Holiday Concert/Party: The Antoinette Montague Group
Saint Peterʼs Church > Wednesday, December 16, 2009, at 7:30 PM
Bill Easley - sax/flute and clarinet
Michael Max Fleming - bass
Tommy James - piano
Payton Crossley - drums
An award-winning jazz and blues singer, Antoinetteʼs invaluable musical experiences include being mentored by Carrie Smith, Etta Jones, Della Griffin, Norman Simmons, Bill Easley and Myrna Lake
Performances at premier jazz clubs and concert sites in the New York area with many jazz greats including Dr. Billy Taylor, the Queens Jazz Orchestra under the direction of Jimmy Heath, the Duke Ellington Orchestra, Frank Wess, Houston Person, Winard Harper, and others
Two CDs: Pretty Blues in 2006 and Behind the Smile, coming in 2010, produced by Kenny Washington with Mulgrew Miller, Bill Easley, Peter Washington and Kenny Washington, that includes two Duke Ellington songs, “Lost in Meditation” and “23rd Psalm,” (advance copies will be available at a discount to TDES members)
Covers of Hot House Magazine (November, 2009), Jazz Improvʼs Guide, and on two book covers of Whoʼs Who In Jazz, Cabaret and Music (from 1600ʼs to Now)
Vice President of International Women in Jazz
Active member of Saint Peterʼs Jazz Committee
http://www.thedukeellingtonsociety.org/
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