This event is sponsored by PNC Bank.
Jazz at the Filson is a three-part series of jazz
presentations directed and curated by internationally recognized vibraphonist
and composer Dick Sisto. Born in Chicago, Sisto studied with Chicago Symphony
mallet maestro Jose Bethancourt and later with Vibe Master Gary Burton.
Throughout his career, he has performed and recorded with numerous and current
jazz stars including Fred Hersch, Kenny Werner, Bobby Broom, Dennis Irwin, Drew
Gress, and Barry Ries, and served as music director of the Seelbach Jazz Bar,
playing with Joe Morello, Joe and Pat Labarbera, Lyle Mays, Mulgrew Miller,
Dave Samuels. A full biography can be found on his website, dicksisto.com.
This event will feature a reimagined repertoire of
“holiday jazz” classics by Miles Davis, Bill Evans, John Coltrane, Mel Torme,
Dexter Gordon, Thad Jones, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, and more. Sisto has
assembled a seasoned group of internationally acclaimed musicians featuring:
Don Braden, tenor sax and flute - A world-class saxophonist, flutist, composer and educator, Don
Braden’s jazz career has spanned over 40 years. He has toured the world with
jazz greats Betty Carter, Wynton Marsalis, Tony Williams, Freddie Hubbard, Roy
Haynes, and many others, and has performed in venues as diverse as Carnegie
Hall, Saturday Night Live, Harvard University (where he studied Engineering as
an undergrad), and countless jazz festivals and clubs. He has played on over
100 CDs as a sideman and has produced 23 as a leader, the most recent being his
critically acclaimed Earth Wind and Wonder, the recently released In
the Spirit of Herbie Hancock and Chemiatry, co-led with bassist
Joris Teepe.
Steve Allee, piano
Jeremy Allen, bass
Mike Hyman, drums
Drinks and refreshments are included in the ticket price.
More information about the musicians can be found online at
filsonhistorical.org. Jazz at the Filson is made possible by the Lionel Hampton
Jazz Project and the Owsley Brown III Philanthropic Foundation.