NOV 16-19 | GLOBAL GREATS
Nov 19, 2023
Miner Auditorium
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Original show description below.
A harmonic convergence of virtuosity, the trio of tabla master Hussain, banjoist Fleck, and bassist Meyer reunite on the Miner stage to revisit their magical chemistry 14 years after the release of their GRAMMY-nominated 2009 album The Melody of Rhythm to celebrate the release of their new album As We Speak. They are joined for this evening by bansuri flute maestro Rakesh Chaurasia.
Hussain is the world’s most celebrated tabla player, a living legend whose intrepid collaborations with the likes of Yo-Yo Ma, John McLaughlin and Mickey Hart have opened up new musical realms and crossed innumerable cultural borders. He received the SFJAZZ Lifetime Achievement Award in 2017.
Steeped in jazz, funk and bluegrass, banjo star Béla Fleck explores everything from Bach to West African griot incantations when not touring with his hugely popular Flecktones or with his wife, clawhammer banjo master Abigail Washburn. Fleck is a 15-time GRAMMY winner, most recently for his 2021 album My Bluegrass Heart.
A five-time GRAMMY winner, Meyer is a bass visionary who has continually expanded the range of his instrument, bridging worlds of classical music, bluegrass, folk, and jazz. He is a 2000 winner of the Avery Fisher Prize and a recipient of the 2002 MacArthur Foundation “Genius Grant.”
A harmonic convergence of virtuosity, the trio of tabla master Hussain, banjoist Fleck, and bassist Meyer revisit their magical chemistry to celebrate the release of their new album As We Speak.
LEADERS CIRCLE LOUNGE
LC MEMBERS — PLEASE RSVP
The Leaders Circle Lounge on Sunday, November 19 begins at 6PM, preceding the 7PM performance. Leaders Circle Members enjoy complimentary drinks and pre-performance treats with our most dedicated and passionate Members. Additional guest tickets are limited to one per LC Member. Please contact lcmanager@sfjazz.org with any questions. RSVP by clicking the button below and checking out.
What Béla Fleck has done with, and for, the banjo is…alchemy
The Washington Post
What Béla Fleck has done with, and for, the banjo is…alchemy
The Washington Post
Personnel
Zakir Hussain tabla
Béla Fleck banjo
Edgar Meyer bass
Rakesh Chaurasia bansuri flute
A new kind of improvising jazz trio that can work from a set composition and travel far and wide in sound, texture, and color
All Music Guide
Personnel
Zakir Hussain tabla
Béla Fleck banjo
Edgar Meyer bass
Rakesh Chaurasia bansuri flute
A new kind of improvising jazz trio that can work from a set composition and travel far and wide in sound, texture, and color
All Music Guide
Watch & Listen
Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain & Edgar Meyer w/ Rakesh Chaurasia
Motion
Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain & Edgar Meyer w/ Rakesh Chaurasia
As We Speak
Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain & Edgar Meyer w/ Rakesh Chaurasia
Motion
Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain & Edgar Meyer w/ Rakesh Chaurasia
As We Speak
NOV 16-19 | GLOBAL GREATS
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