LOUIS HAYES – NEA Jazz Master
UNIT “B” by Chocolate Maven
821 W. San Mateo Road
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Saturday, May 16th
** 5:30pm: pre-show dinner and cocktails available (Concert Tickets Required)
Concert Start: 7:00pm
$35 (SFMC Members) / $40 (Non-Members) / $50 (VIP Seating*)
PURCHASE TICKETS HERE
Louis Hayes – NEA Jazz Master
Jazz Master Louis Hayes hails from Detroit Michigan, one of the most fertile musical cities that has brought us many jazz giants including Yusef Lateef, Kenny Burrell, Doug Watkins and many more. At 18 years of age he was in New York playing with the great Horace Silver Quintet recording the classic album “Six Pieces of Silver”, which introduced him to the jazz world as a new force to be acknowledged. His reputation took off with Horace from 1956 -1959 when he joined Cannonball Adderley where he and bassist Sam Jones, with their hard driving style of Bebop propelled the quintet to joyous musical heights and timeless recordings through 1965, taking their place in jazz history as the “Dynamic Duo” of jazz. In 1965 he joined Oscar Peterson for two years, returning again in 1971.
For the next few decades Louis became leader / co-leader of a series of groups which included Freddie Hubbard, Kenny Barron, Junior Cook, Woody Shaw and Dexter Gordon, in addition to several years with McCoy Tyner.
In 2002, he formed and led The Cannonball Adderley Legacy Band, producing 3 successful albums including musicians Vincent Herring, Jeremy Pelt and bassists Vincent Archer and Dezron Douglas. In 2017 he produced “Serenade for Horace “, a BlueNote records album honoring his mentor Horace Silver. He currently leads his own quintet featuring Abraham Burton and vibraphonist Steve Nelson. Their latest album features a playlist of Hard Bop classics that are reminiscent of the jazz heydays of which Louis Hayes has his own star along “The Jazz Walk of Fame”.
Over the course of his amazing career, Louis Hayes has played and recorded with John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, J.J. Johnson, Sonny Rollins, Jackie McLean, Wes Montgomery, Joe Henderson, Cedar Walton and George Benson. He has received numerous honors including the highest honor given to any jazz musician; The NEA Jazz Master Award.
Still firing it up like he has for decades, SFMC would like to honor Louis Hayes on his 89th birthday coming up on May 31st, a birthday which he shares with his very close friend Tootie Heath. Calling all drummers !!!! This Concert will sell out very quickly, so we advise that you get your tickets early.
The Louis Hayes Quintet will also be appearing at The Outpost in Albuquerque on Thursday, May 14th – www.outpostspace.org and Friday, May 15th in Taos for the Taos Jazz Society, www.taosjazz.org
*VIP Tickets provide access to a reserved seating area on a raised platform with an unblocked view of the stage. This section is slightly removed from the main crowd, offering a more private and comfortable experience. VIP seating is very limited — only a few seats are available.
Unit B is a dinner-theater style dining venue featuring high caliber live performances. The restaurant typically opens for dinner, wine and craft cocktails at 5:30pm. Food and drinks will be available until the kitchen closes approximately 1 – 2 hours after the show starts.
We will verify your ticket purchase by name when you arrive. There is no need to print tickets in advance. Your show ticket entitles you to a seat in the space, which will be allotted on a first-come first-served basis.
DINNER RESERVATIONS: To ensure that Unit B is able to accommodate your whole party together, or to request a specific seating location, please make a table reservation in addition to your ticket purchase. To make a reservation, please fill out this form.
Please note that while Unit B does their best to accommodate specific seating requests, depending on the size of your party and the order in which your reservation is received, they may not always be able to do so. For groups of 5 or more, a table reservation is required in order to ensure you will sit together. Please note you may be seated at a table with an unrelated party. For any additional questions, please email hello@unitbsantafe.com.
