Chick Corea Trilogy with Christian Mcbride and Brian Blade: Oct

Chick Corea Trilogy with Christian McBride and Brian Blade: Oct. 9, 2019

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electrifying concert program. The material spans a range of inspirations, from spans a range of inspirations, from The material electrifying concert program. well as that of some of his most own catalog, as back into Corea’s to jazz classics, reaching standards and Joe Henderson. collaborators, including Miles Davis renowned The trio’s long-awaited follow-up album, The trio’s capturing the feel of an 2016 world tour, the trio’s throughout from tracks hand-picked by Corea features “There is a lot of give and take in our music. It’s always a lot of fun.” a lot of give and take in our music. It’s is “There Chick Corea brings together bass powerhouse Christian McBride and drum master Brian Blade in a Christian McBride and drum master Brian Blade in a brings together bass powerhouse Chick Corea set landmark 3-CD first outing, 2014’s for their trio that earned two Grammy Awards says of McBride and Blade. have an easy rapport,” Corea master musicians and together we Christian McBride, bass Christian McBride, Brian Blade, drums Chick Corea, piano Chick Corea, friends of Diane Dunn. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS by performance is sponsored Tonight’s

with Christian McBride and Brian Blade with Christian 7:30 p.m. Oct. 9, Wednesday, Chick Corea Trilogy Corea Chick Chick Corea Trilogy with Christian McBride and Brian Blade: Oct. 9, 2019 C-2 won theGrammy forBestLarge Ensemble Jazz Big Band,whose 2012release quintet, andagainwiththe ChristianMcBride debut ofhiscriticallyacclaimed InsideStraight energy through amore traditional lenswiththe Band. In2009,McBridebegan focusingthissame his longest-runningproject, theChristianMcBride together intheformationofwhatwouldbecome Watson. In2000,thelessonsofroad came recruited totheroad bysaxophonistBobby at TheJuilliard School.There, hewaspromptly to NewYork in1989topursueclassicalstudies Raised inacitysteepedsoul,McBridemoved most respected figures inthemusicworldtoday. one ofthemostrequested, mostrecorded and decade, thePhiladelphianativehasbecome scene. Withacareer nowblazingintoitsthird continuous positivearc sincehisarrivalonthe love ofswing,McBride’s pathhasdescribeda Powered byarelentless energy andaboundless depth andgrounding ofaseasonedjourneyman. fusing thefire andfuryofavirtuosowiththe McBride canbelikenedtoaforce ofnature, Four-time Grammy-winningjazzbassistChristian About ChristianMcBride luminary, youthful.” ebullientandeternally art. AsTheNewYork Timeshassaid,heis“a spirit, continuallyreinventing himselfthrough his Massachusetts, Corea remains atireless creative in1941 in theDownBeatReadersPoll.Born named ArtistoftheYear three timesthisdecade who ofmusic.Underscoringthis,hehasbeen performing soloorcollaboratingwithawho’s or electrickeyboards, leadingmultiplebands, the 21stcentury, whetherplayingacousticpiano Yet Corea hasneverbeenmore productive thanin Miles Davisinthelate’60sandearly’70s. since playingwiththegenre-shattering bandsof astonishing numberofmusicalbasesinhiscareer and symphonicworks,Corea hastouchedan jazz-rock fusion,children’s songstochamber From straight-aheadtoavant-garde, bebopto wins, inadditiontoanumberofLatinGrammys. Grammy Awards history, with63nodsand22 as wellthefourth-mostnominatedartistin DownBeat HallofFamerandNEAJazzMaster, The keyboardist, composer andbandleaderisa Chick Corea hasattained iconicstatusinmusic. About ChickCorea About theperformers · cupresents.org · 303-492-8008 The GoodFeeling

Trio’s Grammy-nominatedalbum Ulysses Owens,Jr.—for theChristianMcBride rising stars—pianistChristianSandsanddrummer McBride addedtherole of mentor, tappingtwo Album. Ashiscareer entered itsthird decade, as wellthemusicofAlGreen; StevieWonder; Blade heard gospelmusicinhiseverydaylife, Shreveport, Louisiana.Duringhischildhood, onJuly25,1970,in Harris. Bladewasborn Wayne Shorter, Seal,BillFrisellandEmmylou including DanielLanois,JoniMitchell,BobDylan, drummer formanyheroes ofthemusicworld, released three albums.Heisalsoknownasthe and TheFellowshipBand,withwhomhehas a drummer, composerandleaderofBrianBlade is already widelyrespected inthejazzworldas Brian Blade,themulti-talentedyoungveteran, About BrianBlade to thecore ofwhoIamandwhathavetooffer.” challenging myselfandpeelingawaylayerstoget says Blade,“ButIfeellikeneedtokeep “Revealing more ofourselvesisalwaysdaunting,” stories thatresonate withinsightandempathy. and songwritercapableofrendering evocative Blade tobeasoulfulandexpressive vocalist Always BeMyBaby”and“Nature’s Law”show experience. “AllThatWas Yesterday,” “You’ll that’s deeplyrooted inarichveinofpersonal lovingly crafted,emotionallyaffectingsongcycle Mama Rosa Danilo Perez andJohnPatitucci.His2009album been partoftheWayne ShorterQuartetwith the CarlOrffpedagogy. Since2000,Bladehas melodic percussion instrumentsassociatedwith Blade wouldplaytherecorder and various the musicofMauriceRavelandinthisclass, teacher, LucyBond,introduced herstudentsto In elementaryschool,hismusicappreciation Earth, WindandFire; andtheStapleSingers. markedanewendeavorforBlade: Out Here .

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