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Bennie Maupin plays The Jewel in the Lotus, (1974,ECM)
Friday, December 8, 2017
Bennie Maupin plays The Jewel in the Lotus (1974, ECM)
Bennie Maupin plays The Jewel in the Lotus (1974, ECM)
“A true jazz classic… As timeless and adventurous in the present as the day it was released." —All Music Guide
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Jazz legend Bennie Maupin appears at REDCAT for the first live performance of The Jewel in the Lotus, an iconic ECM release from 1974. Maupin’s provocatively honest bass clarinet helped define the classic recordings of Miles Davis (Bitches Brew, Big Fun, On the Corner) and Herbie Hancock’s influential Headhunters band and Mwandishi sextet. The Bennie Maupin Ensemble fuses memories of Maupin’s early mentors with seminal saxophone-bass-drum trios led by Sonny Rollins with Wilbur Ware and Elvin Jones.
The ensemble features:
Munyungo Jackson, percussion
Darek Oles, bass
David Johnson, vibraphone/marimba
Gene Coye, drums
Steve Lehman, alto saxophone
Jeff Parker, guitar
Lindsey Hundley, piano/keyboards
Eyvind Kang, viola
Shana Tucker, cello/vocal impressions
Associated Images:
| Date/Time | G | M/ST | CA |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRI 12/8 8:30 pm | $25 | $20 | $15 |
G - General Audience
M - REDCAT Members
ST - Students
CA - CalArts Students/Faculty/Staff
