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The Café Society
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In the 1940s, there was one integrated jazz club in New York City where all the greats played: Café
Society in the West Village.
Today, The Café Society is a jazz quintet led by tenor saxophonist Justin Flynn (Nancy Wilson, Randy
Brecker) and vocalist Emily Wade Adams (Cape Cod Symphony, Wake Forest Presidential Scholar for
Voice). Their NYC-based ensemble collaborates with the city's finest jazz musicians to deliver swinging
standards with sophistication and soul.
Regular collaborators include:
Piano: Rick Germanson (Cannonball Legacy Band, Elvin Jones, Pat Martino), Jeremy Manasia (Jimmy Cobb,
Louis Hayes), Steve Einerson (Slide Hampton, Brian Lynch)
Bass: Jim Greene (Art Farmer, John Hicks), Paul Gill (Diana Krall, Dee Dee Bridgewater)
Drums: Joe Strasser (George Coleman, Jane Monheit), Aaron Thurston (Kat Edmonson, U.S. State Dept.
Jazz Ambassador)
Guitar: Matt Chertkoff (Jimmy Cobb, Freddy Cole), John Merrill (Junior Mance, Professor Cunningham)
The Café Society has performed at some of the East Coast’s most prestigious music venues and toured
their acclaimed Nancy Wilson & Cannonball Adderley tribute across the Northeast. They played the
premiere party for Broadway’s “Good Night Oscar” starring Tony-winner Sean Hayes, and their recording
of “Autumn Serenade” was selected as All About Jazz's Song of the Day.
Their latest album showcases their scholarly approach: captured in single live takes, featuring musicians
with deep lineage, and mixed/mastered by 4x Grammy winner Dave Darlington (Wayne Shorter, Samara
Joy, Herbie Hancock).
