Stop, Look and Listen! | Jazz on the Lawn with Graeme Francis Trio

Event details

  • Saturday, October 21, 3:00 PM | FREE
  • The Menil Collection North Lawn | Free parking in the Menil’s lot on West Alabama
  • 1533 Sul Ross St, Houston TX 77006

DACAMERA and The Menil Collection present the Graeme Francis Trio in an outdoor show.

Graeme Francis, drums; Ben Clifton, piano; A. J. Moyler, bass

Canadian drummer and educator Graeme Francis founded the UTSA Faculty Jazz Combo, which performed with local and national jazz figures including Pete Rodriguez, Doc Watkins, Ed Smith, Carter Arrington and Bill Watrous. During his time in San Antonio, Francis performed extensively with Doc Watkins, including a date at Carnegie Hall, which resulted in the album Swingin from San Antonio.

Stop, Look and Listen! is a series of free chamber music and jazz concerts presented in one of Houston’s most inspiring and stimulating environments, the world-renowned Menil Collection. Admission to the Menil is always free.

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