American Jazz Master Dave Brubeck Returns with his Quartet to Perform with the Freddy Cole Quartet as Part of the Mellon Jazz Fridays Series at the Kimmel Center,
April 1, 2008
"Dave Brubeck is an American legend. He is an American original who continues to make significant contributions to music and introduced a whole new generation to the world of jazz."
American jazz master Dave Brubeck and his Quartet share the stage with the Freddy Cole Quartet at the Kimmel Center’s Verizon Hall on Wednesday, April 16, 2008 at 8pm as part of the Mellon Jazz Fridays Series. For over five decades, pianist-composer Brubeck has built a jazz empire of hits with his artistic improvisation skills. A BBC Jazz Lifetime Achievement Award winner, Brubeck’s international hit "Take Five," one of the best-selling jazz singles of all time, and signature hit "The Duke" have inspired jazz artists such as Miles Davis with their haunting and challenging harmonies.
Pianist Freddy Cole, jazz giant Nat "King" Cole’s brother, joins the stage with his quartet to perform his own sophisticated style of jazz with bop, samba, cabaret and blues shadings. Revered for his elegant, smoky vocals, Cole’s most recent album, Music Maestro Please, was Grammy® nominated in 2008. Based in Atlanta, his pioneering musical spirit also earned him a spot in the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in 2007.
"Freddy has an impeccable sense of swing... he is, overall, the most maturely expressive male jazz singer of his generation, if not the best alive."
This concert is the fifth concert in the Mellon Jazz Fridays Series scheduled for the Kimmel Center Presents 2007/2008 season. The next concert in the series will be a special concert featuring the Movie Music of Spike Lee & Terence Blanchard on Saturday, April 19, 2008 at 8pm.
Tickets for the Dave Brubeck Quartet with the Freddy Cole Quartet are $30, $49, $55, $65 and $78 and 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. (Additional fees may apply.) 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 2.5 hours prior to curtain time and 11:30am for matinees. Limit one ticket per person.
Pianist, composer, and leader of one of the most widely recognized quartets in jazz history, Dave Brubeck founded the Dave Brubeck Quartet in 1951, with alto saxophonist Paul Desmond, bassist Eugene Wright and drummer Joe Morello. The highly experimental band rose in popularity with Time Out (1959), which features the hit single "Take Five." Follow-up albums include Time Further Out (1961), Time in Outer Space (1962), Time Changes (1964) and the classic live album At Carnegie Hall (1963). Brubeck is the first jazz figure ever to make the cover of Time. In recent years, Brubeck reestablished his quartet, touring throughout Europe in 2005 with the London Symphony Orchestra. Brubeck has been named an American Jazz Master by the National Endowment for the Arts and was awarded a National Medal for the Arts by President Bill Clinton. In 2000, the Brubeck Institute was established by the University of the Pacific to honor the distinguished alumnus’ dedication to music and education.
"Gorgeous autumnal baritone, expressive phrasing and pitch-perfect feel for jazz standards, pop tunes and love ballads."
Freddy Cole’s successful music career has been documented by filmmaker Clay Walker in the film The Cole Nobody Knows (2005), which shares Cole’s story through interviews with musicians Monty Alexander, Nancy Wilson and David "Fathead" Newman, among others, and features live performance material with Cole’s quartet. Cole began playing the piano as a child under the influence of Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Lionel Hampton and Billy Eckstine. A Chicago native, Cole continued his musical education at the Roosevelt Institute in Chicago, and then moved to New York in 1951, where he studied at the Juilliard School of Music followed by the New England Conservatory of Music. In 1952, Cole released his first single, kicking off a recording career with more than 15 albums to his credit. Following a stint as a member of an Earl Bostic band that also included Johnny Coles and Benny Golson, Cole founded his quartet, touring regularly throughout the United States, Europe, the Far East and South America.
Kimmel Center Presents 2007/2008 season is sponsored by Citi. Support for the Mellon Jazz Series comes from The Bank of New York Mellon. The Great Orchestra Series is supported by ARC Wheeler. Additional support is provided by the University of Pennsylvania Health System and American Express. American Airlines is the Official Airline of Kimmel Center Presents. Toyota is the Official Vehicle of Kimmel Center Presents Mellon Jazz, Mellon Jazz Up Close and World & Pop.
The Kimmel Center also receives support from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, The William Penn Foundation, The Wachovia Foundation, Verizon Foundation, PNC Foundation, The Philadelphia Chapter of the American Guild of Organists, and the Philadelphia Music Project and Dance Advance, Initiatives of The Pew Charitable Trust administered by The University of the Arts. In-kind support is generously provided by Deloitte. NBC-10 is a Media Partner for Kimmel Center Presents, and additional media sponsors include WDAS, WRTI, WJJZ, Afro-Pop, WXPN and WXPN's Kids Corner 20th Anniversary.
Free in the Plaza programming and subsidized tickets offered to the community and social service groups for $10 are made possible through the Wachovia Gateway to the Arts Community Access Program, supported by a generous grant from Wachovia Foundation.
KIMMEL CENTER PRESENTS SPONSORED BY CITI
Wednesday, April 16, 2008 | 8pm
Verizon Hall
Mellon Jazz Fridays
Dave Brubeck Quartet
Bobby Militello, alto saxophone and flute
Dave Brubeck, piano
Michael Moore, bass
Randy Jones, drums
Freddy Cole Quartet
Randy Napoleon, guitar
Freddy Cole, piano
Elias Bailey, bass
Curtis Boyd, drums
FREE AT THE KIMMEL:
Wednesday, April 16, 2008 | 6:30 & 10:30pm
Commonwealth Plaza Stage
Joe Baione Sextet
Join us in the Plaza for a performance by jazz vibraphonist Joe Baione prior to and following the ticketed performance by the Dave Brubeck Quartet with the Freddy Cole Quartet in Verizon Hall.
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