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Bobby Hutcherson
Vibes/Marimba
Bay Area resident Bobby Hutcherson helped modernize his instrument by redefining
what could be done with it — sonically, technically, melodically, and emotionally.
In the process, he became one of the defining voices of Blue Note’s legendary
'60s roster and one of the architects of modern jazz. He gradually moved into a more
mainstream, post-bop style that has maintained his reputation as one of the most advanced
masters of his instrument.
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Joshua Redman
Tenor & Soprano Saxophones • Artistic Director
A native of the San Francisco Bay Area, composer and award-winning saxophonist Joshua
Redman has toured or recorded with eminent musicians such as his father, the saxophonist
Dewey Redman, bassists Charlie Haden and Christian McBride; pianists Chick Corea,
McCoy Tyner and Brad Mehldau; guitarist Pat Metheny; and drummers Roy Haynes, Jack
DeJohnette, Elvin Jones, Paul Motian, Billy Higgins and Brian Blade. He has recorded
ten albums as a leader, including the 2005 Grammy-nominated Momentum with
his Elastic Band on the Nonesuch label.
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Dave Douglas
Trumpet
Two-time Grammy-nominated trumpeter Dave Douglas has earned national and international acclaim, including trumpeter, composer, and jazz “Artist of the Year” by such organizations as the New York Jazz Awards, DownBeat, JazzTimes, and Jazziz. His solo recording career began in 1993 with Parallel World and he has since released twenty-two CDs. In 2005 he launched his own label, Greenleaf Music. He was also honored with a Guggenheim Fellowship that same year. His current release, Meaning and Mystery, features his working quintet of Uri Caine, James Genus, Clarence Penn, and Donny McCaslin.
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Miguel Zenón
Alto Saxophone & Flute
A founding member of the SFJAZZ Collective, Miguel Zenón hails from San Juan, Puerto Rico. He attended Berklee College of Music and Manhattan School of Music, and has worked with Charlie Haden, Bobby Hutcherson, Ray Baretto, the Mingus Big Band, Steve Coleman and the Village Vanguard Orchestra, among others. He has topped the prestigious DownBeat Magazine Critics Poll for “#1 Rising Star, Alto Saxophone” three years in a row (2004 -2006) and has released three recordings as a leader: Looking Forward, Ceremonial and Jibaro.
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Andre Hayward
Trombone
Native Houstonian Andre Hayward began playing trombone and tuba at age 11. After
attending Texas Southern University, his first engagement and recording was with Roy
Hargrove. Since then, he has performed and recorded with such noted artists as James
Moody, Clark Terry, Wayne Shorter, Illinois Jacquet, Jimmy Heath, Mercer Ellington,
Slide Hampton, Steve Turre, and Dave Holland. Winner of the 2003 Thelonious Monk International
Jazz Competition, Hayward is currently a member of the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra.
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Renee Rosnes
Piano
Canadian native Renee Rosnes has been described as a pianist and composer with a
truly unique, personal vision whose improvisations have an almost visual quality.
During her distinguished career, she has been the pianist of choice for such legendary
artists as Joe Henderson, J.J. Johnson, Wayne Shorter, Bobby Hutcherson, and James
Moody, among others. She has made nine acclaimed recordings on the Blue Note label.
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Matt Penman
Bass
Originally from New Zealand, Matt Penman studied at Boston's Berklee College of Music
before relocating to New York in 1995. In addition to releasing his own critically
acclaimed CD as a leader, The Unquiet (2002), he has recorded as a sideman
on some 50 other discs and has performed with the likes of Kurt Rosenwinkel, Gary
Bartz, Kenny Werner, Nnenna Freelon, Madeleine Peyroux, Brian Blade, Mark Turner,
and Guillermo Klein.
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Eric Harland
Drums
A leading drummer on the national scene, 28-year-old Texas-born Eric Harland has
performed with jazz legends like Betty Carter, Joe Henderson, and McCoy Tyner, and
has played on more than 35 recordings with such artists as Terence Blanchard, Greg
Osby, Charles Lloyd, and Stefon Harris. In Down Beat's 65th Annual Readers
Poll, he was included in the short list of top drummers, in the company of masters
like Roy Haynes and the late Elvin Jones.
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