UB Music Dept. presents George Caldwell

UB Music at Hallwalls is a collaborative concert series between the University at Buffalo Department of Music and Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center. Featuring UB performance faculty and students, the series presents bold and innovative performances that connect the university’s vibrant music community with Buffalo’s broader cultural scene. From experimental new works to fresh interpretations of chamber repertoire, these concerts showcase the creativity and vision of artists committed to expanding the possibilities of contemporary music.

This event is FREE and open to the public. ($10 suggested donation to support Hallwalls Music Program)

George Caldwell hails from Clarksdale, Mississippi. After a brief stint with Clifford Jordan, Caldwell followed Mulgrew Miller into the piano chair of the Duke Ellington Orchestra, leading to seven years with The Count Basie Orchestra, under the direction of Frank Foster. Some of the many great artists he has shared the bandstand with include Dizzy Gillespie, Cab Calloway, Frank Wess, Clark Terry, Quincy Jones, Joe Williams, George Benson, Kenny Garrett, Art Blakey, Savion Glover, Lou Rawls, Lionel Hampton, George Coleman, Louis Smith, Joe Newman, Roy Hargrove, Bobby McFerrin, Max Roach and Jon Faddis.

Caldwell studied at Memphis State University and Oberlin Conservatory of Music. He was awarded a Ralph Bunche Fellowship for masters work at Rutgers University and has garnered many prestigious awards throughout his career. In Buffalo, Caldwell leads a quintet of top-tier musicians performing original compositions and standards from the American songbook. In 2022 he was inducted to the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame.

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Sunday, December 7 at 8:00 pm

$25 general admission, $20 students/seniors, $18 members

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Friends & Neighbors

Tickets available online now.

Thomas Johansson - trumpet
Fredrik Ljungkvist - tenor saxophone/clarinet
Oscar Grönberg - piano
Jon Rune Strøm - double bass
Tollef Østvang - drums

Call it a neo-"New Thing" sensation" - Josef Woodard, DownBeat Magazine

The Norwegian/Swedish quintet Friends & Neighbors was formed in 2008 in Trondheim, Norway. Since their first record, "No Beat Policy" in 2011, they have released three more powerful albums, and established themselves as a force to be reckoned with on the Scandinavian jazz scene. The band is clearly defined by the five members’ strong individual voices as players and composers. Their long experience playing together gives the music a clear and distinct sound. Stretching from melodic ballads to hard swinging free-bop and powerful free jazz, they keep the collective sound intact, showing influences from a wide spectrum of jazz history. The band has been touring extensively for years, including concerts Europe, USA, Japan, New Zealand and Australia.

In 2024 Friends & Neighbors released the album Circles on Clean Feed

Apple Music and Spotify:
https://music.apple.com/no/album/circles/1726953209?l=nb
https://open.spotify.com/album/2KzAIIgsFmOM6WYGBmPfhd?si=cwfTVKnsSHqw5gMq-pvupQ

"With the customary blend of inventive compositions, accomplished playing and fine interaction, Friends & Neighbors delivers everything one might want from an adventurous jazz combo ...

GALLERY HOURS: Tuesday–Friday 11:00am–6:00pm Saturday 11:00am–2:00pm.

UB Music Dept. presents George Caldwell

Friends & Neighbors

GALLERY HOURS:
Tuesday–Friday 11:00am–6:00pm

Saturday 11:00am–2:00pm.