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| Flushing Town Hall Presents Grammy-Nominated Jazz Artist Antonio Hart on Saturday, Oct. 5 Flushing Town Hall's got Hart! On Saturday, October 5, the Antonio Hart Quintet will perform at the historic Queens venue, the first stop on their Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation Jazz Touring Network tour. Recognized as one of the most talented instrumentalists of his generation, Hart will perform on saxophone, joined by Duane Eubanks on trumpet, Miki Yamanaka on piano, Alex Ayala on bass, and Jerome Gillespie II on drums. An inspiration to the next generation of jazz greats, Hart is a tenured professor at the Queens College Aaron Copland School of Music, where he serves as Director of Jazz Studies. Grammy-nominated for his 1997 release, 'Here I stand' (Impulse! Records), Hart takes pride in his commitment to craft, always seeking to elevate his writing and horn playing while drawing inspiration from different musical styles. Hart has recorded eight of his own CDs and been featured as a guest on more than 100 others. His two-decades-long career has included collaborations with jazz icons Dizzy Gillespie, Roy Hargrove, Nancy Wilson, Nat Adderley, and McCoy Tyner. When not in the classroom, he can be found traveling with the Dave Holland Big Band, the Dizzy Gillespie Big Band, and his own group. "At Flushing Town Hall, we take pride in our international lineup of artists, who travel to our venue from all over the world, " notes Executive and Artistic Director Ellen Kodadek. "This fall we are particularly excited for our jazz lineup, including New York's own Antonio Hart. Many jazz legends have called Queens their home and Flushing Town Hall is one of the major homes for jazz in New York City." "Performing at Flushing Town Hall is like coming home, " says Hart. "I've played there for so many years with my mentor Jimmy Heath and with others in my musical family. It's going to be an exciting evening playing with my unit, introducing the public to our humble approach to this great jazz legacy." Following Antonio Hart Quintet's October 5 performance, Flushing Town Hall audiences can look forward to Jazzmobile@55's October 19 presentation of Taylor Made, a tribute to NEA Jazz Master Dr. Billy Taylor with special guest Winard Harper, and A Gathering of the Masters on November 8, which is the first time six NEA Jazz Masters will appear together on the venue's stage, with special guest Candido Camero. The Antonio Hart Quintet event begins at 8:00 PM at Flushing Town Hall, located at 137-35 Northern Blvd. Flushing, Queens. Tickets —$16 / $10 Members and Students / FREE for Teens—are available at www.flushingtownhall.org. FOR CALENDAR LISTINGS: Antonio Hart Quintet SAT, OCT 5, 8:00 PM FREE (No RSVP required) Antonio Hart is recognized as one of the most talented instrumentalist of his generation. In his 20 years as a professional musician, he has performed and recorded with many jazz greats from Dizzy Gillespie, Roy Hargrove, Nancy Wilson, Nat Adderley, and McCoy Tyner to Dave Holland. The Antonio Hart Quintet will present an exciting evening of original and standard compositions. Flushing Council on Culture and the Arts dba Flushing Town Hall 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 State Assembly Member Ron Kim; New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, Mayor Bill de Blasio; Queens Borough President Melinda Katz; Council Members Adrienne Adams, Costa Constantinides, Daniel Dromm, Barry Grodenchik, Peter Koo, Karen Koslowitz, and Paul A. Vallone; the Booth Ferris Foundation, the Howard Gilman Foundation, and the Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation. Support for our programs is also provided by Acrobuffos/Seth Bloom & Christina Gelsone, Angela An, Robin Bell-Stevens, Dongjiang Bi, Cathay Bank, Douglass Chan, Amy Mak Chan, Sharon Chen, Ginger Chinn, Dr. Hsing-Lih Chou / New York Institute of Culture and the Arts, Con Edison, Crossings TV, Exploring the Metropolis, Kuang-Yu Fong / Chinese Theatre Works, Barbara Garii, Matthew Goldner, Howard Graf & Kathy Donovan, Guru Krupa Foundation, Lily Han, Heather Harrison, Belinda Pilin Hsu, Alice & Steve Huang, Hung Pin Hung, Raymond D. Jasen, the Jim Henson Foundation, Ellen Kodadek, Nelson Lee / Flushing Bank, James S. Liao, Emily Lin / Lin & Loveall Foundation, Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation, Frank Macchio, Materials for the Arts, William McClure / Queens College, Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation, Jassy Z. Min, New York Chinese Chorus, Northwell Health, Carlos Ortiz, Queens Art Education Center / Arthur Liu, Queens Courier, Resorts World, Camillo Reyes, RuDance / Asian American Dance Sport Corp., Helen Shieh, Richard Siu, Curtis Smith, Mike Sperendi & Jan Schneider, Taipei Cultural Center in New York, Michael Tang, Veronica Tsang, Tai & Tony Wang / Glow Foundation, Jay Wegman, Constance Wingate, Anna Wu, Minwen Yang, Hank Yeh, Sandy Yeh, Shane Yeh, and Angela Qi Zhang. We are extremely grateful to the anonymous donor who contributed a $40, 000 challenge gift in honor of our 40th anniversary and inspired so much generosity in others. Support at $500 and up for the 2020 fiscal year is included. This engagement of Antonio Hart Quintet is made possible through the Jazz Touring Network program of Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation with support from the National Endowment for the Arts. About Flushing Town Hall Flushing Town Hall (FTH), a Smithsonian affiliate, presents multi-disciplinary global arts that engage and educate the global communities of Queens and New York City, in order to foster mutual appreciation. As advocates of arts equity since 1979, we support local, immigrant, national, and international artists, developing partnerships and collaborations that enhance our efforts. As a member of New York City's Cultural Institutions Group (CIG), we serve to restore, manage and program the historic 1862 landmark on behalf of the City of New York. FTH celebrates the history of Queens as the home of Jazz, by presenting the finest in Jazz performance. We are committed to arts education and hands-on learning, for the arts-curious, arts enthusiasts, and professional artists. We serve one of the most diverse communities in the world, and strive to uphold the legacy of inclusiveness that has defined our community since the Flushing Remonstrance of 1657. write your comments about the article :: © 2019 Jazz News :: home page |