Tim Warfield's All Star Jazzy Christmas at The Gem Theater

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Veteran saxophonist Tim Warfield delivers a unique holiday treat with Jazzy Christmas, a selection of familiar songs with a heavy contemporary flavor employing sophisticated improvisation with boppish flair that transforms such seasonal tunes as “Let It Snow,” “Joy to the World,” and “Silent Night” into music that could easily be part of any playlist throughout the year. Featuring Nicholas Payton, Stefon Harris, Cyrus Chestnut, Eric Wheeler Clarence Penn and Joanna Pascale, this performance takes a selection of well-known traditional Christmas songs and morphs them into a session of hard-improvised jazz, distinguishing this concert from any other holiday event.