Hours of operation : Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays ~ 6:00PM ~ 12:00AM / Concerts at 8:00PM
*No advance reservations available*
Our Tapas & Wine Menu
For music bookings email ~ info@pausaarthouse.com
*No advance reservations available*
Our Tapas & Wine Menu
For music bookings email ~ info@pausaarthouse.com
Friday 9/23
Walt Sopicki Organ Trio
Great organ jazz with Walt Sopicki, Ron Peterson on the B3, & Abdul-Rahman Qadir on drums.
Walt performs regularly in the Western New York area with various groups including David Kane's Them Jazzbeards, DKQ, Petit-Bal, and the Walt Sopicki Trio. He has recorded with Joey DeFrancesco, Bobby Jones, Doug Riley, Vito Rezza, and Jack Prybylski.
Admission: $7
Walt Sopicki Organ Trio
Great organ jazz with Walt Sopicki, Ron Peterson on the B3, & Abdul-Rahman Qadir on drums.
Walt performs regularly in the Western New York area with various groups including David Kane's Them Jazzbeards, DKQ, Petit-Bal, and the Walt Sopicki Trio. He has recorded with Joey DeFrancesco, Bobby Jones, Doug Riley, Vito Rezza, and Jack Prybylski.
Admission: $7
Saturday 9/24
Wordism: Jumanne Pitts and Walter Kemp III
An evening of music and spoken word curated by Jumanne Pitts and Walter Kemp III. Wordism is a non-competitive open mike forum for spoken word artists with music by Walter Kemp III.
Admission: $7
Wordism: Jumanne Pitts and Walter Kemp III
An evening of music and spoken word curated by Jumanne Pitts and Walter Kemp III. Wordism is a non-competitive open mike forum for spoken word artists with music by Walter Kemp III.
Admission: $7
Wednesday 9/28
PAUSA Wines - Wines of Northern Italy hosted by Mario Citriniti
PAUSA wines with Mario Citriniti of Vias Imports is back, just on time as we cool down... Wines and hors d'oeuvre will be served.
Event from 6 - 9pm. Admission $25 per person
PAUSA Wines - Wines of Northern Italy hosted by Mario Citriniti
PAUSA wines with Mario Citriniti of Vias Imports is back, just on time as we cool down... Wines and hors d'oeuvre will be served.
Event from 6 - 9pm. Admission $25 per person
Thursday 9/29
Katy Miner Quintet: Autumn Serenade
Katy brings the KMQ to Pausa for the first time. Hear songs from Duke Ellington, Cole Porter, Johnny Mercer, Irving Berlin, Jule Styne, Fats Waller, Harold Arlen and more!
Katy Miner - vocals
Bobby Jones - piano
Paul Zapalowski - bass
Tom Kasperek - drums
Harry Fackelman - sax
Admission:$7
Katy Miner Quintet: Autumn Serenade
Katy brings the KMQ to Pausa for the first time. Hear songs from Duke Ellington, Cole Porter, Johnny Mercer, Irving Berlin, Jule Styne, Fats Waller, Harold Arlen and more!
Katy Miner - vocals
Bobby Jones - piano
Paul Zapalowski - bass
Tom Kasperek - drums
Harry Fackelman - sax
Admission:$7
Friday 9/30
JazzBuffalo Presents Sky Dive - Freddie Hubbard: The CTI Years
One of the greatest jazz trumpeters of all time, Freddie Hubbard, achieved great success in collaboration with Creed Taylor and CTI Records. Many groundbreaking sides were produced like First Light, Straight Life, Red Clay, Sky Dive, and Backlash. Little Sunflower, recorded in 1967 for Atlantic, was a big hit.
On this date at Pausa Art House, the ensemble Sky Dive will perform Freddie Hubbard: The CTI Years. The ensemble will feature Tim Clarke on trumpet, Dave Schiavone on sax/flute, Rick Strauss on guitar, Harry Graser on piano/keyboards/synthesizer, John Hasselback, Jr. on trombone, Wayne Moose on bass, John Bacon, Jr. on drums, and Tony Zambito on percussion.
Admission: $10 / $7 Students with ID
JazzBuffalo Presents Sky Dive - Freddie Hubbard: The CTI Years
One of the greatest jazz trumpeters of all time, Freddie Hubbard, achieved great success in collaboration with Creed Taylor and CTI Records. Many groundbreaking sides were produced like First Light, Straight Life, Red Clay, Sky Dive, and Backlash. Little Sunflower, recorded in 1967 for Atlantic, was a big hit.
On this date at Pausa Art House, the ensemble Sky Dive will perform Freddie Hubbard: The CTI Years. The ensemble will feature Tim Clarke on trumpet, Dave Schiavone on sax/flute, Rick Strauss on guitar, Harry Graser on piano/keyboards/synthesizer, John Hasselback, Jr. on trombone, Wayne Moose on bass, John Bacon, Jr. on drums, and Tony Zambito on percussion.
Admission: $10 / $7 Students with ID
Saturday 10/1
JazzBuffalo Presents Doug "Trigger" Gaston - Red Garland Tribute
JazzBuffalo presents jazz pianist Doug “Trigger” Gaston in a tribute to Red Garland. Gaston is a pillar in the local and national jazz community as a performer, composer, and arranger. He appears with the Jazz Example Fridays at the famous Anchor Bar. He has been featured nationally and internationally with a diverse cross section of musical artists, including Frank Foster, Clifford Jordan, Delfeayo Marsalis, Jerry González; rhythm and blues artists Brook Benton, Mary Wells, and Eddie Kendricks; and actor/comedian Redd Foxx. In this event, “Trigger” will pay tribute to the piano genius of Red Garland, including music Garland performed in collaboration with percussionist Ray Barretto. Joining Gaston will be bassist Sabu Adeyola, drummer Abdul-Rahman Qadir, and percussionist Tony Zambito.
Admission: $10 / $7 Students with ID
Thursday 10/6
Eric Crittendeden: NuJazz Questet w/ Critt & Co.
"Singer/saxophonist Eric Crittenden gets spiritual in a musical celebration of jazz and blues. It's all from the soul. He lets the music pour naturally, with powerful influences from earlier decades, as well as up-to-date contemporary creations that make a deep impression." Jim Santella
Admission: $5
Eric Crittendeden: NuJazz Questet w/ Critt & Co.
"Singer/saxophonist Eric Crittenden gets spiritual in a musical celebration of jazz and blues. It's all from the soul. He lets the music pour naturally, with powerful influences from earlier decades, as well as up-to-date contemporary creations that make a deep impression." Jim Santella
Admission: $5
Friday 10/7
The Jon Lehning Sextet
The group will play a mix of originals and arrangements from the band as well as some not so often heard compositions.
Jon Lehning - Saxophones
Dave Schiavone - Saxophones
Harry Graser - Piano
Alec Dube - Vibraharp
Anthony Henry - Bass
John Bacon - Drums
Admission: $7
The Jon Lehning Sextet
The group will play a mix of originals and arrangements from the band as well as some not so often heard compositions.
Jon Lehning - Saxophones
Dave Schiavone - Saxophones
Harry Graser - Piano
Alec Dube - Vibraharp
Anthony Henry - Bass
John Bacon - Drums
Admission: $7
Saturday 10/8
Folk and Blues Roots of the Grateful Dead - a special presentation by The Canal Street String Band
TWO SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
4-6PM Matinee Show, $7 at the door
8-10PM Evening Show, $7 at the door Two Set of Music at Each Show
SET #1: The Grateful Dead exposed generations of music fans to the nooks, crannies, branches and offshoots of American roots music. Jerry Garcia grew up listening to field recordings, jazz, traditional folk songs, bluegrass, and ancient child ballads, first getting together with Bob Weir and Pigpen to play jug band music. The Grateful Dead covered country, blues, and bluegrass tunes along with a wealth of original material.
Join the high caliber artists of The Canal Street String Band, in exploring the deep well of American music that inspired the Grateful Dead, and discover some fascinating stories behind the music.
SET #2: a panoply of CSSB original and traditional material
Admission: $7
Folk and Blues Roots of the Grateful Dead - a special presentation by The Canal Street String Band
TWO SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
4-6PM Matinee Show, $7 at the door
8-10PM Evening Show, $7 at the door Two Set of Music at Each Show
SET #1: The Grateful Dead exposed generations of music fans to the nooks, crannies, branches and offshoots of American roots music. Jerry Garcia grew up listening to field recordings, jazz, traditional folk songs, bluegrass, and ancient child ballads, first getting together with Bob Weir and Pigpen to play jug band music. The Grateful Dead covered country, blues, and bluegrass tunes along with a wealth of original material.
Join the high caliber artists of The Canal Street String Band, in exploring the deep well of American music that inspired the Grateful Dead, and discover some fascinating stories behind the music.
SET #2: a panoply of CSSB original and traditional material
Admission: $7
Thursday 10/13
Natasha Farny and Jitka Fowler Fraňková
Internationally renowned Czech pianist, Jitka Fowler Fraňková will pair up with Buffalo cellist, Natasha Farny to present an evening of music called "Colors." Come explore with us a rainbow of hues!
Admission: $7
Natasha Farny and Jitka Fowler Fraňková
Internationally renowned Czech pianist, Jitka Fowler Fraňková will pair up with Buffalo cellist, Natasha Farny to present an evening of music called "Colors." Come explore with us a rainbow of hues!
Admission: $7
Friday 10/14
E-Life 7
EL7 unites some of Western NY’s finest musicians including keyboardists Rodney Spears & Charlie Crymes Jr., guitarist Ron Walker, drummer and percussionist Tim Webb, and bassist Mike Pennick. Special appearances are made by Ken Wittman (tenor sax), Walter Kemp III and Van Taylor (keyboards), and Joey Diggs and Dee Osbourne (vocals). EL7 is the brain child of Ron Walker & Mike Pennick, long-time members of the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame. EL7 acknowledges the musical and spiritual influence of past and present members of The Exoutics. We invite you to enjoy the experience.
Admission: $7
E-Life 7
EL7 unites some of Western NY’s finest musicians including keyboardists Rodney Spears & Charlie Crymes Jr., guitarist Ron Walker, drummer and percussionist Tim Webb, and bassist Mike Pennick. Special appearances are made by Ken Wittman (tenor sax), Walter Kemp III and Van Taylor (keyboards), and Joey Diggs and Dee Osbourne (vocals). EL7 is the brain child of Ron Walker & Mike Pennick, long-time members of the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame. EL7 acknowledges the musical and spiritual influence of past and present members of The Exoutics. We invite you to enjoy the experience.
Admission: $7
Saturday 10/15
Lindsey Holland Quintet plays Nancy Wilson
Vocalist Lindsey Holland featuring Rick Holland on trumpet and David T. Phillips on drums.
Admission: $7
Lindsey Holland Quintet plays Nancy Wilson
Vocalist Lindsey Holland featuring Rick Holland on trumpet and David T. Phillips on drums.
Admission: $7
Thursday 10/20
Ernie Krivda
A Cleveland legend on tenor sax, Ernie toured and recorded with Quincy Jones. In New York he recorded in his own name with Inner City Records and others.
Ernie Krivda is one of the best jazz tenor sax men in the world..." - Harvey Pekar
In 2009 Ernie Krivda received the Cleveland Arts Prize award for lifetime achievement in music. Krivda, who has recently won the Jazz Legends award from Cleveland's Tri-C jazz Festival and a CPAC (Community Partnership of Arts and Culture) Fellowship, continues with great energy and passion a career that spans over 50 years. He is active in education as Artistic Director of The Cuyahoga Community College Jazz Studies Program in Cleveland, Ohio.
Admission: $7
Ernie Krivda
A Cleveland legend on tenor sax, Ernie toured and recorded with Quincy Jones. In New York he recorded in his own name with Inner City Records and others.
Ernie Krivda is one of the best jazz tenor sax men in the world..." - Harvey Pekar
In 2009 Ernie Krivda received the Cleveland Arts Prize award for lifetime achievement in music. Krivda, who has recently won the Jazz Legends award from Cleveland's Tri-C jazz Festival and a CPAC (Community Partnership of Arts and Culture) Fellowship, continues with great energy and passion a career that spans over 50 years. He is active in education as Artistic Director of The Cuyahoga Community College Jazz Studies Program in Cleveland, Ohio.
Admission: $7
Friday 10/21
The Pete Malinverni Trio and Guests
“One listen and you’ll know why Pete Malinverni is one of New York’s great pianists” Michael Ryan The Boston Herald
“Malinverni -- audacious and exquisite.” Jim Macnie, Village Voice (New York)
“Dashing but without ego, Malinverni tells tales short on embellishment and long on resonance.” ****Four stars. Fred Bouchard, DownBeat Magazine
“Pete Malinverni is one wild cat…his playing can be dark, gritty and oddly rapturous…he digs into the piano and emerges with exotic treasure…” Karl Stark, Philadelphia Inquirer
“Pete Malinverni is a pianist with a forthright and elegant style” Nate Chinen, NY Times
“Pete Malinverni doesn't seem capable of playing a dishonest line”, observed Down Beat Magazine in a four-star review of one of his thirteen recordings as a leader. Never content with some current level of mastery, Malinverni continues to seek new language and a widening and deepening of the jazz idiom. To those ends, he has written for and recorded in the solo piano, trio, quartet, quintet, choir and big band formats, each effort having been released to excellent notices and receiving heavy airplay, several having resided in the Top Ten nationally. Getting to the core, Pietro d’Ottavia, writing in Italy’s La Repubblica, said, “In this artist one must recognize a brilliant vein of composition along with an original, pianistic voice.” Since coming to New York in 1981, Niagara Falls native Pete Malinverni has made a mark, earning an entry in the 'Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz'; by Leonard Feather and Ira Gitler. He has shared stages and studios with a wide range of great musicians, on festivals and in concert settings in the US and abroad - his appearances on NPR's Piano Jazz with Marian McPartland,
including one with Elvis Costello, have been hailed as engaging and inspiring. His is an art that gives proof to the statement that passionate music is indeed the universal language.
Admission: $7
The Pete Malinverni Trio and Guests
“One listen and you’ll know why Pete Malinverni is one of New York’s great pianists” Michael Ryan The Boston Herald
“Malinverni -- audacious and exquisite.” Jim Macnie, Village Voice (New York)
“Dashing but without ego, Malinverni tells tales short on embellishment and long on resonance.” ****Four stars. Fred Bouchard, DownBeat Magazine
“Pete Malinverni is one wild cat…his playing can be dark, gritty and oddly rapturous…he digs into the piano and emerges with exotic treasure…” Karl Stark, Philadelphia Inquirer
“Pete Malinverni is a pianist with a forthright and elegant style” Nate Chinen, NY Times
“Pete Malinverni doesn't seem capable of playing a dishonest line”, observed Down Beat Magazine in a four-star review of one of his thirteen recordings as a leader. Never content with some current level of mastery, Malinverni continues to seek new language and a widening and deepening of the jazz idiom. To those ends, he has written for and recorded in the solo piano, trio, quartet, quintet, choir and big band formats, each effort having been released to excellent notices and receiving heavy airplay, several having resided in the Top Ten nationally. Getting to the core, Pietro d’Ottavia, writing in Italy’s La Repubblica, said, “In this artist one must recognize a brilliant vein of composition along with an original, pianistic voice.” Since coming to New York in 1981, Niagara Falls native Pete Malinverni has made a mark, earning an entry in the 'Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz'; by Leonard Feather and Ira Gitler. He has shared stages and studios with a wide range of great musicians, on festivals and in concert settings in the US and abroad - his appearances on NPR's Piano Jazz with Marian McPartland,
including one with Elvis Costello, have been hailed as engaging and inspiring. His is an art that gives proof to the statement that passionate music is indeed the universal language.
Admission: $7
Saturday 10/22
Andrew Shapiro (solo piano) Guest vocalist Suzanne Fatta
Andrew Shapiro is a composer and songwriter who blends his two biggest musical influences: '80s New Wave pop and Philip Glass minimalism.
Shapiro's music is regularly played on radio worldwide and he has been featured in The New Yorker, ABC News, CNN, Gramophone, and Daily Candy. His cinematic piano track Mint Green has proved wildly popular with a Pandora play count of over 6.5 million.
His moody synth-pop debut album, Invisible Days, was chosen as one of the "Top 12" independently produced recordings of 2003 by Performing Songwriter magazine. Shapiro's three solo piano albums, Intimate Casual (2012), Numbers, Colors and People (2009) and Piano 3 (2016) were created with Philip Glass producer Michael Riesman. Pink Jean Mint Green, a synthpop album featuring a collaboration with acclaimed author Neil Gaiman, is set for release on June 24, 2016.
He writes original music for notable film and theater projects, and his music appears in a wide variety of national and international film and television productions ranging from reality TV to a Clio Award-winning spot for cancer awareness.
Performance highlights include The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (Washington, D.C.), the Exit Festival (Serbia), TED, Bard College, Joe's Pub, Gracie Mansion, Bargemusic and the Wordless Music Series at Le Poisson Rouge, New York. He was also the subject of an extensive profile in the New York Times entitled "Quarter Pounder With Keys" for his weekly Sunday solo piano performances at McDonald's in downtown Manhattan.
Shapiro is a graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music. Raised in Larchmont, NY, he lives in Williamsburg, Brooklyn with his wife and son.
Admission: $10
Andrew Shapiro (solo piano) Guest vocalist Suzanne Fatta
Andrew Shapiro is a composer and songwriter who blends his two biggest musical influences: '80s New Wave pop and Philip Glass minimalism.
Shapiro's music is regularly played on radio worldwide and he has been featured in The New Yorker, ABC News, CNN, Gramophone, and Daily Candy. His cinematic piano track Mint Green has proved wildly popular with a Pandora play count of over 6.5 million.
His moody synth-pop debut album, Invisible Days, was chosen as one of the "Top 12" independently produced recordings of 2003 by Performing Songwriter magazine. Shapiro's three solo piano albums, Intimate Casual (2012), Numbers, Colors and People (2009) and Piano 3 (2016) were created with Philip Glass producer Michael Riesman. Pink Jean Mint Green, a synthpop album featuring a collaboration with acclaimed author Neil Gaiman, is set for release on June 24, 2016.
He writes original music for notable film and theater projects, and his music appears in a wide variety of national and international film and television productions ranging from reality TV to a Clio Award-winning spot for cancer awareness.
Performance highlights include The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (Washington, D.C.), the Exit Festival (Serbia), TED, Bard College, Joe's Pub, Gracie Mansion, Bargemusic and the Wordless Music Series at Le Poisson Rouge, New York. He was also the subject of an extensive profile in the New York Times entitled "Quarter Pounder With Keys" for his weekly Sunday solo piano performances at McDonald's in downtown Manhattan.
Shapiro is a graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music. Raised in Larchmont, NY, he lives in Williamsburg, Brooklyn with his wife and son.
Admission: $10
Thursday 10/27
Doug Dreishpoon presents TONKKA
Kelly Bucheger - sax, Tim Clarke - trumpet, Doug Dreishpoon - drums and percussion, Jonathan Golove - electric cello, Ron Locurto - guitar
Admission: $7
Doug Dreishpoon presents TONKKA
Kelly Bucheger - sax, Tim Clarke - trumpet, Doug Dreishpoon - drums and percussion, Jonathan Golove - electric cello, Ron Locurto - guitar
Admission: $7
Friday 10/28
Bobby Militello Quartet
This talented crew of artists always have new material and new conceptions to offer. This band is as powerful and expressive as any jazz quartet anywhere. As artists go Militello is 'bad' in the best way possible! Bobby, a veteran of Dave Brubeck, Maynard Ferguson, and many other greats, is joined by top performers on their respective instruments; Bobby Jones - piano, Jim Colemon - bass, and John Bacon, Jr. - drums. Expect a world-class performance!
Admission: $10
Bobby Militello Quartet
This talented crew of artists always have new material and new conceptions to offer. This band is as powerful and expressive as any jazz quartet anywhere. As artists go Militello is 'bad' in the best way possible! Bobby, a veteran of Dave Brubeck, Maynard Ferguson, and many other greats, is joined by top performers on their respective instruments; Bobby Jones - piano, Jim Colemon - bass, and John Bacon, Jr. - drums. Expect a world-class performance!
Admission: $10
Saturday 10/29
My Cousin Tone'
My Cousin Tone' is a jazz band of talented and extraordinary musicians. The band plays classic jazz, jazz blues, hard bop, and jazz soul from the era when Blue Note, Prestige, Verve, and Riverside all produced a collection of jazz tunes that will live on forever. Our sets includes jazz vocals from the Great American Songbook. The band benefited from the fantastic guidance and arrangement talents of Dick Griffo , the legendary alto sax player formerly with Woody Herman and now honors his memory along with the memory of Jim Kurzdorfer, the great bassist and original member of Spyro Gyra who served as a mentor. Come and re-live the era of jazz greatness.
The band is noted for having regular and special guests for each gig.
Admission: $7
My Cousin Tone'
My Cousin Tone' is a jazz band of talented and extraordinary musicians. The band plays classic jazz, jazz blues, hard bop, and jazz soul from the era when Blue Note, Prestige, Verve, and Riverside all produced a collection of jazz tunes that will live on forever. Our sets includes jazz vocals from the Great American Songbook. The band benefited from the fantastic guidance and arrangement talents of Dick Griffo , the legendary alto sax player formerly with Woody Herman and now honors his memory along with the memory of Jim Kurzdorfer, the great bassist and original member of Spyro Gyra who served as a mentor. Come and re-live the era of jazz greatness.
The band is noted for having regular and special guests for each gig.
Admission: $7
Thursday 11/3
Jacob Jay Quintet feat Shaun Doyle and the Great American Songbook
The Jacob Jay Quintet enjoys performing a collection of original compositions and arrangements of jazz standards. Inspired by ensembles such as the great Miles Davis Quintets they strive to approach every tune with a unique interpretation. This concert will feature the incomparable Shaun Doyle singing original arrangement of jazz standards. Members include Jacob Jay on trumpet, Dalton Sharp on saxophone, Jake Malone-Brancato on piano, Zack Steinberg on bass, Stephen Lattimore on drums and featuring vocalist Shaun Doyle.
Admission: $7
Jacob Jay Quintet feat Shaun Doyle and the Great American Songbook
The Jacob Jay Quintet enjoys performing a collection of original compositions and arrangements of jazz standards. Inspired by ensembles such as the great Miles Davis Quintets they strive to approach every tune with a unique interpretation. This concert will feature the incomparable Shaun Doyle singing original arrangement of jazz standards. Members include Jacob Jay on trumpet, Dalton Sharp on saxophone, Jake Malone-Brancato on piano, Zack Steinberg on bass, Stephen Lattimore on drums and featuring vocalist Shaun Doyle.
Admission: $7
Friday 11/4
Solo art exhibit by Gary L. Wolfe - Opening Reception
Gary earned undergraduate degrees in Christian Ministries from Houghton College and in Psychology from the State University of New York at Buffalo. While working for local government in planning, developing and delivering health and human services to persons in need, Gary began producing and publicly showing his artwork with encouraging success. This ultimately led to a return to school and the completion of a Master’s Degree in Painting and Art History from the University of Buffalo.Gary’s varied life experiences and career have influenced his art. The elderly, children with disabilities, the disenfranchised and the poor, and even more abstractly, the problem of pain, suffering and alienation have consistently informed his work. Perhaps most significantly, Gary’s Christian faith has been, as he puts it, “a formative influence and formidable adversary in the spiritual inflection and tonality of my art.”
Gary’s work has been shown in Chicago, Philadelphia, Houston, Ann Arbor, Buffalo, Rochester and other cities in the Northeast. Gary is a past-president of the Buffalo Society of Artists (est. 1891) and he continues to live and work in Western New York.
Doors open at 6pm. Free Admission
Solo art exhibit by Gary L. Wolfe - Opening Reception
Gary earned undergraduate degrees in Christian Ministries from Houghton College and in Psychology from the State University of New York at Buffalo. While working for local government in planning, developing and delivering health and human services to persons in need, Gary began producing and publicly showing his artwork with encouraging success. This ultimately led to a return to school and the completion of a Master’s Degree in Painting and Art History from the University of Buffalo.Gary’s varied life experiences and career have influenced his art. The elderly, children with disabilities, the disenfranchised and the poor, and even more abstractly, the problem of pain, suffering and alienation have consistently informed his work. Perhaps most significantly, Gary’s Christian faith has been, as he puts it, “a formative influence and formidable adversary in the spiritual inflection and tonality of my art.”
Gary’s work has been shown in Chicago, Philadelphia, Houston, Ann Arbor, Buffalo, Rochester and other cities in the Northeast. Gary is a past-president of the Buffalo Society of Artists (est. 1891) and he continues to live and work in Western New York.
Doors open at 6pm. Free Admission
Saturday 11/5
JazzBuffalo presents A Tribute to Grant Green
Featuring George Kane - guitar, Wayne Moose - bass, Tony Zambito - percussion and others.
Admission: $10 / $7 Students with ID
JazzBuffalo presents A Tribute to Grant Green
Featuring George Kane - guitar, Wayne Moose - bass, Tony Zambito - percussion and others.
Admission: $10 / $7 Students with ID
Thursday 11/10
Don Menza
Buffalo Music Hall of Famer Don Menza was a soloist and arrannger with Maynard Ferguson Band, Stan Kenton, Buddy Rich, Doc Severinson's Tonight Show Band, Henry Mancini and others. After settling in California he worked and recorded with Elvin Jones (1969), Louie Bellson, Lalo Schifrin, Frank Strazzeri, Pete Magadini, Nancy Sinatra, Keely Smith, Cold Blood, Natalie Cole, Pat Boone, and Leonard Cohen.
Menza has recorded as a leader for Saba (1965) in Germany, Discwasher (1979), Realtime, Palo Alto (the latter two in 1981), and Verve (GRP).
Admission: $10 / $7 Students with ID
Don Menza
Buffalo Music Hall of Famer Don Menza was a soloist and arrannger with Maynard Ferguson Band, Stan Kenton, Buddy Rich, Doc Severinson's Tonight Show Band, Henry Mancini and others. After settling in California he worked and recorded with Elvin Jones (1969), Louie Bellson, Lalo Schifrin, Frank Strazzeri, Pete Magadini, Nancy Sinatra, Keely Smith, Cold Blood, Natalie Cole, Pat Boone, and Leonard Cohen.
Menza has recorded as a leader for Saba (1965) in Germany, Discwasher (1979), Realtime, Palo Alto (the latter two in 1981), and Verve (GRP).
Admission: $10 / $7 Students with ID
Friday 11/11
Why Not?
This exciting group will feature original music along with less familiar standards from Charles Mingus Baden Powell, Ornette Coleman, and landmark compositions by Chicago saxist Clifford Jordan! They are hoping to complete a recording project including a suite of original music and vocalise adaptations of Clifford Jordan's music. Tim Clarke - trumpet, Kevin Doyle - piano, Brian DeJesus - bass, Dave Phillips - drums, and featuring vocalist Alexandra McArthur!
Admission: $7
Why Not?
This exciting group will feature original music along with less familiar standards from Charles Mingus Baden Powell, Ornette Coleman, and landmark compositions by Chicago saxist Clifford Jordan! They are hoping to complete a recording project including a suite of original music and vocalise adaptations of Clifford Jordan's music. Tim Clarke - trumpet, Kevin Doyle - piano, Brian DeJesus - bass, Dave Phillips - drums, and featuring vocalist Alexandra McArthur!
Admission: $7
Saturday 11/12
Steven Taetz Ensemble
Steven Taetz Ensemble performs original swing, jazz, and traditional standards from the classic "American Songbook." Having charted for album sales and radio play, Taetz has written and collaborated live with award-winning artists from across North America, including leaders in jazz and pop. He has performed at a variety of noted venues including Carnegie Hall, Rockwood Music Hall (NY), Hotel Cafe (LA), Koerner Hall for Sinatra's 100th, Rogers Centre Stadium, and an ongoing residency at Toronto's famed Jazz Bistro. A trio of stellar instrumentalists will be featured for this evening of songs from WWII to today.
Admission: $7
Steven Taetz Ensemble
Steven Taetz Ensemble performs original swing, jazz, and traditional standards from the classic "American Songbook." Having charted for album sales and radio play, Taetz has written and collaborated live with award-winning artists from across North America, including leaders in jazz and pop. He has performed at a variety of noted venues including Carnegie Hall, Rockwood Music Hall (NY), Hotel Cafe (LA), Koerner Hall for Sinatra's 100th, Rogers Centre Stadium, and an ongoing residency at Toronto's famed Jazz Bistro. A trio of stellar instrumentalists will be featured for this evening of songs from WWII to today.
Admission: $7
Thursday 11/17
ResAUnance
Esin Gunduz voc, Jonathan Golove cello, Michael McNeill piano, John Bacon drums
Admission: $10 / $7 Students with ID
ResAUnance
Esin Gunduz voc, Jonathan Golove cello, Michael McNeill piano, John Bacon drums
Admission: $10 / $7 Students with ID
Friday 11/18
Alex McArthur Quartet plays A Tribute To Vulfpeck
Admission: $7
Alex McArthur Quartet plays A Tribute To Vulfpeck
Admission: $7
Saturday 11/19
Kike, Miguel & Vladimir
Originally from Chile, Kike Rodriguez met Argentinian guitarist/vocalist Miguel Benitez in Ecuador where they formed the group ‘Alma.’ Their program features traditional music from across South America, the Caribbean, and Central America. Vladimir Espinosa, accompanist/resident artist, is a musician, actor, and choreographer born in Havana, Cuba. He is currently an instructor of Latin Percussion, Afro-Cuban Dance, and musician-accompanist in residence at Hollins University, Roanoke, Virginia. His specialties include Latin and Afro-Cuban music, contemporary Latin and Afro-Cuban Folkloric Dance, and traditional African Diaspora rhythms. The trio has performed at Pausa to benefit victims and survivors of the recent earthquake in Ecuador. Don't miss the performance of this stellar Latin music trio!!
Admission: $10
Kike, Miguel & Vladimir
Originally from Chile, Kike Rodriguez met Argentinian guitarist/vocalist Miguel Benitez in Ecuador where they formed the group ‘Alma.’ Their program features traditional music from across South America, the Caribbean, and Central America. Vladimir Espinosa, accompanist/resident artist, is a musician, actor, and choreographer born in Havana, Cuba. He is currently an instructor of Latin Percussion, Afro-Cuban Dance, and musician-accompanist in residence at Hollins University, Roanoke, Virginia. His specialties include Latin and Afro-Cuban music, contemporary Latin and Afro-Cuban Folkloric Dance, and traditional African Diaspora rhythms. The trio has performed at Pausa to benefit victims and survivors of the recent earthquake in Ecuador. Don't miss the performance of this stellar Latin music trio!!
Admission: $10
Friday 11/25
Sugar, Katty, Cool
Enjoy a night of jazz, swing, and harmony with Sugar Katty Cool! Carolyn, Katy & Sydnie will sing you off your feet with their talented six piece band behind them. Relive some of the Jazz Era classics of The Andrew Sisters
Admission: $7
Sugar, Katty, Cool
Enjoy a night of jazz, swing, and harmony with Sugar Katty Cool! Carolyn, Katy & Sydnie will sing you off your feet with their talented six piece band behind them. Relive some of the Jazz Era classics of The Andrew Sisters
Admission: $7
Saturday 11/26
Kevin Moehringer's Slow Life Buffalo Album Release Party
1.68 Creepers 06:08
2. Cat Rider 05:11
3. Nicsee 05:31
4. Wish In A Well 03:57
5. Master And Apprentice 01:03
6. Quo 06:48
7. Bar Four 06:14
8. Prayer For Nepal 03:13
9. Going Home 03:18
The debut album from Brooklyn-based trombonist Kevin Moehringer, featuring Douglas Bradford (guitar), Ari Folman-Cohen (bass), and Nicholas Anderson (drums). Slow Life is a collection of original compositions, and arrangements of selected covers.The album has some covers on it, most notably the song "Cat Rider" originally by the band Little Dragon. There is also an original song by Douglas Bradford "Wish In A Well." The other covers are "Quo" by Kevin's long-time friend, woodwind player and and musical collaborator Robby Marshall, and the song "Nicsee" by an obscure nordic band The Einmarsch from their album "Howls." The song "Going Home" is a traditional song from the American songbook, and was also arranged famously by Antonin Dvorak in his "New World Symphony."
Admission: $10 / $7 Students with ID
Kevin Moehringer's Slow Life Buffalo Album Release Party
1.68 Creepers 06:08
2. Cat Rider 05:11
3. Nicsee 05:31
4. Wish In A Well 03:57
5. Master And Apprentice 01:03
6. Quo 06:48
7. Bar Four 06:14
8. Prayer For Nepal 03:13
9. Going Home 03:18
The debut album from Brooklyn-based trombonist Kevin Moehringer, featuring Douglas Bradford (guitar), Ari Folman-Cohen (bass), and Nicholas Anderson (drums). Slow Life is a collection of original compositions, and arrangements of selected covers.The album has some covers on it, most notably the song "Cat Rider" originally by the band Little Dragon. There is also an original song by Douglas Bradford "Wish In A Well." The other covers are "Quo" by Kevin's long-time friend, woodwind player and and musical collaborator Robby Marshall, and the song "Nicsee" by an obscure nordic band The Einmarsch from their album "Howls." The song "Going Home" is a traditional song from the American songbook, and was also arranged famously by Antonin Dvorak in his "New World Symphony."
Admission: $10 / $7 Students with ID
Thursday 12/1
For Ko - Yuki Numata Resnick Album Release Party (Buffalo)
https://www.innova.mu/albums/yuki-numata-resnick/ko
Admission: $10 / $7 Students with ID
For Ko - Yuki Numata Resnick Album Release Party (Buffalo)
https://www.innova.mu/albums/yuki-numata-resnick/ko
Admission: $10 / $7 Students with ID
Friday 12/2
Star People - The Miles Davis Project
George Caldwell, John Bacon, Bobby Militello, and top local jazz artists present a forward-looking treatment of the music of Miles Davis. The music spans the many groundbreaking phases of Miles' music, whose influences have wide impact to this day. You won't hear anything like this music anywhere else.
Admission: $10
Star People - The Miles Davis Project
George Caldwell, John Bacon, Bobby Militello, and top local jazz artists present a forward-looking treatment of the music of Miles Davis. The music spans the many groundbreaking phases of Miles' music, whose influences have wide impact to this day. You won't hear anything like this music anywhere else.
Admission: $10
Saturday 12/3
JazzBuffalo presents a Red Garland Tribute
JazzBuffalo presents jazz pianist Doug “Trigger” Gaston in a tribute to Red Garland. Gaston is a pillar in the local and national jazz community as a performer, composer, and arranger. He appears with the Jazz Example Fridays at the famous Anchor Bar. He has been featured nationally and internationally with a diverse cross section of musical artists, including Frank Foster, Clifford Jordan, Delfeayo Marsalis, Jerry González; rhythm and blues artists Brook Benton, Mary Wells, and Eddie Kendricks; and actor/comedian Redd Foxx. In this event, “Trigger” will pay tribute to the piano genius of Red Garland, including music Garland performed in collaboration with percussionist Ray Barretto. Joining Gaston will be bassist Sabu Adeyola, drummer Abdul-Rahman Qadir, and percussionist Tony Zambito.
Admission: $10 / $7 Students with ID
JazzBuffalo presents a Red Garland Tribute
JazzBuffalo presents jazz pianist Doug “Trigger” Gaston in a tribute to Red Garland. Gaston is a pillar in the local and national jazz community as a performer, composer, and arranger. He appears with the Jazz Example Fridays at the famous Anchor Bar. He has been featured nationally and internationally with a diverse cross section of musical artists, including Frank Foster, Clifford Jordan, Delfeayo Marsalis, Jerry González; rhythm and blues artists Brook Benton, Mary Wells, and Eddie Kendricks; and actor/comedian Redd Foxx. In this event, “Trigger” will pay tribute to the piano genius of Red Garland, including music Garland performed in collaboration with percussionist Ray Barretto. Joining Gaston will be bassist Sabu Adeyola, drummer Abdul-Rahman Qadir, and percussionist Tony Zambito.
Admission: $10 / $7 Students with ID
Thursday 12/8
Rick Holland's Little Big Band featuring Lindsey Holland
First Buffalo appearance since the legendary Milkie's days of 2013 and earlier. The arrangements are tight! The musicians are the area's best! The soloist are hot! It's hard to imagine containing this creativity all in the family!
Admission: $7
Rick Holland's Little Big Band featuring Lindsey Holland
First Buffalo appearance since the legendary Milkie's days of 2013 and earlier. The arrangements are tight! The musicians are the area's best! The soloist are hot! It's hard to imagine containing this creativity all in the family!
Admission: $7
Friday 12/9
Grüvology
Walter Kemp III, Bernard Kunz, James Benders, Dave "Teaspoon" Hulett push the boundaries of contemporary improvised jazz music. Over the past few years, GRÜVOLOGY has been recognized as one of Western New York's most exciting jazz ensembles. Their recording "FREEWAY" was released in 2014, and features all original material. For two years in a row, the group was acknowledged as Buffalo's best in jazz and fusion. GRÜVOLOGY was also Artvoice art weekly staff pick for best jazz group at the 2012 Western New York Music Awards.
Admission: $7
Grüvology
Walter Kemp III, Bernard Kunz, James Benders, Dave "Teaspoon" Hulett push the boundaries of contemporary improvised jazz music. Over the past few years, GRÜVOLOGY has been recognized as one of Western New York's most exciting jazz ensembles. Their recording "FREEWAY" was released in 2014, and features all original material. For two years in a row, the group was acknowledged as Buffalo's best in jazz and fusion. GRÜVOLOGY was also Artvoice art weekly staff pick for best jazz group at the 2012 Western New York Music Awards.
Admission: $7
Saturday 12/10
Greg Millar Quartet
Greg Millar Quartet Combination hard-bop, new-bop, and soul organ quartet, Millar, formerly with organist Charles Earland, and his group bring a fresh sound to the local jazz scene with his sometimes smooth and sometimes flashy guitar. Rey Scott's woodwinds are soulful and the rhythm of Ron Peterson and Abdul Rahman Qadir are the defintion of solid!
Admission: $7
Greg Millar Quartet
Greg Millar Quartet Combination hard-bop, new-bop, and soul organ quartet, Millar, formerly with organist Charles Earland, and his group bring a fresh sound to the local jazz scene with his sometimes smooth and sometimes flashy guitar. Rey Scott's woodwinds are soulful and the rhythm of Ron Peterson and Abdul Rahman Qadir are the defintion of solid!
Admission: $7
Friday/Saturday 12/16 - 17
Michel Ferre, Lazara, Vladimir Espinosa: CD Release Concert
Michel Ferré - piano
Lázara Nelson - violin
Vladimir Espinosa - Cuban percussion
Acoustic bass - TBA
There is a new CD in the works and you'll want to have this one in your collection!
Cuban dances, original compositions and a killer Afro Cuban drumming collaboration. Recorded in June 2016 at Blackwater Recording, VA.
Friday & Saturday Shows ~ $15 Admission
Michel Ferre, Lazara, Vladimir Espinosa: CD Release Concert
Michel Ferré - piano
Lázara Nelson - violin
Vladimir Espinosa - Cuban percussion
Acoustic bass - TBA
There is a new CD in the works and you'll want to have this one in your collection!
Cuban dances, original compositions and a killer Afro Cuban drumming collaboration. Recorded in June 2016 at Blackwater Recording, VA.
Friday & Saturday Shows ~ $15 Admission
Through October 29th, 2016
Solo art exhibit by Markenzy Julius Cesar - Opening Reception
Bio from Burchfield-Penney Gallery
"Markenzy Cesar is a painter who was born in Haiti. He has lived in the United States since 1987. In 1993, he moved from Long Island, New York, to Buffalo to pursue a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the State University of New York College at Buffalo. Cesar came to feel a connection to the region and has built a life in western New York."
Solo art exhibit by Markenzy Julius Cesar - Opening Reception
Bio from Burchfield-Penney Gallery
"Markenzy Cesar is a painter who was born in Haiti. He has lived in the United States since 1987. In 1993, he moved from Long Island, New York, to Buffalo to pursue a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the State University of New York College at Buffalo. Cesar came to feel a connection to the region and has built a life in western New York."