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Live at the Hollywood Theater (Concert Series)
2 SHOWS - CHRIS BURNETT and MATT OTTO double bill.
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CHRIS BURNETT
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Chris Burnett is an alto saxophonist, composer, recording artist and educator who began his active career at the age of 18 years old when he was selected by audition and accepted for musical service as a performing artist with the US Army Bands Career Program, where he performed and toured with several noteworthy professional US military band organizations for audiences at numerous locations in the continental United States and overseas.
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Music will include original composition selections from Chris Burnett’s upcoming “5 GENERATIONS” release (ARC-2277 – AUDIO CD), with the performance of relatively familiar modern jazz selections by legendary composers such as Cannonball Adderley, Dave Brubeck and Wayne Shorter. The final two selections of this set of the concert will include the addition of Leavenworth resident, music educator and performer, Bob Cowan on trombone....

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Live at the Hollywood Theater (Concert Series)
2 SHOWS - CHRIS BURNETT and MATT OTTO double bill.
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CHRIS BURNETT
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Chris Burnett is an alto saxophonist, composer, recording artist and educator who began his active career at the age of 18 years old when he was selected by audition and accepted for musical service as a performing artist with the US Army Bands Career Program, where he performed and toured with several noteworthy professional US military band organizations for audiences at numerous locations in the continental United States and overseas.
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Music will include original composition selections from Chris Burnett’s upcoming “5 GENERATIONS” release (ARC-2277 – AUDIO CD), with the performance of relatively familiar modern jazz selections by legendary composers such as Cannonball Adderley, Dave Brubeck and Wayne Shorter. The final two selections of this set of the concert will include the addition of Leavenworth resident, music educator and performer, Bob Cowan on trombone.
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MATT OTTO
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Matt Otto studied music performance and composition at the Indiana University, Berklee School of Music, The New School for Social Research (BFA) and California Institute of the Art (MFA). Having lived in Japan, New York City and Los Angeles he has performed with a variety of artists, including Reggie Workman, Charlie Haden , Larry Koonse, Rashid Bakr, Ben Monder, Wada Leo Smith, Willie Jones III, Anthony Wilson, Alan Ferber, Tom Harrell, Albert “Tootie” Heath, Gregory Hutchinson, Joe La Barbera, Junior Mance, Leroy Vinegar, Jimmy Smith and others.
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Matt Otto's Folk Jazz ensemble instrumentation varies for each performance. This performance of Matt Otto’s “Folk Jazz” will feature vocalist, Annie Ellicott with a band of alto sax, tenor sax, bass, piano and drums. The purpose of many of Mr. Otto’s groups is to allow each player an outlet for self expression through composition and improvised performance in a supportive and comfortable musical environment.
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These are two very exciting jazz groups based in the metro.
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