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Thursday Night Jazz: Roger Humphries & The Rh Factor (part Iv) at City Of Asylum @ Alphabet City

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City Of Asylum @ Alphabet City
40 W North Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA
Map
412-435-1110

Thursday Night Jazz: Roger Humphries & The Rh Factor (part Iv) at City Of Asylum @ Alphabet City

When

Thu, April 18, 2024
7:00 pm

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Jazz hero Roger Humphries & RH Factorโ€™s final of four concerts at City of Asylum

Legendary Pittsburgh jazz drummer Roger Humphries returns for his final Thursday Night Jazz performance this season. Rogerโ€™s performances have been a staple and beloved fan favorite in our debut Thursday Night Jazz season. Donโ€™t miss out on your last chance to see Roger this spring, in our last Thursday Night Jazz concert until June!

About the Artist:

Roger Humphries was 3-1/2 years old when his family first discovered his early talent for playing drums. He began playing professionally at the age of fourteen, and within two years, he was leading his own group at Carnegie Music Hall. In 1964 Roger went to New York to join the Horace Silver Quintet. While with Silver, Roger recorded three albums: Song For My Father, Cape Verdean Blues and Jody Grind, with Song for My Father taking its place as one of the most legendary albums of our time. Roger is rated by music critics as one of the most exciting percussionists in the business. He has provided the rhythmic beat for such greats as Ray Charles, Horace Silver, Richard โ€œGrooveโ€ Holmes, Stanley Turrentine, James Moody, Lee Morgan, Dr. Billy Taylor, Benny Green, Lionel Hampton, Coleman Hawkins, Clark Terry, J.J. Johnson, Dizzy Gillespie, and countless others. After playing with various groups around the country, ace drummer Roger Humphries decided to organize his own group in 1972 which he calls RH Factor and in 1996 he assembled Roger Humphriesโ€™ Big Band....

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