Advertisement
Brad Wheeler Fusioney Band live at the Rose Bowl TavernMonday, October 26th
An eclectic set of original songs. Multistlistic. Bossa, Samba, blues, ballads, jazz rock/funk and swing.
🎶Jazz Happy Hour at The Rose Bowl Tavern features a rotating cast of the best local and regional musicians performing a diverse array of jazz styles and flavors. Start the evening with great music, tasty drinks and good times in a cozy-no frills environment!
🎉🍻 BYOFood (many restaurants in downtown Urbana) Never a cover, though tips for the musicians are always appreciated.
------------------
Brad Wheeler is a premiere saxophonist, composer, arranger and educator living in Urbana, Illinois. In Chicago, he has performed with Mose Allison, Kurt Elling, Von Freeman, Laurence Hobgood, the Chicago Jazz Orchestra, the Jazz Members Big Band, Jim McNeely, Ed Petersen Quintet, Willie Pickens, the Joel Spencer quartet, Paul Wertico and Joe Williams. In 1990, he moved to Paris where he led his own groups and performed with such artists as Steve Arguelles, Ronan Guilfoyle, Riccardo Del Fra, Mory Kante, Horace Parlan, Johnnie Griffin, Ben Sidran and Youssou n'dour. He played on Radio France and taught at the American School of Modern music. He is featured on numerous recordings, including The Future Was Yesterday, newly released in 2005, and two Grammy-nominated recordings with Kurt Elling, Man Up in the Air, and This Time It's Love. He has written arrangements for Joe Henderson, Benny Golson and Kurt Elling, composed works for jazz and studio orchestra, and written music for independent film and video projects. He earned his Master of Music degree in jazz studies and contemporary media at the Eastman School of Music. He also studied contemporary music composition with Salvatore Martirano, attended Dave Holland's Jazz Workshop in Banff, Canada, and was awarded a National Endowment for the Arts jazz grant to study with Dave Liebman in New York City.
Advertisement
Event venue
Rose Bowl Tavern, 106 N. Race St.,Urbana,IL,United States
Tickets
Concerts, fests, parties, meetups — all the happenings, one place.
Discover more events by tag
Concerts in UrbanaLive-music in UrbanaJazz in UrbanaMusic in UrbanaPerformances in UrbanaEntertainment in UrbanaOrchestra in UrbanaWorkshops in UrbanaArt in Urbana