Local jazz presenter José DaCosta and Exodus to Jazz are bringing vocalist-bassist Kate Davis and her trio to Rochester on Saturday, May 7, 2011, 8:00 pm at the Lutheran Church of the Reformation. Davis will be joined by pianist Noah Kellman and drummer Jake Goldbass accompany to close the current Exodus To Jazz season.
A rising star on the national and international jazz scene, Kate Davis is one of growing number of talented female bass players who sing (both on the wider jazz scene and our own local version). Kate Davis began achieving national recognition for her bass and vocal skills while in high school in Portland, Oregon. She was named a National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts "youngARTS" Silver winner, is a four-time Downbeat Magazine Student Award winner, a two-time participant in the Brubeck Summer Jazz Colony, and was bassist in the Grammy Jazz Ensemble. She was selected as a 2009 Presidential Scholar of the Arts, which included a White House visit and a performance at Kennedy Center (YouTube video). Since moving to in New York, Kate has performed at Lincoln Center’s Dizzy's Club Coca Cola and The Blue Note.
Local artist Miché Fambro opens the concert with his unique combination of guitar playing and singing that fuses elements of flamenco, jazz, classical, pop and soul.
Doors open at 7:00 pm. The Lutheran Church of the Reformation is located at 111 N. Chestnut St. in downtown Rochester. Parking is available in the lot next to the Church. Tickets are available at all Wegmans stores That's the Ticket outlets and online at BrownPaperTickets.com. For more information about the concert, visit the Exodus to Jazz website or call (585) 733-7685.
With the wind howling outside...again...I'm inside where it is warm and bringing the next seven days of live jazz in and around Rochester to you. Highlight for me is tomorrow's gig with Mostly Other People Do The Killing at the Bug Jar. The folks at the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival have announced schedule updates. The Cedar Walton Trio will be replacing Billy Bang, who died last week; The Ben Allison 3 will be replacing Supersilent, who had scheduling issues. I hope to start my preview coverage of XRIJF soon. That is all... now to the listings:
Lynne Arriale was fantastic on Saturday at Exodus to Jazz with her killing group of Omer Avital, Johnathan Blake and JD Allen (image). Other than Mr. Gordon with the RPO, we're all local this week. So here are the live jazz listings for the next seven days.
We were all saddened to learn that jazz violinist Billy Bang, who has appeared in Rochester multiple times over the past years, both at the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival and otherwise, has died after fighting lung cancer. Bang was known for his deeply expressive music that mined his experience in combat during the Vietnam War and the exceptional bands and musicianship he brought with him when he appeared here. 
While there is live jazz spread across the whole week, I'm focusing my limited time (day job is doggin me) on the two-fer of Antonio Ciacca and Lynne Arriale on Saturday.
Two impressive jazz pianists who have previously graced the stage of the 
