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KCC Productions presents the World Jazz Ensemble at Zinc Bar
Courtesy of Kimberly C Chmura | Posted on January 6, 2014
When
Thu, January 9, 2014
9:45, 11 PM
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World-renowned musician Mino Cinelu has assembled a new quartet – the exciting World Jazz Ensemble, which enhances Cinelu’s virtuosic percussion with a synthesis of bass and tuba. The quartet comprising Cinelu, keyboardist Jamishied Sharifi, bass guitarist Tony Grey and Ben Stapp on tuba, offers a unique repertoire of instrumental and vocal works, a mélange that bridges world and jazz orchestrations.
As a teenager, Cinelu toured and recorded with musical giants Miles Davis, Weather Report, Herbie Hancock, Sting, Stevie Wonder, Lou Reed and others. Cinelu’s multi-instrument collaborations and facility with a wide range of styles established him as a formidable talent. Today he is a renowned composer, producer and band leader. The World Jazz Ensemble showcases his maturity as a musician and his boundless passion for new sounds....