David Murray

« Heʼs just a very accomplished musician who knows everything there is to know about
orchestrating (…) On the Questlove Afropicks project I loved his arrangements (…),
sounds that Iʼd never heard before. So I wanted that on my new album. Whenever I do
horns now, Iʼm going to send them his way »
Macy Gray talking about David Murray in The New York Times

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3D FAMILY & WME is happy to announce the following date gathering Macy Gray, David Murray and a Big Band :

July 5th – Imatra Jazz festival (Finland) / ibbf.fi/ibbf/
July 6th – Estival Jazz Festival Lugano (Switzerland) / http://www.estivaljazz.ch/
July 7th – North sea Jazz Festival (Netherlands) / http://bit.ly/IisyKQ
July 8th – Umbria Jazz Festival (Italy) / http://english.umbriajazz.com/
August 29th – La Villette Jazz festival (France) / http://www.jazzalavillette.com/
November 18th – London Jazz festival (England) / http://www.londonjazzfestival.org.uk/
November 20th – Is Sanat Hall (Turkey) / http://www.issanat.com.tr/tr/anasayfa/

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Following their work within the musical project Questlove Afro-Picks (including Tony Allen, Questlove from The Roots, Amp Fiddler…) in collaboration with Red Bull Music Academy, Macy Gray asked David Murray for her forthcoming new album (‘Covered’ – release date March 26th) to rearrange a cover song (‘Love Lockdown’) from Kanye West.

The idea of a Big Band was born from these two collaborations, taking the shape of a transversal journey through the universe of a unique ‘pop’ & soul artist, Macy Gray, upgraded with the sonic sense of Jazz artist David Murray. Thus, the project will be the occasion to hear for the first time live some of the new songs out from ‘Covered’ – as Love Lockdown and Wake Up – arranged by David Murray, alongside with recent compositions by David Murray (Be My Monster Love with Ishmael Reed lyrics, and Doctor Suite) and one Macy Gray’s striking song Relating To A Psychopath (from the album The ID).

The Stomping and Singin’ The Blues Project offers a crossing bridge between several essentials musical sources. It starts from the roots of all: the Blues (Let’s Talk About Jesus, Dead Presidents), link up afterwards with Pop & Soul music (Macy Gray’s songs), and ends enclosed under the contemporary perspective of Jazz music (Dreams, Stressology, Interview Suite). Wrapped by the presence of the Big Band (15 musicians), this new repertory is brought to another level.

This line-up and those songs are the cement for this new project, which Macy Gray is the central element. A unique voice combined with new arrangements of several pop-soul songs and classic blues tracks by David Murray, plus some of the finest jazz & blues musicians, will all together shape this new project.

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Line-up :

Macy Gray, Vocals
David Murray, Artistic Direction & Saxophone

Tony Kofi
Chris Biscoe
Alto saxophone

Brian Edwards
Richie Garrison
Tenor saxophone

Lawrence Jones
Baryton Saxophone

Noel Langley
Mario Hernandez Morejon
Byron Wallen
Trumpet

Nathaniel Cross
Trevor Alexander Edwards
Tom White
Trombone

Andre Foxxe, Guitar

Marc Cary, Piano & Keyboard

Jaribu Shahid, Bass

Ranzel Merritt, Drums

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All details & news on David Murray’s Facebook page : http://www.facebook.com/davidmurraymusic