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Summerstage Presents the Wallace Roney Orchestra at Charlie Parker Jazz Festival at Marcus Garvey Park

Courtesy of City Parks Foundation | Posted on June 9, 2014

Where

Marcus Garvey Park
Charlie Parker Jazz Festival

18 Mt Morris Park W
New York, NY
Map

When

Sat, August 23, 2014
3:00 pm

Musicians

Lionel Loueke
guitar, acoustic
Melissa Aldana
saxophone
Kris Bowers
keyboards

About

This is a FREE show.

Wallace Roney earned the admiration and respect of his colleagues and his elders since age 16. He has been an integral part of the band with Tony Williams, Ornette Coleman, Art Blakey, Elvin Jones, Philly Joe Jones, Walter Davis Jr., Herbie Hancock, Jay McShann, David Murray, McCoy Tyner, Sonny Rollins, Curtis Fuller, Carole King, Joni Mitchell, and Dizzy Gillespie to name a few. He was one of the few musicians in his generation who learned and perfected his craft directly from alliances with Jazz Masters. But his most important and meaningful relationship was with Miles Davis. Wallace was mentored by Miles Davis after Miles heard him in 1983 at his birthday gala performance in Carnegie Hall. Their association peaked when Miles chose Wallace to share the stage at his historic performance in Montreux in 1991....

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