1, 8, 15, 22, 29 BLUE TUESDAY CLUB TRIO

"PERFORMING EVERY TUESDAY @ TWINS JAZZ!"

Charles Rahmat Woods – flute/sax
Joe Link – drums
Jerrel Pederman – piano

CHARLES ‘RAHMAT’ WOODS has performed on flute or saxophone with ROY HAYNES, HELEN HUMES, DON CHERRY, TARIKA BLUE, CONJUNTO PELIGRO, ODEAN POPE’S SAXOPHONE CHOIR, RANDY DEBARGE, EVA CASSIDY, LITTLE HELENA , KLASSIC KIDS OF D.C., POETRY IN MOTION , AND OTHERS IN NEW YORK, WASHINGTON, DC, MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA AREAS.

Woods has appeared with his own ensembles on the D.C. cable TV show “ON LOCATION WITH STRICTLY BIZ!”, N.Y. broadcast of “HARAMBE” and “BLACK ON BLACK”; and Live Jazz radio features on WAER-FM, WEAA, AND WPFW-FM. His theme music is used for the syndicated Native American cable TV show “FOUR WINDS”.

Woods recordings include: “DC LOVE ORCHESTRA” (rahmat shabazz 2005), “RAHMAT SHABAZZ ORIGINAL JAZZ” (rahmat shabazz 2003), “MODERN MUSIC THERAPY” (rahmat shabazz 1999), EQUINOX ( cosmicly 1990), “ELLA “ and “ COLUMBIA ROAD” (peligro 1985), “NOVATO DE AMOR” ( moonflower 1983), “THE STRANGER” ( C HENRY WOODS TROUPE, enyx 1975)

Of the BLUE TUESDAY CLUB Trio, ensemble leader Woods says: “ At first I was going to call this group THREE CECIL’S …honoring pianist Cecil Taylor, saxophonist Cecil Payne, and NJ drummer Cecil Brooks III. After witnessing the dramatic events of the primary elections in the U.S. it reminded me of how special Tuesday’s can be. When I was growing up in Buffalo, NY, the Blue Tuesday Club was a popular and extended happy hour that rotated among different bars and grills every Tuesday. People came out and had fun. The BLUE TUESDAY CLUB Trio at TWINS JAZZ is a testament to that musical vibrancy.

10 MINOR THOUGHTS QUINTET

minor Thoughts is a Washington, D.C. based band with a repertoire of straight ahead standards, post bop and Latin influenced jazz. The trio was included in the St. Luke's Jazz in the Garden summer concert series last year in D.C. and in several other recent events. www.minorthoughts.net

Jerome Meltzer - Piano. Jerome Meltzer, a Takoma Park based pianist has played in a variety of jazz groups and settings. His music is influenced by jazz masters such as Bill Evans and McCoy Tyner. His musical style draws on ragtime, boogie-woogie, stride, swing, be-bop and modal and modern tendencies of the post-bop period.

Dan Griffin - Bass. Dan Griffin, born and raised in New York City, was introduced to music through Italian folk songs, secular music and the Beatles. Dan played in a variety of fusion, rhythm & blues, funk and jazz groups in New York over the past 20 years, as well as performing in stage orchestras, church and cabaret venues.

Gary Hacker - Drums & Percussion. Gary Hacker grew up in metropolitan Philadelphia area and was originally influenced by rhythm and blues and do-wop music that was a rich part of the Philadelphia musical culture at the time.

Joey Whitney - Alto Saxophone. Joey Whiteney began playing alto saxophone at age 9. Two years later, he switched to soprano saxophone exclusively and later added tenor saxophone. Joey picked up bass guitar in high school and played in various rock bands. As his interest in jazz grew he focused on the saxophone. He joined the Howard University Jazz Ensemble under Fred Irby and studied with saxophone virtuoso Charlie Young. Holding the jazz tenor chair, Joey has had the opportunity to perform with many legendary jazz artists. He toured Tokyo and Yokosuka Japan in 2005 and has cut multiple albums with the HUJE big band.

Maureen Mullaney - Vocals. Originally from Saratoga Springs, New York, Maureen started studying the voice at 14. She earned a degree in Music: Vocal performance from SUNY College at Geneseo and went on to win a "Best Actress" New York State Theater Award for her role as Erzulie in Once On This Island in 2002. After moving to Washington DC, she made a transition to Jazz performance and has never looked back. A student of the incomparable Jay Clayton at Peabody Conservatory, Maureen is excited to be returning to Twins. Visit Maureen at http://www.myspace.com/maureenmullaney.

11,12 JAMES "SAXSMO" GATES QUARTET w/ SPECIAL GUEST JUSTIN KAUSLIN

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Michael Hawkins - Bass
Billy Williams - Drums
Special Guest Justin Kauslin - Piano
James "Saxsmo" Gates - Saxophones (Alto, Tenor, Soprano)

IT'S TIME is the new CD from James Saxsmo Gates. IT'S TIME is a great second solo CD from Saxsmo. It features great performances by James Gates, the great Fred Wesley, Robbie Cunningham, noted drummer and composer Nate Smith (who plays with Grammy winner Dave Holland), Hannon Lane, the prodigy - Brandon Lane, smooth jazz trumpeter - Bill McGee, noted pianist and educator - Dr. Weldon Hill, Tom Reaves on guitar, and a host of talented musicians.

IT'S TIME is a collection of ten great compositions featuring exciting performances by SAXSMO and friends. Several songs have been acclaimed as stand out singles by radio professionsals all around the country. The title track IT'S TIME features SAXSMO at his best laying down a memorable melody with a hip groove, UNLIMITED CHANCES is another stand out contemporary standard with a traditional quartet line up featuring Dr. Weldon Hill on piano, Billy Williams on Drums and Mike Hawkins (Cyrus Chestnut). You will definitely want to hear SAXSMO perform the Luther Vandross ballad I'D RATHER this song is going to get a lot of quiet storm airplay all around the globe.

The great FRED WESLEY is prominently featured on the classic jam AIN'T NO STOPPIN' US NOW. Fred came to town and blew the doors of the studio off. The live strings on this track and on I'D RATHER were arranged and conducted by one of the most talented producers and musicians around Hannon D. Lane. SAXSMO is also joined by his friend, partner and smooth jazz trumpeter BILL MCGEE on the funky duet SEXOPHONE this is a rompin' track with great horns played by Bill, James and Hannon.

As a performer, you'll find everyone who has heard Saxsmo play live will agree that James Saxsmo Gates is without a doubt one of the most exciting sax players in the country and we all know that it's truly just a matter of time before Saxsmo takes his place at the top of the Jazz charts alongside all of the other notable present day saxophonists.

Saxsmo is a graduate of the venerable Berklee College of Music and a protege of Billy Kilson, Terri Lynn Carrington, Lynne Fidmont, Walter Beasley, Alex Bugnon, Freddie Fox, Cyrus Chestnut, Brandon Marsalis, Delfeayo Marsalis, Jeff Tain Watts, Shelia Ford, Marvin Smitty Smith, Wallace Roney, Makoto Ozone, Ron Savage, Billy Hart, Omar Hakim, Lala Hathaway, Greg Osby, Kevin Eubanks, Robin Eubanks, Wil Calhoun, Donald Harrison, and many many others.. From Be-Bop, to Straight Ahead, to Swing, to Modern, to Progressive, to Smooth Jazz, when it comes to the language of Jazz, James Saxsmo Gates, is one of America's most fluent speakers of the language. A virtual encyclopedia of the genre, embodied all in one very special artist.

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13 SYDNI MARIE (VOCALS)

"Since birth I have been surrounded by music. My earliest musical influences came from home where I was surrounded by a diverse range of music from jazz to rhythm and blues. My father was blessed with a beautiful bass voice, and from what I understand my grandparents were in a band. Needless to say we're all hams. :-) I have performed regularly at various venues in the Washington Metro area, which include Twins Jazz. My urban sound is inspired by contemporary artists such as Rachelle Ferrell, Anita Baker and Lalah Hathaway just to name a few. By the way if you need a vocal coach mine is awesome, check him out at www.mcnairstudios.com "

16, 17 LESLIE CASEY AND COMPANY

Leslie Casey and Company
Piano Jessica Stewart
Bass- Hideshi Omachi
Sax - Neal Spitzer
Drums- Glenn Sorino

Leslie Casey and Company comes back to DC for "two nights" bringing back their brand of jazz/ neo-soul to Twins. The New York based band has been giving great and solid performances since forming last May. In 2007, Leslie released her four song EP entitled "Take A Chance" which has allowed the band to perform at venues such as Cornelia Street Café and Smalls Jazz Club in New York. Along with being a regular in Twins, they are also a favorite at The River Room of Harlem.

Later this year, Leslie and her band are in the process of making their first full length CD.

18, 19 MARK MOSLEY QUARTET FEATURING DAVE SCHNITTER (SAX)

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Ameen Saleem - Upright Bass
Greg Holloway - Drums
Dave Schitter - Tenor Sax
Mark Mosley - Guitar

Dave Schnitter Jazz Master, Tenor Sax, Composer, Arranger, Educator. “Schnitter's sound is now somewhere between Hank Mobley's warm muskiness and Coltrane's direct, vibratoless approach. He is the jazz world’s forgotten messenger, a marvelous musician who just happened to be in the right place right before the right time.” All About Jazz New York. In 1972 Schnitter formed his own group in New York. Folks who remember Dave Schnitter as a hard-bop tenor player with the Jazz Messengers in the '70s might be a bit surprised by his latest offering. Sketch (Sunnyside), recorded in early 2001, does indeed demonstrate Schnitter's continued ease with that classic approach, but with its lack of a chordal instrument, quirky stop-and-go compositions by Schnitter or trumpeter James Zollar ("Dili Dali," "Sketch," "Sooner or Later," "Flirtation With Faust," "Sputnik"), and sometimes free-jazz improvisational phraseology, it also shows the marked influence of Ornette Coleman's early groups. It's on the standards "For All We Know," "All or Nothing at All" and "You Don't Know What Love Is" where Schnitter is most likely to show his Coltrane and Joe Henderson influences and Zollar to demonstrate his considerable hard-bop skills (he can also do a fine New Orleans gut-bucket imitation). With long-time associate Jimmy Madison on drums and the broadly experienced Thomas Bramerie on bass, the group achieves a high level of cohesion that enables them to interact quite effectively. Sketch is a satisfying combination of the familiar and the unpredictable. David Franklin, JAZZTIMES, December 2004 issue

Mark Mosley is a Baltimore-based jazz and blues guitarist who was inspired to pursue music as a career after performing at the Montreux Jazz Festival while in high school. Since then, Mosley has expanded his experience in a variety of ways - even during his stint with the United States Army, often making an evening gig after having jumped out of a C-130. Since his days with the Army, Mark has toured Spain with Lou Donaldson and worked with Gary Bartz and Keter Betts, among others.

www.guitaristmarkmosley.com

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20 CORNELL STONE

24 JAZZ/SOUL ARTIST KENNY WESLEY

How many musical artists today can sing and song write in three languages -- fluently, have four-octave ranges, are expert pianists, and dedicate their lives to serving the world through music? He sings with the tenderness of a Luther Vandross, and in the same breath, with the agility and freedom of a Stevie Wonder. Kenny Wesley is the young new face of contemporary and jazz music.

Originally for Jacksonville, NC, Kenny is part of a rich musical heritage. “My mother and almost all of her side of the family are incredible musicians, so it seemed natural for me to become a musician.” He was barely a toddler when he started singing and by age 9 he had already created his first compositions on piano. His love for music and other cultures has taken him around the world where he has performed before presidents, dignitaries, heads of state and high-profile celebrities. Kenny has shared the stage with several recording artists such as Yolanda Adams, Anthony David and Jean Carne. His songs have been featured on national television: in 2004, his song “Epiphany”, co-written by Timothy Butler, was featured on ABC’s The View. In May of 2008, Kenny released his debut EP, “I’m Sorry” and is currently working on his first full-length studio album.

If you love classic jazz and soul music, you’ve definitely come to the right place!

For further information on Kenny, please visit http://www.myspace.com/kennywesley

25, 26 T.K. BLUE "FOLLOW THE NORTH STAR" CD RELEASE

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T.K. Blue (born Talib Kibwe) is an American jazz saxophonist from New York City. His parents were Jamaican and Trinidadian, and he has used their Afro-Caribbean musical styles in his own work. He has worked with, among others, Don Cherry and the South African pianist Dollar Brand.

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27 THE JOSTEIN GULBRANDSEN QUARTET

Jostein Gulbrandsen-guitars
Megumi Yonezawa-piano,Fender Rhoads
Matt Grason-bass
Larry Fergusson-drums

Norwegian born guitarist and composer, Jostein Gulbrandsen came to New York in 2001 to study at Manhattan School of Music. Since receiving his Master’s Degree in 2003, he has been an active musician, both on stage and in the studio. He has performed at venues like Cornelia Street Cafe, Smoke, La Lanterna, B.B King’s Blues Bar, Hard Rock Café NYC, Blues Alley,HR 57 and The Kennedy Center. He played on the Motel Project’s “Lost and Found”, recently praised in Jazz times Magazine. He recently received and endorsement from Canadian based, guitar company Godin Guitars, joining the ranks of endorsers like John McLaughlin, Sylvain Luc and Ulf Wakenius. He is planning to give some clinics for Godin in the summer of 2008 as well as a European tour with his quartet, the Jostein Gulbrandsen Quartet. in 2009. He is also the leader of Jostein Gulbrandsen trio and is currently writing music for several projects. In 2006 he went into the studio to record the album “Twelve”. The album was released in 2007, on the Spanish Label Fresh Sound New Talent. The album was well received in his home country Norway as well as in the U.S. It was recently on the TOP 5 list in Village Voice’s Jazz Consumers Guide, by reviewer Tom Hull.

Megumi Yonezawa was born in Japan and was a member of Greg Osby’s 4 for almost 3 years. She can be heard on his Blue Note release “Public”, 2004. She has performed at Birdland, Village Vanguard and has toured around the world playing at North Sea Jazz Festivals as well as many other European festivals. She has played and recorded with Nicholas Payton, Bob Hurst, Joan Osbourn, Masabumi Kickuchi. She is currently writing music for an upcoming solo-album.

Washington D.C native Matt Grason received great reviews in Jazztimes magazine for his first solo CD “Lost and Found”, featuring many of D.C’s finest spoken words artists as well as a great NY band. Grason continues to be a busy leader and sideman and performs frequently at Hr57, Kennedy Center, Twins jazz and Blues Alley.

From Virginia, Larry Fergusson is frequnetly heard with many of DC’s most creative musicians, Dan Robersts, Matt Rippetoe and Matt Grason. Larry also leads his own band and has performed with artists such as Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine/Audioslave), Chris Isaak, Byron Stripling and Donald Byrd. He aslo plays with the U.S army band and has played drums on two middle east USO tours to Iraq, Kuwait and Afghanistan.

1,2 PROJECT NATALE

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Carl Cornwell- Tenor Sax
Bob Butta - Piano
Joe Natale- Upright Bass
Lou Natale - Drums


“PROJECT NATALE” IS TWO BROTHERS JOSEPH, BASSIST AND LOU, DRUMS WHO HAVE COMBINED 55 YEARS OF DEDCICATION TO AND A STUDY OF THE MUSICAL ART FORM THEY REPRESENT.

ORIGINATING FROM THE PITTSBURGH AREA, THE BROTHERS MOVED TO SOUTH EAST FLORIDA WHERE THEY RECEIVED THEIR EDUCATION AND THEIR VAST EXPERIENCE OF DIVERSE MUSIC.

IT WAS WHILE LIVING IN FLROIDA THEY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH THE GREAT WILLIAM BOONE WHO FOUND HIS VOICE WORKING AS THE PIANIST FOR THE LATE GREAT LESTER YOUNG AND TRUMPETER BLUE MITCHELL WHO ALSO RECORDED BOONE’S COMPOSITIONS. THE OPPORTUNITY OF WORKING WITH THE BOONE FOR TEN YEARS HAS SPROUTED THEIR JAZZ ROOTS.

THE MELTING AND BLENDING OF INFLUENCES FROM THE CARRIBBEAN, CUBA, AND BRAZIL INTO THE AMERICAN JAZZ HAVE MADE THE PROJECT WHAT IT HAS COME TO BE. DIVERSIFIED – MODERN TRADITIONAL JAZZ WITH ORIGINAL COMPOSITIONS AND THE ARRANGEMENTS OF THE JAZZ STANDARDS. CURRENTLY LIVING AND PERFORMING IN THE DC AREA THEY HAVE JUST RELEASED THEIR SECOND CD “LIVE FROM SILVER PLAZA” ALSO RELEASED THEIR FIRST CD “PYRAMIDS AND PALMS.” (JAZZ COMBO FORMAT) WHICH ARE BOTH RECEIVING AIR PLAY AND RECORD SALES IN THE NORTH EAST. UNDER THEIR OWN LABEL, “INVEO.” THEY WILL SOON BE RELEASING A VOCAL CD TITLED “AND SO IT GOES.” JAZZ TRIO CD “WHATEVER IT TAKES” AND “M&M” WHICH WILL BE ELECTRIC JAZZ, BUT WATCH OUT FOR THE “WALTZ OF THE PLANETS.” THE BROTHERS HAVE SHARED CONCERT STAGES WITH SUCH GREATS AS THE DUKE ELLINGTON BAND, RICHARD ELLIOTT, BUSTER WILLIAMS, NATHAN PAGE, JOE WILLIAMS, DIZZY AND OTHERS.

“EXPERIENCE THE PROJECT”

www.projectnatale.com or www.dcjazz/projectnatale.com

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5, 12, 19, 26 BLUE TUESDAY CLUB TRIO

"PERFORMING EVERY TUESDAY @ TWINS JAZZ!"

Charles Rahmat Woods – flute/sax
Joe Link – drums
Jerrel Pederman – piano

CHARLES ‘RAHMAT’ WOODS has performed on flute or saxophone with ROY HAYNES, HELEN HUMES, DON CHERRY, TARIKA BLUE, CONJUNTO PELIGRO, ODEAN POPE’S SAXOPHONE CHOIR, RANDY DEBARGE, EVA CASSIDY, LITTLE HELENA , KLASSIC KIDS OF D.C., POETRY IN MOTION , AND OTHERS IN NEW YORK, WASHINGTON, DC, MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA AREAS.

Woods has appeared with his own ensembles on the D.C. cable TV show “ON LOCATION WITH STRICTLY BIZ!”, N.Y. broadcast of “HARAMBE” and “BLACK ON BLACK”; and Live Jazz radio features on WAER-FM, WEAA, AND WPFW-FM. His theme music is used for the syndicated Native American cable TV show “FOUR WINDS”.

Woods recordings include: “DC LOVE ORCHESTRA” (rahmat shabazz 2005), “RAHMAT SHABAZZ ORIGINAL JAZZ” (rahmat shabazz 2003), “MODERN MUSIC THERAPY” (rahmat shabazz 1999), EQUINOX ( cosmicly 1990), “ELLA “ and “ COLUMBIA ROAD” (peligro 1985), “NOVATO DE AMOR” ( moonflower 1983), “THE STRANGER” ( C HENRY WOODS TROUPE, enyx 1975)

Of the BLUE TUESDAY CLUB Trio, ensemble leader Woods says: “ At first I was going to call this group THREE CECIL’S …honoring pianist Cecil Taylor, saxophonist Cecil Payne, and NJ drummer Cecil Brooks III. After witnessing the dramatic events of the primary elections in the U.S. it reminded me of how special Tuesday’s can be. When I was growing up in Buffalo, NY, the Blue Tuesday Club was a popular and extended happy hour that rotated among different bars and grills every Tuesday. People came out and had fun. The BLUE TUESDAY CLUB Trio at TWINS JAZZ is a testament to that musical vibrancy.

6 STAN KILLIAN QUARTET(SAX)

"PERFORMING FIRST WEDNESDAYS @ TWINS JAZZ!"

Stan Killian - tenor sax
Harry Appleman - piano
Eric Wheeler - bass
Eric Kennedy - drums

Based in the Baltimore and Washington D.C. area, tenor saxophonist Stan Killian is currently dividing his time between two major projects. The Stan Killian Quartet performs original music drawing inspiration from the minds of Wayne Shorter, Woody Shaw, McCoy Tyner, and Joe Henderson. He also co-leads Com Você, an ensemble which interprets Brazilian and American modern jazz from bossa nova to MPB (Musica Popular Brasileira) and beyond. Reviewers have described his playing as “virtuosic”, “muscular”, and “mellifluous.” Peter Westbrook from Jazz Review writes, “Killian is by no means another Coltrane clone. He has a voice of his own with an almost classical sonority at times.”

www.stankillian.com

8,9 THE DANIELLE EVA QUARTET

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The Danielle Eva Quartet, jazz, blues, and bossa, featuring Danielle Eva, vocals, Allyn Johnson, piano, Lenny Robinson, drums, and Michael Bowie, bass.

Fusing groove, blues, swing, and bossa, jazz vocalist and songwriter Danielle Eva serenades in shades of blue-eyed soul with a compelling sincerity and a side of sass. She began her career in her hometown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where she developed her craft singing in jazz clubs and festivals, in college opera roles, and performing modern world gospel. She then spent several years in New York performing in top jazz and cabaret venues as well as festivals along the East Coast. She has been honored as a scholarship recipient of Jazz Aspen Snowmass and as a 3rd place winner of the 2007 Billie Holiday Vocal Competition. Her latest recording project, to be released in February, features drummer Lenny Robinson, pianist Federico Pena, bass player Gavin Fallow, and guitarists Lenny White and Chuck Underwood.

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15,16 MARCUS PRINTUP

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Marcus Printup was born and raised in Conyers, Georgia. He had his first musical experiences hearing the fiery gospel music his parents sang in church, and he later discovered jazz as a senior in high school. While attending the University of North Florida on a music scholarship, he won the International Trumpet Guild Jazz Trumpet competition. In 1991, Mr. Printup's life changed drastically when he met his mentor to this day, the great pianist Marcus Roberts. Mr. Roberts introduced him to Wynton Marsalis, which led to his induction into the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra in 1993. Conyers has since honored him with the celebration of “Marcus Printup Day” on August 22 annually.

Mr. Printup has performed and/or recorded with Betty Carter, Dianne Reeves, Eric Reed, Cyrus Chestnut, Wycliffe Gordon and Mr. Roberts among others. Mr. Printup has several records as a leader, Song for the Beautiful Woman, Unveiled, Hub Songs, Nocturnal Traces, Peace in the Abstract, and his most recent, Bird of Paradise. He made his screen debut in the 1999 movie Playing by Heart and recorded on the film's soundtrack.

Mr. Printup tours annually with the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, spending one-third of his year touring world wide. He has an interest in teaching youth and experienced musicians and contributes to several camps annually.

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22,23 ARMAND NTEP (VOCALS)

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Armand Ntep, "le bantu Africain" is a vital and original world music singer and composer from Cameroon. His compositions run the gamut from salsa to hip-hop to traditional "lihongo" from his native Cameroon. Armand spent years in Paris developing his unique world fusion sound, before moving to Washington DC and recording with Sustained Note Records. Armand has dedicated his most recent recorded track "Bon Bes" (For the Children) to the fundraising multi artist CD "See With Your Heart."

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29,30 THE MARTY NAU QUINTET FEATURING LUIS HERNANDEZ (TENOR SAX)

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Marty Nau is a sought after alto saxophonist and jazz musician in the DC area. After coming to the Wash. DC area in 1980 he has played with Navy Band Jazz Ensemble "The Commodores". He also has four CD's out under his own name including "Stings Attached" and "The Bouquet Chorale" featuring alto saxophone great Phil Woods! Currently Marty plays in the Capitol Quartet (www.capitolquartet.com), freelances in the DC area and travels nationally and internationally performing pops concerts with symphony orchestras. He also teaches with the DC Youth Orchestra Program and The Washinton Conservatory. Check him out at www.martynau.com and www.dcjazz.com.

Luis Hernandez is one of the country's top tenor saxophonists. From Miami Florida, Luis came to DC to play with the Navy Jazz ensemble "The Commodores". He has also played with the Smithsonian Jazz Orchestra and currently plays with Afro Bop. Luis is married with three children and resides in the Springfield, Va. area. You can hear him play frequently with the Navy Commodores through out the DC metro area. Look for him!!!

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2, 9, 16, 23, 30 BLUE TUESDAY CLUB TRIO

"PERFORMING EVERY TUESDAY @ TWINS JAZZ!"

Charles Rahmat Woods – flute/sax
Joe Link – drums
Jerrel Pederman – piano

CHARLES ‘RAHMAT’ WOODS has performed on flute or saxophone with ROY HAYNES, HELEN HUMES, DON CHERRY, TARIKA BLUE, CONJUNTO PELIGRO, ODEAN POPE’S SAXOPHONE CHOIR, RANDY DEBARGE, EVA CASSIDY, LITTLE HELENA , KLASSIC KIDS OF D.C., POETRY IN MOTION , AND OTHERS IN NEW YORK, WASHINGTON, DC, MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA AREAS.

Woods has appeared with his own ensembles on the D.C. cable TV show “ON LOCATION WITH STRICTLY BIZ!”, N.Y. broadcast of “HARAMBE” and “BLACK ON BLACK”; and Live Jazz radio features on WAER-FM, WEAA, AND WPFW-FM. His theme music is used for the syndicated Native American cable TV show “FOUR WINDS”.

Woods recordings include: “DC LOVE ORCHESTRA” (rahmat shabazz 2005), “RAHMAT SHABAZZ ORIGINAL JAZZ” (rahmat shabazz 2003), “MODERN MUSIC THERAPY” (rahmat shabazz 1999), EQUINOX ( cosmicly 1990), “ELLA “ and “ COLUMBIA ROAD” (peligro 1985), “NOVATO DE AMOR” ( moonflower 1983), “THE STRANGER” ( C HENRY WOODS TROUPE, enyx 1975)

Of the BLUE TUESDAY CLUB Trio, ensemble leader Woods says: “ At first I was going to call this group THREE CECIL’S …honoring pianist Cecil Taylor, saxophonist Cecil Payne, and NJ drummer Cecil Brooks III. After witnessing the dramatic events of the primary elections in the U.S. it reminded me of how special Tuesday’s can be. When I was growing up in Buffalo, NY, the Blue Tuesday Club was a popular and extended happy hour that rotated among different bars and grills every Tuesday. People came out and had fun. The BLUE TUESDAY CLUB Trio at TWINS JAZZ is a testament to that musical vibrancy.

3 STAN KILLIAN QUARTET(SAX)

"PERFORMING FIRST WEDNESDAYS @ TWINS JAZZ!"

Stan Killian - tenor sax
Harry Appleman - piano
Eric Wheeler - bass
Eric Kennedy - drums

Based in the Baltimore and Washington D.C. area, tenor saxophonist Stan Killian is currently dividing his time between two major projects. The Stan Killian Quartet performs original music drawing inspiration from the minds of Wayne Shorter, Woody Shaw, McCoy Tyner, and Joe Henderson. He also co-leads Com Você, an ensemble which interprets Brazilian and American modern jazz from bossa nova to MPB (Musica Popular Brasileira) and beyond. Reviewers have described his playing as “virtuosic”, “muscular”, and “mellifluous.” Peter Westbrook from Jazz Review writes, “Killian is by no means another Coltrane clone. He has a voice of his own with an almost classical sonority at times.”

www.stankillian.com

5,6 KATY ROBERTS TRIO

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12,13 CC BOOKER III w/ WILL SCRUGGS

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Will Scruggs, sax/vocals
Nate Shaw, organ
Tony Romano, guitar
Matt Kane, drums
with Special Guest Charles Phaneuf, saxophone

www.ccbooker.com

CC Booker III features tenor titan Will Scruggs and B3 devotee Nate Shaw. Hailing from Atlanta, GA and Brooklyn, NY, Scruggs and Shaw bring you a soul-jazz sound dedicated to three greats; Ray Charles, King Curtis, and Booker T and the MGs as the big swinging sound of the tenor saxophone meets the super funk of the Hammond B3 organ. The band features New York native, Nate Shaw, on keys and Atlanta native, Will Scruggs, on horns. Between the two of them, they have performed worldwide to sell out audiences at such venues as the Blue Note and the Apollo Theatre. The Minneapolis Star Tribune described Nate Shaw's sound as "rhythmically adventurous yet gracefully understated.as thoughtful as it is potent," and

The Chicago Reader wrote that he "stood out for his detailed solos and expansive keyboard style." At only 26 years of age saxophonist, vocalist, and bandleader Will Scruggs is one of the most exciting young artists on the jazz scene today, having recorded and toured with the legendary Natalie Cole in 2006. With a deep arsenal of original music and a strong background in jazz, funk and reggae, Scruggs wins over audiences wherever he goes. CC BOOKER promises to be one of the most exciting new groups of the last ten years. If you like it swinging and soulful, this is the show for you! For more info on the band, check out www.ccbooker.com.

***CC Booker tours in a diesel Ford van that runs on 100% recycled vegetable oil....swingin' hard and saving the planet.

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19,20 MICHAEL THOMAS (TRUMPET)

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For DC-based trumpeter Michael Thomas this initial release, The Messenger, is the result of a true labor of love. Not one to wait for a record label to come knocking at his door, Thomas seized the initiative himself, not only starting his own label and releasing his own debut disc, but also developing his own home studio to lay down these 10 persuasive tracks. Thomas has a brass proud trumpeter's arrogance in sound but not demeanor. The title is an apt one as the feeling harkens back to Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers without in any way being imitative. And Mr. Do Everything Michael Thomas also wrote all but three of these tunes, mining the books of Sahib Shihab, Tina Brooks, and Mal Waldron for the other three. From Waldron's book he beautifully essays the ever-lovely “Soul Eyes” as a quartet feature for his flugelhorn.

Elsewhere the chores are shared roundly by Thomas' mates the edgy tenor saxman Zack Graddy, bassist Kent Miller, drummer Frank Williams lV, pianist Darius Scott, and he broadens the band on two tracks with the energetic altoist Antonio Parker. -Willard Jenkins , AllAboutJazz.com

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21 NOAH PREMINGER QUINTET (SAX)

Noah Preminger - saxophone
Ben Monder - guitar
Alex Brown - keyboard
Aryeh Kobrsinky - bass
Ted Poor - drums

Currently living in the Northeast, jazz saxophonist Noah Preminger has been making a name for himself in the music community. Noah's playing and his group's concepts are influenced by genres ranging from classic to contemporary jazz, from hard rock to ambient music. He has performed extensively all over the northeast at prominient venues.

By the age of 21, Noah has had the opportunity to perform and work with Dave Liebman, John McNeil, Steve Davis, Nat Reeves, Dave Douglas, Joel Frahm, Dave Holland, Marvin Stamm, Jim McNeely, Phil Grenadier, Roscoe Mitchell, Bob Nieske, Cecil McBee, Bob Moses and others. Noah's group has opened for a number of great artists, such as Kurt Elling and Eric Alexander. As of recently, Noah has been an important member of other groups including his own Noah Preminger Sextet, the Dana Lauren Quintet, Low Road (with Eric Lane-pianist and Ruth Lepson-poet), the Bridget Kearney Group and the Nick Sanders Quintet. Noah's debut album, Dry Bridge Road, will be released and available on August 1st, 2008, featuring Russ Johnson-trumpet, Ben Monder-guitar, Frank Kimbrough-piano, John Hebert-bass, Ted Poor-drums, and Noah Preminger-saxophone.

www.noahpreminger.com
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26,27 JONATHAN KREISBERG TRIO

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Jonathan Kreisberg-Guitar
Gary Versace-Organ
Mark Ferber-Drums

With a busy touring schedule and rave reviews from the press and peers, Jonathan is steadily becoming one of the most exciting new faces on the international Jazz scene. He has studied a wide range of music and performed in many eclectic situations. As a member of U.M.'s concert jazz band he played with Joe Henderson,Michael Brecker and Red Rodney. He performed 20th century works with the New World Symphony under Michael Tilson Thomas. He has performed as a sideman in the groups of Dr. Lonnie Smith, Joe Locke, Joel Frahm, Greg Tardy, Roy Nathanson(Jazz Passengers), Donald Edwards, Jane Monheit, Ari Hoenig, Yosvany Terry and Lenny White, as well as leading his own groups including such notables as Larry Grenadier, Bill stewart and Scott Wendholt. He has released 4 critically acclaimed CD's on the Criss Cross and Mel Bay Labels.

"For those who thought that there could be no more surprises in the world of Jazz Guitar…what a voice! His playing is harmonically fruitful and melodically effortless as he charms long flowing lines from his guitar with a taste, skill, and experience that, as mentioned earlier, belies his youth." Lyle Robinson-Jazz Guitar Life

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1 STAN KILLIAN QUARTET(SAX)

"PERFORMING FIRST WEDNESDAYS @ TWINS JAZZ!"

Stan Killian - tenor sax
Harry Appleman - piano
Eric Wheeler - bass
Eric Kennedy - drums

Based in the Baltimore and Washington D.C. area, tenor saxophonist Stan Killian is currently dividing his time between two major projects. The Stan Killian Quartet performs original music drawing inspiration from the minds of Wayne Shorter, Woody Shaw, McCoy Tyner, and Joe Henderson. He also co-leads Com Você, an ensemble which interprets Brazilian and American modern jazz from bossa nova to MPB (Musica Popular Brasileira) and beyond. Reviewers have described his playing as “virtuosic”, “muscular”, and “mellifluous.” Peter Westbrook from Jazz Review writes, “Killian is by no means another Coltrane clone. He has a voice of his own with an almost classical sonority at times.”

www.stankillian.com

3,4 SONNY FORTUNE

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10, 11 THE DAVID BOND QUINTET FEATURING ANDREW WHITE

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Friday, October 10
The David Bond Quintet feat. Andrew White
David Bond/Andrew White-Saxophones
Steve Novosel-Bass
Charles Ellerbee-Guitar
Nasa Abaday-Drums

Saturday, October 11
The David Bond Quartet
David Bond-Saxophone
Bob Butta-Piano
Steve Novosel-Bass
Nasar Abaday-Drums

The group performs original compositions in the tradition of American and Improvisational Music

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“A very promising jazz alto saxophonsit, big-toned, free bop, with brains and brown." -Village Voice.

"David Bond features his warm and varied compositions ... an adventurous bandleader"-The Boston Phoenix.

BOND has performed with Archie Shepp, Dewey Redman, and Sonny Fortune, and has recorded with Bob Moses

ANDREW WHITE - is recognized as the world’s foremost authority on the music of John Coltrane as well as ;being the transcriber and publisher of the world’s largest catalogue of saxophone transcriptions.

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5 STAN KILLIAN QUARTET(SAX)

"PERFORMING FIRST WEDNESDAYS @ TWINS JAZZ!"

Stan Killian - tenor sax
Harry Appleman - piano
Eric Wheeler - bass
Eric Kennedy - drums

Based in the Baltimore and Washington D.C. area, tenor saxophonist Stan Killian is currently dividing his time between two major projects. The Stan Killian Quartet performs original music drawing inspiration from the minds of Wayne Shorter, Woody Shaw, McCoy Tyner, and Joe Henderson. He also co-leads Com Você, an ensemble which interprets Brazilian and American modern jazz from bossa nova to MPB (Musica Popular Brasileira) and beyond. Reviewers have described his playing as “virtuosic”, “muscular”, and “mellifluous.” Peter Westbrook from Jazz Review writes, “Killian is by no means another Coltrane clone. He has a voice of his own with an almost classical sonority at times.”

www.stankillian.com

3 STAN KILLIAN QUARTET(SAX)

"PERFORMING FIRST WEDNESDAYS @ TWINS JAZZ!"

Stan Killian - tenor sax
Harry Appleman - piano
Eric Wheeler - bass
Eric Kennedy - drums

Based in the Baltimore and Washington D.C. area, tenor saxophonist Stan Killian is currently dividing his time between two major projects. The Stan Killian Quartet performs original music drawing inspiration from the minds of Wayne Shorter, Woody Shaw, McCoy Tyner, and Joe Henderson. He also co-leads Com Você, an ensemble which interprets Brazilian and American modern jazz from bossa nova to MPB (Musica Popular Brasileira) and beyond. Reviewers have described his playing as “virtuosic”, “muscular”, and “mellifluous.” Peter Westbrook from Jazz Review writes, “Killian is by no means another Coltrane clone. He has a voice of his own with an almost classical sonority at times.”

www.stankillian.com