Thursday Afternoon

A FREE Local Music Showcase Experience at Whitaker Center

March 5, 2020
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Swing by Whitaker Center two Thursdays each month for Thursday Afternoon - a new, ticket-less, FREE live musical event designed to showcase exceptional local and regional talent!

Bring your lunch and enjoy hidden, local musical treasures in the AMP Lobby or Kunkel Gallery! Come and go as you please!

The Daydream Trio: Drew Gress, Phil Haynes, Steve Rudolph - A true modern jazz super group!
Thursday, March 5, Kunkel Gallery

The Daydream Trio is a powerhouse of contemporary improvisors making one of their few East coast performances supporting the release of their second album together, Day Dream Originals.

Bassist/composer Drew Gress performs extensively with artists on the cutting edge of contemporary improvised music. His latest project – The Irrational Numbers (Premonition), features Drew’s original compositions for quintet. Drew can also be heard within the ensembles of John Abercrombie, Ralph Alessi, Tim Berne and Don Byron, among many others. 

A 20 year veteran New York based artist, Phil Haynes recording credentials include many of the seminal musicians of this generation such as saxophonists Anthony Braxton, Ellery Eskelin, and David Liebman; trumpeters Dave Douglas, Herb Robertson, and Paul Smoker; bassists Mark Dresser, Ken Filiano, and Drew Gress, among many others. 

Also coming up on the Thursday Afternoon series:

Jake Sherman
Thursday, March 12, Kunkel Gallery

Thank you to our presenting sponsor:
Lois Lehrman Grass Foundation

Contact: Jeff Lynch - Series Curator
717-233-1826 - jeff@jefflynch.net