Flynn Center for the Performing Arts :: Jazz :: Avery Sharpe "Legends & Mentors"

Avery Sharpe Quintet: "Legends and Mentors" A Tribute to McCoy Tyner, Archie Shepp, and Yusef Lateef featuring Avery Sharpe, bass; Onaje Allan Gumbs, piano; John Blake, violin; Joe Ford, sax & flute; Winard Harper, drums: Saturday, September 20, 2008 at 8 pm
$20 Adults / $16 Students; "Sharpe is not only acknowledging his influences and giving back; he, along with this crack band, is giving something to listeners—the opportunity to get directly in touch with the creative spirit." —allaboutjazz.com; BUY SINGLE TICKETS (This performance is not part of the Flynn 2008-09 Season)

Samples from Legends and Mentors: Big Mac, Ballad for Aisha, and Fly with the Wind

During his long career, bassist Avery Sharpe spent an extended time working with pianist McCoy Tyner, in addition to stints with Archie Shepp and Yusef Lateef. His newest album, Legends and Mentors, dedicates an original song to each of these three musicians, along with an interpretation of two originals by each player. Join Sharpe and his band, including pianist Onaje Allan Gumbs, violinist John Blake, saxophonist/ flautist Joe Ford, and drummer Winard Harper, in FlynnSpace for a performance drawn from this superb new album.

Flynn Student Matinee: Monday, September 22 at 10:30 am (download a studyguide)

INsights: Pre-Performance Lecture with Avery Sharpe
Saturday, September 20 at 6:30 pm; FlynnSpace; FREE

Avery Sharpe discusses the contribution and influence of the "mentors"—McCoy Tyner, Archie Shepp, and Yusef Lateef—including their aesthetic, harmonic and rhythmic contributions, and their lives and careers.

Hospitality support from University Inn & Suites

Flynn Center for the Performing Arts :: 2008/2009 Season