Charles McPherson Group

Charles McPherson came of age playing alongside Charles Mingus for 12 years. He went on to perform and record with many jazz luminaries, and was the featured alto saxophonist on the soundtrack of Bird, the 1988 film biography of the great saxman Charlie Parker. McPherson remains a strong, viable force on the jazz scene today, combining passionate feeling with intricate patterns of improvisation. Through four decades of jazz, McPherson has not merely remained true to his bop origins, but has expanded upon them. With Rufus Reid, bass; Carl Allen, drums; and Rob Schneiderman, piano.