feat. Gerald Veasley Band
September 7
Jazz Under The Stars • Crescendo Tent
Jazz Under The Stars returns to the Mann this fall! Join us in our Crescendo tent for two intimate evenings of jazz overlooking the Philadelphia skyline. Don’t miss dynamic trumpeter, composer, and producer Rick Braun on September 7 and soulful jazz singer Maysa on October 7. Both evenings will feature Gerald Veasley Band. Gerald Veasley, a legendary American jazz bass guitarist, is the Mann’s first-ever Jazz Curator and will assist in programming quality jazz concerts at the Mann for seasons to come.
Please note: Your ticket does not include food or drink. There will be a selection of food truck offerings and beverages available for purchase at the performance.
About the Artists
Rick Braun is a dynamic trumpeter, composer, and producer with over 20 #1 Smooth Jazz hits. Rick Braun has enjoyed a career longevity that is rare in this business. He has crafted his own distinctive sound and become a staple on contemporary jazz radio. He has produced No. 1 hits for David Benoit, Marc Antoine, and former Rod Stewart band sidekick, Jeff Golub. Braun achieved collaborative success on massive hits with Boney James, as a member of RnR with saxophonist Richard Elliot, and with BWB, a powerhouse trio completed by Grammy® winners Kirk Whalum and Norman Brown. He has made a mark staying true to his own musical voice and eclectic influences that have allowed him to collaborate across genres with some of the biggest names in music, including Tina Turner, Tom Petty, Sade, Natalie Cole and REO Speedwagon.
Gerald Veasley’s musical odyssey has taken him to the top of the contemporary music world as a bassist, bandleader, composer, producer, educator, and curator. His performance as a six-string bassist has been top shelf, as his extensive body of work attests. Veasley has recorded or performed with many of the world’s top artists in Jazz, R&B and Gospel including Grover Washington Jr., Joe Zawinul, Kirk Whalum, Will Downing, Chuck Loeb, Maysa, Nnenna Freelon, Special EFX, Pieces of a Dream, McCoy Tyner, and more. Gerald Veasley is also the curator of the Unscripted Jazz Series at SOUTH Jazz Club, an educator at University of the Arts, and the Artistic Director and Co-Founder of Gerald Veasley’s Bass BootCamp. Veasley also serves his community as President of the non-profit organization, Jazz Philadelphia. His life as a creative professional is clearly multifaceted. Indeed, he wears various “hats” yet he is motivated by a singular purpose – to translate his joy of music to the world – music without boundaries.