7:00 PM SPECIAL EVENT: The Cookers at The Nash

This outstanding band is comprised of some of the most esteemed musicians in jazz music today.  They have released six critically acclaimed recordings including Warriors (JLP, 2010), Caste The First Stone (Plus Lion Music, 2011),  Believe (Motema, 2012), Time and Time Again (Motema, 2014), The Call of the Wild and Peaceful Heart (Smoke Sessions Records, 2016), and their most recent Look Out! (Gearbox, 2021). “The Cookers” have been together for 15 years and embody a return to jazz music’s most creative period, when bands stayed together for decades, establishing a sound and legacy.  Additionally, individual members have contributed to some of the most important groups in jazz history. Billy Harper was a member of the Max Roach Quartet, and Randy Weston’s African Rhythms...

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This outstanding band is comprised of some of the most esteemed musicians in jazz music today.  They have released six critically acclaimed recordings including Warriors (JLP, 2010), Caste The First Stone (Plus Lion Music, 2011),  Believe (Motema, 2012), Time and Time Again (Motema, 2014), The Call of the Wild and Peaceful Heart (Smoke Sessions Records, 2016), and their most recent Look Out! (Gearbox, 2021). “The Cookers” have been together for 15 years and embody a return to jazz music’s most creative period, when bands stayed together for decades, establishing a sound and legacy.  Additionally, individual members have contributed to some of the most important groups in jazz history. Billy Harper was a member of the Max Roach Quartet, and Randy Weston’s African Rhythms.  Billy Hart & Eddie Henderson are alumni of Herbie Hancock’s groundbreaking Mwandishi Group. Cecil McBee was a member of Charles Lloyd’s original groundbreaking Quartet, David Weiss collaborated with Freddie Hubbard and Charles Tolliver Big Band,  Donald Harrison is an alumni of Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers and Eddie Palmieri,  And George Cables was the pianist of choice for Dexter Gordon, Bobby Hutcherson, Joe Henderson, & Sonny Rollins. 7:00 PM TICKETS: Tier 1: $65 (Tier 1 seats are at 2-top tables); Tier 2: $62; Tier 3: $57; Students $22.80 (Use code “student” at checkout). 9:15 PM TICKETS: Tier 1: $55 (Tier 1 seats are at 2-top tables); Tier 2: $52; Tier 3: $47; Students $18.80 (Use code “student” at checkout)

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