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John Daversa Big Band at Artscape Concert Series at Collins Park
Courtesy of Kimberly Chmura | Posted on February 17, 2020
When
Sun, February 23, 2020
4:00 pm
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Musicians
John Daversa
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Global Arts Project, Inc., and the Collins Park Neighborhood Association present the first free concert of the 2020 season, featuring the John Daversa Big Band, February 23 from 4-7 PM. Multi-Grammy winner John Daversa is one of the leading forces of large ensemble jazz today. Composed of the world's finest musicians, Daversa’s Large Jazz Orchestra explores the vast catalog of The Beatles through Daversa's imaginative, genre-fusing, Grammy-nominated arrangements. Special Guest vocalist Alison Wedding will be featured for this performance of Kaleidoscope Eyes. Daversa is also Chair of Studio Music and Jazz at The Frost School of Music, University of Miami. Daversa’s big band release, Kaleidoscope Eyes: Music of the Beatles (2016), reverently twists and melts the iconic Beatles songbook with a 40+ orchestra and garnered three Grammy nominations. ...