presents
Cyrus Chestnut Trio
with Special Guest
Guitarist Russell Malone
Saturday, December 14, 2013
~ 8pm
South
Florida JAZZ presents the exhilarating pianist Cyrus Chestnut who will
appear with his trio augmented by special guest on guitar, Russell Malone.
While both artists have busy and very successful solo careers, they
occasionally come together for special performances bringing their unique
gospel and blues-infused influences in a blend with hard-swinging uplifting
jazz. This is the first Florida
Pre-concert
musical entertainment to be provided in the courtyard from 7:00 – 7:45 PM by
the WDNA Jazz Encounters Bootcamp Ensemble, comprised of area student-musicians,
age 11-17, under the direction and tutelage of South
Florida musician-educator Nicole Yarling.
Virtuosic
and playful are terms that best describe pianist Cyrus Chestnut. His approach
is simultaneously hard-swinging and soulful, blending contemporary and more
traditional jazz with the gospel music of his upbringing, creating a
blues-inflected iconic, personal sound.
Cyrus was
born into a family very much involved with church music. His father played the
organ and his mother directed the choir in the Baltimore Calvary
Baptist Church Boston
Before
embarking on a solo career about 20 years ago, Cyrus paid his dues as a sideman
with high-profile artists Jon Hendricks, Donald Harrison, Wynton Marsalis, and
perhaps most influentially, the intense and demanding singer Betty Carter,
where every night was a trial by fire for all of her musicians, especially the
pianists. In addition to the small combo gigs, Cyrus Chestnut’s rhythm section
leadership and his prowess as a soloist resulted in first-call pianist status
in larger the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra and the Carnegie Hall Jazz
Orchestra.
For several
years, Russell Malone has been one of the most commanding guitarists on the
scene. Growing up in Georgia he was involved first in gospel music but he
quickly discovered George Benson, Wes Montgomery and Charlie Christian and
found himself playing in the jazz cauldron that was organist Jimmy Smith’s band.
moving from jazz to blues, gospel and pop without hesitation, a rare facility
that has made him first-call for Diana Krall, Gladys Knight, Aretha Franklin,
B.B King, Natalie Cole, David Sanborn, Shirley Horn, Christina Aguilera, Harry
Connick, Jr, Ron Carter, and Sonny Rollins. That certainly is versatility. His
sound is warm He was self-taught and influenced primarily by He was a bebop
guitarist from the outset and achieved acclaim playing with organist Jimmy
Smith
ARTISTIC PERSONNEL:
Cyrus
Chestnut – piano
Russell
Malone - guitar
Eric Wheeler
- acoustic bass
Evan Sherman
- drums
South
Florida JAZZ, in its
22nd year, as the principal purveyors of modern jazz in the region since 1992,
formally announces its new season schedule. All eight performances will be held
at the Rose & Alfred Miniaci Performing Arts Center, 3100 Ray Ferrero, Jr Blvd Nova Southeastern
University campus in Davie
Tickets
to all concerts can be purchased from the Broward Center box office at
954-462-0222; toll-free at 877-311-SHOW, online at southfloridajazz.org
or browardcenter.org.
Tickets: $40; students $15; $300
eight-concert subscriptionAll seating is reserved
Free parking courtesy of South Florida JAZZ
2014 Concerts
January 11, 2014 – KENNY GARRETT QUINTET
Over the course of a stellar career that has
spanned more than 30 years, Kenny Garrett has become the preeminent alto
saxophonist of his generation. Well known for his time with Miles Davis,
Garrett brings an intense, melodic, and distinctive sound to each musical
situation. The quintet has just released its second acclaimed recording in as
many years, Pushing The World Away.
February 8, 2014 – JEFF BERLIN TRIO with Richard Drexler and
Mike Clark
A virtuoso of the electric bass, Jeff Berlin
is considered to be amongst the finest bass guitarist soloists in the world.
His current trio is remarkable in its versatility with noted drummer Mike Clark
(from Herbie Hancock’s Headhunters band) and pianist-bassist Richard Drexler.
This band really must be seen to be believed!
March 8, 2014 - WILL CALHOUN ENSEMBLE
Will Calhoun won two Grammy Awards and
became famous as a drummer of the rock group Living Colour. Will returns to his
jazz roots with his core trio that features the virtuosic bassist Charnett
Moffett and keyboard star, Marc Cary, augmented by tenor saxophone rising star
Marcus Strickland and trumpeter Brian Lynch – all big dawgs in the jazz scene
and it shows in this energetic band.
April 12, 2014 – BRAD MEHLDAU TRIO
One of the most lyrical and intimate voices
of contemporary jazz piano, Brad Mehldau has forged a unique path, which
embodies the essence of jazz exploration, classical romanticism, and pop
allure. With his trio featuring bassist Larry Grenadier and drummer Jeff
Ballard, he is now amongst the most famous and regarded fixtures in modern
music with supreme confidence in his deconstruction of varied source material.
May 10, 2014 – DIANE SCHUUR
Vocalist Diane Schuur has built a stellar
career by embracing not only traditional modern jazz repertoire and the
American Songbook, but also contemporary pop and even some country music with
her distinctively jazz flavoring. Her various collaborations have resulted in
numerous #1 Billboard chart ratings and two Grammys in five nominations.
Deedles’ multi-octave voice, to say the very least, is unique.
June 14, 2014 – CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE TRIO
Grammy Award winner Christian McBride, who
comes from the Ray Brown tradition, is a chameleonic virtuoso both of the
acoustic and electric bass, stands tall among his peers, doing things that
never have been done on the instrument before. His trio that features emerging
stars, pianist Christian Sands, and drummer Ulysses Owens, Jr, is dazzling!
Funding
for this organization is provided in part by the Broward County Board of
Commissioners as recommended by the Broward Cultural Council
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