The Robert Hurst Blaxination

314 South Main Street,Ann Arbor MI 48104

11 November, 2021

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The Robert Hurst Blaxination | Blue LLama Jazz Club | Nov 11, 7pm, $10 Robert Hurst, the renowned Detroit bassist-composer-arranger and educator (Univ-Michigan jazz studies, Ann Arbor), brings a newly christened, stalwart quintet in an invigorating performance. Presenting improvisation by a buoyant band blend with attitude, Detroit native Hurst offers a new rhythmic menu of jazz vitality and improv by musicians of color. A cherished national holiday shines honor for both Veterans and jazz heroes. Hurst is a seven-time GRAMMY® Award-winning bassist and recording artist, a four-time Emmy winner. He has previously netted RIAA-certified status for (5) Gold and (3) Platinum studio releases albums. In a star-studded music career connecting Detroit, Bloomington (IN), New York, Los Angeles, and concert halls worldwide, Hurst's studio recording has found him collaborating as bandleader and sideman to world-class headliners -- Sir Paul McCartney, Diana Krall, Charles Lloyd, Wynton Marsalis, Branford Marsalis, Dave Brubeck, Harry Connick Jr., Terrence Blanchard, Tony Williams, the legendary Pharaoh Sanders, Barbara Streisand, Willie Nelson, Yo Yo Ma, and Ravi Coltrane. "Best Night Spot"  - Washingtonian Magazine "The nation's finest jazz and supper club"   - New York Times Blues Alley, founded in 1965, remains the premiere jazz club in our nation's capital.  It's neatly situated in the historic neighborhood of Georgetown, a commercial and entertainment district in northwest Washington, D.C. and adjacent to the Potomac River.   Fine-dining menu selections feature a Creole-based cuisine with quality selections including soups, appetizers, salads, entree favorites Jambalaya, Vegetarian Creole Rice, Catfish, Cajun Chicken, Grits, Salmon, Pork Chops, and Filet Mignon.   Jazz luminaries who have headlined Blues Alley include John Abercrombie, Monty Alexander, Mose Allison, Tony Bennett, Gary Burton, Billy Cobham, Larry Coryell, Roy Eldridge, Maynard Ferguson, Ella Fitzgerald, Kenny Garrett, Stan Getz, Dizzy Gillespie, Freddie Hubbard, Ahmad Jamal, Dr John, Stanley Jordan, Les McCann, Wynton Marsalis, Charles Mingus, Jaco Pastorius, Oscar Peterson, Wayne Shorter, and Joshua Redman.