PUTNEY — Bill Lowe's Signifyin' Natives will perform on Sunday, Nov. 7, at 3 p.m., in Next Stage's theater on Kimball Hill.
The band is an ongoing project of rotating personnel under Lowe's leadership. In its current iteration, the septet includes Bill Lowe (tuba, bass trombone); Hafez Modirzadeh (saxophones); Taylor Ho Bynum (cornet); Kevin Harris (piano); Ken Filiano (acoustic bass); Luther Gray (drums); and Naledi Masilo (vocals).
The concert is co-produced with the Vermont Jazz Center.
“Bill Lowe is a jazz legend - we couldn't be more excited to welcome him to our stage, and we're grateful to Jazz Road for making this tour possible,” Keith Marks, executive director of Next Stage, said in a news release.
Lowe has been a major force in the music world for close to 50 years as a performer, composer, producer, and educator.
He has worked with most of the masters of African American creative music, across all genres and musical cliques, from musical legends like Dizzy Gillespie, Eartha Kitt, and Clark Terry, to the leaders of the avant-garde like Muhal Richard Abrams, Henry Threadgill, and Cecil Taylor, to underheralded greats like George Russell, James Jabbo Ware, and Bill Barron.
As an educator, Lowe has taught at several major universities, lectured throughout the world, and mentored countless young musicians.
Signifyin' Natives is an ongoing project of rotating personnel under Lowe's leadership.
This iteration of the ensemble assembles collaborators from Lowe's long and distinguished career, creating the first tour of the full ensemble in celebration of Lowe's 75th birthday.