{"id":81636,"date":"2014-10-13T09:58:33","date_gmt":"2014-10-13T13:58:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/?p=81636"},"modified":"2017-01-26T14:16:03","modified_gmt":"2017-01-26T19:16:03","slug":"jazz-pianist-roberts-singer-songwriters-campbell-and-edwards-bound-for-bates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/2014\/10\/13\/jazz-pianist-roberts-singer-songwriters-campbell-and-edwards-bound-for-bates\/","title":{"rendered":"Jazz pianist Roberts, singer-songwriters Campbell and Edwards bound for Bates"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Pianist

Pianist Marcus Roberts.<\/p><\/div>\n

Two October concerts in Bates College’s Olin Arts Center Concert Hall span the spectrum of American music.<\/p>\n

Described by jazz master Wynton Marsalis as “the genius of the modern piano,” Marcus Roberts and his combo return to Bates at 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 19.<\/p>\n

The following weekend, eclectic Maine-based musicians Jonathan Edwards (“Sunshine”) and Don Campbell share the Olin stage at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25.<\/p>\n

Admission to the Roberts concert is $25, and to the Edwards-Campbell performance, $35. Tickets can be purchased at batestickets.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Olin Arts Center is located at 75 Russell St.\u00a0 For more information, please contact 207-786-6135 or olinarts@bates.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A critic for 77 Square<\/em> called the Marcus Roberts Trio “as good and as devoted a straight-up bebop jazz trio as is working today.” Formed in 1995, the band is famed for virtuosity and a distinctive approach to the trio format that showcases each member’s artistry.<\/p>\n

Roberts is presented in conjunction with the Bates College Museum of Art exhibition\u00a0Convergence<\/em><\/a>, which explores the intersections between jazz, visual art and film, with a focus on African American culture.<\/p>\n

\"Renowned

Singer-songwriter Jonathan Edwards, right, performs with bandmate and Lecturer in Music Tom Snow during Snow’s “Popular Composition and Arranging” class in 2013. (Michael Bradley\/Bates College)<\/p><\/div>\n

Known for the chart-topping singles “Sunshine” and “Shanty,” Edwards has been making honest and upbeat music for more than 45 years. He has explored country, bluegrass, rock, blues and folk. Tom Snow, pianist and director of the Bates Jazz Band, is a member of Edwards’ band.<\/p>\n

Joining Edwards at Bates is a regional favorite, singer-songwriter Campbell. Based in both Maine and Nashville, Campbell explores contemporary folk, country and rock.<\/p>\n

More about the Marcus Roberts Trio<\/h3>\n

The New York Times has described the music of the Marcus Roberts Trio as “generous in its warmth and strategic in its pacing, with a wealth of serendipitous detail.”<\/p>\n

Last heard at Bates in 2007, Roberts is a pianist and composer who is equally accomplished in jazz and classical music. His deep respect for the contributions of the great musical masters has engendered his highly innovative and original approach to piano style and improvisation.<\/p>\n