The month’s Jazz Encounters features TROY ROBERTS Friday, April 11 from 8pm to 10pm in the WDNA Jazz Gallery, located at 2921 Coral Way!!!! Troy will be joined by Jim Gasior on keys, Mike Ramos on electric bass and Lucas Apostoleris on drums. It just doesn’t get any better! “Embracing his love for a vast variety of stylistic genres, three-time GRAMMY nominated saxophonist, Troy Roberts is already one of the most widely recorded touring artists of his time. As a first call saxophonist, he has recorded with the legendary Joey DeFrancesco, Van Morrison, Jeff “Tain” Watts, the Orrin Evans Captain Black Big Band, Kurt Elling, Veronica Swift, and many more. Now living in New York City, Troy Roberts, is an Australian immigrant, a graduate of the Frost School of music, and a prolific leader with sixteen releases to his name. Currently celebrating his latest, ‘Green Lights’ (featuring John Patitucci, Paul Bollenback and Jimmy Macbride), Roberts maintains a busy recording and performance schedule with his quartet, his original project Nu-Jive, as well as some of the greatest artists of today.”

Tickets are $40 plus fees for general admission, $30 for WDNA MEMBERS, and FREE for students (don’t forget to bring your student ID card) Here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/jazz-encounters-featuring-troy-roberts-tickets-1301411078569?aff=ebdsoporgprofile After the concert is an Open Jam. Students! Bring your ax and play with the pros! Be sure to score one of the limited free student tickets. For more info and tickets, please visit: www.wdna.org The best parking is across (on the south side) Coral Way in the residential section. Please DON’T park in the small lot, those spaces are for the musicians and WDNA staff. We like masks if you do. (Miami)