Joshua Redman Quartet with Brad Mehldau, Larry Grenadier, Brian Blade & the orchestra The Knights
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May. 20, 2013Joshua Redman’s May 7, 2013, release, Walking Shadows (Nonesuch), is a collection of vintage and contemporary ballads and Redman’s first recording to include an orchestral ensemble. Redman’s June 4 performance at the historic Town Hall in New York City, part of the 2013 Blue Note Jazz Festival, will include the same quartet featured on Walking Shadows—longtime collaborators and close friends Brad Mehldau on piano, Larry Grenadier on bass, and Brian Blade on drums. The New York based orchestra The Knights will help bring the music of Walking Shadows to life.
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May. 08, 2013Joshua Redman, whose latest album, Walking Shadows, was released this week, kicks off a tour of Europe with his Quartet, featuring Aaron Goldberg on piano, Reuben Rogers on bass, and Gregory Hutchinson on drums in Le Mans, France, tonight, followed by additional stops in France, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, and Germany. Redman also heads to the UK to perform with bassist Christian McBride at Wigmore Hall in London. He returns to the States for a June 4 show at NYC's Town Hall with the quartet featured on Walking Shadows—Brad Mehldau, Larry Grenadier, Brian Blade—and an orchestra.
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May. 07, 2013Joshua Redman’s latest album, Walking Shadows, is out now on Nonesuch Records. The album, comprising 12 ballads, is Redman’s first recording to include an orchestral ensemble, which plays on many of the tracks. It was produced by his friend and frequent collaborator Brad Mehldau. The record's core ensemble is a quartet featuring Mehldau, Larry Grenadier, and Brian Blade. Walking Shadows includes original tunes from both Redman and Mehldau along with works by a wide range of composers like John Mayer and Pino Palladino, Kern and Hammerstein, and Lennon and McCartney.
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May. 06, 2013Joshua Redman's new album, Walking Shadows, is out this week. The album, produced by his friend and frequent collaborator Brad Mehldau, is Redman's first recording to include an orchestral ensemble, something that has historically been a challenge for some, but is far from the case for Walking Shadows, asserts the Buffalo News.
The album "is sometimes exquisite and never less than exceptionally beautiful," exclaims Buffalo News reviewer Jeff Simon.
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May. 01, 2013James Farm—the collaborative band featuring Joshua Redman, pianist Aaron Parks, bassist Matt Penman, and drummer Eric Harland—will head to Brazil in June for two dates as part of the BMW Jazz Festival. The band will play at HSBC Brasil in São Paulo on June 7 and at Vivo Rio in Rio de Janeiro on June 8. Among the festival's other performers are Nonesuch Records label mates the Pat Metheny Unity Band and the Brad Mehldau Trio. For additional details and ticket links, visit bmw.com.br.
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