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Dorthaan's Place Jazz Brunch: Toshiko Akiyoshi - Lew Tabackin Quartet at New Jersey Performing Arts Center
Courtesy of Ticketmaster | Posted on December 12, 2016
Where
New Jersey Performing Arts Center
36 Park Place
Newark, NJ
Map
888-GO-NJPAC
When
Sun, January 22, 2017
11:00 am
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Musicians
Toshiko Akiyoshi
pianoLew Tabackin
saxophone, tenorAbout
One of the greatest marriages in jazz history! NEA Jazz Master pianist Toshiko Akiyoshi and virtuosic saxophonist-flutist Lew Tabackin are a treat for the ears at NJPAC's jazz brunch series at NICO Kitchen + Bar. These acclaimed musicians have been swinging jazz in various formats, from small groups to big bands, since the Sixties. Akiyoshi is known for challenging and full-textured arrangements that sometimes evoke her homeland, Japan, while Tabackin is recognized for his dedication to showing the full range of possibilities of his instrument; melodically, rhythmically and dynamically. The couple have established distinctive sounds and styles over careers that have spanned more than five decades each...