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| Saxophone Summit back in İstanbul to start mini-tour Audiences will have the opportunity to listen to a live performance by 1990s legendary jazz group the Saxophone Summit at the Cemal Reşit Rey Concert Hall, which opened its new season in October with Kenny Barron. According to a press release from CRR, the next scheduled performance they will host is no less amazing than the Barron concert, with the Saxophone Summit coming back to İstanbul seven years after their last gig in this city. Group members Joe Lovano, David Liebman and Ravi Coltrane will amaze their audience in a special evening performance. All three are legends who are considered to have reached mastery of the saxophone. The group's first Turkish appearance also took place at CRR back in 2003 during that year's Akbank Jazz Festival. The trio was then formed by Lovano, Liebman and the late Michael Brecker. Lovano, Brecker and Liebman came together in a jam session in Tokyo in 1997, which was a great success at the time. The trio got offers from world-renowned festivals around the globe after the Tokyo concert, which was incidentally, held on the day of the death of jazz legend John Coltrane. It was also on the day when the three saxophone virtuosos from diverse backgrounds decided to found the Saxophone Summit for the group's essential purpose - perpetuating Coltrane's legacy. It wasn't easy bringing these three masters together; as Liebmen puts it, "Bringing together the three different personalities needed Coltrane to make it happen." The group had to tackle various difficulties, including distance as all three resided in separate parts of the US. However, they managed to remain a trio, and they set out on the road with a maiden concert tour in 2003. The first gig on the bill that year was the concert at CRR. Following the death of Brecker in 2007, the group found an astonishing musician, John Coltrane's son, Ravi, to replace him. Young Ravi added a different kind of energy to the trio, a mixture of Coltrane's creativeness and Brecker's style. The Saxophone Summit decided to give five concerts before they start the recording sessions for their new album, and as the first step they are once again starting their tour in İstanbul. Their repertoire will be announced after their rehearsal sessions at CRR just as it was in 2003. The concert is scheduled for Tuesday night Nov. 9 at 8 p.m. write your comments about the article :: © 2010 Jazz News :: home page |