Fri May 24
Charlie Ballantine, Jon Cowherd, Dave King, Peter Brendler
7PM / $15 | $1 Fees Get Access to the Live Stream
Ballantine, Cowherd, King, Brendler
A group consisting of all national Grammy winning musicians from NYC
Showtime: 7 pm ET/6 pm CT/5 pm MT/4 pm PT/12 am GMT
Limited in-person seats: $25 / $10 full-time students with valid ID
In -person attendees receive a link to the recording to view for one week.
Streaming Cost is $15
The link will be revealed to live stream participants 15 minutes before the show
and will remain active through May 31
Donations Welcome
Named as one of the top 200 living guitarists by All About Jazz Magazine, Charlie Ballantine is acclaimed as one of the finest and most versatile young guitarists on the scene today. JAZZ TIMES MAGAZINE hails his playing as “teeming with intricate grooves and maniacal precision his guitar work is both beautiful and complex” and VINTAGE GUITAR MAGAZINE described his style by stating “Jazz, rock, and folk music peacefully coexist in Charlie Ballantine’s world”.
After releasing two solo albums, Ballantine attainedf global recognition with his award winning third album “Life is Brief: The Music of Bob Dylan” which ALL ABOUT JAZZ named in their top ten jazz albums of the year.
Kentucky-raised, New Orleans-schooled, New York-based Jon Cowherd is best known for his long-running partnership with drummer/bandleader Brian Blade, with whom he co-founded the Grammy nominated Brian Blade and the Fellowship Band. The band's acclaimed, influential albums showcase Cowherd's stellar keyboard work and singular compositional skills. Cowherd has worked extensively with a broad array of players, including Joni Mitchell, Norah Jones, Brandi Carlile, KD Lang, Rosanne Cash, Iggy Pop, Glen Hansard, Cassandra Wilson, John Scofield and Lizz Wright.
In 2013, ArtistShare and Blue Note records released Cowherd’s first album as a leader “Mercy” which features Bill Frisell, John Patitucci and Brian Blade. Cowherd and Blade directed the all-star Joni Mitchell tribute “Joni 75”. Touring projects include Alicia Olatuja, Nate Smith and Kinfolk, Tom Guarna’s Wishing Stones, and John Scofield;s “Yankee Go Home”.
Dave King has recorded or performed with Bill Frisell, Joshua Redman, Joe Lovano, Dewey Redman, Chris Speed, Ursus Minor, Joe 'Guido' Welsh, Viktor Krauss, Matt Maneri, Bill Carrothers, Anthony Cox, Atmosphere, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Benoît Delbecq, Django Bates, Meat Beat Manifesto, Craig Taborn's Junk Magic, Tchad Blake, Tony Platt, Mason Jennings, Haley Bonar, Wendy Lewis, Chris Morissey, Jim Mcneely and HR big band, Peter Lang, Craig Green and his high school big band, among others.
King is featured in the documentary 'King for Two Days' which documents a two-night concert at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, celebrating the music of Dave King and featuring performances by five of the bands he drums in. The film was an official selection for the 2012 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival.
He hosts a one-hour all-jazz radio show, "King's Speech" Sunday nights on Minnesota Public Radio's KCMP and a YouTube web series called "Rational Funk".
In 2013, Baltimore native Pete Brendler garnered attention with the release of a duo album, The Angle Below (SteepleChase) with guitar legend John Abercrombie. The highly acclaimed project introduced the world to Brendler, shining a bright light on his skills as a musician of the highest caliber and setting his career as a leader in motion. Brendler’s working band continues to gain interest from their debut, Outside The Line (Posi-Tone, 2014) and Message In Motion (Posi-Tone, 2016).
Brendler has made numerous sideman appearances on various recordings of all styles. He has performed and/or recorded with artists such as Victor Lewis, Barry Altschul, Darren Barrett, Jeff Hirshfield, Frank Kimbrough and Jon Irabagon.
7PM / $15 | $1 Fees Get Access to the Live Stream