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| Dave Wilson Quartet Two Live Streams 5/26 An Die Musik 6/3 CHRIS’ JAZZ CAFÉ Saxophonist Dave Wilson and the Quartet are excited to be taking part in two Live Streams (both with Limited Seating) at two leading Mid Atlantic Jazz Music venues in the next two weeks. Wednesday, May 26th: Dave Wilson Group (Kirk Reese-Piano, Blake Meister-Bass, Frank Russo-Drums), An Die Musik, Live Stream! 7:00-8:15 or so. An Die Musik, 409 North Charles Street-Second Floor, Baltimore, Maryland 21201 410.385.2638, https://andiemusiklive.com/ Limited seating (10 people), $20, Advance reservation required via email to henry@andiemusik.com. Get Access to the Live Stream here at Instant Seats ($10 charge): https://www.instantseats.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.event&eventID=A961B4E8-0DFF-A405-305165AAA7D3D9FF Thursday, June 3rd: The Dave Wilson Quartet, (Featuring Kirk Reese on Piano, Blake Meister on Bass, Dan Monaghan on Drums); Back live at CHRIS' JAZZ CAFÉ. Located at 1421 Sansom Street in center city, Philadelphia, Chris' (http://www.chrisjazzcafe.com/ 215-568-3131) is the top venue for jazz in this city of brotherly love. Shows at 8:00 and 10:00. Live Stream and Now: limited seating-30 seats ("Festival Seating") available per show at $10 per ticket Also: DINNER & SHOW AVAILABLE (Max of 4 tickets per order, limited seating; All tickets are Premium Seating! $65 per person includes 3 course dinner & show, Beverages, tip & tax not included.) Information and link to Live Stream at https://www.chrisjazzcafe.com/shows/144288. Watch the Live Stream here with Pay-as-You-Wish streaming via PayPal.me/PhillyJazz or Venmo: @ChrisJazz-Café. About the artists: Dave Wilson is a leading jazz saxophonist, recording artist, band leader, composer, and educator in the Central PA/ Delaware Valley area, with an active venue and festival schedule as both a leader of his own groups and as a sideman. The Dave Wilson Quartet offers high caliber, compelling, contemporary Jazz music with top notch, nationally and internationally known personnel known for their exciting improvisations, creative individualistic compositions, and unique arrangements of standards. Dave's aim is to further and bring to fruition the music and vision of Dave Wilson, the artist. Defying categorization, the music is "what sounds good, is what is true to our artistic vision, and can communicate with the audience on a deep level...it's jazz". Wilson has worked with the likes of pianists Mark Soskin, Jim Ridl, Phil Markowitz, Bobby Avey, Kirk Reese; bassists Tony Marino, Blake Meister; drummers Adam Nussbaum, Bill Goodwin, Dan Monaghan, Frank Russo, and Marko Marcinko. He has also shared the stage with the likes of Tim Warfield, Steve Giordano, Wynton Marsalis, Tom Harrell, Lou Soloff (BS & T), the late Steve Marcus, Conrad Herwig, Gary Smulyan, Steve Smith (from Journey), among others. Dave Wilson's third recording Spiral, featured internationally known personnel, Phil Markowitz on Piano, Tony Marino on Bass, and Adam Nussbaum on Drums, was released nationally on the Summit Records label in June 2010. It achieved "Chartbound" status in the Jazz Weekly countdown, topping at #51 nationwide, and received many positive reviews including those in national publications Downbeat (3 1/2 stars) and Jazz Times. The Dave Wilson Quartet's fourth release There Was Never (ZOHO Music), featured an all-star lineup of Bobby Avey-Piano, Tony Marino-Bass, Alex Ritz-Drums (members of the Dave Liebman Group), for 6 weeks in 2016 was in the top 50 of the nation-wide Jazz Weekly Jazz Radio Countdown, reaching a high of #18 in the nation, received 3 stars in the February 2016 issue of Downbeat Magazine, and was nominated for a Grammy award! One Night at Chris' (Dave Wilson Music) is the fifth release of The Dave Wilson Quartet, recorded live at the famous Chris' Jazz Cafe 'in Philadelphia and released in the summer of 2019. Featuring Dave on Tenor and Soprano Saxophones and his working band of Kirk Reese – Piano (East Coast Legend); Tony Marino - Acoustic Bass, Dan Monaghan – Drums (Legendary Philadelphia drummer). From writer Bill Milkowski. "The crackling intensity of One Night at Chris' is a testament to what can happen on the bandstand on any given night. And this was a particularly good night indeed." In rotation nationwide over the summer and achieving "Chartbound" status (top 50 in the nation), on jazz radio, and garnering positive reviews, One Night at Chris is perhaps Dave's greatest work, yet! The album made the WRTI-FM, Philadelphia Jazz Radio Station "Jazz Album of the Week", the week of August 26the 2019. Watch for the new recording Stretching Supreme, due this summer, featuring some unique and exciting live takes on John Coltrane selections, among others. Kirk Reese (Piano) is one of the leading jazz pianists on the East Coast and beyond. He has been an active part of the jazz scene in Pennsylvania for thirty years. He has performed with numerous notable jazz artists including alto saxophonist Phil Woods, trumpeter Marvin Stamm, Russian trumpeter Valery Ponomarev, Tim Warfield Jr, Ralph Moore, Billy Higgins, "Blue Lou" Marini and jazz violinist John Blake. Reese is also a nationally recognized educator and has been on the music faculty at Messiah College since 1993, teaching jazz improvisation & piano. In that time has established a culture of small-group jazz that has enhanced the department, reinforced the big bands, and has been the catalyst for many students developing a life-long appreciation for the art form. He is a clinician for many venues, including improvisation workshops throughout the region. He also serves as an artist/faculty member for the Central PA Friends of Jazz Camp at Messiah College. His bands have opened for Bela Fleck & the Flecktones, BB King, Joe Morello (Dave Brubeck), Bob Mintzer (Yellow Jackets), and others. He attended Elizabethtown College and studied piano, music theory and composition privately with Ron Thomas in Philadelphia and jazz theory with Steve Giordano and Cedar Walton. He also maintains a private teaching schedule in Elizabethtown & York, PA. Twice nominated for a Grammy, he is active in the recording studio, playing on & writing for, along with acclaimed flutist brother Tom, TRP (The Reese Project's) 10 recordings as well as many others, including his own critically acclaimed efforts, one being his critically acclaimed trio recording Impressions, released in 2015 on Vectordisc and featuring Steve Meashey on Bass, and Jeff Stabley on Drums. Blake Meister (Bass): Described as a musician with "wit, soul and an organic-sounding complexity that only a master can pull off" (Giovanni Russonello; CapitalBop, New York Times), Blake Meister has performed around the world. He has joined a range of virtuoso musicians, including: Gary Thomas, Larry Willis, Katharine McPhee, Mýa, Marc Copland, David Kikoski, Gary Bartz, Steve Davis, Warren Wolf, Ahn Sook Sun, Buddy Wachter, Paul Bollenback, Eddie Henderson, Ingrid Jensen, Jeremy Pelt, Sean Jones, Jack DeJohnette, Louis Hayes, Victor Lewis, Ralph Peterson, Dennis Chambers, Jeff "Tain" Watts, Nasheet Waits, among others. Touring and recording with Larry Willis, in his Heavy Blue band, Blake developed in the modern jazz tradition. He appears on Willis' final outing, I Fall in Love Too Easily, on HighNote records. Blake honed his style and musical dialect working regularly with Gary Thomas, including Thomas' large ensemble, Pariah's Pariahs. He appears on Thomas' album At Risk, on Inner Circle Music, for which he also wrote the liner notes. Also on Inner Circle, Blake released his debut as a leader, Septagon, to critical acclaim. Both CapitalBop and the Washington City Paper named it Album of the Year. He is a regular member of the Baltimore Jazz Collective, with trumpeter Sean Jones. The group was recently profiled in JazzTimes magazine. In 2016, he recorded for a PBS feature on immersive sound. He is a bassist for the American Studio Orchestra (a multi-media ensemble) and has been a member of several traditional orchestras. Blake was a finalist in the Bass Europe competition and in the International Society of Bassists competition. He received Governor’s Citations from Maryland, garnering three Individual Artist Awards from the Maryland State Arts Council – for composition in 2018 and 2012, and for performance in 2015. Sharing music through education, Meister served on the faculty of the Peabody Conservatory of Music – the nation’s oldest conservatory – for a decade, teaching lessons and courses. Before that, he began on faculty and as program director for the Peabody Preparatory division. There, he founded a robust, productive jazz department. Today, he is building community through teaching, as classical bass faculty at Northern Virginia Community College and a Strings Teaching Artist for the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra’s Orchkids. Frank Russo (Drums) joyfully paints colorful soundscapes with his highly skilled, passionate, musical drumming. He is an in-demand performer, recording artist and educator who currently resides in Maryland and teaches at Towson University. He is also an artist/educator for Bosphorus Cymbals, MD Drums and The Vic Firth Education Team. Raised in the NYC area, Frank was steeped in the rich musical heritage of the jazz legends at an early age and carriers on the legacy of a musical family. An incredibly adaptable musician, a partial list of his performances testifies to his diverse talent. He has performed with Mundell Lowe, Dr Lonnie Smith, Hal Crook, Craig Handy, Keter Betts, Ethel Ennis, Greg Gisbert, Chuck Redd, Bill McHenry, John O'Gallagher, Dave Ballou, John D'earth, Denis DiBlasio, Ron McCurdy, The Coasters, Frankie Lane and many more. Highlights of his performances include the Detroit Jazz Festival, Ottawa Jazz Festival, Stan Getz Jazz Festival, East Coast Jazz Festival, The Kennedy Center, and many others. Tours have included several trips to Asia, Europe, Canada, Mexico, and Bermuda. Frank completed a distinguished career with the prestigious Naval Academy Band where he performed in and led several dynamic ensembles. He was stationed in Annapolis, San Diego, Great Lakes, Monterey, and Norfolk during his career. Frank is a Summit Records Recording Artist whose recordings have gained national recognition and praise from Downbeat, Jazztimes and Modern Drummer along with others. He is featured on "Point of Grace" with PF Flyer, "No Turning Back" with Fred Hughes, "Gabrielle's Hand" with Bob Boguslaw and The acclaimed Shook Russo Quartets "Featuring Greg Gisbert" all on Summit Records. As a sought-after studio ace, he has played on countless sessions, crossing all genres, including PBS Documentaries, "Quiet Now" with John Toomey, "In My Mind's Eye" with Max Murray & Doug Bickel, Kenny Carr's "Turn the Page" featuring brilliant saxophonist Donny McCaslin, "Uncertain Paths" with Rob Levit and many more. Frank is also a member of the Bob Butta Trio, The Fred Hughes Band, Rob Levit Trio, Uptown Vocal Jazz Quartet, Bob Boguslaw's The Way, Mozart to Motown with Stefan Scaggiari, PF Flyer and The Shook Russo Quartet. His most recent release on Summit Records "A Thousand Eyes" is with the superb saxophonist Pete BarenBregge. Mansfield, PA, native Dan Monaghan (Drums) is one of the busiest drummers in the Philadelphia area. After studying classical percussion for eight years, he went on to earn a Bachelor of Music in jazz studies from Temple University. Since then, he has performed with some of the top names in jazz, including Eric Alexander, Peter Bernstein, Uri Caine, and Randy Brecker. In addition, he has recorded with Dick Oatts, Garry Dial, Joe Magnarelli, Jimmy Bruno, Elio Villafranca, Joanna Pascale, John Vanore & Abstract Truth, Larry McKenna, Jon Lundbom & Big Five Chord, Norman David, Tom Tallitsch, Mike Kennedy, and many others. Dan has performed at the Daegu International Jazz Festival, the Mellon Jazz Festival, the East Coast Jazz Festival, the Wilmington Latino Festival, the Cremona Jazz Festival, the Blue Note, Blues Alley, Smoke, Ortlieb's Jazzhaus, and Chris' Jazz Cafe, among other well-known venues. In addition to his performing credits, Dan is on the faculty at Temple University and Rowan University, and is a frequent clinician at schools, colleges, and festivals. write your comments about the article :: © 2021 Jazz News :: home page |