Tag Zach Gillespie

Joel Oroz Sextet

Alex Yuwen – tenor saxophone, Kenji Wagner – trumpet, Ray Lebert – guitar, Zach Gillespie – piano, Thomas Menefee – bass,  Joel Oroz – drums and electronics Plus surprise guests! Presenting a collection of original music and compositions by Kurt Rosenwinkel,…

Ike Ramalho Brazilian Project

Ike Ramalho-guitar/vocals, Laurine Beatriz-vocals, Michael Weiss-alto saxophone, Andrew Gross-tenor saxophone, David Leighton-flute, Zach Gillespie-piano, Glenn Stern-bass, Joel Oroz-drums Ike Ramalho is a Brazilian guitarist, singer, and music producer. He began studying guitar at the age of 10 and has always…

CANCELED: Nazim Rashid & New Renaissance

Nazim Rashid-sax, Zach Gillespie-piano, Max Beckman-bass, Emerson Laffey-drums Nazim Rashid & New Renaissance is performing a Tribute to John Coltrane part 2 – Nazim Rashid has played with some of the greatest jazz masters such as Eddie Harris, who took…

First Friday: Joel Oroz Quintet

Chaz Martineau-tenor saxophone, Patrick Feher-alto saxophone, Zach Gillespie-piano/keyboards, Bailey Zick-bass, Joel Oroz-drums Joel Oroz is an adventurous composer and performer from Phoenix, AZ. This program presents primarily original music as well as arrangements of established compositions. Joined by a team…

First Friday: Geocentric CD Release Show

Zach Gillespie-keyboard/synthesizer, Alan Acosta-alto saxophone, Chaz Martineau-tenor saxophone, Bailey Zick-bass, Joel Oroz-drums Join us for our CD release party in an intergalactic odyssey of original compositions. Geo expresses creativity in a continuum of expanding concepts and variations on a theme,…

Masterplan: Celebrating the Music of Pharoah Sanders

Jeff Jones-sax, Zach Gillespie-keys, Adrian Goldenthal-bass, Joel Oroz-drums, Scott White-percussion With special guests: Art Grijalva, Joey Leyva (trumpet), and very special guest vocalist Jerome Harris Sr. Come along with us as we Journey to the One and explore the power…

Blue Note 80th Anniversary: Contemporary Blue Note w/ Zach Gillespie

Zach Gillespie-piano, Chaz Martineau-tenor saxophone, Bailey Zick-bass, Joel Oroz-drums Arizona trumpeter-turned-pianist Zack Gillespie and his quartet celebrate contemporary Blue Note Jazz artists with arrangements of music by the likes of Norah Jones, Ambrose Akinmusire, Aaron Parks, Brian Blade, Terence Blanchard,…

First Friday: Geocentric

Zach Gillespie-keyboard/piano/electronics, Alan Acosta-saxophone, Bailey Zick-bass, Joel Oroz-drums Geocentric features original music from Zach Gillespie and Joel Oroz, with the addition of composers such as Kurt Rosenwinkel, Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter, and Brad Mehldau. The music will go between various epochs, from modern…