Jazz973 presents a free performance by Victor Jones Orchestrio at Clements Place Jazz

All Post Times EditorialMarch 19, 2023

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originally published: 03/19/2023

(NEWARK, NJ) — Jazz973 presents a free performance by Victor Jones Orchestrio at Clements Place Jazz on Wednesday, March 22, 2023 from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Get ready for a magical evening with the spellbinding Victor Jones, one-off bassist Alex Blake and Roberta Piket, a pianist’s piano player.

A limited number of places for this free event are available; reserve your spot online.

“Hello jazz lovers. Get ready for an unforgettable and dazzling evening of jazz with the incredibly charming Victor Jones and Victor Jones Orchestrio! Get ready to be swept away by an extraordinary evening of live music at Clements Place Jazz. You are invited to discover his stellar trio featuring a key proponent of the fusion movement In the late 70s, the powerful fusion bassist, Alex Blake and the exhilarating pianist-organist, Roberta Piket, Having experienced the Orchestra playing for me in the past, I can attest to the fact that they just love to make their way into your heart.” — Gregory Burrus Productions

Clements Place Jazz is located at 15 Washington Street (Ruth Bader Ginsburg Building) in Newark, New Jersey.

Read on to discover the incredible stories behind these talented musicians and understand how this dynamic group of musicians is ready to give us a very exciting evening of live music…

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VICTOR JONES

“Victor E. Jones is a new breed of bandleader of exceptional drummers…nothing Jones does is ever boring.” — Time Out New York

Dynamic Drummer from New York/Copenhagen, Denmark is considered a visionary in today’s music world.

BAAMS drum and percussion director Victor Jones is internationally recognized for his consistent, subtle and stylistic drumming on stage and in the studio. Victor Jones is known as an innovator who isn’t afraid to bring different styles and sounds together. He has performed on hundreds of recordings, given hundreds of live concerts and performed in clubs all over this planet, often as a backing musician for a variety of well-known artists including Lou Donaldson, Chaka Khan , Woody Shaw, Freddie Hubbard, Stan Getz, and many more.

No stranger to traditional or modern jazz, Victor E. Jones began his career as a teenage musician playing in local bands in his hometown of Newark, New Jersey and touring the world with Lou Donaldson. In his early twenties, he toured the world with Stan Getz. Later tours have been with James Moody, Michel Petrucciani, Joe, Olivia, Stanley Clarke, Phyllis Hyman, Dizzy Gillespie and Chaka Khan as well as others.

Victor performed on the Grammy-nominated Korean EMI recording, Second Moon, which won Record of the Year in 2006. Victor was also featured on Best Latin Jazz Recording in 2008 with Papo Vasquez. Asked about his greatest achievement, he replied: “My greatest achievement in life was having five children with my wife Ane Jones.”

Since 2003, he has been a conductor with his own world music group, Cultur-Versy, which today specializes in a type of new age music, a mixture of dance music, hip-hop and electro pop. This group currently has three CDs released, the latest named Dance Floor 54.

Drummer in great demand, he has performed with a multitude of musicians: William Bell, Woody Shaw, Stan Getz, Virginia Mayhew, Vinnie Cutro, Slide Hampton, Chico O’Farrill, Little Jimmy Scott, Mac Gollehon,

Jimmy Ponder, Woody Shaw, Camila Benson, The Perry Sisters, Mal Waldron, Valery Ponomarev, Mingus Big Band and Michel Petrucciani

Stan Getz said, “Victor is one of the best world-class drummers and I don’t say that lightly.”

George Benson states, “Whether you play funk, rock or jazz, Victor Jones is a successful cat.”

ALEX BLAKE

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Alex Blake’s range of talents is borderline phenomenal, as virtually every musician, regardless of style, calls on him for his truly unique bass playing. This had been going on since he was a child, and with his background, it’s no wonder many have already called him a prodigy. After becoming one of the main promoters of the fusion movement in the late 70s with his songwriting and performances with Lenny White and Billy Cobham, Alex established himself as a drummer bassist. Its range and ability to oscillate between melodic playing and extremely rhythmic playing allows these star drummers to express themselves fully without having to worry about timekeeping. Most people who work with Alex think of him as a rhythm section in their own right. His talent is measured by the plenitude of the masters who have called on him for his inventive playing. They include: Dizzy Gillespie, Carlos Santana, Sonny Rollins, Sun Ra, Nancy Wilson, Art Blakey, Freddie Hubbard, Stan Getz, McCoy Tyner, Max Roach, Billy Cobham and many more.

ROBERTA PIKET

Pianist and composer Roberta Piket is one of a handful of New York musicians respected both for her direct and inventive jazz playing, as well as her powerful and sensitive work in creative improvised music. For Roberta, there are no genre boundaries, only exceptional music to make. Roberta has performed professionally as a sidewoman with David Liebman, Rufus Reid, Lionel Hampton, Mickey Roker, Billy Mintz, Harvey Wainapel, Eliot Zigmund, Benny Golson and the BMI/NY Jazz Orchestra and has been guest star three times by Marian McPartland. Piano Jazz, on National Public Radio. A gifted composer as well, Roberta was a finalist in the Thelonious Monk BMI Composers’ Competition. Roberta also performs on the B3 organ, playing at clubs such as Showman’s in Harlem. She has written several compositions for big band, three of which appear in the repertoire of the Seattle Women’s Jazz Orchestra. In recent years, she has made several tours in Europe, including France, Germany, Luxembourg, Ukraine and Spain.

Don’t miss this chance for a truly unique jazz evening by the very dynamic and captivating Victor Jones Orchestrio. Get ready for a spectacular evening filled with this enchanting drummer as his fabulous Victor Jones Orchestrio takes center stage alongside one of the key players in the fusion movement Alex Blake and exciting pianist and organist Roberta Piket who like to swing.

Space is limited for this free event, register today because you don’t want to miss this magical and thrilling live musical extravaganza from Victor Jones! Click here to register now.