John Beasley to perform at Catalina Jazz Bar with all-star band

Composer, bandleader, pianist, arranger, JOHN BEASLEY,
assembles an all-star band to play music from his new CD Positootly!
which showcases
original tunes that are finger-licking, propulsive, and multi-layered compositions
from funk and soul to bop, bossa nova and nuevo tango.

Thursday, Friday, Saturday: October 1, 2, 38:00 and 10:00pm
Catalina Jazz Bar – 6725 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles 90028
Cost: $18/$20 (Thurs), $20/25( Fri/Sat), (students – 50% discount second shows)
Tickets: 323-466-2210

MUSICIANS:
John Beasley, the onetime keyboardist for Freddie Hubbard and Miles Davis, reflects a variety of generational influences, incorporating the emphatic chordal clusters of Herbie Hancock, the rhythmic quirkiness of Monk and the lush intelligence of Art Tatum into a highly refined personal voice. – Los Angeles Times

In 1982 Victor Bailey joined the jazz supergroup Weather Report, and, along with drummer Omar Hakim, formed one of jazz fusion’s ultimate rhythm sections. Since then, he has played on over a thousand different records, by artists as varied as Sonny Rollins, Michael Brecker, LL Cool J, Mary J Blige, and Madonna.

Terri Lyne Carrington has toured for 20 years with luminaries like Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Al Jarreau, Stan Getz, Cassandra Wilson, and Clark Terry. Carrington is a drummer, composer, and producer who has earned a Grammy nomination and has produced Dianne Reeves Grammy-nominated CD “That Day."

Nicholas Payton has honed his craft working with such jazz legends as Doc Cheatham (on their Grammy Award-winning 1997 eponymous duo), Hank Jones, Elvin Jones, and Ray Brown. Payton has nine recordings and proves his title as a “young lion of jazz” with his latest recording, “Into the Blue.”

Positootly!
Bennie Maupin Jeff “Tain” Watts Brian Lynch Munyungo Jackson John Beasley

Positootly! Reviews:
All About Jazz “… a thoroughly enjoyable and stimulating experience”

Audiophile Audition - 4 stars “His arrangement of Dindi is simply lovely...and Beasley’s piano superb.”

Sounds of Timeless Jazz –“…Positootly! swings and features Beasley’s lyrical piano playing. Jobim’s “Dindi” is as beautiful as ever.”

Lajazz.com – “is pure art…fasten your seatbelts…Beasley is masterful on keys”


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YouTube: John Beasley in concert: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCEw_04Ikuc

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