Yoshi’s in Oakland will host a tribute to jazz drummer Donald Bailey featuring Charles McPherson, Bruce Forman, Chester Smith, Donald Bailey and more on Wednesday, November 11th and Thursday, November 12th.

This tribute also serves as a belated CD release celebration for Bailey’s Blueprints Of Jazz Vol.3 CD (below, on right), released earlier this year.

Best known for his work with Hammond B3 organ pioneer Jimmy Smith, with whom he recorded and toured with for 9 of years from 1954 through 1963, Donald Bailey helped define the modern jazz organ trio sound that helped stem the erosion of jazz fans in the ’60s and is still a vital and relevant form a half century later.

However, his new recording reflects the evolution of jazz in the second half of the 20th century with post-bop influence and much less layed-back drumming.

Album Samples

Performance Details & Location

November 11th-12th, 2009
Set at 8:00 pm
Tickets are $20
(Buy Tickets)

Yoshi’s Jazz Club (Oakland)
510 Embarcadero West
Oakland, CA
(510) 238-9200
http://www.yoshis.com/oakland/jazzclub

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