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Jazz Show and Jazz Jam feat: host John Funkhouser

Presented by Amazing Things Arts Center at Amazing Things Art Center

August 16, 2011

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The first hour of the jam is a concert, featuring the host band - some of the finest musicians from the area and often featuring great players from NYC and beyond. After the first hour, we open it up to the "jammers" who get the opportunity sit in and hone their skills trading licks with some of the finest players in the area. Some of the best jazz can be heard here any Tuesday night! Come watch or play!!

This weeks feature/host: John Funkhouser Trio

John plays bass and piano equally well, and might be playing either or both on any given night. He has widely eclectic tastes in music, ranging from straight-ahead jazz and blues to Cuban, Brazilian, Eastern European, Indian classical and 20th century classical music. John focuses on original music but loves to play standards and jam with anyone and everyone.

About the Jam:
The jam balances high level playing with a spirit of welcome and community. Five host bands take turns making your visit to the jam a
rewarding and enjoyable experience. Each week a different group and each week a different feel. Here you can hone your skills and trade lick's with some of the finest players in the area. Whether you're a pro or a student, you'll have a great time.

"Back in the days before jazz education moved into the conservatory, kids who wanted to watch a jazz performance or sit in with the band had to sneak into the smoke-filled bars where the musicians congregated. Now the access to the material is much more immediate through the multiple sources of media that are immediately accessible to us. Unfortunately the jazz club environment that spawned and nurtured American jazz has almost completely died out and young musicians have virtually no outlet for performance in front of a live, non-academic audience. We have created just such an environment minus the booze and cigarette smoke, on
Tuesday nights where a high level group of professional jazz musicians comes in and performs a set and then opens things up for people to sit in." - Jamie Stewardson director of Jazz Rivers Music School - Weston MA

Our Jam Leaders
1st Tuesdays Daryl Lowery w/ Berklee College Faculty
2nd Tuesdays Ted Knowlton
3rd Tuesdays John Funkhouser
4th Tuesdays Jamie Stewardson and the Rivers School Faculty
5th Tuesdays Kaoruko

Occasional Leaders
Jason Yeager (piano); Dan Fox (Trombone) ; David Eure (Violin)