PORTLAND — On Friday, Feb. 24, the Portland Conservatory of Music’s Dimensions in Jazz series continues its annual Steve Grover “Birthday Bash” concerts in Meloon Chapel, Woodfords Congregational Church. This year in memoriam.
Grover, a Maine native, who passed away last year, was an award-winning composer, performer, teacher and mentor, who had a profound influence on jazz in this state and far beyond.
Curated by guitarist and longtime Grover colleague and collaborator Tony Gaboury, the concert features many of Grover’s regular bandmates and pays homage to his enduring impact on Maine’s jazz scene and celebrates the depth and breadth of his creative output.
Among the artists scheduled to perform alongside Gaboury are: clarinetist Brad Terry, guitarist Peter Herman, Pianist Frank Carlberg, Bassist Tom Bucci, Drummer R.J. Miller, Trumpeter Chris Claxton, and Saxophonists Jason St. Pierre and David Wells—friends and colleagues all.
Tickets are $5 for students; $10 for seniors, $15 In advance and $20 at the door. Tickets are available at Starbird Music and Jet Video in Portland and Gulf Of Maine Books in Brunswick
Woodfords Church is located at 202 Woodford St., Portland. FMI: call 207-828-1310.
Steve Grover works with Sarah Lopez in 2012 when the University of Maine at Augusta jazz band visited Lewiston High School. Grover, who had cancer, passed away July 7, 2016, at the age of 60.
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