo - alto sax
Alex Wintz - guitar
Jake Sherman - rhodes & effects
Kyle Miles - bass
Danny Wolf - drums
12/18 Friday
7:00 PM Vitamin Seed & South America w/ Imaginary Numbers, Green Card, Sexual Raptor
Vitamin Seed - Zachary Levine-Caleb, Neev Blume, Patrick Walsh, Motoki Otsuka
South America - Daniel Lawrence, Murray J. Levy, Tanya Lyon, Gabe Goodman, Patrick Walsh
Imaginary Numbers - Gabe Goodman, Aaron Wolff, Will Radin
GreenCard - Bohan Phinale, Ashan Singh
Sexual Raptor- Murray J. Levy, Daniel Lawrence
10:00 PM Vocalist Patrick Purdon
Jazz vocalist Patrick Purdon makes his debut appearance at the Lily
Pad. Patrick’s style combines silky-smooth vocal delivery with
exuberant and daring bebop-inspired scat solos to delight the heart
and mind. Accompanied by Kevin Harris (piano), Keala Kaumeheiwa
(bass), and Steve Langone (drums), this promises to be a fun-filled
evening of exceptional music.
12/19 Saturday
8:00 PM Josh Rosen and Stan Strickland
Josh Rosen, piano, compositions
Stan Strickland, voice, saxophone, flute, percussion
www.stanstrickland.net
www.zigglezagglemusic.com
Josh Rosen and Stan Strickland have been performing as a duo project since 2007 and have been warmly received in standing-room-only concerts. They have a deep rapport, with Stan's sparkling instrumental colors playing off Josh's expressive piano. They perform Rosen's compositions and unique arrangements of favorite standards and cover tunes. Josh and Stan also love to engage in some "freeplay" as they improvise in tandem with ease.
Singer, saxophonist, flutist, actor Stan Strickland has performed throughout the United States, Europe, Scandinavia, the Caribbean, New Zealand and the former Soviet Union. In addition to numerous radio and television appearances, Stan has performed in many clubs and concert halls, including Jordan and Symphony Halls in Boston, Carnegie Recital Hall and Town Hall in New York, and at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. His work has been featured on recordings by Bob Moses, Marty Ehrlich, Webster Lewis and Brute Force. Stan has performed with jazz greats Yusef Lateef, Pharoah Sanders, Herbie Mann, Danilo Perez, Shirley Scott and Marlena Shaw. Love & Beauty, Stan's jazz vocal CD, featuring new arrangements of great jazz classics as well as original material, was released by Hawkline Records in 2005.
Pianist and composer Josh Rosen is a co-leader of 3play+, a band with "a breadth of vision and diversity". Their debut CD, “American Waltz”, was released this spring to rave reviews. Rosen has performed/recorded with world music performers Mulatu Astake and Mindia Devi Klein, folk artists Bob Franke and Dean Stevens, and jazz greats Mick Goodrick, George Garzone, Greg Hopkins, Bob Moses, Phil Grenadier, John Lockwood among many others. Performer Magazine says: “Josh Rosen evokes a refreshingly relaxed openness, yet burns with the best...”
10:00 PM Ill Mostra featuring Rainbows and Arrows
Rainbows and Arrows: 10pm-10:50pm ----- Ill Mostra: 11:00pm-1am
Ill Mostra is a Alternative Rock and Ska/Reggae band from Brookline, MA. Playing a mix of original music and covers, Ill Mostra plays
what moves them. Rainbows and Arrows (opening for Ill Mostra) is a newly formed band from Brookline, MA that plays a wide range of musical
styles including rock and bluegrass.
Band Members:
Ill Mostra:
Vocals, Guitar: Alex Starr
Drums: Eric Chubinsky
Bass: Alex Sebahar
Keyboards/Synth: Austin Segal
Lead Guitar: Sarthak Pani
http://www.myspace.com/illmostra
12/20 Sunday
7:00 PM the ishmaeLites
The second-ever concert of a group that has members who are descended from nomads who traveled in an annual route in the Midwest in the 1800s. Going by the Indiana towns of Mecca and Morocco, passing the Illinois village of Mahomet, the 'Tribe of Ishmael' was known for its music and dancing. An Ishmaelite girl was the real-life model for "Little Orphan Annie." The 20th century destruction of that tribe is detailed in a new book, "Inventing America's 'Worst' Family." Now, with a song-cycle that honors their forbears, the ishmaeLites have started a concert campaign to return to Indiana and the nomadic life of their ancestors. Their new CD, "Comin' Home to Indiana," is now available. Come join the caravan! For more information, write to theishmaelites@gmail.com
9:40 PM DAVID MAXWELL'S OUTTAKES UNLIMITED
ALAN CHASE; saxes
JIM HOBBS, saxes
JOHN LOCKWOOD, double bass
BOB GULOTTI, drums
DAVID MAXWELL, piano, gongs, Near Eastern flutes, reeds
FABIO PIROZZOLA, percussion
A NOT TO BE MISSED TRIP WITH THESE MASTER PLAYERS!
HOP ON BOARD THIS TAPESTRY TRAIN FOR SOME UNFORGETTABLE SONIC ADVENTURES!!!
12/21 Monday
10:22 PM The Fringe
George Garzone
Bob Gullotti
John Lockwood
Established 1971!
The Fringe are one of the genuine living treasures of the Boston jazz scene. Originally formed back in 1971 by tenor-saxophonist George Garzone, bassist Richard Appleman, and drummer Bob Gullotti as an outlet for their free jazz improvisations, The Fringe have entertained and enlightened Boston area jazz audiences for over 30 years. Bassist Appleman left the band in 1985 to become Chairman of the Bass Department at Berklee College and was replaced by veteran bassist John Lockwood.
Along with their impressive tenure with The Fringe, Gullotti, Garzone, and Lockwood are in great demand as session players and have played with many of the greats of contemporary jazz. Along with keeping up with a busy performance schedule, each of them are well-respected educators helping to inspire the jazz musicians of tomorrow.