Homage to the Jazz Messengers Series Origins: Compositions of Horace Silver

Come celebrate the soulful quintessential 1950s hard bop compositions of original Jazz messenger Horace Silver with hosts Ramsey Isaacs and James Zeller. In the words of Art Blakey “We are here to have a ball, so we want you to leave your worldly troubles outside and come in here and swing.”

James Zeller joins forces with young drumming phenom Ramsey Isaacs to present a series of concerts honoring Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers. The Jazz Messengers began as a collective group in the 1950s and continued for over 35 years ending with Art Blakey‘s passing in 1990. An incredible number of jazz luminaries were at one time “Jazz Messengers”, including Lee Morgan, Wayne Shorter, Freddie Hubbard, Cedar Walton, Curtis Fuller, Kenny Dorham and Benny Golson, just to name a few.

The series will take place once a month on Thursday nights at the Arcata Playhouse, moving chronologically through Jazz Messengers history. Each show will feature…