11th Edition · Cala Gonone, Golfo di Orosei
Cala Gonone
Cala Gonone
Jazz Festival 1998
Line-up of the 11th Cala Gonone Jazz Festival (1998). Venues: P. Ticca Amphitheatre. Featured artists: Elvin Jones, Billy Higgins and Jack DeJohnette.
The line-up day by day
P. Ticca Amphitheatre
Programme — Day by Day
Monday 20 JulyP. Ticca Amphitheatre9:30 pm
Elvin Jones (drums), Carlos McKinney (piano), James King (bass), Eddie Henderson (trumpet), Sonny Fortune (sax, flute)
A largely self-taught drummer, he was the brother of the musicians Hank and Thad Jones. From 1960 to 1966 he was the drummer of John Coltrane's quartet, with a polyrhythmic approach that became a reference point. Artist profile →
Tuesday 21 JulyP. Ticca Amphitheatre9:30 pm
Harold Land (tenor sax), Oscar Brashear (trumpet), William Henderson (piano), Richard Reid (bass), Billy Higgins (drums)
A drummer from Los Angeles, he played on Ornette Coleman's first records starting in 1958, helping to give birth to free jazz. He then became one of the most frequently heard drummers on Blue Note records of the 1960s. Artist profile →
Wednesday 22 JulyP. Ticca Amphitheatre9:30 pm
Eliot Zigmund New York Quartet
Roberto Bonisolo (sax), Cameron Brown (bass), Antonio Ciacca (piano), Eliot Zigmund (drums)
Thursday 23 JulyP. Ticca Amphitheatre9:30 pm
Michael Cain (piano), Jerome Harris (bass, guitar), Jack DeJohnette (drums)
Raised in Chicago, he started out on piano and then devoted himself to the drums. From 1966 in New York he played with Charles Lloyd's quartet and then with Miles Davis, taking part in “Bitches Brew”. Artist profile →
Sources & notes
The festival is organised by the cultural association L’Intermezzo (Nuoro), which also directs its artistic programme.Festival website: calagononejazzfestival.com
Programme taken from calagononejazzfestival.com · official artist photos are not reproduced for copyright reasons; see the festival website.
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