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03/01 Thursday
7:00 PM Melissa Kassel and Tom Zicarelli Group
03/02 Friday
7:00 PM Patrice Monahan's Shufflin' Time Band
Shufflin' Time Returns
to the Lily Pad
Great Vibe - Great Music Swing, Blues, Funk, Latin, Tap
Original Compositions & Jazz Standards
Shufflin' Time Returns
to the Lily Pad
Great Vibe - Great Music Swing, Blues, Funk, Latin, Tap
Original Compositions & Jazz Standards
The Lily Pad
Parlor Night
Friday, March 2nd 2012
7pm-8pm {one set}
1353 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA. 02139
www.patricemonahan.com
www.myspace.com/patricemonahan
http://youtu.be/E0cHm8Yfm0A
Funky Ripple Blues
Patrice Monahan - Voice - Tap
Eyran Katsenelenbogen - Piano
Bill McCormack - Bass
Richard Malcolm - Drums
Rick Stone - Saxophone
Nick Grondin - Guitar
Valery Marcantonio - Tap
Cover: $10
8:00 PM Jim Hobbs & Friends
9:00 PM Yoko Kida and her friends
Pianist, Yoko will be joined with two other boston-trained pianists:
Takehiko Ohnuma and Sivan Etedgee. Cover is $10 at the door.
Pianist Yoko Kida has performed throughout Japan and the United
States, as well as in Austria, China, Korea, and South America. As a
chamber musician, she participated in the Carnegie Hall Professional
Training Workshop as a cello-piano duo with cellist Jonathan Lewis,
working closely with Emanuel Ax and David Zinman. Her performance in
the workshop's final concert was praised as "superb" (New York Sun),
and she was described as "a sound performer" (New York Times). Equally
committed to the art song repertoire, she has participated in the
Franz-Schubert-Institute in Austria twice upon the recommendation of
famed soprano Elly Ameling. Recently she was invited to be a fellow at
the Tanglewood Music Center, where she has frequently performed art
song recitals at Seiji Ozawa Hall. Yoko holds degrees from the Tokyo
National University of Fine Arts and Music and the Longy School of
Music in Cambridge, MA. Her teachers include the late Halina
Czerny-Stefanska and Victor Rosenbaum. She currently serves as a staff
pianist at New England Conservatory while completing her Doctoral
degree in collaborative piano as a student of Irma Vallecillo and
Cameron Stowe.
11:11 PM gaT
The Gill Aharon Trio is rarely a trio.
Gill Aharon - pen and piano
Randy Wooten - drums
Jef Charland - bass
Andrew Stern - guitar
Rick Stone- alto sax
Kelly Roberge - tenor sax
Dan Rosenthal - trumpet
03/03 Saturday
8:00 PM OCTETo
OCTETo:
Fernando Brandao (flutes)
Phil Grenadier (Trumpet)
Daniel Ian Smith (saxes)
Kelly Roberge (sax & clarinet)
Eric Hofbauer (guitar)
Pablo Ablanedo (piano & composition)
Fernando Huergo (bass)
Franco Pinna (drums)
Bertram Lehmann (Percussion)
"With his latest effort, Argentine pianist/composer Pablo Ablanedo pronounces a sense of joy. In the liners the artist emphasizes that this work "alludes to the happiness of creation." To that end, Ablanedo and his octetdisseminate a set of emotive musings via a Spanishtinged luster combined with polychordal horn charts and more." (4 ½ stars)
Glenn Astarita, Down Beat Magazine (US)
"Argentine composer Pablo Ablanedo makes a disarmingly gentle but firm debut notable more for his ascetic, introspective writing than his low-profile piano. This band plays the through-composed and chamber-like pieces understatedly rather than in-your-face, slowly unfolding a mature, inclusive world vision." (4 stars)
Fred Bouchard, Down Beat Magazine (US)
"...be sure that Pablo Ablanedo's work has its own personality: you will be pleased to listen and listen to From Down There.”
Claude Colpaert, Jazz Hot Magazine (France)
"It would be a mistake to pigeonhole the pianist/composer Pablo Ablanedo as a "Latin jazz artist”: the lush, complex weave of his writing for octet on the new Alegría (Fresh Sounds) has as much to do with Gil Evans as with the tangos of Ablanedo's fellow Argentine, Astor Piazzolla."
Jon Garelick, Boston Phoenix (US)
www.pabloablanedo.com
Pablo Ablanedo was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He is a composer, pianist and music teacher. In 1996, he graduated with a diploma in Jazz Composition from Berklee College of Music, where he took part in the last courses taught by the legendary trumpet player Herb Pomeroy. Pablo’s artistic development owes much to the Argentinean pianist Susana Bonora, who he has been working with since the 80’s. In 1999, he joined forces with a diverse group of Jazz players to form the Pablo Ablanedo Octet. In the decade since, the group has recorded three albums on Fresh Sound New Talent Records. From Down There (2001) and Alegría (2004) received 4 and 4½ stars, respectively, in Down Beat Magazine, and JazzMan Magazine (France) gave the multi-artist project The Sound of New York Underground (2004) its highest rating CHOC. Pablo’s work has also been commissioned by Paquito D’Rivera to be performed by Germany’s NDR Big Band. He is currently working on a new album with his Octet. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts with his wife, the painter Lucile Chaurin Ablanedo (www.lucilechaurinablanedo.com) and their basset hound Tosca.
03/04 Sunday
10:00 AM Yoga with Natalie
10:00 - 11:15 - Gentle/Beginner
11:30 - 12:15 - Vinyasa
1:00 PM NEC Prep Presents: Jeremy Udden's "Plainville", and the David Zoffer Differential
A special "Brunch Time" performance by two groups powered by alumni and current faculty of the NEC Preparatory School. Look for collaboration between the two groups, and a more "jazz" twinged set by the DZD. Plainville is "...a richly engrossing project from the Brooklyn-by-way-of-Boston saxophonist that finds new ground between jazz, instrumental rock and folk...Udden's crew is just as comfortable carving out room in indie rock's territory, but jazz fans should be equally taken with this caliber of invention." - Chris Barton, LA TIMES While the Zoffer Differential is Boston's premium blend of Sophistifunk-weaving intelligent lyrics, dense grooves, rich colors, with tasty vintage keys, guitar, bass, drums, and intricate vocals into a sizzling sonic texture.
visit www.davidzoffer.com and jeremyudden.com
6:00 PM Darlingside 7" Release
Local string-rock quintet Darlingside is playing its first Boston pre-release show in anticipation of its debut full-length album.
$15 in advance
$15 at the door
9:00 PM Assaf Kehati Trio w/ Ehud Ettun, bass, and Oscar Suchanek, drums
Residency at Lily Pad
Every first Sunday of the month, 9pm-12am
“ALL-STARS AT EVERY POSITION” – Boston Herald
“A MASTER MUSICAL SCULPTOR” - All About Jazz
“A NEW CHAPTER OF MODERN JAZZ” – Ejazznews
ASSAF KEHATI: Jazz guitarist and composer Assaf Kehati arrived to the USA in 2007 and after a short time he has made waves in the jazz scene by working with such names as Ran Blake (piano), George Garzone (sax), Eli Degibri (sax), Ziv Ravitz (drums), Will Vinson (sax) and legendary drummer Billy Hart (Miles Davis, Wes Montgomery) and by performing in such venues as Blue Note, NYC, Regattabar, Boston, Washington DC Jazz Festival, MuzEnergo (Russia) Jazz Festival, New England Cable News and Eric Harvie Theatre, Canada.
03/05 Monday
5:40 PM Yoga with Natalie
5:40 - 640 --- Vinyasa
8:00 PM Jerry Bergonzi Group
Tenor saxophonist, Jerry Bergonzi, is an internationally recognized jazz performer, composer, author and educator. His music is renowned for its innovation, mastery, and integrity. Relentless drive, inner fire, total command, awesome technique, elastic lyricism, rich resonance, world-class, a musical visionary, are among the rave reviews credited to his sound. Bergonzi's music has been applauded throughout the world at festivals, concert halls, and jazz venues and his dedication to jazz music has been well documented by an extensive discography.
http://www.jerrybergonzi.com/
10:22 PM The Fringe
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.
www.thefringejazz.com/
03/06 Tuesday
6:00 PM Yoga with Natalie
6pm - 7pm - Vinyasa
7:00 PM Tango
03/07 Wednesday
9:30 PM Yuka Hunt Quartet
The Yuka Hunt Quartet is a dedicated jazz ensemble which plays authentic jazz with roots deep in jazz history, with the promise of an interesting modern jazz listening experience.
Yuka, an accomplished classical pianist, is a serious jazz artist. Her engaging piano style is influenced by Teddy Wilson and Thelonious Monk among others. Yuka also sings songs from the great American song book, revisiting them in a unique way.
This quartet is a special combination of musical personalities, united to revisit classic jazz repertory together. Lenny Styles, legendary jazz guitarist, is one of the best in New England. David Landoni, a popular bassist, was formerly with Herb Pomeroy’s band. Yuka’s husband, Joe Hunt is a well known jazz drummer, who played with George Russell, Stan Getz, and Bill Evans.
03/08 Thursday
10:00 PM Ariel Rubin
03/09 Friday
7:00 PM SFJAZZ High School All-Stars Combo
The SFJAZZ High School All-Stars Combo comprises eight of the best high school musicians in the SF Bay Area, led by renowned musician and educator, Dann Zinn. Featuring a rich instrumentation of woodwinds (flute, alto sax, bari sax, bass clarinet), vocals and a hard-hitting rhythm section, the group creates a fresh sound of textural delight. Don’t miss the next generation of Jazz Giants with their stunning combination of unique approach, mature playing, original compositions and new arrangements of jazz standards.
http://www.sfjazz.org/sfjazz-high-school-all-stars-combo
8:00 PM Luce Trio, Baroque Inspired Improvisation.
The Luce Trio is Jon De Lucia’s baroque inspired group featuring guitarist Ryan Ferreira and bassist Chris Tordini. They perform pieces by JS Bach, GF Handel, John Dowland and more along with Jon’s original compositions.
The group recorded their first CD in November, at the St. Ann and The Holy Trinity Church in Brooklyn Heights. The CD will be released in April 2012.
Jon De Lucia is a Brooklyn based saxophonist and composer. Originally from Quincy, MA, Jon has become an integral part of the New York scene. Predominantly a student of jazz, he also has a deep interest in the folkloric music and instruments of Cuba, Japan, Ireland and Italy, having performed on a variety of ethnic flutes, drums and stringed instruments. Jon has led his groups and played as a sideman in Boston, New York and all over Japan with such musicians as Tommy Crane, David Tronzo, Bob Moses, Bob Gullotti, John Lockwood and Thomas Morgan among others. He leads the Jon De Lucia Group, and the baroque improvising Luce Trio. He continues to compose, perform and teach privately in New York City.
Christopher Tordini is an in-demand bassist in the NYC music scene. In addition to Jon De Lucia’s Luce Trio, he currently plays with the Becca Stevens Band, Andy Milne’s Dapp Theory, Tyshawn Sorey’s Oblique, the Michael Dessen Trio and Ilusha Tsinadze’s Mother Tongue. His own band, Tiger Blood, plays at various venues around New York. Christopher also co-leads the I.E. trio with Michael Pinto and Tommy Crane.
Ryan Ferreira is a guitarist involved with a diverse group of musicians in NYC. He has played with Alarm Will Sound, Aaron Parks, So Percussion, Cuong Vu, Antibalas, Jerseyband, American Contemporary Ensemble, Ralph Alessi, John Shannon, Bell, Superhuman Happiness, Qasim Naqvi’s Progressive Youth Club and Frantz Loriot. Ryan currently has duo projects with Carlo Costa, Garth Stevenson (5707), Loren Stillman (Elderflower), Joachim Badenhorst, Chris Dingman and Red Wierenga. Recently he completed the score for a short documentary, has been performing solo for yoga classes and has been working on the release of a few solo records.
9:00 PM Samantha Preis
http://www.samanthapreismusic.com
http://www.myspace.com/samanthapreis
Samantha Preis was born March 10, 1988 in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Raised in a small town, Samantha grew up continuously surrounded by art and music. At a very young age, family and friends began to take notice of Samantha's unique mind and immense creativity. Always involved in music and art, Samantha had a tremendous sense of self, and always knew she would one day find a career doing what she loved. As a toddler, she began to explore her talent in art and won countless awards for her creativity. At 9, Samantha took on the piano. It was then when she began writing songs. Known for her powerful voice, Samantha has performed numerous times at venues such as Carnegie Hall and Berklee College of Music. After graduating early from high school, she catapulted into the music industry and spent several months recording and collaborating in Los Angeles with well-known producers and musicians. This was only the beginning for Samantha. In September of 2006, she began her freshman year at Berklee College of Music as a Songwriting major. Bringing forth tremendous opportunity, Berklee introduced her to new and talented people, as well as new and useful techniques. Berklee also gave her the chance to live in Boston, which she still feels a very strong attachment to. She recently graduated in 2010. Traveling, a true love for Samantha, has also brought her great opportunity. Before 20, she had already travelled to several countries to share her creative voice.
10:00 PM Animatronique
Similar to instrumental artists Jim O'Rourke, Kaki King, and Greg Davis, Animatronique's music is both atmospheric and compelling in nature. While solo acoustic guitar compositions are the nucleus of the music, the songs are furnished with haunting samples, ethereal electric guitars, and dynamic percussive elements that combine to create elaborate soundscapes.
The debut album "Stasis" is a collection of songs that run the gamut from peaceful and introspective to distorted and pugnacious. Some moments are poetic, with lyrical melodies and lush instrumentation, while others are noise-laden and aggressive. The unifying factor is the cinematic quality at the heart of each piece.
http://www.animatronique.com/
03/10 Saturday
3:00 PM ALT STILL LIVES!!!
ALT STILL LIVES!!! ALT STILL LIVES!!! is a local band showcase that includes six alternative and pop punk bands from the Boston area. The show will only cost five dollars for a pre-sale ticket, and ten dollars at the door. The show is aimed at providing fans with some great entertainment and giving local bands a chance to play original music for a good sized crowd
7:00 PM Ted Hu & Ray McNamara Showcase
10:00 PM Luddy Mussy
Luddy Mussy is colorful, almost cartoonish music made by lunatics. With eccentric takes on genres ranging from blues, modern rock, surf rock and folk, Luddy serves up an original little something for any musical palate. An energetic party band with a songwritery twist, Luddy has ripped off various artists from the Rolling Stones to the B-52s. Due to copyright misunderstandings, the band currently resides on a barge in international waters.
http://soundcloud.com/search?q[fulltext]=luddy+mussy
03/11 Sunday
10:00 AM Yoga with Natalie
10:00 - 11:15 - Gentle/Beginners
11:30 - 12:45 - Vinyasa
4:00 PM Novelty Act & StoneTones
Colin Stack and Rick Stone pair up to present an afternoon of instant ear-candy at the Lily Pad! Novelty Act was created by Singer/Songwriter/Composer Colin Stack in January of 05' and has played monthly shows in and around the northeast. The active line-up of the band consists of a rotating group of musicians from Boston and New York. The music can best be described as an eclectic mix of rock, bluegrass, rhythm and blues, jazz, folk, and vaudeville. Colin Stack has recently been featured in the Boston Globe and Insite Magazine. His latest album, Futile Serenade, will be on sale at the show!
The StoneTones is comprised of Rick Stone on alto sax, Andrew Stern on guitar, Jef Charland on bass, and Austin McMahon on drums. Influenced by groups such as Jim Black's Alas No Axis, Radiohead, and Muse, the group promises to ROCK OUT!!!
Show Time: 4PM
Tickets: $10
www.rickstonejazz.com
7:00 PM Pandelis Karayorgis Trio
http://karayorgis.com/trio.html
Pandelis Karayorgis, piano
Jef Charland, bass
Luther Gray, drums
The Boston-based pianist-composer helms one of the best progressive piano trios anywhere. His cerebral, kinetic, witty, and propulsive playing and writing build on the foundation of greats such as Thelonious Monk and Cecil Taylor.
Kevin Lowenthal, Boston Globe, June 2009
" … these guys are as connected in musicianship as a piano trio can be. They think, breath, anticipate, and play as one--in the best sense. … Right in the pocket of empathy and insight ... "
Stu Vandermark, Boston Jazz Scene, May 2010
03/12 Monday
5:40 PM Yoga
Yoga with Natalie
5:40 - 6:40 - Vinyasa
8:00 PM Jerry Bergonzi Group
Tenor saxophonist, Jerry Bergonzi, is an internationally recognized jazz performer, composer, author and educator. His music is renowned for its innovation, mastery, and integrity. Relentless drive, inner fire, total command, awesome technique, elastic lyricism, rich resonance, world-class, a musical visionary, are among the rave reviews credited to his sound. Bergonzi's music has been applauded throughout the world at festivals, concert halls, and jazz venues and his dedication to jazz music has been well documented by an extensive discography.
10:22 PM The Fringe
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.
www.thefringejazz.com/
03/13 Tuesday
6:00 PM Yoga with Natalie - Vinyasa
6:00 - 7:00 - Vinyasa
7:00 PM Tango
03/14 Wednesday
9:30 PM Marco Pignataro Jazzet:
Marco Pignataro sax
Nando Michelin piano
Barry Smith bass
Paolo Orlandi drums
Sergio Martinez perc
Presenting music from Marco's latest CD "Sofia's Heart". Produced by jazz legend Eddie Gomez, "Sofia's Heart" is an intimate musical diary with roots in ECM Impressionism and modern jazz.
“With "Sofia's Heart" Marco gives us a vehicle to drop our defenses and feel all the joy and pain we
normally suppress. One could not ask for more.” -Kenny Werner
“(Marco) crafts melodies and plays the kind of fluid, beautiful lines that make you want to laugh and cry . "Sofia's Heart" is so pretty it hurts.” -Steve Greenlee (Boston Globe)
“(Marco's) debut disc Sofia's Heart is post bop with a smidgen of free jazz, (mostly) original tunes with
haunting soulfulness and an almost folk-like simplicity.” -Mark Karesman (Jazz Inside Magazine)
“....hauntingly gorgeous new album..” - Robert Sutton (Jazz Corner)
“The attention to details, melody and beauty are the pillars of Marco Pignataro’s debut CD” - Rafael Vega Curry (El Nuevo Dia)
“The album as a whole is a work of art, one that reaches into the deepest recesses of the soul.”(All About Jazz)
Marco Pignataro
Italian born Marco Pignataro is a multi-talented saxophone player and composer whom maintains a very active international schedule of concerts, recordings and clinics. Marco has shared stages with artists such as Eddie Gomez, Jon Faddis, Billy Hart, John Patitucci, Danilo Perez and George Garzone, amongst many. Currently, he is also a member of the Eddie Gomez Quintet. Together with Danilo Perez, Marco currently leads the Berklee Global Jazz Institute (BGJI), the premiere jazz center of musical creativity at Berklee College of Music in Boston. His latest CD "Sofia's Heart", was produced by jazz legend Eddie Gomez and recorded with a stellar group including Gomez and Billy Drummond.
for more information please visit: www.marcopignataro.net
03/15 Thursday
7:00 PM The Devin Roth Quintet
Devin Roth is a pianist and composer originally from British Columbia Canada. He is currently working on a master in Jazz Composition at New England Conservatory. The Devin Roth Quintet features Andrew Van-Tassel on alto sax, Jon Kenney on trombone, Ehud Ettun on bass, Devin Roth on piano and Steve Wilkinson on drums. The group will perform adventurous original compositions and reckless arrangements of jazz standards.
03/16 Friday
7:00 PM Matt Muirhead/Dan Wilkins Quintet
Matt Muirhead-trumpet
Dan Wilkins-saxophone
Dave Lantz-piano
Raviv Markovitz-bass
Jimmy Macbride-drums
www.danwilkinsjazz.com
8:00 PM Second Order Demonics
Forbes Graham (trumpet, laptop); Kit Demos (bass, modular synth); Jim Hobbs (alto sax); John Mclellan (drums)
KIT DEMOS- bass - was born in Bristol, Connecticut, raised in New York, Coastal Connecticut and Maine has a broad and varied musical career. He worked for over a decade playing bouzouki and singing professionally with a traditional Greek music group Opa! Opa! all the while performing and composing for free jazz groups large and small. A classical and jazz performance student since the age of 6 through college, he has built and designed his own analog synthesizers from the component level, studied physics, electrical engineering, and modern performance with Portland Maine based trio Mystic Out-bop Review, started his own record label, and continues to develop his bop influenced jazz chops with an evolving extended bass technique. In addition to teaching student ensemble workshops, he can be heard on Konnex, Aria Arts Recordings, and Skycap Records with Jeff Platz, John Mclellan, Daniel Carter, Crank Sturgeon, Luther Grey, Jack Wright, Blaise Siwula, Jim Hobbes, Timo Shanko, and R.A. Fish to name a few. Kit teamed with John Mclellan to develop new and unique rhythm concepts for Jeff Platz's group at the Munster International Jazz Festival (Germany).
JOHN McLELLAN- drums- was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico and raised in Massachusetts, has a resume that is expansive and varied, including work with Joe and Mat Maneri, Roswell Rudd, Bern Nix, Roy Campbell, William Parker, Ken Vandermark, Denman Marony, Ben Monder, and the Either/Orchestra. He has performed at festivals including the Newport Jazz Festival, the Iowa City Jazz Festival, Munster International Jazz Festival in Germany and New York's Vision Festival. John‘s inventive drumming can be heard on his duo record with saxophonist Joe McPhee, Grand Marquis on Boxholder records and Mat Maneri’s latest release on Thirsty Ear Records, Pentagon.
JIM HOBBS - alto sax. After two decades as an underground legend on the Boston music scene, alto saxophonist and composer Jim Hobbs is beginning to gain wider recognition as one of the most vibrant artists currently active in jazz and contemporary music. He has been described as "one of his generation's most gifted altoists" (Troy Collins, AllAboutJazz.com), and hailed for his "superb writing his vision that mixes tempos, time signatures, harmonies, and timbre: an exciting voice" (Steve Loewy, Cadence Magazine). The Boston Phoenix's Jon Garelick writes "there's no one with a more individual sound and conception than Hobbs: strangled and crying one minute, soft and bluesy the next, or just plain Johnny Hodges purdy" while Time Out New York's Steve Dollar advises "he occasionally grows meditative, dropping into a knuckle-dragging register for a burly groan or puffing out little cirrus clouds that float by like melancholic memories. Then the daydream dissolves, and it's time for rump-rolling, go see 'em with someone you fuck." Best known for his long-time leadership of the Fully Celebrated Orchestra, Jim Hobbs also leads the Jim Hobbs Quartet, Jim Hobbs & the Hobbettes, and The Brothers of Heliopolis, an eleven-piece big band. He has collaborated with acclaimed figures of the jazz avant-garde and stalwarts of the Boston music scene, including Fred Hopkins, Joe Morris, Matthew Shipp, Fred Ho, the Jazz Composers Alliance, Bill Lowe, Taylor Ho Bynum, Mary Halvorson, Gerard Faroux, Laurence Cook, Timo Shanko, Allan Chase, Forbes Graham, and Luther Gray. Other credits range from calypso legend Mackie Burnette, to the alternative hip-hop group Jasper and the Prodigal Suns (including a run on Geffen Records in the early '90s), to his work with the Death's Head Quartet, featuring vocalist Seth Putnam from the notorious grind core band Anal Cunt. Recent recordings featuring Hobbs include The Story of Mankind (NotTwo Records) and Lawnmower West (Clean Feed). Hobbs was born and raised in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, where he received many awards and accolades as a young saxophonist including selection to the Indiana All-State Jazz Band and a scholarship to Berklee College of Music. While at Berklee he studied saxophone with Joe Viola and earned a degree in Jazz Composition. In 1987 he founded the Fully Celebrated Orchestra with bassist Timo Shanko and drummer Ray Anthony. They became know for their energetic style, appearing mostly at Boston's many rock clubs and survived by busking in the Boston Commons and Harvard Square, gaining recognition as "Boston's best jazz group" from both The Boston Globe and The Boston Phoenix. Along with later members including cornettist Taylor Ho Bynum and drummer Django Carranza, the FCO has released nine critically acclaimed recordings, including 2009's Drunk on the Blood of the Holy Ones (Aum Fidelity), described as "full of power and intrigue on every level" (Marc Medwin, Dusted) http://www.celebratefully.com/#/about
Forbes Graham - trumpet - Forbes is a trumpet player, composer, and electronic musician currently based in the Boston area. He grew up in Silver Spring, MD studying and performing jazz, classical, and concert band music. As a teenager he discovered heavy metal and hardcore punk, genres which influence his pursuit of extreme sound to this day. His music is also influenced by numerology, poetry, cinema, marching bands, and the 80s in general (the era in which he grew up). He has performed at Festival of New Trumpet, Vision Festival, High Zero, amongst others.
http://www.polyrhythmatics.net/
9:00 PM Natura Morta (EP-release tour)
Frantz Loriot (viola), Sean Ali (bass), Carlo Costa (drums).
Natura Morta will be on tour celebrating the release of their eponymous EP on Prom Night Records.
http://www.carlocostamusic.com/carlocostamusic/Natura_Morta.html
10:00 PM Ameranouche
Ameranouche (pronounced uh-MARE-uh-noosh) features two French acoustic Gypsy jazz guitars and upright bass, and is a winner of Best of New Hampshire awards as well as being veterans of the famed Newport Jazz Festival. The group tours nationally, year-round, and has released two albums, largely of original music inspired by legendary Gypsy guitarist, Django Reinhardt. National Lampoon director, Kevin Wheatley, calls Ameranouche "the new sound of America". After hearing these folks sail through a melodious tune with such love, musicality, and signature, jaw-dropping velocity, you'll be hard pressed not to agree. www.ameranouche.com has plenty of tunes to check out -- if you've never experienced hot acoustic swing music, now's your chance to fall in love with the joyful, uplifting, and dance-inducing sounds of Gypsy jazz.
03/17 Saturday
7:00 PM Funkin' A!
03/18 Sunday
10:00 AM Yoga with Natalie
10:00 - 11:15 - Gentle/Beginner
11:30 - 12:45 - Vinyasa
03/19 Monday
5:40 PM Yoga with Natalie
5:40 - 6:40 - Vinyasa
8:00 PM Jerry Bergonzi Group
Tenor saxophonist, Jerry Bergonzi, is an internationally recognized jazz performer, composer, author and educator. His music is renowned for its innovation, mastery, and integrity. Relentless drive, inner fire, total command, awesome technique, elastic lyricism, rich resonance, world-class, a musical visionary, are among the rave reviews credited to his sound. Bergonzi's music has been applauded throughout the world at festivals, concert halls, and jazz venues and his dedication to jazz music has been well documented by an extensive discography.
10:00 PM The Fringe
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.
www.thefringejazz.com/
03/20 Tuesday
6:00 PM Yoga with Natalie
6:00 - 7:00 - Vinyasa
7:00 PM Tango
03/21 Wednesday
9:30 PM Bob Kaufman 5tet
03/22 Thursday
7:00 PM Third I
Third I
Andrew Stern-- guitar
Andy Blickenderfer-- bass
Mike Connors-- drums
From Boston, this original guitar/bass/drums trio melds styles like few others. Third I keeps audiences guessing with gorgeous waltzes, sound-track-like tone poems, avant-country hoedowns and full rock assaults.
03/25 Sunday
3:15 PM LongyLaboratory concert series, Peter J. Evans curator
Laurie Amat
Keith Baker
03/28 Wednesday
9:30 PM Berklee Global Jazz Institute Concert Series
Berklee Global Jazz Institute
The Berklee Global Jazz Institute (BGJI) is a performance program designed to foster creativity and musicianship through various musical disciplines, with pianist and composer Danilo Pérez as its artistic director. The BGJI provides a comprehensive contemporary music environment where students are given opportunities to explore their creativity to the highest level possible, advance the power of music as a tool for the betterment of society, and connect musical creative thinking with the natural environment.
Danilo Pérez ’88, Artistic Director
The Grammy Award–winning pianist and composer Danilo Pérez is among the most influential and dynamic musicians of our time. In just over a decade, his distinctive blend of Pan-American jazz, covering the music of the Americas, folkloric, and world music, has attracted critical acclaim and loyal audiences. Whether leading his own ensembles or touring with renowned jazz masters (Wayne Shorter, Roy Haynes, Steve Lacy), Pérez is making a decidedly fresh imprint on contemporary music, guided, as always, by his love for jazz. Born in Panama in 1965, Pérez went to Berklee in the 1980s and has led his own groups since the early 1990s. As a bandleader, he has earned three Grammy nominations for his ebullient and innovative recordings. Pérez serves as the ambassador of goodwill for Unicef, cultural ambassador of Panama, president and founder of the Panama Jazz Festival, and a faculty member at Berklee College of Music. He has worked as a music educator for more than 20 years.
Marco Pignataro, Managing Director
Marco Pignataro is a multi-talented saxophonist, composer, educator, and jazz columnist. A native of Bologna, Italy, Pignataro has performed extensively across Europe and the Americas, sharing stages and clinics with artists such as Eddie Gomez, Oscar Stagnaro, Danilo Pérez, Arturo Sandoval, Ray Vega, Kenwood Dennard, Antonio Sanchez, Paquito D'Rivera, Billy Drummond, Clark Terry, Billy Hart, and Jon Faddis. Pignataro has, until recently, been the director of the Jazz and Caribbean Music Department and Jazz Saxophone chair at the Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico. At the conservatory, he developed the jazz saxophone curriculum, cofounded the bachelor of music in jazz and Caribbean music studies, and founded and directed the CMPR Jazz Faculty Ensemble and the CMPR Jazz Festival. His column, Style & Influence, was regularly featured in the quarterly magazine Jazz Improv. Pignataro was elected as an IAJE Executive Board Member of the International Association of Jazz Educators (IAJE), where he served as the first IAJE Latin America Representative and founder and president of the IAJE Chapter of Puerto Rico, the IAJE Latin American Ensemble, and the IAJE Puerto Rico Big Band. He is a RICO Performing Artist, as well as an endorser for Mauriat saxophones and the Applied Microphone Technology Wireless System.
03/29 Thursday
10:00 PM Tectonic Fever
Tectonic Fever was inspired by the recordings of Sonny Sharrock-- rock guitar in a jazz setting. We cover a few of Sonny's compositions, but this is mainly an original project for which I write. TF is a rotating cast of characters and I am very fortunate to work this evening with some of Boston's finest improvisers:
Andrew Stern-- guitar
Jef Charland-- bass
Jim Hobbs-- sax
Luther Gray-- drums
03/30 Friday
8:00 PM Ryan Kowal Ensemble
Vibraphonist/drummer Ryan Kowal has been making waves in Rhode Island for a few years now playing with a variety of different groups including Interplay, Dusty Frames, and California Smile, but is now venturing into his own territory. With a new solo album, Fossils In Time, Ryan is bursting into the Boston area scene.
Ryan Kowal-vibraphone
Tom Casale-bass
Pat Galagan-guitar
Scott Roddick-mandolin
Tony Cabral-piano
TBD-drums
http://ryankowal.bandcamp.com/
03/31 Saturday
10:00 PM The Modern Art Collective
