Legendary Jazz Giants Glenn Wilson and Rory Stuart come to the Loft in a special appearance! Glenn Wilson has been a professional jazz saxophonist for 50 years. The All Music Guide called him "an unsung hero in modern jazz". After completing his undergraduate degree from Youngstown State University in 1977, Glenn moved to New York City, where he worked and recorded with The Buddy Rich Band, Lionel Hampton Orchestra, Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra, Tito Puente, Machito, Bill Kirchner Nonet, Bob Belden Ensemble, and scores of other jazz and latin-jazz groups. Glenn recorded his first CD as a leader, the highly-reviewed Impasse, in 1984 for Cadence Records. In 1988, Glenn began his association with Sunnyside Records with the release of Elusive. Three more CDs with Sunnyside - Bittersweet, Blue Porpoise Avenue, and One Man's Blues - as well as a recording for Timeless Records, Lee's Keys Please, followed in the next decade. Glenn also appeared on over 25 jazz recordings as a sideman during this time. Glenn's CDs are featured in the Penguin Guide of Jazz and The Grammophone Guide to Good Jazz, and he has also received a National Endowment for the Arts Grant and has been featured in the DownBeat Magazine Critics Poll in the Baritone Saxophone category.

Rory Stuart is a critically acclaimed jazz guitarist and composer based in New York As a leader, he has CDs that have received 4 stars in Downbeat, and been voted 10 best of the year in Coda and Cadence. He has performed around the world, including Switzerland, South Korea, Sweden, Argentina, Singapore, Canada, Greece, India, Brazil, Italy, Bahamas, Israel, Chile, Austria, Iceland, Columbia, Czech Republic, Spain, Denmark, Kazakhstan, South Africa, Germany, Poland, and across the United States. His Quartet regularly performs to sold-out crowds in New York City as well. He has been called by JAZZ TIMES “Perhaps THE most innovative straight-ahead jazz guitarist to emerge in years” and named as one of the greatest living jazz guitarists (in The Great Jazz Guitarists by Scott Yanow).

Rory has performed as leader or co-leader in groups with George Garzone, Billy Harper, John Ellis, Jaleel Shaw, Glenn Wilson, Ernie Krivda, Robert Glasper, Armen Donelian, Marc Copland, Kevin Hayes, Jason Lindner, Francesca Tanksley, Cecil Bridgewater, Jack Walrath, Jason Palmer, Brandon Lee, Sheila Jordan, Jean Rohe, Becca Stevens, Anthony Cox, Reggie Workman, Francois Moutin, Matt Penman, Brandon Owens, Chris Tordini, John Lockwood, Doug Weiss, Calvin Hill, Chip Jackson, Ben Williams, Sizao Machado, Keith Copeland, John Riley, Dan Weiss, Ari Hoenig, Dafnis Prieto, Greg Hutchinson, Marcus Gilmore, and Obed Calvaire, and in a trio that featured Rajna Swaminathan on mrdangam, and Francesco Geminiani on saxophone, and a large group with Mike Rodriguez, Taku Kuroda, James Francies, and others. He performed with Greg Osby, Dave Douglas, Mark Soskin, Matt Penman,and Greg Hutchinson as part of the NYJazzMasters.

As a sideman, he toured with Brother Jack McDuff and with Bill Doggett, and worked with a wide variety of jazz artists, including Charlie Rouse, Charles Earland, Steve Nelson, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Ernie Krivda, Larry Coryell, Makanda Ken McIntyre, Bill Saxton, and the Keith Copeland Coalition with John Stubblefield and Joe Locke. He performed in Europe in Steve Coleman's band with Geri Allen, Graham Haynes, and Cassandra Wilson, and is considered an early contributor to the MBASE movement. He appeared as a guest with Vincent Herring's group in Switzerland and with Michael Wolff in Innsbruck, Austria.

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