These concerts, coordinated by Sandwich’s NH Independent School of Music, help fund ongoing programs at Mead Base. Tickets cost $15 and may be purchased online at www.nhisom.org. $5 outdoor tickets available at the door. Kids outdoor tickets are $2 and $10 for seats inside. Space is limited. BYOB.
Bob Nieske 4 Jam August 25th at Mead Base
Bass player Bob Nieske brings more amazing jazz and the Bob Nieske 4 to Mead Base on August 25, at 7 pm. Bob Nieske 4 are Bob Nieske on bass, Phil Grenadier on trumpet and flugelhorn, Jon Hazilla on percussion, and Randy Roos on guitar. Pieces by Bob Nieske, Jimmy Giuffre, Bud Powell, Ornette Coleman, Duke Ellington and some collective pieces by the band. In other words, a wide range…
“Wow! What a treasure trove of wonderful music. Bob Nieske’s two albums have so much of what I look for - perfect balance between gratifying and challenging, between mind and body, all that stuff. I don't know which I prefer, the quartet or the 10. I'd say it's apples and oranges, though you (and Phil too, I guess) are the thread through them both. Extraordinary writing, and your bass playing is as strong and clear, and warm too, as I could imagine,” says jazz great Steve Swallow.
Bob Nieske mentored under Jimmy Giuffre as bassist and composer in Giuffre’s quartet for 12 years. His compositions are challenging, accessible and melodic and have been played around the world by the likes of Jimmy Giuffre, Matt Wilson and the Either Orchestra. He appears on recordings with Jimmy Giuffre, George Russell, Alan Dawson, Dave Grisman, Stephane Grappelli….
Phil Grenadier has appeared on 50 CD's, recording with such artists as Kenny Barron, Larry Goldings, Chris Potter, Jerry Bergonzi, Anthony Braxton, George Garzone, Mick Goodrick, Brad Shepik, Billy Kilson, John Hollenbeck, Gerald Cleaver, Bob Moses, Drew Gress, Larry Grenadier, Ira Coleman, etc. In 2007 he toured internationally with John Scofield alongside bassist Steve Swallow.
Jon Hazilla performed and/or recorded with, Jo Anne Brackeen, James Williams, John Hicks, Billy Taylor Aaron Goldberg Ray Drummond, Ron Carter, George Garzone, Benny Golson Billy Pierce, Steve Grossman, Larry Coryell, Kenny Wheeler, Sheila Jordan, Ran Blake and Max Roach. He continues to perform in countless global festivals from The Azores, to Costa Rica, Warsaw, Rome, Nice and Kyoto.
Randy Roos, from Orchestra Luna to Mistral with Mike Stern and Alyrio Lima (Weather Report) to Jerry Leake’s Cubist band and pure free playing. Randy, a faculty member at Berkelee College of Music, is a guitar icon who is difficult to describe or categorize. Come to think of it the band is difficult to describe or categorize. Come on out and hear them play.
Sept 21, 2018 at 7:00pm Legendary Jazz guitarist, John Stowell. More information coming soon!
October 6th, 2018 7:00pmFred Haas, Saxophone, with the Tom Robinson Trio
Join the Tom Robinson Trio and special guest soloist Fred Haas! Fred Haas has performed with the likes of Oscar Peterson, Ray Charles, Pat Metheny, Clark Terry, Milt Jackson, Joe Morello, Don Cherry, Karrin Allyson, Matt Wilson, Gene Bertoncini, John Proulx and many others. Jazz guitarist Pat Metheny calls Fred Haas "a totally world-class saxophone player." Jazz trumpet legend Clark Terry said, "You won't find a more capable jazz player and teacher than Fred Haas, and that's a fact!"
Ticket price: $15.00 Indoor seating, $5.00 for Outdoor seating (Outdoor seating can not be purchased online)
DIRECTIONS TO MEAD BASEMead Base is located at the end of Diamond Ledge Road in Sandwich, NH 03227. From Route 113 in Center Sandwich, follow Grove street past the Federated Church, which will then turn into Diamond Ledge Road. Diamond Ledge becomes a dirt road, bear right when you see Sandwich Notch road and follow Diamond Ledge to the end. Mead Base will be the last building and parking lot area on the road!
Bass player Bob Nieske brings more amazing jazz and the Bob Nieske 4 to Mead Base on August 25, at 7 pm. Bob Nieske 4 are Bob Nieske on bass, Phil Grenadier on trumpet and flugelhorn, Jon Hazilla on percussion, and Randy Roos on guitar. Pieces by Bob Nieske, Jimmy Giuffre, Bud Powell, Ornette Coleman, Duke Ellington and some collective pieces by the band. In other words, a wide range…
“Wow! What a treasure trove of wonderful music. Bob Nieske’s two albums have so much of what I look for - perfect balance between gratifying and challenging, between mind and body, all that stuff. I don't know which I prefer, the quartet or the 10. I'd say it's apples and oranges, though you (and Phil too, I guess) are the thread through them both. Extraordinary writing, and your bass playing is as strong and clear, and warm too, as I could imagine,” says jazz great Steve Swallow.
Bob Nieske mentored under Jimmy Giuffre as bassist and composer in Giuffre’s quartet for 12 years. His compositions are challenging, accessible and melodic and have been played around the world by the likes of Jimmy Giuffre, Matt Wilson and the Either Orchestra. He appears on recordings with Jimmy Giuffre, George Russell, Alan Dawson, Dave Grisman, Stephane Grappelli….
Phil Grenadier has appeared on 50 CD's, recording with such artists as Kenny Barron, Larry Goldings, Chris Potter, Jerry Bergonzi, Anthony Braxton, George Garzone, Mick Goodrick, Brad Shepik, Billy Kilson, John Hollenbeck, Gerald Cleaver, Bob Moses, Drew Gress, Larry Grenadier, Ira Coleman, etc. In 2007 he toured internationally with John Scofield alongside bassist Steve Swallow.
Jon Hazilla performed and/or recorded with, Jo Anne Brackeen, James Williams, John Hicks, Billy Taylor Aaron Goldberg Ray Drummond, Ron Carter, George Garzone, Benny Golson Billy Pierce, Steve Grossman, Larry Coryell, Kenny Wheeler, Sheila Jordan, Ran Blake and Max Roach. He continues to perform in countless global festivals from The Azores, to Costa Rica, Warsaw, Rome, Nice and Kyoto.
Randy Roos, from Orchestra Luna to Mistral with Mike Stern and Alyrio Lima (Weather Report) to Jerry Leake’s Cubist band and pure free playing. Randy, a faculty member at Berkelee College of Music, is a guitar icon who is difficult to describe or categorize. Come to think of it the band is difficult to describe or categorize. Come on out and hear them play.
Sept 21, 2018 at 7:00pm Legendary Jazz guitarist, John Stowell. More information coming soon!
October 6th, 2018 7:00pmFred Haas, Saxophone, with the Tom Robinson Trio
Join the Tom Robinson Trio and special guest soloist Fred Haas! Fred Haas has performed with the likes of Oscar Peterson, Ray Charles, Pat Metheny, Clark Terry, Milt Jackson, Joe Morello, Don Cherry, Karrin Allyson, Matt Wilson, Gene Bertoncini, John Proulx and many others. Jazz guitarist Pat Metheny calls Fred Haas "a totally world-class saxophone player." Jazz trumpet legend Clark Terry said, "You won't find a more capable jazz player and teacher than Fred Haas, and that's a fact!"
Ticket price: $15.00 Indoor seating, $5.00 for Outdoor seating (Outdoor seating can not be purchased online)
DIRECTIONS TO MEAD BASEMead Base is located at the end of Diamond Ledge Road in Sandwich, NH 03227. From Route 113 in Center Sandwich, follow Grove street past the Federated Church, which will then turn into Diamond Ledge Road. Diamond Ledge becomes a dirt road, bear right when you see Sandwich Notch road and follow Diamond Ledge to the end. Mead Base will be the last building and parking lot area on the road!
For tickets, go to www.nhisom.org