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SZECHUAN TOKYO JAZZ CALENDAREmail us at paul@asianfusion.net to become a member of our mailing list. Details of this calendar are sent weekly, along with special members-only advance notices and discounts! HOORAY! CONNECTICUT Magazine voted Szechuan Tokyo "Best Live Jazz" in "Best Of Connecticut 2009!"
Artists AND artist management please click here for important contact information! Updated Saturday, 06 February 2010 SHOWTIMES: ALL FRIDAY SHOWS ARE 8-11, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. ALL SATURDAY SHOWS ARE 8:30-11:30. (Yes, we said "Saturday." Saturday shows begin on January 9th! SATURDAY NIGHT FEBRUARY 6NOAH BAERMAN QUARTET featuring matt blostein, alto sax; henry lugo, bass; vinnie sperrazza, drums and noah on piano. Showtime 8:30. Please reserve to get best seating! Friday, February 12CROSSROADS ON THE BLUES HIGHWAY are a trio of great blues-men: John Carlo, guitar/vocals; Joe Olsen, bass; and Lou Grimaldi, drums. Showtime is 8:00. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13BILLY MEGOFNA, a popular local artist, will bring an evening of progressive jazz to Szechuan Tokyo. Personnel T.B.A. Showtime 8:30. Friday, February 19Drummer LIVIU POP brings yet another outstanding invitational Soul/Funk Jazz evening to Szechuan Tokyo. Liviu consistently brings us superbly talented musicians who're at the top of their game in soul jazz, funk jazz and smooth jazz. Showtime is 8:00. Reservations are strongly suggested. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20THE BEN BILELLO/JOSH EVANS TRIO. Superb jazz from the Hartford area's most heralded players!
Originally from Narragansett, Rhode Island, Ben began playing the snare drum in the fifth grade school band. As time passed, Ben became interested in learning the drum set. It was not until age fourteen that he received his first drum set. Ben spent hour upon hour in his basement, learning Led Zeppelin songs. One day, Ben’s sister left the album “When Harry Met Sally,” by Harry Connick, Jr., on the kitchen table. He listened to a song called “Stompin’ at the Savoy,” and was immediately drawn to jazz music. After graduating from Narragansett High School in 1995, Ben moved to West Hartford, Connecticut to begin college. In the autumn of 1995, Ben entered The Hartt School of Music as an eager freshman, majoring in jazz studies. The jazz students were under the watchful eye of master saxophonist Jackie McLean. Hartt afforded Ben numerous opportunities in the areas of performance and study. While at Hartt, Ben studied drums and percussion with Ben Toth, Tony Leone, and Michael Carvin. He also studied frame drum and riq with master drummer Glen Velez. During his time at Hartt, Ben was frequently called upon to perform with students, faculty members, and guest artists. In 1997, Ben won the Hartt Award of Excellence in Jazz Studies, presented by Professor McLean. Ben graduated cum laude from Hartt in the spring of 1999 with a BM in Jazz Studies. Since graduation, Ben has forged a career as a noted performer and as a much sought after private instructor. He has performed and recorded with many of the biggest names in the field of jazz; Mulgrew Miller, Eddie Henderson, Joe Wilder, Branford Marsalis, Anthony Braxton, Charles Flores, Steve Davis, Eddie Bert, Nat Reeves, Doug Wamble, Aaron Goldberg, Greg Tardy, Phil Bowler, Jimmy Greene, Shelton “Fatman” Laster, and Wayne Escoffery, among many others. In addition to performing with noted jazz musicians, Ben has toured with the South American folk groups Viva Quetzal and Markamusic. Since his senior year of college, Ben has maintained a full roster of private students. From 1998 to 2000, Ben was on faculty at the Artists Collective, a non-profit arts school in Hartford’s north end. From 1999 to early 2004, Ben was on staff at Riccardo’s Music Center, teaching in both their East and West Hartford, Connecticut locations. Currently residing in Durham, Connecticut, Ben is a self-employed private instructor and clinician. He maintains a schedule of twenty to twenty-five students that study with him on a weekly basis. Ben has taught classes and workshops at many local public and private schools as well as at many local colleges and universities. As of July 2004, Ben is a member of the percussion/jazz faculty at the Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts, Connecticut’s top performing arts magnet high school. As one of the most in demand freelance jazz drummers in New England, Ben can be seen at numerous clubs, concert halls and festivals with a wide variety of artists. At this time, Ben can be seen performing with his own trio, Dezron Douglas and New Jazz Workshop, the Bill Lowe/Andy Jaffe Big Band, the Rich Goldstein Quartet, and vocalist Charmaine Clamor, as well as many others.
Josh Evans, born and raised in Hartford, Connecticut, started playing the trumpet when he was ten. His musical career was to be shaped by meeting and being mentored by the great Jackie McLean beginning at age 13. Performances with the late, great McLean included venues such as the Blue Note, Iridium, Regattabar, and the Bushnell Theatre. While attending the Greater Hartford Academy of the Performing Arts High School, Josh was selected for the All-American Grammy High School Jazz Band, won the Wynton Kelly Award and an Outstanding Soloist Award from Down Beat magazine. Josh has performed with many notables, including Cedar Walton, Rashied Ali, Benny Golson, Mickey Bass, Terell Stafford, Winard Harper, Shelia Jordan, Steve Davis, and Valery Ponomarev.
Friday, February 26
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27KRIS ALLEN TRIO FRIDAY, MARCH 5NORMAN GAGE QUARTET SATURDAY, MARCH 6SINAN BAKIR TRIO FEATURING LEGENDARY BASSIST PAUL BROWN FRIDAY MARCH 12KENT HEWITT QUARTET SATURDAY MARCH 13BILLY MEGOFNA FRIDAY, MARCH 19LIVIU POP FUNK/SOUL JAZZ INVITATIONAL QUARTET FRIDAY, MARCH 26LATIN QUARTER SATURDAY, MARCH 27T.B.A. FRIDAY, APRIL 2T.B.A. SATURDAY, APRIL 3T.B.A.
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Soulful songster TIMMY MAIA returns with his combo. Soulful jazz and
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