Bob Fraioli playing solo piano
Every Thursday from 5:30pm – 9:30pm
Bob appears every Thursday night at the “Tini Bar” playing everything from the “Classics” to Oscar Peterson and Bill Evans styles……requests are usually taken with a twist of his own style !! You will definitely enjoy him…Bob Fraioli and guest artists who sit in provide an opportunity for lovers of jazz to listen to a level of innovative music seldom found beyond the music centers of the West Coast, Chicago and New York City. Bob Fraioli is now captivating a growing audience of jazz enthusiasts in Florida. He presents his unique interpretations of the classic works of the jazz masters of the past and present, including Ahmad Jamal, Bill Evans, and Thelonius Monk. His influences being Bill Evans and Oscar Peterson, you don’t have to listen very long to him before that is evident.
Friday, August 6th
Pianist, Singer and trumpeter, Jason Anderson with Stan Piper on Bass
Jason is a versatile pianist/vocalist who performs everything from jazz standards of the 40's to modern day artists such as John Legend, Jack Johnson. John Mayer, and Michael Buble.
In 1999 he won the prestigious International Association of Jazz Educators' Trumpet Chair in Chicago, and again in New York in 2000. He has performed onstage with many recording artists including Wynton Marsalis, Bobby Shew, and Michael Brecker, and his high-energy horn band has opened for artists such as James Brown, Kool and the Gang, Grover Washington, Jr., and Huey Lewis and the News.
His debut cd, "Listen Closely", featuring members of horn section from KC & The Sunshine Band, as well as the Reverend Al Green's sax player and many other talented artists, is scheduled to be released in September 2010.
Saturday, August 7th
The Bob Fraioli Trio, featuring Scott Poor on drums and Stan Piper on Bass
Come on out and listen to some cool NY jazz and watch cinematographer Mike Miles film the event for a future DVD.
Friday, August 13th
Vocalist Peggie Black
This Friday at the Tini Martini jazz vocalist, Peggie Black, shares a mix of the best swinging standards,Latin jazz, and sultry ballads, all laced with her own blend of personality and sassy flair. A graduate of the University of North Florida Jazz Studies program, Peggie weaves the stories of the jazz greats while delivering their songs as only Peggie can, classic jazz, lightly shaken, with a twist!
“Peggie Black’s voice has a saucy ‘Come up and see me sometime.’ flair that laces each note with plenty of double entendres." Mark Faulkner, Florida Times Union. Peggie is a renowned singer of "The Great American Songbook," and has garnered rave reviews from audiences for her witty, sophisticated performances."
Saturday, August 14th
Al Waters on saxophone with Bob Fraioli on Piano
About Al
Some of the artists he has opened for or accompanied include Milt Jackson, Frank Foster, Jackie Byard, Benny Carter, Ellis Marsalis, the Temptations, Rita Moreno, Florence Henderson and Barry Manilow.
Friday, August 20th
Dot Wilder singing with Barry Greene on Guitar
"In the music world, all singers think they are unique, but in the case of Dot Wilder it might actually be true. A jazz singer by categorization, Wilder has a style that defies definition. Her innovative sound and unique phrasings have twice earned Downbeat Magazine's Student Award for Outstanding Performance of a Jazz Vocalist, not to mention a devoted following among Jacksonville's jazz aficionados. Backed by some of the best jazz musicians in town, Wilder's performances showcase her diverse influences, expressive nature -- and an impressive set of pipes." Kerry Speckman, AOL Local Guide, October 2000
In addition, Dot and her jazz groups have performed from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to Hilton Head, S. C. and in-between. To conclude, Norm Vickers of the Jazz Society of Pensacola states that "Dot, an outstanding vocalist, can sing a jazz standard and improvise a jazz chorus like the best instrumentalist."
Saturday, August 21st
Bob Fraioli on piano with young and very talented Mike Perez on bass
Friday, August 27th
Jason Anderson on piano and trumpet with Stan Piper on bass
Saturday, August 28th
Bob Fraioli on piano with the legendary Al Dodds on bass
