Steinway Jazz Cafe

Randy Napolean, guitar; Cliff Monear, piano; Nick Chard, drums

Wednesday, January 8, 2020 @ 7:00 PM

General Admission: $20
Steinway Society Members: $15
Admission payable at the door

Known as a forward-thinking musician with a passion for the jazz tradition, guitarist Randy Napoleon tours with the legendary singer/pianist Freddy Cole and leads his own trios, quartet, and three-horn sextet. He is an assistant professor at Michigan State University, where he teaches jazz guitar. He has performed with artists across the jazz spectrum such as Bill Charlap, Natalie Cole, Monty Alexander, and many more

Prior to joining Freddy Cole, Napoleon toured with the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra and appears on the recording, The Clayton Hamilton Orchestra: Live at MCG. He has toured extensively with Benny Green and crooner Michael Buble. Napoleon is featured on Buble’s Grammy-nominated CD Caught in the Act.

Napoleon has performed on The Tonight Show, Late Night With David Letterman, The View, The Today Show, and The Ellen DeGeneres show as well as TV shows in South America, Europe and Asia. Napoleon has played or arranged on over seventy records.