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January 12, 2008
Uptown/Downtown Series - The Whole Drum Truth
Contemporary Arts Center
8pm
Legendary modern jazz drumming masters come together in a unique, all-percussion quartet, led by Tootie Heath and also featuring Billy Hart, Louis Hayes and Idris Muhammad.
The Whole Drum Truth moves the drums from the "back line" into the spotlight, featuring new compositions written by the musicians that will be premiered at the concert. The music is all-percussion, but melodies shine through because of the drummers' subtle artistry on their tuned instruments. For more information, visit www.thewholedrumtruth.com.
Featuring:
Tootie Heath, leader - drummer for John Coltrane, Herbie Hancock, the Modern
Jazz Quartet and currently The Heath Brothers.
Billy Hart - drummer for Miles Davis, Wes Montgomery, McCoy Tyner and
currently leader of the Billy Hart Quartet.
Louis Hayes - drummer for Cannonball Adderley, Horace Silver, Freddie
Hubbard and currently leader of the Cannonball Legacy band.
Idris Muhammad - drummer for Curtis Mayfield, Roberta Flack, Pharaoh
Sanders and currently the Ahmad Jamal Trio. (New Orleans native son).
The CAC is a member of the National Performance Network comprised of arts organizations located throughout the United States. The NPN and this presentation of The Whole Drum Truth have been made possible with major funding from The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Ford Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts (a federal agency).
