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“The Rising Stars”
Stefon Harris & Blackout
Miguel Zenón Quartet
Thursday, October 26 • 7:30pm
$56
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Catch the instrumental wizardry of two “#1 Rising
Stars” from the 2006 DownBeat Critics Poll in this
remarkable double bill.
Vibraphonist Stefon Harris has played with leaders as stylistically
diverse as Wynton Marsalis and Charlie Hunter, but this exciting
young artist has also marked his own creative turf as a bandleader
and, more recently, long form composer. His latest album, African
Tarantella: Dances with Duke pays tribute to the legendary composer’s
music “serving as further proof that Duke Ellington's music,
in addition to being enormous in quantity, can be interpreted
in an infinite number of colorful ways”(Billboard). All
About Jazz asserts that his band Blackout "is evolving into
one of the finest working units on the scene today. It’s
capable of a near-perfect combination of spontaneity, complex
composition, visceral energy and sheer soulfulness that few other
bands can achieve in a similar space.”
Leading his own quartet on the other half of the bill is the
SFJAZZ Collective’s
founding alto saxophonist Miguel Zenón. The native of
San Juan, Puerto Rico graduated from the Berklee School of Music
and has gigged with the likes of David Sánchez and the
Either/Orchestra. “A strong force in both contemporary
jazz and Latin music” (New York Newsday), Zenón
manages to blur the lines between the two without sacrificing
the power of either. His latest album, Jíbaro,
draws heavily on the traditions of his native Puerto Rican music
and his prowess as an improviser.
Read Program Notes
Personnel:
Stefon Harris & Blackout
- Stefon Harris, marimba and vibraphone
- Marc Cary, keys, piano
- Casey Benjamin, alto saxophone
- Terreon Gully, drums
- TBA, bass
Miguel Zenón Quartet
- Miguel Zenón, alto saxophone and flute
- Luis Perdomo, piano
- Hans Glawischnig, bass
- Henry Cole, drums
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