Ed Jackson Quartet & Tom Browne Bring the House Down at Jackson Room

 
We are very excited to tell you that our All-Star Jazz Weekend featuring Special Guest the Legendary Tom "Funkin for Jamaica" Browne at Jackson Room was a sold out smashing success! The event took place Friday & Saturday, Nov 15th & 16th! If you are from the area you may remember that "Funkin for Jamaica" was a number one hit and musical memoir inspired by the dynamics of our area. Tom is also a former resident of our community who was born and raised in Jamaica and Southern Queens.

Tom did an exclusive engagement at Jackson Room where he will returned to his jazz instrumental roots. This All-Star Jazz Weekend also featured a world class cadre of musicians playing as the Ed Jackson Quartet with Tom Browne.

This All-Star Jazz Weekend featuring Special Guest Tom Browne is apart of our continued mission of bringing outstanding world class jazz to our community.  Tom is a renowned home grown star musician who returned to reinvigorate jazz in our community.

We appreciate your continued support of our sincere efforts to bring sophisticated world class jazz to our community.  Due to the tremendous support of musical patrons like you, Jackson Room is now the leading venue for outstanding Jazz in Southeast Queens.

The  Ed Jackson Quartet, performing with jazz trumpeter Tom "Funkin for Jamaica (N.Y.)" Browne.  Was a soul stirring group of jazz sets. Our outstanding cadre of jazz musicians for the evening were:

Ed Jackson - Sax
Carlton Holmes - Piano
Marcus Mclaurine - Bass
Lionel Cordew - Drums
and Special Guest...
Tom Browne - Trumpet 

Our outreach and popularity in the community has grown over 100% in the last 6 months so due to the amazing support in our community.  For more info Go to Jackson Room's Site

 The Ed Jackson Quartet - "World Class All-Star Jazz Weekend"
 Featuring Special Guest Tom "Funkin for Jamaica (N.Y.)" Browne

 Best Regards,

Ed Jackson and the Staff at Jackson Room

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"Fall 4 Jazz - The Colors of Autumn" Performers Revealed

Are you ready to color your Autumn with the beautiful hues of Jazz improvisation? Jazz is a sophisticated and beautiful art form that is irresistible.

If you're a true lover of the art form and you're ready to Fall for Jazz this season, Jackson Room will be the place to be Saturday, October, 26th, 2013. We will explore forms of Jazz music in its various hues to invigorate even the most reserved of jazz aficionados. Our mission is to bring world class jazz to the Southern Queens community.

Our Cadre of Outstanding World Class Musican for the evening are:

Piano - Calton Holmes, just back from gigs in Switzerland. He will also be touring in the Caribbean and Europe next month.

Bassist - Marcus McLaurine, who recently performed with The Count Basie Band in Tokyo.

Drums - Lionel Cordew, who recently performed in Ecuador with legendary guitarist, Mike Stern. He is also one of the many great musicians performing on the Capital Jazz Cruise which sets sail for the Caribbean next month.

Sax - World Renowned Jazz Artist Ed Jackson  

This month the Ed Jackson Quartet, will explore the various hues of Jazz music that color this art form that - so speaks to our hearts.  Don't miss the Saturday, October, 26th, 2013 performance of "Fall 4 Jazz" - The Colors of Autumn, at Jackson Room jazz club. It promises to be a soul stirring group of jazz sets.

Our outreach and popularity in the community has grown over 100% in the last 6 months so Reservations Now are Strongly Suggested to attend...

The Ed Jackson Quartet - "Fall 4 Jazz"  - The Colors of Autumn

Saturday, October 26th, 2013      
                                                                      
 2 Shows:  8:00 & 10:00

Cover: $15.00  (both shows included)

Free Healthy Hors d'oeuvres and refreshments

 Click Here to Make a Reservation

Or

 Make a  telephone reservation (Mon-Fri 9 to 5)
 by calling: (718) 525-2387

"Sounds of Brazil" Promises to be a Great Queens New York Jazz Cross Cultural Collaboration

Due to an overwhelming response for our Month’s End Jazz Motivation “Sounds of Brazil”  on September 28th, 2013 at 8 pm and 10 pm. Please come early even if you have a reservation.

This promises to be an extraordinary cross cultural jazz collaboration. Our performers for the evening are...
 


- Master Bassist Ron Monroe, who has performed & recorded with me extensively. We also worked together in Monte Carlo last summer for 6 weeks.

- Drummer Willie Martinez is leader and vocalist of the popular La Familia Sextet. He also recorded with me on my 2nd CD release "Chapter 2".

 - Pianist Nial Djuliarso is an active player on the NY Scene who also plays in Winard Harpers Band. He will be leaving us October 1 to work extensively in Indonesia. I strongly suggest not to miss this young dynamic player.

-  Saxophonist Ed Jackson Just Back from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Don’t miss the September Sounds of Brazil Musical Performances at Jackson Room jazz club.  It promises to be a soul stirring group of jazz sets. To RSVP go to: Jackson Room

This is just a last reminder about the July 27th Month’s End Jazz Motivations.  Remember we are looking to help reinvigorate you and others in our community with world class jazz musical inspiration.

Jazz lovers in our community no longer have to travel to Manhattan to hear top notch jazz artists on a regular basis.  Just come on down to Jackson Room to hear an eclectic mix of indefinable musical jazz innovation and collaboration by top artists.
 

What better way is there to treat your loved ones and yourself than enjoying a romantic and refreshing night of motivating jazz musical vibrations? Tonight's cadre of Allstar Jazz Musicians played with me on my well received Colors album (except our bass player Essiet O Essiet who fills in for my recently departed beloved brother Dave).

Our Performers for the Ed Jackson Quartet for this Saturday July 27th  will be:

- Ed Jackson ~ Sax (World Renowned Jazz Artist, Club Owner Jackson Room)

- Helen Sung ~ Piano (Winner of the prestigious Kennedy Center's Mary Lou Williams Jazz Piano Competition and currently performing with the Mingus Big Band)  

- Essiet O Essiet ~ Bass (Just Recently Performed with the Isley Brothers and George Cables in Europe)

- Lionel Cordew ~ Drums (Recently Performed with Jeff Lorber)

As always we will play in a melodious collaboration and make this a unique night to remember and artistically savor. This will be our last Month's End Jazz Motivation performance until the end of September.  So don’t miss it.  We’d love to see you at the place to be July 27th - Jackson Room! 

RSVP by clicking Reservations 

                                                   

Jackson Room is located at:

192-07 Linden Blvd

St. Albans, NY 11412 

(next to Jackson Tax Service)            

                                                                                   

 2 Shows:  8:00 & 10:00

Cover: $15.00  (both shows included) 

Free Healthy Hors d'oeuvres and refreshments

  

 Make a  telephone reservation

 by calling: (718) 525-2387 

 or make a Reservation 

Best Regards,

Ed Jackson and the Staff at Jackson Room