Sun Jul 26: The Jonas Myers Trio feat. Osama Afifi & Craig Cootsona @ Cellar Cat

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Sunday July 26th @ Cellar Cat

The Jonas Myers Trio feat. Osama Afifi & Craig Cootsona

5:30 to 7:30 pm

$25 tickets

21+

Ticket link: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/cellarcatllc/2309281

Address: 11253 NE State Hwy 104, Kingston, WA 98346

Cellar Cat is a delightful, cozy jazz club just one block from the Kingston ferry terminal. Excellent wine and snacks and a wonderful place to hear live music. 

Port Townsend jazz pianist Jonas Myers is Cellar Cat's Artist-in-Residence for 2026. Joining Jonas are two of the Puget Sound's most in-demand side-men: Osama Afiffi on bass and Craig Cootsona on percussion.  

Osama Afifi is an American jazz bassist. He has recorded and performed live with many artists such as U.S. and Canadian tours with Yanni during the "Reflections of Passion", "Revolution in Sound", and "Dare to Dream" concert tours; a European and Canadian tour with French artist Vanessa Paradis; and a TV show on VH1 called Storytellers with The Doors. He worked with jazz vocalists Kurt Elling and Nnenna Freelon, The 5th Dimension, The Cadillacs, jazz saxophonist Gary Herbig, singer Debby Boone, keyboardist Kei Akagi, Doors drummer John Densmore, Brazilian style guitar duo Hugo Jojo, and jazz trumpeter Tony Guerrero. For several years he has been the bassist for the B Sharp Jazz Quartet. The Quartet toured extensively throughout the United States and Europe. They performed at the North Sea, Istanbul, Nice, Brecon, and Monterey Jazz Festivals, to name a few. Afifi ventured into composition, co-writing the song "Nami" for the album Searching for the One. KLON, a Los Angeles jazz radio station, chose "Nami" to be on a compilation album.

Craig Cootsona first hit the music scene in Olympia, playing jazz with Steve Munger, Syd Potter, and Bill Duris in “Size 4.” After a few years of gigging he met Bert Wilson and became a member of Bert’s group “Rebirth” from about 2006 until Bert’s death in 2013. They hosted sessions attended by musicians like Chuck Stentz, Lenny Pickett, and Jeff Coffin. Bert’s characteristically challenging phrasings helped Craig broaden his skills and find his own voice to interpret the music. Craig plays styles including jazz, rock, funk, contemporary Christian, and classical. Craig enjoys the opportunity to meet and work with many different musicians whose influences remain instrumental in his lifelong journey to improve his craft. He believes music fosters an appreciation for creativity, expression, and diversity that "washes away the dust of everyday life."

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