​AGAR AMHERST JAVA & JAZZ
2023-2024 Series
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Second Stage | Amherst
 194 2nd Street, Amherst VA 24521
​434-941-0997
Amherst Java & Jazz is presented monthly by
Amherst Glebe Arts Response, Inc. (AGAR)
in collaboration with Second Stage | Amherst
and assisted by Baine’s Books & Coffee
from 6-8 pm
At Second Stage | Amherst

Tickets: $12 adults $6 students 
 (Includes one free cup of coffee, water, or soda, with food for purchase from ​Baine’s Books & Coffee.)
2023
Saturday, July 29
Lew Taylor Jazz Trio
Lew Taylor, keyboards/vocals; Bob Bowen, bass; and Larry Scott, drums.

Saturday, August 26
Isaac Williams Ensemble 
Quartet led by Lynchburg rising jazz star pianist Isaac Williams.

Saturday, September 30
The Quantum Mechanics
Veteran jazz trio Ed Mikenas composer and multi-instrumentalist; Andy Aeschbacher, bass; and Worth Proffitt, drums.

Saturday, October 21
Henson Jazz
Joseph Henson, saxophone; Jonathan Epley, guitar; Jonah Horton, bass; and Will Strickler, drums.

Saturday, November 25
“Laissez Foure”
Ken Matthews, sax/clarinet; Tom Harbeck, guitar; Bob Bowen, bass; and Greg Thomas, trumpet/
valve trombone.

Friday, December 15
“Comfort and Joy
with Lenny Marcus Trio”
Lenny Marcus, piano, flute and vocals; Larry Scott, drums; and Zachary McDonald, bass.
2024
Saturday, January 27
Quintana All-Stars
Al Mallet, alto/tenor sax;
Ernest Deane, trumpet/ flugelhorn;
Ed Mikenas, bass; Glenn Buck, woodwinds; Gary Meisner, piano; and Worth Proffitt, drums.

Saturday, February 17
Belladonna
A woman-led ensemble featuring Donna Kay, vocals and Laurabella Owens, piano.

Saturday, March 23
Gus Miller and Friends
Crooner Gus Miller and his back-up band perform favorites from the Great American Songbook.

Saturday, April 27
Michael Sokolowski Trio
Michael Sokolowski, keyboards;
Drew Pompano, bass; and
​Jim Ralston, drums.

Saturday, May 25
Lew Taylor Jazz Trio
Lew Taylor, keyboards/vocals; Bob Bowen, bass; and Larry Scott, drums.

Saturday, June 29
​Gary Meisner Group
Gary Meisner, piano and arranger; Ernest Deane, trumpet, and Andy Aeschbacher, bass.
EVENTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.