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550 Lucinda Ave, DeKalb, IL 60115
Roland Barber Quintet
Free Concert and Masterclass
April 15, 4-6pm
Boutell Memorial Concert Hall
“Now THAT’s what jazz trombone is all about!”
- Curtis Fuller (legendary trombonist for John Coltrane)
Roland Barber has achieved a powerful, soulful and spirited artistry as a jazz performer. His style is a synthesis of exciting elements – a fusion held together by a compelling sense of “voice” that reaches audiences on many levels. Roland employs a warm, personal tone that is lyrical and full, reminiscent of trombone masters J.J. Johnson and Al Grey – and displays with a melodicism well informed by many traditions from the blues and gospel wail of the South to the bebop founded in New York City, from the swagger of New Orleans to the flavor and verve of Afro-Cuban traditions.
Roland Barber has performed in venues the world over, from Manhattan to Estonia, including Carnegie Hall, Birdland, the Blue Note, the Smithsonian, Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center, and Madison Square Garden. He is known for his masterful plunger-mute playing – a gem in the music of jazz that goes back to Tricky Sam Nanton of Duke Ellington’s orchestra and a study that has been passed down the generations, most directly to Roland through mentors Steve Turre and Al Grey. Roland has performed with titans of jazz music as well as young lions, including Stefon Harris, Sean Jones, Clark Terry, Branford Marsalis, Houston Person, Jeff “Tain” Watts, Wynton Marsalis and Jazz at Lincoln Center, the Duke Ellington Orchestra, the Chico O’Farill Afro Cuban Jazz Orchestra, Lainie Cooke and the Grammy-winning New Orleans Jazz Ensemble.
This tour is made possible with the support of Jazz Road, a national initiative of South Arts, which is funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation with additional support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
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