Feldman Geospatial has created a superb 'critic's choice' jazz and Latin music series at Long Live Roxbury, a new and hip craft brewery and taproom located at 152 Hampden Street in Boston. And all of it is FREE of charge. It's a beautiful gift from Feldman Geospatial to the neighborhood communities who love great live music in Boston and beyond.

The Fringe will perform on Thursday, March 14 beginning at 6 pm.  Free admission.  Free parking.

Boston’s legendary jazz group The Fringe was formed in 1971 by tenor saxophonist George Garzone, bassist Richard Appleman, and drummer Bob Gullotti as an outlet for their free jazz improvisations. Bassist Appleman left the band in 1985 to become Chair of the Bass Department at Berklee and was replaced by veteran bassist John Lockwood.

With the passing of drummer Bob Gullotti in 2020, Francisco Mela has taken over the drum seat for the group.

George Garzone is the founding member of the Fringe. The group has released several albums and Garzone has appeared on over 20 recordings. Garzone toured Europe with Jamaaladeen Tacuma and performed with Jack DeJohnette, Joe Lovano, John Patitucci, Danilo Pérez, Rachel Z, Bob Weir and Ratdog. Garzone is also on the faculty at the Berklee College of Music, New England Conservatory, Longy School of Music, New York University and the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music. He pioneered the triadic chromatic approach. In 1995 he recorded a tribute to Stan Getz on NYC Records called Alone. Four’s and Two’s followed a year later with Joe Lovano and in 1999 Garzone returned with Moodiology. Fringe in New York was released in the summer of 2000.

Acoustic and electric bassist John Lockwood has toured the U.S. and Europe with Joe Henderson, Freddie Hubbard, Gary Burton, the Mel Lewis Big Band and The Fringe. He has also performed with the Buffalo Philharmonic, the Boston Pops, MIT Symphony, Pat Metheny, Dizzy Gillespie, Woody Shaw, Toots Thielemans, Stan Getz and Art Farmer.

Drummer Luther Gray replaces Francisco Mela for this performance.