New York Jazz Trio to Play Two Sets in High Bridge on Saturday
Hunterdon County native Zachary Hann will bring his jazz trio to High Bridge this Saturday (October 9) for two sets at Scout’s Coffee Bar + Mercantile.
Hann, an alto saxophonist, will be joined onstage by bassist Solomon Gottfried and drummer Jacob Patrone. All three live in New York City and graduated from New York-based conservatories: Gottfried and Patrone attended The New School. Hann, who grew up in Lebanon Township and graduated from Voorhees High School, attended The Juilliard School, where he studied classical clarinet. He has performed at New York’s Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, and David Geffen Hall. He has also performed in Los Angeles, Dublin, Edinburgh, Taipei, and Vancouver, Canada. In June he organized and performed in the Steeple City Sound concert series in North Adams, Massachusetts. While a senior at Juilliard, Hann appeared as a guest soloist with the Hunterdon County Symphony, performing the second movement of Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto in A Major.
Hann’s jazz trio will play his original compositions as well as interpretations of jazz standards. Among his major influences on the saxophone, Hann counts such jazz giants as Lee Konitz, Charley Parker, Art Pepper, and Johnny Hodges, as well as rising stars Ben van Gelder and Patrick Bartley.
The trio’s Saturday sets will take place at The Parlor, a performance space inside Scout’s Coffee Bar, starting at 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. To order tickets online, go to: https://www.scoutscoffeebar.com/order-online. Hann, who played two well-received sets at Scout’s in June, will bring his trio back to Scout’s for two more shows this fall, on November 13 and December 11.
“It’s always a pleasure coming back to Scout’s,” Hann said. “And I always look forward to the opportunity to play with Jacob and Sol.”
Scout’s, at 11 Main St., has arranged for a pop-up pizza maker to serve food at he coffee shop on Saturday night. Siblings, owned by Jaimie Acosta, a High Bridge resident, specializes in Neapolitan-style pizza consisting of special flour from Italy balanced by local ingredients, including Jersey Girl Cheese. The ticket price also includes an individual pie (vegan and gluten-free options are available) and a salad. Scout’s is BYOB, and the Highrail Brewing Company is directly across Main Street from the coffee shop.
Nicole Poko, who co-owns Scout’s with her husband, Adam, said Saturday’s music-and-pizza event reflects the coffee bar’s ethos of partnership. “The spirit of Scout’s has always been collaborative: coming together with chefs, artists and musicians to create events where we can connect,” Poko said. “I’m excited to be working with Jaimie and Zack, who have been a part of the Scout’s community since our first day. I’m really looking forward to delicious food, great music, and being around people sharing in a good time.”
