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Something Else! feat. Vincent Herring, Freddie Hendrix, Wayne Escoffery & more
Event by: Zig Zag Jazz Club
Location: Hauptstraße 89, Hauptstraße 89, Berlin - Bezirk Tempelhof-Schöneberg
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Vincent Herring - alto sax
Freddie Hendrix - trumpet
Wayne Escoffery - tenor sax
Dave Kikoski - piano
Paul Bollenback - guitar
Essiet Essiet - bass
Joris Dudli - drums
SOMETHING ELSE! is a soul-jazz revue led by Vincent Herring, a septet with a rotating line-up in which, in Vincent's words, "the best musicians appear, play the greatest music and it is visible, which becomes infectious". If that doesn't make you want more! Rarely have we had such collective star power on one stage at ZigZag: In addition to Herring, Jeremy Pelt, Wayne Escoffery, Paul Bollenback, Dave Kikoski, Essiet Essiet and Lewis Nash are six artists from the very first group, whose names alone read like the line-up of a groundbreaking album. The band plays new arrangements of classics of the soul-jazz genre (think Freddie Hubbard, George Benson, Horace Silver, Bobby Timmons…) as well as original compositions in the same style. Be sure to reserve or buy your tickets for this unique highlight in advance!
Vincent Herring is a saxophone virtuoso with a unique and intense musical voice and one of the most groundbreaking saxophonists of the last decades. In the early 80's he toured Europe and the United States with the Lionel Hampton Big Band and shortly thereafter began a 9 year engagement with Nat Adderley. He subsequently worked with Cedar Walton, Freddie Hubbard, Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Hayes, Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers, Horace Silver Quintet, Jack DeJohnette's Special Edition, The Mingus Big Band, Kenny Barron, Nancy Wilson and Dr. Billy Taylor. As a guest soloist he played, among other things, with Wynton Marsalis at Lincoln Center and John Faddis with the Carnegie Hall Big Band.
Over the last two decades, Freddie Hendrix has become one of the most sought-after trumpeters in jazz and beyond. Also as a composer, arranger and educator, the Teaneck, New Jersey-born trumpeter's skills and versatility have enabled him to work with a variety of artists ranging from the Count Basie Orchestra and the Christian McBride Big Band to Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder and Alicia Keys.
Wayne Escoffery is one of the most gifted saxophonists in American jazz. Wayne made a name for himself in the Mingus Dynasty Big Band. For more than a decade he played tenor and soprano saxophone in trumpet legend Tom Harrell's band. He co-founded the all-star band Black Art Jazz Collective with Jeremy Pelt and Jonathan Blake. He has recorded and performed with a who's who of jazz, including Ron Carter, Abdullah Ibrahim, Eddie Henderson, Randy Brecker and Herbie Hancock. Wayne won a Grammy with the Mingus Big Band and topped the Downeat Critics Poll in the Rising Star Tenor Saxophone and Rising Star Soprano Saxophone categories.
David Kikoski is one of New York's best-known and most respected pianists. For decades, the piano powerhouse has impressed critics and audiences alike as a live and studio spectacle. His career began under his father's aegis and he played his first gigs in his youth before studying at Berklee in the 80s and then moving to New York at the age of 24 to make his mark on the scene there. He played with almost every musician of distinction: Billy Hart, Randy Brecker, Bob Berg, Steps Ahead, Pat Martino and John Pattitucci are examples of this. He made his recordings as a leader on the infamous Criss-Cross Jazz label, among others.
Paul Bollenback is an American jazz guitarist. Under the influence of Miles Davis' music, he began to explore jazz and has been one of the most sought-after guitarists in the world since the late 80s. He has played with Joey DeFrancesco, Stanley Turrentine, Gary Bartz, and many more, been involved in over 100 recording sessions and won many awards.
Essiet Essiet is a Nigerian-born American bassist. His artistic breakthrough came in 1982 when he began working with Abdullah Ibrahim. In 1988 he became a member of one of the most legendary formations in jazz: Art Blay and the Jazz Messengers. He is now without a doubt one of the most renowned jazz bassists ever, having played with Benny Golson, Kenny Garrett, Freddie Hubbard, Cedar Walton, Jackie Mclean, Kenny Barron, Billy Higgins, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Kenny Kirkland, Danilo Perez and almost endless other top players.
Joris Dudli is a Swiss jazz drummer who is considered one of the most successful in his profession. From the age of seventeen he worked as a studio musician and later became a permanent member of the Vienna Art Orchestra and the Art Farmer Quintet from 1979 to 1985. After moving to the USA, he played and recorded with many of the world's greatest jazz musicians: The Zawinul Syndicate, Benny Golson, Curtis Fuller, Johnny Griffin, Mulgrew Miller, Clifford Jordan, Joe Lovano, Joe Henderson, Harold Mabern, Sonny Fortune and many more.
Freddie Hendrix - trumpet
Wayne Escoffery - tenor sax
Dave Kikoski - piano
Paul Bollenback - guitar
Essiet Essiet - bass
Joris Dudli - drums
SOMETHING ELSE! is a soul-jazz revue led by Vincent Herring, a septet with a rotating line-up in which, in Vincent's words, "the best musicians appear, play the greatest music and it is visible, which becomes infectious". If that doesn't make you want more! Rarely have we had such collective star power on one stage at ZigZag: In addition to Herring, Jeremy Pelt, Wayne Escoffery, Paul Bollenback, Dave Kikoski, Essiet Essiet and Lewis Nash are six artists from the very first group, whose names alone read like the line-up of a groundbreaking album. The band plays new arrangements of classics of the soul-jazz genre (think Freddie Hubbard, George Benson, Horace Silver, Bobby Timmons…) as well as original compositions in the same style. Be sure to reserve or buy your tickets for this unique highlight in advance!
Vincent Herring is a saxophone virtuoso with a unique and intense musical voice and one of the most groundbreaking saxophonists of the last decades. In the early 80's he toured Europe and the United States with the Lionel Hampton Big Band and shortly thereafter began a 9 year engagement with Nat Adderley. He subsequently worked with Cedar Walton, Freddie Hubbard, Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Hayes, Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers, Horace Silver Quintet, Jack DeJohnette's Special Edition, The Mingus Big Band, Kenny Barron, Nancy Wilson and Dr. Billy Taylor. As a guest soloist he played, among other things, with Wynton Marsalis at Lincoln Center and John Faddis with the Carnegie Hall Big Band.
Over the last two decades, Freddie Hendrix has become one of the most sought-after trumpeters in jazz and beyond. Also as a composer, arranger and educator, the Teaneck, New Jersey-born trumpeter's skills and versatility have enabled him to work with a variety of artists ranging from the Count Basie Orchestra and the Christian McBride Big Band to Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder and Alicia Keys.
Wayne Escoffery is one of the most gifted saxophonists in American jazz. Wayne made a name for himself in the Mingus Dynasty Big Band. For more than a decade he played tenor and soprano saxophone in trumpet legend Tom Harrell's band. He co-founded the all-star band Black Art Jazz Collective with Jeremy Pelt and Jonathan Blake. He has recorded and performed with a who's who of jazz, including Ron Carter, Abdullah Ibrahim, Eddie Henderson, Randy Brecker and Herbie Hancock. Wayne won a Grammy with the Mingus Big Band and topped the Downeat Critics Poll in the Rising Star Tenor Saxophone and Rising Star Soprano Saxophone categories.
David Kikoski is one of New York's best-known and most respected pianists. For decades, the piano powerhouse has impressed critics and audiences alike as a live and studio spectacle. His career began under his father's aegis and he played his first gigs in his youth before studying at Berklee in the 80s and then moving to New York at the age of 24 to make his mark on the scene there. He played with almost every musician of distinction: Billy Hart, Randy Brecker, Bob Berg, Steps Ahead, Pat Martino and John Pattitucci are examples of this. He made his recordings as a leader on the infamous Criss-Cross Jazz label, among others.
Paul Bollenback is an American jazz guitarist. Under the influence of Miles Davis' music, he began to explore jazz and has been one of the most sought-after guitarists in the world since the late 80s. He has played with Joey DeFrancesco, Stanley Turrentine, Gary Bartz, and many more, been involved in over 100 recording sessions and won many awards.
Essiet Essiet is a Nigerian-born American bassist. His artistic breakthrough came in 1982 when he began working with Abdullah Ibrahim. In 1988 he became a member of one of the most legendary formations in jazz: Art Blay and the Jazz Messengers. He is now without a doubt one of the most renowned jazz bassists ever, having played with Benny Golson, Kenny Garrett, Freddie Hubbard, Cedar Walton, Jackie Mclean, Kenny Barron, Billy Higgins, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Kenny Kirkland, Danilo Perez and almost endless other top players.
Joris Dudli is a Swiss jazz drummer who is considered one of the most successful in his profession. From the age of seventeen he worked as a studio musician and later became a permanent member of the Vienna Art Orchestra and the Art Farmer Quintet from 1979 to 1985. After moving to the USA, he played and recorded with many of the world's greatest jazz musicians: The Zawinul Syndicate, Benny Golson, Curtis Fuller, Johnny Griffin, Mulgrew Miller, Clifford Jordan, Joe Lovano, Joe Henderson, Harold Mabern, Sonny Fortune and many more.