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2:40 PM - DR. WILLIAM SCHIMMEL & ALLYSA LAMB"Bill Schimmel doesn't play the accordion, he is the accordion" said Tom Waits whom Schimmel has played with, along with with artists that range in styles from Sting to the Odeon Jazz Ensemble to virtually every major symphony orchestra in America. Called "the world's greatest accordionist" by National Public Radio, He is founder of the Tango Project, which, in addition to his hit recordings with them, has appeared with Al Pacino in the film: Scent of a Woman, for which Pacino won an Oscar. The Tango Project also won the Stereo Review Album of the Year Award, received a Grammy nomination and rose to number I on the Billboard Classical Charts. He can be heard in other films including True Lies, Kun Dun and many others including films that he both scored and performed and a series of films for the Nature Conservancy which have won numerous prizes in documentary categories. www.billschimmel.com 3:10 PM - OLIVIER GLISSANT & OS ANDROIDES  World class composer, performer and producer, Olivier Glissant grew up in Paris, France and Martinique. He attended Berklee College of Music in Boston before moving to New York City where he began performing and producing records and soundtracks, navigating between classical, jazz, rock and world music. He has worked or collaborated with Philip Glass, Nora Jones, Paul Simon and many others. His own music explores various styles, from opera to orchestral music to popular song and world music. He is currently working on the production of his first opera "Sechs Szenen aus dem Paradies" (Six Scenes from Paradise), in Vienna, Austria, while composing his second opera, "Concert Baroque", based on the novel by Cuban writer Alejo Carpentier.  4:10 PM - CASSIS & THE SYMPATHIES Cassis & the Sympathies presents Cassis' haunting song writing with the unique sound of a four piece band. She blew away hundreds of New Yorkers at the Museum Mile Festival on a closed down Fifth Avenue in 2005 and 2006. "[Cassis'] voice at times is reminiscent of chanteuses Debbie Harry and Nico. The music of the unusual band swings somewhere between pop, chanson and electronics. This band is taking pop to new places..." -Rolling Stone, Germany www.cassisvision.com |
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PM - RAUL JAURENA & OCTAVIO BRUNETTI Raul Jaurena, "master of the Tango," is among today’s most prominent bandoneon players. Through playing innumerable “milongas”-- the legendary tango nights of the dance cafés-- Jaurena’s bandoneon has long since made its way to the big theatres and concert halls. In 1995 he was invited to the White House and received a Grammy nomination for his CD 'Tango Bar.' Over the years he has played with Cuban Jazz saxophone player Paquito D'Rivera, Yo Yo Ma, Giora Feidman, Tango Five and others. At the festival he will be joined with the legendary Argentinian pianist Octavio Brunetti, one of the most sought-after tango pianists living today. www.rauljaurena.com |
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PM - IVAN MILEV BANDIvan Milev Band opens the boundaries for an amazing journey into the depths of Bulgarian and Balkan music. A musical genius and legendary performer, accordionist Ivan Milev has established the rules that govern Bulgarian Folk Music throughout his 30-plus year career. He has gathered a group of musicians from Eastern Europe to record a landmark album of Balkan folk music. Ivan Milev Band is the vision of two musical talents and two friends – Ivan and violinist Entcho Todorov, that see the potential of Balkan music extending far from the Eastern European region and thrilling audiences from different cultures and musical backgrounds around the world. Ivan Milev Band's MySpace page |
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PM - SOUNDS OF TARAABThe Sounds of Taraab is a newly formed ensemble that performs a particular genre of music from Zanzibar and coastal Eastern Africa. Known as "Taraab", this musical form cosists of basically African rythmn and Swahili lyrics, heavily influenced by Arabic and Indian popular music.There are other influences as well, since this region has, since ancient times, been a hub of business, trade, and cultural intermingling. Vocalist Alsarah passionately conveys the Taraab lyrics of love and longing, while she is supported by oud master Haig Manookian. Accordion virtuoso Ismail Butera adds fleeting cadenzas and earthy drones, while multi instrumentalist Michael Hess adds color and ambience with violin and nai flute. Supporting all this is the powerhouse percussion team of Tiye Giraud and April Centrone, who's drumming on dumbek, riq, pandero, shekere and a host of other instruments gives the group it's driving, very African beat. Sounds of Taraab's MySpace page |
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PM- JESSE LEGE & THE BAYOU BREWWe swore we wouldn't do it again, but we just couldn't help ourselves. Jesse Lege and the Bayou Brew closed the festival last year, and we couldn't tear the audience off the dance floor no matter how hard we tried. Blame it on their beautiful Cajun style that makes you want to dance and weep at the same time; suddenly the Hudson can become the Louisiana wetlands and you can pretend Jersey is Gentilly and that hot dog is a Po' Boy. Such is the power of a Cajun accordion expertly played. www.jesselege.com |
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