Matt Dingledine will present a set of original music @ 9pm accompanied by Mike Holstein on bass, and Justin Watt on drums. Check out pictures and music clips at Matt's website. The 2nd set will start at around 10:30 and will be opened up as an original music jam. Bring some charts with you, or come and read along with us.
Matt is an active composer, teacher, and guitarist in Greenville, South Carolina. He teaches lessons for guitar, bass and music theory at Watson Wood Music.He has played guitar and banjo with the Greenville Symphony Orchestra and guitar, banjo, mandolin, and yes, even ukulele with the touring Broadway companies for Spam-A-Lot, Leagally Blonde, Chicago, and 9 to 5 the Musicial. In addition to private lessons, he also teaches guitar classes at Christ Chruch Episcopal School and for Explore the Arts program at the Fine Arts Center.Born in Baltimore, Matt grew up in Greenvile, began playing the guitar at the age of 11, and started performing professionally at 17. After graduating from the Fine Arts Center in Greenville, S.C., he attended the University of Miami on scholarship where he recieved a Bachelor of Music degree in Studio Music and Jazz Performance. After leaving Miami, he moved to Ashevill N.C. in 2004 and taught privately at the Asheville School. He moved backed to Greenville in 2006.
August 23rd - Michael Jefry Stevens
We are happy to present another great set of music contributed by Asheville area composer/pianist Michael Jefry Stevens. Joining Michael Stevens are Frank Southecorvo on saxophone, Mark Guest on guitar, Justin Watt on drums, and Mike Holstein on bass.
"Michael Jefry Stevens is a fluid player who finds his comfort level not only on the cool side but also through free jazz and instant improvisation. His touch is both delicate and hard hitting, stopping short of bombast when he ventures into the latter. His phrasing has an elegance, and while he does take a line at a tangent he does not let this alter his focus. Stevens suspends time and harmony; his lines arch and curve and fall in a splash of color. He unleashes bolts of thunder with his left hand and clasps melody in scintillating runs."
~ Jerry D’Souza, All About Jazz
"Michael Jefry Stevens is a fluid player who finds his comfort level not only on the cool side but also through free jazz and instant improvisation. His touch is both delicate and hard hitting, stopping short of bombast when he ventures into the latter. His phrasing has an elegance, and while he does take a line at a tangent he does not let this alter his focus. Stevens suspends time and harmony; his lines arch and curve and fall in a splash of color. He unleashes bolts of thunder with his left hand and clasps melody in scintillating runs."
~ Jerry D’Souza, All About Jazz
August 16th - Mark Guest
Mark Guest, Asheville area guitarist and composer joins Mike Holstein on bass, and Justin Watt on drums at our new location... Tressas Downtown Jazz and Blues.
“Post-adulthood” is the place that jazz guitarist Mark Guest now hangs his hat. “Don’t get me wrong, raising my kids was huge for me, but now that they’re grown and gone, well… life goes on!” says Guest.
Prior to Hurricane Katrina, Mark was actively gigging in the Mississippi Gulf Coast and New Orleans region. After Katrina, Mark’s music career began taking center stage in his life. “Before the storm, I had a day job in public finance, enough jazz gigs every week to keep me happy, a nice home near the beach, I lived in an interesting arts-oriented community, and had New Orleans nearby. When Katrina wiped us out, all that changed”, says Guest. Mark’s home, most of his guitar collection, and much of his community were destroyed by the hurricane. “After the storm, I had invitations to play in venues literally around the world. My wife and I planned to take a portion of our homeowners insurance money and follow the gigs around the world for a year, or two.” They didn’t count on an insurer that did not want to honor their claims until two years after the loss. Now Mark’s performances are booked on the quality of the music, not what he calls the “Katrina Factor”.
Mark has been a popular addition at jazz festivals and in venues from the Gulf Coast to the Eastern Shore of New Jersey. Now residing in Asheville, North Carolina, he happily travels to performance venues promoting his 2008 CD, (Why We’re) Happy Together. “We decided that Katrina gave us an opportunity to change our lives for the better, and that’s what I’m doing. Playing this music for appreciative audiences is such a fulfilling element of my life that, in some ways, I’m grateful for the alterations that Katrina brought” claims Mark.
Raised in Toronto, Canada, Mark was a fan of jazz early on. He remembers, "During the early 1970's I became a teenaged 'jazz snob' and regularly hung out listening to jazz players like Lenny Breau, Ed Bickert, Sonny Greenwich, Don Thompson and Terry Clark. I also was exposed to the avant-garde/free jazz scene that was happening at the time. It was a real eye-opening experience to play with guys like Al Greg, who was pretty far out there in the free jazz world." While largely self-taught, Mark has studied with noted musical luminaries such as Toronto guitarists Lenny Breau, Lorne Lofsky, and New Orleans guitarists Phil DeGruy, and Hank Mackie.
Mark can be found playing solo, in duo settings in the Mark Guest Jazz Duologues (with various accompanists, including bass, piano, tuba, sax, voice, and flute) and group settings ranging from trios to sextets. While remaining firmly rooted in the jazz tradition, Mark brings unique takes to non-standard repertoire as varied as the 1960s’ Hollies’ Bus Stop to blues icon Elizabeth Cotton’s Freight Train. “Music has been a wonderful part of my life”, says Guest. “I look forward to many more years of great music.” And so should you.
Mark is an endorser for, and happily plays the wonderful Ribbecke Halfling guitar.
“Post-adulthood” is the place that jazz guitarist Mark Guest now hangs his hat. “Don’t get me wrong, raising my kids was huge for me, but now that they’re grown and gone, well… life goes on!” says Guest.
Prior to Hurricane Katrina, Mark was actively gigging in the Mississippi Gulf Coast and New Orleans region. After Katrina, Mark’s music career began taking center stage in his life. “Before the storm, I had a day job in public finance, enough jazz gigs every week to keep me happy, a nice home near the beach, I lived in an interesting arts-oriented community, and had New Orleans nearby. When Katrina wiped us out, all that changed”, says Guest. Mark’s home, most of his guitar collection, and much of his community were destroyed by the hurricane. “After the storm, I had invitations to play in venues literally around the world. My wife and I planned to take a portion of our homeowners insurance money and follow the gigs around the world for a year, or two.” They didn’t count on an insurer that did not want to honor their claims until two years after the loss. Now Mark’s performances are booked on the quality of the music, not what he calls the “Katrina Factor”.
Mark has been a popular addition at jazz festivals and in venues from the Gulf Coast to the Eastern Shore of New Jersey. Now residing in Asheville, North Carolina, he happily travels to performance venues promoting his 2008 CD, (Why We’re) Happy Together. “We decided that Katrina gave us an opportunity to change our lives for the better, and that’s what I’m doing. Playing this music for appreciative audiences is such a fulfilling element of my life that, in some ways, I’m grateful for the alterations that Katrina brought” claims Mark.
Raised in Toronto, Canada, Mark was a fan of jazz early on. He remembers, "During the early 1970's I became a teenaged 'jazz snob' and regularly hung out listening to jazz players like Lenny Breau, Ed Bickert, Sonny Greenwich, Don Thompson and Terry Clark. I also was exposed to the avant-garde/free jazz scene that was happening at the time. It was a real eye-opening experience to play with guys like Al Greg, who was pretty far out there in the free jazz world." While largely self-taught, Mark has studied with noted musical luminaries such as Toronto guitarists Lenny Breau, Lorne Lofsky, and New Orleans guitarists Phil DeGruy, and Hank Mackie.
Mark can be found playing solo, in duo settings in the Mark Guest Jazz Duologues (with various accompanists, including bass, piano, tuba, sax, voice, and flute) and group settings ranging from trios to sextets. While remaining firmly rooted in the jazz tradition, Mark brings unique takes to non-standard repertoire as varied as the 1960s’ Hollies’ Bus Stop to blues icon Elizabeth Cotton’s Freight Train. “Music has been a wonderful part of my life”, says Guest. “I look forward to many more years of great music.” And so should you.
Mark is an endorser for, and happily plays the wonderful Ribbecke Halfling guitar.
August 9th - Like Mind Trio w/ Shane Perlowin
Matthew Richmond on vibes, Shane Perlowin on guitar, Justin Watt on drums, and Mike Holstein on bass... original music this tuesday August 9th at 9pm.
August 2nd - Shane Perlowin
Shane Perlowin will present a special concert of original music at 9pm Tuesday, August 2nd.
"The 'Shane Perlowin Trio' features local guitar great Shane Perlowin along with Justin Watt on drums and Mike Holstein on bass. This group typically performs original material penned by Shane that is further interpreted by the trio. This group explores everything from free-form group improvisation, to modernistic jazz. The group has been performing and collaborating since the fall of 2010." -mikeholstein.info
"The 'Shane Perlowin Trio' features local guitar great Shane Perlowin along with Justin Watt on drums and Mike Holstein on bass. This group typically performs original material penned by Shane that is further interpreted by the trio. This group explores everything from free-form group improvisation, to modernistic jazz. The group has been performing and collaborating since the fall of 2010." -mikeholstein.info
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