Thursday Night Jazz: Thomas Wendt’s “Off Minor” Honors Barry Harris

Thomas Wendt’s Off Minor Series returns this fall to celebrate and honor jazz legend Barry Harris. The performance will include an iconic trio of jazz musicians, featuring local artists Paul Thompson on bass and Thomas Wendt on percussion, as well as New York based pianist Michael Weiss. Michael returns to the Alphabet City stage to perform a set full of music written by or for Barry Harris, his mentor and teacher. The trio will also perform several of Master Harris’ favorite compositions by Thelonious Monk and Bud Powell. Barry Harris (December 15, 1929—December 8, 2021) was an American jazz pianist,