Led by Daniel J Owens (piano), founder of the Center for Musical Arts in Sacramento, Wizard Robot features Nate Furgason (bass), Scott Gordon (drums), and Jackson Riley (sax). Inspired by both contemporary and classic tunes, the quartet aims to blur the lines between some of the most recognizable pop songs and legendary jazz standards. The […]
Led by Daniel J Owens and Nate Furgason, the sessions are a way to learn jazz one tune at a time. This month’s tune: “What Is This Thing Called Love” At the beginning of every month, we choose a tune to dissect and learn it top to bottom. We talk about things like theory, improvisation, […]
The Center for Musical Arts proudly presents The Weekly, an open jazz jam session happening every Thursday. Featuring local musicians Daniel Owens, Nate Furgason, Jackson Riley, and Jacob Swedlow of the LabRats! Join us weekly as we play through jazz tunes new and old on our beautiful baby grand piano. Skill level is intermediate-advanced, but […]
The Bridge is a hard-driving post bop jazz quintet, focused on the music of Freddie Hubbard, Joe Henderson, and other great bop artists. This group of musicians have been playing together for years, bonded by the creation of intense, driving bop music. Greg Grocholski (trumpet), Mateo Ruiz (tenor sax), Chet Chwalik (piano), Rob Lemas (bass), […]
Led by Daniel J Owens and Nate Furgason, the sessions are a way to learn jazz one tune at a time. This month’s tune: “What Is This Thing Called Love” At the beginning of every month, we choose a tune to dissect and learn it top to bottom. We talk about things like theory, improvisation, […]
The Center for Musical Arts proudly presents The Weekly, an open jazz jam session happening every Thursday. Featuring local musicians Daniel Owens, Nate Furgason, Jackson Riley, and Jacob Swedlow of the LabRats! Join us weekly as we play through jazz tunes new and old on our beautiful baby grand piano. Skill level is intermediate-advanced, but […]
Aidan Smith is a skilled drummer whose music has been on stage several times backing great bands here at CMA such as Alex Makeev, the Soleil Collective, and Cindy Huang. An absolute mainstay of the local jazz scene, he is stepping out from the drummer’s usual place to show off his own group. Having performed […]
Led by Daniel J Owens and Nate Furgason, the sessions are a way to learn jazz one tune at a time. This month’s tune: “What Is This Thing Called Love” At the beginning of every month, we choose a tune to dissect and learn it top to bottom. We talk about things like theory, improvisation, […]
The Center for Musical Arts proudly presents The Weekly, an open jazz jam session happening every Thursday. Featuring local musicians Daniel Owens, Nate Furgason, Jackson Riley, and Jacob Swedlow of the LabRats! Join us weekly as we play through jazz tunes new and old on our beautiful baby grand piano. Skill level is intermediate-advanced, but […]
Created by students at Sac State, The Phan Club consists of Mason Head (Trumpet), Jayden McCain (Tenor Sax), Parker Weis (Tenor Sax), Chet Chwalik (Piano), Andrew Mendoza (Bass), and Steven Phan (Drums). This large ensemble has performed around Sacramento including the Capistrano Music Hall. Individually each of these musicians have contributed greatly to Sacramento’s music […]
The last Shed of the month is where things get exciting! The Jam Session is where we can put what we’ve learned to the test. Unlike previous sessions where we focus on fundamentals, the Jam is less instruction and more performance. Be ready to bring your soloing stuff! The Shed Sessions are a way to […]
The Center for Musical Arts proudly presents The Weekly, an open jazz jam session happening every Thursday. Featuring local musicians Daniel Owens, Nate Furgason, Jackson Riley, and Jacob Swedlow of the LabRats! Join us weekly as we play through jazz tunes new and old on our beautiful baby grand piano. Skill level is intermediate-advanced, but […]