Paul Mccandless And Charged Particles at Sam Mazza Castle

Jazz superstar saxophonist Paul McCandless will appear with the Bay Area trio Charged Particles playing Paul’s greatest funky compositions at Mazza Castle. Paul is a master of soprano saxophone, oboe, bass clarinet, and English horn, and is co-founder of the jazz super-group, Oregon.

Paul has won the Downbeat Critics Poll and Readers Poll many times. Of performances by this quartet, reviewers have said: “Something special.” (Downbeat Magazine) “Serious jazz, intricate, and surprisingly aggressive. (Washington City Paper) “The week’s best concerts.” (Minneapolis City Pages) “One of the proud moments of the festival.” (Brillo.net) “A brilliant gig!” (Fougou Jazz, Torquay, England) “A wonderful evening!” (Next Stop Olten Jazz Club, Olten, Switzerland) ...

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Jazz superstar saxophonist Paul McCandless will appear with the Bay Area trio Charged Particles playing Paul’s greatest funky compositions at Mazza Castle. Paul is a master of soprano saxophone, oboe, bass clarinet, and English horn, and is co-founder of the jazz super-group, Oregon.

Paul has won the Downbeat Critics Poll and Readers Poll many times. Of performances by this quartet, reviewers have said: “Something special.” (Downbeat Magazine) “Serious jazz, intricate, and surprisingly aggressive. (Washington City Paper) “The week’s best concerts.” (Minneapolis City Pages) “One of the proud moments of the festival.” (Brillo.net) “A brilliant gig!” (Fougou Jazz, Torquay, England) “A wonderful evening!” (Next Stop Olten Jazz Club, Olten, Switzerland)

The group’s numerous performances have included such top-shelf clubs and festivals as Birdland (New York), Blues Alley (Washington DC), Yoshi’s (California), the Rochester International Jazz Festival (New York), the Stanford Jazz Festival (California), the San Luis Obispo Jazz Festival (California), the Eureka Springs Jazz Festival (Arkansas), the Erie Blues and Jazz Festival (Pennsylvania), the Portola Vineyards Summer Jazz Concert Series (California), Jazz at the Lake (New York), the Jazz Gunung Bromo Festival (Indonesia), the Ambleside Days Jazz Festival (United Kingdom), the St. Ives Jazz Festival (United Kingdom), the Northern Arts and Cultural Centre (Canada), FranzK (Germany), and many more. Don’t miss this one!

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