jazz
7pm
$10 donation
the fred woodard trio
fred woodard - guitar
steve neil - bass
yoron israel - drums
this concert will feature an evening of standard and original jazz music.woodard's guitar style is a blend of charlie christian,wes montgomery, grant green, kenny burrell and george benson. woodard also takes sounds from stlyes other than jazz and adapts them to a jazz format.
here's what wgbh jazz radio host eric jackson had to say about woodard:"i find fred's tone to be warm and inviting, making you want to hear more from him.no matter if he's playing a ballad , an uptempo tune or an african american spirtual, that warmth shines through."
biographies
fred woodard (guitar, leader) has performed with his extensivly with his trio in the northeastern and midwestern united states,making appearances at events such as the providence jazz and blues festival, the discover jazz festival, the kingfield jazz and blues showcase and the iowa city jazz festival. woodard's group has released two cds arrival and 1715 on his label, ujam records. both have received extensive airplay and have positive reviews in these areas as well. he currently teaches at the roland hayes school of music in roxbury,ma
steve neil (bass) has performed and/or recorded with many jazz greats including mary lou williams, pharoah sanders, mccoy tyner, rahsaan roland kirk and yusef latif. he has appeared at major jazz festivals and venues throughout the world. he has also been on the faculty at the new school in new york city.
yoron israel (drums) has toured and recorded with musicians such as abbey lincoln, ahmad jamal, kenny burrell, art farmer, james williams and has recorded four cds as a leader. he is currently assistant chair of the percussion department at berklee college of music.
http://www.ujamrecords.com/