Tommy Igoe and the Birdland All-Stars Share Legendary Night of Jazz

By: Feb. 14, 2018
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Tommy Igoe and the Birdland All-Stars Share Legendary Night of Jazz

A thrilling night of jazz comes full circle onto the Pasant Theatre stage: the renowned BIRDLAND ALL-STARS featuring Tommy Igoe come to Wharton Center on Saturday, February 24, 2018. Tickets are available at the official source to purchase Wharton Center tickets online, whartoncenter.com, at the Auto-Owners Insurance Ticket Office, or by calling 1-800-WHARTON.

Featuring the finest musicians in New York, THE BIRDLAND ALL-STARS have been thrilling audiences at "The Jazz Corner of the World" for the last 10 years. Now, they return to the road for the first time in 5 years, having created new arrangements featuring the music of David Bowie, The Police and Steely Dan, as well as fresh treatments of iconic compositions by Charlie Parker, Chick Corea and Herbie Hancock.

Tommy Igoe is one of the world's most prominent drummers, bandleaders and music education authors. All of his published works are #1 on Amazon, have attained bestseller status on every relevant list worldwide, and many are required coursework at top-tier collegiate music schools and conservatories. He has been featured on multiple Grammy Award-winning recordings and recently won the coveted 2014 Modern Drummer Reader's Poll award for "Best Jazz Drummer." Tommy also created the drum set book for Disney's Broadway production of The Lion King, where he also served as the production's associate conductor from its inception.

For high-resolution images of THE BIRDLAND ALL-STARS, visit www.whartoncentermedia.com.



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