Terence Blanchard's UpSwing Series
Sep 21, 2024
Miner Auditorium
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Recommended by Terence Blanchard
"Keyon Harrold is a relatively new musician who has taken innovative approaches and is not afraid to enter into uncharted waters."
ABOUT THIS SHOW
Terence Blanchard’s UpSwing series starts with a double bill of inspired instrumentalists.
With one foot firmly planted in jazz and the other in hip-hop and R&B, trumpeter Keyon Harrold has thrived by effortlessly navigating the kindred musical currents. Hailed as “the future of the trumpet” by Wynton Marsalis and mentored by trumpeter Charles Tolliver, Harrold has established himself as an improviser, vocalist, songwriter, producer, and studio ace via his work on recordings by Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Mary J. Blige, Gregory Porter, and Maxwell. Robert Glasper recruited him to supply the trumpet work in Don Cheadle’s Miles Davis biopic Miles Ahead, and his latest album and Concord Jazz debut Foreverland, was released in February.
Alto saxophonist and composer Immanuel Wilkins is one of the vital voices of jazz in the 21st century. A native of Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, Wilkins moved to New York in 2015 for studies at the Juilliard School, and since then, he has worked with a range of artists including Wynton Marsalis, Joel Ross, Solange, and Gerald Clayton. His Blue Note debut Omega took the #1 spot on The New York Times’ list of Best Jazz Albums of 2020, and his new album, Blues Blood, will be released in October featuring the band he brings for this date including pianist Micah Thomas, bassist Rick Rosato, drummer Kweku Sumbry, and a trio of vocalists.
Terence Blanchard’s UpSwing series starts with a double bill of inspired instrumentalists. Wynton Marsalis calls trumpeter Harrold “the future of the trumpet,” and saxophonist Wilkins has released three masterful Blue Note albums and collaborated with a range of giants.
NEW SERIES
Immanuel Wilkins is an alto saxophonist with a glowing tone, a sharp working band and all manner of smart ideas about song form
NPR
Immanuel Wilkins is an alto saxophonist with a glowing tone, a sharp working band and all manner of smart ideas about song form
NPR
Personnel
IMMANUEL WILKINS' BLUES BLOOD
Immanuel Wilkins alto sax
Micah Thomas piano
Rick Rosato bass
Kweku Sumbry drums
Ganavya vocals
June McDoom vocals
Yaw Agyeman vocals
KEYON HARROLD
Personnel TBA
A fine trumpeter: pungent tone, technical grace, and emotional resonance.
JazzTimes on Keyon Harrold
Personnel
IMMANUEL WILKINS' BLUES BLOOD
Immanuel Wilkins alto sax
Micah Thomas piano
Rick Rosato bass
Kweku Sumbry drums
Ganavya vocals
June McDoom vocals
Yaw Agyeman vocals
KEYON HARROLD
Personnel TBA
A fine trumpeter: pungent tone, technical grace, and emotional resonance.
JazzTimes on Keyon Harrold
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Keyon Harrold
Well Walk Now
Immanuel Wilkins
Afterlife Residence Time
Keyon Harrold
Well Walk Now
Immanuel Wilkins
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