Hard Bop Jazz

About this event

The Minnesota Hard Bop Collective Student Showcase featuring High School Senior Basil Saathoff will hit the taproom on Sunday, August 23 from 5-7pm. Hard Bop Jazz is categorized in part, as a reaction to Cool Jazz. Many jazz musicians felt that with Cool Jazz, the music had become too “classical” in nature, that is, too European (not enough “blues”). Hard Bop was a return to music that was more Afro-centric, more blues based. The size and instrumentation of Hard Bop combos was similar to that of its Bebop forbear: usually two or three horns plus rhythm section. Hard Bop was mainly an East Coast (e.g., New York) phenomenon. Hard Bop reflected the fast-paced, driving, complex New York lifestyle. As in all major northern cities, New York experienced an increasing African American population, making it an ideal backdrop and fertile breeding ground for Hard Bop. Join us in the tap room for a great night of live music.