Ellen Pieroni & the Encyclopedia of Soul at Sportsmens Tavern (BUFFALO, NY)

Name: Ellen Pieroni & the Encyclopedia of Soul at Sportsmens Tavern (BUFFALO, NY)
Start: 2025-04-13T18:00:00-04:00
Location: Sportsmens Tavern

Schedule

Sun, 13 Apr, 2025 at 06:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Sportsmens Tavern | Buffalo, NY

ELLEN PIERONI & THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SOUL
Spring Tour 2025
Sunday, April 13th
Sportsmens Tavern
Buffalo, NY
6:00 PM show
$10 cover
Ellen Pieroni - sax
Adam Bronstein - guitar
Dominic Missana - bass
Jacob Nicholson - keys
Isaiah Gethers - drums
// ABOUT THE BAND
Ellen Pieroni is a soul jazz saxophone player and multi-instrumentalist from Buffalo, NY. She has been playing the saxophone since she was 8 years old, and has been a sidewoman in a multitude of bands (including Folkfaces and Buffalo Afrobeat Orchestra) for over a decade.
Pieroni’s smooth-infused soul jazz band Ellen Pieroni & the Encyclopedia of Soul, or EoS, was recently featured on NPR’s All Things Considered as one of three “jazz stand outs” for the 2024 Tiny Desk Contest, where Felix Contreras said that “soul jazz is alive and well with…Ellen Pieroni & the Encyclopedia of Soul.” Although the group is inspired by artists such as Grover Washington Jr., King Curtis, and the Crusaders, EoS puts an emphasis on new original music. The sound is driven by Pieroni’s captivating and soulful melodies, supported by thoughtful improvisation from all members over deep pocket grooves.
“When [Ellen] takes her solo, it really warms my heart because I hear the same soulfulness of Cannonball, or any of the sax players who played with Ray Charles back in the 50s, or the more contemporary alto saxophonist David Sanborn.”
- Felix Contreras, NPR’s All Things Considered
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