UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST COMMUNITY OF THE MOUNTAINS- 246 S Church St, Grass Valley, California 95945

CHRIS JONAS/RANDY MCKEAN QUARTET
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Chris Jonas - soprano & tenor saxes
Randy McKean - alto sax, Bb & bass clarinets
Lisa Mezzacappa - bass
Jordan Glenn - drums

A rare Nevada County appearance from Santa Fe based saxophonist and composer Chris Jonas. Renewing a collaboration that began nearly 30 years ago, reedman Randy McKean joins him at the helm of a new quartet, with McKean’s Bristle bandmate Lisa Mezzacappa on bass, and Weiner Kids mastermind Jordan Glenn on drums. Jonas’s work with Anthony Braxton, Cecil Taylor, and William Parker, plus McKean’s mentors Braxton, Paul Smoker and David Rosenboom, will inform the proceedings. Expect intricate art walks and loose freebop reminiscent of influences Steve Lacy, Ornette Coleman, the New York Art Quartet, and John Carter.

ROSS HAMMOND AND JAY NAIR
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Ross Hammond - guitar
Jay Nair - vocals

Sacramento guitarist Ross Hammond and Indian devotional vocalist Jay Nair celebrate the release of their new CD “Songs of Universal Peace” on Prescott Recordings, a record that mixes, and ultimately surpasses the traditional musics of India and Appalachia.