Tue Sep 30
(Broadcast) The Funn Band Plays Duke Pearson, Joe Henderson & Wayne Shorter
7PM / $15 | $2.05 Fees Get Streaming Pass
The Funn Band Plays Pearson, Henderson & Shorter
The Funn Band Plays Duke Pearson, Joe Henderson & Wayne Shorter
Duke Pearson, Joe Henderson, and Wayne Shorter are three influential jazz musicians who were significant figures in the post-bop era, with all of them being recognized for their distinctive sounds and musical innovation. Pearson was a pianist, composer, and producer who worked with both Henderson and Shorter; Henderson was a tenor saxophonist and composer known for his work with musicians such as Kenny Dorham and McCoy Tyner; and Shorter was a saxophonist, composer, and key figure in the band Weather Report.
Charles Funn, a graduate of Morgan Stage College is a retired band instructor (44 years) with the BCPSS. In addition to being a music instructor, he was and is a practicing professional musician having played behind and with Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, Sammy Davis Jr., Gladys Knight, The Temptations, The Four Tops, The Dells, Clark terry, Dizzy Gillespie, The Morgan State university Concert & Jazz Bands and The Howard University Jazz Ensemble.
Charles awards include numerous Mayoral Citations, Jazz Journalist’s Association Jazz Hero Award for 2015, The Benny Golson Jazz Masters Award for 2018 presented by Howard University and The Baltimore Jazz Alliance Award for 2022. He currently performs with Dr. Phil Butts Big Band, Bowie State University Community Jazz Ensemble, The New World Outreach Jazz Orchestra, The Clarence Knight Orchestra and The Funn Band. Funn started, trained and developed countless future musicians as he nurtured and guided the musical development of Baltimore’s youth.
7PM / $15 | $2.05 Fees Get Streaming Pass