Jeff Stabley Jazz Quartet to perform on Valentine's Day

The Jeff Stabley Jazz Quartet will present a concert of classic rock songs played in a modern jazz style – including lots of improvisation and band interaction – at 3 p.m., Feb. 14, in York College’s DeMeester Recital Hall, Wolf Hall. The event, which is open to the public free of charge, will feature guest trombonist Don Collins.

The Jazz Quartet includes drummer Stabley, an adjunct faculty member at York College who teaches jazz studies, percussion and improvisation; pianist Kirk Reese, director of jazz studies at Messiah College; bassist Steve Meashey, one of the most sought-after bassists in the Central Pennsylvania area; and percussionist Mack White, who plays with the band Extremity. 

Collins (pictured) can be seen performing regularly with Philly Funk legends the Urban Guerilla Orchestra and the Latin soul band Cintron. He has performed with a host of diverse artists including Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Gladys Knight, Johnny Mathis, The Temptations, The Four Tops, Harold Melvin's Blue Notes, The Chi-Lites, Cuba Gooding Sr., The Delfonics, James Moody, Terell Stafford, Tim Warfield, The Dells, Patti Labelle, Kathy Sledge, the O'Jays, Eddie Green and Glenn Dodson. He has recorded for numerous pop, R&B, jazz, gospel and Latin artists including Boyz II Men, Gerald Levert, Tony Moore and Jehovah's Chosen, The Williams Sisters, The City Rhythm Orchestra, Cintron, Bunny Sigler, and Leon Huff. Collins’ television appearances include The 70's Soul Jam, which was broadcast on public television stations nationwide, and the Emeril live show with the Doc Gibbs Band. He has been a lecturer in jazz trombone in The Esther Boyer College of Music at Temple University. Collins is also a full-time pulmonary and critical care physician with Pulmonary Associates at Christiana Hospital in Newark, Del.