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Thursday,
July 2
7:00 p.m.

Dance Hall Docs

Tickets: $15 at door or in advance
Doors open
at 6:00 p.m.

Come early, enjoy
dinner at the Jazz Base.

Hosted by the
Crowne Plaza Reading
Formerly the Sheraton Reading

 

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Thursday, July 2, 2009 / 7:00 p.m.


Red, White & Blue Party
Dance Hall Docs

featuring
Chandler Mogel, vocals
Robin Work, vocals
Fred Moreadith, drums/percussion
Paul Gallello, drums
Rob Cochran, bass
Pete Rogosky, guitar
Ron Stabinsky, keyboards
Mike Anderson, sax
Rob Deiner, trumpet
Bob Stoyko, trumpet
John Loos, trombone



Tickets: $15 at door or in advance
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The Dance Hall Docs are back for their annual holiday concert at the Jazz Base.

The high-energy, 12-piece band will provide the fireworks with a show that includes covers of classic funk, pop, jazz, R&B, and soul songs.

The horns are led by Mike Anderson on sax and vocals, John Loos on trombone, Bob Stoyko on trumpet, and Rob Diener on trumpet, rap, and vocals.  The rhythm section includes Pete Rogosky on guitar, Ron Stabinsky on keyboards, Paul Gallello on drums, and Rob Cochran on bass.  Chandler Mogel and Robin Work are the lead vocalists.  Freddy Moreddy, on drums, percussion and vocals, is the leader of the Docs.

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Thursday, July 9, 2009 / 7:00 p.m.


From the HIP

featuring
Mike Eben, saxophones
Bob Stoyko, trumpet
Mike Byrne, guitar
Bob Eben, drums
Terry Bortman, bass
Tony Vattimo, keyboards


Tickets: $8 at door

From the HIP is back at the Jazz Base. The popular group led by Mike Eben is ready to take fans “downstairs” to the jazz club.

From the HIP's musical mix is funky, groovy, and soulful -- reminisce to the straight-ahead, hard bop of Hank Mobley and Lee Morgan.

From the HIP will have you groovin' to the sounds of Cannonball Adderley and Freddy Hubbard. From the HIP also will put its own spin on familiar tunes.  And the band also will put the “fun” in funky!

From the HIP has proven to be a very popular band at the Jazz Base.  Don’t miss this night of classic jazz and fun, fresh music!


Lauren KinhanThursday, July 16, 2009 / 7:00 p.m.


New York Voices Vocalist
Lauren Kinhan


Tickets: $15 at door or in advance
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Lauren Kinhan has been working and creating music with the world-class New York Voices since 1992 -- winning a many awards including a Grammy Award in 1997.

Lauren is coming to the Jazz Base to showcase her solo career where she continues to bridge musical genres that span jazz, pop, blues, folk, classical and Brazilian jazz with ease.

Lauren is known for her charismatic performances and unique spin on original music with a singer/songwriter flair. Her shows are eclectic, with her love of good music leading the charge, and great musicianship taking the audience on a refreshing new ride.

In 2000, Lauren recorded her debut solo project -- Hardly Blinking -- an eclectic set of original songs. They are lush with story, built on a musical palate ranging from earthy acoustic settings to cleverly layered productions. Produced by three musical powerhouses, Phil Ramone (Billy Joel, Phoebe Snow), Frank Filipetti (James Taylor), and Rob Mounsey (Steely Dan, Paul Simon) it was an opportunity for Lauren to stretch her wings in a genre that is as interesting to her as the jazz art form.

In January 2010, Lauren will release her much anticipated second solo project -- Avalon.

"Lauren is musical, lyrical, and really delivers vocally. I am a devoted fan of Lauren Kinhan." -- Phil Ramone

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Lil' EdThursday, July 23, 2009 / 7:00 p.m.

Blues Night
Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials

Tickets: $20 at door or in advance
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Lil' Ed Williams, frontman and leader of Chicago's Blues Imperials, usually takes a no-nonsense approach to his band's high-energy stage shows.

"I don't talk a lot on stage," the affable guitarist said. "People aren't interested in when the song was made; they just want to have a good time.

"I play my music, and I play what comes to me. I try to have a good time. That's all I try to do. And I think the people really love the music."

As a mainstay artist with Alligator Records, Williams has been honing his brand of raucous blues for the last few decades.

The Imperials will hit town the Jazz Base as Williams promotes his latest album, Full Tilt, a collection that showcases his classic blues sensibility through both original tunes and covers.

Williams said fans can expect a fairly loose show as he's still translating his newest studio tracks to the stage. 

According to Williams, domestic bliss keeps every aspect of the music business, including the accolades and prestigious blues awards he's won over the years, in perspective.

"At some point, I know I'm going to have to retire," he said. "It won't be a choice. I saw my uncle play until the day he died, and I kind of don't want to do that. At a certain point, I'll just want to relax with my wife. "I believe that I'm blessed in what I've got. I'm not trying to reach for B.B. King or Eric Clapton status. I love those guys, and King is one of the most modest men I've met."

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Thursday, July 30, 2009 / 7:00 p.m.

CD Release Concert
Eric Mintel Quartet

featuring
Eric Mintel, piano
Dave Antonow, basse
Nelson Hill, saxophone/flute
Dave Mohn, drums

Tickets: $8 at door

Pianist and composer Eric Mintel is the leader of one of the finest straight-ahead jazz quartets in the country.

The Eric Mintel Quartet are coming to the Jazz Base to celebrate the release of their new CD 50 Years After ... A Tribute to Dave Brubeck. 

Mintel is featured in the June issue of Down Beat magazine. The feature story focuses on how Mintel has not only taken on Dave Brubeck's musical inspiration, but also Brubeck's life lessons and work ethic into his own daily life as a non-stop performing jazz musician, educator and composer. 

Brubeck said: "He (Eric) is the most determined person I've ever known about making it!  I first heard him as a teenager and I saw promise there.  He has performed a lot of my music, things that I had completely forgotten but he was doing them with his quartet and that is a great feeling."


Dave Brubeck added: “As long as the music attracts dedicated young musicians like Eric Mintel, jazz will continue to thrive and progress as a voice of freedom.”

Energetic, lyrical, swinging and always entertaining, Mintel's music touches the soul. The public has hailed Eric's passionate piano style, his attention to melody, his catchy original compositions and his use of classical elements within a performance.

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Thursday, August 6, 2009 / 7:00 p.m.

Smooth Jazz 92.7 Night
John Favicchia & The Dharma All-Stars

featuring
Chieli Minucci, guitar
Mike Pope, bass
John Scarpulla, saxophone
Carl Fischer, trumpet
Bill Heller, keyboards
John Favicchia, drums

Tickets: $15 at door

The Jazz Base is thrilled to present John Favicchia & The Dharma All-Stars.

The dynamic group is comprised of New York-based professional musicians driven by the extraordinary vision of master drummer and band leader Favicchia.

Formed in 2001, the group performs a mix of many styles of jazz from Favicchia's three critically acclaimed CDs.

Each member has been hand picked based upon their individual musical talent and the manner in which they enhance the overall sound of the band. They are all highly experienced world-class players who have their own groups, compose and arrange music for themselves and others, are constantly being sought after as studio musicians, or are touring members in the bands of well known stars.

They now bring their combined musical talent and experience to the Dharma All-Stars in order to create a vibrant and exciting sound that brings audiences back time and time again.

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Marc AntoineThursday, August 13, 2009 / 7:00 p.m.

Smooth Jazz 92.7 Night
Marc Antoine & Brian Simpson

Tickets: $23 at door or in advance
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The Jazz Base is thrilled to present this special concert featuring two of the biggest names in contemporary jazz.

Guitarist, composer and producer, Marc Antoine, was born in Paris (France) on the 28th of May 1963. His parents bought him his first guitar when he was 11 years old which quickly became his third arm. Marc has had a guitar in his hands ever since.

As a true citizen of the world, Marc has kept moving, arriving in Los Angeles in the 1990s. He stayed there for 12 years playing for music royalty such as Sting, Celine Dion, Rod Stewart, Cher, Selena, Queen Latifah, George Benson, Guru Jazzmatazz, Take 6 and others. He composed and performed for major movie soundtracks: "Get Shorty;" "The Fan;" "Patch Adams;" "Midnight In The Garden Of Good and Evil;" "Demolition Man;" and "Celtic Pride."

Brian SimpsonMarc's career boasts many top hits on the R&R contemporary jazz charts, as well as topping the Billboard charts. In 1995, R&R elected him Best New Artist of The Year, which was followed by his Gavin Award in 1998. He has also received numerous nominations for jazz awards in the US and Canada.

Regularly touring with contemporary jazz artists like Dave Koz, Chris Botti, Jeff Lorber, Jeffrey Osborne, David Benoit, Larry Carlton and others, he also performs or records with jazz legends such as Peter Erskine, Jimmy Haslip, Mike Mainieri, Dave Valentin, Christian McBride, and Mark Egan to name a few.

A longtime studio musician, musical director, and touring keyboardist to stars as diverse as Janet Jackson and Dave Koz, Brian Simpson’s breakthrough as a solo artist with his Rendezvous Entertainment debut It’s All Good was the genre’s major story of 2006. Focusing once again on compelling acoustic piano melodies, bright jazz improvisations and spirited funk grooves, Simpson keeps the extraordinary momentum hopping -- and, true to the moniker he chose for the new album, soaring -- with Above The Clouds.

The title track of It’s All Good proved instantly and joyfully prophetic, as it hit #1 on the charts and remained in the top-five for four months.

 


Thursday, August 20, 2009 / 7:00 p.m.

Josh Taylor Quartet

featuring
Josh Taylor, guitar
Trey LaRue, bass
John Fundayga, drums
Hector Rosado, percussion

Tickets: $8 at door

Information coming.

 


 


Erwin ChandlerThursday, August 27, 2009 / 7:00 p.m.

GAMUT

featuring

Erwin Chandler, keyboards
Ken Blekicki, sax/flute
Bob Livingood, trumpet
Gene Bujnovsky, bass
John Ruzum, drums


Tickets: $10 at door

Information coming.

 

 

 

 

 


Thursday, September 3, 2009 / 7:00 p.m.

WEEU Night
Bones of Contention

featuring trombonists
Doc Mulligan
Chuck Dressler
Rob Stoneback

plus
Marty Mellinger, keyboards
Dave Lazorcik, drums
Keith Mohler, bass
 
plus special guest
Joanna Pascale, vocals

Tickets: $10 at door

Information coming.


The Royal ScamThursday, September 10, 2009 / 7:00 p.m.

Tribute to Steely Dan
The Royal Scam


Tickets: $15 at door or in advance
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Mark your calendars.

The Royal Scam is coming back!

Fresh off their amazing concert at the Jazz Base, the best Steely Band tribute best in the business will help the Jazz Base celebrate its 5th anniversary.

Playing more than 40 of Steely Dan's masterpieces, the dynamic band has helped to keep the compositions of Donald Fagen and Walter Becker, the spirit of rock/jazz, and the enthusiasm of fine musicianship alive touring throughout the northeast.

The Royal Scam not only plays the recognizable Steely Dan songs like Reelin’ In The Years and Josie to note-for-note perfection, but they mine the depths of Steely Dan’s seven album history. Obscure gems like Green Earrings, Night By Night, and The New Frontier from Donald Fagen's solo release, came to life pleasing the dedicated Dan-head and thrilling the casual fan.

Leader Michael Caputo has spent years perfecting the cool and at times offbeat vocals of Donald Fagen. This is a guy with a love for the music of an amazing band and he obviously enjoys sharing it with the masses.

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Thursday, September 17, 2009 / 7:00 p.m.

WEEU Big Band Night
The Last Big Band

directed by
Jimmy Zoller, trombone
Lee Southall, trombone
Roger Morgan, trumpet
 

Tickets: $12 at door

Perennial favorite, The Last Big Band returns to the Jazz Base to help celebrate the fifth anniversary of the club at the Crowne Plaza Reading.

Trombonists Jim Zoller and Lee Southall, and trumpeter Roger Morgan are back at the Jazz Base with their popular 17-piece ensemble for an eclectic evening of big band jazz from the pens of Bob Curnow, Dave Heck, Bob "Doc" Mulligan and others.

With the usual line-up of superb soloists, plus the fine vocal talents of the band's own Mike Byrne, the night is guaranteed to swing.

Jazz is a joyful noise. Come join the fun with this first-rate orchestra -- The Last Big Band.

It's later than you think!


Thursday, September 24, 2009

TWO SHOWS / 7:00 p.m. and 10 p.m.

Smooth Jazz 92.7 Night
Candy Dulfer

Tickets: In advance or at door

$35 for 7 p.m. show
$30 for 10 p.m. show

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Contemporary jazz superstar Candy Dulfer and her funky band are coming to the Jazz Base for two special shows as part of the 5th Anniversary Celebration of the club.

That's right -- Candy Dulfer will be performing in the up-close-and-personal Jazz Base!

Nearly two decades after her Grammy-nominated recording debut in 1990, saxophonist Candy Dulfer has earned a reputation as a high-energy performer with charisma and sex appeal to burn.

Dulfer bares it all -- the brassy and edgy, along with a few mellow touches -- with her latest release Funked Up! on the Heads Up label.

The 12-track set features the revved-up funk and R&B typical of Dulfer's legendary live shows, laced with a few cooler, quieter grooves to keep things interesting.

The more lively tracks on Funked Up! started coming together not long after the 2007 release of Dulfer's previous recording, Candy Store. In the meantime, she and her band had been asked by Dutch filmmaker Fred van Dijk to record the soundtrack for "Kissed by the Grape," a documentary exploring the world of organic winemaking. The film project steered them into a more ambient groove -- the ideal complement to the rhythmically intense material that they'd already recorded.

Funked Up! is a snapshot of all the benchmarks that make up Candy Dulfer's live performances -- lots of high-energy, in-your-face grooves, punctuated by intriguing moments of subtlety and nuance.

Jazz Base fans are in for a real Dutch treat!

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Thursday, October 1, 2009 / 7:00 p.m. / Fifth Anniversary Celebration

Smooth Jazz 92.7 Night
Gerald Veasley Band

Tickets $20: In advance or at door
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The Jazz Base will celebrate its fifth anniversary with this special concert by Gerald Veasley and his band.

It's hard to believe that five years have past since the Jazz Base started the Thursday night jazz series. But thanks to the support of the club's loyal fans, the club has become the beacon for live music in the region.

So come out for this special milestone concert.

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