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Bobby Avey Group with Miguel Zenon at The Falcon
Courtesy of Sally Lynch | Posted on February 21, 2014
Where
The Falcon
1348 Rte 9w
Marlboro, NY
Map
845-236-7970
When
Sun, April 13, 2014
7:00 pm
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Musicians
Bobby Avey
pianoMiguel Zenon
saxophone, altoBen Monder
guitarThomson Kneeland
bass, acousticJordan Perlson
drumsAbout
Praised by the New Yorker magazine as, “A young pianist of invention and refinement,” Bobby Avey has established himself as an emerging star in the jazz community.
He won the esteemed 2011 Thelonious Monk Competition for composition. This award followed his 2010 debut record as a leader, A New Face, lauded by the NY Times as “A promising debut.”
Avey received the New Jazz Works: Commissioning and Ensemble Development grant from Chamber Music America. The grant enabled Avey to travel to Haiti, record a Vodou Ceremony in the village of Soukri and create an hour-long suite grounded in rhythms of Haitian Vodou drumming....