Sat Nov 30
Blazz
7PM / $20 | $2.33 Fees Get Tickets
Blazz
Howard Blu is the band’s singer and also brings a rare instrument to the jazz stage – the diatonic, 10-hole harmonica. He has been blowing the “harp” for about 58 years. Originally, he was a blues specialist, but expanded into jazz as a singer and harmonica player when he attended the New York City Jazz Workshop of the renowned pianist, educator and NEA Jazz Master, Barry Harris.
Thomas Kitchen, a.k.a. Tommy Tritone, has been playing jazz guitar for over 30 years. Among others, Thomas has studied with world-renowned guitarist Steve Masakowski and with Ellis Marsalis, the father and elder statesman of the Marsalis family. Thomas has an active guitar teaching practice in the DMV and also gigs with his Tritone Jazz Trio, The Capitol Lab Band and others.
Bassist Phil Ravita has been playing bass for over 30 years. He holds an MM degree in jazz performance from UMD - College Park and a Doctor of Musical Arts from Boston University. He teaches bass at five different colleges. He is a busy performer around the DMV in both classical and jazz ensembles and has released 2 CDs with another out soon, entitled Alice Blue. He has also appeared on many other productions.
John Stonesifer has been playing drums since the 1970s, first in the DMV and then throughout the USA as he traveled with his day job. He has gigged with jazz educator Jerry Coker, the great blues pianist Daryl Davis, and more.
In BLAZZ we explore the intersection between blues and jazz. Come out for a different musical experience.
7PM / $20 | $2.33 Fees Get Tickets