DR. MICHAEL WHITE's LIBERTY QUARTET at Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro

Dr. Michael White's Liberty QuartetDr. Michael White is a widely regarded clarinetist, bandleader, composer, jazz historian and educator that plays classic New Orleans jazz in the George Lewis style. Dr. White has served as guest director for several Jazz at Lincoln Center concerts relating to traditional New Orleans jazz, and is a senior professor of language and music at Xavier University. When asked to share his musical philosophy, Dr. White states, ...one of the lessons that I learned, and I try to teach this to my students, is that one of the values of listening to jazz, especially New Orleans jazz, is not just for the danceable nature and the great music that it is, but also because of the lessons that it teaches and that can be used today...

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Dr. Michael White's Liberty QuartetDr. Michael White is a widely regarded clarinetist, bandleader, composer, jazz historian and educator that plays classic New Orleans jazz in the George Lewis style. Dr. White has served as guest director for several Jazz at Lincoln Center concerts relating to traditional New Orleans jazz, and is a senior professor of language and music at Xavier University. When asked to share his musical philosophy, Dr. White states, ...one of the lessons that I learned, and I try to teach this to my students, is that one of the values of listening to jazz, especially New Orleans jazz, is not just for the danceable nature and the great music that it is, but also because of the lessons that it teaches and that can be used today. And one of those great lessons is that you have to improvise. You have to be able to take what comes and make something good happen with it. Tonight, Dr. White presents his jazz quartet, featuring: Dr. Michael White - clarinet, bandleaderNorbert Susemihl - trumpet Steve Pistorius - piano Tyler Thompson - bass Shows at 7:30pm & 9:30pm Doors at 7:00pm & 9:00pm Restuarant is Open 5pm - 10pm for dinner before or after your showtime:Advance Ticket Holders can now automatically make dinner table reservations for the Dining Room online via OpenTable.com !Advance Ticket-Holders can also make table reservations for dinner in the Restaurant by Emailing [email protected] after your tickets have been purchased online for the Music Room. Dinner Service without Advance Concert Tickets is first-come, first-served based on availability upon arrival.Bar Room is Open 5pm - Midnight for all, with or without tickets.Kind Reminder: Snug Harbor does NOT serve food inside the Music Room. In order to preserve the integrity, quiet and focus of our world class intimate concerts, only cocktails and soft drinks are available for table service inside the Music Room. However, we encourage you to arrive at least 90 Minutes prior to your showtime in order to enjoy full, relaxing dinner service in the Dining Room right next door, before getting seated in the Music Room for the show.Due to our intimate venues limited seating capacity, advance tickets are strongly suggested in order to guarantee seats for this acclaimed show!

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