NYJA Founder and Director Javier Arau in Concert, May 17 (read more and get tickets here)

Did you know that New York Jazz Academy’s Founder and Director, Javier Arau, is also an accomplished saxophonist and composer? On May 17, you are invited to join the Javier Arau New Jazz Quartet for a dynamic and memorable evening of original compositions and jazz classics.

Widely known as a big band composer, leading the Javier Arau Jazz Orchestra, Javier brings his small form compositions to Club Bonafide in a pared-down quartet format of saxophone, guitar, bass, and drums. Arau has been featured in The New York Times and DownBeat Magazine and as a Saxophone Journal cover artist. His compositions have received awards from ASCAP, BMI, DownBeat Magazine, and IAJE, and are published by UNC Jazz Press and Dorn Publications. An internationally award-winning saxophonist, Arau is an artist-endorser of Virtuoso Saxophones and has served as a performer and clinician worldwide, including concerts at Carnegie Hall and on NBC, CBS, PBS, and other television outlets. Arau is a successful promoter, instrumental in helping musicians gain outlets for performance and instruction, worldwide.
 

Javier Arau New Jazz Quartet
@ Club Bonafide
New York, NY
Wednesday, May 17, 2017
concert set: 7:30pm-9pm
pro jam session: 9:30pm-10:30pm
 

Javier Arau New Jazz Quartet:
Javier Arau, saxophones
Shu Odamura, guitar
John X-Ray, bass
Jonathan Mele, drums
 

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