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SUMMARY:Vijay Iyer - Jazz Cultural Voices Concert Series 2025
DESCRIPTION:THE VIJAY IYER TRIO \n  \nComposer-pianist VIJAY IYER has carved out a unique path as an influential\, shape-shifting presence in 21st-century music. His deeply interactive\, powerfully expressive musical language is indebted to the composer-pianist lineage from Duke Ellington and Thelonious Monk to Alice Coltrane and Geri Allen\, the creative music movement of the 60s and 70s\, and rhythmic traditions of South Asia and West Africa. As MinnPost recently observed\, “twining composition and improvisation is rightfully his most celebrated métier.” He has released twenty-six widely praised albums; received three Grammy nominations\, numerous national and international prizes\, and a MacArthur Fellowship; composed for orchestras\, soloists\, and chamber ensembles; and collaborated with poets\, filmmakers\, choreographers\, and music-makers from across the planet. But Iyer’s artistry finds perhaps its purest expression in his most celebrated group\, the Vijay Iyer Trio\, praised by NPR as “truly astonishing” and by The New York Times as “one of the best bands in jazz.”  \n  \nOver the years this pivotal ensemble has nurtured a remarkable roster of now-revered young musicians. The first longstanding iteration of Iyer’s trio\, featuring bassist Stephan Crump and wunderkind drummer Marcus Gilmore\, became one of the definitive ensembles of the 2010s. Their three groundbreaking albums – Historicity (ACT\, 2009)\, Accelerando (ACT\, 2012)\, and Break Stuff (ECM\, 2015)\, received universal acclaim in the jazz and mainstream press\, each one winning multiple awards for best album\, best jazz group\, and best pianist\, and cementing a place for Iyer in the modern musical firmament. Their repertoire juxtaposed memorable covers of “Galang\,” “Human Nature\,” and “The Star of a Story” with Iyer’s intricate\, soulful compositions. \n  \nIn 2021\, an all-star incarnation of Iyer’s trio with bassist Linda May Han Oh and drummer Tyshawn Sorey released Uneasy (ECM)\, which was named one of the best jazz albums of 2021 by Pitchfork\, The New Yorker\, NPR\, the Boston Globe\, and numerous other publications. The group’s riveting 2024 follow-up Compassion (ECM) was named one of the best albums of 2024 by The Boston Globe\, The Washington Post\, NPR\, The Wire\, and The Denver Post\, and was hailed by Forbes as “a masterful work that overflows with beauty\, feeling\, warmth and sensitivity.” These two discs are the work of an ensemble that bears some resemblance to that earlier band—retaining Iyer’s attraction to dark colors\, elliptical shapes\, and plunging momentum—but there’s a more pronounced expression of equal say among the musicians\, along with a powerful sense of shared purpose and a stratospheric level of attunement. The two newer recordings are also\, in their titular implications and references\, more overtly political\, featuring Iyer’s compositions “Children of Flint\,” “Combat Breathing\,” and the memorial tributes “Arch” (for Archbishop Desmond Tutu)\, and “It Goes” (for Emmett Till). \n  \nIyer’s ever-evolving trio conception\, developed over 30 years with an enviable roster of state-of-the-art bassists and drummers\, finds inspiration in the trio music of Ahmad Jamal\, the Ellington/Mingus/Roach summit Money Jungle\, Andrew Hill’s Smokestack\, McCoy Tyner’s 1970s ensembles\, the rhythm-section alchemies of James Brown\, Fela Kuti\, and the Meters\, South Asian rhythmic forms\, and the expressive nuance of chamber music. The results\, over the span of his trio’s five pivotal recordings and hundreds of performances\, have not only defied the old categories\, but created entirely new ones.
URL:https://clefclubofjazz.org/event/vijay-iyer-jazz-cultrural-voices-concert-series-2025
LOCATION:Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts\, 736 S. Broad Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, United States
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SUMMARY:Nnenna Freelon - Jazz Cultural Voices Concert Series 2025
DESCRIPTION:Nnenna Freelon \nMulti GRAMMY® Award nominee Nnenna Freelon is known worldwide as a compelling and captivating live performer. Recently\, Nnenna starred in the critically acclaimed show Georgia on My Mind: Celebrating the Music of Ray Charles – no stranger to the music of the master singer – she toured with Ray Charles\, as well as many other great jazz artists including Ellis Marsalis\, Al Jarreau\, George Benson\, Earl Klugh\, Take 6\, and others. \nAccolades and awards have abounded – performances at The White House\, headlining the Asia Pacific Economic Summit for three hundred Presidents\, Premiers and Heads of State\, receiving the YWCA of North Carolina’s inaugural “Legend Award” for her outstanding artistry and her dedication to education\, and so much more \nEducating young people\, both musicians and non-musicians\, and students of all ages has propelled her advocacy – Nnenna toured the United States as the National Spokesperson for Partners in Education. Her master classes and workshops\, from “Sound Sculpture” to the ground-breaking “Babysong\,” instruct adults and children that you too can change the world – even one person at a time – with her anthem “One Child at a Time” found on her “Soulcall” recording. From Partners in Education to the United Way\, Freelon has been a tireless advocate and fundraiser for education and arts causes. \nMany kudos to PNC Arts Alive \n\nPNC Arts Alive Year 16:\nPNC Arts Alive a multi-million dollar funding initiative of The PNC Foundation\, designed to support visual and performing arts organizations and make the arts accessible to all audiences. At its core\, PNC Arts Alive recognizes the inherent value of a vibrant arts and cultural sector – both here in our community and more broadly – as a reflection of our shared cultural heritage and individual experiences; a vital pathway for the exploration of diversity\, equity\, and inclusion; and a significant driver of our regional economy. Since its debut in 2009\, PNC Arts Alive has provided $15 million in funding to support more than 300 art exhibitions\, interactive installations\, performances\, festivals\, and pop-up arts experiences\, all benefiting 2+ million community members here in Greater Philadelphia.
URL:https://clefclubofjazz.org/event/nnenna-freelon-jazz-cultural-voices-concert-series
LOCATION:Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts\, 736 S. Broad Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, United States
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