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A jazz saxophonist with a distinguished career as a performer, composer, music educator and recording artist, CARL GRUBBS has toured with his ensemble in major cities world wide. He received early extensive training from John Coltrane, who was married to his cousin, Naima. Through his family, he was close to many of the history-making musicians of the 1950s and 1960s. With his brother, Earl, he formed The Visitors, a quintet that recorded four albums for the Muse record company in the early 1970’s. Mr. Grubbs is a former member of the Julius Hemphill Saxophone Sextet. This group toured the U.S. and Europe performing two productions: Hemphill’s Long Tongues: A Saxophone Opera and Bill T. Jones/Arne Zane Production: Last Supper at Uncle Tom’s Cabin: The Promised Land. Carl Grubbs has performed throughout the United States and internationally. His ensemble has performed in Bogota and Medellin, Columbia, SA and did an eight-city tour of Brazil. Mr. Grubbs currently is the Jazz Band Director at St. Paul’s School in Brooklandville, Maryland. He has directed the Middle School Jazz Band Director at Friends School and served as Artist-in-Residence of the Instrumental Music Child First After School Program at Bernard Harris Elementary School in Baltimore City. From 2010-2012 he conducted Workshops in Jazz Performance and Improvisation in Baltimore County, Maryland. Mr. Grubbs was a guest soloist at the Philadelphia performance of Reggie Workman’s current project, African Brass, a tribute to John Coltrane. In 2014, he was commissioned by the Philadelphia Jazz Project to complete a new arrangement of “In My Youth,” a previously recorded by the Visitors. The new arrangement was performed at the Irvine Auditorium at the Annual Frosty Event. Mr. Grubbs performed as guest soloist. As a guest artist at Philadelphia’s Coltrane at 90 Celebration, he performed a medley of his favorite Coltrane tunes and his original music. AWARDS: Carl Grubbs is a recipient of the prestigious Mary Sawyer Baker Award and the Rubys Prize, programs of the Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance. He is a two-time recipient of the Maryland Traditions Award as a Jazz Master working with apprentices David Lowe and Lafayette Gilchrist. NOTE: Carl Grubbs is a member of the Maryland State Arts Council Touring Artist Roster. Presenters can apply to the Maryland State Arts Council’s Touring Artist Fund for funding to present the Carl Grubbs Ensemble. http://www.msac.org/touring-artists-roster/carl-g-grubbs Grubbs, winner of a 2014 Rubys Award and 2009 Baker Award, was in top form. The tone of his alto saxophone was sharp and biting right from the start of the opening tune . . . Grubbs fired up a soaring rendition of “The Night Has a Thousand Eyes,” followed by a haunting version of “Soul Eyes.” – Steve Monroe, Baltimore Jazz Alliance “Grubbs opened the main show by lifting his alto saxophone and exploding into hot Latinriffs of his composition “Bossa.” His fierce blowing on “Saturn,” one of his signature tunes, was a highlight. “Barbara Dear” featured tenderly-blown harmonies by Grubbs on a tune honoring his wife. – Steve Monroe, Baltimore Jazz Alliance “Grubbs has crafted a work of considerable color and depth in his Inner Harbor Suite; melodies, counter-melodies, blues elements of call and response, bebop rhythms, Afro- Cuban rhythms and avant-garde elements.” – Howard Mandel, DownBeat Complete information including epk, bio, videos, photos, reviews at website: www.carlgrubbsjazz.com For bookings contact: [email protected] / 410-290-5638 or B&C Productions 410-994-2909 CARL GRUBBS JAZZ
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A jazz saxophonist with a distinguishedcareer as a performer, composer, musiceducator and recording artist, CARLGRUBBS has toured with his ensemble inmajor cities world wide. He received earlyextensive training from John Coltrane,who was married to his cousin, Naima.Through his family, he was close to manyof the history-making musicians of the1950s and 1960s. With his brother, Earl,he formed The Visitors, a quintet thatrecorded four albums for the Muse recordcompany in the early 1970’s.
Mr. Grubbs is a former member of theJulius Hemphill Saxophone Sextet. This
group toured the U.S. and Europe performing two productions: Hemphill’s LongTongues: A Saxophone Opera and Bill T. Jones/Arne Zane Production: Last Supper atUncle Tom’s Cabin: The Promised Land.
Carl Grubbs has performed throughout the UnitedStates and internationally. His ensemble hasperformed in Bogota and Medellin, Columbia, SA anddid an eight-city tour of Brazil. Mr. Grubbs currently isthe Jazz Band Director at St. Paul’s School inBrooklandville, Maryland. He has directed the MiddleSchool Jazz Band Director at Friends School andserved as Artist-in-Residence of the InstrumentalMusic Child First After School Program at BernardHarris Elementary School in Baltimore City. From2010-2012 he conducted Workshops in JazzPerformance and Improvisation in Baltimore County,Maryland.
Mr. Grubbs was a guest soloist at the Philadelphia performance of ReggieWorkman’s current project, African Brass, a tribute to John Coltrane. In 2014, he wascommissioned by the Philadelphia Jazz Project to complete a new arrangement of “InMy Youth,” a previously recorded by the Visitors. The new arrangement wasperformed at the Irvine Auditorium at the Annual Frosty Event. Mr. Grubbs performedas guest soloist. As a guest artist at Philadelphia’s Coltrane at 90 Celebration, heperformed a medley of his favorite Coltrane tunes and his original music.
AWARDS: Carl Grubbs is a recipient of the prestigious Mary Sawyer Baker Awardand the Rubys Prize, programs of the Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance. He is atwo-time recipient of the Maryland Traditions Award as a Jazz Master working withapprentices David Lowe and Lafayette Gilchrist.
NOTE: Carl Grubbs is a member of the Maryland State Arts Council Touring ArtistRoster. Presenters can apply to the Maryland State Arts Council’s Touring Artist Fundfor funding to present the Carl Grubbs Ensemble.http://www.msac.org/touring-artists-roster/carl-g-grubbs
Grubbs, winner of a 2014 Rubys Award and2009 Baker Award, was in top form. The toneof his alto saxophone was sharp and bitingright from the start of the opening tune . . . Grubbs fired up a soaring rendition of “TheNight Has a Thousand Eyes,” followed by ahaunting version of “Soul Eyes.”
– Steve Monroe, Baltimore Jazz Alliance
“Grubbs opened the main show by lifting hisalto saxophone and exploding into hotLatinriffs of his composition “Bossa.” Hisfierce blowing on “Saturn,” one of hissignature tunes, was a highlight. “BarbaraDear” featured tenderly-blown harmonies byGrubbs on a tune honoring his wife.
– Steve Monroe, Baltimore Jazz Alliance
“Grubbs has crafted a work of considerablecolor and depth in his Inner Harbor Suite;melodies, counter-melodies, blues elementsof call and response, bebop rhythms, Afro-Cuban rhythms and avant-garde elements.”
– Howard Mandel, DownBeat
Complete information including epk, bio,videos, photos, reviews at website:www.carlgrubbsjazz.com
For bookings contact:[email protected] / 410-290-5638 or B&C Productions 410-994-2909
CARL GRUBBS JAZZ
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