Player for player, there's no better working band in jazz than The Cookers.
—The Boston Globe
Destination JAZZ to feature the all-star jazz septet The Cookers plus WASHS & CASHS Jazz Bands on April 26
The Arts Alliance of Greater Waynesboro/Destination ARTS! presents its second annual Destination JAZZ event on Saturday, April 26 from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Waynesboro Area Senior High School auditorium, located at 550 E. 2nd St., Waynesboro, PA.
Headlining this year’s festival is the powerhouse jazz septet The Cookers,featuring Eddie Henderson (trumpet), David Weiss (trumpet), Azar Lawrence (tenor sax), Craig Handy (alto sax), George Cables (piano), Cecil McBee (bass), and Billy Hart (drums).
The Waynesboro Area Senior High Jazz Band, under the direction of Christopher Ritter, and the Chambersburg Area Senior High School Jazz Bands, under the direction of Nicole Albright, will open the festivities with performances starting at 4:30 p.m., followed by the Cookers at 7:00 p.m.
Deemed “a dream team” by The New York Times, The Cookers is an all-star group of leaders who summon up an aggressive mid ‘60s spirit with a potent collection of expansive post-bop originals marked by all the requisite killer instincts and pyrotechnic playing expected of some of the heaviest hitters on the scene today.
Eddie Henderson (trumpet), Cecil McBee (bass), George Cables (piano), and Billy Hart (drums) all came up in the heady era of the mid ‘60s. It was a period that found the dimensions of hard bop morphing from their original designs, and these musicians helped facilitate the process as members of some of the era’s most important bands.
Hart and Henderson were members of Herbie Hancock’s groundbreaking Mwandishi group. Henderson also played with Art Blakey, Elvin Jones, Johnny Griffin, McCoy Tyner, the Latin band Azteca, and many more. Hart (an NEA Jazz Master) has long been one of the most highly respected drummers in the world, gracing the bands of Jimmy Smith, Wes Montgomery, McCoy Tyner, Stan Getz, and Miles Davis—to name just a few.
McBee anchored Charles Lloyd’s great ’60s quartet alongside Keith Jarrett and Jack DeJohnette}} and has also recorded with Wayne Shorter, Chet Baker, Freddie Hubbard, Woody Shaw, and McCoy Tyner. Cables held down the piano chair in numerous bands including groups led by Sonny Rollins, Joe Henderson, Freddie Hubbard, Dexter Gordon, and Art Pepper.
David Weiss (trumpet) gained experience performing with Freddie Hubbard, Charles Tolliver, Billy Harper, Slide Hampton, Lewis Hayes, and more. Azar Lawrence (tenor sax) has recorded/wrote for luminaries such as Miles Davis, Freddie Hubbard, McCoy Tyner, Busta Rhymes, Roberta Flack, and Phyllis Hyman, as well as writing and performing on Earth Wind & Fire’s highly acclaimed platinum album Powerlight. Craig Handy (alto sax) toured with Herbie Hancock in the late 1990s and has recorded or toured with John Scofield, Charles Tolliver, Wynton Marsalis, Art Blakey, Joe Henderson, Betty Carter, Abdullah Ibrahim, and the John Hicks Legacy Band.
Tickets to Destination JAZZ are only $10 when purchased in advance through April 12. Free parking for the concert is readily available on site at Waynesboro Area Senior High School. No food or drink is permitted inside the auditorium.
Tickets are available online at here, or at the door on the day of the event (CASH ONLY). Questions about the event should be directed to [email protected].
Consider spending the weekend in Waynesboro to enjoy these other events!
Friday, April 25, the Steve Rudolph Trio will perform a special free concert at Gallery 50/Music Makers, located at 50 West Main St., Waynesboro, PA, featuring pianist Steve Rudloph, bassist Hassan J.J. Shakur, and drummer Larry Marshall. With 14 acclaimed CDs as a leader, he has served as producer, arranger, and performer on many recordings including sessions with Johnny Coles, Bill Goodwin, Ali Ryerson, Matt Wilson, Cal Collins, Jonathan Ragonese, Phil Haynes, Roger Humphries, JD Walter, and Vinny Valentino. His vast experience encompasses concert performances with many jazz masters including Louie Bellson, Clark Terry, Terry Gibbs, Al Grey, and the Mills Brothers. Steve has toured throughout the U.S., India, Europe, Canada, Russia, and the Caribbean and is the leader of the Harrisburg Jazz Collective Big Band.
Saturday, April 26—before coming to Destination JAZZ at 4:30 pm, celebrate Earth Day hosted by Buttonwood Nature Center at Pine Hill Rec Area (9 amש pm)
Sunday, April 27—spend the morning at our indoor Spring Fling Indoor Market, then before heading home enjoy our 7th annual Downtown Food Stroll from 3 pm, visiting 16 different eateries.
The Arts Alliance of Greater Waynesboro/Destination ARTS! presents its second annual Destination JAZZ event on Saturday, April 26 from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Waynesboro Area Senior High School auditorium, located at 550 E. 2nd St., Waynesboro, PA.
Headlining this year’s festival is the powerhouse jazz septet The Cookers,featuring Eddie Henderson (trumpet), David Weiss (trumpet), Azar Lawrence (tenor sax), Craig Handy (alto sax), George Cables (piano), Cecil McBee (bass), and Billy Hart (drums).
The Waynesboro Area Senior High Jazz Band, under the direction of Christopher Ritter, and the Chambersburg Area Senior High School Jazz Bands, under the direction of Nicole Albright, will open the festivities with performances starting at 4:30 p.m., followed by the Cookers at 7:00 p.m.
Deemed “a dream team” by The New York Times, The Cookers is an all-star group of leaders who summon up an aggressive mid ‘60s spirit with a potent collection of expansive post-bop originals marked by all the requisite killer instincts and pyrotechnic playing expected of some of the heaviest hitters on the scene today.
Eddie Henderson (trumpet), Cecil McBee (bass), George Cables (piano), and Billy Hart (drums) all came up in the heady era of the mid ‘60s. It was a period that found the dimensions of hard bop morphing from their original designs, and these musicians helped facilitate the process as members of some of the era’s most important bands.
Hart and Henderson were members of Herbie Hancock’s groundbreaking Mwandishi group. Henderson also played with Art Blakey, Elvin Jones, Johnny Griffin, McCoy Tyner, the Latin band Azteca, and many more. Hart (an NEA Jazz Master) has long been one of the most highly respected drummers in the world, gracing the bands of Jimmy Smith, Wes Montgomery, McCoy Tyner, Stan Getz, and Miles Davis—to name just a few.
McBee anchored Charles Lloyd’s great ’60s quartet alongside Keith Jarrett and Jack DeJohnette}} and has also recorded with Wayne Shorter, Chet Baker, Freddie Hubbard, Woody Shaw, and McCoy Tyner. Cables held down the piano chair in numerous bands including groups led by Sonny Rollins, Joe Henderson, Freddie Hubbard, Dexter Gordon, and Art Pepper.
David Weiss (trumpet) gained experience performing with Freddie Hubbard, Charles Tolliver, Billy Harper, Slide Hampton, Lewis Hayes, and more. Azar Lawrence (tenor sax) has recorded/wrote for luminaries such as Miles Davis, Freddie Hubbard, McCoy Tyner, Busta Rhymes, Roberta Flack, and Phyllis Hyman, as well as writing and performing on Earth Wind & Fire’s highly acclaimed platinum album Powerlight. Craig Handy (alto sax) toured with Herbie Hancock in the late 1990s and has recorded or toured with John Scofield, Charles Tolliver, Wynton Marsalis, Art Blakey, Joe Henderson, Betty Carter, Abdullah Ibrahim, and the John Hicks Legacy Band.
Tickets to Destination JAZZ are only $10 when purchased in advance through April 12. Free parking for the concert is readily available on site at Waynesboro Area Senior High School. No food or drink is permitted inside the auditorium.
Tickets are available online at here, or at the door on the day of the event (CASH ONLY). Questions about the event should be directed to [email protected].
Consider spending the weekend in Waynesboro to enjoy these other events!
Friday, April 25, the Steve Rudolph Trio will perform a special free concert at Gallery 50/Music Makers, located at 50 West Main St., Waynesboro, PA, featuring pianist Steve Rudloph, bassist Hassan J.J. Shakur, and drummer Larry Marshall. With 14 acclaimed CDs as a leader, he has served as producer, arranger, and performer on many recordings including sessions with Johnny Coles, Bill Goodwin, Ali Ryerson, Matt Wilson, Cal Collins, Jonathan Ragonese, Phil Haynes, Roger Humphries, JD Walter, and Vinny Valentino. His vast experience encompasses concert performances with many jazz masters including Louie Bellson, Clark Terry, Terry Gibbs, Al Grey, and the Mills Brothers. Steve has toured throughout the U.S., India, Europe, Canada, Russia, and the Caribbean and is the leader of the Harrisburg Jazz Collective Big Band.
Saturday, April 26—before coming to Destination JAZZ at 4:30 pm, celebrate Earth Day hosted by Buttonwood Nature Center at Pine Hill Rec Area (9 amש pm)
Sunday, April 27—spend the morning at our indoor Spring Fling Indoor Market, then before heading home enjoy our 7th annual Downtown Food Stroll from 3 pm, visiting 16 different eateries.
