Zack Shubert Trio

Zack Shubert is a pianist and composer who has recently been welcomed to the NYC jazz scene where he is currently based. Originally from San Francisco, California he was a prodigy from an early age, and has been formally studying piano and music since the age of 5, developing a serious interest, deep passion, and profound reverence for this music by the age of 8 years old. In addition to his foundation as a jazz musician, he carries a sagacious and intimate love for the Western classical canon, both its linguistic precedent, as well as its technical and musical axioms. He is always attempting to amalgamate both jazz and classical in his playing, as well as approach to composing and teaching. His Love and reverence for music intensely permeates his philosophies towards both music and the broader scope of life. He considers music to be an organic entity, and treats it with such integrity and respect. He values the Good that art can bring, and hopes to allow others to explore their own beauty by allowing art to exist freely in the world. His intense life experience is evident, as well as his matured approach to education and teaching. In high school, he fell ill with a severe autoimmune condition, as well as injuries to his nerves that forced him to withdraw from performing for many years, eventually undergoing several operations to help recover and return to the bandstand. Zack has received 10 Downbeat awards, and in 2017 he was featured on the cover of the Student Music Awards issue. In high school, he began touring internationally with groups such as the Next Generation Jazz Orchestra and the SFJAZZ and CJC conglomerate groups. A 2 time YoungArts winner and Vail Jazz Workshop honorary alumni, , Zack has had the opportunity to perform at The Monterey Jazz Festival, as well as The Noto Jazz festival (Japan), and venues including SFJAZZ, Yoshi’s in Oakland CA, and regularly performs at NYC staples such as Smalls jazz club, Mezzrow, Ornithology, Close Up, and more. Zack has had the privilege of collaborating and sharing the stage with musicians and jazz legends including Reggie Workman, Buster Williams, Andrew Cyrille, Ravi Coltrane, Mark Turner, Billy Hart, Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau, Dave Kikoski, Glenn Zaleski, David Wong, the SFJAZZ Collective, and more. He currently studies privately with Fred Hersch, and attends the New School as an undergraduate on a full scholarship. For booking and performance dates, reach out to [email protected] or check his website and social media at zackshubert.com. JAYLA CHEE J ayla Chee is a New York based bass player and composer originally from the Bay Area in California. While earning her bachelor’s degree at the Juilliard school Jayla was mentored by Gerald Cannon. Since then she has also studied privately with Rufus Reid. On top of her major musical influences, like Herbie Hancock and Elis Regina, Jayla derives immense inspiration from Nature. Her passion for natural gardening, hiking, and studying plants and forests is apparent in her art and personality. Originally a trumpet player, Jayla took up the bass in high school and soon started performing around at venues around the bay, notably as the house bass player at the old Cafe Stritch session. She also was in bands such as the Carnegie Hall NYO jazz band, and Monterey Jazz Festival’s Next Generation jazz orchestra. Now in New York, Jayla maintains a busy performance schedule with regular appearances at venues throughout the city such as Smalls, Birdland, and Dizzy’s. As a drummer, Ari Hoenig's success has been unprecedented. Growing up in Philadelphia, his parent's influence exposed Ari to a variety of alternative musical experiences. His father is a conductor and classical singer, his mother a violinist and pianist. Accordingly, at six years of age, Ari began studying the violin and piano. He began playing drums at age twelve and by age fourteen, he was honing his skills with other young jazz musicians at Philly clubs such as Ortlieb's Jazz Haus. Ari attended the prestigious University of North Texas for three years, where he studied with Ed Soph while playing with the "One O'Clock" Lab Band. Wanting to be closer to New York City, in 1995 Ari transferred to William Patterson College in northern New Jersey. He soon found himself playing for legendary Philadelphia organist Shirley Scott and working regularly in New York City. Shortly thereafter, Ari moved into Brooklyn, and since, has found himself playing extensively with variety of groups, including Jean Michel Pilc Trio, Kenny Werner Trio, Chris Potter Underground, Kurt Rosenwinkel Group, Joshua Redman Elastic band, Jazz Mandolin Project and bands led by Wayne Krantz, Mike Stern, Richard Bona, Pat Martino, Dave Leibman, and Bojan Z. He has also shared the stage with such artists as Herbie Hancock, Ivan Linz, Wynton Marsalis, Toots Theilmans, Dave Holland, Joe Lovano, Pat Metheny, and Gerry Mulligan. The Ari Hoenig Quartet was formed at the end of 2002 while playing steadily every Monday night at the New York Village jazz club Fat Cat. The band featured Jacques Schwarz-Bart, on tenor sax, Jean Michel Pilc on piano and Matt Penman on bass. They released two records on the Smalls Records label: "The Painter" (2004) and the DVD "Kinetic Hues" (2005) Both records received rave reviews and Fanfare Magazine listed "The Painter" as one of the top 5 records of 2004. Interviews and articles featuring Ari himself have appeared in numerous publications, including Jazz Times, Modern Drummer, Jazzman, Bateria, Citizen Jazz, Philadelphia City Paper, All About Jazz, Philadelphia Weekly, Rim Shot, Drummer, Jazziz, Relix and Downbeat, which included Ari in the article "13 Drummers for the Future." Ari's quartet was filmed live at Fat Cat by Arte (French) television as part of a concert series "Jazz in New York." They appeared on the show "After Hours" on MSNBC and toured extensively worldwide, drawing strong audiences and critical acclaim wherever they played. In 2006 Ari signed a multi record deal with Dreyfus Records and released his first record for them, "Inversations." Inversations features Jean Michel Pilc, Johannes Weidenmueller. The fall of 2006 kicked off a long CD release tour, taking the group through Spain, Italy, and Finland, as well as various cities in the U.S. Currently Ari leads two bands which both play his original music. Ari's Quartet, a.k.a. "Punk Bop," features Will Vinson on alto, Jonathan Kreisberg or Gilad Hekselman on guitar, and Matt Penman on bass. Ari looks forward to his next Dreyfus release on which "Punk Bop" will be joined by Chris Potter on tenor. Ari's other group is a trio that he co-leads with longtime partner pianist Jean Michel Pilc. After playing in each other's trios for some time, Ari and Jean Michel formed the Hoenig Pilc Project in 2006 to meld their two trios into a single, uniquely bold musical statement. Ari plays often with these two groups at his regular Monday night gig at Smalls in the Village. He also uses this gig to present other side projects and experiments he is working on at the time. Both of Ari's self-produced solo drum CDs, "Time Travels" (2000) and "The Life Of A Day" (2002), document his exploratory nature. They represent an ambitious tribute to the melodic possibilities of the drum set. Ari continues to build on the concepts of these two records by playing largely improvised solo concerts using a regular four piece drum kit and no percussion. In January and Febuary of 2007, Ari played solo drum concerts in the Opera House in Leon France; in New York City's 55 Bar; and for a live broadcast on Philadelphia radio station WRTI. Ari is also a composer, arranger, and pianist/keyboardist. His compositions and arrangements are included in the repertoires and recordings of Kenny Werner, Jean Michel Pilc, Jazz Mandolin Project, the R & B band "Good Results," and Bojan Z's group. In 2005, in affiliation with the National Endowment for the Arts, Ari was awarded a "Meet the Composer" grant to perform his compositions with his own group. As an educator, Ari teaches privatly at the New School for Social Research in New York. He gives clinics and lectures at music schools and universities worldwide, and writes a regular educational column for Modern Drummer magazine. In collaboration with bassist Johannes Weidenmueller, Ari has finished a book on metric modulations due out in 2007(Mel Bay Publishing). weblinks: www.arihoenig.com www.myspace.com/arihoenig