Morrison Beals Quartet 7:00pm Wed May 5 @La Zingara $15 PP, Tables 2 - 6

8 P T Barnum Square,Bethel CT 06801

05 May, 2021

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Morrison Beals Quartet Takes The Stage 7:00pm La Zingara Restaurant 8 Barnum Sq. Bethel CT 06801 Seating 6:00pm Seating Chart Safe Social Distancing Seating With Very Limited Ticket Availability. Tickets Are Sold By The Table ONLY. Tables seating 2 - 4 guests, with tables for 6 -8 available upon request. See The Attached Seating Chart. Five Indoor Tables With Open French Doors Facing The Performance And Eight Outdoor Tables Are Available. Rain date will be announced for a Sunday in October. Admission Is Still Only $15.00 Per Person But Must Be Purchased As A Table For Safety Table Of Two = $30., Four = $60., Six = $90., and Eight = $120 Chris Morrison, Guitar - Chris began performing early on with New Haven, CT jazz organists Richard McCrae, Bobby Buster and Eddie Buster. The training he received while working with these men made a lasting impression on Chris. To this day, his playing and teaching style reflect the simple and practical approach that was used in his education. Chris has been fortunate to record and perform with many wonderful musicians, most recently he has appeared with the legendary guitarist, Joe Diorio, as his guitar duo partner. Chris’s latest recording, with saxophonist Andrew Beals entitled “Maybe Someday”(2017), is on the Centaur record label. Dr. Ken Ciuffreda of Just Jazz Guitar magazine wrote, “Chris produces one of the most beautiful sounds I have ever heard coaxed out of a jazz guitar – great phrasing, perfect musicality, warmth and expression – all played effortlessly with seemingly unlimited technique.” Chris was fortunate to study music with jazz guitarists Sal Salvador, Don Neary and Joe Diorio, arranger Bill Finegan, pianists Charlie Banacos and Mike Longo and Alexander Technique with Joan Frost. He holds a Masters of Music degree in Jazz Performance from the Conservatory of Music at SUNY Purchase. His undergraduate studies, Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies, were completed at The University of Bridgeport and Western Connecticut State University. Chris is employed by Western Connecticut State University, Fairfield University and BackCountry Jazz where he teaches jazz guitar, small group jazz and the Polymetric time concept, created by Mike Longo. He has earned several awards for his teaching including a Distinguished Adjunct Appreciation Award and a Centennial Award for Excellence from Western Connecticut State University. Andrew Beals, Sax - His testimonials tell it all...need we say more? …”alto saxophonist Andrew Beals, who just may be one of the best players I’ve heard on the instrument.” St. Louis Post Dispatch ...”Beals shows that he is in no hurry, and the thoughtful length of his melodic lines quickly characterizes him as a player who both thinks and feels his phrases.” All About Jazz …”alto saxophonist Andrew Beals sustained the intensity of each piece, with Beals turning in the most scorching solo on his ballad “Old Folks”. The Boston Globe ..”Beals impressive chops are further highlighted in an intimate duet with McDuff.” Jazz Times II …”Andrew Beals picking up the slack, the music had plenty of energy and emotion. Beals’ solos were as shapely as they were intense and as broad in their appeal as they were specific to the band’s needs”… The Chicago Sun-Times ..”Beals solos masterfully.” Jazz Times I …”The hot and boppish Beals has those patterns in his blood.” The Chicago Tribune …”Andrew Beals, who seemed to launch his own solos right out of McDuff’s lines.” Seattle Post-Intelligencer ...”Beals is a killer on Sax.” Minneapolis Grooves In Orbit We're sorry, there are no refunds after tickets have been purchased. In the event of rain or other forms of weather which prohibits an outdoor performance, the rain date performance will be held on the Sunday of that week. If the rain date becomes postponed because of weather, a future alternate weather date will be picked.