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OPEN JAZZ JAM SESSIONS
Join us each Third Sunday of the month from 2 to 4: 30 pm

Each session will include a performance by local jazz artists, a talk on some aspect of Jazz history and a jam during which guest musicians are invited to join that Sunday’s performing group. Players and singers who wish to play may sign up, list a tune, and perform. Admission is free, although donations are always welcome.

May 18, 2008
Ali R. Chaudhary and the North Coast Jazz Collective:
Jazz Traditions & the 21st Century

Ali R. Chaudhary, Executive Coordinator/Jazz Guitarist of the North Coast Jazz Collective (NCJC), will be performing as a quartet to showcase traditional jazz standards while illustrating how the jazz tradition is maintaining itself in the young 21st century jazz generation.

Come and enjoy their interpretations of the master works by composers such as Joe Henderson, Miles Davis, Bill Evans, Wes Montgomery and many more!

June 15, 2008
The Beep! Trio

By pushing past the boundaries of the standard piano trio and exploring new sonic territories, Beep! has developed a genre defying sound. With original compositions, reinterpreted standards and pop songs, Beep! creates a listening experience that is inviting and challenging, melodic and complex.

Beep! plays regularly in their home town of Oakland and along the West Coast of California.

Their 2007 debut "Short Stories" was well received by fans and critics alike, and they are currently at work on their second album.
July 20, 2008
The 24/7 Jazz Quartet

The 24/7 Jazz Quartet members are Al Macy, band leader on keyboard and trombone, Larry "Click Track" Brown on drums, Bill Andrews on bass and guitar, and Russ Thallheimer on tenor and alto sax. Whether you want can't-sit-still dance tunes or sophisticated jazz for setting the mood, they’ve got what you're looking for. You’ll hear toe-tapping swing dance music with cool background jazz suitable for cha-cha, rumba, foxtrot, lindy hop, and waltz.
August 24, 2008
The 24/7 Jazz Quartet

The 24/7 Jazz Quartet members are Al Macy, band leader on keyboard and trombone, Larry "Click Track" Brown on drums, Bill Andrews on bass and guitar, and Russ Thallheimer on tenor and alto sax. Whether you want can't-sit-still dance tunes or sophisticated jazz for setting the mood, they’ve got what you're looking for. You’ll hear toe-tapping swing dance music with cool background jazz suitable for cha-cha, rumba, foxtrot, lindy hop, and waltz.
September 21, 2008
  Live Jazz Jam