Kansas Smitty’s House Band
July 6, 8 pm, Arthur Zankel
Music Center, Ladd Concert Hall
The house band of London’s
hippest jazz bar is setting out to reinvent how audiences experience jazz. This
tight-knit group has been called “one of the hottest properties in British
jazz” (Ivan Hewlett, The Telegraph) and is relentlessly pursuing new
music from an original sound rooted in swing and blues. 2018 was a landmark
year, with members of the House Band appearing at the Royal Albert Hall,
Barbican, Friday Night is Music Night and The Rose Hall at Jazz at Lincoln
Centre at the request of Wynton Marsalis. The core members are Saratoga Springs
native Giacomo Smith (alto saxophone, clarinet); Pete Horsfall (trumpet and
vocals); Adrian Cox (clarinet); Joe Webb (piano); David Archer (guitar); Ferg
Ireland (double bass) and Will Cleasby (drums).
General Admission: $8 adults, $5 seniors/Skidmore community,
FREE for students and children
For tickets: http://www.skidmore.edu/zankel/ticketsevents.php
or call (518) 580-5321