Acclaimed veteran saxophonist and educator Dr. Michael Cox released a new album earlier this year at the 5th Annual Mark Flugge Memorial Jazz Concert. Entitled Compassion, Cox recorded this labor of love in 2015 with Chris Sulit at Trading 8’s Studio in Paramus, New Jersey, with Gary Versace on pianoContinue Reading
I had a marvelous Jazz Night Out when my parents and I saw the first set of Jazz Arts Group Presents: John Ellis & Double-Wide at Notes on Friday the 21st. Saxophonist Ellis and his far-flung ensemble, including an appearance by Kendrick Scott on drums, delivered a joyous blend ofContinue Reading
The inaugural 2016-17 season of the Jazz Arts Group Presents Series ends with a bang this week. John Ellis & Double-Wide, featuring Ellis on saxophones, Alan Ferber on trombone, Matt Perrine on sousaphone, Kendrick Scott on drums and Gary Versace on organ (and more) plays two shows at Notes onContinue Reading