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Todd Marcus Jazz Orchestra at An Die Musik Live

Courtesy of Todd Marcus | Posted on August 2, 2015

Where

An Die Musik Live
409 N. Charles Street
Baltimore, MD
Map
410-385-2638

When

Thu, August 13, 2015
9:30 pm

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Musicians

About

The Baltimore bass clarinetist and composer has presented his nine member jazz orchestra for over 10 years and along the way received accolades including the $25,000 Baker prize, selections as a rising star by jazz’s DownBeat Magazine in its national 2015, 2014 and 2013 critics poll, and an NPR pick for his last album Inheritance as one of the top 10 albums of 2012.

His new record Blues for Tahrir makes his biggest statement to date by setting Egypt’s Arab Spring movement to music in a fusion of jazz with Middle Eastern influences. For Marcus, the son of an Egyptian immigrant father, the project stemmed from efforts to connect more deeply with his own heritage and chronicle Egypt’s 2011-2013 revolution with music. ...

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