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WJFF presents "Summer Sketches" - an Afternoon Concert with Bill Mays
Renowned jazz pianist Bill Mays returns The Cooperage Project in Honesdale, PA for a solo concert entitled Summer Sketches on Sunday, June 10, 2018
Doors open at 1:30 pm, music starts at 2 pm sharp.
Concert Only - $20 in advance, $25 at the door
Patron Ticket - $50 includes reception with the artist after the concert at Basin and Main, a new performance space in Honesdale. Wine and light refreshments will be served.
Proceeds to benefit WJFF Radio Catskill 90.5 FM, a community radio station based in Jeffersonville, N.Y. with a satellite studio at The Cooperage.
About Bill Mays
Bill Mays is one of the top jazz musicians in the world, Mays has played with such greats as Frank Sinatra, Sarah Vaughan and Phil Woods.
In 2016, he gave a well-attended concert, also a benefit for WJFF, that is still talked about by many attendees.
Pianist Bill Mays career as a professional musician spans the last 55 years and includes a multitude of musical endeavors. Following four years as a bandsman in the U.S. Navy Bill spent 15 years as a session player in the Hollywood studios. In 1984 he re-located to New York City, firmly establishing himself as an in-demand sideman and leader of his own ensembles.
He has worked with jazz legends Benny Golson, Shelly Manne, Red Mitchell, Gerry Mulligan, Bud Shank, Frank Sinatra, Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, Sarah Vaughan, and Phil Woods. His many recordings as a leader (solo, duo, trio and sextet) are well-documented on the Chiaroscuro, Concord, DMP, Palmetto, and Steeplechase record labels.
A prolific composer and arranger, Mays has written many extended suites for bass, flute, woodwind septet, and pieces for big band and orchestra (New York Philharmonic, Carnegie Hall Jazz Band, Turtle Creek Chorale, WDR Big Band, U.S. Air Force Airmen Of Note).
About WJFF Radio Catskill
WJFF Radio Catskill is a non-commercial educational radio broadcaster whose mission is to make available to its community a broad range of ideas and ideals useful to a full and enlightened life. It also aims to involve the community in preserving and transmitting the communitys cultural heritage and artistic expressions in addition to those of the global community and to promote understanding among people of diverse social and cultural backgrounds. Our vision is to connect, reflect and involve diverse communities through enlightening, informative and entertaining content.
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LocationThe Cooperage Project (View)
1030 Main Street
Honesdale, NY 18431
United States
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| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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