Way Out West Concert Series - Joel Behrman Quintet at Rendon Hall

CJC's Way Out West Concert Series provides composer-performers from the Bay Area and beyond with a Tuesday evening showcase for forward-looking original work in jazz and related genres. Join us weekly in Rendon Hall for Way Out West! Post-bop jazz. Originals and arrangements. Joel Behrman Ð Trumpet, Joe Cohen - Tenor Sax, Dahveed Behroozi Ð Piano, Giulio Xavier Cetto Ð Bass, Jemal Ramirez Ð Drums. Joel Behrman grew up in Belleville Illinois, a St. Louis suburb. At age 9 he started on his first instrument, trombone, a horn he still plays frequently today. He went on to earn his music degree at the University of Miami, studying with world-class improvisers like Ira Sullivan, Barry Ries, John Bailey, Jason Carder and Al Hood...

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CJC's Way Out West Concert Series provides composer-performers from the Bay Area and beyond with a Tuesday evening showcase for forward-looking original work in jazz and related genres. Join us weekly in Rendon Hall for Way Out West! Post-bop jazz. Originals and arrangements. Joel Behrman Ð Trumpet, Joe Cohen - Tenor Sax, Dahveed Behroozi Ð Piano, Giulio Xavier Cetto Ð Bass, Jemal Ramirez Ð Drums. Joel Behrman grew up in Belleville Illinois, a St. Louis suburb. At age 9 he started on his first instrument, trombone, a horn he still plays frequently today. He went on to earn his music degree at the University of Miami, studying with world-class improvisers like Ira Sullivan, Barry Ries, John Bailey, Jason Carder and Al Hood. Joel has performed with such notables as Jimmy Cobb, Helen Sung, Chester Thompson, Dayna Stephens, and is currently touring with drumming superstar, Sheila E as well as her father, the Latin jazz legend, Pete Escovedo. Since moving to the San Francisco Bay Area, he's performed with several local jazz musicians including Marcus Shelby, Tiffany Austin, Howard Wiley, Anton Schwartz, Larry Vuckovich, Jules Broussard, and Lavay Smith. In 2012 he released his debut album, Steppin Back. Outside of the jazz world, Joel has toured with American Idol winner, Phillip Phillips, K.C. and the Sunshine Band and Boz Scaggs. He's also performed with Etta James, Gladys Knight, Natalie Cole, Tony! Toni! Tone!, The Funk Brothers, Barry Manilow, and Josh Groban.

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