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| Jazz Presents: A Tribute to Chico Hamilton  Jazz Presents A Tribute to Chico Hamilton Led by Evan Schwam w/Special Guests. Tuesday, April 29, 2014 at 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm. New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music Performance Space, Arnhold Hall55 West 13th Street, New York, NY 10011. Chico Hamilton was one of the finest jazz drummers of the post-war era, a bandleader with a sharp eye for new talent, an actor, and a beloved teacher. A co-founder of the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music, his death at age 92 was keenly felt by his many colleagues, friends, and generations of devoted students at the New School.This special concert will celebrate his music and legacy with a performance led by saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist Evan Schwam, a graduate of the New School and permanent member of Chico Hamilton's main group, Euphoria, since 2000. Joining Schwam will be many special guests and musical friends of Chico. Evan Schwam* - saxophones, flute, piccolo Mayu Saeki - flute Nick Demopoulos - guitar Paul Ramsey - bass Jeremy Carlstedt* - drums with special guest Jimmy Owens† - trumpet and Eric Person, saxophone; Sasha Dobson*, vocals; Erik Lawrence, saxophone *New School Jazz alumnus, †New School Jazz faculty The Jazz Presents series is made possible in part by a grant from the New York State Council on the Arts write your comments about the article :: © 2014 Jazz News :: home page |