Saxophonist/vocalist Valerie Gillepsie and her
trio will perform at the Space Coast Jazz
Society concert at 2 PM Sunday Aug. 9 in the
Cocoa Beach Country Club. Drummer Joe Renda and
keyboardist Rick Steuart round out the trio.
This will be an
encore gig for the trio, which was very well
received when it performed for the Jazz Society 18
months ago.
Music charge is
$7 for SCJS members and $10 for nonmembers.
Students under 19 are free. Tickets will be
available at the door.
Raised in
Pennsylvania, Gillespie majored in classical
saxophone at Carnegie Mellon University in
Pittsburgh and earned a masters degree in jazz
saxophone from the University of South Florida in
Tampa. She has played with many of the great
entertainers of our time, including; Chick Corea,
Bobby McFerrin, Rosemary Clooney, George Burns,
Ben Vereen, Joan Rivers, Ray Charles, Jon Faddis,
Steve Allen and Anthony Newly. And, she has
traveled extensively with the Xavier Cugat
Orchestra in the U.S. and Japan. She has served
on the faculty of the University of South
Florida since the late 90’s helping the
saxophonists develop their skills in classical and
jazz saxophone. She can also be seen there
appearing with the Faculty Jazz Ensemble and Chuck
Owen’s Jazz Surge.
Gillespie’s
newest CD,
A Little Rough Around The Edges,
is comprised of some of the tunes
most requested of the band, like "Over the
Rainbow," "Mack the Knife," "September song" and
"Straight, No Chaser". CDs will be on sale at the
concert.
Sept. 13--Ron Teixeira B-3 Organ Trio
Ron Teixeira, shown above, will
perform on the Hammond B-3 organ at the Sept. 13
SCJS concert in the Cocoa Beach Country Club. His
trio will include drummer Stan Soloko and
guitarist/bassist Rich Walker. This will be the
third SCJS appearance by Teixeira on the B-3. He
packed the house in the previous appearances in
July of 2006 and August of 2005. Walker was
featured along with jazz legend Ira Sullivan at
the annual SCJS Benefit in 2006.
Music charge for the Sept. 13
concert is $7 for SCJS members and $10 for
nonmembers. Students under 19 are free. Tickets
will be available at the door.
