Randy Weston’s African Rhythms Quartet f/t Billy Harper March 15, 2007

Randy Weston’s African Rhythms Quartet

Featuring Billy Harper

Thursday, March 15th –
Sunday, March, 18th
Thurs 8pm show $18 & 10pm show $12
Fri 8pm show $22 & 10pm show $16
Sat 8pm & 10pm shows $22
Sun 7pm show $22 & 9pm show $16

After contributing six decades of musical direction and genius, Randy Weston remains one of the world's foremost pianists and composers today, a true innovator and visionary. Encompassing the vast rhythmic heritage of Africa, his global creations musically continue to inform and inspire. Starting with the gospel of bop according to Thelonious Monk, Weston has gradually absorbed the letter and spirit of African and Caribbean rhythms and tunes, welding everything together into a searching, energizing, often celebratory blend. His piano work ranges across a profusion of styles from boogie-woogie through bop into dissonance, marking by a stabbing quality reminiscent of, but not totally indebted to, Monk.

Official Website: http://www.yoshis.com