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Donny Mccaslin at BlueShore Financial Centre For The Performing Arts
Courtesy of Evvnt | Posted on August 8, 2023
Where
BlueShore Financial Centre For The Performing Arts
2055 Purcell Way, British Columbia
Vancouver
Map
V7J 3H5
When
Sun, September 24, 2023
19:30
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Musicians
Not specified
accordionDonny McCaslin
saxophone, tenorAbout
While Donny McCaslin is best known as the saxophonist and band director for David Bowie's final album, Blackstar, the noted composer has released a dozen albums over his genre-defying, three-time Grammy-nominated career.
After attending Berklee College of Music on a full scholarship, McCaslin became a sought-after player in New York City. Bowie saw McCaslin perform as soloist for the Maria Schneider Orchestra and brought in McCaslin's progressive jazz quartet that came to define Blackstar's visionary stylistic fusion. In turn, Bowie influenced McCaslin, who fused alt-rock and jazz on his first album with lyrics, 2018's BLOW....