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Jimmy Nistico & Jazz Express at The Nash
Courtesy of Lorene Ely | Posted on October 14, 2021
When
Sat, October 30, 2021
7:30 pm
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Musicians
Jimmy Nistico
saxophoneDevon Bridgewater
multi-instrumentalistDave Henning
pianoSelwyn Reams
bassBruce Stodola
drumsAbout
Tenor saxophonist Jimmy Nistico brings his hard-swingin’ Jazz Express quintet to The Nash for a night of straight ahead, mainstream jazz. The band has been together for 15 years and focuses on musical tributes to Cannonball Adderly Wayne Shorter Dexter Gordon and Sal Nistico and others icons of the genre. Jim Nistico was born in Syracuse, NY, and raised in a musical home with older brother Sal Nistico paving the way on saxophone. Jim got started on clarinet at age 10, switching to tenor sax (Sal’s hand me down) at age 15. He played his first professional gig at 16 and continued playing in local clubs until age 21, when he landed a “pit band “gig at 3 Rivers Inn in upstate NY, backing Patti Page, Jerry Vale, Al Martino , and several other music legends of the day...