Russell Gunn Masterclass

Sat Aug 27 2022 at 03:30 pm to 05:30 pm

2510 N 24th St | Omaha

North Omaha Music & Arts
Publisher/HostNorth Omaha Music & Arts
Russell Gunn Masterclass
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Masterclass and rhythm sections with jazz legends Russell Gunn, Eric Revis, and Dana Murray.
About this Event

North Omaha Music & Arts (NOMA), a new creative arts academy for the youth of our community, will host a series of events on Saturday, August 27, 2022. A rhythm section clinic will be offered followed by a master class with trumpeter Russell Gunn and an evening concert with Russell Gunn featuring Eric Revis and Dana Murray. The clinic and Masterclass are free and the concert is $10 and will be held at the NOMA building at 2510 N. 24th Street in Omaha.

The rhythm section clinic will be led by Dana Murray and Eric Revis and begin at 3:30 p.m. The master class with Russell Gunn will begin at 4:30 pm. The concert will begin at 7:00 p.m. that evening. All ages are invited to attend these events.

Born in Chicago and raised in East St. Louis, Russell Gunn is a Pan-African contemporary composer, producer and trumpeter. When he moved to New York City, Gunn became a member of the Wynton Marsalis big band now known as Jazz at Lincoln Center, and was in the trumpet section on the Pulitzer Prize-winning jazz oratorio composed by Wynton called, “Blood on the Fields.” He has produced two Grammy-nominated recordings, Ethnomusicology Vol. 1 and Vol. 2. He is the founder, composer, and director of the contemporary big band, The Royal Krunk Jazz Orkestra. As a trumpet player, he has performed and toured with many notable contemporary artists.

Eric Revis is a Grammy Award-winning bassist and composer. Along with an ongoing association with Branford Marsalis, he has collaborated with such distinctive voices as Jason Moran, Abbey Lincoln, Steve Coleman, Lionel Hampton, and McCoy Tyner. He co-founded Tarbaby, alongside Orrin Evans and Nasheet Waits, as well as Options, featuring Waits and Bennie Maupin. In 2020, Revis issued “Slipknots Through a Looking Glass,” his first release on Pyroclastic Records, which earned 4 1/2 stars from DownBeat and the number-three spot on NPR Music’s 2020 Jazz Critics Poll.

About NOMA: North Omaha Music & Arts (northomahamusic.org) is a new creative academy offering equitable opportunities for the youth of the Omaha community. Located at the former Love’s Jazz & Arts building, NOMA is focused on creating a premier facility for music and arts education by industry-leading professionals. Its vision is to help shape the next generation of artists and the future of the North Omaha community. North Omaha Music & Arts is a tax-exempt organization under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3).

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

2510 N 24th St, 2510 North 24th Street, Omaha, United States

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