CURTIS STIGERS
An intimate evening of songs and stories by the critically-acclaimed, Emmy-nominated singer, songwriter, saxophonist and guitarist Curtis Stigers and his band. His string of hit singles, millions of albums sold, and a 28-year recording career aside, his commitment to artistic growth, and to bringing new tunes to the Great American Songbook, has become unparalleled in modern music. Along the way, this musician has redefined the constitution of contemporary jazz singing.
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ULYSSES OWENS JR. & GENERATION Y
Drummer. Educator. Author. Creative Entrepreneur. A drummer who The New York Times has said “take a back seat to no one,” and “a musician who balances excitement gracefully and shines with innovation. Performer, producer, and educator Ulysses Owens Jr. goes the limit in the jazz world and beyond.
Generation Y is a quintet comprised of the most dynamic young jazz musicians on the scene. This group is dedicated to moving the music forward, with a love of the jazz tradition.
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NESTOR TORRES
n evening with world-class jazz flautist and Latin Grammy winner Nestor Torres and his ensemble, performing Latin jazz, pop and other genres. Nestor Torres is a Puerto Rican flautist. He studied at Berklee College of Music, Mannes School of Music in NYC and later at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. His career includes collaborations with Herbie Hancock, Tito Puente and Gloria Estefan, to mention a few. He has released 18 CDs and has earned 4 Latin Grammy nominations, 1 Latin Grammy Award, and a Grammy nomination. His playing incorporates Latin jazz, pop, straight-ahead jazz and classical styles. One of his most notable albums, Dances, Prayers & Meditations for Peace, is based on his improvised performances in various houses of worship near Ground Zero in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. He was commissioned to compose the album’s title track, which he performed for the Dalai Lama during the spiritual leader’s visit to Miami.
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Daily Dose Of Jazz…
Norman Dewey Keenan was born on November 23, 1916 in Union, South Carolina. He began playing piano before learning bass at age 15.
In the mid~1930s he worked with Tiny Bradshaw, Lucky Millinder, Henry Wells, Earl Bostic, and Cootie Williams into the Forties, and jammed at Minton’s Playhouse around the same time.
Following World War II he worked with Williams again and with Eddie Cleanhead Vinson in 1947-49. Then he became the bassist in the house trio at the Village Vanguard until 1957. After backing and recording three albums with Harry Belafonte from 1957 to 1962, Keenan worked on the TV show Hootenanny.
He began playing jazz again in the 1960s, recording with Miriam Makeba, Chad Mitchell, Count Basie from 1965-74, recording twenty-one albums with the orchestra, and Roy Eldridge in 1966. Double bassist Norman Keenan transitioned on February 12, 1980 in New York City.
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Three Wishes
Baroness Pannonica asked Jimmy Heath if he was given three wishes what would they be. He replied:
- “I wish it would be possible that the statement they make, that “you have paid your debt to society,’ would be true. I mean, when you’ve been to prison, when you come home, it’s suppose to be cool. But you still have a record, it still follows you. It’s always there.”
- “If the world is made over, I would like everyone to be made the same color. Then everyone would be judged by their merits, individually.”
- “I wish I could transfer this wish to my wife.”
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