Jazz in the Garden with the Peter McEachern and David Santoro Quintet

Peter McEachern and David Santoro Quintet

Join us for a night of Jazz in the Garden with The Peter McEachern and David Santoro Quintet featuring Peter on trombone, Dave on bass, Mike DiRubbo on saxophone, Mike Carabello on piano and Jimmy Gavagan on drums.

Tickets are $15 for Torrington Historical Society members and $18 for non-members.

Bring your own lawn chairs, blankets and refreshments.

Sponsored by Torrington Savings Bank

Peter McEachern, (trombone), has been a presence on the Connecticut and International Music scene and longtime performer in the garden at the Torrington Historical Society. He has recorded and toured with Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, Mario Pavone, Thomas Chapin and Lamont Young among others. His CD Code 2 garnered 4.5 stars by Downbeat Magazine and was named as one of the top CD’s of 2021. In March 2022, he received a grant to compose and install an ambient music piece at The Five Points Center for the Visual Arts.

Dave Santoro, (bass), is a full professor at Berklee College of Music. He has appeared on over 50 jazz CD's including 6 as leader or co-leader. He has played, toured or recorded with Red Rodney Quintet, Mulgrew Miller, Joe Magnarelli, Phil Grenadier, Tom Harrell, Bob Berg, Pepper Adams, Bruce Barth, Kenny Baron, Victor Lewis, Nick Brignola, Dizzy Reece, Junior Cook, Terrel Stafford and many others.

Mike DiRubbo (saxophone). On his instrument DiRubbo has it all: from Benny Carter’s mastery of melody, and Johnny Hodges’ ballad mellow tones to Charlie Parker’s light-speed fluency. But what truly sets DiRubbo apart from the rest was his apprenticeship under the legendary alto saxophonist/educator Jackie McLean: the Harlem bebop whiz kid who literally grew up on Miles Davis and Charlie Parker and surged the alto saxophone toward the change of the century with his alto-centric embrace of hard and post-bop, soul jazz and the avant-garde.

Mike Carabello (piano) – Mike is a multifaceted pianist in the tri-state area, a product of the Artists Collective Youth Jazz Orchestra under master artist in residence Rene McLean, as well as the Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz at the Hartt School of Music. Mike has worked with many artists including bassist Nat Reeves, drummer Ronnie Burrage, saxophonist Rene McLean, saxophonist Antoine Roney, and trombonist Steve Davis. He studied piano under Rick Germanson, Andy Laverne, Alan Palmer and Rashid Lanie. He has performed at the New York Jazz Piano Festival at Kalvierhaus, Jazz at Lincoln Center Live in Times Square, The Side Door Jazz Club and The New Haven “On the Green” Jazz Festival, Rubber City Jazz Festival and performed at The White House for First Lady Michelle Obama.

Jimmy Gavagan (drums) is an up-and-coming drummer, educator and composer. He is a recent graduate of the Hartt School of Music at the University of Hartford. He currently lives in Hartford but originally hails from Boston.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Torrington Historical Society, Torrington, United States