RUSS BOTTEN QUINTET CELEBRATES FREDDIE HUBBARD

Thu, Jun 13

Vancouver bassist Russ Botten has assembled an all-star cast of Vancouver musicians including saxophonist Cory Weeds, pianist Miles Black and drummer Dave Robbins along with special guest Brad Turner on trumpet to celebrate trumpet legend Freddie Hubbard In the pantheon of jazz trumpeters, Freddie Hubbard stands as one of the boldest and most inventive artists of the bop, hard-bop and post-bop eras. Although influenced by titans like Miles Davis and Clifford Brown, Hubbard ultimately forged his own unique sound – a careful balance of bravado and subtlety that fueled more than fifty solo recordings and countless collaborations with some of the most prominent jazz artists of his era.