Date: 2009-01-13
Jazz Jam at Amazing Things Arts Center, Framingham, MA
Tuesday, January 13 (2009) ~ 8:00 PM Price: $6 ($5/Member)Jazz Jam – with host: Ted Knowlton Each week Jazz Jam balances high level playing with a spirit of welcome and community. Here you can hone your skills and trade lick’s with some of the finest players in the area. Amazing Things Hollis Street venue is a fine sounding room and whether you’re a pro or a student, you’ll have a great time. “Our group starts with bass, drums, and piano. Ken & I (Ted) have been around longer than the other Jazz Jam musicians. We are probably not as “out of the box” (that’s Michael’s favorite term) as some of the younger musicians hosting the Jam, but we bring a wealth of jazz experience to the party.” And, we love “out of the box” folks to jam with. Give us your freedom of expression; we give you a solid base of jazz experience. You draw us out; we draw you out!Our bassist, Ken Steiner, has extraordinary pizzicato technique. He has been gigging in the Boston area for the last 35 years in a variety of settings. In addition, Ken helps keep everyone on the same page. I hesitate to say he keeps us straight, but you’ll know what I mean when you jump in.” – Ted Knowlton.”Back in the days before jazz education moved into the conservatory, kids who wanted to watch a jazz performance or sit in with the band had to sneak into the smoke filled bars where the musicians congregated…. Unfortunately the jazz club environment that spawned and nurtured American jazz has almost completely died out and young musicians have virtually no outlet for performance in front of a live, non-academic audience. Amazing Things has created just such an environment minus the booze and cigarette smoke, on Tuesday nights where a high level group of professional jazz musicians come in and perform a set and then opens things up for people to sit in.” – Jamie Stewardson directorof Jazz Rivers Music School – Weston MA Location: Amazing Things Arts Center, 160 Hollis St (Route 126), Framingham, MA 01702For more information, call (508) 405-2787 or visit: www.amazingthings.org
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