KEYON HARROLD PRESENTS FOREVERLAND
Known as the “mugician,” trumpeter/vocalist Keyon Harrold is a triple threat: unimpeachable trumpet virtuoso, soul stirring singer, and deep appreciator of many musical genres. This recipe leads to a musical synthesis that only he can concoct and makes him a trailblazer in 21st-century music.
Harrold’s career is a spectrum of greatness, from touring and recording with Jay-z and Cirque Du Soleil to being signed by legendary Rapper Nas (Mass Appeal) and writing the theme song for The Queen Latifah Show. Keyon is a frequent collaborator with YEBBA, Robert Glasper, Maxwell, Common, PJ Morton, and Gregory Porter. Harrold is a first-call artist with feature credits with Keith Richards, Black Pumas, Mac Miller (Stay), and Nas (The Jarreau of Rap) and Harrold’s latest collaboration with UK crooner Samm Henshaw ( Still Broke). He is also the new Artistic Advisor for Jazz St.Louis. Finally, he is an activist for social justice and equality.
One show – No Intermission. Tickets can be reserved up to 2:00 p.m. on the day of the show; remaining tickets available at door at show time. for a rare opportunity to hear these two jazz titans share the stage. After a captivating Jazz Bakery performance in 2018, we knew it would only be a matter of time until these two met again.
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Daily Dose Of Jazz…
Don Ferrara was born on March 10, 1928 in Brooklyn, New York and began playing trumpet at the age of ten, avidly listening to jazz and swing era giants on both radio and records. Roy Eldridge became and remained his single most important influence on his playing. In 1945 he had a brief stint with Jerry Wald’s band, then moved over to George Auld.
Enlisting in the Army in mid-1946, during this time he played in a band with bassist Red Mitchell, drummer Howie Mann and met Warne Marsh. It was through him that he became interested in the work of Lennie Tristano. After his discharge he began studying with Tristano, something he continued to do until the 1960s. During this same period, Don taught and played in the big band assembled by Gene Roland for a Charlie Parker recording session, though he missed the recording session because of a date clash. He then joined Woody Herman’s Third Herd. After a year he returned to New York where he gigged and taught and continued his own studies with Tristano.
In the mid-1950s New York he played and sometimes recorded with various bands, including those of Lee Konitz and Gerry Mulligan. In the early Sixties Ferrara played a regular engagement with Tristano at New York’s Half Note Club and during the rest of the decade continued with his teaching. The early 70s, had him relocating to the west coast and joining Gary Foster’s teaching studio. He continued to live and teach in California through to the 90s, most of his teaching work being conducted at long range through audio cassettes.
Trumpeter Don Ferrara, who was also a skilled and highly individual soloist, died on January 18, 2011 in San Diego, California.
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THE DIVA JAZZ ORCHESTRA
A multigenerational outfit led by drummer, composer, and clinician Sherrie Maricle, DIVA Jazz Orchestra has garnered accolades from across the world. The 15-piece ensemble “exudes the excitement and force found in the tradition of historic big bands, with an eye towards originality.” Their program of stylistically diverse standards and original tunes spotlights a swinging band sound as well as each soloist’s distinct and vibrant personality. Don’t miss this energetic three-night event!
Sherrie Maricle, drums
Jami Dauber, trumpet
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Kenny Baker was born on March 1, 1921 in Withernsea, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Joining a brass band, by the age of 17 he had already become a professional musician. After leaving his home town for London, he met and began performing with George Chisholm. He was first heard on record in a British public jam session in 1941 and quickly established a strong reputation in London clubs.
After serving in the Royal Air Force during WWII, the young Baker was lead trumpeter with Ted Heath’s post war orchestra, with Bakerloo Non-Stop recorded for the Decca record label in 1946. He played a tenor saxophone solo on Johnny Gray, the piece recorded by both Baker and the drummer Jack Parnell. During the 1950s, he led his own group called Baker’s Dozen and performed on the first regular jazz show, the BBC Light Programme series Let’s Settle For Music.
During this period he regularly recorded as a quartet for Parlophone, and in the Sixties and Seventies, he was on call for film and studio work. He shared top billing with comedy variety acts, continued to appear on BBC shows, and formed the Best of British Jazz show with Don Lusher and Betty Smith. He went on to play with Frank Sinatra, Petula Clark, Sammy Davis, Jr. and Tony Bennett, as well as performing on James Bond soundtracks, with The Beatles and The Muppet Show among numerous other television shows.
Trumpeter, cornetist, flugelhornist and composer Kenny Baker, who was titled three times as best trumpet player and awarded the MBE title, died in Felpham, West Sussex on December 7, 1999 after suffering from a viral infection. He was 78.
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Ronald V. Myers, Sr. was born February 29, 1956 in Chicago, Illinois but moved with the family to Milwaukee, Wisconsin when his parents became employed as teachers in the Milwaukee Public Schools. He attended Rufus King High School in Milwaukee and was a soloist in the high school jazz ensemble on trumpet and piano.
Attending the University of Wisconsin–Madison he majored in Black Studies and was a member of the Experimental Improvisational Black Music Ensemble, under the mentorship of trombonist and professor Jimmy Cheatham. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin Medical School in 1985 and completed his residency in Family Medicine at LSU Medical Center’s Washington St. Tammany Parish Charity Hospital in Bogalusa, Louisiana in 1988.
He took part-time courses at Reformed Theological Seminary at Mississippi Valley State University in 1989 and 1990 and was ordained by Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church in Milwaukee, and commissioned by the Wisconsin Baptist Pastors Conference as a medical missionary to the Mississippi Delta.
Pianist and trumpeter Ron Myers, who was instrumental in solidifying Juneteenth as a national holiday and chairman of the National Association of Juneteenth Jazz Presenters, died on September 7, 2018.
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