Trumpeter, composer, and SFJAZZ Executive Artistic Director Terence Blanchard, his E-Collective band, and the GRAMMY-winning Turtle Island Quartet perform his piece “Kaos” during his concert on January 24, 2025 – part of the 2024-25 Season and broadcast on Fridays Live.

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About this concert:
“A brass-wielding force of nature” (Los Angeles Times), trumpeter and SFJAZZ Executive Artistic Director Terence Blanchard performs with his GRAMMY-nominated E-Collective, joined by the acclaimed Turtle Island Quartet, performing music from his GRAMMY-winning 2007 recording “A Tale of God's Will (A Requiem for Katrina)” and other material.

A savvy bandleader, celebrated film composer, brilliant jazz writer, and influential educator, the New Orleans native is a major creative force in the contemporary jazz scene. He has composed over 40 movie scores, including soundtracks for most of director Spike Lee’s work, making Blanchard the most prolific jazz artist working in film. He conceived the E-Collective to explore the intersection of jazz, R&B, funk, and fusion, and describes the project as an outlet to satisfy a yearning he’s had for years to explore areas of music that he’s always loved but rarely ventured into.

PERSONNEL:
TERENCE BLANCHARD E-COLLECTIVE:
Terence Blanchard: trumpet
Charles Altura: guitar
Julian Pollack: piano, keyboards
David Ginyard Jr.: bass
Oscar Seaton: drums

TURTLE ISLAND QUARTET:
David Balakrishnan: violin
Gabriel Terracciano: violin
Mads Tolling: viola
Naseem Alatrash: cello

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