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Craig Harris at Welcome To Harlem Evening Jazz Series at Rendall Memorial Presbyterian Church
Courtesy of Diane Shepherd | Posted on October 25, 2016
Where
Rendall Memorial Presbyterian Church
Welcome To Harlem Evening Jazz Series
59 West 137th Street
New York, NY
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When
Fri, October 28, 2016
7:00 pm
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Musicians
Craig Harris
tromboneDavid Murray
saxophone, tenorAdam Klipple
organ, Hammond B3Tony Lewis
drumsCalvin Jones
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Few musicians in jazz history have proven more vigorously productive and resourceful than David Murray. During the past 35 years, from the moment he first visited New York as a 20-year-old student, playing in a walkup loft, in 1975, David has careened forward in a cool, collected, rocket-fueled streak. He has released over 150 albums under his own name. Yet more impressive than the numbers is the constancy of two abiding achievements: as a tenor saxophonist, he has perfected an instantly recognizable approach to improvisation that even in its freest flights acknowledges the gravity of a tradition he honors more than most; and he has altered the context for his improvisations as an infinite mosaic of musical challenges and explorations...