On the forefront of the European jazz scene since the 1960's, jazz guitar legend, Philip Catherine, teams up with NYC-based German bassist extraordinaire, Martin Wind, in a melodic jazz duo setting for an intimate concert at BLU!
Belgian guitarist and jazz legend, Philip Catherine, has been on the forefront of the European jazz scene since the sixties. His work great artists like Chet Baker, Dexter Gordon, Larry Coryell, Tom Harrell, Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen, Stéphane Grappelli, Charles Mingus, Carla Bley, along with his unique approach & sound and his dedication to music have been important and influential.
He has played in the most prestigious concert halls, from the Berlin Philharmonic to the Carnegie Hall, from the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam to the Olympia and Salle Pleyel in Paris and the Palais des Beaux-Arts of Brussels, but still loves to play in jazz clubs from time to time, because of the direct communication with the audience.
Bassist and composer Martin Wind was born in Flensburg, Germany and moved to New York to study at New York University (NYU) with a scholarship by the German Academic Exchange Service. Currently he is a member of the trios of Bill Mays, Dena DeRose, Bill Cunliffe, Ann Hampton Callaway, Ted Rosenthal, as well as of Matt Wilson’s Quartet “Arts and Crafts.”
Martin has recorded and/or performed with the following artists: Guidon Kremer, Christoph Eschenbach, Mstislav Rostopowitch, Lalo Schifrin, Monty Alexander, Pat Metheny, Clark Terry, Mark Murphy, Slide Hampton, Toots Thielemans, Buddy DeFranco, The Metropole Orchestra, Radio Big Bands Cologne, Hamburg, Frankfurt and Berlin, Michael Brecker, Randy Brecker, Eddie Daniels, Curtis Fuller, Phil Woods, Bud Shank, Johnny Griffin, Bucky Pizzarelli, Mike Stern, Larry Goldings, Johnny Mandel, Frank Wess, James Moody, Hank Jones, John Scofield, Sting, Ann Hampton Callaway, Michel Legrand, Mulgrew Miller, Ken Peplowski, Anat Cohen, Benny Green, Vanguard Jazz Orchestra and others.
Since 2013, Catherine & Wind have toured the globe playing material from their duo album, “New Folks” (ACT Records). We are thrilled at the opportunity to present these two European jazz masters on our stage here in the Rubber City at BLU Jazz+ for one night only – get your tickets today!