VIC’S LAS VEGAS WELCOMES THE CHRISTIAN JACOB TRIO AUGUST 18 & 19
Two shows nightly at 7 and 8:30 p.m.
WHO: Vic’s Las Vegas welcomes the Christian Jacob Trio for two captivating evenings of jazz. Christian Jacob will be joined on stage by notable musicians Ray Brinker (drums) and Trey Henry (bass).
WHEN: Friday, August 18 and Saturday, August 19, 2023
Two shows nightly at 7 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.
Reservations are encouraged.
WHERE: Vic’s Las Vegas
355 Promenade Place in Symphony Park
ABOUT CHRISTIAN JACOB
Critically acclaimed and award-winning jazz pianist Christian Jacob’s style embodies the spirit of Bill Evans, Oscar Peterson, Dave Brubeck, and Keith Jarrett. Born in Lorraine, France, the nine-year-old Jacob was bit hard and fast by the Dave Brubeck Quartet’s ‘Take Five’ and never looked back. Maynard Ferguson described Jacob as a genius and virtuoso. The New York Times, Jazz Times and Keyboard magazine heaped high praise on Jacob and Jazz Times lauded him “a post-bop modernist touched by the souls of Bill Evans and Keith Jarrett.”
Jacob’s storied recording and performing history includes touring around the globe and working with jazz legends Flora Purim and Airto Moreira, Miroslav Vitous, Randy Brecker, Bill Holman, and Broadway legend Betty Buckley. After scoring two major motion pictures for director Clint Eastwood, “Sully” and “The 15:17 to Paris,” Jacob decided to record his 2019 release The Originals. It marked the first time that Jacob created and delivered a project solely based on his original and seductive compositions. Recorded with his longtime bandmates Trey Henry and Ray Brinker, it is an intuitive jazz trio recording with eight of the tracks having the added depth of strings.
In 2023 Jacob garnered his 8th Grammy nomination for “Remembering Bob Freedman,” featuring bassist Ron Carter and the Swiss Youth Jazz Orchestra.
ABOUT RAY BRINKER
Ray Brinker received a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies from North Texas State University and performed as a member of NTSU’s Grammy-nominated 1 O’Clock Lab Band. Upon graduation from NTSU, Ray toured worldwide with jazz high-note trumpet player Maynard Ferguson before moving to the West Coast, where he has become a staple in the Los Angeles studio and performance scene.
As a founding, 30-year member of the Tierney Sutton Band, Ray has co-arranged and recorded 11 CDs. The band has garnered 6 consecutive Grammy nominations for “Best Jazz Vocal Album,” and Ray has received a Grammy nomination as co-arranger for “Best Arrangement Accompanying a Vocalist.” Ray is also a member of the Grammy-winning Gordon Goodwin Big Phat Band.
Ray has worked with Maynard Ferguson, Tierney Sutton Band, Pat Benatar, Joe Cocker, Natalie Cole, David Lee Roth, Cinderella, Woody Herman, Gordon Goodwin Big Phat Band, Christian Jacob Trio, Brian Setzer, Jack Sheldon, Anita O’Day, Randy Brecker, Wayne Bergeron Big Band, Tom Kubis Big Band, Claire Fisher, Mitch Forman, Johnny Mandel, Michel LeGrand, Chris Walden Big Band, Frank Gambale, Arturo Sandoval, Lea Salonga, Veronique Sanson, Kristin Chenoweth, Paul Anka, Engelbert Humperdinck, Grant Geissman, T Lavitz, Steve Morse, Seth MacFarlane, and Ray Charles, including his 8-time Grammy Award winning Album Of The Year “Genius Loves Company”, featuring James Taylor, Norah Jones, Bonnie Raitt, Natalie Cole, Michael McDonald, Dianna Krall, Willie Nelson, and Josh Groban. His music has been featured in TV and film including American Hustle, Ray: The Ray Charles Story, Shrek, Chicken Run, Dear God, The Alamo, Brother Bear, Lilo & Stitch, Pluto Nash, Charmed, Assault On Precinct 13, America’s Got Talent, The 15:17 To Paris, and Tangled: Before Ever After. Ray and the Tierney Sutton Band co-wrote, arranged, and performed the score for Clint Eastwood’s 2016 film, “Sully.”
ABOUT TREY HENRY
A native of Los Angeles, Trey Henry has had many opportunities to perform with a wide variety of artists such as Stevie Wonder, Henry Mancini, Herbie Hancock, Natalie Cole, Willie Nelson, Lady Gaga, James Taylor, Aretha Franklin, Michelle Legrand, Idina Menzel, Aaron Neville, Dizzie Gillespie, and Alan and Marilyn Bergman. He appears on more than 300 recordings with artists including Ray Charles, Maynard Ferguson, Linda Ronstadt, Boz Scaggs, Gerald Wilson, Tom Scott, Steve Allen, and Lalo Schifrin. His work with Tierney Sutton has resulted in seven Grammy nominations.
Currently featured on Apple TV’s “The Peanuts,” Trey has worked on numerous TV productions ranging from “The Family Guy,” “The Mandalorian,” and “American Dad,” to “American Idol,” The Voice,” The EMMY Awards, The Academy Awards, and “Dancing with the Stars.” He has lent his talent to dozens of musical productions including “Hamilton,” “Wicked,” “The Lion King,” and “The Book of Mormon.” His film and soundtrack credits include “Tenet,” “The Thomas Crown Affair,” “Sully,” “The Jungle Book,” “The Greatest Showman,” “Ted,” “Top Gun Maverick,” “A Million Ways to Die in the West,” Frozen 2,” and “Oppenheimer.”
ABOUT VIC’S LAS VEGAS
Created by Porchlight Hospitality in 2023, Vic’s Las Vegas is located in Symphony Park at 355 Promenade Place. Open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, Vic’s features Italian-American cuisine, a full-service bar, gaming, and live entertainment nightly. Reservations can be made by calling 725-755-5299 or visit vicslasvegas.com. Follow on Instagram @vicslasvegas.