Hours of Operation: 6:00 ~ 11:00 PM
Thursday : Concerts at 7:30 PM
Friday & Saturday : Concerts at 8:00 PM
MUSIC COVER ~ CASH ONLY ~ ALL PROCEEDS GO TO THE MUSICIANS
Thursday : Concerts at 7:30 PM
Friday & Saturday : Concerts at 8:00 PM
MUSIC COVER ~ CASH ONLY ~ ALL PROCEEDS GO TO THE MUSICIANS
Saturday 6/23
Grüvology
Grüvology: Walter Kemp III, piano, James Benders, bass, Ravi Padmanabha, drums/percussion, Bernard Kunz, guitar. Six years straight best jazz fusion group in WNY. Come on out to hear some of WNY's top musicians playing mostly original music plus some more....whatever feels right at the moment. Grüvology's Walter Kemp III and Bernard Kunz push the boundaries of contemporary improvised jazz music. Kemp is acknowledged as a top local pianist. Kunz was named "one of Buffalo's most adventurous guitarists" by Buffalo News Music Critic Jeff Miers (Feb. 2012) and Art Voice's runner-up best jazz guitarist for 2016. Grüvology won the 2017 JazzBuffalo poll for top fusion group. They have release 3 recordings; "First Set" (2008), "Unbridled" (2010), and "Freeway" (2014). The releases contain exclusively original material. www.gruvologyjazz.com
Admission $7
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm
Grüvology
Grüvology: Walter Kemp III, piano, James Benders, bass, Ravi Padmanabha, drums/percussion, Bernard Kunz, guitar. Six years straight best jazz fusion group in WNY. Come on out to hear some of WNY's top musicians playing mostly original music plus some more....whatever feels right at the moment. Grüvology's Walter Kemp III and Bernard Kunz push the boundaries of contemporary improvised jazz music. Kemp is acknowledged as a top local pianist. Kunz was named "one of Buffalo's most adventurous guitarists" by Buffalo News Music Critic Jeff Miers (Feb. 2012) and Art Voice's runner-up best jazz guitarist for 2016. Grüvology won the 2017 JazzBuffalo poll for top fusion group. They have release 3 recordings; "First Set" (2008), "Unbridled" (2010), and "Freeway" (2014). The releases contain exclusively original material. www.gruvologyjazz.com
Admission $7
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm
Thursday 6/28
Ricardo Saeb - A Spanish Guitar
Mexican guitarist Ricardo Saeb has performed in venues across Latin America, Europe, and the United States. His performances have been described as “perfectly balanced,” “of an exquisite subtlety,” and “simply spectacular.” ... Ricardo has performed in masterclasses with the leading guitarists of our time, including David Russell, Manuel Barrueco, Leo Brouwer, Pepe Romero, Oscar Ghiglia, Marcin Dylla, and Zoran Dukic.
Admission $10 / $5 students with ID - No Pre-reservations
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm
Ricardo Saeb - A Spanish Guitar
Mexican guitarist Ricardo Saeb has performed in venues across Latin America, Europe, and the United States. His performances have been described as “perfectly balanced,” “of an exquisite subtlety,” and “simply spectacular.” ... Ricardo has performed in masterclasses with the leading guitarists of our time, including David Russell, Manuel Barrueco, Leo Brouwer, Pepe Romero, Oscar Ghiglia, Marcin Dylla, and Zoran Dukic.
Admission $10 / $5 students with ID - No Pre-reservations
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm
Friday 6/29
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. Expect a world-class performance!
Admission $10 / $5 students with ID - No Pre-reservations
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm
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. Expect a world-class performance!
Admission $10 / $5 students with ID - No Pre-reservations
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm
Saturday 6/30
Experimental Jazz Band
This performance features a history of Classic Jazz through the ears of the musicians. Each performer will bring their 2 personal favorite selections for adaptation by the group. Jeff Zavac sax and flute is featured with JazzBuffalo poll winner Tim Clarke tpt, guest Hansel Herrera tpt, Scot Smith tb, Joe Baudo piano, John Curry bass, Jack Bacon, Sr. dr, and surprise special guests.
The group has played at Pausa Art House, the Sportsmens Tavern, and at the Colored Musicians Club. Each band member will select their favorite style and tune for an Anthology of Jazz Music History all in One Evening. From Bix to Satchmo - Dixieland, to Big Band Swing, to Dorsey, Miller, Goodman, Shaw, Teagarden, and Peterson, to The Duke, and The Count, to Bird, Dizzy, Chet, & Clifford Brown, from Ballads, to Rock and Roll, to Latin Salsa, and Bebop, this will be an evening of music you will not want to miss, a combination event performed by nationally known recording artists, and some of Buffalo, Miami and Cuba’s great Jazz musicians. Also appearing is Guest Artist: Cuban Salsa Screech Trumpeter/Vocalist Hansel Herrera Deschapelles and others.
Admission $10 / $5 students with ID - No Pre-reservations
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm
Experimental Jazz Band
This performance features a history of Classic Jazz through the ears of the musicians. Each performer will bring their 2 personal favorite selections for adaptation by the group. Jeff Zavac sax and flute is featured with JazzBuffalo poll winner Tim Clarke tpt, guest Hansel Herrera tpt, Scot Smith tb, Joe Baudo piano, John Curry bass, Jack Bacon, Sr. dr, and surprise special guests.
The group has played at Pausa Art House, the Sportsmens Tavern, and at the Colored Musicians Club. Each band member will select their favorite style and tune for an Anthology of Jazz Music History all in One Evening. From Bix to Satchmo - Dixieland, to Big Band Swing, to Dorsey, Miller, Goodman, Shaw, Teagarden, and Peterson, to The Duke, and The Count, to Bird, Dizzy, Chet, & Clifford Brown, from Ballads, to Rock and Roll, to Latin Salsa, and Bebop, this will be an evening of music you will not want to miss, a combination event performed by nationally known recording artists, and some of Buffalo, Miami and Cuba’s great Jazz musicians. Also appearing is Guest Artist: Cuban Salsa Screech Trumpeter/Vocalist Hansel Herrera Deschapelles and others.
Admission $10 / $5 students with ID - No Pre-reservations
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm
Thursday 7/5
Bill Todd Quartet - Homecoming
Multi-instrumentalist Bill Todd teaches at Kathryn Brickell Music in New York City. He was born and raised in Buffalo, New York. He began playing the saxophone in public school at age eight and within a few years added clarinet and flute into the fold as he began performing regularly with local big bands as well as his own groups throughout Western New York and Southern Ontario, CA.
Bill continued his studies of jazz and sax at the Purchase College Conservatory of Music where he earned his Bachelor's degree in Jazz Studies and also received the Theodore Presser Undergraduate Scholar Award. While attending school at Purchase, Bill was guided by and studied with such world class jazz artists such as Jimmy Greene, Eric Alexander, Steve Wilson, Jon Gordon, Todd Coolman, Jon Faddis and Pete Malinverni. Bill has performed with distinguished artists such as Joey DeFrancesco, Randy Brecker, Bob Mintzer, Cyrille Aimee, David Hazeltine, John Riley, and Jon Fedchock. He has performed at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola at Lincoln Center, Birdland and many other venues in the NYC area.
Recently, Bill has had the experience of playing Reed 1 on the national tour of Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein: The Musical. He also has a new composition for big band entitled “Too Soon” in publication process that was commissioned by Kenmore East High School in Tonawanda, NY. Bill currently lives in Brooklyn, New York where he is able to fully immerse himself in his musical studies in the great musical hub of New York City.
Admission $7 / $5 students with ID - No Pre-reservations
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 7:30 pm
Bill Todd Quartet - Homecoming
Multi-instrumentalist Bill Todd teaches at Kathryn Brickell Music in New York City. He was born and raised in Buffalo, New York. He began playing the saxophone in public school at age eight and within a few years added clarinet and flute into the fold as he began performing regularly with local big bands as well as his own groups throughout Western New York and Southern Ontario, CA.
Bill continued his studies of jazz and sax at the Purchase College Conservatory of Music where he earned his Bachelor's degree in Jazz Studies and also received the Theodore Presser Undergraduate Scholar Award. While attending school at Purchase, Bill was guided by and studied with such world class jazz artists such as Jimmy Greene, Eric Alexander, Steve Wilson, Jon Gordon, Todd Coolman, Jon Faddis and Pete Malinverni. Bill has performed with distinguished artists such as Joey DeFrancesco, Randy Brecker, Bob Mintzer, Cyrille Aimee, David Hazeltine, John Riley, and Jon Fedchock. He has performed at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola at Lincoln Center, Birdland and many other venues in the NYC area.
Recently, Bill has had the experience of playing Reed 1 on the national tour of Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein: The Musical. He also has a new composition for big band entitled “Too Soon” in publication process that was commissioned by Kenmore East High School in Tonawanda, NY. Bill currently lives in Brooklyn, New York where he is able to fully immerse himself in his musical studies in the great musical hub of New York City.
Admission $7 / $5 students with ID - No Pre-reservations
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 7:30 pm
Friday 7/6
Laurie A. Tanner: Illusory ~ solo art exhibit
Opening Reception - featured artwork by Laurie A. Tanner. New works include expressive oil paintings and mixed media collage inspired by her Caribbean travels. Complimentary refreshments & cash bar
Opening Reception 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm.
Free Admission
Laurie A. Tanner: Illusory ~ solo art exhibit
Opening Reception - featured artwork by Laurie A. Tanner. New works include expressive oil paintings and mixed media collage inspired by her Caribbean travels. Complimentary refreshments & cash bar
Opening Reception 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm.
Free Admission
Saturday 7/7
JazzBuffalo presents Ariel Kasler
Guitarist and pianist Ariel Kasler holds a Master of Music in Jazz Performance from Bowling Green State University, a Bachelor of Music from Berklee College of Music, and an Alexander Technique Teaching Certificate from the Toronto School of the Alexander Technique. Both performer and educator, Kasler released an album, Above the Sound (2015) featuring originals and standards, and produced commissioned contemporary music for electric guitar and saxophone with his wife, saxophonist Bobbi Thompson.
Notably, he has performed as a soloist at the Glenn Gould Studio in Toronto, the Detroit Jazz Festival, the Grand Theatre in London, Ontario, the Clore Center for Music and Dance in Israel, New Music from Bowling Green, the NASA regional conference in Urbana-Champaign, the Victorian College of Arts in Australia, and Rutman’s Violins in Boston. He has also performed with the BGSU Jazz Faculty Ensemble, the Peter Hysen Octet, the London Jazz Orchestra, Hollywood’s Tribute to Michael Bublé, Hughes & Mac, and the Barry Usher Ensemble. Kasler has taught guitar and piano since 2001. He joined the faculty at Bowling Green State University in 2015, Ariel has been teaching Applied Jazz Guitar, Applied Guitar, Applied Jazz Piano, Jazz Lab II and much more.
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm - No Pre-reservations
JazzBuffalo presents Ariel Kasler
Guitarist and pianist Ariel Kasler holds a Master of Music in Jazz Performance from Bowling Green State University, a Bachelor of Music from Berklee College of Music, and an Alexander Technique Teaching Certificate from the Toronto School of the Alexander Technique. Both performer and educator, Kasler released an album, Above the Sound (2015) featuring originals and standards, and produced commissioned contemporary music for electric guitar and saxophone with his wife, saxophonist Bobbi Thompson.
Notably, he has performed as a soloist at the Glenn Gould Studio in Toronto, the Detroit Jazz Festival, the Grand Theatre in London, Ontario, the Clore Center for Music and Dance in Israel, New Music from Bowling Green, the NASA regional conference in Urbana-Champaign, the Victorian College of Arts in Australia, and Rutman’s Violins in Boston. He has also performed with the BGSU Jazz Faculty Ensemble, the Peter Hysen Octet, the London Jazz Orchestra, Hollywood’s Tribute to Michael Bublé, Hughes & Mac, and the Barry Usher Ensemble. Kasler has taught guitar and piano since 2001. He joined the faculty at Bowling Green State University in 2015, Ariel has been teaching Applied Jazz Guitar, Applied Guitar, Applied Jazz Piano, Jazz Lab II and much more.
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm - No Pre-reservations
Thursday 7/12
Tim Clarke Soultet featuring Darryl Washington
Admission $7 / $5 students with ID
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 7:30 pm
Tim Clarke Soultet featuring Darryl Washington
Admission $7 / $5 students with ID
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 7:30 pm
Friday 7/13
JazzBuffalo Presents: Tribute To Mighty Burner Charles Earland
Charles Earland was called The Mighty Burner for his prolific, high energy, groove style of playing the Hammond B3 organ. He lit up the jazz world in the 1970's and 1980's and put the sounds of organ jazz back in a prominent place in jazz. On the best-selling soul-jazz classic, the "Black Talk!" album of 1969 the original "The Mighty Burner," and the hits "Aquarius" and "More Today Than Yesterday" received worldwide airplay. This JazzBuffalo Presents tribute to the Mighty Burner will feature guitarist Greg Millar. Millar was the guitarist on Earland's famous 1972 "Intensity" album that featured hits "Lowdown", "Cause I Love Her", and "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow". This album was noteworthy as the last documented recording by the late legendary trumpeter, Lee Morgan, who was shot and killed 2 days after the recording session in February of 1972. The album also featured Hubert Laws, Billy Cobham, Billy Harper, and others. On organ, Gerry Youngman (of Paradigm Shift) will present the sounds of the Mighty Burner with his dynamic style of keyboard playing. Joining in this high energy concert will be saxophonist Kelly Bucheger (of What Would Mingus Do?), trumpeter Brian Freeman (of Van Taylor Jazz), drummer Darryl Washington (Grover Washington, Jr), and jazz percussionist Tony Zambito (JazzBuffalo, My Cousin Tone'). Make plans to attend this unique and special tribute to one of the legends in jazz and soul-jazz history - The Mighty Burner: Charles Earland.
Admission $10
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm
JazzBuffalo Presents: Tribute To Mighty Burner Charles Earland
Charles Earland was called The Mighty Burner for his prolific, high energy, groove style of playing the Hammond B3 organ. He lit up the jazz world in the 1970's and 1980's and put the sounds of organ jazz back in a prominent place in jazz. On the best-selling soul-jazz classic, the "Black Talk!" album of 1969 the original "The Mighty Burner," and the hits "Aquarius" and "More Today Than Yesterday" received worldwide airplay. This JazzBuffalo Presents tribute to the Mighty Burner will feature guitarist Greg Millar. Millar was the guitarist on Earland's famous 1972 "Intensity" album that featured hits "Lowdown", "Cause I Love Her", and "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow". This album was noteworthy as the last documented recording by the late legendary trumpeter, Lee Morgan, who was shot and killed 2 days after the recording session in February of 1972. The album also featured Hubert Laws, Billy Cobham, Billy Harper, and others. On organ, Gerry Youngman (of Paradigm Shift) will present the sounds of the Mighty Burner with his dynamic style of keyboard playing. Joining in this high energy concert will be saxophonist Kelly Bucheger (of What Would Mingus Do?), trumpeter Brian Freeman (of Van Taylor Jazz), drummer Darryl Washington (Grover Washington, Jr), and jazz percussionist Tony Zambito (JazzBuffalo, My Cousin Tone'). Make plans to attend this unique and special tribute to one of the legends in jazz and soul-jazz history - The Mighty Burner: Charles Earland.
Admission $10
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm
Saturday 7/14
The Dred Scott Trio
The Dred Scott Trio has been performing in it's present incarnation for more than twenty years. During that time the band has released 7 albums, all of them on Ropeadope Records. They have performed at the Newport Jazz Festival, the Friehoffer Jazz Festival, the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival and were the house band for the yearly AMFAR CINEMA AGAINST AIDS benefit at the Cannes Film Festival for 5 years. The trio appeared every Tuesday night at midnight at the Rockwood Music Hall for 6 years and are regulars at Smalls and Mezzrow and the Blue Note in their hometown of NYC. They appeared in the film, Once More with Feeling with Chazz Palmentieri and Linda Fiorentino and also appeared in the Travel Channel documentary about the Newport Jazz Festival. Three of their songs were used in the feature film, A Life in Flight, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. In June, the trio will be performing at the Fillmore Jazz Festival. And in July they will be at Nighttown in Cleveland and the great new club, BluJazz, in Akron, Ohio.
General Admission: $10
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm
The Dred Scott Trio
The Dred Scott Trio has been performing in it's present incarnation for more than twenty years. During that time the band has released 7 albums, all of them on Ropeadope Records. They have performed at the Newport Jazz Festival, the Friehoffer Jazz Festival, the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival and were the house band for the yearly AMFAR CINEMA AGAINST AIDS benefit at the Cannes Film Festival for 5 years. The trio appeared every Tuesday night at midnight at the Rockwood Music Hall for 6 years and are regulars at Smalls and Mezzrow and the Blue Note in their hometown of NYC. They appeared in the film, Once More with Feeling with Chazz Palmentieri and Linda Fiorentino and also appeared in the Travel Channel documentary about the Newport Jazz Festival. Three of their songs were used in the feature film, A Life in Flight, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. In June, the trio will be performing at the Fillmore Jazz Festival. And in July they will be at Nighttown in Cleveland and the great new club, BluJazz, in Akron, Ohio.
General Admission: $10
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm
Thursday 7/19
JazzBuffalo - Live at PAUSA - Alex Wintz Trio
"A rising star in his own right" - All About Jazz
"He's capable, talented and learned" - Downbeat Magazine
Rising, young guitarist Alex Wintz is quickly gaining a name in the international jazz community. His talent and embrace of contemporary influences molded with a deep gratitude to the traditions of the past has garnered him numerous accolades and acclaim from music lovers across the globe. Wintz is a frequent collaborator with Etienne Charles, Ben Williams and Sound Effect, Roxy Coss, Peter and Will Anderson, and Nick Finzer.
Throughout his career has performed at the leading jazz venues and festivals around the world including the Newport, Monterey, Montreux, and Montreal Jazz Festivals, among other major venues.
In May 2017 Wintz released “LifeCycle”, his debut recording on Etienne Charles’ Culture Shock imprint. The album, both challenging and accessible has garnered critical acclaim from Downbeat Magazine (3.5 Stars), All About Jazz, and The New York Jazz Record.
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 7:30 pm
JazzBuffalo - Live at PAUSA - Alex Wintz Trio
"A rising star in his own right" - All About Jazz
"He's capable, talented and learned" - Downbeat Magazine
Rising, young guitarist Alex Wintz is quickly gaining a name in the international jazz community. His talent and embrace of contemporary influences molded with a deep gratitude to the traditions of the past has garnered him numerous accolades and acclaim from music lovers across the globe. Wintz is a frequent collaborator with Etienne Charles, Ben Williams and Sound Effect, Roxy Coss, Peter and Will Anderson, and Nick Finzer.
Throughout his career has performed at the leading jazz venues and festivals around the world including the Newport, Monterey, Montreux, and Montreal Jazz Festivals, among other major venues.
In May 2017 Wintz released “LifeCycle”, his debut recording on Etienne Charles’ Culture Shock imprint. The album, both challenging and accessible has garnered critical acclaim from Downbeat Magazine (3.5 Stars), All About Jazz, and The New York Jazz Record.
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 7:30 pm
Friday 7/20
Jazz Cache
Jazz Cache is a dynamic group of musicians with core members Jared Tinkham (guitar), Benjamin Levitt (bass) and David Phillips (drums). The group performs in a stridently modern idiom, as jazz was meant to be played - up to date and reflective of the current moment. Telepathic group interplay, technical chops and edge-of-seat improvisation make their live performances among the most exciting that can be seen in the area.
Admission: $7 / $5 students with ID
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm
Jazz Cache
Jazz Cache is a dynamic group of musicians with core members Jared Tinkham (guitar), Benjamin Levitt (bass) and David Phillips (drums). The group performs in a stridently modern idiom, as jazz was meant to be played - up to date and reflective of the current moment. Telepathic group interplay, technical chops and edge-of-seat improvisation make their live performances among the most exciting that can be seen in the area.
Admission: $7 / $5 students with ID
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm
Saturday 7/21
JazzBuffalo Presents Tribute to Lou Donaldson ft. Dalton Sharp
One of the most influential alto sax players and composers in jazz soul and jazz blues history is Lou Donaldson. On this night, we pay tribute to the man who gave us "Blues Walk", "Gravy Train", and "Aligator Boogaloo". Featuring up and coming sax performer Dalton Sharp. Stay tuned for more details soon!
Admission: $7 / $5 students with ID
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm
JazzBuffalo Presents Tribute to Lou Donaldson ft. Dalton Sharp
One of the most influential alto sax players and composers in jazz soul and jazz blues history is Lou Donaldson. On this night, we pay tribute to the man who gave us "Blues Walk", "Gravy Train", and "Aligator Boogaloo". Featuring up and coming sax performer Dalton Sharp. Stay tuned for more details soon!
Admission: $7 / $5 students with ID
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm
Wednesday 7/25
M&T presents CMC Jazz Festival ~ Onaje Allan Gumbs
Onaje with Sabu Adeyola Quartet
2 Shows! 8:00pm & 9:30pm
Onaje Allan Gumbs was born in Harlem of Caribbean parents (his father from Anguilla, mother from Montserrat) and raised in Queens. Onaje started playing piano at age 7. He graduated from Manhattan’s High School of Music and Art as well as SUNY at Fredonia.
In 1971, a gig with master guitarist Kenny Burrell at Baker's Keyboard Lounge in Detroit led to recording and sideman gigs with such artists as Norman Connors, Buster Williams, Cecil McBee, Betty Carter and Nat Adderley. He spent 2 years as pianist, composer, arranger in the band of the late, great trumpeter Woody Shaw.
As a producer/arranger/pianist, Onaje has worked with other artists such as, Billy Cobham, Kevin Eubanks, Will Downing, Angela Bofill, and Cassandra Wilson. He is the producer of debut albums for vocalists Vanessa Rubin and Gregory Generet and for bassist Kenny Davis whose album featured among others, Geri Allen, Javon Jackson, Billy Kilson and Don Byron.
Onaje is a 2006 NAACP Image Award Nominee for Outstanding Jazz Artist for his album, "Remember Their Innocence"
Doors at 6 pm - 2 shows at 8:00 & 9:30 pm
M&T presents CMC Jazz Festival ~ Onaje Allan Gumbs
Onaje with Sabu Adeyola Quartet
2 Shows! 8:00pm & 9:30pm
Onaje Allan Gumbs was born in Harlem of Caribbean parents (his father from Anguilla, mother from Montserrat) and raised in Queens. Onaje started playing piano at age 7. He graduated from Manhattan’s High School of Music and Art as well as SUNY at Fredonia.
In 1971, a gig with master guitarist Kenny Burrell at Baker's Keyboard Lounge in Detroit led to recording and sideman gigs with such artists as Norman Connors, Buster Williams, Cecil McBee, Betty Carter and Nat Adderley. He spent 2 years as pianist, composer, arranger in the band of the late, great trumpeter Woody Shaw.
As a producer/arranger/pianist, Onaje has worked with other artists such as, Billy Cobham, Kevin Eubanks, Will Downing, Angela Bofill, and Cassandra Wilson. He is the producer of debut albums for vocalists Vanessa Rubin and Gregory Generet and for bassist Kenny Davis whose album featured among others, Geri Allen, Javon Jackson, Billy Kilson and Don Byron.
Onaje is a 2006 NAACP Image Award Nominee for Outstanding Jazz Artist for his album, "Remember Their Innocence"
Doors at 6 pm - 2 shows at 8:00 & 9:30 pm
Thursday 7/26
Tamez, Golove, Bacon
Omar Tamez guitar, Jonathan Golove cello, John Bacon drums
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 7:30 pm
Tamez, Golove, Bacon
Omar Tamez guitar, Jonathan Golove cello, John Bacon drums
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 7:30 pm
Friday 7/27
Punk Jazz: The Music of Weather Report
Admission: $7 / $5 students with ID
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm
Punk Jazz: The Music of Weather Report
Admission: $7 / $5 students with ID
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm
Saturday 7/28
Paul Hage and Mirage
Mediterranean-inspired jazz. "Led by composer and multi-instrumentalist Paul Hage, Mirage gives contemporary jazz a global perspective by combining unique instrumentation with the rhythms and melodies from the three continents that border the Mediterranean Sea. Genres such as nuevo-flamenco, acid, and smooth jazz are met with classical-style guitar playing from Hage and band-mate Dan Innes, creating an expressive fusion of world music that has become the band’s trademark. Percussionist and Moroccan-born Hicham plays bongos, Djembe, and Derbuki among other instruments. With the level of musicianship and cultural awareness that Mirage displays, it’s a language everyone can understand." – jon Wheelock Their recent CD, Dynamics, earned much praise, especially from ARTVOICE and BUFFALO RISING.
Admission $10 / $7 students with ID
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm
Paul Hage and Mirage
Mediterranean-inspired jazz. "Led by composer and multi-instrumentalist Paul Hage, Mirage gives contemporary jazz a global perspective by combining unique instrumentation with the rhythms and melodies from the three continents that border the Mediterranean Sea. Genres such as nuevo-flamenco, acid, and smooth jazz are met with classical-style guitar playing from Hage and band-mate Dan Innes, creating an expressive fusion of world music that has become the band’s trademark. Percussionist and Moroccan-born Hicham plays bongos, Djembe, and Derbuki among other instruments. With the level of musicianship and cultural awareness that Mirage displays, it’s a language everyone can understand." – jon Wheelock Their recent CD, Dynamics, earned much praise, especially from ARTVOICE and BUFFALO RISING.
Admission $10 / $7 students with ID
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm
Thursday 8/9
The Wazmopolitans play Jazz Samba
Jazz Samba!! Bossa Nova came to America like a cool but powerful force in the 60s era of blues drenched pop, hard bop, and avant garde jazz. It entered our consciousness through the music of Stan Getz, Charlie Byrd, Bud Shank, Sonny Rollins, and many others. Bossa was an expression of a relationship between Brazilian and American jazz of the 50s. It represented a "cooling' of samba from carnival to coffeehouses. The Wazmopolitans will feature some jazz samba and jazz bossa classics and music of originators of the music; Antonio Carlos Jobim and Joao Gilberto, who helped bossa develop and brought it to the US. Dave Wasik drums, Jack Kulp bass, Kevin Doyle piano.
Admission: $7 / $5 students with ID
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm
The Wazmopolitans play Jazz Samba
Jazz Samba!! Bossa Nova came to America like a cool but powerful force in the 60s era of blues drenched pop, hard bop, and avant garde jazz. It entered our consciousness through the music of Stan Getz, Charlie Byrd, Bud Shank, Sonny Rollins, and many others. Bossa was an expression of a relationship between Brazilian and American jazz of the 50s. It represented a "cooling' of samba from carnival to coffeehouses. The Wazmopolitans will feature some jazz samba and jazz bossa classics and music of originators of the music; Antonio Carlos Jobim and Joao Gilberto, who helped bossa develop and brought it to the US. Dave Wasik drums, Jack Kulp bass, Kevin Doyle piano.
Admission: $7 / $5 students with ID
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm
Friday/Saturday 8/10 - 11
JazzBuffalo Presents: Jane Bunnett and Maqueque
Admission: $25
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm
JazzBuffalo Presents: Jane Bunnett and Maqueque
Admission: $25
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm
Thursday 8/16
DeeAnn DiMeo Tompkins
Admission: $7 / $5 students with ID
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 7:30 pm
DeeAnn DiMeo Tompkins
Admission: $7 / $5 students with ID
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 7:30 pm
Friday 8/17
Omar Tamez en Concierto
Admission: $10
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm
Omar Tamez en Concierto
Admission: $10
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm
Friday 8/31
Tim Donahue
Electric harp guitarist Donahue is an alumnus of Boston’s Berklee College Of Music, as well as an EMI-Japan recording artist. In 1982, Tim designed and built his own fretless, and later fretted, harp guitar and eventually started touring Japan, where he now resides. Madmen and Sinners (2004) was among the noteworthy cd's released by Donahue and his group. In 2010 he launched The Tim Donahue Signature Harp Guitar, the world’s first production electric harp guitar mass-produced and marketed worldwide.
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm
Tim Donahue
Electric harp guitarist Donahue is an alumnus of Boston’s Berklee College Of Music, as well as an EMI-Japan recording artist. In 1982, Tim designed and built his own fretless, and later fretted, harp guitar and eventually started touring Japan, where he now resides. Madmen and Sinners (2004) was among the noteworthy cd's released by Donahue and his group. In 2010 he launched The Tim Donahue Signature Harp Guitar, the world’s first production electric harp guitar mass-produced and marketed worldwide.
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm
Thursday 9/6
Austin Piazzola Quintet
The Austin Piazzolla Quintet specializes in the music of the late Argentine composer Astor Piazzolla as well as original nuevo tango compositions. James Anderson (violin), Jonathan Geer (piano), Mike Maddux (accordion, bandoneon), Tony Rogers (cello), and Phil Spencer (bass), feature unique arrangements of Piazzolla’s groundbreaking works, breathtaking original compositions, and fiery improvisation.They've released 4 albums: Libertango (2010), Lo Que Vendra (2013), self-titled Austin Piazzola Quartet (2015), Angels & Devils (2017). In the spring of 2016, APQ was invited by the world renown Colorado Ballet to perform the world premier of The Angel of Buenos Aires based on the titular characters of two of Piazzolla’s most loved suites of music – Suite del Angel and Suite del Diablo which appears on the current recording alongside two riveting originals from violinist Anderson, the baroque inspired Milonga Passacaglia and But a Whimper.
Admission: $15
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 7:30 pm
Austin Piazzola Quintet
The Austin Piazzolla Quintet specializes in the music of the late Argentine composer Astor Piazzolla as well as original nuevo tango compositions. James Anderson (violin), Jonathan Geer (piano), Mike Maddux (accordion, bandoneon), Tony Rogers (cello), and Phil Spencer (bass), feature unique arrangements of Piazzolla’s groundbreaking works, breathtaking original compositions, and fiery improvisation.They've released 4 albums: Libertango (2010), Lo Que Vendra (2013), self-titled Austin Piazzola Quartet (2015), Angels & Devils (2017). In the spring of 2016, APQ was invited by the world renown Colorado Ballet to perform the world premier of The Angel of Buenos Aires based on the titular characters of two of Piazzolla’s most loved suites of music – Suite del Angel and Suite del Diablo which appears on the current recording alongside two riveting originals from violinist Anderson, the baroque inspired Milonga Passacaglia and But a Whimper.
Admission: $15
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 7:30 pm
Friday 9/7
Catherine Linder Spencer Solo Exhibition Opening Reception
Opening Reception 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm.
Free Admission
Catherine Linder Spencer Solo Exhibition Opening Reception
Opening Reception 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm.
Free Admission
Saturday 9/8
Wordism
An evening of music and spoken word curated by Jumanne Pitts. Wordism is a non-competitive open mike forum for spoken word artists with music. Arrive Early for good parking, preferred seating, time to order drinks and food from the kitchen, and ensure a spot on the sign up list. The sign up list will be available at the event. There is no pre-date sign up. Stay tuned.
Admission $7
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm
Wordism
An evening of music and spoken word curated by Jumanne Pitts. Wordism is a non-competitive open mike forum for spoken word artists with music. Arrive Early for good parking, preferred seating, time to order drinks and food from the kitchen, and ensure a spot on the sign up list. The sign up list will be available at the event. There is no pre-date sign up. Stay tuned.
Admission $7
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm
Friday 9/14
The New Message: Modern Interpretations of Blakey
Tim Clarke - Trumpet
Jon Lehning - Saxophones
George Caldwell - Piano
Joe Goehle - Bass
Admission: $7 / $5 students with ID
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm
The New Message: Modern Interpretations of Blakey
Tim Clarke - Trumpet
Jon Lehning - Saxophones
George Caldwell - Piano
Joe Goehle - Bass
Admission: $7 / $5 students with ID
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm
Saturday 9/15
Todd Marcus Quintet
Todd Marcus’ straight-ahead playing on the bass clarinet has carved out a unique voice for the instrument in modern jazz. His music swings hard with both a fiery and introspective intensity but also maintains a strong lyrical sensibility. Washington Post writes of this Downbeat Rising Star, “Listeners won’t have any trouble recognizing Marcus’s compelling gifts for composing and arranging.” JazzTimes magazine adds, “In Marcus’ hands, the bass clarinet is no longer a specialty instrument. Its unique timbral richness becomes incisive, fully capable of forceful expression.”
Based in Baltimore, MD, Marcus actively leads various small ensembles and nine piece band The Todd Marcus Jazz Orchestra on original compositions and jazz standards.
Self taught in jazz theory and composition, Marcus’ compositions draw largely on straight-ahead jazz and classical influences but over recent years have also increasingly explored the Middle-Eastern sounds from his Egyptian-American heritage. He has worked with other jazz artists such as Gary Bartz, Bennie Maupin, Don Byron, Larry Willis, Odean Pope, Gary Thomas, Joel Frahm, Tim Warfield, Ralph Peterson, Warren Wolf, Sean Jones, Xavier Davis, George Colligan, and Orrin Evans.
Marcus’ performances include national and international touring. He was a featured artist in 2017 Jazz Tales Festival in Egypt, 2015 Cairo Jazz Festival in Egypt, and in 2005 at the 1st World Bass Clarinet Convention in Rotterdam, Holland.
Marcus also Intersection of Change, a nonprofit organization addressing poverty related issues in his Baltimore neighborhood. They run a community arts program for children & adults, a recovery program for women overcoming drug addiction, an urban farm, and has achieved significant community revitalization by renovating abandoned building and vacant lots.“Mr. Marcus is probably the most inventive bass clarinetist working in straight-ahead jazz today…[and] lives in Baltimore, where he is a guiding light on the city’s jazz scene who doubles as an activist and organizer.” New York Times, August 2017
General Admission $15
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm
Todd Marcus Quintet
Todd Marcus’ straight-ahead playing on the bass clarinet has carved out a unique voice for the instrument in modern jazz. His music swings hard with both a fiery and introspective intensity but also maintains a strong lyrical sensibility. Washington Post writes of this Downbeat Rising Star, “Listeners won’t have any trouble recognizing Marcus’s compelling gifts for composing and arranging.” JazzTimes magazine adds, “In Marcus’ hands, the bass clarinet is no longer a specialty instrument. Its unique timbral richness becomes incisive, fully capable of forceful expression.”
Based in Baltimore, MD, Marcus actively leads various small ensembles and nine piece band The Todd Marcus Jazz Orchestra on original compositions and jazz standards.
Self taught in jazz theory and composition, Marcus’ compositions draw largely on straight-ahead jazz and classical influences but over recent years have also increasingly explored the Middle-Eastern sounds from his Egyptian-American heritage. He has worked with other jazz artists such as Gary Bartz, Bennie Maupin, Don Byron, Larry Willis, Odean Pope, Gary Thomas, Joel Frahm, Tim Warfield, Ralph Peterson, Warren Wolf, Sean Jones, Xavier Davis, George Colligan, and Orrin Evans.
Marcus’ performances include national and international touring. He was a featured artist in 2017 Jazz Tales Festival in Egypt, 2015 Cairo Jazz Festival in Egypt, and in 2005 at the 1st World Bass Clarinet Convention in Rotterdam, Holland.
Marcus also Intersection of Change, a nonprofit organization addressing poverty related issues in his Baltimore neighborhood. They run a community arts program for children & adults, a recovery program for women overcoming drug addiction, an urban farm, and has achieved significant community revitalization by renovating abandoned building and vacant lots.“Mr. Marcus is probably the most inventive bass clarinetist working in straight-ahead jazz today…[and] lives in Baltimore, where he is a guiding light on the city’s jazz scene who doubles as an activist and organizer.” New York Times, August 2017
General Admission $15
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm
Wednesday 9/19
JazzBuffalo Presents: Michael Serian & The Chabones
Michael Sarian is a trumpeter and composer whose work has been heard throughout the United States, South America, and Europe. As a young adult in Buenos Aires, he studied with many of the best musicians in Argentina, including Juan “Pollo” Raffo, Richard Nant and Juan Cruz de Urquiza. Michael has performed and toured with progressive rock bands in packed sports arenas, 12 piece disco bands in Uruguay, Big Bands at the Teatro Colón, and everything in between.
Michael earned his bachelor’s degree in classical/contemporary composition and theory from Muhlenberg College, where he studied with Charles Fambrough and Douglas Ovens. After returning to Buenos Aires for four years, he relocated to New York City in 2012 to pursue a master’s degree in Jazz Studies at New York University, where he studied with great musicians such as Laurie Frink, Alan Ferber, Brad Shepik, Ralph Alessi and Mike Rodriguez. Since moving to the US, he has performed at the legendary Blue Note Jazz Club, Jazz at Lincoln Center, WNYC’s Soundcheck with John Schaefer, NPR’s World Cafe, The Beacon Theater, The Iridium Jazz Club, Central Park Summer Stage and now at Club Bonafide.
Michael Sarian & The Chabones will be releasing their third album, LEÓN, in September 2018 with ZOHO Music.
This is a JazzBuffalo Special Engagement as we are fortunate they will be making a first-time-ever appearance in Buffalo at the time of their CD Release. Do not miss this special engagement concert!
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 7:30 pm
JazzBuffalo Presents: Michael Serian & The Chabones
Michael Sarian is a trumpeter and composer whose work has been heard throughout the United States, South America, and Europe. As a young adult in Buenos Aires, he studied with many of the best musicians in Argentina, including Juan “Pollo” Raffo, Richard Nant and Juan Cruz de Urquiza. Michael has performed and toured with progressive rock bands in packed sports arenas, 12 piece disco bands in Uruguay, Big Bands at the Teatro Colón, and everything in between.
Michael earned his bachelor’s degree in classical/contemporary composition and theory from Muhlenberg College, where he studied with Charles Fambrough and Douglas Ovens. After returning to Buenos Aires for four years, he relocated to New York City in 2012 to pursue a master’s degree in Jazz Studies at New York University, where he studied with great musicians such as Laurie Frink, Alan Ferber, Brad Shepik, Ralph Alessi and Mike Rodriguez. Since moving to the US, he has performed at the legendary Blue Note Jazz Club, Jazz at Lincoln Center, WNYC’s Soundcheck with John Schaefer, NPR’s World Cafe, The Beacon Theater, The Iridium Jazz Club, Central Park Summer Stage and now at Club Bonafide.
Michael Sarian & The Chabones will be releasing their third album, LEÓN, in September 2018 with ZOHO Music.
This is a JazzBuffalo Special Engagement as we are fortunate they will be making a first-time-ever appearance in Buffalo at the time of their CD Release. Do not miss this special engagement concert!
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 7:30 pm
Friday 9/21
Elliot Scozzaro Quintet
Admission: $7 / $5 students with ID
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm
Elliot Scozzaro Quintet
Admission: $7 / $5 students with ID
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm
Saturday 9/22
Tia Brazda
Website: www.tiabrazda.com
https://www.facebook.com/tiabrazdamusic/
Tia Brazda’s sassy jazz-pop gems and vintage style have made a sparkling impression around the world, paying homage to the golden era while remaining daringly modern. Originally from Vancouver but having honed her cutting-edge sound in the clubs of Toronto, her first EP ‘Cabin Fever’ burst onto the scene in 2012, hitting #1 on the iTunes Canada Jazz Chart and receiving airplay around the world. She followed that up in 2015 with ‘Bandshell’ which also debuted at #1 on the iTunes Canada Jazz Chart and was ranked the #5 best Canadian jazz release of 2015 by Jazz FM 91 in Toronto. The album also hit #24 on the CMJ national jazz radio chart in the U.S. after being added to over 35 stations nationwide, and continues to receive airplay across the country, as well as on CBC Radio, Jazz FM 91, BBC6 in the UK and Rai Radio 1 in Italy. Tia followed up that release in 2016 with “Bandshell Remixed”, an electro-swing tribute that also made the Best of Year list on the Craig Charles Funk and Soul Show on BBC Radio 6 in the UK.
Tia has toured the world performing from Vancouver to Amsterdam, including recently at the 2017 Montreux Jazz Festival, San Jose Jazz Summer Fest and Lancaster Music Festival in the UK, the 2016 Festival International de Jazz de Montreal (main stage), TD Toronto Jazz Festival, Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival (cover of festival program), and Iboga Summer Festival (Spain). Tia has a new album titled ‘Daydream’ set for release in the spring of 2018.
General Admission $15
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm
Tia Brazda
Website: www.tiabrazda.com
https://www.facebook.com/tiabrazdamusic/
Tia Brazda’s sassy jazz-pop gems and vintage style have made a sparkling impression around the world, paying homage to the golden era while remaining daringly modern. Originally from Vancouver but having honed her cutting-edge sound in the clubs of Toronto, her first EP ‘Cabin Fever’ burst onto the scene in 2012, hitting #1 on the iTunes Canada Jazz Chart and receiving airplay around the world. She followed that up in 2015 with ‘Bandshell’ which also debuted at #1 on the iTunes Canada Jazz Chart and was ranked the #5 best Canadian jazz release of 2015 by Jazz FM 91 in Toronto. The album also hit #24 on the CMJ national jazz radio chart in the U.S. after being added to over 35 stations nationwide, and continues to receive airplay across the country, as well as on CBC Radio, Jazz FM 91, BBC6 in the UK and Rai Radio 1 in Italy. Tia followed up that release in 2016 with “Bandshell Remixed”, an electro-swing tribute that also made the Best of Year list on the Craig Charles Funk and Soul Show on BBC Radio 6 in the UK.
Tia has toured the world performing from Vancouver to Amsterdam, including recently at the 2017 Montreux Jazz Festival, San Jose Jazz Summer Fest and Lancaster Music Festival in the UK, the 2016 Festival International de Jazz de Montreal (main stage), TD Toronto Jazz Festival, Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival (cover of festival program), and Iboga Summer Festival (Spain). Tia has a new album titled ‘Daydream’ set for release in the spring of 2018.
General Admission $15
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm
Friday 9/28
The Wazmopolitans play Jazz Bossa
Jazz Bossa!! Bossa Nova came to America like a cool but powerful force in the 60s era of blues drenched pop, hard bop, and avant garde jazz. It entered our consciousness through the music of Stan Getz, Charlie Byrd, Bud Shank, Sonny Rollins, and many others. Bossa was an expression of a relationship between Brazilian and American jazz of the 50s. It represented a "cooling' of samba from carnival to coffeehouses. The Wazmopolitans will feature some jazz samba and jazz bossa classics and music of originators of the music; Antonio Carlos Jobim and Joao Gilberto, who helped bossa develop and brought it to the US. Dave Wasik drums, Jack Kulp bass, Kevin Doyle piano.
Admission: $7 / $5 students with ID
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm
The Wazmopolitans play Jazz Bossa
Jazz Bossa!! Bossa Nova came to America like a cool but powerful force in the 60s era of blues drenched pop, hard bop, and avant garde jazz. It entered our consciousness through the music of Stan Getz, Charlie Byrd, Bud Shank, Sonny Rollins, and many others. Bossa was an expression of a relationship between Brazilian and American jazz of the 50s. It represented a "cooling' of samba from carnival to coffeehouses. The Wazmopolitans will feature some jazz samba and jazz bossa classics and music of originators of the music; Antonio Carlos Jobim and Joao Gilberto, who helped bossa develop and brought it to the US. Dave Wasik drums, Jack Kulp bass, Kevin Doyle piano.
Admission: $7 / $5 students with ID
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm
Saturday 9/29
Maria Sebastian
Admission: $7 / $5 students with ID
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm
Maria Sebastian
Admission: $7 / $5 students with ID
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm
Saturday 10/6
JazzBuffalo Presents: Spin Cycle
“Spin Cycle’s self-titled debut CD is an all-original program of 10 tunes that captivate with bright melodic lines, deep-seated grooves, catchy rhythmic devices and sophisticated harmony. Improvisations run wild, as soloists embrace aggressive and daring ideas from the realms of modal jazz, free-jazz, second-line, and soul, not to mention good old-fashioned swing. A cohesive unit that commands an exceptional stylistic range and exhibits a go-for-broke attitude…..Spin Cycle has the potential to connect with a broader national audience as well as international listeners.” Ed Enright, Downbeat, 2016
“Spin Cycle is a free-wheeling, take-no-prisoners roller coaster ride accentuating their willingness to venture free and edgy.” Mike Greenblatt, Classicalite.com, 2016
Spin Cycle plays an eclectic blend of hard-hitting original music composed by the members of the band, four veterans of the New York City freelance jazz scene. Each member has recorded multiple albums as a leader and played in the bands of many well-known jazz artists such as Joe Lovano, Woody Herman, Rufus Reid, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Maynard Ferguson, Jack McDuff and Lee Konitz. Formed in 2014, Spin Cycle is a collaborative band that can be lighthearted, serious, funky or abstract but always with a groove and without musical boundaries. A single song might contain influences from Coltrane, introspective free jazz, New Orleans funk or the no holds barred energy of punk.
The members of Spin Cycle Tom Christensen (Tenor and Soprano Sax) Pete McCann (Guitar) Phil Palombi (Bass) and Scott Neumann (Drums) came to New York City from California, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Oklahoma over 25 years ago and quickly became a part of the jazz scene. They are all experienced educators as well, serving on the faculties of Lehigh University, Nyack College, The New School and The City College of New York. They have been on scores of albums, won Grammys and published numerous books on jazz history and pedagogy. The band’s first CD was released in May 2016 to critical acclaim in Downbeat and many other jazz publications. The band’s second CD “Assorted Colors” was released in April 2018 and has already received rave reviews in Downbeat and several other publications.
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm
JazzBuffalo Presents: Spin Cycle
“Spin Cycle’s self-titled debut CD is an all-original program of 10 tunes that captivate with bright melodic lines, deep-seated grooves, catchy rhythmic devices and sophisticated harmony. Improvisations run wild, as soloists embrace aggressive and daring ideas from the realms of modal jazz, free-jazz, second-line, and soul, not to mention good old-fashioned swing. A cohesive unit that commands an exceptional stylistic range and exhibits a go-for-broke attitude…..Spin Cycle has the potential to connect with a broader national audience as well as international listeners.” Ed Enright, Downbeat, 2016
“Spin Cycle is a free-wheeling, take-no-prisoners roller coaster ride accentuating their willingness to venture free and edgy.” Mike Greenblatt, Classicalite.com, 2016
Spin Cycle plays an eclectic blend of hard-hitting original music composed by the members of the band, four veterans of the New York City freelance jazz scene. Each member has recorded multiple albums as a leader and played in the bands of many well-known jazz artists such as Joe Lovano, Woody Herman, Rufus Reid, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Maynard Ferguson, Jack McDuff and Lee Konitz. Formed in 2014, Spin Cycle is a collaborative band that can be lighthearted, serious, funky or abstract but always with a groove and without musical boundaries. A single song might contain influences from Coltrane, introspective free jazz, New Orleans funk or the no holds barred energy of punk.
The members of Spin Cycle Tom Christensen (Tenor and Soprano Sax) Pete McCann (Guitar) Phil Palombi (Bass) and Scott Neumann (Drums) came to New York City from California, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Oklahoma over 25 years ago and quickly became a part of the jazz scene. They are all experienced educators as well, serving on the faculties of Lehigh University, Nyack College, The New School and The City College of New York. They have been on scores of albums, won Grammys and published numerous books on jazz history and pedagogy. The band’s first CD was released in May 2016 to critical acclaim in Downbeat and many other jazz publications. The band’s second CD “Assorted Colors” was released in April 2018 and has already received rave reviews in Downbeat and several other publications.
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm
Saturday 10/13
Carina and the Six String Preacher
Carina and the preacher are back for another of their celebrated visits to Pausa! They bring a spicy blend of jazz, surf tango, and pop, with a touch of blood and a dash of cinnamon. An eclectic combination of pre 1960’s jazz with contemporary indie rock styles, this original husband and wife duo from Buffalo, NY are reminiscent of a modern day Les Paul and Mary Ford with an edge.
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm
Admission: $10 / $5 students with ID
Carina and the Six String Preacher
Carina and the preacher are back for another of their celebrated visits to Pausa! They bring a spicy blend of jazz, surf tango, and pop, with a touch of blood and a dash of cinnamon. An eclectic combination of pre 1960’s jazz with contemporary indie rock styles, this original husband and wife duo from Buffalo, NY are reminiscent of a modern day Les Paul and Mary Ford with an edge.
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm
Admission: $10 / $5 students with ID
Friday 10/19
JazzBuffalo Presents: Cliff Eberhardt & Louise Mosrie
NYC veteran songwriter Cliff Eberhardt brings his literate Cole Porter meets Tom Waits style of pop/blues songwriting and dynamic performance skills to Pausa Art House with special guest and Nashville native/Americana songwriter Louise Mosrie opening the show as special guest. The two songwriters collaborate on each other’s sets with Eberhardt playing guitar and dobro and Mosrie on background vocals. It’s a fun show full of smart, passionate, heartfelt songs.
Eberhardt got his start in music in the 70's and 80's under the tutelage of mentors Tom Paxton, Odetta and Richie Havens in Greenwich Village's legendary music venues like The Bottom Line, The Lonestar and Kenny's Castaways. While learning his craft, he was hired by jingle houses in NYC to sing national campaign jingles such as "The Heartbeat of America" for Chevy as well as jingles for McDonalds and Coca-Cola. He also won a local Emmy award for his theme song for NYC's CBS affiliate.
Cliff Eberhardt was soon signed to Windham Hill Records and released his epic first original album in the 90s. “The Long Road” features a title cut duet with the late folk icon Richie Havens. Eberhardt went on to produce 9 more albums on Shanachie and Red House Records to critical success as well as accumulating multiple song cuts by other notable artists like Richie Havens, Shawn Colvin, Buffy St. Marie, Erasure, Russ Taff and Cry Cry Cry (Dar Williams, Richard Shindell & Lucy Kaplansky). His latest project is “Shrew Songs” – written and performed in the 2012 Folger Theatre’s award-winning production of “The Taming of the Shrew”. He is also well known as a songwriting teacher, producer and arranger. “Eberhardt sings with passion and with wit…what makes his brand so rare is the self-assurance and poise he brings to his nearly flawless show.” —The New York Post
Mosrie got her start by taking top honors at the Kerrville Folk Festival New Folk Songwriting contest and then went on to win or place at several other festival competitions including Telluride Bluegrass, Rocky Mtn. Folks Fest and Falcon Ridge Folk Fest. Her album, “Home”, debuted at #1 on the Folk DJ charts in January 2010. Her latest album, ‘Lay It Down”, was arranged and produced by Cliff Eberhardt and landed on several “Best of” radio lists in 2014. “Louise Mosrie may well be the brightest young folk-oriented artist to emerge from Nashville in many a year.” – Rich Warren, WFMT-FM, The Midnight Special, Chicago. www.cliffeberhardt.net www.louisemosrie.com
General Admission $15
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm
JazzBuffalo Presents: Cliff Eberhardt & Louise Mosrie
NYC veteran songwriter Cliff Eberhardt brings his literate Cole Porter meets Tom Waits style of pop/blues songwriting and dynamic performance skills to Pausa Art House with special guest and Nashville native/Americana songwriter Louise Mosrie opening the show as special guest. The two songwriters collaborate on each other’s sets with Eberhardt playing guitar and dobro and Mosrie on background vocals. It’s a fun show full of smart, passionate, heartfelt songs.
Eberhardt got his start in music in the 70's and 80's under the tutelage of mentors Tom Paxton, Odetta and Richie Havens in Greenwich Village's legendary music venues like The Bottom Line, The Lonestar and Kenny's Castaways. While learning his craft, he was hired by jingle houses in NYC to sing national campaign jingles such as "The Heartbeat of America" for Chevy as well as jingles for McDonalds and Coca-Cola. He also won a local Emmy award for his theme song for NYC's CBS affiliate.
Cliff Eberhardt was soon signed to Windham Hill Records and released his epic first original album in the 90s. “The Long Road” features a title cut duet with the late folk icon Richie Havens. Eberhardt went on to produce 9 more albums on Shanachie and Red House Records to critical success as well as accumulating multiple song cuts by other notable artists like Richie Havens, Shawn Colvin, Buffy St. Marie, Erasure, Russ Taff and Cry Cry Cry (Dar Williams, Richard Shindell & Lucy Kaplansky). His latest project is “Shrew Songs” – written and performed in the 2012 Folger Theatre’s award-winning production of “The Taming of the Shrew”. He is also well known as a songwriting teacher, producer and arranger. “Eberhardt sings with passion and with wit…what makes his brand so rare is the self-assurance and poise he brings to his nearly flawless show.” —The New York Post
Mosrie got her start by taking top honors at the Kerrville Folk Festival New Folk Songwriting contest and then went on to win or place at several other festival competitions including Telluride Bluegrass, Rocky Mtn. Folks Fest and Falcon Ridge Folk Fest. Her album, “Home”, debuted at #1 on the Folk DJ charts in January 2010. Her latest album, ‘Lay It Down”, was arranged and produced by Cliff Eberhardt and landed on several “Best of” radio lists in 2014. “Louise Mosrie may well be the brightest young folk-oriented artist to emerge from Nashville in many a year.” – Rich Warren, WFMT-FM, The Midnight Special, Chicago. www.cliffeberhardt.net www.louisemosrie.com
General Admission $15
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm
Saturday 10/20
Matthew Vacanti
Matthew Vacanti earned his degree in music education at SUNY Fredonia State and did his masters work at Eastman School of Music and SUNY Oswego State. Matt’s training in classical bass has helped him become a first-call bassist in Central New York for string bass, fretless and fretted electric bass. He has worked with Joey DeFrancisco, Ron Jackson, Kevin Mahagony, Willie and Lobo and Martha Reeves and the Vandellas.
Matt is a 20 year veteran public school educator, clinician and orchestra conductor. He taught classroom music at Buffalo Waterfront Elementary, as well as directed orchestras and lessons at the elementary, junior high and high school level, in Fulton NY school district. Additionally, he was an adjunct bass professor at Oswego State. In 2000 he was awarded “Teacher of the Year” from the chamber of commerce and has directed the All County Orchestra in Onondaga County and Oneida County.
Matthew Vacanti is the co-founder, composer and arranger for the modern jazz group E.S.P. This highly successful central New York group plays at clubs and festivals around the northeast and has won two SAMMY awards for outstanding jazz recordings, and a Syracuse NewTimes “Best of Syracuse” award.
Matt is a skilled recording engineer and record producer. He started Spider Records back in 1990 and has produced several SAMMY (Syracuse Area Music) award-winning records for Central NY musicians as well as his own group.
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm
Matthew Vacanti
Matthew Vacanti earned his degree in music education at SUNY Fredonia State and did his masters work at Eastman School of Music and SUNY Oswego State. Matt’s training in classical bass has helped him become a first-call bassist in Central New York for string bass, fretless and fretted electric bass. He has worked with Joey DeFrancisco, Ron Jackson, Kevin Mahagony, Willie and Lobo and Martha Reeves and the Vandellas.
Matt is a 20 year veteran public school educator, clinician and orchestra conductor. He taught classroom music at Buffalo Waterfront Elementary, as well as directed orchestras and lessons at the elementary, junior high and high school level, in Fulton NY school district. Additionally, he was an adjunct bass professor at Oswego State. In 2000 he was awarded “Teacher of the Year” from the chamber of commerce and has directed the All County Orchestra in Onondaga County and Oneida County.
Matthew Vacanti is the co-founder, composer and arranger for the modern jazz group E.S.P. This highly successful central New York group plays at clubs and festivals around the northeast and has won two SAMMY awards for outstanding jazz recordings, and a Syracuse NewTimes “Best of Syracuse” award.
Matt is a skilled recording engineer and record producer. He started Spider Records back in 1990 and has produced several SAMMY (Syracuse Area Music) award-winning records for Central NY musicians as well as his own group.
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm
Saturday 10/27
New Vintage Ramblers
Come to Pausa for some toe-tapping, good old Americana featuring the harmonies and guitar-work of Tim Franczyk, Tim Switalski and Joe Nicastro. This group is a combination of the former Fascinators and the Kensingtons. They play Dream Lover, Just A Song Before I Go, Her Town Too, and many others.
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm
Admission: $10 / $5 students with ID
New Vintage Ramblers
Come to Pausa for some toe-tapping, good old Americana featuring the harmonies and guitar-work of Tim Franczyk, Tim Switalski and Joe Nicastro. This group is a combination of the former Fascinators and the Kensingtons. They play Dream Lover, Just A Song Before I Go, Her Town Too, and many others.
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm
Admission: $10 / $5 students with ID
Saturday 11/3
Tim Clarke Soultet featuring Darryl Washington
Admission: $7 / $5 students with ID
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm
Tim Clarke Soultet featuring Darryl Washington
Admission: $7 / $5 students with ID
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm
Saturday 11/11
JazzBuffalo Presents: Joe Policastro Trio
The Joe Policastro Trio is a Chicago-based jazz trio led by bassist Joe Policastro featuring guitarist Dave Miller and drummer Mikel Avery. While firmly rooted in jazz, the band's open-minded, inclusive nature also brings rock, soul, funk, Brazilian, and free jazz to the surface while keeping the aesthetic of an acoustic jazz trio intact. Their third album, Screen Sounds (JeruJazz Records, August 11, 2017), is an assemblage of movie/TV music re-imagined by the trio. Both a musical tapestry and personal soundtrack, the trio has re-purposed these selections blending each member's unique voice into a unified sound while shedding new light on these musical touchstones. Other releases by the band include 2013's West Side Story Suite For Jazz Trio, and 2016's POPS!, also on JeruJazz Records.
As sidemen, Joe Policastro (Jeff Hamilton, Pat and Debby Boone, Phil Woods, Diane Schuur), Dave Miller (Clarice Assad, Patricia Barber, Algernon), and Mikel Avery (Joshua Abrams, Theaster Gates, Rob Mazurek) have shared the stage with a wide array of musicians but dedicate collectively to this trio. Whether highlighting the original music of its member, re-contextualizing modern music, or performing jazz classics of the likes of Thelonious Monk, Chico Hamilton, or Charles Lloyd, the trio readily displays its singular approach, sound, texture, and simultaneity.
Known for its eclectic taste and approach, the Joe Policastro Trio "makes the case that such musical hybridity is worth celebrating." "Policastro…is a melody-minded bassist who prioritizes group cohesion over individual displays of virtuosity." - Brian Zimmerman, Downbeat
"There are always new wrinkles to be found in the familiar. That's a political stance that seems to serve the Joe Policastro Trio well…putting alternately gritty and focused touches on songs we've come to love….Policastro and company have found their niche tapping into different breeds of treasured songs." - Dan Bilawsky, All About Jazz
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm
JazzBuffalo Presents: Joe Policastro Trio
The Joe Policastro Trio is a Chicago-based jazz trio led by bassist Joe Policastro featuring guitarist Dave Miller and drummer Mikel Avery. While firmly rooted in jazz, the band's open-minded, inclusive nature also brings rock, soul, funk, Brazilian, and free jazz to the surface while keeping the aesthetic of an acoustic jazz trio intact. Their third album, Screen Sounds (JeruJazz Records, August 11, 2017), is an assemblage of movie/TV music re-imagined by the trio. Both a musical tapestry and personal soundtrack, the trio has re-purposed these selections blending each member's unique voice into a unified sound while shedding new light on these musical touchstones. Other releases by the band include 2013's West Side Story Suite For Jazz Trio, and 2016's POPS!, also on JeruJazz Records.
As sidemen, Joe Policastro (Jeff Hamilton, Pat and Debby Boone, Phil Woods, Diane Schuur), Dave Miller (Clarice Assad, Patricia Barber, Algernon), and Mikel Avery (Joshua Abrams, Theaster Gates, Rob Mazurek) have shared the stage with a wide array of musicians but dedicate collectively to this trio. Whether highlighting the original music of its member, re-contextualizing modern music, or performing jazz classics of the likes of Thelonious Monk, Chico Hamilton, or Charles Lloyd, the trio readily displays its singular approach, sound, texture, and simultaneity.
Known for its eclectic taste and approach, the Joe Policastro Trio "makes the case that such musical hybridity is worth celebrating." "Policastro…is a melody-minded bassist who prioritizes group cohesion over individual displays of virtuosity." - Brian Zimmerman, Downbeat
"There are always new wrinkles to be found in the familiar. That's a political stance that seems to serve the Joe Policastro Trio well…putting alternately gritty and focused touches on songs we've come to love….Policastro and company have found their niche tapping into different breeds of treasured songs." - Dan Bilawsky, All About Jazz
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm