Wednesday, August 7, 2002
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Wednesday, August 7, 2002 |
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Sample and Sanborn jazz up 'The Fred" By MICHAEL
BOYLAN
The second part of the summer concert series at the Frederick Brown Jr. Amphitheater kicked off two weeks ago with a concert from country and pop star Glen Campbell. This weekend, "The Fred" kicks back with the jazz sounds of Joe Sample and David Sanborn. There will be no opening act at the show. Joe Sample will take the stage at 8 p.m. and David Sanborn is expected to perform at 9:15 p.m. Joe Sample is best known for his work with The Crusaders. Born in Houston, Texas, Sample began playing the piano at the age of five. He attended Texas Southern University and teamed up with saxophonist Wilton Felder and drummer Stix Hooper to form The Swingsters. After adding some more members they became The Nighthawks and then The Jazz Crusaders. After dropping jazz from their name, The crusaders went on to record a number of jazz or fusion hits, such as "Chain Reaction," "Put It Where You Want It," and "Street Life" as well as the records "Did You Feel That," "Carmel," and "Ashes to Ashes." Sample also became well known in the music industry and began doing session work with a number of big artists, such as Steely Dan, Joni Mitchell, Diana Ross and The Jackson 5. Lately, Sample has teamed up with vocalist Lalah Hathaway on several tours. Earlier this year Sample toured Japan and his most recent concert before coming to Peachtree City was at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. David Sanborn is a veteran saxophonist who has experienced a wide variety of musical success in his long, illustrious career. He began by playing on the jazz and rhythm and blues circuit in St. Louis as a teenager and soon found himself as a member of the Paul Butterfield Blues Band from 1967-1971. After that he began working with artists such as Paul Simon, The Eagles, Bruce Springsteen and The Rolling Stones. His most famous piece of session work came in 1975 though, when he guested on David Bowie's hit single, "Young Americans." 1975 was also the year that Sanborn released his first solo album, "Taking Off Sanborn." He has released 13 albums since then and has achieved success not only in sales but also in recognition in the form of Grammys. His 1980 album "Hideaway" was nominated for a Grammy but he did not win one until 1982's "Voyeur." He won his next Grammy with 1986's "Double Vision" and has netted critical acclaim since then. Sanborn has sold over six million albums in his carrer and has one platinum and six gold albums. Sanborn's lastest album is "Songs From the Night Before" which features some remakes of his earlier work, including "Spooky" and "Missing You." He has worked with a full 60-piece orchestra as well as with New Orleans trios and fits in extrordinarily with both. There are still tickets available for the show at a cost of $45. The box office opens at 6 p.m the night of the show and after individual tickets are sold, standing room only tickets will be available. Phone 770-631-0630 for more information. |
