ABOUT THIS PROGRAM
Jazz history, live performance, and lively conversation make Discover Jazz the most distinctive jazz appreciation course available for adults. Each series includes stellar live performances by critically acclaimed guest artists, curated examples of historically significant recordings, and engaging Q&A.
Discover Jazz journeys into the realm of truly transcendent artists, creatives and game changers, highlighting the intersection between art, culture and technology at the center of Black identity. For this special season’s pairing we illuminate Afrofuturists whose vision and work defy categorization, invite curiosity, and celebrate the promise of a better world.
For the first class in this groundbreaking series, we highlight the extraordinary versatility and creativity of saxophonist/composer Wayne Shorter, sharing some of his most cerebral and unusual works.
Setlist
all tunes composed by Wayne Shorter
Lester Left Town
Children of the Night
Armageddon
Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum
Tom Thumb
Personnel
Marcus Stephens sax
Art Khu piano
Gary Brown bass
Deszon Claiborne drums
Terrence Brewer guitar, presenter
Up Next in Season 1
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An Afrofuruist Legacy of Literature
Jazz history, live performance, and lively conversation make Discover Jazz the most distinctive jazz appreciation course available for adults. Each series includes stellar live performances by critically acclaimed guest artists, curated examples of historically significant recordings, and engagin...
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Jazz Minute: Sarah Vaughan Legacy (na...
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