Bill Boris Trio
Fri, Sep 06
|Merrimans' Playhouse
The Bill Boris Trio is a contemporary jazz group which performs jazz standards, pop tunes, and original compositions. The trio expands the vintage platform of the organ trio to launch into more modern sounds and arrangements, and their own brand of grooves and swing.
Time & Location
Sep 06, 2024, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM EDT
Merrimans' Playhouse, 401 E. Colfax Ave., Suite 135, South Bend, IN,46617
Guests
About the Event
TICKETS are $12 General/$6 Student. One-Set concert - End time is around 9:00.
Bill Boris - guitar
Thomas Gunther - keyboard
Tyrone Blair - drums
Bill Boris is a prolific jazz guitarist who performs throughout the Chicago area. Bill attended Berklee College of Music and received his B.A. from Notre Dame University. He has performed or recorded with David “Fat Head” Newman, Fred Wesley, Tony Monaco, Marco Pignataro, Geof Bradfield, Arthur Prysock, Eric Alexander, Charles Earland, Irene Reid, Manfredo Fest, and Robert Irving III. He played on the Mike Frost Project C.D., “Comin’ Straight at You”, which was nominated for a Grammy in 2007. Bill released his debut C.D. “Hold Back” in 1999 and “Bright Moments” in 2018. Both recordings feature original compositions. He has performed at the Chicago Jazz Festival, the Barbados Jazz Festival, the Kaunas Jazz Festival in Lithuania, the Szczecin Jazz Festival in Poland, the Pescara Jazz…