| Saturday Nov 10, 2012 6:00 PM - Saturday Nov 10, 2012 7:30 PM | $25.00 - $35.00 |
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RCAF presents special guest Wycliffe Gordon
Rochester Contemporary Arts Foundation presents - Wycliffe Gordon LIVE!
RCAF is proud to present our annual scholarship concert series which supports music scholarships for students of Rochester Contemporary School of Music who are intending to pursue contemporary music collegiately or professionally. This world-class concert series hosts some of the world's leading performers in jazz, rock, pop, ethnic, and new music. All proceeds from these concerts go to fund scholarships for students of Rochester Contemporary School of Music.
THE BAND:
Wycliffe Gordon - trombone
Mike VanAllen - Piano
Kyle Vock - bass
Sean Jefferson - drums
Quinn Lawrence - trumpet
Mel Henderson - guitar
Guest Artist - Wycliffe Gordon:
Musical ambassador and interpreter of America's music, Wycliffe Gordon experiences an impressive career touring the world performing hard-swinging, straight-ahead jazz receiving great acclaim from audiences and critics alike. His unmatched modern mastery of the plunger mute and his exceptional technique and signature sound, has solidified Gordon a place in musical history known as one of the top trombonists of his generation. The Critics seem to agree. Wycliffe has been named "Best in Trombone" by the Downbeat Critics Poll for 2012 and Jazz Journalists Association named him "Trombonist of the Year" again this year in 2012 as well as previous years 2001, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2011. He is a past recipient of the ASCAP Foundation Vanguard Award, among others.
In addition to an extremely successful solo career, Gordon tours regularly leading the Wycliffe Gordon Quartet, headlining at legendary jazz venues and performing arts centers throughout the world. Gordon is a former veteran member of the Wynton Marsalis Septet, Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra and has been a featured guest artist on Billy Taylor's "Jazz at the Kennedy Center" Series. Gordonʼs extensive performance experience includes work with many of the most renowned jazz performers of the past and present. His "Jazz a la Carte" show, which debuted at the Apollo Theater last year, was named one of the "top five best moments in jazz" for the year 2011 by The Wall Street Journal.
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LocationLovin' Cup (View)
300 Park Point Drive
Rochester, NY 14623
United States
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