Cory Weeds Quintet feat. Jim Rotundi at
The Cellar Restaurant and Jazz Club
Hard Swinging
Jazz Originals
and Fiery Standards
Firmly Rooted in the
Hard Bop Tradition
The Cory Weeds Quintet is a group that is rooted heavily in the hard bop traditions of the likes of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers and the bands of Horace Silver. Anchored by the hard swinging rhythm team of Jesse Cahill (drums) and Ken Lister (bass) the quintet weaves their way through crafty originals, and reworked standards with grace and fire.
Cory Weeds, club owner, producer, and saxophonist extraordinaire, is hitting the road on tour with some of the best musicians in the jazz world in support of the newly released chart-climbing “Everything’s Coming Up Weeds”.
An album delightful to both trained and untrained ears, the synchronicity between the players is electric, and the musical chemistry comes through loud and clear on this, the 51st release of Cellar Live Records. Sitting comfortably on the Jazz Week Charts in the top 30, and hitting as high as the number nine spot, this album has taken to the sky and shows no signs of slowing down.
The Cory Weeds Quintet, live and on CD, has featured a number of prominent guest musicians including:
Jim Rotondi
Trumpeter Jim Rotondi has been a major figure in the world of jazz for over 20 years, both in New York and on the international scene. His sound, soul, and sense of swing have been in demand as leader and sideman all over the world.Jim currently leads two of his own groups. The First a quintet, and secondly an electric group, Full House. He is also a founding member of the collective sextet One For All.
Dr. Lonnie Smith Dr. Lonnie Smith is an authentic Master of the Hammond B3 organ. For over five decades he has furthered the sound of Jazz Organ, created a worldwide fan-base, and revealed his musical talents on over seventy albums. Today, his name is truly synonymous with the instrument.
Joey DeFrancesco Joey DeFrancesco is an American jazz organist, trumpeter, and vocalist.. Joey is considered by many an astonishing natural talent. He has blistering speed, complete control of the organ at all times and a tremendous ear for harmonics. His repertoire runs the gamut from straight-ahead jazz to blues, gospel and rock.
Talk to Turner Music about booking The Cory Weeds Quintet for your club, concert, or festival presentation
and about the guest artist possibilities available for you!
The Cory Weeds Quintet is:
Cory Weeds - Sax Chris Davis - Trumpet Ross Taggart - Piano Ken Lister - Bass Jesse Cahill - Drums
“Weeds is best known as the owner of the Jazz Cellar on Broadway but his jazz label, Cellar Live, has produced a consistently good line of albums. Naturally, he has recorded himself on sax and fits right in. It's great to see that someone who stands for something he professes to love can also back his talk up with proof. Here he and his group pay tribute to a variety of styles but perhaps the standout is the opening track, ‘B.B.'s Blue Blues’, a composition by Ross Taggart that swings mightily.” Tom Harrison - The Vancouver Province
“If anything, there is jazz in full bloom here, end-to-end.” Raul d'Gama Rose – All About Jazz
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