Eugene Goss and Steve Schmidt
Schedule
Thu Apr 14 2022 at 07:00 pm to 09:30 pm
Location
Caffè Vivace | Cincinnati, OH
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Eugene Goss — vocalist, Steve Schmidt — pianoEugene Goss is one of Cincinnati's treasures. His vocal skills are matched only by his proficiency in percussion.
Winner of The Cammy Award for Best Jazz Vocalist in 2002 and voted best jazz artist in 2004 by CityBeat magazine, Eugene's voice is boundless and reflects a range of styles from Satchmo to Miles and Sinatra to Pavarotti. He is well versed in the percussive traditions of South America and Africa and his unique contribution to the sonic landscape is immeasurable.
Pianist Steve Schmidt was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio. He took two years of basic piano lessons in grade school but spent more time playing baseball and basketball. It was an attraction to the guitar - to blues and blues-oriented rock bands - that really drew Steve into the pursuit of music. Throughout high school, he spent much of his free time playing guitar along with records and jamming with others around the city. Blues led to jazz, and he switched to piano the summer after high school to teach himself the chords and melodies of jazz.
Soon after, Steve began playing in various pop, fusion, and jazz bands. In 1979 he toured with Columbia recording artist and guitarist Wilbert Longmire. Later that year he became the house pianist at The Blue Wisp Jazz Club, the city’s leading jazz venue, where he booked soloists who played with The Steve Schmidt Trio each weekend for 13 years. Some of the artists Steve has played with include Eddie Harris, Charlie Rouse, Joe Henderson, Herb Ellis, Tal Farlow, Joe Lovano, Mark Murphy, Johnny Coles, and Scott Hamilton. Also in that year, Steve became a founding member of the 16-piece Blue Wisp Big Band led by drummer John Von Ohlen. In 1984 Steve was called upon to fill in for an ailing Count Basie for three nights as the Count Basie Orchestra came through town. Since Basie’s death, he has been asked to play with the band on numerous occasions.
$10 drink minimum charged per person in the party, per set, if the total for beverages purchased by the party does not meet the minimum.
Important Notices:
If you do not check in by 15 minutes into the start of the set, we reserve the right to resale your seats with no refund to you.
There are no refunds within 24 hours of the start of the performance.
Seats are sold by the table, or by individual stools. Please check the map below for details about the location of the tables. For larger parties, please call (513) 601-9897 and leave a message and we will do our best to accommodate a custom arrangement.
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Where is it happening?
Caffè Vivace, 975 East McMillan, Cincinnati, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
Tickets
USD 10 to USD 30
