Free event at The Durham Hotel, 315 E Chapel Hill St, Durham, on Sunday, June 26th, 2016, 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. This is a monthly event.
Dusk til Durham: Jazz, Hip Hop and Sunsets on the Roof with The Beast
Join us on the roof as The Beast performs their monthly soundtrack to the sunset.
No fee for entry, all ages welcome. Call 919-768-8831 to make a reservation or arrive early to find a prime spot.
Now in its ninth year, The Beast is an innovative and electrifying hip hop and jazz ensemble, known for pushing creative boundaries and dynamic collaborations. Straight out of Durham, the cultural and entrepreneurial nexus of a new south, The Beast is a home-grown artistic force, mixing tap-dancers, puppeteers, and spoken word artists into its repertoire.
Comprised of professor, community organizer, and emcee Pierce Freelon, keyboardist Eric W Hirsh, drummer Stephen Coffman, and bassist Peter Kimosh, The Beast has thus far executed a Duke University-commissioned big band project, curated residencies at the North Carolina Museum of Art, and toured Panama as featured in a PBS web-series. The quartet is currently working on a second full-length album with Philly-native producer/drummer Steve McKie (Bilal, Jill Scott, Musiq, et al).