The Jon Gordon / Michael Morreale Quintet

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Two  New York musical brothers have joined forces to form a blazing jazz  quintet”. That’s what the morning after headline will read when alto  saxophonist Jon Gordon and trumpeter Michael Morreale hit the stage  together on Friday May 17th at Paradiso. Both are exceptional  improvisors, prolific composers, and educators. Gordon won the  Thelonious Monk competition in 1996 and has gone on to record fourteen  albums as a leader, performing with everyone from Clark Terry to The  Maria Schneider Jazz Orchestra at festivals and jazz clubs all over the  world. To name just a few, the list includes Tony Bennett, Phil Woods,  Roy Eldridge, Chico Hamilton, Barney Kessel, and many more. Saxophone  legend Wayne Shorter summed it up best: “Gordon has embraced  the history of his instrument, carrying with it the ability to extend  music as a universal language”.

Morreale  has racked up six albums…