Thu Sep 26
Harry Appelman, Dave Ballou, Jeff Reed Trio
7PM / $15 | $1 Fees Get Access to the Live Stream
Harry Appelman/Dave Ballou/Jeff Reed Trio
One of the Washington, DC area's most in-demand jazz artists, pianist and educator Harry Appelman has performed on concert stages on five continents. He has been chosen three times to participate in U.S. State Department music tours overseas, and has performed at jazz festivals in Egypt, Morocco and Montreux, Switzerland. Mr. Appelman has played with many of the greats on today's jazz scene, including Eddie Daniels, Gary Thomas, Drew Gress, George Garzone, Jerry Bergonzi, Jim Snidero, Brian Lynch, and Walt Weiskopf, among others.
Appelman was a member of Afro Bop Alliance, winners of a 2008 Latin Grammy, and is a two-time recipient of Maryland State Arts Council Awards for composition (in 2012 and 2018), as well as a prizewinner in the 1988 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Piano Competition and the 1989 Great American Jazz Piano Competition.
Trumpeter/Composer Dave Ballou can be heard in a variety of settings, from solo trumpet improvisations to large ensembles. His recordings can be found on the Steeplechase, CleanFeed, pfMentum and the Out of Your Head record labels. Ballou has performed or recorded with Rabih Abou-Kahlil, Cameron Brown, Steely Dan, The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, Michael Formanek, Mary Halvorson, Woody Herman, Andrew Hill, John Hollenbeck, Sheila Jordan, Oliver Lake, Dave Liebman, Tony Malaby, Johnny Matthis, Mario Pavone, Dewey Redman, Maria Schneider and Gunther Schuller.
His compositions have been performed and recorded by the Meridian Arts Ensemble, Trumpeter Jon Nelson, French hornist Adam Unsworth, Saxophonist Ellery Eskelin, the TILT Brass Ensemble and the Rose City Brass Quintet.
Ballou is a Professor of Music at Towson University teaching in the Jazz and Commercial Music Division and the director of the Murray Jazz Residency.
Jeff Reed is an acoustic bassist, electric bassist, composer, and educator, currently residing in Baltimore. One of the most in demand sidemen in the area, Jeff has performed extensively throughout the U.S. and the world. Equally comfortable on both the electric bass and the acoustic bass, Reed is hailed as one of the most versatile bassists on the scene today. Although for a large part of his professional life he has focused primarily on classic, straight ahead jazz, in recent years he has had the opportunity to return to some of the other styles that he fell in love with prior to his journey into jazz improvisation. With this unique blend of styles at his disposal, Reed can cover almost any artists music uniquely and authentically.
Reed has had a wealth of experience in the recording industry as well. He leads his own group and released his first record “Look for the Light “ on Stricker Street Records in 2020 and as a sideman, he has recorded on over fifty full length records and many singles. His album “Look for the Light” spend many weeks at the top of the jazz charts in 2020.
In addition to performing, Jeff is an adjunct faculty member at Towson University teaching private lessons on the bass and jazz improvisation in a classroom setting.
Showtime: 7 pm ET/6 pm CT/5 pm MT/4 pm PT/12 am GMT
In-person seats: $25 / $10 full-time students with valid ID
Attendees receive a link to the recording to view for one week.
Advance sales end 1 hr before showtime; remaining tickets may be purchased at door.
Streaming Cost is $15
The link will be revealed 15 minutes before the show
and will remain active through Oct. 3
Donations Welcome
7PM / $15 | $1 Fees Get Access to the Live Stream