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Nick Phillips/Ariane Cap Group at Rendon Hall

Courtesy of Paul S. Fingerote | Posted on May 15, 2019

Where

Rendon Hall
2040 Addison Street
Berkeley, CA
Map
510.845.5373

When

Sun, June 9, 2019
8:00 PM

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Musicians

John Simon
saxophone

About

Nick Phillips' warm-toned, soulful trumpet playing and Ariane Cap's relentlessly grooving, pyrotechnic bass playing create a mesmerizing musical mosaic. Whether reinventing an Antonio Carlos Jobim bossa nova classic, putting a fresh new spin on a familiar standard, or bringing an inventive new original composition to life, the Nick Phillips/Ariane Cap Group delivers a compelling musical mix that strikes the perfect balance between restless creativity and listener accessibility. Rounding out the Phillips/Cap Group are two of the Bay AreaÕs best: John Simon (piano) and David Rokeach (drums). Perhaps best-known as a jazz record producer, with credits on countless internationally distributed releases including more than a dozen GRAMMY-nominated projects, Nick Phillips' heartfelt, lyrical jazz trumpet playing was put in the national spotlight with release of his own debut album, Moment to Moment (co-led with pianist, Cava Menzies)...

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