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Legendary Composer-pianist Dave Burrell: Harlem Renaissance at An Die Musik Live

Where

An Die Musik Live
409 N. Charles Street
Baltimore, MD
Map
410-385-2638

When

Sat, September 25, 2021
7:00 pm

Musicians

About

Dave Burrell will perform compositions from his new extended work "Harlem Renaissance": Harlem Rhapsody, Red Summer March and How Little We Know, as well as his "Incognito" and "Dancing with Monika".

Distinguished composer-pianist Dave Burrell is a performing artist of singular stature on the international contemporary music scene. His dynamic compositions, with blues and gospel roots recall the tradition of Jelly Roll Morton, James P. Johnson and Duke Ellington, as well avant garde composers Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane.

After majoring in music at the University of Hawaii, he enrolled at Berklee College of Music in Boston in 1961. After graduating with degrees in composition/arranging and performance in 1965, he moved to New York City, where he quickly established himself as one of the most innovative and original pianists, collaborating with the emerging leaders in contemporary jazz, joining the groups of tenor saxophonists Marion Brown, Pharoah Sanders and Archie Shepp....

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