The Harvey Wainapel Quartet will present a mix of original jazz compositions, creatively re-arranged standard tunes, tunes we believe SHOULD be standards, plus some Brazilian spice! Featuring Adam Shulman (piano), Doug Miller (bass), and Bryan Bowman (drums).
Saxophonist/clarinetist Harvey Wainapel (pronounced “Wine-apple”) has been an active professional for 50 years, and has toured the world in the bands of Ray Charles, Joe Lovano, and Airto Moreira/Flora Purim, as well as presenting his own music in 17 countries. His jazz credentials include performances with such notables as McCoy Tyner, Dave Brubeck, Billy Hart, Gary Burton, Johnny Coles, Joe Henderson, and Holland’s 50-piece Metropole Orkest, among many others. Wainapel’s own CDs include the participation of pianists Kenny Barron and Mark Levine, bassist Larry Grenadier, and drummers Mike Clark and Kenny Wollesen. His CDs The Hang and Amigos Brasileiros vol. 2 both received 4-star reviews in DownBeat magazine.
Like most jazz musicians, Wainapel was easily seduced by the music of Brazil; he followed up on that fascination, and has visited the country more than 20 times, staying for at least a month each time, researching, performing, and recording. He recorded two CDs there under his own name, and co-produced the duo CD New Choros of Brazil with guitar virtuoso Paulo Bellinati, and the trio CD Novos Caminhos along with two major figures of Brazil’s instrumental music: pianist Amilton Godoy and flutist/pianist Léa Freire. Wainapel was a member of ex-Hermeto Pascoal pianist Jovino Santos Neto’s quintet, and was featured on three of the group’s CDs, one of which, Canto do Rio, was a Latin Grammy nominee for Best Latin Jazz Album of 2004.
Sax master Joe Lovano states “It’s a pleasure to listen to Harvey’s soulful interpretations.”
“Harvey understands Brazilian music in a way that’s very unusual; he’s got the spirit, he’s a great musician!” ––Ivan Lins
Japan’s JazzLife calls Wainapel “A musician with his own unique and deep sound.”
“The room is warm, the audience is happy, and he is good...Wainapel’s star shines brighter.” –– Sky Magazine (Delta Airlines), reviewed at La Villa Jazz Club (Paris, France)
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Harvey is pleased and excited to start the new year with three of his long-term and very talented musical partners:
Pianist Adam Shulman has played as a sideman with internationally renowned artists Stefon Harris, Willie Jones III, Dayna Stephens, Miguel Zenon, Mark Murphy, Alan Harris, Luciana Souza, Paula West, Larry Coryell, Sean Jones, Grant Stewart, John Clayton, and Bobby Hutcherson.He is always in high demand to perform with top Bay
Area talents, such as Marcus Shelby, Andrew Speight, Erik Jekabson, Ed Reed, Mike Olmos, Patrick Wolff, John Wiitala, Vince Lateano, Faye Carol, Kellye Gray, Ian Carey, and Mike Zilber among many others.
Before settling in the Bay Area, bassist Doug Miller spent busy years in New Yourk City, and then Seattle. He has toured with the Count Basie Orchestra, the Ellington Orchestra (under the direction of Mercer Ellington), Ernestine Anderson, and New Stories. He has also performed with Mel Lewis, James Moody, George Cables, Pete Christlieb, Mark Murphy, Karrin Allyson, Dick Hyman, Buddy DeFranco, Bobby Shew and many others. CD credits include Lopin’ (Don Lanphere and Bud Shank), 360 Degrees (Jay Thomas), Circled By Hounds, Remember Why, and Speakin’ Out (New Stories) and the Grammy-nominated Song for The Geese (Mark Murphy).
Drummer Bryan Bowman has performed with Eric Reed, Mary Stallings, Matt Penman, Frank Martin, Paul McCandless, Deron Johnson, Ratso Harris, Matt Clark, Art Hirahara, Mark Levine, Larry Vuckovich, Noel Jewkes, Sam Bevan, Ian Carey, Gilad Altsman, Peter Horvath, Deron Johnson, Donald “Duck” Bailey, Peter Barshay, Jeff Chambers, Bob Kenmotsu, Sheldon Brown, Jeff Massanari, Dave McNab, Morris Asevedo, Randy Vincent, Grant Levin, Ben Stolorow, Leonard Thompson, Scott Foster, Joshi Marshall, Lorenzo Farrell, Fred Randolph, Jessie Marquez, Ravi
Abcarian, Michael Wilcox, Don Beck, Adam Shulman, John Wiitala, Hafez Modirzadeh, Goh Nokumura, Dean Reilly, John-Carlos Parea, Masaru Koga, Tom Pattitucci, Steve Heckman, Ivan Milev, Nikolay Kolev, Ryan Francesconi, Bruno Pelletier, Michael Wilcox, Mike Abraham, Noah Schenker, John Shifflet, Dave Creamer, John-Carlos Parea.
Personnel:
Harvey Wainapel — woodwinds
Adam Schulman — piano
Doug Miller — bass
Bryan Bowman — drums
