**YOU MUST PURCHASE YOUR ACCESS BY 6 PM**

Craig Alston, sax
Blake Meister, bass
Eric Kennedy, drums

Craig Alston is a multi-instrumentalist from Baltimore who is best known as the saxophonist for Fertile Ground, whose sound was influenced by Sade, Fela Kuti, Miles Davis Quintet and Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers. As an independent artist, Craig plays the saxophone, bass, or keyboard. As a saxophonist, Craig has played with jazz legends such as Larry Willis, David Murray, Oliver Lake, John Hicks and Jimmy Heath. He recently won the Chick-Webb Jazz Combo competition. He has been leading the Eubie Blake Legacy Band for the past seven years, and Genese Music and Entertainment selected him to be their Senior Consultant for its Obia Soul label. Craig is the music director and instrumental music teacher for the Maryland Summer Center, which teaches gifted and talented students to understand and play jazz, and thea leads the Timothy Baptist Summer Music Program where students with little to no instrumental experience begin learning to play instruments.

Blake Meister is a regular member of Gary Thomas’ Pariah’s Pariahs and The Divide ensembles. He was a finalist in the 2014 Bass Europe competition and a semi-finalist in the 2015 International Society of Bassists competition. He received several awards and grants, including the 2015 Individual Artist Award (IAA) for performance,and 2012 IAA for composition from the Maryland State Arts Council. His debut album, Septagon, was released on the Inner Circle music label, and was named Album of the Year by both CapitalBop and the Washington D.C. City Paper. Meister is a bassist for the American Studio Orchestra, a multi-media, cross-genre ensemble, and has been a member of several traditional orchestras in the Mid-Atlantic area. He also serves on the faculty of the Peabody Conservatory of Music.

Baltimore native, Eric Kennedy is a drummer, vocalist, percussionist, educator and composer. Eric’s introduction to all styles of music and early music training was initiated by his musical relatives, who also cultivated his love of jazz. Eric continued his arts education at the Baltimore School for the Arts, studying classical percussion and voice with Baltimore Symphony Orchestra percussionist John Locke, Donna Di Stefano and the late Dr. Nathan Carter, and Ms. Jewel Churn of Frederick Douglass HIgh School.

Streaming cost is $5
Donations are welcomed.
The link will be emailed to you 30 minutes before the show
and will remain active through May 8