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| The National Jazz Museum in Harlem December 2-6 Tuesday, December 3-Jazz for Curious Listeners -Get Bill: Bill Savory the Innovator, with Susan Schmidt-Horning,7:00 – 8:30pm Location: The National Jazz Museum in Harlem. Bill Savory's shadow falls on many aspects of America's cultural history. Much has been made of the recordings he made off the air (the Museum's fabled Savory Collection), but he was also an innovator in the way recordings were made in the studio. Above all, he was a creative thinker, and it's that aspect of Savory's life that Susan Schmidt-Horning has addressed in her new book Chasing Sound. Join NJMH Artistic Director Loren Schoenberg for a fascinating evening dedicated the untold story behind this one-of-a-kind American genius. Thursday, December 5 The Savory Concerts: Harlem Swings Featuring Jimmy Heath, Ethan Iverson, Aaron Diehl, Dominick Farinacci and Peter Evans 7:30pm Location: The Manhattan School of Music, Studio 610 122nd Street and Broadway (NW Corner) $20 Suggested Donation RSVP on Facebook The Savory Collection returns to its Harlem roots with this concert presented in collaboration with Manhattan School of Music. A stellar constellation of stars will gather to create new interpretations of the music Bill Savory lovingly recorded off the air back in the 1930's and 40's. The Bad Plus's pianist and musical director Ethan Iverson has taken some of the prime Lester Young in the collection and will weave new improvisational around them. Avant-grade (there's an old word!) trumpeter Peter Evans will bring an electric take to some classic Ellingtonia. Pianist Aaron Diehl excels at duets, and he'll be paired two of his long-time musical partners, trumpeter Dominick Farinacci and vocalist Charenee Wade, as they bounce off of Fats Waller, Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday. The highlight of the concert will be the appearance of 87-year young NEA Jazz Master Jimmy Heath, who will play his tenor saxophone, reflecting in his own style off of the great tenor men in the collection, including Coleman Hawkins, Chu Berry and Ben Webster. Add to that a quartet of some of MSM's outstanding students (and already accomplished pros) and you have the makings of a truly extraordinary evening. Friday, December 6 Harlem in the Himalayas Meg Okura & The Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble 7:00pm Location: Rubin Museum of Art 150 West 17th Street $20/Door $18/Advance RSVP on Facebook Violinist, composer, and erhu player Meg Okura leads the Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble, a group of virtuosi defining world-chamber jazz today. Hailed by the New York Times as "vibrant" and "sophisticated, " the ensemble "... mixes a classically trained mastery of strings, piano, and drums with quick-witted compositional twist performed with high energy" (Downbeat Magazine). These programs are supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council, and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State. The Savory Concerts are supported in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. Art Works. The National Jazz Museum in Harlem 104 East 126th Street New York, NY 10035 212 348-8300 www.jmih.org write your comments about the article :: © 2013 Jazz News :: home page |