JUL 13 | 23:00
SAXOPHONE SUMMIT
Feat. DAVE LIEBMAN, JOE LOVANO, GREG OSBY, PHIL MARKOWITZ, CECIL McBEE & BILLY HART
Dave Liebman sax soprano & tenor / soprano & tenor sax
Joe Lovano tenor sax, clarinete / tenor sax, clarinet
Greg Osby sax alto / alto sax
Phil Markowitz piano
Cecil McBee contrabaixo / double bass
Billy Hart bateria / drums
Nascido da vontade de celebrar o espírito de John Coltrane, juntamente com nova música composta pelos seus membros, o Saxophone Summit tem na sua linha da frente três dos mais elevados representantes da família dos saxofones: Joe Lovano, Dave Liebman e Greg Osby, que veio substituir Ravi Coltrane, o sucessor de Michael Brecker após a sua morte.
A secção rítmica é um portento cuja ação acusa mais a experiência do que a idade dos seus membros: o contrabaixista Cecil McBee (82 anos), o baterista Billy Hart (77 anos) e o “jovem” pianista Phil Markowitz (65 anos).
Muito mais do que uma mera “saxophone battle” ou do que um concurso de vedetas, o Saxophone Summit tornou-se num coletivo de verdadeiros mestres do jazz que claramente transcende a soma das suas partes.
Born out of a celebration of the musical spirit – and “spiritual” music – of the great John Coltrane, the Saxophone Summit’s front line is made of three of the most revered and eloquent sax players in jazz: soprano expert Dave Liebman, tenorist Joe Lovano, and altoist Greg Osby, who, succeeding Michael Brecker and Ravi Coltrane, recently joined the group.
The rhythm section is a tremendously powerful and finely oiled musical engine consisting of three highly experienced and like-minded musicians, whose action never seems to betray their age: the bassist Cecil McBee (82 years old), the drummer Billy Hart (77), and the “young” pianist Phil Markowitz (65).
Saxophone Summit is more than a cutting contest or saxophone battle. It has become a multi-faceted musical equation greater than the sum of its parts.
PRÉMIOS E DISTINÇÕES | AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
JOE LOVANO
# DOWN BEAT Critics Poll 2016 – Tenor Saxophone
# DOWN BEAT Critics Poll 2015 – Tenor Saxophone
# DOWN BEAT Critics Poll 2014 – Tenor Saxophone
# DOWN BEAT Critics Poll 2013 – Tenor Saxophone
# DOWN BEAT Critics Poll 2011 – Jazz Group
# DOWN BEAT Critics Poll 2010 – Tenor Saxophone
# DOWN BEAT Critics Poll 2010 – Jazz Group
# DOWN BEAT Critics Poll 2010 – Jazz Artist
# DOWN BEAT Critics Poll 2009 – Tenor Saxophone
# DOWN BEAT Critics Poll 2004 – Tenor Saxophone
# DOWN BEAT Critics Poll 2003 – Tenor Saxophone
# JAZZ TIMES Critics Poll 2015 – Tenor Saxophone
# JAZZ TIMES Critics Poll 2013 – Tenor Saxophone
# JAZZ TIMES Critics Poll 2012 – Tenor Saxophone
# JAZZ TIMES Critics Poll 2009 – Jazz Album of the Year – “Folk Art”
# JAZZ JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION 2014 – Multi-reeds Player of the Year
# JAZZ JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION 2014 – Tenor Saxophonist of the Year
# JAZZ JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION 2012 – Small Ensemble of the Year
# JAZZ JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION 2011 – Recording of the Year
– “Bird Songs”
# JAZZ JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION 2011 – Small Ensemble of the Year
# JAZZ JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION 2010 – Recording of the Year
– “Folk Art”
# JAZZ JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION 2010 – Small Ensemble of the Year
# JAZZ JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION 2010 – Tenor Saxophonist of the
Year
# JAZZ JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION 2005 – Tenor Saxophonist of the Year
# JAZZ JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION 2003 – Tenor Saxophonist of the Year
# JAZZ JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION 2001 – Musician of the Year
# JAZZ JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION 2001 – Album of the Year
– “52nd Street Themes”
# JAZZ JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION 2000 – Tenor Saxophonist of the Year
# GRAMMY 2014 – nomination for Best Latin Jazz Album
– “The Latin Side of Joe Henderson” (Conrad Herwig feat Joe Lovano)
# GRAMMY 2014 – nomination for Best Improvised Jazz Solo
– Recorda Me” (Joe Lovano)
# GRAMMY 2008 – nomination for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
– “Symphonica” (Joe Lovano Ensemble)
# GRAMMY 2007 – nomination for Best Instrumental Jazz Album
– “Kids” (Joe Lovano and Hank Jones)
# GRAMMY 2006 – nomination for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
– “Streams of Expression” (Joe Lovano Ensemble)
# GRAMMY 2000 – Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album – “52nd Street
Themes”
DAVID LIEBMAN
# DOWN BEAT Critics Poll 2011 – Soprano Saxophone
# JAZZ TIMES Critics Poll 2015 – Soprano Saxophone
# JAZZ TIMES Critics Poll 2014 – Soprano Saxophone
# JAZZ TIMES Critics Poll 2011 – Soprano Saxophone
# JAZZ JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION 2007 – Soprano Saxophonist of the
Year
# GRAMMY 2004 – nomination for Best Performance – “Sing, Sing, Sing”
# GRAMMY 1998 – nomination for Best Jazz Solo – “My Favorite Things”
# OUTSTANDING EDUCATOR OF THE YEARS AWARD – Education Update
2016
# LEGENDS OF JAZZ – 2013 – Jazz Educators Network (JEN)
# NEA JAZZ MASTER 2011 – NATIONAL ENDOWMENT OF THE ARTS
(by the U.S. Government)
# ALL ABOUT JAZZ 2010 – Jazz Man of the Year
# Order of Arts and Letters from the French Government
# Inducted into the HALL OF FAME of the International Association of
Jazz Educators for contributions to jazz pedagogy
# HONORARY DOCTORATE OF MUSIC - Sibelius Academy, Helsinki,
Finland (1997)
# NATIONAL ENDOWMENT OF THE ARTS (NEA) – 1991 – Performance
# NATIONAL ENDOWMENT OF THE ARTS (NEA) – 1981 – Composition
GREG OSBY
# DOWN BEAT Critics Poll 2011 – Rising Star Producer
# JAZZ JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION 2003 – Alto Saxophonist of the Year
# JAZZ JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION 2002 – Alto Saxophonist of the Year
# JAZZ JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION 2001 – Alto Saxophonist of the Year
# JAZZ JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION 2000 – Alto Saxophonist of the Year
# DORIS DUKE COMPOSITION FELLOWSHIO
# CHAMBER MUSIC AMERICA COMPOSERS AWARD
# PEW FELLOW 2012 – The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage
BILLY HART
# DOWN BEAT Critics Poll 2015 – Rising Star Jazz Group (The Cookers)
# JAZZ JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION 2013 – Traps Drummer of the Year
# GRAMMY 2015 – nomination for Best Jazz Instrumental Album
– “Enjoy The View”
# LIFETIME ACHIEVMENT AWARD – The DC Jazz Festival 2015
# NEW YORK CITY JAZZ RECORD 2012 – Musician of the Year
CECIL McBEE
# GRAMMY 1988 – Best Jazz Instrumental Performance
– “Blues for Coltrane”
# DOWN BEAT Critics Poll 2015 – Rising Star Jazz Group (The Cookers)