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Messenger Legacy Art Blakey Centennial at Penn Live Arts

Courtesy of Judy Browngoehl | Posted on June 10, 2019

Where

Penn Live Arts
3680 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA
Map
215-898-3900

Messenger Legacy Art Blakey Centennial at Penn Live Arts

When

Sat, November 16, 2019
8:00 pm

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Musicians

Bobby Watson
saxophone, alto
Geoffrey Keezer
keyboards
Brian Lynch
trumpet
Bill Pierce
saxophone, tenor

About

A reunion and tribute to a true jazz icon. Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers was a quintessential band for nearly 40 years, with a constant influx of only the best young musicians. Now, multiple generations of the group's elite alumni come together to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Blakey's birth and the legacy he created by providing a life-changing apprenticeship for over 200 jazz musicians. With band members Bobby Watson, Essiet Essiet, Geoffrey Keezer, Brian Lynch and Bill Pierce, this top-notch ensemble is led by Ralph Peterson, the only drummer ever to play in the band alongside the drum maestro himself.

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