Fall Festival 06

Also, Celebration of Environmental Progress Nature Walk - Wine, Beer, Coffee, Tea - Desserts - Cheese & Crackers

With the success of the Rochester Jazz Festival, we’ve decided to invite a Jazz Quartet to entertain us for an evening.

Four on the Floor Jazz Quartet provides easy listening instrumental music including familiar standard jazz tunes as well as smooth original compositions. Dance if the feeling moves you, or just sit back and enjoy the groove. The quartet consists of piano/keyboards, bass, drums/percussion, trumpet/flugelhorn.

Four on the Floor Jazz Quartet are also members of the Greece Jazz Band. For more information about the quartet, see page 3 and/or check out http://www.greecejazzband.org/ . CD’s will be available for purchase at the Festival.

Movers & Bakers wanted:

Are you handy with tables, chairs or a mixing spoon? One more way you can help your local Sierra Club is by pitching in with the upcoming Fall Festival on Sept. 30.

We need volunteers to help with set up, take tickets at the door, serve food & drinks, clean up afterwards. Also needed are making desserts or providing munchies.

Please contact Deb Muratore at 385-9743 to volunteer or leave a message on the Sierra Club phone #234-1056. Thanks.

You can enjoy a nature walk at 5 PM led by Hugh Mitchell. Hugh can be counted on to help all ages identify trees, as well as share facts about environmental issues in the park area.

A brief presentation on local environmental progress will precede the concert. Four on the Floor will entertain from 7 PM to 9 PM. Wine, beer, coffee, tea and desserts will be available for purchase. We will provide munchies - cheese & crackers, veggies & dip.

Tickets are $10.00, free for children under 16. Tickets can be reserved in advance by calling the Sierra Club phone #585-234-1056 to leave a message. We will add your name to a list and you can pick up the tickets at the door. Tickets can also be purchased at the door on the day of the festival.

Proceeds benefit your local Group of the Sierra Club. Time: Doors open at 4:30 and the show starts at 7. The Sierra Club mission is to explore, enjoy and protect the planet. Please join us to explore Washington Grove behind the Tay House and enjoy an evening of music with old and new friends.

Directions to Tay House Lodge: From South Winton Road: Turn west (toward the city) at Temple Beth El onto Hillside Ave. At School #1 turn left into entrance to Tay House. (Hillside Ave. off Winton Road South is between East Ave. and Highland Ave. and can be easily accessed from Route 490.) From Culver Road: Take Park Road (Norris Drive) through Cobbs Hill Park. At the Water Authority take the right fork to Hillside Avenue. Look for School #1. Tay House parking is behind (west of) School #1. From the parking lot, walk up the hill to Tay House Lodge.

Our group consists of piano/ keyboards, bass, drums/percussion , trumpet / flugelhorn.

Barry Tee started his musical career playing drums and vibes. When Barry heard the jazz organist Jimmy Smith, the influence took hold, organ was now the new love and passion. Time moved on and so did Barry’s search for other sounds, the piano and synthesizer supplied the colors, textures, and styles he was searching for. Over the years, he has performed with some of the big names in the business, JJ Walker, Dizzy Gillespie, Spider Martin, Jerry Niewood, Joe Romano to name a few. Not only a seasoned jazz veteran, Barry is also a music composer and arranger.

Brian Terho has been playing bass for the last 35 years in a wide variety of musical settings and styles. His most recent endeavors include the revival of a popular local classic rock band - Gunther’s Bus, as well as playing with the Brighton Symphony Orchestra, several of the NIK entertainment bands, and ongoing private studies with Fred Stone as a student of both the classical and jazz idioms.

Glenn Morrell has played the trumpet for over 20 years. Most of his experience has been playing with larger ensembles such as orchestras and big bands. Presently Glenn is performing with the Greece Jazz Band which fills his desire for the big band sound, and he gets to play with some very dedicated and talented players. Playing in a jazz quartet allows more intimacy with the audience, and allows the soft sound of the flugelhorn to come out more often.

Bobby Blandino has worked with many named musicians and ‘every’ jazz player in town. He has played drums/percussion with many nationally and internationally known artists who know to call him to play with them when they come to the Rochester area.

For more information regarding band availability please contact: Four on the Floor Jazz Quartet, Glenn Morrell, gmorrell@lebsea.com , phone 585-478- 8343 . The Greece Jazz Band has been performing in the greater Rochester area since 1997. Created after community surveys indicated a desire to hear big band jazz, this volunteer big band has developed a varied repertoire of familiar standards, dance tunes, and modern high-energy jazz charts. The band’s growing performance schedule includes holiday concerts at area Malls, several dance nights, numerous summer festivals and events. The band is also active in community and student outreach, playing concerts for the Town of Greece and with Greece school music groups.