Date/Time
Date(s) - 05/10/2013
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Location
Miner Auditorium, SFJAZZ Center
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John Blake Jr. – violin, riti
Charlotte Blake Alston – vocals, narration, riti
Diane Monroe – violin, riti
Sumi Tonooka – piano
Nimrod Speaks – bass
Harry “Butch” Reed – drums, washboard
Dr. Leonard Gibbs – percussion
For Regina Carter, the violin isn’t merely an improvisational vehicle. It’s a passport to unexpected realms, a Rosetta stone that unlocks the door to a myriad of cultures and worlds. Since emerging from the Detroit scene in the late 1980s, Carter has recorded a series of dazzling albums, joining forces with piano giant Kenny Barron on Freefall, celebrating her hometown on Motor City Moments, and breaking new ground with a legendary violin on Paganini: After A Dream. An intrepid musical explorer, Carter has greatly expanded her violin odyssey since being awarded a coveted 2006 MacArthur Foundation “Genius” Fellowship. She began researching the African roots of the violin, which resulted in her acclaimed 2010 album Reverse Thread, an entrancing sojourn exploring compositions by artists from Kenya, Mali, and Senegal.
Determined to present the underappreciated composer, educator and improviser John Blake, Jr. (“One of my mentors when I first started playing jazz,” Carter says), she has engaged the Philadelphia violin master for two programs, The African Roots of Violin on Friday and a family matinee on Saturday. Expanding on the Reverse Thread project Blake produced for Carter, The African Roots of Violin is a revelatory concert exploring the African roots of the violin and its evolution as a jazz instrument.
Performance includes a Pre-Concert Talk that begins one hour before show time.
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