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...is a jazz quartet
co-led by flutist Ali Ryerson and pianist
Rex Cadwallader, with bassist Mike Asetta
and drummer Arti Dixson.
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...performs music from
favorite musicals and their composers,
with a contemporary jazz flair.
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Here are some of their concerts
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music from West Side
Story
Fresh and
intense as when it was written, Leonard Bernstein's
music still portrays the life of the streets of New
York. Hip new arrangements by Cadwallader and
Ryerson give audiences a contemporary walk through
the streets of New York's Upper West Side.
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music from My Fair
Lady
Surely one
of the most fondly remembered of musicals, the
score by Frederick Loewe and Alan Jay Lerner is
filled with happily hummable melodies. The
quartet's playful renditions of these timeless
tunes are faithful to the originals, but with a
contemporary Caribbean flavor.
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A Star-Spangled Tribute
to the
music of Richard
Rodgers
2002
marked the 100th aniversary of the birth of Richard
Rodgers, one of America's most prolific and most
beloved songwriters. With lyricists Lorenz Hart and
Oscar Hammerstein II he wrote more than 900 songs,
many of which have become part of the repertoire we
call "jazz standards." The quartet celebrates his
life and music with a concert of audience
favorites.
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music fromThe
Fantasticks
The
Fantasticks, with a remarkable 42-year run, secured
an unprecedented place for itself in the history of
American musical theatre. The charming score by Tom
Jones and Harvey Schmidt is sweet inspiration for
the quartet's unique blend of tenderness and
humor.
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Music, By George! (Gershwin,
that is)
More than
any of his contemporaries, George Gershwin knew the
place of jazz in American music. He knew its sounds
and rhythms, and many of his songs are found
regularly in the set lists of contemporary jazz
musicians. For this concert the quartet has chosen
some of their favorites.
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