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| The Heart of Carolina Jazz Society Presents Joe Chambers The Heart of Carolina Jazz Society Presents: A Jazz Concert and Master Class featuring Joe Chambers with Bill Gerhardt, Steve Haines, Gregg Gelb and Thomas Taylor and the Heart of Carolina Jazz Orchestra on January 19, 2008 at the Temple Theatre in Sanford, NC. The Master Class is a great opportunity to learn from Joe Chambers, one of the greatest drummers in jazz history. Registration for the master class is required. Joe Chambers is an extremely versatile and tasteful master of all post-bop idioms. Chambers worked around Washington, D.C., in his late teens. After moving to New York in 1963, he played with Eric Dolphy, Freddie Hubbard, Jimmy Giuffre, and Andrew Hill. In the mid-'60s, Chambers played with a number of the more progressively inclined musicians associated with the Blue Note label, such as vibist Bobby Hutcherson and saxophonists Joe Henderson, Wayne Shorter, and Sam Rivers. In 1970, Chambers joined Max Roach's percussion ensemble, M'Boom, as an original member. During the '70s, Chambers played with a great many of jazz's most prominent elder statesmen, including Sonny Rollins, Tommy Flanagan, Charles Mingus, and Art Farmer. His output as a sideman continues to be sizable. The Jazz concert will feature Mr. Chambers with two very special guest performers; pianist, Bill Gerhardt and bassist, Steve Haines. Always performing, writing, and leading jazz groups, Bill Gerhardt returned to the US in 1999 after many years in Sweden. He now divides his time between New York and Asheville. Steve Haines is a recent winner of the North Carolina Arts Council Jazz Composers Fellowship award. He is currently living in New York City while on sabbatical from UNCG, where he is the Jazz Studies Director. write your comments about the article :: © 2007 Jazz News :: home page |