Songs of Christmas with Perky Scott & the Steve Rudolph Trio at this Wednesday Jazz Series!
About the musicians
Vocalist Dred “Perky” Scott comes from a distinguished Harrisburg family. He began his professional music career at age eleven as “Little Perky Wonder" and has played with local groups the El Dantes and the Emperors, a Harrisburg group who had the hit record, “Karate”. As an instrumentalist, he played bass for Isaac Hayes in the early 70’s. He has performed with area jazz artists Sam Banks, Cedric Lawson, Steve Rudolph, Ronnie Waters, and Jimmy Wood. While attending law school in Pittsburgh he gigged with Dr. Nathan Davis and the University of Pittsburgh Jazz Band and jazz greats Marcus Belgrade, Kenny Barron, Max Roach, Roger Humphries, and Dwayne Dolphin. A call to the ministry moved him to a new level of expression and Perky continues to use the gifts God has given him in spreading His Word to the communities he serves. He embarked on a fully funded “Jazz in the Sanctuary” yearlong series in various churches in Baltimore MD beginning in mid-April 2001 and continuing today. In 2004 Dred released an acclaimed CD of Jazz standards “Live At The Whitaker Center…NINE”, with Steve Rudolph, Roger Humphries and Dwayne Dolphin. As M.C. and performer, he has worked for over twenty-five years as concert host at the Rehoboth Beach Autumn Jazz Festival.
Steve Rudolph (piano) moved to Harrisburg in 1978 after a tour with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra. He was a founder of the Central PA Friends of Jazz in 1980, one of the country’s most successful jazz organizations to this day. He served as pianist six nights a week at the Hilton Harrisburg’s “Bar” for 22 years featuring many great area and national artists weekly. He has many recordings to his credit and his compositions and arrangements have been performed by the Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra. Visit www.steverudolph.com for more information.
Dr. Joshua Davis, classical and jazz faculty at Penn State and Susquehanna University, has devoted his career to performance and composition, and to ensemble, groove, bass, composition, and improvisation coaching. He was an awarded leader of curriculum development at Berklee College of Music and plays bass with Love Salad, symphonies and groove bands led by himself, Vardan Ovsepian, Tim Miller, Marko Marcinko, Steve Rudolph, and others.
Phil Haynes - born 1961 in Hillsboro, Oregon- is an American jazz percussionist and composer. Haynes has been featured on more than 50 LP and CD releases. Phil leads several highly creative jazz ensembles - Joint Venture, No Fast Food, “4 Horns & What?”, Free Country and the piano trio DayDream. Haynes has appeared on CDs by Anthony Braxton, Dave Douglas, Mark Dresser, Ellery Eskelin, David Kikoski, David Liebman, Ted Rosenthal, and Tom Varner. He has performed or appeared in concert with John Abercrombie, Billy Childs, Jack Dejohnette, Michael Formanek, Ingrid Jensen, Roseanna Vitro, J.D. Waters, Tim Warfield, Kenny Wheeler, Larry Willis and Andrea Wolper.
Doors at 5
Show at 6
We card. Please bring your valid photo ID.
First-come entry. Please check in with the hosts.
We ask that guests not move tables or save seats.
The floor offers an up-close view from the floor of the Listening Room, and the upstairs mezzanine offers a spot overlooking the floor.