Jazzistry Lets the Good Times Roll May 14, 2010

If You’re Young or Old Lets Get Together and Let The Good Times Roll.

Local saxophonist and clarinetist Vincent York leads Jazzistry, his educational jazz history ensemble, in a program of jazz favorites from the 30s, 40s, and 50s, including some jump blues, the swinging, up-tempo, dance-oriented hybrid of jazz, blues, and a boogie-woogie made famous by Lionel Hampton. York and Jazzistry regulars guitarist Ronald English, pianist Alma Smith, bassist John Dana, and drummer George Bennett Jr. are joined by trumpeter Marcus Belgrave, vibraphonist Rob Pipho, trombonist Chris Smith, and saxophonist De’Sean Jones.

The show concludes with the Marcus and Joan Belgrave Experience, an 8-piece ensemble, led by Belgrave and his vocalist wife, in a set evoking the spirit of Louis Armstrong and the Swing Era.

The Ark, 316 S. Main St, Ann Arbor. Doors open at 7:30 pm