The second in a series of free concerts by Westbeth musicians!

Andreas Brade from Stuttgart, Germany, moved to the US to study at Berklee College of Music in Boston, earning a degree in jazz performance. After graduating with a masters in Modern American Music from Longy School of Music of Bard College, Andreas moved to NYC. Andreas has performed and recorded in many different setting from Jazz, African and African Caribbean, Improvisational, Latin Jazz, Musicals and Funk/R&B. He performed at festivals and venues such as the Montreal Jazz Fest, The Kennedy Center, Boston Symphony Hall, The Blue Note, and NJPAC to name a few. Andreas has composed music for Cornfield Dance for over ten years and worked as accompanist for Martha Graham, Mark Morris, Paul Taylor, Alvin Ailey, and Joffery Ballet. He is on the faculty of the Brooklyn Music School and runs his own teaching studio in NYC.
For more info feel free to go to andreasbrade@yahoo.com , www.nyc-drumlessons.com

Eve Zanni: Performing and Recording Artist
Eve performs as member and leader of different ensembles from traditional jazz to free improvisation. She has toured with big bands i.e. The Cab Calloway Orchestra and with her own group The Sweethots. She continues to sing at many kinds of events and concerts in genres that include Jazz, Blues, Brasilian, Cuban, Celtic, originals and more. Eve has played in and composed songs for film including the 2016 PBS documentary by Lily Rivlin; “Heather Booth: Changing the World”.

Eve Zanni’s JAZZMUNDO

Passionate jazz vocals and arrangements with Brasilian, Cuban, Gypsy, Middle-Eastern flavours; a singer-composer with sensual warmth, wit, wisdom, groove

Eve Zanni is an original jazz voice, warm and expressive with a sensual musicality…traversing the primal depths of great jazz standards and original compositions in a blend of her unique arrangements that embrace classic jazz, Brasilian, Afro-cuban, and Middle-eastern rhythms….all sung with passion and romantic soul.
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Eve Zanni was born in California into a family of musicians and vocalists spanning several generations…(her father was one of The Harmonicats, older brother played with Canned Heat, Kaleidoscope, Incredible String Band, many more) performing and writing music and lyrics from childhood, Eve left the U.S.A. as a teenager and wandered the globe, living and performing for nine years in Europe.

Since returning to New York Eve began singing with big bands and her own vocal trio “The Sweethots” – – mentioned in Will Friedwald’s book Jazz Singing as the “best of its kind” and The Ella Fitzgerald Biography by Stuart Nicholson. Eve Zanni’s contribution as a vocalist and lyricist/composer of Lester Young solos are acclaimed in Dr.Henry Daniels’ book, Lester Leaps In and she is listed in Lewis Porter’s new Jazz Encyclopedia.

Eve leads her own ensembles; (JAZZMUNDO, THE SWEETHOTS) as well as performing with many jazz greats including: The Cab Calloway Orchestra (led by Cab’s grandson, Calloway Brooks) Barry Harris, Norman Simmons, Jerome Richardson, “Big Nick” Nicholas, Walter Bishop, Jr, Benny Powell, Richard Wyands, Cafe, to name a few.
Eve Zanni writes original lyrics to Lester Young compositions and solos and organizes The Lester Young Memorial Celebration every March; held at St.Peter’s Church at 54th and Lexington Avenue in Manhattan (New York, USA).
Performing and teaching vocal music and song-writing in New York City Schools, Eve also tours, records with her own groups and as a back-up singer; travelling in the U.S., the Carribean and Europe.

Vocal Director of SingTime Sessions at Westbeth – a weekly community choral programme.

Original composition GYPSY WAVE DANCE by Eve Zanni was selected as a feature on TENNJAZZ available on Imaginary Records, wrote and recorded Womanstrong for 2016 PBS documentary Heather Booth: Changing the World by Lily Rivlin.

For information on Peter Bernstein Trio who inaugurated the series, LINK HERE.