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Donny Mccaslin's Blackstar Quartet at Johnny Brenda's
Courtesy of Mark Christman | Posted on January 26, 2017
Where
Johnny Brenda's
1201 Frankford Ave
Philadelphia, PA
Map
(215) 739-9684
When
Tue, March 7, 2017
8:00 pm
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Musicians
Donny McCaslin
saxophone, tenorJason Lindner
keyboardsJonathan Maron
bass, electricNate Wood
drumsAbout
Ars Nova Workshop is pleased to present saxophonist Donny McCaslin and his quartet, which became the backing band for Blackstar, David Bowie’s final recording.
Melding modern jazz with influences from the innovative electronica of artists like Aphex Twin, Deadmau5 and MUTEMATH, McCaslin’s quartet has increasingly defied genre expectations over their last several releases. That fact, along with McCaslin’s standout saxophone work on Bowie’s collaboration with bandleader/composer Maria Schneider, brought McCaslin and company to the attention of the late rock icon. The impact of that once-in-a-lifetime experience continues to be felt on the band’s latest release, Beyond Now, which features covers of two Bowie songs (both originally collaborations with producer Brian Eno) along with McCaslin’s bold originals and jazz renditions of electronic music....