Rick Flowers
UW Memorial Union-Play Circle 800 Langdon St., Madison, Wisconsin 53706
Rick Flowers
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Rob Dz - voice
Paul Dietrich - trumpet
Harold Rayford, Jr - saxes
Becca Grant - piano
Richard Hildner - guitar
Bruce Alford - bass
Michael Walls - percussion
Rick Flowers - drums
Rick Flowers grew up deeply immersed in the sounds of funk, soul and blues. His musical journey began at the ripe age of eight with the saxophone, though as he developed as a musician he found himself more at home behind the drum set. His early years were spent in South Central Los Angeles and some of his first gigs were playing in his father's blues band. A force in the Madison music scene ever since, you might have caught him at running the jam at R Place on Park Street, accompanying countless artists around town, or co-leading an ensemble with Corey Wilkes featuring Harold Rayford at this year's Greater Isthmus Jazz Festival. A devout Christian, Flowers works to bridge the gap between jazz music and gospel, creating stirring, soulful music in the process. He first started writing for this ensemble last year in preparation for a well-received set at Strollin' Middleton.