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Show D4 The Salt Lake Tribune ARTS Sunday, September14,1997 sent ee Hilton Series Turning Salt Lake Into ‘A Great Gig’ Team for Cc D =a £ . kas aah BY MARTIN RENZHOFER THEeee SALT LAKE TRIBUNE And S ie Show aaa = ar @ Continued from D-1 A Beginning Tuesday, Utah Jazz takes on@ special meaning And it has nothing to do with basketball ie ' 5 “Few things outside the West ern culture are considered worthwhile,” he said. “Americans are fuente that waite people didiey- The Jazz at the Hilton series enters its fourth season with its strongest lineup to date, featuring established stars, up-andHerbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter open erything, but that is changing. American history and our deal- June 16 — Jeremy Davenport, Jessie DaJuly 7 — Sue Raney, Bill Watrous. “We certainly have a couple of popular blockbusters with Shearing and Brubeck,” vis the series Tuesday at 8 p.m. at the Hilton Hotel. 150 W. 500 South, Salt Lake City. ings with other cultures are a con- Admission is $20. Season tickets are still Hancockalso is ever-changing. and his accomplishments are ever-growing. He played in Miles Pavbandiandthe aenoe The once-a-month performance schedule is as follows: Oct. 14 — Monty Alexander, John Clayton. Jeff Hamilton handful of MTV awards (for the Dee. 16 ene oaee ae eeerbie's a Budahiat and he ccrind the waridand aes ike Alexander, Clayton and Hamilton also do notnormally perform as trio. As with Redmond, McBride and Blade, each is building ‘Krall is relatively unknown, but the vo- £18 aromteMun Ait’ Ute he panNPR tthe aces he GOWmITONCt ee the wells ewes iaaeh ae oe Sere Geel stated bu ee ee inthis cometetiaver win and Festival in Moscow, idaho. pe aden a ah ve bellefs, oa said Hanks. “Butthis is a really neat thing. Guys who come through have told others whata great gig Salt Lakeis. The audiences are great, quiet and understand whatthey cock said. “I didn’t even realizehe didn’t play tenor until 1 was reading the credits. | was just too invoived to realize he didn't play it.” Nine of the 10 selections are played concepts. We seamlessly went in and out of what was written.’ Jazz is an art form of innovation. In a career that has spanned 40 years, Hanceck has maintained anting things. I see the results in my dai —— born around the sametime; both Herbie's and my wife were walking the streets of New York with baby carriages together.” “We have the intimacy of friendship,” Hancock said = aid his ar ee . It's not iheweal ut inclu sive, which a tae ole spirit of Ha Coen os Genin arelistening to.” funk and fusion blend of “Rockit™). Electric, acoustic, funk, hiphop, you nam> it, Hancock has played it — and playedit well “Herbie started as a traditional player and was one of the best around,” said Larry Jackstien, a h M Mouzon,pro pants,” saidid Joseph ‘am executive director. “It is an gr ain Seaninn with ol _a solid reputation among thecritics. ‘Salt Lake is not exactly a jazz capital,” humanity through programs that increase the quality of life for the partici manyplaces get people like Brubeck and Shearing within three months of each other?” alist and pianist was the hot performer eariier this yearat the Lionel Hampton Jazz “The 10 concerts are robes the best Moterven technology haves nology to improve Harris, Shearing, DeFrancesco and Day- enport are repeat performers. Event copromoter Gordon Hanks sees the teaming of Redmond and McBride, two of the top youngjazz stars, as a coup. Joshua Redman, Christian ShavShme > said Larry Jackstien, event coordinator. “Wetried to get a balance between the young lions andold legends.” available rr series in thes United States,” Hanks said %set ‘ :, ‘Other places rbring in other artists, but for a set series, this is one of the best. How Mareh 10 — Joey DeFrancesco April 14 — Dave Brubeck May 13 — GeneHarris comingtalents and spectacular pairings stant conflict of understanding Lee McBride, Brian Blade Jan, 13 — George Shearing Feb. 24 — DianaKrall 3 ly life andit helps clarify things. Hancock's exploration of clectronic, dance-beat experiments. The experiments drew the wrath of some jazz purists , “I don't regret any of it,” he said. oe 7 For a medically supervised program, utilizing a single agent, fer iption medical Salt Lake City jazz pianist. “Heis one of the very best that have The musicians werealso credited, along with Davis, with popu- originals, with the musicians cowriting three, including “Visitor a consistently high level of inventiveness. Shortly after turning In 1986, Hancock won an Oscar for his original scorefor the film De prescripi lons, Neal_ —2 62:7485) played the instrument. He has a wonderful touch and is harmonically adventuresome without being obnoxious. “Tm anxious to hear him. So will be the 1,000 or so spectators Tuesday ai 8 p.m. when Hancock, together with well- larizing fusion, the blending of rock rhythms with improvisational techniques. “Shorter will be remembered as one of the greats of his era,” said Ray Smith, a Utah horn player who teaches music (including jazz) at Brigham Young Universi- to learn new songs. They wanted professional at age 20, when he graduated from college, Hancock was performing with saxophone legend Coleman Hawkins and trumpeter Donald Byrd. He jeined the Miles Davis band _in 1963 with Shorter. bassist Ron Carter and the late drummer ‘ ‘Round Midnight." He also won another Grammyin 1996 for “The New Standard,” which featured Michael Brecker and Jack DeJohnette. Hancock has also invested his time and money in the nonprofit Rhythm of Life organization, — ty. He is considered to be one of From Nowhere” and “Visitor From Somewhere.” Those two songs came from an idea Hancock had filed away. It was Shorter's suggestion that the two musicianspull out previously unfinished projectsas away to get past the process of having Shorter, opens the Jazz at the Hil- the most influential tenor saxo- total comfort and a comfortable atmosphereto get the most out of what are now considered classic The careers of Shorter and Hancock have crossed many times Hancock and Shorter havecombined their talents of improvisa- their improvisation. “The piece was actually cutand known saxophonist Wayne tonseries. since the early phonists of our time.”” aimed at underprivileged inner- Hancock recorded city youth from high-school age into their mid-20s. The foun- 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. compositions, “Dolphin Dance” and “‘Watermelon Man.” dation expects to open its doors before 1999. CALL: 566-1101 wrote and 1960s. Like Han- tion to create “1 + 1,”.a 10-song pasted together,” Hancock said. “We took some ideas I had and andthat band’s experiments with acoustic, traditional jazz forms. Shorter, known for his tenor Wayne had something he was playing around with. 1 wound up fusion, formed the nucleus of Hancock’s band, the Head Hunt- yaig titled 1973 release eventually wigs, achieved platinumstatus. HAIR PIECES “Welived near each other back then in New York City, with both our families,” Shorter said ina re- cent interview. “Our kids were recording that sees a return to work, uses only a soprano sax throughout the album ‘Wayne originally planned to play tenor and soprano,” Han- = — making five Xerox copies of my idea “The compositions weren't thoughtof as tunes or songs. We ae _ His five-year stint with Davis, ers. Thetrailblazing band’s self- _Asthe 1970s progressed, so did en ee Or ps ee — fang Want a story printed a few years | MEN'S HAIR ago in The Sait Lake Tribune?I's _/ available to you now through the STARLET World Wide Web. 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