The Finnerty-Gordon Project featuring Darius Babazadeh

The Finnerty-Gordon Project featuring Darius Babazadeh    Barry Finnerty and Scott Gordon return to the Side Door, this time  adding renowned saxophonist Darius Babazadeh to their high-energy trio.   Come out for a night of exhilarating classic and modern jazz.    ------------------    Darius Babazadeh has entertained Sacramento jazz fans for over 40 years,  blending a lyrical cool sound with hard-bop pyrotechnics, forging a  style all his own. He has performed with Natalie Cole, Johnny Mathis,  The Temptations, Lynyrd Skynyrd, recorded with Paul Anka, and is a  member of the Ron Cunha Big Band.    Guitarist Barry Finnerty and drummer Scott Gordon are no strangers to  The Side Door, having brought their hard-driving trio to the Side Door  last March.  Finnerty is an internationally acclaimed jazz and fusion  guitarist who has played and recorded with Miles Davis, the Brecker  Brothers, the Crusaders, Hubert Laws, Thad Jones/Mel Lewis, Blood Sweat  and Tears, and many others.  Drummer Scott Gordon has played and  recorded with the Dave Bass Trio, Jessica Williams, Hugh Ragin, Herb  Jeffries, Rick Hatfield, and leads the Herdin'Cats Big Band. They will  be joined by upright bassist Tyler Miles, one of Sacramento's most  exciting young artists.  In addition to performing regularly with  Finnerty and Gordon, Tyler has recently backed Jeff "Tain" Watts, and  his own band "Preview Only" is releasing an album of original music.    The quartet will be playing a wide variety of styles, ranging from jazz  standards to fiery post-bop thrillers. You're not going to want to miss  it!