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<\/a>At the very moment that last evening\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s memorial service for Dave Brubeck got underway, the rumble of thunder penetrated the massive Gothic walls of New York City\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Cathedral of St. John The Divine. A murmur ran through the throng filling the 120-year-old church.<\/p>\nWith dignity and a commanding presence, Iola Brubeck read Langston Hughes\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 poem <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Recalling one of the last times her husband played in the cathedral, Mrs. Brubeck said, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The 5\/4 is still echoing somewhere in here.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n 5\/4, 9\/8 and assorted other time signatures sounded through the cathedral as combinations of musicians remembering Brubeck A full rundown of the memorial program, including names of speakers, players and compositions, is posted here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Among the highlights of the evening were husband and wife pianists Bill Charlap and Renee Rosnes in a four-handed duet on \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Duke\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and Roberta Gambarini singing an impassioned \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Travelin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Blues\u00e2\u20ac\u009d accompanied by pianist Andy Laverne, bassist Chris Smith and drummer Cory Cox, with clarinetist Paquito D\u00e2\u20ac\u2122Rivera, and Roy Hargrove playing flugelhorn.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Brubeck Brothers backed alto saxophonist Paul Winter and flutist Deepak Ram in \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Koto Song.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Laverne, Dan Brubeck and Chris Brubeck were the rhythm section for Branford Marsalis in his stunning exploration of \u00e2\u20ac\u0153For Iola.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n<\/a> \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I Dream a World.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/a>”\u00a0She said that it”\u00a0echoes the core of her husband\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s belief in the equality of all peoples. An excerpt:<\/p>\n
\nWhatever race you be,
\nWill share the bounties of the earth
\nAnd every man is free\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/div>\n<\/a>played a dozen of his compositions. Catherine Brubeck, pictured here with her dad, told of the time in the 1950s that her father came off the road to their home in the Oakland hills above San Francisco Bay and initiated a jam session with his very young sons. She was two years old. Inspired by the family musicale, she slipped into her tiny tutu and danced around the room. That, in turn, inspired Brubeck to”\u00a0write \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Cathy\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Waltz.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d After she told the story, Catherine introduced her brothers<\/a> Darius, piano; Chris,bass; Danny, drums (pictured); and Matthew, cello; who played her song. That initiated a succession of performances by musicians young and old, from the Brubeck Institute Alumni Quintet in their early twenties to bassist Eugene Wright (pictured), the surviving member of the classic Brubeck quartet of the 1950s and \u00e2\u20ac\u02dc60s. Two weeks short of his 90th birthday, Wright joined Darius to play \u00e2\u20ac\u0153King For a Day,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d his feature from Brubeck\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s musical The Real Ambassadors.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n