CLASSIC JAZZ COMPOSER SERIES -- The compositions of FREDDIE HUBBARD -- Part 2/3 at Contxt

Over the 1st three Saturdays in March, internationally acclaimed and recent 2024 JUNO nominated jazz trumpet iconoclast BROWNMAN ALI and an all-star cast of Toronto's jazz finest will explore the unique compositional works of 3 classic legendary jazz composers -- HERBIE HANCOCK (Mar. 02), FREDDIE HUBBARD (Mar. 09) and the recently departed WAYNE SHORTER (Mar. 16) -- all historically recognized instrumentals, whose famed compositions are now part of the fabric of jazz culture. Each week will feature top-tier musicians backing Brownman, including another recent JUNO nominee, superstar pianist & Ali's protege for the last decade -- NICK MACLEAN....

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Over the 1st three Saturdays in March, internationally acclaimed and recent 2024 JUNO nominated jazz trumpet iconoclast BROWNMAN ALI and an all-star cast of Toronto's jazz finest will explore the unique compositional works of 3 classic legendary jazz composers -- HERBIE HANCOCK (Mar. 02), FREDDIE HUBBARD (Mar. 09) and the recently departed WAYNE SHORTER (Mar. 16) -- all historically recognized instrumentals, whose famed compositions are now part of the fabric of jazz culture. Each week will feature top-tier musicians backing Brownman, including another recent JUNO nominee, superstar pianist & Ali's protege for the last decade -- NICK MACLEAN.
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@ CONTXT, 254 Lansdowne Ave, Toronto
6:30pm doors, 7:00pm each week
$20 per show, $30 at the door, $45 for all a 3 shows!

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$20 TIX Herbie Hancock:
https://square.link/u/48AT4uNY

$20 TIX Freddie Hubbard:
https://square.link/u/COdKrPYI

$20 TIX Wayne Shorter:
https://square.link/u/PjxPI3UL

$45 All 3 shows: https://square.link/u/H0r1LYN5

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SAT-MAR-02: The Compositions of HERBIE HANCOCK
Herbert Jeffrey "Herbie" Hancock is an American pianist, keyboardist, bandleader & composer. As part of Miles Davis's Second Great Quintet, Hancock helped to redefine the role of a jazz rhythm section. His many compositions are now jazz staples.
:: Brownman - trumpet
:: Nick Maclean - piano
:: Phil Albert - bass
:: Justin McHugh - drums
TIX: https://square.link/u/48AT4uNY

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SAT-MAR-09: The Compositions of FREDDIE HUBBARD
Frederick Dewayne "Freddie" Hubbard was an American jazz trumpeter known primarily for playing in the bebop, hard bop & post bop styles from the early 1960s and on. His compositions now stand as classics in jazz history.
:: Brownman - trumpet
:: Nick Maclean - piano
:: Phil Albert - bass
:: Ethan Ardelli - drums
TIX: https://square.link/u/COdKrPYI

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SAT-MAR-16: The Compositions of WAYNE SHORTER
Wayne Shorter is an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Jazz critic Ben Ratliff of the New York Times has described Shorter as "probably jazz's greatest living small-group composer & a contender for greatest living improviser”.
:: Brownman - trumpet
:: Nick Maclean - piano
:: Bennett Young - bass
:: Davide Corazza - drums
TIX: https://square.link/u/PjxPI3UL

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All 3 show: https://square.link/u/H0r1LYN5

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