Where: Auditorium Building 20
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NEW VENUE (due to weather conditions): AUDITORIUM, BUILDING 20
“Music by the Harbor” is jazz from the renowned Juilliard School at Lincoln Center, performed by Grammy Award-winning drummer Ulysses Owens, Jr. and a New York-based troupe of talents on a trajectory: Corentin Le Hir on bass, Liston Gregory on piano, and David Aedwumi on trumpet.
“Music by the Harbor” is the live concert climax from Professor Owens’ 3-part WEP 2020 Master Class on “Jazz is Medicine”, “Jazz for Scientists”, and “Jazz Improvisation”, featuring numbers from the canon of American Jazz Standards; and from the pen of his mentors, Mulgrew Miller and Christian McBride, and his recent albums, Falling Forward, and Songs of Freedom. At the heart of Owens’ work is a passion for creation and the desire to reach new audiences. He believes that music is a universal language with the ability to heal the soul.
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Corentin Le Hir
Corentin Le Hir was born in France and raised in North Carolina (US). He began playing music at the age of nine and continued with the string bass in high school. A graduate of the University of North Texas, Corentin now lives in New York City where he is a master's student at The Juilliard School in the Jazz Studies Program.
David Adewumi
Dave Adewumi is an award-winning trumpet player, composer, and educator captivated by the transcendental nature of music. His work derives from the great black improvisers and composers of the past yet pushes forward to capture the totality of the human experience. From his strong Nigerian upbringing in New Hampshire (US), he established an unquenchable thirst for music creation leading him to study at the New England Conservatory with great jazz mentors such as Ralph Alessi, Ran Blake, and Frank Carlberg. In 2016 Dave was accepted to The Juilliard School’s Jazz Studies Master’s Program under the artistic leadership Wynton Marsalis. In 2017 he was the first jazz musician and trumpet player to receive the Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans. In 2019 he was awarded first prize in the Carmine Caruso International Jazz Trumpet Competition. He has performed around the world at international jazz festivals. His most recent collaborations have been with Jason Moran and the Bandwagon’s Absence of Ruin at the Kennedy Center; Dave Douglas’ Engage, and Dizzy Atmosphere at the De Camera Festival. Dave currently lives in Harlem, NYC.
Liston Gregory
Liston Gregory, III, hails from Florida (US). His passion for music led him to State College of Florida, where he discovered professors and students who have challenged him to become the musician he is today. He is an alumnus of the University of North Florida where he earned his B.A. Degree in Jazz Studies and Piano Pedagogy under the tutelage of Lynne Arriale. He has performed on many world-famous stages, such as the Apollo Theatre in New York City and the John F. Kennedy Performing Arts Center in Washington, DC. Liston’s gospel-rooted, jazz-influenced, technical approach has given him many opportunities to perform in a variety of musical genres. He has worked with two-time Grammy-winner, jazz drummer, Ulysses Owens, Jr. since 2016.
Ulysses Owens
A drummer who “take[s] a back seat to no one” (The New York Times), performer, producer and educator, Ulysses Owens, Jr. goes the limit in the jazz world and beyond. Owens also gained special attention for his performances on the Grammy Award-winning albums with Kurt Elling and Christian McBride. As an educator, he is the co-creator of his online jazz drum video course, “Finding Your Beat,” with Open Studio Network. He recently was asked by Hal Leonard Publishing to write a percussion method, “Jazz Brushes for the Modern Drummer: An Essential Guide to the Art of Keeping Time.” His second book, “The Musicians Career Guide: Turning Your Talent into Sustained Success,” will be released by Skyhorse Publishers in January 2021. Owens’ family founded “Don’t Miss a Beat, Inc.,” a non-profit organization empowering young people through a blend of musical, artistic, academic, and civic engagement programming. Ulysses remains consistently in demand for new projects as an Artist, Producer, Author, and Educator, remaining one of the most sought-after drummers and thought leaders of his generation.
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