PEACE—The Concert for Eric Jackson

GBH Music celebrates the life and talent of the late legendary jazz host Eric Jackson with "PEACE," a concert at GBH's Calderwood Studio, streaming live on International Jazz Day, Sunday, April 30.

Eric Jackson, host of Eric in the Evening on GBH radio for over 40 years, passed away on Sept. 17, 2022. Eric began broadcasting at GBH in 1977 with his overnight jazz showcase, Artists at Night. Eric in the Evening debuted in 1981 and, with it, his emergence as one of public broadcasting’s most popular on-air personalities. He was truly the “Dean of Boston Jazz Radio,” and he shared his knowledge and his love of music with all of us. Eric was inducted into the Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame on September 22, 2022. Studio 5 at GBH Studios has been named for and dedicated to him.

JazzBoston, in collaboration with GBH Music, has curated an all-star lineup of jazz musicians from throughout the region who were connected to Mr. Jackson's unparalleled legacy of sharing the music he loved with listeners. Musical guests include:

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.

Sunday's concert program lineup:
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

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