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Holding the Torch For Liberty

Eli Yamin

Label: The Jazz Drama Program
Released: 2012
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Tracks

Newsgirl Rag Don’t Go Back On Your Raisin’ (Piano Solo) Factory Dance New York Harbor-Comet’s Arrival The Roar of the Wild Boar Newsgirl Rag II Factory Dance II It’s the Way That You Talk What Is America? Don’t Go Back On Your Raisin’ What Is America? (Blues) What Is America? (Habanera) Wild Cat Strut Cuban Love Song Flame Dance Newsgirl Rag III Don’t Go Back On Your Raisin’ (Reprise) What Is America? (Finale)

Personnel

Eli Yamin

piano

Evan Christopher

clarinet

Sara Caswell

violin

Chris Washburne

trombone

Nicki Parrott

bass

Stefan Schatz

drums

Album Description

The Cast CD of Holding the Torch for Liberty: Professional jazz musicians from New Orleans, Columbia University and Jazz at Lincoln Center combine forces with bright young talent from Celia Cruz Bronx High School of Music to record a CD of Holding the Torch for Liberty, the jazz musical about women's suffrage.

With story, music and lyrics by jazz musician Eli Yamin and teacher Clifford Carlson, this musical uses ragtime, classic blues, New Orleans style, and Cuban inspired music to tell the story of women fighting for and winning the right to vote in 1920.

Produced by The Jazz Drama Program, a non-profit company founded in 2003 to bring jazz to young people and get them involved. With over 64 performances in 4 states and 2 countries and licensing of the show available through Theatrical Rights Worldwide, The Jazz Drama Program is poised to make Holding the Torch for Liberty a national sensation through community based productions around the U.S. and abroad in this presidential election year. "The hippest move in jazz education, ever." JazzTimes "Thank you Eli for the wonderful experience you have allowed our students to have with the Jazz Drama Program and the recording at Avatar Studios. I share your vision and dream to have students experience music and apply... more

credits

released April 1, 2012

All vocal songs by Eli Yamin and Clifford Carlson and published by Yamin Music (BMI)
All instrumentals by Eli Yamin and published by Yamin Music (BMI Music)

Producer: Eli Yamin
Associate Producer: Clifford Carlson
Executive Producers: Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation, Theatrical Rights, Kirk Imamura and Avatar Studios
Recording & Mix Engineer: Jim Anderson
Additional Engineering: Tim Marchiafava, Roy Hendrickson
Assistant Engineer: Tim Marchiafava
Mastered by Alan Silvermanat Arf! Productions
Recorded at Avatar Studias
Artistic Director, The Jazz Drama Program: Eli Yamin
Acting Coach: Judith Greentree
Assistant Vocal Coach: Lisa Gwasda
Cover Illustration: Sarah Edkins
Packaging Design: Scott Johnson

Musicians:
Conductor, Piano: Eli Yamin (Eli Yamin is a Steinway Artist)
Bb and C Clarinet: Evan Christopher
Violin: Sara Caswell
Trombone, Euphonium: Chris Washburne
Bass: Nicki Parrott
Drums, Percussion: Stefan Schatz

The Jazz Drama Program Singers:
Rossell Agpaoa
Sofia D'Alessandro
Tiffany Araya
Darlene Guiterrez
Lisa Gwasda
Iva Kostic
Ambar Lopez
Anaie Loyola
Drew Maiden
Georgina Mella
Alice Olom
Baldwin Pena
Shantaysha Peprah
Justin Rivera
Asia Sanchez
Additional Dialogue: Jonah Kupperstock

Thanks to: Kirk Imamura, Jim Anderson, Alan Silverman, Roy Hendrickson, Dr.William Rodriguez, Larry Richmond, Shireen Dickson, Kim Hoare, Celia Cruz Bronx High School of music, Steve Spiegel, Theatrical Rights Worldwide, Avatar Studios and all the supporters of The Jazz Drama Program