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The California Jazz Conservator Presents I Am The Octopus at Rendon Hall
Courtesy of California Jazz Conservatory | Posted on April 4, 2022
When
Fri, April 29, 2022
8:00 pm
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Musicians
About
"I Am The Octopus" is a quartet from the SF Bay Area consisting of Caleb Phair on keyboards, Carson Grimes on drums, Jonny Kaminek on bass, and Nathan Petersen on alto sax. All are Bay Area musicians who have studied music at accomplished college programs in California, including the CJC. "I Am The Octopus" has been described as “funky, creative electric jazz.” They are excited to showcase their original music at the CJC.
Caleb Phair is an accomplished pianist, composer, arranger, and educator based in the San Francisco Bay Area. He attended Diablo Valley College and then transferred to CSU Sacramento, where he studied with Dr. Joe Gilman. Since graduating he has been playing and performing consistently in the Bay Area in a variety of contexts, including jazz bands, studio sessions, chamber groups, pit orchestras, and more. He is currently expanding his musical skills and compositional voice with I Am The Octopus....