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Ronnie Cuber + Rein de Graaff trio at Lantaren Venster
Courtesy of Frank Bolder | Posted on October 15, 2013
Where
Lantaren Venster
Otto Reuchlinweg 996
Rotterdam
Map
010 277 2277
When
Fri, November 8, 2013
20:30
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Musicians
About
Ronnie Cuber (New York, 1941) is one of the greats on the baritone sax. He played with jazzlegends like Lee Konitz, George Benson and Horace silver. He has also been a member of the Mingus Big Band for years. Besides this, he is also a pioneer in the crossover. This came in handy with his collaborations with Aretha Franklin, Chaka Khan, B.B. King, Eric Clapton, Steely Dan en Frank Zappa.
Cuber will be accompanied by the Rein de Graaff Trio, who are considered one of the leading bebob formations in Europe. Rein (Groningen, 1942) plays mainstream and modern jazz, and has already recorded over 40 albums. From a young age he was obsessed by the bebop music of Charlie Parker. He grew up in Veendam, where a local jazzclub was active and a lot of travelling American jazz musicians where sleeping at his parents house....