The Cousins Trio

DOORS @ 6:30PM / SHOW @ 7PM

STAGE AREA: $12 reserved seating

BAR AREA: $10 person reserved seating*No refund or exchanges *Tickets can be transferred to another person *Unclaimed seats 15 minutes after start time will be open to walk-ins*

YOUTUBE - The Cousins Trio - "Elm Street Balance" by Jim Gardner (Piano)

Led by prolific Buffalo-based bassist Marc Cousins, the Cousins Trio is committed to applying top-level jazz musicianship to a distinctly wide-ranging and unconventional repertoire.  The Trio’s goal is to bring out latent beauty and musical sophistication in places where few might expect to find it.  In repertoire ranging from Billy Joel, Carole King, and Sting, to Norah Jones, Michael Franks, and Stevie Wonder, to Broadway warhorses, to lesser known works by jazz stalwarts like Cole Porter, Antonio Carlos Jobim, and Oscar Pettiford, the Trio’s members consider it a job well done if audience members ask themselves: “Now why haven’t I heard jazz musicians play this before?”

Marc Cousins (Leader and Bass) Founder of Cousins Trio. Paris born bassist, arranger. Marc started his musical studies in Brussels, Belgium. He received his Bachelor degree in Jazz Performance from Arizona State University and attended North Texas State University for graduate work in music. He has toured the US and Europe with a variety of musical groups and has lived in Orlando, Dallas and NYC. He currently resides in Buffalo, where he has performed with a variety of local ensembles such as the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, the French ConeXion and many others.

 Jim Gardner (Piano) Born into a family of musicians, Jim Gardner studied classical and jazz piano and music theory at the Westchester Conservatory of Music, before going on to study with Johnny Morris, long-time pianist for Buddy Rich and later house pianist at Jimmy Ryan’s in NYC. In college, Jim was a member of the Yale Jazz Ensemble under the direction of Willie Ruff, a former member of the Miles Davis Orchestra. For the last dozen years, Jim has performed around Western New York, often with Marc.

 Abdul-Raman Qadir (Drums) With a career spanning forty-plus years, Abdul has had the honor and privilege of working with national and a majority of area musicians in a variety of venues. Musical luminaries he’s worked with include: Dizzy Gillepsie, Freddie Cole, Regina Carter, Dakota Staton, Dodo Greene, the legendary Al Tinney and many others. He has taught and performed in the Buffalo Public Schools and the Catholic Diocese as well as the Arts in Education Institute of WNY as a teaching artist. Abdul also had the honor of appearing in the movie Marshall as a member of the band. Known for his distinctive swing style of jazz drumming, he has also performed in musical theater, opera productions, and with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. His belief is that Music has no boundaries.

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