DOORS @6PM, SHOWTIME @6:30PM
Rick Roe is a jazz pianist, composer, performer, and veteran musician of the southeastern Michigan music community. He has produced and co-produced ten recordings with original compositions and arranged jazz standards with some of the most accomplished jazz musicians in the world. He was a two-time semi-finalist in the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Piano Competition and winner of the Great American Jazz Piano Competition in the 1990s. His love of Thelonious Sphere Monkʼs music lead to his first recording titled Monkʼs Modern Music with bassist Rodney Whitaker and drummer Greg Hutchinson, which has become highly regarded among jazz lovers around the world. Rickʼs original music has also received deep appreciation from musicians and fans worldwide.
THE BAND:
Rick Roe - Piano
Randy Napoleon - Guitar
Rob Bickley - Bass
Sean Dobbins - Drums