STEPHANIE NAKASIAN and HOD O'BRIEN
A crowd pleasing addition to Steph & Hod's live performances has been their 15-year old daughter Ronnie, a one-time prodigy who headlined at Dizzy's in NYC at age 12 and has now matured into a fine singer in her own right. Her first CD Veronica's House of Jazz, recorded at age 9 under her chosen stage name of Veronica Swift, featured Richie Cole on sax, and her latest, It's Great to Be Alive, features Harry Allen. Ronnie has to be seen and heard to be believed!
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VALERY PONOMAREV & THE VP JAZZ BIG BAND:
Our Father Who Art Blakey
Valery has drawn on his experiences with the Mingus Epitaph band, the Duke Ellington Orchestra, and Chico O'Farrell's Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra to write some of the most exciting big band music to be heard in NYC or anywhere these days. But it's Valery's original charts on tunes associated with his mentor Blakey, with harmonizations on solos originally performed by Clifford Brown, Freddie Hubbard, Lee Morgan, Wayne Shorter, etc. - and even Blakey's recorded shouts echoed by the band - that make this project unique and special. If you can't afford the whole band, then bring Valery in with his great charts to be guest conductor and soloist with your high-quality school or community big band. You'll make the band and your audience happy.
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ODEAN POPE & ODEAN'S LIST
Last year Odean wrote original arrangements for an octet consisting of Terrell Stafford and David Weiss on trumpets; Odean, James Carter and Walter Blanding on saxophones; and the rhythm section of George Burton, Lee Smith, and Jeff "Tain" Watts. The CD, recorded at Lincoln Center, comes out in the U.S. in February, and Odean can put together a similar all-star band (e.g. Sam Rivers and Eddie Henderson are doing his spring tour in Europe) to perform this amazing music at your venue. |
HOLLY HOFMANN & STRINGS!
I heard Holly do a Jobim program with the San Diego Symphony string section playing intricately gorgeous charts, by Mike Wofford and a couple of other great arrangers to augment her quartet + percussionist, for a most unique and fulfilling evening of music. And now, to make it even more special, the great Kevin Mahogany has been added as guest vocalist! Holly also has original Ellington charts for strings, so if you have a classical series and want to add something a little different to your season, consider bringing Holly's band and arrangements to your city!
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J.D. WALTER & SHEILA JORDAN
Longtime mutual admirers, JD and Sheila have an interesting and unique collaboration in mind. You might remember Sheila's duo with bassist Harvie Swartz. Well, J.D.'s recording 2 Bass A Face (and a little skin) features J.D. with two upright bassists and a drummer. Now he and Sheila want to perform together in concert with a bassist (or two), and if you've heard their previous bass projects you know this will not only work, it'll be extraordinary.
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KENNY WERNER & CLAUDIA VILLELA
Thanks to Kenny's natural simpatico with Brazilian vocalist Claudia, their all-improvised duo concert is a high wire act without a net, and as presenters so far will attest, they haven't fallen yet ! If you're imagining music that's avant-garde and "difficult," think again. The proof is in their CD Dreamtales, an exhilarating ride that's warm, melodic and full of surprises. This duo will be the surprise hit of your season, believe me!
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KENNY WERNER & JEAN-MICHEL PILC
A magical two-piano concert at Merkin Hall in NYC was so well-received that they'd like to do it again. So if you can provide two good instruments, these two virtuosos will light up the room with them.
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BUSTER WILLIAMS with TONINHO HORTA & ADAM DEL MONTE
Buster's new project for Artist Share will feature Buster with master guitarists Toninho and del Monte, exploring the common roots of Jazz, bossa nova, and flamenco, with a horn player and a percussionist tba. |
TRIO 3 PLAYS the MUSIC of MARY LOU WILLIAMS
Oliver Lake, Reggie Workman, and Andrew Cyrille perform the compositions of the legendary pianist in 2010, the hundredth anniversary of her birth. This unique concert can also include Geri Allen on piano.
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