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Thursday August 19, 2010
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About The Artist & The Program… Victor Lesser and Manhattan City Music with vocalist Mala Waldron will perform great American Jazz from legends such as Charlie Parker, Count Basie, Ray Charles, Big Joe Turner, and Tony Bennett. The concert will also feature the great American composers Cole Porter, Gershwin and Harold Arlen. Victor Lesser has performed with many great musical artists that include Ben E. King, Dr. John, Luther Vandross, Chuck Magione, R& B Band Stuff, The David Letterman Show Band with Paul Shaffer and Cyrus Chestnut. Traveling all over Victor has performed in Europe, Japan and the Carribean and at the North Sea Jazz Festival, and the Heineken Jazz Festival. His diverse influences come from Tony Bennett to Louis Prima to Ray Charles and Donny Hathaway. The daughter of well know jazz pianists, most notably her dad Mal Waldron, pianist to the great Billie Holiday is where Mala got her love for music. With her first R&B band Mala was signed by RCA at age 15. She went on to receive a degree in jazz piano, voice and composition from SUNY Old Westbury. Mala has performed all over the world and has been a featured artist on many CD’s. Her CD “Always There” was listed in the JazzUSA Top 20 Jazz CD’s of 2006. “When you hear Mala Waldron's soulful voice on her CD ... you realize that you are experiencing something very special, for Waldron is not only an accomplished vocalist and songwriter, but also a fine pianist who hits the keys with great precision, bringing various musical influences into a jazz realm" says Ernest Barteldes - All About Jazz "Her voice richly compelling ... think Anita Baker meets Nina Simone." |
Thursday August 26, 2010 Trombone: James Lincoln Collier |
The Gotham Jazzmen will play hot music, Dixieland, and swing of the 1920s, 30s, and 40s. Drummer and percussionist Steve Little has recorded with the big bands of Lionel Hampton, Charlie Barnet and Duke Ellington (on two Grammy Award winning albums). He has also recorded with Dave Brubeck, Clark Terry, Ray Nance and Terry Gibbs and singers Joan Baez, Peggy Lee, Pearl Bailey, Sarah Vaughan, Anita O’Day, Josephine Baker, and Mel Torme. A veteran player of Broadway shows, and recording artist for movie and television, Steve reached his largest audience during his 22 years in the studio band for Sesame Street and The Electric Company on PBS. James Lincoln Collier trombonist founded on of the earliest jazz bands at Hamilton College. His musical career has taken him across Europe from London to Leningrad. James is a leading expert and writer on jazz stars such as Armstrong, Goodman and Ellington. His latest book is The American Jazz Theme Song. Lee Lorenz, on cornet began his career in the early 50’s performing with Eli’s Chosen Six. He has been an active member of the NY jazz scene ever since, and has toured with Bob Greene’s Jelly Roll Morton Band. Lee is most famous though as an artist and for his cartoons for The New Yorker magazine and served as its art editor from 1973 to 1998. Every Sunday night he performs at Arthur’s Tavern in Greenwich Village. Pete Sokolow, Klezmer, Dixieland and swing musician, stride pianist in the style of Fats Waller and Jelly Roll Morton, author, teacher and recording artist, has been an accompanist for Klezmer greats like Dave Tarras, Rudy Tepel, Paul Pincus, Howie Leess, Ray Musiker, Sid Beckerman and the Epstein Brothers (who always called him "The 5th Epstein"). He also orchestrates off Broadway shows and documentary films. Dick Waldburger on bass has been featured at jazz clubs such as Bechet’s, Eddie Condon’s Jimmy Ryan’s and the Cajun. He is also a practicing corporate lawyer. Ernie Lumer on clarinet graduated from Julliard and was with the Halifax Symphony Orchestra. Ernie has played at all the great New York jazz clubs and currently plays in the Creole Cookin’ Jazz Band at Arthur’s Tavern along with Lee Lorenz. |
