Willie Alexander leaves his blood on the keyboard as he performs at the first benefit for the North Shore Jazz Project at Chianti Tuscan Restaurant in Beverly, MA. These excerpts are from a performance on November 15, 2009.

Willie is on piano and vocals and is supported by Henley Douglas, Rikki Razden and Alek Razden on sax, Garth Retallack on trombone, Dave Saginaro on bass and Roger Brockelbank on drums. Video by Joe Cultrera

The Mission of NSJP is to bring back to the North Shore of Massachusetts the Jazz and Blues tradition that was vibrant for so long at Sandys Jazz Revival. Sandy’s was an intimate Beverly nightclub that hosted some of the greatest jazz and blues talent including Louis Armstrong, Thelonious Monk, Muddy Waters, Dexter Gordon, Buddy Rich,and Howlin Wolf. The North Shore Jazz Project wants to revitalize this cultural tradition by producing a jazz and blues television series and website with an educational component and through programs and concerts that connect with area educational institutions.

For more info on the North Shore Jazz Project visit their website at:
http://www.northshorejazzproject.org/

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The North Shore Jazz Project’s first fund-raiser at Chianti Tuscan Restaurant in Beverly, MA. Enjoy a sample with Rich Greenblatt on vibes, Mark Retallack, keyboard, Garth Retallack, trombone, Dave Saginaro, bass, Rikki and Alek Razden, sax and clarinet, Roger Brockelbank, drums, Chava Hudon and Mike Evers: film.

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