EFG Jazz Festival - The Symphonic Music of Wayne Shorter at Royal Festival Hall

Celebrate the life and musical legacy of one of the greatest jazz visionaries of our time, Wayne Shorter, featuring an extraordinary line-up of his long-time collaborators: esperanza spalding on vocals, Danilo Pérez on piano, John Patitucci on bass, and Terri Lyne Carrington on drums with Ravi Coltrane on saxophone. Performing alongside the Philharmonia with conductor Clark Rundell, this all-star ensemble performs Shorter's symphonic works including the esteemed and rarely performed?Gaia. The career of saxophonist, bandleader and composer Wayne Shorter spans seven decades. He has performed with Miles Davis, Joni Mitchell and Carlos Santana, co-founded the jazz fusion band Weather Report, formed his own quartet in 2000, recorded over 20 albums, and won 12 Grammys...

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Celebrate the life and musical legacy of one of the greatest jazz visionaries of our time, Wayne Shorter, featuring an extraordinary line-up of his long-time collaborators: esperanza spalding on vocals, Danilo Pérez on piano, John Patitucci on bass, and Terri Lyne Carrington on drums with Ravi Coltrane on saxophone. Performing alongside the Philharmonia with conductor Clark Rundell, this all-star ensemble performs Shorter's symphonic works including the esteemed and rarely performed?Gaia. The career of saxophonist, bandleader and composer Wayne Shorter spans seven decades. He has performed with Miles Davis, Joni Mitchell and Carlos Santana, co-founded the jazz fusion band Weather Report, formed his own quartet in 2000, recorded over 20 albums, and won 12 Grammys. His 2021 opera?Iphigenia?has never been heard outside the US.

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