Waltons World Masters presents
Béla Fleck
Edmar Castañeda
Antonio Sánchez Trio
Waltons New School of Music welcomes Béla Fleck, Edmar Castañeda, Antonio Sánchez Trio to Dublin and the National Concert Hall for the Waltons World Masters Series.
To be sure, the new all-star trio of Béla Fleck, harpist Edmar Castañeda and drummer Antonio Sánchez features instrumentation that might safely be called uncommon. Unless, of course, you’re already familiar with the 18-time Grammy Award winner Fleck — the genre-blurring virtuoso who has done more to expand the possibilities of the banjo than any other player in the instrument’s history. From his bluegrass beginnings to his otherworldly Flecktones to his collaborations with Chris Thile, Chick Corea, The Blind Boys of Alabama, McCoy Tyner and Zakir Hussain (the last three of which the World Masters Series has also presented) to his astonishing reimagining of Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, Fleck’s work never fails to surprise. What doesn’t surprise is the impeccable calibre of his collaborators — and this new trio includes two of the most gifted musicians of their generation.
Hailing from Bogotá, Colombia, Casteñada has singlehandedly cemented the harp’s place in jazz with his innovative approach to the instrument and his collaborations with such music titans as Wynton Marsalis, Paco de Lucia, John Scofield, Ricki Lee Jones, Hiromi, Pedrito Martinez, Marcus Miller, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Ivan Lins, The Yellowjackets and Paquito D’Rivera. 5-time Grammy-winner Sánchez grew up in Mexico City and built a reputation as one of the great jazz drummers through his long collaboration with guitarist Pat Metheny. He has also been a visionary bandleader, helming progressive groups like Bad Hombre and collaborating with Chick Corea, Gary Burton, Charlie Haden, Michael Brecker and other giants. His Golden Globe-nominated (and Grammy winning) score for Alejandro González Iñárritu’s 2014 film Birdman earned him renown far outside the jazz world.
Formed in 2024, BEATrio found its sound during a special twelve-show run at the Blue Note Jazz Club in Greenwich Village, where the group fearlessly explored new, original music, most of it collaboratively written. Now they embark nightly on explorations that audiences will find irresistible – rich with strong melodies, gorgeous harmonies and sinuous grooves. Unmissable.
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