Acácia Jazz Festival | 28 of November | Polana Hotel
One of the most acclaimed and charismatic American jazz musicians, Joshua Redman, is the headliner of the second edition of the Standard Bank Acácia Jazz Festival, to be held on November 28, in Maputo, for the 125th anniversary celebrations of the implementation of this financial services provider in Mozambique.
The jazz festival will also feature Mozambican guitarists Jimmy Dludlu as the resident artist, and Walter Mabas, guitarist and composer, as well as other new talents.
This is event aims at promoting Mozambican music, focusing on Afro-jazz, and positioning the country's capital as a desirable tourist destination.
The festival will also promote other cultural aspects such as poetry and an exhibition of fine arts in the garden near the entrance of the tent that will host the event at the Polana Hotel.
Joshua Redman was born in the 1990s. He was born in Berkeley, California and was the son of legendary saxophonist Dewey Redman. He began playing the clarinet at the age of nine, changing a year later to what became his main instrument: the tenor saxophone.
He began working regularly with some of the leading jazz musicians of his generation, such as Peter Bernstein, Larry Goldings, Kevin Hays, Roy Hargrove, Geoff Keezer, Leon Parker, Jorge Rossy and Mark Turner.
In the same year, he won the prestigious Thelonious Monk International Saxophone Competition and began playing and recording with jazz giants such as Jack DeJohnette, Charlie Haden, Elvin Jones, Joe Lovano, Pat Metheny, Paul Motian, Clark Terry and his father.
Entirely dedicated to music, Redman signed a contract with Warner Bros. Records and edited his first album in 1993, which secured him the first Grammy nomination.
In addition to his own projects, Redman has collaborated with many of today's top musicians including names such as Dave Brubeck, Chick Corea, Dave Matthews Band, Bill Frisell, Charlie Haden, Herbie Hancock, Quincy Jones, BB King, Joe Lovano, Yo-Yo Ma, Branford Marsalis, Marcus Miller, Paul Motian, Simon Rattle, Dianne Reeves, Rolling Stones, The Roots, Kurt Rosenwinkel, John Scofield, Toots Thielemans, McCoy Tyner and Stevie Wonder, among many others. He wrote and performed the song for Louis Malle's latest film, Vanya on 42nd Street, and can also be seen and heard in Robert Altman's Kansas City movie.