| A Musical Tribute to Andrew Hill At St. Peter's Church |
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A Musical Tribute To Andrew HillSeptember 23, 2007 at 7:30pmFREE! St. Peters Church—"The Jazz Church" 54 Street and Lexington Ave 212 935-2200 saintpeters.org andrewhilljazz.com boosey.com  The late composer and pianist Andrew Hill is an inductee into the DownBeat Magazne hall of fame Musical performers will include Greg Osby, saxophonist; Jason Moran, pianist; Andrew Hill's Point of Departure Sextet; spoken tributes by Michael Cuscuna, Blue Note and Mosaic Records; and Patricia Cruz, Executive Director of the Harlem Stage Throughout his forty0year career, pianist and composer Andrew Hill defied categorization with his enigmatic and sophisticated musical style. He was hailed by The New York Times as "one of the 1960's jazz heroes" and was alternately referred to as a genius and a master by critics and colleagues alike. Hill created a unique idiom that utilized chromatic, modal, and occasionally "free" improvisation. Although usually categorized as "avant-garde", Hill's music bears little resemblance to the free atonality and extended improvisations of Cecil Taylor. Like his contemporaries Joe Henderson, Wayne Shorter, and Eric Dolphy, Hill was considered to be a cusp figure: too "out" to be "in," but too "in" to be "out." Hill's final release, "Time Lines" (Blue Note 2006), was voted Best Jazz Album by Down Beat magazine. In the months following his passing he has been designated a NEA Jazz Master (2008) and has been the posthumous recipient of several honors, including an honorary doctorate of music degree from the Berkelee College of Music, induction into the Down Beat Hall of Fame, and three awards from the Jazz Journalists Association: Composer of the Year (2007), Pianist of the Year (2007), and the Lifetime Achievement Award in Jazz. Just before his passing, Hill joined the ranks of such lauded composers as Stravinsky, Copland, Elliott Carter, as well as jazz luminaries David Benoit and Chick Corea by signing with renowned music publisher Boosey & Hawkes. |
