Charles McPherson

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The genius of Charles McPherson has been chronicled by a vast library of recordings spanning the past six decades. McPherson has performed at concerts and festivals around the world with quartets, quintets, and full orchestras. He has toured the United States, Europe, Japan, Africa, South America, and Canada with his own group as well as with jazz greats Barry Harris, Billy Eckstine, Lionel Hampton, Nat Adderly, Jay McShann, Phil Woods, Wynton Marsalis, Tom Harrell, Randy Brecker, James Moody, Dizzy Gillespie, and others.

For more than 65 years, McPherson’s artistic ingenuity has been integral to the jazz landscape. Widely recognized as a prolific composer, McPherson was the resident composer for the San Diego Ballet, composing for the company three original suites plus two chamber music arrangements. McPherson’s numerous awards include the prestigious Don Redman Lifetime Achievement Award and the Detroit Jazz Festival Robert E. McCabe Guardian of Jazz Award.

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