Presented in collaboration with Liquid Music
Tickets for this individual performance go on sale at 8 am CT on Friday, September 24.
Wednesday, November, 3, 2021
6:30 pm Doors // 7:30 pm Music
$79 VIP (includes premium seating and a complimentary Liquid Music-inspired cocktail or mocktail)
$59 Preferred Reserved
$44 Advance General Admission
All Ages
Ticket Purchases are Final and Non-Refundable
*The Parkway Theater requires Proof of COVID-19 Vaccination or Negative Test Result for entry to all events. This policy is detailed here.*
Liquid Music & The Parkway present five-time GRAMMY®-winning trumpeter/composer and two-time Oscar® nominee Terence Blanchard paying tribute to legendary saxophonist/composer Wayne Shorter in Absence, a “lush and dramatic soundscape” (The New York Times) featuring The E-Collective and Turtle Island Quartet.
A rare opportunity to witness these jazz legends in action.
“Terence Blanchard has always been forward thinking, but with E-Collective he shoots straight into tomorrow adding all sorts of different types of electricity and attitude to a new set of tunes. The concept is still right now with a more modern edge and sound, vocals and all, but it’s still the tough but tender, timeless but vital unique tone that marks Terence’s horn as one of the truly great and classic jazzmen.” —DownBeat
“Jazz is a fighter. The word 'jazz' means to me, 'I dare you. Let's jump into the unknown!’” —Wayne Shorter
In Absence, five-time GRAMMY®-winning trumpeter and composer, two-time Oscar® nominee, and “musical healing force” Terence Blanchard celebrates both the brilliance of legendary saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter and the inspiration that has influenced Blanchard’s ever-expanding amalgam of music and storytelling. For this monumental event, the internationally acclaimed band The E-Collective will join Blanchard, featuring young musical pioneers Charles Altura on guitar, Fabian Almazan on piano and synthesizers, Oscar Seaton on drums, and David “DJ” Ginyard on bass, with the double-GRAMMY®-winning Turtle Island Quartet.
Wayne Shorter’s evolution as an artist is vast and unending. Performing with and composing for Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers and Miles Davis Second Great Quintet naturally led to the formation of his own legendary groups—first Weather Report, then his musically unparalleled quartet. With Shorter’s career now focused solely on composing, he has set the table for his protégé to carry his music forward to the next generation.
The evening’s repertoire will include arrangements of Shorter’s original work, a continuation of Blanchard’s compositions that expand on the reservoir of E-Collective tunes, utilizing a string quartet uniquely equipped for the full range of color and expression of the Blanchard sonic and stylistic sphere.
Special thanks to The Schubert Club for donating the piano used in the performance, and to our hospitality sponsor the Minneapolis Club.
