Doors & bar at 7 - Music at 7:30 - $30 in advance - $35 at the door
Seated listening room show
Celebrating the release of his new album - Rodney Whitaker Mosaic: The Music Of Gregg Hill
Internationally renowned, prolific bassist and educator Rodney Whitaker returns to The Alluvion stage. This time for a stone cold master class so heart felt and spirited that it transcends all boundaries. Experience the music of his fresh new album live.
THE BAND:
RODNEY WHITAKER - BASS
Internationally renowned bassist and Mack Avenue recording artist, Rodney Whitaker, currently holds the titles of Professor of Jazz Bass and Director of Jazz Studies at Michigan State University where he has built one of the leading jazz degree programs and performing faculty in the United States of America. He is considered one of the leading performers and teachers of the jazz double bass in the United States. Whitaker has performed and toured with over 100+ legendary performing jazz artists over the past 25+ years. Featured on more than 100+ recordings - from film to compact discs - Whitaker’s film scores, China, directed by Jeff Wray, was released on PBS Fall 2002 and Malaria and Malawi, released on PBS Fall 2010. Also, Whitaker has a DVD release featuring Michigan State University’s Jazz Department entitled, “Inside Jazz” and three new compact discs entitled, “Get Ready” & “Work To Do”—both on Mack Avenue Records and “Better Than Alright” by Michigan State University College of Music.
Read more on his website
ROCKELLE WHITAKER - VOCALS
TIM WARFIELD - TENOR SAXOPHONE
DWIGHT ADAMS - TRUMPET
DANA HALL - DRUMS
RICK ROE - PIANO
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