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TJBS Great Albums Concert: Herbie Hancock's "Head Hunters" and "Thrust"
The next in the TJBS Great Albums Concert Series takes place Friday, November 18, and features a performance of two classic Herbie Hancock albums, Head Hunters and Thrust.
Over fifty years have passed since iconic pianist and composer Herbie Hancock, decided to embrace the worlds of funk and soul music, with the 1973 release of The Headhunters. The pianist was looking to change the direction of his recording career from the more ethereal kind of far-out spacey stuff hed been performing with his sextet, to lighter, more connected to the earth sound. Hancock succeded in changing not only the sound of his ensemble, but the very course of the art form hed been sitting at the top of since joining jazz icon Miles Davis band ten years prior.
Never one to rest on the heels of his successes, Hancocks new sound a genre-bending mix of jazz, funk, and R&B was met with major support from the release of his new bands debut recording, Head Hunters, featuring such classic and beloved compositions as Chameleon, and a wonderfully reworked rendition of an early Hancock hit, Watermelon Man. With only one change to the bands lineup drummer Mike Clarks replacing of Harvey Mason the bands follow-up 1974 release, Thrust, continued along a path of jazz-funk brilliance. More than fifty years later, both releases, Head Hunters and Thrust, sound effortlessly modern, engaging, experimental and funky as ever!
The Tennessee Jazz and Blues Society is proud to continue its Great Albums Concert Series with a presentation of these two albums, "Head Hunters" and "Thrust," performed live by a fierce lineup of some of Nashvilles finest genre-bending musicians!
Pianist Paul Horton, considered by many to be one of Nashvilles best-kept secrets, embraces the Herculean task of playing keyboards, in a rare Nashville appearance since joining forces on tour with The Alabama Shakes! Horton will be joined onstage by bassist Greg Bryant, percussionist Giovanni Rodriguez, saxophonist Rahsaan Barber and drummer Derrek Phillips.
The Tennessee Jazz and Blues Society will present two performances of these groundbreaking recordings by Herbie Hancock, Head Hunters and Thrust, on Friday, November 18, at 6 pm and 8:30 pm, at the Nashville Jazz Workshop. Tickets will be available online from Brown Paper Tickets beginning November 1.
Tickets for each show will be $20 for the general public, $15 for TJBS members, and $15 for high school and college students. Ticket sales are final.
All seating is reserved. See seating chart below for seat locations. Patrons needing accessible seating should contact the TJBS (info@jazzblues.org). Ticket sales are non-refundable.
The location is the Nashville Jazz Workshop's Jazz Cave. Members and friends of the TJBS, and all fans of good music, are invited to come out for an evening of great jazz.
The Nashville Jazz Workshop's Jazz Cave is a BYOB establishment, and is located at 1319 Adams Street, Nashville, TN 37208. The facility is located in the Neuhoff Complex at the end of Monroe Street in East Germantown.
The Tennessee Jazz & Blues Society is a nonprofit organization with a 40-year history of supporting and promoting jazz and blues in the area. With an acclaimed website and newsletter along with concert productions, the TJBS is active in "connecting, supporting, and serving jazz and blues."
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LocationNashville Jazz Workshop (View)
1319 Adams Street
Nashville, TN 37212
United States
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