Odean Pope, J. Michael Harrison 20th Anniversary Celebration at South Jazz Club

On November 30, saxophone giant, Odean Pope performs at SOUTH for the Unscripted Jazz Series. As one writer described his playing, "Charged with the progressive energy of the Avant‐guarde and tempered by the meditative, soulful communication of the classic jazz tradition”. The evening will also commemorate the 20th anniversary of J. Michael Harrison’s groundbreaking WRTI program, “The Bridge”. Odean will be joined by drummer Cornell Rochester and bassist Gerald Veasley, original lineup of the Odean Pope Trio. The trio recorded two legendary albums, “Almost Like Me” and “Out For A Walk” which took the jazz world by storm...

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On November 30, saxophone giant, Odean Pope performs at SOUTH for the Unscripted Jazz Series. As one writer described his playing, "Charged with the progressive energy of the Avant‐guarde and tempered by the meditative, soulful communication of the classic jazz tradition”. The evening will also commemorate the 20th anniversary of J. Michael Harrison’s groundbreaking WRTI program, “The Bridge”. Odean will be joined by drummer Cornell Rochester and bassist Gerald Veasley, original lineup of the Odean Pope Trio. The trio recorded two legendary albums, “Almost Like Me” and “Out For A Walk” which took the jazz world by storm. Recently Odean received the 2017 BNY Mellon Living Legacy Award at The Kennedy Center, honoring his lifetime work as a performer and educator. The performance of the Odean Pope Trio will be an event befitting a legend. Showtimes 7PM and 9PM.

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