Roy Nathanson Subway Moon CD and Poetry Book Release Party at 8:00 PM, $15
This Friday's show at Joe's Pub is a CD release party of Roy Nathanson’s new Subway Moon CD on Enja Records and his new poetry book, also called Subway Moon (Buddy's Knife Jazz Editions). Roy Nathanson, who lives in Park Slope, has
had a varied career as a saxophonist, composer, band leader, actor,
poet and teacher.
His career began in the mid 70’s playing with R&B
luminaries like Shirley Alston of the Shirelles, to Charles Earland’s
band, to the Lounge Lizards, to the Jazz Passengers, which he
co-founded with Curtis Fowlkes in 1987. The Passengers have made eight
CDs and have done extensive touring over the years
Roy actually lives in Ditmas Park West. If you look closely at the cover of the record that’s the Newkirk stop on the B/Q line. Go see the gig!