Arts & Entertainment
NVJS: Bill Mays Quartet "Road Work Ahead"
Napa Valley Jazz Society presents
Bill Mays Quartet
“Road Work Ahead”
A World Class quartet featuring:
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Bill Mays, piano - Peter Sprague, guitar - Bob Magnusson, bass - Jim Plank, drums
Bill Mays, in addition to leading his own bands, has worked with the most important musicians of the era: Ron Carter, Benny Golson, Mel Lewis, Gerry Mulligan, Maria Schneider Orchestra, Clark Terry, Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, and Phil Woods. He has played such notable New York venues as Birdland, the Blue Note, Carnegie Hall, Jazz Standard, Lincoln Center, the Village Gate and the Village Vanguard.
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Peter Sprague has played with notables like Chick Corea, Dianne Reeves, Art Pepper, Kenny Barron, and Joe Pass.
Bob Magnusson has collaborated with other stars such as Buddy Rich, Sara Vaughan, Hank Jones, Cedar Walton, Jimmy Heath, Art Farmer, Kenny Burrell, and Bud Shank.
Jim Plank has played with jazz greats such as Art Farmer, Laurindo Almeida, Harry “Sweets” Edison, Marian McPartland, and Red Rodney.
Those are impressive individual credentials. And performing together, this Quartet embodies modern jazz history and delivers a vibrant concert not to be missed!