Nick Russo +11 at Jalopy Theatre

Guitarist, Nick Russo, recent winner of the 2004 International Jazz Workshop at The BANFF Centre in Canada (director, Dave Douglas) & winner of the 2001 JAS academy in Aspen Colorado (director, Christian McBride, mentioned in Dec. 2001 issue of DownBeat magazine), leads a life of full-time performing, including performances at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, The United Nations and Blue Note, to name a few. Russo is currently the guitarist and banjoist with Vince Giordano and The Night Hawks, with vocalist Miles Griffith and is a member of Mona's Hot Four.

On this special evening, Nick Russo +11 will celebrate the 11th anniversary of the release of their ground-breaking debut album "Ro." Nick's 1920s-era, Americana infused collective Banjo Nickaru & Western Scooches will open the show....

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Guitarist, Nick Russo, recent winner of the 2004 International Jazz Workshop at The BANFF Centre in Canada (director, Dave Douglas) & winner of the 2001 JAS academy in Aspen Colorado (director, Christian McBride, mentioned in Dec. 2001 issue of DownBeat magazine), leads a life of full-time performing, including performances at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, The United Nations and Blue Note, to name a few. Russo is currently the guitarist and banjoist with Vince Giordano and The Night Hawks, with vocalist Miles Griffith and is a member of Mona's Hot Four.

On this special evening, Nick Russo +11 will celebrate the 11th anniversary of the release of their ground-breaking debut album "Ro." Nick's 1920s-era, Americana infused collective Banjo Nickaru & Western Scooches will open the show.

"His approach to improvisation, featuring for the most part a warm Jim Hall-like tone, is flexible enough to feel credible whatever the context. It's no surprise that the likes of Hall, trumpeter Eddie Henderson, and pianist Dave Kikoski all speak highly of him. Nick Russo is clearly a guitarist worth watching." John Kelman, All About Jazz

"Nick Russo brings us back to Jazz with Ro." – DownBeat

"If your tastes are eclectic, you'll probably enjoy Ro.... There's a bit of free playing, some Indian raga and a healthy measure of straight-ahead swing.... This youthful vet has already played and/or recorded with Jimmy McGriff, Eddie Henderson, Ed Schuller, Teddy Charles, Vince Giordano's Nighthawks, and the Frank & Joe Show." – Hothouse

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