FRI 8 & 9:30 - Stephan Crump w/Darius Jones, Eric Mcpherson
About This Event
Grammy-nominated bassist and composer Stephan Crump leads a trio at Bar Bayeux with saxophonist Darius Jones and drummer Eric McPherson. Crump's compositional focus, Jones's method of structuring open forms and narrative continuity, and McPherson's flexible use of time point toward a program that moves between written material and free improvisation.
About the Artists
Stephan Crump
Website of Memphis-bred, Grammy-nominated, Echo Award-winning bassist/composer Stephan Crump
Darius Jones
Darius Jones is an American saxophonist and composer whose work moves between classical writing, jazz language, and free improvisation. He also teaches African-American music, and that scholarly grounding shows up in the way he builds structure inside open forms.
Eric McPherson
Eric McPherson is a jazz drummer whose work moves easily between composed material and free improvisation. In New York City he appears at rooms like Bar Bayeux, where he has joined bassist Stephan Crump and saxophonist Darius Jones on programs that stretch across jazz and open forms.