ROOTS MUSIC & EDUCATION SERIES
December 17th
6:30pm doors, 7:00pm start
FREE for all ages. Open to public.
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From the Jazz Loft:
Tom Manuel, cornet
Eric Kay, tenor saxophone
Jon Mele, drums
Steve Salerno, guitar
Frank Hansen, bass
Danny Bacher, soprano saxophone & vocals
Presenting a tribute to the original R&B master Louis Jordan,
all original transcriptions from his recordings.
BACCA Arts Center
149 N Wellwood Ave, Lindenhurst NY 11757
PREVIOUS SHOWS IN THIS SERIES
ABOUT GRUPO RIBEIRO DANCE COMPANY
Quenia Ribeiro & Grupo Ribeiro Brazilian Music & Dance is a performing arts company that presents shows, workshops and residencies that focus on the diverse cultural tapestry of dance, music and art from Brazil. Choreographer and dancer Quenia Ribeiro celebrates Brazilian and Afro Brazilian culture in its many forms through dance and inspired motion derived from African, Indigenous and Portuguese cultural traditions. Movement, color and motion engage and inspire audiences, creating an atmosphere that blurs the line between spectator and participant.
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Since its inception in 2007 Choreographer Quenia Ribeiro’s mission for Grupo Ribeiro has been to unite different cultures through a mutual appreciation of dance and music.
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ABOUT RICHIE IACONA
Free Lance Pianist, Arranger, Composer and Conductor.
Arranger/Conductor with Julius LaRosa, Toni Arden, Fran Jeffries, Gerard Carelli, Marilyn Michaels, Claiborne Cary, John Pizzerelli Jr., Madeline Kole, Peter Lemongello, Ray Alexander, and many others.
Had the opportunity to performed with Kate Baldwin, Charles Aznevour, Marvin Stamm and the Norfolk Symphony orchestra, Tommy Tune, Julie Budd, Scott Record, Les DeMerle, Urbie Green, Clark Terry, Jerome Richardson, George Shearing, Liza Minelli, Diahan Caroll, Vic Damone, Leslie Uggams, Marlo
Thomas, Phil Donahue, Clint Holmes, Elizabeth Taylor, Hugh O’Brien, Bill Cosby, Peter Noone, Darlene Love, Suzanna McCorkle, Chuck Jackson, Kathy Lee Gifford, Marvin Stamm and the Norwalk Symphony
Faculty member - Interplay Summer Jazz Workshop Camp, Woodstock, Vermont
Staff - Arranger for The Rainbow Room Orchestra Rockefeller Center N.Y.C.
Staff Composer/Arranger Omni Music Library. Omni projects and jingles include various music for:
K-Mart, Telemudo and Univision Cable networks, Saturday Night Live, Heileman Breweries Inc., World Book, Sears Dept. Stores, Acura Motors, Theme song for 12 Corazones, Lever Bros, Late Night with Seth Meyers, The Office, Law and Order, Folgers Coffee, the USA Cable Network, Netflix and various Radio and Television spots both in the USA and Europe. Some of his major works are available and published by Carl Fisher, Omni Music Inc., and Smart Chart Music.
Leader of “The Bad Little Big Band” since 1979. Member of ASCAP, and Local #802 American Federation of Musicians.
Associate Adjunct Professor Of Music at LIU CW POST
Appeared and performed in motion pictures: Woody Allen’s “Mighty Aphrodite”, “Celebrity” and “It Could Happen To You”