SIBIS JAZZ ENSEMBLES WITH CHUCK ISRAELS (US)

Liput 25 / 20 €

Ovet klo 18 / Konsertti klo 19

Harvinainen vieras, legendaarinen Chuck Israels, saapuu Suomeen ja konsertoimaan Koko Jazz Clubille. Edellisen kerran Israels on soittanut Helsingissä vuonna 1964 Bill Evansin kanssa. Konsertissa esiintyy kaksi Sibis Jazzin opiskelijoista koostuvaa ensembleä, tukisoittajina kentältä pasunistit Heikki Tuhkanen ja Aarno Häkkinen. Konsertin erikoisvieraana laulaa Jessica Israels. 

Saksofonit: Ilmari Rönkä, Sami Leponiemi, Casimir Ekman, Jimi Ahlroos

Trumpetit: Rafa Postel, Vid Sketa

Pasuunat: Heikki Tuhkanen, Aarni Häkkinen

Kitara: Lasssi Friman

Piano: Juho Valjakka

Basso: Chuck Israels, Tuomo Purhonen

Rummut: Aleksi Heinola, Kasper Halttunen

Ohjelmisto koostuu Chuckin sovittamista originaaleista ja standardeista.

Konsertin kesto noin 2h 15min. Kaksi settiä

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Chuck Israels is a composer/arranger/bassist who has worked with Billie Holiday, Benny Goodman, Coleman Hawkins, Stan Getz, Herbie Hancock, J.J. Johnson, John Coltrane, and many others.  He is best known for his work with the Bill Evans Trio from 1961 through 1966 and for his pioneering accomplishments in Jazz Repertory as Director of the National Jazz Ensemble from 1973 to 1981.    Among Chuck's many recordings as a bassist, some outstanding ones include: Coltrane Time, with John Coltrane; My Point of View, with Herbie Hancock;  Getz au Go-Go, with Stan Getz; and many recordings with the Bill Evans Trio, including The Town Hall Concert; The Second Trio; Trio '65; Live at the Trident; Time Remembered; and  Live at Shelley's Manne Hole.

He’s retired from directing the jazz studies program at Western Washington University, Chuck has moved to Portland, OR to work in its vibrant jazz community and participate in his favorite Northwest city’s cultural life.