“Absence”
Terence Blanchard
featuring The E-Collective and Turtle Island Quartet

“Absence” celebrates Wayne Shorter’s legacy and how it inspired Terence Blanchard’s ever-evolving fusion of music and storytelling. With Shorter’s passing in March 2023, Blanchard intends to continue honoring his mentor by performing this music and commemorating the elder artist’s impact on the world.

For this concert, Blanchard assembles his internationally acclaimed electronic band, The E-Collective (Charles Altura on guitar; Taylor Eigsti on piano and synthesizers; Oscar Seaton on drums; and David “DJ” Ginyard on bass).

Joining the jazz musicians will be the Grammy Award-winning genre-hybrid string ensemble Turtle Island Quartet (Naseem Alatrash on cello; David Balakrishnan and Gabriel Terracciano on violins; and Benjamin Von Gutzeit on viola).