Posted @withregram • @gregoryburrus 5/29/2021 6:30 PM Summer Saturdays Presents Marshall McDonald Organ Trio featuring Victor Jones and Roberta Piket Join us for another Around South Orange, NJ free concert in the Sloan Street Parking Lot. Led by Bandleader, Saxophonist Marshall McDonald - Played Lead Alto For 18 years with The Count Basie Orchestra, played Baritone sax on Paquito D'Rivera's Latin Grammy-winning album Tropicana Nights., baritone sax with Abdullah Ibrahim and also played clarinet with The Duke Ellington Orchestra. This Pittsburgh native career also includes a 10-year stint with the Lionel Hampton Orchestra. Other career highlights include performances at Carnegie Hall with Nancy Wilson, The Tokyo Blue Note, The Nice Jazz Festival, with Illinois Jacquet, Charli Persip, Frank Foster, Tony Bennett, Bobby Caldwell, The Temptations, The Four Tops, Tony Bennett, Milt Jackson, Nina Simone, Rosemary Clooney and Aretha Franklin amongst others World renown drummer Victor Jones - Dynamic Drummer from NYC/Copenhagen, Denmark - Victor Jones, considered a visionary in today’s music business, is a new breed of Drummer/Bandleader bringing new and exciting ideas to the world of jazz and world music. Victor played on the Grammy nominated EMI Korean recording, Second Moon, which won Record of the Year in 2006. Victor also was featured on the Best Latin Jazz recording in 2008 with Papo Vasquez. Stan Getz said, “Victor is one of the top of the world caliber drummers and I don't say that lightly.” George Benson states,”Whether playing funk, rock or jazz, Victor Jones is one cat that gets it right.” The swinging fabulous jazz organist Roberta Piket - Roberta’s father was the Austrian composer Frederick Piket, whose works were performed by the New York Philharmonic under famed conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos. Studied with Richie Beirach who was able to help her integrate her love of modern classical music into her jazz playing and composing.. Roberta performs on B3 organ at clubs such as the Harlem landmarks Showman’s and the Charles Young American Legion post, as well as leading her own groups at Smalls and Mezzrow and here at formerly Ricaltons #jazz #livenusic # (at Around South Orange, NJ) https://www.instagram.com/p/CPY7uE0DATR/?utm_medium=tumblr
