Champions of Jazz 2019 - November 06
Newark Public Radio
Performers
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Steven Bernstein
Trumpeter, composer, arranger & bandleader Steven Bernstein, has been a true force in contemporary music for over 30 years. His work consistently defies easy categorization: from Sexmob to Lounge Lizards; Millennial Territory Orchestra to Levon Helm’s Midnight Ramble Band; Butler/Bernstein & the Hot 9 to the Kansas City Big Band; and other works for film, theater & dance.
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George Cables
Pianist George Cables has performed/recorded with: Art Blakey, Dizzy Gillespie, Dexter Gordon, Art Pepper, Sonny Rollins, and Sarah Vaughan. Born in NYC in 1944, he was classically trained as a youth, but was later influenced by the sounds of Miles and Trane. Cables is noted for his fresh Interpretations of classic compositions and his innovative style of writing.
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Steve Cardenas
Guitarist Steve Cardenas has been part of the NYC jazz community since 1995, performing/recording with: Charlie Haden’s Liberation Music Orchestra, Paul Motian, and Steve Swallow. Cardenas currently works in the bands of: John Patitucci, Ben Allison, Jon Cowherd, and Adam Nussbaum. He has released five recordings as a leader and is a faculty member at the New School.
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Jon Cowherd
Pianist/composer/arranger/producer Jon Cowherd is one of contemporary music’s most in-demand musicians. Cowherd co-leads Brian Blade’s acclaimed Fellowship Band, has released two albums of his own, and has toured/recorded with a staggering array of artists in multiple genres, including: Rosanne Cash, Norah Jones, Cassandra Wilson, Meshell N’dgeocello, and Lizz Wright.
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Natalie Cressman
Natalie Cressman is a rising singer/songwriter/trombonist whose fifth album features original material sung in French, Portuguese and English. The 27-year-old has toured/worked with: Trey Anastasio, Carlos Santana, Dave Matthews, and Anat Cohen. In 2016, the Manhattan School of Music alum was commissioned for a concert celebrating trombonist/arranger Melba Liston.
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