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The Jazz with attitude band was in full effect last night!

Members Jeff (sax), Shinya (Drums), Dave (Bass) and birthday boy Wayne (keys) started hot write out the box.

We Started off with a bird composition  in titled, “Cool Blues”.

Herb Lewis can in and helped us play a cool version of “Joy Spring”

We then made a left turn and played a  calypso tune, “Fuju Mama” with Charles Bartlett (trumpet), Richie & Sir Charles (Congas) stepping up to the bandstand to join us.

Stephanie Jeanot got up made the music take a right turn and wiggle  by singing , “People make the world go round” , “Ain’t Misbehavin'” and Chaka Khan’s, “Through The Fire”

Male singer Mac took us a little sideways by singing a classic R&B tune by Major Harris, “Love Won’t Let Me Wait”

As we were ending the set with and straighting out with the grover Washington tune, “Mister Magic”, members of the group “Crown Heights Affair” came through played  a little and helped Wayne celebrate his birthday!

What happened next, only the people who were their will know!! do you?

When you comin’ through?!

 

The house band  for Jazz with Attitude was  the usual suspects. Jeff (sax), Wayne (Keys) Dave (bass) and Shinya (drums)

Herb Lewis (sax) came through as we played, “Night and Day”, “Killer Joe“, and “I’ll Rmemeber April” to name a few.

A guy named Mike came by and played “All The Things You Are”, and But Beautiful” on Slide Guitar!

Mike, Slide Guitar

Wayne gave us some classic R&B flavor by singing “Just The Two of Us”, and “That’s The Way of The World”

The kat’s from York College came through. They had a full rhythm section!! (I have to get the name of the group, if any of y’all are following the blog, I hope you are, hit me up!!!)

With Herb on sax they played “All Blues” and “Red Clay”

York College

I also ran into a legend form the jamaica, queens music community, Songwriter/Producer, Singer and now Professor Laforrest (lala) Cope! If you don’t know google her name.

Keith Jordan & Laforrest Cope

Jeff came back and played with the house band “Fuji Mama” (did I spell it right?)

It was a good time.

When y’all comin’ through?!

 

The Nu Urban Cafe’,188-36 Linden blvd presents ‘‘All That Jazz & Blues”

featuring Jeff Sheloff & Unity this Sat 4/27 from 8-11:30

No cover,great food & some (2/2) swingin’ music

let’s keep Jazz alive!

Who’s In!

Peace

The Nu Urban Cafe located at 188-36 Linden Blvd in Jamaica, Queens is a relatively new place. This Saturday March 30, The live music will be presented by the Jeff Sheloff Quartet featuring Terry Wilson, Wayne Holmes & Lon Ivey. Come by and listen while you’re eating some good food. It’s also an open mic. Talk to Jeff (saxophonist), when you get their let him know what you want to play and he’ll figure it out!

Come hang for all dat Jazz & Blues!!

Last night was the open mic at the Proper Café at 217-01 Linden blvd in Cambria Heights. The house band was Jazz w/Attitude, with Jeff Sheloff (sax) and Wayne Holmes (keys). Also in the band were Dave Jones (bass) and John Doty (drums)

Some of the tunes that were played were “What is This Thing Called Love”, Ornithology, “All The Things You Are” & “Blue Bossa” A trumpet player came in and brought a little kid down, I think his name was Keyshon. The kid played drums and they wanted to know if we could play a Blues. Jeff said “no problem” and the trumpet player counted it off. The kid was swingin’! He keep the tempo steady through a couple of solos and took one his self!! He was only 12!!!! He had a big smile on his face. He’s hooked!!

The next set featured Ajax of the 70’s group Crown Heights Affair singing the classic George Benson song, ”This Masquerade”, followed by some more standard tunes, Autumn Leaves, “Scrapple From the Apple”, to name just a few. The night ended with Wayne sing Stevie Wonder’s tune “Higher Ground”

We would like the usual suspects for coming out, Herb Lewis, & Frank (sax), Tony Bracco & Ajax (trumpets) Keith Jordan (guitar). We also had some new kats coming down, Will Jhun, (Sax), Ryan Messina (sax), and David Bertrand (flute) (he didn’t even need the mike!)

The proper café is not only a go place to hear and play good music, it also excellent for the drinks and food. So I hope you can make the next one, ’cause as Winky use to say,

“we took it to the cosmos”!

Jeff Sheloff + Wayne Holmes

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