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Elliot Mason & Cre8tion “before, Now And After” Album Release at Dizzy's Club

Courtesy of Sofija Knezevic | Posted on December 20, 2017

Where

Dizzy's Club
60th St And Broadway
New York, NY
Map
212-258-9595

When

Tue, January 23, 2018
9:30 pm

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Musicians

About

Trombonist Elliot Mason is a leading voice on his instrument and a member of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis (JLCO). His upcoming performance at the Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola celebrates the release of his debut solo album as a leader, Before, Now and After. As the title suggests, the record reflects on Mason’s most important musical influences, while adding a fresh vision and 21st century insight to them. This takes shape in several ways; in addition to brand new compositions “embodying emotions from favorite recordings,” he also explores specific compositions by John Coltrane, Duke Ellington, McCoy Tyner, Lee Morgan, Antonio Carlos Jobim, and Juan Tizol, among others—in each case, borrowing a key component from the original while exploring other aspects of the piece with a new perspective. Sometimes this means preserving the original melody while broadening the soundscape, whereas on other tunes he’ll keep elements of the song’s foundation and write entirely new melodies....

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