Mingus Dynasty With Special Guest Charles McPherson

April 21, 2022 - The Mingus Dynasty Quintet with special guest artist Charles McPherson perform at The Nash Jazz club to honor the centennial year of legendary jazz bassist and composer Charles Mingus with a three-city tour of Southern Arizona.

Mingus Dynasty was the first band Sue Mingus organized after her husband Charles Mingus’s death in 1979. Because Mingus always said he was first and foremost a composer, and because he left behind over 300 compositions that deserved to be played, a band carrying on his music became a natural mission.

On the evening:

  • Charles McPherson - alto saxophone @charlesmcpherson1

  • Jack Walrath – trumpet

  • Craig Handy - tenor saxophone @craighandy

  • Theo Hill – piano @theokeys

  • Andy McKee – bass

  • Chris Beck – drums @cbeckdrums

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Jacob Eary Quartet at The Womack

The Jacob Eary Quartet performs at The Womack in Phoenix, Arizona. On the evening: Jacob Eary - drums, Jude Poorten - guitar, Natalie Gallatin - saxophone and Vincent Thefain - bass.

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Running From Bears

Running From Bears at The Nash Jazz Club entertained The Nash guests with adventurous compositions, imaginative arrangements including live jazz mash-ups, and exhilarating improvisations.

Formed in 2009, the group’s most recent album is Maul of America (2017), released on the Edgetone label.

On the evening: Eric Rasmussen - alto saxophone, Adam Roberts - tenor/soprano sax, Keith Kelly - tenor/baritone sax, Jeff Libman - guitar, Ben Hedquist - bass and Ryan Anthony - drums.

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Mike Kocour and Friends Quartet

Mike Kocour and Friends Quartet.

On the evening: Mike Kocour - piano, Natalie Gallatin - sax, , Ben Hedquist - bass, and Holly Chaput - drums.

Pianist and ASU Director of Jazz Studies Mike Kocour and his hard-swinging quartet put the crowd at The Nash Jazz Club in the groove with two wonderful sets of jazz classics! Kocour is an Associate Professor and the Director of Jazz Studies at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona. Kocour has performed at venues around the world and has been a guest on Marian McPartland’s internationally syndicated NPR program “Piano Jazz.” Among the many artists and ensembles with whom he has appeared with are Dizzy Gillespie, Eddie Harris, James Moody, Eddie Daniels, Randy Brecker, Benny Golson, Lewis Nash, Ira Sullivan, Carl Fontana, Dewey Redman, Lew Tebackin, and the Chicago Symphony.

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