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Bossa Nova Meets Jazz: The Stan Getz Legacy at Woodmere Art Museum

Name: Bossa Nova Meets Jazz: The Stan Getz Legacy at Woodmere Art Museum
Start: 2012-03-09
End: 2012-03-09
Location: Woodmere Art Museum

Where

Woodmere Art Museum
9201 Germantown Avenue
Philadelphia, PA
Map
(215) 247-0476

When

Fri, March 9, 2012
6:00-8:00 pm

At Door

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Musicians

Victor North

saxophone, tenor

About

Bossa Nova Meets Jazz: The Stan Getz Legacy. Saxophonist Victor North. Philadelphia-born saxophonist Stan Getz worked with Benny Goodman, Woody Herman, and Stan Kenton, but was best known for his partnership with Brazilian composer Antônio Carlos Jobim and Brazilian singers João and Astrud Gilberto. Some of the compositions performed will be from the landmark 1964 recording Getz/Gilberto: "The Girl from Ipanema," "Corcovado," and the Grammy Award–winning composition "Desafinado." Tickets can be purchased online or at the door. 215-247-0476.