The Tom Roach Ensemble

This performance is generously sponsored by John and Lois Thompson 

Tom Roach’s new project, The Between Times, features compositions inspired by his many visits to Havana, Cuba, and Paris, France. The Havana Suite is Cuban-centric, influenced by Tom’s life-long exploration of Afro-Cuban and Latin percussion, comprised of a blues-based Songo, a contemplative ballad, and a piece fused with rhythms of Guaguanco and Samba.

The Paris Suite is a tribute to the city, with vocal selections and musical retrospectives of visits to a noted Parisian jazz club.

Mike Murley (saxophones), Silvio Pupo (piano), Richard White (guitar), Jamie Gatti (bass), Kim Dunn (vocals), and Tom Roach (drums).