A Salute to The Great Drummer Charli Persip
Charli Persip’s 40-year mission in jazz includes distinguished residencies with Dizzy Gillespie and Billy Eckstine, as well as gigs and record dates with Tadd Dameron, Frank Foster, Eric Dolphy, Roland Kirk, John Coltrane, among many others. Persip was the drummer on the legendary, “Eternal Triangle” recording, featuring Sonny Rollins and
Les Paul’s Trio Featuring Nicki Parrott and Bucky Pizzarelli
The Les Paul Trio was a Monday night staple at The Iridium on Broadway in New York City. Since Les Paul’s death in 2009, his Trio– guitarist Lou Pallo, bassist Nicki Parrott, and pianist John Colianni–has carried on his legacy, performing every Monday night with special guests that have included
Sean Jones Quartet
For the remarkable composer/trumpeter/educator/activist Sean Jones, the pursuit of Jazz is a most serious endeavor in its fullest meaning and purpose— socially, philosophically and spiritually. Deeply influenced by immersion in Gospel music as a youth, Sean had an epiphany at age 19, like many others before him, with his first
The Christian McBride Trio
Nearly everyone’s favorite acoustic bassist to emerge in the 1990s, Christian McBride’s large sound and expertise, both with plucked and bowed solos, recall Ray Brown and Paul Chambers. He started on electric bass when he was eight and took R&B gigs in high school, but by then he was getting