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Merrimans' Playhouse Jazz Performance Series presents the Roxy Coss Quintet !

Merrimans' Playhouse
South Bend, IN

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Merrimans' Playhouse Jazz Performance Series presents the Roxy Coss Quintet !

Roxy Coss is a New York City based saxophonist/composer. Her CD release: Chasing the Unicorn (Posi-Tone Records) received a 4-Star Downbeat review, and Roxy was recently featured in JazzTimes. Roxy has become one of the most unique and innovative saxophonists on the New York scene, a definitional voice of the Millennial Movement in Jazz. Downbeat called her "an exceptional young talent", and she has been listed in the Downbeat Critics Polls as a "Rising Star" on soprano saxophone the past four years. In 2016, Coss was named a recipient of an ASCAP Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Award, and also chosen to headline at the Newport Jazz Festival.The Roxy Coss Quintet performs many of Roxy's original compositions in the modern jazz style, her arrangements and adaptations of tunes from the American Standard and Modern Jazz songbook, as well as some Popular favorites. The Quintet features some of todays brightest stars on the New York Jazz scene, and is grounded strongly in the classic Jazz tradition, bringing together the sounds of Art Blakey and Duke Ellington, with a modern texture and feel, relevant to todays musical and cultural landscape.

Roxy Coss - Tenor Saxophone
Alex Wintz - Guitar
Miki Yamanaka - Piano
Dave Baron - Bass
Jimmy Macbride - Drums

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Rising, young guitarist Alex Wintz is quickly gaining a name in the international jazz community. His talent and embrace of contemporary influences molded with a deep gratitude to the traditions of the past has garnered him numerous accolades and acclaim from music lovers across the globe. Wintz is a frequent collaborator with Etienne Charles, Ben Williams and Sound Effect, Roxy Coss, Peter and Will Anderson, and Nick Finzer and has performed at the Newport, Monterey, Montreux, and Montreal Jazz Festivals, among other major venues. In May 2017 Wintz released LifeCycle, his debut recording on Etienne Charles Culture Shock imprint. The album, both challenging and accessible has garnered critical acclaim since it's release with strong endorsements from Downbeat Magazine (3.5 Stars), All About Jazz, and The New York Jazz Record.

Miki Yamanaka is a New York-based pianist/organist from Kobe, Japan. She has studied with Jason Lindner, Jeb Patton and Larry Goldings, and in 2015 was one of three pianists selected to participate in Betty Carters Jazz Ahead, an intensive composition residency at the Kennedy Center. She recently earned her Master of Music degree from Queens College, receiving the Sir Roland Hanna Award. Miki has appeared in concert with many notable musicians including Steve Nelson, Seamus Blake, Jerry Dodgion, Victor Lewis and Peter Bernstein. She holds weekly residencies at Smalls and Mezzrow Jazz Clubs in NYC, and recently she had a week-long engagement at Dizzys Club Coca Cola, featuring her own piano quartet and organ trio. She is the current pianist in the Philip Harper Quintet, the Antonio Hart Group, and the Roxy Coss Quintet.

Jimmy Macbride is a drummer/composer based in New York City. He has performed with a wide variety of artists including Herbie Hancock, Terence Blanchard, Wynton Marsalis, Kenny Barron, Jimmy Greene, and Adam Rogers. Coming from an artistic family (his father is a composer and mother is a visual artist), Jimmy began playing drums at age 3 and gravitated toward jazz music at an equally young age. Jimmy is a recent graduate of The Juilliard School, where he studied privately with Carl Allen, Billy Drummond and Kenny Washington. He is a regular performer throughout New York City, performing at such venues as Dizzys Club Coca-Cola, Smalls, The Jazz Gallery, and The Blue Note. His musical talents have also taken him worldwide, touring across Europe, Asia, and North America. Jimmy has also appeared at some of the worlds most famous venues, including the Monterey Jazz Festival, North Sea Jazz Festival, and Newport Jazz Festival, among others. He performs regularly with different groups including Nir Felder, Samora Pinderhughes Transformations Suite, Lucas Pinos Nonet, and the Roxy Coss Quintet. In addition, he can be seen playing with many of New Yorks most creative and forward-thinking artists, including Lage Lund, Ben Street, Kevin Hays, Fabian Almazan, Melissa Aldana, Matt Brewer, Michael Rodriguez, and Dayna Stephens, among many others. He is also an active recording artist, appearing on over 20 albums to date.

Everyone has a story to tell. Jazz bassist Dave Baron lets his instrument do the talking. He has demonstrated his skills supporting such jazz luminaries as Eric Reed, Lew Tabackin, Mary Stallings, PeterBernstein, Walt Weiskopf, Joe Lovano, Jimmy Greene, Bill Dobbins, Wycliffe Gordon, Bruce Barth, and Bill Evans (saxophonist), among others. Dave has collaborated with other artists in countries such as Australia, Russia, Korea, Grand Cayman, and Romania. Dave moved to New York City in 2010 to attend the Juilliard School for his masters degree. Under the tutelage of the legendary bassist Ron Carter, Baron performed with Herbie Hancock at Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center as part of a concert held for the 75th birthday celebration of Ron Carter. Previous to attending Juilliard, Dave Baron received his Bachelors Degree from the Eastman School of Music. Dave was selected as one of fifteen semi-finalists from around the world for the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Bass Competition. As part of the competition, he performed with pianist Geoff Keezer and drummer Carl Allen at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. Soon after, he was awarded second place at the International Society of Bassists Scott LaFaro Jazz Competition. Baron participated in a professional development workshop with pianist Brad Mehldau, presented by the Weill Institute at Carnegie Hall. He also participated in workshops at the Banff Centre in Alberta, Canada where he worked with artists such as Dave Douglas, Scott Colley, and the ICP Orchestra.

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Merrimans' Playhouse (View)
1215 Mishawaka Ave.
South Bend, IN 46615
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Owner: Merrimuse Enterprises, LLC

On BPT Since: Jul 19, 2013

Mary Merriman, at Merrimuse Enterprises, LLC

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