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Kick-Off Event - Composers Now
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Composers Now Festival Kick Off Event @ the cell. Including Performances, Composer Dialogues, and Much More. Friday, January 30th. Sessions at 7:00 pm and 8:30 pm. The cell, A 21st Century Salon. 338 West 23rd Street. New York, NY. TICKETS FOR ONE OR BOTH SESSIONS NOW AVAILABLE! Click here for details on composer/performer order for each session and to purchase tickets online. Seven Line Supplication to Guru Rinpoche. C4: The Choral Composer-Conductor Collective. Joseph N. Rubinstein. I Dig Facts Man.
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Performances
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Chuck Bettis residency @ The Stone (corner of Ave. C and 2nd St ) NY, NY. Mick Barr, Mike Pride, Johnny DeBlase, Chuck Bettis). April 26th Die Trommel Fatale (Brandon Seabrook, Marika Hughes, Eivind Opsvik, Chuck Bettis, Dave Truet, Sam Ospovat). April 27th Snake Union. April 28th Mephista ( Sylvie Courvoisier. Drew Daniel and M.C. Schmidt) and Chuck Bettis. April 30th Mick Barr, Chuck Bettis, Evan Rapport, Franke Vogl. December 13th @ The Stone NY, NY. IMA Brian Chase Chuck Bettis. May 17th @ The Sump.
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Jazz@Rochester: Local Artists
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26 posts categorized "Local Artists". June 04, 2016. Paul Smoker: "In his playing there was a fierce beauty, and in his person a helpful, generous guy". Having heard Paul Smoker play a number of times since moving to Rochester, I knew the intensity and beauty of his playing and compositions. I felt that his recent passing on May 14th should be noted here in these pages, but I didnt know Paul and there had been some thoughtful pieces on Paul and his music by Jeff Spevak in the D&C. Posted by Greg Bell.
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Jazz@Rochester: Musings and Rants . . .
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17 posts categorized "Musings and Rants . . .". January 19, 2015. Martin Luther King had a dream for jazz, too . On the Importance of Jazz. God has wrought many things out of oppression. He has endowed his creatures with the capacity to create and from this capacity has flowed the sweet songs of sorrow and joy that have allowed man to cope with his environment and many different situations. This is triumphant music! Much of the power of our Freedom Movement in the United States has come from this music&#...
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Welcome | Bill Payne's World of Music and Photography
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Bill Payne’s World of Music and Photography. Music – Photography. Recent Concert Photo’s – Painting’s. Welcome to the site of Clarinet player and Photographer Bill Payne! I am currently living in Las Vegas, but actually I am a resident of the World…among other environs, for lo these many years. I am a vagabond of the sonic waves and enjoys the fine art’s: Music (Clarinet Playing), and Photography. Won’t you come and sally forth into his blog of Payne! You can Email Bill Here. Good music has always been.
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Complete Bio | Bill Payne's World of Music and Photography
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Bill Payne’s World of Music and Photography. Music – Photography. Recent Concert Photo’s – Painting’s. Was raised in Harvey, Illinois. Originally wanted to be a trumpet player when I heard the Al Hirt Top 40 hit Cotton Candy when I was a child. My mother said that my Uncle had an old clarinet and asked me if I would play that. I didn’t know what that was but agreed to play it when I saw a clarinet player on The Lawrence Welk Show. Studied with Connie Crothers (a big turning point in my life) for six mont...
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Memoir | Bill Payne's World of Music and Photography
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Bill Payne’s World of Music and Photography. Music – Photography. Recent Concert Photo’s – Painting’s. Was raised in Harvey, Illinois. Studied initially with Frank Derrick Jr. on Saxophone and with Don Kramer on Clarinet. These two gentlemen were the main reason I became a musician. They were very supportive and helpful throughout my career. Without them I am not sure what would have happened to me. I stayed with Russ for 2 years and then became bound for New York City. We got off the plane at La Guardia...