FROM NEW YORK: ROXY COSS QUINTET

Musician, Composer, Activist Roxy Coss has headlined at venues around the world. Downbeat listed her a “Rising Star” on Soprano Saxophone for six years, and Jazziz called her an “Artist to Watch”. She has performed with jazz legends including Clark Terry, Billy Kaye, Rufus Reid, and Louis Hayes. Her fifth album, Quintet (OiM), received 4-Stars from Downbeat and her band received a four-year grant from the Local 802. Roxy is on the board for JEN, on faculty at Juilliard, The New School, and BMCC, and Founder of Women In Jazz Organization (WIJO). She endorses P. Mauriat, Vandoren, and Key Leaves.

With Miki Yamanaka on piano, Alex Goodman on guitar, Dave Barron on bass and Jimmy Macbride on drums

Presented in partnership with IL CENTRO Italian Cultural Centre