Jason Anick and Matt DeChamplain with Gregory Toro (Late Set)

Jason Anick and Matt DeChamplain with Gregory Toro

Sat 6/14

7:30pm doors/8pm show

All Ages | $18 adv./$25 day of

Sponsored by the Seacoast Jazz Society as part of its “2025 Jazz All-Stars Series.”

Join us to celebrate and honor the fabulous music and artistry of three of the greatest jazz pianists in the world—Duke Ellington, Oscar Peterson, and Art Tatum, whose music, style, and compositions have influenced jazz and captivated us for more than 100 years.

During this newly arranged show, Jason Anick, an extraordinary and creative jazz violinist, will partner with longtime collaborator and friend Matt DeChamplain, a fantastic multi-faceted pianist well-versed in jazz, to perform some of some of the most well-known and iconic compositions of Ellington, Peterson, and Tatum. Joining Jason and Matt will be Gregory Toro who will complete the Trio by providing the all-important bass notes, as together they honor and bring alive at The Press Room three great gems of jazz. You may hear Duke’s “Caravan,” Oscar’s “Noreen’s Nocturne,” Art’s “Tea for Two,” and other signature compositions as the Trio alternates the spotlight on violin and piano while bringing it altogether with the bass.

About the Musicians

Jason Anick, born in Massachusetts, has earned a reputation among string players as an imaginative improviser, versatile composer, and insightful educator. Growing up playing fiddle tunes with his family and classical music with local orchestras, he developed a passion for improvisation, which led him to study jazz and classical music at Hartt Conservatory. In 2008 Anick started what would be a 10-year stint touring and recording with Grammy award-winning guitar virtuoso John Jorgenson, while still a senior at Hartt Conservatory. In addition to being a professor at Berklee College of Music, Jason is also a band leader. He has launched a variety of musical projects over the years, including the Gypsy Jazz group Rhythm Future Quartet, an Americana- inspired Acoustic Trio, and a contemporary jazz ensemble with pianist Jason Yeager. His string of recordings (Sleepless, Tipping Point, United, Travels, Rhythm Future Quartet and Friends) has earned him praise from Downbeat Magazine as a "Rising Star in the world of jazz violin."

Matt DeChamplain grew up in Wethersfield, Connecticut. During high school Matt attended the Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts studying under Jimmy Greene and Dave Santoro. He obtained his bachelor’s degree from the Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz at the Hartt School in 2010 and graduated with his masters from the University of Toledo in Ohio in 2012. Matt has performed at the Monterey Jazz Festival, Greater Hartford Festival of Jazz, Berks Jazz Festival, New York’s JVC Jazz Festival, the Berklee Jazz Festival, the Kennedy Center, Jazz at Lincoln Center, and renowned jazz clubs such as the Regatta Bar, Smalls and Yoshi’s. In 2008, Matt was selected for the Betty Carter Jazz Ahead Program where he engaged in a two-week intensive composition and performance workshop under the instruction of jazz luminaries Dr. Billy Taylor, Nathan Davis, and Curtis Fuller, culminating in three performances filmed live from the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. That same year he was part of a group led by bassist Nat Reeves that toured New Ross, Ireland. In 2010, Matt participated as a semifinalist in the Martial Solal Jazz Piano Competition in Paris, France.

Gregory Toro was born and raised in Boston. He fell in love with music and rhythm as a child, and at the age of ten joined a neighborhood steel band that played calypso and church music on weekends. He later took up guitar and piano but found his true calling as a bass player when he was 16 years old. Greg studied electric and upright bass and jazz composition at Berklee College of Music, where he had the opportunity to collaborate with musicians from many different countries and cultures, including India and Brazil. He has gone on to share his original music in venues around the world, and he continues to perform nightly in a variety of styles. Greg recently released a new EP called Reeds, which features four of his own compositions, arranged for three saxophones plus bass and drums.

About the Seacoast Jazz Society

The Seacoast Jazz Society is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, founded in 1990, with the threefold purpose of fostering a love of jazz music and jazz history in the community, supporting local musicians, and providing scholarships and opportunities for young artists. Among its many activities, the Society is also the sponsor the annual Seacoast Jazz Festival, first held in 1983 and every year since then (except 2020). For more information or to become a member, go to: www.seacoastjazz.org.

Two Shows Offered:

1st Show: 6-7 pm (doors open 5:30)

2nd Show: 8-9 pm (doors open 7:30)

Purchase 2nd Show tickets here.

For tickets to the 1st Show, click here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/jason-anick-and-matt-dechamplain-with-gregory-toro-early-set-tickets-1258906526309?aff=oddtdtcreator