Delfeayo Marsalis 'Such Sweet Thunder' tour February 18, 2011

Internationally acclaimed trombonist, composer, producer and 2011 NEA Jazz Masters Award recipient Delfeayo Marsalis brings Sweet Thunder a theatrical jazz production featuring actor Kenneth Brown, Jr. and a jazz octet—Marsalis on trombone, Lynn Grissett on trumpet, Shaena Ryan on baritone sax, Mark Gross on alto sax, Derek Douget on tenor sax, David Bryant on piano, Dezron Douglas on bass, and Winard Harper on drums —plus full stage set and costuming to 36 American cities and towns from January through May, 2011. The show will be directed by John Grimsley with a script by Charles E. Gerber. Kenneth Brown, Jr. will do the January/February tour dates.
Sweet Thunder is a major departure from the original Such Sweet Thunder, hard to imagine in the hands of a musician less versatile than Delfeayo Marsalis. Sensitive to the musical requirements, he explores the original material in the distinctive language of his native New Orleans, yet his melodic alterations and formal additions are seamlessly composed and orchestrated.