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Chico Freeman Joins The Makanda Project at Arlington High School Old Hall

Courtesy of Mary Curtin | Posted on October 24, 2019

Where

Arlington High School Old Hall
869 Massachusetts Ave.
Arlington, MA
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Chico Freeman Joins The Makanda Project at Arlington High School Old Hall

When

Sun, November 24, 2019
7:00 pm

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Musicians

Chico Freeman
saxophone
Kurtis Rivers
saxophone, alto
Arni Cheatham
saxophone
Sean Berry
saxophone, tenor
Charlie Kohlhase
saxophone, baritone
Bill Lowe
trombone, bass
The Makanda Project
band / ensemble / orchestra
Tino D'Agostino
multi-instrumentalist

About

The Makanda Project with special guest Chico Freeman: an evening featuring selections from Freeman’s extensive discography.

The Makanda Project, highly regarded for its dedication to exploring and performing the previously unrecorded compositions of Boston native Makanda Ken McIntyre, has also been applauded for undertaking the work of other renowned jazz masters.

With funding made possible by a grant from The Boston Foundation, The Makanda Project has invited Chico Freeman, one of the world’s leading tenor saxophonists, to join them as they embark on presenting a program consisting entirely of selections from Freeman’s extensive catalog of compositions. These new arrangements are to be the first big band adaptations of his work....

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