Thursday, May 2019
Candice Simone’s Quartet
Modern Jazz with a funk neo-soul flair performing tunes off of Esperanza Spaulding’s “Esperanza” as well some Nate Smith and Soulive tunes. Jazz standards as well as some Amy Winehouse tunes Brandon Choi-Trumpet Alex McArthur- Vocals Harry Graiser-Keyboard Colin Brydalski-Bass Candice Simone - drums
Find out more »The Craig Warner Quintet
Join one of Buffalo’s most versatile, dynamic singers for an evening of romantic Torch Songs, cool Jazz Standards, Classic Soul, and beyond! Backed by an impressive lineup of local Jazz scene stalwarts - Nelson Starr on keys & vocals, Stu Weissman on guitar, Paul Yates on bass, and Stephen Lattimore on drums – come along as the band escorts you on a trip across Jobim, Sinatra, Stevie Wonder, The Beatles, original material, and so much more!
Find out more »French ConéXion Goes All French – CD Release
Nothing can or will go wrong with a superb selection of French wines, French hors d'oeuvres lovingly prepared by Kendall Kay, French musette manouche jazz by French ConéXion and their freshly released cd. Hope to see you at Pausa on the 30th!!! Here's a preview of the cd:
Find out more »JazzBuffalo Presents Singer’s Revue Night! Featuring Zach Carr, Carolyn Lansom, and Mary McMahon
JazzBuffalo, members of My Cousin Tone', and guests present a musical revue night featuring three of the area's outstanding pool of vocalists - Zach Carr, Carolyn Lansom, and Mary McMahon. Enjoy a night of hearing three vocalists perform a variety of jazz and cabaret styled vocals. From jazz standards to jazz vocalese, a night to remember.
Find out more »Saturday, June 2019
Paul Hage Mirage
Mediterranean-inspired jazz. "Led by composer and multi-instrumentalist Paul Hage, Mirage gives contemporary jazz a global perspective by combining unique instrumentation with the rhythms and melodies from the three continents that border the Mediterranean Sea. Genres such as nuevo-flamenco, acid, and smooth jazz are met with classical-style guitar playing from Hage and band-mate Dan Innes, creating an expressive fusion of world music that has become the band’s trademark. Percussionist and Moroccan-born Hicham plays bongos, Djembe, and Derbuki among other instruments. With…
Find out more »Mary Ramsey
Critically acclaimed singer, songwriter, violin/violist Mary Ramsey returns to PAUSA art house for a very special performance that will explore jazz standards, gypsy jazz, the classical music repertoire as well as Ms Ramsey's original compositions. She'll be accompanied by guitarists Stu Weissman and Marc Rosen with Ed Croft on bass.
Find out more »The Music of Chet Baker ~ Jacob Jay/Dalton Sharp Quintet
The Jacob Jay/Dalton Sharp Quintet will be performing music from the career of tragic trumpet player and singer Chet Baker. Join us as we play a selection of tunes from Chet's long career including his time with Gerry Mulligan, young Chet's records with Pacific Jazz, his comeback on CTI with She Was Too Good For Me and more. Featuring: Jacob Jay-Trumpet/Flugelhorn, Dalton Sharp-Saxophones, Jake Malone-Brancato-Piano, Ed Croft-Bass, Jake Payne-Drums. For this performance, we are very excited to feature as our special guest singer Carina Mastrantonio…
Find out more »Thomas Marinaro Quartet
It is hard to watch a gig that Thomas Marinaro is on and not recognize the love he has for performing and making music with his fellow bandmates. He eats, thinks and dreams music and has a masters degree in Music Education from SUNY Fredonia where he was mentored by Bruce Johnstone. Tom has been tirelessly practicing and working on both the performing and educating sides of music and has been a music teacher for the past 10 years. He…
Find out more »Raíces Presents Songs From Desde el Puente
Raíces is a Latino Theatre Company dedicated to develop, nourish and produce modern and original works dealing with the Latino experience in order to preserve our "Raices" (roots). If you were not lucky enough to attend one of their shows this past May - which won them a very well deserved "Proclamation by Buffalo's Mayor Brown" - this is your chance to enjoy and support a dedicated group of artists committed and inspired to preserve the Latino culture. It is…
Find out more »JazzBuffalo Presents Jazz Vocalist Steven Taetz
Vintage pop, swing, and jazz singer and composer/lyricist Steven Taetz is based in Toronto. He has performed in venues such as Carnegie Hall, The Bitter End and Rockwood Music Hall (NY), The Rogers Centre (Toronto), Blue Room (Korea), Capital Pride (Wash DC), Hotel Café (LA), World Pride, House of Jazz (Montreal), Ironwood (Calgary), and Toronto landmark venues including Jazz Bistro, The Rex Jazz & Blues Bar, Hugh’s Room, Koerner Hall Galleria for Sinatra’s 100th, and leading music festivals. As a…
Find out more »Matt Michaud Quartet – “Plays the Music of 60’s Era Blue Note Records” Featuring Mike T. Jones
Mike T. Jones, piano Joe Goehle, bass Ryan Cavan, drums Matt Michaud, guitar Jazz pianist Michael T. Jones, originally from Washington, D.C., has made Buffalo his home where he is one of the most vibrant and virtuosic Jazz instrumentalists on the scene. He has performed with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and the Virginia Symphony, and with musicians Steve Gadd, David “Fathead” Newman, Don Menza, Ritchie Cole, Ira Sullivan, Buck Hill, and Ernie Andrews. He also made numerous appearances with Keter…
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