Evening worship with contemporary prose, poetry, scripture reading and amazing jazz music in our church lounge this time featuring The Ardie Walser Group.
Come and celebrate God as we do a new thing in the spirit of Psalm 150.
Dr. Ardie Walser as singer, pianist and songwriter, was a member of the award winning vocal trio BLACK TIE, two-time winners of the Manhattan Association of Cabarets and Club (MAC) Award for Outstanding 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 stage with the likes of Melba Moore at Carnegie Hall; Sylvia Sims and Ann Hampton 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 Rivers Show. He has recorded with a wide range of artists from cabaret to pop including – Jazz Composer, Anke Helfrich; Cabaret Artist, Natalie Douglas; Salsa Singer, Michael Stuart; and Salsa Star, Marc Anthony.
Belden Bullock - Bass
Graduate of Berklee College of Music. Born in Boston Massachusetts, resides in Teaneck New Jersey. Belden has traveled the world and toured with many artist. These are some of the artist that he has performed and or recorded with during his career:
Roy Haynes, George Adams, Ahmed Jamal, Oliver Lake, Andrew Hill, Abdullah Ibrahim, Grady Tate, Ralph Peterson Jr, Micheal Brecker, Gloria Lynn, Lionel Hampton, James Spaulding, Frank Foster, Don Byron, Branford Marsalis, Melba Moore, Jay Hoggard, Ralph Bowen, James Weidman, Geri Allen, GregTardy,Talib Kibwe, Steve Wilson, Marvin “Smitty” Smith, John Stubblefield, Clifton Anderson, Bryan Carrott, Cecil Bridgewater, Wilby Fletcher, Falkner Evans, Ted Curson, Letta Mbulu, Caiphus Semenya, Sathima Bea Benjamin.
Elliot Bernard - Pianist
Hailing from Leesburg, Virginia, Bernard cultivated his interest in jazz under the mentorship of the veteran military musicians of the Washington, D.C. area. He completed his undergraduate studies as a jazz piano performance major at William Paterson University in 2022 where he studied with pianists Bill Charlap, Kevin Hays, Aaron Diehl, Geoff Keezer, and Mike LeDonne. Bernard has since performed with musicians such as Winard Harper, Bruce Williams, Jerry Weldon, and Leo Johnson. An educator as well as performer, he maintains a teaching studio of his own in the greater New York metropolitan area.
Steve Johns- Drummer
Steve Johns is one of the most dynamic and versatile drummers on both the New York City and international Jazz scenes. Since the early 1980’s he has performed and recorded with virtually the “Who’s Who” of the Jazz World. Steve has played with The Sonny Fortune Quartet, The Benny Carter Quartet, The Billy Taylor Trio, Nat Adderley, Jimmy Owens, Stanley Turrentine, Jimmy Heath, The Randy Brecker Quintet, Jesseye Norman, Dave Liebman, The Ronnie Cuber Band and many others.