Walfredo Reyes Jr. Trio

Sat, Dec 02

The Walfredo Reyes Jr. Trio - featuring drummer/percussionist Reyes, keyboardist Ben Tweedt, and bassist Matt Wiles - centers performances around classic repertoire from the pop, jazz, and world music catalogs. Using an eclectic array of styles, the band captivates audiences with often spontaneous interpretations of well-loved music, deep grooves, and fearless improvisation. Walfredo Reyes Jr. is one of the most versatile, respected, and in-demand drummers in the world today. Whether in the studio recording, touring, or teaching around the world, he is an Artist who passionately gives all of his heart and soul to each musical situation he is involved with. Wally's driving passion is to learn, perform, and teach the music of the world and its rich history. With this in mind, he has put together an Instructional DVD, "Global Beats" by Hal Leonard Publishing. He has also released two CDs, "WallyWorld" and "Jamming at the Baked Potato." Wally is touring as the drummer for the "Hall of Fame" legendary rock band Chicago. Walfredo has collaborated on "Live" shows, tours, recordings, songwriting, movie soundtracks, television shows, and educational events with: Lola Falana, Clifton Davis, Juliet Prowse, Debbie Reynolds, Chita Rivera, Paul Anka, EnVogue, Donna Summers,David Bisbal, Celia Cruz, Khaled, Steve Winwood, David Lindley, Juan Gabriel, Robbie Robertson, Lionel Ritchie, Kathy Troccoli, Narada Michael Walden, Joe Sample, Lalah Hathaway, Bob Parr, Chicago, Claire Fischer, Santana, Patti Cabrera, Gabriela Anders, Christina Aguilera, Anri, Jimmy Barnes, Neil Schon, Louis Bellson, Toni Braxton, Elvis Costello, Linda Carter, Larry Carlton, Nel Carter, Gloria Estefan, Bob Fosse, Frank Gambale, Stevie Wonder, Roland Gift, Giovanni Hidalgo, Paul Horn, Rickie Lee Jones, K'sChoice, Lindsey Buckingham, Carl Verheyen, Marcos Loya, Marylin McCoo, David Garfield, Trini Lopez, Ricky Martin, Kazu Matsui, Tania Maria, Wayne Newton, Flora Purim, Bernadette Peters, Juan Carlos Quintero, Strunz & Farrah, Traffic, Freddie Ravel, Richard Marx, Don Randi, Paul Rodriguez, Dave Samuels, Ricado Silveira,John Mayall, Jimmy Haslip, Ben Vereen, Jessica Simpson, Doc Severinsen, Nestor Torres, Jim Capaldi, Don Felder, Michael Thompson, Brian Auger,Rita Moreno, Andreas Vollenweider, Bebe Winans, Phish, Robin Ford, Jackson Browne, Abraham Laboriel, Cachao, Alphonso Johnson, Alex Acuña, Chris Isaac, Alan Silvestri, James Horner, Michael Convertino, Dwiki Dharmawan, Linda Ronstadt, Airto Moreira, Dave Grusin, Don Grusin, Smokey Robinson, Mikal Blue, Arturo Sandoval, El Chicano, Miguelito Valdes, Dudley Taft, Lucha Villa, Peter Wolf, Russ Hewitt, Johnny Hallyday, Larry Graham, Sergio Mendes, Habib Khan, Brian Ulyate, Chaka Khan, Susan James, Per Mathisen, Don Peake, Boz Scaggs,…... Ben Tweedt is a pianist, composer, and arranger based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Ben is known for his lush harmonies, intricate compositions, and lyrical improvisation and is one of the highest-demand young musicians in the Midwest. His pieces and repertoire reflect his wide range of musical interests, including jazz, gospel, European classical, Afro-Cuban, and Brazilian music. In recent years, Ben has collaborated with such illustrious artists as Dan Wilson (Christian McBride, Joey DeFrancesco), Walfredo Reyes Jr. (Chicago, Santana, Joe Sample, Tania Maria), and Jamey Haddad (Paul Simon, Bokante, Dave Liebman) and was the winner of the 2019 American Jazz Pianist Competition. Based in Cincinnati, OH, Matt Wiles is an in-demand acoustic, electric, and synth bassist performing throughout the United States. Matt has toured the region as both a performer and clinician at notable venues such as Rockwood Music Hall, Bop Stop, BluJazz+, The Blue Wisp, Rudy's Jazz Room, Bar Next Door at La Lanterna, Belmont University, PNC Pavilion, Rose Music Center, and many more. You can hear Matt on stage with jazz/rock/fusion band Spherical Agenda, renowned drummer/percussionist Walfredo Reyes Jr., trombonist/composer Sam Blakeslee's Wistful Thinking, guitarist/composer Brandon Coleman, singer/songwriter David McGlynn, and many others. He is featured on the albums Arcane Wisdom (Spherical Agenda), The Long Middle (Wistful Thinking), Life's Moments (David McGlynn), and many more. Matt has performed with other highly acclaimed artists such as Snarky Horns, Il Divo, Nicole Zuraitis, Gary Versace, Joel Frahm, Fareed Haque, Dan Wilson, Teddy Kumpel, Glenn Zaleski, and The Drifters. A $15 drink/food minimum is charged per person in the party, per set, if the total for beverages purchased by the party does not meet the minimum. Important Notices: If you do not check in by 15 minutes into the start of the set, we reserve the right to resale your seats with no refund. Refunds must be within 24 hours of the start of the performance.