First Fridays at the View Featuring The Teodross Avery Group

First Fridays at the View is where grown folks come to listen to live jazz, dance and have a great time. Our featured artist for December is "The Teodross Avery Group". Dr. Teodross Avery, saxophonist, Educator, Intellectual, Music Theorist, stands as one who defines live music—best experienced front row, and full throttle. His commanding presence, on stage and off, reflects his musical ingenuity and skill. With an outstanding pedigree, both professionally and academically, Teodross is a saxophonist to watch, as evidenced by many of today’s biggest names in music relying on his wide musical reach.

Teodross won a full music scholarship to attend the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston. As a composer and producer, Teodross has amassed a stunning number of credits, which include the feature films Beauty Shop, Brown Sugar, and Love Jones. He has also written music for Amy Winehouse’s debut album, ‘Frank’ (Island Records). As a session saxophonist, Teodross has collaborated with a number of award- winning artists on their productions, including Amy Winehouse – Frank (Island Records) 2004 Gold Record; G-Unit All Stars (Shady/Aftermath Records) 2004 3X Platinum; Joss Stone – Mind, Body, & Soul (EMI) 2004 2X Platinum; Talib Kweli – Quality (Rawkus Records) 2002 Gold Record; Talib Kweli – Reflection Eternal (Rawkus Records) 2000 Gold Record; Dee Dee Bridgewater – Dear Ella (Verve Records) 2X Grammy Winner 1997.

Teodross received a Doctorate in Jazz Studies (DMA) from the University of Southern California (2016), he holds a Masters degree in Music from the prestigious Steinhardt School of Education at New York University (2006). Since 2017, Dr. Teodross Avery has been the head of Jazz Studies and Commercial Music at California State University Dominguez Hills (CSUDH).

DJ Sidney Thompson will spin the dance music.

The View Music Bar offers state of the art sound & lighting with pristine acoustics, great ambience, drinks and food. We also have an outdoor area for cigar aficionados.

No t-shirts, tennis shoes, beanies, baseball caps, sweatsuits or short pants.

Doors open at 6:30. Arrive early for best seating.

All Reserve Seating is Held Until 7:30 pm

2 drink minimum or food purchase per person

No Refunds

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Host or Publisher Daryl Sweeney