Joe Ford with the Buffalo Jazz Octet at PAUSA Art House

Legendary saxophonist Joe Ford (alumnus of McCoy Tyner's bands) returns to Buffalo for the first time since 2011. In his Thursday evening performance at Pausa Art House he'll be featured soloist with the Buffalo Jazz Octet, dubbed by the Buffalo news "a veritable who’s who list of killer regional jazz players."

Joe Ford, alto & soprano saxophones
Tim Clarke, trumpet
Phil Sims, trombone
Kelly Bucheger, alto & tenor saxophones
Nelson Rivera, tenor & soprano saxophones
Steve Baczkowski, baritone saxophone
Michael McNeill, piano
Dave Arenius, bass
John Bacon, drums...

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Legendary saxophonist Joe Ford (alumnus of McCoy Tyner's bands) returns to Buffalo for the first time since 2011. In his Thursday evening performance at Pausa Art House he'll be featured soloist with the Buffalo Jazz Octet, dubbed by the Buffalo news "a veritable who’s who list of killer regional jazz players."

Joe Ford, alto & soprano saxophones
Tim Clarke, trumpet
Phil Sims, trombone
Kelly Bucheger, alto & tenor saxophones
Nelson Rivera, tenor & soprano saxophones
Steve Baczkowski, baritone saxophone
Michael McNeill, piano
Dave Arenius, bass
John Bacon, drums

Conducted by Brendan Fitzgerald

$7 general admission, $5 students


(Joe Ford will also lead a quartet with pianist Bobby Jones, bassist Sabu Adeyola, and drummer Abdul Rahman Qadir in two concerts: at Villa Maria College on Thursday, November 11, at 11am, free; and at the Historic Colored Musicians Club on Friday, November 13, at 8pm; $10 admission.)

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