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Charles Lloyd & The Marvels: 80th Birthday Celebration at Rose Theater
Courtesy of Jazz at Lincoln Center | Posted on March 16, 2018
Where
Rose Theater
33 West 60th Street
New York, NY
Map
212-258-9800
When
Sat, December 15, 2018
8:00 pm
Save the date
Musicians
Charles Lloyd
saxophoneLucinda Williams
vocalsReuben Rogers
bass, acousticEric Harland
drumsGreg Leisz
guitar, steelBill Frisell
guitar, electricAbout
Charles Lloyd was only 29 years old when TIME magazine noted one of his most distinguishing and enduring traits. It was 1967, and Lloyd had just led the first jazz group ever to perform at San Francisco’s counter-cultural hotspot, the Fillmore. “Though modern jazz normally goes over with teens like a 9pm curfew,” TIME wrote, “Lloyd’s passionate attack holds them spellbound.” Lloyd—now celebrating his 80th birthday with us in Rose Theater—is an NEA Jazz Master, saxophone titan, bandleader, and composer with a rare crossover appeal. To this day, he performs his soulful music with a fervor and emotional abandon that connects with a diverse community of listeners....