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| Joshua Redman's SF Jazz Collective to Play at NJPAC  New Jersey Performing Arts Cente presents one of the most exciting ensembles in American jazz today, the all-star octet SFJAZZ Collective – led by the brilliant sax virtuoso Joshua Redman – celebrating jazz as a vital, ever-changing art form with special guest The Brad Mehldau Trio in one remarkable evening at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center on Saturday, March 25 at 8 pm in Prudential Hall. This performance is part of the Wachovia Jazz series. All jazz events at New Jersey Performing Arts Cente are presented in cooperation with WBGO/88/3FM.An all-star jazz ensemble comprising eight of the finest performer, composers at work in jazz today, the SFJAZZ Collective – launched in 2004 by SFJAZZ, the West Coast's largest non-profit jazz institution and the presenter of the annual San Francisco Jazz Festival – is in the midst of an international concert tour, led by Joshua Redman. In each performance, as at NJPAC, the program will feature the classic works of Herbie Hancock, newly arranged by Grammy-winner Gil Goldstein. Joining the group will be the critically acclaimed Brad Mehldau Trio, led by the dazzling pianist/composer Brad Mehldau SFJAZZ Collective's line-up includes returning members Bobby Hutcherson, Joshua Redman, Nicholas Payton, Miguel Zenón, Renee Rosnes, Matt Penman, Eric Harland, and new member Andre Hayward. According to Redman, Herbie Hancock was a natural choice for this season – "All of the members of the Collective have been hugely influenced by Hancock as an instrumentalist, a bandleader, a creative artist and a composer." It was Hancock's ties to Collective member Bobby Hutcherson and his influence on younger generations of jazz musicians that made him an ideal choice. Ultimately, though, it was Hancock's eclecticism, open- mindedness, and flexibility that made him the composer of choice for the Collective. Hancock shares with the Collective a willingness to explore, a sense of adventure and a real commitment to try different things. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Jazz News :: home page |