David Murray Quartet
GETTY CENTER
Harold M. Williams Auditorium
This is a past event
Master saxophonist David Murray, renowned for his prolific career collaborating with the greatest names in jazz, brings his newly formed quartet to the Getty Center to celebrate the artists Dawoud Bey and Carrie Mae Weems, and their friendship that spans over 40 years. Since he arrived in New York in 1975, David Murray established himself as one of the prominent saxophone players and leaders of jazz. He has released over 200 albums under his own name, working with the likes of Max Roach, Pharoah Sanders, Amiri Baraka, Jason Moran, Vijay Iyer, Quest Love, and many more. His quartet includes the pianist Marta Sánchez, the bassist Luke Stewart, and the drummer Kassa Overall.
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Doors open for seating at 6:30 pm;
Please join us for a reception on the Harold M. Williams Auditorium Terrace at 6 p.m.
This event follows an in-person talk with artists Dawoud Bey and Carrie Mae Weems in conversation with curator LeRonn Brooks at 4pm in the Museum Lecture Hall. Reserve free tickets for the 4pm talk.
Complements the exhibition Dawoud Bey & Carrie Mae Weems: In Dialogue, on view from April 4 through July 9, 2023.
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The great Cecil Taylor compared Murray to his greatest predecessors who had signature sounds:
"You stick your ear in the door, you know it’s David!"
"The concept of freedom expressed here involves drawing freely from myriad styles, minting them into music that is both uncompromisingly rigorous and directly communicative." - Downbeat, July 2022
"David Murray, the master saxophonist who has reconciled the whole history of jazz tenor, from swing to free, during a wildly prolific career." - New York Times