Vibes Jazz Master Bobby Hutcherson in Concert at Firehouse Arts Center

2010 NEA Jazz Master Award winner Bobby Hutcherson plays the intimate Firehouse Arts Center in a newly-added performance. Easily the most accomplished vibraphonist of his generation, Hutcherson is known as a master of melodic, harmonic and rhythmic improvisation on both the vibes and the marimba. Bobby has performed or recorded with nearly every major living jazz musician.

McCoy Tyner calls him ". . . one of the best musician's in the world," and the San Francisco Chronicle notes: "(Bobby was) the picture of cool, except for his arms and hands, which were blurs of movement that work magic, playing the vibes in both senses of the word."...

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2010 NEA Jazz Master Award winner Bobby Hutcherson plays the intimate Firehouse Arts Center in a newly-added performance. Easily the most accomplished vibraphonist of his generation, Hutcherson is known as a master of melodic, harmonic and rhythmic improvisation on both the vibes and the marimba. Bobby has performed or recorded with nearly every major living jazz musician.

McCoy Tyner calls him ". . . one of the best musician's in the world," and the San Francisco Chronicle notes: "(Bobby was) the picture of cool, except for his arms and hands, which were blurs of movement that work magic, playing the vibes in both senses of the word."

Born in Los Angeles in 1941, Hutcherson says he turned to the vibes after hearing the music of Milt Jackson. "One day I was walking down the street and I heard one of his records and that started it..."

While still a teenager, Hutcherson performed in Los Angeles with top musicians. Then came a stint in New York City, performing and recording with many of the leading New York players. Hutcherson moved to San Francisco in 1971 and won the International Jazz Critic's Poll as the "World's Best Vibest."

Hutcherson has of course played just about every jazz stage and studio around the world, and on all the best jazz labels. Collaborators include Dexter Gordon, Herbie Hancock, McCoy Tyner, and a host of other household names. Example: in 2003 - he again recorded with McCoy Tyner on "Land of Giants," and the tour that followed this recording resulted in some of the most stunning music in recent jazz memory.

Beginning in 2007 Bobby Hutcherson made a series of recordings with Kind of Blue Records, releasing "Wise One" (2010) to critical acclaim, and most recently in 2014 releasing (on Blue Note Records) an all-star collaboration titled "Enjoy The View" with Bobby Hutcehrson, David Sanborn, Joey DeFrancesco, & Bill Hart.

Reserved seat tickets: $35.00 - $45.00.

Presented by City of Pleasanton Firehouse Arts Center

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