(Photo – the great Herbie Hancock – fans can see Donny Frauenhofer’s tribute this weekend)
As we enter fall, we have a harvest of jazz to look forward to! Local, regional, national, and international jazz will continue to evolve the city of Buffalo into one of the major jazz destinations in the country.
JazzBuffalo Picks
As you look ahead to the weekend and the week, here are three picks from JazzBuffalo to take note of. Support one of our next-generation jazz saxophonists Mat Incontro, Herbie Hancock fans will want to check out Donny Frauenhofer’s tribute to the legend, and Hallwalls welcomes a notably interesting saxophone quartet to Buffalo.
Matt Incontro Quartet
Pausa Art House 19 Wadsworth Street, Buffalo, NYMatt Incontro, awarded best soprano saxophone soloist by Wynton Marsalis at the 2020 Inaugural Jack Rudin Jazz Championship – will be debuting at PAUSA. Joining him will be Matt Incontro – Saxophones, Harry Graser – Piano, Gavin Gray – Bass, Jake Payne – Drums
Donny Frauenhofer Quintet “A Tribute to Herbie Hancock”
Sportsmen Tavern 326 Amherst Street, Buffalo, NYDonny Frauenhofer Quintet “A Tribute to Herbie Hancock” Donny Frauenhofer extends his trio into a quintet for a night celebrating Herbie Hancock’s vast and diverse catalog of music! Join us for a night of some of the best compositions in jazz, fusion, and funk. 9pm-12am $15 | 2 sets Donny Frauenhofer – keyboards, arrangements Colin
Rova Saxophone Quartet
Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center 341 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, NYThink of the human voice in music. The most primal of instruments, it can melt you or move you to tears on the spot. Then it’s the saxophone, one-step removed from the human voice, and the next most powerful messenger in music. Multiply that power, that capability, times four, and you have Rova Saxophone Quartet: a group
Art of Jazz Series Subscription
It is time to get your subscription for a fabulous 2022-2023 Art of Jazz Series season ahead beginning on November 11, 2022. This season, we will focus on the art of composition. First up is the pianist, composer, arranger, and jazz star, Amina Figarova.
“…Many of the strongest composer-arranger-orchestra leaders in jazz are women. Think Toshiko Akiyoshi, Carla Bley, Maria Schneider. Amina Figarova has a chance to join their company. All she needs is an orchestra. Figarova’s compositions for small ensembles have been brilliant since at least 2005 when she released September Suite, still the deepest, most powerful jazz response to the events of 9/11…” by Thomas Conrad for Stereophile Magazine
Go here to learn more: 2022-2023 Art of Jazz Series
Go here for a season subscription: KMH Art of Jazz Season Subscription
Go here to get tickets for Amina Figarova Sextet: Art of Jazz I Amina Figarova Sextet
Check Upcoming Events At JazzBuffalo For Live Jazz
Be sure to check out the Upcoming Events section of JazzBuffalo.org for all the live jazz around town. There is plenty of jazz happening throughout the city and the region! We are getting amazing visits and local events impossible to mention all here. Go here for more events:
Upcoming Events: Live Stream And Live Events
Joe Policastro Trio at Seneca One
Join us for the next JazzBuffalo presents Live at Seneca One concert on Friday, November 4 at 8 pm. We welcome the return to Buffalo the inventive and engaging Joe Policastro Trio. Known for its reimagining of pop hits songs into jazz trio music, the Joe Policastro Trio event promises to be a special night of music.
Joe Policastro Trio
Seneca One Tower 1 Seneca Street, Buffalo, NY“…a cohesive unit with an extraordinarily flexible mindset…at every step of the way, this band breathes and bends as one.” (Dan Billawsky, All About Jazz) “Unpredictable and sometimes eccentric…each listen
Tickets Available at Eventbrite: Joe Policastro Trio at Seneca One
The Terrace at Delaware Park
In addition to the longest-running Jazz Brunch in the region, check out Piano and Cocktail Nights on Friday and Saturday. Here is the event listing and the performer lineup for Fridays through the end of November. This Friday is Dale Toliver! Saturday forthcoming:
Piano and Cocktail Nights At The Terrace At Delaware Park Hosted by JazzBuffalo
Terrace at Delaware Park 199 Lincoln Parkway, Buffalo, NYJazzBuffalo and The Terrace at Delaware Park are teaming up for the return of Piano & Cocktail Nights. For the first time since the pandemic, the main dining room of the restaurant portion of the historic Marcy Casino and The Terrace at Delaware Park will have a piano. The initial return of these popular evenings
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Donate and Contribute to JazzBuffalo Efforts!
We’ve made it our mission to help elevate our strength of community in Buffalo by offering free opportunities to enjoy jazz and music or by bringing to Buffalo major jazz stars. One way we do that is to raise funds for the JazzBuffalo Keep Jazz Alive Fund, which is pooled for musicians and production costs to share with venues. All funds are designed to make it possible to produce concerts and fund awareness through the JazzBuffalo platform. We’ve enhanced your ability to contribute below. You can select a dollar or “other amount” and fill in the field below. You can also choose between the use of a credit card or the use of PayPal or Venmo.
