ECM Tribute to John Abercrombie - Brooklyn - March 27

GA Russell · January 26, 2018

Monday, March 26, 7:30PM

R O U L E T T E
509 Atlantic Ave/3rd Avenue, Brooklyn

Joey Baron (drums), Randy Brecker (trumpet), Nels Cline (guitar), Marc Copland (piano), Jack DeJohnette (drums), Eliane Elias (piano), Peter Erskine (drums), Mark Feldman (violin), Bill Frisell (guitar), Drew Gress (double bass), Marc Johnson (double bass), Dave Liebman (saxophones), Joe Lovano (saxophones), Thomas Morgan (double bass), Adam Nussbaum (drums), John Scofield (guitar), Ralph Towner (guitar), and special guests

One of the most influential guitarists to earn initial renown in the mid-1970s, John Abercrombie continued to make exceptional music as he grew and explored, ever-honing his approach across the decades. As NPR declared, he was “an intrepid and deeply lyrical guitarist who made a formative contribution to jazz-rock before refining a judicious, poetic iteration of post-bop.” Like his breakthrough LP as a leader – the aptly titled Timeless of 1975 – John’s final album, Up and Coming, was released by ECM Records, in January 2017. In between came dozens of albums primarily for ECM as a leader, co-leader and key sideman, an evergreen body of work that helped define the label and will continue to confirm his stature as an innovative, individual artist who inspired his great colleagues as well as multiple generations of guitarists. Nels Cline, one of those guitarists shaped by recordings, performances and conversations from across John’s long career, said in an appreciation published in Premier Guitar: “It’s so hard to imagine our collective musical life without him.” Cline will join a dream lineup of John’s dear friends and close collaborators to pay tribute to the beloved guitarist’s life and music in an evening-length event underscoring his legacy and influences. Along with his career as a performer, composer and recording artist, John was also a teacher, lecturer and mentor at Purchase College of the State University of New York.

Tickets

$40 Advance | $45 Doors
$60 Advance VIP Seating includes ECM CD
$20 Student (must present valid student ID at the door)

All proceeds from the concert will go to the John Abercrombie Jazz Scholarship Fund. Tax deductible donations to benefit the John Abercrombie Jazz Scholarship Fund Charitable Trust, a 501c3 non-profit organization providing tuition assistance for jazz students in need, will be accepted at the venue.