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Stephan Fuller featuring Tomoko Ohno & Alex Gressel

  • Shanghai Jazz 24 Main Street Madison, NJ, 07940 United States (map)

Stephen Fuller’s deep rich voice and soulful renditions have long made him a favorite with sophisticated audiences. Fuller is best known for his smooth virtuosity, which spans the breadth of jazz standards, blues, swing, bossa nova and contemporary classics. As a lead vocalist, he has worked with a number of jazz bands and singing groups, and is a very talented band leader. A graduate of Newark’s Arts High School and Colgate University, Stephen credits his musical influences to Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra, Johnny Hartman, Joe Williams, Jon Lucien and Bill Withers.

Tomoko Ohno is a favorite pianist wherever she plays. She is an established pianist in the jazz scene in NYC. She has been performing with Slide Hampton, Rufus Reid, The Dizzy Gillespie Alumni Big Band, and is the main pianist for Diva Jazz Orchestra. Ms. Ohno has also released albums as a leader in Japan, U.S., and Argentina.

Alex Gressel, Bass Since his start playing in Austrian theaters, bassist Alex Gressel has had the great fortune to play with world-class but somewhat obscure musicians such as the originator of Bossa Nova and Samba Jazz drumming Edison Machado, his mentor, the Danish multi-talent Marilyn Mazur, alto sax giant Clarence “C” Sharpe, the genius piano player Mark Thompson, Johnny O’Neal, Gene Bertoncini, Warren Vaché, Houston Person, Roni Ben-Hur and many others.

Music begins at 6:00 with no music charge, a $25 food & drink minimum. Reservations are recommeneded