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Level 42
Sun 12 Oct Symphony Hall
Level 42 took the 80s by storm with their brand of bass driven jazz funk that came from the underground soul scene of wedge hair cuts, pegged trousers, sharp shoes and soul patrols. They led a band of UK ‘funksters’ and soul acts that for a time changed the face of the street scene in Britain , dovetailing with the start of the commercial New Romantic movement , Two Tone and the dying embers of punk. Level 42 clearly became the most influential of all the British acts but with the likes of Incognito, Light of the World, Lynx , and Beggar and Co to name just four , made their indelible mark and gave the scene an identity which allowed mainstream radio to embrace more easily the infectious bass lines that were the hallmark of Mark King and Level 42 for a decade and beyond.
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Herbie Hancock
Thu 20 Nov Symphony Hall
Herbie Hancock will always be one of the most revered and controversial figures in jazz. He has cut a zigzagging forward path, shuttling between almost every development in electronic and acoustic jazz and R&B over the last third of the 20th century. Today, his curiosity, versatility, and capacity for growth show no signs of fading. Herbie recently collected two Grammys including Album of the Year. It was the first time that a jazz artist has won a Grammy for best album.
Terence Blanchard - trumpet James Genus - bass Lionel Loueke - guitar Gregoire Maret - harmonica Kendrick Scott - drums
