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Woodland Pattern Book Center 720 East Locust Street, Milwaukee Alternating Currents Live presents: Henry Grimes an evening of solo double bass Between the mid 5Os and the mid 6Os, Juilliard-educated double bassist Henry Grimes played brilliantly on some 5O albums with an enormous range of musicians, including Albert Ayler, Don Cherry, Benny Goodman, Coleman Hawkins, Roy Haynes, Lee Konitz, Steve Lacy, Charles Mingus, Gerry Mulligan, Sunny Murray, Perry Robinson, Sonny Rollins, Roswell Rudd, Pharoah Sanders, Archie Shepp, Cecil Taylor, Charles Tyler, McCoy Tyner, Rev. Frank Wright, among many others. In the late 1960s he left New York to work with Jon Hendricks, Al Jarreau, and others in San Francisco and Los Angeles. After many years on the west coast, including a significant period away from the music world entirely, Henry Grimes reemerged musically (with a new bass given him by William Parker) to begin playing concerts again in the Los Angeles area. On his triumphant return to New York City in May 20O3, Henry Grimes played as special guest on two nights of the Vision Festival followed three virtually sold-out nights at Iridium leading his own band. Henry Grimes moved back to New York in July of 20O3, and in many venues around New York has been making music (and touring) with Fred Anderson, Gary Bartz, John Betsch, Rob Brown, Roy Campbell, Jr., Marilyn Crispell, Andrew Cyrille, Dave Douglas, Hamid Drake, Charles Gayle, Edward "Kidd" Jordan, Andrew Lamb, Sabir Mateen, Bennie Maupin, Jemeel Moondoc, David Murray, William Parker, Charli Persip, Marc Ribot, Perry Robinson, Alan Silva, Sirone, and many more. To the astonishment and joy of all, Henry Grimes is playing at the very height of his artistic powers as though he had been playing without interruption since the mid 1950s. The story of his remarkable odyssey has been profiled in the New York Times, on National Public Radio's Morning Edition, and ABC-TV News. Henry Grimes is touring the midwest to perform at Chicago’s Empty Bottle and we are honored to have him performing in Milwaukee for our Alternating Currents Live concert series. QUOTES: Henry Grimes is a rare virtuoso without ostentation, an ideal ensemble player of counter-melodies and aggressive rhythms, with a big, true sound... a triumphant return for Grimes and a promise of brilliant music to come. - John Litweiler, "Chicago Sun-Times," 3/O5 Tonally resplendent bass-playing ... perpetual-motion lines too fast, fleet and harmonically free-ranging to be easily notated. Grimes emerged a poet of his instrument. - Howard Reich, "Chicago Tribune," 3/O5 NPR story on Henry Grimes on Morning Edition Henry Grimes web site More concert photos by Seth Tisue  This concert is brought to you by the Alternating Currents Live series,
broadcast on WMSE (91.7) FM, Milwaukee.
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