GUILFORD — On Thursday, Aug. 2, at 7 p.m., Wendy Redlinger's Jazz Soiree will present the Bob Stabach 4tet with special guest Rich Greenblatt, master vibraphonist and faculty member at the Berklee College of Music in Boston.
Greenblatt “is a musician with dazzling speed and a truly magical touch” writes John Blenn in Good Times magazine.
Joe Locke of Downbeat writes, “Rich is a musician who is continually in a process of growing … (his) unique musical personality comes through with a clarity of purpose and a beautiful sound.”
Greenblatt has recorded three CDs as a leader - Hat Trick, Hot and Dry, and Mooin.' He just released his fourth CD, My Take. He has played in jazz and Blues festivals in the U.S. and Europe and recorded with Be-Bop Guitars, The Jazz Alliance, Hide Tokunaga, The Barcelona Symphony, and The Paramont Brass Quintet, among others.
Over the years he has played with such great artists as Kurt Elling, Billy Mitchell, Kevin Hayes, Valery Ponamarev, Bill Charlap, Greg Hutchinson, Dennis Irwin, Winar Harper, Joe Hunt, Teddy Charles, and Oscar Castro-Neves.
The 4tet includes Eugene Uman, piano and artistic director of the Vermont Jazz Center; George Kaye, bass, with a rich history playing with New York's jazz luminaries; Jon Fisher, first-call drummer in the Pioneer Valley; and Bob Stabach, a veteran saxophonist, leader, and composer. They say they're excited about this special evening playing with the additional color and shimmering texture of the vibraphone.