Marlene Rosenberg Trio
saturday, september 28
TIME: 1:30pm-2:30pm
VENUE: ISAC/Breasted Hall. 1155 East 58th st.
Marlene Rosenberg is sitting on a large rock outside facing the camera and smiling, she is wearing a black jacket, black pants, and black heeled boots and holding her bass, there is a body of water and a tree in the background. Followed by a photo of Rosenberg sitting on pavement against a black background, she is facing the camera and smiling, she is wearing a red and black plaid shawl, black pants, and black knee-high boots, her bass is laid down on the left beside her. Photos by Stan Lee.
Marlene Rosenberg
Having performed and toured with the likes of Joe Henderson, Nancy Wilson, Roy Hargrove, and Stan Getz, it’s not unusual for bassist Marlene Rosenberg to find herself performing with jazz icons, but she also traffics with the newest generation of jazz artists, including young stars such as Jazzmeia Horn, Makaya McCraven, and Marquis Hill. Rosenberg’s festival credits include the Mt. Fuji Festival (Japan), The North Sea Festival (Holland), and the Kristianstad-Ahus Festival (Sweden). As for clubs, she’s played venues ranging from The Village Vanguard in NYC and The Jazz Showcase in Chicago to The Quasimodo in Berlin and The Magnetic Terrace in Paris. As a guest artist and clinician, Rosenberg has adjudicated and taught master classes at Michigan State University, The Buddy DeFranco Festival in Montana, Arizona State University’s Jazz Festival, and the International Society of Bassists.
Her latest recorded work, MLK Convergence, is a collaborative venture that includes NEA master pianist Kenny Barron, drummer Lewis Nash, and, in a guest feature, fellow bassist Christian McBride. The project is a convergence of cultures, generations, and gender. “MLK” is also an acronym for Marlene, Lewis, and Kenny, who have endeavored musically to embody Martin Luther King, Jr.’s message of better understanding and acceptance for all people. All About Jazz’s Dan Bilawsky described the album as “shedding light and love to overshadow the darkness.”
The musicians:
Lara Driscoll — keyboard
Marlene Rosenberg — bass
Kyle Swan — drums