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Grammy-winning
Trumpeter Brian
Lynch
Teams up with Bassist Boris Kozlov
Saturday, May 9th, with performance at 8 PM and pre-performance talk at
7 PM
The innovative, award winning concert series features duos fronted by
Grammy award-winning musicians. This installment features 2008
Grammy award winner Brian Lynch on trumpet paired with Boris Koslov on
bass. Each concert will include a pre-performance “Jazz Talk” and
a post performance “Meet the Artist” reception. The Jazz
Talk will begin at 7:00 PM followed by the concert at 8:00 PM. This
series is a collaboration between the Athens Cultural Center and Planet
Arts and is supported in part by a CIP grant from the Greene County
Council on the Arts.
General admission: $ 15.00, Athens Cultural Center members, Planet Arts
subscribers, students and seniors: $ 10.00.
Information: For
concert information and reservations, contact Planet Arts at
518-945-2669 or email Planet Arts at planetarts@earthlink.net.
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Ralph
Lalama and John Hart
Team up on
Saxophone and Guitar
Saturday, June 6th, with performance at 8 PM and pre-performance
talk at 7 PM
All you have to do is put your lips together and blow, or so they
say. Find out as Grammy award-winning saxophonist Ralph Lalama
blows hot and swings hard at the ACC. Joining Ralph will be
guitarist John Hart. The concert will include a pre-performance “Jazz
Talk” and a post performance “Meet the Artist” reception.
The Jazz Talk will begin at 7:00 PM followed by the concert at 8:00
PM. This series is a collaboration between the Athens Cultural
Center and Planet Arts and is supported in part by a CIP grant from the
Greene County Council on the Arts.
General admission: $ 15.00, Athens Cultural Center members, Planet Arts
subscribers, students and seniors: $ 10.00.
Information: For
concert information and reservations, contact Planet Arts at
518-945-2669 or email Planet Arts at planetarts@earthlink.net.
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Four Free Quartet
Saturday,
July 11th, with performance at 8 PM and pre-performance talk at 7
PM
Greenlander Rhys Tivey
brings his
alternative quartet of young jazz artists to Athens, experimenting with
traditional formal elements of jazz while incorporating classical
counterpoint and rock harmony. The concert will include a
pre-performance “Jazz Talk” and a post performance “Meet the Artist”
reception. The Jazz Talk will begin at 7:00 PM followed by
the
concert at 8:00 PM.
Information: For more
information, contact 518-945-3432 or info@athensculturalcenter.org.
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| August |
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Pete Wagula on Jazz
Guitar
Saturday,
August 8th, with performance at 8 PM and pre-performance talk at
7 PM
Sometime summer
resident Pet Wagula brings his virtuosic bottleneck guitar skills to
bear on his own compositions, ranging across the spectrum from jazz to
country blues. Pete also uses live looping to fill our intimate
concert space with his solo guitar. The concert will include a
pre-performance “Jazz Talk” and a post performance “Meet the Artist”
reception. The Jazz Talk will begin at 7:00 PM followed by
the concert at 8:00 PM.
Information: For more
information, contact 518-945-3432 or info@athensculturalcenter.org.
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