Solo jazz pianist Mike Reid of the Radford based Jazz duo Tea Tree, will be performing at Black Water Loft. Tea Tree is a jazz project originally formed by Mike Reid, a New River Valley native, sometime in early 2003. Mike’s solo work can be summarized as, “an effort to create new streaks or to bring out unheard harmonic colors in the chromatic spectrum”. In simpler words, Mike aims to renovate jazz as we know it. Mike calls his solo show, “When situations arise…” to reflect on the title of an early song that may have influenced his overall sound and style throughout his four years of playing jazz. Mike says, “It’s my belief that solo piano has equal impact and subtle undertones that can’t be reproduced in any other structure. The late Thelonious Monk was made sure to be captured playing solo, the producers at that time knowing this fact about soloists”. This will be a mixed bag of old jams and material from current releases…find out what it’s all about at the Blackwater Loft!

noteBooks/Black Water Loft
is located at 117 South Locust Street Downtown, Floyd.

For more information on these events, or to inquire about booking an event,
please call noteBooks/Black Water Loft at
(540) 745-3060/745-LOFT.