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Jimmy Nistico And Jazz Express at The Nash
Courtesy of Lorene Ely | Posted on December 30, 2017
When
Sat, January 13, 2018
7:30 pm
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Musicians
Jimmy Nistico
saxophoneDevon Bridgewater
multi-instrumentalistDave Henning
pianoSelwyn Reams
bassN. Glenn Davis
drumsAbout
7:30pm – 10:30pm; Tickets: $20 adults/$10 students; www.thenash.org or 602-795-0464; Jimmy Nistico's Jazz Express with Devon Bridgewater trumpet/violin, Dave Henning-piano, Selywn Reams-bass, Glenn Davis-drums. Playing straight ahead, mainstream Jazz.With tributes to Dexter Gordon, Cannonball Adderly, Wayne Shorter, Hank Mobley and Horace Silver. Jimmy Nistico was born in Syracuse, NY, and raised in a musical home with older brother Sal Nistico paving the way on saxophone. Jim got started on clarinet at age 10, switching to tenor sax (Sal's hand me down) at age 15. He played his first professional gig at 16 and continued playing in local clubs until age 21, when he landed a "pit band "gig at 3 Rivers Inn in upstate NY, backing Patti Page, Jerry Vale, Al Martino , and several other music legends of the day...