The Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival features a night of jazz with Dan Block, faculty member of the Juilliard Jazz Studies program, and friends performing music from Count Basie, Gerry Mulligan and more! Selections will be announced from the stage.

While at Juilliard, pursuing a degree in clarinet, Dan Block divided his time between jam sessions in the New York loft scene and playing in the Juilliard Orchestra under the baton of such luminaries as Leonard Bernstein and Zubin Mehta. Block has performed and recorded with outstanding vocalists including Bobby Short, Rosemary Clooney, and Tony Bennett. Special guests Jon and Alec Manasse will join Dan Block for a triple clarinet feature!

Chris Flory played in Scott Hamilton’s quartet, participating in recordings for Concord Jazz and many overseas tours, and played in Benny Goodman’s sextet. Drummer Tom Melito grew up around jazz legends Bobby Hackett, Stan Getz, and Dave McKenna, and went on to study at The Berklee School of Music and to play with some of the greats of jazz. Bassist Lee Hudson played and toured with many musicians including Junior Cook, Dizzy Gillespie, and Charles Davis, and has performed in many major New York jazz clubs including Birdland, Small’s, and The Blue Note.