Live from Pier 84, The Jazz Foundation Presents: Dick Griffin Ensemble
July 26, 2023
Hudson River Park | 07:00pm - 08:30pm | Free
In partnership with Hudson River Park, The Jazz Foundation of America presents Dick Griffin Ensemble.
Dick Griffin is one of today's leading trombone pioneers. In a career spanning over 50 years, he has performed with some of the biggest names in Jazz and Soul, as well as appearing with several symphony orchestras. A short list of the luminaries Mr. Griffin has worked with includes Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald, Tito Puente, Art Blakey, Charles Mingus, Dizzy Gillespie, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Heath, Lionel Hampton, Abdullah Ibrahim & Ekaya, Marvin Gaye, Michael Jackson, Isaac Hayes, Dionne Warwick and Sun Ra. An accomplished painter as well as composer / arranger, he has been honored by the NEA, BMI and others, and has released six albums as a leader.
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Dick Griffin is one of today's leading trombone pioneers. In a career spanning over 50 years, he has performed with some of the biggest names in Jazz and Soul, as well as appearing with several symphony orchestras. A short list of the luminaries Mr. Griffin has worked with includes Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald, Tito Puente, Art Blakey, Charles Mingus, Dizzy Gillespie, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Heath, Lionel Hampton, Abdullah Ibrahim & Ekaya, Marvin Gaye, Michael Jackson, Isaac Hayes, Dionne Warwick and Sun Ra. An accomplished painter as well as composer / arranger, he has been honored by the NEA, BMI and others, and has released six albums as a leader.
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