Tillis Performance Hall, Bromery Center for the Arts, UMass Amherst
Thursday, Nov. 18 at 7:30 p.m.
Christian Sands, Billy Taylor Jazz Artist-in-Residence, is one of the most exciting young jazz musicians today, enjoying a remarkable career trajectory, touring and recording with Christian McBride’s Inside Straight and Trio, and collaborating with the likes of Gregory Porter and Ulysses Owens. Playing selections from his stunning new album, Be Water, Sands takes inspiration from water’s tranquility and power in gorgeous and thrilling compositions.