The Jazz Society of Fairfield County Presents: James Weidman and Harvie S featuring Greg Wall and Ryan Sands

JazzFC and Darien Library present: Grammy nominated pianist James Weidman with Harvie S, featuring Greg Wall and Ryan Sands.

Music of Monk, Mingus, Ellington, Gershwin and Weidman.

About the Quartet

Grammy nominated pianist James Weidman got his start as a member of James Moody’s band, and is currently a member of Joe Lovano’s US Five. He has recorded and toured with vocalists  Abby Lincoln, Cassandra Wilson and Kevin Mahogany.

Harvie S is one of the most recorded bassists of our time, appearing on well over 400 releases! His duo recordings with singer Sheila Jordan and pianist Kenny Barron are legendary.

Saxophonist Greg Wall is the Artistic Director of JazzFC, and has performed his music throughout the world, and brings the brightest stars of the New York Jazz scene to Westport’s Jazz at the Post each week.

Connecticut-born drummer Ryan Sands has emerged as one of today’s top young jazz drummers, performing with artists such as Terell Stafford, Geoffrey Keezer, and Jason Marsalis, and holding the drum chair for Christian Sands and Altus. With degrees from NEC and the Manhattan School of Music, he now teaches at Yale and SCSU. 

About JazzFC

The Jazz Society of Fairfield County (JazzFC) was formed to enrich the cultural life of Fairfield County by promoting the performance and appreciation of Jazz and its heritage.

JazzFC offers free or low-cost concerts by accomplished artists, outreach to under-served audiences, and educational and performance opportunities for student, amateur and emerging professional musicians. They are also committed to the maintenance and preservation of their historic 1937 Steinway Model M grand piano, formerly the house piano at the famous Village Gate jazz club in New York City, which has been played by an extensive list of iconic jazz musicians and appears on many recordings.

Presenting regular local concerts since 2015, JazzFC hosts a weekly jazz club, “Jazz at the Post”, in partnership with Westport’s Joseph J. Clinton VFW Post 399, with celebrated jazz artists such as Ethan Iverson, Antonio Hart, David Kikoski, Harvie S, and Joe Farnsworth as well as introducing our audience to the new generation of musicians moving the tradition forward.

JazzFC provides outreach to seniors, benefit performances for Veterans, and student musician clinics led by world-class professional musicians, followed by live performance opportunities by the students with their clinicians. In 2022, they launched a scholarship award for deserving students pursuing a higher education in music. JazzFC is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization.