{"id":15412,"date":"2022-10-19T14:53:14","date_gmt":"2022-10-19T21:53:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scottsdaleperformingarts.org\/?p=15412"},"modified":"2022-10-19T14:53:15","modified_gmt":"2022-10-19T21:53:15","slug":"matthew-whitaker-and-brubeck-brothers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottsdaleperformingarts.org\/2022\/10\/19\/matthew-whitaker-and-brubeck-brothers\/","title":{"rendered":"Matthew Whitaker and Brubeck Brothers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Oct. 19, 2022
MEDIA CONTACT: Brian Passey | BrianP@ScottsdaleArts.org | 480-874-4626<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Matthew Whitaker and Brubeck Brothers kick off jazz season at Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n
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Pianist Matthew Whitaker and the Brubeck Brothers Quartet are among the jazz artists coming to Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts during the 2022\u201323 season. Photos by Jacob Blickenstaff (left) and Anthony Pidgeon (right).<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona \u2014 A season full of jazz at Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts will kick off in November and December with performances by pianist Matthew Whitaker and the Brubeck Brothers Quartet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf you could imagine what Ray Charles and Jimmy McGriff looked like at age 13 but played like at age 30, then you will discover Matthew Whitaker,\u201d said Wendy Oxenhorn of the Jazz Foundation of America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whitaker began teaching himself how to play the Hammond B3 organ at the age of 9, and he became the youngest artist to be endorsed by Hammond in its 80-plus-year history. He has received numerous awards and recognitions, including the 2019 Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composers Award for his original song \u201cEmotions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monifa Brown of WBGO jazz radio has said that \u201cto see and hear him play is to know that divine talent exists,\u201d raving about his \u201cinnate musical abilities.\u201d Despite his young age, Whitaker has already toured the United States and abroad, performing at Lincoln Center, the Apollo, Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center domestically, as well as international venues in France, Italy, Germany, Indonesia, the United Kingdom, Australia, Switzerland, Portugal, Japan, Spain and Morocco.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMatthew is truly an inspiration, and his genuine, joyful playing will lift our spirits,\u201d said Abbey Messmer, director of programming for Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Described by All About Jazz as \u201cboth relaxed and expressive,\u201d brothers Chris and Dan Brubeck, along with guitarist Mike DeMicco and pianist Chuck\u202fLamb, perform a unique style of \u201cstraight-ahead\u201d jazz that reveals their inherent ability to explore odd time signatures while naturally integrating the influences of funk, blues and world music. The group\u2019s creativity, technique and improvisation can be heard in their uncompromising music, which reflects their dedication to melody, rhythm, culture and the spontaneous spirit of jazz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chris and Dan Brubeck have been making music together practically their whole lives.\u202fDrummer Dan and bassist, trombonist and composer Chris cut their first record together in 1966. They\u2019ve subsequently played a variety of styles in several different groups, as well as with their father, jazz giant Dave Brubeck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other jazz shows at the center this season include Christian McBride\u2019s New Jawn (Feb. 3), Pedrito Martinez and Alfredo Rodriguez Duo (March 3), Preservation Hall Jazz Band (March 7), Glenn Miller Orchestra (March 12) and Joshua Redman 3×3 (May 4).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Matthew Whitaker performance begins at 8 p.m. Nov. 19 at Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, 7380 E. 2nd St., Scottsdale, Arizona. Tickets are $40 to $55. The Brubeck Brothers Quartet concert is at 6 p.m. Dec. 18 at the center. Tickets are $30 to $58. Visit ScottsdalePerformingArts.org\/events<\/a> or call Scottsdale Arts Guest Services at 480-499-TKTS (8587) for more information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scottsdale Arts is continually striving to increase our accessibility offerings to provide enriching arts opportunities for everyone in the community. For more information about services we offer, please visit ScottsdalePerformingArts.org\/visit\/accessibility<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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