THE NEW GUARD BIG BAND is Phoenix’s premiere jazz orchestra, comprising 17 of the most talented and in-demand musicians in the Valley. The Band will perform two completely different knockout shows in one night, both featuring the great vocalist Dennis Rowland, who toured with the Count Basie Orchestra for seven years. On the …
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Zach Wiggins-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. …
Randy Napoleon-guitar, Mike Kocour-piano, Ben Hedquist-bass, Lewis Nash-drums Randy Napoleon is a guitarist, composer and arranger who toured and recorded with Benny Green, the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra and Michael Bublé before joining The Freddy Cole Quartet in 2007; he arranged most of Cole’s last five albums, including the 2010 Grammy–nominated Freddy Cole Sings Mr. B. …
