SORRY, THIS SHOW IS SOLD OUT!   Jazzway's 10th Anniversary Show - The Warren Wolf Group with special guest Charenee Wade  

    Warren Wolf performs Jazzway’s 10th Anniversary concert with his group and special guest vocalist Charenee Wade. They’ll be performing songs from each of their newest recordings, Convergence (Warren Wolf) and Offering - The Music of Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson (Charenee Wade) as well and a new take on some old favorites. Charenee Wade was the 2nd place winner in the 2010 Thelonious Monk Competition. Warren Wolf -Vibraphone; Janelle Gill- Piano/Keys, Blake Meister -Bass, CV Dashiell - Drums and special guest, vocalist Charenee Wade. Tickets: $38-General, $33-BJA Members (PER registered member, please), $18-Students. All tickets include all soft drinks, entry in a raffle, and a desert, fruit and cheese buffet post-concert – plus a piece of birthday cake       Warren Wolf - vibraphone   Janelle Gill  - piano   Reginald Payne - bass   CV Dashiell - drums   AND special guest vocalist Charenee Wade (2nd place winner of the 2010 Thelonious Monk Competition)   Tickets are online now at our "Buy tickets and merchandise" page or click on the icon:  

    ABOUT WARREN WOLF...   Baltimore's Warren Wolf is an acclaimed jazz vibraphonist known for his sophisticated post-bop style. Born in Baltimore in 1979, Wolf first began playing music at age three, studying vibraphone, marimba, drums, and piano with his father, a teacher and amateur musician. Focusing on classical music in his youth, Wolf attended the Peabody Preparatory School, during which time he also took lessons with former Baltimore Symphony Orchestra member Leo LePage.

It wasn't until his teens, while attending the Baltimore School for the Arts, that Wolf became increasingly interested in jazz. After high school, he earned his undergraduate music degree at Berklee College of Music in Boston, studying privately with vibraphonist Dave Samuels. Also during his time at Berklee, Wolf befriended trumpeter, classmate, and future collaborator Jeremy Pelt. Pelt introduced the vibraphonist to other fellow Berklee notables, including Kendrick Scott, Walter Smith III, and trumpeter Jason Palmer, with whom Wolf would co-lead a band at local club Wally's for most of his time in Boston.   After graduating in 2001, Wolf continued to gig around Boston, while also working as a percussion instructor at Berklee. In 2005 he returned to Baltimore, where he quickly established himself as an in-demand performer and bandleader. As a sideman, Wolf has performed and/or recorded with such luminaries as Bobby Watson, Christian McBride, Wynton Marsalis, Christian Scott, Robert Glasper, Esperanza Spalding, and others.   As a solo artist, Wolf made his debut in 2005 with the independently produced effort Incredible Jazz Vibes. He then signed with Mack Avenue Records and released his sophomore album, 2011's Warren Wolf. Two years later he returned with the quartet album Wolfgang, featuring appearances from pianist Benny Green, bassist McBride, and others. In 2016 Wolf released Convergence, featuring McBride, drummer Jeff "Tain" Watts, and pianist Brad Mehldau, as well as a guest appearance by guitarist John Scofield     ABOUT CHARENEE WADE...   “Charenee Wade has proven that she possesses courageous talent, and is a singer whose time has come. Choosing to interpret this material was not an easy route, but in the true spirit of a jazz improviser, she absolutely made these songs her own.” All About Jazz, (James Nadal), June 14, 2015   “A triumph of emotional empathy, intelligence and assured technique.”                                                         -The Guardian, (John Fordham), July 2, 2015   First Runner-Up in the 2010 Thelonious Monk International Vocal Competition, Charenee Wade is a notable singer, composer, arranger and educator who received her degree from the Manhattan School of Music. Her accolades include Betty Carter’s Jazz Ahead Program where she performed her original music at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC; being one of the talented four chosen for the Dianne Reeves Young Artist Workshop at Carnegie Hall; 1st Runner-Up in the Jazzmobile Vocal Competition; and being selected for the JAS Academy Summer Sessions, 2007-09, directed by Christian McBride.   Charenee is currently a professor at the Aaron Copland School of Music, City College, and with the Jazzmobile Workshop program. She teaches various workshops and clinics and was an esteemed judge for the 2010 Jazzmobile Vocal Competition, alongside Dr. Billy Taylor and Grady Tate. Charenee performs internationally and graces the stages of the Jazz Gallery, Jazz at Lincoln Center's Dizzy Coca Cola's, the legendary Smalls and the Zinc Bar in NYC. Her debut CD, Love Walked In was released in July 2010 and her second CD Offering: The Music of Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson have both been highly acclaimed.