Stefon Harris & Blackout Plus the Miguel Zenon Quartet
Herbst Theatre at the San Francisco War Memorial Building (401 Van Ness Ave San Francisco, CA 94102)
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The last date listed for Stefon Harris & Blackout and Miguel Zenon Quartet was Thursday October 26, 2006 / 7:30pm.
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Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra Plays Schumann's Cello Concerto
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British violoncello soloist Steven Isserlis and the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, under the baton of conductor Nicholas McGegan, perform a trio of 19th-century works by that era's leading composers, highlighted by Robert Schumann's 1850 Cello Concerto. An award-winning cellist and educator, Isserlis is a noted expert on Schumann, and recently released a full disc featuring his works. Felix Mendelssohn's evocative overture from The Fair Melusine, based on a Goethe story, opens the program, while Brahms' Serenade No. 2 provides the stirring finale. The Philharmonia is now in its 31st season of entertaining Northern California audiences, and offers a discussion with Scott Foglesong prior to each performance. Learn More
More Information About Stefon Harris & Blackout and Miguel Zenon Quartet
Website
http://www.sfjazz.org/concerts/2006/fall/artists/StefonHarris.asp
Quotes & Highlights
- Stefon Harris and Miguel Zenon were named #1 Rising Stars by the 2006 DownBeat Critics Poll
Description
Stefon Harris & Blackout
Stefon Harris, marimba and vibraphone
Marc Cary, keys, piano
Casey Benjamin, alto saxophone
Terreon Gully, drums
TBA, bass
Vibraphonist Stefon Harris has played with leaders as stylistically diverse as Wynton Marsalis and Charlie Hunter, but this exciting young artist has also marked his own creative turf as a bandleader and, more recently, long form composer. His latest album, African Tarantella: Dances with Duke pays tribute to the legendary composer’s music “serving as further proof that Duke Ellington's music, in addition to being enormous in quantity, can be interpreted in an infinite number of colorful ways”(Billboard). All About Jazz asserts that his band Blackout "is evolving into one of the finest working units on the scene today. It’s capable of a near-perfect combination of spontaneity, complex composition, visceral energy and sheer soulfulness that few other bands can achieve in a similar space.”
Miguel Zenon Quartet
Miguel Zenon, alto saxophone and flute
Luis Perdomo, piano
Hans Glawischnig, bass
Henry Cole, drums
Leading his own quartet on the other half of the bill is the SFJAZZ Collective’s founding alto saxophonist Miguel Zenon. The native of San Juan, Puerto Rico graduated from the Berklee School of Music and has gigged with the likes of David Sanchez and the Either/Orchestra. “A strong force in both contemporary jazz and Latin music” (New York Newsday), Zenon manages to blur the lines between the two without sacrificing the power of either. His latest album, Jibaro, draws heavily on the traditions of his native Puerto Rican music and his prowess as an improviser.
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