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James Blood Ulmer, One Of The 'Greatest Guitarists Of All Time,' In Cambridge, MA on November 16, 2023
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Mary Curtin Productions
James Blood Ulmer is among the most distinctive and influential electric guitarists who has made a career built on left turns and reinvention. One of the most expressive guitarists on the planet, Blood is one of the undisputed keepers of the flame for the “harmolodic movement” created by Ornette Coleman. He takes those fundamentals and applies them at will to any genre he pursues, from rootsy Americana, rock, hyper funk, outside electric, Hendrix-inspired cosmic blues. Blood’s music is rooted in ...
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'Listen To This' Exploring The Early Electric Period Of Miles Davis
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Mary Curtin Productions
For the past year, improvising keyboardist Dave Bryant, curator and host of the “Third Thursdays" series of monthly harmolodic jazz concerts, has also been involved with the “Listen To This" musical project, which explores the rich musical legacy of Miles Davis, particularly from his early electric period 1968-1975. The project includes founder Jerome Deupree of Morphine and Either/Orchestra (drums), Russ Gershon of Either/Orchestra (woodwinds, organ), Rick Barry of Bim Skala Bim and Lookie Lookie (percussion), Todd Brunel of Know Orchestra ...
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A Tribute To Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers With Messenger Alums Bill Pierce & John Ramsay on November 13
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Mary Curtin Productions
A Tribute to Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers. Featuring “messenger” alums Bill Pierce (saxophone) and John Ramsay (drums); accompanied by Greg Hopkins (trumpet), Dan Fox (trombone), Consuelo Candelaria (piano), and Greg Ryan (bass). Arlington High School Jazz Band, led by Tino D'Agostino, opens. Sunday, November 13, 6:30 pm. For advance concert tickets ($25, $15 students/seniors), click here. For further information visit us, email us or call 617-909-7776. Location Robbins Memorial Town Hall 730 Massachusetts Avenue Arlington, MA ...
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Third Thursdays with Dave Bryant And Friends: A Monthly Harmolodic Jazz Series Starting In April 2022
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Mary Curtin Productions
Keyboardist and composer Dave Bryant has many friends. Many who also happen to be notable local, national, and international jazz artists, who have collaborated with Cambridge-based Bryant on different projects over a span of decades. Those connections began to grow in the early 1980's, within a year after Bryant completed his formal undergrad studies at Berklee. It was then that he began to study privately with free jazz harmolodics pioneer Ornette Coleman. During this seven-year student/mentor period, Coleman counselled Bryant ...
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11th Annual Arlington Jazz Festival with Headliners Randy Brecker And Mark Walker's World Jazz Ensemble from April 7-10, 2022
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Mary Curtin Productions
The Arlington Jazz Festival (Boston) has scheduled a wide variety of musical events over a 4-day stretch in several venues around the town. The Festival, now in its 11th year, is presented by Arlington Jazz. This year’s headlining concert, held at the Regent Theatre on the final day of the festival, showcases legendary multi-Grammy award winning jazz trumpeter/composer Randy Brecker performing with Grammy winning drummer/composer Mark Walker and his World Jazz Ensemble, which features French pianist Alain Mallet, Peruvian bassist ...
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"A Year Of Jubilee" : 36th Annual John Coltrane Memorial Concert With The New England Spiritual Ensemble And The John Coltrane Memorial Concert Ensemble -- Nov. 23, 2013
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Mary Curtin Productions
Friends of John Coltrane Memorial Concert presents “A Year of Jubilee: the 36th annual John Coltrane Memorial Concert," with the New England Spiritual Ensemble and the John Coltrane Memorial Concert Ensemble; hosted by Eric Jackson. Saturday, November 23, 2013, 7:30 pm. $32, $27 students/seniors, $40 VIP. Northeastern University, Blackman Theatre, Ell Hall, 360 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA 02115. Wheelchair accessible. For tickets.neu.edu, 617-373-4700 (TTY 617-373-2184; further information on the concert can be found at friendsofjcmc.org. The John Coltrane Memorial Concert ...
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Aardvark Jazz Orchestra: World Premiere Of "Boston JazzScape" on March 8, 2013
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Mary Curtin Productions
Friday, March 8, 2013 at 7:30 pm Museum of Fine Arts Remis Auditorium 465 Huntington Avenue Boston, MA Admission: $20 members, seniors and students $25 non-members Reservations: 800-440-6975 The internationally acclaimed Aardvark Jazz Orchestra marks the high point of its historic 40th season with the world premiere of music director Mark Harvey’s epic new work, Boston JazzScape. Expect an exuberant display of Aardvark’s “awe-inspiring audience fascination” (Downbeat), as ...
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Aardvark Jazz Orchestra: 40th Annual Christmas Concert -- Dec. 15, 2012
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Mary Curtin
Jerry Edwards, Grace Hughes, and Donna Hewitt-Didham, vocalists Saturday, December 15, 2012 at 8:00 pm Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston, MA 02116 Admission: $15 Information: 617-776-8778 or 617-452-3205 Praised by CultureJazz.Fr (France) for “expansive harmony, brilliant music...discipline, openness, and freedom,” the Aardvark Jazz Orchestra will present its 40th Annual Christmas Concert, a Boston holiday tradition. http://www.aardvarkjazz.com The concert, Music in the Spirit of the Season, will feature the world premieres of two pieces ...
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