microJAZZ Performance Series at the Mill Hill Playhouse

15 November 2003 - The Dekel Bor Trio
Sets at 6:00 and 8:00
$15 admission
Tickets available at the Utopia Bistro and through http://microjazz.com
See http://dekelbor.com

Dekel Bor is a rising star in the New-York and international jazz scenes. The 24 year-old guitarist-composer has played in major Jazz Festivals with his own critically acclaimed group as well as with the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra, jazz legend Reggie Workman (John Coltrane Quartet, Art Blakey's Messengers, Miles Davis quintet), bassist Cameron Brown (Ornette Coleman, Dewey and Joshua Redman), Walter Blanding (Wynton Marsalis), as well as guitar giants Pat Martino, Russell Mallone and Peter Bernstien. In 2003, Dekel received the prestigious “Young Beacons In Jazz" award.

35 year-old bassist David Ruffels has performed and played with Joe Henderson, Michael Brecker, Joshua Redman, Lionel Hampton, Harold Mabern, and Joanne Brackeen among many others. Dave has performed at Lincoln Center Alice Tully Hall, The Museum of Modern Art, The Blue Note, The Knitting Factory and Smoke as well as Broadway musicals “The Me Nobody Knows," “West Side Story," “Nunsense" and the music of Michael Valente. Dave holds a Masters of Music Degree from SUNY Purchase, NY, as well as a Bachelors Degree in Jazz performance from the Critically acclaimed William Patterson University. Dave currently resides in Manhattan.

Nadav Snir was born in Israel in 1974 and started playing the drums at 16 years of age. Nadav has graduated with top-honors from the conservatory of music at SUNY-Purchase collage with a BFA in Jazz Performance. Nadav has performed and played with such giants as Jon Faddis, Todd Coolman and Arthur Lipner and many many others. Nadav is a recipient of the Israel-American Cultural Foundation scholarship and the Vllendorff Foundation scholarship.

22 November 2003 - The Eric Mintel Quartet
Sets at 6:00 and 8:00
$15 admission
Tickets available at the Utopia Bistro and through http://microjazz.com
See http://ericmintelquartet.com

The Eric Mintel Quartet is a professional jazz ensemble consisting of Eric Mintel on piano Neil Wetzel on sax, Dave Antonow on bass and Jeremy Berberian on drums. The quartet has been together since 1993, and their experience includes a performance at the White House, several performances at the Kennedy Center, collaborations with symphony orchestra and choral groups, outreach to students in elementary schools, performances at jazz festivals, cultural centers and concert halls throughout the country and educating the public on the importance of jazz music in our culture. Energetic, lyrical, swinging and always entertaining, Eric Mintel's group is one of the finest straight ahead jazz quartets in the country today. The public has hailed Eric's passionate piano style, his attention to melody, his catchy original compositions and his use of classical elements within a performance.

Other microJAZZ shows for November and December will be announced as added....we are in the process of adding shows with Richie Cole's NYC Alto Madness Orchestra, Philly keyboardist Eddie Green, and a few other Jazz artists of that caliber.

The microJAZZ Performance Series will run throughout the year (2003/2004) between the Passage Theater Company events. The Jazz Series will feature top-notch Jazz artists from the Trenton, Philly and NYC areas.Refreshments shall be available for purchase at the Playhouse from the Utopia Bistro staff.

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For directions to The Mill Hill Playhouse, please visit http://www.passagetheatre.org/contact/directions.html

For more information, please visit http://microjazz.com