Love of Country Jazz Quintet presents Cowboy Bossa Nova
2 SETS
7PM
A new passion project for Cincinnati Jazz Guitarist and vocalist Brad Myers aka Tex Message , the Love of Country Jazz Quintet is an open marriage, of sorts, between Classic Country & Western Swing songwriting and Brazilian Rhythms and deep compositions of Antonio Carlos Jobim. Seen through the filter of jazz improvisers, these tunes are reimagined in a way which proves that timeless classic songs are not beholden to the limits of genre and a good song is a good song. Period. Hank Williams, Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard and more meet Antonio Carlos Jobim in Cowboy Bossa Nova: Old Country with a New Flair
Featuring Matt McAlister on Drums and percussion, Aaron Jacobs on Bass, Nick Fryer on Pedal Steel Guitar, special guest Michael "Maddog" Mavridoglou on Trumpet, and Brad Myers on Guitar and Vocals.
Brad Myers, as a guitarist, he is known to be a musical shape shifter, of sorts, moving between gigs accompanying Mandy Gaines, swinging with the Cincinnati Contemporary Jazz Orchestra, getting funky with Steve Schmidt’s Organ Trio and John Zappa’s Now Hear This, or deep musical conversations with Michael Sharfe and an array of Cincinnati’s best drummers in the Sanguinaria Trio. He also is part of Tinfoil Hat Cowboys: A Country Western Conspiracy, Aja: a Tribute to the Music of Steely Dan, Joe’s Truck Stop, The Hiders, and Ray’s Music Exchange. He also teaches at UC’s College Conservatory of Music and the CCM Prep Jazz Department.
Love of Country Jazz Quintet is...
Brad Myers aka “Tex” Message - Vocals & Guitar
Nick Fryer - Pedal Steel Guitar
Aaron Jacobs - Upright & Electric Bass
Matt McAlister - Drums
Michael Mavridoglou - trumpet, vocals"
