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Hristo Vitchev Quintet at
When
Mon, October 4, 2010
8pm
At Door
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Musicians
Sadao Watanabe
saxophone, alto
Lenny White
drums
Patrice Rushen
keyboards
Jeff Hamilton
drums
Toumani Diabate
kora
Robin McKelle
vocals
Amina Figarova
piano
Ernie Hammes
trumpet
Marc Mommaas
saxophone, tenor
Hristo Vitchev
guitarAbout
Hristo Vitchev is a modern jazz guitarist and composer from Sofia, Bulgaria (Europe). Now residing in the San Francisco Bay Area, Hristo leads his modern (ECM) jazz quintet which features Brazilian (Grammy nominated) pianist Weber Iago, drummer extraordinaire Joe De Rose, virtuoso multi-instrumentalist and world renowned vibraphonist Christian Tamburr, and the completely amazing bassist Dan Robbins. Fresh from their performance at the 53rdMonterey Jazz Festival, the group will be presenting the East Bay premiere of Hristo Vitchev’s brand new work “The Perperikon Suite.” This jazz suite in 7 movements is a large scale impressionistic work inspired by the ancient Thracian city of Perperikon (located on the territory of Bulgaria).
