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FWD Brings Wirth, Fiuczynski and Dennard to Long Live Roxbury on November 19

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November 10, 2026

Dave Fiuczynski performing live. Photo by Ouriel Morgensztern.

The same free Feldman Geospatial series that brings Yarina to Long Live Roxbury this week returns the next Thursday with a jazz fusion trio carrying three heavyweight resumes. FWD pairs bassist and vocalist Wes Wirth with guitarist Dave Fiuczynski and drummer Kenwood Dennard, whose credits run from Jaco Pastorius and Sting to Herbie Hancock.

Feldman Geospatial Presents:

FWD

Thursday, November 19, 2026

Wes Wirth, bass, vocals

Kenwood Dennard, drums

Dave Fiuczynski, guitar

Long Live Roxbury, Brewery & Taproom, 152 Hampden Street, Roxbury, MA. Admission is free and parking is free.

ABOUT WES WIRTH:

Wesley Wirth is a composer, band leader, bassist, guitarist and vocalist—and, he is also a sculptor, a talented landscape architect and a permaculture farmer.

In the music sphere, he composes ethereal, thought-provoking music for his various ensembles as well as for many other musicians with whom he collaborates. His unique style has been described as “visually expansive, a hyperbolic soundscape . . . sonically erotic, sensually inviting and mysteriously tender.” He also tours frequently with legendary jazz guitarist, Stanley Jordan.

Wes holds Bachelor of Fine Arts Degrees in Performance, Music Theory and Composition from New England Conservatory of Music where he was also a faculty member for several decades.

Wes has recorded and/or toured with many legendary musicians including saxophonist Chuck Mangione, Nigerian Afro-Pop juju singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist King Sunny Ade and composer/theoretician/NEC faculty member George Russell along with innovators such as trombonist Hal Crook and suona player Yazhi Guo. He’s also worked extensively with drum legend Ra Kalam Bob Moses and the masterful drummer Kenwood Dennard whose resume includes performances with Jaco Pastorius, George Clinton, Sting, Dizzy Gillespie and Herbie Hancock. Wes has also collaborated with jazz guitar giants Stanley Jordan, Vernon Reid and David Fiuczynski.

ABOUT DAVE FIUCZYNSKI:

David “Fuze” Fiuczynski is an iconoclastic innovator and a rebel with a guitar. Fluent in funk, rock, fusion, wicked fretless blues slides, Eastern melodicism, Western microtonalism and everything in-between, his remarkably open-minded and versatile approach to his instrument and music in general has made him a “first call” player, and lead to tours and recording projects with a remarkably diverse cast of characters, including Stewart Copeland (The Police), Jack DeJohnette (Miles Davis, John Coltrane), John Zorn, Hiromi, JoJo Mayer, Marc Guiliana (David Bowie), Bernie Worrell (P-Funk), Dennis Chambers, Me’shell NdegeOcello, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Marcus Miller, Billy Hart, John Medeski, Cuong Vu, Ronald Shannon Jackson’s Decoding Society and countless others. He has played on nearly 100 recordings as a session musician, band leader or band member, won a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2011 and is a professor at the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston. Best known as the leader of the Screaming Headless Torsos, KiF and as a member of Hasidic New Wave, Fuze launched Planet MicroJam, an institute that explores the use of microtones in groove, jazz, ethnic, folk and other contexts, in 2012. With this impressive resume under his belt, the mad-scientist guitar hero is now seeking to bring his music to new audiences.

ABOUT KENWOOD DENNARD:

Kenwood Dennard has enjoyed a multifaceted, star-studded career as a performer, recording artist, and educator. He has toured the world and performed with such greats as Jaco Pastorius, George Clinton, Chick Corea, Dizzy Gillespie, Herbie Hancock, Sting, Pat Martino, Maceo Parker, Stanley Jordan, Gil Evans Orchestra, Wayne Shorter, Robin Eubanks, Esperanza Spaulding, Tal Wilkenfeld, Art Blakey, Charles Mingus, Bobby McFerrin, Amad Jamal, Larry Coryell, Pharoh Saunders, Howard Johnson, Taj Mahal, Whitney Houston, Tito Puente, Diane Reeves, Wayne Shorter, The Allman Brother’s Band, Warren Haynes and Joe Zawinul; and led the Meta-Funk All-Stars, the Real Thing, and Quintessence.

His numerous recordings include Grammy nominated Sting’s Nothing Like the Sun, Pat Martino’s Joyous Lake, Brand X Livestock (I and II), Jaco Pastorius’ Word of Mouth Band 1983 Japan Tour featuring Kazumi Watanabe, Bushrock Reset, Maceo Parker’s Life on Planet Groove, Stanley Jordan’s Friends, Naicin High Bias , Vanessa Williams’s The Sweetest Days, and Live at Montreux with Miles Davis and Quincy Jones. Kenwood won a GRAMMY for best big band performance on this recording, His first solo record “Just Advance” came out in 1991 and his latest release, “Show No Fear”, was released on Groove Economy Records in the fall of 2018.

Whitney Houston’s Voice Comes Home to Atlanta as The Voice of Whitney Reaches Symphony Hall

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28 minutes ago

November 10, 2026

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Whitney Houston. Photo via whitneyhouston.com.

Whitney Houston lived in Alpharetta for years, and Atlanta gets its own night with her voice next February. Her original master recordings, set to new orchestral arrangements and played live by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, turn Symphony Hall into a celebration of one of music’s most beloved catalogs, with tickets on sale this Friday.

Today, Delta Atlanta Symphony Hall LIVE announced The Voice of Whitney: A Symphonic Cinematic Celebration with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (ASO), coming to Symphony Hall on Friday, February 5, 2027. Celebrating the legacy of the global superstar Whitney Houston, The Voice of Whitney: A Symphonic Cinematic Celebration features her original master and remastered vocal recordings paired with breathtaking new orchestral arrangements of her most beloved songs, performed live by the ASO and conducted by William R. Langley. Tickets for this performance go on sale Friday, November 13 at 10:00AM at ticketmaster.com. For further information on this program and more, visit aso.org/live.

About The Voice of Whitney: A Symphonic Cinematic Celebration with the ASO

February 14, 2025, marked the 40th Anniversary of Whitney Houston’s career in music and entertainment. The Estate of Whitney E. Houston and its partner, Primary Wave Music continue to celebrate her legacy through a series of year-long events including the upcoming The Voice of Whitney: A Symphonic Cinematic Celebration, which comes to Atlanta Symphony Hall on Friday, February 5, 2027.

The Voice of Whitney concert event features the original master and remastered recordings of Whitney’s vocals set to new arrangements in a unique and one-of-a-kind reinterpretation of her classic hits and landmark songs, accompanied by never-before-seen video footage and interviews, along with some of her historic performances. This symphonic celebration pairs her voice with breathtaking, new orchestral arrangements of her most beloved songs accompanied by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.

“This concert event is particularly special. Whitney lived in Alpharetta for many years before her passing,” says Pat Houston, executor of The Estate of Whitney E. Houston. “She loved Atlanta and this will give her fans and supporters in the Atlanta Metro area, an opportunity to celebrate her music and legacy. We are also excited to work with William R. Langley again, who conducted a preview performance of ‘The Voice of Whitney: A Symphonic Celebration’ with the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra at the 4th Annual Legacy of Love Gala in August 2025. William and the Youth Orchestra brilliantly mastered Whitney’s music.”

On August 30, 2024, The Voice of Whitney premiered at The Ravinia Festival with the Chicago Philharmonic and was conducted by Sean Mayes; the Kennedy Center followed with the National Symphony Orchestra with conductor Steven Reineke. The first series of the 2025 North America concert tour, The Voice of Whitney: A Symphonic Celebration kicked off with the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra (Daniel Wiley, conductor) at Cincinnati Music Hall in Cincinnati, OH and the tour continued at performing arts centers around the country. Whitney Houston’s fans have traveled across the country and around the world to attend various dates of The Voice of Whitney concert.

The Voice of Whitney: A Symphonic Cinematic Celebration with the ASO is presented by Delta Atlanta Symphony Hall LIVE and will take place at Atlanta Symphony Hall on Friday, February 5, 2027 at 8:00PM. This performance will be conducted by William R. Langley.

About Delta Atlanta Symphony Hall LIVE

Delta Atlanta Symphony Hall LIVE concerts feature world-renowned musicians and entertainers, several of which will be joined on-stage by the GRAMMY® award-winning, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Highlighting genres across the entertainment gamut, guests can enjoy concerts and events ranging from pop, rock, country, R&B, jazz, comedy, podcasts, book tours and everything in between. Symphony Hall continues to present a diverse array of artists throughout the year, bringing unique visual and audial experiences to the Atlanta community through the magic of live performances.