The Art & Music Of Dick Griffin at The 75 Club

Dick Griffin - trombone & artwork
Leon Dorsey - upright bass
Nasheet Waits - drums

Friday, May 17th and Saturday, May 18th trombonist Dick Griffin will be performing with his trio at the 75 Club in TriBeCa. Set's are 8 pm and 9:30 pm.

Dick Griffin is one of today's leading trombone pioneers. In a career spanning over 50 years, he has performed with some of the biggest names in Jazz and Soul, as well as appearing with several symphony orchestras. A short list of the luminaries Mr. Griffin has worked with includes Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald, Tito Puente, Art Blakey, Charles Mingus, Dizzy Gillespie, McCoy Tyner, Benny Bailey, Jimmy Heath, Frank Foster, Lionel Hampton, Abdullah Ibrahim (f/k/a Dollar Brand) & "Ekaya", Sam River, Archie Shepp, Cecil Taylor, Marvin Gaye, Michael Jackson, Isaac Hayes, Dionne Warwick....

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Dick Griffin - trombone & artwork
Leon Dorsey - upright bass
Nasheet Waits - drums

Friday, May 17th and Saturday, May 18th trombonist Dick Griffin will be performing with his trio at the 75 Club in TriBeCa. Set's are 8 pm and 9:30 pm.

Dick Griffin is one of today's leading trombone pioneers. In a career spanning over 50 years, he has performed with some of the biggest names in Jazz and Soul, as well as appearing with several symphony orchestras. A short list of the luminaries Mr. Griffin has worked with includes Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald, Tito Puente, Art Blakey, Charles Mingus, Dizzy Gillespie, McCoy Tyner, Benny Bailey, Jimmy Heath, Frank Foster, Lionel Hampton, Abdullah Ibrahim (f/k/a Dollar Brand) & "Ekaya", Sam River, Archie Shepp, Cecil Taylor, Marvin Gaye, Michael Jackson, Isaac Hayes, Dionne Warwick.

Never a follower, Griffin has moved beyond the course set by pioneering experimental jazz giants John Coltrane, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, and Sun Ra to develop a unique style on trombone he calls "circularphonics" in which he combines circular breathing with multiphonics.

Griffin has also developed a side career as a visual artist. His abstract paintings and works on paper have been featured in numerous solo and group exhibitions, private and corporate collections in both the U.S. and Europe.

Select works of Griffins art will be exhibited in the gallery above the 75 Club. The gallery grand opening is from 5:30 to 7:30 pm on Friday, May 17th.

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