Bean Runner Cafe
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Friday, February 3 Conjunto Sazon with Tony Velez $10 Admission Conjunto Sazon was inspired by the music of Cuba and Puerto Rico. The band, a small conjunto with a huge sound, identifies with the rhythms and melodies of the Caribbean; Salsa, Son, Rumba, Bomba, Plena, as well as Merengue. The veteran musicians of this conjunto, to their credit, have performed and recorded with world renowned artists such as Celia Cruz, Pete "El Conde" Rodriquez, Eddie Palmieri, Monguito "el unico", los Kimbos, and the New Swing Sextet to name a few. Saturday, February 4 Gerry Malkin (sax), Chris Morrison (guitar), Mike McGuirk (bass), Bobby Leonard (drums) $10 Admission Leader and tenor saxophonist Gerry Malkin has performed with Tito Puente, Lew Soloff, Adam Nussbaum,George Colligan, the Temptations, the Four Tops, Ray Vega and Dave Weckl. Friday, February 10 Hope Machine $5 Admission "About all a human being is anyway is a hoping machine." -Woodie Guthrie Saturday, February 11 The Bob Meyer Project $10 Admission Jazz drummer Bob Meyer, with special guest Shunzo Ono on trumpet, and Steve Frieder (sax), Luke Franco (guitar), & Noriko Kamo (piano) will perform an evening of original compositions as well as those of Coltrane, Monk & more. Friday, February 17 A Night of Amazing Jazz with Frank Lacy (trombone), Johnathan Blake (drums), Kevin Ray (bass) $10 Admission Frank Lacy takes everything from Ragtime and Swing to Afro Beat and Hip-Hop to create his own style of jazz. He has toured with greats like Dizzy Gillespie, Abdullah Ibrahim, Henry Threadgill, Julius Hemphill, Oliver Lake, The Eurythmics, Carla Bley and Don Pullen and currently tours with Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy and the big bands of McCoy Tyner and David Murray. Saturday, February 18 It's Mardi Gras! with the Tin Pan Band $10 Admission Tin Pan connotes a world of jazz, blues and American popular song. The band has created a rabid following by playing music that resonates powerfully because its intention is pure - to make people dance, smile and conjure with the spirit of music itself. Friday, February 24 CD Release Party: Tony Jefferson, accomplished drummer, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist has released his debut vocal recording, "Tony Jefferson Sings". Tony has worked with a "who's who" of jazz artists including Eddie Harris, Frank Wess, Lou Donaldson, Freddy Cole, Hank Jones, Kenny Drew Jr., Sheila Jordan and Annie Ross, to name a few. Recently, he has also toured Central Asia (Jazz @ Lincoln Ctr/US St Dept) with Paul Beaudry and Pathways band. Saturday, February 25 TrioKinesis with Eric Person (sax), Joseph Lepore (bass), Shinnisuke Takahashi (drums) $10 Admission Saxophonist, Eric Person, bassist, Joseph Lepore and drummer, Shinnisuke Takahashi play with an uncommon unity, a big full sound that.respects the great roots of Jazz and reaches beyond them to create their own unique sound. Their interchange is paramount and their music includes a wide spectrum of expressions, textures, linear devices, and colorations. |
Peekskill Downtown Business Improvement District, Westchester County NY |