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The Message at Bowker Auditorium
Courtesy of UMass Fine Arts Center | Posted on October 31, 2017
Where
Bowker Auditorium
121 Stockbridge Hall, University Of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA
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When
Thu, February 22, 2018
7:30 pm
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Musicians
Donald Harrison
saxophone, altoBilly Pierce
drumsBrian Lynch
trumpetSullivan Fortner
pianoCarl Allen
drumsEssiet Essiet
bassAbout
The Message consists mostly of former Jazz Messengers, the banner under which Art Blakey organized some of the most iconic bands in jazz history. The band’s focus is arrangements of Jazz Messenger pieces composed by some of the most esteemed musical tunesmiths in the jazz canon, including Wayne Shorter, Cedar Walton, Benny Golson, Lee Morgan, and Freddie Hubbard, with a sprinkling of band originals in the Messenger’s swingin’, hard-bop tradition.