“You can’t explain Jazz to anyone without losing the experience because it’s feeling, not words.” Bill Evans – American jazz pianist and composer; the most influential post-World War II jazz pianist and widely considered one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time.
Here’s what’s happening this week on the jazz scene . . .
Friday March 22
JAZZ3 @ The Waterfront Café starting at 8pm, featuring percussionist Mario Porchetta with Wendell Mason on piano, and Richard Evans on acoustic & electric 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 23
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, Ricky Aimey on electric 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 24
Piano jazz with Ebe Gilkes @ The Sandpiper in Holetown starting at 12:30pm. Lunch served ala carte
Jazz lunch with The Crustaceans 5-piece Swing Band @ Lobster Alive, starting at 12:30pm
Jazz brunch @ Naniki Restaurant in Suriname, St. Joseph featuring Roger Gittens live on piano. Lunch served from 12noon
Follow the Naniki Caribbean Jazz Safari to St. Vincent March 30 & 31. For details and the program visit www.nanikicaribbeanjazzsafari.com
Jazz duo @ The Round House in Bathsheba, 12noon – 3pm, featuring Stefan van den Bossche on guitar, vocals by Gwen Taylor
Sunset jazz with Nj30 @ Ocean2 Hotel & Resort, Dover, St. Lawrence Gap, 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 26
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 28
New Jazz3 @ Fusion on Bay Street, 7:30 – 10:30pm, featuring percussionist Mario Porchetta with Wendell Mason on piano and Richard Evans on acoustic & electric bass
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 with guitarist Mike Sealy & Friends @ Ocean15, Dover, St. Lawrence Gap, 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, Brandon’s Beach, Spring Garden Hwy starting at 7pm featuring the Molasses Jazz Band
Easter weekend jazz . . .
Friday March 29
JAZZ3 @ The Waterfront Café starting at 8pm, featuring percussionist Mario Porchetta with Wendell Mason on piano, and Richard Evans on acoustic & electric 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 30
New Jazz @ 39 Steps in Hastings starting at 8pm, featuring guitarist Willie Kerr with saxophonist Andre Woodvine and vocals by Kelly 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, Richard Evans on acoustic & electric 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
Easter Sunday March 31
NEW Easter lunch with live jazz @ Ocean15, Dover, St. Lawrence Gap, 1pm – 5pm featuring vocalist Lillian Lorde and guitarist Mike Sealy
Piano jazz with Ebe Gilkes @ The Sandpiper in Holetown starting at 12:30pm. Lunch served ala carte
Jazz lunch with The Crustaceans 5-piece Swing Band @ Lobster Alive, starting at 12:30pm. Lunch reservations are required
Jazz brunch @ Naniki Restaurant in Suriname, St. Joseph live jazz TBA. Lunch served from 12noon
Follow the Naniki Caribbean Jazz Safari to St. Vincent March 30 & 31. For details and the program visit www.nanikicaribbeanjazzsafari.com
Jazz duo @ The Round House, Bathsheba, 12noon – 3pm, featuring Stefan van den Bossche on guitar, vocals by Gwen Taylor. Lunch is served
Sunset jazz with Nj30 @ Ocean2 Hotel & Resort, Dover, St. Lawrence Gap, 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
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