“Thrio Plus Two” will give a free jazz concert on Monday, October 23 at 8:15 p.m. in the Hockett Family Recital Hall. Thrio is comprised of jazz guitarists Steve Brown and John Stowe and pianist Hal Galper. They will be joined by bassist Miles Brown and percussionist Chacho Ramirez. Their program will include music of Steve Brown, Hal Galper, Cole Porter, and others.
Steve Brown is professor of jazz studies and guitar at the Ithaca College School of Music. He has performed with Gerry Niewood, Ben Riley, Claudio Roditi, Bill Goodwin, Marian McPartland, and Jimmy Smith, and given concerts and clinics throughout the U.S., Canada, Spain, Portugal, France, and Turkey. He has done recordings as sideman with Chuck Mangione, the National Jazz Ensemble, Danny D’Imperio, and Steve Gilmore. His recordings as leader include “Good Lines” and “Child’s Play” for Cafe Records and “Night Waves” and “Cross Roads” with Brown Cats Productions.
For more information about Ithaca College School of Music concerts, visit www.ithaca.edu/concerts or call 274-3717.