Blue Note News.....

CHICK COREA with EDDIE GOMEZ & PAUL MOTIAN

Further Explorations of Bill Evans

May 4 -9 & May 11 - 16

Chick Corea returns to the Blue Note for a two-week engagement in May to pay tribute to one his musical heroes, Bill Evans. Joining him on this rare gig, billed as “Further Explorations of Bill Evans,” are former Evans trio members Eddie Gomez on bass and Paul Motian on drums. Special guests include John Scofied on May 12 and Hubert Laws on May 13. Chick will perform Evans' staples as well as new Corea originals written in the spirit of the Bill Evans trio.

The engagement is expected to be filmed for a future documentary release and recorded for an upcoming audio release.

Blue Note Jazz....

The Blue Note 7 will perform Thursday night at the Missouri Theatre as part of a 51-city tour honoring the 70th anniversary of Blue Note Records, one of jazz's oldest labels. The septet includes, from left: tenor saxophonist Ravi Coltrane (son of John Coltrane), drummer Lewis Nash, pianist and musical director Bill Charlap, guitarist Peter Bernstein, trumpeter Nicholas Payton, bassist Peter Washington and alto saxophonist and flautist Steve Wilson.
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