"four For" a Todd Coolman Quartet at The Falcon

Two-time Grammy Award winning bassist Todd Coolman has assembled a remarkable cooperative jazz quartet. Each member a respected leader on the contemporary jazz scene, contributes music from their wide berth of influences. Their goal? To thoroughly enjoy the act of improvisatory music making and to uplift and transmit inspiration to their listeners.

Richard Perry, saxophone
http://richperrymusic.com/
Like many of Four For's other members, Perry is no stranger to the Grammy. His musicianship with Mel Lewis in The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra helped three of their cds receive nominations. His later collaboration with Maria Schneider as a charter member of her orchestra included contributions on all of her albums, including the Grammy-winning Concert in The Garden....

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Two-time Grammy Award winning bassist Todd Coolman has assembled a remarkable cooperative jazz quartet. Each member a respected leader on the contemporary jazz scene, contributes music from their wide berth of influences. Their goal? To thoroughly enjoy the act of improvisatory music making and to uplift and transmit inspiration to their listeners.

Richard Perry, saxophone
http://richperrymusic.com/
Like many of Four For's other members, Perry is no stranger to the Grammy. His musicianship with Mel Lewis in The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra helped three of their cds receive nominations. His later collaboration with Maria Schneider as a charter member of her orchestra included contributions on all of her albums, including the Grammy-winning Concert in The Garden.

Renee Rosnes, piano
http://www.reneerosnes.com/
Aside from leading her own bands, Rosnes is a member of bassist Ron Carter's Foursight Quartet. She performs with her husband, acclaimed pianist Bill Charlap, and they have released their duo recording, Double Portrait (Blue Note).

Todd Coolman, bass
http://www.toddcoolman.org/
Two-time Grammy award-winning bassist Todd Coolman is an in-demand musician who has released three acclaimed recordings; authored two books and performed and recorded with a “who’s who” of jazz masters including a 25-year stint with the James Moody Quartet.

John Riley, drums
http://www.johnriley.org/
John Riley has worked with a wide spectrum of world class musicians including Stan Getz, Milt Jackson, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, John Scofield, Bob Mintzer, Gary Peacock, Mike Stern, Joe Lovano, the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, among others.

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