Homage to the Messengers: The Music of Wayne Shorter
James Zeller and Ramsey Isaacs, through the auspices of the Creative Sanctuary and with the generous support of Playhouse Arts, present “Homage to the Message: A Tribute to Wayne Shorter”.
Shorter, a prolific composer and recording artist, is best known for his solo albums and his work with the seminal Miles Davis 60’s Quintet. Many of his earliest recordings were with Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, for whom he wrote (by our count) 31 compositions that were recorded by the that prestigious organization. This “Homage” show will focus specifically on Mr. Shorter’s many fantastic compositions with the Messengers.
The band for this show will be James Zeller, trombone; Tree, tenor saxophone; Gil Cline, trumpet; Matthew Seno, Piano; Lee Phillips, bass; and Ramsey Isaacs on drums in the role of Art Blakey himself.
The “Homage to the Jazz Message” series honors Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, a collective group that began in the 1950s and continued for over 35 years ending with Art Blakey‘s passing in 1990. An incredible number of jazz luminaries were at one time “Jazz Messengers”, including Horace Silver and Kenny Dorham, Lee Morgan, Wayne Shorter, Freddie Hubbard, Cedar Walton and Curtis Fuller just to name a few.
The series takes place once a month on the Arcata Playhouse, moving chronologically through Jazz Messengers history. Each show will feature the music of a composer or multiple composers from a particular period. Stay tuned!
DATES/TIMES
- Today : 7-9 p.m.
WHERE
PRICE
- $15
- $30 sliding scale
CONTACT INFO
- Phone: 707-822-0898
- Email: together@sanctuaryarcata.org
- Web site
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