Master guitarist Rodney Jones has toured worldwide, performed and recorded with a who’s who of music including Dizzy Gillespie, James Brown, Lena Horne, Quincy Jones, Christian McBride, Stevie Wonder, Elvin Jones, Kenny Burrell, Stan Getz, and countless others. He was the house guitarist for the Apollo Theatre for 9 years, and the staff guitarist for the Rosie O’Donnell Show for 6 years. He has written commercials and has more than 125 compositions recorded. He recently scored a documentary film for PBS about African American GIs in WW2.  He served as Musical Director/Producer for Lena Horne, Ruth Brown, Gloria Lynne, Ernestine Anderson and others.. He has been a professor of Jazz Guitar Studies at The Juilliard School for 12 years and at The Manhattan School of Music for more than 20 years and has conducted clinics and workshops worldwide.

His highly popular Blue Note album “Soul Manifesto” is widely regarded as one of the most important works in modern history. How lucky are we to have this rare appearance in person to hear this music LIVE at Uncle Cheef?! Featuring a battleship band of the world’s finest musicians you’re gonna want to get your reso in early for this one, folks.

Featuring: RODNEY JONES: guitar | DABIN RYU: piano | LONNIE PLAXICO: bass | RUSSELL CARTER: drums

Doors 6:30pm / Sets at 7:30pm & 9pm / One ticket ($15-$25) is valid for both sets, seating for the 9pm set is based upon availability