Dave Burrell at Philadelphia Argentine Tango School

Fire Museum Presents :

Dave Burrell solo

This event made possible by a grant from the Penn Treaty Special Services District


Friday, April 8th 8:00 PM
Philadelphia Argentine Tango School
2030 Frankford Ave
Philadelphia
FREE


Dave Burrell:

Distinguished composer-pianist Dave Burrell is an African-American performing artist of singular stature on the international contemporary music scene. His dynamic compositions with blues and gospel roots recall the tradition of Jelly Roll Morton, James P. Johnson and Duke Ellington, as well avant garde composers Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane. Dave and his parents moved from New York to Hawaii in 1946. After majoring in music at the University of Hawaii, he enrolled at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts graduating with degrees in composition/arranging and performance in 1965. He moved to New York City, where he quickly established himself as one of the most innovative and original pianists, collaborating with the emerging leaders in contemporary jazz, joining the groups of saxophonists Marion Brown, Pharoah Sanders and Archie Shepp....

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Fire Museum Presents :

Dave Burrell solo

This event made possible by a grant from the Penn Treaty Special Services District


Friday, April 8th 8:00 PM
Philadelphia Argentine Tango School
2030 Frankford Ave
Philadelphia
FREE


Dave Burrell:

Distinguished composer-pianist Dave Burrell is an African-American performing artist of singular stature on the international contemporary music scene. His dynamic compositions with blues and gospel roots recall the tradition of Jelly Roll Morton, James P. Johnson and Duke Ellington, as well avant garde composers Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane. Dave and his parents moved from New York to Hawaii in 1946. After majoring in music at the University of Hawaii, he enrolled at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts graduating with degrees in composition/arranging and performance in 1965. He moved to New York City, where he quickly established himself as one of the most innovative and original pianists, collaborating with the emerging leaders in contemporary jazz, joining the groups of saxophonists Marion Brown, Pharoah Sanders and Archie Shepp.

As a composer in residence at Rosenbach Museum and Library in Philadelphia, commissions include "Look Again" - African-American History IS American History: Bill of Sale for a Slave. (2007), Syllables of the Poetry of Marianne Moore (2008), Western Extension of the United States of America 1811 (2009). In 2010 Burrell launched a 5 year project at the museum, American Civil War: 1861-1865. Portraits of Civil War Heroes (2011), Civilians During War Time (2012) and Turning Point with guest trombonist Steve Swell (2013). A live performance CD, Turning Point was released to great critical acclaim (NoBusiness Records 2014), followed by Listening to Lincoln (2014) and Ode to a Prairie Lawyer with guest soprano Veronica Chapman-Smith and lyricist Monika Larsson (2015). Burrell and Larsson are currently expanding the score from the American Civil War 5 year project adding more voices and instrumental soloists.

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