Charlie Parker Jazz Festival: Joshua Redman / Nat Adderley Jr. / Catherine Russell / Nicole Glover / DJ Kultured Child

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The Charlie Parker Jazz Festival returns to Manhattan this summer, celebrating the spirit of the jazz icon with shows both uptown and downtown that highlight titans of jazz as well as the next generation. Night two is headlined by saxophonist Joshua Redman, the veteran bandleader, composer, and son of saxophonist Dewey Redman. As a sideman, Redman has worked with Christian McBride, Chick Corea, and McCoy Tyner Super Group, among many others. Also joining the line up, musical icon Nat Adderley Jr, a pianist who worked closely with Luther Vandross as his music director and co-writer; he also happens to be in the lineage of composer and trumpet/cornet player Nat Adderley and alto saxophonist Cannonball Adderley. Also featured is Catherine Russell, the Grammy Award-winning vocalist, best known for her 2016 solo album Harlem on My Mind; she also spent years touring with artists including David Bowie and Steely Dan. Opening the show is saxophonist Nicole Glover, a rising star whose powerful tenor sound has drawn praise from jazz critics and legends alike. A member of Christian McBride’s Ursa Major and supergroup ARTEMIS, Glover represents the next generation of artists carrying forward the jazz tradition. Multi-talented DJ and producer of Milestones: Celebrating the Culture podcast Angélika Beener aka DJ Kultured Child is on the ones and twos.

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