John Hasselback Jr. Quintet

John Hasselback Jr. Quintet Featuring Legendary Baritone Saxophonist Gary Smulyan

John Hasselback, Jr.: Trombone

Gary Smulyan: Baritone Saxophone

Lisa Hasselback: Piano

Paul LaDuca: Bass

John Bacon, Jr.: Drums

Join us for a very special evening featuring the legendary baritone saxophonist Gary Smulyan.  Gary has been a featured member of the Village Vanguard Jazz Orchestra for over 40 years.  Considered one of the greatest baritone saxophonists in the world today, Gary Smulyan has been the winner of the DownBeat Critic’s and Reader’s Polls and the Jazz Journalists Award for Baritone Saxophonist of the Year for many years running.  He is a six-time Grammy Award winner for his work with B.B. King, Joe Lovano, Dave Holland, and the Village Vanguard Jazz Orchestra.  He has released over 15 albums as a leader, and has played with a virtual “who’s who” of the international modern Jazz scene.  To hear him in the intimate setting of the PAUSA Art House is an opportunity that should not be missed!

Gary will be performing with the John Hasselback, Jr. Quintet.  Trombonist John Hasselback, Jr. has been very active performing across the United States and Europe. He is a highlighted soloist on recordings with Gap Mangione, Kenny Wheeler, and Don Menza. “Menza Lines,” recorded live in Los Angeles at the “Stratospheric” celebration of Maynard Ferguson’s 75th birthday, was selected as one of the top releases of 2005 by the critics of Jazz Times Magazine. John was a featured member of the Don Menza Quintet, performing in Munich Germany, and has also been a member of the Ron Carter “Great Big Band,” playing at Birdland in New York City.  He is a member of the Dameronia Legacy All Stars, and has performed across Europe with this band along with fellow sidemen Gary Smulyan, Dick Oatts, and Jim Rotondi.