Feature Concert of the annual Downtown Cumberland Jazz Crawl , presented by the Cumberland Jazz Society and the Allegany Arts Council.
World renowned jazz guitarist Paul Bollenback and his trio.
Paul Bollenback started his career in music in 1981, and has performed as a sideman with a wide range of jazz luminaries, including artists as diverse as Stanley Turrentine, Jeff “Tain” Watts, Steve Gadd, Gary Bartz, David “Fathead” Newman, George Coleman,Terri-Lyne Carrington, Bennie Wallace, Joe Locke, Jack McDuff, James Moody, Jim Snidero, Charlie Byrd, Herb Ellis, Paul Bley, Geoffrey Keezer, Mike LeDonne, Pat Bianchi, Carol Sloane, Gary Thomas, Grady Tate, Vincent Herrings’ Something Else, and in the group East Meets Jazz with the renowned tabla virtuoso Sandip Burman, to name a few.
He is known for his versatility, and also for an influential 20 year stint with jazz organist Joey DeFrancesco.
Bollenback performs on over 80 recordings as a sideman, and has released 8 CD’s as a leader.
A busy performance schedule has been augmented since the late ’90’s by steady jazz education duties at Columbia University, Queens College, and The New School. Bollenback is also a composer, who’s pieces have appeared on Joey DeFrancesco’s “Reboppin’” and on the “Jazz Times Superband” CD.
His most recent recording, “Portraits in Space and Time” (Mayimba Music), with his trio, was released in 2014. Paul Bollenback resides in the New York City area.
with drummer Lenny Robinson and Bassist William Ledbetter
Tickets only $20!
Baltimore native Lenny Robinson was educated at Peabody Conservatory and Morgan State University and has his 1st Professional performance at 15 and his 1st International performance at 19. Partial list of artists he has performed/recorded with: Lou Donaldson, Stanley Turrentine, Ahmad Jamal, Eartha Kitt, Marlena Shaw, Nicolas Payton, Freddie Cole, Paul Bollenback, Vanessa Rubin, Joe Locke, Joey DeFrancesco, and Terence Blanchard. Partial list of venues performed in as a Bandleader: Kennedy Center, Blues Alley, An Die Muzik, Carlyle Room DC, Smalls, 55 Grand (NYC)
Director of Bands at Landon School in Bethesda, Md. (retired)
Leader of Lenny Robinson’s Exploration, MadCurious and The Lenny Robinson Big Band
William “MoBetta” Ledbetter, a native of Hampton, Virginia, is a multi-instrumentalist specializing in the upright bass. He graduated from UNCG Miles Davis Jazz Studies program in 2019, where he studied double bass and blended jazz with his foundations in the Blues, Gospel, and R&B. In December 2021, Ledbetter joined the U.S. Navy Band Commodores becoming their first African American bassist. Before joining the Navy, he played with The Piedmont Triad Jazz Orchestra, The Camel City Jazz Orchestra, and the John Coltrane All-Stars.
