RenaissanceJazz sponsored by Renaissance Technologies

With Brad Mehldau on piano and Joshua Redman on tenor saxophone the Staller Center audience will be treated to two remarkable figures of contemporary jazz and “magical moments of interplay between two mesmerizing musicians.” (10th International Festival for Jazz and More)

Following the Bill Evans tradition, pianist Mehldau started off in Joshua Redman’s band before he went on with his own trio in 1996. Redman is considered one of the most influential saxophone players of the current jazz scene. As a young man he developed his own style and stepped out of the shadow of his famous father, Dewey Redman, as well as his idols John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman and Dexter Gordon. He actually played the latter in the Robert Altman film Kansas City. This Redman and Mehldau concert promises to shine with creative brilliance.