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HUDSON: Jack DeJohnette, John Scofield, John Medeski, & Larry Grenadier at The Appel Room

Courtesy of Jazz at Lincoln Center | Posted on February 28, 2017

Where

The Appel Room
Broadway At 60th St.
New York, NY
Map
212-258-9800

When

Fri, October 6, 2017
8:00 pm

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Musicians

John Medeski
organ, Hammond B3
Larry Grenadier
bass, acoustic

About

Legendary drummer and NEA Jazz Master Jack DeJohnette has assembled an incredible quartet to celebrate his 75th birthday. DeJohnette will be joined by guitarist John Scofield, keyboardist John Medeski, and bassist Larry Grenadier, each of them a distinctive and famously adaptive improviser. This unrecorded all-star group has performed only once before – to great acclaim at the 2014 Woodstock Jazz Festival – and they now reunite as a unit called "Hudson." Anchored by DeJohnette's "propulsive, percussion mastery," (NPR) the group's repertoire includes fast-swinging standards by Sonny Rollins and John Coltrane, as well as some of the more freewheeling originals for which these artists are well known. Each member performs the dual role of explosive long-form improviser and responsive rhythm player, constantly rewarding listeners with inventive solos supported by a trio of deeply engaged conversationalists. Don't miss the fireworks when these distinctive virtuosos share the Rose Theater stage....

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