Playdate

Playdate: Playdate

by John Barron
April 5, 2010

Playdate brings together a trio of long time friends and musical collaborators. Guitarist Amanda Monaco, saxophonist Wayne Escoffery, and pianist Noah Baerman have known each other since high school, studying music together at the Educational Center for the Arts in New Haven, Connecticut. The ensemble is rounded out by bassist Henry Lugo and drummer Vinnie Sperrazza for a lively quintet set of originals and lesser-known jazz gems. The disc opens with Monaco's spirited hard-bopping swinger “Copper Tone," a ...

Playdate At Cornelia Street Cafe June 27th 8:30PM

Source: All About Jazz
June 27, 2006

PLAYDATE APPEAR AT CORNELIA STREET CAF JUNE 27TH 8:30PM

PLAYDATE:

AMANDA MONACO (guitar) NOAH BAERMAN (piano) WAYNE ESCOFFERY (tenor) HENRY LUGO (bass) VINNIE SPERRAZZA (drums)

CORNELIA STREET CAFE 29 Cornelia Street, NYC, New York 212-989-9319 www.corneliastreetcafe.com between West 4th and Bleecker Sts, Greenwich Village 1,9 Subway to Sheridan Square; A, C, E, B, D, F to West 4th St.

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