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Two-time Oscar nominee and five-time Grammy award- winning trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard will unite his internationally acclaimed band The E-Collective with the Grammy Award-winning Turtle Island Quartet to open our 58th Season. Blanchard comes to Kansas City after opening the 2021—2022 season of the Metropolitan Opera to great acclaim with his opera Fire Shut Up In My Bones.
This performance will include original works as well as arrangements of Blanchard’s musical mentor Wayne Shorter, and will mark Terence Blanchard and both ensembles’ Series debut performances.
E-Collective
Terence Blanchard (Trumpet/Synths)
Charles Altura (Guitar)
Taylor Eigsti (Piano/Keyboard/Synths)
David Ginyard, Jr. (Electric Bass)
Oscar Seaton (Drums)
Turtle Island Quartet
David Balakrishnan (Violin)
Gabriel Terracciano (Violin)
Benjamin von Gutzeit (Viola)
Naseem Alatrash (Cello)
“Pairing Wayne Shorter’s music with original works from The E-Collective along with the sonic colors of the Turtle Island Quartet has been an amazing experience. Wayne has said before, ‘jazz means I dare you,’ so why not dare to be creative and pay homage at the same time.”
“Following the composer’s milestone “Fire Shut Up in My Bones” this season, the company will stage his earlier “Champion” in 2023.”
Tickets for this event are available as SINGLE TICKETS or as part of a CHOOSE ANY or INSPIRE package.
INSPIRE
Absence: Terence Blanchard featuring The E-Collective and Turtle Island Quartet
Kodo, Taiko performing arts ensemble
Tenebrae, choral ensemble
PLEASE NOTE: Pre-paid parking is not available for this event.
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