Event

Westendorf Jazz Trio

Join us for an evening of jazz music and the poetry of the late Mary Oliver.
The Westendorf Jazz Trio performs in a cafe like atmosphere, with Christine Kendall reading from Mary Olivers poetry.
The Westendorf Jazz Trio will bring both collective and individual compositions to the stage for their March 9 concert. They are exploring a variety of metric, textural, and melodic elements of collective improvisation, including new takes on jazz standards, in additional to their new original material. Their goal is expression and communication, among themselves, and with the audience. Their enjoyment of the process is infectious and genuine.

According to Lynette, My ideal performance would be that any one of us could begin any one of our songs at any time, and the other two would know where to come in and where to go. In a way, I love getting lost in an improvisationits like getting lost in the woods. Its always fun to find the way out again.

Introducing:The Marcus Duke Jazz Quartet
The Marcus Duke Quartet performs contemporary instrumental music, with a mix of original compositions by Marcus and covers by such artists as Wayne Shorter, Cannonball Adderley, Abdullah Ibraham, Joni Mitchell, Ralph Towner, and Don Grolnick. Their music combines tight, dynamic arrangements with lots of improvisations, and no two sets sound alike. For more info, see marcusduke.com.