Joshua
Redman Trio 
Joshua Redman, saxophone; Reuben Rogers, bass; Eric
Harland, drums
Wednesday, August 4, 8 PM | Dinkelspiel Auditorium
Tickets: $36 general | $22 students | TAKE 5!
Almost 20 years ago, saxophonist Joshua Redman stepped into the
jazz spotlight, and he's been going from strength to strength
ever since. The son of the revered tenorman Dewey Redman, Joshua
played in the Berkeley High School Jazz Ensemble (and attended Stanford
Jazz Workshop) but initially planned to be a lawyer. However, in
1991, he won first place in the Thelonious Monk International Jazz
Competition, heralding his future as one of the most commercially
successful and technically formidable saxophonists of his generation.
Redman's tone is warm, rich, and distinctive, and his improvisations
dart nimbly from the horn's lowest register into the stratosphere
and back. He has amassed multiple Grammy nominations and sold hundreds
of thousands of CD's; he was also the Artistic Director of the
SFJAZZ Spring Season from 2000-2007 and Director of the SFJAZZ
Collective from 2004 to 2007. Redman's 2009 album, Compass, has
been lauded as the "crowning achievement of his career" (All
About Jazz) and a "dazzling album of considerable artistry" (BBC
Music UK). Joshua Redman has repeatedly proved himself to be "one
of the most formidable tenor players of his generation" (San
Francisco Chronicle).
Listen:
Joshua Redman Trio–"Faraway "
Joshua Redman Trio
– "Un Peu Fou"
Joshua Redman Trio
– "Round Reuben"
watch:
Joshua
Redman Trio in New York City, 2009
Joshua Redman
performing with Stevie Wonder in a television tribute to Duke Ellington
Supported by Robert Mailer Anderson & Nicola Miner.
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