Charlie Kolhase, Dan Blake, Jeremy Udden, Sean Berry, Jason Robinson (Saxophones)
Warren Smith (drums and percussion)

Alto, tenor and baritone saxophonist Charlie Kohlhase has been a mainstay of Boston’s jazz scene for over twenty years. Whether leading his two newest bands, performing in a dozen others or writing over 50 compositions, his music spans a broad range of styles with an emphasis on the contemporary and the improvised.

In addition, he co-led groups with the great Danish/Congolese saxophonist John Tchicai, Charlie was also a member of Either/Orchestra from 1987 to 2001, playing throughout North America, Europe and Russia. His recordings with Tchicai and Roswell Rudd have received critical acclaim.

Charlie was an artist-in-residence at Harvard in 2003 with Dave Douglas and Roswell Rudd. That same year, he recorded with Anthony Braxton's Genome Project and worked with violinist/composer Leroy Jenkins at Boston’s Institute of Contemporary Art.

In addition to teaching at the Longy School of Music in Cambridge, Massachusetts Charlie has been active in jazz radio for many years and currently hosts “Research and Development," a program devoted to modern jazz heard on WMBR, 88.1FM in Cambridge, Massachusetts and on the web.