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New England Conservatory's 1923 Celebrates The First Woman Tango Singer Rosita Quiroga, The Innovations Of Henry Cowell, The First Recording Of 'Nkosi Sikelel'i Afrika,' Mongolian Soundscapes, And More
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Braithwaite & Katz Communications
The year 1923 was pivotal in Music History. In a concert titled simply 1923, NEC’s Contemporary Musical Arts Department looks at how, one hundred years ago, music engaged with world events, technological innovations, and more. Directed by faculty member Anthony Coleman, the 7:30 p.m. performance on Tuesday, November 14 takes place in Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough St., Boston. Admission is free, reservations are required. For more information visit necmusic.edu. The concert celebrates the innovations of American experimental composer Henry Cowell; ...
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Bassist/Composer Alexis Cuadrado Presents "A Lorca Soundscape" At The Jazz Gallery, This Friday & Saturday Night!
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Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
CD RELEASE CONCERTS THIS FRIDAY & SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 & 21 Located at 1160 Broadway, NYC Alexis Cuadrado - bass, percussion, background vocals, compositions, Claudia Acuña - voice, Yosvany Terry - alto saxophone, Dan Tepfer - piano, Henry Cole - drums To be released on September 24, 2013 on Sunnyside Records, A Lorca Soundscape is a new cycle of original jazz protest songs drawn from Federico Garcia Lorca's poetry Long before terms like “1 percenters" and ...
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Bassist/Composer Alexis Cuadrado Presents The World Premiere of "A Lorca Soundscape"
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Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
Musical compositions of Alexis Cuadrado with lyrics from “Poeta en Nueva York" by Federico García Lorca. “A Lorca Soundscape" is a 2011 commission by Chamber Music America, “New Jazz Works" program Featuring The Alexis Cuadrado Group Claudia Acuña— Voice Miguel Zenón—Saxophone Dan Tepfer—Piano Alexis Cuadrado—Bass Mark Ferber—Drums Tuesday., March 27, 7:30pm The Center for Latino Arts and Culture at Rutgers University Nicholas Music Center Douglass Campus ...
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Trumpeter Vinnie Cutro & New York City Soundscape Release "Sakura"
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All About Jazz
On Sakura, his 4th album as a leader, trumpeter Vinnie Cutro presents a set of straight ahead mainstream jazz that extends the legacy of such hard-driving bands as Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers and the 1950s quintets led by Horace Silver and Miles Davis. Cutro contributes 6 originals and a haunting arrangement of the familiar traditional Japanese melody “Sakura," the CD's title track. The band--including master drummer Billy Hart and the acclaimed saxophonist Jerry Bergonzi--also delivers a suitably wistful ...
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