WHEN: Tuesday, May 14th from 7:30 to 8:30 followed by the open jazz jam session
WHERE: City Sports Grille at Spare Time Northampton, 525 Pleasant St., Northampton, MA
Vibraphonist, drummer, composer, band leader and educator Rich Greenblatt returns to the Workshop with some new compositions and a new CD. Always fun working with Rich and listening to his beautiful 4 mallet work on the vibes. Besides leading his own groups Rich has played with a host of other great artists including Kurt Elling, Billy Mitchell, Kevin Hayes, Valery Ponamarev, Bill Charlap, Greg Hutchinson, Dennis Irwin, Winard Harper, Joe Hunt, Teddy Charles and Oscar Castro-Neves. http://rich-greenblatt.squarespace.com
The concert set starts at 7:30, followed immediately by the jam session until 10:30. $5 per person room charge for the concert set and donations to the band gratefully accepted. City Sports Grille at Spare Time Northampton, 525 Pleasant St., Northampton, MA. 413-584-4830
Upcoming Guest Artists:
5/21 - Camille Thurman on tenor and vocals
5/28 - Houston Person on tenor (2 shows and no jam session)
6/4 - Nicole Pasternak and Ralph Lalama on vocals and tenor sax
6/11 - Giacomo Smith on clarinet
6/18 - Gary Smulyan on bari with Miro Sprague on piano
6/25 - Cindy Scott on vocals
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