This Wednesday The Pan American Grill and Brewery is welcoming a very special guest to its Wednesday evening jazz series. In a stroke of luck, the fledgling series has managed to attract the likes of pianist/keyboard player George Caldwell, who has played with some of the most reputable names in the jazz business, including Savion Glover (5yr. intermittently), The Count Basie Orchestra (7yr.), The Duke Ellington Orchestra (3yr.), Apollo Theatre Band (1 yr.), Ruth Brown (1yr.), Panama Francis And The Savoy Sultans (2 yr.), Midtown Jazz Mobile (9 yr.), Fine Line (2yr.), Herman Green And The Green Machine (3yr.) and the Sam Green Quartet (2yr.).
George Caldwell Trio @ Pan American Grill and Brewery | Hotel @ The Lafayette – 391 Washington Street | Buffalo, New York 14203 | Wednesday, May 15 | 6:30pm
Grammy Winner, pianist “Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance” Count Basie OrchestraLive At Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild – 1996
“Hopefully all will get to experience this complete musician.”
– Bill Easley Professional Musician Saxophone, Clarinet, Flute
“George Caldwell is a true master of the piano and the consummate musician. Every note he plays vibrates with originality and carries a true sense of what this music is all about………..”SWINGIN’ WIT’ SOUL!!!”
-Derrick Gardner Professional Musician Trumpet, Professor of Jazz, Bandleader – Jazz Prophets
“George is a wonderful pianist and a great person, his personality and endless dedication comes through in the music – I love listening to him play.”
– Dick Griffin Trombonist and Visual Artisit
“Whether he is composing, arranging, being an educator or performing, he brings a wealth of knowledge, depth and passion to all endeavors, George’s harmonic prowess never ceases to amaze.”
– Avery G. Sharpe Jade Enterprises/JKNM Records
“George has played with many of my musical heroes: Al Green, Albert King, George Benson and the Basie Band, just to name a few… though jazz is his calling, his true reverence for all things musical, gives him his own unique voice in this world.”
-Billy Thompson Blue Guitarist, Vocalist, and Composer
” I have known George for over 36 years… George studied jazz at Oberlin Conservatory. Thirty-two years later, in May 2010, when the school proudly opened its state of the art, multi-million dollar jazz facility with a concert, George Caldwell was among the select few Conservatory graduates invited back to perform with Stevie Wonder, and honored for his service to the Oberlin community.”
– James McBride (Excerpt of a letter ) – Best Selling Author, Screen Writer, Professional Musician, Distinguished Writer-In-Residence at New York University