jazz
7pm
$10 suggested donation
the fred woodard trio:
fred woodard - guitar
esperanza spalding - bass
yoron israel - drums
the music
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 positive reviews in publications such as the boston globe and cadence magazine. he currently teaches at the roland hayes school of music in roxbury,ma
esperanza spalding (bass), has had an eclectic performance career. she has worked with joe lovano, patti austin, boston pops orchestra, charlen haden and michel camillo as well as her own groups.she is a recent graduate of berklee college of music and is currently on the faculty there as well.
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.
website: http://www.ujamrecords.com/