Enjoy the soulful melodies of the Pax Wallace Quintet, a dynamic ensemble showcasing the original melodies of Pax Wallace. With the captivating vocals of Kelley Johnson, the virtuosic piano of Pax Wallace, the versatile talents of Jay Thomas, the resonant upright bass of Scott Swanberg, and the rhythmic precision of George Bullis on the drum kit, this quintet delivers a captivating jazz experience.
Saturday, August 3rd | 7:30 PM
Tickets available:
WICA Star: $45
Standard: $30
Youth 18 and under: Free
Pax Wallace
pianist, composer
I’ve just spent 20 years in Europe, the last 6 in cozy Copenhagen where I think I learned something, especially about the magnanimity of the human spirit. Perhaps the most amazing and reassuring realization I’ve managed to stumble across so far is that there is a goldilocks zone; a self-reinforcing feedback loop if you will, that can become a self-sustaining thing if one can remain in light; remain in gratitude and empathy if one can stay in that zone I’ve heard called ‘surrendered action’. This phenomenon encourages both intrepid adventure as well as simple acts of kindness.
Every time I was asked where I was from, I always heard myself answering involuntarily “Seattle”. So it is with some trepidation that (Pax from Seattle) now returns home. Playing all kinds of gigs in many varied circumstances from venues to restaurants to wakes to train stations has taught me that the music, yes jazz music too, can have the power to raise the vibration! It is my fervent wish, hope, intention, that I might be granted more opportunities to prove this point.
