Give the Drummer Some: Billy Hart

Titled “Give the Drummer Some,” this four-night series curated by the eminent Bay Area pianist Joe Warner brings an amazing group of the world’s great drummers to the Joe Henderson Lab for intimate performances with Warner and master bassist Tarus Mateen, celebrated for his work with Jason Moran’s omnivorous trio The Bandwagon.

Best known as pianist and Music Director for San Francisco jazz treasure The Dynamic Miss Faye Carol, Warner has performed and recorded with Marcus Shelby, Mary Stallings, Steve Turre, Gary Bartz, John Santos, and many others.

ABOUT BILLY HART
A 2022 NEA Jazz Master, Billy Hart has provided the backbone for the most adventurous modern jazz since the early 1960s, including Herbie Hancock’s explosive Mwandishi band and the loose juggernaut chronicled on Miles Davis's hugely influential 1972 release On the Corner. Beginning his career with jazz legends Jimmy Smith and Wes Montgomery in his hometown of Washington D.C., Hart moved to New York in 1968. In addition to his contribution to definitive statements by Hancock and Davis, work with Pharoah Sanders, Eddie Harris, Joe Zawinul, Eddie Henderson, Wayne Shorter, Stan Getz, and McCoy Tyner followed in rapid order. He made his first venture as a bandleader with 1977’s Enchance and currently leads an acclaimed quartet including pianist Ethan Iverson, saxophonist Mark Turner, and bassist Ben Street. Hart is also a member of the all-star veteran ensemble The Cookers.