Dustin Cottrell moved to Atlanta in '05 to find a wider scene than the north Florida enviroment we grew up in. It's been really good. I do a bit of freelancing with jazz combos, as well as quite a bit of solo piano stuff.

As a player and as a student of jazz, I've sought out artists that strike me as truly genuine and honest, regardless of their style-era. Some names that come to mind are Errol Garner, Wynton Kelly, McCoy Tyner, Brad Meldau

My biggest passion right now, however, is a project I do with my wife called “Tortoise and Hair.” It's a folk-based, jazz informed, singer-songwriter duet in which we're both playing guitars and singing. We just recorded our first CD, titled simply “Tortoise and Hair”.

Finally back, and every Tuesday, THE JAM. Its stick, its sweet and you always bound to get a little one you. Atlanta musicians come and join one of the longest jam sessions in the city. Full improve, musicians talking to each other through there music. And a dam good Hang!!

Finally back, and every Tuesday, THE JAM. Its stick, its sweet and you always bound to get a little one you. Atlanta musicians come and join one of the longest jam sessions in the city. Full improve, musicians talking to each other through there music. And a dam good Hang!!

Dashill Smith is a trumpeter, Lyricist, vocalist, composer, arranger, who handles a multiplicity of musical genres. Leader of the Omega level.

AND will entertain the hell out of YOU!!

Elliott Street Pub for Live jazz/Funk/Soul. Grab a drink, order a sandwich and sit back and enjoy the Vibe. This week is DMT with our very own TJ Merritt rocking the bass.

See you Then!!

This Quartet is going to blow your mind. Four masters of their own music, but put them together and you have an explosive night of music.

Travis Murphy: Lightning Orchestra http://voyageatl.com/interview/meet-lightning-orchestra-throughout-atlanta/

Tony Alparo: https://soundbetter.com/profiles/267427-tony-aparo

Darren Stanley: Perpetual Groove https://www.discogs.com/artist/2746651-Darren-Stanley

Spencer Pope: The Dark, The Light, the new album from Atlanta musician Spencer Pope, sounds of another time, all lite-jazz Rhodes workouts and tasteful horn flourishes, courtesy of an impressively assembled cast of characters. Call it smooth-skronk. That Pope’s music often bears a passing resemblance to the quieter moments of Frank Zappa or Captain Beefheart makes sense; he’s a member of on-again/off-again local Beefheart tribute act Big Eyed Beans From Venus, and the music is clearly in his veins.

But The Dark, The Light forgoes chamber-psych freakouts in favor of something meditative and, at times, downright pretty, like on the deliberate, wistful “Haribo,” or “Sunshine,” which returns again and again to a simple, singular melody. It’s not all slow-going; “Sharon and Richard” flirts with funk rhythm but thankfully refrains from going over the jam-groove line.

Indeed, the most notable thing about Pope’s record is how restrained it is. Pope is blessed with a composer’s sensibility, and The Dark, The Light bears that mark throughout. At certain moments, it can all feel too still. Overall, though, it is a rich, absorbing record.

Stream/buy The Dark, The Light on Bandcamp.

REGGAE ALL THE WAY! The Birds return to Elliott Street for a Pre and Post AU match show. They will have the FULL BAND with them. with a bunch of new music! Funk, soul, reggae, dub…the Birds Take Flight!!!!! And you will too!

Finally back, and every Tuesday, THE JAM. Its stick, its sweet and you always bound to get a little one you. Atlanta musicians come and join one of the longest jam sessions in the city. Full improve, musicians talking to each other through there music. And a dam good Hang!!

Chris Suarez is a Cuban-American musician based in Atlanta. He plays tenor saxophone in Lightning Orchestra and El Donuts. After perusing a solo adventure, Suarez ended up writing and recording his own originals with the help and contributions of his Atlanta family. These musicians involve, Scott Box, Jtuck, Danny Wytanis, Jordan Manley, PatricK Arthur, and Emmanuel Smith. 

Finally back, and every Tuesday, THE JAM. Its stick, its sweet and you always bound to get a little one you. Atlanta musicians come and join one of the longest jam sessions in the city. Full improve, musicians talking to each other through there music. And a dam good Hang!!

The Mob horns will intense on Friday Night. Come on out a lets some brass melt your face, along with JEDI Darren Stanley on Drums.

Darren Stanley is one of the Atlanta area’s most established and well-liked drummers. His main gig is touring with Colonel Bruce Hampton, who is described by Wikipedia as a Blues Surrealist. Before that, he was the longest standing drummer for Delta Moon, with whom he toured and recorded for eight years. He is the house drummer for bassist Kevin Scott’s Tuesday night jam session in Atlanta, which is known both locally and by national musicians touring through town as a bastion for experimental music. He is also the percussion instructor for one of the biggest and best high school music programs in the state, Brookwood High School, where his wife is the band director.

Finally back, and every Tuesday, THE JAM. Its stick, its sweet and you always bound to get a little one you. Atlanta musicians come and join one of the longest jam sessions in the city. Full improve, musicians talking to each other through there music. And a dam good Hang!!

Jordan Shalhoup is a professional touring musician and teacher
from Atlanta, GA. He has a music degree from GA State
University in the heart of downtown Atlanta. He grew up playing
saxophone, guitar, clarinet, all saxes, flutes, piano, anything he
could get his hands on. He was influenced by many different
artists as his parents enjoyed listening to a wide variety of music
including the Beatles, Earth Wind and Fire, Carley Simon, Stevie
Wonder, David Bowie, Cheap Trick, MTV, etc. As a teenager,
Jordan was finally introduced to Sonny Rollins! That was the
catalyst that inspired him to commit his life's work to the love of
music and the saxophone!

As a member of the jazz community and a member of the
R&B/pop world, Jordan Shalhoup performed with an eclectic
range of musicians over the span of his career in Atlanta.
Including THE Zac Brown Band, Coy Bowles and the Fellowship,
Kenny Garret, Slide Hampton, Nicholas Payton, David Sanchez,
Kevin Bales, Sam Skelton, Dr Gordon Vernick, Yacht Rock,
Electric Avenue, many more! After 28 years in Atlanta he and his
family have relocated to the Denver area and are very excited
about performing, teaching, and living in the mountains.

Not only is Jordan a strong Saxophone teacher but he's also a
committed piano, guitar, clarinet, composition, theory teacher!
He's is currently performing with several jazz bands, rock bands,
electronic, touring/festival bands (Electric Avenue and Yacht
Rock), not to mention his own original projects.

Finally back, and every Tuesday, THE JAM. Its stick, its sweet and you always bound to get a little one you. Atlanta musicians come and join one of the longest jam sessions in the city. Full improve, musicians talking to each other through there music. And a dam good Hang!!

Finally back, and every Tuesday, THE JAM. Its stick, its sweet and you always bound to get a little one you. Atlanta musicians come and join one of the longest jam sessions in the city. Full improve, musicians talking to each other through there music. And a dam good Hang!!

Finally back, and every Tuesday, THE JAM. Its stick, its sweet and you always bound to get a little one you. Atlanta musicians come and join one of the longest jam sessions in the city. Full improve, musicians talking to each other through there music. And a dam good Hang!!

Elliott Street Deli & Pub hosts Kenito Murray and his trio on this Friday Night. Smooth sounds, great vibe, and always an experience.

Finally back, and every Tuesday, THE JAM. Its stick, its sweet and you always bound to get a little one you. Atlanta musicians come and join one of the longest jam sessions in the city. Full improve, musicians talking to each other through there music. And a dam good Hang!!

Finally back, and every Tuesday, THE JAM. Its stick, its sweet and you always bound to get a little one you. Atlanta musicians come and join one of the longest jam sessions in the city. Full improve, musicians talking to each other through there music. And a dam good Hang!!

Elliott Street Pub for Live jazz/Funk/Soul. Grab a drink, order a sandwich and sit back and enjoy the Vibe. This week is DMT with our very own TJ rocking the bass.

See you Then!!

Finally back, and every Tuesday, THE JAM. Its stick, its sweet and you always bound to get a little one you. Atlanta musicians come and join one of the longest jam sessions in the city. Full improve, musicians talking to each other through there music. And a dam good Hang!!

Finally back, and every Tuesday, THE JAM. Its stick, its sweet and you always bound to get a little one you. Atlanta musicians come and join one of the longest jam sessions in the city. Full improve, musicians talking to each other through there music. And a dam good Hang!!

Finally back, and every Tuesday, THE JAM. Its stick, its sweet and you always bound to get a little one you. Atlanta musicians come and join one of the longest jam sessions in the city. Full improve, musicians talking to each other through there music. And a dam good Hang!!

Finally back, and every Tuesday, THE JAM. Its stick, its sweet and you always bound to get a little one you. Atlanta musicians come and join one of the longest jam sessions in the city. Full improve, musicians talking to each other through there music. And a dam good Hang!!

REGGAE ALL THE WAY! The Birds return to Elliott Street for a Pre and Post AU match show. They will have the FULL BAND with them for the first time since COVID. Funk, soul, reggae, dub…the Birds Take Flight!!!!! And you will too!

You want to hear some live Jazz. Well we got ya at Elliott Street Pub.

A new trio - Jeff, bassist Chris Riggenbach, and Kenito Murray on drums, performing an evening of jazz standards in an adventurous way - standards with no boundaries.

“Alto sax man Jeff Crompton is atrue gem of Atlanta’s music scene.”Chad RadfordCreative Loafing, Atlanta“Atlanta’s Jeff Crompton Trio does itright…. Swing and saunter and shimmy and slither, all dynamicsand implied motion and places tobreathe.”Matthew MoyerOrlando Weekly