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The Roger Woods Tentet Plays Monk: Music from a unique Jazz artist whose music was an interesting mix of the complex and the simple.Roger Woods baritone saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet, orchestrations
Ben Harris alto saxophone, flute, clarinet
Joe Manis tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute, alto flute, clarinet
Paul Krueger trumpet, flugelhorn
Miki Sasaki trumpet, flugelhorn
Chris Shuttleworth trombone
Matthew Ingman tuba, bass trombone
Torrey Newhart piano
Luke Hendrickson bass
Ken Mastrogiovanni drums
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM | $25
Roger Woods, Saxophonist, Composer, Arranger and Bandleader, is a performing artist who hails from Baltimore, MD and currently resides in Eugene, OR.
Growing up in Baltimore, MD, Roger attended Frederick Douglass Senior High School, a high school with an advance music program where he studied Piano, Cello, music theory/harmony and history. It was also there that Roger was exposed to the world of Jazz by his music teachers and mentors (and local performing legends) Drs. Thomas DeLaine (Trumpet) and Reppard Stone (Trombone, Piano and Composition). Roger’s interest in playing Jazz was heightened through additional private studies with local great Saxophonist Whit Williams. Additionally, he began playing in local clubs sitting in with other local legends, including the late great Baltimore Alto Saxophonist Arnold Sterling.
After graduation from high school, Roger attended Howard University in Washington, DC from 1979 thru 1983, furthering his music studies, particularly in Jazz studying with the late great John Malachi (Piano and Improvisation), Dr. Reppard Stone (Jazz Arranging) and playing in the renowned Howard University Jazz Ensemble under the direction of Professor Fred Irby. Roger recorded several records with that ensemble with fellow bandmates and future Jazz greats Wallace Roney (Trumpet), Greg Osby (Alto Saxophone) and Gary Thomas (Tenor Saxophone).
After college, Roger continued to live and perform in Washington, D.C. (1983-1997) as both a leader and sideman playing with that area's top musicians, including Rick Henderson, Lawrence Wheatley, Webster Young, Buck Hill, Charlie Young, Winard Harper and many more. Additionally, he met and set in with several national Jazz greats (Sonny Stitt,, Pepper Adams, James Williams, Freddie Hubbard, Clifford Jordan, Jimmy Witherspoon, etc.) as they passed through town.
Since moving to Oregon in late 1997, Roger immediately immersed himself unto the Portland Oregon Jazz scene playing with some of that city’s Jazz greats, including Mel Brown, Randy Porter, Gordon Lee, Dan Gaynor, Stan Bock and Andre St. James. From 2002 thru 2004, Roger co-led a nine-piece group, the St. James/Woods Nonet, with Portland Bassist Andre St. James and was its primary Composer & Arranger. Additionally, Roger was a recent member of the Portland-based Chuck Israels Jazz Orchestra as its Baritone Saxophonist and Bass Clarinetist. The CIJO was led by the legendary Bassist, Composer and Arranger Chuck Israels who has performed and recorded with some of the most iconic of musicians in Jazz history, including Bill Evans and John Coltrane.
Roger Woods currently leads the Roger Woods Tentet, a Eugene-based 10-piece Jazz ensemble comprised of some of the city’s best Jazz musicians, including Saxophonist Joe Manis, Trumpeter Paul Krueger and Drummer Ken Mastrogiovanni.
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https://thejazzstation.org/get-tickets/upcoming-shows/#!event/register/2024/10/4/roger-woods
Online ticket purchases close one hour before showtime. If the show is NOT sold out, and tickets remain, they can be purchased directly at the box office door.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
124 W Broadway, Eugene, OR, United States, Oregon 97401
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