Jenny Scheinman Quartet Singer, violin
player, composer and arranger Jenny Scheinman is committed to
breaking down boundaries of culture and influence. “A killer
player.” according to The New York Times, Scheinman has worked
alongside Norah Jones, Bill Frisell, Lucinda Williams, Madeleine
Peyroux, and Marc Ribot . Scheinman has taken the #1 Rising Star
Violinist title in the Downbeat Magazine Critics Poll and has been
listed as one of their Top Ten Overall Violinists for the past five
years. This May, Koch Records will simultaneously release two Jenny
Scheinman CDs: a self-titled vocal debut, and her fifth instrumental
album, Crossing The Field. www.jennyscheinman.com
The "Sweet" Sue Terry Quartet
“Superwoman of Jazz” “Sweet” Sue Terry is a force
of nature who has been “universally recognized among her
musician peers for decades as one of the most articulate players of
the alto saxophone." A “crowd pleaser with a fiery
expressiveness that got the crowd cheering and urging her on,”
Sweet Sue has played and recorded with a long list of jazz notables
including Dr. Billy Taylor, Clark Terry, Clifford Jordan, Hilton
Ruiz, Howard Johnson, Art Blakey, Carmen McRae, Jon Faddis, Wynton
Marsalis, and Ray Barretto. She’s been a Jazz soloist with the
National Symphony, the Brooklyn Philharmonic and the New York Pops,
and has performed at jazz festivals worldwide. Her discography
currently contains over forty commercially released CDs. In short,
“She smokes!” www.sueterry.net
The Jamie Baum Quintet Down
Beat Critics Poll “Best Flutist” for three years running,
Jamie Baum “...is that rare double-threat: a musician who can
play and write equally well.” Originally from Connecticut, she
has been involved in projects performing classical and new music,
from Brazilian to Indian and Latin music. Her CDs have been on all
the best jazz “Best” lists and she has worked with a wide
range of artists including Randy Brecker, Paul Motian, John
Abercrombie, and Kenny Barron. As Jazzwise Magazine put it,
“Baum’s playing is both imaginative and technically
impressive, her front line and rhythm section are no less impressive
and the combination adds up to a genuine collective strength and
musical depth.” www.jamiebaum.com
Peggy Stern's Estrella Latin Band. "Everything
she writes wants to dance.” And in Wall Street Jazz Festival
tradition, so will you when you hear pianist/composer Peggy
Stern’s Estrella Latin Band, featuring Italian saxophonist
Giulio Martino. With "Luminous lyricism...the piano more
caressed than played...” Ms Stern is as well-known as a composer
as she is for her fine piano playing, with four of her tunes featured
in the Sher Real Book series. Peggy has played with such jazz greats
as Lee Konitz, Diane Schuur, Stanley Turentine, David Fathead Newman,
and Emily Remler. Peggy's music draws from Brazilian, African,
Jewish, Irish, Cuban, as well as traditional jazz influences.
Acclaimed tenor and soprano saxophonist Giulio Martino will be
joining Peggy for this event. Voted one of the “Best New
Talents” by the Italian “Musica Jazz” in 2005, Giulio
has played with many of Italy’s jazz elite, has played with Ms
Stern at top jazz festivals all over the world. www.peggystern.com
