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Chad Eby & Friends In the Crown

In the Crown

Orbits: A Celebration of Wayne Shorter

American music legend Wayne Shorter would have turned 91 in August. Saxophonist Chad Eby brings a collection of NC’s finest jazz performers to The Crown for his 2 nd Annual Wayne Shorter Birthday Celebration! They will explore a cross section of Shorter’s most compelling compositions dating from the 1950s through the 2000s.

Special guests will include Steve Haines, Thomas Taylor, Thomas Heflin, and many more.

Tickets are $17.
Ticket Commission: A $3 processing fee and NC Sales Tax per ticket
Box Office opens at 7:00pm for this event only.

This event is seated.

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ABOUT THE CROWN

Chad Eby has earned widespread critical acclaim as “a consummate improviser” (Jazz Times), “has tremendous poise and natural melodic sense” (Ottawa Sun), and his ”tone is boundless, blues-inflected, and wholly satisfying” (AllAboutJazz.com). He is Associate Professor in the Miles Davis Jazz Studies Program at UNCG, and is a Conn-Selmer and D’Addario Woodwinds Performing Artist.

Check out Chad’s work at www.chadeby.bandcamp.com.

Performances

August 24, 2024 7:30 pm

Event Sponsors

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