Schedule:
3:30 PM-5:00 PM: Tim Daisy & Chris Corsano
About the Artist: We are thrilled to present Chris Corsano and Tim Daisy, two of the leading lights in improvised music, in a joint concert with Outside the Spotlight. Collectively, they have collaborated, toured, and recorded with a vast and varied list of artists and ensembles, including Thurston Moore, Ken Vandermark, Sylvie Courvoisier, Ikue Mori, Dave Rempis, Jim O'Rourke and countless others. In February 2025, the duo released "Natural Clatter" on Daisy's Relay recordings imprint, showcasing their shared telepathy and wide-ranging vocabulary working in the not-so-common two-drummer context.
Who will be into this?
Longtime OTS attendees will be familiar with the acumen of these artists and anyone intrigued by improvised music will be right at home.
Location: TBD
6:00 PM-7:30 PM: NEA Jazz Master Kenny Garrett
Kenny Garrett is one of the most important jazz musicians of the last 30 years and possesses an unmistakable sound on saxophone. He has earned the highest honors in Jazz including NEA Jazz Master, Grammys, and numerous awards from Downbeat magazine. He began his career with the likes of Miles Davis, Freddie Hubbard, and Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers before crafting his unique voice the combines Jazz and strong influences from 70s R&B. The result is a career defined by a joyful melodicism and infectious rhythm.
Sounds from the Ancestors pays homage to all of the musical styles that feed into jazz including the music of West Africa, Blues, R&B, and Funk through the lens of Jazz.
Who will be into this?
Lovers of Hard Bop from the ‘50s and ‘60s like Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, Wayne Shorter, and Sonny Rollins will find themselves right at home. Likewise, lovers of the Bop Revival of the 90s and 2000s featuring Wynton and Branford Marsalis, Christian McBride, and Joshua Redman will dig this!
Location: The Kentucky Theatre
8:30 PM-10:00 PM: Nate Smith
Nate Smith is the rare drummer that is so exceptional that the become a star all by themselves. He has produced brilliant records spanning from a solo drum set albums to his Kinfolk series that brings together his close collaborators. His latest output, Live-Action, is a full-on kaleidoscope featuring a different line-up of master musicians, including Charlie Hunter, Lalah Hathaway, and Micheal League of Snarky Puppy, on every track. In his headlining performance of the Equinox Jazz Festival, he’ll be joined by James Francies on piano and keyboards (Pat Metheny, Chris Potter, the Roots), Josh Johnson (Jeff Parker, Makaya McCraven, SML) on sax, and Anna Butterss (SML, Phoebe Bridgers, Andrew Bird) on bass.
Who will be into this?
If you’ve been to Big Ears, this is for you. If you love Khruangbin, Vulfpeck, or Snarky Puppy, this is for you. If you play drums, this is for you. If you love Jazz, this is for you!
Location: The Kentucky Theatre
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