PORT TOWNSEND — Vibraphonist Mike Horsfall — joined by guitarist Trevor Hanson and bassist Ted Enderle — will lay down slick jazz music Monday at the Alchemy Bistro and Wine Bar, 842 Washington St.
The trio will perform from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. following a solo guitar performance from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
There is no cover charge.
“It’s great that Alchemy is doing this again,” Horsfall said.
“We had a wonderful time last year, with an enthusiastic Centrum audience,” referring to the visiting jazz fans who fill the town each year for Centrum Jazz Port Townsend.
“Last year was wonderful, and I’m thrilled to work with these two great musicians again,” Hanson added.
The trio
Horsfall has been in the music industry for 35 years, according to a news release, as a performer, educator, composer, arranger, recording artist and concert soloist on both piano and vibraphone.
He has performed and recorded with Bud Shank, Bobby Shew, Leroy Vinegar, Chuck Redd, Holly Hofman, Rebecca Kilgore, Pink Martini, the Nu Shooz Orchestra and the Portland Chamber Orchestra.
Horsfall co-founded the Tall Jazz trio in 1989, the first ensemble to be voted into the Jazz Society of Oregon’s Hall of Fame, according to a news release.
Horsfall currently serves on the music faculty at Willamette University, Mt. Hood Community College and Oregon Episcopal School.
Enderle, originally from Philadelphia, studied double bass with noted jazz bassist Al Stauffer and with Roger Scott, principal bassist with the Philadelphia Orchestra. He has performed on both coasts of the U.S. with an impressive range of jazz artists.
Hanson has been featured at Alchemy on Monday nights for nearly five years — as well as other area venues — as a soloist and with various groups. When living on the east coast, Hanson studied with jazz icons Chuck Wayne and Sal Salvador.
Last year’s event sold out, so reservations are suggested.
Call 360-385-5225 for more information.
