Jazz Play "It's A Hardbop Life" to Appear at New School University

Jazz Musicians Act in Cast of Play at New School University

It's a Hardbop Life, which debuted at the 2004 New York JVC Festival, will be presented at the New School University in October. It is an exciting musical play that features, for the first time, top musicians from the bands of Blakey, Ellington, and Basie as the principal actors. The play is a coming of age story about a young college athlete named Q. who, in a dream, takes a trip back to 1964 to debut a “new" style of jazz called Hardbop.

Location:
New School University
Performance Space 7:00pm
55 W. 13th Street (between 5th
& 6th Aves), 5th Floor
Friday October 22 and Saturday, October 23, 2004
Showtimes at 7pm both nights
ADMISSION IS FREE NO TICKET REQUIRED

The play stars from Five Guys Named Moe, former Duke Ellington trombonist and Art Blakey protege, Gregory Charles Royal; trumpeter Chris Albert; saxophonist Bill Saxton; pianist Marcus Persiani; bassist Andy McCloud; drummer from the Broadway Hit Aint Misbehavin' , Ken Crutchfield; with Kyle Younger, Melina McGrew, and Paris Royal.

Running Time 2 hours

Written by Gregory Charles Royal
Original Direction by Mike Malone
Transcribed by Denise Bird
Light Design Minori Koike Presented New School University American Youth Symphony Music Performance Fund

American Youth Symphony
262 16th St SE Ste 3
Wash., DC 20003
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