Pillsbury House Theatre presents a live Jazz at Lincoln Center webcast of legendary jazz saxophonist Pharoah Sanders performing on Saturday, January 31. The performance will be broadcasted in HD at 8:30 p.m. CST, utilizing Pillsbury House Theatre’s sound system for superior audio quality.
Saturday, January 31
Concert starts at 8:30 p.m.
Livestreamed at Pillsbury House Theatre
3501 Chicago Avenue S
Minneapolis, MN 55407
Tickets: Free
Call 612-825-0459 or email info@pillsburyhousetheatre.org to reserve.
ABOUT PHAROAH SANDERS
Renowned saxophonist Pharoah Sanders first rose to fame in the 1960s after joining the Sun Ra Arkestra and John Coltrane’s later ensembles. An essential (and essentially divisive) component of free jazz’s early days, Sanders was first recognized for his notoriously aggressive and huge tenor sound. Without losing any of his raw power–or his ability to quite literally make his instrument scream–Sanders quickly began to further expand upon and refine his craft into a more patient, melodic, and spiritually peaceful sound, working a unique beauty into the psychedelic spaciousness of Sun Ra, alongside the improvisational chops and compositional courage of contemporaries like John and Alice Coltrane. Virtuosic, harsh, and one-of-a-kind, Sanders still has the rare qualities that propelled his career for half a century, plus more tricks up his sleeve than ever.
“If there’s anyone who has that quality of freedom, it’s Pharoah. He’s probably the best tenor player in the world.” – Ornette Coleman
Pillsbury House Theatre is a Jazz at Lincoln Center Micro-Content Network partner. Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Micro-Concert Network is a collective of global jazz advocates who host webcasts of Jazz at Lincoln Center concerts, and are dedicated to developing a jazz audience within their own communities.
Thanks to our media partner for this event, KBEM Jazz88 FM.
