Events downtown

Mar 11

The Apohodian presents Tony Malaby Quintet and Jeff Platz Quartet
Location: 107 Hanover Street, Portland, Maine 04101, US
8:00 pm - 11:30 pm

The Apohadion Theater presents Tony Malaby Quintet and Jeff Platz Quartet on March 11, 2023. Doors are at 8pm.
For anyone who follows international improv/free jazz, New York saxophonist and composer Tony Malaby is a big deal. An integral part of the music community for over 20 years, Tony is well-known and respected. For more on Tony, check out:

https://college.berklee.edu/faculty/tony-malaby

https://www.npr.org/2022/01/13/1072565046/saxophonist-tony-malabys-unlikely-pandemic-practice-space-the-new-jersey-turnpik

Tony brings with him a bunch of heavy hitters including:
Saxophonist Michael Attias
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/musicians/michael-attias

Drummer Francisco Mela

Francisco Mela

Bassist Kenneth Jimenez
https://metropolisensemble.org/artists-collection/kenneth-jimenez

Cellist Christopher Hoffman
https://www.christopherhoffman.com/

Starting the night will be Boston-New York-based guitarist Jeff Platz and his quartet of equally impressive artists well known among jazz enthusiasts in the US, Europe and beyond. Platz has been composing improv/free jazz for over 25 years and has influential credit for countless recordings, jazz festivals and educational workshops.
https://platzmusic.bandcamp.com/

Joining him: Curt Newton, Chris Sadlers, and Brendan Carniaux.