“A saxophonist deeply immersed in the total jazz tradition.” JazzTimes critic Willard Jenkins
“It was the kind of music that makes one feel confident about the future of jazz.” The Detroit News
Steeped in Post-Bop and Blues, Detroit saxophonist Chris Pitts has made Manhattan, San Francisco, and Paris his homes before moving to Boston. His bands have always featured energetic rhythm sections and adventurous music. He has performed at major jazz festivals and clubs in North America and Europe.
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The Newton Jazz Jam continues every 2nd and 4th Tuesday at Moldova in Nonantum, and it just keeps evolving in exciting ways. Each session is unique with surprises that make every performance different from the last. The house band consists of myself, Alexei Tsiganov, Richard Shaw, and Gillian Delear, and together we create something real—full of drama, suspense, humor, and energy. You can book a seat on Eventbrite or just show up. Hope to see you soon. Special Guests:
November 26th: Drummer extraordinaire Raphael Barata has recorded and performed with many internationally acclaimed artists including Kenny Barron, Herbie Hancock, Eliane Elias, Marc Johnson, Kenny Werner, Toots Thielemans, Esperanza Spalding, Christian McBride, Ivan Lins, Milton Nascimento, Dave Liebman, Raul de Souza, Oscar Castro Neves, and many others.
December 10th: Vocalist Isabel Stover “Isabel Stover’s beautiful natural singing voice is only one of the reasons you will enjoy getting acquainted with her work… It takes intelligence and emotional depth to really connect with a good lyric. It also takes commitment and a kind of fearless willingness to jump in and draw from the real feelings we experience in life and bring them into the voice for all the world to hear.”
— Stephanie Bruce, Bay Area Jazz Vocalist/Educator