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Charlie Kohlhase’s Explorers Club + The Longy No Boundaries Big Band

$10 Cover @ the Door / Start 7:30pm / Doors 7pm

Opening set by the Longy School of Music of Bard College's No Boundaries Big Band!

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Performing music by Charlie Kohlhase, Elmo Hope, Makanda Ken McIntyre, Roswell Rudd and John Tchicai.

Alto, tenor and baritone saxophonist Charlie Kohlhase has been a mainstay of Boston’s jazz scene for over twenty years.  Whether leading his two newest bands, performing in a dozen others or writing over 50 compositions, his music spans a broad range of styles with an emphasis on the contemporary and the improvised.

In 1989, he formed the Charlie Kohlhase Quintet , an ongoing project that has performed locally and nationally for a decade and half. Their long-awaited live 2-CD set, “Play Free Or Die,” has been released on the Boxholder label to critical acclaim. Kohlhase also leads the CK5, a second quintet that recently released its live debut, “CK5 Live!” Charlie's two newest bands, Explorer's Club and Saxophone Support Group , are charting new territory. Explorer's Club , another quintet for Kohlhase, builds upon his long relationship with New England saxophonist Matt Langley. SSG is an ever-changing quartet to octet of local sax luminaries.

Charlie Kohlhase: alto, tenor & baritone saxophones

Seth Meicht: tenor saxophone

Jeb Bishop: trombone

Bill Lowe: bass trombone

Josiah Reibstein: tuba

Tony Leva: bass

Curt Newton: drums

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The Longy No Boundaries Big Band

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Performing music by Tadd Dameron, Duke Ellington, Frank Foster, Benny Golson and Fletcher Henderson.

Billy Jewell: trumpet

Jeb Bishop: trombone

Daniel Chien & Bill Lowe: bass trombones

Diego Tunjano: alto saxophone & clarinet

Jacob Cobb: tenor & alto saxophones

James Mandart: tenor saxophone

Charlie Kohlhase: baritone saxophone, director

David Harewood & Apple Shin: piano

Soo Kim: guitar

Sean Hannon: bass

Alex Dillon: drums

Earlier Event: April 23
Last Minute GAT feat. Randy Wooten
Later Event: April 24
Gill Aharon Trio - Open Rehearsal