Thursday, September 05, 2019

Jazz at Holmes series at Washington University announces Fall 2019 schedule

The Jazz at Holmes series of free concerts at Washington University has announced their schedule for Fall 2019.

The series will get underway next Thursday, September 12 with a concert by pianist Ptah Williams at Holmes Lounge on the Wash U campus. Following the pattern of recent years, the Fall 2019 schedule will present a mix of local/regional jazz and creative music talent with some visiting performers.

Drawing on Wash U faculty member and series programmer William Lenihan's connections to the jazz scene in Europe, the Fall 2019 schedule will include a performance by Italian vibraphonist Marco Pacassoni (pictured) on Halloween night.

The complete lineup in chronological order is:

Thursday, September 12: Ptah Williams
Thursday, September 19: Carolbeth True & Two Times True
Thursday, September 26: Harvey Lockhart Quintet

Thursday, October 17: Trio de Cordes De Bonarense with Ken Kehner, William Lenihan & Joseph Lepore
Thursday, October 24: Brian Vaccaro Quartet
Thursday, October 31: Marco Pacassoni with William Lenihan, Joseph Lepore & Steve Davis

Thursday, November 7: Vehachi (Vincent Varvel, Joel Vanderheyden & Joe Pastor)
Thursday, November 14: "The Bridge 2.2" (at 560 Music Center)
Thursday, November 21: Jim Hegarty Ensemble

Thursday, December 5: Kim Portnoy/William Lenihan Quartet
Thursday, December 12: Wash U Jazz Combo Students

All concerts are free and open to the public. Concerts begin at 8:00 p.m. and except where noted, are presented in Holmes Lounge, Ridgley Hall, which is located on Washington University’s campus at the west end of the Brookings Quadrangle, near the intersection of Brookings and Hoyt drives.

Edited 9/5/19 to correct the description of the November 14 program.

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