Ace Gillett's Lounge is proud to present The Dave King Trio ft. Matt Mitchell and Billy Peterson!
Doors open at 7:00pm and the show starts at 8:00pm on Thursday, December 20th, 2018.
We are also excited to be partnering with New Belgium Brewing for this event. New Belgium Brewing and Ace Gillett's Lounge have a long, shared friendship and The Dave King Trio is a perfect time to showcase that history. Ace Gillett's will be offering specials all night on New Belgium beers and there will be opportunities to win prizes throughout the evening!
Dave King is one of the most celebrated drummers in modern jazz. His contributions to the Minneapolis and New York jazz scenes are incalculable, and his imagination and boundless enthusiam behind(and around) the drum set are singular and stunning. He has performed in 75 countries on six continents, and has been a member of bands like The Bad Plus, Happy Apple, Halloween Alaska, 12 Rods, Love Cars, The Gang Font, and others. He has also recorded or performed with Bill Frisell, Joshua Redman, Jeff Beck, Tim Berne, Mason Jennings, Mark Morris Dance Company, Haley Bonar, Meat Beat Manifesto, Craig Taborn, Jason Moran, David Tom, Atmosphere, and many others. Check out http://www.daveking.net for more details!
Matt Mitchell currently composes for and leads several ensembles featuring many of the current foremost musicians and improvisers. He is an anchor member of several significant creative music ensembles which integrate composed and improvised music, including Tim Berne's Snakeoil, the Dave Douglas Quintet, John Hollenbeck's Large Ensemble, Rudresh Mahanthappa's Bird Calls, Jonathan Finlayson's Sicilian Defense, Dan Weiss's Large Ensemble, and more. Visit http://www.mattmitchell.us to learn more!
Billy Peterson is one of the premier bass players in the world, as well as being a successful producer and aranger, having worked with Ben Sidran, Eddie Harris, Leo Kottke, Bob Dylan and Steve Miller, to a few. Bill has been the bassist for the Steve Miller Band for 15 years and they are currently touring. He is also the musical director for a cooking show which is produced in the south of France, soon to be seen in the US. Go to http://www.petersonbilly.com for more info!
