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  • FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE




    REMEMBERING AFRICAN AMERICAN CONTRIBUTIONS TO JAZZ
    FROM AUTUMN LEAVES TO AFRICAN VILLAGE





    On Saturday FEB 18, th from 6:30 pm to 930PM at HARLEM HERITAGE TOURS at 104 Lenox Avenue (115 -116 Street) piano masters Bertha Hope, Denton Darien, saxophone/vocalist John Satchmo Mannan, Alvin Ellington Flythe on tenor sax Tarik Shah on bass and many others will celebrate the music and contributions of Louis Armstrong, John Coltrane, Ella Fitzgerald, Horace Silver and others to the Jazz idiom
    The concert is live and free The event is supported by the New York State Jazz Literacy & Arts Society, the law firm of Lipsig, Shapey Manus and Moverman and The Jazz Foundation of America
    Free live stream connect is https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJhOImcp1ed_3JX
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    Louis Fouché has steadily established himself as one of the most exciting and versatile saxophonists in the world. He is the saxophonist with Jon Batiste & Stay Human on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and he has spent more than a decade performing with 10-time Grammy winner Eddie Palmieri.

    Fouché has toured on 6 continents and over 30 countries, and he'll be making his Bar LunÀtico debut as a bandleader on Friday, July 15.

    Sets at 9pm and 10:30pm. You won't want to miss this!

    Lineup:
    Louis Fouché (alto sax)
    Romain Collin (piano)
    Luques Curtis (bass)
    John Davis (drums)
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  • “Unlike some bassists who are content to compose and remain mostly as a vital cog of the rhythm section, Reed does that but also manages to solo on almost every piece. He has a lyrical touch but can swing too.” - Jim Hynes, Making a Scene Music Magazine, July 29, 2020 Sean Jones, trumpet Todd Marcus, bass clarinet Jonathan Epley, guitar Eric Kennedy, drums Jeff Reed, bass Jeff Reed is an acoustic bassist, electric bassist, composer, and educator residing in Baltimore, MD. One of the most in-demand sidemen in the area, Jeff has performed extensively throughout the United States and throughout the world. As a sideman, Reed frequently works with bass vibraphonist Warren Wolf, trumpeter Sean Jones, and bass clarinetist Todd Marcus. Jeff has also performed with a slew of musicians over the years including Gary Thomas, Miguel Zenon, David Sanchez, Dave Kikoski, Dave Liebmann, Tom Scott, Jeff Coffin, Bennie Maupin, Kirk Whalum, Take 6, and Tom Morello to name a few. Reed has also been recorded on over fifty full-length albums. Showtime is 7 pm ET/6 pm CT/5 pm MT/4 pm PT/11 pm GMT Streaming cost is $10 Donations are welcomed. The link will be revealed to you 15 minutes before the show and will remain active through May 28
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