Charles McPherson: Alto saxofon
Jeb Patton: Piano
Jeff Littleton: Bass
Chuck McPherson:Drums
Charles McPherson was born in Joplin, Missouri and moved to Detroit at age nine. After growing up in Detroit, he studied with the renowned pianist Barry Harris and started playing jazz professionally at age 19. He moved from Detroit to New York in 1959 and performed with Charles Mingus from 1960 to 1972. While performing with Mingus, he collaborated frequently with Harris, Lonnie Hillyer (trumpet), and George Coleman (tenor sax).
McPherson has performed at concerts and festivals with his own orchestra.
McPherson was recently featured at Lincoln Center showcasing his original compositions and arrangements with a seven piece ensemble. He has toured the US, Europe, Japan, Africa and South America with his own group, as well as with jazz greats Billy Eckstine, Lionel Hampton, Nat Adderly, Jay McShann and others.
McPherson has recorded as guest artist with Charlie Mingus, Barry Harris, Art Farmer, Kenny Drew, Toshiko Akiyoshi, the Carnegie Hall Jazz Orchestra, and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis. He has recorded as leader on Prestige, Fantasy, Mainstream, Discovery, Xanadu, and most recently Arabesque. His most recent recording is the highly acclaimed "Manhattan Nocturne".
Charles was also the featured alto saxophonist in the Clint Eastwood film "Bird," a biography about Charlie Parker.
McPherson remains a strong, viable force on the jazz scene today. He is at the height of his powers. His playing combines passionate feeling with intricate patterns of improvisation. Throughout his four decades of being an integral performer of the music, Charles has not merely remained true to his BOP origins, but has expanded on them.
Stanley Crouch says in his New York Times article on Charles. "He is a singular voice who has never sacrificed the fluidity of his melody making, and is held in high esteem by musicians both long seasoned and young."
Available internationally for Concerts, Festivals, and Club Dates as a soloist or with The Charles McPherson Group. Charles also offers Clinics and Master Classes.
Jeff Littleton - Bassist
From 1993-95 the Herbie Hancock Trio
highlighted the fat groove of bassist Jeff
Littleton. He has played on the Sound
Track of Afterglow, played with Maynard
Ferguson, Charles McPherson and has
an extensive list of re-owned artists that
he has performed with.
star Eric Alexander.
CHUCK McPHERSON - drum
is a native of Detroit, Michigan who spent his formative years in Englewood, NJ and New York City. He is the son of saxophonist jazz great, CHARLES McPHERSON. CHUCK grew up in an atmosphere of heavyweight jazz masters such as Art Blakey, Max Roach, Harold Land, Horace Silver, Billy Higgins and Freddie Hubbard, to name a few. CHUCK is an outstanding percussionist who performed at the Charlie "Bird" Parker Festival in NY City. He recently completed a tour of Italy with his father. CHUCK is a talented composer, singer and much sought after drummer nationally and internationally.
