“A good quartet is like a good conversation among friends interacting to each other’s ideas.” Stan Getz – the American tenor saxophonist who came to prominence in the late 1940s with Woody Herman’s big band. Getz is best known for popularizing the bossa nova in the hit single The Girl from Ipanema.
Friday May 24
JAZZ3 @ The Waterfront Café starting at 8pm, featuring percussionist Mario Porchetta with Wendell Manson on piano, and Richard Evans on acoustic and electric bass.
Saturday May 25
Jazz on the waterfront @ The Waterfront Café starting at 7:30pm with Bert Brown on piano, Richard Evans on acoustic & electric bass, and Boo Rudder on drums
Roger Gittens Quartet @ Lobster Alive on Bay Street starting at 7pm. Roger Gittens on piano, Cecil Bascombe on electric bass, Stuart Jenkins on valve trombone, and Gershon Ford on drums. Reservations are required
Sunday May 26
Piano jazz with Ebe Gilkes @ The Sandpiper Hotel in Holetown starting at 12:30pm. Lunch served ala carte
Sunday Jazz Duo @ The Round House in Bathsheba; Stefan van den Bossche on guitar and vocals by Gwen Taylor 12noon to 3pm
NEW Jazz lunch features pianist Roger Gittens @ Naniki Restaurant in Suriname, St. Joseph. Buffet 2noon to 3pm.
Jazz lunch with The Crustaceans 5-piece Swing Band @ Lobster Alive, starting at 12:30pm with Dr. Mike Krimholtz on keyboard, Dr. John Duckhouse on trumpet and vocals, Lord Stu Jenkins on valve trombone, Cecil Bascombe on electric bass, and Frank Glen on drums. Lunch reservations required
Sunset jazz with Nj30 @ Ocean2 Hotel & Resort, Dover, St. Lawrence Gap, starting at 6:30pm featuring Marius Charlemagne on electric bass, Kirk Layne on keyboard, Rashad Hinds on drums, and Joseph Callendar on saxophone
Tuesday May 28
Roger Gittens Quartet @ Lobster Alive on Bay Street starting at 7pm featuring Roger Gittens on piano, Cecil Bascombe on electric bass, Stuart Jenkins on trombone, and Frank Glen on drums. Reservations required
Wednesday May 29
NEW Jazz with Marius Charlemagne and the NJ30 @ the Lime Bar in the Lime Grove Lifestyle Centre, Holetown starting at 9pm. NJ30 is a 4 piece jazz band featuring Kirk Layne, on keyboard, Joseph Callendar on saxophones, Marius Charlemagne on electric bass, and Rashad Hinds on drums.
NEW The Project @ Club Marina, Bridge House, Caven’s Lane, Bridgetown starting at 8pm featuring band leader Mylon Clarke on sax, Shane Jones on keyboard, Jared Greaves on electric bass, and Dwayne Marshall on drums. This new instrumental quartet of young musicians plays swing, R&B, and pop.
Thursday May 30
Sunset jazz with the Molasses Jazz Band, @ Weiser’s Bar on Brandon’s Beach, Spring Garden Hwy starting at 7pm
Wine & Jazz with guitarist Mike Sealy & Friends @ Ocean15, Dover, St. Lawrence Gap, starting at 8pm
Roger Gittens Quartet @ Lobster Alive on Bay Street starting at 7pm featuring Roger Gittens on piano, Neil Newton on electric bass, Stuart Jenkins on trombone, and Frank Glen on drums. Reservations required
Waterfront Swing Quartet @ The Waterfront Café in Bridgetown starting at 8pm featuring Andy Voss on trumpet backed by members of the VSOP Dixieland. Reservations recommended
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Great quote from Stan. There is nothing like a good conversation among musical friends