TERENCE BLANCHARD RELEASES NEW VERSION OF “FALL” BY WAYNE SHORTER

August 6, 2021

Terence Blanchard has released “Fall,” the second single to be revealed from Absence, a stunning new album due out August 27 that pays tribute to legendary composer and saxophonist Wayne Shorter. Featuring the acclaimed trumpeter with The E-Collective—pianist Fabian Almazan, guitarist Charles Altura, bassist David Ginyard, and drummer Oscar Seaton—and the Turtle Island Quartet led by violinist/artistic director David Balakrishnan with Gabe Terracciano on violin, Benjamin von Gutzeit on viola, and Malcom Parson on cello, the album presents pieces written by Shorter as well as original compositions by Blanchard and members of his band. Shorter’s piece “Fall” first appeared on the seminal Miles Davis Quintet album Nefertiti recorded in 1967.

“I wanted to honor him to let him know how much he has meant to me,” says Blanchard. “When you look at my own writing, you can see how much I’ve learned from Wayne. He mastered writing compositions starting with a simple melody and then juxtaposing it against the harmonies that come from a different place to make it come alive in a different light. That’s what makes the beauty of it. This album is about composition—not just his works but writing our own music to see how much he’s influenced us.”

TERENCE BLANCHARD – TOUR DATES:

Aug. 6 – Carnegie Hall Citywide @ Bryant Park – New York, NY

Sept. 5 – Riverfront Jazz Festival – Dallas, TX

Oct. 2 – Exit Zero Jazz Festival – Cape May, NJ

Oct. 15 – Zoellner Arts Center – Bethlehem, PA

Oct. 16 – Matthews Theatre – Princeton, NJ

Oct. 17 – New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival – New Orleans, LA

Oct. 19-20 – Hopkins Center at Dartmouth – Hanover, NH

Nov. 4 – Uihlein Hall – Milwaukee, WI

Nov. 13 – The Music Hall – Portsmouth, NH

Nov. 16-17 – The Jazz Kitchen – Indianapolis, IN

Nov. 18 – Memorial Hall – Cincinnati, OH

Nov. 20 – The Listening Room – Grand Rapids, MI

The track listing for Absence is as follows:

1. Absence (David Ginyard)
2. The Elders (Wayne Shorter)
3. Fall (Shorter)
4. I Dare You (Intro) (Terence Blanchard)
5. I Dare You (Blanchard)
6. Envisioned Reflections (Intro) (Ginyard)
7. Envisioned Reflections (Ginyard)
8. The Second Wave (David Balakrishnan)
9. When It Was Now (Shorter)
10. Dark Horse (Charles Altura)
11. Diana (Shorter)
12. More Elders (Shorter)

Produced by Terence Blanchard & Robin Burgess