Date/Time
Date(s) - 08/21/2014
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Location
Miner Auditorium, SFJAZZ Center
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“A fiendishly gifted young trumpeter.” — The New York Times on Christian Scott
“Christian Scott is well aware of the history of jazz, but he looks ahead, rather than back.” — DownBeat
“Incorporating the fierceness of Freddie Hubbard and the smooth composure of Terence Blanchard, Sean) Jones possesses his own style that can deliver blistering notes or silky tones at the drop of a hat.” — All About Jazz
- Christian Scott — trumpet, sirenette
- Elena Pinderhughes — flute
- Braxton Cook — alto saxophone
- Lawrence Fields — piano
- Kris Funn — bass
- Corey Fonville — drums
- Joe Dyson — percussion
- Isadora — vocals
- Sean Jones — trumpet
- Orrin Evans — piano
- Luques Curtis — bass
- Obed Calvaire — drums
This night is a summit meeting of two of the brightest lights in jazz trumpet, as celebrated New Orleans trumpeter Christian Scott and his stellar band share a bill with the group headed by former Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra horn star and established bandleader Sean Jones. Mentored as a youngster by uncle and New Orleans saxophone luminary Donald Harrison, Christian Scott was awarded a full scholarship to Boston’s prestigious Berklee College of Music and performed as part of the Berklee Monterey Quartet before rocketing to international recognition with his GRAMMY-nominated debut, Rewind That, at the age of 22. He’s gone on to record seven albums for Concord, including his masterful meditation on his home city post-Katrina, Yesterday You Said Tomorrow, and his latest, Christian aTunde Adjuah. Scott collaborated with former SFJAZZ Collective vibraphonist Stefon Harris and current Collective tenor saxophonist David Sánchez on the acclaimed 2011 jazz-in-Cuba project, Ninety Miles.
A masterly improviser with a feeling for the post-bop 1960s music of Miles Davis and Freddie Hubbard, Sean Jones toured last year in a Davis tribute band with four acclaimed Miles associates — Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter and Marcus Miller. Jones, who has released six well-received albums, leads crackling quartet features pianist Orrin Evans, bassist Luques Curtis, and drummer Obed Calvaire, a member of the stellar SFJAZZ Collective.
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