Jeff Antoniuk- Dc Jazz Fest 2017 at Twins Jazz

Saxophonist Jeff Antoniuk is internationally respected as a jazz composer and musician. Now living in Annapolis, Maryland, the Canadian born artist appears on numerous recordings and has been consistently well received by critics. With a masters degree from the University of North Texas in jazz performance and West African ethnomusicology, Antoniuk spent a decade touring and recording with the Unified Jazz Ensemble. In 2004, he formed his own heavy hitting quartet, the Jazz Update.
Jeff Antoniuk & the Jazz Update, featuring Russ Nolan Twins Jazz is delighted to welcome back to their stage saxophonist Jeff Antoniuk, and his top flight band, The Jazz Update. For this weekend in November, Jeff is bringing to the stage an amazing show, with some of the finest musicians in the world...

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Saxophonist Jeff Antoniuk is internationally respected as a jazz composer and musician. Now living in Annapolis, Maryland, the Canadian born artist appears on numerous recordings and has been consistently well received by critics. With a masters degree from the University of North Texas in jazz performance and West African ethnomusicology, Antoniuk spent a decade touring and recording with the Unified Jazz Ensemble. In 2004, he formed his own heavy hitting quartet, the Jazz Update.
Jeff Antoniuk & the Jazz Update, featuring Russ Nolan Twins Jazz is delighted to welcome back to their stage saxophonist Jeff Antoniuk, and his top flight band, The Jazz Update. For this weekend in November, Jeff is bringing to the stage an amazing show, with some of the finest musicians in the world. Sharing the spotlight in this rare two-saxophone front line is New York based tenor and soprano player Russ Nolan. A busy touring headliner, Russ Nolan is a force to be reckoned with. There are going to be plenty of fireworks between Antoniuk and Nolan on this show! The rhythm section features three of the top players on the east coast, who have backed some of the finest artists in the world. Mike Pope on bass (Chick Corea, Al DeMeola, David Sanborn), Tony Martucci on drums (John Abercrombie, Joe Lovano, Mose Allison) and Wade Beach (Airmen of Note, Sir Roland Hanna).  Don’t miss this rare opportunity to hear the Jazz Update at Twins Jazz. Every major magazine in jazz has raved about their CD releases “Brotherhood” and “Here Today.”   “Jeff Antoniuk and the Jazz Update are frequent and admired contributors to the Washington, DC jazz scene. This is a quartet steeped in a 21st century style of hard bop that still values solid melody lines, probing improvisation, and, when called for, sheer beauty…These guys are drawing from the timeless well of jazz tradition.”George Fendel, Jazzscene 

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