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Don Preston & Vicki Ray at Alvas Showroom

Courtesy of wanda showroom | Posted on February 8, 2016

Where

Alvas Showroom
1417 W. 8th Street
San Pedro, CA
Map
(310) 519-1314

When

Sat, March 26, 2016
8:00 pm

At Door

$20.00

Musicians

Don Preston
keyboards
Vicki Ray
piano

About

"Often compared to Cecil Taylor for his style of attacking the keys with intense passion, Preston’s solos also reflect intellect, technical skills and a storyteller's way with a line. His playing, like his compositions, ranges across panoramas of mood and emotion, all colored with the freedom that comes from possessing remarkable facility.
Preston has played and recorded with the likes of John Lennon, Peter Erskine and John Carter. He also has scored more than 20 feature films and 14 plays. Known to jazz and keyboard aficionados for his pioneering contributions in the use of synthesizers and piano, legendary clarinetist and composer John Carter dubbed Don Preston the "father of modern synthesis."...

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