“A Helluva Piano Player” – Jazz Times
Lewis Porter (PhD, Brandeis, 1983) is a jazz pianist, composer (of everything from leadsheets to works for orchestra and soloists), an author, a Professor of Music at Rutgers University in Newark since 1986, and founder and director of the Master’s Program in Jazz History and Research there since Fall 1997.
Located on the historic site of the Brotherhood Winery in Washingtonville New York, the Vinum Café occupies the ground floor of the original winery building circa 1839. Set in a brick-lined dining room & outdoor patio serving French-American fare.
Each member of the 12 Houses Orchestra carries a unique voice. This is a sound painting of very distinct colors.
12 Houses are* Matt Lavelle (cornet, flugelhorn, alto clarinet, conducting), Tim Stocker (baritone Sax), Charles Waters (alto sax, clarinet), Ras Moshe Burnett: tenor sax, flute), Sweet Lee Odom (soprano sax, clarinet), Laura Ortman (Violin), Stephanie Griffin (Viola), Gil Selinger(cello), Jack DeSalvo (guitar), Francois Grillot (bass), Chris Forbes (piano), John Pietaro (vibes), Ryan Sawyer (drums), Anders Nilsson (guitar), Mary Cherney (flutes), Claire deBrunner (bassoon), and Anais Maviel (vocals)
*Not all artists perform each Sunday.
“A Helluva Piano Player” – Jazz Times
Lewis Porter (PhD, Brandeis, 1983) is a jazz pianist, composer (of everything from leadsheets to works for orchestra and soloists), an author, a Professor of Music at Rutgers University in Newark since 1986, and founder and director of the Master’s Program in Jazz History and Research there since Fall 1997.
Located on the historic site of the Brotherhood Winery in Washingtonville New York, the Vinum Café occupies the ground floor of the original winery building circa 1839. Set in a brick-lined dining room & outdoor patio serving French-American fare.
“A Helluva Piano Player” – Jazz Times
Lewis Porter (PhD, Brandeis, 1983) is a jazz pianist, composer (of everything from leadsheets to works for orchestra and soloists), an author, a Professor of Music at Rutgers University in Newark since 1986, and founder and director of the Master’s Program in Jazz History and Research there since Fall 1997.
Located on the historic site of the Brotherhood Winery in Washingtonville New York, the Vinum Café occupies the ground floor of the original winery building circa 1839. Set in a brick-lined dining room & outdoor patio serving French-American fare.