Jazz Encounters features a live performance followed by a jam session with a focus on education, hosted in the WDNA Jazz Gallery, and co-produced with Nicole Yarling and the JECC.
- No ticket refunds.
Jazz Encounters ft. Fat Produce
August 9 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Free – $30
August’s Jazz Encounter features FAT PRODUCE.
Fat Produce is a Miami-based soul jazz trio led by Studio City, CA natives, guitarist Addison Rifkind and drummer Michael Duffy. This duo, alongside upright bass, is a guaranteed head-nodder whose live set includes a fresh mix of original compositions and deep cuts from the hip-hop, soul, and jazz crates. Taking inspiration from the past, Fat Produce breathes new life into the guitar trio format and unearths a modern musical vocabulary encompassing the past 70 years of musical heritage while keeping it funky and groove focused.
Fat Produce is proud to release their debut, funk-filled 45, “Sticky Beets b/w SON!”
Following the lineage of classic soul jazz songwriting, “Sticky Beets” kicks off side A with a familiar feel, but one that’s uniquely Fat Produce. Taking the language of Idris Muhammad and Clyde Stubblefield, drummer Michael Duffy molded these two icons into his own vocabulary that blends seamlessly with Addison Rifkind’s Grant Green, Boogaloo Joe Jones, and George Benson-inspired melodic form. The feel encompasses The JB’s original lineup but with a signature Fat Produce funk. Written during Rifkind’s and Duffy’s weekly rehearsal and writing sessions, “Sticky Beets” is a collaborative effort highlighting their many influences in the classic soul jazz realm.
On the flip, side B’s “SON!” takes things up a notch with a swamp funk etude transformed into a bonafide funk banger. This tune emerged from a riff Rifkind was shedding during one writing session. When Duffy heard this line, inspiration struck. He quickly jumped on the kit and asked Rifkind to keep looping it. Duffy then experimented with several Bay-Area-inspired funk grooves, and boom just like that, the A and B sections were born. With the gritty and almost country-funk hook, intricate drum feel, and bouncing upright bass break, “SON!” is a fresh take on what the classic guitar trio can do.
After the concert is an open jam. Bring your instrument!
Students! Be sure to score one of the limited free student tickets.
MEMBER TICKETS
- WDNA members pay a discounted price for tickets and must show a valid WDNA Member Card at the door.
- Basic WDNA Membership is $60 per year. Click here to become a Member.
- Purchase of Member priced tickets without a valid Membership will require you to purchase a $60 basic membership at the door.
STUDENT TICKETS
- There is a limited number of FREE student tickets for the concert.
- If you’re going to jam, LIST YOUR INSTRUMENT in the ticket form.
- Tickets are reserved on a first come, first served basis for students who will attend the concert and participate in the jam session.
- Students must show a valid student ID at the door to claim their FREE student ticket.
- If you’d like to perform in the Jam session and there are no student tickets left, please contact Sarah Cruz: 305.662.8889, x210 or [email protected].
GENERAL ADMISSION
- General Admission tickets are for attendees who are not WDNA members.
- If you’d like to have access to member discounted tickets for the Jazz Encounters Series, sign up to be a member! The cost is just $60 for a yearlong membership.
- Click here for more WDNA membership information.
CONTACT INFO
- 305.662.8889, x210
- [email protected]
Thank you to our Jazz Encounters Sponsors:
