About this Event
NYC's unique jazz prayer service, Sundays at 5 since 1965. All are welcome. Free to attend!
This week, we welcome Andrea Wolper (voice), John DiMartino (piano), and Ken Filiano (bass).
About Andrea Wolper
A mainstay of the New York jazz scene, “a superb singer" and "brilliant musical storyteller,” Andrea Wolper is also known as a "superior" songwriter and "terrific arranger.” A vocalist who honors the past while being "forward-thinking and consistently fresh,” she moves seamlessly between the straight ahead and experimental jazz scenes. Woper has headlined at top clubs and festivals, and tours in the U.S. and beyond; New York headliner credits include Dizzy's, Birdland, The Blue Note, Mezzrow, Zinc Bar, and far too many others to list. Since the late 1990s, Andrea has had the honor of singing at numerous concerts and Jazz Vespers services at Saint Peter’s. She teaches voice lessons, and workshops in jazz performance, songwriting, and improvisation. Her most recent album, “Wanderlust” (2024), was hailed as “magnificent…a pure vocal jazz album at its very best,” an album that “reminds the listener of the difference between simply good and truly exceptional.” www.andreawolper.com
About John Di Martino
John Di Martino is a composer, arranger, jazz pianist, producer, and educator, based in New York City. He is described as a "shape-shifter", for his creativity across musical genres. "John's soul and being come straight through to his music, the jazz world needs him!" - Sheila Jordan ( NEA Jazz Master ) • "John Di Martino is one of my absolute favorite pianists today. His music is an honest outpouring of light! "- Benny Green ( Jazz Pianist ) • "John di Martino's middle name should be 'taste', for he conveys that quality in both solo and supportive roles, in jazz and Latin music." - Ray Barretto ( NEA Jazz Master ). johndimartino.com
About Ken Filiano
Bassist, composer, improviser Ken Filiano performs around the world, fusing the rich traditions of the double bass with his own seemingly limitless imagination. A “creative virtuoso” (JazzValley), Ken has performed and recorded with a veritable who's who in multiple genres, from Anthony Braxton to Pablo Ziegler. Ken leads two quartets, Quantum Entanglements and Baudolino's Dilemma, is co-leader of several ensembles, and is an integral member of groups led by top names in improvised music. Ken's extensive discography includes his solo CD, "Subvenire"(Nine Winds) and Quantum Entanglements's "Dreams From a Clown Car" (Clean Feed). He teaches master classes in bass and improvisation, has a private bass studio, is a frequent guest teacher at School for Visual Arts and Hunter College (New York City), and is a Guiding Artist and Advisor at Creative Music Studio in Woodstock, NY. www.kenfiliano.com
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Saint Peter's Church, 619 Lexington Avenue, New York, United States
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