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This Halloween jazz vibraphonist Bill Ware is headlining a FREE concert right on Grand Ave!. The line up also includes Saskia Lane of Grammy Award winning Dan Zanes & Friends, and her band the Itty Biddies, The Blue Potatoes featuring Latin Jazz musicians Jessica Valiente and Rick Faulkner, and more. There will be face painting, photo portraits by local photographer Stephanie Keith and of course, candy!
12:00PM THE BLUE POTATOES
1:00PM RENE COLLINS
2:00PM THE ITTY BIDDIES
3:00PM JAH C & THE ANTIDOTE
4:00PM COSTUME PARADE
4:30PM THE BILL WARE TRIO
ALL DAY DJ SKY BREAKS
1:00-4:00 PHOTO PORTRAITS BY STEPHANIE KEITH [$20 includes 4x6 print]
ABOUT THE PHOTOGRAPHER
Stephanie Keith's work has been seen int eh New York Times, USA today, Rolling Stone.com, Village Voice.com, Time Out NY, Time, Newsweek, among other publications. Her photos have been widely exhibited from Egypt to Queens.
Click here to check out Stephanie's work.
ABOUT THE PERFORMERS
Vibraphonist BILL WARE is a consummate jazz artist, performer, composer, arranger, band-leader, teacher and philosopher. Bill has performed, recorded and toured internationally with hundreds of artists, most prominently as a charter member of the internationally renowned jazz group The Jazz Passengers, which features guest appearances by Blondie star Deborah Harry, guitarist Marc Ribot and vocalist Elvis Costello. In the 1990s, Bill was at the heart of the New York City "acid jazz" scene with the popular band, Groove Collective. Bill has also completed several recordings and tours with Steely Dan. Recent projects include the Rez Abbasi Acoustic Quartet - which performed recently at the Newport Jazz Festival; and the Jazz Passenger's newly released comeback recording "Reunited."
Click here to check out Bill and the Jazz Passengers.
THE ITTY BIDDIES' irrepressible, genre-defying sound has earned them an avid following-not just in their native New York, but throughout the United States and beyond. Their interactive, energetic show will take children on a journey of the imagination through storytelling and song. Everyone will dance at a ho-down, soar over imagined rivers and play instruments they didn't know they had. The three gals, Deidre Rodman Struck (piano), Lee Ann Westover (ukulele), and Saskia Lane (upright bass), share the mic and the song-writing, collectively making witty, imaginative sing-along songs that everyone can delight in. A joyful time will be had by all!
Click here to check out the Biddies.
THE BLUE POTATOES is a unique and innovative group in the world of children's music, playing folk, rock and world music for kids and their families. Everyone can enjoy our original music and traditional favorites - babies to teens, parents, teachers, caregivers, grandparents, the whole family! Of our five regular members, three are classroom music teachers, three are parents (some of us are both!), and all are working musicians, so we bring a special combination of educational knowledge, parental nurturing, and rock-and-roll star quality to every performance, no matter how big or small.
Click here to check out Los Mas Valients, the brainchild behind The Blue Potatoes.
RENE COLLINS effortlessly weaves together the subjects of spiritual progress, love, and nature to create a unique musical and lyrical style. Charismatic, charming and energetic, he woos the audience with his powerful vocals, sensitive lyrics and down-to-earth manner. His polyrhythmic strumming style creates head-bobbing grooves, with memorable hooks that will linger in your head the next morning. His second CD with Blue Ceiling, "Tales from the Spiritual Lost and Found" has been released, and he is currently recording his solo CD "Afromystic", which evokes his unique blend of acoustic folk-rock, hip hop and reggae influences.
Click here to check out more about Ren�.
Urban Alternative is the genre they go by and that truly sums up JAH C AND THE ANTIDOTE. They have a perfect mix of hip hop with rhymes performed by Jah C, soul pouring out like liquid from Jaison Spain, and classic rock back up with drums, bass and guitar. Put that with a funky DJ and you have a new genre that is sure to be the newest trend in music today.
Click here to check out Jah C's video Summer Love.
DJ SKYBREAKS aka Eva Arena has been playing music for over 10 years starting in the Bay Area then moving to Brooklyn almost 5 years ago. A total music head and versed in many genres from soul to punk SkyBreaks plays an eclectic mix and shows you the connection between genres especially the journey of music derived from the jazz, funk and soul genres.
Click here to check out DJ Skybreaks.
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