Through a mix of virtuosity, musical sensitivity, and cohesion that comes from playing thousands of hours together, the Tom Amend Trio (Matt Smiley on bass and Dru Heller on drums) creates music of great depth and impact. While this band might fall into the “straight-ahead jazz” category, their sound reaches far beyond that of a conventional trio, with thoughtful arrangements and elevated musical moments that defy any category.
Tom Amend is an organist, pianist, composer, and arranger from Denver, Colorado. Performing and recording throughout the Rocky Mountain region in various settings as both a leader and a sideman he can be heard with Colorado based Soul/Blues artists: The Burroughs and the Taylor Scott Band. Amend received a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies and a Master of Music in Composition at the University of Northern Colorado. During his time at UNC Tom shared stages with Chris Potter, Christian McBride, Jeff Hamilton, Joey DeFrancesco, Groove For Thought, Greg Gisbert, Deborah Brown, Louis Hayes, Dave Liebman, Sheila Jordan, and others. As a bandleader, Tom’s 2021 debut album as an organist, ‘Frontier Justice’ featured Jeff Hamilton on drums and Steve Kovalcheck on guitar.
Wednesday Show Times:
Set One: 6:30 – 7:45pm | Set Two: 8:45 – 10:00pm
Reservation Information:
Main level and mezzanine tables are reserved for Dinner and a Show Reservations and include our seasonal three course menu and the cost of music
Reserved Bar Seats are $22 per guest and include music. Bar seat guests can order from our entire dinner menu as well as our wine & craft cocktail list.
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The Tom Amend Piano Trio feat. Dru Heller and Matt Smiley
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