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Weather Report And Beyond Reimagined at New Jersey Performing Arts Center
Courtesy of Ticketmaster | Posted on December 12, 2016
Where
New Jersey Performing Arts Center
36 Park Place
Newark, NJ
Map
888-GO-NJPAC
When
Sat, April 22, 2017
8:00 pm
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Musicians
Weather Report
band / ensemble / orchestraChristian McBride
bassJoe Lovano
saxophoneSteve Wilson
saxophone, altoOmar Hakim
drumsRachel Z
keyboardsAbout
Jazz all-stars Christian McBride, Rachel Z, Joe Lovano, Steve Wilson and former members of Weather Report salute saxophonist Wayne Shorter, the subject of a weekend-long celebration at NJPAC. Jazz musician and composer Wayne Shorter has been called "probably jazz's greatest living small-group composer and a contender for greatest living improviser" by The New York Times. All the artists appearing in this concert would enthusiastically agree. Jazz luminaries pay homage with a one-time-only concert in commemoration of Shorter's years with Weather Report and Beyond the Sound Barrier. Drummer Omar Hakim and percussionist Manolo Badrena - two former members of Weather Report - are joined by saxophonists Joe Lovano and Steve Wilson, keyboardist Rachel Z and bassist Christian McBride, NJPAC's Jazz Advisor...