Harvey Wainapel – saxophone
Larry Ham – keys
Rich Syracuse – bass
Jeff Siegel – drums
Saxophonist Harvey Wainapel grew up in Ellenville, then moved to Philadelphia, Boston, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, New York City, and has lived in the San Francisco areasince 1982. Over the years Harvey has toured internationally with Ray Charles, Airto Moreira & Flora Purim, and Joe Lovano. Wainapel (pronounced “wine-apple”) hasalso performed and/or recorded with pianists Kenny Barron, Dave Brubeck, andMcCoy Tyner; drummers Billy Hart and Mike Clark; the hr-Bigband (German Radio Big Band in Frankfurt); Holland’s Metropole Orchestra; and he has presented his own work in 17 countries.
Japan’s JazzLife calls Wainapel “a musician with his own unique and deep sound.” “It’s a pleasure to listen to Harvey’s soulful interpretations.” —Joe Lovano
“Harvey Wainapel can be judged by the company he keeps.” —Los Angeles Times
Wainapel joins forces with three of the region’s top musicians: pianist Larry Ham; bassist Rich Syracuse; and drummer Jeff Siegel. Harvey says, “We’ll present a few of my compositions, some tunes we believe should be considered ‘standards,’ and we’ll throw in some Brazilian spice.”
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