$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!
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
The Longy No Boundaries Big Band
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