Saturday, August 31, 2019 at 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM PDT
Red Poppy Art House
2698 Folsom Street
San Francisco, CA
Citizens Jazz pays tribute to legendary American jazz
trumpeter, bandleader, composer, and singer John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie.
Gillespie was a trumpet virtuoso and improviser, building on the virtuoso style
of Roy Eldridge but adding layers of harmonic and rhythmic complexity
previously unheard in jazz. In the 1940s, Gillespie, with Charlie Parker,
became a major figure in the development of bebop and modern jazz. He taught
and influenced many other musicians, including trumpeters Miles Davis, Jon
Faddis, Fats Navarro, Clifford Brown, Arturo Sandoval, Lee Morgan, Chuck
Mangione, and balladeer Johnny Hartman.
FEATURING
Riley Bandy – alto saxophone
James Mahone – tenor saxophone
Grant Levin – piano
Caroline Chung – upright bass
Malachi Whitson – drums
James Mahone – tenor saxophone
Grant Levin – piano
Caroline Chung – upright bass
Malachi Whitson – drums
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Citizens Jazz is a collective of some of the Bay Area’s
best up-and-coming and veteran musicians. Each combo brings a different element
of magic that happens in the spontaneity of the language of jazz and
improvisation. The group is led by bassist Caroline Chung, who has been gigging
professionally for over a decade playing in bands ranging from jazz and funk to
Brazilian and Latin. Chung has studied under the late great Herbie Lewis,
performs regularly in the Bay Area, and has organized several Bay Area Women in
Jazz series at Red Poppy Art House. She has opened up for the Buena Vista
Social Club’s last U.S. tour at Mountain Winery, as well as for Ozomatli at the
New Parish with Afro-Latin funk band Sang Matiz.
Cost: $15 - $20
