Harlem Blues & Jazz Quartet

Founded in 1973 by King Oliver’s trombonist/blues singer Clyde Bernhardt and jazz aficionado Al Vollmer, the Harlem Blues & Jazz Band has as its main concept to keep significant side-men of the Classic Jazz Period working and not forgotten. The continued quality of this group has caused the band to be declared a National Treasure and one of the most authentic Swing Bands playing today, as the audience will experience with the music of this quartet, led by tenor saxophonist Ray Blue. These originals eventually did jump at the Woodside and stomp at the Savoy, with Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, Count Basie, Lionel Hampton, Fats Waller, Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday and other jazz greats. These are the artists who created a new genre of music for America. The band has performed at Lincoln Center in NYC, countless Jazz Festivals, as well as main venues in Europe. This program is free with a suggested donation of $2.00.