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| Carl Allen & The Art of Elvin March 11th thru 13th at Smoke 3 Night Engagement Friday - Sunday (Mar. 11 - 13) "The Art of Elvin " Carl Allen's Tribute To Art Blakey & Elvin Jones Keith Loftis (saxophone) Freddie Hendrix (trumpet) Donald Vega (piano) Yasushi Nakamura (bass) Carl Allen (drums) Set times are 7:00 pm, 9:00 pm and 10:30 pm. Smoke 2751 Broadway New York, NY 10025 The Art of Elvin: The group is a tribute to Art Blakey and Elvin Jones who were both personal and musical mentors of mine.The music is a collection of tunes that were performed by both Art Blakey and/or Elvin Jones as well as some original music. In the tradition of both Art and Elvin the music is hard bop, gospel infused, hard swinging music that is designed to make one feel good. It's high energy as well as toe tapping. write your comments about the article :: © 2016 Jazz News :: home page |