MO MORGEN BIRTHDAY SHOW- WITH SERENDIPITY JAZZ TRIO

Celebrate Mo Morgen’s birthday with him and his Serendipity Jazz Trio!

7:30p – $5 COVER per person

Based in Miami, jazzman Mo Morgen is best known for his tenor saxophone playing, but is also a vocalist. Morgen isn’t an aggressive or forceful type of singer; he doesn’t belt or scream and his vocals tend to be relaxed and subtle. The improviser hasn’t always lived in Miami; in fact, he spent most of his life in the New York area. Morgen was born Mike Morgenstern in Brooklyn, NY, on February 26, 1939, and, at 12, moved to Long Island, where he remained until returning to Brooklyn in 1972. From 1975-1984, Morgen operated a New York loft called the Jazzmania Society, and it was during his years in New York that he played with improvisers who ranged from pianist Hilton Ruiz to trumpeters Claudio Roditi, and Ted Curson. After moving to Miami in 1993, Morgen opened a club called the MoJazz Café where he led the house band and played alongside such locals as multi-hornman Ira Sullivan (originally from Chicago), trumpeter Melton Mustafa, flugelhornist Pete Minger, and drummer Duffy Jackson. In 2000, Morgen recorded a vocal-oriented CD titled Singin’ Saxy and released it on his own MoJazzmania label. Although Singin’ Saxy has its share of tenor solos and includes two instrumentals — “You and the Night and the Music” and a reggae-influenced version of “In a Sentimental Mood” — it is a jazz vocal album first and foremost. – allmusic.com