The Dave Liebman Big Band

NEA Jazz Master Dave Liebman and his big band under the direction of Gunnar Mossblad perform “Trane, Wayne and More”, commemorating the 50th anniversary of John Coltrane’s death and honoring the 60th anniversary of Wayne Shorter’s career.

David Liebman is considered a renaissance man in contemporary music with a career stretching nearly fifty years. He has played with masters including Miles Davis, Elvin Jones, Chick Corea, John McLaughlin, McCoy Tyner and others; authored books and instructional DVDs which are acknowledged as classics in the jazz field; recorded as a leader in styles ranging from classical to rock to free jazz. He has performed on over 500 recordings with over 200 as a leader/co-leader featuring several hundred original compositions.

Liebman’s Grammy ̶ nominated big band is comprised of top-shelf New York City musicians and has been recording and performing in major jazz performance spaces around the United States for almost twenty years. The big band’s carefully constructed performance sets will feature: several iconic Coltrane masterworks arranged specifically for DLBB; selections from the acclaimed 2014 DLBB CD A Tribute to Wayne Shorter (MAMA/Summit Records) featuring Shorter masterworks as arranged by Swedish orchestrator Mats Holmquist; and some of Liebman’s compositions orchestrated by world-class arrangers.