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Superstition Jazz Orchestra at The Nash
Courtesy of Lorene Ely | Posted on April 13, 2024
When
Wed, May 8, 2024
7:30 pm
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Jazz Masters Series
The Superstition Jazz Orchestra:
“SIX DECADES OF SILVER The Music of Horace Silver”
There are few composers in jazz whose body of music can rival that of pianist HORACE SILVER. From his early years as a sideman in the New York Studios to co-leading the Jazz Messengers with drummer Art Blakey to the decades spent leading his own groups, he helped define the school known as Hard Bop—an intermingling of jazz with gospel and R&B. His groups were often the training ground for legends—from Blue Mitchell and Hank Mobley to Michael Brecker and Tom Harrell. ...