Keller Remington Pentagon
This quintet from the Peabody Jazz Program, the Keller Remington Pentagon, is excited to perform at Keystone Korner Baltimore on Wednesday, September 7, at 7:30 p.m. with trumpeter Keller Remington, bassist Jason Torres, drummer Koleby Royston, saxophonist Thomas Schinabeck, and pianist Leonardo Zurita!
Peabody students can buy tickets for only $10 at the door! These performers are all students at The Peabody Institute.
Keller Remington is a 19-year old trumpet player from Las Vegas, Nevada, currently residing in the Baltimore/ Washington D.C. area. Keller found a deep passion for Black American Music through his parents love of listening to music. While in High school Keller was the recipient of 4 consecutive Student downbeat awards, as well as performed alongside Grammy nominated Las Vegas Icons, Clint Holmes and Frankie Moreno, as well as Las Vegas native trumpet player, Kenny Rampton. Upon being in Baltimore, Keller has performed around the DMV area and hopes to continue the rich culture and tradition of Black American Music.
Jason Torres, upcoming Tubist and Bassist who’s catching the attention of audiences along the east coast. As a child he was exposed to Salsa, Reggae, And Classical music. Discovering his love for music in his early teens, Jason found a voice playing Tuba throughout High-school. Then his life changed when attending Peabody Conservatory In Baltimore, Maryland, where he found a love for Black American Music. Picking up the bass as part of his studies, it has now become an integral part of his life. Jason has performed alongside spectacular acts such as The Backyard Band, Jeff Bonk, Doug Elliot, Bob Butta, Eric Kennedy, Frank Russo, Mike Noonen, Clarence Ward the 3rd with Dat Feel Good and Rufus Roundtree and the B’more Brass Factory just to name a few.
Leonardo Zurita Grew up in the Bay seeing modern jazz masters such as Ambrose Akinmusire, Thomas Pridgen, Howard Wiley and Mike Aaberg. Zurita noticed that these musicians would push the boundaries of the art they were creating which inspired him to do the same. Leonardo wants to create a unique blend of sound incorporating many musicians from Thelonious Monk to Led Zeppelin.
Koleby Royston is a 19-year old musician from Denver, Colorado. Coming from a family of musicians, Royston has been surrounded by music for his entire life. However, he found his specific love for drumming at age 15-years old when he attended the Jazz House Kids Summer Workshop in Montclair, New Jersey. Since then, Royston has had the chance to work alongside notable musicians including Sean Jones, Matthew Stevens, Allison Miller, Mark Whitfield Jr., Tia Fuller, Mimi Jones, Josh Evans, Julius Tolentino, and others. Royston now attends the Peabody Institute of Music in Baltimore, Maryland. He feels blessed to have had such opportunities, and hopes to continue improving his craft as a Black American Musician.
Thomas Schinabeck is a saxophonist and composer from Cleveland, Ohio. During middle and high school, he attended the Cleveland Tri-C JazzFest Academy weekend program run by local jazz professionals. He played in a Cleveland-based high school all-star jazz combo, Spirit of the Groove, under the direction of professional trumpet player and Jazz at Lincoln Center Global Jazz Ambassador, Dominick Farinacci. With this group, he had the opportunity to play with amazing musicians such as Terence Blanchard, Sean Jones, Patrick Bartley, and John Clayton.
