Greg Banaszak All-Star NE Ohio Quintet w/Theron Brown & Chris Anderson
@ The Irishtown Bend Taproom. Behind the Market Garden Brewery and the West Side Market - under the giant BEER sign!!
1849 W. 24th St. Cleveland, Ohio
(216) 373-0700
The Irishtown Bend Tap Room has several varieties of award winning beers (fresh from the brewery) and wine. For dinner before or after the concert we'd suggest the Market Garden Brewery in front on W. 25th. You can make reservations for dinner by calling: (216) 621-4000 or at www.marketgardenbrewery.com
Featuring:
Greg Banaszak All-Star Quintet
Greg Banaszak-Alto Sax & Leader
Chris Anderson-Trombone
Theron Brown-Piano
Aidan Plank-Acoustic Bass
Patrick 'Duke' Graney-Drums
Case Jazz Combos (2 Groups)
Cari Dupote-Fosnot-vocals
Lara Risdon-vocals
Colin Fields-flute
Max Rokeach-clarinet
Bobby Bellairs-alto sax
Taichi Okumura-alto sax
Kamil Malinowski-alto sax
Asel Uswatte-alto sax
Henry-Nonnemaker-tenor sax
Kurt Rehm-tenor sax
Topper Howson-tenor sax
Anish Singh-trumpet
Nathaniel Hwang-trumpet
Matthew Smutny-piano
Kent Manlon-bass
Neil Nori-bass
Emilio Ezquierdo-drums/percussion
Daniel Kim-drums/percussion
Alto saxophonist Greg Banaszak brings a wealth of experience to the bandstand. A professor of music at Case and CIM, Banaszak has extensive credentials in the Jazz and Classical music fields. He studied at the Hartt School of Music under his mentor legendary saxophonist Jackie McLean. Since that time he has performed worldwide including multiple countries in Europe, Asia, and Central and South America, as well as appearances all over North America. A versatile artist, Banaszak is equally comfortable in a Hard Bop Jazz Quintet, a Contemporary Fusion Group, or as a guest Soloist with a Classical Orchestra. In the Cleveland area he has been a featured soloist with Matthew Alec's Soul Electric Band. A dynamic performer, Greg Banaszak brings a rare depth and integrity to the stage.
Appearing with Greg Banaszak will be pianist Theron Brown, a professor of Jazz at the University of Akron, and a prolific performer in the Cleveland area. Brown credits include performances with a wide variety of headlining jazz acts including the Glenn Miller Orchestra, Christian McBride, and Peter White. He also appeared in the 2016 Miles Davis biopic film, “Miles Ahead”, playing the role of a young Herbie Hancock. The film also featured Don Cheadle as Miles Davis
Also in the lineup is trombone virtuoso Chris Anderson. Anderson is a member of the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra, and has extensive teaching experience in higher education at Oberlin College and at Case.
Rounding out the Quintet are ever reliable bassist Aidan Plank, and drummer/percussionist Patrick Graney.
Don't miss the Greg Banaszak All-Star NE Ohio Quintet Live at Irishtown Bend Taproom on Friday, April 24th.
Event Links
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