Scott Barnhill Quartet
Saxophonist Scott Barnhill is a second generation
Bay Area jazz musician, son of
vocalist Louise DeLucchi and drummer Buddy Barnhill. He has had the
honor of sharing the stage with Terence Blanchard, Charlie Haden, Joe
Henderson, Mulgrew Miller, Cedar Walton, Henry Robinette, Joe
Gilman, Jeff Alkire, Peppe Merolla, Peter Horvath, and Zigaboo
Modeliste.
He was heard here previously with the Scott Barnhill Quartet.
Trumpeter Modesto Briseno is a third generation jazzman, who has performed with Andrew Speight,
Richie Cole, Craig Handy, Ralph Moore, Dayna Stephens, Tod Dickow, Pepe Merolla, Sylvia Cuenca,
Simon Rowe, Matt Clark, Akira Tana, Peter Horvath, Keith Saunders, Bob Kenmotsu, Jason Lewis, Dahveed Behroozi, and Scott Barnhill, among many others.
"Modesto Briseno is a consummate practitioner of the ART of JAZZ. His
trumpet playing pays homage to everyone from Art Farmer to Blue
Mitchell to Freddie Hubbard to Miles Davis while still speaking with
his own finely defined voice. The tradition of the great masters is
alive because of wonderful players like Modesto Briseno."
--Ray Vega Origin Records The University of Vermont
Pianist Peter Horvath has been perfecting his craft
since the
age of 6 when he began taking classical piano lessons. Born in
Budapest, Hungary, he attended the Bela Bartok Conservatory of Music.
At age 17, he won the National Jazz Combo Competition in Gyor, Hungary.
Two years later he moved to Austria to attend the Vienna Conservatory
of Music.
Establishing himself quickly in the Austrian jazz scene, he began
playing and touring with jazz notables such as Leo Wright, Louie
Austen, etc.
In 1983, Peter moved to the U.S., where he studied at the Berklee
College of Music in Boston. He has since performed, recorded and toured
with a long line of world-class artist, including jazz greats Bobby
Hutcherson, Joe Henderson, Richie Cole, Ernie Watts, Eddie Henderson,
Charles McPherson, Benny Maupin, Victor Bailey, Lenny White, Arturo
Sandoval, Randy Brecker, Marcus Miller, Pee Wee Ellis, Bob Mintzer, Bob
Sheppard, Craig Handy, Tiger Okoshi, Lalah Hathaway, Melba Moore,
Ledisi, Keith Washington, Rosie Gaines, Ray Obiedo, Pete Escovedo, and
the Oakland Symphony.
Peter is currently on faculty at the California Jazz Conservatory,
Saint Mary’s College of California, and Stanford Jazz Consortium.
He appeared previously at Chez Hanny with Jeff Chambers, Charles
McNeal, Doug Webb, Michael Zilber, Sylvia Cuenca/Craig Handy, and the Peter Horvath Trio.
www.peterhorvath.com
Bassist Jeff Saxton
is a local product, having grown up in Palo Alto. He currently resides in San Mateo.
Getting his start in the 80's he performed with the San Jose city Jazz progran that also produced Chris Cain and Sylvia Cuenca.
In the 90's an extended break from professional music followed until the onset of Covid, when he co-founded "The House of Bop"
with the late Andrew Speight. Over the next two years that project attracted well known local artists Keith Saunders, Matt Clark,
Joe Warner, Adam Shulman, Sylvia Cuenca, Akira Tana, and guest artists, among them Terell Stafford, Craig Handy, and Eddie Henderson.
He has appeared lately with musicians including Modesto Briseno, Bob Kenmotsu, Scott Barnhill, Peter Horvath, Jason Lewis, Benny Watson, Darlene Langston, and Jamie Davis.
He appeared previously at Chez Hanny with Ron Vincent.
Drummer Austin Lee Harris
I was born in San Francisco, lived in New York from 2007-2012, and currently reside in the SF Bay.
I am deeply influenced by the historical masters of jazz drumming who have led the way: Art Blakey, Max Roach, Philly Joe Jones, Billy Higgins and Jimmy Cobb.
I have taught privately and at clinics at Jazz at Lincoln Center, Stanford Jazz Workshop, and CSU Summer Arts.
I earned a BM from San Francisco State University in 2007.
I've played at Comstock Saloon, The Burritt Room, Jazz At Pearls, Club Deluxe, Fat Cat Billiards, Tomi Jazz, Smalls, Stanford Jazz Festival, and Cipriani Wall Street.
I've played with Charles McPherson, Andrew Speight, Patrick Wolff, Steven Lugerner, Erik Jekabson, Larry Vuckovich, Dena DeRose, Matthew Clark, Jeb Patton, Dan Nimmer, Joe Gilman, and many others.
In 2011, I helped found Hard Bop Collective, a band devoted to making exciting, swinging music with a strong sense of tradition accessible and fun for the modern audience.
https://austinleeharrisdrums.weebly.com/
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