Perhaps you know jazz saxophonist Wayne Shorter from his work with Miles Davis, or his jazz-fusion pioneering band Weather Report, or perhaps his solo work on Blue Note. And if the latter, perhaps you were as thrilled as I was to learn Wayne had his first album in 20 years due on February 5th, 2013.
And most of all, you are about to be jumping in the aisles right now… Shorter is playing a concert with the Orpheus Chamber Quartet at Carnegie Hall on February 1st . The man is a musical legend if only for his solo on Steely Dan’s “Aja”. If you are just starting off try the Blue Note The best of, which gives you the cream of his 1960s solo stuff.
I don’t know when tix go on sale yet, nothing on carnegiehall.org as I write. Here are the other dates on the tour.
Feb. 9 Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CA
Apr. 12 Schermerhorn Symphony Center, Nashville, TN
May 5 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, New Orleans, LA
June 7 Symphony Center, Chicago, IL
Sept. 26 Kennedy Center: Eisenhower Theatre, Washington, DC
Nov. 2 Orchestra Hall, Detroit, MI