Upcoming: The Best Thing to Ever Happen to Us! 6/24/10

OK, it's up there with the best. It just might be the best, though. Jam session with tons of jazz greats in NYC. I mean JAZZ GREATS!

Get a ticket now! Only 90 cents (do we even have a cents sign on our keyboards any more?) service fee!

http://www.citywinery.com/events/68637

Hosted by Jeff Tain Watts

City Winery will host the late night jam session, Tribute To Herbie Hancock Thursday June 24th under the auspices of 2010 CareFusion New York Jazz Festival.

Produced by beloved longtime jazz impressario George Wein, CareFusion New York Jazz Festival will be occurring over 10 days at various venues around New York City from June 16 to 27.

The highlight of the festival is a celebration of Herbie Hancock's 70 years on the jazz scene to be held at the Stern Auditorium at Carnegie Hall on June 24th.

Herbie Hancock will lead the festivities at Carnegie Hall with special guests to include Terence Blanchard, Bill Crosby, Joe Lovano, Wayne Shorter and many more to be confirmed.

The Late Night Jam Session at City Winery will begin after the Carnegie Hall shows and runs from 11:00pm to 4:00am and tickets are only $15 in advance.

ARTISTS CONFIRMED - WITH SPECIAL SURPRISE GUESTS TBA

Joe Sanders - bass
Dwayne Burno - bass
Gene Jackson - drums
Mark Guiliana -drums
Justin Brown - drums
Johnathan Blake - drums
EJ Strickland - drums
Nir Felder - guitar
David Gilmore - guitar
Gilad Hekselman - guitar
Adam Rogers -guitar
Robert Rodriguez - piano
Kevin Hays - piano
Luis Perdomo - piano
Danny Grissett - piano
Loren Stillman - saxophone
Chris Potter - saxophone
Marcus Strickland - saxophone
Jaleel Shaw - saxophone
David Binney - saxophone
Mark Turner - saxophone
Mike Rodriguez - trumpet
Brandon Lee - trumpet