MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE
ELISABETH MURDOCH HALL
FRI 21 OCTOBER 9.30PM
1 hr 30 mins, no interval
Premium $89
A Reserve $79 / $69
B Reserve $69 / $59
Students $25
Transaction fees may apply
www.festival.melbourne
Melbourne Recital Centre
03 9699 3333
MUSIC USA
JOSHUA REDMAN /
BRAD MEHLDAU DUO
Saxophonist Joshua Redman and pianist Brad
Mehldau first worked together in the early 90s, when
the jazz world was yet to be knocked over by their
individual brilliance. Now they reunite to see what
happens when two of contemporary music’s most
towering figures join forces once more with a new
album, Nearness.
Joshua Redman’s rise was rapid after winning
the Thelonious Monk International Saxophone
Competition in 1991, and he quickly found himself
performing alongside some of the greatest in the
field. His first self-titled solo album followed in
1993 and in the years since he has earned three
Grammy nominations.
Brad Mehldau’s piano ingenuity is both virtuosic and
playful, cerebral and sly. His concerts and albums
frequently stray into unexpected territory—Beatles
and Brahms, with even the occasional funk or
drum’n’bass surprise—while always maintaining a
rigorous technical command.
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