The Hastings Jazz Collective

Begins: Jun 13, 2008 at 7:30 pm ET
Where: Common Ground Coffeehouse at the First Unitarian Society of Westchester
25 Old Jackson Avenue
Hastings-on-Hudson, NY 10706
------------------------The newly formed HASTINGS JAZZ COLLECTIVE brings together a stellar jazz line-up. Grammy nominated guitarist Jay Azzolina has worked and recorded with artists such as Dave Samuels, Kenny Werner, and Herbie Mann, and singers Michael Franks, Donna Summer and Carly Simon. Tenor saxophonist Tim Armacost’s career is distinguished by performance and recording credits alongside the likes of Ravi Coltrane, Eddie Henderson, Jimmy Cobb, Kenny Barron, Roy Hargrove, Paquito D’Rivera, Randy Brecker, and many others. He has toured throughout East and West Europe, Japan, India, Australia, China and the United States. With his driving power and intricate rhythms, pianist David Janeway is an artist with an undeniably unique voice. Janeway has worked with Art Farmer, The Supremes, David “Fathead” Newman, Jr. Cook, Sonny Fortune, Billy Hart, Tom Harrell, Dakota Staton, Benny Golson and many others. Ugonna Okegwo is one of the most distinctive and sought-after jazz bassists in the world. Critics across the globe have praised him for his rich tone, supple sense of swing, stylistic range and inventiveness. These qualities have earned him a place on the bandstand with jazz legends like Clark Terry and Pharaoh Sanders and have established him as one of the leading lights of a younger generation redefining jazz for the new century. Drummer Tony Jefferson has performed and recorded with many jazz artists including: Kenny Drew, Jr., Cyrus Chestnut, Freddie Cole and others. He has appeared at jazz festivals around the world and is an active player on the New York scene.