Event

Todd Marcus Quartet

Jubilee Arts, a new arts program bordering the Sandtown-Winchester and Upton neighbohorhoods, presents the Todd Marcus Quartet featuring special guest pianist Xavier Davis. The performance is a first step in Jubilee's Arts efforts to bring jazz back to Baltimore's Pennsylvania Avenue. With two sets on Friday, March 12 from 8-11pm at the new Harris-Marcus Center. With Eric Kennedy (drums) and Eric Wheeler (bass).

Guest pianist Xavier Davis has peformed and/or recorded with many of today's great jazz musicians. He started his professional career by working with the legendary vocalist Betty Carter for nearly two years and has since worked and/or recorded Freddie Hubbard, Sonny Fortune, Abbey Lincoln, Joe Lovano, Donald Byrd, Tom Harrell, Regina Carter, Stefon Harris, Bob Berg, Joe Chambers, Gary Bartz, John Faddis, Nat Adderley, Nicholas Payton, Wessell Anderson, Vincent Herring, Antonio Hart, Don Braden, The New Jazz Composer's Octet, Ron Blake, Vanessa Rubin, Nnenna Freelon, Steve Turre, Russell Malone, The New York Voices, Billy Hart, Manhattan Projects and Diahann Carroll, among others.

Davis has served as the musical director of the Boy's Choir of Harlem and also played keyboard for the television series "Cosby." When he is not touring, he is writing music for national television commercials as well as an upcoming PBS documentary.

For more information on Jubilee Arts and its programming, visit: www.jubileeartsbaltimore.org