Jazz Encounters features a live performance followed by a jam session with a focus on education, hosted in the WDNA Jazz Gallery, and co-produced with Nicole Yarling and the JECC.

• Masks are optional.
• No ticket refunds.

October’s Jazz Encounter features jazz duo, Concurrence.

Pianist Bill Mays’ career as a professional musician spans the last 60 years and includes a multitude of musical endeavors. Following four years as a bandsman in the U.S. Navy Bill spent 15 years as a session player in the Hollywood studios. In 1984 he re-located to New York City, firmly establishing himself as an in-demand sideman and leader of his own ensembles. He has worked with jazz legends Benny Golson, Shelly Manne, Red Mitchell, Gerry Mulligan, Bud Shank, Frank Sinatra, Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, Sarah Vaughan, and Phil Woods. His many recordings as a leader (solo, duo, trio and sextet) are well-documented on the
Chiaroscuro, Concord, DMP, Palmetto, Steeplechase, and Sunnyside record labels.

A prolific composer and arranger, Mays has written extended suites for bass, flute, woodwind septet, and pieces for big band and orchestra (New York Philharmonic, Carnegie Hall Jazz Band, Turtle Creek Chorale, WDR Big Band, U.S. Air Force Airmen Of Note). His latest recordings include Phil & Bill (duo with saxophonist Phil Woods), Front Row Seat (solo), Mays Plays Mays (trio/quintet), and Autumn Serenade (trio). His songs have been used in movies and television: Anamorph, Burn After Reading, Hamlet, Looker,

Succession, The Fifth Estate and Tribeca. His keyboard work has been heard on hundreds of film soundtracks, among them Fargo, Fur, Godfather 2, Hail, Caesar!, Jaws 2, Julie & Julia, Rocky 2, Rosaline, Superman, The Big Lebowski, The Good Liar, The Spanish Prisoner, and White Noise.

Mays has received rave reviews with the publication of his first book, Stories Of The Road, The Studios, Sidemen & Singers: 55 Years In The Music Biz.

After the concert is an open jam. Bring your instrument!

Students! Be sure to score one of the limited free student tickets.

MEMBER TICKETS

• WDNA members pay a discounted price for tickets and must show a valid WDNA Member Card at the door.
• Basic WDNA Membership is $60 per year. Click here to become a Member.
• Purchase of Member priced tickets without a valid Membership will require you to purchase a $60 basic membership at the door.

STUDENT TICKETS

• There is a limited number of FREE student tickets for the concert.
• If you’re going to jam, LIST YOUR INSTRUMENT in the ticket form.
• Tickets are reserved on a first come, first served basis for students who will attend the concert and participate in the jam session.
• Students must show a valid student ID at the door to claim their FREE student ticket.
• If you’d like to perform in the Jam session and there are no student tickets left, please contact Sarah Cruz: 305.662.8889, x210 or [email protected].

GENERAL ADMISSION

• General Admission tickets are for attendees who are not WDNA members.
• If you’d like to have access to member discounted tickets for the Jazz Encounters Series, sign up to be a member! The cost is just $60 for a yearlong membership.
• Click here for more WDNA membership information.

CONTACT INFO

• 305.662.8889, x210
• [email protected]

Thank you to our Jazz Encounters Sponsors:

Musician’s Discount Center

Miami-Dade Department of Cultural Affairs

Florida Arts & Culture