The Chip White Sextet, with Irwin Hall (reeds), Eli Asner (trumpet), Sam Burtis (trombone), Mike Cochrane (piano), Matthew Parrish (bass), and Chip White (drums)

Alan "Chip" White began the Dedications series in 2008 with Double Dedication, followed by More Dedications (2009) and Personal Dedications & Percussive Tributes (2011). Each includes Chip's original compositions and poems for the jazz masters from his book "I?m Just the Drummer in the Band". He released the fourth volume of his dedication series, Family Dedications and More, in December 2014 and it moved up to # 4 on the Jazz Chart. Chip has performed and/or recorded with a variety of artists, including Carman McCrae, Jaki Byard, John Abercrombie, Frank Wess, Chet Baker, Jimmy McGriff, Houston Person and Etta Jones, and Savion Glover, among others and his Ensemble has recently performed at Dizzy's Coca Cola/Jazz at Lincoln Center, the Kitano, Sweet Rhythm, and the Lenox Lounge in New York City. $15 adm. Call for reservations 914-737-1701.