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Contemporary Jazz Series: Bruce Dudley Quartet w/ Derrek Phillips, Jesus Santandreu, & Jonathan Wires
The Nashville Jazz Workshop presents the next installment in its Contemporary Jazz Series with a quartet led by one of Nashville's finest pianists, Bruce Dudley, and featuring drummer Derrek Phillips, saxophonist Jesus Santandreu, and bassist Jonathan Wires. The program will feature contemporary original compositions by Dudley, Phillips, and Wires, plus a few select jazz classics. The concert takes place Saturday, November 16, 8pm in the Jazz Cave at the Jazz Workshop.
Bruce Dudley is one of the city's most elegant and accomplished pianists and educators. He studied at the New England Conservatory of Music, Manhattan School of Music, and Eastman School of Music. He received a doctorate in Jazz Studies from the University of Colorado, and is on the faculty of Belmont University, MTSU, and the Nashville Jazz Workshop. An outstanding composer and arranger, his 1998 CD Semblance was nominated for Best Jazz Album of the Year in Nashville Music Awards. His recent CD's include Mostly Monk (2010) and The Solo Sessions (2012).
Derrek Phillips is also an outstanding artist/educator/composer. A Nashville resident since 2006, he was previously based in New York, where he worked with such jazz luminaries as Dr. Lonnie Smith, Charlie Hunter, Greg Osby, Christian McBride, and Joshua Redman. Since moving to Nashville, he has joined the faculty of Vanderbilt Blair School of Music and MTSU, leads his own group, the Derrek Phillips Manufactory, and is in-demand as a sideman.
Jesus Santandreu is a multitalented saxophonist who is a well-known composer in his native Valencia, Spain. He studied jazz at Berklee College of Music, and is in Middle Tennessee for two years while completing a graduate degree at MTSU.
Jonathan Wires is a frequent performer at the Jazz Workshop, and teaches at the Workshop's Summer Jazz Camp. Recognized for his skills as a bass player, Jonathan's outstancing compositional skills are less well-known but will be on display at this concert. Jonathan completed a Masters Degree in jazz studies at MTSU, and is currently on the faculty there, teaching jazz bass, composition, improvisation, and ensembles.
The Contemporary Jazz Series concert will be a rare opportunity to hear these four fine musicians outside their usual settings, for a one-of-a-kind evening of creative improvised music.
The band will play two sets, beginning at 8pm, and admission is $20 for adults / $10 Students with ID. Doors open at 7:15.
Admission is $20 / $10 high school and college students with ID. Tickets will go on sale Monday, November 4 at 10AM and will be available online on this page, by phone 24/7 at Brown Paper Tickets (800-838-3006) or during business hours at the NJW office (242-5299). A small convenience charge is added to online or 800-number purchases.
Policies: The Jazz Cave is a BYOB establishment, with no alcohol or food service. You are free to bring alcoholic beverages and snacks. We sell soft drinks and bottled water. The Jazz Cave is a listening room, and we ask patrons to keep conversation to a minimum and silence cell phones. Audio and video recording is prohibited.
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LocationNashville Jazz Workshop
1319 Adams Street
Nashville, TN 37208
United States
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