The Dot Jazz Series will return for a live performance by Naledi Masilo on Sat., March 19, at 8 p.m. in Peabody Hall at All Saints Church in Ashmont. The vocalist cultivated her love for music and her conviction that it has been gifted to the world to move our hearts to action at backyard jam sessions while growing up in Johannesburg. Rooted in her exploration of the jazz
By Daniel Sheehan, Arts & Features Editor
May 10, 2021
Daniel Sheehan, Arts & Features Editor
Pianist Carmen Staaf, drummer Austin McMahon, and bassist Tony Scherr make up the new CAT Trio, which will play a Dot Jazz Series virtual show this Saturday.
The Dot Jazz Series is returning this weekend with the virtual debut of CAT Trio, a new combo featuring Boston drummer Austin McMahon, pianist Carmen Staaf, and bassist Tony Scherr.
The concert series, presented by Mandorla Music and Greater Ashmont Main Street, has been in hibernation since early last year. It will reboot with a video performance of the trio filmed in April at Q Division Studios in Somerville that will premiere at mandorlamusic.net this Saturday, May 15 at 7:30 p.m. Staaf, McMahon, and Scherr will be playing original compositions by all three, drawing on a wide range of influences: classical piano repertoire, Monk, Afro-Cuban sounds, singer-songwriter and rock music lineages, and beyond.