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| Manhattan Jazz Comes to Sayville On Wednesday, April 18th at the Sayville H.S. Auditorium Sayville High School Jazz Night will take place. This is the annual Sayville event you do not want to miss. Since 2002, the Sayville High School Jazz Choir and Jazz Ensemble have kicked off their Week of Jazz with an all day clinic featuring renowned jazz performers. The clinic culminates in a remarkable Jazz Concert that evening. The next morning at dawn, the ensembles get a taste of the musician's life on their Jazz Week Tour. In years past, the groups have performed not only in competitions but at Disneyworld, on the steps of the Capital Building and before 55, 000 people at the Baltimore Orioles Stadium. This year, the Jazz Choir under the direction of Jeff Hoffman and the Jazz ensemble directed by Andrew Giammalvo, will be competing in the Washington DC Music Festivals, the most comprehensive and prestigious festival in North America featuring performing groups from across the United States. They will be joined on their tour by the award winning Sayville High School Wind Ensemble, Sayville HS Orchestra and the outstanding female barbershop group, the Sayvillettes. The groups support this trip by fundraising thoughout the year; ticket sales from this event will support their efforts. This year's Jazz Night features the Sayville High School Jazz Choir and Jazz Ensemble performing with Kim Nazarian of NY Voices and Dave Liebman, soprano saxophone extraordinaire. Kim Nazarian is one of the founding members of the Grammy award-winning group, The New York Voices, a vocal ensemble renowned for their excellence in jazz and the art of group singing. Their sound, rooted in jazz, often includes Brazilian, R & B, classical, and pop influences with creativity and authenticity. Kim, who has recorded numerous CD's and toured the world with this outstanding vocal quartet, also worked with Paquito D'Rivera, and recorded with Nancy Wilson and Bobby Mc Ferrin. In New York, Kim continues not only her private studio, but also her active involvement in the "studio scene" where her credits include numerous jingles and major motion picture scores. Dave Liebman is an extraordinaty soprano saxophone player who has worked with Chick Corea, Dave Holland, and Elvin Jones. In 1972 Dave joined Mile Davis's group and recorded extensively with him. After leaving Davis, he joined Chick Corea and recorded two albums with ECM. Dave Liebman is one of the members of the famous Saxophone Summit which also featured Michael Brecker and Joe Lovano and has been featured on nearly 300 recordings. Nominated for a Grammy for Best Solo Performance in 1998, Dave's artistic output ranges from straight ahead classic jazz to chamber music; from fusion to avant garde. Dave is also the founder of the International Association of Schools of Jazz. write your comments about the article :: © 2007 Jazz News :: home page |