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Spectrum Road with Vernon Reid, John Medeski, Jack Bruce & Cindy Blackman at SFJAZZ Spring Festival at The Palace of Fine Arts
Courtesy of Marshall Lamm | Posted on March 27, 2012
Where
The Palace of Fine Arts
SFJAZZ Spring Festival
3301 Lyon (at Bay)
San Francisco, CA
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When
Sat, June 16, 2012
8:00pm
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From his stunning debut with Miles Davis at 17, through his pioneering work with John McLaughlin, Larry Young, Allan Holdsworth and others, Tony Williams is often hailed as the greatest drummer who ever lived. Undoubtedly, the Tony Williams Lifetime, across a half-dozen albums from 1969-1976, helped chart the course of the fusion era. His subsequent emergence as a major composer, with a series of releases for Blue Note in the mid ‘80s, cemented Tony’s unique place in the jazz pantheon. With devoted Williams protégé Cindy Blackman at the drum chair, Spectrum Road is named for one of the incendiary tracks on the original Lifetime album — but this isn’t just a tribute band! After making rock history with Eric Clapton and Ginger Baker in Cream, legendary British bassist Jack Bruce joined the Lifetime for two records and now anchors Spectrum Road...