BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:icalendar-ruby CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260404T142724Z UID:189-372372@secondreformed.org DTSTART:20260411T210000Z DTEND:20260411T220000Z CLASS:PUBLIC CREATED:20260403T184310 DESCRIPTION:Evening worship with contemporary prose\, poetry\, scripture re ading and amazing jazz music in our church lounge this time featuring The David Lee Jones Trio.\nCome and celebrate God as we do a new thing in the spirit of Psalm 150.\n Dr. Ardie Walser as singer\, pianist and songwri ter\, was a member of the award winning vocal trio BLACK TIE\, two-time wi nners of the Manhattan Association of Cabarets and Club (MAC) Award for Ou tstanding Vocal Group and the winners of the Bistro Awards for Outstanding Vocal Group and Best New York Debut. With Black Tie he has shared the sta ge with the likes of Melba Moore at Carnegie Hall\; Sylvia Sims and Ann Ha mpton Callaway at Town Hall\; and Noel Pointer at Avery Fisher Hall\; and performed on radio and appeared on a number of TV shows such as The Joan R ivers Show. He has recorded with a wide range of artists from cabaret to p op including – Jazz Composer\, Anke Helfrich\; Cabaret Artist\, Natalie Douglas\; Salsa Singer\, Michael Stuart\; and Salsa Star\, Marc Anthony.  \nDavid Lee Jones - Saxophone\n David Lee Jones was born and raised in Ho uston\, TX\, a city that is deeply rooted in Blues\, R&\;B and Soul mus ic.  At the age of 8 he began to study the violin and piano until he reac hed age 10 where he decided the saxophone was to be the instrument for him . David’s early influences were Hank Crawford\, Grover Washington\, Gary Bartz\, Rahsaan Roland Kirk\, Ronnie Laws\, David “Fathead” Newman\, Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson\, Arnett Cobb\, Eddie Harris and Julian “Ca nnonball” Adderly. . From 1976 to 1978 David attended Texas Southern Uni versity in Houston where he studied Music Education with a minor in Jazz S tudies.        \nIn January of 1980 David decided to move to Bosto n\, MA to study at Berklee College of Music.  There he sharpened his skil ls as a woodwindist studying the saxophone\, flute\, clarinet and composit ion obtaining a B. A. in Jazz Composition and Arranging. At Berklee he rec eived many awards and honors including The Quincy Jones Award for Outstand ing Composition.\nIn January of 1990 David moved to New York City to furth er pursue his career as a professional musician.  Subsequently he landed his first gig with organist Jack McDuff.  After a short tenure with McDuf f David went on to work as a sub for saxophonist / flautist Jerome Richard son on the Broadway musical “Black and Blue”. In 1992 David began work ing with the late Phyllis Hyman and The Mingus Big band\, He played auxili ary keyboards as well as saxophone in her band for a subsequent three year s.\n In between his tenure with Phyllis he left her band for one and a ha lf years to work with the Grammy award winning jazz / rap group “Digable Planets”.  Subsequently he toured with them and appeared on numerous t elevision shows such as MTV\, Arsenio Hall\, Jay Leno and David Letterman and the 1994 Grammys.  That year the group won a Grammy for “Best Rap G roup or Duo”.  On the second CD release of Digable Planets entitled “ Blow Out Comb”\, David played as well as wrote all of the featured inter ludes for that particular project.\n Since his residence in New York\, Da vid has worked and recorded with many artist including Sade (toured as ope ning act)\, Digable Planets\, Phyllis Hyman\, Melba Moore\, Jennifer Holli day\, Rod Stewart\, Anita Baker\, Regina Carter\, The Mingus Big Band\, Su n Ra Arkestra\,  Bassist Victor Wooten (Bela Fleck)\,The Ellington Orches tra\, The Cab Calloway Orchestra\, George Benson\, Clark Terry\, Jimmy McG riff\, The Dells\, The Chi-Lites\, Stanley Turrentine\, Shirley Scott\, Je an Carne\, “Brother” Jack McDuff\, Roy Ayers and Aaron Neville.\nDavid has also worked with actors John Lithgow and Matthew Donehey (In the film “Everyday”)\, worked of Broadway shows such as “Shuffle Along” (S issle Noble and Eubie Blake) and “Black and Blue”.\nDavid Lee Jones cu rrently works with SunRa Arkestra\, Mingus Big Band  and leads his “Har lem Groove Band” (which is a Jazz Organ Trio) in Harlem at the American Legion Post 398 every Sunday (for 25 years now)  which opens it doors for all musicican to come to Harlem to experience the LAST of the great Organ Jazz Rooms that Harlem was known for from the 1960’s up until the prese nt.\nHe has Performed at many of the major festivals around the world incl uding: The Montreaux Jazz Festival\, Switzerland / Roskilde Festival\, Den mark / Glastonbury\, Festival England / Pori Jazz Festival\, Helsinki\, Fi nland / Escape Theatre\, Amsterdam / North Sea Jazz Festival\, Den Haag\, The Netherlands / Palais Du Sport\, Paris\, France / Nice Jazz Festival\, Nice\, France / Vienna Jazz Festival\, Vienna Austria and the Pescara Jazz Festival\, Pescara\, Italy and the 1994 Grammy Awards at Radio City Music Hall\, New York City\, to name a few.   \nMatthew Smythe - Organist\nM atthew Smythe is a prominent jazz organist active in the New York and New Jersey music scenes\, recognized for his soulful playing and harmonic dept h. He frequently performs with a variety of ensembles\, blending jazz\, go spel\, and classical influences. \nHis notable Collaborations and Groups are as follows:\n\nBradford Hayes Organ Trio: Smythe is a regular member o f this trio\, performing alongside saxophonist Bradford Hayes  and drumme r Gordon Lane.\nK. Blue &\; "Organ Eyes": He plays organ in T.K. Blue's ensemble\, including performances at venues like The Django and the New Rochelle Jazz Festival.\nJesus and Jazz: He is a featured musician in the Jesus and Jazz  series\, which combines worship with live jazz performanc es at churches like Mt. Zion AME in Millburn\, NJ.\nThe Soul Alliance: Smy the has collaborated with Gil Defay in this "organ-jazz and soul" group.  \n\nHe attended Long Island University as a music major and has been per forming professionally in the New York area since 2003. His work has taken him to iconic jazz spots such as Showman’s Jazz Club and The Roxy Hotel . He is credited as an organist in the 2022 film After the Wait. \nJarr ett D. Walser - Drummer\, Composer\, Educator\nJarrett Walser is a music ian who brings a vibrant sensitivity\, rich nuance\, and expressive style to the drums. His ease and versatility in several genres (jazz\, rock\, R& amp\;B\, funk) make him a highly sought-after drummer. As a band member o f Billy Carrión’s\, Higher Standards\; Lance Bryant &\; SHOUT!\;  Sacred Machines\; U.L.T.R.A. S.\; and Vethaken\; you can hear the inf usion of those styles on display.\nAt the age of three\, what started as a curious\, playful orchestration on pots and pans grew into a passion. Jar rett’s first love has always been jazz. This allure continued at age 11 when he began studying at NJPAC TD Jazz for Teens program in 2001. After h is studies at NJPAC\, he continued to pursue his passion for music at Rutg ers University\, Mason Gross School of the Arts\, where he received his B. A. (2012) and M.M. (2017) in Jazz Performance. Jarrett has made a career p laying with various artists over a wide variety of genres\, from jazz to r ock to theater. Some notable artists Jarrett has performed with include ba ssist Rufus Reid and Kenny Davis\, trumpeters Valery Ponomarev and Eddie A llen\, vocalist Carla Cook\, and Chico Freeman\, to name a few. \nWhen no t performing\, Jarrett is an educator at The Whitney E. Houston Academy o f Creative and Performing Arts\, NJPAC\, and His &\; Her Music\, whe re he shares his love of music and inspires the next generation of young a rtists. 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