{"id":10747,"date":"2023-12-28T15:31:30","date_gmt":"2023-12-28T15:31:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/?p=10747"},"modified":"2023-12-28T15:31:30","modified_gmt":"2023-12-28T15:31:30","slug":"the-peacock-cafes-jazz-collective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/28\/the-peacock-cafes-jazz-collective\/","title":{"rendered":"The Peacock Caf\u00e9\u2019s Jazz Collective"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Doug Richenson, bassist for jazz\u00a0singer\u00a0Lori Lefevre,\u00a0Andre Wright, founder of the Jazz Collective and Jonathon Turner, General Manager and Music Director at WXTS Jazz 88.3<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

By Dawn Scotland<\/strong><\/em>
\nThe Truth Reporter<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Jazz is alive and well at the Peacock Caf\u00e9!<\/p>\n

The long-standing club located at 2007 Monroe St., that has been Black-owned and operated for decades, is now hosting a thriving Jazz Collective every Thursday Night from 7-10pm.What is<\/em> a collective?<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Jazz Collective is [both] the people and the music,\u201d stated Andre Wright, founder.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt takes both, a combination to make a collective. The people \u2013 the audience \u2013 and the music come together to make an atmosphere to make the collective.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

So, there is no membership.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou just come and see it and experience it,\u201d he said. \u201cAdmission is always free.\u201dAndre Wright, drummer, and Toledo native, who has played for national icons such as Martha Reeves and Branford Marsalis, relocated to Toledo and saw a lack in the jazz scene.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I came back to Toledo there was really nothing going on \u2026 Jonanthan said man you got to start something\u2026\u201d he remarked.<\/p>\n

He reached out to Jonathan Turner, 40+ year radio veteran and current station manager and music director for WXTS Jazz 88.3 (Scott High School Jazz Station). Turner is the host of the Jazz Collective at the Peacock every Thursday which is taped by BCAN (Buckeye Cable Art Network) and broadcasts on Sundays.<\/p>\n

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Lori Lefevre sings at the Jazz Collective\u00a0December 7<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cEverybody loves the music\u2026 the music is poppin\u2019\u2026 but the scene<\/em> is not there,\u201d continued Wright. \u201cSo, we want to make a healthy scene so that the young people can really come and really see the music and feel<\/em> the music because that\u2019s what we\u2019re after.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt started in April and it\u2019s been rolling ever since and it\u2019s not going to stop,\u201d said Wright.Jazz isn\u2019t new to The Peacock.<\/p>\n

\u201c[The Peacock] has been here since 1937 and it\u2019s always had music- a wide variety of blues, jazz and R&B acts \u2013 they have graced the stage here,\u201d stated Turner. \u201cThis place has gone through different renovations\u2026 but it\u2019s still standing here in 2023.\u201d<\/p>\n

Currently the club is Black-owned and operated by the Gabriel family.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s the place where Murphy and Claude Black started, before<\/em> Murphy\u2019s opened. As well as the starting place for jazz musician Johnny O\u2019Neal, the two shared.<\/p>\n

\"\"Thursday\u2019s Jazz Collective has created a scene that is attracting audiences from Toledo, Detroit, Columbus, Cleveland and more, ushering in a jazz revival.<\/p>\n

Fridays and Saturdays there are national acts and regional acts for a small cost and Jam Sessions on Sundays. In January they plan to expand to provide even bigger acts.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want from students to everybody else \u2013 let them see the music. We bring in national, local and regional acts. Jon and I are in touch with everyone. We\u2019ve brought some famous people here,\u201d said Wright. \u201cEverybody wants to be apart, BCAN just wants to capture the footage because our artist we bring in you just can\u2019t see them everywhere for free.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been going well it has not skipped a week where we haven\u2019t had entertainment. We have entertainment here every Thursday. We hope to keep that up, matter of fact we will,\u201d added Turner.<\/p>\n

Recently, on December 14, the Jazz Collective featured Charles Greene, a Detroit based jazz keyboardist, and Ralphe Armstrong, Detroit bassist, who has played for Aretha Franklin, Frank Zappa and John Laponte.<\/p>\n

Upcoming Acts at the Jazz Collective at Peacock Caf\u00e9: <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Thursday, December 28th<\/sup><\/strong> \u2013 Jason Quick<\/p>\n

Thursday, January 4th<\/sup><\/strong> \u2013 Ray Parker<\/p>\n

Thursday , January 11th<\/sup><\/strong> \u2013 Josh Silver<\/p>\n

Thursday , January 18th<\/sup><\/strong> \u2013 Mike Hayes and Red Port Review<\/p>\n

Thursday\u00a0 January 25th<\/sup><\/strong> \u2013 Ariel Kasler<\/p>\n

To learn more about the Jazz Collective at the Peacock or donate visit www.peacockjazzcollective.com<\/a>
\nTo learn more about WXTS, Scott High School\u2019s Jazz Radio station, listen to Jazz 88.3 FM<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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