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| Don Braden Quartet "Earth Wind and Wonder" w/ Trineice Robinson Fri, Apr 21st 7 & 9:30 PM at Keystone Baltimore Don Braden Quartet with Guest Vocalist Trineice Robinson Earth Wind and Wonder Volume 2 CD Release Preview Fri, Apr 21st 7 & 9:30 pm Earth Wind and Wonder is Don's collection of unique modern jazz arrangements of Earth Wind and Fire & Stevie Wonder classics. These shows will be a unique opportunity to hear the Volume 2 repertoire before the new CD, Don's 24th as a leader, is released on June 16. The performance will also include songs from his critically acclaimed "Volume 1" CD, Earth Wind and Wonder. As a bonus, the group will be joined by the wonderful vocalist, Trineice Robinson. They will play music from both EWW CDs, plus songs from Trineice's recent CD, "All or Nothing", which Don co-produced. Performing at Keystone Baltimore will be: Don Braden – tenor sax, flute and alto flute Trineice Robinson – vocals Miki Hayama – piano Kenny Davis – bass Jeremy Warren – drums Hope you can check it out! Don Braden is a Jazz musician of the highest caliber. For over 35 years he has toured the world leading his own ensembles on saxophone and flute, as a special guest, and as a sideman with Jazz greats Betty Carter, Wynton Marsalis, Freddie Hubbard, Tony Williams, Roy Haynes, and many others. He has composed music for ensembles ranging from duo to full symphonic orchestra, in many styles, for recordings (including 23 CDs as a leader and over 80 as a sideman), film, and the television networks NIckelodeon and CBS. Braden is a leading arranger of contemporary standards, and has built a solid collection of newer American songs into his Jazz repertoire. He is also a world renowned educator, having spent over two decades giving master classes at countless schools and universities, and running first class educational programs such as the Litchfield Jazz Camp, NJPAC's Wells Fargo Jazz For Teens, and most recently, the Harvard University Jazz Combo Initiative. He is an imaginative, technically excellent, soulful saxophonist, and his harmonic and rhythmic sophistication give him a unique approach to improvising as well as composing and arranging. Most important of all: he has a beautiful sound, and he swings! All this combines with his joyous yet disciplined personality to make him one of the most important musicians working today write your comments about the article :: © 2023 Jazz News :: home page |