Jazz Tuesdays Gregg Hill Composer Showcase Open to the Public · Hosted by Jazz Tuesdays at Moriarty's Pub
Jazz Tuesdays is a weekly event featuring great jazz musicians from all over the state of Michigan. Each week brings in a different guest artist and a new experience. This week we feature the music of East Lansing composer Gregg Hill. Well known as an important ambassador for and patron of jazz music, Gregg helped found the Jazz Alliance of Mid Michigan and plays an important role in supporting both the East Lansing Summer Solstice Jazz Festival and the Lansing JazzFest, and is a 2017 sponsor for Jazz Tuesdays. Gregg has released two compendiums of compositions ("Outrospectives" and "Spontaneity") he created over the course of the last three decades, and in April 2017 produced a series of shows to document and promote his music. For this outing the band includes Jim Alfredson, keyboards, Trent Harris, saxophones, Larry Barris, guitar, and Jazz Tuesdays host Jeff Shoup, drums. The host band will play the first set at 7pm, followed by a jam session until 10! Jazz Tuesdays is generously sponsored by Gregg Hill Publishing, the East Lansing Summer Solstice Jazz Festival, and INDe Drum Lab.
Moriarty's Pub, 802 E Michigan Ave, 48912 Lansing
Updated: Apr 11, 2022
See all the beautiful high resolution images from Gregg Hill's house concert on November 25th. This show highlighted Gregg's music and was performed by Rodney Whitaker and his band. Members include: Terrell Stafford trumpet; Tim Warfield tenor saxophone; Bruce Barth piano; Dana Hall drums; Rockelle Fortin vocalist.
Photography by Lynne Brown
Updated: Apr 11, 2022
Emmet Cohen, Gregg Hill, Evan Sherman, and Russel Hall.
Emmet Cohen is one of this generation's pivotal newest figures in music and the related arts. A recognized prodigy, Cohen began piano instruction at age three, and his playing quickly became a mature melding of musicality, technique, and concept. Downbeat observed that his "nimble touch, measured stride and warm harmonic vocabulary indicate he's above any convoluted technical showmanship." In the same spirit, Cohen himself has noted that playing jazz is "about communicating the deepest level of humanity and individuality; it's essentially about connections," both among musicians and with audiences. Possessing a fluid technique, an innovative tonal palette, and an expansive repertoire, Cohen plays with the command of a seasoned veteran and the passion of an artist fully devoted to his medium.
Concert Images, video clips and downloadable audio files will be available soon!
