Event

Jazz at The Green Room #29: Kurtis Rivers & Alain Pacowski

**Unfortunately Kurtis & Alain will be unable to appear as planned. We hope to reschedule their show for sometime this fall. Stay tuned.***

Originally from South Carolina, Rivers moved to Massachusetts in the 1970s, eventually enrolling at Berklee School of Music in 1979. During and after his time at Berklee, Rivers worked hard in Boston's jazz clubs, playing several nights a week at the legendary Wally's Café in Boston's South End in the mid to late 1980s. In more recent times, Rivers has performed, recorded, and toured with acclaimed Boston jazz groups such as Salim Washington's Roxbury Blues Aesthetic, Russ Gershon's Either/Orchestra, and the Makanda Project.

For the last 7 years, Kurtis has played Sunday nights at the Ramsay/Toy VFW post in Dorchester, a hidden gem in Boston's jazz world. Among Kurtis's bandmates on Sundays has been guitarist Alain Pacowski. Originally from Biarritz, France, Alain has been active in the Boston area jazz scene for decades, and these days splits his time between Boston and New York. The two met at legendary South End jazz spot Wally's when they were both regulars there, and the two have become "musical brothers" after decades of playing together.

Looking forward to having these longtime musical friends back, this time together! With bassist TBD.