Jazz with the Widlowski Quintet
Schedule
Thu, 25 Jun, 2026 at 07:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
185 King Street | Brevard, NC
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The Widlowski Quintet is a jazz group that plays music ranging from the 50s to what's coming out today,. Styles include swing, hard bop, Latin jazz, blues, and funk. The group was put together by Brian Widlowski, a drummer from Charleston SC who has been performing for the past 30 years. Early influences were Mitch Mitchell, John Bonham, and Neil Peart. In the late 90s he enrolled at The College of Charleston, where he studied under 2 time Grammy winner Quentin Baxter. While studying with Baxter, they focused on the fundamentals of drumming, the great drummers of jazz, and how to listen to and compliment the musicians you're playing with. Widlowski graduated with a degree in Jazz Performance in 2002. That year, Brian opened for Ray Charles at the North Charleston Coliseum with The Erin Kelly Quartet. Currently living in Brevard, Brian enjoys the access to 3 cities within an hours drive: Greenville, Hendersonville, and Asheville. They each have their own scene, and they all have excellent jazz musicians. The members of the Widlowski Quintet come from Columbia, Greenville, Asheville, and Brevard.Monty Craig is a guitarist who has dedicated his life to music and is an active performer, teacher, composer, and producer. Monty is an engineering and production professional with 20 years of experience running live sound and producing music. He is a member of Produce Like a Pro Academy, led by Grammy-winning producer and engineer Warren Huart (The Fray, Aerosmith, Ace Frehley of KISS). As an instructor, Monty’s method to learning music is different because it teaches you to master the fundamentals of music FIRST, so that you can truly build on that foundation for life. He ensures all students learn rhythm, reading music, and ear training.
Originally from New Orleans, bassist Nathan Lambertson relocated to the Greenville area in September, 2024.
He studied music at the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, the University of New Orleans, and Codarts Conservatory in Rotterdam, Netherlands. During his New Orleans career, he played a wide variety of music nightly and toured across the US and Europe. Some of the artists he's recorded and toured with include Brian Blade, Chris Thomas King, Rickie Lee Jones, Stanton Moore, Mike Dillon, Joel Frahm, The Hot Club of New Orleans, Aurora Nealand and The New Orleans Jazz Vipers.
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