Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Joey DeFrancesco Trio at The Allen Room, NY

Joey DeFrancesco Trio October 17-18, 7:30pm & 9:30pm, The Allen Room
Organist Joey DeFrancesco single-handedly brought the Hammond B3 organ back into the public eye. The winner of five consecutive Down Beat magazine Critics Poll awards, DeFrancesco relights the fire of the classic organ and tenor combos, joined by tenor saxophonists David "Fathead" Newman, Vincent Herring and John Nugent.
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Big Band Bash October 23-25, 8pm, Rose Theater
The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra led by John Clayton and Jeff Hamilton journeys east from Los Angeles to match wits, reeds and riffs with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis. It's the Savoy Ballroom at Columbus Circle as two blazing big bands face-off on one swinging stage!

Free with your tickets!
Pre-Concert Lecture, NightlyIrene Diamond Education Center, 7pm
Trumpeter Sean Jones of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra discusses the music of the evening and the significance of the big band in jazz, joined by special guests from the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra.
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Jazz Talk: Why Aren't There More Women in Jazz?October 30, 7pm, Irene Diamond Education CenterWhile other fields such as classical music are now wide open to women, the jazz field remains male-dominated. Why is this? We'll talk with saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom, cellist Akua Dixon and journalist Lara Pellegrinelli and other women musicians and writers about where things stand and if the situation is changing.Buy Tickets Now!


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