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Charlie Haden with Ravi Coltrane & Geri Allen at Healdsburg Jazz Festival

Courtesy of Healdsburg Jazz Festival | Posted on April 23, 2010

When

Sat, June 12, 2010
7:30 am

At Door

$45.00 and $65.00 Gold Circle

Musicians

About

Charlie Haden has forged a brilliant career out of seizing the musical moment. He returns to Healdsburg for an unprecedented trio encounter with pianist Geri Allen, with whom he first recorded more than two decades ago, and tenor saxophonist Ravi Coltrane, the son of Haden’s late partner in sonic revolution, John Coltrane. “No matter who I'm playing with, spontaneity takes priority,” Haden says. “Making something happen that's never happened before, that's what I stress more than anything else. And I seek out musicians that feel the way that I do.” Haden found his first group of likeminded improvisers in late 1950s Los Angeles, where he became a founding member of Ornette Coleman’s radical but blues-drenched quartet. In a generation rife with bassists boasting flawless technique, Haden stood out as a player capable of expressing the deepest of emotions with seemingly simple, harmonically open lines. His gift for cutting to the heart of a composition while leaving ample space for other musicians has made Haden a galvanizing collaborator, whether anchoring Keith Jarrett’s classic 1970s quartet, caressing spirituals with Hank Jones, creating moody film noir-inspired albums with Quartet West or leading his politically charged Liberation Music Orchestra. ...

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