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After four decades, Charles McPherson remains a strong, viable force on the jazz scene. His playing combines passionate feeling with intricate patterns of improvisation. McPherson has recorded with Charlie Mingus, the Carnegie Hall Jazz Orchestra and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, and has toured with Lionel Hampton, Nat Adderly and many others. He was the featured alto saxophonist in Clint Eastwood's film "Bird."
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Candle-lit 1930s ambience, top jazz acts and lush cocktails make this legendary jazz club your perfect getaway for a romantic date, a night of world class jazz and a little trip back in time!
Enjoy the world's leading jazz, blues and Latin recording artists in a room intimate enough to be your lavish Hollywood classic movie living room. Cocktails elegantly appear at your table while you're eye
Website: http://www.charlesmcpherson.com/
Saxophone: Charles McPherson
Bass: John Wiitala
Piano: Randy Porter
Drums: Chuck McPherson
After four decades, Charles McPherson remains a strong, viable force on the jazz scene today. His playing combines passionate feeling with intricate patterns of improvisation. Throughout his many years of being an integral performer of music, McPherson has not merely remained true to his bop origins, but has expanded on them.
McPherson has recorded as a guest artist with Charlie Mingus, Barry Harris, Art Farmer, Kenny Drew, Toshiko Akiyoshi, the Carnegie Hall Jazz Orchestra and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis. He has recorded as leader on Prestige, Fantasy, Mainstream, Discovery, Xanadu and, most recently, Arabesque. His most recent recording is the highly acclaimed Manhattan Nocturne.
McPherson was recently featured at Lincoln Center showcasing his original compositions and arrangements with a seven-piece ensemble. He has toured the U.S., Europe, Japan, Africa and South America with his own group, as well as with jazz greats Billy Eckstine, Lionel Hampton, Nat Adderly, Jay McShann and others.
He was also the featured alto saxophonist in the Clint Eastwood film "Bird," a biography about Charlie Parker.