Celebrity Series Presents: Terence Blanchard Featuring the E-Collective at Berklee Performance Center

<p>“Music and art have the power to change hearts and souls,” believes composer and jazz trumpeter Terence Blanchard — a belief brought to life through the music of Blanchard and his E-Collective. This revolutionary ensemble thrives off the perfect mixture of Blanchard’s genius and the innovations of four young musical pioneers: guitarist Charles Altura, pianist Fabian Almazan, bassist David ‘DJ’ Ginyard Jr., and drummer Oscar Seaton. It was while recording the scores for Spike Lee’s <em>Inside Man</em> and Kasi Lemmons’ <em>Talk to Me</em> that Blanchard and Seaton first dreamt of a band that layered grooves teeming with funk, R&B, and blues colors...

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<p>“Music and art have the power to change hearts and souls,” believes composer and jazz trumpeter Terence Blanchard — a belief brought to life through the music of Blanchard and his E-Collective. This revolutionary ensemble thrives off the perfect mixture of Blanchard’s genius and the innovations of four young musical pioneers: guitarist Charles Altura, pianist Fabian Almazan, bassist David ‘DJ’ Ginyard Jr., and drummer Oscar Seaton. It was while recording the scores for Spike Lee’s <em>Inside Man</em> and Kasi Lemmons’ <em>Talk to Me</em> that Blanchard and Seaton first dreamt of a band that layered grooves teeming with funk, R&B, and blues colors. Years later, that dream came to fruition and formed the foundation for the E-Collective’s signature sound.</p>

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