Henry Grimes’ 75th birthday
Henry Grimes (acoustic bass, violin, poetry) w/ Edward "Kidd" Jordan (tenor saxophone)
Henry Grimes has played more than 4OO concerts in 24 countries, including many festivals, since 2OO3, when he made an astonishing return to the music world after 35 years away. He studied at Juilliard and in his youth played/toured/recorded with Albert Ayler, Don Cherry, Benny Goodman, Coleman Hawkins, Roy Haynes, Steve Lacy, Charles Mingus, Gerry Mulligan, Sonny Rollins, Pharoah Sanders, Archie Shepp, Cecil Taylor, McCoy Tyner... In recent years he’s played/toured/recorded with Rashied Ali, Marshall Allen, Fred Anderson, Marilyn Crispell, Andrew Cyrille, Bill Dixon, Dave Douglas, Paul Dunmall, Edward "Kidd" Jordan, Roscoe Mitchell, David Murray, William Parker, Marc Ribot, Cecil Taylor, and many more. Because Henry is an elder but still playing in completely new ways, he represents a bridge from the past to the future, embodying invention, inspiration, vision, and courage. Happy birthday, Henry! www.henrygrimes.com. ...
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Henry Grimes’ 75th birthday
Henry Grimes (acoustic bass, violin, poetry) w/ Edward "Kidd" Jordan (tenor saxophone)
Henry Grimes has played more than 4OO concerts in 24 countries, including many festivals, since 2OO3, when he made an astonishing return to the music world after 35 years away. He studied at Juilliard and in his youth played/toured/recorded with Albert Ayler, Don Cherry, Benny Goodman, Coleman Hawkins, Roy Haynes, Steve Lacy, Charles Mingus, Gerry Mulligan, Sonny Rollins, Pharoah Sanders, Archie Shepp, Cecil Taylor, McCoy Tyner... In recent years he’s played/toured/recorded with Rashied Ali, Marshall Allen, Fred Anderson, Marilyn Crispell, Andrew Cyrille, Bill Dixon, Dave Douglas, Paul Dunmall, Edward "Kidd" Jordan, Roscoe Mitchell, David Murray, William Parker, Marc Ribot, Cecil Taylor, and many more. Because Henry is an elder but still playing in completely new ways, he represents a bridge from the past to the future, embodying invention, inspiration, vision, and courage. Happy birthday, Henry! www.henrygrimes.com.
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Edward "Kidd" Jordan has always remained faithful to the sounds in his soul. The honesty in his playing is matched only by a tone rarely heard in the history of the tenor saxophone. He has played with Muhal Richard Abrams, Fred Anderson, Ed Blackwell, Ray Charles, Ornette Coleman, Hamid Drake, Alvin Fielder, Aretha Franklin, Joel Futterman, Henry Grimes, Julius Hemphill, David Murray, William Parker, Sun Ra, Archie Shepp, the Supremes, Cecil Taylor, Stevie Wonder, and far too many other great musicians to list here. Kidd has taught for 3O years at Southern University in New Orleans, as well as at the Heritage School of Music, and in Mali, Senegal, and Sierra Leone. He has been knighted by the French government for his artistic contributions. Henry Grimes is honored to be able to share his 75th birthday sets with Edward "Kidd" Jordan. www.allaboutjazz.com/kiddjordan.
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