Tod Dickow Quartet, Featuring Charged Particles Playing The Music Of Michael Brecker at 7 Mile House

Charged Particles is making some of the most exciting and creative jazz today, crossing stylistic boundaries and blending multiple traditions to create new sounds: high-energy, elaborately orchestrated original jazz, infused with elements of funk, Afro-Cuban music and classical music.

Charged Particles is very pleased to be joining saxophonist Tod Dickow to perform a concert in tribute to one of the most important musicians in the history of jazz: Michael Brecker.

Michael Brecker was an innovator on the tenor saxophone whose unique voice and approach to the instrument influenced every performing saxophonist. Winner of 15 Grammy Awards, he was a prolific composer and leader of a range of different bands, as well as a guest soloist with many other ensembles. He was awarded some of the highest honors in jazz: an Honorary Doctorate from the Berkeley College of Music ...

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Charged Particles is making some of the most exciting and creative jazz today, crossing stylistic boundaries and blending multiple traditions to create new sounds: high-energy, elaborately orchestrated original jazz, infused with elements of funk, Afro-Cuban music and classical music.

Charged Particles is very pleased to be joining saxophonist Tod Dickow to perform a concert in tribute to one of the most important musicians in the history of jazz: Michael Brecker.

Michael Brecker was an innovator on the tenor saxophone whose unique voice and approach to the instrument influenced every performing saxophonist. Winner of 15 Grammy Awards, he was a prolific composer and leader of a range of different bands, as well as a guest soloist with many other ensembles. He was awarded some of the highest honors in jazz: an Honorary Doctorate from the Berkeley College of Music
In addition to leading his own small groups, Tod Dickow leads the Contemporary Jazz Orchestra, a great 16-piece Big Band, featuring the top players from around the Bay Area and he arranges music for big bands and small groups.
As is true for so many other jazz tenor players, Tod's playing and composing are powerfully influenced by Michael Brecker. But Tod is unique in having captured the essence of Michael's spirit on the instrument, making Tod the perfect artist to perform Michael's compositions with Charged Particles to honor the late-great superstar of the genre.

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