With an intimate setting of candlelit tables, the Friday Night Jazz Club, featuring some of the Mid-Atlantic region’s most seasoned artists, begins on March 25 at Easton’s historic Waterfowl Building and continues on April 29 and May 27. Performances begin at 7 p.m. and are presented by Jazz Alive, a charitable foundation based in Talbot County.
The Waterfowl Building is at 40 S. Harrison St. Tickets are $28 and available at jazz-alive.org or at the door the day of the event. Students attend free with a Student ID. A cash bar will be available. Proceeds from ticket and concession sales support Jazz Alive’s mission of providing educational support in developing future artists and preserving this great art form through school and community programs.
E. Shawn Qaissaunee has been in demand as a multi-instrumentalist and composer for nearly thirty years. Sought out for his talents on guitar, bass, piano and both the rubab and dutar, instruments from his native Afghanistan, Shawn is known for his musical sensitivity, lyricism, and spirited drive to create excitement among listeners and fellow musicians.
He has released numerous recordings of his original music including Painting Pictures, Tell A Story, Passing Through, Afghan Jazz Project, and Comfort Me. Performances include the 2020 and 2018 Clifford Brown Jazz Festival and the 2019 Center City Jazz Festival in Philadelphia. Shawn has received numerous artist fellowships through the years including the 2019 Artist in Residence/Creative Fellow at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts Moulin a Nef in Auvillar, France.
E. Shawn Qaissaunee – guitar | Jason Fraticelli – bass | Adam Shumski – drums
Fred Hughes - piano| Paul Langosch - bass | Keith Killgo - drums
Bruce Swaim - saxophone | Steve Abshire - guitar | Paul Langosch - bass
Photos from the March 25th show . . .
Photos from the April 29th show . . .