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| JI Bloom 2 dates in December JANE IRA BLOOM ALL ACOUSTIC @ ST. PAUL'S Jane Ira Bloom soprano sax Dominic Fallacaro piano Mark Helias bass Thurs, Dec. 12 7:00pm St. Paul's German Lutheran Church 315 West 22nd St. NYC Award winning jazz soprano saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom returns to St. Paul's German Lutheran Church to present the second of a series of special all-acoustic concerts in the resonant space renown for its extraordinary acoustics. Bloom will be joined by long-time bandmates pianist Dominic Fallacaro and bassist Mark Helias. They will perform original compositions and American songbook ballads specially selected for performance in the unique acoustic environment of the church. Jane Ira Bloom has been steadfastly developing her singular voice on the soprano sax for 40 years creating a body of music that marks her as an American original. Winner of the Guggenheim Fellowship, the 2019 Downbeat International Critics & Jazz Journalists Association Award for soprano saxophone, and the Charlie Parker Fellowship for jazz innovation. A former NASA artist, she has an asteroid named in her honor by the International Astronomical Union (asteroid: 6083janeirabloom). Her trio Cd "Early Americans" featuring Mark Helias and drummer Bobby Previte won a 2018 Grammy for Best Surround Sound Album and all her all-ballads release "Sixteen Sunsets" featuring pianist Dominic Fallacaro was cited as one of the top ten releases by NPR. Don't miss these extraordinary musicians for this special one-time event. "one of the very finest and original exponents of the soprano today - Grego Applegate Edwards "There's no one like her… Anywhere." - Gene Seymour write your comments about the article :: © 2019 Jazz News :: home page |