Pharoah Sanders possesses one of the most distinctive tenor saxophone sounds in jazz. Harmonically rich and heavy with overtones, Sanders’ sound can be as raw and abrasive as it is possible for a saxophonist to produce. Yet, Sanders is highly regarded to the point of reverence by a great many jazz fans. Although he made his name with expressionistic, nearly anarchic free jazz in John Coltrane’s late ensembles of the mid-’60s, Sanders’ later music is guided by more graceful concerns.
The hallmarks of Sanders’ playing at that time were naked aggression and unrestrained passion. In the years after Coltrane’s death, however, Sanders explored other, somewhat gentler and perhaps more cerebral avenues — without, it should be added, sacrificing any of the intensity that defined his work as an apprentice to Coltrane.
Quartet features:
Pharoah Sanders
William Henderson
Johnathan Blake
Nat Reeves
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Pharoah Sanders
First Preview: Sep 6, 2017
Opening Date: Sep 26, 2017
Closing Date: Oct 1, 2017
Running Time: 01:35
Playing @
Birdland Jazz Club
315 West 44th St, New York, NY 10036
Show Notes: 1 Intermission
Age Guidance: 16
Audience Advisory: There is a $10 food/drink minimum per person.
Performance Schedule
TUESDAY thru SATURDAY @ 8:30 & 11 PM
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Discount Parking Garages on 44th street. (Edison Parking 330 West 44th Street, just east of 9th Avenue) -
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