March 6 - 10
The Mastery of Guitarist Wes Montgomery
Guitarist, composer and self-taught virtuoso Wes Montgomery grew up humbly in Indianapolis, Indiana and didn’t pick up the guitar until he was 20 years old. Despite his late arrival on the scene, Montgomery carved out a tremendous place for himself in jazz history.
Montgomery was a Grammy Award-winning artist that experienced commercial success toward the end of his career with chart-topping recordings, but both hardcore and casual jazz listeners considered these achievements as evidence of “selling out.” In fact, this critique of an artist as influential and important as Wes Montgomery remains widely debatable today. That being said, Montgomery gained a deep respect and admiration among well-known guitarists after his death, ranging from Kenny Burrell and Joe Pass to George Benson and Pat Metheny, who once remarked “I learned to play listening to Wynton Kelly and Wes Montgomery’s Smokin’ at the Half Note.”
March 13 - 17
Sixty Years of Drummer Roy Haynes: A Fountain of Youth
Roy Haynes is an American jazz drummer and group leader, and among the most recorded drummers in jazz with a career spanning more than 70 years has played in a wide range of styles ranging from swing and bebop to jazz fusion and avant-garde jazz.
Celebrating Women's History Month
March 20 - 24
Women in Jazz: The Piano Players
...Including Marian McPartland, Eliane Elias, Michele Rosewoman, Mary Lou Williams (pictured)...
March 27 - 31
Women in Jazz: The Vocalists
...Including Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Betty Carter, Sheila Jordan, Norah Jones, Shirley Horn...
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