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DEX100: Dexter Gordon Centennial Tribute Concert

Arts + Literature Laboratory presents DEX100, a Dexter Gordon centennial tribute concert, on Friday, February 2, 7:30pm. Tickets $20 general admission or $15 student/ALL Member in advance online, or $25 at the door for everyone.

Performers will include Jon Irabagon, Eric Koppa, Pawan Benjamin, Johannes Wallmann, Peter Dominguez, Matt Endres.

This concert will be attended by by Dexter's widow and biographer, Maxine Gordon, during her visit to Madison in February 2024. Jazz historian, long time jazz advocate, executive, and archivist, Maxine Gordon "is a force in her own right, advocating for the music and musicians in many capacities" - All That Jazz.

In 2013, Maxine and her son Woody Shaw III founded The Dexter Gordon Society, a nonprofit cultural organization created to preserve, document, and present their collective life's work. She is also President of Dex Music LLC which oversees Dexter Gordons copyrights and protects his name and likeness.

The Dexter Gordon Centennial Project has been a year-long celebration of the life and legacy of musical icon Dexter Gordon beginning on the 100th anniversary of his birth - on February 27, 2023 - and commencing through February of 2024. Organized by The Dexter Gordon Society, Inc. the commemorative nonprofit preserving Gordon's memory, the project will include events, publications, and initiatives designed to extend Gordon's profound impact, serving as a source of inspiration and cultural enrichment, while guiding the next generation of visionary artists into the future.