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| Oz Noy The Falcon Outdoor Stage Sat July 25th 6 & 8 PM THE FALCON OUTDOOR STAGE SAT JUL 25 | 6PM & 8PM "....Noy...channels the likes of fusion godfather John Scofield, blues-rocker Stevie Ray Vaughan, and even the speech-pattern guitar phrasing of Zappa, someone who also knew how to play jazz that just didn't sound like it." - Jazz Times Featuring: Oz Noy: Guitar, Compositions James Genus: Bass Jeff Tain Watts: Drums Oz Noy He's got an intoxicating blend of jazz, funk, rock, blues, and r&b. Oz was a member of the house band on a top-rated television show in his native Israel for more than two years. The impact of Oz's unique, intoxicating style has broken the rules of instrumental guitar by focusing on the groove. All-stars such as Keith Carlock, Anton Fig, Vinnie Colaiuta, and Dave Weckl often contribute on drums, with bassists Will Lee, James Genus, and Reggie Washington. Oz won the highly acclaimed Guitar Player magazine readers poll for "best guitar riff on a record" (2007), and Guitar Player's "best new talent" (2008). Noy has performed, toured and recorded with Chris Botti, Harry Belafonte, Cyndi Lauper, Clay Aiken, Toni Braxton, Phoebe Snow, Jeff 'Tain' Watts, Dave Weckl, Mike Manieri, The East Village Opera Company, Roger Glover, Bill Evans, Warren Hayes, Gov't Mule, and Allen Toussaint, among others. James Genus The house bassist for Saturday Night Live and credited on hundreds of recordings across many genres, Genus is one of the most in-demand bassists on the scene. He studied under jazz great Ellis Marsalis (father of Branford, Wynton and Delfeayo). In the New York music scene he played and recorded acoustic and electric bass for some of the biggest talents in jazz, including David Sanborn, Bob James, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, and Wynton Marsalis - the most influential jazz musician of his generation. Jeff Tain Watts The drummer they call "Tain, " spent his formative years with Wynton and Branford Marsalis, and his compositional skills now command equal attention. In the film and television industry Jeff has appeared as both a musician on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno and as an actor, Rhythm Jones in Spike Lee's "Mo Better Blues". Jeff joined Kenny Garrett's band after returning to New York in 1995 and continued to record and tour with Branford Marsalis as well as Danilo Perez, Michael Brecker, Betty Carter, Kenny Kirkland, Courtney Pine, Geri Allen, Alice Coltrane, Greg Osby, McCoy Tyner, Steve Coleman, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Harry Connick Jr, and Ravi Coltrane. write your comments about the article :: © 2020 Jazz News :: home page |