Carl Grubbs Quartet Brings Bebop Madness To Germano’s at Germano's Piattini

Jazz saxophonist Carl Grubbs will present Bebop Madness: A Tribute to the Masters at the Cabaret at Germano’s in Baltimore's Little Italy. The concert will feature the works of Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Jackie McLean and John Coltrane and other jazz giants. Mr. Grubbs received early extensive training from John Coltrane, who was married to his cousin, Naima. Through his family, he was close to many of these history-making musicians of the 1950s and 1960s. Celebrate Germano’s 10th year as Baltimore’s premiere cabaret venue with this tribute to a uniquely American musical style....

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Jazz saxophonist Carl Grubbs will present Bebop Madness: A Tribute to the Masters at the Cabaret at Germano’s in Baltimore's Little Italy. The concert will feature the works of Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Jackie McLean and John Coltrane and other jazz giants. Mr. Grubbs received early extensive training from John Coltrane, who was married to his cousin, Naima. Through his family, he was close to many of these history-making musicians of the 1950s and 1960s. Celebrate Germano’s 10th year as Baltimore’s premiere cabaret venue with this tribute to a uniquely American musical style.
Mr. Grubbs has received numerous awards in recognition of his work. He has twice been the recipient of the MSAC Traditions award as a jazz master, working with apprentices to pass on the traditions of improvised jazz music. His organization, Contemporary Arts Inc. received a 2009 MSAC Traditions Project grant that culminated in his collaboration with Lafayette Gilchrist in a CD of the music of Marylanders who made significant contributions to the art form of jazz. In 2009, Mr. Grubbs received the Mary Sawyers Baker Award from the Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance and William G. Baker, Jr. Memorial Fund. In 2014, he was awarded a Rubys Project Grant from the Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance, founded by the Deutsch Foundation. His Rubys Project Grant enabled him to revise and expand his original work, The Inner Harbor Suite Revisited: A Tribute to Baltimore for Jazz/String Ensemble.
Mr. Grubbs has a distinguished career as a performer, composer, music educator and recording artist, and he has toured with his ensemble in major cities world wide. Mr. Grubbs is a former member of the Julius Hemphill Saxophone Sextet. This group toured the U.S. and Europe performing two productions: Hemphill’s Long Tongues: A Saxophone Opera and Bill T. Jones/Arne Zane Production: Last Supper at Uncle Tom’s Cabin: The Promised Land.
Mr. Grubbs was a guest soloist at the Philadelphia performance of Reggie Workman’s project, African Brass, A Tribute to John Coltrane. He has performed with Odean Pope’s Saxophone Choir at the Blue Note in New York City. The Philadelphia Jazz Project (The Painted Bride) commissioned a new arrangement of his composition “In My Youth” for jazz/string ensemble for inclusion in its annual “Frosty 2” event.

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