Ira Sullivan

Sunday January 31, 2016 ~ 3pm

Ira Sullivan Quintet

The Tampa Jazz Club and the HCC Visual and Performing Arts Series will present the remarkable multi-instrumentalist Ira Sullivan and his band on Sunday, January 31, 2016, at 3:00 PM, in the Mainstage Theatre of the HCC Performing Arts Building in Ybor City.

This concert, Ira’s first Tampa appearance in three years, will be a tribute to Jackie Manthos, his dear friend for decades. Jackie was a founding board member of the Tampa Jazz Club and a devoted supporter of the Bay Area jazz scene, who passed away last October.

A master of the entire range of brass and reed instruments, 5-time Grammy nominee Ira Sullivan was a noted musician in Chicago as a youngster, sharing the stage with Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, and other greats in his teens. He has lived in South Florida since the 60’s and has been an inspiration and guiding light for generations of leading musicians who have taken part in his famed jam sessions through the years.

On January 31, he’ll be joined by his Miami colleague Marc Berner on tenor saxophone and exotic flutes; Bay Area favorites Michael Royal, piano and John Jenkins, drums; and bassist Don Mopsick, a veteran of many years with the Jim Cullum Band on public radio’s ‘Riverwalk.’

Ira Sullivan

IRA SULLIVAN - First of Two Big-Name 

Legends in Jazz in “Jazz in the Sanctuary”

2015-2016 Series

The thirteenth season of “Jazz in the Sanctuary” starts this weekend in the beautiful sanctuary at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Stuart, the second year in this venue. Two of the four concerts will include legendary artists! This November concert will feature multi-instrumentalist Ira Sullivan, and our February concert will feature the great jazz pianist Bill Mays.

The first concert will be Sunday afternoon, November 8, 2015 at 4:00 p.m. Featured along with Ira Sullivan will be the fine vocalist Anita Smith, flutist Mark Bender, bassist Taddy Mowatt, drummer Claudio Berardi, along with Jim van Voorheis (Jazzy Jim), pianist. 

The second concert, Monday evening, December 14, 2015 at 7:00 p.m., will be Christmas Jazz Concert, and will feature Victorya Cole, jazz vocalist, with the multi-talented Mark Greenplaying trumpet, flügelhorn and flute, along with Jim van Voorheis, keyboards, Taddy Mowatt, bass, and Claudio Berardi, drums.

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Ira Sullivan, A Tribute to Red Rodney

Zinc Bar

Wednesday, April 22

8:00PM and 10PM

Legendary multi-instrumentalist Ira Sullivan will make a rare appearance next month (April 22-23) at New York’s Zinc Bar (82 West 3rd Street) to celebrate the life of the late jazz trumpet great Red Rodney.

Sullivan, who turns 84 in May, was a longtime colleague of Red’s since the early 50s and co-led the Red Rodney/Ira Sullivan Quintet during the 80s recording a handful of critically acclaimed records while touring extensively throughout the US and abroad.

Beside Sullivan, the tribute will feature some of New York’s finest musicians including trumpeter John Bailey, pianist Dave Kikoski, bassist Ed Howard and drummer Tony Pinciotti. Showtimes on Wednesday, April 22 are at 8 pm & 10 pm and on Thursday, April 23 at 9 pm and 11 pm. For reservations, please call (212) 477-9462 or visit Zinc Bar.

A brilliant jazz improviser who performed with the swing bands of Jimmy Dorsey, Gene Krupa, Woody Herman, and Benny Goodman before joining (1949-51) Charlie Parker’s bebop quintet, Red Rodney, distinguished by his flaming red hair, was also the first white bebop trumpeter. His innovative playing style was marked by his brilliant technique and purity of tone. After a long absence from the stage, Rodney made a triumphant comeback in the early 70s returning to his former glory as a skilled balladeer and later reconnecting with his erstwhile bandmate Ira Sullivan. Their collaboration led to a fruitful and much-heralded association during the 80s releasing five albums and garnering a 1982 Grammy nomination for the album Sprint.

In 1988, Rodney served as a consultant on director Clint Eastwood’s film Bird on the life of Charlie Parker and also performed on its soundtrack. Rodney continued recording and touring into the early 90s with various bands and was inducted into the Down Beat Hall of Fame in 1990.

On May 27, 1994, Red Rodney died of lung cancer. His death marked the end of an era as he was one of the last living links to Charlie Parker and bebop.

John Bailey, trumpet
Dave Kikoski, piano
Ed Howard, bass
Tony Pinciotti, drums

Legendary Multi-Instrumentalist Ira Sullivan

New York, NY – Legendary multi-instrumentalist Ira Sullivan will make a rare appearance next month (April 22-23) at New York’s Zinc Bar (82 West 3rd Street) to celebrate the life of the late jazz trumpet great Red Rodney.
Sullivan, who turns 85 in May, was a longtime colleague of Red’s since the early 50s and co-led the Red Rodney/Ira Sullivan Quintet during the 80s recording a handful of critically acclaimed records while touring extensively throughout the US.

Beside Sullivan, the tribute will feature some of New York’s finest musicians including trumpeter John Bailey, pianist Dave Kikoski, bassist Ed Howard and drummer Tony Pinciotti. Showtimes on Wednesday, April 22 are at 8 pm & 10 pm and on Thursday, April 23 at 9 pm and 11 pm. For reservations, please call (212) 477-9462 or visit Zinc Bar.

A brilliant jazz improviser who performed with the swing bands of Jimmy Dorsey, Gene Krupa, Woody Herman, and Benny Goodman before joining (1949-51) Charlie Parker’s bebop quintet, Red Rodney, distinguished by his flaming red hair, was also the first white bebop trumpeter. His innovative playing style was marked by his brilliant technique and purity of tone.

Unfortunately, like many jazz musicians of his generation, his career was cut short due to drugs. Broke and desperate, he later ran afoul of the law by impersonating an Army General and stealing $10,000 from the Atomic Energy Commission along with some secret documents. This landed him in jail where he spent three years.

But after a long absence from the stage, Rodney made a triumphant comeback in the early 70s returning to his former glory as a skilled balladeer and later reconnecting with his erstwhile bandmate Ira Sullivan. Their collaboration led to a fruitful and much-heralded association during the 80s releasing five albums and garnering a 1982 Grammy nomination for the album Sprint.

In 1988, Rodney served as a consultant on director Clint Eastwood’s film Bird on the life of Charlie Parker and also performed on its soundtrack. Rodney continued recording and touring into the early 90s with various bands and was inducted into the Down Beat Hall of Fame in 1990.

On May 27, 1994, Red Rodney died of lung cancer. His death marked the end of an era as he was one of the last living links to Charlie Parker and bebop.

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