While plans for a 2024 Seaprog festival are still in the early stages, we’ve got a special Seaprog Presents event coming up. On Monday January 22 at Nectar Lounge, we’re proud to cosponsor Tony Levin with Band of Brothers, featuring the famous bassist with his brother Pete on keyboards along with brothers Joe and Pat LaBarbera on drums and saxophone respectively. We’re all familiar with Tony Levin’s work with King Crimson and Stick Men, and many of us are also aware that he’s played jazz as well. Pete Levin has had a long career as a jazz pianist, working quite a bit with Gil Evans, but having credits with David Sanborn, Jimmy Cobb, Freddie Hubbard, Paul Simon, John Scofield, and many more. Pat LaBarbera’s credits include Buddy Rich, Elvin Jones, Bruce Cockburn, and others, while Joe has worked with Woody Herman, Chuck Mangione, Bill Evans, Tony Bennett, and Diane Schuur, along with numerous others. The quartet follows after Levin Brothers, a group which has released three albums to date. Their sets feature an interesting combination of jazz standards, originals, and pieces drawn from Tony’s non-jazz work rearranged.
Opening the show we have local musicians Dennis Rea (guitar) and Jim DeJoie (woodwinds), both of whom are in Moraine, but have extensive backgrounds in jazz as well. We hope you’ll join us for a night of great music based in jazz, but reaching beyond typical boundaries. What else are you going to do on a Monday night in January?
Tickets are available online now, and don’t forget to express your interest on the Facebook event.