Chris Coles Quintet: Tribute to Coltrane & Cannonball Exciting Cleveland-based saxophonist leads all-star band in a special evening honoring the music of jazz legends John Coltrane & Cannonball Adderley. Featuring Chris Coles, Bobby Selvaggio, Theron Brown, Aidan Plank, Zaire Darden.

Saxophonist Christopher J. Coles is a graduate of Cleveland South High School (2004). In 2009, Chris received his Bachelor Degree in Saxophone Performance from Youngstown State University. It was here that he studied with world-renowned saxophonist and educator Dr. James C. Umble, jazz saxophonist Dr. Kent Englehardt, and jazz bassist and composer Dr. David Morgan. In 2012, Chris received his Masters Degree in Saxophone Performance from the University of Akron. Coles is currently on faculty at Kent State University and the Aurora School of Music.
 
Coles has performed with many local and international jazz musicians such as, Eddie Baccus Sr., Melvin Burks, Kenny Davis, Glenn Holmes, Bill Ransom, Cecil Rucker, Grammy Award winner Slide Hampton, Ralph Lalama, and Allen Vizzutti. Coles recently was accepted to perform in Italy with the Ohio Youth Jazz Orchestra, where he performed with Wessell Anderson, lead alto saxophonist for the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra.
 
Some of Chris’s recent accomplishments include playing at the North American Saxophone Alliance Regional Festival in West Virginia with the Dana Saxophone quartet, performing at the International Saxophone Symposium in Washington D.C., and premiering a commissioned work by John Hollenbeck at the Whitney Art Museum Composers Workshop. Coles also recorded this work on John Hollenbeck’s album Rainbow Jimmies released in 2009.
 
Join us for a very special evening at BLU Jazz+, honoring two of the biggest contributors to jazz, saxophonists John Coltrane and Cannonball Adderley. The Chris Coles Quintet will perform some of the music that propelled these artists to the top, as well as present original material in the style of Trane & Cannonball. Don’t miss your chance to hear this band!

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