John Kocur at Blues Alley

Contact: John Kocur

631-258-2885

[email protected]



John “The Smoker” Kocur Returns to Blues Alley


Monday, January 10, 2011

8 PM and 10 PM

Blues Alley

1073 Wisconsin Ave. NW

Washington, DC 20007

$20 Cover, 1/2 off at 10 PM with student ID


“Alto saxophonist John Kocur isn’t called ‘The Smoker’ for nothing. He’s simply one of the finest soloists the D.C. jazz scene has to offer.” - Michael J. West, Washington City Paper


Washington, D.C. - He dazzled audiences at Blues Alley in 2009, and now John Kocur makes his return to D.C.’s premiere jazz club. John “The Smoker” Kocur will lead his quartet in another intimate performance featuring music from their self-titled album, arrangements of familiar jazz standards, pop tunes, songs from movies, as well as new original music. Come for dinner and stay for the show....

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Contact: John Kocur

631-258-2885

[email protected]



John “The Smoker” Kocur Returns to Blues Alley


Monday, January 10, 2011

8 PM and 10 PM

Blues Alley

1073 Wisconsin Ave. NW

Washington, DC 20007

$20 Cover, 1/2 off at 10 PM with student ID


“Alto saxophonist John Kocur isn’t called ‘The Smoker’ for nothing. He’s simply one of the finest soloists the D.C. jazz scene has to offer.” - Michael J. West, Washington City Paper


Washington, D.C. - He dazzled audiences at Blues Alley in 2009, and now John Kocur makes his return to D.C.’s premiere jazz club. John “The Smoker” Kocur will lead his quartet in another intimate performance featuring music from their self-titled album, arrangements of familiar jazz standards, pop tunes, songs from movies, as well as new original music. Come for dinner and stay for the show.


Following in the footsteps of such jazz notables as Dizzy Gillespie, Sarah Vaughan, Charlie Byrd, and Maynard Ferguson, the John Kocur Quartet returns to take their place in history. The Quartet will be lead by John Kocur on saxophone, and will feature all-acoustic instruments with Amy Bormet on piano and vocals, Josh Walker on guitar, Oliver Albertini on bass, and C.V. Dashiell III on drums. The show is Monday, January 10, 2011 at 8 PM and 10 PM. There is a $20 cover, and students can show ID to receive half off the 10 PM show. For more information about Blues Alley, please visit www.bluesalley.com.


John Kocur, the quartet’s lead musician, is an exciting young alto saxophonist and jazz composer based out of Washington, D.C. He has been called a "great soloist" by the City Paper, "equally capable of romance and hard-charging groove." His original compositions are rooted in the tradition of American Jazz, but they seamlessly blend a variety of musical influences including rock, hip-hop, European classical, and world musics. His distinctive alto saxophone style bears the influences of Johnny Hodges, Charlie Parker, Cannonball Addlerley, and Kenny Garrett. In 2008, John was selected to be one of five Artists-In-Residence at the prestigious Strathmore Performing Arts Center. John is currently on the music faculty at Northern Virginia Community College in Alexandria, VA. John studied at George Mason University and Howard University under Jim Carroll, Dale Underwood, and Charlie Young III.


"The Smoker," John Kocur Quartet’s first album, is available online at cdbaby.com, digstation.com, and iTunes. Free sound clips and downloads are available at www.johnkocur.com.


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