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Crosstown Arts presents The Modern Masters Jazz Series, a monthly series featuring jazz soloists from around the country.
For September’s performance, New Orleans-based bassist, composer, and producer James Singleton will be featured in an unforgettable performance with the series house band, The Ted Ludwig Trio.
Tickets: $20
Doors at 7 pm | Show at 7:30 pm
James Singleton is an acoustic bassist, composer, and producer. He is a member of the New Orleans-based jazz group Astral Project with Johnny Vidacovich, Tony Dagradi, and Steve Masakowski. He has been described as one of the best and most sought-after bassists in New Orleans.
He has performed with John Scofield, Stanton Moore, and John Medeski, as well as John Abercrombie, Art Baron, Ellis Marsalis, Earl Turbinton, Eddie Harris, Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, Lionel Hampton, Arnett Cobb, and Banu Gibson, among others. He has recorded with Chet Baker, Alvin “Red” Tyler, James Booker, Johnny “Tan Canary” Adams, Charlie Rich, and Zachary Richard, among others.
He produced Astral Project’s Elvado which won OffBeat magazine’s 1998 Best Modern Jazz Album of the Year award. Although Elvado has been described as “straight-ahead bop-influenced jazz with a Crescent City ambiance,” Astral Project’s live performances are also known for improvisation, which Singleton has described as “composing in the groove.”
He has led projects such as “3 Now 4,” “The James Singleton Orchestra,” and “The James Singleton Trio.” Some of Singleton’s recent projects include playing as a member of the New Orleans saxophonist Robert Wagner Trio and the New Orleans keyboardist Robert Walter Trio. In early 2007, he toured nationally with Skerik and Mike Dillon.
In 2008, various projects included an experimental jazz string quartet composed of two former Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra members Dave Rebeck and Matt Rhody, as well as cellist Helen Gillet. Singleton moved to Los Angeles after Hurricane Katrina but continued to perform frequently in New Orleans. In December 2008, Singleton returned to New Orleans.
