YAYennings Quartet
Hosted by
Libretto Jazz Club
Jay Jennings is a 3x GRAMMY Award winning trumpeter. Known for his work with the multi-award winning band Snarky Puppy, he is now based in Los Angeles and is leading his own project, The YAYennings Quartet. The quartet consists of Bob Reynolds (Snarky Puppy, John Mayer), Jose Perez (Poncho Sanchez) and Ross Schodek (Poncho Sanchez). Together they add a modern twist to the 1950’s west coast bebop sound, inspired by the music of Chet Baker and Stan Getz. All compositions on the debut album, "Scott Ave" (released May 2019) are written and arranged by Jay Jennings. They have already performed for thousands at festivals and for intimate crowds at prestigious jazz clubs. Throughout his career Jennings has backed up some of the world's finest artists such as Aretha Franklin, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, The O'Jays, Jimmy Buffet, James Taylor, Jon Bon Jovi, Billy Joel, The Four Tops, Broken Social Scene, Eli "Paperboy" Reed and many more. Currently, Jay is touring with country music star Toby Keith and continues to record and tour with 3x Grammy Award winning band, Snarky Puppy. Jay plays a Yamaha 8335IIS Xeno trumpet and a Yamaha 8310Z Flugel Horn and endorses Yamaha instruments. Live performance (first set): 6:30-8PM. Live performance (second set): 8:30-10PM. $75 cover charge. Location: Libretto, 1242 Park St, Paso Robles.
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