Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour featuring Raul Midón, Ravi Coltrane, Nicholas Payton, Gerald Clayton, Joe Sanders & Gregory Hutchinson
Monterey Jazz Festival will present its fourth national tour in 2016, again featuring critically-acclaimed, GRAMMY-winning jazz artists. The Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour 2016 band features Nicholas Payton on trumpet; Ravi Coltrane on tenor and soprano saxophones; musical director Gerald Clayton on piano; Joe Sanders on bass; with Gregory Hutchinson and Kendrick Scott on drums. Raul Midón is the featured vocalist and guitarist. The band will perform 28 shows in 10 states, including a five-night run at Birdland in New York City.Ravi Coltrane irst appeared at Monterey in 2001, nearly 41 years to the day after his own father made his debut at Monterey in 1960. Nicholas Payton was Monterey’s Artist-In-Residence in 2000, and Gerald Clayton, Joe Sanders, Gregory Hutchinson and Kendrick Scott, some of the rising stars in the jazz world, have been performers on Monterey stages and as high school students at the Festival’s student competition, the Next Generation Jazz Festival. Raul Midón, one of music's most distinctive and searching voices, has appeared at Monterey three times since 2011.Gerald Clayton acts as musical director for the group, and has a long history with the festival, both as a student and as a performing artist. A scholarship and soloist award winner at Monterey’s 2000 and 2001 springtime Next Generation Jazz Festival with the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, Gerald made trio appearances at Monterey in 2010 and 2012 with Joe Sanders, and recently performed in 2014 in a duo with Charles Lloyd.Gregory Hutchinson and Kendrick Scott split the drum position on the tour: Hutchinson plays the January and February dates, and Scott plays the March dates. Both drummers have a long history with the Festival: Hutchinson’s first of three appearances at MJF was in 1992, and Kendrick Scott, a three-time Berklee/Monterey group drummer from 1999-2003 has played at MJF nine times. Additionally, he was the drummer with MJF’s 50th Anniversary All-Stars on the 54-date tour in 2008, and performed on Terence Blanchard’s GRAMMY-winning recording with the band.
McCarter Theater|Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, Princeton, NJ
Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour featuring Raul Midón, Ravi Coltrane, Nicholas Payton, Gerald Clayton, Joe Sanders & Gregory Hutchinson
Monterey Jazz Festival will present its fourth national tour in 2016, again featuring critically-acclaimed, GRAMMY-winning jazz artists. The Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour 2016 band features Nicholas Payton on trumpet; Ravi Coltrane on tenor and soprano saxophones; musical director Gerald Clayton on piano; Joe Sanders on bass; with Gregory Hutchinson and Kendrick Scott on drums. Raul Midón is the featured vocalist and guitarist. The band will perform 28 shows in 10 states, including a five-night run at Birdland in New York City.Ravi Coltrane irst appeared at Monterey in 2001, nearly 41 years to the day after his own father made his debut at Monterey in 1960. Nicholas Payton was Monterey’s Artist-In-Residence in 2000, and Gerald Clayton, Joe Sanders, Gregory Hutchinson and Kendrick Scott, some of the rising stars in the jazz world, have been performers on Monterey stages and as high school students at the Festival’s student competition, the Next Generation Jazz Festival. Raul Midón, one of music's most distinctive and searching voices, has appeared at Monterey three times since 2011.Gerald Clayton acts as musical director for the group, and has a long history with the festival, both as a student and as a performing artist. A scholarship and soloist award winner at Monterey’s 2000 and 2001 springtime Next Generation Jazz Festival with the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, Gerald made trio appearances at Monterey in 2010 and 2012 with Joe Sanders, and recently performed in 2014 in a duo with Charles Lloyd.Gregory Hutchinson and Kendrick Scott split the drum position on the tour: Hutchinson plays the January and February dates, and Scott plays the March dates. Both drummers have a long history with the Festival: Hutchinson’s first of three appearances at MJF was in 1992, and Kendrick Scott, a three-time Berklee/Monterey group drummer from 1999-2003 has played at MJF nine times. Additionally, he was the drummer with MJF’s 50th Anniversary All-Stars on the 54-date tour in 2008, and performed on Terence Blanchard’s GRAMMY-winning recording with the band.
Ferguson Center for the Arts|1 University Place, Newport News, VA, Newport News, VA
Keith Jarrett- An Evening of Solo Piano Improvisations
Keith Jarrett returns to Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage on Tuesday, February 9, 2016 at 8:00 PM to perform one his rare solo piano concerts. The concert will feature an entire evening of solo piano improvisations and will be his only solo concert appearance worldwide in Winter 2016.A recipient of a NEA (National Endowment of the Arts) Jazz Masters Awards in January 2014, Keith Jarrett has come to be recognized worldwide as one of the most creative and uncompromising musicians of our times - universally acclaimed as an improviser of unsurpassed genius. Over the past 40+ years, his landmark improvised solo piano concerts and recordings have incorporated a broad spectrum of musical languages from jazz and classical to blues, folk and ethnic music traditions - revealing a dynamic creative process producing spontaneous music that is both deeply personal, yet universal.The solo piano improvisations on his best selling ECM Records solo piano recordings such as Solo Concerts, The Koln Concert, Sun Bear Concerts, Paris Concert, Vienna Concert, La Scala, Radiance, The Carnegie Hall Concert, Testament: Paris/London, Rio andmost recently Creation, a CD featuring 9 tracks taken from 2014 solo piano concerts in Tokyo, Toronto, Paris and Rome, have helped redefine the role of the piano in contemporary music. This singular body of improvised piano music is without precedent with “The Koln Concert“ celebrating its 40th Anniversary in 2015 as the best selling solo piano recording in history.http://downbeat.com/default.asp?sect=news&subsect=news_detail&nid=3011
Carnegie Hall|New York, NY , New York, NY
Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour featuring Raul Midón, Ravi Coltrane, Nicholas Payton, Gerald Clayton, Joe Sanders & Gregory Hutchinson
Monterey Jazz Festival will present its fourth national tour in 2016, again featuring critically-acclaimed, GRAMMY-winning jazz artists. The Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour 2016 band features Nicholas Payton on trumpet; Ravi Coltrane on tenor and soprano saxophones; musical director Gerald Clayton on piano; Joe Sanders on bass; with Gregory Hutchinson and Kendrick Scott on drums. Raul Midón is the featured vocalist and guitarist. The band will perform 28 shows in 10 states, including a five-night run at Birdland in New York City.Ravi Coltrane irst appeared at Monterey in 2001, nearly 41 years to the day after his own father made his debut at Monterey in 1960. Nicholas Payton was Monterey’s Artist-In-Residence in 2000, and Gerald Clayton, Joe Sanders, Gregory Hutchinson and Kendrick Scott, some of the rising stars in the jazz world, have been performers on Monterey stages and as high school students at the Festival’s student competition, the Next Generation Jazz Festival. Raul Midón, one of music's most distinctive and searching voices, has appeared at Monterey three times since 2011.Gerald Clayton acts as musical director for the group, and has a long history with the festival, both as a student and as a performing artist. A scholarship and soloist award winner at Monterey’s 2000 and 2001 springtime Next Generation Jazz Festival with the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, Gerald made trio appearances at Monterey in 2010 and 2012 with Joe Sanders, and recently performed in 2014 in a duo with Charles Lloyd.Gregory Hutchinson and Kendrick Scott split the drum position on the tour: Hutchinson plays the January and February dates, and Scott plays the March dates. Both drummers have a long history with the Festival: Hutchinson’s first of three appearances at MJF was in 1992, and Kendrick Scott, a three-time Berklee/Monterey group drummer from 1999-2003 has played at MJF nine times. Additionally, he was the drummer with MJF’s 50th Anniversary All-Stars on the 54-date tour in 2008, and performed on Terence Blanchard’s GRAMMY-winning recording with the band.
Wilbur Theater|246 Tremont Street, Boston, MA, Boston, MA
Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour featuring Raul Midón, Ravi Coltrane, Nicholas Payton, Gerald Clayton, Joe Sanders & Gregory Hutchinson
Monterey Jazz Festival will present its fourth national tour in 2016, again featuring critically-acclaimed, GRAMMY-winning jazz artists. The Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour 2016 band features Nicholas Payton on trumpet; Ravi Coltrane on tenor and soprano saxophones; musical director Gerald Clayton on piano; Joe Sanders on bass; with Gregory Hutchinson and Kendrick Scott on drums. Raul Midón is the featured vocalist and guitarist. The band will perform 28 shows in 10 states, including a five-night run at Birdland in New York City.Ravi Coltrane irst appeared at Monterey in 2001, nearly 41 years to the day after his own father made his debut at Monterey in 1960. Nicholas Payton was Monterey’s Artist-In-Residence in 2000, and Gerald Clayton, Joe Sanders, Gregory Hutchinson and Kendrick Scott, some of the rising stars in the jazz world, have been performers on Monterey stages and as high school students at the Festival’s student competition, the Next Generation Jazz Festival. Raul Midón, one of music's most distinctive and searching voices, has appeared at Monterey three times since 2011.Gerald Clayton acts as musical director for the group, and has a long history with the festival, both as a student and as a performing artist. A scholarship and soloist award winner at Monterey’s 2000 and 2001 springtime Next Generation Jazz Festival with the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, Gerald made trio appearances at Monterey in 2010 and 2012 with Joe Sanders, and recently performed in 2014 in a duo with Charles Lloyd.Gregory Hutchinson and Kendrick Scott split the drum position on the tour: Hutchinson plays the January and February dates, and Scott plays the March dates. Both drummers have a long history with the Festival: Hutchinson’s first of three appearances at MJF was in 1992, and Kendrick Scott, a three-time Berklee/Monterey group drummer from 1999-2003 has played at MJF nine times. Additionally, he was the drummer with MJF’s 50th Anniversary All-Stars on the 54-date tour in 2008, and performed on Terence Blanchard’s GRAMMY-winning recording with the band.
Birdland|315 West 44th Street, NYC, New York, NY
Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour featuring Raul Midón, Ravi Coltrane, Nicholas Payton, Gerald Clayton, Joe Sanders & Gregory Hutchinson
Monterey Jazz Festival will present its fourth national tour in 2016, again featuring critically-acclaimed, GRAMMY-winning jazz artists. The Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour 2016 band features Nicholas Payton on trumpet; Ravi Coltrane on tenor and soprano saxophones; musical director Gerald Clayton on piano; Joe Sanders on bass; with Gregory Hutchinson and Kendrick Scott on drums. Raul Midón is the featured vocalist and guitarist. The band will perform 28 shows in 10 states, including a five-night run at Birdland in New York City.Ravi Coltrane irst appeared at Monterey in 2001, nearly 41 years to the day after his own father made his debut at Monterey in 1960. Nicholas Payton was Monterey’s Artist-In-Residence in 2000, and Gerald Clayton, Joe Sanders, Gregory Hutchinson and Kendrick Scott, some of the rising stars in the jazz world, have been performers on Monterey stages and as high school students at the Festival’s student competition, the Next Generation Jazz Festival. Raul Midón, one of music's most distinctive and searching voices, has appeared at Monterey three times since 2011.Gerald Clayton acts as musical director for the group, and has a long history with the festival, both as a student and as a performing artist. A scholarship and soloist award winner at Monterey’s 2000 and 2001 springtime Next Generation Jazz Festival with the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, Gerald made trio appearances at Monterey in 2010 and 2012 with Joe Sanders, and recently performed in 2014 in a duo with Charles Lloyd.Gregory Hutchinson and Kendrick Scott split the drum position on the tour: Hutchinson plays the January and February dates, and Scott plays the March dates. Both drummers have a long history with the Festival: Hutchinson’s first of three appearances at MJF was in 1992, and Kendrick Scott, a three-time Berklee/Monterey group drummer from 1999-2003 has played at MJF nine times. Additionally, he was the drummer with MJF’s 50th Anniversary All-Stars on the 54-date tour in 2008, and performed on Terence Blanchard’s GRAMMY-winning recording with the band.
Birdland|315 West 44th Street, NYC, New York, NY
Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour featuring Raul Midón, Ravi Coltrane, Nicholas Payton, Gerald Clayton, Joe Sanders & Gregory Hutchinson
Monterey Jazz Festival will present its fourth national tour in 2016, again featuring critically-acclaimed, GRAMMY-winning jazz artists. The Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour 2016 band features Nicholas Payton on trumpet; Ravi Coltrane on tenor and soprano saxophones; musical director Gerald Clayton on piano; Joe Sanders on bass; with Gregory Hutchinson and Kendrick Scott on drums. Raul Midón is the featured vocalist and guitarist. The band will perform 28 shows in 10 states, including a five-night run at Birdland in New York City.Ravi Coltrane irst appeared at Monterey in 2001, nearly 41 years to the day after his own father made his debut at Monterey in 1960. Nicholas Payton was Monterey’s Artist-In-Residence in 2000, and Gerald Clayton, Joe Sanders, Gregory Hutchinson and Kendrick Scott, some of the rising stars in the jazz world, have been performers on Monterey stages and as high school students at the Festival’s student competition, the Next Generation Jazz Festival. Raul Midón, one of music's most distinctive and searching voices, has appeared at Monterey three times since 2011.Gerald Clayton acts as musical director for the group, and has a long history with the festival, both as a student and as a performing artist. A scholarship and soloist award winner at Monterey’s 2000 and 2001 springtime Next Generation Jazz Festival with the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, Gerald made trio appearances at Monterey in 2010 and 2012 with Joe Sanders, and recently performed in 2014 in a duo with Charles Lloyd.Gregory Hutchinson and Kendrick Scott split the drum position on the tour: Hutchinson plays the January and February dates, and Scott plays the March dates. Both drummers have a long history with the Festival: Hutchinson’s first of three appearances at MJF was in 1992, and Kendrick Scott, a three-time Berklee/Monterey group drummer from 1999-2003 has played at MJF nine times. Additionally, he was the drummer with MJF’s 50th Anniversary All-Stars on the 54-date tour in 2008, and performed on Terence Blanchard’s GRAMMY-winning recording with the band.
Birdland|315 West 44th Street, NYC, New York, NY
Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour featuring Raul Midón, Ravi Coltrane, Nicholas Payton, Gerald Clayton, Joe Sanders & Gregory Hutchinson
Monterey Jazz Festival will present its fourth national tour in 2016, again featuring critically-acclaimed, GRAMMY-winning jazz artists. The Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour 2016 band features Nicholas Payton on trumpet; Ravi Coltrane on tenor and soprano saxophones; musical director Gerald Clayton on piano; Joe Sanders on bass; with Gregory Hutchinson and Kendrick Scott on drums. Raul Midón is the featured vocalist and guitarist. The band will perform 28 shows in 10 states, including a five-night run at Birdland in New York City.Ravi Coltrane irst appeared at Monterey in 2001, nearly 41 years to the day after his own father made his debut at Monterey in 1960. Nicholas Payton was Monterey’s Artist-In-Residence in 2000, and Gerald Clayton, Joe Sanders, Gregory Hutchinson and Kendrick Scott, some of the rising stars in the jazz world, have been performers on Monterey stages and as high school students at the Festival’s student competition, the Next Generation Jazz Festival. Raul Midón, one of music's most distinctive and searching voices, has appeared at Monterey three times since 2011.Gerald Clayton acts as musical director for the group, and has a long history with the festival, both as a student and as a performing artist. A scholarship and soloist award winner at Monterey’s 2000 and 2001 springtime Next Generation Jazz Festival with the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, Gerald made trio appearances at Monterey in 2010 and 2012 with Joe Sanders, and recently performed in 2014 in a duo with Charles Lloyd.Gregory Hutchinson and Kendrick Scott split the drum position on the tour: Hutchinson plays the January and February dates, and Scott plays the March dates. Both drummers have a long history with the Festival: Hutchinson’s first of three appearances at MJF was in 1992, and Kendrick Scott, a three-time Berklee/Monterey group drummer from 1999-2003 has played at MJF nine times. Additionally, he was the drummer with MJF’s 50th Anniversary All-Stars on the 54-date tour in 2008, and performed on Terence Blanchard’s GRAMMY-winning recording with the band.
Birdland|315 West 44th Street, NYC, New York, NY
Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour featuring Raul Midón, Ravi Coltrane, Nicholas Payton, Gerald Clayton, Joe Sanders & Gregory Hutchinson
Monterey Jazz Festival will present its fourth national tour in 2016, again featuring critically-acclaimed, GRAMMY-winning jazz artists. The Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour 2016 band features Nicholas Payton on trumpet; Ravi Coltrane on tenor and soprano saxophones; musical director Gerald Clayton on piano; Joe Sanders on bass; with Gregory Hutchinson and Kendrick Scott on drums. Raul Midón is the featured vocalist and guitarist. The band will perform 28 shows in 10 states, including a five-night run at Birdland in New York City.Ravi Coltrane irst appeared at Monterey in 2001, nearly 41 years to the day after his own father made his debut at Monterey in 1960. Nicholas Payton was Monterey’s Artist-In-Residence in 2000, and Gerald Clayton, Joe Sanders, Gregory Hutchinson and Kendrick Scott, some of the rising stars in the jazz world, have been performers on Monterey stages and as high school students at the Festival’s student competition, the Next Generation Jazz Festival. Raul Midón, one of music's most distinctive and searching voices, has appeared at Monterey three times since 2011.Gerald Clayton acts as musical director for the group, and has a long history with the festival, both as a student and as a performing artist. A scholarship and soloist award winner at Monterey’s 2000 and 2001 springtime Next Generation Jazz Festival with the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, Gerald made trio appearances at Monterey in 2010 and 2012 with Joe Sanders, and recently performed in 2014 in a duo with Charles Lloyd.Gregory Hutchinson and Kendrick Scott split the drum position on the tour: Hutchinson plays the January and February dates, and Scott plays the March dates. Both drummers have a long history with the Festival: Hutchinson’s first of three appearances at MJF was in 1992, and Kendrick Scott, a three-time Berklee/Monterey group drummer from 1999-2003 has played at MJF nine times. Additionally, he was the drummer with MJF’s 50th Anniversary All-Stars on the 54-date tour in 2008, and performed on Terence Blanchard’s GRAMMY-winning recording with the band.
Birdland|315 West 44th Street, NYC, New York, NY
Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour featuring Raul Midón, Ravi Coltrane, Nicholas Payton, Gerald Clayton, Joe Sanders & Gregory Hutchinson
Monterey Jazz Festival will present its fourth national tour in 2016, again featuring critically-acclaimed, GRAMMY-winning jazz artists. The Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour 2016 band features Nicholas Payton on trumpet; Ravi Coltrane on tenor and soprano saxophones; musical director Gerald Clayton on piano; Joe Sanders on bass; with Gregory Hutchinson and Kendrick Scott on drums. Raul Midón is the featured vocalist and guitarist. The band will perform 28 shows in 10 states, including a five-night run at Birdland in New York City.Ravi Coltrane irst appeared at Monterey in 2001, nearly 41 years to the day after his own father made his debut at Monterey in 1960. Nicholas Payton was Monterey’s Artist-In-Residence in 2000, and Gerald Clayton, Joe Sanders, Gregory Hutchinson and Kendrick Scott, some of the rising stars in the jazz world, have been performers on Monterey stages and as high school students at the Festival’s student competition, the Next Generation Jazz Festival. Raul Midón, one of music's most distinctive and searching voices, has appeared at Monterey three times since 2011.Gerald Clayton acts as musical director for the group, and has a long history with the festival, both as a student and as a performing artist. A scholarship and soloist award winner at Monterey’s 2000 and 2001 springtime Next Generation Jazz Festival with the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, Gerald made trio appearances at Monterey in 2010 and 2012 with Joe Sanders, and recently performed in 2014 in a duo with Charles Lloyd.Gregory Hutchinson and Kendrick Scott split the drum position on the tour: Hutchinson plays the January and February dates, and Scott plays the March dates. Both drummers have a long history with the Festival: Hutchinson’s first of three appearances at MJF was in 1992, and Kendrick Scott, a three-time Berklee/Monterey group drummer from 1999-2003 has played at MJF nine times. Additionally, he was the drummer with MJF’s 50th Anniversary All-Stars on the 54-date tour in 2008, and performed on Terence Blanchard’s GRAMMY-winning recording with the band.
Birdland|315 West 44th Street, NYC, New York, NY
Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour featuring Raul Midón, Ravi Coltrane, Nicholas Payton, Gerald Clayton, Joe Sanders & Gregory Hutchinson
Monterey Jazz Festival will present its fourth national tour in 2016, again featuring critically-acclaimed, GRAMMY-winning jazz artists. The Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour 2016 band features Nicholas Payton on trumpet; Ravi Coltrane on tenor and soprano saxophones; musical director Gerald Clayton on piano; Joe Sanders on bass; with Gregory Hutchinson and Kendrick Scott on drums. Raul Midón is the featured vocalist and guitarist. The band will perform 28 shows in 10 states, including a five-night run at Birdland in New York City.Ravi Coltrane irst appeared at Monterey in 2001, nearly 41 years to the day after his own father made his debut at Monterey in 1960. Nicholas Payton was Monterey’s Artist-In-Residence in 2000, and Gerald Clayton, Joe Sanders, Gregory Hutchinson and Kendrick Scott, some of the rising stars in the jazz world, have been performers on Monterey stages and as high school students at the Festival’s student competition, the Next Generation Jazz Festival. Raul Midón, one of music's most distinctive and searching voices, has appeared at Monterey three times since 2011.Gerald Clayton acts as musical director for the group, and has a long history with the festival, both as a student and as a performing artist. A scholarship and soloist award winner at Monterey’s 2000 and 2001 springtime Next Generation Jazz Festival with the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, Gerald made trio appearances at Monterey in 2010 and 2012 with Joe Sanders, and recently performed in 2014 in a duo with Charles Lloyd.Gregory Hutchinson and Kendrick Scott split the drum position on the tour: Hutchinson plays the January and February dates, and Scott plays the March dates. Both drummers have a long history with the Festival: Hutchinson’s first of three appearances at MJF was in 1992, and Kendrick Scott, a three-time Berklee/Monterey group drummer from 1999-2003 has played at MJF nine times. Additionally, he was the drummer with MJF’s 50th Anniversary All-Stars on the 54-date tour in 2008, and performed on Terence Blanchard’s GRAMMY-winning recording with the band.
Birdland|315 West 44th Street, NYC, New York, NY
Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour featuring Raul Midón, Ravi Coltrane, Nicholas Payton, Gerald Clayton, Joe Sanders & Gregory Hutchinson
Monterey Jazz Festival will present its fourth national tour in 2016, again featuring critically-acclaimed, GRAMMY-winning jazz artists. The Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour 2016 band features Nicholas Payton on trumpet; Ravi Coltrane on tenor and soprano saxophones; musical director Gerald Clayton on piano; Joe Sanders on bass; with Gregory Hutchinson and Kendrick Scott on drums. Raul Midón is the featured vocalist and guitarist. The band will perform 28 shows in 10 states, including a five-night run at Birdland in New York City.Ravi Coltrane irst appeared at Monterey in 2001, nearly 41 years to the day after his own father made his debut at Monterey in 1960. Nicholas Payton was Monterey’s Artist-In-Residence in 2000, and Gerald Clayton, Joe Sanders, Gregory Hutchinson and Kendrick Scott, some of the rising stars in the jazz world, have been performers on Monterey stages and as high school students at the Festival’s student competition, the Next Generation Jazz Festival. Raul Midón, one of music's most distinctive and searching voices, has appeared at Monterey three times since 2011.Gerald Clayton acts as musical director for the group, and has a long history with the festival, both as a student and as a performing artist. A scholarship and soloist award winner at Monterey’s 2000 and 2001 springtime Next Generation Jazz Festival with the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, Gerald made trio appearances at Monterey in 2010 and 2012 with Joe Sanders, and recently performed in 2014 in a duo with Charles Lloyd.Gregory Hutchinson and Kendrick Scott split the drum position on the tour: Hutchinson plays the January and February dates, and Scott plays the March dates. Both drummers have a long history with the Festival: Hutchinson’s first of three appearances at MJF was in 1992, and Kendrick Scott, a three-time Berklee/Monterey group drummer from 1999-2003 has played at MJF nine times. Additionally, he was the drummer with MJF’s 50th Anniversary All-Stars on the 54-date tour in 2008, and performed on Terence Blanchard’s GRAMMY-winning recording with the band.
Birdland|315 West 44th Street, NYC, New York, NY