George Caldwell and Friends

Name: George Caldwell and Friends
Start: 2025-03-03T19:30:00-05:00
Location: Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center

Schedule

Mon, 03 Mar, 2025 at 07:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center | Buffalo, NY

Monday, March 3 • 7:30pm
The University at Buffalo Music Dept. presents:
George Caldwell & Friends
Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center
FREE! ($10 suggested donation)

Hallwalls Music Program and the University at Buffalo Music Department present a series of Monday night concerts showcasing the work of composers, faculty and performers studying and working in Buffalo. Join us!
This event is FREE and open to the public. ($10 suggested donation to support Hallwalls Music Program)
George Caldwell hails from Clarksdale, Mississippi. After a brief stint with Clifford Jordan, Caldwell followed Mulgrew Miller into the piano chair of the Duke Ellington Orchestra, leading to seven years with The Count Basie Orchestra, under the direction of Frank Foster. Some of the many great artists he has shared the bandstand with include Dizzy Gillespie, Cab Calloway, Frank Wess, Clark Terry, Quincy Jones, Joe Williams, George Benson, Kenny Garrett, Art Blakey, Savion Glover, Lou Rawls, Lionel Hampton, George Coleman, Louis Smith, Joe Newman, Roy Hargrove, Bobby McFerrin, Max Roach and Jon Faddis.
Caldwell studied at Memphis State University and Oberlin Conservatory of Music. He was awarded a Ralph Bunche Fellowship for masters work at Rutgers University and has garnered many prestigious awards throughout his career. In Buffalo, Caldwell leads a quintet of top-tier musicians performing original compositions and standards from the American songbook. In 2022 he was inducted to the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame.
more info at: www.hallwalls.org