Sunday, June 9, 2019 - Melissa Slocum

Bassist Melissa Slocum has been performing worldwide since 1982 in classical orchestras, baroque performance, and jazz ensembles.  Holding degrees from Mannes and Manhattan Schools of Music, she has worked with such legends as Art Blakey, Lionel Hampton, Cab Calloway, Clark Terry, Wynton Marsalis, Woody Shaw and Hank Jones, as well as vocalists including Dee Dee Bridgewater, Nnenna  Freelon, Maurice Hines, Leon Thomas, Jon Hendricks, Ann Hampton Callaway and Dianne Reeves.

She will be joined by master pianist, Carlton Holmes.