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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: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: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:David Gilmore Quartet feat. Don Byron
DESCRIPTION:David Gilmore – guitar \nDon Byron – clarinet\, sax \nRich Syracuse – bass \nJeff Siegel – drums \nGilmore studied at New York University with Joe Lovano and Jim McNeely. In 1987\, he began working professionally with the M-Base Collective and Ronald Shannon Jackson. In the 1990s\, he was a member of the jazz fusion band Lost Tribe.[2] In 1995\, he became a member of Wayne Shorter‘s band. With his brother Marque Gilmore\, Matt Garrison\, and Aref Durvesh\, he recorded Ritualism in 2001. With Christian McBride\, Jeff “Tain” Watts\, and Ravi Coltrane he recorded Unified Presence. Gilmore was the sole composer on all but one song and also served as the producer of the album.[3] \nHe has worked with Muhal Richard Abrams\, Geri Allen\, Cindy Blackman Santana\, Ron Blake\, Randy Brecker\, Don Byron\, Uri Caine\, Steve Coleman\, Alice Coltrane\, Jack DeJohnette\, Dave Douglas\, Melissa Etheridge\, Robin Eubanks\, Rachelle Ferrell\, Trilok Gurtu\, Isaac Hayes\, Graham Haynes\, Cyndi Lauper\, Branford Marsalis\, Wynton Marsalis\, Meshell Ndegeocello\, Joan Osborne\, Greg Osby\, Lonnie Plaxico\, Dianne Reeves\, Sam Rivers\, David Sanborn\, Boz Scaggs\, Mavis Staples\, Joss Stone\, Steve Williamson\, and Cassandra Wilson. \nDON BYRON – For well over a decade\, Don Byron has been a singular voice in an astounding range of musical contexts\, exploring widely divergent traditions while continually striving for what he calls “a sound above genre.” As clarinetist\, saxophonist\, composer\, arranger\, and social critic\, he redefines every genre of music he plays\, be it classical\, salsa\, hip-hop\, funk\, rhythm & blues\, klezmer\, or any jazz style from swing and bop to cutting-edge downtown improvisation. He has been consistently voted best clarinetist by critics and readers alike in leading international music journals since being named “Jazz Artist of the Year” by Down Beat in 1992. Acclaimed as much for his restless creativity as for his unsurpassed virtuosity as a player\, Byron has presented a multitude of projects at major music festivals around the world\, including recent performances in Vienna\, San Francisco\, Hong Kong\, London\, Monterey\, New Zealand\, and on New York’s Broadway. \nHis artistic collaborations include performances and recordings with Mario Bauza\, the Duke Ellington Orchestra\, John Hicks\, Tom Cora\, Bill Frisell\, Vernon Reid\, Marc Ribot\, Cassandra Wilson\, Hamiet Bluiett\, Anthony Braxton\, Geri Allen\, Hal Willner\, Marilyn Crispell\, Reggie Workman\, Craig Harris\, David Murray\, Leroy Jenkins\, Bobby Previte\, Gerry Hemingway\, DD Jackson\, Douglas Ewart\, Brandon Ross\, Ed Neumeister\, Tom Pierson\, Steve Coleman\, Living Colour\, Ralph Peterson\, Uri Caine\, Mandy Patinkin\, Steve Lacy\, the Kansas City All-Stars\, the Bang On A Can All-Stars\, Medeski Martin & Wood\, Angelique Kidjo\, Carole King\, Daniel Barenboim\, Salif Keita\, the Atlanta Symphony\, Klangforum Wien\, Joe Henry\, Paul Auster\, Meshell Ndegeocello\, and many others. \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/david-gilmore-quartet-2/
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