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Daniel Freedman, Omer Avital & Peter Bernstein: The Essence of NYC's Jazz

The Daniel Freedman's Trio featuring Omer Avital and Peter Bernstein embodies all that is great about jazz in New York: the connection to a rich history and the desire not to be bound by it, transcending rigid stylistic categories while drawing inspiration from the many cultural traditions that make this city so vibrant. Happy listening! Daniel Freedman Determined Soul" Imagine That (Anzic) 00:00:00 Omer Avital Yemen Blues" New Song (Motema) 00:05:23 Third World Love ...
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Few can match drummer Daniel Freedman when it comes to pan-stylistic jazz presentations that cut across cultural lines. This lifelong New Yorker has found a way to bridge sonic worlds, erase boundary lines, and merge various musical languages in masterful fashion in his own work and in support of others. It's no wonder why the best of the best--the one and only Sting, West African superstar Angélique Kidjo, and Israeli clarinet queen Anat Cohen, to mention three--have called on Freedman. ...
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