The Joseph Henson Jazz Project
Admission Fee: $10 Adults; $5 Students.*
*Includes one free cup of coffee, water, or soda, with food for purchase from Baine’s Books & Coffee
To Purchased Tickets:
• At the door starting at 5:30 pm (cash and check only)
• Online (credit card) CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE
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Amherst Glebe Arts Response (AGAR) and Second Stage Amherst (SSA) join together to present the inaugural concert in their 2021-2022 season of "Amherst Java & Jazz" on Saturday, August 28, 2021 from 6 to 8 pm. The concert is at Second Stage Amherst, 194 Second Street, Amherst. Henson Jazz is a quartet led by Joseph Henson, saxophone, featuring Neal Perrine on bass, Isaac Williams on piano and Stefan La Rue on drums.
Joseph Henson (pictured above), leader of The Joseph Henson Jazz Project, is director of Saxophone and Jazz Studies at Liberty University. From 1997-2018 Henson served as tenor saxophonist in The U.S. Army Blues Jazz Ensemble, based in Washington, DC, and was the Enlisted Musical Director from 2015-2018. Tickets are $10 at the SSA door at 5:30 pm or on Eventbrite. Joseph Henson said last Thursday: "I'd like to make this concert a statement of gratitude to all the good people at AGAR and Second Stage Amherst for the hard work they put in to make this event happen. Without the Amherst Java was & Jazz concerts, this area might not be able to hear live music —jazz in particular — played at such a high level. Jazz is America's music and deserves to be heard and valued by every generation, no matter where audiences live. Henson Jazz will play a variety of originals and standards that say "thank you" for blessing us with your love for jazz." |
Neal Perrine (bass) is a graduate of the James Madison University’s jazz studies program. He has gotten the opportunity to study bass with Eddie Gomez, Ben Williams, Mimi Jones, Marco Panascia, Lauren Pierce, Sam Suggs, and Karine Chapdelaine to name a few and has performed with jazz greats such as Nate Smith, Robert Jospe, Devonne Harris, John D’Earth, Bob Hallahan, Charles Owens, Luis Perdomo, Randy Johnston, and Stephanie Nakasian.
Issac Williams (piano) is from Lynchburg, and
has a music degree from Shenandoah University in Winchester, Va. He has his own piano trio that gigs regularly around Virginia and in the DC area. 
Stefan LaRue (drums) lives in Richmond and performs in a variety of jazz and fusion groups, including the Mad Children, a psychedelic funk jazz rock band.
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