🍂 This show is part of Bop Shop Records’ 40th Anniversary Fall Jazz Concert Series 🍁

Lou Grassi (drums) is internationally known for his work in both the traditional and the avant-garde jazz worlds. He has literally played from Ragtime to No-Time - he toured with Ragtime pianist Max Morath and is the leader of the Dixie Peppers. He has performed and/or recorded with a wide range of outstanding artists including Marshall Allen, Billy Bang, Karl Berger, Borah Bergman, Rob Brown, Roy Campbell, The Copascetics, James Garrison, Charles Gayle, Burton Greene, Urbie Green, Gunter Hampel, Johnny Hartman, Fred van Hove, Joseph Jarman, Sheila Jordan, William Parker, Perry Robinson, Roswell Rudd, John Tchicai, and Mark Whitecage. Lou appears on more than 80 recordings including more than 30 as a leader or co-leader.

Ken Filiano (bass) performs throughout the world, playing and recording with leading artists in jazz, spontaneous improvisation, classical music, world/ethnic music, and interdisciplinary performance. Ken leads, and composes for, his quartet with Michael Attias, Tony Malaby, and Michael T.A. Thomspon. Some of the artists that he has performed and/or recorded with: Bonnie Barnett, Bobby Bradford, Roy Campbell, John Carter, Nels Cline, Connie Crothers, Ted Dunbar, Giora Feidman, Bob Feldman, Dennis Gonzalez, Vinny Golia, Lou Grassi, Fred Hess, Jason Hwang, Joseph Jarman, Raul Juarena, Joe Labarbera, Joelle Leandre, Frank London, Tina Marsh, Warne Marsh, Dom Minasi, Hafez Modirzadeh, Butch Morris, Barre Phillips, Don Preston, Bob Rodriguez, Roswell Rudd, ROVA Saxophone Quartet, Elliot Sharp, Paul Smoker, Chris Sullivan, Richard Tabnik, Peeter Uuskyla, Fay Victor, Biggi Vinkeloe, Kenny Wessel, Andrea Wolper, Saco Yasuma, Pablo Ziegler, Carlos Zingaro.

plus special guest pianist Simone Weissenfels

Tickets: $20