Samora Pinderhughes and Friends - The Joyce and George T. Wein Shape of Jazz Series
Pianist-composer Samora Pinderhughes leads world-class musicians, composers, poets, and others in a new multidisciplinary work that explores the daily realities of violence, incarceration, policing, and detention in US communities. Combining musical compositions with audio interviews and raw testimonials from 15 states across the country, The Healing Project is a condemnation of racial capitalism and the prison industrial complex and an artistic celebration of resilience, healing, and resistance. Making its NY premiere, the concert version of The Healing Project is co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall, and produced by Anna Deavere Smith, Vijay Iyer, and Glenn Ligon.
Zankel Hall @ Carnegie Hall|New York, NY, New York, NY
Artemis
Berklee Performance Center, Boston, MA
Monterey Jazz Festival On Tour
UCSB - Campbell Hall, Santa Barbara, CA
Monterey Jazz Festival On Tour
Mary Stuart Rogers Theater|Gallo Center for the Performing Arts, Modesto, CA
Monterey Jazz Festival On Tour
Balboa Theatre, San Diego, CA
Monterey Jazz Festival On Tour
Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Costa Mesa, CA
Monterey Jazz Festival On Tour
Capitol Theatre, Salt Lake City, UT
Monterey Jazz Festival On Tour
Jazz Fest - Fox Tucson Theatre, Tucson, AZ
Monterey Jazz Festival On Tour
Disney Hall, Los Angeles, CA
Monterey Jazz Festival On Tour
As one of the world’s longest running and most iconic events, the Monterey Jazz Festival celebrates its 65th year with a must-hear once-in-a-lifetime ensemble. Featuring Tony- and GRAMMY-winning NEA Jazz Master vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater alongside GRAMMY-winning vocalist Kurt Elling, and critically acclaimed rising star saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin, this stellar Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour group will be directed by visionary pianist Christian Sands and anchored by his longtime rhythm section of bassist Yasushi Nakamura and drummer Clarence Penn.
McCallum Theatre for the Performing Arts, Palm Desert, CA
Monterey Jazz Festival On Tour
The illustrious Monterey Jazz Festival once again sends a selection of its finest jazz ambassadors to Berkeley as part of its popular touring program. Multiple-Grammy-winning vocalists Dee Dee Bridgewater, among the “best-rounded and unique jazz vocalists singing today” (All About Jazz), and Kurt Elling, “the standout male jazz vocalist of our time” (The New York Times), scat, swoon, and soar as they bring swing standards, moody ballads, bop favorites, and Latin hits to life. The hard-swinging band is led by pianist Christian Sands, with rising-star saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin (Missy Elliott, Alicia Keys), and the well-oiled rhythm section of bassist Yasushi Nakamura (Wynton Marsalis, Hank Jones) and drummer Clarence Penn (Betty Carter, Maria Schneider).
Zellerbach Hall|UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Monterey Jazz Festival On Tour
As one of the world’s longest running and most iconic events, the Monterey Jazz Festival celebrates its 65th year with a must-hear once-in-a-lifetime ensemble. Featuring Tony- and GRAMMY-winning NEA Jazz Master vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater alongside GRAMMY-winning vocalist Kurt Elling, and critically acclaimed rising star saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin, this stellar Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour group will be directed by visionary pianist Christian Sands and anchored by his longtime rhythm section of bassist Yasushi Nakamura and drummer Clarence Penn.
Kuumbwa Jazz Center, Santa Cruz, CA