Phoenix Jazz Workshop, a quintet that performs the music of Horace Silver, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, Wayne Shorter and Jim Hall, as well as original compositions, will play for the June 22 Jazz in AZ party from 3 to 5 p.m. at Johnny's Uptown, 40 E. Camelback Road, Phoenix, info at 480-994-0807.

This exceptional band is co-led by acoustic bassist Ted Sistrunk and tenor saxophonist Bryon Ruth, and features original member Scott Zimmer on soprano and alto saxes, with Rachel Eckroth on piano and Rob Moore on drums.

Sistrunk promises the afternoon concert will interest listeners.  “We love the music we play, and we have fun doing that. Bryon and Scott have different approaches to playing sax, so they work together and off each other, always making up lines,” he said.

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