In Search of the Lost Riddim: Jamaican Jazz Fusion

In Search of the Lost Riddim: Jamaican Jazz Fusion

A Concert and Conversation
Curated by Herbie Miller

With Cedric Brooks (saxophones), Ernest Ranglin (guitar), Wayne Batchelor (bass), Desmond Jones (drums), Cecil "Sonny" Bradshaw (trumpet and piano), Orville Hammond (piano), Larry McDonald (congas), and Douglas Ewart (reeds and percussion)

This once-in-a-lifetime evening highlights the ongoing relationship between Jamaican and American culture in a performance featuring the leading innovators of Jamaican jazz. The evening begins with a discussion between the musicians and producer and cultural historian Herbie Miller.

Thursday, February 26, 2009
Conversation: 6:00 pm
Concert: 7:30 pm
Harlem Stage at Aaron Davis Hall/The City College of New York
West 135th Street at Convent Avenue, New York City
Tickets: $15
For tickets: www.harlemstage.org, or call the Harlem Stage box office at 212-281-9240, ext. 19/20

Co-Presented by Columbia/Harlem Jazz Project and Harlem Stage