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The Quintin Harris Quartet

Performance: 4pm, Purpl, 52 Main Street, Hastings

Piano/Voice, Upright Bass, Drums

The Quintin Harris Quartet (led by vocalist and pianist, Quintin Harris) is excited to be playing on this year’s RiverArts Tour. The group (with Bailey Giles on saxophone, Sam AuBuchon on bass, and Marlen Suero-Amparo on drums) found a deeper understanding of this music under the tutelage of their longtime mentor and influence, Bill Charlap. Recently, they returned to the legendary Birdland Jazz Club for two sold-out performances. The Quintin Harris Quartet was formed to uphold the tradition of “The Great American Songbook” and their love for small-group arrangements by such artists like Oscar Peterson, Ahmad Jamal, and Sonny Clark, to name a few. The Quintin Harris Quartet is excited to debut new arrangements at Purpl for the 2024 RiverArts Tour.

Bailey Giles (tenor saxophone), Sam AuBuchon (bass), Marlen Suero-Amparo (drums), Quintin Harris (voice/piano)

Joel Arnow Trio

Performance: 3pm, Purpl, Hastings

Improvisation based on jazz standards and the Great American Songbook

Nick Trautwein – tenor saxophone, John Lang – bass, Joel Arnow – drums

Joel Arnow is a drummer as well as a producer, engineer and mixer. Nick Truetwine is an editor for The New Yorker by day, and a superb tenor saxophonist by night. John Lang is a Jazz Bassist and composer. His most recent record “Earotica” (Released on the Cellar Live label) can be found on all major streaming sites.

Kat Gang Jazz Band

Performance: 5pm, Purpl, 52 Main Street, Hastings

Kat is a jazz vocalist who sings swinging originals and unique arrangements of well-loved standards

Phil Palombi – bass

Kat has a soul steeped in jazz. Born in Boston, she began her music theory training as a teenager at Berklee and then fell in love with the energy of New York City and went on to gain her BFA from NYU. She has performed twice at the GRAMMY Awards with the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Kat continues to explore the depth of jazz fusion and improvisation with her versatile, extraordinary ear and voice.

Exit 12

Performance: 12pm, Purpl, Hastings

Original music and jazz standards you haven’t heard before now

Mark Kaufman – sax, Glenn Babakian – trombone, Sarah Jane Cion – keyboards, Josh Sherwood – bass, and John Clay – drums

Exit 12 is eclectic. Babakian plays jazz & classical trombone. Kaufman plays tenor sax & other reeds; he released an album of originals in 2023 with Tim Armacost, Harvie S, Steve Johns & Cion. Cion won the Great American Jazz Piano contest, & played with Clark Terry, Etta Jones & Don Braden. Sherwood plays Jazz, Rock, and R&B electric bass & performs with Joey Berkley & Chris Parker. Clay played drums with Cuba Gooding, Bill Withers & Jerry Bergonzi. Sometimes raucous, often joyful, always new.

Charlie Rhyner Quartet

Performance: 1pm, Purpl, 52 Main Street, Hastings

Modern, lyrical, original jazz played through a class quartet.

Charlie Rhyner has assembled a stellar quartet of local musicians who will be bringing his modern, yet lyrical compositions to life. The interplay of the saxophone and the guitar are at the forefront while the structure of the writing, which stays in the jazz idiom, provides a springboard for improvisational sparks to fly. Charlie’s compositions are derived from an internal spark from the connection between his heart and ears, influenced by his life as a teacher, father, and musician.

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The Quintin Harris Quartet

Joel Arnow Trio

Kat Gang Jazz Band

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Charlie Rhyner Quartet

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