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Jun19Wednesday: 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM
The Superstition Jazz Orchestra will be the featured house band at the Nash every Wednesday night this summer. The band will hit at 7:30 pm and will be reading charts from the greatest writers from the big band world. Local writers are welcome to bring in large ensemble arrangements as well as originals. Mike Crotty will be available to critique them. During the second set, anyone who wishes to hone their sight reading skills can sit in for a tune or two. Band directors are always welcome to bring in their charts to hear them played before the 2013-2014 school year begins. The band hopes to be in residence at The Nash all summer long. So come and join us for some great music, fun and all that is big band jazz!Categories: Special Events -
Jun20June 20 Special Event: Carmela y Mas @ The NashThursday: 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Enjoy a hot summer and the sizzling Latin Jazz Salsa sounds of Carmela y Mas!Valley favorite Carmela Ramirez brings her Salsa ensemble to The Nash with several guest artists throughout the summer. Featuring Rebecca Kennell-trumpet, Steven Von Wald-sax, Claudia Bloom-piano, Haijung Choi-bass, Mark Winnans-percussion, with guest artists Joe Goglia-percussion and Special Guest Abel Valentino “El Rey del Timbale”!
Thursdays June 20th, July 18th and August 15th
Admission: $10 (Maximum capacity 80, secure your seat now!)
CLICK HERE to purchase advance tickets (no “reserved” seating) or call 602-795-0464
B.Y.O.B. has limits: 1 bottle of wine per two people, 2 beers per person. There is a $5 corkage fee per bottle of wine, $1 per beer, no hard stuff!
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Jun21Friday: 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM
- Alex Yuwen
Admission: $10 general/$5 students with an ID (one admission gets you in to both sets)
Alex Yuwen – alto saxophone; Eric Rasmussen – alto saxophone; Jeff Libman – guitar; Alex Meltzer – bass; Micah Hummel – drums
Alex Yuwen has been playing saxophone for four years and currently studies with Eric Rasmussen. A recent graduate of Santan Junior High, he will be attending Hamilton High School in the fall. Alex is a member of Young Sounds of Arizona’s 7 O’Clock Band under the direction of Vince Wedge. In addition, he serves as principal clarinetist of the Phoenix Youth Symphony’s Symphonette Orchestra. Alex was recently a featured soloist at Arizona Musicfest. He also placed first in the Phoenix Youth Symphony Young Musicians Competition Junior Division.
Eric Rasmussen is Director of Instrumental Music at Scottsdale Community College. The California native spent ten years playing and teaching in New York City where he was a staple of the jazz community, performing regularly on the East Coast as well as throughout Europe. He earned his BFA from the California Institute of the Arts and his Masters of Music degree in Jazz Performance at the New England Conservatory in Boston.
Catch a Rising Star Series: This summer concert series features performances by young artists based in Arizona. Curated by the Nash, the series provides a platform for these emerging artists to gain prominence in the jazz community. The 2013 series features headliners of from the ages of 12-26. This year, the Catch a Rising Stars is very much an educational program as well as a performance series. All Catch a Rising Stars groups will be offered a free clinic by an experienced local jazz educator in advance of their performance at the Nash.
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Jun26Wednesday: 7:30 PM – 10:00 PMThe Superstition Jazz Orchestra will be the featured house band at the Nash every Wednesday night this summer. The band will hit at 7:30 pm and will be reading charts from the greatest writers from the big band world. Local writers are welcome to bring in large ensemble arrangements as well as originals. Mike Crotty will be available to critique them. During the second set, anyone who wishes to hone their sight reading skills can sit in for a tune or two. Band directors are always welcome to bring in their charts to hear them played before the 2013-2014 school year begins. The band hopes to be in residence at The Nash all summer long. So come and join us for some great music, fun and all that is big band jazz!Categories: Special Events
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Jul3Wednesday: 7:30 PM – 10:00 PMThe Superstition Jazz Orchestra will be the featured house band at the Nash every Wednesday night this summer. The band will hit at 7:30 pm and will be reading charts from the greatest writers from the big band world. Local writers are welcome to bring in large ensemble arrangements as well as originals. Mike Crotty will be available to critique them. During the second set, anyone who wishes to hone their sight reading skills can sit in for a tune or two. Band directors are always welcome to bring in their charts to hear them played before the 2013-2014 school year begins. The band hopes to be in residence at The Nash all summer long. So come and join us for some great music, fun and all that is big band jazz!Categories: Special Events
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Jul10Wednesday: 7:30 PM – 10:00 PMThe Superstition Jazz Orchestra will be the featured house band at the Nash every Wednesday night this summer. The band will hit at 7:30 pm and will be reading charts from the greatest writers from the big band world. Local writers are welcome to bring in large ensemble arrangements as well as originals. Mike Crotty will be available to critique them. During the second set, anyone who wishes to hone their sight reading skills can sit in for a tune or two. Band directors are always welcome to bring in their charts to hear them played before the 2013-2014 school year begins. The band hopes to be in residence at The Nash all summer long. So come and join us for some great music, fun and all that is big band jazz!Categories: Special Events
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Jul17Wednesday: 7:30 PM – 10:00 PMThe Superstition Jazz Orchestra will be the featured house band at the Nash every Wednesday night this summer. The band will hit at 7:30 pm and will be reading charts from the greatest writers from the big band world. Local writers are welcome to bring in large ensemble arrangements as well as originals. Mike Crotty will be available to critique them. During the second set, anyone who wishes to hone their sight reading skills can sit in for a tune or two. Band directors are always welcome to bring in their charts to hear them played before the 2013-2014 school year begins. The band hopes to be in residence at The Nash all summer long. So come and join us for some great music, fun and all that is big band jazz!Categories: Special Events
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Jul18July 18 Special Event: Carmela y Mas @ The NashThursday: 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Enjoy a hot summer and the sizzling Latin Jazz Salsa sounds of Carmela y Mas!
Valley favorite Carmela Ramirez brings her Salsa ensemble to The Nash with several guest artists throughout the summer. Featuring Rebecca Kennell-trumpet, Steven Von Wald-sax, Claudia Bloom-piano, Haijung Choi-bass, Mark Winnans-percussion, with guest artists Joe Goglia-percussion and Special Guest Abel Valentino “El Rey del Timbale”!
Also appearing August 15th
Admission: $10 (Maximum capacity 80, secure your seat now!)
CLICK HERE for advance purchase of tickets (no “reserved” seating) or call 602-795-0464
B.Y.O.B. has limits: 1 bottle of wine per two people, 2 beers per person. There is a $5 corkage fee per bottle of wine, $1 per beer, no hard stuff!
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Jul19Friday: 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM
photos by Diane Banyai
Noah Simpson – trumpet; Chris Light – saxophone; Reid Riddiough – guitar
with Jonathan Starks – drums and Will Goble – bass, designated jazz educator
7:30-1opm (1st set – 7:30pm; 2nd set – 9pm)
Tickets: $10 general/$5 student tickets with an ID (one admission gets you in to both sets)
Recent graduates of Cactus Shadows High School and current participants in the jazz programs in both Scottsdale and Paradise Valley Community Colleges, Noah Simpson, Chris Light, and Reid Riddiough are up-and-coming musicians in the greater Phoenix area to take note of.
Catch a Rising Star Series: This summer concert series features performances by young artists based in Arizona. Curated by the Nash, the series provides a platform for these emerging artists to gain prominence in the jazz community. The 2013 series features headliners of from the ages of 12-26. This year, the Catch a Rising Stars is very much an educational program as well as a performance series. All Catch a Rising Stars groups will be offered a free clinic by an experienced local jazz educator in advance of their performance at the Nash.
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Jul24Wednesday: 7:30 PM – 10:00 PMThe Superstition Jazz Orchestra will be the featured house band at the Nash every Wednesday night this summer. The band will hit at 7:30 pm and will be reading charts from the greatest writers from the big band world. Local writers are welcome to bring in large ensemble arrangements as well as originals. Mike Crotty will be available to critique them. During the second set, anyone who wishes to hone their sight reading skills can sit in for a tune or two. Band directors are always welcome to bring in their charts to hear them played before the 2013-2014 school year begins. The band hopes to be in residence at The Nash all summer long. So come and join us for some great music, fun and all that is big band jazz!Categories: Special Events
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Jul26Friday: 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM
7:30-1opm (1st set – 7:30pm; 2nd set – 9pm)
Tickets: $10 general/$5 student tickets with an ID (one admission gets you in to both sets)
Kacey Fassett – saxophone
Taylor Fish – saxophone
Stephen Rothe – guitar
Jonathan Starks – drumswith Michael Kocour – piano, designated jazz educator
Kacey Fassett, Taylor Fish, Steven Rothe, and Jonathan Starks will be seniors next year at Highland High School in Gilbert, AZ.
Michael Kocour is an Associate Professor and the Director of Jazz Studies at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona. Among the many artists and ensembles with whom he has appeared with are Dizzy Gillespie, Eddie Harris, James Moody, Eddie Daniels, Randy Brecker, Benny Golson, Ira Sullivan, Carl Fontana, Dewey Redman, Lew Tebackin, and the Chicago Symphony.
Catch a Rising Star Series: This summer concert series features performances by young artists based in Arizona. Curated by the Nash, the series provides a platform for these emerging artists to gain prominence in the jazz community. The 2013 series features headliners of from the ages of 12-26. This year, the Catch a Rising Stars is very much an educational program as well as a performance series. All Catch a Rising Stars groups will be offered a free clinic by an experienced local jazz educator in advance of their performance at the Nash.
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Jul31Wednesday: 7:30 PM – 10:00 PMThe Superstition Jazz Orchestra will be the featured house band at the Nash every Wednesday night this summer. The band will hit at 7:30 pm and will be reading charts from the greatest writers from the big band world. Local writers are welcome to bring in large ensemble arrangements as well as originals. Mike Crotty will be available to critique them. During the second set, anyone who wishes to hone their sight reading skills can sit in for a tune or two. Band directors are always welcome to bring in their charts to hear them played before the 2013-2014 school year begins. The band hopes to be in residence at The Nash all summer long. So come and join us for some great music, fun and all that is big band jazz!Categories: Special Events
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Aug9August 9 Catch a Rising Star: Holly Pyle @ The NashFriday: 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM
photo by Diane Banyai
Holly Pyle – vocals
7:30-1opm (1st set – 7:30pm; 2nd set – 9pm)
Tickets: $10 general/$5 student tickets with an ID (one admission gets you in to both sets)
Holly Pyle graduated Magna Cum Laude from Northern Arizona University in 2010 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music with a vocal emphasis and a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology. Holly initially pursued opera performace, but dabbled with jazz during her studies and shifted gears shortly after falling in love with the genre. Holly studied under the direction of Dr. Ryan Holder, Joel Dibartolo and Russell Schmidt, having experience as a featured vocalist in NAU big band and participating in the NAU vocal jazz ensembles. Holly has performed at several venues in northern Arizona and the valley and seeks to further develop as a jazz musician. Presently Holly is employed at Youth Development Institute, working with juvenile delinquent youth.
Catch a Rising Star Series: This summer concert series features performances by young artists based in Arizona. Curated by the Nash, the series provides a platform for these emerging artists to gain prominence in the jazz community. The 2013 series features headliners of from the ages of 12-26. This year, the Catch a Rising Stars is very much an educational program as well as a performance series. All Catch a Rising Stars groups will be offered a free clinic by an experienced local jazz educator in advance of their performance at the Nash.
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Aug15August 15 Special Event: Carmela y Mas @ The NashThursday: 7:30 PM – 9:30 PMEnjoy a hot summer and the sizzling Latin Jazz Salsa sounds of Carmela y Mas!
Valley favorite Carmela Ramirez brings her Salsa ensemble to The Nash with several guest artists.. Featuring Rebecca Kennell-trumpet, Steven Von Wald-sax, Claudia Bloom-piano, Haijung Choi-bass, Mark Winnans-percussion, with guest artists Joe Goglia-percussion and Special Guest Abel Valentino “El Rey del Timbale”!
Also appearing August 15th
Admission: $10 (Maximum capacity 80, secure your seat now!)
CLICK HERE to purchase tickets in advance (no “reserved” seating) or call 602-795-0464
B.Y.O.B. has limits: 1 bottle of wine per two people, 2 beers per person. There is a $5 corkage fee per bottle of wine, $1 per beer, no hard stuff!
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Aug16Friday: 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM
photo by Laura Fisher
7:30-1opm (1st set – 7:30pm; 2nd set – 9pm)
Tickets: $10 general/$5 student tickets with an ID (one admission gets you in to both sets)
Gabe Hall-Rodrigues – keyboard instruments, vocals
Arizona native Gabe Hall-Rodrigues started playing piano and singing at the age of 7. Gabe is an active performer in the Phoenix valley on accordion, piano, and jazz organ. With several years of vocal training, Gabe also enjoys singing and playing in various ensembles. He recently completed his Master of Music in Jazz Performance degree on Keyboard at Arizona State University under the instruction of Professor Michael Kocour.
Catch a Rising Star Series: This summer concert series features performances by young artists based in Arizona. Curated by the Nash, the series provides a platform for these emerging artists to gain prominence in the jazz community. The 2013 series features headliners of from the ages of 12-26. This year, the Catch a Rising Stars is very much an educational program as well as a performance series. All Catch a Rising Stars groups will be offered a free clinic by an experienced local jazz educator in advance of their performance at the Nash.
Categories: Special Events
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