Johnathan Blake
Master drummer Johnathan Blake presents a suite about speaking out against injustice with his band Pentad. His work is inspired by the Black Live Matters movement.
With My Life Matters, master drummer Johnathan Blake presents a suite about the relevance of making your voice heard in the face of injustice: those who remain silent become part of the problem. The work, inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, was commissioned by The Jazz Gallery in New York and was released in 2025 on Blue Note Records. Blake performs the suite with his band Pentad, the quintet he assembled to be able to write for a fuller and more pronounced band sound than in his previous projects. Blake grew up in Philadelphia and played with Pharoah Sanders, Ravi Coltrane, Tom Harrell, Chris Potter, Maria Schneider, Donny McCaslin and Kris Davis. For nearly fifteen years, he has been part of the Kenny Barron trio, and he has been featured on several albums by Dr. Lonnie Smith. His field of work is broad: he has also played with the Mingus Big Band and with rapper Q-Tip. As a bandleader, he previously released Homeward Bound (2021) and Passage (2023), both on Blue Note. Line-up: Morgan Guerin - sax, EWI Jalen Baker - vibraphone Fabian Almazan - piano, electronics Dezron Douglas - bass Johnathan Blake - drums, cymbals
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April 2027
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| Datum | Tijd | Locatie | Ticketlink | CalendarLink |
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| Sat 10 Apr | 20:30 | LantarenVenster | Buy tickets | |
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