"Life is so intriguing because there is constant change. There's a certain shading for every moment. That's what we do when we play. We express our feelings through the textures and colors of the sensual material world and then transcend that into the spiritual realm." - Tom Harrell

Tom Harrell © Andrea Canter

Presenting is sublime modern acoustic jazz at its finest, a stellar quintet featuring Charles McPherson on alto saxophone, Tom Harrell on trumpet, Jeb Patton on piano, Rufus Reid on bass, and Willie Jones III on drums will appear at Dizzy's Club Coca Cola on Thursday, October 18th trhough Sunday, October 10th with sets at 7:30 and 9:30 nightly.  Harrell is not only a world-class trumpeter, but also a harmonic genius and master composer. As for Macpherson’s chops - it was his saxophone sound coming out of Forest Whitaker’s horn in the movie Bird –  Few saxophonists evoke Charlie Parker the way McPherson can, making him a must-see. Tickets are $40.

Charles McPherson © Andrea Canter

 Tom Harrell was on born June 16th, 1946 in Urbana, Illinois. His family moved to the San Francisco Bay Area when he was five. Tom first picked up the trumpet when he was eight and when he was barely a teenager he began jamming locally with professional bands. After playing with the Jazz Workshop in the late 60s, Harrell toured with the Stan Kenton and Woody Herman bands. Tom worked several years with Horace Silver during the 70s, then he moved to New York, where he performed with the Mel Lewis Village Vanguard big band, Bill Evans and Lee Konitz, Azteca, and many others. During the 80s Phil Woods expanded his quartet to a quintet in order to include Harrell. He has also recorded several sessions as a leader, with a major label recording contract exposing his compositional skills to a wider audience. Harrell’s 1999 release, Time’s Mirror, won a Grammy nomination and his 1998 Latin CD, The Art of Rhythm, was named the Best Jazz Album of the Year (2000) by Entertainment Weekly.

Ray Drummond worked with Bobby Hutcherson starting in the 70's (that collaboration continues to this day) also Michael White, Ed Kelly, Tom Harrell, and Eddie Marshall. In 1977, he left the corporate life behind in California, and moved to New York City where he landed gigs with artists including Betty Carter, The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra, Wynton Marsalis, Woody Shaw, Hank Jones, Jon Faddis, Milt Jackson, Johnny Griffin, Kenny Barron, Pharoah Sanders, and George Coleman. Additionally, he has been documented on over 300 recordings with artists including Art Framer, David Murray, Houston Person, Stan Getz, Kenny Burrell, Kevin Mahogany, Toots Thielemans, Benny Golson, and Ray Bryant.

Hear this great band of jazz giants perform at Dizzy's, Thursday-Sunday, October 18-21, with sets 7:30 & 9:30pm with an additional set at 11:30pm on Friday and Saturday.

Dizzy's is located at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center Broadway at 60th Street, on the 5th Floor. For Reservations Call: 212 258-9595 or -9795. Seating is available on a first-come first-served basis either at tables or at the bar. For more information, visit: www.jalc.org/dccc

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