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Wali Ali Band at BeanRunner Cafe

Courtesy of Ted Bitter | Posted on May 23, 2016

Where

BeanRunner Cafe
201 S Division Street
Peekskill, NY
Map
914-737-1701

When

Sat, May 28, 2016
8:00 pm

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Musicians

About

Wali Ali unites the intimacy of folk music with the improvisation of jazz and the irresistible rhythms of R&B, and he invites the listener to explore new interpretations of contemporary melodies.

Wali has played guitar with various musical artists including Taj Mahal, Norman Connors, Donny Hathaway, Bobbi Humphrey, Melvin Van Peebles, Noel Pointer, Lonnie Liston Smith, Peter Tosh, and Stanley Turrentine. He has scored for television, and he was bandleader for the Broadway musical "Mule Bone". Wali is also the recipient of the ASCAP Songwriters Award.

Joining Wali Ali will be Bob Baldwin (Piano), Kevin Hill (Bass), and Tony Lewis (Drums)....

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