Iva Jean will fill the Autumn evening with tunes by Abbey Lincoln, Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone, Cassandra Wilson and more. From early tunes like "Shiny Stockings" with lyrics by Ella to "Throw It Away" by Abbey and "Four Women" by Nina plus Cassandra lyrics on "Tutu" and more, enjoy the journey that the Scat Lady, Iva Jean Ambush, will take you on with the music of our Jazz pioneers.
Accompanied by
Pete Frassrand (Composer/Arranger/Pianist) petefrassrand.com
David Marsh (Composer/Bassist) www.davidwmarsh.com
Leon Alexander Jr. (Composer/Arranger/Percussionist) (Facebook.com/LeonAlexander )...
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Iva Jean will fill the Autumn evening with tunes by Abbey Lincoln, Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone, Cassandra Wilson and more. From early tunes like "Shiny Stockings" with lyrics by Ella to "Throw It Away" by Abbey and "Four Women" by Nina plus Cassandra lyrics on "Tutu" and more, enjoy the journey that the Scat Lady, Iva Jean Ambush, will take you on with the music of our Jazz pioneers.
Accompanied by
Pete Frassrand (Composer/Arranger/Pianist) petefrassrand.com
David Marsh (Composer/Bassist) www.davidwmarsh.com
Leon Alexander Jr. (Composer/Arranger/Percussionist) (Facebook.com/LeonAlexander )
Iva Jean Ambush (Vocalist/Lyricist) www.ivaambush.com
and Guests
Pete Frassrand was born in Detroit, where he grew up in a family of teachers and musicians. He is proud to now be a teacher and musician. After playing the piano on and off for years, in 1995 he moved to the DC area to study music seriously. He is grateful for opportunities to learn from area players like Robert Redd, Charles Covington and Tim Murphy. In 2000, he received a music education degree from Towson University and now shares jazz with young people as a music teacher. Since 2011 he has served as the pianist for the Greater U Street Jazz Collective.
David W. Marsh III is a graduate of the Duke Ellington School for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC. He taught acoustic bass, electric bass and electric guitar and was the bassist in the Faculty Jazz Quintet at the George Washington University in Washington, DC for 14 years.
David recorded with Jennifer Holiday, Doug Carn, St. Augustine's Gospel Choir, Carey Creed, Stickman, Kevin Campbell, Dan Reynolds, Matt Niese, Yvette Spears, Juanita Williams, Vaughn Nark and the Rejoice Conference Choir. He has been on the bill with Dizzy Gillespie, David Sanborn, Ronnie Laws, Sarah Vaughan, Jerry Butler, Yolanda Adams, Ritchie Cole, Pieces of a Dream, Ahmad Jamal, Three Irish Tenors, and Placido Domingo. He also performed with Della Reese, Tito Puente, Alfredo Mojica, Sr., Alfredo Mojica, Jr., Monty Alexander, John Faddis, John Hendericks, Andrew White, Gladys Knight, Curtis Fuller, Donald Harris, Larry Coryell, Guitarist Paul Reed Smith and Greg Karukas.
He is the bass player for "Cook, Dixon and Young" (formally Three Mo' Tenors) who recorded a recent PBS special and CD.
Leon Alexander is a world class percussionist, whose versatility of style is as diverse as it is excellent. Playing all over the world in genres that vary from Classical and Contemporary and Straight-Ahead Jazz , he redefines the approach to rhythm in music.
Iva Ambush is a scat singing Jazz vocalist from Frederick, MD. Her performances have rave reviews, including the DC and Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festivals. She decided to pursue a professional singing career more than 20 years ago after returning d to her birthplace. She steered clear of jazz as long as she could but having a family of jazz musicians, such as trumpeter Lester Bowie, pianists Allen Ambush, Byron Bowie, guitarist Jonathan Townes, bassist Scott Ambush and band leaders Joseph Bowie (Defunkt) and members of the Bartonsville Cornet Band, the clarion call was heard.
Iva completed an Emerging Artists Workshop with Ronnie Wells at the Elliston Studio for Jazz Studies and private lessons and an improvisation workshop with bebop legend Sheila Jordan. In the workshop, Iva explored concepts of jazz phrasing and rhythms, and learned the rudiments of preparing lead sheets. Intense master classes with Sheila Jordan, Dr. Horace Boyer, and Jay Clayton combined with rehearsal allowed Iva to grow immensely. Some of the other instructors include Dr. Frederick Tillis, Professor Charles Ellison, and the late Dr. Billy Taylor and Dr. Bro. Yusef Lateef.
Tickets: $20 in advance/$23 at door/$10 full-time students with ID
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