Tickets are now on release for the Donny McCaslin Group, performing in The Limelight on Wednesday 25 October as part of Belfast International Arts Festival.
Saxophonist Donny McCaslin and his group were David Bowie’s Blackstar Band, the last band to perform with the iconic artist.
In this gig they will play music from their latest album, “Beyond Now”, the highly anticipated album which is dedicated to David Bowie.
“It was like a dream except it was something I could never have dreamed of” reflects McCaslin on working with Bowie on Blackstar. “David Bowie was a visionary artist whose generosity, creative spirit, and fearlessness will stay with me for the rest of my days. Beyond Now is dedicated to him and to all who loved him.”
The album, “Beyond Now”, documents “David Bowie’s Last Band” as they were processing both their grief and Bowie’s distinctive impact.
With three Grammy nominations and 11 albums to his name, McCaslin’s path to Bowie and Beyond Now can be traced back to 2011 with the release of his album Perpetual Motion, taking on an electric direction for the first time, in contrast to his previous acoustic projects.
After featuring as a soloist on the track Sue (Or in a Season of Crime) Bowie visited McCaslin and his band at the 55 Bar in Greenwich Village, resulting in a new collaboration and friendship that transpired through the recording of Blackstar until Bowie’s passing.
The Belfast International Arts Festival is supported by National Lottery funding through its Principal Funder, the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, Ciaran Scullion, Head of Music, Arts Council, added:
“The Arts Council recognises this festival’s enormous contribution to high-quality, world-class arts and culture in return for a relatively small amount of public investment. The addition of the Donny McCaslin Group enriches the musical offering of this truly international festival and I would encourage everyone to go along.”
Tickets for the concert are available now at belfastinternationalartsfestival.com. Updates on the Festival can be found on the website and the Belfast International Arts Festival Facebook and Twitter pages.