Maceo Parker
Date and Time
Saturday Jan 25, 2014
8:00 PM - 8:00 PM EST
Location
Shalin Liu Performance Center, Rockport, MA 01966
Travelling by Car:
Rockport is 45 miles from downtown Boston.
Drive north on Route 128 (through two rotaries) to the traffic light in Gloucester.
At the traffic light, turn left onto Route 127.
Drive 4 miles to Rockport.
Continue through “Five Corners” onto Route 127A (Broadway) toward the harbor. It’s a slight vere to the right. At the stop sign at Mt. Pleasant Street (lighthouse in median), turn left and then bear left onto Main Street. The Shalin Liu Performance Center is on the right at 37 Main Street.
Travelling by Train:
Rockport is accessible by commuter rail from Boston and other Northshore towns. The commuter rail originates from North Station on the Green line in Boston. The train station is ½ mile walk to the concert hall.
Walking Directions from Rockport Train Station:
Leave Rockport Commuter Rail Station and turn left onto Railroad Avenue. Turn right onto King Street for and then turn right onto Beach Street (Atlantic Ocean and Front Beach on other side of Beach Street). Follow Beach Street and the Shalin Liu Performance Center will be on your left after you’ve merged onto Main Street. The Congregational Church is across the street.
Contact Information
978.546.7391
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Description
Maceo Parker stands among the legends of Funk, forging the first half of his stellar career as a sideman for the genre's forefathers James Brown and George Clinton. From being an essential voice in Brown's horn section to helping steer George Clinton and Parliament's Mothership Connection to platinum status, his soulful saxophone playing and vocals are part of funk music history. As a soloist and bandleader for the last two decades, he has brought his seminal sound to collaborations with Ray Charles, Ani Difranco, James Taylor, Dave Matthews Band, the Red Hot Chilli Peppers, and Prince. In 2012, he received the Les Victoires du Jazz in Paris: a Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to music, as well as an Icon Award at the North Sea Jazz Festival. "He's no bebopper, reborn or otherwise. His roots are the church and the blues... his sound is joyful, cutting ribbon of light and heat burnished by grit and soul. There's no doubt about it, ‘There's only one Maceo.'" Downbeat Magazine "… When I think of Maceo Parker I think of legendary funk master and horn player, and… he's still doing it. And that to me makes a really legendary person." Ani DiFranco ''A consummate entertainer whose band shares his single-minded mission to get audiences to their feet and leave them moved and grooved.'' San Francisco Chronicle Tickets: $80, $70, $50
