The late great bassist-composer Jaco Pastorius, an undeniable force on contemporary jazz during the '70s as well as a towering influence on two generations of musicians, will be feted at the Iridium Jazz Club in New York from October 22 - 25.
Included in this all-star gala, produced by impresario Charles Carlini, are Pastorius colleagues and former bandmates like trumpeters Miles Evans and Lew Soloff, saxophonists Alex Foster and Butch Thomas, trombonist David Bargeron, keyboardists Gil Goldstein and Delmar Brown, guitarist Billy "Spaceman" Patterson and drummer Kenwood Dennard. Featured bass players are Victor Bailey and T.M. Stevens. Other featured players include trumpeter Tim Ouimette, percussionist Pedro Martinez, bassist Andrew Sheron, and vocalists Falu and Gracie Finnigan.
For tickets, please call the box office at (212) 582-2121 or visit Iridium Jazz Club. http://iridiumjazzclub.com/
Hello Ingrid. Hope all is well. Glad to see this getting posted, hopefully start some more buzz about this. I'll be going on the 23rd and bringing a group of friends too, always trying to turn more casual listeners into fans! Anyway, i'm sure it'll be an awesome show lots of great musicians, and Kenwood is always so entertaining too, celebrating the music and genius of Jaco.
P.S. Also looking forward to another great birthday celebration!!!
Don't know more, Jay, waiting to hear, got this info from http://www.iridiumjazzclub.com/
Included in this all-star gala, produced by impresario Charles Carlini, are Pastorius colleagues and former bandmates like trumpeters Miles Evans and Lew Soloff, saxophonists Alex Foster and Butch Thomas, trombonist David Bargeron, keyboardists Gil Goldstein and Delmar Brown, guitarist Billy "Spaceman" Patterson and drummer Kenwood Dennard. Featured bass players are Victor Bailey and T.M. Stevens. Other featured players include trumpeter Tim Ouimette, percussionist Pedro Martinez, bassist Andrew Sheron, and vocalists Falu and Gracie Finnigan.
I am thinking that perhaps every night might be same?
VICTOR BAILEY-ELECTRIC BASS,
TM STEVENS-ELECTRIC BASS, VOCALS
DELMAR BROWN-KEYBOARDS, VOCALS
GIL GOLDSTEIN-KEYBOARDS, ARRANGER
MILES EVANS, TRUMPET
TIM OUIMETTE-TRUMPET
ANDREW SHERON-ELECTRIC BASS
ALEX FOSTER-ALTO SAX
BUTCH THOMAS-TENOR SAX
KENWOOD DENNARD-DRUMS, VOCALS, KEYBOARDS
PEDRO MARTINEZ-LATIN PERCUSSIONIST
FALU-NORTH INDIAN FEMALE VOCALIST
BILLY 'SPACEMAN' PATTERSON-GUITARIST
GRACIE FINNIGAN-FOX-VOCALIST
DAVID BARGERON-TROMBONE, TUBA
Yes, "same musicians every night", plus in addition to the above lineup, Joe Sinaguglia - bass, minus Lew Soloff, who regrettedly can't make it, minus Pedro Martinez, I believe.
