Mike Casey QUARTET! at The 9th Note

Sunday, January 10, 2016 - 8pm - $10
MIKE CASEY QUARTET - Mike Casey - Saxophones, Matt DeChamplain - Piano, Matt Dwonszyk - Bass, Corey Garcia - Drums
The (New) 9th Note Jazz Club - 15 Bank St - Downtown Stamford
A lifetime passion for the saxophone began when Mike took to the saxophone like a fish to water in the 5th grade. Eager to expand his musical horizons, he attended the Greater Hartford Academy for the Performing Arts in high school, where he studied in the jazz program. He is a graduate of the acclaimed Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz (University of Hartford's Hartt School, CT)...

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Sunday, January 10, 2016 - 8pm - $10
MIKE CASEY QUARTET - Mike Casey - Saxophones, Matt DeChamplain - Piano, Matt Dwonszyk - Bass, Corey Garcia - Drums
The (New) 9th Note Jazz Club - 15 Bank St - Downtown Stamford
A lifetime passion for the saxophone began when Mike took to the saxophone like a fish to water in the 5th grade. Eager to expand his musical horizons, he attended the Greater Hartford Academy for the Performing Arts in high school, where he studied in the jazz program. He is a graduate of the acclaimed Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz (University of Hartford's Hartt School, CT). While at Hartt he was fortunate to study with renowned jazz artists such as saxophonists Abraham Burton, Rene McLean, & Javon Jackson, trombonist Steve Davis, and bassist Nat Reeves. Nominated for “Best Jazz” in the CT Music Awards, Mike has performed and delighted a wide range of audiences throughout the Northeast. He has shared the stage with notable jazz artists such as Marc Cary, JD Allen, Charles Tolliver, Duane Eubanks, Rashaan Carter, Tarus Mateen, Ugonna Okegwo, Steve Davis, Nat Reeves, Rene McLean, Brandee Younger, & Dezron Douglas. In early 2015, Mike was one of 24 young jazz musicians/composers worldwide selected to participate in the prestigious 2 week “Betty Carter Jazz Ahead” program at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., where he was fortunate to learn from celebrated jazz artists Jason Moran, Eric Harland, Eric Revis, J.D. Allen, Carmen Lundy, Andre Hayward, and Cyrus Chestnut. Mike has performed at well-respected venues such as Dizzy’s Club (Jazz at Lincoln Center, NYC), The Kennedy Center (DC), , Minton’s & Smalls Jazz Club (NYC), and the Hard Rock Cafe (Boston), as well as many venues across CT. Mike has enchanted audiences young & old alike, performing a unique blend of upbeat, accessible, original music and exciting arrangements of jazz standards with a mature lyricism and a sound that commands the attention of the audience.

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