Mark Osteen’s Cold Spring Jazz Trio to Perform at Crossroads Lounge

Dec. 10, 2009 - PRLog -- The Cold Spring Jazz Trio will be performing in the Crossroads Lounge at the Radisson Hotel at Cross Keys, Thursday, Dec. 17 from 6-9 p.m. For over a decade, the extended group, the Cold Spring Jazz Quartet has appeared regularly in nightclubs, restaurants and concert venues winning a broad and loyal following. The Cold Spring Jazz Trio is a drumless performance for smaller venues like the Crossroads Lounge which creates an intimate, lower volume performance for the audience.

The trio is lead by saxophonist and vocalist Mark Osteen who began playing piano at age seven, and took up the saxophone in the fifth grade. He played while growing up in Montana and studied jazz at the University of Montana Jazz Workshops. Mark has performed with various groups throughout the Pacific Northwest as well as in Atlanta and upon moving to Baltimore, co-founded the Cold Spring Jazz Quartet in 1994. Mark is also president of the Baltimore Jazz Alliance, the non-profit organization who organizes musicians for each of the Thursday night live performances in the Crossroads Lounge.

On Dec. 17, Mark will be accompanied by Anthony Villa on piano and Gary Kerner on bass. Anthony is also a member of the Baltimore Jazz Alliance and is the Director of Music Programs at Loyola University. Gary is well known in the Baltimore jazz scene, having played in the Baltimore City summer concert series, as part of Baltimore’s Big Band, and at various functions with the Shades of Blue Orchestra as well as the Sentimental Journey Orchestra.

The Crossroads Lounge at the Radisson Hotel in the Village of Cross Keys offers the intimate setting that makes jazz so enjoyable. Guests can enjoy the light jazz music while tasting free appetizers from the Crossroads Restaurant’s new farm-to-table menu. The Crossroads Lounge has a fully stocked bar with happy hour pricing from 4-7 p.m., a hearty bar menu, and dining room if a full meal is in order. The jazz performance is from 6-9 p.m. and free covered parking at the Radisson makes it easy for locals to stop by on their way home from work or for visitors to Baltimore to enjoy an evening of entertainment without the hassles of downtown.

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The Radisson Hotel at Cross Keys is in the Cross Keys community on Falls Road in Baltimore and provides comfortable and reasonably priced rooms to travelers and visitors. The hotel includes Crossroads Restaurant and Lounge which features a new farm-to-table menu, free wine tastings on Wednesdays, and free live music on Thursdays. Free covered parking is available at the hotel.