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Alison
Brown Quartet
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In Concert
in Hall-Moser Theatre |
Saturday,
October 9, 2010
Performance Time: 7:30 pm |
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Grammy winner
Alison Brown takes the banjo and guitar
far beyond their Appalachian roots with
a high octane blend of bluegrass, jazz,
Celtic and Latin influences that has
been described as simply jaw-dropping.
Bluegrass for jazzers, jazz for
bluegrassers; something for everyone in between!
Members of her Quartet include John R Burr (piano),
Garry West (bass) and Larry Atamanuik (drums). More
information is available at
http://compassrecords.com/alison-brown.
“Like James Taylor’s
voice or B.B. King’s guitar, Alison Brown’s banjo is
an instrument possessed of a unique sonic signature
and an inescapable beauty.” -Billboard Magazine
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So, what's a daisy mayhem?
Wicked
grooves, sublime lead singing, great
harmonies, sparkling original songs, and
a deep repertoire that spans 200 years
of American music. Four people who share
an irresistible chemistry on stage. An
unusually gleeful string band that
celebrates both tradition and
improvisation and that stumps the
categorizers. (Are they an agnostic
gospel band? A homeopathic bluegrass
band? Are they crazy?). Worth seeing...
What does it sound like? Start with a
fiddle, a guitar, and a standup bass.
Add a cardboard box with a suitcase bass
drum and tin can cymbals, played by an
ex-rock and zydeco drummer. Over that
fine groove, hang Rani Arbo's expressive
alto, seamless four-part harmonies, and
a splash of banjo and ukulele, and you
have it. Find out more at
www.raniarbo.com.
“If Rani
Arbo & Daisy Mayhem offer to cook at
your place, you better open up all the
doors, and borrow every table and chair
you can because the whole town should
come."
-Folk Alley
"A
sparkling, high energy show marked by
breathtaking musicianship."
-East Bay Express,
California
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International Guitar Night
In concert in Hall-Moser
Theatre
Sponsored by First Merchants
Bank |
Friday,
January 21, 2011
Performance Time: 7:30 pm |
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International Guitar Night is North
America’s premier mobile guitar
festival. Known as North America’s
premier mobile guitar festival,
International Guitar Night (IGN) is
sponsored by Acoustic Guitar
Magazine. It is the only production
of its kind to have grassroots
origins. Ever since its beginning in
1995 in a converted laundromat in
the California Bay Area, IGN has
featured the best performing guitar
composers from around the world.
Since the beginning, audiences have
cherished the friendly informal
ambiance of the performances.
Participants have relished the
chance IGN affords to express
reverence for one another, and to
collaborate rather than compete. The
unique brand of “guitar positivity”
the forum provides has helped make
IGN the most successful guitar
showcase of its kind.
For the November 2010 Canadian tour
and for the January/February 2011
U.S. tour, Brian Gore will be joined
by Clive Carroll, England's
show-stopping steel string guitarist
and favorite IGN alumnus; Alexandre
Gismonti, the son and protege of
legendary Brazilian guitarist
Egberto Gismonti, and Pino
Forastiere from Italy, whose two
handed melodic style has placed him
at the forefront of the new
contemporary steel string guitar
world. Find out more at
http://internationalguitarnight.squarespace.com.
“With the International Guitar
Night, Brian Gore has created a new
niche for the myriad of styles that
can be played by the unaccompanied
acoustic guitar, as well as
marvelous opportunity for virtuosos
to interact and learn from one
another onstage.”
Michael Parrish, Dirty Linen
(100th Anniversary Edition)
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Chic
Gamine
In concert in Hall-Moser
Theatre
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Saturday, February 12, 2011
Performance Time: 7:30pm |
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 Chic
Gamine, the impishly charming
Winnipeg/Montreal-based vocal quintet,
has been serenading its audiences since
the summer of 2007. The group is
composed of singers Ariane Jean, Andrina
Turenne, Alexa Dirks, Annick Brémault
and drummer Sacha Daoud. Over the
years, its members have been integral
parts of a multitude of projects,
notably, R’n’B/Soul sensation little
boy boom, Brazilian Funk/Pop
flavoured Gaïa and
International Independant Music
Award laureate, World Vocal ensemble
Madrigaïa.
With a solo percussionist as their main
musical support, Chic Gamine use their
voices as instruments, effortlessly
launching into intricate string
arrangements, bass-heavy rhythm sections
and lush harmonies. These
multifariously talented songwriters
create a sound that resonates with soul,
passion, and an unabashedly random and
sometimes downright peculiar brand of
humor that reels audiences in and leaves
them begging for more. Gospel, Soul,
R'n'B, '50's Doo-Wop, Brazilian forro
and French chanson are infused into the
voices and rhythms of these five
effervescent songmakers, combining for a
sound that is uniquely Chic Gamine.
More information about the artists can
be found at
www.chicgamine.com.
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Boris
Kucharsky
In solo recital in the Hall-Moser
Theatre
Sponsored by Bank of Geneva |
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Performance Time: 7:30pm |
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 Classical violin enthusiasts will be
delighted on Saturday, March 12 when
Boris Kucharsky performs
in solo recital. Of Russian, Slovakian
and German descent, Boris Kucharsky was
born in Dortmund, Germany, in 1971. At
the age of 13 he was admitted to the
Menuhin School in London. Influenced by
Yehudi Menuhin as his teacher and
mentor, Boris Kucharsky has since earned
the reputation as one of the outstanding
violinists of his generation.
His
repertoire encompasses the whole
spectrum from Baroque to Contemporary.
Several composers have written works for
him, including American composer Robert
Aldridge and Slovakian composer Eugen
Suchon, whose violin concerto "Fantasia
and Burleska” is dedicated to Kucharsky.
His recording of this concerto was
awarded Best Classical Recording of the
year in 1999. Kucharsky’s recent concert
series of the complete cycle of
Beethoven's violin sonatas has received
great acclaim and is being released on
CD.
He
has appeared as soloist with orchestras
such as the European Chamber Orchestra,
Slovak Philharmonic, Staatskapelle
Schwerin, Suk Chamber Orchestra,
Dortmund Philharmonic, Karlsbad Symphony
Orchestra, Kammerakademie Neuss and the
Prague Chamber Orchestra, and has given
recitals at many of the major European
festivals, including Schleswig Holstein,
Gstaad, Lichfield, Dvorak, and the BHS
Slovakia festivals.
“He is a beautiful violinist, sensitive
musician and deeply moving to listen
to. Impeccable taste and polish as well
as deep feeling mark his performance.”
--Yehudi Menuhin
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Dave
Bennett with his All-Star Septet return
to Arts Place and play the "great hits
of the great clarinetists", including
Artie Shaw, Pete Fountain, Jimmy Dorsey,
Woody Herman, "Acker" Bernard Bilk, and
Benny Goodman.
Bennett’s mature stage presence,
knowledge of dates and details of
Goodman recordings, plus his penchant
for wire-rim glasses, spats and
double-breasted suits, will transport
audiences back to the time and mood of
Benny Goodman’s “Swing Era!” More
information about the artist can be
found at
www.davebennett.com.
“…a jaw
dropping phenom on the clarinet…the
Michigan native’s mellifluous playing
and gorgeous tone are inspired by Artie
Shaw and Benny Goodman.”
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Ted Shaw, Windsor Star Music Writer
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