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Pharoah Sanders Quartet at Musical Instrument Museum

Courtesy of Catie Hahne | Posted on March 29, 2017

Where

Musical Instrument Museum
4725 E. Mayo Boulevard
Phoenix, AZ
Map
480.478.6000

When

Fri, July 28, 2017
7:00 pm

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Musicians

Pharoah Sanders
saxophone, tenor

About

NEA Jazz Master Ferrell “Pharoah” Sanders is a legendary jazz saxophonist who has shown a remarkable facility in performing in a variety of styles—from free to mainstream—displaying what has been called “hard-edged lyricism.” Emerging from John Coltrane’s groups of the mid-1960s, Sanders is known for his distinctive sound. His work embodies the spiritual foundation of avant-garde jazz, and he has shaped his own sonic world that encompasses the primal wails and fierce energy of the late Coltrane and the stomping R&B of his Little Rock youth, Asian modes, and Moroccan grooves, while balancing his explosive improvisations with gentle ballads of sublime simplicity....

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