St. Thomas by Sonny Rollins - Dion Parson Quartet @ Shanghai Jazz - Madison, NJ

( ! ) World class music, warm hospitality and acclaimed food and service for the past 20 years! Shanghai Jazz has been named One of the Top 100 Great Jazz Clubs in the World. ** CLICK "SHOW MORE" TO LEARN ABOUT THESE ARTISTS **

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DION PARSON (Drums) is one of New York’s finest, Grammy Award Winning, drummers. Born June 11, 1967, St. Thomas USVI, Dion’s musical foundation ranges from classical, reggae, calypso, jazz, African, and pop music. Working alongside a variety of great musicians has enabled Dion to record for several major labels, including Columbia, Sony, Gramavision, Arabesque, Blue Note, High Note, Verve, Enja, Koch Records and Concord Records.
http://www.dionparson.com/

VICTOR PROVOST (Steel Pan) is widely regarded as one of the world’s leading voices on the unique, and often misunderstood, steel pan (or steel drum). Through appearances at concert halls, clubs, and stages throughout the world, he has been meticulously
developing a reputation as a “dazzling” soloist, crafting an improvisational voice and style to be reckoned with. Victor also conducts residencies and master classes throughout the United States and the Caribbean.
http://www.victorprovost.com/

CARLTON HOLMES (Piano) is a pianist of exceptional talent, musicality, and creativity. His sensitivity and inventiveness has allowed him to be one of the most sought after musicians in the New York area. An increasing number of students seek him out because of his knowledge and experience. As an active educator of piano, music theory and keyboards for all levels of students he maintains correspondence with students from around the world.
http://www.carltonholmes.com/

REUBEN ROGERS (Bass) has the ability to transport the emotion of a piece into his accompaniment is akin to that of a fine woven tapestry, creating a blanket of rhythm and harmony that is welcomed by vocalists and instrumentalists alike. Rogers' peers continue to influence and enrich his musical style and direction. He has toured extensively all over the globe, and has recorded on over 70 CDs.
http://www.reubenrogers.com/

SHANGHAI JAZZ (Madison, New Jersey, USA)
Website - http://www.shanghaijazz.com/
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Schedule - http://shanghaijazz.com/schedule.html

Shanghai Jazz was opened in summer of 1995 by David Niu and Martha Chang. While studying in a doctorate program, Martha did extensive research on 1920’s Shanghai. During that tumultuous period globally, Shanghai was a destination for those looking to escape the depression in America, the rise of fascism in Eastern Europe, the penal colonies in Australia, among many other difficult situations around the world at that time. With myriad different cultures flooding into the city, the cuisines evolved, a dark and violent vein sprouted, and an incredible music scene developed and jazz was the genre that kept folks swinging in the clubs!

With this as inspiration, Shanghai Jazz was born. David and Martha drove this unique concept for 22 years and counting, as one of the “Top 100 Jazz Clubs in the World” (Downbeat Magazine).

In the summer of 2017, Shanghai Jazz was passed on to Thomas Donohoe with a 29 year career in hospitality, 18 of those years he was a chef, leading award winning kitchens from New Jersey to Montana, Florida, and New York City. He trained with some of the best chefs in the world including Thomas Keller, at the French Laundry in Yountville, CA, Jonathan Waxman at Barbuto in NYC, and Bill Pete at Café des Artistes, also in NYC. Throughout his career, Tom has been focused on and committed to providing exquisite dining experiences to all his guests.

Now, Tom and Shanghai Jazz’s team of culinary and hospitality professionals carry on the tradition, driven by a collective passion to bring good people together with world-class live music, great food, and gracious hospitality to create an exceptionally fun dining experience.
VIDEO & AUDIO PRODUCTION
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PHOTO CREDITS
Candles by rekre89 [CC BY 2.0] via Flickr
https://www.flickr.com/photos/missturner
Drummer by Tommaso Starace [CC BY-ND 2.0] via Flickr
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