GUILFORD — Wendy Redlinger's Jazz Soiree will present the Bob Stabach 4tet with special guest pianist Miro Sprague on Thursday, Aug. 4, at 7 p.m., at 2596 Tater Lane.
Sprague is a jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader known for his dynamic performance and inspiring creativity. According to a news release, he is a graduate of the Manhattan School of Music and the Theolonius Monk Institute of Jazz Performance at UCLA, he has toured the United States, Europe, and Japan, and performed with Greg Osby, Jerry Bergonzi, Matt Wilson, Adam Cruz, Linda Oh, Sheila Jordan, and Reggie Workman, among others.
In 2012, he was selected to attend to attend the Monk Institute, a prestigious, tuition-free jazz masters program that accepts one ensemble of musicians for each annual class. While at the Institute, Sprague had the opportunity to study with many of the world's great musicians, including Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Billy Childs, James Newton, Dave Leibman, and Hall Cook, among others.
Sprague was also a semifinalist in the 2015 Montreaux Jazz Festival Piano competition and recently released his fourth studio album “Blue Dreaming.”
The Quartet will be joined by the 20-year veteran of New York City jazz scene, bassist George Kaye, and Jon Fisher, the sparkling, first-call Pioneer Valley drummer. According to the news release, “Stabach leads this distinguished group of musicians with his sonorous and seasoned sax sound as it journeys throught the European ECM Records catalog with its distinguishing style and sensibility and revisits some timeless American jazz classics.”