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Harriet Tubman: The Band at Bird's Basement Jazz Club

Courtesy of Birds Basement | Posted on August 22, 2019

Where

Bird's Basement Jazz Club
11 Singers Lane
Melbourne
Map
+61 1300 225 299

Harriet Tubman: The Band at Bird's Basement Jazz Club

When

Sun, October 27, 2019
18:00

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Musicians

Harriet Tubman
band / ensemble / orchestra
Melvin Gibbs
bass, electric

About

In '98 drummer J.T. Lewis, guitarist Brandon Ross and bassist Melvin Gibbs formed a band with meaning. Named after the heroic African-American who risked her life to escape slavery and help over 300 others, HARRIET TUBMAN is inspired by the ideals of freedom. The band count Hendrix, Ornette Coleman, and P-Funk as contributors to its musical DNA. Lewis, Ross and Gibbs have collaborated with artists as diverse as Cassandra Wilson, Living Colour, Lou Reed, Herbie Hancock, Sting, Arrested Development and Meshell Ndegeocello.

HARRIET TUBMAN contributes to the pioneering spirit of jazz, re-contextualising musical technology to create innovative compositions which are essential to the African-American tradition. In essence, HARRIET TUBMAN fuses soul, rock, jazz, blues, and avant-garde....

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