Wayne Shorter
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I not only curate the performances, I lead the Betty Carter Jazz Ahead program, which is an intensive, two-week, annual program for musicians under 25. I also commission pieces from other artists. (Saxophone giant) Wayne Shorter is writing a piece for the National Symphony Orchestra, which we’ll debut in the fall.
The teacher was a disciplinarian, and before they sentenced me they asked me ‘Where do you go when you play hooky?’ And I said to the theater; one day they had a double feature film and a stage showMore quotes »
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Wayne Shorter Quartet
Shorter has succeeded in intermingling the popular and the progressive, resulting in a reputation as both a daring band leader and a consummate modernist. His quartet features pianist Danilo Perez, bassist John Pattitucci and drummer Brian Blade. Wayne Shorter 12:14 AM from LongIsland.com Read more »
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Romain Collin: "Storm" / "The Calling" Live at Rockwood, NYC (video) (Mixed Media)
Monk Institute of Jazz, New York-based Romain Collin has had the great fortune of working with the likes of jazz legends Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock. While Shorter and Hancock are some of the giants of fusion and crossover jazz, Collin opts for a much 5/20/13 from PopMatters Read more »
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Saxophonist Wayne Shorter wins 3 Jazz Awards
YORK — Saxophonist-composer Wayne Shorter is a triple winner in the 2013 Jazz Awards presented by the Jazz Journalists Association. Shorter was a member of Miles Davis' legendary mid-1960s quintet and co-founded the fusion band Weather Report. He won awards from The State Read more »
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Yavuz Baydar: Jazz Conquers Istanbul, for a Global Event
feature performances by stellar musicians from around the world. It will be a parade of who's who in jazz: Marcus Miller, Wayne Shorter, John McLaughlin, Branford Marsalis, George Duke, Robert Glasper, Ramsey Lewis, Keiko Matsui, Eddie Palmieri, Rubén Blades, from The Huffington Post Read more »
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Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter pay tribute to Miles Davis
to trumpeter Sean Jones and drummer Vinnie Colaiuta also featured two of Davis' most famous bandmates in Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter. Although Miller brings up a real paradox to honoring Davis -- an artist who turned jazz on its head somewhere between from Los Angeles Times Read more »
