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In Search of the Lost Riddim: The Jamaican Jazz Connection on February 26

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COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR JAZZ STUDIES
IN COLLABORATION WITH HARLEM STAGE PRESENTS...

In Search of the Lost Riddim: The Jamaican Jazz Connection

Featuring Cedric Brooks (saxophone), Ernest Ranglin (guitar), Orville Hammond (piano), Wayne Batchelor (string bass), Desmond Jones (drums), Cecil Sonny Bradshaw (trumpet & piano), Larry McDonald (conga), and Douglas Ewart (reeds & percussion)



Thursday, February 26, 2009
Conversation at 6:00 pm
Concert at 7:30pm
Harlem Stage @ Aaron Davis Hall
150 Convent Ave @ 135th Street, NYC
Admission: $15
For tickets please call 212-281-9240



Renowned Caribbean cultural historian Herbie Miller curates a once-in-a-lifetime evening celebrating the interconnection between Jamaican and American jazz culture.



The evening features nine renowned jazz musicians performing together for the first time, including renowned Jamaican guitar ace Ernest Ranglin, multi-instrumentalist Douglas Ewart, and tenor saxophonist Cedric Brooks.



The evening will begin with a discussion among these musicians, moderated by Herbie Miller.



Presented through the Columbia/Harlem Jazz Project and The Harlem Stage Partners Program

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