Thursday December 27, 2012 7.30 pm – 10.30 pm Lee Hogans Quartet Trumpeter Lee Hogans featuring Miasha Fatkiev on guitar, Tom DiCarlo on bass and Joe Brown Jr. on drums. Makeda – 338 George St. New Brunswick, NJ $5 cover charge. Thursday December 20, 2012 7.30 pm – 10.30 pm Rudy Royston Quartet Drummer Rudy Royston with Tia Fuller
Thursday June 28, 2012 7.30 pm – 10.30 pm The Andrew Atkinson Group Drummer Andrew Atkinson featuring Logan Thomas on keyboard and Julian Smith on bass. Makeda – 338 George St. New Brunswick, NJ No cover charge, $5 minimum. Tuesday June 26, 2012 8.00 pm – 11.00 pm The Mark Chernoff Quartet Saxophonist Mark Chernoff featuring Alex
Thursday December 29, 2011 7.30 pm – 10.30 pm The Jerome Jennings Organ Group Drummer Jerome Jennings featuring Ed Cherry on guitar, Jared Gold on organ, Lee Hogans on trumpet, Joe Perez on tennor sax and Anthony Ware sitting in on alto sax. Makeda – 338 George St. New Brunswick, NJ No cover charge, $5 minimum. Thursday December 22, 2011 7.30 pm – 10.30 pm
Thursday June 30, 2011 7.30 pm – 10.30 pm The Steve Slagle Quartet Saxophonist Steve Slagle featuring Dave DeMotta on keyboard, Bill Moring on bass and Steve Johns on drums. Makeda – 338 George St. New Brunswick, NJ No cover charge, $5 minimum. Sunday June 26, 2011 7.30 pm – 10.30 pm The Eric Neveloff Quartet Saxophonist Eric
Thursday December 23, 2010 7.30 pm – 10.30 pm The Tia Fuller Quartet Dynamic saxophonist Tia Fuller featuring Shamie Royston on pianio, Kenny Davis on bass and Rudy Royston on drums with special guest Donald Malloy on trumpet. Makeda – 338 George St. New Brunswick, NJ No cover charge. Friday December 17, 10.00 pm – 1.00 am The Gusten Rudolph Trio
NBJP: How old were you when you first played in front of an audience (beyond your family) and what did you play? FH: I was approximately 12 years old when I first started playing in public. And that took place at The Presbyterian Church of Teaneck where my mother introduced me to learning about God and religion. I performed hymnals and
NBJP: If you were about to have your last meal--what would it be? MG: Having just been in Jerusalem, touring the Old City, my mind goes to me being in the room where the Last Supper occurred. I would want it to be about why am I having my last meal and what I have done with my life. It's
NBJP: What's the worst (non musical) job you ever had? RHJ: Telemarketer NBJP: What musician has influenced you the most (thus far)? RHJ: I can't pin point one musician. I have been inspired and influenced by many styles of music and musicians. Classical, Gospel, Negro spirituals, jazz, show tunes, country, pop, R&B. The list of musicians is long and at different times
NBJP: How old were you when you first played in front of an audience (beyond your family)? JJ: I was around 8 NBJP: If you could only own one CD what would it be? JJ: The trombone master JJ Johnson, Art Tatum's Capitol recording of Willow Weep for Me, Miles Davis' Kind of Blue, Coltrane Blue Train.....oops, too many and I'm only
NBJP: What's the worst (non-musical) job you ever had? JJ:-working in a hotel gift shop. They wanted me to stand up the entire time. I quit after 3 days. Lol. :-) NBJP: If you could only own one CD, what would it be? JJ:-Bobby McFerrin (Vocabularies) NBJP :If you were about to have your last meal, what would it be? JJ-a big plate