Posts Tagged ‘Bass’
Tuesday, November 10th, 2015
Christine Fawcett-Shapiro and Mike Massurin (Syracuse International Film Festival), along with Frank Malfitano (Syracuse Jazz Fest) and Eric Bush (General Manager of Sound Garden) announced that the DVD release and Northeast film premiere of Jaco will take place in Syracuse.
A quartet of Syracuse arts groups, including The Place Theater, Syracuse Jazz Fest, The Syracuse International Film Festival and Sound Garden, held a press event today in Armory Square. The group will collaborate to host a premiere of Jaco, a documentary about bassist Jaco Pastorius. The film was produced by Robert Trujillo and directed by Paul Merchange and Stephen Kijak.
Trujillo will make an appearance at the screening, which will take place at the Palace on Friday, November 27. Earlier in the day he will he will do a in-store DVD signing at The Sound Garden.
The 2007 Syracuse Jazz Fest was dedicated to Jaco Pastorius.
Tags:2015, Bass, Frank Malfitano, Jaco Pastorius, Music, Syracuse International Film Festival, Syracuse Jazz Fest, Syracuse Jazz Festival, the palace theater, The Sound Garden
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Thursday, June 25th, 2015
Ricky Encarnacion played with Heaven Report at the 2011 Northeast Jazz & Wine Festival (Clinton Square).
We heard this week that the Northeast Jazz & Wine Festival, which is schedule for late July, will once again expand to Sunday afternoon. We saw Ricky Encarnacion the last time the festival extended to three days. What a treat.
Tags:2015, Bass, Northeast Jazz & Wine Festival, Ricky Encarnacion, Throwback Thursday
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Saturday, June 6th, 2015
Stroke’s Israel Hagan chopped it up on the Delta Air Lines Clinton Square Stage (Taste of Syracuse) on Friday.
Syracuse’s Ace of Bass cool in Kangol.
Tags:Bass, Clinton Square, Delta Air Lines Clinton Square Stage, Downtown, Guitar, Hats, Israel Hagan, Music, Stroke, Taste of Syracuse
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Thursday, June 4th, 2015
Freekbass (a musical son of Bootsy Collins) played the Ohm Lounge in 2007 and will play Funk-n-Waffles this summer.
Tags:2015, Bass, Downtown Syracuse, Freekbass, Funk n Waffles, Guitar, Music, OHM Lounge, Throwback Thursday
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Saturday, April 26th, 2014
Here is a short video clip of the McGriff brothers playing one of the songs from the Great American Modern/Pop Songbook during their set at Jazz & Wine (at CFAC) last night. The McGriffs, who have played many venues along the Corridor, opened for Mimi Jones.
Tags:Bass, CFAC, Connective Corridor, Eric and Anthony McGriff, Jazz, Jazz Violin, Michael Joe Jackson, Mimi Jones, Violin
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Thursday, September 12th, 2013
The Maverick (Mark Hoffman) and Goose (Gustav Hoffman).
The Naked Truth (with the Hoffman’s as the core and other parts played by extended family members Byron Cage, Al’s Wine & Whiskey Bar into a Jam Factory last night. For a few hours TNT blended enough house, funk, blues electronica and pain ole musical mojo to satisfy the soul of Syracuse.
Goose getting in touch with his inner funk brother.
Bringing the Noise & The Funk: Anna and Goose singing a cover of The Brand New Heavies Brother, Sister.
Papa is like a Rolling Stone: Mark Hoffman (SAMMY-Award Winner)
Tags:Al's Wine and Whiskey Lounge, Armory Square, Bass, Goose Hoffman, Guitar, Mark Hoffman, Music, SAMMYS, The Hoffman Family Band, The Nasty Truth
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Thursday, July 25th, 2013
Spencer Murphy, bass
Here is a photograph of Syracuse bassist Spencer Murphy that was taken from a Jazz in the Square show (circa 2005). Murphy currently hosts Monday night’s “After Hours” at Smalls Jazz Club in the Village.
Tags:2013, Bass, Greenwich Village, Jazz in the Square, Music, Northeast Jazz & Wine Festival, NYC, Smalls Jazz Club, Spencer Murphy, Throwback Thursday
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Monday, July 30th, 2012
Steve Wilson played the main stage Saturday at the Northeast Jazz & Wine Fest. He was accompanied by the Noah Kellman Trio.
Noah Kellman and Kate Davis (2/3 of the NK Trio)
Tags:2012, Bass, Blown away blues, Clinton Square, Jazz, Kate Davis, Music, Noah Kellman, Northeast Jazz & Wine Festival, Pianist, Saxophone, Steve Wilson
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