Saxophonist, clarinetist, composer, multi-instrumentalist Noel
Jewkes
is one of the godfathers of Bay Area jazz, universally respected for
his musicality, integrity and versatility. Noel began playing
professionally at age 12 with his family's swing band in his home state
of Utah, and has been active in the Bay Area for more than 35 years.
He has recorded with Jon Hendricks, Wesla Whitfield, Mary Stallings,
Paula West, Mike Greensill, Lavay Smith, Bill Bell, Mimi Fox, Graham
Bruce, Bobbe Norris, Larry Dunlap, Larry Vuckovich, Pat Yankee, and
Jerry Hahn, as well as his own ensembles.
"I don't know of a better contemporary modern saxman
anywhere." --Phil
Elwood
"Noel Jewkes is a genuine find – a fluent Youngian on tenor and
clarinet whose solos are long, sure, twisted phrases with surprising
turns and knowing resolutions." --Gary Giddins
He appeared previously at Chez Hanny with his own quartets and Septet,
Noel
Jewkes/Steve Heckman, and Larry Vuckovich.
Saxophonist/clarinetist Harvey Wainapel has performed with Kenny Barron, McCoy Tyner, Joe Henderson, Billy Hart, Joe Lovano, Ray Charles,
HR Radio Big Band Frankfurt, Aarhus Jazz Orchestra in Denmark, and the Metropole Orchestra in Holland.
He's also established himself as a singular presence on the Brazilian scene, spending at least a few months of every year there since 2000.
He made his recording debut with 1994's "At Home/On the Road" (JazzMission Records),
exploring compositions by the likes of Woody Shaw, Sam Rivers, and Wayne Shorter.
Wainapel followed up two years later with "Ambrosia: The Music of Kenny Barron" (A Records), featuring a suite of Barron's tunes arranged by Jeff Beal for the Metropole Orchestra,
and a set of Barron's Brazilian-inspired music for a sextet with Marcos Silva on keyboards.
Kenny Barron himself was on piano on Wainapel's 1998 straight-ahead quintet session "The Hang" (Spirit Nectar/JazzMission).
Wainapel's first full recording of Brazilian music was 2004's "New Choros of Brazil" (Acoustic Music Records/Proteus Entertainment),
with legendary Brazilian guitarist Paulo Bellinati.
His two most recent recordings, "Amigos Brasileiros" and "Amigos Brasileiros Vol. 2", are part of Wainapel's ongoing process documenting his passion for contemporary Brazilian music.
Recorded with a superlative cast of Brazilian instrumentalists he's befriended during his many travels around the country.
He also appears on San-Sao Trio's "NOVOS CAMINHOS" 2019, with Amilton Godoy and Lea Freire.
In California he performs with Claudia Villela, Jovino Santos Neto, Carlos Oliveira, Sandy Cressman's "Homenagem Brasileira," and the Berkeley Choro Ensemble.
He has appeared at Chez Hanny with Clarinet Thing, Lorca Hart, the
Harvey Wainapel/Phil Grenadier Group, Harvey Wainapel, Kerry Politzer, and San - São Trio with Amilton Godoy and Lea Freire.
Bay Area first call pianist Grant Levin has
performed with Terence
Blanchard, Bob Berg, Richard Stoltzman, Madeline Eastman,
Bobby Shew, Ingrid Jensen, Ravi Coltrane, Robin Eubanks, Pete Yellin,
Jerry Dodgion, Dayna Stephens, Noel Jewkes, John Santos, Howard Wiley,
Ray Obiedo, Dean Reilly, Melecio Magdaluyo, Marcus Shelby, and Little
Anthony and the Imperials.
Venues include SFJAZZ Center, San Francisco Conservatory of Music,
Yoshi’s Oakland, The Legion of Honor Museum, Fillmore Street Jazz
Festival, Cafe Stritch, and Mildred Owen Concert Hall in Pacifica.
He appeared previously at Chez Hanny with Chris Amberger, Homespun
Trio, Noel Jewkes/Steve Heckman, Peter Barshay, and the Grant Levin
Quartet.
Bassist Chris Amberger is a Berklee School
of Music graduate.
He has toured and recorded with many of the greats in jazz
including
Tommy Dorsey, George Shearing, Rosemary Clooney, Red Garland, and Art
Blakey.
He has backed top vocalists such as Ernestine Anderson, Lorez
Alexandria, Ernie Andrews, Sammy Davis Jr, Bobby McFerrin, Mark Murphy,
Anita O'Day, Marlena Shaw, Dionne Warwick, Nancy Wilson, Eddie
Jefferson, Jimmy Witherspoon, and T.Bone Walker.
His instrumental cohorts have included Stan Kenton, Jaki
Byard, George Cables, Dorothy Donnegan, Philly Joe Jones,
Frank Butler, Charlie Persip, Donald Bailey, Akira Tana, Herb Ellis,
Gabor Szabo, Barney Kessel, John Scofield, Art Pepper,
Joe Henderson, Sam Rivers, Dexter Gordon, Charles Lloyd, Sonny
Stitt, Donald Byrd, Freddie Hubbard, Kenny Dorham, Doc
Cheatham, Woody Shaw, and Bobby Hutcherson.
He appeared previously at Chez Hanny with Charlie McCarthy,
Dave Rocha, Grant Levin, Noel Jewkes, and Chris Amberger & His Hot
Dogs.
Drummer Alcide Marshall
has been a mainstay in the Bay Area music scene for the last three decades.
Following in the footsteps of his father Eddie Marshall, Alcide Marshall has forged a career backing a who's who of Bay Area talent.
Whether it be providing the pulse for the young hip hop and r&b artists or keeping the pendulum swinging with his jazz combos.
Alcide Marshall always comes ready to play.
He has played with a wide range of local and national talent including Michael Franti and Spearhead, El Debarge, N-Dea Davenport (of Brand New Heavies),
Rich Little, Mary Wilson of the Supremes, and on the local side Mingus Amungus, Alphabet Soup, Jungle Biskit, and Los Mocosos.
He appeared previously at Chez Hanny with Knucklebean.