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The Makanda Project Big Band at Welcome To Harlem Evening Jazz Series at Greater Calvary Baptist Church

Courtesy of Joy Rosenthal | Posted on September 6, 2019

Where

The Makanda Project Big Band at Welcome To Harlem Evening Jazz Series at Greater Calvary Baptist Church

When

Fri, October 18, 2019
7:00 pm

At Door

$20

Musicians

Kurtis Rivers
saxophone, alto
Joe Ford
saxophone, alto
Sean Berry
saxophone, tenor
Charlie Kohlhase
saxophone, baritone
Frank Lacy
trombone
Bill Lowe
trombone, bass
The Makanda Project
band / ensemble / orchestra

About

Join us for this rare NYC performance of the Boston-based big band devoted to performing the work of Dr. Makanda Ken McIntyre. After Makanda passed away unexpectedly in 2001, it was discovered that, in addition to the approximately 75 original compositions that appear on his albums, he had written around 350 more that had not been recorded or, in most cases, performed in public. Makanda was a brilliant composer. His compositions are marked by a distinctive rhythmic and lyrical and joyful quality, along with how effectively he can do the unexpected. The unrecorded compositions promised to be a significant body of work...

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