Jazz Jam Cape Cod-New Year, Hosted By Bart Weisman
Bass River Arts Campus
Sunday, Jan 19, 12-2:30pm. Price: $15
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Every third Sunday of the month come to listen to or perform Jazz Standards with Fred Boyle, Ron Ormsby, and Bart Weisman!
Since 2006, this has been the only Jazz Jam on Cape Cod. Professional and student musicians perform Jazz Standards with Fred Boyle on piano, Ron Ormsby on bass, and Bart Weisman on drums.
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Songs to Warm a Winter Evening with Ana Glig and Vira Slywotzky
Bass River Arts Campus
Friday, Jan 24, 730pm. Price: $25, member $20
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Join pianist Ana Glig and contralto Vira Slywotzky for a concert/cabaret of classical and popular music. Ranging from Mozart to Stephen Sondheim, this program of opera arias, art songs, show tunes, and folk music is sure to bring light and warmth to the darkest and coldest of winter nights.
440 Quartet: Gypsy Jazz Warmth for the Winter Soul
Bass River Arts Campus
Saturday, Jan 25, 730pm. Price: $25
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Experience the warm, vibrant sounds of 440, blending gypsy jazz with Eastern European flair to create a delightful musical journey. With toe-tapping standards and original compositions, 440 brings a touch of joy and nostalgia to the chill of the season.
Led by acclaimed Berklee-trained violinist Tomoko Iwamoto, 440 features clarinetist John Clark, guitarist Jack Soref, and bassist Greg Toro, delivering a harmonic feast rooted in Django Reinhardt’s timeless gypsy jazz legacy.
Tomoko Iwamoto, a leader of 440, has been in Boston jazz scene for more than 30 years. Being a “jazzy” violinist with a strong classical background, she expanded her repertoire in jazz, rock, and pop to world music and toured with Hypnotic Clambake while studying Jazz Composition and Arranging at Berklee College of Music. During her recent trip to Europe, she jammed with world renowned gypsy jazz musicians; Tcha Limberger & the members of Les Violins de Bruxelles, and Chris & Julian Brunard. She appeared as a guest soloist with Mood Swings Orchestra and Women In World Jazz, and collaborated with modern jazz guitarist, Chris Mcdermott.
John Clark is the founder of the Wolverine Jazz Band and has been a fixture on the New England Jazz scene for many years. He has played professionally in the Boston area with numerous traditional jazz and big bands, including the High Society Dance Orchestra, Dan Gabel’s Abeltones, Commonwealth Jazz, the New Black Eagle Jazz Band, and the Paramount Jazz Band of Boston. Clark also regularly appears with Dave Whitney and His Orchestra, the Swing Legacy, and the Mood Elevators, among others. John is an acknowledged authority on the history of jazz and has recorded extensively. He also holds a PhD. in Musicology and has published books and articles on the foundations of Early Jazz.
Jack Soref, graduate of Berklee College of Music, became captivated by the music of Django Reinhardt after attending the International Django Reinhardt festival in Samois-sur-Seine France in 2002. Jack is a mainstay of Django Festivals Django in June, where he has taught since 2009, and the Midwest Gypsy Swing Fest, where he has performed as recently as 2023. Throughout his career Jack has performed as an accompanist for Jazz Manouche luminaries like Joscho Stephan, Tim Kliphius, Gonzalo Bergara, Jason Anick, Olli Soikkeli, Adrien Moignard, Ben Powell, Aurélien Bouly, Henry Acker, Samuel Farthing, Max O’Rourke and Titi Bamberger.
Gregory Toro was born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts. He fell in love with music and rhythm as a child, and at the age of ten joined a neighborhood steel band that played calypso and church music on weekends. He later took up guitar and piano but found his true calling as a bass player when he was sixteen years old. Greg studied electric and upright bass and jazz composition at Berklee College of Music, where he had the opportunity to collaborate with musicians from many different countries and cultures. He has gone on to travel the world with jazz and rock groups and continues to perform nightly in a wide variety of styles.