Saturday, June 27 at 8:00 pm
$20 general admission, $18 students/seniors, $15 members
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Thurman Barker - drums/percussion
Ron Horton - trumpet
George Caldwell - piano
Joe Goehle - contrabass
Hallwalls is excited to welcome the return of world-renowned percussionist Thurman Barker presenting his Time Factor ensemble featuring prolific NYC trumpeter Ron Horton along with Buffalo's own master jazz musicians George Caldwell on piano and Joe Goehle on bass.
Thurman Barker is a celebrated percussionist who built his career on innovation. In his work as a professional musician, composer, and college professor, he brings endless passion and decades of experience together to entertain, educate, and expand the horizons of his art. His career has spanned decades, and his talent encompasses and crosses over into many musical genres. From jazz and blues to contemporary, classical, and beyond, he aims for a unique experience that blurs traditionally rigid lines to the delight of his audiences. His percussion performances strike home with a force that can’t be pigeonholed by anything as limiting as a label.
Barker's wealth of knowledge was built through countless incredible collaborations. He was the house drummer at the Schubert Theater in Chicago for ten years and has played behind the likes of Bette Midler, Marvin Gaye, Billy Eckstein, Vicky Carr, and blues legend Mighty Joe Young. He was a founding member of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) and is an ASCAP member. He has seven recordings under his own label, Uptee Productions, including his most recent recording entitled Impact and dedicated to Dr. Muhal Richard Abrams. He has recorded as a sideman on 50+ albums ...
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