Syracuse’s premier contemporary jazz group Eye Level to play The Redhouse at 8:00 p.m. Friday, September 9. The concert will showcase material featured on the band’s CD, In Focus. The evolution of a 25-year friendship among five noted area musicians has resulted in another outstanding musical collaboration. Eye Level featured performers include SAMMY award winners Jim Johns and Mark Copani. Eye Level is the sum of Mark Copani on guitar, Ron France as bassist, Jimmy Johns on drums, John Rohde on sax, and Andy Rudy at keyboards. The combined history of these noted musicians is a Who’s Who of both local jazz standouts and national icons of the music industry. Collectively, the talent that is Eye Level has toured and/or recorded with Doc Severinson, Cedar Walton, Cabo Frio, Benny Mardones, Nancy Kelly and more. They have been the backbones of many of the best-loved bands of Central New York since the 70s, including Atlas, Ronnie Leigh and Alliance, Mr. Gone, Blue Food, Heitzman and Savoca, and Out of the Blue, to name a few. The band’s connection with CNY as home, coupled with The Redhouse as a premier venue for live performance, makes this evening a stellar event in the arts calendar of the greater Syracuse community.
