The Makanda Project at the Roxbury Library
When:
Saturday, Apr 06, 2024 7:00p -
9:30p
Saturday, Apr 06, 2024 7:00p -
9:30p
Where:
Roxbury Branch of the Boston Public Library
149 Dudley Street
Boston, MA 02119
Admission:
FREE
Hosted by:
Categories:
Event website:
https://makandaproject.com
(Seats remain for 8:30 show only. Reservations are recommended; for reservations, email [email protected] and specify which show and how many people.)
The Makanda Project, a creative big band featuring several of Boston's leading jazz musicians, has been performing free concerts at the Roxbury Branch of the Boston Public Library since 2008. Most of the concerts feature renowned guest artists and highlight the guests' work. Once a year, the group performs at the Library without a guest, featuring solos by the group members and the results of its continued efforts to explore the music of Makanda Ken McIntyre (1931-2001).
Makanda Ken McIntyre was a Boston native and a significant yet under-appreciated jazz innovator. In addition to the 75 original compositions that he recorded, he wrote an additional 350, most of which had not been heard in public at the time of his passing. The Makanda Project was formed to explore this music and bring it to public attention. After nearly two decades, the musicians' appreciation for the depth and beauty of Dr. McIntyre's compositions has only grown, and the group continues to add new pieces to the repertoire.
The April 6 concert will include two newly-arranged pieces that have never been heard in public, along with others the group has only recently begun playing.
Kurtis Rivers - alto saxophone
Nick Brust - alto saxophone, flute
Sean Berry - tenor saxophone
Temidayo Balogun - tenor saxophone
Charlie Kohlhase - baritone saxophone
Jerry Sabatini - trumpet
Haneef Nelson - trumpet
Alfred Patterson - trombone
Richard Harper - trombone
Bill Lowe - bass trombone
John Kordalewski - piano
Avery Sharpe - bass
Yoron Israel - drums
Bithyah Israel - cello
Alexia Martinez - cello
Jahsias Rivers - cello
Rhea Gibson - cello
