Grand Portage jazz guitarist Briand Morrison will play at the Grand Marais Library on January 21. Briand’s late father, celebrated artist George Morrison, will have 128 images displayed during the show.
On Saturday, January 21 at 3:30 p.m. the Grand Marais Public Library will offer a rare mixture of art and music when Briand Morrison will perform original jazz guitar compositions to a visual sequence of his late father George Morrison’s artwork.
Young adults and adults will enjoy this fantastic blend of art and music.
Growing up, Briand was surrounded by all styles of music as a child. His life changed when he heard Joe Pass, Portraits of Duke Ellington. That was when Morrison realized jazz could be played on a guitar. Morrison played through college, playing jazz in coffee houses. He now entertains crowds with his new Blues/Rock act that is reminiscent of Hendrix, Stevie Ray, Allman Brothers, and early Eric Clapton with a sound refined from the 1960s-1970s with a flavorful chord or two utilizing a looper, drum machine, and some vocal.
Briand wrote twelve compositions that accompany the 128 images of George Morrison paintings and drawings. Some of these Morrison images have never been shown to the public. The works are from all periods, from the 1940s through his death in 2000.
This program, sponsored by Arrowhead Library System, was funded in part or in whole with money from Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
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