The Scott Amendola Quartet
at the Dance Palace Church Space
in Point Reyes Station
Thursday December 1st, two sets starting at 8pm.
with Scott Amendola, Drums
Ben Goldberg, Clarinet
Josh Smith, Tenor Saxophone
John Shifflett, Bass
$17-22 sliding scale
This performance on Thursday, December 1, will feature a recently formed quartet lead by Scott Amendola. The Bay Area's own mainstay jazz/creative music drummer, Scott Amendola, has an active history as a first-call player that encompasses work with artists as diverse as Kelly Joe Phelps, Charlie Hunter, Bill Frisell and Nels Cline. This quartet features Scott's tunes in a chord-less setting that is particularly well served by the four players involved. The Dance Palace churchspace in Point Reyes Station is an incredible environment for hearing acoustic music. Join us on December first for a night of forward thinking jazz and creative improvisation.
-----------------------------------Michael Coleman and Joshua Smith
at the Jazz School
in Berkeley
Saturday December 3, at 8 pm
Tenor saxophonist Joshua Smith and pianist Michael Coleman have been making music together frequently for the past four years, often in a duo setting as well as with their trio, Birdhead. They use the duo format as a way to explore various paths of musical expression without the help or constraints of a traditional rhythm section. Their repertoire ranges from old ballads and tin pan alley hits to aggressive pointillistic free improvisations that utilize extended techniques. Smith is best known for his work with Birth, an innovative band based out of Cleveland/NYC. He has played, toured and recorded with many great improvisers including Joe Maneri, Nate Wooley, and Cuong Vu. Smith gigs frequently around the Bay area with his own groups and in a recently formed quartet lead by Scott Amendola. Coleman is known locally for his work with the collective trio Beep and as a sideman for a multitude of Bay Area composers and performers. -----------------------------------
The Joshua Smith Trio
at the Dance Palace Church Space
in Point Reyes Station
Featuring guest from Chicago
Anton Hatwich . Bass
with
Joshua Smith . Saxophones
Hamir Atwal . Drums
sliding scale $12 - $15
The concert on Thursday, June 9th will feature a performance of jazz standards interpreted by longtime musical compadres Joshua Smith (resident of Inverness) and Anton Hatwich (Chicago Bassist), along with incredible Bay Area drummer, Hamir Atwal. Join these three for an evening of very listenable and explorative jazz in an inviting acoustic setting of the Dance Palace Church Space...
