Ben Allison (pictured) and Frank Kimbrough’s Herbie Nichols Project, which brings the late Nichols’ under recorded tunes to life, hasn’t put out a record since 2001’s Strange City, but continues to perform live. The group will bring its modern reinterpretations of Nichols’ works to Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse in New york City for three nights next week, June 5-7. Admission is $45 and each show starts at 8 p.m.
Regular Nichols Project drummer Matt Wilson will be present on June 5 and 7, and Mike Mazor will fill in for him on June 6. A full Nichols Project lineup follows.
The Kaplan Penthouse is located at 165 West 65th Street, Rose Building,
10th floor. Tickets are available at [email protected]’s Web site, click here, by visiting the Alice Tully Hall box office, or by calling CenterCharge at (212)
721-6500. Group discounts are also available at
http://www.jazzatlincolncenter.org/jalc/group/index.html.
THE HERBIE NICHOLS PROJECT
FRANK KIMBROUGH – piano
BEN ALLISON – bass
MICHAEL BLAKE – saxophones
TED NASH – saxophones
RON HORTON – trumpet
MATT WILSON – drums (June 5 & 7)
MIKE MAZOR – drums (June 6)
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