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| Anthony Branker & Ascent at the Iridium Anthony Branker & Ascent featuring Antonio Hart (alto & soprano saxophones), Ralph Bowen (tenor & soprano saxophones), Clifford Adams, Jr. (trombone), Jonny King (piano), John Benitez (acoustic bass), and Ralph Peterson, Jr. (drums) will give CD "Spirit Songs" release party May, 17 at the Iridium Jazz Club, NYC. Composer Anthony Branker has been deeply involved in all facets of jazz education for many years now. He earned his Master of Music in Jazz Pedagogy from the University of Miami as well as a Bachelor of Arts in Music and a Certificate in African-American Studies from Princeton University. Currently, he is a music professor and head of the jazz program at Princeton University, where he directs an extensive list of ensembles and teaches courses in jazz theory through improvisation & composition and the evolution of jazz styles. As a trumpeter, Branker has performed and recorded with the Spirit of Life Ensemble - including a five-year residency at New York's internationally renowned 'Sweet Basil' jazz club. He has also performed at a variety of festivals, concert halls and clubs in the United States and abroad, including such locales as Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Lithuania, and Estonia. He has worked in a variety of musical settings with such artists as Ted Curson, Talib Kibwe, Guilherme Franco & Nova Bossa Nova, Michael Cochrane, Steve Nelson, Eddie Henderson, Gary Burton, Stanley Jordan, Benny Carter, Ralph Peterson, Terence Blanchard, Roscoe Mitchell, the R&B group Tavares, and has performed in the critically acclaimed Off-Broadway production of Dinah Was: The Dinah Washington Musical. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Jazz News :: home page |