The Scene Sessions: Jay Sawyer and Guests from WMU at the clover room
Doors at 7:30 pm
Show at 8 pm
Tickets are $10
Born in Grand Rapids, MI, Jay Sawyer is one of the most in-demand drummers in New York City. After graduating from East Kentwood, he attended Western Michigan University where he got a Bachelors of the Arts in Jazz Studies. He continued his education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where he obtained a Masters of Arts in Jazz Studies. Since moving to NYC in 2012, Jay has performed in the Off-Broadway musical “Lady Day” featuring Dee Dee Bridgewater, been featured on over 25 recordings and performed in over 20 countries across 5 continents. He has shared the stage with artists such as Freddy Cole, Stefon Harris and Donny McCaslin. Additionally, Jay has performed at several festivals including the Montreal, Detroit and Chicago Jazz Festivals, Festival Eclats d’Email in Limoges, France and the Leopolis Jazz Festival in Lviv, Ukraine.
Jay Sawyer will be accompanied by Western Michigan jazz students Grant Rupp, Jacob Nowakowski, and Miles Lekan for the first set, and by Western Michigan Profs Mathew Fries, Carlo De Rosa, and Andrew Rathbun or the second set!
The Clover Room is an intimate listening room and rental venue dedicated to creatives of all kinds. Located in suite #6 in the south Jerico building. Find out more.
JERICO
THE CLOVER ROOM
1501 FULFORD ST, SUITE 6 KALAMAZOO, MI 49001