presents
KENNY GARRETT
Quintet
Quintet
Saturday, January 11, 2014 ~
8pm
South Florida JAZZ presents the eight-time and current DownBeat Magazine Poll-winning alto saxophonist KENNY GARRETT and His Quintet. This is the first
Pre-concert
musical entertainment will be provided in the courtyard from 7:00 – 7:45 PM by
an all-star student ensemble derived from Palm Beach
and Broward County
KENNY
GARRETT QUINTET
Alto
saxophonist, composer and bandleader Kenny Garrett has been at the forefront of
the modern mainstream of jazz for more than three decades. While many are quick
to note his nearly five-year association with Miles Davis from 1987 -1991, his
career didn’t begin or end with Miles. Nor was his ascension a function of
conservatory training, but rather his extraordinary innate ability honed in the
cauldron of the Detroit jazz scene of the 1970s, albeit after the vibrant years
of the prior two decades that churned out an enormous number of jazz
luminaries.
Kenny Garrett's
father was a carpenter who played tenor saxophone as an avocation in the
family’s hometown, Detroit Detroit
Garrett also
was given the invaluable opportunity to perform and record with the band that
launched so many careers, Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, as well as
with prominent trumpeters Freddie Hubbard and Woody Shaw. Throughout his
distinguished career, he has explored and played a variety of music including
dates with Sting and hip-hop artist Q-tip. He believes it is part of musical
growth to experience myriad styles from home and around the globe.
In addition
to leading his own band, Kenny Garrett remains in high demand. He won a Grammy®
with Chick Corea’s Five Peace Band in 2010 and 2012 Mack Avenue
ARTISTIC PERSONNEL:
Kenny
Garrett – alto and soprano saxophones, flute
Vernell
Brown – piano
Corcoran
Holt – acoustic bass
McClenty
Hunter – drums
Rudy Bird –
percussion
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 subscription
All seating is reservedSouth 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,
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 subscription
Free parking courtesy of South Florida JAZZ
2014 Concerts
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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