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| JAZZ one2one by Thomas Bellino  The innovative, award winning concert series returns to the Athens Cultural Center for two exciting concerts supported in part by a CIP grant from the Greene County Council on the Arts. The concerts will take place on Saturday, May 2 and Saturday, June 6 at the Athens Cultural Center, 24 Second Street in the village of Athens, NY. This edition features duos fronted by Grammy winners from 2008 and 2009. Brian Lynch received a Grammy in 2008 for his collaboration with Eddie Palmieri on the recording Simpatico and Ralph Lalama was part of the 2009 Grammy award winner Monday Night Live At The Village Vanguard by the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra.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. Saturday – May 2, 2009 The Brian Lynch/Boris Kozlov Duo Brian Lynch, trumpet "A masterful soloist who came to prominence with the late Art Blakey... " - The Los Angeles Times "You can lose yourself in the pure energy of his playing…You won't find a better display of jazz trumpetry..." - Neil Tesser, JAZZIZ "Lynch demonstrates that a dedicated, knowledgeable jazzman can play a diversity of styles with telling authenticity...Lynch is simply first - rate." (4 1/2 stars) - Zan Stewart, Downbeat Boris Kozlov, bass "Swung harder than anything else will this year" - Chicago Sun Times "Unbelievable combination of groovy, gutsy "Reverent rumble!" raunchiness and supreme harmonic intelligence" - The Philadelphia Inquirer Saturday – June 6, 2009 The Ralph Lalama/John Hart Duo Ralph Lalama, saxophone "Lalama is a grand, modern-minded storyteller who knows bebop, and other stuff, too. … He has his own sound, husky with a bit of sparkle, going from fat, low-end belches to whispery high tones. His melodies are authoritative and warmly melodic… In other words, a first-class jazz soloist." - Zan Stewart, Down Beat" John Hart, guitar "John Hart, his guitar is lush with emotion." - All Music Guide The one2one Jazz Series was designed to showcase exceptional jazz artists in intimate settings and to provide an outlet for musician/composers to present new and adventurous music as well as innovative interpretations of jazz classics Produced by Planet Arts and presented in association with the Athens Cultural Center, the critically acclaimed one2one Jazz Series continues to be a creative force in the Capital area of New York. The one2one series is sponsored by Marsteller, The National Bank of Coxsackie, Beekman Terrace Music; Have Inc and One Over Chaplin. write your comments about the article :: © 2009 Jazz News :: home page |