An hour of music directed by Reggie Workman. This ensemble focuses on material that can be considered standard up to approximately 1965 including songs made popular via theatre, Broadway, film, etc. (Reginald) “Reggie” Workman (born in 1937) is recognized as one of the most technically gifted American avant-garde jazz and hard bop double bassists in history. He is an educator, composer, and jazz advocate whose style ranges from Bop, Post Bop, and beyond. Workman, a “Sound Scientist” is a 2020 recipient for the National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters Fellowship Award, the nation’s highest honor in jazz. Although best known for his work with John Coltrane, his collaborative projects with other artists include Art Blakey's Jazz Messngers, Yusef Lateef, Eric Dolphy, Lee Morgan, Booker Little, Elvin Jones, Alice Coltrane, Freddy Hubbard, Wayne Shorter, Terumasa Hino, Mal Waldron, Abby Lincoln, Max Roach, David Murray, Oliver Lake, Cecil Taylor, Black Swan String Quartet, Ernie Watts, Sonny Simmons, and many others.
New York City, NY; NYC