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DAVID BIXLER AND ARTURO O’FARRILL at The Falcon

Courtesy of Sally Lynch | Posted on November 7, 2013

Where

The Falcon
1348 Rte 9w
Marlboro, NY
Map
845-236-7970

When

Wed, November 20, 2013
8:00pm-10:00pm

At Door

$Donation

Musicians

About

“THE AUCTION PROJECT”

On The Auction Project, New York alto saxophonist David Bixler and pianist Arturo O’Farrill, musical partners in the Chico O’Farrill Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra, fearlessly cross musical boundaries, improvising over traditional Irish jigs and original Bixler compositions, over a tapestry of Afro-Cuban percussion, in a fierce, freewheeling sextet session.

"David Bixler is an artist who manages to take much of the best of the jazz tradition and push it in new directions—push, but never shove. He is original, but his originality is not what I would call radical. He works within the tradition. He is not looking to destroy it. The Nearest Exit May Be Inside Your Head is an album filled with inventive ideas and exciting artistry. Most importantly, it is filled with music you'll want to hear and hear again." Jack Goodstein...

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