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SUMMARY:Harrison/Dziuba Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Joel Harrison – guitar \nMark Dziuba – guitar \nRich Syracuse – bass \nJeff Siegel – drums \n  \nGuitarist\, composer\, arranger\, lyricist\, writer\, educator\, and vocalist Joel Harrison has “created a new blueprint for jazz” (New Orleans Times-Picayune). A Guggenheim Fellow (2010) whose compositions have been commissioned by Chamber Music America\, Meet the Composer\, New Music USA\, the Jerome Foundation\, NYSCA\, and the Mary Flagler Cary Trust.\, he has released 25 CDs as a leader on seven different labels. Harrison’s music may be founded on jazz but veers into classical\, rock\, country\, and all manner of American roots music. Succinctly described by the New York Times as “protean… brilliant.” \nHarrison is the founder and director of the Alternative Guitar Summit\, a yearly festival devoted to new and unusual guitar music. Pat Metheny has called the Summit “one of the most interesting and distinguished forums for guitar on the planet. Harrison is the author of “Guitar Talk: conversations with visionary players” as well as “Modern Jazz Standards for Guitar.” \nMark Dziuba has been a guitarist\, improviser and composer for most of his life. He has performed with a who’s who of Jazz\, Blues\, Rock and Bluegrass musicians and has performed and taught at workshops and festivals internationally for over 40 years.\nMark is a tenured professor of music at the State University of New York at New Paltz where he directs the Jazz Studies program. He was a part of the internationally acclaimed National Guitar Workshop for 25 years and has been a part of the Crown of the Continent International Guitar Festival since its birth.\nMark is a published author and a featured soloist and composer on numerous recordings. He continues to explore the world of improvised live and virtual music and can be found performing often in the area and abroad. (dziubam@newpaltz.edu) \nRICH SYRACUSE STRING BASSIST\, ELECTRIC BASSIST\, COMPOSER Rich Syracuse has been a mainstay on the New York area scene for more than three decades. While performing at an early age in New York City he was the winner of the prestigious Congress Of Strings Award. He went on to receive a Bachelor of Music degree from Manhattan School of Music in New York City. Rich performed with The Group For Contemporary Music under the Conductor Charles Wournin and Harvey Solberger\, The Hartford Ballet and the New Jersey Lyric Opera Co. During the early part of his career he performed in Jazz groups featuring pianists John Mehegan\, Joey Calderazzo and Ted Rosenthal. After moving to New York State’s Hudson Valley in the mid 1980’s he began a long-standing stint in the Nick Brignola Quartet playing clubs\, festivals\, and recording sessions. Besides his years with Brignola\, he has performed with Mose Allison\, Kurt Elling\, Dave Liebman\, Brubeck Brothers\, Warren Bernhardt\, SumiTonoka\, David Torn\, Mike DeMicco\, Peter Levin\, Sam Morrison\, Bernard Purdy\, Vic Juris\, Dave Stryker\, Chuck Lamb\, Jeff “Siege” Siegel\, Dena DeRose\, John Medeski\, Michael Musilliami and Ali Demogli\, Rich had been the bassist for Jazz pianist Lee Shaw for over 25 years until her passing. \nDrummer/Composer Jeff “Siege” Siegel is a veteran of the New York Jazz scene and has worked with a virtual “who’s who” of artists. A member of the Sir Roland Hanna Trio from 1994-’99\, Siegel’s diverse career has also led him to perform and/or record with legends such as Ron Carter\, Kenny Burrell\, Jack DeJohnette\, Benny Golson\, Sheila Jordan\, Helen Merrill\, Mose Allison\, John Medeski\, Arthur Rhames\, Dave Douglas\, Stefon Harris\, Pat Metheny\, Kurt Elling\, Ravi Coltrane\, Ryan Kisor\, Lee Shaw\, Levin Brothers\, John Medeski\, Dena DeRose\, Lee Shaw and many others. He has worked in the avant garde world as well with Wadada Leo Smith\, Baikida Carroll. He’s performed over 30 European tours including four as leader of the Jeff “Siege” Siegel Quartet and several others as co-leader. The Jeff “Siege” Siegel Sextet performed a 3 week tour of Africa in the summer of 2019. Other recent tours include The Levin Brothers Japan\, Mexico\, Canada and the US west coast and Midwest as well as South & Central America. His 2017 CD release “King of Xhosa” features South African trumpeter Feya Faku and is on the ARC label. His most recent release with his quartet is the 2018 release on ARC entitled “London Live” and “When You Were There” (2019) with Hetko\, Syracuse & Siegel.
URL:https://www.lydias-cafe.com/event/joel-harrison/
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SUMMARY:John Menegon Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Birthday Bash Quartet!!\nJohn Menegon (bass)\nPete Smith (guitar)\nSteve Einerson (piano)\nMatt Garrity (drums)\nMusicians invited to sit in and help celebrate!\n\n\nNew York City bassist John Menegon started his career playing bass in Montreal. After having worked for several years on the Canadian jazz scene with the great guitarists Sonny Greenwich\, Mike Gauthier & Nelson Simons\, and saxophonists Steve Grossman & Pat LaBarbara\, he went on to hone his skills in NYC in the mid-80s. Since moving to New York to study Jazz at Long Island University on a full scholarship\, John has performed/recorded with Dewey Redman\, David “Fathead” Newman\, Matt Wilson\, Frank Kimbrough\, John Hicks\, Yoron Israel\, Jack DeJohnette\, Kenny Burrell\, Joel Frahm\, Pat Metheny\, Kenny Barron\, Paul Bley\, Anthony Braxton’s Tri-Centric Orchestra\, Nick Brignola\, Jimmy Cobb\, Al Foster\, Slide Hampton\, Sheila Jordan\, Lee Konitz\, Joe Lovano\, and many others. In addition to touring\, recording\, and composing\, he has created and taught Jazz Workshops on the music of Jaco Pastorius\, Miles Davis\, and Charles Mingus at Williams College. \nPete Smith is a New York City-based guitarist who performs in a wide range of musical settings.  As a founding member of Santos4tet (aka Grupo los Santos)\, a vanguard Afro-Cuban and Brazilian-style quartet\, he has played New York’s Town Hall\, concerts throughout the U.S.\, Cuba & Austria and was a Fall 2024 JazzRoad performing arts grant recipient. He has performed at the Berlin Jazz Festival and Montreal Jazz Festival\, as well as concerts in thirty countries throughout Europe\, Eastern Europe\, Africa and Asia. He has worked with Norah Jones\, trumpeter Donald Byrd\, Cuban trombone master Juan Pablo Torres\, Andrew Hill\, Kat Edmonson\, Vince Giordano & the Nighthawks\, the Moonlighters\, Madeline Peyroux\, Natalie Merchant and Huun-Huur-Tu\, and is a member of Michael Feinstein’s Carnegie Hall Big Band. In 2023 he traveled to Congo-Kinshasa as a member of the band Opius Bliss—as  cultural ambassadors for the US Embassy—to perform for and teach\, play and dialogue with local musicians in Kinshasa and Kisangani. 2023 also saw the release of Santos4tet’s 4th album “Santos 4”.  Pete will be recording a new album with bassist Sean Smith (The Smith Duo) in 2025. \nPianist Steve Einerson originally hails from Milwaukee\, WI\, where he spent three formative years studying with David Hazeltine. After freelancing in the Milwaukee/Chicago circuit for several years\, he relocated to New York City in 2004\, fresh off the heels of being selected as a finalist to compete in the national jazz piano competition sponsored by the American Pianists Association. Whether it’s solo piano\, small groups or big bands\, Steve now finds his services in NYC in high demand and has performed at venues and jazz festivals across the country and around the world. A sampling of some of the musicians he’s had the privilege of working with include Marlena Shaw\, Joe Farnsworth\, Philip Harper\, Killer Ray Appleton\, Slide Hampton\, Ian Hendrickson-Smith\, John Dokes\, Hilary Gardner\, the George Gee Orchestra\, and the Cab Calloway Orchestra. \nDrummer Matt Garrity has been on the New York City music scene since 1994. He has performed with some of the best in the business\, including Vincent Herring\, David Williams\, Teri Thornton\, Gary Versace\, Ron McLure\, Ben Monder\, Ratzo Harris\, Jeremy Pelt and Jerome Richardson\, among others. \nMatt attended William Paterson College’s jazz studies program in the early nineties. He has studied with renowned performers/ educators John Riley\, Horacee Arnold\, Rufus Reid\, Harold Mabern\, Carl Allen\, Bill Goodwin\, and Ed Shaughnessy\, among others.
URL:https://www.lydias-cafe.com/event/john-menegon-quartet-2/
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SUMMARY:Peter Einhorn Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Peter Einhorn – guitar \nScott Neumann – drums \nLou Pappas – bass \nSpecial guest; Emily Kate Einhorn -vocals \nEMILY KATE EINHORN\n\n\nEmily is a jazz vocalist and composer born and raised in Woodstock\, NY. Trained on the violin and piano from an early age\, they grew up performing with their family and friends across the Hudson Valley. Throughout their childhood and adult life\, they have composed and arranged music with acoustic\, soul\, jazz\, and pop influence. \nIn their years since graduating\, they have continued jazz performance throughout NYC and the Hudson Valley\, while writing\, arranging\, and recording original music. \nPETER EINHORN \nGuitarist / composer Peter Einhorn’s most recent recording is “Seems Like Old Times”.\nHis recordings can be sampled at www.petereinhorn.com .\nAmong them are Karl Berger’s “StillPoint” (Sunny Moon Records)\, Ira Sullivan’s “Strings Attached”(Pausa Records)\, as well as recordings as a leader.                      [see www.petereinhorn.com] \nHe has performed and / or recorded with Joe Lovano\, Plácido Domingo\, Jimmy Cobb\, Steve Swallow\, David Amram\, John Abercrombie\, Steve Kuhn\, Eddie Daniels\, Roland Hanna\, and others.\nHe has been a performer on ethnic stringed instruments with the Metropolitan Opera. \nPeter Einhorn is an award winning composer who has scored dozens of films and videos. His invention\, the SpiderCapo\, has expanded the sonic palette of fretted stringed instruments. He holds advanced degrees in music and mathematics. He is a resident of Woodstock\, N.Y. \nSCOTT NEUMANN\, a Bartlesville Oklahoma native\, began playing drums professionally at the age of thirteen. His first major work was with The Woody Herman Orchestra\, which he joined in 1988. Since moving to New York City in 1988\, Scott has established himself as one of New York’s most creative and versatile drummers. \nScott’s touring credits include David Liebman\, Madeleine Peyroux\, Ben Allison\, Tony Trischka\, Jazz Mandolin Project\, NYNDK\, Makoto Ozone\, Woody Herman\, and Brother Jack McDuff. While in New York City\, Scott has worked with such jazz luminaries as Grady Tate\, Rufus Reid and Kenny Barron Recent sideman projects include the three-plus year Monday night tenure with Bill Mobley’s Big Band at the NYC jazz club Smoke. Performing and recording with Glafkos Kontemetios’s Trio\, Bill Warfield’s New York Jazz Octet\, Dan Wilensky and Chris Roger’s Quintet. Other large Ensemble associations include the Grammy nominated orchestra of Pete McGuiness and Diane Moser’s Composers Big Band. Scott has played on over 50 CDs and has recorded with artists including Kenny Werner\, David Liebman\, Eddie Gomez and Claudio Roditi. Working with vocalists\, Scott’s accompanimental talent has supported the artistry of\, among others\, Ann Hampton Calloway\, Lesley Gore\, Marilyn Maye\, Billy Stritch and Vicki Carr. \nBassist LOU PAPPAS’ career encompasses both Jazz and Classical music. After beginning with orchestras in Colorado and Oklahoma\, he moved to New York to accept the position as bassist with the United States Military Academy Band at West Point\, from which he retired in 2006. Since then\, Mr. Pappas has kept a steady pace of performance with many groups in the New York area\, such as the Hudson Valley Philharmonic\, Taconic Opera Company\, and the Woodstock Chamber Orchestra. His jazz work includes freelancing with a number of groups from Albany to Woodstock\, New York City\, Connecticut and New Jersey; including performances with such jazz greats as David Liebman\, Byron Stripling\, Randy Brecker\, Steve Turre\, James Williams\, Claire Fischer\, Chris Flory\, Dennis Mackrel\, Billy Cobham\, and fellow bassist John Clayton. In addition to his playing schedule\, he has been teaching private and college level bass for over 40 years\, just recently retiring from Vassar College and the State University of New York at New Paltz.
URL:https://www.lydias-cafe.com/event/peter-einhorn-quartet/
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SUMMARY:Jimmy Madison & Friends
DESCRIPTION:Jimmy Madison – drums \nTim Regusis – keys \nGregg August – bass \nDrummer Jimmy Madison has performed with the greats of Jazz and Funk for over six decades\, from Lionel Hampton\, Roland Kirk\, Chet Baker and Quincy Jones to James Brown\, Maceo Parker and George Benson\, among many others. But this trio format allows he and his compatriots to do what they do best\, improvising on themes both familiar and new. It’s pure Jazz at its best. \nTim Regusis is a Hudson Valley-based pianist who has been active in the jazz scene of the NYC region\, as well as in the fields of R&B\, Latin and various world musics for many years.\nHe has played and/or recorded with Patti Austin\, Ruben Blades\, David Byrne\, Celia Cruz\, Chuck Mangione\, Johnny Pacheco\, Daniel Ponce\, Rick Margitza\, Cindy Blackman\, Jeff Williams\, Akira Ohmori\, Najee\, Donna Summer\, Chaka Khan\, Jonathan Butler\, Ofra Haza and others. \nBassist and composer Gregg August spans the classical\, avant-garde\, jazz and Latin jazz worlds making him one of the most versatile musicians on the scene today.\nGregg has performed and/ or recorded with The New York Philharmonic\, Steve Reich\, The Bang on a Can All Stars\, Alarm Will Sound\, as well as Ornette Coleman\, Chick Corea\, Branford Marsalis and Ray Barretto. Gregg was on the Downbeat Magazine Critics’ Rising Star Poll in 2017\, 2015 and 2013.\nIn 2020 Gregg released his album Dialogues on Race (Iacuessa Records) for which he received a GRAMMY nomination in the Best Large Jazz Ensemble category. \n 
URL:https://www.lydias-cafe.com/event/jimmy-madison-friends-6/
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SUMMARY:Teri Roiger Quartet
DESCRIPTION:TERI ROIGER (vocals) \nBILL WARE (vibes) \nJOHN MENEGON (bass) \nMATT GARRITY (drums) \n  \nTERI ROIGER\nVOCALIST\, PIANIST\, SONGWRITER\n“Teri has an intuitive laid back sense of time reminiscent of Abbey Lincoln and Betty Carter but with her own uniqueness.” JACK DEJOHNETTE (legendary jazz drummer & NEA Jazz Master) \nAn American jazz musician vocalist\, pianist\, songwriter\, educator\, and producer\, Teri lives in New York City and also spends time in New York’s Hudson Valley. She began playing piano at age 5\, and played church organ throughout her teens. When she discovered jazz in her early 20s – and shortly after made her first demo with the legendary stride pianist Butch Thompson – her musical path was set. \nThroughout the years\, her music has taken many exciting twists and turns. She has performed as a DUO with her husband\, bassist John Menegon\, throughout the U.S.\, Canada\, Mexico\, and Europe\, and they have been featured artists at the San Miguel Jazz Festival (Mexico)\, Panama Jazz Festival (Panama)\, and Bolzano Jazz Festival (Italy)\, where they presented concerts and masterclasses. The depth of her experiences and love of jazz is apparent when she brings all their talents to live performances\, the recording studio\, and through her moving lyrics and compositions. \n  \nBILL WARE – VIBRAPHONE \nHarkening back to a violinist whose freedom from slavery was bought in performance\, Bill Ware’s place within American music is best described as a proud lineage. Vibraphonist\, bassist\, composer\, pianist\, educator and creative adventurer\, Ware’s genre-bending career\, well into its fourth decade\, has been nothing short of riveting. A founding member of the Jazz Passengers and Groove Collective\, he’s also collaborated with Steely Dan\, John Zorn\, JD Parran\, Marc Ribot\, Bobby Sanabria\, Deborah Harry\, the BBC Concert Orchestra\, Chico Mendoza\, Bobby Previte\, Joe Henderson\, Jerome Harris\, the Buffalo Philharmonic\, the Minnesota Symphony\, Elvis Costello\, Arturo O’Farrill\, Andy Summers\, Marshall Crenshaw\, Pink Floyd’s David Gilmore and many more. \n  \nJOHN MENEGON – BASS \nNew York City bassist John Menegon started his career playing bass in Montreal. After having worked for several years on the Canadian jazz scene with the great guitarists Sonny Greenwich\, Mike Gauthier & Nelson Simons\, and saxophonists Steve Grossman & Pat LaBarbara\, he went on to hone his skills in NYC in the mid-80s. Since moving to New York to study Jazz at Long Island University on a full scholarship\, John has performed/recorded with Dewey Redman\, David “Fathead” Newman\, Matt Wilson\, Frank Kimbrough\, John Hicks\, Yoron Israel\, Jack DeJohnette\, Kenny Burrell\, Joel Frahm\, Pat Metheny\, Kenny Barron\, Paul Bley\, Anthony Braxton’s Tri-Centric Orchestra\, Nick Brignola\, Jimmy Cobb\, Al Foster\, Slide Hampton\, Sheila Jordan\, Lee Konitz\, Joe Lovano\, and many others. In addition to touring\, recording\, and composing\, he has created and taught Jazz Workshops on the music of Jaco Pastorius\, Miles Davis\, and Charles Mingus at Williams College (Williamstown\, MA). He has also taught master classes at Jazz Festivals around the world\, including the Panama Jazz Festival\, Bolzano\, (Italy) and San Miguel de Allende. \nMATT GARRITY – DRUMS \nDrummer\, Matt Garrity has been on the New York music scene since 1994. He has performed and recorded with some of the best in the business\, including Grammy winners: Joe Lovano\, Vincent Herring and Steve Slagle\, as well as David Williams\, Teri Thornton\, Peter Bernstein\, David Amram\, Eric Alexander\, Judi Silvano\, Gary Versace\, Ron McLure\, Ed Cherry\, Joel Forrester\, Jeremy Pelt and Jerome Richardson.
URL:https://www.lydias-cafe.com/event/teri-roiger-quartet-2/
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SUMMARY:Pleninger/McEvoy/Kincheloe
DESCRIPTION:Peyton Pleninger – saxophone \nWill McEvoy – bass \nBram Kincheloe – drums \nJazz improvisation with some of the freshest voices on the scene today. \nPeyton Pleninger is a saxophonist\, improviser\, bandleader\, astrologer and guerilla contractor\, forging a personal path that challenges the boundaries of what it means to be a musician. Pleninger’s experience involves a variety of disciplines centered around music\, which also includes astrology\, painting and sculpture\, botany\, construction\, massage and medical inquiry.\nIn early 2022\, Pleninger pruchased The Tavern\, a defunct roadhouse in upstate New York\, which he is rebuilding into an arts research center. The Tavern presents a variety of concerts\, music theory/improvisation workshops\, plus astrology forecasts\, sound baths\, and artist residents. The Tavern is the orignal test space for Anatomy Avant Garde\, a performance Pleninger developed which involves improvsing in response to a participants heartbeat along with a live painting element.\nPleninger also works as a dedicated side-person with multiple music projects. He performed with Henry Threadgill as part of the multimedia work “One” and “The Other One.” He plays in John Benitez’ Latin-Bop\, a modern latin-jazz group\, performing weekly at Terraza 7 in Queens and monthly at Fat Cat in Manhattan. He plays with Roy Ben Yosef’s Moringa trio\, an Israel-based group focused on improvisation\, which released its debut record Moringa and the Watershed in February 2021. Pleninger plays in drummer/composer Colin Hinton’s Glassbath\, an electric band straddling post rock and free jazz\, which released its self-titled inaugural album February 2018. Pleninger performs with drummer/composer Michel Maurer’s Meridian\, a forward-thinking jazz-rooted quartet\, which released its debut record The Shape of Noon in 2019. In summer 2017\, Pleninger toured Canada for 5 weeks with guitarist Quinn Bachand’s Brishen\, an acoustic band honoring the tradition of gypsy jazz and the roots of rock n roll. Highlight performances include the Toronto Jazz Festival\, Montreal International Jazz Festival\, and CBC Canada. \n_______________ \nBassist Will McEvoy is a graduate of the Sarah Lawrence College music department. Only twenty-four and McEvoy has already previously performed Lincoln Center and the BlueNote however McEvoy makes it a point to perform live once at month Tribes Gallery in the East Village of Manhattan. Heavily influenced by artist such as Jimmy Hendrix\, Duke Ellington\, and Hank Williams\, McEvoy’s style of music is rather mystifying an cannot be put into just one one classification; it’s a custom sound in the making and anything but tame. It maybe considered chamber music with a fusion jazz twist and often improved with something little extra. \n________________ \nDrummer Bram Kincheloe is a professional musician\, writer\, and small business owner. He started studying drums with renowned teacher Barbara Borden at the age of four. At eleven\, he graduated to her teacher\, Chuck Brown\, who had also taught Terry Bozzio\, Will Kennedy\, and Dave Garibaldi. He was the youngest student ever accepted into Chuck Brown’s studio. In 2002\, Bram\, then aged sixteen\, moved to New York City on his own to pursue a career in jazz drumming. He attended Laguardia School of Performing Arts for one year before being accepted into Manhattan School of Music. While at Manhattan\, attending on a Zildjian scholarship\, he studied with Justin DiCioccio. Through the years playing jazz\, he has been honored to play with Lee Konitz\, Branford Marsalis\, Ambrose Akinmusire\, Wynton Marsalis\, Ben Street\, Steve Cardenas and many others. \nIn 2005\, Bram moved to Amsterdam to study abroad through a sister program at the Conservatorium Van Amsterdam\, where he was involved in the creative music scene in Holland. Around this time\, he also started seriously pursuing a parallel career in writing. \nBram is an accomplished singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist and plays piano\, keyboards\, guitar\, and bass in addition to drums. He also has a degree from the Institute of Audio Research\, having studied production techniques and ProTools. He is the owner/operator of Semperviren Studios\, a full-service professional production studio with 26 channels of inputs\, a full backline of world class instruments\, and more\, in the Hudson Valley. \nHis debut novel\, Hitchhiking in the Graveyard\, was recently named the runner-up winner in the 2018 Faulkner-Wisdom Creative Writing competition. In early 2015\, Bram was hired by SB Nation to cover the Golden State Warriors for the popular site Golden State of Mind\, a subsidiary of Vox Media. He was a staff writer for the site from 2015-2020\, as well as a contributor to SB Nation’s national site.
URL:https://www.lydias-cafe.com/event/yanda-pleninger-mcevoy/
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SUMMARY:Tribute to Rene Bailey with the Saints of Swing
DESCRIPTION:The great Rene Bailey passed earlier this year and her long-time band members & friends\, along with several guest vocalists (feat. Marty Elkins) will be paying tribute on Saturday afternoon\, July 5 from 4-7pm. Outdoors\, weather permitting. \nThe Saints of Swing\, featuring Peter Tomlinson\, piano; David Winograd\, bass/tuba; Larry Balestra\, drums; Dale DeMarco\, saxes/clarinet/vocals; Barry Bryson\, trumpet/vocals; Ken Foy\, trombone/vocals; and Miss Marty Elkins on vocals. \nMANY GUEST ARTISTS EXPECTED TO JOIN IN THIS TRIBUTE/MEMORIAL! \nToday is a tribute to the late Miss RENE BAILEY\, who passed on February 28\, 2025. Rene was the REAL THING\, as she sang with Louis Armstrong and Sam Cooke\, among many others!. At Lydia’s Cafe\, a wonderful restaurant in Stone Ridge\, NY. Come and eat\, drink and listen! Great fun! Swing\, Jazz\, Romantic Ballads\, Motown\, Gospel. Come join us! & GET REAL HAPPY!
URL:https://www.lydias-cafe.com/event/the-saints-of-swing/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250628T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250628T220000
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SUMMARY:Amy London feat. Ron Horton
DESCRIPTION:Amy London – vocals \nRon Horton – trumpet/flugelhorn \nTim Regusis – piano \nLew Scott – bass \nTony Jefferson – drums \n  \nAmy London is known and loved in New York City jazz and Broadway circles for her effortless sound\, impeccable musicianship and depth of emotion. Her two critically acclaimed Motema CD’s as a leader\, ‘Let’s Fly’ and ‘When I Look In Your Eyes’ feature some of the world’s top jazz musicians\, and have led her to engagements in Russia\, Italy\, Turkey\, France\, Brazil\, England\, Belgium\, Czechoslovakia and Canada\, as well as cities across the US. London’s fully seasoned career also includes three years in the 6 Tony award winning Broadway hit ‘City of Angels’ (singing on its Grammy nominated original cast album)\, and City Center’s production of ‘Promises Promises’ starring Martin Short\, plus tours with Charles Aznavour\, Larry Elgart and Tom Browne. Ms London has enjoyed more than 25 years of performing at New York’s top rooms\, such as Dizzy’s\, The Rainbow Room\, Lincoln Center\, Birdland\, Blue Note and others. \nTim Regusis is a Hudson Valley-based pianist who has been active in the jazz scene of the NYC region\, as well as in the fields of R&B\, Latin and various world musics for many years.\nHe has played and/or recorded with Patti Austin\, Ruben Blades\, David Byrne\, Celia Cruz\, Chuck Mangione\, Johnny Pacheco\, Daniel Ponce\, Rick Margitza\, Cindy Blackman\, Jeff Williams\, Akira Ohmori\, Najee\, Donna Summer\, Chaka Khan\, Jonathan Butler\, Ofra Haza and others. \nRon Horton has perform and/or record with such artists as Lee Konitz\, Will Holshouser\, Neil Kirkwood\, Rez Abbasi\, Phillip Johnston\, Andy Laster\, Mick Rossi\, Matt Wilson\, Bill Gerhardt\, Bill Mays\, Peggy Stern\, Allan Chase\, Andy Biskin\, Ted Nash\, Jon Gordon\, John McKenna\, Walter Thompson\, Diana Perez\, Billy Newman\, Mario Pavone\, Tina Marsh\, Maryanne DeProphetis\, Landon Knoblock\, Sam Bardfeld\, Maria Guida\, Abigail Riccards\, Angie Sanchez\, Kris Davis\, Darcy James Argue. \nLew Scott\, bassist\, has been performing in the New York area and throughout the country for many years. He has performed with many notable musicians\, including Clark Terry\, Conti Condoli\, Frank Rosolino\, Joe Lavano\, Herb Ellis\, George Coleman\, Dave Liebman\, Jack Sheldon\, Peggy Stern and John Abercrombie\, as well as many others. He has toured with vocalists Melba Morre\, Lainie Kazan\, Nnena Frelon and Michael Amante. Lew has worked with Anita O’Day\, Mark Murphy and many other singers\, including Robert Goulet\, Vic Damone\, Sergio Franchi\, Jerry Vale\, Al Martino\, Eddie Fisher\, Florence Henderson\, Julie Budd and Lucie Arnaz. He has also performed with many groups\, including the Four Aces and the Fifth Dimension. In the past\, Lew was a competition cyclist\, but now\, he rides his bicycle around the county for enjoyment. \nTony Jefferson\, a New York native\, attended the Berklee College of Music on scholarship in 1984\nand placed third in the Thelonious Monk International Drum Competition in 1992. Tony has\nperformed and recorded with many jazz artists including: Kenny Drew Jr.\, Lonnie Smith\,\nLou Donaldson\, Frank Wess\, Eddie Harris\, Don Friedman\, Cyrus Chestnut\, Mark Whitfield\,\nJerry Bergonzi\, Joey Calderazzo\, Freddy Cole\, Hank Jones\, Benny Golson\, Cedar Walton\,\nNancy King\, Ernestine Anderson\, Annie Ross and the Westchester Jazz Orchestra.
URL:https://www.lydias-cafe.com/event/amy-london-feat-ron-horton/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250621T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250621T220000
DTSTAMP:20260405T070453
CREATED:20241210T210320Z
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SUMMARY:Ben Holmes and Naked Lore
DESCRIPTION:Band: Ben Holmes and Naked Lore\n \nMusicians: Ben Holmes (trumpet)\, Brad Shepik (guitar) and Shane Shanahan (percussion).\n \nLinks:\nSong for the Weekend\n$43\, a Smile and Bupkis\nFirst We Were Sad\, Then We Danced\nben-holmes.com\n\nBrief Blurb:\n“A soundtrack to the folktales your great-grandparents vowed to forget\,” Naked Lore is a trio dedicated to new music with ancient origins presented in a chamber jazz format. Led by trumpeter Ben Holmes\, the group features Brad Shepik on guitar and Shane Shanahan on percussion. The wordless stories they tell are by turns sinister\, sweet\, majestic\, mischievous\, rampaging and ruminative. \n\nBios:\nTrumpeter/composer Ben Holmes lives in the Hudson Valley. His current projects as a leader or co-leader include Naked Lore (a trio w/ percussionist Shane Shanahan and guitarist Brad Shepik) and the Ben Holmes/Patrick Farrell Duo (for trumpet and accordion). Ben’s background is in jazz\, but he has long been interested in traditional music from around the world. He has recorded three albums as a leader\, 2020’s Naked Lore\, 2015’s Anvil of the Lord and 2012’s Ben Holmes Trio\, as well as co-producing two recordings with Tarras Band (a six-piece ensemble dedicated to the music of klezmer legend Dave Tarras)\, and three recordings of the Ben Holmes & Patrick Farrell Duo. He’s recorded with Slavic Soul Party!\, Romashka\, Gogol Bordello\, Cynthia Hopkins\, and many others. \nGuitarist\, composer\, educator Brad Shepik has recorded 9 albums as a leader and performed at major festivals and clubs across Europe and North America including The North Sea Jazz Festival\, Garda Jazz Festival\, Cologne Biennale Jazz Festival\, Toulouse Jazz Festival\, Bell Atlantic Festival\, Verizon\, Earshot\, Caramoor Jazz Festival\, Langnau Jazz Festival\, Groningen\, Salzburg\, Jerez\, Cadiz\, Sevilla\, American Guitar Festival\, Leeds\, Rochester Jazz Festival\, Cork\, Brussels\, Edgefest and others. He can currently be seen and heard performing with the Brad Shepik Organ Trio\, the Brad Shepik Quartet\, Jamie Baum’s Septet+\, Ben Holmes’ Naked Lore\, Pachora\, Combo Nuvo\, Believers\, the Tom Beckham/Brad Shepik Duo\, Balkan Peppers\, \, Matt Darriau’s Paradox Trio\, George Schuller’s Circle Wide\, the Arthur Kell Quartet and many others. \nAs a sideman\, Brad Shepik has appeared on more than 70 recordings and has performed and recorded with Paul Motian’s Electric Bebop Band\, Dave Douglas’ Tiny Bell Trio\, Combo Nuvo\, Yuri Yunakov’s Bulgarian Wedding Band\, Pachora\, Paradox Trio\, Jamie Baum\, George Schuller\, Jeff Dingler and others. He has also performed with Charlie Haden’s Liberation Music Orchestra\, Carla Bley’s Escalator Over the Hill\, Bob Brookmeyer and Joey Baron. He has taught Theory\, Improvisation\, World Ensemble\, Jazz Combo\, Chicago Blues\, Balkan Music and private guitar at New York University and private guitar at City College of New York. \n\nPercussionist Shane Shanahan has combined his studies of drumming traditions from around the world with his background in jazz\, rock and Western art music to create his own unique\, highly sought-after style. Since 2000 he has been touring around the globe performing with Yo-Yo Ma as a founding member of the genre defying\, Grammy-Award Winning Silkroad Ensemble and served as Co-Artistic Director (2017-2020) and Learning Programs Advisor (2012-2020) for the organization. In addition to his playing\, his arrangements and compositions are featured on several of the group’s seven recordings and he can be heard and seen on Mr. Ma’s Grammy Award Winning holiday CD/DVD release\, “Songs of Joy And Peace.” Shane has performed and/or recorded with Bobby McFerrin\, Aretha Franklin\, James Taylor\, Philip Glass\, Alison Krauss\, Deep Purple\, Jordi Savall\, Sonny Fortune\, Chaka Khan\, Bill Frisell and Glen Velez\, among others. Shane’s dynamic performances have brought people to their feet in the greatest concert halls of the world\, including Carnegie Hall\, Lincoln Center\, Concertgebouw\, Santory Hall\, Disney Hall\, and the Hollywood Bowl. He has also performed twice for President and First Lady Obama\, once at the White House and once at the Kennedy Center Honors. \nA strong believer in the transformative power of education\, Shane frequently presents workshops and clinics at the world’s leading universities\, including Princeton\, Harvard\, Cornell\, The Eastman School of Music\, Juilliard\, and the University of Michigan. He is currently on faculty at the Hartt School and was also the Lead Teaching Artist for Silkroad’s arts-integrated education initiative\, Silk Road Connect\, which brought music\, dance\, and visual arts into NYC public schools. In 2017 he was a Blodgett Distinguished Artist at Harvard University\, where he co-taught a course with Ethnomusicology faculty. For the last several years Shane has been engaged in intensive work with students of all ages at the Lame Deer School on an Indian American Reservation in Montana. He collaborates actively with the dance\, theatre and yoga communities in the New York area and while not on tour\, he teaches drumming classes and lessons out of his studio in Brooklyn to students from seven to seventy years old. Shane has also played in the pit orchestras of several Broadway musicals including Caroline\, or Change\, The Color Purple\, Shrek\, Spider-Man\, Fun Home\, Tuck Everlasting\, and Mean Girls.
URL:https://www.lydias-cafe.com/event/ben-holmes-band/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250614T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250614T220000
DTSTAMP:20260405T070453
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SUMMARY:Yvonnick Prene Trio
DESCRIPTION:Yvonnick Prene – harmonica \nRadam Schwartz on organ b3 \nGordon Kuba – drums \nGet ready for an unforgettable evening of music as Yvonnick Prene and his trio bring jazz harmonica to life. The concert will feature a vibrant mix of timeless jazz standards and beautifully arranged French songs\, blending soulful melodies\, intricate improvisations\, and a touch of Parisian charm. Expect a captivating performance that highlights the harmonica’s versatility and elegance\, delivered with energy\, emotion\, and exceptional artistry. \n  \nYvonnick Prené is a celebrated jazz harmonicist\, bandleader\, composer\, and educator based in New York City. Known for his innovative artistry\, he has released five highly praised albums as a leader\, including *Listen!* (2023) and *Jobim’s World* (2024) on Sunnyside Records. Prené has collaborated with jazz greats such as Peter Bernstein\, Rick Margitza\, Bill Stewart\, and Geoffrey Keezer. \nAn active performer on the global stage\, he has appeared at renowned festivals like the Jersey City Jazz Fest\, Winter Jazz Fest\, and Bern Jazz Festival\, as well as iconic New York venues including the Blue Note\, Dizzy’s Club\, Smalls\, and Birdland. With over 100 performances annually\, he is a leading figure in today’s jazz scene. \nIn addition to performing\, Prené is a dedicated educator and founder of the New York Harmonica School and My Harmonica Studio\, where he has taught over 1\,000 students. As a Hohner ambassador\, he represents their flagship Xpression chromatic harmonica. Originally from Massy\, France\, Prené holds degrees from Sorbonne University and the New School\, having studied under jazz legends like Lee Konitz and Reggie Workman. \n \nHammond B3 Organist and Jazz pianist\, Radam Schwartz\, has built his reputation over the last 35 years playing with such great musicians as Arthur and Red Prysock\, Eddie Lockjaw Davis\, Al Hibler\, David Fathead Newman\, Russell Malone\, Cecil Brooks III and Jimmy Ford. He continues to make music history today playing with renowned artists\, Bill Saxton\, Iron City\, The Spirit of Life Ensemble and many others. \nGordon Kuba is a versatile jazz drummer based in the NJ/NY area\, known for his dynamic performances and deep groove. A graduate of the Montclair Jazz Program\, Gordon has developed a unique sound that seamlessly blends traditional jazz with modern fusion elements. He leads First Mountain\, his original fusion band\, showcasing his versatility and creative vision. Over the years\, Gordon has had the pleasure of performing with notable artists such as Charlie Apicella & Iron City\, guitarist Dave Stryker\, and Hal Gaper\, building a reputation as a dedicated and talented musician in the jazz scene. \n  \n 
URL:https://www.lydias-cafe.com/event/yvonnick-prene-quartet/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250607T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250607T220000
DTSTAMP:20260405T070453
CREATED:20250411T194606Z
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SUMMARY:Shiri Zorn
DESCRIPTION:Shiri Zorn – vocals \nMark Dziuba – guitar \nBrian Melick – percussion \nShiri Zorn is an innovative jazz vocalist whose fresh and intercultural sound reinvents standard jazz repertoire as we know it. She layers American Songbook tunes with Middle Eastern influences and unexpected time signatures\, and reharmonizes Latin and Samba classics to evoke feelings of transcendence\, temporarily rendering the listener lost to time and space. \n“Zorn’s voice is cool\, calm and cerebral\, her tone pure. She articulates lyrics with perfect diction and scalpel-like precision\,”\n~ Allen Morrison\, DownBeat Magazine \nShiri Zorn’s pure tone and insightful phrasing were nurtured at Israel’s leading school for the arts\, Thelma Yelin\, where she was first drawn to the music of Gershwin\, Cleo Laine\, Ella Fitzgerald\, Sarah Vaughan\, and Carmen Mc Rae and subsequently at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London\, England\, where she studied voice and piano. \n  \nMark Dziuba has been a guitarist\, improviser and composer for most of his life. He has performed with a who’s who of Jazz\, Blues\, Rock and Bluegrass musicians and has performed and taught at workshops and festivals internationally for over 40 years.\nMark is a tenured professor of music at the State University of New York at New Paltz where he directs the Jazz Studies program. He was a part of the internationally acclaimed National Guitar Workshop for 25 years and has been a part of the Crown of the Continent International Guitar Festival since its birth.\nMark is a published author and a featured soloist and composer on numerous recordings. He continues to explore the world of improvised live and virtual music and can be found performing often in the area and abroad. (dziubam@newpaltz.edu) \nPercussionist Brian Melnick started his professional career in music at the age of 13\, have developed a wide range of experience as a drummer\, multi hand percussionist\, and as an educator. \nFeatured artist on over 450 commercially recorded works and have been produced by major as well as independent record companies. His drumming and percussion activities have included recording and performing along with several independent\, as well as major\, artists and producers. 
URL:https://www.lydias-cafe.com/event/shiri-zorn/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250531T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250531T220000
DTSTAMP:20260405T070453
CREATED:20241210T210153Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250513T230756Z
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SUMMARY:Interspace
DESCRIPTION:Interspace \nArnold Hammerschlag – trumpet\nPeyton Pleninger – saxophone\nAdam Siegel – saxophone\nJim Yanda – guitar\nWill Mcevoy – bass\nAaron Yanda – drums \nInterspace is a Hudson Valley-based improvisational band exploring interval theory through original composition and performance. Spanning more than forty years in age\, the musicians draw from a broad spectrum of disciplines\, experience\, genres\, and histories across the worlds of music\, as they mine new sonic language via tone-clock theory and other post-tonal music composition techniques.
URL:https://www.lydias-cafe.com/event/jim-yanda-group/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250524T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250524T220000
DTSTAMP:20260405T070453
CREATED:20250127T195323Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250505T180858Z
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SUMMARY:The Decompressors (3/4 Professors)
DESCRIPTION:Vinnie Martucci – keys \nMark Dziuba – guitar \nRich Syracuse – bass \nPeter O’Brien – drums \n  \nSUNY music professors come together on this special night to perform original works\, jazz\, world music and other musical gems. \nVinnie Martucci has had an exciting and diverse career as a performer\, composer\, arranger\, producer\, and educator. He has toured extensively on the international stage as co-leader of the Jazz Fusion Quartet “The Dolphins” with Dan Brubeck\, as arranger\, accompanist for Laurel Masse (Manhattan Transfer)\, arranger and performer for Blues artist Rory Block. He has recorded and toured with Graham Parker\, Livingston Taylor\, and others. He co-composed the off-broadway play “Clue\, The Musical” as well as numerous cable network TV themes for Lifetime\, the Travel Channel\, CNN and underscores for daytime TV dramas “As the World Turns”\, Guiding Light”. As a producer and recording engineer\, he has worked with composer Baikida Carroll on recordings and productions for several theatrical and television projects\, most notably the Tony award winning play “Having Our Say”. He has also given clinics in Jazz and improvisation in Europe\, South America\, as well as the Central Conservatory in Beijing\, China. Currently\, Vinnie is the chair of the music department at SUNY\, New Paltz\, where he also teaches jazz studies and recording technology courses. \nMark Dziuba has been a guitarist\, improviser and composer for most of his life. He has performed with a who’s who of Jazz\, Blues\, Rock and Bluegrass musicians and has performed and taught at workshops and festivals internationally for over 40 years.\nMark is a tenured professor of music at the State University of New York at New Paltz where he directs the Jazz Studies program. He was a part of the internationally acclaimed National Guitar Workshop for 25 years and has been a part of the Crown of the Continent International Guitar Festival since its birth.\nMark is a published author and a featured soloist and composer on numerous recordings. He continues to explore the world of improvised live and virtual music and can be found performing often in the area and abroad. (dziubam@newpaltz.edu) \nRICH SYRACUSE STRING BASSIST\, ELECTRIC BASSIST\, COMPOSER Rich Syracuse has been a mainstay on the New York area scene for more than three decades. While performing at an early age in New York City he was the winner of the prestigious Congress Of Strings Award. He went on to receive a Bachelor of Music degree from Manhattan School of Music in New York City. Rich performed with The Group For Contemporary Music under the Conductor Charles Wournin and Harvey Solberger\, The Hartford Ballet and the New Jersey Lyric Opera Co. During the early part of his career he performed in Jazz groups featuring pianists John Mehegan\, Joey Calderazzo and Ted Rosenthal. After moving to New York State’s Hudson Valley in the mid 1980’s he began a long-standing stint in the Nick Brignola Quartet playing clubs\, festivals\, and recording sessions. Besides his years with Brignola\, he has performed with Mose Allison\, Kurt Elling\, Dave Liebman\, Brubeck Brothers\, Warren Bernhardt\, SumiTonoka\, David Torn\, Mike DeMicco\, Peter Levin\, Sam Morrison\, Bernard Purdy\, Vic Juris\, Dave Stryker\, Chuck Lamb\, Jeff “Siege” Siegel\, Dena DeRose\, John Medeski\, Michael Musilliami and Ali Demogli\, Rich had been the bassist for Jazz pianist Lee Shaw for over 25 years until her passing. \nBorn in Flushing\, Queens\, NY\, drummer Peter O’Brien inherited his musical talents from his father\, drummer Bill O’Brien\, with whom he began his formal studies of the drums at age five. Peter toured the USA with organist Brother Jack McDuff and\, from 1984-1985\, performed all over the USA and Canada with the Edgar Winter Band. The band featured the legendary singer Jerry LaCroix (the original lead singer for White Trash) and performed the jazz-inflected fusion material from Edgar’s first ground-breaking record “Entrance\,” as well as his rock and blues music. During this time\, Peter also performed several dates with Roy Buchanan\, including a sold-out show at the Beacon Theatre with Johnny Winter\, Buddy Guy\, and Junior Wells. From 1986-1987\, he toured Europe with Mark McMillan. Peter moved to Woodstock\, NY in early 1988 and became a member of John Hall’s band Orleans. He was the subject of a feature article published in Modern Drummer’s Rhythm and News (Japan)..
URL:https://www.lydias-cafe.com/event/the-professors-5/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250517T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250517T220000
DTSTAMP:20260405T070453
CREATED:20241210T210040Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250502T135257Z
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SUMMARY:Closed
DESCRIPTION:S.O.L.
URL:https://www.lydias-cafe.com/event/regusis-horton-quartet/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250510T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250510T220000
DTSTAMP:20260405T070453
CREATED:20241210T205857Z
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SUMMARY:Lisa Markley Four-Tête + One
DESCRIPTION:After studying composition and vocal jazz at North Texas State\, Lisa devoted the last 40 years in pursuit of song: original songs\, folk songs\, art songs\, friends’ songs\, and American Songbook.\n\nHer co-conspirators in this show will be: \nPete Levin-keys \nJeff Siegel-drums \nRich Syracuse-bass \nand special guest: \nPaul Duffy-keys & vocals \n(More surprise guests may happen as Miz Markley schemes and dreams…) \nQUOTES \n“…a remarkable ability to interpret new songs\, an adroit rarity. I’m awe struck and teary eyed.”  —Dick Crockett\, 88.7FM “The Voice”\, Sacramento \n“Lisa Markley has more depth\, control\, and beauty to her voice in a live concert setting than most vocalists get in the studio. \nDriving that voice is a soul of wit and intelligence and a heart of gold.” —Paul Slavens\, KERA/KXT Dallas \nLennie’s Pennies (arrangement and lyrics by Lisa Markley “Hundred in a Dollar”) https://youtu.be/T1Z6M-s1-wI?si=zUPisWP4ezY__JKI \nStars Rained Down (lyrics/music Lisa Markley) https://youtu.be/9EsEFUCLbJs?si=p1mYbRbFFubxO5Ij \nVelvet Divan https://youtu.be/Y03gy3ABgnU?si=Ha3vJ57iVO7jkKsT  \nMORE INFO (and Lisa’s back catalgue from the Soona Songs record label):
URL:https://www.lydias-cafe.com/event/lisa-markley-four-tete/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250503T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250503T220000
DTSTAMP:20260405T070453
CREATED:20241210T205429Z
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SUMMARY:Rhythm Rising
DESCRIPTION:Rhythm Rising Quartet is a talented ensemble of Hudson Valley musicians\, led by Grammy-nominated percussionist Tomas Martin Lopez. Their music blends Afro-Caribbean Latin Jazz\, Bossa Nova\, and Samba\, with the vibraphone adding a smooth yet fiery drive. \nThe quartet includes Victor Catanzaro on Vibraphone\, Doug Correllus on Piano\, Ron Figueroa on Bass\, and Tomas Martin Lopez on Percussion. \nThe Rhythm Rising Quartet masterfully honors traditional Latin Jazz artists such as Cal Tjader\, Tito Puente\, and Mongo Santamaria. In addition to paying homage to these legends\, they also infuse their setlists with a blend of original compositions and beloved standards. Whether you’re a jazz enthusiast or simply appreciate soulful rhythms\, the Rhythm Rising Quartet promises an engaging musical experience. \nhttps://youtu.be/4ahplKTRrTk?si=9NgYy5aP3bNuaQcN
URL:https://www.lydias-cafe.com/event/rhythm-rising/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250426T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250426T220000
DTSTAMP:20260405T070453
CREATED:20250110T181100Z
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SUMMARY:David Lopato & Global Coolant
DESCRIPTION:David Lopato – piano\, compositions\nEd Neumeister – trombone\nPeyton Pleninger – saxophone\nRatzo Harris – bass\nJeff Siegel – drums\n\nSpecial Guest: Daniel Villegas – political rapper\n\nA concert of original compositions spanning the wide range of jazz improvisation.\n\nHudson Valley-based pianist/composer David Lopato has performed as a leader and sideman throughout the world. As a composer he has received multiple grants from the N.E.A.\, New York Foundation for the Arts\, Meet the Composer\, and the Beards Fund\, as well as a Fulbright Fellowship to study Javanese Gamelan in Surakarta\, Indonesia\, where he lived for a year. Lopato has toured his own music in configurations ranging from solo piano to 10-piece ensembles\, having performed with Dave Liebman\, Dewey Redman\, Joe Lovano\, Mark Helias\, Ray Anderson\, Wadada Leo Smith\, Jane Ira Bloom\, Steve Gorn and numerous others. His most recent recording\, Gendhing for a Spirit Rising (Global Coolant-02)\, a Gamelan-influenced work for large ensemble\, was hailed by Downbeat Magazine as one of the “Best Albums of 2017”…“unlike anything you are likely to hear this year (or any year).\n\n\nEd Neumeister is a musician’s musician\, as his elders and peers are glad to tell you. Influential trombonist arranger and educator Bob Brookmeyer hailed him early on as “a gifted improviser\,” while composer arranger Manny Albam\, co-founder of the BMI Jazz Composers Workshop\, extolled Neumeister as “the perfect mixture as a musician. He knows Ellington as well as Bartok.” Saxophone star Joe Lovano has valued Neumeister as a colleague for some four decades\, praising him as a conductor of “infectious flair” as well as “a soloist of deep expressive passion.” Another renowned saxophonist\, Dave Leibman\, simply dubbed him “one of the best trombonists in the business.” And veteran pianist Jim McNeely has said about Neumeister: “Whenever I play a gig with Ed\, I know the music will be interesting. By the end of the evening\, I will have asked myself a couple dozen times: ‘Why didn’t I think of that?’ ” Then there are the critics\, with DownBeat calling Neumeister “a highly distinctive solo voice” and JazzTimes admiring his “compelling” compositions.\n\n\nPeyton Pleniger is a saxophonist\, improviser\, bandleader\, astrologer and guerilla contractor\, forging a personal path that challenges the boundaries of what it means to be a musician. Pleninger’s experience involves a variety of disciplines centered around music\, which also includes astrology\, painting and sculpture\, botany\, construction\, massage and medical inquiry.\nIn early 2022\, Pleninger pruchased The Tavern\, a defunct roadhouse in upstate New York\, which he is rebuilding into an arts research center. The Tavern presents a variety of concerts\, music theory/improvisation workshops\, plus astrology forecasts\, sound baths\, and artist residents.\nPleninger also works as a dedicated side-person with multiple music projects. He performed with Henry Threadgill as part of the multimedia work “One” and “The Other One.” He plays in John Benitez’ Latin-Bop\, a modern latin-jazz group\, performing weekly at Terraza 7 in Queens and monthly at Fat Cat in Manhattan. He plays with Roy Ben Yosef’s Moringa trio\, an Israel-based group focused on improvisation\, which released its debut record Moringa and the Watershed in February 2021. Pleninger plays in drummer/composer Colin Hinton’s Glassbath\, an electric band straddling post rock and free jazz\, which released its self-titled inaugural album February 2018. Pleninger performs with drummer/composer Michel Maurer’s Meridian\, a forward-thinking jazz-rooted quartet\, which released its debut record The Shape of Noon in 2019. In summer 2017\, Pleninger toured Canada for 5 weeks with guitarist Quinn Bachand’s Brishen\, an acoustic band honoring the tradition of gypsy jazz and the roots of rock n roll. Highlight performances include the Toronto Jazz Festival\, Montreal International Jazz Festival\, and CBC Canada.\n\n\nBassist Ratzo B. Harris has recorded with Mose Allison\, Denny Zeitlin\, Kenny Werner\, Tom Rainey\, Joe Lovano\, Mark Feldman\, Eric Friedlander\, Connie Crothers\, Gary Bartz\, Randy Brecker\, Vincent Herring\, David Darling\, Paul McCandless\, Jane Ira Bloom\, John Scofield\, and Paul Motian\, and performed frequently with Joe Henderson\, Cal Tjader\, John Handy\, Charles Lloyd\, Jon Hendricks\, Ted Curson\, Tim Berne\, Betty Carter\, Helen Merrill\, Les Paul\, Joanne Brackeen\, and Jim Pepper.He has also been active as an educator\, and has taught at Purdue University\, Indiana University\, University of Massachusetts\, Berklee College\, New England Conservatory\, Rotterdam Conservatory\, University of Ludwigsburg\, the Music High Schools of Wurztburg and Cologne\, the New School for Social Research\, the Manhattan School of Music and New York University. \nHe has appeared here on three occasions with the Roberta Piket Trio with Billy Mintz\, and twice with his own trios. \n  \nDrummer/Composer Jeff “Siege” Siegel is a veteran of the New York Jazz scene and has worked with a virtual “who’s who” of artists. A member of the Sir Roland Hanna Trio from 1994-’99\, Siegel’s diverse career has also led him to perform and/or record with legends such as Ron Carter\, Kenny Burrell\, Jack DeJohnette\, Benny Golson\, Sheila Jordan\, Helen Merrill\, Mose Allison\, John Medeski\, Arthur Rhames\, Dave Douglas\, Stefon Harris\, Pat Metheny\, Kurt Elling\, Ravi Coltrane\, Ryan Kisor\, Lee Shaw\, Levin Brothers\, John Medeski\, Dena DeRose\, Lee Shaw and many others. He has worked in the avant garde world as well with Wadada Leo Smith\, Baikida Carroll. He’s performed over 30 European tours including four as leader of the Jeff “Siege” Siegel Quartet and several others as co-leader. The Jeff “Siege” Siegel Sextet performed a 3 week tour of Africa in the summer of 2019.   Other recent tours include The Levin Brothers Japan\, Mexico\, Canada and the US west coast and Midwest as well as South & Central America.  His 2017 CD release “King of Xhosa” features South African trumpeter Feya Faku and is on the ARC label.  His most recent release with his quartet is the 2018 release on ARC entitled “London Live” and “When You Were There” (2019) with Hetko\, Syracuse & Siegel. \nSiegel teaches Jazz drumming and jazz ensembles at The New School for Jazz & Contemporary Music\, SUNY New Paltz as well as at Western Connecticut State University.  He’s performed clinics throughout Europe\, United States\, China\, South America and South Africa.
URL:https://www.lydias-cafe.com/event/david-lopato-quintet-2/
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SUMMARY:Jimmy Madison & Friends
DESCRIPTION:Jimmy Madison – drums \nTim Regusis – keys \nTarik Shah – bass \nAwan Rashad – saxophone \nDrummer Jimmy Madison has performed with the greats of Jazz and Funk for over six decades\, from Lionel Hampton\, Roland Kirk\, Chet Baker and Quincy Jones to James Brown\, Maceo Parker and George Benson\, among many others. But this trio format allows he and his compatriots to do what they do best\, improvising on themes both familiar and new. It’s pure Jazz at its best. \nTim Regusis is a Hudson Valley-based pianist who has been active in the jazz scene of the NYC region\, as well as in the fields of R&B\, Latin and various world musics for many years.\nHe has played and/or recorded with Patti Austin\, Ruben Blades\, David Byrne\, Celia Cruz\, Chuck Mangione\, Johnny Pacheco\, Daniel Ponce\, Rick Margitza\, Cindy Blackman\, Jeff Williams\, Akira Ohmori\, Najee\, Donna Summer\, Chaka Khan\, Jonathan Butler\, Ofra Haza and others. \nTarik Shah is an African American Muslim with a career as a professional jazz musician. As the sole student of Slam Stewart\, Shah began playing the upright bass at age 12 and went on to play with Betty Carter\, Ahmad Jamal\, Abbey Lincoln and Art Taylor among others. He is a composer\, a jazz educator\, and lyricist. \nAwan Rashad – In his early years he was a member of the ESYO Wind Ensemble and Jazz Ensemble\, as well as the NYSSMA All-State Jazz Band. More recently he has performed at many well-known jazz clubs in NYC such as Birdland\, Dizzy’s\, Smalls\, Ornithology\, Jazz Forum\, and other smaller venues.
URL:https://www.lydias-cafe.com/event/jimmy-madison-friends-5/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250412T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250412T220000
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SUMMARY:Pete Levin Trio
DESCRIPTION:Pete Levin – organ \nMike DeMicco – guitar \nJeff Siegel – drums \n  \nIn a diverse music career spanning several decades\, keyboardist/arranger Pete Levin has performed and recorded with hundreds of Jazz and Pop artists – including Paul Simon\, Annie Lennox\, Miles Davis\, David Sanborn\, Lenny White\, Wayne Shorter\, Jaco Pastorius\, Robbie Robertson and John Scofield – receiving critical accolades for his work during a 15 year association with the legendary Gil Evans\, and his 8 year stint with jazz icon Jimmy Giuffre. \nSince the 70s\, Pete has been part of New York’s jazz\, pop\, and electronic music scene. In 1974 he got a call to play French horn with legendary jazz arranger Gil Evans\, and Gil made him a regular. As an experiment\, Pete brought a Moog synthesizer to an Evans gig. Gil loved it and Pete’s role was permanently changed\, beginning the transformation of the band into the electronic/acoustic hybrid sound that won 2 Grammy awards. Among the first to explore synthesizers during the 70s\, Pete became a sought-after sideman for studio and live gigs. As an arranger and musician he worked on dozens of film scores\, hundreds of jazz and pop records\, and countless TV and radio commercials. Over the years\, interspersed with Gil Evans\, Paul Simon\, Annie Lennox and Jimmy Giuffre tours\, Pete has done arranging and electronic music for feature films including MISSING IN ACTION\, THE COLOR OF MONEY and STAR TREK. He composed the orchestral score for the independent film ZELIMO\, composed an original music score for a stage production of THE DYBBUK\, did the official band/chorus arrangement of the U.S. Infantry song and composed the anthem for the 1992 United Nations Earth Summit\, performing it in the U.N. General Assembly. But his favorite collaboration was “THE CLAMS” with his brother\, bassist Tony Levin and drummer Steve Gadd\, a Spike Jones tribute band that produced the top-40 hit single “CLOSE TO YOU” that’s now a cult classic. \nBetween 1964 and 2017\, Pete has recorded and/or performed live with artists and ensembles including … \nMichael Allman\, Aztec Two Step\, Joe Beck\, Jeff Berlin\, Marc Black\, Terrance Blanchard\, Carla Bley\, Blood Sweat & Tears\, Broadside Brass Bed Band\, Brubeck Brothers Quartet\, Hiram Bullock\, Butterfield Blues Band\, Donald Byrd\, Don Byron\, Jay Chattaway\, Tommy Chong\, The Clams\, John Clark\, Jimmy Cobb\, Judy Collins\, Commander Cody\, Gene Cornish\, Albert Cummings\, David Darling\, Kal David\, Bettye Davis\, Miles Davis\, Robbie Dupree\, Don Elliott\, Gil Evans\, Fania All-Stars\, Rachelle Farelle\, Bryan Ferry\, Letizia Gambi\, Jimmy Giuffre\, Leila Gobi\, Government Mule\, Gregory Hines\, Freddie Hubbard\, Kathy Ingraham\, Howard Johnson\, Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Band\, Mamadou Kelly\, Annie Lennox\, Tony Levin\, Levin Brothers\, Rod MacDonald\, Al MacDowell\, Mike Mainieri\, Melissa Manchester\, Chuck Mangione\, Liza Minnelli\, Charles Mingus\, Gerry Mulligan\, Ola Onabule\, Rob Paparozzi\, Jaco Pastorius\, Simon Phillips\, Lorenza Ponce\, Genya Ravan\, Nicki Richards\, Robbie Robertson\, Teri Roiger\, Ali Ryerson\, David Sanborn\, John Scofield\, Wayne Shorter\, Carly Simon\, Paul Simon\, Lew Soloff\, Vaneese Thomas\, John Tropea\, Joe Lynn Turner\, Michal Urbaniak\, Jimmy Vivino\, Joe Louis Walker\, Jim Weider\, Peter Welker\, Lenny White & Vanessa Williams. \n______________________________ \nMike DeMicco’s expansive embrace of music has led him to work with prominent artists in many genres. He’s toured the world extensively since 1980\, performing and recording with a diverse cross-section of jazz\, blues and popular artists\, including Dave Brubeck\, The Brubeck Brothers Quartet\, Jack DeJohnette\, Nick Brignola\, Warren Bernhardt\, Lee Shaw\, Rory Block\, James & Livingston Taylor\, Professor “Louie” and The Crowmatix\, and many others. Mike’s selected performance highlights include appearances on PBS and NPR; at the major European and North American jazz festivals; and at prestigious clubs and venues such as The Kennedy Center\, Ronnie Scott’s\, LA’s Jazz Bakery\, The Blue Note\, Birdland\, The Five Spot\, The Bottom Line\, Wolf Trap\, Great American Music Hall\, and BB King’s. \n________________________________________________ \nJEFF “SIEGE” SIEGEL \nDrummer/Composer Jeff “Siege” Siegel is a veteran of the New York Jazz scene and has worked with a virtual “who’s who” of artists. A member of the Sir Roland Hanna Trio from 1994-’99\, Siegel’s diverse career has also led him to perform and/or record with legends such as Ron Carter\, Kenny Burrell\, Jack DeJohnette\, Benny Golson\, Sheila Jordan\, Helen Merrill\, Mose Allison\, John Medeski\, Arthur Rhames\, Dave Douglas\, Stefon Harris\, Pat Metheny\, Kurt Elling\, Ravi Coltrane\, Ryan Kisor\, Lee Shaw\, Levin Brothers\, John Medeski\, Dena DeRose\, Lee Shaw and many others. He has worked in the avant garde world as well with Wadada Leo Smith\, Baikida Carroll. He’s performed over 30 European tours including four as leader of the Jeff “Siege” Siegel Quartet and several others as co-leader. The Jeff “Siege” Siegel Sextet performed a 3 week tour of Africa in the summer of 2019.   Other recent tours include The Levin Brothers Japan\, Mexico\, Canada and the US west coast and Midwest as well as South & Central America.  His 2017 CD release “King of Xhosa” features South African trumpeter Feya Faku and is on the ARC label.  His most recent release with his quartet is the 2018 release on ARC entitled “London Live” and “When You Were There” (2019) with Hetko\, Syracuse & Siegel. \nSiegel teaches Jazz drumming and jazz ensembles at The New School for Jazz & Contemporary Music\, SUNY New Paltz as well as at Western Connecticut State University.  He’s performed clinics throughout Europe\, United States\, China\, South America and South Africa.
URL:https://www.lydias-cafe.com/event/pete-levin-trio-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250405T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250405T220000
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SUMMARY:Jones Factor Lite
DESCRIPTION:A Power House of Jazz\, Soul & Serious Funk! \nThe Lite\, Sextet Version\, of The Popular 10 Piece the Jones Factor! Performing The Hottest Jazz With A Serious R&B\, Soul And Funk Edge. Same Full Flavor With Only 1/2 The Calories! \nFeaturing: \nJohn Fumasoli\, Trombone\, Composer\, Arranger\, Bandleader (Tony Bennett\, Gerry Mulligan\, Diana Ross\, John Tropea) \nBill Harris – Saxophones\, Flute (Paul Shaffer\, The Temptations\, Patti Labelle\, Sam Moore)\, \nJohn Martin-Trumpet\, Flugelhorn (Darlene Love\, Gino Vinelli\, Aretha Franklin\, The Nelson Riddle Orchestra) \nBill Pernice-Piano(Adam Nussbaum\, Cameron Brown\, Sheila Jordon) \nRich Zurkowski-Bass(Greg Wall\, David Morgan\, Martin Sexton\, Joe Louis Walker) \nKarl Latham-Drums(Dave Samuels\, Slide Hampton\, Dizzy Gillespie Latin Jazz Experience\, Ed Cherry) \n\nWatch the video “When He Calls” https://youtu.be/ZzHHVO_jDHw \nRecord Reviews: \nThe Time Is Now…a palette of colorful arrangements\, tasteful solos and engineered beautifully. Scott Wenzel Mosaic Records 4/14/22 \n“Even though the Jones Gang describe themselves as “the little big band”. For a “little” band\, they make a big sound!” Soul and Jazz and Funk\, 7/15/22 Bill Buckley UK \narrangements and orchestrations of quality that can remind us of the great ensembles (without the strings) of Oliver Nelson\, Lalo Schifrin or Issac Eyes. The album\, easy listening\, is rich with blues\, funk and jazz influences.”                                                                                            Thomas Houbron\, for Couleurs Jazz Radio 8/22
URL:https://www.lydias-cafe.com/event/john-fumasoli-septet/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250321T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250321T170000
DTSTAMP:20260405T070453
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SUMMARY:Nancy Donnelly
DESCRIPTION:Nancy Donnelly – vocals \nJohnny D ‘Agostino – guitar \nVincent Leggire – bass \nPhil Nestor – drums \n 
URL:https://www.lydias-cafe.com/event/nancy-donnelly/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241231T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241231T220000
DTSTAMP:20260405T070453
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SUMMARY:New Year's Eve w/ Teri Roiger Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Teri Roiger Quartet & Prix Fixe Buffet – 7-10pm – $60 per person \nOpen Jam – 10-Midnight – no charge \n  \nTERI ROIGER (vocals) \nBILL WARE (vibes) \nJOHN MENEGON (bass) \nMATT GARRITY (drums) \n  \nTERI ROIGER\nVOCALIST\, PIANIST\, SONGWRITER\n“Teri has an intuitive laid back sense of time reminiscent of Abbey Lincoln and Betty Carter but with her own uniqueness.” JACK DEJOHNETTE (legendary jazz drummer & NEA Jazz Master) \nAn American jazz musician vocalist\, pianist\, songwriter\, educator\, and producer\, Teri lives in New York City and also spends time in New York’s Hudson Valley. She began playing piano at age 5\, and played church organ throughout her teens. When she discovered jazz in her early 20s – and shortly after made her first demo with the legendary stride pianist Butch Thompson – her musical path was set. \nThroughout the years\, her music has taken many exciting twists and turns. She has performed as a DUO with her husband\, bassist John Menegon\, throughout the U.S.\, Canada\, Mexico\, and Europe\, and they have been featured artists at the San Miguel Jazz Festival (Mexico)\, Panama Jazz Festival (Panama)\, and Bolzano Jazz Festival (Italy)\, where they presented concerts and masterclasses. The depth of her experiences and love of jazz is apparent when she brings all their talents to live performances\, the recording studio\, and through her moving lyrics and compositions. \n  \nBILL WARE – VIBRAPHONE \nHarkening back to a violinist whose freedom from slavery was bought in performance\, Bill Ware’s place within American music is best described as a proud lineage. Vibraphonist\, bassist\, composer\, pianist\, educator and creative adventurer\, Ware’s genre-bending career\, well into its fourth decade\, has been nothing short of riveting. A founding member of the Jazz Passengers and Groove Collective\, he’s also collaborated with Steely Dan\, John Zorn\, JD Parran\, Marc Ribot\, Bobby Sanabria\, Deborah Harry\, the BBC Concert Orchestra\, Chico Mendoza\, Bobby Previte\, Joe Henderson\, Jerome Harris\, the Buffalo Philharmonic\, the Minnesota Symphony\, Elvis Costello\, Arturo O’Farrill\, Andy Summers\, Marshall Crenshaw\, Pink Floyd’s David Gilmore and many more. \n  \nJOHN MENEGON – BASS \nNew York City bassist John Menegon started his career playing bass in Montreal. After having worked for several years on the Canadian jazz scene with the great guitarists Sonny Greenwich\, Mike Gauthier & Nelson Simons\, and saxophonists Steve Grossman & Pat LaBarbara\, he went on to hone his skills in NYC in the mid-80s. Since moving to New York to study Jazz at Long Island University on a full scholarship\, John has performed/recorded with Dewey Redman\, David “Fathead” Newman\, Matt Wilson\, Frank Kimbrough\, John Hicks\, Yoron Israel\, Jack DeJohnette\, Kenny Burrell\, Joel Frahm\, Pat Metheny\, Kenny Barron\, Paul Bley\, Anthony Braxton’s Tri-Centric Orchestra\, Nick Brignola\, Jimmy Cobb\, Al Foster\, Slide Hampton\, Sheila Jordan\, Lee Konitz\, Joe Lovano\, and many others. In addition to touring\, recording\, and composing\, he has created and taught Jazz Workshops on the music of Jaco Pastorius\, Miles Davis\, and Charles Mingus at Williams College (Williamstown\, MA). He has also taught master classes at Jazz Festivals around the world\, including the Panama Jazz Festival\, Bolzano\, (Italy) and San Miguel de Allende. \nMATT GARRITY – DRUMS \nDrummer\, Matt Garrity has been on the New York music scene since 1994. He has performed and recorded with some of the best in the business\, including Grammy winners: Joe Lovano\, Vincent Herring and Steve Slagle\, as well as David Williams\, Teri Thornton\, Peter Bernstein\, David Amram\, Eric Alexander\, Judi Silvano\, Gary Versace\, Ron McLure\, Ed Cherry\, Joel Forrester\, Jeremy Pelt and Jerome Richardson.
URL:https://www.lydias-cafe.com/event/new-years-eve-w-teri-roiger-quartet/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241124T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241124T220000
DTSTAMP:20260405T070453
CREATED:20241104T152625Z
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SUMMARY:Elsa Nilsson Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Elsa Nilsson Quartet \nElsa Nilsson – flutes \nSebastian Noelle \nBen Zwerin – Bass \nHamir Artwal – Drums \n  \nFlutist and composer Elsa Nilsson explores unlikely connections across society and the natural world. The Gothenburg native left Sweden for Seattle in 2005 before settling in Brooklyn in 2010. Her openness and refinement have prompted collaboration with Jon Cowherd\, Chris Morrissey\, Karl Berger\, Robert Dick\, Jamie Baum\, Jessica Lurie\, Rodrigo Recabarren\, Marty Kenney\, Santiago Leibson\, Mark Ferber\, Sebastian Noelle\, Tina Raymond\, Emma Dayhuff\, the CMS improvisers Orchestra\, Vinny Golia\, Brad Shepik\, Jovino Santos Neto\, Chuck Deardorf\, Jim Knapp\, Dawn Clement and Bill Frisell. Elsa has appeared at Nefertiti Jazz Club and Victoriateatern (Sweden)\, Winter Jazzfest\, Earshot Jazz Festival\, Nublu Jazz Festival\, National Sawdust\, Blue Note Jazz Club\, Cornelia Street Cafe\, 55 Bar\, The Owl Music Parlor\, Shapeshifter Lab\, Roulette and Rockwood Music Hall\, among other venues. Solo leader releases include Pulses (2023)\, Atlas Of Sound – Coast Redwoods (2022)\, Dark Is Light Is (2021)\, Hindsight (2020)\, After Us (2018) and Salt Wind (2017). In fall 2024 she’s poised to issue Project Oasis\, the second Atlas of Sound release\, researched in Patagonia. She’s the 2018 winner of the National Flute Association’s Jazz Flute Competition\, and the recipient of multiple Chamber Music America grants\, including a 2022 New Jazz Works grant for Band of Pulses. Elsa graduated from Hvitfeldtska gymnasiet in Gothenburg; she received her bachelor of music from Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle and her master of music from NYU. She has served as a professor of Rhythmic Analysis and Socially Engaged Artistry at The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music since 2020\, and led master classes at University of Madison\, Kansas University\, CCM\, Cincinnati Public Schools Jazz Academy\, Indiana University and Ann Arbor Arts Clinic.
URL:https://www.lydias-cafe.com/event/elsa-nilsson/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241116T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241116T220000
DTSTAMP:20260405T070453
CREATED:20240916T150635Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241104T154623Z
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SUMMARY:Neil Alexander & Nail
DESCRIPTION:Neil “Nail” Alexander is a world-renowned Pianist\, Synthesist\, Keyboardist & Composer. NAIL is a hi-energy trio playing a fusion of World Jazz\, Jazz & Funk. With Brian Mooney (basses) and Nadav Snir-Zelniker (drums). \nNEIL ALEXANDER is a world renowned Pianist\, Synthesist\, Keyboardist & Composer who works with music in all forms and styles (including jazz\, rock\, funk\, blues\, electronica\, ambient and contemporary classical). In a career spanning more than 4 decades Neil has made his mark on the local and international music scenes\, having toured the US\, Europe\, Mexico and Canada. I addition to his long running original music project Neil Alexander & NAIL he has toured with successful acts such as The Machine\, The Mahavishnu Project\, Marty Balin\, Corey Glover (among others) and performed with a who’s who of local artists such as Tim Moore\, local hip hop phenom Decora (for whom he was musical director for 4 years)\, Pee Wee Ellis\, Ted Orr\, Jesse Gress\, Blue Food\, Jeff Siege Segal\, Tony “Thunder” Smith and many others. \nIn 2015 Neil was awarded Individual Artist Of The Year by the Orange County Arts Council and is currently endorsed by Moog Music. \nCurrently Neil is in several performing ensembles including “NAIL“\, “Cloudburst“\, the “X Ensemble”\, “Mr. GONE“ and Supercluster\, and performs experimental electronic music under the name “Nail Jung“. His most recent self produced CD releases include “Check Your Vibration” (Nail Jung)\, “Solos/Duos/Trios” (Neil Alexander) and a pair of live recordings – A Solo Piano performance of the “Rite Of Spring” from 2013\, and a live performance by NAIL at the Blue Note in NYC. In October of 2016 Neil premiered the “X Ensemble“\, an 11 piece acoustic/electric Chamber music group in a concert of contemporary and original chamber works at the Ritz Theater in Newburgh NY. In 2021 the X Ensemble premiered a new piece entitled “Convergence: Series A”\, composed by Neil for an octet\, and in 2018 they appeared at the Interactive art festival “Dusklit” in Sugar Loaf NY where they performed a site specific work played at the moment of Sunset. in 2019 Neil Alexander & NAIL celebrated their 20th anniversary with multiple shows around the region. Their most recent CD is titled “Live at the Blue Note“. \nNeil has also been involved in Modern Dance and Ballet\, as a composer and accompanist\, working with such Choreographers as Kevin Wynn\, Molly Poerstel\, Larry Clark\, Lane Gifford and Jonathan Riedel\, as well as SUNY Purchase Conservatory of Dance students and faculty where he worked from 1992-2019. His compositions have featured many times as part of the Conservatory’s Nanang Academy of Fine Arts exchange program in Singapore. \nFrom 2012-2013 Neil performed a solo piano concert series titled “100 Years Of Spring“\, celebrating the centennial of Stravinsky’s “Rite Of Spring” with a stunning solo piano arrangement\, and released his 1st solo piano CD “Darn That Dream: Solo Piano Vol. 1” to critical acclaim. Volume 2 was released in March of 2018 and featured a live recording of “Le Sacre”. \nNeil’s other projects include Solo performances (both acoustic and/or electronic) and “Scene Re-seen”\, live electronic scoring of silent films. In addition\, Neil teaches Master Classes in Synthesizer Programming and Music Performance Technology and heads up the Ableton Hudson Valley Users Group. \n  \nBassist/composer\, Brian Mooney during his high school years studied harmony\, physiology\, and improvisation with Gerald Carboy (bassist for fusion pioneers Barry Miles and David Sancious & Tone). \nOn both Electric and Double Bass Brian’s experience spans Jazz\, Fusion\, Soul\, Prog-Rock\, R&B/Funk\, Latin\, Experimental\, EDM\, Avant-Garde Jazz\, Classical\, Pop\, & Rock both live and in the studios.​ \nBrian has performed live and/or in the studio and with many artists\, including recent projects: Neil Alexandar & NAIL\, Mahavishu Project\, Ray LeVier Band\, Burr Johnson Band\, Shueh-li Ong\, Monroe Quinn jazz trio\, Gregg Bendian\, Matt Sewell\, Duane Eubanks\, David Gilmore\, Glenn Alexander\, Premik Russell Tubbs\, Res Abassi\, Bele Beledo\, Peter Furlan\, Swaminathan Salvaganesh\, Bernard Purdie\, Ritchie “LaBamba” Rosenberg\, Mark Pender (Conan O’Brien)\, Rob Paparozzi\, Nadav Snir-Zelniker\, Eric Person\, Brad Hubbard\, and countless others. \n  \nBorn in Israel in 1974\, Nadav Snir-Zelniker started playing drums at the age of 16. Soon he became involved with the local Israeli music scene\, playing and recording with different Rock & Jazz artists. Throughout these years Nadav has absorbed elements and flavors of the local Mediterranean-music traditions. In 1999\, after receiving several honorary scholarships\, Nadav was able to move to the US and got his BFA degree in music-performance from the Conservatory of Music at SUNY-Purchase College. Soon after his arrival in New York\, Nadav became highly involved with the local music scene. His versatility enabled him to perform & record with artists from different genres. Amongst the many artists Nadav has worked with are: Jon Faddis\, Stella Mars\, Arthur Lipner\, Adam Rogers\, Gene Perla\, Ted Rosenthal\, James Camack\, Francois Moutin\, Cameron Brown\, Heather Cornell & Manhattan Tap\, The Doug Ferony Show Band\, Sal Scott & Gene Benson’s Big-Band\, Dekel Bor Trio\, MacTalla Mo’r\, The Burr Johnson Band\, Neil Alexander & NAIL\, Herb Deutsch\, Brian Dolzani\, Debbie Friedman and Shirona. Nadav has also collaborated with a few modern dance companies\, such as David Prasons Dance\, Limon and Nelly van Bommel’s NoaDance. Discography: Dekel Bor Trio: “Stories & Tales” “Emuna” “Home” MacTalla Mo’r: “Pipin’ Hot” “Jacob’s Ladder” “No Man’s Land” Lance Koonah / Innerworkings: “Expressions 2” Neil Alexander & NAIL : “Tugging At The Infinite” Shirona: “Judaic Love Songs”
URL:https://www.lydias-cafe.com/event/neil-alexander-nail-2/
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SUMMARY:Nancy Donnelly & Friends
DESCRIPTION:Nancy Donnelly – vocals \nPeter Tomlinson – keys \nMark Dziuba – guitar \nMark Usvolk – bass \nPhil Nestor – drums \n  \nA blend of R&B and jazz. Dancing!! \nNancy Donnelly is an exciting singer whose voice is nestled nicely somewhere in between jazz and soul• a rich\, warm and powerful sound” Peter Eldridge (New York Voices).\nNancy’s ability to blend a spectrum of musical styles is attributed to her wide array of musical influences and experiences. Nancy began training as a classical vocalist at a young age. Upon graduating from the “Crane School of Music”\, Nancy moved to Boston to further pursue her musical studies. While in Boston\, she had the opportunity to work with several Blues and R&B groups. Nancy realized her true passion for jazz when she performed with Russian saxophonist Igor Butman.\nNancy then moved to New York\, where she played in many of the cities famous jazz clubs\, such as the Blue Note\, The Village Gate\, Iridium\, and Birdland numerous jazz festivals including the Rochester International Jazz Festival and the Wall St. Jazz Festival. Nancy’s critically acclaimed debut CD features Peggy Stern Jay Anderson and Matt Wilson.\nNancy has two critically acclaimed CD’s available on iTunes and Spotify.
URL:https://www.lydias-cafe.com/event/nancy-donnelly-friends-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241102T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241102T220000
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SUMMARY:Marc Black/Michael Esposito/Ralph Legnini
DESCRIPTION:Marc Black – guitar/vocals \nMichael Esposito – bass \nRalph Legnini – guitar \nMarc Black\, singer/songwriter/guitarist\, and NY Blues Hall of Fame inductee will be performing with bassist Michael Esposito at Lydia’s Cafe\, a cozy\, intimate local cafe with excellent food and friendly folks. \nMarc has been a local favorite for over 50 years\, beginning his career at age 18 with shows with The Doors\, Neil Diamond and Van Morrison. \nHe has enjoyed many adventures following the music through folk\, blues\, funk\, experimental soundscapes\, and film scoring. But in the end\, it seems he always comes back to Claudette\, that sweet hunk of wood he’s been carrying around with me for 50 years. His guitar\, not his wife (in case you’re wondering). \n Michael Esposito’s occupations have included musician\, painter\, builder\, priest\, and bicycle repairman\, as well as cartoonist. In the 1960s\, he played in a rock band\, the Blues Magoos\, touring the country and appearing on TV shows. A decade later\, he lived as a renunciate at Church on the Mount\, up on Meads Mountain Road. For years he’s been riding and repairing bicycles. These days\, he avoids making plans. \nRalph Legnini (a/k/a E Boy) is a music artist / songwriter / producer / engineer based in Woodstock\, New York. His studio career began as a member of Nile Rodgers Productions team – working in the control room with Nile on records being produced for Madonna\, David Bowie\, Jeff Beck and Mick Jagger\, followed by a move to Woodstock\, NY to become Todd Rundgren’s studio manager and eventually Production & Studio Manager for Rundgren’s Alchemedia Productions & Utopia Studio.\nAs a studio musician\, Legnini has recorded with Jules Shear\, Tin Huey\, Rick Danko\, James Taylor\, Todd Rundgren\, Pete Seeger\, Chip Taylor\, Danielia Cotton\, Dr. John\, Mick Ronson\, Jill Sobule\, John Sebastian\, Levon Helm and Kate Pierson.\nAfter years of being in the studio every day with legendary producers Nile Rodgers & Todd Rundgren\, Legnini / E Boy Music is currently involved in creating music that helps make the world a more positive place to be.
URL:https://www.lydias-cafe.com/event/marc-black-michael-esposito/
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SUMMARY:Bob Shaut & Sax Life
DESCRIPTION:Bob Shaut (saxophones and arrangements)\nWayne Tice (saxophones)\nJim Perry (saxophones)\nDan Shaut (Saxophones)\nPeter Einhorn (guitar)\nRich Syracuse (bass)\nJeff “Siege” Siegel (drums)\n\n\n\nSax  Life is a saxophone quartet with rhythm section. Saxophonist Bob Shaut created the group and is responsible for the repertoire consisting of music from Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington\, through Wayne Shorter and the Beatles\, as well as originals by Bob. A CD\, “The Saxophone and the Drum\,” was released in 2014\, and a new CD of originals and another CD of Beatle music will be released in the near future. Besides Bob Shaut\, saxists include Dan Shaut\, a leading jazz educator\, and West Point band retirees Jim Perry and Wayne Tice. Guitarist Peter Einhorn\, bassist Rich Syracuse and drummer Jeff “Siege” Siegel round out the group.
URL:https://www.lydias-cafe.com/event/dan-shaut-sextet/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241012T190000
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SUMMARY:Regusis/Horton Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Tim Regusis – piano \nRon Horton – trumpet/flugelhorn \nJay Anderson – bass \nRon Vincent – drums \n  \nTim Regusis is a Hudson Valley-based pianist who has been active in the jazz scene of the NYC region\, as well as in the fields of R&B\, Latin and various world musics for many years.\nHe has played and/or recorded with Patti Austin\, Ruben Blades\, David Byrne\, Celia Cruz\, Chuck Mangione\, Johnny Pacheco\, Daniel Ponce\, Rick Margitza\, Cindy Blackman\, Jeff Williams\, Akira Ohmori\, Najee\, Donna Summer\, Chaka Khan\, Jonathan Butler\, Ofra Haza and others. \nRon Horton has perform and/or record with such artists as Lee Konitz\, Will Holshouser\, Neil Kirkwood\, Rez Abbasi\, Phillip Johnston\, Andy Laster\, Mick Rossi\, Matt Wilson\, Bill Gerhardt\, Bill Mays\, Peggy Stern\, Allan Chase\, Andy Biskin\, Ted Nash\, Jon Gordon\, John McKenna\, Walter Thompson\, Diana Perez\, Billy Newman\, Mario Pavone\, Tina Marsh\, Maryanne DeProphetis\, Landon Knoblock\, Sam Bardfeld\, Maria Guida\, Abigail Riccards\, Angie Sanchez\, Kris Davis\, Darcy James Argue. \nBassist/composer Jay Anderson is among the most versatile and respected jazz artists performing today. He has performed/recorded with a wide range of jazz artists including Woody Herman\, Carmen McRae\, Michael Brecker\, Paul Bley\, Bob Mintzer\, John Abercrombie\, Dave Liebman\, Joe Sample\, Maria Schneider\, Stanley Cowell\, John Scofield\, Lee Konitz\, Vic Juris\, Red Rodney\, Ira Sullivan\, Mike Stern\, Anat Cohen\, Toots Thielemans\, Kenny Wheeler\, Jay Clayton and non-jazz artists like Oswaldo Golijov\, Dawn Upshaw\, The Australian Chamber Orchestra\, Robert Spano (Atlanta Symphony)\, Michael Franks\, David Bowie\, Frank Zappa\, Tom Waits\, Terre Roche\, Chaka Khan\, Michel Legrand\, Allen Ginsberg\, and Celine Dion. He has been featured on over 400 recordings\, seven of which have received the Grammy Award. His original recordings “NEXT EXIT” (DMP)\, “LOCAL COLOR” (DMP)\, and “DEEPSCAPE” (Steeplechase) have received critical acclaim both in the U.S. and abroad. Jay has conducted clinics around the world and is a Professor of Jazz Bass Studies at the Manhattan School of Music in New York City and New Jersey City University. \nDrummer Ron Vincent was a member of the Gerry Mulligan Quartet and the Re-Birth of the Cool Tentet from 1989 until Mr. Mulligan’s passing in 1996. He recorded four CDs with Mr. Mulligan and has also recorded with Phil Woods\, Lee Konitz\, Randy Brecker\, Bob Brookmeyer\, Bill Charlap\, John Lewis and Slide Hampton to name a few.\nRon has appeared with such notables as Art Farmer\, Bill Crow\, Rob McConnell\, Rufus Reid and Dr. Billy Taylor. Presently Ron is a member of the Bill Mays trio\nAs a jazz artist/educator for Sabian Cymbals\, Ron presented workshops at over 100 Colleges and Universities and has been on the faculty of the Jamie Aebersold Jazz Camps and the Stanford Jazz Camp (CA). In 1996 Ron received a National Endowment for the Arts grant for jazz performance.
URL:https://www.lydias-cafe.com/event/tim-regusis-trio/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241005T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241005T220000
DTSTAMP:20260405T070453
CREATED:20240429T150643Z
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SUMMARY:Spin Cycle
DESCRIPTION:Tom Christensen- Saxophone\nPete McCann- Guitar\nPhil Palombi- Bass\nScott Neumann- Drums\n\n\nTom Christensen- Saxophone \nPete McCann- Guitar \nPhil Palombi- Bass \nScott Neumann- Drums \nSince 2014\, contemporary jazz band Spin Cycle has been bringing their original music to clubs and concert halls across the US and Canada. Co-lead by Scott Neumann and Tom Christensen\, the band highlights their flexibility\, reach and capacity to surprise their audiences. On any given song\, you might encounter the modal influence of John Coltrane\, the second-line funk of New Orleans\, or the edgy experimentation of free jazz. \nFeaturing guitarist Pete McCann and bassist Phil Palombi\, both bandleaders and well-respected artists in their own right\, Spin Cycle has spent the last 7 years touring\, recording\, and providing educational workshops at colleges. The band’s fourth CD will be released soon on their label\, Sound Footing Records. \nThere is\, to be sure\, plenty of musical variety provided by Spin Cycle\, with compositions by Christensen\, a consummate multi-instrumentalist who mostly plays tenor saxophone\, and by Neumann a versatile and expressive drummer. Having performed in all kinds of settings including the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra\, the Jazz Mandolin Project\, the Gil Evans Project\, Madeleine Peyroux’s touring group\, Broadway pit bands and with Cecile McLorin Salvant\, Rufus Reid and Maria Schneider the co-leaders know how to bring out the intimacy of a ballad as well as the soulful feeling of swing. \nSince joining forces to form Spin Cycle in Fall of 2016\, drummer Scott Neumann and saxophonist Tom Christensen have been serving up an eclectic blend of jazz featuring original compositions by both musicians. The band can most often be heard at venues like Smalls in Greenwich Village or Bar Bayeux in Brooklyn\, The Rex in Toronto\, Birdland\, Visiones\, The Village Vanguard\, the legendary Augie’s on the upper westside and headlining at jazz festivals. \nOnce they decided on the format of the band\, getting Pete McCann on guitar was a no-brainer. Neumann has played with the Wisconsin native for more than 30 years\, going back to their days at the esteemed music program at North Texas State (now the University of North Texas). And Christensen had played with the guitarist in Maria Schneider’s Jazz Orchestra. Matt Pavolka\, a gifted bassist with whom Neumann had played was the final inspired piece to fall into place. \nTom Christensen attended the Eastman School of Music in Rochester\, New York\, where he studied classical music\, was a member of the Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra\, appearing on five of their albums. He also has played on such notable recordings as Joe Lovano’s Celebrating Sinatra\, Don Sebesky’s I Remember Bill\, Rufus Reid’s Quiet Pride\, the David Liebman Big Band’s Tribute to Wayne Shorter\, and Ryan Truesdell and the Gil Evans Projects’s Lines of Color—Live at the Jazz Standard. \nScott quickly became a busy player on the New York scene playing with such luminaries as Woody Herman Orchestra\, Kenny Barron and Ben Allison\, Neumann also accrued impressive credits as a vocal accompanist.
URL:https://www.lydias-cafe.com/event/spin-cycle/
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SUMMARY:Harvey Wainapel Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Harvey Wainapel – saxophone \nLarry Ham – keys \nRich Syracuse – bass \nJeff Siegel – drums \nWainapel joins forces with three of the region’s top musicians: pianist Larry Ham; bassist Rich Syracuse; and drummer Jeff Siegel. Harvey says\, “We’ll present a few of my compositions\, some tunes we believe should be considered ‘standards\,’ and we’ll throw in some Brazilian spice.” \nSaxophonist Harvey Wainapel grew up in Ellenville\, then moved to Philadelphia\, Boston\, Amsterdam\, Frankfurt\, New York City\, and has lived in the San Francisco areasince 1982. Over the years Harvey has toured internationally with Ray Charles\, Airto Moreira & Flora Purim\, and Joe Lovano. Wainapel (pronounced “wine-apple”) hasalso performed and/or recorded with pianists Kenny Barron\, Dave Brubeck\, andMcCoy Tyner; drummers Billy Hart and Mike Clark; the hr-Bigband (German Radio Big Band in Frankfurt); Holland’s Metropole Orchestra; and he has presented his own work in 17 countries. \nPianist\, composer\, and arranger Larry Ham is a veteran New York sideman\, performing\, touring\, and recording with many great jazz artists.\nLarry began his professional career in the Lionel Hampton Orchestra in the late ’80’s. He was pianist in the Illinois Jacquet Big Band 1990-95 and has worked extensively with countless other jazz legends\, including the late Junior Cook and Dakota Staton. He has appeared at jazz festivals\, concerts and nightclubs throughout the United States\, Europe\, West Africa\, and Japan. His New York appearances include Jazz at Lincoln Center\, The Blue Note\, Carnegie Hall\, Iridium\, The Village Vanguard\, Birdland\, Small’s\, Mezzrow\, and Harlem’s historic Lenox Lounge. \nRICH SYRACUSE STRING BASSIST\, ELECTRIC BASSIST\, COMPOSER Rich Syracuse has been a mainstay on the New York area scene for more than three decades. While performing at an early age in New York City he was the winner of the prestigious Congress Of Strings Award. He went on to receive a Bachelor of Music degree from Manhattan School of Music in New York City. Rich performed with The Group For Contemporary Music under the Conductor Charles Wournin and Harvey Solberger\, The Hartford Ballet and the New Jersey Lyric Opera Co. During the early part of his career he performed in Jazz groups featuring pianists John Mehegan\, Joey Calderazzo and Ted Rosenthal. After moving to New York State’s Hudson Valley in the mid 1980’s he began a long-standing stint in the Nick Brignola Quartet playing clubs\, festivals\, and recording sessions. Besides his years with Brignola\, he has performed with Mose Allison\, Kurt Elling\, Dave Liebman\, Brubeck Brothers\, Warren Bernhardt\, SumiTonoka\, David Torn\, Mike DeMicco\, Peter Levin\, Sam Morrison\, Bernard Purdy\, Vic Juris\, Dave Stryker\, Chuck Lamb\, Jeff “Siege” Siegel\, Dena DeRose\, John Medeski\, Michael Musilliami and Ali Demogli\, Rich had been the bassist for Jazz pianist Lee Shaw for over 25 years until her passing. \nDrummer/Composer Jeff “Siege” Siegel is a veteran of the New York Jazz scene and has worked with a virtual “who’s who” of artists. A member of the Sir Roland Hanna Trio from 1994-’99\, Siegel’s diverse career has also led him to perform and/or record with legends such as Ron Carter\, Kenny Burrell\, Jack DeJohnette\, Benny Golson\, Sheila Jordan\, Helen Merrill\, Mose Allison\, John Medeski\, Arthur Rhames\, Dave Douglas\, Stefon Harris\, Pat Metheny\, Kurt Elling\, Ravi Coltrane\, Ryan Kisor\, Lee Shaw\, Levin Brothers\, John Medeski\, Dena DeRose\, Lee Shaw and many others. He has worked in the avant garde world as well with Wadada Leo Smith\, Baikida Carroll. He’s performed over 30 European tours including four as leader of the Jeff “Siege” Siegel Quartet and several others as co-leader. The Jeff “Siege” Siegel Sextet performed a 3 week tour of Africa in the summer of 2019. \nharvjazz.com larryham.com
URL:https://www.lydias-cafe.com/event/harvey-wainapel-quartet/
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