“Jazz music is a special skill that has brought pleasure to millions throughout the world.” Benny Green – jazz pianist, hailed as the most exciting hard-swinging, hard-bop pianist to ever emerge from Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers.
Here’s what’s happening this week on the jazz scene . . .
Friday March 15
JAZZ3 @ The Waterfront Café starting at 8pm, featuring percussionist Mario Porchetta with Wendell Mason on piano, and Richard Evans on acoustic bass.
Jazz Friday @ The Beach House in Holetown, St. James starting at 7:30pm, featuring Mike Krimholtz on piano & vocals, John Duckhouse on trombone & vocals, Cecil Bascombe on electric bass, and Tony Scrooge on drums.
Saturday March 16
New Jazz @ 39 Steps in Hastings starting at 8pm, featuring guitarist Willie Kerr with saxophonist Andre Woodvine and vocal Kellie Cadogan. Diners, reservations are required.
Roger Gittens Quartet @ Lobster Alive on Bay Street starting at 7pm. Roger Gittens on piano, Cecil Bascombe on electric bass, Stuart Jenkins on valve trombone, and Gershon Ford on drums. Reservations are required
Jazz on the waterfront @ The Waterfront Café starting at 7:30pm with Bert ‘Panta’ Brown on piano, Linus Yaw on bass, and Boo Rudder on drums
Nj30 Quartet @ The Beach House in Holetown, St. James starting at 8pm with Kirk Layne on keyboard, Marius Charlemagne on electric bass, Rashad Hinds on drums, and featuring Joseph Callendar on saxophone
Sunday March 17
Piano jazz with Ebe Gilkes @ The Sandpiper in Holetown starting at 12:30pm. Lunch served ala carte
Jazz @ the tank – The Crustaceans 5-piece Swing Band @ Lobster Alive, starting at 12:30pm
Jazz brunch @ Naniki Restaurant in Suriname, St. Joseph. Live jazz today with the Darren MassiahMolasses Jazz Band. Lunch served from 12noon.
Naniki Caribbean Jazz Safari follow jazz to St. Vincent March 30 & 31. For details and the program go to www.nanikicaribbeanjazzsafari.com
Jazz duo @ The Round House in Bathsheba, 12noon – 3pm, featuring Stefan van den Bossche on guitar, vocals by Gwen Taylor
Johnny Cool’s jazz bar, Dover Beach, St. Lawrence Gap, 7:30pm – 10:30pm featuring various jazz artists. Diners, reservations are required
Sunset jazz with Nj30 @ Ocean2 Hotel & Resort in St. Lawrence Gap, Dover starting at 6:30pm. Kirk Layne on keyboard, Marius Charlemagne on electric bass, Rashad Hinds on drums, and featuring Joseph Callendar on saxophone
Jazz @ the Water’ s Edge with saxophonist Andre Woodvine and guitarist Stefan Van den Bossche, Lanterns Restaurant, Bougainvillea Beach Resort, Maxwell Coast Road, Christ Church starting at 6:30pm. Reservations are required
Tuesday March 19
Roger Gittens Quartet @ Lobster Alive on Bay Street starting at 7pm featuring Roger Gittens on piano, Cecil Bascombe on electric bass, Stuart Jenkins on trombone, and Frank Glen on drums. Reservations are required.
Thursday March 21
Roger Gittens Quartet @ Lobster Alive on Bay Street starting at 7pm featuring Roger Gittens on piano, Neil Newton on electric bass, Stuart Jenkins on trombone, and Frank Glen on drums. Reservations are required.
Wine & Jazz – guitarist Mike Sealy & Friends @ Ocean15 in St. Lawrence Gap at Dover starting at 8pm
Dixieland Jazz with the VSOP band @ The Waterfront Café in Bridgetown starting at 8pm with Andy Voss on trumpet & vocals, John Duckhouse on trombone & vocals, Tony Cummins on clarinet & sax, Art Taylor on piano, Robert Foster on drums, Ronnie Crebbin on banjo, and Cecil Bascombe on electric bass. Diners, reservations are required.
Sunset Music Series @ Weiser’s on the Bay, Spring Garden Hwy starting at sunset and featuring live jazz with a quartet of fine, up-and-coming musicians from the Barbados Community College.
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