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Open Sound: Bennett Paster Trio featuring Kenny Brooks

September 11, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Wednesday, September 11, 7-9pm
Open Source Gallery
306 17th Street, Brooklyn (@ 6th Ave)

Bennett Paster (piano) • Gary Wang (bass) • Joe Strasser (drums) • Kenny Brooks (tenor)

As the world around us continues to grow ever more complex, Bennett Paster looks to music as an antidote: something to settle, to soothe, to smooth the wrinkles of our modern lives. His latest album, Radiance, reflects the results of his search. It is an exuberant expression of the jazz piano trio tradition: music at the crossroads of beauty and groove. Synthesizing elements of soul jazz, boogaloo, blues and funk, with singable melodies and a touch of modern harmony, the music is satisfyingly listenable while still substantial and genuine.

Keyboardist and composer Bennett Paster is known in the NYC music scene as a creative and versatile musician. He has toured nationally and internationally, including at the Umbria Jazz Festival and for the U.S. State Dept/Jazz at Lincoln Center. He has performed with eminent jazz and blues stars, including Wallace Roney, Keb Mo’ & Kurt Elling, and he has released nine albums as a leader or co-leader. With his fluent pianism, a distinctive musical voice, and effortless melodicism, Paster reinvents and carries the jazz tradition into the future.

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Date:
September 11, 2024
Time:
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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Open Source Gallery
306 17th St
Brooklyn, New York 11215
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(646) 279-3969
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