Victor Provost
Category: Event Calendar
Date and Time for this Past Event
- Friday, Apr 29, 2022 8 - 11 p.m.
Location
BLU Jazz+
47 E Market St
Details
Join us as virtuosic steel pannist & award-winning percussionist grooves back into Akron from Washington, D.C. for very special live concert appearance at BLU! Featuring Victor Provost, Dan Wilson, Alex Brown, Tony DePaulis, James Johnson III.
Born and raised on the island of St. John, Virgin Islands, Victor Provost is widely regarded as one of the world’s leading voices on the unique, and often misunderstood, steelpan. Through appearances at concert halls, clubs, and stages throughout the world, he has developed a reputation as a “dazzling” soloist, crafting an impressive improvisational voice and style. With a strong foundation in Bebop, a contemporary sensibility, and deep roots in Caribbean music, he seamlessly melds and mixes genres. The Washington D.C. City Paper’s “Jazz Percussionist of the Year” six years in a row, his most recent recording, Bright Eyes, debuted at #5 on the iTunes Top 40 Jazz Charts and was met with praise from The Washington Post, Downbeat Magazine, and Jazz Times.
