fifth avenue jazz collective
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WORLD PREMIERE
EVENT: 5th Avenue Jazz Collective
DATE: Friday Oct 5th and Saturday Oct. 6th
TIME: 7:30 pm
COST: $10
Includes jazz vittles & Libations by donation
Meet & greet with the musicians following the performances
Six Fort Worth native jazz artists premiere original jazz compositions. The Collective is made up of Dave Williams, Joey Carter, Pat Brown, Leonard Belota, Kip Green and Eddie Dunlap. With a joint experience of over 125 years, these jazzmen are dedicated to their art and constantly work to keep things new and fresh.
The concept of 5th Avenue Jazz Collective is twofold: first, to provide an ongoing collection of musicians dedicated to developing and exploring jazz and providing an outlet for their original compositions; second, to further Arts Fifth Avenue’s 6 year history of presenting jazz in an intimate family friendly venue for listening and exploring jazz.
Leonard Belota, Trumpet: A native of Fort Worth and graduate of Diamond Hill, he began his career in 1965 in Fort Worth and Dallas, working for club magnate Tony Caterin. He toured the States with Monopoly LTD, a show band associated with Stax Records. After returning to Fort Worth for a time, he moved to New York City where he immersed himself in the jazz culture, being fortunate to play with many of his jazz heroes. He returned once more to Fort Worth where formed the Lelota Be-Bop Quintet, and played with Pete Peterson and with the Winston Barney Orchestra. He continues to grow and soak up local jazz color and is the founding force behind the 5th Avenue Jazz Collective.
Eddie Dunlap, Drums: A native of Fort Worth & began playing drums professionally at age of 10. Eddie has over 30 years experience in drum set, hand drums & percussion. He's performed with Stevie Ray Vaughn, Mose Alison, Master Cylinder, French tap dancer, Sarah Petronio, & West African dancer, Titus Fotso. He has hosted workshops through the Van Cliburn Foundation with the Brazilian percussion group, Uakti, & internationally renowned percussionist, Evelyn Glennie. You may also have heard him over the past twenty years working on musicals with local theaters such as Jubilee Theater, Circle Theater & Hip Pocket Theatre. Eddie is also the founder and artistic director of Mondo Drummers.
Dave Williams, Saxophonist & Composer: A native of Fort Worth, Texas, Dave grew up in a family of musicians. By his teens he was performing in a variety groups from woodwind quartets to jazz big bands, from rock to western bands. When he first heard jazz great Wayne Shorter’s classic 1964 recording of “Speak No Evil”, he began an in depth study of jazz and graduated from the world renowned University of North Texas College of Music. For the past 20 years, he has performed professionally in the Dallas/Fort Worth area and toured the United States with jazz artists such as Louie Bellson, Mel Torme, Clark Terry and the Glenn Miller orchestra among others. He has backed pop artist such as The Temptations, Frankie Valli, and The Supremes as well as playing festivals and concert halls.
Pat Brown, Trombonist & Composer: A native of Fort Worth, Pat Brown began playing trombone at age 12. He has performed and recorded with numerous Latino organizations in the Metroplex including Latin Express, C.R. and Special Guest, Joe Lerma, and Lisa Ramirez. He has performed and recorded with such diverse groups as Razzmajazz Dixieland Band, and Tao, an electric fusion venture, which he co-founded with Fort Worth guitarist Keith Wingate. He plays jazz trombone frequently at the Jazz Café and with Johnny Case at Sardine’s Restaurant. He currently is playing, arranging, and composing for a variety of musical organizations. He received a Bachelor of Music in performance from Sam Houston State University where he played lead chair in the jazz ensemble under the direction of Dave Caffey. This group represented the United States during a tour of Romania, which included concerts in Bucharest and Sibiu.
Joey Carter, Piano, Vibes & Percussion: A native of Fort Worth is active in the Fort Worth -Dallas area as a jazz vibraphonist, drumset artist, percussionist, jazz pianist, and organist, having performed as a soloist, with many area jazz groups, Johnny Reno, Brad Thompson and his Undulating Band, the Fort Worth Symphony Big Band, the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, the Arlington Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Texas Wind Symphony. Joey is a member of and composer for the original jazz group Bertha Coolidge whose debut release Live at the Caravan of Dreams 030201 won the Album of the Year in the 2002 Fort Worth Weekly music awards. He is currently teaching percussion at Texas Christian University. Mr. Carter received his Master of Music degree in Percussion Performance at Texas Christian University in May of 2000 and a B.M.E. from the University of Texas at Arlington in 1991.
Kip Green, Bass: A native of Fort Worth is active as both a classical and jazz bassist, Kyp is a member of the Dallas Wind Symphony, East Texas Symphony, Waco Symphony and the Dallas Jazz Orchestra. He had backed artists as diverse as Itzhak Perlman, Pinchas Zuckerman in the classical world to popular acts such as Yanni, the Moody Blues, Larry Gatlin, Steve Allen and Phyllis Diller. Over the years he has also been privileged to accompany many jazz greats such as Clark Terry, Doc Severance, Eddie Daniels, Al Grey, Red Holloway, Carl Fontana, the Four Freshmen, Bobby Shew, Shelly Berg, Don Menza, Marv Stamm, James Clay and Lou Marini, among many others.
“Poetry without words, science with a soul, spiritualism without division. Support your local artists, do not wait for others to tell you who they are; enjoy the journey of exploring, be brave, be jazzy.“ -- Leonard Belota
WORLD PREMIERE
EVENT: 5th Avenue Jazz Collective
DATE: Friday Oct 5th and Saturday Oct. 6th
TIME: 7:30 pm
COST: $10
Includes jazz vittles & Libations by donation
Meet & greet with the musicians following the performances
Six Fort Worth native jazz artists premiere original jazz compositions. The Collective is made up of Dave Williams, Joey Carter, Pat Brown, Leonard Belota, Kip Green and Eddie Dunlap. With a joint experience of over 125 years, these jazzmen are dedicated to their art and constantly work to keep things new and fresh.
The concept of 5th Avenue Jazz Collective is twofold: first, to provide an ongoing collection of musicians dedicated to developing and exploring jazz and providing an outlet for their original compositions; second, to further Arts Fifth Avenue’s 6 year history of presenting jazz in an intimate family friendly venue for listening and exploring jazz.
Leonard Belota, Trumpet: A native of Fort Worth and graduate of Diamond Hill, he began his career in 1965 in Fort Worth and Dallas, working for club magnate Tony Caterin. He toured the States with Monopoly LTD, a show band associated with Stax Records. After returning to Fort Worth for a time, he moved to New York City where he immersed himself in the jazz culture, being fortunate to play with many of his jazz heroes. He returned once more to Fort Worth where formed the Lelota Be-Bop Quintet, and played with Pete Peterson and with the Winston Barney Orchestra. He continues to grow and soak up local jazz color and is the founding force behind the 5th Avenue Jazz Collective.
Eddie Dunlap, Drums: A native of Fort Worth & began playing drums professionally at age of 10. Eddie has over 30 years experience in drum set, hand drums & percussion. He's performed with Stevie Ray Vaughn, Mose Alison, Master Cylinder, French tap dancer, Sarah Petronio, & West African dancer, Titus Fotso. He has hosted workshops through the Van Cliburn Foundation with the Brazilian percussion group, Uakti, & internationally renowned percussionist, Evelyn Glennie. You may also have heard him over the past twenty years working on musicals with local theaters such as Jubilee Theater, Circle Theater & Hip Pocket Theatre. Eddie is also the founder and artistic director of Mondo Drummers.
Dave Williams, Saxophonist & Composer: A native of Fort Worth, Texas, Dave grew up in a family of musicians. By his teens he was performing in a variety groups from woodwind quartets to jazz big bands, from rock to western bands. When he first heard jazz great Wayne Shorter’s classic 1964 recording of “Speak No Evil”, he began an in depth study of jazz and graduated from the world renowned University of North Texas College of Music. For the past 20 years, he has performed professionally in the Dallas/Fort Worth area and toured the United States with jazz artists such as Louie Bellson, Mel Torme, Clark Terry and the Glenn Miller orchestra among others. He has backed pop artist such as The Temptations, Frankie Valli, and The Supremes as well as playing festivals and concert halls.
Pat Brown, Trombonist & Composer: A native of Fort Worth, Pat Brown began playing trombone at age 12. He has performed and recorded with numerous Latino organizations in the Metroplex including Latin Express, C.R. and Special Guest, Joe Lerma, and Lisa Ramirez. He has performed and recorded with such diverse groups as Razzmajazz Dixieland Band, and Tao, an electric fusion venture, which he co-founded with Fort Worth guitarist Keith Wingate. He plays jazz trombone frequently at the Jazz Café and with Johnny Case at Sardine’s Restaurant. He currently is playing, arranging, and composing for a variety of musical organizations. He received a Bachelor of Music in performance from Sam Houston State University where he played lead chair in the jazz ensemble under the direction of Dave Caffey. This group represented the United States during a tour of Romania, which included concerts in Bucharest and Sibiu.
Joey Carter, Piano, Vibes & Percussion: A native of Fort Worth is active in the Fort Worth -Dallas area as a jazz vibraphonist, drumset artist, percussionist, jazz pianist, and organist, having performed as a soloist, with many area jazz groups, Johnny Reno, Brad Thompson and his Undulating Band, the Fort Worth Symphony Big Band, the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, the Arlington Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Texas Wind Symphony. Joey is a member of and composer for the original jazz group Bertha Coolidge whose debut release Live at the Caravan of Dreams 030201 won the Album of the Year in the 2002 Fort Worth Weekly music awards. He is currently teaching percussion at Texas Christian University. Mr. Carter received his Master of Music degree in Percussion Performance at Texas Christian University in May of 2000 and a B.M.E. from the University of Texas at Arlington in 1991.
Kip Green, Bass: A native of Fort Worth is active as both a classical and jazz bassist, Kyp is a member of the Dallas Wind Symphony, East Texas Symphony, Waco Symphony and the Dallas Jazz Orchestra. He had backed artists as diverse as Itzhak Perlman, Pinchas Zuckerman in the classical world to popular acts such as Yanni, the Moody Blues, Larry Gatlin, Steve Allen and Phyllis Diller. Over the years he has also been privileged to accompany many jazz greats such as Clark Terry, Doc Severance, Eddie Daniels, Al Grey, Red Holloway, Carl Fontana, the Four Freshmen, Bobby Shew, Shelly Berg, Don Menza, Marv Stamm, James Clay and Lou Marini, among many others.
“Poetry without words, science with a soul, spiritualism without division. Support your local artists, do not wait for others to tell you who they are; enjoy the journey of exploring, be brave, be jazzy.“ -- Leonard Belota
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