The Alluvion Jazz Series is honored to bring legendary drummer Peter Erskine to our stage with his trio joined by iconic saxophonist Bob Mintzer who will be making his third Alluvion appearance.
Drums - Peter Erskine
Sax - Bob Mintzer
Bass - Darek “Oles” Oleszkiewicz
Piano - Alan Pasqua
All ages - General Admission
Seated Listening Room Style Show
Doors & bar open at 7:00 PM - Show starts at 7:30
Tickets $50 in advance - $55 at the door
Tickets on sale for Deep End members only until July 9
PETER ERSKINE
Peter Erskine has played drums since the age of four and is known for his versatility and love of working in different musical contexts. He appears on 700 albums and film scores, has won two Grammy Awards and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the Berklee School of Music. Fifty albums have been released under his own name or as co-leader. He has played with the Stan Kenton and Maynard Ferguson big bands, Weather Report, Steps Ahead, Joni Mitchell, Steely Dan, Diana Krall, Kenny Wheeler, Mary Chapin Carpenter, The Brecker Brothers, The Yellowjackets, Pat Metheny & Gary Burton, John Scofield, et al, and has appeared as a soloist with the Beethoven Orchester Bonn, plus the London, Los Angeles, Chicago, BBC Symphony, Bochum, Tokyo Metropolitan, Yomiuri Nippon, Oslo and Berlin Philharmonic orchestras. He premiered Mark-Anthony Turnage’s “Erskine — Concerto for Drumset & Orchestra” with Beethoven Orchester Bonn and performed it at the Hollywood Bowl with the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
Peter has been voted ’Best Jazz Drummer of the Year’ ten times by the readers of Modern Drummer magazine and was elected into its Hall of Fame in 2017. Peter graduated from the Interlochen Arts Academy and studied at Indiana University under George Gaber. Peter is an author with several books to his credit, including“No Beethoven” — an autobiography and chronicle of the band Weather Report — plus his latest title, “The Musician’s Lifeline.” Peter is Professor of Practice & Director of Drumset Studies at USC, and conducts masterclasses worldwide, while his latest endeavors include several innovative play-along apps.
BOB MINTZER
Bob Mintzer is a saxophonist/arranger/educator who resides in Los Angeles. He is currently holds the Barbara and Buzz McCoy endowed chair at the USC Thornton School of Music. Bob is a 30 year member as saxophonist with the Yellowjackets. He is also the chief conductor of the WDR Big Band in Cologne Germany.
Bob has written over 500 big band arrangements, several jazz study books, orchestral and chamber works. He has played on over 1000 recordings and has performed with Tito Puente, Buddy Rich, Thad Jones Mel Lewis Big Band, Eddie Palmieri, Jaco Pastorius, Mike Manieri, Randy Brecker, The Yellowjackets, and the New York Philharmonic.
DAREK “OLES” OLESZKIEWICZ
Inspiring greatness has long been the two-word association with the grand luxury of Rolls-Royce. Britain's entry into automobile finery has thus become benchmark terminology. To hear bassist Darek Oleszkiewicz interact, navigate, and improvise with today's finest jazz musicians is to understand why he has been deemed the Rolls-Royce of the modern day upright. Carrying the torch of masters such as Paul Chambers and Ron Carter, Oleszkiewicz has grooved the genre forward by harnessing the tradition yet unbridling his nuanced colors and reinventing the fabric of jazz imagery. His invigorating style of play is at one moment a throwback, or homage, to the genius of Ray Brown and Miroslav Vitous and in the next breath his own interpretation crafted within the limitless boundaries of Pat Metheny, Peter Erskine, Brad Mehldau, Charles Lloyd, Joe Lovano, and a host of international jazz cats.
Born in Warsaw, Poland and thriving in Los Angeles, Oleszkiewicz tours the world and leaves a lasting impression. Fortunately, a conversation with him just days before Christmas (2019), proved to be as engaging, spirited, and enlightening as the live performance with Erskine, Alan Pasqua, and George Garzone I was recently immersed in. Oleszkiewicz inspired greatness that evening in what he shared and what he brought out of his equally exceptional bandmates. “Darek always makes the best possible choices when he plays the bass. His time and note placement are perfect; his pitch is impeccable, plus he swings relentlessly.” - Peter Erskine
ALAN PASQUA
Alan Pasqua is a Steinway Piano artist, Grammy Nominee and Professor of Jazz Studies at USC Thornton School of Music. He has played and recorded with Tony Williams, Jack DeJohnette, Paul Motian, Dave Holland, Michael Brecker, Randy Brecker, Joe Henderson, Stanley Clarke, Gary Burton, James Moody, Gary Peacock, Gary Bartz, Reggie Workman, The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra, Sheila Jordan and Joe Williams. Pasqua was asked to join The New Tony Williams Lifetime along with guitarist Allan Holdsworth. After recording two “Lifetime” albums for Columbia Records, Pasqua relocated in Los Angeles. His career in L.A. broadened as he started playing with more rock and pop artists. He has been a member of the bands of Bob Dylan and Santana. He also recently composed and performed the piano improvisations for Bob Dylan and his Nobel Prize acceptance speech.
Aside from his many critically acclaimed recordings as a leader in jazz, in 2008, Pasqua joined forces with Peter Erskine and Dave Carpenter, arranging, co-producing and playing on the Grammy Award nominated trio album “Standards”. His recent releases are “Twin Bill” (BFM JAZZ) and “Northern Lights”. “Twin Bill” features Pasqua recorded on two pianos, playing the music of Bill Evans. “Northern Lights” is a new set of Pasqua original compositions, exploring his roots in classical, pop and jazz idioms. Both CDs have received critical praise from DOWNBEAT with 4 star reviews. His newer releases, “Soliloquy” and “Day Dream” are solo piano recordings of Alan’s favorite standards recorded on his own Hamburg Steinway concert grand piano.
Most recently, Alan teamed up again with Peter Erskine and Darek Oles to produce the 2022 Grammy nominated recording, “Live in Italy” and also added George Garzone to the trio to record “3 Nights in L.A.” The quartet will perform throughout Italy, July/August 2023.
Tickets on sale for Deep End members only until July 9
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