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Sarasota News Leader November 30, 2012 Page 89 JAZZ CLUB ANNOUNCES DECEMBER JAZZ AT TWO CONCERTS The Jazz Club of Sarasota's Jazz at Two 20122013 concert series continues during the holiday season with the Terry Myers Quartet (Dec. 7); the Billy Marcus Trio (Dec. 21); and Marc Maninno (Dec. 28), the club has announced. The series, which was founded in 2001, showcases the region's top jazz performers on Fridays from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Sarasota, 3975 Fruitville Road, Sarasota, a news release notes. Orchestra when its former leader, Dick Johnson, was on hiatus. The Billy Marcus Trio features Marcus on piano, Mark Neuenschwander on bass and Steve Bucholtz on drums. Marcus has played with some of the biggest names in jazz, including Stan Getz, Dizzy Gillespie, The Bill Evans Trio, The Horace Silver Quintet, McCoy Tyner, Maynard Ferguson, Dexter Gordon and Sonny Rollins, the release adds. In 1982, he was named "Miami's Best Musician" by Miami/South Florida Magazine. He is a regular performer at jazz festivals around the world, the release notes. Tickets are $7 for Jazz Club members and $12 for non-members. A portion of ticket sales is directed to the Jazz Club's scholarship pro- Finishing out the month of concerts, the Marc Maninno Jazz Quartet consists of Maninno on gram. guitar, George Mancini on trombone, John The Terry Myers Quartet consists of Myers Miller on bass and Bob Lunergan on drums. on saxophone, Jeff Phillips on keyboards and Maninno is the director of jazz studies at the bass pedals and Dave Pruyn on drums. Con- State College of Florida; he also teaches jazz sidered one of the nation's top reed players, guitar, jazz history and jazz improvisation at Myers has performed with the Tommy Dors- the school. Additionally, he is the conductor ey Orchestra, The Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra, of the SCF Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combo. Ray Charles, Chubby Jackson, Louis Bellson, For more information about the Jazz Club Bob Haggart, Jake Hanna and Butch Miles, the of Sarasota, call 366-1552 or visit www.jazznews release says. He also led the Artie Shaw clubsarasota.com. % The Billy Marcus Trio will perform Dec. 21./Contributed by the artist The Terry Myers Quartet will present a concert on Dec. 7./Contributed by the group Marc Mannino and his quartet will perform on Dec. 28./Contributed by the group