Blessed Relief Jazz – FREE

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Jazz At its core, Blessed Relief Jazz trio consists of Eugene-based musicians inspired by the genre’s greats. This premier jazz trio’s repertoire and styles reflects their influences, including guitarist Wes Montgomery, drummer Elvin Jones and bassist Jaco Pastorius. The trio also pays homage to the songwriting and improvisational music of Miles Davis and Charlie Parker by featuring compositions by those artists in their setlists. The Blessed Relief Jazz trio has a wide range of repertoire that can fit any venue and space. From explosive bebop to groove-oriented jazz blues to the swingin’ Great American Songbook, the Pacific Northwest trio is driven by the melodically rich standards of the genre. The trio’s name, Blessed Relief, is from a Frank Zappa song on his jazz-oriented album The Grand Wazoo. And it reflects the jazz’s signature weave complex chord changes and lush melodies into moments of tension that ultimately land with beautiful resolution, all what the trio strives for.Blessed Relief Is: Christopher Hale/ Bass Henry Houston/ Guitar Brenton Smith/Piano Joshua Soran/ Sax Jon Hudock/Drums https://www.eugenejazztrio.com/ Facebook Instagram

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