October is Jazz Guitar Month
September 22, 2011
Bremerton's saxophone virtuoso Mark Lewis continues a Friday jazz series at El Coral Mexican Restaurant in Bremerton. In October, Mark will perform each week with a different Northwest master guitarist.
Week one brings a new star to the El Coral series: Mark's former classmate at Cornish College of the Arts, and hugely popular Seattle guitarist, Michael Powers.
Featured Guitarist Schedule:
October 7: Michael Powers
October 14: Allen Alto
October 21: Jim Day
October 28: Milo Petersen
Where: El Coral Mexican Restaurant, 536 4th Street, Bremerton, (360) 479-2239
When: Fridays, 6 to 9 pm
The music is on the main floor in the restaurant. All ages. No cover.
Check out the flyer for Jazz Guitar Month at http://marklewismusic.com/media/10-oct-8-x-11-1316904152.pdf
If you can spare 26 seconds, my first ever YouTube video is a little advertisement for the jazz series, filmed on the last day before the Manette Bridge in Bremerton was closed to traffic forever. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_5i3YFx4u0
About the musicians:
Mark Lewis is master of the alto sax, baritone sax, flute and piano; author of 1500 compositions; and has recorded and produced more than twenty albums on various labels. Rotterdam, Holland was Mark's home base for many years. He toured and played in most of the better clubs throughout Europe, and taught jazz theory and improvised music classes in several music conservatories. Mark lived and performed for several years in San Francisco and Victoria, BC as well. Mark's CD "In The Spirit," recorded at Music Annex in Menlo Park, CA, made the Top 40 on Billboard Magazine's Jazz Albums chart. Jazz musicians Mark has performed and recorded with include pianists Mark Levine, Overton Berry, and Ted Gioia; drummers Candy Finch, Eddie Moore and Billy Higgins; bassist David Friesen; saxophonists Johnny Griffin and Art Foxall; trumpet player Randy Brecker; and vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson. Mark often subbed for Stan Getz and John Handy during his time in San Francisco.
Michael Powers graduated Magna Cum Laude from Seattle's prestigious Cornish College of the Arts with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Composition and Performance. One of the Northwest's most popular guitarists, Michael has performed with, recorded with or shared billings with Herbie Hancock, Eddie "Clean Head" Vinson, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Ray Charles, Diane Schuur, and R&B greats Gladys Knight and the Pips and Atlantic Starr, among others.
Allen Alto graduated from Central Kitsap High School with many awards for his musical abilities. He was invited to attend Central Washington University where he studied music and played in the prestigious Jazz Ensembles there. He has done extensive road and studio work with many well-known artists, such as John Sebastian and Jerry Jeff Walker, in almost every style of music. This shows in his playing as he blends all those influences into a truly unique style of guitar virtuosity.
Jim Day plays fingerstyle on an acoustic jazz guitar with a bit of amplification. Jim has played with many jazz legends, including Miles Davis, Freddy Hubbard, Stan Kenton, Della Reece and Henry Mancini. In his early rock and roll days he played with Jerry Lee Lewis, Chubby Checker, Connie Stevens, and Brenda Lee. Jim has three CDs of his own and has been on numerous recording sessions with national and regional recording artists.
Milo Petersen is currently on the affiliate faculty at Seattle Central Community College and was recently honored by the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts. In 1993 he was awarded a composition grant by the Seattle Arts Commission. Milo Petersen and the Jazz Disciples were featured in the Encyclopedia of Northwest Music by James Bush. Milo has performed with a wide array of artists including Eartha Kitt, Ernestine Anderson, Julian Priester, Cedar Walton and Mose Allison. He has also played for a variety of shows including The Fifth Dimension, The Bob Hope Show, The Coasters and The Drifters.
For more information contact:
Rhonda Stewart
(360) 692-2540
Rhonda@MarkLewisMusic.com
MarkLewisMusic.com