Jazz Favorites Combine Both Local and Latin Sounds
McCoy Tyner Trio Headlines All-Star Jazz Night November 12
Take the Col’train to Brazil on December 11
October 27, 2004
McCoy Tyner
Philadelphia’s contribution to jazz is again featured during Philly All-Star Jazz Night when jazz pianist McCoy Tyner, who has his own star on Philadelphia’s Music Walk of Fame, welcomes several other well-known locals to join him on stage. Philly’s own saxmen Gary Bartz and Bootsie Barnes, along with trumpet player Terrell Stafford will combine with the McCoy Tyner Trio onstage at Verizon Hall on Friday, Nov. 12 at 8 pm. Tyner, who was discovered at age 17 by the legendary John Coltrane, has gained international notoriety with his dynamic flair on the piano keyboard.
Another local jazz star will open the concert—Bass player Gerald Veasley and his Electric Mingus Project. Veasley will pay tribute to the legendary bassist Charles Mingus, mixing in his own smooth funk/R&B style.
The jazz journey continues to Brazil when ‘Take the Col’train’ welcomes Rio-born trumpet star Claudio Roditi, who mixes Brazilian rhythmic concepts with his own ‘hard bop-oriented’ style. Roditi gained notoriety as a young jazz artist in his native Brazil when, at age 20, he was named a finalist in the International Jazz Competition in Vienna. He left Brazil in 1970 to study at the Berklee School of Music. A strikingly proficient technician, Roditi, brings enormous zest and fire to his special blend of Latin jazz. Philly’s Gary Bartz joins Roditi on sax to add some local flair to the Latin sound.
Tickets for the McCoy Tyner Trio on November 12 are $29, $45, $58, $63 and $70. Tickets for Brazil on December 11 are $35 and $40. Tickets for both concerts can be purchased by calling 215-893-1999, online at www.kimmelcenter.org or at the Kimmel Center box office, open daily from 10am to 6pm and later on performance evenings. For group sales call 215-790-5883.
A limited number of $10 tickets are available for every Kimmel Center Presents performance at the Kimmel Center. Tickets go on sale the day of the event and can be purchased at the Kimmel Center box office beginning at 5:30pm for evening performances and 11:30am for matinees. Limit one per person.
Sponsors of the 2004-2005 Kimmel Center Presents season include Mellon Financial Corporation, University of Pennsylvania Health Systems, Bank of America, Sovereign Bank, Wachovia Foundation, The American Express Company, Verizon Foundation, Bucks County Coffee, and SEPTA, the Commuter’s Choice. American Airlines is the Official Airline of Kimmel Center Presents. Toyota is the Official Vehicle of Kimmel Center Presents Jazz and World Pop programming.
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