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Jerry Weldon Quintet at Smalls Jazz Club
Courtesy of Virginia DeBerry | Posted on October 19, 2017
Where
Smalls Jazz Club
183 West 10th Street
New York, NY
Map
212 252-5091
When
Sun, October 22, 2017
10:30 pm
At Door
Save the date
Musicians
Jerry Weldon
saxophoneJohn di Martino
pianoBenny Benack III
trumpetElio Coppola
drumsGiuseppe Venezia
bassAbout
Veteran tenor man, Jerry Weldon brings his quintet to Smalls for the late set.
"Jerry Weldon is one of today's leading proponents of Soul Jazz who represents the 'bar-walkin', hard-blowing, tenor legends in our contemporary American Jazz scene." ~Gary Walker, WBGO Radio
Veteran tenor sax man Jerry Weldon joined the legendary Lionel Hampton Orchestra in 1981 and has worked with dozens of jazz luminaries over the past three plus decades. In 1990, Jerry joined Harry Connick Jr.'s newly formed big band and now, Jerry can be seen daily as part of the “house band” on HARRY, Connick’s new daytime variety show. Jer can also regularly be found gigging, both as a leader and a sideman, at clubs in the New York area...and beyond. ...