Harrisburg ยป Calendar ยป Steve Smith and Vital Information at Mickey's Black Box
Steve Smith and Vital Information at Mickey's Black Box
Where
Mickey's Black Box
101 Rock Lititz Blvd
Lititz, PA
Map
(717) 723-8463
When
Tue, June 27, 2023
7:00 pm
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Musicians
Steve Smith and Vital Information
band / ensemble / orchestraSteve Smith
drumsVital Information
band / ensemble / orchestraManuel Valera
pianoJanek Gwizdala
bassAbout
The new trio version of Steve Smith and Vital Information is with Manuel Valera, a Guggenheim Fellow and Grammy nominated artist, on piano and synths and Janek Gwizdala on electric bass. Although the band is rooted in the straight-ahead swing of bebop, at times they explore exotic time-signatures from the world of South Indian Carnatic music and they have also arranged some adventurous funk-driven renditions of jazz standards. Steve Smith formed his Vital information band 40 years ago. To commemorate this anniversary, Wounded Bird Records will be releasing this year The Complete Columbia Recordings, a CD set of the first four Vital Information albums...