Brooks Giles III Quartet - Tribute To My Heroes of the Saxophone and the Microphone

Name: Brooks Giles III Quartet - Tribute To My Heroes of the Saxophone and the Microphone
Start: 2025-11-08T19:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-11-08T22:00:00-05:00
Location: Caffè Vivace - Cincinnati, OH

Schedule

Sat Nov 08 2025 at 07:00 pm to 10:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Caffè Vivace - Cincinnati, OH | Cincinnati, OH

Brooks Giles III - saxophones & vocals
Winton Reynolds - piano/keyboard
Tom Covello - bass
Devon Leigh - drums
With deep respect and boundless energy, Brooks Giles III steps onto the Caffè Vivace stage to present Tribute to My Heroes of the Saxophone and the Microphone. Expect heartfelt interpretations of classics made famous by Cannonball Adderley, Wayne Shorter, Jimmy Heath, Billy Eckstine, and Ernie Andrews, delivered with Giles’s unique blend of swinging saxophone and soulful vocals. Whether you’re a lifelong fan of these legends or discovering them anew, this evening promises to capture the warmth, passion, and joy that define the very heart of jazz.
International Saxophonist/Vocalist Brooks Giles III has taken his high energetic musical mixture of Jazz and Blues to Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong, China, Seoul, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Bangkok, Thailand, Myanmar and Santiago, Chile, where he recorded his CD, “Romance de Los Andes” with “The Pancho Aranda Trio”.
His first CD, “Somewhere On Earth, The Bangkok Sessions”, was released in 2002. That same year, Brooks and his ensemble were featured on the first-ever “Hennessy X.O. Smooth & Mellow Jazz Tour”. After rave reviews, the ensemble was invited to perform again in 2003.
Along with leading his ensembles, Brooks has performed with Donald Byrd, The Drifters, Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, Charli Persip’s Super Sound, Eldee Young, The Apollo Theater Band, and The Harlem Renaissance.
Orchestra, The Peter Duchin Orchestra, and others.
After obtaining his M.F.A. from Queens College’s Aaron Copland School of Music in Queens, New York, Brooks toured Europe with the Broadway musical “Bubbling Brown Sugar” from 1993 to 1994.
In 1999, Brooks made his acting debut in the Woody Allen film “Sweet & Lowdown”.
In 2005, he performed on the soundtrack and acted in the DVD of theoriginal stage play “It’s A Hard Bop Life” by Gregory Charles Royal.
Since 2018, Brooks’ ensembles have been regularly featured performersat The Annual Fort Harrod/Heritage Jazz Festival in Harrodsburg, Kentucky, and
WORLDFEST in Louisville, Kentucky.
If the total amount of beverages purchased by the party does not meet the minimum, a $15 drink/food minimum is charged per person in the party, per set.
Important Notices:
If you do not check in by 15 minutes into the start of the set, we reserve the right to resell your seats with no refund.
Tickets for this performance are non-refundable. If you are unable to attend, a one-time transfer to a future show of equal value will be accepted. The transfer must be requested at least 24 hours prior to the performance's start time.