Houston Person — artist
Houston Person has 2 upcoming shows, next at Birdland Jazz Club on Tue, Nov 10. Dates, venues and tickets on Ckord.
Houston Person wears the Boss Tenor crown, worn so long by Gene Ammons. Mr. Person is busy working his own gigs; booking his tours, finding new clubs, having phone numbers for every major concert promoter on every continent. He even produces his own albums. His first big break came while working as a sideman with organist Johnny Hammond and his group, co-led by Etta Jones. Mr. Person's working relationship with Ms. Jones began in 1973 and lasted for thirty years, until her recent passing in 2001. Early gigs happened while serving in the Army overseas in Germany, where he played with Eddie Harris, Cedar Walton and others. On Mr. Person's philosophy of jazz, he says, "Well, it's uplifting and important. And a release and a relief. That's what it is, jazz, so called jazz, to me. It's important that it's relaxing. Something that when the end of the day comes, after a hard and frustrating day out in the world, that relieves you. Relaxes you and makes you feel good." Mr Person adds that all he wants is to give people "good solid melodies with some improvisation and plenty of blues feel." He smiles, "You always want that dance feeling there, that happy, happy feeling."
Houston Person upcoming shows
- Houston Person Quintet: 92nd Birthday Celebration — Birdland Jazz Club — Nov 10, 2026
- Houston Person Quintet: 92nd Birthday Celebration — Birdland Jazz Club — Nov 10, 2026
Houston Person past shows
- MATT CHERTKOFF QUARTET FEAT. HOUSTON PERSON — The Django — Jun 1, 2024
- Matt Chertkoff Quartet Feat. Houston Person — The Django — Nov 4, 2023
Venues Houston Person has played
- The Django — 2 shows, last played 2024
Artists who have played the same stages as Houston Person
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- Naama Gheber — 1 shared venue, via The Django
- Akili Bradley — 1 shared venue, via The Django
- Manuel Valera — 1 shared venue, via The Django
- Ron Jackson — 1 shared venue, via The Django
- Sam Dillon Quartet — 1 shared venue, via The Django
- John Sneider — 1 shared venue, via The Django
- Spike Wilner — 1 shared venue, via The Django
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- Conrad Herwig — 1 shared venue, via The Django
- Ashley Pezzotti — 1 shared venue, via The Django
- Itai Kriss — 1 shared venue, via The Django
- April Varner — 1 shared venue, via The Django
- Simon Mogul — 1 shared venue, via The Django
- Pawel Ignatowicz — 1 shared venue, via The Django
- Anton Kot — 1 shared venue, via The Django
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