Dot Jazz Series: Jerry Bergonzi Quintet

Friday, January 11, 2019

Greater Ashmont Main Street and Mandorla Music Series are very pleased to co-present the 2018-2019 bimonthly Dot Jazz Series at Peabody Hall in the The Parish of All Saints, 209 Ashmont Street. Doors open at 7pm and the $15 ticket includes dessert, as well as non-alcoholic beverages. Wine will be available as well.

This date will feature Boston-based tenor sax giant Jerry Bergonzi and his quintet, which for this appearance will be comprised of Phil Grenadier on trumpet, Plamen Karadonev on piano, Greg Loughman on bass & Austin McMahon on drums.

"Bergonzi’s quintessentially modern tenor sax style melds the linear, chromatic approach of such greats as Joe Henderson and Wayne Shorter with the horizontal, chordal techniques of John Coltrane. His tone is full-bodied with an occasional hard edge, enhanced by a savvy use of dynamics and creatively varied articulation. He’s an expressive and versatile player, as comfortable playing the hoariest of jazz standards as he is playing an Ornette-ish free tune. Above all, his manner of playing is utterly spontaneous and distinctive. With such contemporaries as Joe Lovano, Michael Brecker, George Garzone, and Dave Liebman, Bergonzi has helped define the modern approach to his instrument." - JazzTimes magazine

Public contact name: 

Mark Redmond

Public contact phone number or e-mail address: 

mark@mandorlamusic.net