Russell Schmidt Quartet at The Nash

7:30pm – 10:00pm; Brice Winston-tenor sax, Russell Schmidt-piano/vocals, Mario Mendivil-electric bass, Dom Moio-drums. Pianist Russell Schmidt returns to the Nash with his quartet, featuring frequent collaborator Brice Winston on the tenor sax. The program will include fresh takes on popular standards as well as some original compositions, all performed with great skill by one of the leading quartets in the West. Listeners should expect an evening of thoroughly modern jazz, with influences drawn from avant-garde and post bop approaches. Supported by bassist Mario Mendivil and drummer Dom Moio, Russell will also sing a couple of selections on each set. Please join us at the Nash for a night of improvised music that is both deeply creative, yet fun and accessible....

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7:30pm – 10:00pm; Brice Winston-tenor sax, Russell Schmidt-piano/vocals, Mario Mendivil-electric bass, Dom Moio-drums. Pianist Russell Schmidt returns to the Nash with his quartet, featuring frequent collaborator Brice Winston on the tenor sax. The program will include fresh takes on popular standards as well as some original compositions, all performed with great skill by one of the leading quartets in the West. Listeners should expect an evening of thoroughly modern jazz, with influences drawn from avant-garde and post bop approaches. Supported by bassist Mario Mendivil and drummer Dom Moio, Russell will also sing a couple of selections on each set. Please join us at the Nash for a night of improvised music that is both deeply creative, yet fun and accessible.
About the artist… Pianist/composer/arranger Russell Schmidt has performed with such celebrated jazz musicians as Carl Allen, Eddie Daniels, John Hollenbeck, Gerry Mulligan, Arturo Sandoval, Clark Terry, and Frank Vignola. Among his recent recordings are The Surprise of Being – Live at Birdland, by the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra featuring saxophonist Joe Lovano, and Anachromysticism, a release by Russell’s own quintet, highlighting his wide-ranging efforts as a jazz composer, with eleven original works showcased in two different release formats: CD and vinyl (double-LP). He has also served as a keyboard soloist with more than 30 professional orchestras, including the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Admission: $15, $8 Students w/ ID; www.thenash.org, (602) 795-0464.

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