July Jazz Performances

Bohemian Caverns Jazz Orchestra at Bohemian Caverns
07.05.10 | 8pm and 9:45pm
Washington, DC
The District's first resident 16-piece big band, co-directed by Brad Linde and Joe Herrera.

Sarah Hughes Quartet at Twins Jazz
07.07.10 | 8:00pm and 10:00pm
Washington, DC
Sarah Hughes-alto saxophone
Alex Shubert-piano
Alex Lacquement-bass
Brad Linde-drums


Sarah Hughes is an alto saxophonist and music educator in the Washington D.C./Maryland area. She teaches public school in Prince George's county, Maryland and teaches woodwinds privately at the Del Ray School of Music in Alexandria, Virginia.
Sarah plays alto saxophone in the Brad Linde Ensemble, a Washington D.C.-based collective dedicated to exploring and expanding the bebop style of jazz and with the Bohemian Caverns Jazz Orchestra. She has performed with the BLE at such D.C. venues as Blues Alley, Twins Jazz, and Bohemian Caverns as well as Chris' Jazz Cafe in Philadelphia and the Iridium Jazz Club, Smalls Jazz Club in New York City. She has performed with legendary bebop pianist Freddie Redd and Tristano School saxophonists Lee Konitz and Ted Brown. She has also had the pleasure of playing alongside New York musicians Joel Frahm, Dan Tepfer, Chris Byars, Ari Roland, and Lena Bloch. Sarah makes regular trips to New York to study with Barry Harris has also had lessons with the great Lee Konitz.

Chris' Jazz Cafe
07.08.10 | 8pm
Philadelphia, PA

The Brad Linde Ensemble presents the music of jazz pianists and composers Sonny Clark, Freddie Redd, Lennie Tristano, and Ronnie Ball.

Brad Linde-tenor saxophone
Sarah Hughes-alto saxophone
Alex Shubert-piano
Eric Harper-bass
Tony Martucci-drums

Bohemian Caverns Jazz Orchestra at Bohemian Caverns
07.12.10 | 8pm and 9:45pm
Washington, DC
The District's first resident 16-piece big band, co-directed by Brad Linde and Joe Herrera. This performance will be proceeded by a masterclass and performance with the Middle C Jazz Collective.

Caffe Vivaldi
07.13.10 | 8:15pm-9:15pm
New York, NY
Duo with Dan Tepfer, piano

About Dan Tepfer:
Critics have called New York-based pianist/composer Dan Tepfer "brilliant" (the New York Times), "impressive" (the Boston Globe) and "certainly among those clearly willing to play with familiar formulas and take new approaches, even as he incorporates strokes from the masters (Jazzreview.com). While he has played with some of the great names in jazz — Lee Konitz, Steve Lacy, Paul Motian, Ralph Towner, to name a few — he strives to create music that is distinctly of our time. The young artist’s breadth and talent have won recognition in the form of the first prize and audience prize at the 2006 Montreux Jazz Festival Solo Piano Competition, the first prize at the 2006 East Coast Jazz Festival Competition, and the first prize at the 2007 competition of the American Pianists Association — leading him to be named the 2007-2009 Cole Porter Fellow in Jazz.

Signature Theatre

07.17.10 | 4:45pm-6:45pm
Arlington, VA
Signature's Target Open House presents the Brad Linde Ensemble with Brent Madsen, Sarah Hughes, Doug Elliott, Leigh Pilzer, Rodney Richardson, Alex Shubert, Eric Harper, and Tony Martucci.

"Signature's FREE open house is back – this time in July – with a full day filled with the music and mayhem you've come to expect from Signature! With performances and events in the Theatre and out on our plaza, you can't beat a day of free entertainment for the entire family!"

Bohemian Caverns Jazz Orchestra at Bohemian Caverns
07.19.10 | 8pm and 9:45pm
Washington, DC
The District's first resident 16-piece big band, co-directed by Brad Linde and Joe Herrera.

5C Cultural Center
07.24.10 | 10:30om
New York, NY
Brad Linde Quartet with Ted Brown, tenor saxophone, Alex Shubert-piano.

Cool-influenced tenor saxophonist Ted Brown studied under Lennie Tristano, learned banjo and violin from his father, and clarinet and tenor sax from his uncle. After playing in army bands from 1945 - 1947 and in Hollywood from '47 - '48, Brown moved to New York. He worked with Tristano and fellow pupils and associates Lee Konitz and Warne Marsh from 1955 - 1957. During that time he also recorded a session for Vanguard and worked with Ronnie Ball, plus a date in Hollywood with Marsh. He later returned to New York and worked extensively in clubs. Brown recorded with Konitz in 1959, and again in 1976, while heading his own group in the late '70s. Ted is still actively playing in and around New York City, and has toured with Lee Konitz in Europe and played in Holland with Hod O’Brien. In January 2007 Ted recorded for the Danish record label SteepleChase with guitarist Steve Lamattina and bassist Dennis Irwin and this recording has just been released on SteepleChase SCCD 31628 under the title “Shades Of Brown”.

Bohemian Caverns Jazz Orchestra at Bohemian Caverns
07.26.10 | 8pm and 9:45pm
Washington, DC
The District's first resident 16-piece big band, co-directed by Brad Linde and Joe Herrera.