GBH Music presented PEACE- The Concert for Eric Jackson, live from the GBH's Calderwood Studio in Brighton on Sunday, April 30.

John Stein, in collaboration with JazzBoston and GBH Music, curated an all-star lineup of jazz musicians from throughout the region who were connected to Eric Jackson's unparalleled legacy of sharing the music he loved with listeners.

The Musical guests included:

Jazz Trio

  • John Stein, guitar
  • Ron Mahdi, bass
  • Mike Connors, drums

and Guest Musicians

  • Fernando Brandão, flute
  • Laszlo Gardony, Piano
  • Lihi Haruvi, Sopranino Saxophone
  • John Lockwood, Bass
  • Joe Lovano, Tenor Saxophone
  • Yoko Miwa, piano
  • Tim Ray, Piano
  • Arrangement of “Peace”: Manuel Kaufmann

The event was moderated by James Bennett II, arts and culture reporter for GBH News.

The Program
New Orleans-style second line jazz procession
Horace Silver: Peace Yoko Miwa, piano
James Bennett II Arts and Culture Reporter, GBH News
Thelonious Monk: Rhythm-A-Ning Joe Lovano, Tim Ray, with Ron Mahdi and Mike Connors
Richard Rogers, Lorenz Hart: It’s Easy To Remember and So Hard To Forget Joe Lovano, Tim Ray with Ron Mahdi and Mike Connors
Anthony Rudel General Manager, GBH Music
John Coltrane: Naima Laszlo Gardony, John Lockwood with Mike Connors
Ira Gershwin, George Gershwin: But Not For Me Laszlo Gardony, John Lockwood with Mike Connors
Ken Field President, JazzBoston
Duke Ellington: Come Sunday Fernando Brandão, Lihi Haruvi with John Stein, Ron Mahdi and Mike Connors
Antonio Carlos Jobim: Triste Fernando Brandão, Lihi Haruvi w/John Stein, Ron Mahdi and Mike Connors
Wayne Shorter: Footprints Fernando Brandão, Lihi Haruvi, Tim Ray, Laszlo Gardony, Yoko Miwa, John Stein, Ron Mahdi, Mike Connors
Dr. Emmett G. Price III Dean of Africana Studies, Berklee College of Music
Horace Silver, arr. Manuel Kaufmann: Peace Fernando Brandão, Lihi Haruvi, Tim Ray, John Stein, Ron Mahdi, Mike Connors

About Jazz Boston: JazzBoston connects, promotes and advocates for the musicians, audiences and venues of Greater Boston’s dynamic and diverse jazz community. The nonprofit organization spreads the music and message of jazz and celebrates Boston as one of the world’s great jazz cities. Find more information at jazzboston.org.

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