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A Night of Sax At The Tin Pan

A Night of Sax At The Tin Pan

A Night to Remember R&B, SOUL & Jazz FAVORITE MUSIC!
Featuring
6 PHENOMENAL SAXOPHONISTS: MARCUS MITCHELL, CRAIG ALSTON, BRYAN MILLS, ISAAC PARHAM, MELINDA FORD AND WAKE CAMPBELL

MARCUS MITCHELL is not only an established saxophonist and pianist, also a CEO and President of 24th Music a division of MHM Entertainment Group - a multi- faceted entertainment company. Marcus’ music embodies a vast number of eclectic nuances allowing him to explore his musicianship with no restrictions.

CRAIG ALSTON, Baltimore born and based multi-instrumentalist and composer specializing in woodwind, brass wind, keyboard and bass guitar in genres such as jazz, rhythm and blues, soul, hip hop and gospel. He is best known for his complex yet soulful sound on the saxophone. He was the saxophonist for Fertile Ground, lead the Eubie Blake Legacy Band for over 7 years, and received the 2013 Jazz Journalists Jazz Heroes Award and was the winner of the 2011 Chick Webb Jazz Combo Competition.

BRYAN MILLS graduated from Howard University and was a member of the prestigious Jazz Studies Program, which gave him the opportunity to play with notable D.C. area groups including The Marcus Johnson Project, Thievery Corporation, and with D.C.'s legendary Chuck Brown - "The Godfather of Go-Go”. He is also the bandleader of Secret Society.

Electrifying Saxophonist ISAAC PARHAM, native from Baltimore, Maryland is an energetic, versatile, composer and entertainer, who has performed on stage with such artist as The Jacksons, Regina Belle, Dee DE Bridgewater, Ramsey Lewis, Ron Carter, Cyrus Chestnut, Brian McKnight, Dennis Chambers, The Chi-Lites, Maysa, Kim Waters, Maurette Brown Clark and many others. Versatile musician, who has toured Canada, with the show Ain’t Misbehaving and throughout the East Coast, he is an endorsed artist with Kim’s Saxophones.

The soulful sound of MELINDA FORD's saxophone playing is a mixture of Jazz, Gospel, Rhythm/Blues and Southern Soul. Graduating from high school she was awarded a music scholarship to attend Virginia Union University in Richmond, Virginia to major in Music Education.

WAKE CAMPBELL is an accomplished saxophonist and composer out of the Washington DC area. Wake is a Smooth Jazz musician who’s aiming straight for your heart with some of the sexiest melodies and solos you’ll hear anywhere.

The Tin Pan
$37.50
08:00 PM - 10:00 PM on Sat, 11 May 2024

Event Supported By

The Tin Pan
patrick@tinpanrva.com
The Tin Pan
8982 Quioccasin Road
Richmond, Virginia 23229