Dr. Eddie Henderson: Uncommon Genius — World Premiere Documentary Film Presentation, Discussion & Performance

Wed, Feb 07

Eddie Henderson – trumpet George Cables – piano Michelle Carpenter – director & co-producer Mark Rabideau – film producer & music consultant Catch the world premiere of the new documentary Dr. Eddie Henderson: Uncommon Genius and then participate in a discussion with the filmmakers and Henderson about the movie and his incredible story. Following the discussion, Henderson and pianist George Cable will perform a set of music. NOTE: This special event is a dinner show and requires the purchase of an entrée. *** Eddie Henderson grew up amidst the Harlem Renaissance. His mother danced for Duke Ellington’s Cotton Club, while his father sang with the Charioteers on the Bing Crosby Show. He took his first trumpet lesson with Louis Armstrong and later studied with Miles Davis. Family friends constituted a Who’s Who of celebrities, including Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Willie Mays, and Jesse Owens. Dr. Eddie Henderson: Uncommon Genius offers a portrait of one of jazz’s greatest living artists, but too, unpacks the journey of an American hero who served our nation in the Air Force, overcame racial barriers to become America’s first professional Black figure skater, and persisted to earn a medical doctorate and practice medicine, all before launching his more than sixty-year storied career as a jazz artist whose resume boasts of stints with Herbie Hancock, Art Blakey, Dexter Gordon, and more. Celebrate Black History Month by celebrating a life of uncommon genius and the unparalleled accomplishments of Dr. Eddie Henderson.