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Jack Dejohnette Trio at Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Courtesy of Bennett Jackson | Posted on February 14, 2016
Where
Kuumbwa Jazz Center
320-2 Cedar Street
Santa Cruz, CA
Map
831-427-2227
When
Mon, May 23, 2016
7:00 pm
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Musicians
Jack DeJohnette
drumsAbout
Jack DeJohnette is indeed a renaissance man: drummer, bandleader, composer, and pianist. At age 74, the indefatigable jazzman is moving full speed ahead, adding more accomplishments to his prolific five-decade legacy. His current group – pianist George Colligan and bassist Jerome Harris – expertly navigates through post-bop and avant-garde territory with ease. In the psychedelic era of the mid-’60s, DeJohnette was a member of the Charles Lloyd Quartet, one of the few jazz groups to play at Bill Graham’s Fillmore rock emporium. In 1969, at the dawn of the fusion era, he drummed for Miles Davis on the groundbreaking Bitches Brew album...