The Joe Magnarelli & Jerry Weldon "NY HARD BOP" Quartet
The superb jazz artists JOE MAGNARELLI & JERRY WELDON are together again to lead their "NY Hard Bop" quartet for our series' 2026 second spring show on Sunday afternoon, APRIL 12th. The high-demand jazz artists organist KYLE KOEHLER & drummer BYRON LANDHAM provide quartet support.
For more than four-decades, trumpeter MAGNARELLI has delighted worldwide jazz audiences with his playing. His distinguished resume shows recorded work as both a leader & sideman, & performances with many jazz elites that include Rosemary Clooney, Lionnel Hampton, Buddy Rich, Ray Barretto, John Pizzarelli & Harry Connick, Jr. His trumpet artistry earned him honors from the Thelonious Monk International Trumpet Competition & Downbeat Magazine. Downbeat also named him "one of the top five, over 30 post bebop trumpeters today."
Renowned tenor saxophonist WELDON has a stellar four-decade plus international resume. It includes important work with piano greats George Cables & Cedar Walton & organ giants Jimmy McGriff, Jack McDuff, Joey DeFrancesco & Dr. Lonnie Smith. A charter member & stalwart in the band of Harry Connick, Jr., Weldon's outstanding career also includes substantial recorded work as both a leader & sideman & performances with jazz luminaries Mel Torme, Lionel Hampton, George Benson, Roy Haynes & Jimmy Cobb, among others.
Our Venues
Our Jazz & Blues Showcase has performed live jazz in a variety of venues in the South Jersey area. We've loved discovering interesting venues for these amazing ensembles!
Join us Sunday, April 12th at 3pm at Cunningham Piano at their Cherry Hill Showroom! What better place than this iconic piano company for this dynamic quartet!
https://www.cunninghampiano.com/
Join us!
$20 SENIORS 60+/STUDENTS, $25 ADULTS
Advance credit card payment: 856-651-7596, option 1, Sales
or cash at the door.