Hours of Operation: 6:00 ~ 11:00 PM
Thursday : Concerts at 7:00 PM
Friday & Saturday : Concerts at 8:00 PM
MUSIC COVER ~ CASH ONLY ~ ALL PROCEEDS GO TO THE MUSICIANS
Thursday : Concerts at 7:00 PM
Friday & Saturday : Concerts at 8:00 PM
MUSIC COVER ~ CASH ONLY ~ ALL PROCEEDS GO TO THE MUSICIANS
Thursday 4/26
Shulman - Azzinaro: Tangos & Milongas
Moshe Shulman - bandoneon, Drew Azzinaro - guitar
Introducion (Double Concerto) - Piazzolla
Comme Il Faut (Tango)
Palomita Blanca (Vals)
Corazon De Oro (Vals)
Danzarin (Tango)
Milonga De Mis Amores (Milonga)
Se Ela Perguntar - Dilermando Reis
Romance De Barrio (Vals)
Ausencias (Piazzolla)
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Bandoneon Solo
Libertango (Piazzolla)
Two Guitars - Gypsy Trad.
In D (Drew Azzanero)
Tico Tico (Zequinha De Abreu)
Desde El Alma (Vals)
La Cumparsita (Tango)
La Trampera (Milonga)
Admission $10 / $5 students with ID
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 7:30 pm
Shulman - Azzinaro: Tangos & Milongas
Moshe Shulman - bandoneon, Drew Azzinaro - guitar
Introducion (Double Concerto) - Piazzolla
Comme Il Faut (Tango)
Palomita Blanca (Vals)
Corazon De Oro (Vals)
Danzarin (Tango)
Milonga De Mis Amores (Milonga)
Se Ela Perguntar - Dilermando Reis
Romance De Barrio (Vals)
Ausencias (Piazzolla)
********Pausa********
Bandoneon Solo
Libertango (Piazzolla)
Two Guitars - Gypsy Trad.
In D (Drew Azzanero)
Tico Tico (Zequinha De Abreu)
Desde El Alma (Vals)
La Cumparsita (Tango)
La Trampera (Milonga)
Admission $10 / $5 students with ID
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 7:30 pm
Friday 4/27
Bobby Militello Quartet
Bobby's group is a world-class ensemble located right in our own backyard. He has assembled a group with long resumes with local artist and national acts. Bobby, a veteran of Dave Brubeck, Maynard Ferguson, and many other greats, takes technical mastery and a strong musical tradition to the edges of creative possibilities.
Admission $10 / $5 students with ID
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm
Bobby Militello Quartet
Bobby's group is a world-class ensemble located right in our own backyard. He has assembled a group with long resumes with local artist and national acts. Bobby, a veteran of Dave Brubeck, Maynard Ferguson, and many other greats, takes technical mastery and a strong musical tradition to the edges of creative possibilities.
Admission $10 / $5 students with ID
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm
Saturday 4/28
JazzBuffalo Jazz Appreciation Month ~ A Tribute To Norman Granz with Sal Andolina
The final installment for National Jazz Appreciation Month is a tribute to the 2018 featured Jazz Artist - Norman Granz. Granz produced the famed Jazz At The Philharmonic Sessions in Los Angeles in the late 1940's and 50's. JATP featured many of the top jazz artists of the period; Ella Fitzgerald, Oscar Peterson, Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Count Basie, Charlie Parker and other jazz luminaries. The 100th anniversary of the birth of this concert and record producer, civil rights activist, and founder of the famous JATP sessions is celebrated in his Jazz Appreciation Month dedication
Sal Andolina, the principal clarinetist and saxophonist for the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra will make this special musical presentation. He has been with the BPO for 21 plus seasons and is a highly regarded soloist in jazz and classical music. Andolina has been featured on at least 15 studio recordings, including his prized CD: "Like Benny to Me," a tribute to Benny Goodman.
Join us in this climactic performance of the 2018 "April is Jazz Appreciation Month" series.
Admission $10 / $5 students with ID
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm
JazzBuffalo Jazz Appreciation Month ~ A Tribute To Norman Granz with Sal Andolina
The final installment for National Jazz Appreciation Month is a tribute to the 2018 featured Jazz Artist - Norman Granz. Granz produced the famed Jazz At The Philharmonic Sessions in Los Angeles in the late 1940's and 50's. JATP featured many of the top jazz artists of the period; Ella Fitzgerald, Oscar Peterson, Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Count Basie, Charlie Parker and other jazz luminaries. The 100th anniversary of the birth of this concert and record producer, civil rights activist, and founder of the famous JATP sessions is celebrated in his Jazz Appreciation Month dedication
Sal Andolina, the principal clarinetist and saxophonist for the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra will make this special musical presentation. He has been with the BPO for 21 plus seasons and is a highly regarded soloist in jazz and classical music. Andolina has been featured on at least 15 studio recordings, including his prized CD: "Like Benny to Me," a tribute to Benny Goodman.
Join us in this climactic performance of the 2018 "April is Jazz Appreciation Month" series.
Admission $10 / $5 students with ID
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm
Wednesday 5/2
JazzBuffalo Presents: Jay Willis Quintet CD Release Celebration
Pausa Art House is opening on a Wednesday night for a special JazzBuffalo Presents concert and CD release celebration by the Jay Willis Quintet. The Jay Willis Quintet will release their "As It Was" CD. This is the group's fourth CD Release in their 20-year history. Performing their special brand of contemporary crossover jazz will be Jay Willis on keyboard/piano, Dan Willis on sax, Rick Fadale on bass, Paul Fadale on drums, and Michael Merisola on percussion/vocals.
The evening will represent a rare opportunity to hear the Jay Willis Quintet performing together in Buffalo. This is a great chance for family, friends, and fans to celebrate the stellar musicianship of this long-running quintet. Mark the date on your calendars to attend this special CD Celebration!
Admission $10
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 7:30 pm
JazzBuffalo Presents: Jay Willis Quintet CD Release Celebration
Pausa Art House is opening on a Wednesday night for a special JazzBuffalo Presents concert and CD release celebration by the Jay Willis Quintet. The Jay Willis Quintet will release their "As It Was" CD. This is the group's fourth CD Release in their 20-year history. Performing their special brand of contemporary crossover jazz will be Jay Willis on keyboard/piano, Dan Willis on sax, Rick Fadale on bass, Paul Fadale on drums, and Michael Merisola on percussion/vocals.
The evening will represent a rare opportunity to hear the Jay Willis Quintet performing together in Buffalo. This is a great chance for family, friends, and fans to celebrate the stellar musicianship of this long-running quintet. Mark the date on your calendars to attend this special CD Celebration!
Admission $10
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 7:30 pm
Thursday 5/3
The Lindsey Holland Quintet
Harry Graser, piano; Scott Kwiatek, bass; John Bacon, drums; Rick Holland, tpt and flug; Luke Norris, alto/reeds; Lindsey Holland, vocals.
Admission $7 / $5 students with ID
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 7:30 pm
The Lindsey Holland Quintet
Harry Graser, piano; Scott Kwiatek, bass; John Bacon, drums; Rick Holland, tpt and flug; Luke Norris, alto/reeds; Lindsey Holland, vocals.
Admission $7 / $5 students with ID
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 7:30 pm
Friday 5/4
Transfers ~ A solo art exhibit by Monica Angle ~ Opening Reception
These works combine techniques from painting and printmaking. I apply layers of color by transferring water color and acrylic media from glass to paper, wood or canvas. Each additional color builds on traces left by the earlier layers. These traces combine to form pathways and clearings within an image. Transfers allow changes from one place to another, and the images record the transfer of media from one surface to another. Complimentary refreshments & cash bar
Opening Reception 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm.
Free Admission
Transfers ~ A solo art exhibit by Monica Angle ~ Opening Reception
These works combine techniques from painting and printmaking. I apply layers of color by transferring water color and acrylic media from glass to paper, wood or canvas. Each additional color builds on traces left by the earlier layers. These traces combine to form pathways and clearings within an image. Transfers allow changes from one place to another, and the images record the transfer of media from one surface to another. Complimentary refreshments & cash bar
Opening Reception 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm.
Free Admission
Saturday 5/5
Tim Clarke Soultet featuring Darryl Washington
The Soul-Tet is a brand new Buffalo-based Quintet that brings to life seldom-heard, groove-driven latin, hard bop, and soul-jazz tunes from the 1950’s to the early 1990’s.
The group features Clarke on trumpet and flugelhorn, Darryl Washington on drums, Nelson Rivera on tenor sax, Ed Croft on bass, and Harry Graser on keys. Always impressive both in technical skill, conception, and creative abilities, Clarke is the JazzBuffalo poll's top trumpet player. He has appeared in many groups at Pausa and elsewhere including Star People, The Buffalo Jazz Octet, and many JazzBuffalo productions.
Admission $7 / $5 students with ID
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm
Tim Clarke Soultet featuring Darryl Washington
The Soul-Tet is a brand new Buffalo-based Quintet that brings to life seldom-heard, groove-driven latin, hard bop, and soul-jazz tunes from the 1950’s to the early 1990’s.
The group features Clarke on trumpet and flugelhorn, Darryl Washington on drums, Nelson Rivera on tenor sax, Ed Croft on bass, and Harry Graser on keys. Always impressive both in technical skill, conception, and creative abilities, Clarke is the JazzBuffalo poll's top trumpet player. He has appeared in many groups at Pausa and elsewhere including Star People, The Buffalo Jazz Octet, and many JazzBuffalo productions.
Admission $7 / $5 students with ID
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm
Thursday 5/10
DeeAnn Dimeo Tompkins
Vocalist DeeAnn Dimeo Tompkins has been entertaining Western New Yorkers for over 20 years. She was crowned 2016 "Best Female Blues Vocalist" at the Buffalo NightLife Music Awards, recently released one successful single, an outstanding EP, and a video. DeeAnn will offer a night of Elegance, performing many Jazz, Soul, and Blues classics, a special collection of Billie Holiday songs along with her very own songs. The night will feature performers Reggie Evans on drums and vocals, Stu Weissman guitar, Jason Moynihan sax, Avery Weissman bass.
Admission $7 / $5 students with ID
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 7:30 pm
DeeAnn Dimeo Tompkins
Vocalist DeeAnn Dimeo Tompkins has been entertaining Western New Yorkers for over 20 years. She was crowned 2016 "Best Female Blues Vocalist" at the Buffalo NightLife Music Awards, recently released one successful single, an outstanding EP, and a video. DeeAnn will offer a night of Elegance, performing many Jazz, Soul, and Blues classics, a special collection of Billie Holiday songs along with her very own songs. The night will feature performers Reggie Evans on drums and vocals, Stu Weissman guitar, Jason Moynihan sax, Avery Weissman bass.
Admission $7 / $5 students with ID
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 7:30 pm
Friday 5/11
The Wazmopolitans
The group presents Classics of Brasilian Samba and Bossa Nova by Ary Barroso, Baden Powell, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Luis Bonfa, and Jorge Ben, as well as American composers Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter and many more!! Dave Wasik drums, Jack Kulp bass, Kevin Doyle piano, and featured vocalist Vanessa Elder.
Admission $7 / $5 students with ID
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm
The Wazmopolitans
The group presents Classics of Brasilian Samba and Bossa Nova by Ary Barroso, Baden Powell, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Luis Bonfa, and Jorge Ben, as well as American composers Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter and many more!! Dave Wasik drums, Jack Kulp bass, Kevin Doyle piano, and featured vocalist Vanessa Elder.
Admission $7 / $5 students with ID
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm
Saturday 5/12
Jacob Jay Quintet
The Jacob Jay Quintet enjoys performing a collection of original compositions and arrangements of jazz standards around the Western New York area including past performances at the Historic Colored Musicians Club, Pausa Art House, the Nietzsche’s Jazz Festival and the Lewiston Jazz Festival. Inspired by ensembles such as the great Miles Davis Quintets they strive to approach every tune with a unique interpretation. Jacob Jay on trumpet/fugelhorn, Dalton Chavez Sharp on sax, Jake Malone-Brancato on piano, Jamie Sunshine on drums, and featuring 2017 Jazz Buffalo Poll Best Jazz Bassist Ed Croft.
Admission $7 / $5 students with ID
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm
Jacob Jay Quintet
The Jacob Jay Quintet enjoys performing a collection of original compositions and arrangements of jazz standards around the Western New York area including past performances at the Historic Colored Musicians Club, Pausa Art House, the Nietzsche’s Jazz Festival and the Lewiston Jazz Festival. Inspired by ensembles such as the great Miles Davis Quintets they strive to approach every tune with a unique interpretation. Jacob Jay on trumpet/fugelhorn, Dalton Chavez Sharp on sax, Jake Malone-Brancato on piano, Jamie Sunshine on drums, and featuring 2017 Jazz Buffalo Poll Best Jazz Bassist Ed Croft.
Admission $7 / $5 students with ID
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm
Thursday 5/17
JazzBuffalo - Live at PAUSA
Admission $7 / $5 students with ID
Doors at 6 pm -Concert at 7:30 pm
JazzBuffalo - Live at PAUSA
Admission $7 / $5 students with ID
Doors at 6 pm -Concert at 7:30 pm
Friday 5/18
French ConeXión
French ConéXion plays new musette, manouche gypsy music, brazilian choros, forros, Argentine tangos, jazz standards, originals and much more. The music of accordion great Richard Galliano is featured. Bernard Kunz - guitar, Jeremy Spindler - accordion, Marc Cousins bass.
Admission $7 / $5 students with ID
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm
French ConeXión
French ConéXion plays new musette, manouche gypsy music, brazilian choros, forros, Argentine tangos, jazz standards, originals and much more. The music of accordion great Richard Galliano is featured. Bernard Kunz - guitar, Jeremy Spindler - accordion, Marc Cousins bass.
Admission $7 / $5 students with ID
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm
Saturday 5/19
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.
Admission $7 / $5 students with ID
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm
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.
Admission $7 / $5 students with ID
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm
Thursday 5/24
Paul Kozlowski Quintet
Paul Kozlowski is an Internationally touring composer/Multi-instrumentalist specializing in modern World Fusion (Flamenco, Mediterranean, Arab, etc.) and will be joined by 4 other phenomenal musicians chosen from the wealth of local talent in Buffalo. All of the selections for this performance are original instrumental compositions!
Paul Kozlowski-Spanish Guitar/Laud/Accordion
Nelson Rivera - Woodwinds/Percussion
Drew Azzinaro - Electric Guitar
Ben Levitt - Contrabass
Ryan Campbell-Drums
Admission $7 / $5 students with ID
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 7:30 pm
Paul Kozlowski Quintet
Paul Kozlowski is an Internationally touring composer/Multi-instrumentalist specializing in modern World Fusion (Flamenco, Mediterranean, Arab, etc.) and will be joined by 4 other phenomenal musicians chosen from the wealth of local talent in Buffalo. All of the selections for this performance are original instrumental compositions!
Paul Kozlowski-Spanish Guitar/Laud/Accordion
Nelson Rivera - Woodwinds/Percussion
Drew Azzinaro - Electric Guitar
Ben Levitt - Contrabass
Ryan Campbell-Drums
Admission $7 / $5 students with ID
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 7:30 pm
Friday 5/25
Katy Miner Quintet
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm
Katy Miner Quintet
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm
Saturday 5/26
JazzBuffalo Presents: The B's Bees From Montreal!
B's Bees bring to Pausa not one, but two new albums for 2018. Their first, a tribute to the great Charlie Haden, and aptly titled "Dear Charlie", has been selling strongly since it's Jan. 2018 release, and reached #4 on iTunes Canada's Jazz Charts. The album contains compositions that span Charlie Haden's illustrious career, and includes several selections from his Liberation Music Orchestra repertoire, arranged in a new and exciting way. Their second 2018 release, titled "Kanata" was released on April 20. The album contains a suite written by bandleader Brandon Goodwin titled Kanata Suite, and is an ode to his home country of Canada. This U.S. tour that brings the group to Buffalo will be their second foray into the country. They first came from Montreal, to New Orleans, to work with producer Delfeayo Marsalis, before heading back to Montreal to record their two new records. For their performance on here the group will be performing a mixture of music from both of their new albums.
Admission $10
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm
JazzBuffalo Presents: The B's Bees From Montreal!
B's Bees bring to Pausa not one, but two new albums for 2018. Their first, a tribute to the great Charlie Haden, and aptly titled "Dear Charlie", has been selling strongly since it's Jan. 2018 release, and reached #4 on iTunes Canada's Jazz Charts. The album contains compositions that span Charlie Haden's illustrious career, and includes several selections from his Liberation Music Orchestra repertoire, arranged in a new and exciting way. Their second 2018 release, titled "Kanata" was released on April 20. The album contains a suite written by bandleader Brandon Goodwin titled Kanata Suite, and is an ode to his home country of Canada. This U.S. tour that brings the group to Buffalo will be their second foray into the country. They first came from Montreal, to New Orleans, to work with producer Delfeayo Marsalis, before heading back to Montreal to record their two new records. For their performance on here the group will be performing a mixture of music from both of their new albums.
Admission $10
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm
Thursday 5/31
"In Those Days" - With Chris Vasquez
Chris Vasquez - winner of the Buffalo Philharmonic’s recent “Buffalo Sings” competition in collaboration with Moshe Shulman and Ivan Docenko will celebrate an international array of music including: tangos, boleros, American standards, Yiddish, Russian, French songs and more.
Admission $7 / $5 students with ID
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8 pm
"In Those Days" - With Chris Vasquez
Chris Vasquez - winner of the Buffalo Philharmonic’s recent “Buffalo Sings” competition in collaboration with Moshe Shulman and Ivan Docenko will celebrate an international array of music including: tangos, boleros, American standards, Yiddish, Russian, French songs and more.
Admission $7 / $5 students with ID
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8 pm
Friday 6/1
The Banjo Juice Jazz Band
The Banjo Juice Jazz Band rocked the house in their January performance. They play 1920s Jazz, blues and swing! The group features Tyler Westcott (of Folkfaces) on guitar, trumpet, banjo and vocals! Sean Ebert on trumpet, Kyle Ohlson (Of Pine Fever) on clarinet and sax. Kyle Yagielski (of The Buffalo Brass Machine) on sousaphone, trumpet, and trombone, Joseph Donohue III on piano & vocals, Craig Hough on drums and whoever else joins them!
Admission $7 / $5 students with ID
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8 pm
The Banjo Juice Jazz Band
The Banjo Juice Jazz Band rocked the house in their January performance. They play 1920s Jazz, blues and swing! The group features Tyler Westcott (of Folkfaces) on guitar, trumpet, banjo and vocals! Sean Ebert on trumpet, Kyle Ohlson (Of Pine Fever) on clarinet and sax. Kyle Yagielski (of The Buffalo Brass Machine) on sousaphone, trumpet, and trombone, Joseph Donohue III on piano & vocals, Craig Hough on drums and whoever else joins them!
Admission $7 / $5 students with ID
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8 pm
Saturday 6/2
Noam Lemish & Amos Hoffman Quartet
Amos Hoffman plays a blend of jazz, traditional middle eastern, and classical music on the lute-like Oud. Noam Lemish is a lyrical and energetic pianist based in Toronto. Lemish has performed with Sheila Jordan, John Handy, James Newton, and many others of note. In 2013 Amos Hoffman was awarded one of Israel’s most prestigious prizes – The Landau Prize for Arts and Sciences for outstanding achievement in the field of Jazz. The quartet combines unique jazz arrangements of traditional Israeli and Jewish songs with hard swinging renderings of jazz standards. “Hoffman may well be today's Rosetta Stone of jazz, equally adept in middle eastern harmonies as he is in 52nd street swing…” – Downbeat Magazine.
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm
Noam Lemish & Amos Hoffman Quartet
Amos Hoffman plays a blend of jazz, traditional middle eastern, and classical music on the lute-like Oud. Noam Lemish is a lyrical and energetic pianist based in Toronto. Lemish has performed with Sheila Jordan, John Handy, James Newton, and many others of note. In 2013 Amos Hoffman was awarded one of Israel’s most prestigious prizes – The Landau Prize for Arts and Sciences for outstanding achievement in the field of Jazz. The quartet combines unique jazz arrangements of traditional Israeli and Jewish songs with hard swinging renderings of jazz standards. “Hoffman may well be today's Rosetta Stone of jazz, equally adept in middle eastern harmonies as he is in 52nd street swing…” – Downbeat Magazine.
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm
Thursday 6/7
Trio Payazzo
trioPAYAZZO can take a jazz tune, break it down and reassemble it in new and surprising ways. All three artists are multi-instrumentalists with roots in jazz and art music who have been entertaining audiences for decades. Get there early for a table in the front room and enjoy the ride! “The first-rate musicians comprising trio Payazzo...a veritable who's who list of killer regional jazz players" - Jeff Miers, Buffalo News “Highlights of this year’s Queen City Jazz Festival include “Well You Needn’t” played by trio PAYAZZO” - Garaud McTaggart, Buffalo News
Admission $7 / $5 students with ID
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 7:30 pm
Trio Payazzo
trioPAYAZZO can take a jazz tune, break it down and reassemble it in new and surprising ways. All three artists are multi-instrumentalists with roots in jazz and art music who have been entertaining audiences for decades. Get there early for a table in the front room and enjoy the ride! “The first-rate musicians comprising trio Payazzo...a veritable who's who list of killer regional jazz players" - Jeff Miers, Buffalo News “Highlights of this year’s Queen City Jazz Festival include “Well You Needn’t” played by trio PAYAZZO” - Garaud McTaggart, Buffalo News
Admission $7 / $5 students with ID
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 7:30 pm
Friday 6/8
Brothers in Brecker: The Music of the Brecker Brothers
Music from the vast catalogue of the Brecker Brothers.
Jon Lehning - Saxophones, Harry Graser - Piano, Adam Bronstein - Guitar, Anthony Henry - Bass, Joe Goretti - Drums
Admission $7 / $5 students with ID
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm
Brothers in Brecker: The Music of the Brecker Brothers
Music from the vast catalogue of the Brecker Brothers.
Jon Lehning - Saxophones, Harry Graser - Piano, Adam Bronstein - Guitar, Anthony Henry - Bass, Joe Goretti - Drums
Admission $7 / $5 students with ID
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm
Saturday 6/9
Closed ~ Allentown Art Festival
Closed ~ Allentown Art Festival
Thursday 6/14
JazzBuffalo - Live at PAUSA - Danny Green Trio
Over the past decade, Danny Green has earned recognition as a bandleader possessing a lyrically charged vision and as a composer with a gift for spinning supple, absorbing narratives. The San Diego pianist’s storytelling goes deeper than ever with his fifth album 'One Day It Will.' Building on his acclaimed 2016 album 'Altered Narratives,' which included several tracks pairing his longtime trio with strings, 'One Day It Will' is a full chamber jazz melding of his working band and a highly responsive string quartet.
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 7:30 pm
JazzBuffalo - Live at PAUSA - Danny Green Trio
Over the past decade, Danny Green has earned recognition as a bandleader possessing a lyrically charged vision and as a composer with a gift for spinning supple, absorbing narratives. The San Diego pianist’s storytelling goes deeper than ever with his fifth album 'One Day It Will.' Building on his acclaimed 2016 album 'Altered Narratives,' which included several tracks pairing his longtime trio with strings, 'One Day It Will' is a full chamber jazz melding of his working band and a highly responsive string quartet.
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 7:30 pm
Thursday 6/21
Kerrykate in Concert
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 7:30 pm
Kerrykate in Concert
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 7:30 pm
Friday 6/22
Shawn Maxwell Music at Pausa Art House
Chicagoan Shawn Maxwell formed his style early on while growing up in the rich musical history of the Joliet, Illinois school music programs. He earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Music from Millikin University in 1999. His debut release, “Originals” showcased Maxwell’s composition, arranging, and production skills while also highlighting the impressive skills of his group. Neil Tesser wrote, “His alto timbre sits in a lineage exemplified by past giants like Jackie McLean and Eric Dolphy, and by such latter-day players as Arthur Blythe and Steve Slagle.” Howard Reich wrote, “Maxwell’s scores proved as unusual as his taste for instrumental color, the pieces shifting from jazz-swing rhythm one moment to classical downbeats the next, from bebop phraseology to long and incantatory phrases to perky, funk-tinged melody making… Nobody writes like this.”
Admission $7
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm
Shawn Maxwell Music at Pausa Art House
Chicagoan Shawn Maxwell formed his style early on while growing up in the rich musical history of the Joliet, Illinois school music programs. He earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Music from Millikin University in 1999. His debut release, “Originals” showcased Maxwell’s composition, arranging, and production skills while also highlighting the impressive skills of his group. Neil Tesser wrote, “His alto timbre sits in a lineage exemplified by past giants like Jackie McLean and Eric Dolphy, and by such latter-day players as Arthur Blythe and Steve Slagle.” Howard Reich wrote, “Maxwell’s scores proved as unusual as his taste for instrumental color, the pieces shifting from jazz-swing rhythm one moment to classical downbeats the next, from bebop phraseology to long and incantatory phrases to perky, funk-tinged melody making… Nobody writes like this.”
Admission $7
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm
Saturday 6/23
The Hot Club of Buffalo
This 4-piece gypsy jazz band includes some members of the acclaimed Buffalo group, Babik! Their swing is powerful and infectious. The caliber of their performance is unmatched in the area! You might hear riffs from Bach, Jimi Hendrix and Steely Dan as well as quotes from gypsy legend Django Reinhardt. And dance-friendly world music, like Bossa Nova, Choro and Rhumba are a part of every show. So is improvisation. You never know what’s going to happen next! Dean Gionis - guitar, Joshua Assad - guitar, Kevin O’Brien - bass, E.J. Koeppel - violin.
Admission $10 / $5 students with ID
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm
The Hot Club of Buffalo
This 4-piece gypsy jazz band includes some members of the acclaimed Buffalo group, Babik! Their swing is powerful and infectious. The caliber of their performance is unmatched in the area! You might hear riffs from Bach, Jimi Hendrix and Steely Dan as well as quotes from gypsy legend Django Reinhardt. And dance-friendly world music, like Bossa Nova, Choro and Rhumba are a part of every show. So is improvisation. You never know what’s going to happen next! Dean Gionis - guitar, Joshua Assad - guitar, Kevin O’Brien - bass, E.J. Koeppel - violin.
Admission $10 / $5 students with ID
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.
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.
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
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
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm
Saturday 6/30
Experimental Jazz Band
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 Tim Clarke tpt, Roy Berube tpt, guest Hansel Herrera tpt, Scott Smith tb, Joe Baudo piano, John Curry bass, Jack Bacon dr, and surprise special guests.
Admission $10 / $5 students with ID
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm
Experimental Jazz Band
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 Tim Clarke tpt, Roy Berube tpt, guest Hansel Herrera tpt, Scott Smith tb, Joe Baudo piano, John Curry bass, Jack Bacon dr, and surprise special guests.
Admission $10 / $5 students with ID
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm
Thursday 7/5
Bill Todd Group
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
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 7:30 pm
Bill Todd Group
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
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 7:30 pm
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
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
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
Star People - The Miles Davis Project
General Admission: $10 / $5 students with ID
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 pm
Star People - The Miles Davis Project
General Admission: $10 / $5 students with ID
Doors at 6 pm - Concert at 8:00 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
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
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
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
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