Robert Rucker will perform at Ventnor Coffee.
VENTNOR – Jazz great Robert Mansfield Rucker and The Robert Robert Project will perform at Ventnor Coffee’s Summer Jazz Series Saturday, April 20 and Monday, May 27.
Born in Chicago and raised in Miami, Rucker is a jazz drummer, composer and music teacher who has recorded and performed with many notable artists, including Wynton Marsalis, Marcus Roberts, Wycliffe Gordon and Eddie Henserson, among others. He has also produced music for Sony Pictures.
Rucker appears on Wynton Marsalis’ Amongst the People: Live at the House of Tribes on Blue Note Records. He also is featured on the soundtrack of the movie Black or White with hip-hop duo Dead Prez. Robert released and produced his debut CD, Make Blue, featuring Philip Harper and Todd Williams in 2002. His latest release, Blue York, features world-renowned trumpeter Wynton Marsalis.
Ventnor Coffee is located at 108 N. Dorset Ave. For more, see Ventnor Coffee on Facebook. To learn more about Rucker, see Robert Rucker Project on Facebook.
