2008-2009 Performers
The Cookers
Sunday, October 5, 2008
3:45 p.m. Pre-Concert Tour, 5:00 pm Performance
Tour is free, but registration is required.
Please reserve your space for the free pre-concert gallery tour by calling 443-573-1818.
James Spaulding, alto saxophone and flute
Billy Harper, tenor saxophones
Eddie Henderson, trumpet
David Weiss, trumpet
George Cables, piano
Cecil McBee, bass
Billy Hart, drums
BCJS opens its season with the Cookers, a fiery seven-piece band steeped in the Hard Bop style of the late 1950s and early 1960s. This band promises to raise the temperature as it raises the roof. Come early and journey through The BMA's collection of Modern art to discover unexpected juxtapositions of color and texture and intriguing compositional relationships.
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The Bruce Barth Quartet with Special Guest, Steve Wilson
Sunday, November 16, 2008
3:45 p.m. Pre-Concert Tour, 5:00 pm Performance
Tour is free, but registration is required.
Please reserve your space for the free pre-concert gallery tour by calling 443-573-1818.
With a modern and original voice, Bruce Barth's music encompasses a wide scope, from recollections of the old West to forays into the blues and Latin music. In the second installment of this season's pre-concert tours, journey through a selection of landscape paintings at The BMA to experience different cultures, geography and aesthetic approaches.
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The Dave Liebman Quintet featuring Randy Brecker: From Miles to Trane
Sunday, February 15, 2009
3:45 p.m. Pre-Concert Tour, 5:00 pm Performance
Tour is free, but registration is required.
Please reserve your space for the free pre-concert gallery tour by calling 443-573-1818.
Dave Liebman, alto saxophone and flute
Randy Brecker, trumpet and flugelhorn
Vic Juris, guitar
Tony Marino, bass
Marko Marcinko, drums
Two of today's finest modern players, Dave Liebman and Randy Brecker explore the groundbreaking music of Miles Davis and John Coltrane. In honor of African-American History Month, explore works by contemporary African-American artists and consider issues of identity and individual expression.
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The Eric Alexander Quartet
Sunday, March 22, 2009
3:45 p.m. Pre-Concert Tour, 5:00 pm Performance
Tour is free, but registration is required.
Please reserve your space for the free pre-concert gallery tour by calling 443-573-1818.
Boasting a warm, finely burnished tone and a robust melodic and harmonic imagination, tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander has been exploring new musical worlds from the outset. This concert promises to put a spring in your step. Take the pre-concert tour and journey through The BMA collection to explore the creative process of artists who transform the “old” into the “new.”
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Annual Jazz Masters Concert
Ben Riley's Monk Legacy Septet
Sunday, April 26, 2009
3:45 p.m. Pre-Concert Tour, 5:00 pm Performance
Tour is free, but registration is required.
Please reserve your space for the free pre-concert gallery tour by calling 443-573-1818.
Ben Riley, drummer
Don Sickler, trumpet and arranger
Bruce Williams, alto and soprano saxophones
Wayne Escoffery, tenor and soprano saxophones
Jay Brandford, baritone saxophone
Freddie Bryant, guitar
Essiet Okon Essiet, bass
Four horns, guitar and bass surrounding Monk's master drummer Ben Riley in explorations of the timeless music of Thelonious Monk. Travel through The BMA collection to discover old favorites and new acquisitions that explore artists' unique signature styles.
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