Live Performances
Paradiso
903 Early Street, Santa Fe, NM 87501
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Bevan Manson Quartet
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The great pianist Antoinette Perry premiered my 4 Preludes (written expressly for her)
on Thurs. Sept. 11th at the Composer Collective Concert in Topanga - 7:30 - 9:30 pm
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Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum
1419 North Topanga Canyon Blvd.
Topanga California 90290​​
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This Composer Collective is dedicated to the composers and musicians who lost their homes or were displaced by the Palisades and Eton fires. Featuring original music by local composers, this event honors their work—past, present, and future—during a year when our community’s support is more vital than ever.
Recent Performances:
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Arts for Life Concert with Ernie Watts & Bob Mintzer
​Symphonic Jazz Orchestra
Sunday May 4, 5:00 - 6:00 PM
Carpenter Performing Arts Center
6200 E Atherton St, Long Beach, CA 90840
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World Premier
IWATAKI for Solo Clarinet, Jazz Saxophone and Studio Orchestra
by Bevan Manson​
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BEVAN MANSON SEPTET
Featuring Tierney Sutton
Live at the Regattabar Sat. Oct. 5th, 2024
1 Bennett St. Cambridge MA 02138
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With: flutist/alto saxophonist Dave Glasser, who is currently with the Count Basie Orchestra, and who performed with Clark Terry for many years and…
​2-time Grammy award winner clarinetist/tenor saxophonist/composer Ted Nash, from the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra; and…
​Trombonist Ed Neumeister, formerly with the Village Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, Buddy Rich, Mercer Ellington; and…
9-time Grammy nominated vocalist Tierney Sutton; and…
​L.A. based composer/arranger/pianist Bevan Manson, showcasing his two new record releases, ‘Talking To Trees’, featuring Tierney, and ‘When The Cup Is Lifted’; and…
​Bevan reunited again with his ‘Rhythm Chowder’ trio with Boston bassist Bob Nieske, and internationally known drummer Matt Wilson.
​With special guest, bass clarinetist/saxophonist Daniel Ian Smith
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Here are some pics from my Sextet performance at The Grape in Ventura, CA on July 20, 2024
BEVAN MANSON SEXTET:
Featuring Bob Sheppard, Dave Glasser, Steve Hass, Kenny Wild, Chip Tingle and surprise guest Ted Nash
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Here are a few pictures from our sold-out Regattabar gig on 11/11/23 in Cambridge MA. Many of the charts were from two of my recent and upcoming record releases. See Portfolio page for a few sneak peeks ...
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The stellar band was Tierney Sutton on vocals; Mark Zaleski, Felipe Salles, and Daniel Ian Smith on woodwinds; Joe Locke on vibraphone; yours truly on piano and 'conducting'; Bob Nieske on bass; Matt Wilson on drums.
Great fun! And extra fun to have the old 'Rhythm Chowder' rhythm section back after all these years...
