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ed Wise and His New Orleans Jazz Band at Community Music School
Courtesy of Community Music School | Posted on October 2, 2014
Where
Community Music School
775 W Main St.
Trappe, PA
Map
(610) 489-3676
When
Sat, March 14, 2015
8:00 pm
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Musicians
About
Born and raised in Houston, Texas, Ed Wise began his study of the string bass at the age of twelve. At fifteen, he discovered jazz and began a life-long love affair with America’s original art form. At seventeen, Ed was already a member of the American Federation of Musicians Houston Local 65, performing with Houston’s legendary tenor saxophonist Arnett Cobb and sitting in at local jam sessions with Sonny Stitt, Rashaan Roland Kirk, Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis, and others. In 2005, he recorded his first CD “Ed Wise and his New Orleans Jazz Band”, featuring his original and imaginative arrangements of traditional New Orleans jazz for 8, 9 and 10-piece ensembles. That same year, Wise received the honor of being named one of New Orleans’ “Jazz All-Stars” in New Orleans Magazine’s annual Jazz All-Star issue....