Return to Forever at Philadelphia's Mann Center for the Performing Arts on August 5th
Jazz legends Return to Forever just began their reunion world tour, but the frenzy is already in full swing. The group, back together for the first time in 25 years, have seen their tour become the jazz event of the year, with rave reviews poppng up wherever they go.
Here's what we've been reading:
Spontaneous jams and thrilling call-and-response solos... At its best, it was like Ornette Coleman's Free Jazz: Four musicians playing four seperate songs that fit together like piece of a puzzle." --Thor Christensen, Dallas Morning News
Whistles and whoops of appreciation erupted after: Clarke's electric bass solo referenced John Coltrane's masterwork A Love Supreme," Lenny White--part Roy Haynes, part Dennis Chambers--snapped out another thunderous groove, and when Corea's keys and Di Meola's strings traded harmonic sixty-forth notes. --D.G. Lynch, Austin American Statesman
You can expect Return to Forever to be one of the tightest quartets you'll ever see, despitee the jazz fusion group not performing together in more than a quarter century." --David Burger, Salt Lake Tribune
It just takes a few seconds before Di Meola is shredding away, Corea is flailing in response, and the quartet easily rediscovers that old jackhammer synergy." --Bret Saunders, Denver Post
Return To Forever Upcoming Philadelphia Dates
RTF with special guest Bela Fleck and the Flecktones
Mann Center For The Performing Arts
Tuesday, August 5th at 8PM
Doors open at 6PM
Tickets prices are $44-$64. For concert and ticket information, call 215.893.1999 or visit The Mann Center box office at 52nd and Parkside in Fairmount Park, or buy online at manncenter.org
Return to Forever is: keyboardist Chick Corea, bassist Stanley Clarke, guitarist Al Di Meola and drummer Lenny White.
Jazz legends Return to Forever just began their reunion world tour, but the frenzy is already in full swing. The group, back together for the first time in 25 years, have seen their tour become the jazz event of the year, with rave reviews poppng up wherever they go.
Here's what we've been reading:
Spontaneous jams and thrilling call-and-response solos... At its best, it was like Ornette Coleman's Free Jazz: Four musicians playing four seperate songs that fit together like piece of a puzzle." --Thor Christensen, Dallas Morning News
Whistles and whoops of appreciation erupted after: Clarke's electric bass solo referenced John Coltrane's masterwork A Love Supreme," Lenny White--part Roy Haynes, part Dennis Chambers--snapped out another thunderous groove, and when Corea's keys and Di Meola's strings traded harmonic sixty-forth notes. --D.G. Lynch, Austin American Statesman
You can expect Return to Forever to be one of the tightest quartets you'll ever see, despitee the jazz fusion group not performing together in more than a quarter century." --David Burger, Salt Lake Tribune
It just takes a few seconds before Di Meola is shredding away, Corea is flailing in response, and the quartet easily rediscovers that old jackhammer synergy." --Bret Saunders, Denver Post
Return To Forever Upcoming Philadelphia Dates
RTF with special guest Bela Fleck and the Flecktones
Mann Center For The Performing Arts
Tuesday, August 5th at 8PM
Doors open at 6PM
Tickets prices are $44-$64. For concert and ticket information, call 215.893.1999 or visit The Mann Center box office at 52nd and Parkside in Fairmount Park, or buy online at manncenter.org
Return to Forever is: keyboardist Chick Corea, bassist Stanley Clarke, guitarist Al Di Meola and drummer Lenny White.
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