The Nash Sets June Lineup

June is getting Jazzy as The Nash's calendar heats up for the summer. The jazz club brings some new groups to the venue including Rachel Eckroth performing with Holly Pyle, Sloth Moth for First Friday and the fascinating Nautabot.

The month also marks the kick off of Big|Brave Band Wednesdays as the Superstition Jazz Orchestra will be the featured house band, inviting local writers and musicians to bring their large ensemble originals and work with the band who will be in residence all summer. The month will also include a touching tribute concert in remembrance of Valley Jazz legend Margo Reed on June 27th and a concert to launch a new vocal scholarship in her honor on June 21st.

June also is the kick off for The Nash Summer Workshops, with programs for instrumentalists, composers, vocalists and ensembles. Information and registration is available on the Nash's website.

As always, The Nash hosts mainstream and contemporary jazz concerts each weekend, with Sunday Jam Sessions each Sunday evening, and the Last Friday Late Night Jam on the last Friday of the month.

Advance tickets are on sale at www.thenash.org or may be purchased at the door.

The Nash is located at 110 E. Roosevelt St on Roosevelt Row in Downtown Phoenix.

JUNE CALENDAR

Big|Brave Band Wednesdays

Every Wednesday June 3 - Sept 2

7:30 - 10:00 pm

The Nash, 110 E Roosevelt, Phoenix AZ 85004

Admission: $5 at the door

www.thenash.org, (602) 795-0464

The Superstition Jazz Orchestra is the featured house band at the Nash every Wednesday night this summer (through Sept. 2nd). The band will hit at 7:30 pm and will be reading charts from the greatest writers from the big band world. Local writers are welcome to bring in large ensemble arrangements as well as originals. Mike Crotty will be available to critique them. During the second set, anyone who wishes to hone their sight reading skills can sit in for a tune or two. Band directors are always welcome to bring in their charts to hear them played before the 2014-2015 school year begins. The band will be in residence at The Nash all summer long. So come and join us for some great music, fun and all that is big band jazz!

June 5 First Friday: Sloth Moth

7:30 PM - 10:30 PM

The Nash, 110 E Roosevelt, Phoenix AZ 85004

Admission: FREE
Sorry - NO BYOB at this event

www.thenash.org, (602) 795-0464

Matt Williams- piano, Alan Acosta - alto sax, Jacob Lauxman - guitar, Alex Meltzer - bass, Jacob Eary - drums

Sloth Moth performs at the Nash for June's First Friday.

"'Clear off!' quoth the sloth to the moth for he'd had quite enough of this troublesome moth. But the moth was lost in the absurd words of the birds who sat in the trees and stared at their knees while they nibbled on bees." - Phil Hatchard

June 6: Peter & Will Anderson Trio

7:30 PM - 10:00 PM

The Nash, 110 E Roosevelt, Phoenix AZ 85004

Tickets: $20, $10 Students w/ ID
B.Y.O.B.,
www.thenash.org, (602) 795-0464.

Peter Anderson - woodwinds, Will Anderson - woodwinds, Gabe Schnider - guitar

Drawn to the music of Charlie Parker, Lester Young, and John Coltrane Peter & Will Anderson have performed with many of the jazz greats from Jimmy Heath, James Moody, and Clark Terry, to Benny Golson.

Headliners at Jazz at Lincoln Center, D.C.'s Blues Alley and the New Orleans Jazz Festival, their ensemble has performed in twenty-six U.S. States, and has been featured four times in the famed "Highlights in Jazz" series, alongside legends Lou Donaldson, the Heath Brothers, and Wycliffe Gordon. Their recording with Kenny Barron, The Music of the Soprano Masters with Bob Wilber and Correspondence was listed by Vanity Fair magazine in "Four New Releases to Make You Love Jazz." They return to the Nash for an incredible night of jazz, exhibiting their many gifts.

June 7 Jam Session: Dom Moio
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
The Nash, 110 E Roosevelt St, Phoenix, AZ
Admission: $8 general, free for instrumentalists and vocalists who sit in
B.Y.O.B.,
www.thenash.org, (602) 795-0464.
Dom Moio - drums/bandleader, Nick Manson - piano, Bob Lashier - bass

Every Sunday the true spirit of jazz plays out on stage at The Nash, as student and pro musicians play together, unrehearsed, in a variety of combinations. There's always a solid core trio. Student jazz musicians are welcome, with house band, grand piano, guitar and bass amp, drum set and sound all provided. Singers welcome. Event open to all ages! Great opportunities for audiences to enjoy 3 hours of jazz.

June 12 Contemporary Jazz: Jeff Libman
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
The Nash, 110 E Roosevelt St, Phoenix, AZ 85004
Admission: $15 adults/ $8 students
B.Y.O.B.,
www.thenash.org, (602) 795-0464
Jeff Libman - guitar, Ross Lewicki - piano, Vincent Thiefain - bass, Matt McClintock - drums
Chicago-born jazz guitarist Jeff Libman is an Instructor in the Department of Jazz Studies at Arizona State University. He holds a PhD in Music Education from ASU. As a jazz guitarist, Libman performs frequently in the Phoenix metropolitan area. He is a member of Running From Bears, a Phoenix-based jazz sextet committed to the performance of original compositions and arrangements. Libman's debut CD, entitled Not Even The Rain, has been featured on over a dozen major jazz radio stations, including KKJZ (Los Angeles) and placed on the JazzWeek Radio Report. In 2010, he performed at the international music festival Jam Sans Frontiere in Grenoble, France.

June 13 Mainstream Jazz: Frank Smith (the Soulful Sax Guy) & Home Cookin'
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
The Nash, 110 E Roosevelt St, Phoenix, AZ 85004
Admission: $15 Adults/$8 Students w/ID
B.Y.O.B.,
www.thenash.org, (602) 795-0464
Frank Smith, (the Soulful Sax Guy) and Home Cookin' do a tribute to the soulful sax players featuring the music of King Curtiss, Hank Crawford, Maceo Parker, Stanley Turrentine, Eddie Harris and David Sanborn. Home Cookin' has 3 very talented musicians, Shea Marshall on Hammond B3, Eric Bart on guitar and Emerson Laffey on drums. Frank plays tenor, alto, soprano sax and flute. This will be a "movin' and groovin' concert!

June 14 Jam Session: Beth Lederman
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
The Nash, 110 E Roosevelt St, Phoenix, AZ
Admission: $8 general, free for instrumentalists and vocalists who sit in
B.Y.O.B.,
www.thenash.org, (602) 795-0464.
Beth Lederman - piano/bandleader
Every Sunday the true spirit of jazz plays out on stage at The Nash, as student and pro musicians play together, unrehearsed, in a variety of combinations. There's always a solid core trio. Student jazz musicians are welcome, with house band, grand piano, guitar and bass amp, drum set and sound all provided. Singers welcome. Event open to all ages! Great opportunities for audiences to enjoy 3 hours of jazz.

June 19 Fête de la Musique

7:00 - 10:00 pm

The Nash, 110 E. Roosevelt St, Phoenix AZ

Admission: $12 adults/$8 students/$20 Preferred
Fête de la Musique began in Paris as a musical celebration to kick off the summer and is now held in over 700 cities around the world. In association with The Alliance Francaise and the Phoenix Sister Cities, Fete de la Musique comes to Phoenix at the Nash, featuring an array of local musicians performing a variety of styles.

June 21 Jazz in AZ Party: The Nash Celebrates Margo Reed
with Delphine Cortez, Joel Robin and Surprise Guests

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

The Nash, 110 E Roosevelt St, Phoenix, AZ 85004
Admission: $15 adults/$12 seniors/$5 students
B.Y.O.B.,
www.thenash.org, (602) 795-0464
The Nash hosts an afternoon party to remember the great Margo Reed and to kick off the establishment of a new Scholarship to foster jazz vocal talent. Proceeds and donations from the event will go towards the new Margo Reed Vocal Scholarship.

June 21 Jam Session: Rachel Eckroth
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
The Nash, 110 E Roosevelt St, Phoenix, AZ
Admission: $8 general, free for instrumentalists and vocalists who sit in
B.Y.O.B.,
www.thenash.org, (602) 795-0464.
Rachel Eckroth - piano/bandleader, Ted Sistrunk - bass, Todd Chuba - drums
Every Sunday the true spirit of jazz plays out on stage at The Nash, as student and pro musicians play together, unrehearsed, in a variety of combinations. There's always a solid core trio. Student jazz musicians are welcome, with house band, grand piano, guitar and bass amp, drum set and sound all provided. Singers welcome. Event open to all ages! Great opportunities for audiences to enjoy 3 hours of jazz.

June 22 Special Event: Rachel Eckroth Band
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
The Nash, 110 E Roosevelt St, Phoenix, AZ 85004
Admission: $25 adults/$13 students
B.Y.O.B.,
www.thenash.org, (602) 795-0464
Rachel Eckroth - keys/vocals, David Cutler - bass, Jerome Jennings - drums,

Special Guest - Holly Pyle, vocalist

It will be a special night as jazz pianist, singer and songwriter Rachel Eckroth, arrives at The Nash with her eclectic, bold style. Raised in Phoenix, Rachel settled in NYC just a few years ago and has rapidly became a stellar recording artist. Just last year Downbeat Magazine praised her songs which "fully embrace the expressiveness and vulnerability of her voice. Her jazz background peeks through in the agile way she coaxes a melody, but the main focus is revealing emotion"(July, 2014) .

June 26 Contemporary Jazz: Nautabot
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
The Nash, 110 E Roosevelt St, Phoenix, AZ 85004
Admission: $15 adults/$8 students
B.Y.O.B.,
www.thenash.org, (602) 795-0464
Alex Oliverio- guitar, Aleksey Izotov - piano/Fender Rhodes, Matt Williams - vibraphone, Alex Meltzer - bass.Micah Hummel - drums, Jordan Tompkins - drums
Nautabot is an "indie jazz" band, who's members are a diverse group of emerging artists that aim to push the stylistic boundaries of jazz, and provide a high energy, memorable performance by producing music with simple melodies and infectious Drums and Bass. Come join for a night of new original music!

June 26 Last Friday Late Night Jam: Dom Moio
10:30 PM - Jun 27 @ 1:00 AM

The Nash, 110 E Roosevelt St, Phoenix, AZ
Admission: $10 General, $5 Student with ID, Performers FREE
B.Y.O.B.,
www.thenash.org, (602) 795-0464
Dom Moio - drums/bandleader, Raul Yañez - piano, Chris Finet - bass
The Nash's Last Friday Late Night Jam Sessions showcase the wide array of talent in the Valley as musicians drop in, arriving from playing at an earlier gig or concert, and spontaneously perform with the band. These jam sessions give serious up-and-coming jazz musicians the ability to play with more experienced players and mentors and the public the ability to enjoy spontaneous high-level jazz performances with an "insider's" feel.

June 27 Mainstream Jazz: Royce Murray - A B3 Tribute to Margo Reed
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
The Nash, 110 E Roosevelt St, Phoenix, AZ 85004
Admission: $15 adults/$8 students
B.Y.O.B.,
www.thenash.org, (602) 795-0464
The Nash brings the great Royce Murray for a special tribute to Phoenix jazz legend Margo Reed, who passed last month. The evening will include Margo's favorite ballads and songs, with musicians and audiences remembering her amazing spirit.

June 28 Jam Session: Will Goble
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
The Nash, 110 E Roosevelt St, Phoenix, AZ
Admission: $8 general, free for instrumentalists and vocalists who sit in

B.Y.O.B.,
www.thenash.org, (602) 795-0464.

Will Goble - bass/bandleader
Every Sunday the true spirit of jazz plays out on stage at The Nash, as student and pro musicians play together, unrehearsed, in a variety of combinations. There's always a solid core trio. Student jazz musicians are welcome, with house band, grand piano, guitar and bass amp, drum set and sound all provided. Singers welcome. Event open to all ages! Great opportunities for audiences to enjoy 3 hours of jazz.