« CHET BAKER meets BILL EVANS » The Rodric White Quartet (featuring trumpeter Alan Davey with a special guest appearance by singer Susan Gai Dowling) on Saturday 17th August 2024 at FOUNDRY616 (Sydney’s premier jazz venue) • « CHET BAKER meets BIL...
Book online at: foundry616.com...
The Rodric White Quartet (featuring trumpeter Alan Davey with a special guest appearance by singer Susan Gai Dowling) perform the music of trumpeter / singer Chet Baker and pianist / composer Bill Evans, who recorded together on Chet’s 1959 self-titled album (Riverside Records).
The life of CHET BAKER (1929-1988) was celebrated in the 2016 film ‘BORN TO BE BLUE’ starring Ethan Hawke. Chet (born in Oklahoma) shot to fame in the early 1950s in the Mulligan / Baker Quartet, going on to record with Stan Getz, Art Pepper, Jim Hall, Herbie Hancock and Elvis Costello.
BILL EVANS (1929-1980) truly arrived in Jazz on Miles Davis’ 1959 album KIND OF BLUE before forming landmark trios with bass players Scott La Faro, Eddie Gomez and Marc Johnson, drummers Paul Motian, Elliot Zigmund and Joe LaBarbara. Bill redefined Jazz Piano, inspiring pianists Keith Jarrett, Jacky Terrasson and Brad Mehldau.
Rodric White .. pianist / singer
Alan Davey ... trumpet / trombone
Stan Valacos ... acoustic bass
Tim Bradley ... drums Susan
Gai Dowling ... special guest singer
‘Passionate performances of songs associated with the marvellous Billie Holiday made for a great night’s entertainment at Foundry 616. Rodric White’s arrangements allowed the talented six-piece band to display their considerable skills allowing the musicians to entertain and display their skills as soloists and as an ensemble.’ - Mark Pigott (Sydney Arts Guide)
‘It surprised me to hear him announce a Keith Jarrett number. Even more so when [Rodric] played an extract from the Köln Concert. That took guts …’ - John Fenton NZ Jazz Critic (Australia & Pacific Gigs Review)
Music accompanying promo clip:
« NARDIS » (Miles Davis) Rodric White (piano), Peter Kohlhoff (bass) and Steve Ley (drums) recorded live at Foundry616 (Sydney) by sound engineer Peter Nelson on 8th June 2019; and
« LET'S GET LOST » (By Frank Loesser and Jimmy McHugh) Rodric White (piano / vocals), Jonathan Zwartz (bass) and Andrew Dickeson (drums) recorded by Ross A'hern at Sony Studios (East Sydney) in September 1998.
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29 окт 2024
