Centrum Jazz Port Townsend - Saturday Evening Mainstage
Lineup
A follow up to Wycliffe’s popular “Hello Pops” show, this program includes more great music of Louis Armstrong but also has more of a New Orleans flare. Featuring the Wycliffe Gordon Quintet, also known as the International All Stars. Includes Wycliffe performing on trombone, trumpet and vocals, along with clarinet, drums, piano, and bass. (Special program to honor Louis Armstrong)Wycliffe Gordon Quintet.
Apple Music | Spotify | Amazon | Bandcamp Apple Music | Spotify | Amazon | Bandcamp | Soundcloud Jay Thomas writes sensual music with beats and string arrangements that evoke fantasy and escapism, while addressing grief, trauma, and self-actualization. His androgynous voice travels from gentle and soothing to coarse and raw in primal chants.
A lauded drummer who's mastered a vast array of musical settings--from guesting on late night TV, keeping time for some of today's most beloved singer-songwriters, and being a renowned bandleader/composer in her own right--Allison Miller is always at the heart of the music.
Michael Mayo (born June 1, 1992) is an American singer and composer. He has performed and toured with Kneebody, Jacob Collier, Christian Sands, Josh Groban, Nate Smith and Herbie Hancock. He released his debut studio album Bones in 2021, followed by his sophomore album Fly in 2024.
Canadian Saxophonist and composer Christine Jensen has led a distinct voice to the creative jazz scene for the last twenty-five years with her large and small ensembles. She is set to release her third jazz orchestra album Harbour (2024) on Justin-Time Records.
In their almost two-decade history, the Grammy-nominated band Kneebody has created a genre and style all its own. Their sound is an explosive blend of rock energy and high-level, nuanced chamber ensemble playing, set within the frames of highly wrought compositions that balance adventurous, no-holds-barred improvisation.
Grammy nominated saxophonist Ben Wendel was born in Vancouver, Canada and raised in Los Angeles, CA. Currently living in Brooklyn, NY, he has enjoyed a varied career as a performer, composer and producer. Highlights include tours, performances and/or recordings with artists such as Tigran Hamasyan, Bill Frisell, Terence Blanchard, Antonio Sanchez, Gerald Clayton, Taylor Eigsti, Linda May Han Oh, Moonchild, Louis…
"No doubt, Wood is a wildly endowed and original musician." -Steve Krugman (hollywooddrum.com) Grammy nominated Nate Wood is a drummer/multi-instrumentalist and mastering engineer based in New York City. Nate is a founding member of the Grammy nominated quintet Kneebody. Kneebody released their self titled debut album in 2005 on trumpeter Dave Douglas’s label Greenleaf Music.
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