DAVE LIEBMAN WITH PHIL HAYNES & STEVE ADAMS March 24, 2009

This is a rare opportunity to hear Dave Liebman in the classic organ trio setting. He is joined by drummer extraordinaire Phil Haynes and organist Steve Adams.

David Liebman is, in a certain sense, the quintessence of modern jazz. Coming up towards the end of the bebop era, and right on through to the present, he has remained musically ahead of the pack, always pushing the envelope yet staying within the deepest roots of jazz-as-art. He has been performing on several continents for three decades, creating his own outstanding groups and playing with many others. He has over 220 recordings to his credit, many with his own groups, and involves himself not just as performer, but in every aspect of production. He is one of the foremost teachers and educators of jazz, with master classes, lectures, seminars, books, audio and video tapes, newsletters, etc. produced at a frenetic pace. Musicians come from all over the world to study with him at his home base in the Poconos in addition to his forays abroad. Dave literally eats, sleeps, and drinks jazz, and his incredible energy and enthusiasm is highly contagious, so he has directly or indirectly influenced countless thousands of musicians, listeners, and children towards a deeper and more sophisticated participation in jazz as artists, critics, and audience.

www.daveliebman.com

Percussionist/composer Phil Haynes has been featured on more than 40 releases by American and European record companies. His debut, The Paul Smoker Trio's QB with Anthony Braxton, was named the #1 recording of 1985 by Kevin Whitehead in Coda Magazine. Critics have compared his drumming to masters Jack DeJohnette, Roy Haynes and Elvin Jones, and his compositions to Ellington, Ives, Mingus and the Art Ensemble of Chicago. Haynes has 10 recordings as a leader including Continuum with violinist Mark Feldman,the ground breaking ensemble 4 Horns & What?, thetrio recording of standards A Couch in Brooklyn featuring Israeli pianist Micu Narunsky, The Hammond Insurgency with organist Jeff Palmer, Free Country with cellist/vocalist Hank Roberts, and his solo percussion recording Sanctuary.

www.philhaynes.com

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