Footprints: A Tribute to Wayne Shorter
Sat, 14 Oct
|Dunedin
Bill Martin has curated two sets of Wayne Shorter compositions that will be performed by the Dunedin Youth Jazz Orchestra and a professional combo featuring the talents of Umar Zacharia (double bass), Jack Ta (piano), Mike Gaches (trumpet) and Carl Woodward (drums).
Time & Location
14 Oct 2023, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Dunedin, 65 Hanover Street, Central Dunedin, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand
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About the event
“Footprints” is the title of an iconic Wayne Shorter composition but also a concept that registers the influence of this great composer and improviser on the history of jazz. Shorter passed away this year on March 2 at the age of 89 but his spirit continues to live on in the legacy of great compositions that he has left for us to play and interpret. Shorter made a name for himself as a sideman in the Art Blakey Jazz Messengers, a band leader for the Blue Note label, the main composer for the Miles Davis Quintet and a founding member of the jazz-rock fusion group Weather Report. For the final Hanover Hall concert of the year, club director and tenor saxophonist Bill Martin has curated two sets of Wayne Shorter compositions that will be performed by the Dunedin Youth Jazz Orchestra and a professional combo featuring the talents of Umar…