ABOUT (written by Jeff Usher)

I first became aware of Wayne Shorter’s music in 1980, when listening to Miles Davis’ recordings from the late 1960s. I later discovered Wayne’s recordings with Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, and his own albums for Blue Note such as Night Dreamer, Adam’s Apple and Speak No Evil. I also learned a stack of Wayne’s tunes when studying with Mike Nock at Queensland Conservatorium of Music in 1985. Wayne Shorter’s compositions have served as major sources of inspiration for me in my own work as a composer and improviser, and I was thrilled to bits to meet the man himself at QPAC along with Herbie Hancock on 2 March 1998.

For this concert on Friday 25 August, celebrating what would have been Wayne’s ninetieth birthday, I will feature the tunes from Speak No Evil, one of his best loved Blue Note albums, plus a few other nice things, such as Nefertiti and Footprints.

Band:

Jeff Usher - Piano
Martin Kay - Alto Sax
Ashley Hutton - Tenor Sax
Dominic Machen - Drums
Jimmy Visentin - Double Bass

MORE INFO:

Doors open from 7:30PM
Music from 8pm
Look for the Big Red Doors on Exhibition St!

The following gig will be live-streamed on our YouTube channel. If you wish to view a JMI Live gig in person, you must purchase a ticket ($20+BF).

To view previous or future live-streams, please subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/@JazzMusic...