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Vincent York at Gandy Dancer Courtyard Jazz Series at Gandy Dancer
Courtesy of Ingrid Racine | Posted on May 14, 2013
Where
Gandy Dancer
Gandy Dancer Courtyard Jazz Series
401 Depot St.
Ann Arbor, MI
Map
734-769-0592
When
Wed, June 12, 2013
6pm-9pm
At Door
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Musicians
About
Ann Arbor saxophonist Vincent York is a composer, bandleader, educator, and advocate for the arts. One of the leading post-bop reed players in Michigan, he is also the founder of the educational organization “Jazzistry,” and a teacher and mentor to young musicians on the Ann Arbor jazz scene. Two of his former students, bassist Ben Rolston and drummer Jesse Kramer round out this trio which performs hard hitting swing, gospel influenced soul jazz and latin jazz.
After becoming Southern University’s first jazz studies major, studying under clarinet master Alvin Batiste, Vincent York studied saxophone as a Masters student at the University of Michigan...