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Evan Christopher & Clarinet Road at Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Courtesy of Bennett Jackson | Posted on October 9, 2015
Where
Kuumbwa Jazz Center
320-2 Cedar Street
Santa Cruz, CA
Map
831-427-2227
When
Thu, November 19, 2015
7:00 pm
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Musicians
About
½ Price Night for Students
Few contemporary musicians can put such a vibrant, hearty spin on New Orleans style clarinet as Evan Christopher. He makes the music feel at once familiar, groundbreaking, and contemporary while acknowledging its historical importance. A native Californian, Christopher cut his teeth in the Crescent City, where he soon became dedicated to exploring and expanding the range of the New Orleans clarinet tradition. A devotee to furthering music education programs, Christopher is also an advocate, teacher and scholar. His trio is a buoyant one that illustrates a picture of one of America’s most musical cities with their own unique brush-strokes....