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Sunday "meet The Artist" Jazz Series - Winard Harper Presents Josh Evans at Moore's Lounge

Where

Moore's Lounge
189 Monticello Ave
Jersey City, NJ
Map
(201) 332-4309

When

Sun, June 5, 2016
6:00 pm

At Door

$10

Musicians

About

For this special Sunday โ€œMeet the Artistโ€, Winard celebrates his birthday by re-uniting with his former band-member Josh Evans, honoring the Great American Art Form that is 100% Made in America โ€“ Jazz music; Engaging with the audience, both artists will be reminiscing about their careers and collaborations with legendary Jazz musicians, and dig into the treasure trove that is the history of Jazz. Bring the kids! Expect to be greatly entertained!

The list of those Josh Evans has played and record with is long and impressive (http://joshevansmusic.com/bio). Back in the days of the Winard Harper Sextet, Josh Evans spent over three years in Winardโ€™s Band, and got to hold the trumpet chair on the 2006 album Make It Happen. Just like Winard, Josh had studied with Jacky McLean at the University of Hartford, Connecticut, the town where Josh was born and raised. It was through Jacky McLean that the doors opened for Josh to the Blue Note, the Iridium and other legendary New York clubs at that time. After the Harper Sexted, the Josh Evans evolution continued with a two-year stint as part of the Rashied Ali Quintet, touring all over the world and as of 2009 performing under his own name and the recording of two albums, โ€œPortraitโ€ in 2011 and the recent โ€œHope and Despairโ€. ...

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