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Eric Alexander
January 26 • Saturday • 7:30pm
The cold winds may be blowing but Eric Alexander and his tenor saxophone will be blowing some hot jazz.
“Eric Alexander is a wonder; a young man with a horn whose impassioned tenor sax is the resonant vehicle for one of contemporary jazz’s most exciting and original voices.” – Chuck Berg, Jazz Times
Boasting a warm, finely burnished tone and a robust melodic and harmonic imagination, tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander brings a seasoned veteran's proficiency and poise to his latest recording, “Nightlife in Tokyo.” As he has on his four previous Milestone albums as a leader, the 34-year-old colossus-on-the-rise approached this new project with an assured and mature musical vision, gracefully sidestepping the novelties and trends that have come to the fore in so much contemporary jazz marketing.
*Artists Workshop in the PAC Gallery at 3:00PM
Participants of this free workshop are encouraged to bring their own instruments. |
$40 Orchestra • $25 Mezzanine
$35 Senior Orchestra • $20 Senior Mezzanine (age 60 and above)
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Bay-Atlantic Symphony
Windy Winter
January 27 • Sunday • 4pm
*Conversation with the Conductor at 3 PM on the Main Stage
$40 Orchestra • $30 Mezzanine
$35 Senior Orchestra • $25 Senior Mezzanine (age 60 and above)
$15 Children (under 12 with adult ticket)
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Quintet for Piano and Winds |
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Serenade for Winds |
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Frederick Douglass
IN THE SHADOW OF SLAVERY
starring Mel Johnson, Jr.
February 2 • Saturday • 7:30pm
"Frederick Douglass: In the Shadow of Slavery" is a one-man theatrical journey of the most important African-American activist in U.S. history. Film and Broadway star Mel Johnson Jr. (Mufasa in The Lion King) portrays Douglass' struggle for freedom --for himself and millions of others-- from his childhood in slavery to his intense friendships and work with Susan B. Anthony, John Brown and Abraham Lincoln.
$40 Orchestra • $25 Mezzanine
$35 Senior Orchestra • $20 Senior Mezzanine (age 60 and above)
$10 Children (under 12 with adult ticket)
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More information on Frederick Douglass |
TRINITY IRISH DANCE COMPANY
February 7 • Thursday • 7:30pm
Uniquely Irish-American, Trinity Irish Dance Company crosses dance and cultural boundaries to create a new vocabulary for Irish step dancing. The company’s repertoire is cutting-edge, redefining the medium with all the passion, flair, and precision that has earned many of its members critical acclaim. The company’s aerial grace, hard-driving percussive power, and lightning-fast agility combine for a breathtaking performance.
$45 Orchestra • $30 Mezzanine
$40 Senior Orchestra • $25 Senior Mezzanine (age 60 and above)
$10 Children (under 12 when accompanied by an adult)
“Trinity is constantly pushing the limits and expanding the range of the art in every direction. Trinity is not only the most interesting Irish dance company, it is one of the most interesting dance companies of any kind.” – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |
Trinity Irish Dance Company Website
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SINGING ASTAIRE
"A Fred Astaire Songbook"
February 10 • Sunday • 4:00pm
Ronny Whyte, Hilary Kole and Christopher Gines, the creators and original stars of the hit musical, “Our Sinatra,” perform many of the marvelous songs that Mr. Astaire sang. “Puttin’ on the Ritz,” “Night and Day,” “Top Hat,” “Dancing in the Dark,” “The Way You Look Tonight,” and the Astaire classic, “Cheek to Cheek” are included.
$35 Orchestra • $20 Mezzanine
$30 Senior Orchestra • $15 Senior Mezzanine (age 60 and above)
$10 Children (under 12 when accompanied by an adult)
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NY Times Article on Singing Astaire
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ETHOS PERCUSSION GROUP
With special guests Bernard Woma, Ghanaian gyil & Glen Velez, frame drums.
February 12 • Tuesday • 7:30pm
Music and spirit combine in this exciting first-time collaboration featuring the Ethos Percussion Group, Ghanaian gyil master Bernard Woma, and Grammy-winning frame drummer Glen Velez. The program explores the impact of percussion music and drumming in many world traditions including Middle Eastern, African, Native American, and South American. The repertoire demonstrates the universality of drumming, and its cross-cultural uses in the curative arts.
$40 Orchestra • $25 Mezzanine
$35 Senior Orchestra • $20 Senior Mezzanine (age 60 and above)
$10 Children (under 12 with adult ticket)
“…extraordinarily skilled ethnic drumming…one of America’s finest percussion quartets.” --Percussive Notes |
Ethos Percussion Group Website
Bernard Woma
Glen Velez |
STEVE RILEY & THE MAMOU PLAYBOYS
February 15 • Friday • 7:30pm
When Cajuns go out on the weekend looking for a band that will recharge their pride and identity, they find it in Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys.
Steve Riley grew up in the prairie town of Mamou where French is spoken on the street, the national holiday is Mardi Gras, and a poor family is one without a fiddler or accordion player. Steve plays a single-row diatonic instrument made by his cousin, famed accordionist Marc Savoy. At age 15, this young prodigy was noticed by Dewey Balfa. Under Dewey’s guidance, he grew as a performer, learning hundreds of French songs and how to sing them in Balfa’s singular hurts-so-good style, and taking up the fiddle as well. In 1988, he and David Greely formed the Mamou Playboys.
Barry Ancelet described Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys as “constantly push the edge, raising the level of musicianship to hair-raising heights.
$40 Orchestra • $25 Mezzanine
$35 Senior Orchestra • $20 Senior Mezzanine (age 60 and above)
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Mamou Playboys Website
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