Resonance Jazz Summer Heat at Old First Concert Series at Old First Presbyterian Church

Resonance Jazz, a one-of-a-kind Bay Area jazz octet, performs a rich composite of original standards from Duke Ellington to George Gershwin and Keith Jarrett, marrying the sounds of this unusual orchestration with violin, viola, flute/vocals, cello, sax, double bass, drums and piano.

Bandleader Steve McQuarry introduces his new jazz originals and arrangements of tunes by Brubeck, Gershwin, and pop tunes by Fleetwood Mac and Roberta Flack for this concert’s “Jazz for All” theme.

Impressive Musical Pedigree

This Bay Area group hails members with a collectively mature history of performing with legendary artists such as Dizzy Gillespie, Louie Bellson, Clare Fischer, Dave Anderson Quartet, Terrence Brewer, Joe Lovano, Jethro Tull, Oakland Jazz Choir, Mingus Amungus, Gloria Estefan, as well as the Marin and Berkeley Symphonies, Woodminster Theatre Orchestra, and the California Pops Orchestra. ...

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Resonance Jazz, a one-of-a-kind Bay Area jazz octet, performs a rich composite of original standards from Duke Ellington to George Gershwin and Keith Jarrett, marrying the sounds of this unusual orchestration with violin, viola, flute/vocals, cello, sax, double bass, drums and piano.

Bandleader Steve McQuarry introduces his new jazz originals and arrangements of tunes by Brubeck, Gershwin, and pop tunes by Fleetwood Mac and Roberta Flack for this concert’s “Jazz for All” theme.

Impressive Musical Pedigree

This Bay Area group hails members with a collectively mature history of performing with legendary artists such as Dizzy Gillespie, Louie Bellson, Clare Fischer, Dave Anderson Quartet, Terrence Brewer, Joe Lovano, Jethro Tull, Oakland Jazz Choir, Mingus Amungus, Gloria Estefan, as well as the Marin and Berkeley Symphonies, Woodminster Theatre Orchestra, and the California Pops Orchestra.

Old First Concerts presents an “astonishing array of programs performed by outstanding musicians from the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond.”

Tickets for the concert can be purchased online or by phone at: 415-474-1608. Ticket Prices: for $17.00 general, $14.00 seniors, & $5.00 full-time students with ID. Children 12 and under are free.

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