Drummer Chris "Daddy" Dave will be another guest of the autumn echoes of JazzFestBrno. He will perform in the Sono Centre with his own band called Drumhedz, where he will present his works combining various genre influences from modern jazz to rock and R&B or hip-hop. Hiromi, Aaron Parks "Little Big" and Shai Maestro Trio will also appear during the autumn concert series.
“Chris Dave and the Drumhedz are a freely alternating line-up of excellent musicians that usually include saxophone, keyboard, bass and guitar. Drummer Chris Dave, however, is never missing, because he is the body and soul of the project,” says the artistic director of JazzFestBrno Vilém Spilka. The American drummer has not yet revealed the particular line-up of the band for the Brno concert. Dave and his band move between modern jazz and hip-hop, as well as cover versions inspired by themes from songs by Jimi Hendrix, D'Angelo, Radiohead, Wayne Shorter and many others. Dave and his band performed at JazzFest in Brno for the first time in 2014 in front of a sold-out auditorium of the Husa na provázku theatre. This is one of the reasons why the organizers decided to move his concert to the somewhat larger Sono Centre. Another previously released Echoes of JazzFestBrno program will introduce three jazz piano personalities – Hiromi from Japan, progressive American Aaron Parks and Israeli jazz poet Shai Maestro with his trio.
Chris Dave is now considered one of the most innovative drummers in the world. His free interpretation of rhythm and his ability to respond to various musical situations opened the way to many new opportunities and creative platforms where he can further develop his rhythmic concept. “Many musical geniuses and great thinkers experienced a period of absolute creative bloom. Chris Dave is having such a period right now – in the last two decades he has defined a brand new role as a drummer in the band. He applies his unique approach to music production to the drum kit and creates an original sound that no other drummer can boast of,” adds Spilka.
ECHOES OF JAZZFESTBRNO 2019 PROGRAMME:
3 November, 7:30 pm Janáček Theatre
Hiromi
14 November, 7:30 pm Sono Centre
Chris Dave and the Drumhedz (US)
17 November, 7:30 pm Sono Centre
Aaron Parks „Little Big“ (US)
Shai Maestro Trio (IL, PE)
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