CartFEB 21–24 | PERCUSSION DISCUSSION
Feb 21, 2019
Joe Henderson Lab
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Original show description below.
Renowned drummer and San Francisco native Jaz Sawyer honors the music and memory of drum master Eddie Marshall with this Hotplate performance focused on Marshall’s 1978 Timeless/Muse release Dance of the Sun, with guest vibraphonist Steve Nelson recreating parts originally played on the album by the legendary Bobby Hutcherson. This Hotplate show is the first of four celebrating the legacy of Hutcherson and his 40-year association with Marshall, with a truly superb band featuring SFJAZZ Collective pianist Edward Simon, saxophonist James Mahone, and bassist David Ewell.
A masterful percussionist, composer, and educator, Sawyer has built his career through work with Wynton Marsalis, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Jacky Terrasson, and Bobby Hutcherson, and has had a long association with SFJAZZ, performing in numerous settings including the 50th anniversary celebration of Duke Ellington’s Concert of Sacred Music at Grace Cathedral in 2015.
Veteran vibraphonist Steve Nelson has led a illustrious career as sideman, working with Grant Green, James Spaulding and Kenny Barron and David "Fathead" Newman. He was the vibist of choice among some of his generation's most talented up-and-comers, including Bobby Watson, James Williams, Mulgrew Miller, Donald Brown, Geoffrey Keezer and Lewis Nash. He has an extended association with bass giant Dave Holland, and has recorded a half dozen dates as a leader.
ABOUT EDDIE MARSHALL (1938-2011)
Known mainly through his lengthy association with vibraphonist and jazz legend Bobby Hutcherson, Eddie Marshall was an influential drummer, bandleader, and composer who led a storied career that included a stint as house drummer for San Francisco’s iconic Keystone Korner and work with Ahmad Jamal, Stan Getz, Dionne Warwick, Bobby McFerrin, and Toshiko Akiyoshi. During the 1970s he co-led the fusion band The Fourth Way and later led Holy Mischief. Marshall was the first recipient of SFJAZZ”s Jazz Beacon Award in 2000 for his contributions to the Bay Area jazz community.
“Eddie was full of love, and that spilled into his music, which was full of love, adventure and all the worldly things that happen to you during the day. He always filled up your tank.” — Bobby Hutcherson on Eddie Marshall
While Sawyer has a firm grounding in the traditions of jazz, he is willing to explore into and beyond post-bop conventions. The jazz world is taking notice.
All About Jazz
While Sawyer has a firm grounding in the traditions of jazz, he is willing to explore into and beyond post-bop conventions. The jazz world is taking notice.
All About Jazz
Personnel
Jaz Sawyer drums
Steve Nelson vibraphone
Edward Simon piano
James Mahone saxophones & flute
David Ewell bass
Mr. Sawyer derives maximum melody from percussion.
The New York Times
Personnel
Jaz Sawyer drums
Steve Nelson vibraphone
Edward Simon piano
James Mahone saxophones & flute
David Ewell bass
Mr. Sawyer derives maximum melody from percussion.
The New York Times
Watch & Listen
Eddie Marshall
But I Refuse to Come Down
Eddie Marshall
Andrée
Eddie Marshall
But I Refuse to Come Down
Eddie Marshall
Andrée