FIRST FRIDAYS: Michael Moss with Zone and Eve Zanni FRIDAY MAY 4th

ZONE is: Michael Moss on tenor and soprano saxes, flute, clarinet and bass clarinet, Mel Nusbaum on piano, Billy Stein on guitar, Yogi on congas, Lou Selmi on drums, and Robert Edwards on bass.

As a reed player and composer, Michael Moss has been actively involved in the music scene for many years leading his own musical groups including Mike Moss/4 Rivers, Free Energy, and Zone. Moss has performed with Dave Leibman, Richie Beirach, Greg Kogan, Sam Rivers, McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones, Paul Bley, Cal Massey, Mike Mahaffay and led the JCOA and Free Life Communication jazz orchestra in his own compositions. Moss is following a life-long passion for expanding jazz improvisation to include musical traditions from around the world and has written original music to reflect these different ethnic traditions. This program includes original music and jazz standards written in the blues, South American, and up-tempo jazz genres. See www.m2-theory.com for discography, etc.

Vocalist Eve Zanni leads her own ensembles (Jazzmundo, The Sweethots) and has performed 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, and Café da Silva. Eve will present a set of Ellington standards with ZONE.

WESTBETH COMMUNITY ROOM in Westbeth
55 BETHUNE STREET at WASHINGTON ST — ask for directions at the desk.
$10 (free to Westbeth residents—donation suggested)

More First Friday concerts presented by the Westbeth Music Festival are scheduled for the future. The 6th ANNUAL WESTBETH MUSIC FESTIVAL takes place on Sept. 23, 24, and 25, 2012. For bios and links go to the ArtistsPerforming Artists menu of www.westbeth.org.