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| Jazz Vibraphone Quintet, Toshi Reagon and BIG Lovely at Flushing Town Hall Yuhan Su Jazz Quintet: Mythology FRI, AUG 12, 8 PM Distinctive contemporary jazz ensemble featuring Yuhan Su (vibraphone), Chris Cheek (tenor/saxophone), Glenn Zaleski (piano), Marty Kennedy (bass), and Nathan Ellman-Bell (drums) presents a new series of compositions inspired by Chinese Mythology Kua Fu, a giant who decided to chase & catch the Sun. Toshi Reagon and BIGLovely FRI, AUG 19, 7:30 PM Singer-songwriter-guitarist Toshi Reagon has moved audiences with her big-hearted, hold-nothing-back approach to rock, blues, R&B, country, folk, spirituals and funk. The New York Times acclaimed her "love of mixing things up...[her] vocal style ranges from a dirty blues moan to a gospel shout to an ethereal croon." Leading her band BIGLovely, Reagon's concert celebrates all that's dynamic, progressive and uplifting in American music. FLUSHING TOWN HALL (137-35 Northern Blvd., Flushing NY 11354) Flushing Council on Culture and the Arts is a not for profit organization which receives major support from the National Endowment for the Arts; New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature; New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, Mayor Bill de Blasio; Queens Borough President Melinda Katz; New York State Assembly Members Ron Kim, Ed Braunstein and Nily Rozic; New York City Council Queens Delegation and Council Members Costa Constantinides, Daniel Dromm, Julissa Ferreras-Copeland, Peter Koo and Paul A. Vallone; Howard Gilman Foundation; and The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation. Support is also provided by Astoria Bank, Exploring the Metropolis and Chinese Cultural Committee of Flushing Town Hall. Toshi Reagon and BIGLovely is presented in partnership with Kupferberg Center for the Arts at Queens College; and it is part of The New York State Presenters Network Presenter-Artist Partnership Project made possible through a regrant from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. write your comments about the article :: © 2016 Jazz News :: home page |