James Weidman Birthday Concert at Soapbox Gallery

Decades long experience with a multitude of notable artists — from his early days
as accompanist to iconic vocalists Abbey Lincoln and Cassandra Wilson, on to
his years as a member of M-Base Collective innovator Steve Coleman’s group
and music director for the late great Kevin Mahogany, up to his current tenure
with saxophonist Joe Lovano’s critically acclaimed nonet and Grammy nominated
Us Five band — has proven pianist/composer/arranger James Weidman to be
one of the most versatile artists in music today and prepared him well for his
steady emergence as an important bandleader in his own right. ...

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Decades long experience with a multitude of notable artists — from his early days
as accompanist to iconic vocalists Abbey Lincoln and Cassandra Wilson, on to
his years as a member of M-Base Collective innovator Steve Coleman’s group
and music director for the late great Kevin Mahogany, up to his current tenure
with saxophonist Joe Lovano’s critically acclaimed nonet and Grammy nominated
Us Five band — has proven pianist/composer/arranger James Weidman to be
one of the most versatile artists in music today and prepared him well for his
steady emergence as an important bandleader in his own right.
Weidman’s versatility is evidenced in the wide ranging music of the various
ensembles that he currently leads: The Aperturistic Trio (with bassist Harvey S
and drummer Steve Williams) which explores his own cutting edge original
compositions; The Rhythm Keepers (with Marvin Horne on guitar and Harvey S
on bass), a group in the tradition of Nat King Cole’s classic trio that swings jazz
standards out of the Great American Songbook; and Spiritual Impressions, an
ensemble including singer Ruth Naomi Floyd that features him doubling on piano
and organ performing his own stirring arrangements of gospel music out of the
Black church. He also concurrently coleads the James Weidman-Steve Williams
Quartet performing the Music of Clifford Jordan

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