
Show Times:
Thu, Feb 20 @ 6:30 PM
(Doors open at 5:30 PM)
Ticket Sales: On Sale
44 S. Main St, Concord, NH 03301
Gile Series: JazzReach presents: Yes Indeed! featuring Metta Quintet
"Yes Indeed!" is a vibrant, interactive journey into the heart of American music: the blues. With its roots in the work songs, spirituals, hymns, field hollers and chants of 19th century American south, the blues are the DNA of all indigenous American music. From the raw emotion of R&B to the infectious grooves of Funk, the soaring heights of Gospel, the rebellious energy of Rock, the rhythmic storytelling of Hip Hop, and especially the improvisational brilliance of Jazz, the blues resonate.
"Yes Indeed!" unlocks the mysteries of this powerful music, exploring:
- Roots & Heritage (oppressive social conditions)
- Early Blues Styles: Delta Blues
- Northern Migration and the evolution of Regional Blues Styles
- The Standard 12 bar Blues Form
- Blues Lyrics and Blues Singing
- Blues in the jazz context and use of the form as a platform for improvisation
- Blues as an aesthetic means of coping, overcoming, persisting and
- prevailing
"Yes Indeed!" aims to showcase the blues as a profound form of artistic expression, capturing the full spectrum of human experience, from the depths of sorrow to the heights of joy. More than that, it illuminates the blues as a powerful tool for confronting life's challenges, finding strength in the face of hardship, and ultimately, finding a way to not just survive, but to thrive.