Schedule:

Sunday, March 30, 2025

6:30 p.m: K and R Quartet

Pianist, composer and Inner Circle Music recording artist, Lefteris Kordis, has established himself as a unique voice in the Mediterranean Jazz genre. He grew up in Elefsis, an ancient and multicultural town near Athens, Greece. Since age four, he has studied, performed, and composed based on a wide spectrum of genres, including with legendary Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis, as well as many maestros in jazz (Steve Lacy, Jerry Bergonzi, George Garzone, Joe Lovano), and Greek folk (Panayotis Lalezas, Glykeria, Vasilis Saleas). Kordis brings a musicologist’s ear for the un-tempered harmonies of ancient Byzantine chant, and teaches at both Berklee’s Global Jazz Institute and the Ionian University in Corfu.

Christos Rafalides is an acclaimed jazz vibraphonist, composer, and educator based in New York City. Since moving to New York, Rafalides has performed with Randy Brecker, Victor Lewis, Chaka Khan, Joe Locke, Antonio Sánchez, Steve Hass, Ravi Coltrane, Christian McBride, Wynton Marsalis, and Mike Stern, among many others. Rafalides has toured extensively throughout the world both as a leader and guest soloist. Some highlights include performances with the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra and Wynton Marsalis, a tour with the Charles Mingus Epitaph Band featuring bassist Christian McBride and conductor Gunther Schuller, a recording with the Harmony Ensemble of NY of Henry Mancini’s “Peter Gunn” featuring Lew Soloff, a tour through India and China with Dario Boente, as a guest faculty member at the Zeltsman Marimba Festival, and an Artist Residency at the Music Village in Greece.

Featuring:
Lefteris Kordis - piano
Christos Rafalides - vibraphone
John Lockwood - bass
Dor Herskovits - drums

Location: Morningside Annex, 108 Summer St.
Advance Tickets (recommended) - limited availability at door
$23 general admission

Monday, March 31, 2025

7:30 p.m: Subject2Change

?Subject2Change is a Metrowest-based jazz sextet performing music together since 2021. Featuring original compositions and arrangements, they cover a vast array of jazz styles, from classic swing and bop to Latin jazz and fusion. Paying homage to the greats, such as Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Chick Corea, Horace Silver, and more, their repertoire includes fun, rhythmic pieces as well as thoughtful tunes featuring creative lines and off-center harmonies to keep you guessing. Subject2Change brings you the energizing jazz you love with some unique twists and turns.

Featuring:
Gail Carey - keyboard, vocal
Eric-Jan Schmidt - bass
David Wetherell - trumpet, flugelhorn
Paul Benzaquin - guitar, vocal
David Wright - saxophone, flute, composer/arranger
Paul Davis - drums, composer/arranger

Location: Town Tavern, 201 Massachusetts Ave.
No Cover Charge

Tuesday, April 1, 2025

7:30 p.m: Bill Ward and Ian Coury

7:30 p.m: Morningside Music Studio Adult Jazz Ensemble
Bill Ward has been teaching piano and guitar for over 15 years to students of all ages and levels. He holds a Master's in Piano Performance (classical) from Boston University in addition to undergraduate jazz piano studies at Oberlin conservatory and UMass, and has performed at major venues throughout the US, Europe, and South America, including the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; the Gardner Museum; and WGBH's "Eric In The Evening". Fluent in a wide range of musical genres, from classical to jazz and popular music, he takes an individualized approach to teaching based on students' unique interests and learning styles.

8:15 p.m: Bill Ward and Ian Coury
Having shared a stage with Brazilian choro legends Armandinho and Hamilton de Holanda by the age of 12, Ian Coury has since been accruing many accolades and is already, at 20 years old, one of Brazil’s most-respected virtuosos of the 10-string bandolim.  As he continues to push the boundaries of the instrument and of the choro genre, he has performed with such luminaries as Paquito D’Rivera, Claudio Roditi, and Toninho Horta, and in the past two years has received two important awards: “Best Instrumentalist” in the National FM Radio Festival (2020), and second place in Brazil’s eFestival (2021), both for performances of original compositions. Ian comes from Brazil’s capital city, Brasília, where he began playing bandolim at age 8, studying with Marcelo Lima at the Raphael Rabello School of Choro.  In 2019 Ian received a scholarship to study at Berklee College of Music, where, in his second year, he received the String Department Award, and has already taught a choro workshop at Harvard University.  Before coming to the US to study, Ian had already made the journey to perform at NAMM (2017, 2018), but his professional trajectory in Brazil began much earlier; in 2014 he played both solo and with Armandinho at the Club do Choro in Brasília; 2014 and 2015, he was recognized for his merits by the Brazilian Academy of Sciences, Arts, History, and Liturature; in 2016 he appeared on the cover of Choro Magazine, and received a culture award from Brazil’s House of Representatives. Ian has upcoming performances at MIT and Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center, and will be teaching at Choro Camp in Northampton, MA, June 20–26.

Location: Morningside Annex, 108 Summer St.
No Cover Charge

Wednesday, April 2, 2025

7:30 p.m: Morningside Minutemen and That Trio!

7:30 p.m: Morningside Minutemen
Featuring:
Peter Orne - trumpet
Nick Ryder - sax
Jeff Hopwood - keys
Mike Travisano - bass
Dan Fox - drums

8:15 p.m: That Trio
That Trio!, formed by drummer Connor Sturge, pianist Liz Sinn and bassist Jack Davies, fuses their diverse influences—ranging from pop and hip-hop to avant-garde and fusion—all through the medium of jazz. That Trio! has had the honor of working with respected artists across a wide range of genres, such as Victor Wooten, Godwin Louis, Riley Russell, and Kühlname.

That Trio! first came together at Berklee College of Music, where their frequent collaborations as a rhythm section naturally evolved into a lasting partnership. United by a shared musical vision and deep friendship, their synergy on- and off-stage creates an experience that is as playful as it is expansive.

Location: Morningside Annex, 108 Summer St.
No Cover Charge

Thursday, April 3, 2025

6:00 p.m: Cuatro Gatos
Location: Tryst Restaurant, 689 Mass Ave.
No Cover Charge (reservations recommended)

7:30 p.m: Anouk Chemla Quartet
Location: Morningside Annex, 108 Summer St.
No Cover Charge

Friday, April 4, 2025

8:00 p.m: Boston Universal Music Collective and Meridian 71

8:00 p.m: Boston Universal Music Collective
Playing the music of Brazilian composer Hermeto Pasqual is The Boston Universal Music Society, featuring:
Jack Davison – flute
Joel Springer – tenor sax
Peter Orne –  trumpet
Dan Fox – trombone
Mike Travisano – bass
Jeff Hopwood – keys
Mike Chamness – drums
Erico Menino – percussion

9:15 p.m: Meridian 71
Headlining the evening is Meridian 71, a cross-cultural music project created and led by Giuseppe Paradiso since 2011. The project name comes from Boston's longitude—the 71st meridian that passes through the eastern part of the city. Meridian 71 is more than a conceptual band; it’s a dynamic and ever-changing musical project with a revolving lineup and a driving vision to use music and sound to inspire, bridge cultures and create links within different traditions.Blending music genres that range from jazz and improvised music to Mediterranean and West African styles, Meridian 71 released three albums (Otherness Collection, Metropolitan Sketches and Parallel Dimensions) featuring all original compositions by drummer and bandleader Giuseppe Paradiso, and an eclectic international ensemble of well-established musicians, including:
Mark Zaleski – saxophone, clarinet and flute
Phil Sargent – guitar
Maxim Lubarsky – piano and keys
Galen Willett – elec. fretless bass
Malick Ngom – sabar drums

Location: Arts Collaborative Medford, 162 Mystic Ave. #1
Advance Tickets (recommended) - limited availability at door
$20 general admission; $10 students and seniors

Saturday, April 5, 2025

12:00 p.m: Vertigo Trio
12:00 p.m: Morningside Music Studio Adult Jazz Ensemble

1:30 p.m: Vertigo Trio
Tim Blackman – piano
Doug Toland – drums
Ethan Focht – bass
This Arlington-based group originally formed when three software engineers came together based on their love of the Bill Evans Trio.  Since then there have been some changes, but the group still focuses on group improvisation over songs of the Great American Songbook and other jazz standards. Additionally, Vertigo is fascinated by the relationship of film and music, and frequently plays music that originated in the golden era of Hollywood from 1931 to 1959.

Location: Morningside Annex, 108 Summer St.
No Cover Charge

4:00 p.m: Caleb Texier Group
Location: Morningside Annex, 108 Summer St.
No Cover Charge

8;00 p.m: Jonathan Fagan's Ally Project and Open Jam
8:00 p.m: Jonathan Fagan's Ally Project
10:00 p.m: Open Jam Session with Dan Fox and Friends

Location: Donut Villa Back Room, 319 Broadway
No Cover Charge

Sunday, April 6, 2025

7:30 p.m: Mike Stern Group with Dennis Chambers
One of the great jazz guitarists of his generation, six-time Grammy winner Mike Stern has earned the respect of colleagues and critics alike while also exerting a towering influence on a generation of aspiring players. A guitarist of formidable technique, he continues to awe and inspire six-string aficionados with his seamless blend of bebop facility, scorching rock intensity and uncommon lyricism. Playing with artists such as Miles Davis, Billy Cobham, the Brecker Brothers, Jaco Pastorius, Steps Ahead, David Sanborn, Blood, Sweat and Tears, and Joe Henderson, Mike Stern has successfully fashioned a singular voice that comfortably occupies both the rock and jazz worlds.

Location: Regent Theatre, 7 Medford St.
Advance Tickets (Recommended)

Date: March 30 - April 6, 2025

Location: Various Venues in Arlington, MA 02474

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